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HICKS, George Ira, lawyer; b. Kankakee, Ill., Aug. 28, 1866: s. David F. (25 yrs. prof. of mathe- matics in West Div. High Sch., Chicago) and Julia Ann ( Baker) Hicks; grad. West Div. High Sch., 1885; LL. B., Chicago Coll, of Law, 1894; m. Sophia Bell Mayhew, of Chicago, May 22, 1894; children: George Mayhew, Annabell, Josephine, David Pay- son. In employ of Marshall Field & Co., 1885-8; then in real estate and ins. business for short time; in real estate with Snow & Dickinson, 1889-93; with Nelson Morris & Co., credit dept., Union Stock Yards, 1893-6; admitted to bar, 1894; practiced law since 1896; village atty, for Glencoe, Ill., 1913-17. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason. Home: 835 Grove St., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
HICKSON, see also Hixon.
HICKSON, William James, psychopathologist ; b. New York, Jan. 21, 1874; s. James Joseph and Mary Elizabeth ( Heffernan) Hickson; A.B., Duquesne Univ., Pittsburgh, 1903; A.M., Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1906; M.D., Univ. of Pa., 1900; spent 21% yrs. in Europe in research, normal and abnormal psychol- ozy, univs. and clinics of Berlin, Zurich, Munich, etc .; m. Marie Katherine Kittner, of Pittsburgh, July 2, 1902. Dir. med. research dept. at The Train- ing Sch .. Vineland, N.J., 1912-15; psychopatholo- gist, Psychopathic Lah. Municipal Ct. of Chicago, since 1915. First It. Med. Corps I.N.G. Free thinker. Mem. A.A.A.S., A.M.A., Phila. Psychiatric Soc., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Conf. on Edn. of Backward, Truant, Delinquent and Dependent Children; chmn. com. on mental and physical efficiency 111. Cont. Charities,
1915. Address: Psychopathic Laboratory, Munic- ipal Court of Chicago.
HIGBEE, William Emmett, insurance; b. Detroit, Pike Co., 111., May 22, 1863; s. William Ward (M.D.) and Nancy Jane ( Harvey) Higbee; A.B., Ill. Wes- leyan Univ., Bloomington, 1883, A.M., 1887; also grad. Commercial Coll. of Ill. Wesleyan Univ .; m. Grace B. Blossom, of Chicago, Mar. 8, 1898; 1 daughter, Jane. Admitted to bar in N.Dak., 1891, and practiced law 3 yrs. in connection with ins. business; removed to Chicago, 1894, as mgr. West- ern Factory Ins. Assn .; resigned, Sept., 1903, to en- ter ins. firm of Fred S. James & Co., with which continues. Mem. Phi Delta Theta. Republican. ('lubs: Chicago, Union League, Mid-Day. Recrea- tions: books, music. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
HIGBIE, Fred K., merchant; b. Fairport, N.Y., Dec. 16, 1865; s. David W. and Orisa (Kellogg) Higbie; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Sept. 4, 1891, Julia D. Pausinsky; children: Helen Frances, Dorothy. Engaged in various mercantile connec- tions prior to 1903, when with practically no finan- cial standing established as a dealer in gen, wood- enware and beef and pork packers' supplies; pres. Fred K. Higbie Co., of Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha, 1903-8; organized Am. Meat Packers Sup- ply Co., 1908, of which became pres., company im- porters, exporters, jobbers and mfrs. of everything required by beef and pork packers; also importer of foreign clays (fuller's earth) from Surrey, Eng. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, Midlothian, Forty, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: golf, hunting; fond of horses. Home: 4715 Ellis Av. Office: 558 The Rookery.
HIGGIE, Francis Balfour, vessel inspector; Mar. 15. 1840-Feb. 11, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
HIGGINS, John Calaghan, mill picks. (See vol. 1911.)
HIGGINS, John Wilfred, chairman Gen. Mgrs.' Assn. of Chicago; b. Newport, R.I., Oct. 12, 1864; s. Hugh and Mary (Fitzgerald) Higgins; ed. pub. schs .; m. Kate Eloise Evans, of Miss., June 27, 1893; 2 daughters: Eloise Winifred, Jeannette Lup- ton. Began as messenger boy, I.C.Ry., June, 1879; continued as track laborer, switchman, telegraph operator, frt. and pass, brakeman and baggageman, frt. conductor, chief elk. to supt. Chicago div., trainmaster Centralia dist., chief clk. to gen. supt., until 1892; asst. supt. La. div., same rd., Feb .- June, 1892, supt., 1892-3; supt. terminals, I.C.R.R., at New Orleans, also of Yazoo & Miss. Valley Ry., Jan .- Apr., 1893; supt. terminals at Chicago, 1893-6; supt. Amboy div., 1896-9; supt. transportation, 1899-1901; gen. supt. same rds., I.C. System, 1901- 03; asst. supt, Eastern div. Grand Trunk Ry., 1903- 04; asst. supt. Middle div., same rd., Feb .- Dec., 1904; insp. transportation Mo. P. System, 1904-5; asst. gen. mgr. same, 1905-12, gen. mgr., 1912-15; chmn. Gen. Mgrs.' Assn. of Chicago since Nov. 1, 1915; also exec. sec. Assn. Western Rys. Repub- lican. Catholic. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Olympia Fields Golf (Chicago) ; St. Louis, Noon-Day (St. Louis); Rocky Mountain (N.Y.). Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 1864, 608 S. Dearborn St.
HIGGINS, Wilbur, life ins .; b. Miami Co., O., Oct. 27, 1860; s. Alexander P. and Percilla (Men- denhall) Higgins; ed. pub. schs. and normal sch., Lebanon, O. Taught sch. several years in Miami and Champaign counties, O., until became asst. county treas, of Miami Co., 1890; teller Third Nat. Bank, Piqua, O., 1891-6; solicitor Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co., of Milwaukee, at Piqua and Dayton, O., 1892-6; came to Chicago for same com- pany, 1896, and has been mgr. of the First Nat. Bank Bldg. agency of the company since 1908. Re- publican. Baptist. Mason (32º, Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country, Chicago Gun. Recreations: hunting, fish- ing, outdoor life. Home: 625 Noyes St., Evanston, 111. Office: 1346 First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago.
HIGGINS, William Edward, professor law. Re- moved to Lawrence, Kan. (See Who's Who in America. )
HIGGINS, William Victor, artist; b. Shelbyville, Ind., June 28, 1884; s. John Tilson and Rose (Do-
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lan) Higgins; ed. Shelbyville High Sch .; Art Inst. 1881-1901, of the present firm of Marshall Field & of Chicago; Chicago Acad. Fine Arts: Academie Co .; now pres. Am. Luxfer Prism Co., Caxton Co. Pres. World's Columbian Expn. from 1892 until its close; pres. Field Mus. of Natural History, 1897- 1909, News Boys and Boot Blacks' Assn., Chicago Free Kindergarten Assn., Chicago Home for Incur- ables, Municipal Sanitarium for Tuberculosis. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, Caxton. Home: 1550 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 809 Fine Arts Bldg. de la Grand Chaumeire, Paris; studied with Prof. Hans von Hyeck, at Munich; unmarried. Has ex- hibited in the leading art centers of the U.S .; awarded gold medal, Palette and Chisel Club, 1914; Municipal Art League prize, 1910; Martin B. Cahn prize, 1915; Edward B. Butler prize, 1916; Second Logan medal, 1917; William Randolph Hearst prize, 1917; medal of honor, Chicago Soc. of Ar- tists, 1917. Sec. Chicago Commn. for the Encour- HIGINBOTHAM, John U., author. Removed to Detroit, Mich. (See vol. 1911.) agement of Local Art; sec. Chicago Soc. of Artists. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Home: 1235 N. Dearborn St. Studio: 1700 Auditorium Tower.
HIGGINSON, George, Jr., investment securities; b. Stockbridge, Mass., Sept. 3, 1864; s. George, Jr., and Elizabeth Hazard (Barker) Higginson; de- scendant of Rev. Francis Higginson, Salem, Mass., about 1629; A.B., Harvard, 1887, followed by 1 yr. of travel in Europe; m. Edyth Green Griswold, of N.Y. City, May 20, 1891; m. 2d, Emily Wakem, of Winnetka, Ill., Sept. 7, 1898; children: George, 3d (deceased), Roger Griswold (deceased), Theresa, Emily. Began service with the K.C., Ft.S.&M.Ry. at Memphis, Tenn., Oct., 1888; went to Kansas City office same road, May, 1889; continued with that company until Oct., 1892, when removed to Chica- go; sec., treas., dir. Met. W. Side Elevated Ry. Co., 1892-1902, and vice pres., treas., dir., 1902-4; now representing Stone & Webster, investment securi- ties. Dir. Ill. Children's Home and Aid Soc .; pres. and trustee of the Allendale Assn. since 1906. Re- publican. Sr. warden Christ P.E. Ch., Winnetka; pres. Church Club of Chicago, 1915, 1916. Mem. Village Bd. of Winnetka, 1907-11. Clubs: Chicago, University (vice pres. 1910), Harvard (pres. 1904), Caxton (ex-treas. and dir.), Saddle and Cycle, In- dian Hill Country, American Kennel, Collie Club of America. Recreations: horseback riding and dairy farming. Home: 1322 Astor St., Chicago; (sum- mer) Winnetka, Ill. Office: 919, 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
HIGH, Fred, editor and pub .; b. at Westernport, Md., Nov. 29, 1867; s. Jacob Daniel and Margaret (Kalbaugh) High; ed. pub, schs., Westernport; A.B., Waynesburg (Pa.) Coll., 1902, B.S., 1908; m. Nora Summersgill, of Waynesburg, June 25, 1903; 2 children: Margaret Virginia, Edna Louise. Learned machinist's trade and worked in Piedmont (W. Va.), Pittsburgh, Homestead, etc .; entered lyceum work, as entertainer and lecturer, 1902; business mgr. Waynesburg (Pa.) Times 1 yr .; editor and pub. The Platform since Apr., 1911. Mem. Internat. Ly- ceum Assn. Home: 6315 Yale Av. Office: 64 E. Van Buren St.
HIGH, George Henry, real estate; b. at Chicago, May 15, 1864; s. George Meeker and Mary (Hig- gins) High; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and Lake Forest Univ .; m. Chicago, June, 1889, Suzanne F. Farlin; children: Gwendolyn, Gladys. After leaving college in 1888 became a mem, of the firm of Fessenden & High, which partnership continued for a number of years; after dissolution of that firm he conducted the business under the name of George H. High & Co., until 1917. Home: 1242 Lake Shore Drive.
HIGH, Shirley Tredway, lawyer; b. at Chicago, Mar. 20, 1874; s. James L. and Ellen ( Tredway) High; B.A., Yale Univ., 1895; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1897; m. Helen Raymond, of Chi- cago, Jan. 18, 1900. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897. Mem. First Regt. Inf., I.N.G., 12 yrs., being promoted to rank of capt., commanding Co. L; served with regi- ment in Cuba, participating in the Santiago cam- paign and other engagements during the Spanish- Am. War, 1898. Mem. Soc. of the Army of Santiago de Cuba, Loyal Legion, Il1. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Home: 2021 Prairie Av. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.
HIGINBOTHAM, Harlow Niles, merchant; b. at Joliet, Ill., Oct. 10, 1838; s. Henry D. and Rebecca (Wheeler) Higinbotham; ed. Lombard Univ., Gales- burg, Ill., and the Commercial Coll., Chicago; pvt. in Mercantile Battery of Chicago, Union Army, and chief clerk with chief q .- m., Dept. of the Ohio, 1862-5; m. Rachel D. Davison, of Joliet, Ill., Dec. 7, 1865 (died June 25, 1909). Entered employ Field, Palmer & Leiter, dry goods, 1865; partner in that firm's successor, Field, Leiter & Co., 1868, and,
HIGLEY, Charles Wellington, insurance; b. at Cedar Rapids, Ia., Mar. 18, 1866; s. Wellington W. and Jane (Farnum) Higley; ed. Coe Coll., Cedar Rapids; m. Nora Hall, of Cedar Rapids, Sept. 17, 1894: 1 son, Philo Hall. Began as clk. in hardware store and later in dry goods and clothing store at Cedar Rapids; entered ins, business, 1888; came to Chicago, 1895, and was made asst. gen. agent of the company; has been gen. agent of the company; has been gen. agent of the western dept. since 1901; dir. Lake View Trust and Savings Bank, Chi- cago, and Nat. Produce Bank of Chicago. Mem. S. A.R. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf; Min- neapolis (Minn.). Recreations: golf, horseback riding. Home: 37 N. Washington St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
HILAND, James H., railway official; b. in Vt., Sept. 27, 1848. Asst, traffic mgr. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry., 1878-82; gen. traffic mgr., 1882-3, gen. frt. agt., Oct., 1883-Dec., 1884, same rd .; arbitrator and referee, C.,St.L.&Mo.R. Pass. Assn., Dec. 15, 1884-July 1, 1885; gen. agt. Minneapolis Millers' Assn., July 1, 1886-Sept., 1887, at Minneapolis; gen. agt., 1887-9, gen. frt. agt., 1889-1900, traffic mgr., 1900-3, 3d vice pres., 1903, and now 2d vice pres. in charge of traffic, C.,M.& St.P.Ry. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Press (life). Home: Libertyville, Ill. Office: Railway Ex- change, Chicago.
HILD, Frederick Henry, librarian; died Aug. 11, 1914, (See vol. 1911.)
HILDRETH, Leslie Egbert, fire insurance ad- juster; b. Malone, N.Y., July 4, 1857; s. Edmund Jones and Elisabeth Mary (Copps) Hildreth; ed. Franklin Academy, Malone; m. Martha Johnston White, of Evanston, Ill., June 1, 1887. Began with Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 1882, as spl. agt., in Ill .; changed to adjusting exclusively in general field, 1898; dir. Cottage Grove Mfg. Co. Home: 1228 Jud- son Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
HILDRETH, Walter Duncan, western mgr. Bill- board Pub. Co .; b. Cincinnati, June 22, 1872; s. of Alonzo and Mary (Kautz) Hildreth; ed. pub. schs., Cincinnati; mi. Caroline Novess, of Kalamazoo, Mich., Apr. 2, 1914. Began in printing and publish- ing business, 1896; came to Chicago from Milwau- kee, 1901; now western mgr. at Chicago of The Billboard Publishing Co., of Cincinnati. Mem. Showmen's League of America, Reel Fellows' Club, Pals Club. Baptist. Mason. Recreations: golf, out- door sports. Home: 332 E. Garfield Boul. Office: 35 S. Dearborn St.
HILL, Calvin H., vice president Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co .; dir. Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Westward Ho Golf. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 2653 Arthington St., Chicagu.
HILL, Charles, M.D .; b. Leland, Ill., June 27, 1862; s. Peter and Caroline (Hill) Hill; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1891, M.S., 1892; Ph.D., Northwestern, 1899, M.D., 1902; m. Anna Bain, Ann Arbor, Mich., June 28, 1892; children: Claude, Ruth. Prof. zo- ology, 1892-9, acting dean, dept. of pharmacy, 1895- 96, Univ. of Wash .; asst. prof. histology and em- bryology, 1899-1908, acting prof. zoology, 1902-3, Northwestern Univ .; prof. histology and embry- ology, Chicago Veterinary Coll., since 1908; prof. anatomy and pres. Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine since 1916. Meni. Am. Zool. Soc., Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs., Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi. Author: A Manual of Histology and Organography, 1906, 4th Edit., 1917. Contbr. to
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scientific jours. Home: 6330 Kimbark Av. Office: 1896. Distinguished on the Bd. of Trade as a vig- 6301 Cottage Grove Av.
HILL, Charles Shattuck, editor; b. Fairfield, Vt., May 6, 1868; s. Dudley B. and Josephine (Gilbert) Hill; grad. Brigham Acad., Bakersfield, Vt., 1884; grad. civ. engring. course, Univ. of Vt., 1888; m. Amanda, d. Bradford Seymour, of New York, May 24, 1900; 3 children: Rupert, Margaret, Dorothy. Engaged in engring. work at Burlington, Vt., until 1888; on editorial staff of Engring. News, 1888- 1906; editor Engineering and Contracting, 1906-16, Contractors' Review, 1916, The Contractor since Jan. 1, 1917. Episcopalian. Author: The Chicago Main Drainage Canal, 1896: Reinforced Concrete, 1904; Concrete Construction, 1908; Concrete In- spection, 1909. Spl. contbr. on engring. subjects New Internat. Ency. Recreation: gardening. Home: Oak Park, 111. Office: Old Colony Bldg., Chicago.
HILL, Cicero Demerit, civil engr .; b. Milwaukee, Oct. 22, 1857; s. Avery and Angeline L. (Brown) Hill; prep. edn. pub. schs., Milwaukee; C.E., Univ. of Mich., 1880; m. Harriet Baillet Austin, of La Crosse, Wis., Dec. 24, 1890: 5 children: David Aus- tin, Elizabeth (Mrs. C. A. Taylor), Virginia, War- ren Percival (deceased), Frances. Engaged in va- rious engring. projects, 1879-88; in municipal engr- ing. work, 1888-98; chief engr. Bureau of Sewers, City of Chicago, 1898-1901; engr. Bd. of Local Im- provements, City of Chicago, since 1901. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Soc. Testing Materials, Western Soc. Engrs. Congregationalist. Club: City. Recre- ation: gardening. Home: 1722 W. 101st St. Office: City Hall.
HILL, Edgar Preston, clergyman; b. Pontiac, Ill., July 27, 1861; s. Henry H. and Sarah E. Hill; A.B., Williams, 1884; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., 1888; (D.D., Beloit Coll., 1895; LL.D., Carroll Coll., 1913) ; m. Harriet M. Rice, June 26, 1888. Ordained Pres- byn. ministry, 1888; pastor Reunion Ch., Chicago, 1888-9, First Ch., Freeport, 111., 1889-95, First Ch., Portland Ore., 1895-1906; prof. homiletics and ap- plied Christianity, McCormick Theol. Sem., Chica- go, since 1906; also supt. Ch. Extension Bd. of Pres- bytery of Chicago since 1907. Author: Calm Re- view of Christian Science, 1898; Christian Science in Its Second Stage, 1899. Home: 3 Chalmers Pl. Office: 509 S. Wabash Av.
HILL, Emory, M.D .; b. Scottsville, Va., Sept. 8, 1883; s. James Christian and Mary Emory ( Lamb) Hill; A.B., Columbia Univ., 1904; M.D., Med. Coll. of Va., Richmond, 1907; m. Julia Duval Hawes, of Charlottesville, Va., Apr. 18, 1911; 2 sons: Walker Hawes, James Christian. In practice at Chicago since Jan., 1910; asso. in ophthalmology, Rush Med. Coll. Democrat. Baptist. Mem. Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology, Chicago Opthalmol. Soc., A.M.A., Phi Chi. Club: Univer- sity. Home: 5470 Greenwood Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
HILL, George Mortimer, M.D .; b. Racine, Wis., Oct. 10, 1871 ; s. Isaac Mortimer and Mattie ( Squier ) Hill; ed. at Racine, Wis., and at Pasadena, Cal .; re- moved to Chicago, 1894; grad. Hahnemann Med. Coll., 1897. Prof. medicine, Hahnemann Med. Coll. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Ill. State Home. Med. Soc., Clin. Soc. of Chicago. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel. Office: 32 N. State St.
HILL, Henry William, architect; returned to birthplace, Elmshorn, Germany, Aug., 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
HILL, John, Jr., mercantile agency; b. Peru, 111., Nov. 23, 1856; s. John and Elizabeth (Donohue) Hill; came with parents to Chicago in 1861; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. May, 1881, Nellie M., d. Charles H. and Dorothy (Douglas) Graham; chil- dren: Dorothy, Jessie ( Mrs. James R. Henry). At 16 entered office of W. G. Purdy, cashier C., R.I.&P. Ry., serving until 1876; with grain commn. house of McLandburgh & Co., 1876-81; in same business for himself, 1881-97; mem, firm McCourtie, Hill & Co., 1889-97; in charge of bucket shop fight of Bd of Trade, 1897-1905; pres. Hill's Nat. Reporting Co. since 1905. Dir. Bd. Trade, 1892, reelected 1895 (chmn. bucket shop com., 1896-8). Mem. and chmn. com, on gambling, Civic Federation of Chicago,
orous and aggressive leader in the fight against bucket shops and illegal trading. Mason; mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Recreations: col- lecting books, fishing. Home: 9927 Longwood Drive. Office: 234 S. LaSalle St.
HILL, John Harrison, lawyer, (See vol. 1911.)
HILL, John Wilson, lawyer; b. Ottawa, Ill., May 9, 1857; s. Isaac and Sarah A. (Wilson) Hill; de- scendant of Joseph W. Hill, Malden, Mass., 1638; ed. pub. schs. of Gilman, Ill., and Frankfort, Mich., and 1 yr. at Mich. State Normal Sch., Ypsilanti; m. Ida E. Watson, of Frankfort, Mich., Sept. 28, 1878; 1 son, Roy Wilson. As a young man was con- nected with the lumbering business in various po- sitions from the tree to the market; taught school several years; later in confidential capacity with large lumbering concern; on failure of the com- pany, caused by heavy losses by fires, was ap- pointed trustee by creditors to close up the busi- ness, and while so engaged, studied law; admitted to Mich, bar, 1890; came to Chicago, Feb., 1891, and was associated with brother, Lysander, in practice until Jan., 1898; now mem, firm of Hill & Hill, his son as partner. Republican. Elected to Ill. Legis- lature, from 6th Dist., 1904, reelected, 1905-7; was chmn. of com, to investigate the state institutions, 45th Gen. Assembly; originated present law for conduct of institutions by central bd. of control. Episcopalian; vestryman Ch. of Our Savior. Mem. S.A.R., Founders and Patriots of America. Mason (33°, K.T., Shriner), Odd Fellow. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Compiled Centennial Class Record of the class in Masonry that took 33d degree in Boston, 1900. Contbr. to legal jours. Recreation: golf. Home: 1121 Columbia Av. Office: 1463 Monadnock Blk.
HILL, Lysander, patent lawyer; July 4, 1834-Oct. 30, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
HILL, Roy Wilson, lawyer; b. Frankfort, Mich., Jan. 12, 1881; s. John Wilson and Ida E. (Watson) Hill; descendant of Joseph W. Hill, who settled at Malden, Mass., 1638; ed. Chicago pub. schs., Chica- go Manual Training Sch., Lewis Inst .; B.S., Rose Poly. Inst., Terre Haute, Ind., 1904; LL.B., North- western Univ. Law Sch., 1907; m. Rose A. Loehde, of Chicago, Oct. 2, 1909; 1 son, John W. Engaged in engring. work at various places prior to 1904: admitted to bar, 1907, also in U.S. Patent Office; mem. firm of Hill & Hill (father and son), since 1905, patent, trade-mark and corpn. law. Asso. inem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs .; mem. S.A.R. Episco- palian. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), K. P .; mem. Acacia Fraternity. Club: Chicago Auto- mobile. Recreation: boating. Home: 1121 Colum- bia Av. Office: 1463 Monadnock Blk.
HILL, Russell Day, real estate; 1869-May 14, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
*HILL, William, college prof. (See vol. 1911.)
HILL, William Chester, coal mcht .; b. Chester, Ill., Dec. 5, 1868; s. William Singleton and Anna Eliza (Servant) Hill; ed. high sch., Sparta, Ill .; m. Nellie Caroline, d. Eugene Scott, of Phila., Aug. 18, 1892; 2 children: Marjorie (deceased), Robert S. With Consolidated Coal Co., St. Louis, in various capacities, Jan. 1, 1888-May 1, 1900; came to Chi- cago, 1900, to assume management of the Chicago office same company, and as gen. sales agt., until Mar. 31, 1910; gen. sales agt. Chicago & Carterville Coal Co., 1910-12; now vice pres. Pres. Chicago Coal Exchange, 1904-5. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Business Men's Pros- perity, Windsor Golf, Olympia Fields Country, Ar- lington. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 6416 Kenwood Av. Office: 640 Old Colony Bldg.
HILL, William Hogarth, vice pres. and treas. Am. Radiator Co .: b. Vassar, Mich., Oct. 4, 1867; s. Samuel N. and Sarah (Coggeshall) Hill; ed, pub. schs., Detroit, Mich .; m. Marie Chapoton, of De- troit, Apr. 24, 1895; 4 children: Edward Fiske, Na- talie Eleanor, Marie Elise, Emilie. In railroad ser- vice about 8 yrs .; became connected with the manu- facture of radiators in Detroit, 1891; now vice pres.
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and treas. Am. Radiator Co. Clubs: Chicago Ath- Wild, of which was mgr .; purchased Mr. Luce's letic, Glen View, Evanston Country. Recreation; interest, 1873, the firm continuing as Wild & Hills golf. Home: 1632 Ridge Av., Evanston, III. Office: until 1885, when also bought out Mr. Wild and 816 S. Michigan Av .. Chicago.
HILL, William Wallace, investment banker; b. Louisville, Ky., Apr. 5, 1866; s. William Wallace and Martha Jane (Smith) Hill; ed. Louisville, Ky. Clerk in dry goods business, Louisville, 2 yrs .; in railroad business, 1880-90; sec. Columbia Finance & Trust Co. of Louisville, 1891-1901; sec. Continen- tal Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1901-3; western rep. of Red- mond, Herr & Co., 1903-4, of Plympton, Gardiner & Co., New York bankers, 1904-8; in N.Y. City, 1908- 14; vice pres. McCoy & Co. since 1914. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day. Home: 1433 N. Dearborn St. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
HILLE, Hermann, author; b. Moelln, Germany, June 7, 1871; s. Hermann and Charlotte ( Beckmann) Hille; ed. Univ. of Kiel; Univ. of Wurzburg; Univ. of Heidelberg, Ph.D., 1900; m. Christina Aaronson, of Sweden, June 16, 1906. Came to U.S., 1900; life- long student of science, philosophy and religion; advocate of primitive Christianity. Mem. A.A.A.S. (life), Am. Assn. Clin. Research; hon. mem. South- western Mo. Med. Soc., etc. Mason (32°, K.T.). Author: Ueber das primare und sekundare sym- metrische Hydrazid der Propionsaure und Valer- iansuare (Heidelberg), 1890; Facts of Modern Sci- ence and Their Value in the Prevention and Cure of Disease, 1912; The New Chemistry and the New Materia Medica, 1913; Colloids and Their Relation to Medicine, 1914; The Attitude of Soul, 1915. Home: 316 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill.
HILLIS, David Marquis, lawyer; Feb. 15, 1841- Sept. 15, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
HILLIS, Warren Shaffer, radiators; b. Keokuk, Ia., May 20, 1883; s. Oscar Burk and Susan Finley (Shaffer) Hillis; grad. Omaha High Sch., 1901; m. Mary Adelaide Scott, Apr. 11, 1916. In employ of gen. freight dept. C.,B.&Q.R.R., at Omaha, Neb., 1901-3: then with C.G.W.R.R., 1903-11, successive- ly as chief clk. to gen. agt., and as contracting freight agt., Omaha, gen. agt., Denver, and chief clk. to asst. to vice pres., at St. Joseph, Mo .; went to Detroit, 1911, as traffic mgr. U.S. Radiator Corpn. and transferred to sales dept. as mgr. Chicago branch, Jan., 1912. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: tennis. Home: 1340 N. Dearborn St. Office: 203-205 Railway Exchange Building.
HILLS, Charles Wilford, patent lawyer; b. Otta . wa, Ill., June 23, 1860; s. Isaac and Sarah A. ( Wil- son) Hills; prep. edn. pub. schs., Gilman, Ill .; LL. B., Univ. of Mich., 1897: m. Anna Blanche Corco- ran, of Hart, Mich., Aug. 30, 1887; 1 son, Charles Wilford, Jr. Was many years engaged in educa- tional work in Mich, and other states; prof. patent law, Ill. Coll. of Law, 1897-1910. Mem. Chicago Patent Bar Assn., 111. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mason, Odd Fellow. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Aero. Home: 5824 South Park Av. Office: 1523 Monadnock Blk.
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