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INGRAM, John Carl, manager German-Am. Ins. Co .; b. Defiance, O., Nov. 7, 1853; s. William and Catherine (Allman) Ingram; ed. pub. and pvt. schs .; m. Defiance, O., June 26, 1878, Mary C. Col- by; children: Mrs. Clara Judson, Horace C., Carl E., Dwight H. Began as messenger in Logansport (Ind.) Nat. Bank; later cashier State Nat. Bank until 1885; state agt. of Ind. for Liverpool & Lon- don & Globe Ins. Co., 1885-96, for German-Am. Ins. Co. of New York, 1896-1904, and asst. mgr. of lat- ter at Chicago, 1904-16; mgr. same since Apr., 1916. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Home: 1724 E. 56th St. Office: 1300, 76 W. Monroe St.
INNES, Frederick Neil, director "Innes Band." (See vol. 1911.)
INNES, Thomas, plumber; b. Port William, Wig- tonshire, Scotland, Nov. 23, 1844; s. Alexander and Elizabeth Ann (Cumming) Innes; ed. Port William, Ayr and Glasgow, Scotland; came to America, 1864; m. Catherine Mason, of Edinburgh, June 12, 1868: 2 children: Alexander G., Elizabeth Ann. Engaged in plumbing business at Chicago since Mar. 13, 1867; conducted business under own name, 1867-8; mem. firm Mund & Innes, 1868-70, W. & T. Innes, 1870-5, under own name, 1875-80. T. & J. Innes, 1880-92, Thomas Innes & Co., 1892-1901, and Innes & Graham since 1901. Served in British Vols. 2 yrs .. and I.N.G. 2 yrs. Chmn. bd. dirs., Ill. St. Andrew Soc. Old Peoples Home 7 yrs. Republican. Presby- terian. Recreation: farm in DuPage Co. Home: 1910 W. Jackson Boul,
INSULL, Samuel, president Commonwealth Edi- son Co .; b. London, Eng., Nov. 11, 1859; s. Samuel and Emma (Short) Insull; ed. pvt. schs. in London, Reading and Oxford, Eng .; m. New York, May 24. 1899, Margaret A., d. Douglass Bird. Began as pvt. sec. to Col. George E. Gouraud, who was then, as London representative of Mr. Thomas A. Edison, engaged in forming Edison Telephone Co. of Lon- don. Came to U.S., Feb., 1881, and became pvt. sec. to Thomas A. Edison, having full charge of his business affairs for many years. Represented him in organization and management of the Electric Tube Co., first mfrs. of underground conductors for electric lights, Edison Machine Works and Edison Lamp Co .: built and operated as gen. mgr. (for Mr. Edison), Edison Machine Works at Schenectady. N. Y. In 1889, the various Edison mfg. concerns and the Edison Electric Light Co. were consoli- dated into the Edison General Electric Co., of which became 2d vice pres., and when that co. was amalgamated, 1892, with the Thomson-Houston Co. as the General Electric Co., became 2d vice pres. of latter. in charge of mfg, and selling depts. Re- signed, June, 1892, to become pres. Chicago Edison Co. and when Commonwealth Electric Co. was formed he was also pres. of that company, the two cos, controlling the electric lighting business of Chicago; when the Chicago Edison Co. and the Com- monwealth Electric Co. were consolidated, con- tinned as pres. of the consolidated company, known as the Commonwealth Edison Co. Also pres. Mid- dle West Utilities Co., Public Service Co. of North- ern Ill .: chmn. bd. dirs. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co .: chmn. exec. com. Chicago Elevated Rys .; dir. Chicago Interurban Traction Co., Chicago City and Connecting Rys., Collateral Trust. Chmn. State Council of Defense, 1917. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., British Inst. Elec. Engrs. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic Assn .; Engineers', Metropolitan (New York) ; Whitehall, Devonshire ( London, Eng.). Home: 1100 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
INGRAM, Frances (Mrs. Karl G. MacVitty), sing- er; b. Liverpool, Eng., Nov. 5, 1888; d. William and Alice (Doyle) Ingram; brought to U.S., 1897; Sweden. Dec. 15, 1872; s. of Per Johan and Clara grad. Erasmus Hall High Sch., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1905: Teachers Training Sch., Brooklyn, 1906; m. Karl G. MacVitty, of Chicago, Mar., 1913. Début as Lola in "Cavalleria Rusticana," with Chicago
IRENEUS, Carl, M.D .; b. Hagstad, Östergötland. (Charlotta) Ireneus; prep. edn. high sch., Sweden; grad, from the chem. hr. of the Norrköping Poly- technic Sch., Norrköping, Sweden, 1895; grad. work in chemistry, l'niv. of Chicago, 1×99, 1900; MI.D.,
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Nat. Med. Univ., 1905; Ill. State Bd. License, 1905; by Irwin Bros. Co. He was pres, of the company m. Marguerite Euphrosyne Brundbeck, of Chicago, until it was dissolved and the present firm of Ir- Sept. 14, 1909; 2 children: Carlo Byron Birdsong, win Bros. (of which is a mem.) was organized in Carmen Mercedes Virginia. Asso. in medicine with Jan., 1910. Republican, and active in politics; served as a central committeeman from the 34th Ward; elected mem, of the Board of Co. Commrs., 1896, and in 1898 elected pres. of the same board. Mason (K.T.). Club: Illinois Athletic. Recrea- tions: hunting, fishing. Home: 5758 Indiana Av. Office: 807 S. State St. Dr. Charles W. Purdy, Chicago, 1898-1901; with Dr. William E. Quine, 1901-6; pathologist, Michael Reese Hosp., 1905-7: same, Vicksburg ( Miss.) Sani- tarium, and Crawford Street Hosp., 1910-12; pathol- ogist to North Chicago Hosp., 1913-14, Washing- ton Park Hosp. since 1914. Mem. A. M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Home: 366 E. 60th St.
IRONS, Ernest Edward, M.D .; b. Council Bluffs, la., Feb. 17. 1877 : s. Edward and Mary J. Irons: B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1900, fellow, 1900-1; M D., Rush Med. Coll., 1903; m. Gertrude Thompson, of Peter- borough, Ont., 1908. Practiced in Chicago since 1903; asst. in pathology and bacteriology, Univ. of Chicago, 1902-4; asst. prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll .; asso. attending phys. Presbyn. Hosp .: attend- ing phys., Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. Am. Assn. Patholo- gists and Bacteriologists, Am. Soc. Bacteriology, Am. Pub. Health Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc. Club: Univer- sity. Home: 5626 Dorchester Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Bonl.
IRVINE, Wilson Henry, landscape painter; b. at Byron, Ill., Feb. 28, 1869: S. Edwin Alexander and Mina (Underwood) Irvine; grad. high sch., Rock- ford. 111., 1888; student Art Inst. of Chicago; m. Lydia C. Weyher, of Lafayette, Ind., Apr. 8. 1891. Represented in Art Inst. Chicago, collection of Friends of Am. Art, Municipal Art League, and many pvt. collections. Awarded Martin B. Cahn prize, 1912, and Clyde M. Carr prize, 1915, Art Inst. Chicago; silver medal, San Francisco Expn., 1915. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists (dir. and ex-pres. ), Chi- cago Water Color Club (dir. ), Soc. Western Artists, Palette and Chisel Club (ex-pres. ) ; hon. mem. Chi- cago Soc. Etchers: dir., mem. and 1st chmn. Commn. for Encouragement of Local Art. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Little Room. Address: 2657 W. 15th Street.
IRVING, Samuel Crozier, lawyer; b. Olney, 111., July 19, 1861; s. Charles Hood and Mary (Pugh) Irving: A.B., Parsons Coll., Fairfield, Ia., 1890, A.M., 1898: LL. B., State Univ. of la., 1896; taught Greek, Hastings Coll., 1891-3; taught English, State Univ. of la., 1895-6; m. Elizabeth Parker, of Chicago, Oct., 1912. Practiced in Chicago since 1897: formerly mem. firm of Bartlett & Irving; then mem. Sim- mons, Mitchell & Irving, and later, Simmons & Irving; practicing alone since 1915. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Club: Iroquois. Trans- lator: (from the Greek) Odes of Anacreon, 1902. Home: 1121 Morse Av., Rogers Park. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
IRWIN, Bernard John Dowling, brigadier-general U.S.A .. b. Ireland, June 24, 1830; s. James and Sa- bina Maria {Dowling) Irwin; ed. by pyt. tutors, classical and modern langs., Univ. of New York, 1848-9, Castleton ( Vt. ) Med. Coll., 1850; M.D., New York Med. Coll., 1852; m. Antoinette Elizabeth Stahl, of Quincy, Ill., June 20, 1864. For mil. record see Who's Who in America. Home: 32 E. Division St., Chicago; (summer) Cobourg, Ont., Canada.
IRWIN, Harry D., lawyer; b. Scioto Furnace, O., Feb. 20. 1865: s. Nathan H. and Rachel Annie ( Kee- ran) Irwin; LL.B., Univ. of Mich. Law Sch., 1891; m. Alice E. Prevo, of Marshall, Ill., June 5, 1895; 4 children: Helen Dorothy, Marian Agnes, Louise Marzelle, Emily Alice. Admitted to Ill. bar. 1891. and since mem. firm of Hoyne, O'Connor & Irwin: vice pres. Phillip State Bank, Chicago. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Metho- dist. Mason (K.T.), Home: 1513 Chase Av. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
IRWIN, James Clark, pres. Irwin Bros. Co., wholesale and retail meats; b. Co. of Sligo, Ireland. Oct. 10, 1855; s. John and Olivie (Clarke) Irwin; ed, in village schools; came to U.S., 1880, and to Chicago same year; m. Mar. 3, 1883, Fanny Walsh: children: Olivie S., Isabele and John, Jr. On com- ing to Chicago, and after clerking for others about 9 years, opened a meat market at 5825 State St., with the money he had saved, and later established a larger business at 334-336 S. Clark St., moving in 1908 to 449 State St., the business being conducted
IRWIN, William T., coal and grain. (See vol. 1911. )
ISAACS, John Dove, engineer. Removed to New York. ( See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
ISAACS, Michael H., wholesale jewelry; b. Madi- son, Ind., Nov. 21, 1870; s. Morris and Ernestine Isaacs; grad. high sch., Cleveland. O .: Manual Training Sch., Washington Univ., St. Louis; m. Kathrine Rubovits, of Chicago, May 18, 1911. Be- gan active career with engr. corps St.L.&S.F.R.R., 1887, continuing 1 yr .; then asst. supt. Cleveland (O.) Jewish Orphans' Home, 1890-9; sec. and sales- man Stone Bros., Chicago, 1899-1913; organized wholesale jewelry firm of Isaacs-Kahn Co., 1913, and still pres. same, Jewish religion. Mem. I.O. B'nai B'rith, Cleveland. Elk. Home: 5238 South Park Av. Office: 234 S. 5th Av.
ISBELL, John Marion, treasurer George S. Speer & Co .: b. Goshen, Ind., June 14, 1883; s. Marion F. and Rosa A. (Spalding) Isbell; grad. high sch., Goshen, Ind., 1902; m. Mary S. Emerson, of Mari- nette, Wis., Jan. 10, 1910. Was with Eisendrath Glove Co. 5 yrs .: became connected with George S. Speer & Co., investment securities, 1908; sec. and treas. same since 1915. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recreations: motoring, outdoor sports. Home: 3922 N. Hamilton Av. Office: 10 S. LaSalle Street.
ISEMAN, Lawrence Lee, surgeon: b. Lawrence, Kan., Sept. 15, 1879; s. Fred and Jennie E. (Wal- ruff ) Iseman: Ph.B., Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa., 1902; M.D., Johns Hopkins, 1906; unmarried. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1908; asst. chief surgeon, I.C. R.R .; attending surgeon, I.C. Hosp .; med. examiner, Union Central Life Ins. Co. Fellow Am. Coll. Sur- geons, Am. Acad. Medicine; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Phi Delta Theta, Theta Nu Epsilon, Phi Chi. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°). Clubs: Uni- versity, South Shore Country. Contbr. to med. publs. Recreation: athletics, Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
ISHAM, George Snow, M.D .; b. Chicago, Oct. 8, 1859; s. Ralph N. and Katherine ( Snow) Isham; ed. pub, and pvt. schs., Chicago; A.B., Yale, 1881; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1884, A.M., 1887; m. Katharine Porter, of Chicago, Apr. 19, 1892; children: Henry Ralph, Helen. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., A.A.A.S., Astron. and Astrophys. Soc. America. Trustee North Star Dispensary, Chicago Nursery and Half Orphan Asylum, Children's Memorial Hosp. Home: 1340 N. State St.
ISHAM, Ralph, real estate; b. Chicago, Feb. 13, 1865; s. Ralph N. and Katherine (Snow) Isham: ed. pub. schs. and University Sch., Chicago; Harvard Univ., class of 1889; m. Rochester, N.Y., June 24, 1902, Mary Louise Otis: 1 son, Albert Keep. Clk. with C.&E.I.R.R.Co., 1889-90; with Ill. Steel Co., 1890-9; sec .- treas. Chicago L'nion Transfer Ry. and Chicago Transfer & Clearing Co., 1899-1906; in real estate business since 1906. Mem. Chicago Real Es- tate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. S.R., Loyal Legion, Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Har- vard. Home: 1311 Ritchie Ct.
ISMOND, Robert Edwin, real estate: Aug. 12. 1849-May 11, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
ISOM, William H., oil refiner; b. Champaign, 111., Nov. 27, 1859; s. William G. and Elna ( Lysaght ) Isom; m. Nettie Whitten Lena Chittenden (de- ceased) ; m. 2d, Chicago, July 12, 1902, Hallie Chit- tenden; children : Edward W., Frances, Marion, Net- tie, Evelyn, Elbert. Oil refiner, Toledo, O., 1880-7; mgr. Toledo division Standard Oil Co., 1887-91; vice pres, and gen. mgr. Standard Oil Co. of Minn., 1891- 94; gen. mgr., 1896-1900, Ind. Pipe Line & Refining
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Co., Northern Ind. Oil Co., Cudahy Oil Co., Ohio & Am. Cast Iron Pipe Co., of Birmingham, since 1906: Ind. Oil Co .; vice pres. and gen. mgr. North Am. came to Chicago, Jan., 1915, as gen, sales mgr. for the company and so continues. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Methodist. Club: Southern ( Birming- ham, Ala.). Recreations: baseball, outdoor sports. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago. Transportation & Trading Co. since 1900; pres. Cudahy Refining Co., 1911-17; pres. Sinclair Refin- ing Co. since Jan. 25, 1917; 2d vice pres. Sinclair Oil & Refining Corpn. Republican. Recreation: farming. Home: Essex Rd., Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 933 Conway Bldg., Chicago.
ITTE, Fritz W., violinist; h. Newark, N.J., Oct. 20, 1880; s. Phillip and Anna (Blutharsch) Itte; began study of music, 1887; ed. in Chicago and Ber- lin, Germany; m. Frances A. Sievert, of Chicago, May 8, 1905. With Theodore Thomas ( now Chicago Symphony) Orchestra since 1900. Home: 1225 Morse Av.
IVERSON, Chester L., builder and appraiser; b. Chicago, July 2, 1865; s. of Edward and Julia S. ( Dean) Iverson: grad. Douglas Sch .. and South Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1883; m. Eva G. Coffin, of Ful- lersburgh, Ill., Nov. 18, 1887. Became mem, firm of E. Iverson & Sons, builders and contractors, estab- lished by father in 1×57, and has since continued in that business, having charge of the specialty of appraising bldgs. for ins. and railroad companies, etc .; dir. LaGrange ( Il1.) State Bank. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Royal League, North Am. Union. Clubs: Hamilton, Suburban of LaGrange (pres. 1910-11), South Shore Country. Recreation: traveling. Home: 135 Sth Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 1616, 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
IVERSON, Edward, retired builder; b. Rochester, N.Y., Ang. 12, 1835; s. Halver and Hannah Eliza- beth (Jackson) Iverson: ed. grammar and high schs., Rochester; m. Julia S. Dean, of Utica, N. Y .. Oct. 7, 1x57 (died Ang. 6, 1901); 6 children (5 liv- ing); m. 2d, Annie L. Johnson, of Malden, Mass., Jan. 4, 1904. Began as building contractor, 1857; established firm of E. Iverson & Sons, of which was head until retired. 1905. Vestryman Christ Ref. Episcopal Church. Recreation: books. Home: 4627 Greenwood Av. Office: 1616 Insurance Exchange Bldg.
IVERSON, Edward Alvin, general contractor; b. Chicago, Oct. 20, 1871; s. of Edward and Julia S. ( Dean) Iverson; B.S., in pharmacy, Univ. of Wis .. 1896; m. Theresa Norma Hoeveler, of Madison. Wis., Jan. 2, 1897. Mem. E. Iverson & Sons, build- ers and contractors, since 1904. Republican. Pres- byterian. Mason; mem. North Am. Union, Nat. Union, Royal Arcanum. Club: University of Wis- consin. Leader Woodlawn Orchestra, Beethoven Circle. Home: 6134 Kimbark Av. Office: 1616, 175 W. Jackson Boul.
IVERSON, Ralph Webster, contractor; b. Chica- go, May 1, 1862; s. Edward and Julia S. (Dean) Iverson: ed. pub. schs., supplemented by business training in Met. Business Coll., Chicago; m. Lina R. A. Huyser, of Detroit, Mar. 11, 1885; children: Ethel M., Edward W., Roy, Nettie E. and Chester S. Began business career working for his father at bldg. trade, then as bookkeeper for South Branch Lumber Co .; became member, 1885, of Hawkeye Lumber Co., retail lumber yards in Ia., with head- quarters at Perry, until 1886; mem, since 1986, of firm of E. Iverson & Son, now E. Iverson & Sons, builders and contractors, established by father in 1857; dir. LaGrange ( III) State Bank. Republican. Trustee Second Congl. Ch., Oak Park. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Recreations: motoring. motor-boating. Home: 317 N. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office. 1616, 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
IVES, Marvin Allen, soaps; b. Detroit, Nov. 2, 1859; s. Caleb and Mary Lavinia (Allen) lyes; ed. high sch., Monroe, Mich .; Denison Univ., Granville, O .; m. Minneapolis, Oct. 7, 1896, Virginia Howard Reno; children: John Reno, Mary Virginia. Has been with the Globe Soap Co., of Cincinnati, since Mar., 1878; now vice pres, and Chicago mgr. Re- publican. Baptist. Club: Union League. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 68 E. South Water St., Chicago.
IVY, Panl A., sales mgr. m. Cast Iron Pipe Co. ; b. Thompson, Ga., Oct. 9, 1880; s. A. C. and Georgia E. (Moore) Ivy: ed. pub. schs, of Ga .: m. Julia R. Neville, of Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 16, 1906; 1 son, Paul A., Jr. Began in cast iron pipe business at Bir- mingham, Ala., 1901; has been identified with the
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JACK, Frank E., pres. Chicago Coach & Carriage Co .. b. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 27, 1866; s. James and Harriet ( Riley ) Jack; ed. pub. schs., Toledo, O .; m. ('lara H. Spencer, of Louisville, Ky., Mar. 25, 1891; 2 children: Helen (wife of James A. Crutchfield, sr. It. U.S.N.), Frances {wife of Ingram C. Sow- ell, sr. It. U.S.N.). Began in employ of Standard Oil Co. at Toledo, 1883, continuing 6 yrs .; then with the Cincinnati Coffin Co., 1889-1909; came to Chicago, 1909, and since pres. Chicago Coach & Carriage Co., mfrs. automobile bodies and acces- sories, etc. Mem. Automobile Trades Assn., Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Presbyterian. C'luh: Chicago Motor. Recreations: baseball, golf. Home: 6415 Greenwood Av. Office: 1223 Michigan Avenue.
JACKSON, Arthur Charles, lecturer. Removed to Portland, Me. (See Who's Who in America. )
JACKSON, Arthur Dudley, M.D., surgeon; b. at Buenos Ayres, S. America, Oct. 15, 1×73; s. Henry G. and Alice (Clarke) Jackson: student Univ. of Mich., 1893-5, med, dept., 1895-7; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1899; unmarried. Practiced in Chicago since 1899; supt. Wesley Hosp., 1903-8; now miem. attending staff, Evangelical Deaconess Hosp., asst. prof. pediatrics, Chicago Coll. Medi- cine and Surgery. Sec. Jennings Sem., Aurora, Ill. Mem. A.M.A., III. State and Chicago med. socs, Re- publican. Methodist. Recreation: gardening. Home: 252 N. Park Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 5 S. Wa- bash Av .. Chicago.
JACKSON, Arthur Stanley, grain and stocks; b. Middletown, N. Y., Ang. 19, 1870; s. William S. and Ella ( Helmer ) Jackson: grad. pub. sch., Chicago, 1890: m. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1895, Louise Burkhardt : 1 son, Arthur S., Jr. Was engaged with out-of- town lumber firms, 1890-6, and in latter year as- sisted in organizing the Badger & Jackson Co., dealers in Wis, lumber, with yards at Green Bay and Rhinelander, of which was sec. and treas. until 1905; engaged in commn. business, Bd. of Trade. since 1905, firm of Jackson Bros. & Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Ken- wood. Home: 823 Drexel Sq. Office: Postal Tele- graph Bldg.
JACKSON, Charles J., valves: b. Boston, Aug. 30, 1875; . Alfred C. and Helen E. (Cousins) Jacason ; ed. grammar schs, Boston; m. Lillian B. Bryan, of Boston, Mar. 5, 1×94; 2 children: Howard William, Helen Elizabeth. In employ of Jenkins Bros., mfrs. valves and packing, Boston, since 1891: mgr. Chi- cago branch since 1907. Served in U.S. Navy, Span- ish-Am. War, 1898; hon. discharged from Mass. Naval Reserve, 1899. Asso. mem. Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Engrs .: mem. Chicago Salesman- agers' Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Executives', Ridgemoor Country. Recre- ation: golf. Home: 925 Lakeside Pl. Office: 300 W. Lake St.
JACKSON, David Henry, lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 14, 1874; s. Jonathan and Mary (Forsyth) Jackson; ed. Lake Forest Acad., 1890-2; Lake Forest Univ., 1\92-5; Cornell Univ., 1895-6: A.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1897; taught in Shurtleff ('oll., 1898-9; LL.B., Northwestern I'niy. Law Sch., 1.01. In gen. prac- tice in Chicago since 1901; pres. First Nat. Bank, Lake Forest, from its organization until 1915; mem. Lake Forest City Council until 1906, mayor, 1906-9, then became city atty. ; justice of the peace of Lake Co., 1903-6; mem. Lake Co. Bd. of Review, 1904: mem, Rep. Central Com. of Lake Co. until 1906 ( chmn. 1906->). Pres. North Shore Sanitary Assn. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Phi. Mem. K.P. (Chancellor Commander, 1908-9, and deputy for Lake Co. ) : Mason. Cluhs: Hamilton, Lake Forest Winter, Lake Forest-Chicago, Young Men's Club of Lake Forest (pres.), Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
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JACKSON, Dwight, stationer; Apr. 11, 1858-Dec. reared, the firm being Jackson Bros., which style 15, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
JACKSON, Elmer Ellsworth, lawyer; b. near Springfield, Sangamon Co., III., May 31, 1867; s Dutton Hall and Martha (Fawcett) Jackson; ed. DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind., class of 1891; read law at Springfield: m. Mary Dorothea Rowe, of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Apr. 4, 1900; 1 child, Elizabeth. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893, and since engaged in practice at Chicago: mem. firm of Dent & Jackson since 1906. Republican. Recreations: golf. hunt- ing. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
JACKSON, George Washington, civil engr ; b. at Chicago, July 21, 1861; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago and at Oxford, Eng .; m. Rose Tracy Casey, of Chi- cago, 1883 (died Nov. 13, 1913) ; children: Thomas, Rose ( Mrs. A. D. Shanks) ; m. 2d, Dec., 1914, Pearl, d. John Monroe, of Memphis, Tenn. Engaged in en- gring. and contracting since 1883; was contractor for Strickler Tunnel through Pike's Peak; for 14- foot subway at Reading, Pa .; pneumatic tube sys- tem for Associated Press; Wentworth Av. drain- age system, Chicago, and about 90 per cent of the entire underground system for the Chicago Tele- phone Co., Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. and Western Union Telegraph Co .; also systems at Columbus, O., Indianapolis, Ind., Muscatine, Ia., Philadelphia, etc .: engr. and contractor for the entire system of tunnels in Chicago for the Ill. Telephone Constrn. Co. Consulting engr. for the local transportation com, of Chicago in its study of the traction prob- lem, and hydraulic engr. for the high pressure wa- ter commn, of the City of Chicago; engr. and con- tractor lake end of 73d street water system of City of Chicago: contract No. 54, Yonkers (N. Y. ) Pres- sure Tunnel, 21 feet in diameter, through granite, 212 miles long, contract price $2,000,000; pres. George W. Jackson, Inc. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason (32. K. T.). Clubs: III. Athletic, Chicago Riding and Driv- ing. Chicago Technical, South Shore Country. Chi- cago Automobile. Home: 5326 Michigan Av. Office: 29 S. ImSalle St.
JACKSON. Harry, M.D .: b. Quincy, Ill., Aug. 1, 1SS0; S. William and Bertha ( Bibo) Jackson; grad. West Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1899; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1907: M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1907; studied in Berlin and Vienna, 1911; m. Teresa L. Wert- heimer, of Chicago, Sept. 10, 1912; 2 children: Ruth Clare, William Kleeman. Was pres. Irving Soc., West Div. High Sch., 1899, also of graduating class of the sch., same yr .; pres. Alumni Assn., 1900, re- Flected, 1917. Teacher of biology, West Div. High Sch., 1900-3: house phys., Cook Co. Hosp., 1907-8, attending phys. since 1914: med. officer Dept. of Health, 1908-9; mem. faculty, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. since 1908: instr. in first aid classes of Am. Red Cross. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State, Chicago, Vienna-Am. and Berlin-Am. med. socs., Chicago, Pathol. Soc., Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Kappa Kappa. Republican in nat. affairs. Jewish religion. Mason. Contbr. to Jour. A.M.A. on pathology (es- pecially glands of internal secretions)-among them an article on Tumors of the Hypophysis: also conthr. to Trans. Chicago Pathol. Soc. and Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics. Recreation: golf. Home: 5137 Drexel Boul. Offices: 25 E. Washington St. and 365 E. 51st St.
JACKSON, Henry Godden, clergyman; Jan. 1, 1838-Nov. 10, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
JACKSON, Howard B., grain commn. merchant; b. in Michigan: ed. pub. grammar and high schs. in Mich. and Wis. With late brother, William Stan- ley Jackson, organized the grain commn, firm of Jackson Bros. & Co., of which is now senior mem- her. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Apptd. by Her- hert C. Hoover, Aug., 1917, to supervise affairs at Chicago of the wheat division of the newly created federal food corporation. Home: 665 Sheridan Rd. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.
JACKSON, James Swaine, real estate broker; b. Chicago, July 16, 1868; s. John W. and Eleanor S. ( Lavis) Jackson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Min- nie Mershon, of Chicago, Nov. 16, 1903; children: Bernice Mershon, Eleanor Sarah. Engaged since 1884 in the real estate business on the West Side in the old 11th Ward, in which he was born and
is still continued, although he is now sole propr. Republican. Royal Arch Mason. Recreations: mo- toring, driving. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 5 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
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