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 126

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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KIERNAN, James George, neurologist; b. New York, June 18, 1852; s. Francis and Mary (Aiken) Kiernan; student Coll. City of New York, 1868-71; M.D., Univ. Med. Coll. (New York Univ.), 1874; m. Jane Ann Trumper, of New York, Feb. 10, 1881. Asst. phys., Ward's Island (now State Insane) Hosp., 1874-8, and as officer N.Y. Neurol. Soc. was active in reforms brought about by that soc. in Am. psychiatry and neurology; asst. prof. nervous and mental diseases, Northwestern Univ., 1881-2; insp. Nat. Bd. Health, 1882; supt. Cook Co. Insane Hosp., Chicago, 1885-9, and forced investigation of co. charities, 1885, which led to the "boodle" trials and convictions of 1887; prof. forensic psychiatry, Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1890-1902; prof. men- tal and nervous diseases, Milwaukee Med. Coll., 1894-7; prof. neurology, Chicago Post-Grad. Sch., 1903-4; prof. med. jurisprudence, Dearborn Med. Coll., Chicago, 1904; prof. nervous diseases, Ill.

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Med. Coll., 1906-8; now prof. nervous and mental and Elizabeth P. (Porter) Kimball; ed. grammar disease, Chicago Hosp. Coll. Medicine. Expert for and high schs., Charlestown; m. Anna C. Marchant, defense in Guiteau trial, 1881, Mooney trial, 1884, of Chicago, June 15, 1899; children: Elisabeth G., and in many other criminal and civil cases in A. Lois, Alice M. Identified with grain commn. which medico-legal issues were involved. Foreign business on Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1896. Con- gregationalist. Mem. Chicago City Missionary Soc. (pres. since 1906); mem. Commn, on Missions of Nat. Council Congl. Chs. and Ter-Centenary commr. of same. Club: Union League. Recreation: golf. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St., Chicago. asso. mem. French Medico-Psychologic Assn .; fel- low Chicago Acad. Medicine; hon. pres. sect. Ner- vous and Mental Diseases, Pan-Am. Med. Congress, 1893; mem. Internat. Med. Congress, 1900; hon. mem. Chicago Neurol. Soc. Contbr. to med. and sci- entific jours. on insanity, neurology, psychiatry. Democrat. Club: Press. Home: 1522 Greenleaf Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

KIES, William S., lawyer. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)

KILBEY, George Alfred, clergyman, gen. mgr. Chicago Christian Industrial League; b. nr. Chel- tenham, Eng., Jan. 22, 1857; s. George and Eliza- beth (Webb) Kilbey; ed. in England; m. Belfast, Ireland, 1883, Margaret Coatsworth; children: Catherine E. (Mrs. Earl Sanders), Alfred D., Mar- garet, Grace A., Florence E., George, Cornelie. En- tered training sch., London, 1880; was connected with the Salvation Army for many yrs., rose to high rank, served in several countries, held chief command in Chicago and Western States, resign- ing in 1908. Organized, 1909, and in 1910 started the Chicago Christian Industrial League, a philan- thropic instn., Inc., associated with the Presbyn. Ch. of Chicago. Accepted and ordained a minister by the Presbyn. Ch. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: City, Social Service. Home: 245 N. Mason Av. Of- fice: 1004 S. State St.

KILLAM, Edgar L, clergyman, editor; b. Chel- sea, Mich., Dec. 29, 1873; s. James Matthew and Carrie S. (Faunce) Killam; student Kalamazoo (Mich.) Coll., 1893-7; grad. Crozer Theol. Sem., Chester, Pa., 1901; spl. studies Univ. ot Chicago; m. 1da May Currier, of Kalamazoo, May 1, 1897. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1897; pastor Caro, Mich., 1897-8, Williamston, Mich., 1902-4, Mt. Pleasant, 1904-8, Grand Rapids, 1908-12; sec. Mich. Bapt. Conv., 1912-16; field editor of The Standard since 1916. Home: 11402 Longwood Drive. Office: 223 W. Jackson Boul.

KILNER, John Caleh, publisher. (See vol. 1911.) KIMBALL, Charles Porter, auto bodies and car- riages; b. Stuttgart, Germany (where father was Am. consul), Oct. 30, 1885; s. Charles Porter and Helen A. (Getchell) Kimball. Succeeded as head of the C. P. Kimball Co. on death of brother, Charles Frederick, 1908. Clubs: Chicago, Univer- sity, Onwentsia. Home: 203 E. Chestnut St. Office: 3900 S. Michigan Av.

KIMBALL, Curtis Nathaniel, president W. W. Kimball Co., mfrs. of pianos, pipe organs, phono- graphs, etc .; b. Wayne Tp., Mitchell Co., la., Jan. 4, 1862; s. David W. and Sarah (Moore) Kimball; ed. pvt. schs. until 18; took business course in Chi- cago; m. Fannie C. B. Hadley, of Chicopee Falls, Mass., Nov., 1894; 2 sons and 2 daughters. Prior to 1879 engaged on father's farm in la .; with W. W. Kimball Co. since 1879, becoming treas. in 1893, later vice pres, and since 1905, pres. of the com- pany. Clubs: Chicago, Bob o'Link Country, High- land Park. Recreation: improving country estate. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 304 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.

KIMBALL, Edward Devalson, iron meht : June 2, 1849-Jan. II, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

KIMBALL, Elmer Allen, lawyer; b. Greenville, N.H., Jan. 18, 1862; s. Marshall and Louisa J. (Al- len ) Kimball; ed. Appleton Acad., New Ipswich, N. H .; A.B., Dartmouth., 1885 (Phi Beta Kappa); m. Ella H. Howard, of Chicago, Feb. 11, 1898; I son, Allen H. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1888. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason, Odd Fellow. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: motoring, golf, bowling. Home: 503 Rosewood Av., Winnetka, Ill. Office:127 N. Deaborn St., Chicago.

KIMBALL, Eugene S., real estate; b. Chicago; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, Lake Forest Acad. and at Waltham, Mass. Home: 4523 Greenwood Av. Of- fice: 39 S. LaSalle St.

KIMBALL, John Ritchie, bonds; b. at Kenosha, Wis., Feb. 12, 1881 ; s. Julius Henry and Emily Nel- son (Maulsby) Kimball; student Univ. of Wis., 1902; m. Ellen Barker, of Chicago, May 10, 1916. Vice pres. Manhattan Constrn. Co .; with J. S. & W. S. Kuhn Co., investment bankers, Pittsburgh, 1909; bond salesman with Nat. City Bank of Chi- cago, 1910-16; now mgr. for George M. Bechtel & Co., Davenport, Ia., and Chicago. Clubs: Univer- sity, Casino, Kenosha Country. Recreations: golf, shooting, fishing. Home: 67 E. Division St. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.

KIMBARK, Engene Underwood, wholesale pa- per mcht .; b. Chicago, Mar. 13, 1867; s. Daniel Avery and Eliza (Underwood) Kimbark; grad. Brown Sch., Chicago, 1880; West Div. High Sch., 1884; m. Lonise Rice, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1889; 6 children: Harry Rice, Donald Rice, Eugene U., Jr., Louise, John Rice, Mary. Identified with whole- sale paper business in Chicago since 1883; founder, 1894, and vice pres. and mgr. The Paper Mills Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce from its inception (pres. 1912) ; ex-pres. Nat. Paper Trade Assn., Western Paper Dealers' Assn. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, City, Traf- fic (Chicago); Evanston (pres. 1915, 16, 17), Evan- ston Country. Recreations: golf, other outdoor di- versions, metal working. Home: 1015 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office : 517-525 S. 5th Av., Chicago.

KIMBELL, Grant Henry, concert singer and voice teacher; b. Clinton, Ia., Apr. 3, 1885; s. Eu- gene M. and Geisha (Reuter) Kimbell; ed. Clinton; m. Maud M. Cook, of Chicago, Ang. 10, 1912; 1 daughter, Marjorie Ruth. Began study of music in Chicago, 1906; has toured the country in concert work, making hdqrs. in Chicago; has served as tenor soloist in some of largest and best-known chs. of Chicago. Mem. Chicago Artists' Assn. Re- publican. Protestant. Recreations: swimming, golf, baseball. Home: 4756 Forrestville Av. Studio: 400 Fine Arts Bldg.

KIMBROUGH, Hal Curry, western sales mgr. Am. Dist. Steam Co .; b. Clinton Co., O., Sept. 27, 1872; s. Charles M. and Margurat (Curry) Kim- brough; m. Charlotte Wiles Kimbrough, of In- dianapolis, Dec. 29, 1896; 2 children: Emily, Charles Wiles. Deputy county clk., Delaware Co., Ind., 1890-4; sec. and mgr. Muncie Electric Light Co., 1896-1900; with the Am. Dist. Steam Co., of N. Tona- wanda, N.Y., 1900-5; pres. Kimbrough Hardware Co., Muncie, Ind., 1905-7; western sales mgr. at Chicago, Am. Dist. Steam Co., since 1909; dir. In- diana Bridge Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason. Home: 5019 Blackstone Av. Office: 900 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

KINDELBERGER, Charles, manager western br. Chocolat-Menier. (See vol. 1911.)

KING, Arthur John, piano mfr .; Ang. 1, 1856- 1914. (See vol. 191I.)

KING, Calvin Putman, investment banker; b. at Havana, Ill., July 21, 1876; s. Newton C. and Ella (Putman) King; ed. Northwestern Univ. and Univ. of Mich. (non-grad.); m. Alice G. Lacey, of Ha- vana, 111., Oct. 18, 1899; I son, Newton Calvin. In banking business at Havana. Ill., 1896-1911; in- vestment banking business, Chicago, since Jan. I. 1911; sr. mem. King, Hoagland & Co .; dir. Havana (Il1.) Nat. Bank, Havana Metal Wheel Co., Havana Mfg. Co., Crescent Forge & Shovel Co. Republican. Clubs: Quadrangle, Chicago Athletic Assn. Recre- ation: horseback riding. Home: 5434 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

*KING, Charles A., railway official. (See vol. 1911.)

KIMBALL, Frank, grain commn .; b. Charles- KING, Charles Garfield, broker; h. Chicago, Feb. town ( Boston), Mass,, May 14, 1853; s. Samuel S. 1, 1873, s. Charles B. and Ella (Garfield) King;

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prep. edn. University Sch., Chicago; B.A., Yale, to Chicago, 1892; entered law office of Keep & 1894; m. Ginevra, d. William Alden Fuller, of Chi- Lowden; asst. pyt. sec. to Maj. McClaughry, chief cago, Jan. 6, 1898; 3 children. Began as mem, the firm of Shanklin & King, mortgage bankers, 1894- 1900; engaged in brokerage business since 1900, and in 1906, organized the present firm of King, Farnum & Co., of which is sr. mem. Mem, New York and Chicago stock exchanges and Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Clubs: University, Racquet (New York) ; Chicago, University, Saddle and Cy- cle, Onwentsia. Homes: Lake Forest, 111., and 1450 Astor St. Office: 219 S. LaSalle St., Chicago. of police, for 112 yrs .; began practice, 1894; mem. firm of Prussing, Brown & King several years from 1903, since alone, also in investment and real es- tate business; mgr. real estate of Sanitary Dist. of Chicago. Sec. Municipal Voters' League, 1896- 98; sec. Citizens' Assn., 1899-1901; sec. Legisla- tive Voters' League, 1901-3, Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club, Ind. Soc. Clubs: City, Union League, Ouilmette Country. Recreation: garden- ing. Home: 711 Forest Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.

KING, Charles Homer, lawyer; b. Grand Rapids, Mich., June 4, 1872; s. John and Angeline ( Sim- mons) King; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1896; LL. B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1899; m. Edith Patterson, of Plattsmouth, Neb., June 27, 1900; I son, Richard Patterson. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, and since in practice at Chicago; sr. mem. King, Lamb & Gage. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Up- silon, Delta Chi. Home: 216 S. Utica St., Wauke- gan, Ill. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

KING, Christopher, lawyer; h. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1863; s. Godfrey and Katherine (Kinzie) King; removed, when 12 yrs. of age, to Bradford, Ill .; ed. in pub, schs. of Brooklyn, N.Y .; North- western Normal Sch., Geneseo, 111., 1885-6; LL. B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1896; m. Charlotte Dutton, Sept. 15, 1906; children: Ruth Viola, Kath- arine J. Admitted to bar, 1896, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Gridley, Culver & King, 1902-14, since mem. Culver, Andrews, King & Cook. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Club: German. Recreation: baseball. Home: 5725 Ridge Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

KING, Clarence Bruce, neurologist; b. at Peru, Ind., Mar. 5, 1873; s. Riley G. and Mollie King; M. D., Coll. Phys, and Surg. (Univ. of 111.), 1898; m. Estella M. Stiles, of Peru, Ind., Sept. 17, 1893; chil- dren: Mary Kathryn, Marcus Randolph, Elizabeth Winifred. Practiced in Chicago since 1898; prof. neurology, Ill. Post-Grad. Sch., since 1913; neu- rologist, West Side Hosp .; asso. prof. neurology and psychology, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Sur- gery. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Acad. Surgery. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Club: Chicago Automobile. Ad- dress: 3938 W. Jackson Boul. Office: 4100 W. Madi- son St.

KING, Florence, patent lawyer; b. Waterloo, la., June 22, 1870; d. Andrew and Susan (Gonghnour) King; A.B., Mt. Morris ( Ill.) Coll., 1891; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, and admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; also studied mech, engring .: m. Herbert King, of Boston, Nov. 30, 1896 (died 1900); 1 son, Willis King. Admitted to U.S. courts, 1900, to Supreme Court of U.S., 1903; specializes in patent law, and for 20 yrs. has been the only woman actively prac- ticing before the Patent Office; mem. of faculty, asst, dean, Chicago Law Sch., and prof. of patent, trade mark and copyright law. Founder, 1912, and organizer of Woman's Assn. of Commerce (first assn, of its kind in the U.S. ) and pres. since its organization. Mem. Ill. Lawyers' Assn. (chmn. judiciary com.), Ill. Women's Press Assn., Ill. Equal Suffrage Assn., Woman's Nat. Farm and Garden Assn .; chmn. law com. Woman's Bar Assn .; mem. Chicago Lawyers' League. An ardent suf- fragist and has devoted much time and effort to the cause. Lectures: Conservation of Our Natural Resources; What Inventions Do to Advance Civi- lization: Necessity for Scientific Farming; Why Should Women Study Law? Recreations: horticul- ture and gardening. Home: 6834 Oriole Av. Of- fice: 1653 Monadnock Blk.

KING, Henry Woolworth, grain broker: b. Chi- cato, Aug. 23, 1855; s. John, Jr., and Lucretia ( Colton) King: ed. pub. schs., Chicago; unmarried. Identified with grain brokerage business at Chi- cago since 1881; operates in own name. Republic- an. Presbyterian. Home: Downers Grove, Ill. Of- fice: 536 Postal Telegraph Bldg., Chicago.

KING, Hoyt, lawyer; h. Danville, Ind., Apr. 12, 1870; s. Smith and Laura ( Hoyt) King; grad. high sch., 1888; LL.B., Ind. Univ., 1892; m. Springfield, Ill., 1898, Maude Lemon (now deceased) ; 1 son, Norman Hoyt; m. 2d, Union City, Pa., 1909, Ethel, d. C. E. B. Hunter; 1 son, Kenneth Hunter. Came

KING, Jesse Gustavus, secretary and custodian Grand Army Hall and Memorial Assn .; June 13, 1841-1913. (See vol. 1911.)

KING, John A., retired banker; 1834-Sept. 11, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)

KING, John Blair Smith, M.D. (See vol. 1911.) KING, John C., lawyer; died May 29, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

KING, Oscar A., neurologist; b. on farm nr. Peru, Ind., Feb, 22, 1851; s. Timothy Lewis and Mary M. (Wright) King; grad. (valedictorian), Peru High Sch .; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. (New York Univ.), 1878; second and 1st asst. phys., Wis. State Hosp. for Insane, 1879-82; attended lec- tures Univ. of Vienna and clinics in Allgemeinen Krankenhausen, 1880-1; spl. studies in neurology and psychiatry under Meynert, Leidersdorf, Weiss and Benedict; m. Minerva Guernsey, of Janesville, Wis., 1887. Prof. mental and nervous diseases, 1882, and later of neurology, psychiatry and clin. medicine, sec. 1894, vice dean since 1900, Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago ( Univ. of Ill.); patholo- gist and consulting alienist Wis. state charitable and penal instns., 1895; prof. neurology, Post- Grad. Med. Sch .; chief dept. of neurology West Side Free Dispensary; asso. mem. med. staff Cook Co. Hosp. Founded, 1883, the Oakwood Retreat, Lake Geneva, Wis., a pvt, sanitarium for care of the insane, of which hecame pres. and chief of med. staff; founded, in 1896, Lake Geneva Sani- tarium, and in 1901 the two sanitaria were consoli- dated, of which remains dir. In 1896 applied the toxine of erysipelas effectively in the treatment of 23 nearly consecutive cases of mania and met- ancholia. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Wis. State Med. Soc., Chicago Neurol. Soc., A.M.A. Club: Illi- nois. Home: Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: 7 W. Madi- son St., Chicago.

KING, Ralph Warren, grain merchant. (See vol. 1911.)

KING, Samuel Balch, lawyer; b. Ottawa, 111., May 27, 1865; s. Claude B. and Anna (Wyman) King; removed with parents to Chicago, 1871; ed. pub. schs. of Hyde Park until 1878; at age of 13 went to work for a mercantile house and continued until 1885; began study of law, Sept., 1885, in of- fices of Doolittle & McKey, at same time entering Union Coll. of Law, from which grad., LL. B., 1887. Admitted to bar, 1887; sr. mem. firm of King, Brower & Hurlbut since 1914; one of the incor- porators of Kent Coll. of Law; lecturer Chicago Law Sch. and Hamilton Coll. of Law. Sec. Sons of the Revolution, 1905-7, vice pres., 1907-8; mem, Ill. Soc. S.R., Soc. Colonial Wars, Navy League, Nat. Security League, Chicago Yachtsmen's Naval Auxiliary, Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago, Am. and Ill. State bar assns. Republican. Mem. First Unitarian Ch. Clubs: City, Hamilton, Jackson Park Yacht. Has had several cases published in nat. reports of L.R.A. Recreation : yachting. Home: 5417 Blackstone Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

KING, Simeon Woodrow, lawyer, U.S. commr .; b. King's Section, Pennsville, Morgan Co., O., Aug. 18, 1842; s. Hiram Rogers and Deborah (Wood- row) King; ed. T. Clarkson Taylor's Acad. and Coll., Wilmington, Del., and at Union Coll. of Law, Chicago. Came to Chicago, 1854; served on Goy. Richard Yates' staff at battle of Shiloh, 1862; ad- mitted to Ill. bar, Apr. 3, 1863; apptd. U.S. commr. Northern dist. of Ill. by Hon. Thomas Drummond, Oct. 7, 1864, under administration of Abraham Lin- coln, and reapptd. by subsequent U.S. judges, serv- ing continuously to present time; is the only commr. of deeds in Chicago for all of the states

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and territories, besides Canada and other Euro- bert L. Entered real estate business at Indianapo- pean govts., and only one living who can take affi- lis, Ind., 1904; removed to Chicago, 1905; sr. mem. davits and acknowledgments for all parts of the L. A. Kinsey & Son, subdivisions exclusively, since world. Was mem. of the old bd. of supervisors of 1904; pres. Kinsey Realty Co., Buffalo, N.Y. Mem. Cook Co. 7 yrs. Was co. atty. of Cook Co. 3 terms; Chicago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Club: South Shore Country. Home: 4754 Sheridan Rd. Office: 82 W. Washington St. has been pres. South Town Bd .; also South Town clk. and co. commr. Republican; was present at the Lincoln and Douglas debate, 1858, at the Tre- mont House, Chicago, and is only survivor of Lin- coln's pall bearers at Chicago, Apr., 1865. Home: 360 E. Garfield Av.

KING, William Oliver, lumber; b. Hartford, Ky., Feb. 25, 1855; s. William C. and Nancy S. (Haynes) King; ed. pub. schs. of Hartford, Ky .; m. Chillicothe, Mo., Sept. 15, 1886, Effie Browning; I son, William B. In 1873 went to Tex. and engaged in cattle business until 1878, then to the Black Hills of Dak. for a few months; again in Ky., 1879- 80; then went to Evansville, Ind., and engaged in lumber mfg. until 1882; came to Chicago, now in wholesale hardwood lumber business under firm name of W. O. King & Co. Mem. Chicago Hard- wood Lumber Exchange, Nat. Hardwood Lumber Assn. and Chicago Assn. Commerce. Democrat. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Olym- pia Fields Country. Home: 2305 Calumet Av. Of- fice: 2452 Loomis St.

KINNEY, Henry Clay, clergyman; b. N.Y. City, Nov. 14, 1837; s. George and Eliza (Cahoone) Kin- ney; A.B., Columbia, 1858, A.M., 1861; grad, Va. Theol. Sem., 1861; m. New York, Apr. 23, 1865, Mrs. Annie (Wilson) Hunter (died 1874). Deacon, 1861, priest, 1862, P.E. Ch., by Bishop Horatio Potter, of New York; served pastorates in Tiffin, O., Randolph, Vt., and N.Y. City; came to Chica- go in Feb., 1871, and served various chs .; retired after 50 yrs.' ministry, May 6, 1911, having then been priest in charge Holy Trinity Mission, Union Stock Yards, for 26 yrs. Mem, Chicago Hist. Soc. Home: 711 W. 47th St.

KINNEY, William Morton, engineer; b. Chica- go, Mar. 3, 1885; s. William M. C. and Frances E. (Sollitt) Kinney; prep. edn. John Marshall High Sch .: M.E., Lewis Inst., Chicago, 1906; m. Loretta M. Hollinger, of Pittsburgh. Feb. 2, 1914. Began as draftsman in Portland, Ore., 1906-7; with Uni- versal Portland Cement Co. since 1907; engr. pro- motion bur. same since May, 1914. Asso. mem. Am. Soc. C.E .; mem. Am. Soc. Testing Materials, Internat. Assn. Testing Materials, Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Road Builders' Assn., Am. Highway Assn., Ill. Soc. Engrs. and Surveyors. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Chicago Engineers'; Pittsburgh Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1461 Far- go Av. Office: 210 S. LaSalle St.

KINSELLA, J. Edward; b. Lockport, 111., Jan. 25, 1863; s. John and Mary (Ryan) Kinsella; grad. high sch., Lockport, 1882. Spent early yrs. on father's farm; came to Chicago in 1887 and en- gaged in commn, business at the Union Stock Yards until 1897; pres. Keeley Ice Co., 1900-7; now pres. Kinsella Gravel & Ice Co .; also owns ranch of 1,400 acres at Momence, Ill. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Delavan Yacht. Recreations: farming, hunting. Home: 3622 Michigan Av. Office: 128 N. LaSalle.

KINSELLA, John Julius, glass; Jan. 12, 1859- Sept. 13, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

KINSELLA, Paul W., plate and window glass; b. Crawford Co., Kan., Oct. 6, 1885; s. Thomas A. and Margaret C. (Lacy) Kinsella; ed. Creighton Univ., Omaha, Neb .: Armour Inst. Technology, Chicago; John Marshall Law Sch .; unmarried, En- tered glass business as salesman for John J. Kin- sella & Co., importers and jobbers, also mfrs. of French mirror plates, 1906, and has been mgr. of the company since death of uncle (its founder). Elk. Clubs: 11]. Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: hunting, motoring, golf. Home: 544 E. 51st St. Office: 900 W. 22d St.

KINSEY, Louis Adeptus, real estate; b. Cincin- nati, O., Aug. 26, 1853; s. David and Julia Ann (Po- cock) Kinsey; ed. pub. schs., Cincinnati; m. Lottie A. Elliott, of Cincinnati, Sept. 1, 1874; 1 son, Al-

KINSLEY, Carl, physicist; b. Lansing, Mich., Nov. 25, 1870; s. William Wirt and Mary (Jewell) Kinsley; A.B., Oberlin (O.) Coll., 1893, A.M., 1896; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1894; scholar, Johns Hop- kins, 1898-9; Cavandish Lab., Cambridge, Eng., 1905; m. Harriet Buchly, of Arlington, Va., June 1, 1901 (died, Oct. 19, 1910) ; m. 2d, Prudence Ellis, of Charles City, la., June 7, 1913. Instr. physics and elec. engring., Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1894-9; elec. expert for War Dept., 1899-01; fellow in physics, 1901-2, instr., 1902-3, asst. prof., 1903-9, asso. prof. since 1909, Univ. of Chicago. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Fellow A.A.A.S .; asso. mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs .; mem. Am. Phys. Soc., Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., Sigma Xi. Clubs: Chaos, Quadrangle. Has invented methods and apparatus of telegraph systems. Home: 5630 Kimbark Av.

KINSLEY, John Clifton, secretary G. M. Davis Regulator Co .; b. Fort Madison, Ia., Ang. 27, 1876; KINGSLEY, Sherman Colver, charity worker. s. John Henry and Rebecca (Stephenson) Kinsley; America.) Removed to Cleveland, O. (See Who's Who in grad. high sch., Ft. Madison, la., 1893: B.S., in me- chanical engring., Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1897; m. Eva May Brailey, Denver, Colo., 1914. After leaving coll. engaged in railroad engring. work until 1899, when came to Chicago and en- tered employ of Ill. Steel Co., until 1901; sec. of James A. Brady Foundry Co. a short time, 1901; sec. G. M. Davis Regulator Co. since 1902. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Home: 9540 Longwood Drive. Office: 422 Milwaukee Av. KIPER, Charles, manufacturer. (See vol. 1911.)

KIPER, Herman, general mgr. Automatic Enun- ciator Co .; b. Cleveland, O., Feb. 14, 1854; s. Louis and Henrietta (Hirschberg) Kiper; ed. common schs. of Kansas, where was resident, 1859-91; m. Quincy, 111., Mar. 16, 1880, Rosa Hermann; 1 daugh- ter, Henrietta (Mrs. Lester R. Moss). As a boy became associated with the business conducted by father, a dealer in hides, wool, leather and sad- dlery, Atchison, Kan .; removed to Chicago in 1891, and was partner in L. Kiper & Sons, harness and saddlery, until Apr. 1, 1908; then became interested in telephone enterprises in several cities outside of Chicago; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Automatic Enunciator Co. since 1910; also vice pres., treas. Street's Western Stable Car Line. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf and fishing. Residence: South Shore Country Club. Office: 209 S. LaSalle Street.

KIPER, Julius, saddlery. (See vol. 1911.)

KIRBY, Thomas Bernard, president Kirby Equip- ment Co. Removed to Los Angeles, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)

KIRCHBERG, Edward, jeweler; Feb. 20, 1844- Sept. 9, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

KIRCHBERGER, William Arnold, merchant; b. N.Y. City, Mar. 10, 1877; s. Siegfried H. and Alice (Friedman) Kirchberger; ed. Harvard Sch., Chica- go, followed by a course at the Univ. of Mich., until 1896; m. Blanche Kimmelstiel, of Chicago, June 17, 1901; children: Alice and William S. With M. Born & Co., tailors to the trade, since 1898, of which is now sec, and treas. Recreations: golf and fishing. Office: 540 S. 5th Av.

KIRCHHEIMER, Joseph, paper; Jan. 2, 1873- Dec., 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

KIRCHHOFF, August C., wholesale cheese; b. Meldorf, Holstein, Germany, Oct. 5, 1869; s. Fred- erick C. and Margaret (Dethmann) Kirchhoff: brought to America, 1872; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Caroline Uebelhack, of Chicago, Oct. 28. 1896; children: Albert, Charlotte. Began at age of 14 in cheese business, established by father in 1875; has been in business on own acccount since 1897 as August C. Kirchhoff & Co., wholesale cheese and canned fish. Mem. Wholesale Cheese Dealers' Assn. Republican. Lutheran. Mem. Goethe Sing-

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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 126

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