Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 113

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782

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HOTCHKISS, Willard Eugene, educator. Re- moved to Minneapolis, 1917. (See Who's Who in America. )

HOTTINGER, Guetav, mfr .; b. Vienna, Austria, Mar. 24, 1848: s. Adolf and Carolina ( Kaiser) Hot- tinger: ed. Vienna; studied art; came to Chicago, 1869; m. 1871, Catherine Rouse, of Chicago; chil- dren: Adolf, Anna, Lina, Bertha, Arnold, Clara. On arrival in Chicago, secured employment in a flour- ing mill till 1870; employe of the old Chicago Terra Cotta Co. from 1871 until it retired from business; then in partnership with John R. True, John Brunkhoret and Henry Rohkam as mfrs. of terra cotta work; inc. in 1887, as the Northwestern Terra Cotta Co., of which, in a few years, he became pres. Mason. Home: 1054 Oakdale Av. Office: 2525 Cly- bourn Av.

HOTZ, Robert Schuttler, mfr .; b. Chicago, Sept. 1, 1870; s. Christopher and Catharine (Schuttler) Hotz; Ph. B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1891;

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m. Lila Frances Ross, of Chicago, Dec. 17, 1896: sec. and dir. Hawkins Lumber Co. Episcopalian. children: Robert Schuttler, Jr., Lila Ross. Entered Mem. Psi Upsilon. Clubs: University, Church, Sad- dle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Indian Hill, Shore Acres; Graduates (New Haven, Conn.) ; Yale (New York). Recreations: golf, motoring, tennis. Home: Win- netka, Ill. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago. service of Schuttler & Hotz, mfrs. of wagons, upon graduation from Yale; was in charge of their ex- hibit at World's Columbian Expn., 1893; became traveling salesman, 1894-6, traffic mgr., 1897, sec., 1902, and vice pres., 1904; resigned Sept. 1, 1905; HOUGHTON, Edwin Wallace, lumber mcht. (See vol. 1911.) mem. firm of Hotz & Rehm, real estate and invest- ments, 1906-11; pres. Harms Electric Co .; vice pres. Star Motor Delivery Co .; also in real estate business; dir. Nat. Trades Fire Ins. Co. Vice pres. Citizens' Assn. of Chicago; commr. of Chicago Assn, of Commerce to investigate the "Potentia" movement in Europe and spent a year, 1910, in vis- iting the capitals and principal cities in behalf of the assn. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Germania. Home: 3033 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1423 McCormick Bldg., Chicago.

HOUGH, Clarence Augustus, president Chicago Photogravure Co .; b. Greenfield, Ind., Mar. 25, 1867; 8. Hon. William R. and Matilda C. (McDowell) Hough; A.B., DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind., 1888, A.M., 1891; m. Virginia Dodge, of Oak Park, Ill., May 2, 1899; 1 son, John D. H. Engaged in newspaper work at Chicago as reporter, spl. and feature writer, 1892-1901; pres. Chicago Photo- gravure Co. since 1901. Republican. Mason. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Little Room, Dofobs, Caxton, Indiana Soc. Home: 127 S. East Av., Oak Park, Ill. Address: Cliff Dwellers, 220 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

HOUGH, Emerson ("E. Hongh"), author; b. at Newton, la., June 28, 1857; s. Joseph Bond and Elizabeth Hough; A.B., State Univ. of Ia., 1880; m. Charlotte A. Cheesebro, of Chicago, Oct. 26, 1897. Traveled over the wildest portions of the West; explored the Yellowstone Park, winter, 1895, trav- eling on ski. The act of Congress protecting the Park buffalo was due to this trip. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 559 Surf St. Office: 208 S. LaSalle Street.

HOUGH, Ernest S., secretary-treasurer of Am. Cross-Arm Co .; b. Lapeer, Mich., Oct. 15. 1870; s. John K. and Sarah J. (Smith) Hough; ed. Lapeer High Sch .; m. Lillian N. Turnbull, of Galt, Ont., Can., May 31, 1905; 2 children: Ernest S., Jr., Vir- ginia Louise. Connected with hardware business, Lapeer, 1887-91; In employ of Walworth & Neville. mfrs. telephones and telephone cross-arms, Bay City, Mich., 1891-1909; sec .- treas. Am. Cross-Arm Co., successor to Walworth & Neville, since 1909; treas. Jobbers Supply Co. (St. Paul, Minn.); sec. Am. Jobbers' Supply Co. (New York). Republican. Baptist. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Evanston Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 1529 Juneway Terrace. Office: 1461 McCormick Bldg.

HOUGH, Lynn Harold, theologian: b. Cadiz, O., Sept. 10, 1877; s. Franklin M. and Eunice R. (Giles) Hough; A.B., Scio Coll., Ohio, 1898; B.D., Drew Theol. Sem., 1905; post-grad. work, New York Univ .: (D.D., Mt. Union-Scio Coll., 1912) ; unmar- ried. Entered M.E. ministry, 1898; pastor Arcola, N.J., 1898-1904, 1st Ch., Cranford, N.J., 1904-6, King's Park, N. Y., 1906-7, 3d Ch., L.I. City, N.Y., 1907-9, Summerfield Ch., Brooklyn, 1909-12, Mt. Vernon Pl. Ch., Baltimore, 1912-14; prof. hist. the- ology, Garrett Bibl. Inst., Evanston, Ill., since Apr. 1, 1914. Mason. Writer S.S. Lesson Expositions for New York Christian Advocate, 1909 --; lec- tured on theol, topics, before confs. in Mich., 1909, Ill., 1910, Pa., 1912, Ohio, 1913; also lectures on lit. and philos. topics. Mem. Soc. Bibl. Lit. and Exege- sis, Chicago Soc. Bibl. Research, Chicago Peace Soc. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: Garrett Biblical Insti- tute, Evanston, 111.

HOUGHTELING, James Lawrence, Jr., invest- ment banker: b. Chicago, Nov. 6, 1883; s. James Lawrence and Lucretia Ten Broeck ( Peabody) Houghteling; ed. University Sch., Chicago, to 1897, Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa., 1897-1900: A.B., Yale, 1905; unmarried. In employ of Peabody, Boughtel- ing & Co., bankers and investment dealers, 1906-9; admitted to firm, Jan. 1, 1909; pres. Kalamazoo Spring & Axle Co .; vice pres. Mackinaw Land Co .;

HOUGHTON, Frederick B., railway official; b. Gridley, 111., Nov. 6, 1866; s. Thomas B. and Sarah Jane (Taunt) Houghton; m. Margaret Carey Jones, Aug. 18, 1898: 2 sons: Samuel L., Frederick B., Jr. Began ry. service as clerk and operator, Toledo, Peoria & Western Ry., 1883-4; identified with A.,T. &S.F. System since 1884, in telegraph, accounting and traffic depts. until 1891, clk. and chief clk. to frt. traffic mgr. at Chicago, 1891-7, div. frt. and pass. agt. at El Paso, Tex., 1897-1901, asst. gen. frt. agt. at San Francisco, 1901-5, asst. frt. traffic mgr. and frt. traffic mgr. at Chicago, since 1905. Mem. Am. Assn. Freight Traffic Officers. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Kenwood, Traffic, Olympia Fields Country. Home: 1140 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1129 Railway Exchange.

HOULIHAN, Francis Joseph, lawyer; b. Ogdens- burg, N. Y., July 20, 1865; s. Francis R. and Mary (O'Gorman) Houlihan; ed. Ogdensburg Acad .; LL. B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1892; m. Mary J. Conway, of Chebanse. Ill., Apr. 28, 1897; 4 chil- dren: Robert A., Mary T., Eileen and Francis Jo- seph, Jr. Admitted to Ill, bar, 1892; law clerk in office of Byam, Weinschenk & Hirschl, 1890-3; mem. firm of O'Hara & Houlihan, 1893-7; then mem. Rosenthal, Kurz & Hirschl, later Rosenthal & Kurz, now Rosenthal. Kurz & Houlihan. Candi- date for Rep. nomination for municipal judge, 1908. Formerly mem. N.G.N.Y. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Republican Orgn. of Ill. Catholic. Dist. Deputy Knights of Columbus; mem. Knights of Alhambra, Chicago Lodge No. 4, B.P.O.E. Clubs: Empire State, Shenandoah, Home: 229 N. Austin Av., Austin. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

HOULTON, Charles Horatio, timber and lumber dealer. (See vol. 1911. )

HOUSE, Arthur Albert, lawyer; b. Delhi, Ia., May 22, 1867; s. Albert E. and Louise (Spang) House; ed. Epworth (Ia.) Sem, and Lenox Coll., Hopkinton, Ja .; studied law in office of E. C. Per- kins, of Delaware Co., Ia., and afterward attended Northern Ill. Coll. of Law, Fulton, Ill .; unmarried. Practiced at Delhi, 1889-1902; came to Chicago, 1902; was mem. law firms of Lynn & House, Lynn, House & Roe, and Utt Bros, & House; now alone. Democrat. Home: 4621 Beacon St. Office: 1420 Conway Bldg.

HOUSER, Edward Wing, president Barnes-Cros- by Co .: b. Mishawaka, Ind., Sept. 20, 1866; s. Ed- ward Franklin and Mary Jane (Siminton) Houser; high sch. edn. and 11% yrs, at Notre Dame (Ind.) Univ .; m. Chicago, June 13, 1895, Nellie, d. John Hayes. Engaged in the illustrating, engraving and electrotyping business, Chicago, since 1889; pres. Barnes-Crosby Co. of Chicago, New York and St. Louis, since 1898; also branch offices in 10 of the principal cities of the U.S., engravers, electrotyp- ers, catalogue publishing, art work, etc .; pres. A. Zeese & Co., in similar line of work; pres. Chicago Wood Engraving Co., Inc. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Nat. Assn. Mfrs. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner ). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Chicago Advertising (charter mem. ), Chi- cago Yacht (Chicago) ; Mo. Athletic (St. Louis). Recreations: boating, motoring. Home: 740 Bitter- sweet Pl. Office: 226 W. Madison St.

*HOUSSIN DE SAINT-LAURENT, Baron Louis Emile, consul for France. (See vol. 1911.)

HOUSTON, Archibald Woods, broker; b. Waynes- boro, Va., Aug. 3, 1865; s. William Wilson and Mary ( Waddell) Houston; grad. Washington and Lee Univ., Va., 1883; m. Caroline Evans, of Cincinnati, 1890; 2 children: Livingston W., Katharine. Began in iron mfg. business in 1883 at Cincinnati; pres. Toledo Rolling Mill Co., 1894-1900; vice pres. Re- public Iron & Steel Co., 1901-6; then engaged as broker in stocks and bonds for several yrs. Home: Evanston, Ill.

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HOUSTON, Frank B., lumberman; b. Centerville, HOWARD, Arthur W., investment banker; b. at Ia., Sept. 2, 1873; s. Joseph W. and Sarah Ann Kewanee, Ill., Aug. 28, 1867; s. Horace M. and Eliz- (Saunders) Houston: ed. pub. schs .; unmarried. Removed from la. to Chicago in 1888 and has since engaged in lumber business with brother, George T .; now mem. George T. Houston & Co., mfrs. of hardwood lumber; also vice pres. Miss., Yazoo & Sunflower River Transportation Co. Clubs: Mid- lothian Country, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 6504 Greenwood Av. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boul.

HOUSTON, George Theodore, lumberman; b. at Centerville, la., Oct. 21, 1863; s. Joseph W. and Sarah Ann (Saunders) Houston; ed. pub. schs .; m. Des Moines, la., Feb., 1889, Cora M., d. Joel M. King; children: George T., Jr., Philip D., Horace King. Clerked in gen. store, Centerville, 1879-81; began shipping black walnut to Chicago from Cen- terville, 1880, and in 1883 removed to Chicago and established yard; discontinued yard business in 1902; sr. mem, firm George T. Houston & Co., mfrs. and wholesale dealers in lumber. Has interests in pine and hardwood timber lands in Miss. and Ala .; also pres. Miss., Yazoo and Sunflower River Trans- portation Co. Mem. Lumber Dealers' Assn. Repub- lican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, South Shore Country. Recreations: hunting; student and lover of nature. Home: 4931 Lake Park Av. Office: 211 Railway Exchange Bldg.

HOUSTON, James Perry, M.D. Removed to Trav- erse City, Mich. (See vol. 1911.)

HOUSTON, James Sherman, lumber; b. Center- ville, Ia., Feb. 24, 1867; s. Joseph W. and Sarah Ann (Saunders) Houston; ed. pub. schs. of Centerville: m. Grace Halla, of Chicago, Feb. 15, 1904. Con- nected with the lumber trade in Chicago since 1884; formerly with George T. Houston & Co., and Houston & Curtis, now J. S. Houston & Co., hard- wood lumber. Republican. Clubs: Kenwood, Olym- pia Fields Country. Home: 4748 Kenwood Av. Office: 1400 Karpen Bldg.

HOUSTON, John William, lawyer; b. at Dudley, Eng., Jan. 30, 1859; s. John and Sarah (Oakley) Houston; came to Chicago when 8 yrs. old; ed. grammar and high schs. of Chicago; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1880; m. Mar. 1, 1885, Clara Riggle; children: John V., Margaret. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1850, practicing until 1884, then engaged in farm- ing and cattle raising in Neb. until 1891, when re- turned to Chicago and resumed practice of law; atty. for Bd. of Election Commrs. for a short time; asst. county judge, 1898-1904; apptd. election com- mr., Nov. 11, 1904, elected chmn. of bd., Dec. 6, 1905; apptd. county judge of Cook Co., June 28, 1906; elected judge of Municipal Court of Chicago, for term, 1906-10; then became a probation officer. Club: Westward Ho Golf. Home: 4041 Lowell Av.

HOVEY, George Holbrook, wholesale millinery; b. Dracut, Mass .; s. of George and Nancy (Wood) Hovey; ed. dist. schs., Dracut, and high sch., Low- ell, Mass .; m. Helen Charlotte Varnum, of Dracut. Came to Chicago from Mass., 1891, and has since been connected with Gage Brothers & Co. as sec. and treas. Mem. Ill. Mfrs' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: fond of nature and books. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 18 S. Michigan Av.

HOVLAND, John P., mfr. ladies' cloaks and suits; b. in Norway, Mar. 14, 1863; s. Peter and Martha (Morby) Hovland: brought to U.S., 1867; ed. pub. and pvt. schs. of Wis .; m. Anna Lien, of Northfield, Minn., 1886; 2 children: Edna Beatrice (Mrs. O. A. Sardeson), Liegh Nicea (died 1903, in Iroquois fire). Began in gen. mdse. business, Albert Lea, Minn., 1880; removed to Chicago, 1893, and became connected with F. Siegel & Bros., mfrs. of ladies' cloaks and suits, of which was pres .; now pres. Hovland-Sardeson-McColm Co. Was mem. West Park Bd. under Gov. Deneen. Formerly dir. St. Olaf Coll., Northfield, Minn., also Deaconess Home and Hosp., Chicago. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Lutheran. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Home: 2027 Humboldt Boul. Office: 206 W. Adams St.

abeth (Pierce) Howard; ed. grammar and high schs., Aurora, Ill .; unmarried. Began banking ca- reer in 1886, with the First Nat. Bank, Aurora, of which became asst. cashier in 1889; removed to Chicago, 1892; connected with N. W. Harris & Co. (now Harris Trust & Savings Bank), 1892-1900: then mem. of Devitt, Tremble & Co., bankers, until Dec., 1904, when organized the firm of Howard, Simmons & Co., dealers in bonds, of which has since been sr. mem. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, Chicago Golf, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: Chicago Athletic Club. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

HOWARD, Austin Alexander, broker. (See vol. 1911.)

HOWARD, B. Frank, publisher of market re- ports; b. Delaware Co., Pa., Jan. 3, 1839; s. Thomas M. and Elizabeth (Thomas) Howard; ed. common schs .: m. Mrs. Sarah E. Whitney (née Elkins), of Chicago, Dec. 22, 1862; children: Frank R., Annie E., Sarah M., Grace B. ( Mrs. D. A. Johnson). Pub- lisher of market reports in Chicago since May 1, 1867; pres. Howard, Bartels & Co., Inc. Formerly sec. Chicago Packers' Assn .; sec. Nat. Packers' Assn., 1873-5; del. from Chicago Bd. of Trade to Nat. Bd. of Trade, at Washington, D.C .; formerly mem. com. on crop reports and mem. exec. council Nat. Bd. of Trade. Mem. Old Time Printers' Assn., Chicago Bd. of Trade (since 1862). Mem. Hesperia Lodge No. 411, A.F.&A.M., Masonic Veteran Assn. Home: 6158 Kenmore Av. Office: 332 Sherman St.

HOWARD, Charles Pope, civil engineer; b. Rich- mond, Va., July &, 1867; s. Phillip Francis and Eloise (Burfoot) Howard: ed. McGuire's Sch., Rich- mond; m. Bessie Allen Catlin, of Richmond, Va., June 6, 1917. Rodman, Richmond & Mecklenburg R.R., 1883-4; asst. and resident engr. Memphis, Bir- mingham & Atlantic, Tenn. Midland, and Ga., Caro- lina and Northern rys., 1886-92; draftsman Ohio Southern Ry., locating engr. Lima Northern Ry., chief engr. Glade Creek & Raleigh Ry., 1895-6; resi- dent engr. Deepwater Ry., 1897-8; same, C.&O.Ry., 1898; chief of party No. 2, Darien surveys, Isth- mian Canal Commn., 1900; mine work, New River coal field, W.Va., 1901; asst. chief engr. Deepwater Ry. and chief engr. Tidewater ( Virginian) Ry., 1902-5; consulting engr., Pittsburgh, 1906; asst. engr. constrn. and locating engr. L.S.&M.S.Ry., 1907-10; locating engr., I.C.R.R., 1911-13: consult- ing engr., Chicago, 1913-15; sr. civ. engr. Interstate Commerce Commin., at Chicago, since 1915, Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. Club: Engineers', Home: 722 Wave- land Av. Office: 900 S. Michigan Av.

HOWARD, Earl Dean, economist; b. Fayette, O., June 9, 1876; s. Albert John and Cora ( Hoffman) Howard; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902, Ph. M., 1903, Ph.D., 1905; Univ. of Berlin, 1904-5; m. Margaret Allen, of Covington, Va., June 19, 1907. Instr. eco- nomics, Univ. of Pa., 1905-7; asst. prof. economics and prof. banking and finance Northwestern Univ., since 1907. First winner of 1st Hart, Schaffner & Marx prize for economic essays, 1905. Mem. Bd. of Economists, Census Bur., summer of 1909. Mem. Am. Econ. Assn., Sigma Chi. Clubs: University (Chicago and Evanston, 111.); City (Chicago). Au- thor: Cause and Extent of the Recent Industrial Progress of Germany, 1905; Money and Banking, 1909. Address: Evanston, Ill.

HOWARD, Elmer A., railway official; b. Fair- field, la., July 18, 1858; s. of Levi and Elizabeth (Cook) Howard; ed. pub. schools; State Univ. of Ia., 1 year; m. Mary Lamson, of Fairfield, Ia., May 23, 1882; 3 children: Nathaniel L., Herbert E., Eugene E. Began with C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1870; ad- vanced to real estate and industrial commr., at Chicago; vice pres. same road since 1914. Dir. Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank (Chicago), Iowa State Savings Bank (Fairfield, Ia.); was Indian agt. in Ariz., 1885-8; nat. bank examiner, 1892-4. Independent Democrat. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 445 Barry Av. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul.

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HOWARD, Harold Alexander, manager estates: Pewaukee Lime Co., 1871; organized the Marble- b. Chicago, Dec. 12, 1867; s. William B. and Sarah head Lime Co., 1875 (works in Ill., Wis. and Mo.), J. (De Creet) Howard; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago of which has since been pres .; dir. Western Lime & and in pvt. schs .; m. Chicago, Nov. 11, 1890, Alice Cement Co., Union Lime Co. ( Milwaukee, Wis.). Republican. Christian Scientist. Recreation: mo- toring. Home: 5617 Kenmore Av. Office: 159 N. State St. Byram; 1 son, Byram Howard (deceased). Began as buyer and shipper of ore at Hurley, Wis., for the Calumet Iron & Steel Co., 1885; then time- keeper for the Chicago Furnace Co., and was vice HOWE, Clinton Wilson, mfr. (See vol. 1911.) pres. and gen. mgr. of both companies, 1889-92; in real estate business since 1892. Mem. Art Inst., HOWE, Richard F., mfr. Removed to Jericho, L. I. (See vol. 1911.) Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Chicago Golf, Casino. Recreation: golf. Home: 1418 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago; (summer) Bar Harbor, Me. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

HOWARD, Henry Benton, wool; b. at Chicago, Sept. 11, 1875; s. John Henry and Lucinda Austin (Pray) Howard; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Sa- lem, Mass., and Chicago Athenaeum; m. Jessie Mel- ville, of Oak Park, Ill., Oct. 3, 1899. Identified with the wool business since leaving school, 1895; mem. firm of John H. Howard & Son since Jan. 1907. Enlisted in 1st Inf. I.N.G., May 18, 1902, becoming Ist It. Co. K. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Mem. S.A.R., Vet. Corps of First Infantry. Club: Lake Bluff Country. Recreations: billiards, bowling, tennis, military. Home: 438 Chicago Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 10 W. Austin Av., Chicago.

HOWARD, Homer Gannaway, real estate and loans; b. Gentryville, Mo., June 10, 1873; s. George W. and Mary Susan (Adkisson) Howard; ed. Ray- mond Sch., Chicago, and Met. Business Coll .; m. Chicago, Oct. 25, 1914, Margaret Parker, Was with Judge Lucius B. Otis, real estate, 1890-1; then with Allen, Gassette & Opdyke; in 1894 with brother, succeeded to that business under firm name of A. L. Howard & Bro., until May, 1899, when the firm name was changed to H. G. Howard & Co .; incorpo- rated renting dept., 1907, as Howard Bros. Co., of which is pres. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. Mem. Art Inst., Chicago. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: motoring, travel- ing, horseback riding, swimming. Home: $55 Drexel Sq. Office: 74 W. Washington St.

HOWARD, Hugh Burnham, publisher; b. West Wardsboro, Vt., Oct. 24, 1873; s. Charles William and Serecta (Burnham) Howard; grad. East Au- rora (Ill.) High Sch., 1891; m. Ethel Van Velzer, of Home: 6037 Dorchester Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle

Chicago, Dec. 4, 1899; 1 daughter, Alice. Began as reporter on Aurora Daily Beacon, 1891; removed to Chicago, 1898, to become identified with publish- ing trade journals for florists, seedsmen and nurs- erymen; mgr. Florists' Pub. Co. since 1903. Re- publican. Recreations: music, motoring. Home: 6100 Kimbark Av. Office: 508 S. Dearborn St.

HOWARD, John Corse, attorney; removed to Paris, France. (See vol. 1911.)

HOWARD, John Henry, wool merchant. (See vol. 1911.)

HOWARD, Sylvester Newton, surveyor; b. at St. Mary's, O., Oct. 31, 1850; s. Alexander Cameron and HOWE, Willard Clay, editor: removed to New York. (See vol. 19II, also Who's Who in America. ) Martha Ann (Shinn) Howard; ed. pub. schs .: Nat. Normal Sch., Lebanon, O., 1869-72; Van der Nail- HOWELL, Cornelius DuBois, mfr .; Aug. 7, 1858- Feb. 21, 1916. (See vol. 1911.) len's Inst. of Engring., Chicago, 1872; m. LaGrange, Ill., Sept. 12, 1888, Martha Baile Borwell. In em- ploy of Wolcott & Fox, surveyors, Chicago, 1872-5; engr. of Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1875-7; in mercan- HOWELL, Cortlandt, life insurance. (See vol. 1911.) tile business, 1877-8; in city engr's. office, Chicago, HOWELL, William, china merchant; b. Glasgow, Scotland, June 2, 1868; s. of Thomas and Mary (Davidson) Howell; studied in pvt. schs. of Stir- ling, Scotland, and Crewe, Eng .; m. Katherine Ross- Lewin, of Chicago, Apr. 24, 1894; children: Wil- liam Ross-Lewin, Mary Katherine, Jean, George Edward. Began business career in the Bd. of Trade, Liverpool, Eng .; came to Chicago, IS90; was sec. 1879; entered employ of Samuel S. Greeley, Chi- cago, 1880; became mem. of firm of Greeley, Carl- son & Co., land surveyors, 1882, which was suc- ceeded by the corpn., Greeley-Carlson Co. in 1887; name of company changed, 1898, to Greeley-How- ard Co. and in 1915 to Greeley, Howard, Norlin Co., of which is sec. and dir. Mem. Ill. Soc. Engrs. and Surveyors. Mason. Republican. Home: LaGrange, and treas. of G. H. Martin & Co., crockery and Ill. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.

glassware; became buyer for Burley & Tyrrell, 1895, and later 1st vice pres. of the company, sell- ing out interest in 1906; then became huyer for Pit- kin & Brooks, of which has also been mgr. since 1910. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5901 Kenmore Av. Office: 8-18 E. Lake St.

HOWE, Arthur Tappan, president Marblehead Lime Co .; b. Wayne Co., N.Y., Mar. 13, 1838: s. Wil- liam H. and Mary Ann (Bell) Howe; ed. Palmyra (Wis.) High Sch .: m. Clara L. Smith, of Chicago, Jan. 7, 1880; 2 children: Douglas H. and Clara Mil- dred. Served about 2 yrs. in U.S.A. ordnance dept. at Vicksburg, Mobile and Baton Rouge during and HOWES, Allen Crittenden, lumber; b. Chicago, after the Civil War. Began business as head of the Apr. 25, 1864; s. of Allen and Abbie H. (Warner)

HOWE, Samuel James, lawyer; b. Ogle Co., Ill., Apr. 5, 1858; s. of William R. and Elizabeth A. (Jones) Howe; ed. pub. schs. of Toledo, Ia., and Ashton, Ill .; m. Maquoketa, Ja., June 29, 1882, Lou- isa E. Watts: 1 son, Willard C .; m. 2d, May 5, 1917, Winifred E. Bunker. Teacher in pub. schs. of la.and Ill .; co. supt. of schs. of Lee Co., Ill., 1882-6; prac- ticed law, Dixon, Ill., 1887, Wichita, Kan., 1887-90, Chicago since 1890. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mason (St. Bernard Commandery, K.T.). Republican. Clubs: Union League, Press. Home: 4133 Berkeley Av.

HOWE, Silas, mfr. steel springs; b. on farm in Ohio Co., Ind .. 1837; s. Jonathan Howe; ed. dist. schools, in Ind. Engaged in manufacture of steel springs at Chicago since 1887; now pres. The Wm. D. Gibson Co. Home: 4610 Drexel Boul. Office: 1802 Clybourn Av.

HOWE, Thaddens Harley, real estate; b Roches- ter, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1863; s. Harley J. and Mary Ma- hala (Wadsworth) Howe; grad. high sch., Roches- ter, 1880; m. Lora Bell Woolever, of Elmira, N.Y., Nov. 3, 1892; I daughter, Irma Dagmar. Learned trade of scale maker at Rochester, 1880-6; in em- ploy of W. S. Kimball & Co., Rochester, tobacco and cigarette mfrs., 1886-91; in tobacco business for self, 1891-1904; engaged in real estate business since 1904, under firm name of Thad. H. Howe & Co .; dir. Graham Nursery Co., Rochester. Asso. commr. from Ill. to Paris Expn., 1900; nat. pres. Cigar Dealers' Assn. of America, 1902-3; pres. Trav- elers' Protective Assn. of America, 1906-7; mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Bd. of Under- writers, Chicago Life Underwriters' Assn., Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Mason (32º, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country.

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HOWE, Thomas Francis, lawyer; b. in Can. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1908; mem. Howe, Fordham & Kreamer; specializes in corpn. law; officer and dir. of many corpns. Served as capt. Ist Inf., I.N.G. (retired) ; mem. Veteran Corps, 1st Inf. Mem, Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Law Inst., Am. Geog. Soc. Mem. Standard Lodge, No. 873, A.F.& A.M .; Lafayette Chapter; St. Bernard Commandery, K.T. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country, Auto- mobile, Canadian, etc. Home: 857 Ainslie St. Of- fice: 1714 Tribune Bldg.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 113

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 782

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782