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 127

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

USA > Illinois > Cook County > Chicago > 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 127

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

386

THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS

ing Soc. Recreation: outdoor life. Home: 3854 N. Charles H. Palmer. After quitting sch, and under- Ridgeway Av. Office: 642 W. Randolph St.

KIRK, Alfred, teacher; Feb. 10, 1832-June 30, 1916. (See vol. 1905.)

KIRK, Clarence E., wholesale shoes; b. Toledo, O., Aug. 30, 1878; S. E. Granville and Alice A. (Kirk) Kirk; ed. pub. schs., Toledo; unmarried. With Rogers Shoe Co., Toledo, 1894-1902; in re- tail shoe business, Terre Haute, Ind., 1902-9; asst. mgr. Rogers-Smart Shoe Store, Chicago, 1909-10; traveling salesman for W. B. Coon Co., 1911-15; sec., treas. A. J. Bates Co., Chicago, since Dec., 1915; pres. Bilger Bros. & Kirk, shoe mfrs., since May 1, 1917. Mem. Nat. Shoe Travelers' Assn., ('hicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Protestant. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: motoring, yachting. Home: 724 Waveland Av. Office: 328 W. Monroe St.

KIRK, Milton W., president James S. Kirk & Co .; Feb. 18, 1846-Dec. 25, 1915. (See vol. 1911,)

KIRK, Walter Radcliffe, broker; b. at Chicago, Sept. 21, 1873; s. late Milton W. and Alice Florence (Thompson) Kirk; B.S., Pa. Mil. Coll., 1892; at- tended Harvard Law Sch., 1898-1900; m. Santa Barbara, Cal., Maud Hambleton, of Chicago, Dec. 2, 1903. Vice pres. James S. Kirk & Co., 1900-1; organized, 1901, and incorporated firm of Kirk Bros., mfrs, of soaps and perfumes, which was subsequently sold to James S. Kirk & Co., in which is a dir .; now gen, broker in oils, fats and glycerine. Mem. Chicago Bd. Trade. Clubs: Uni- Versity, Harvard, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Ill. Athletic, Old Elm, Shore Acres. Recreation: golf. Home: 76 Cedar St. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St.

KIRKMAN, Marshall Jay, lawyer; b. Chicago, July 25, 1876; s. Marshall Monroe and Fannie (Lin- coln) Kirkman: early edn. in pub. schs .; LL. B., Northwestern Univ., 1897. Engaged in practice of law, 1897; now pres. Cropley-Phillips Co., puhs. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 7 S. Dearborn St., Chi- cago.

KIRKMAN, Marshall Monroe, author; b. in Cen- tral Ill., July 10, 1842; m. Fannie Lincoln. En- tered ry. service. 1856, with C.&N.W.Ry .; with telegraph and traffic depts. and as train dispatcher, 1856-61: auditor of freight accounts, 1861-5; asst. gen. accounting officer, 1865-7; gen. accounting of- ficer. 1867-81; also local treas., 1870-81; comp- troller, 1881-9, and was vice pres., Nov., 1889-1910. Constant writer on ry. subjects since 1877; now vice pres. Cropley-Phillips Co., pubs. Author: The Science of Railways, 1894, revised and republished in 17 vols., 1909; also novels, The Romance of Gil- bert Holmes, 1900; Iskander, 1903; The Alexan- drian Novels (3 vols.), 1909; Primitive Peoples and Carriers; History of Alexander the Great, 1913. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Tribune Bldg., Chi- cago.

*KIRKPATRICK, Edward Franklin, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)

KIRKPATRICK, John Armour, M.D .; b. on farm in Muskingum Co., O., Apr. 20, 1854; s. of James Wylie and Eleanor Ann (Lyons) Kirkpatrick; re- moved to Ill., 1860; moved to farm in Washington Co., la., 1870, to Kan., 1874; taught sch. and at- tended State Normal Sch. at Leavenworth, Kan .. and Univ. of Kan .; sch. prin. 2 yrs .; M.D., Hahne- mann Med. Coll. and Hosp., Chicago, 1884; m. Deni- son, Jackson Co., Kan., Sept. 10, 1885, Alvira E. Colvin; children: Jessie Belle, John (deceased), Mary (deceased), Stanley James (deceased). Be- gan practice of medicine at North Cedar, Kan., 1884; then at Anthony, Harper Co., Kan., 1885-92, since at Chicago. Was pres. Southwestern Homo. Med. Assn .; also sec. State Home. Med. Soc. of Kan .: mem. Internat. Hahnemannian Assn. Pro- hibitionist. Elder in U.P. Ch. since 1885, in 3d Ch., Chicago, since 1892. Socialist. Office and Home: 6834 South Park Av.

KIRTLEY, James Samuel, lecturer. (See Who's Who in America. )

KISER, John Williams, president Phoenix Horse Shoe Co .: June 20, 1858-Oct. 31, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

going brief experience on farm, learned telegra- phy; later became a reporter, then newspaper sub- editor, and, in 1896, began writing spl. sketches for Cleveland Leader; since then has contributed to many papers and mags. Was dir. editorial dept. Mahin Adv. Co. and its successor, Wm. H. Rankin Co., to June, 1917; editor Dayton (O.) News since June, 1917. Author: Budd Wilkins at the Show, and Other Verses, 1898; Georgie, 1890; Love Son- nets on an Office Boy, 1902; Ballads of the Busy Days, 1903; Charles the Chauffeur, 1905; Thrills of a Bell Boy, 1906; Sonnets of a Chorus Girl, 1909; The Whole Glad Year, 1911; The Land of Little Care, 1913. Address: The News, Dayton, O.

KISSACK, William, paving contractor, engr .; b. Liverpool, Eng., May 15, 1859; s. Thomas Kissack, architect; ed. Hollybank Sch., Birkdale, Lanca- shire, and in engring, at Liverpool Univ. Coll .; m. Chicago, Jan. 11, 1886, Julia Cecilia Buechner, of Pfungstadt, Germany; 1 daughter, Florence B. (Mrs. Emil C. Olson). Spent about 7 yrs. in muni- cipal engring. in Eng., principally on sewerage and sea defense works, and about 2 yrs. in different branches of the Ordnance Survey of England un- der officers of the Corps of Royal Engrs. Came to Chicago, 1883; was employed by John A. Cole as asst. engr. on municipal work in the suburbs of Chicago, and on the constrn. of Hyde Park water- works tunnel under Lake Mich .; with engring. dept. C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1884-6; constrn. engr. Chicago West Div. R.R. under D. C. Cregier, 1886-7; in en- gring. dept. A.,T.&S.F.R.R., on constrn. of line from Kansas City to Chicago, 1887-9; town engr. of Cice- ro, 1889, and 1890; mem. firm of Kissack & Muir, contractors, 1890-5, and alone in same husiness to 1897; supt. of paving for Dolese & Shepard Co. to 1902; organized, May, 1902, and was pres. Am. Crushed Stone Co. until 1909; pres. William Kis- sack Co., paving contractors, since 1909; also pres. Concrete Dock Constrn. Co .; was chief street engr. for Bd. of Local Improvements, Chicago. Mem. Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Mason, Elk. Club: Press. Home: 1021 Argyle St. Office: Cham- ber of Commerce.

KITCHEL, Willard Cray, lawyer; b. Minneapo- lis, Minn., Mar. 20, 1881; s. Stanley Rice and Anna C. (Gerhard) Kitchel; prep. edn. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; A.B., Williams, 1904; LL.B., Har- vard Law Sch., 1907; unmarried. Practiced in of- fice of Cohen, Atwater & Shaw, Minneapolis, 1907- 10, alone, 1910-13; came to Chicago, 1913, and has since been associated with the Northern Trust Co .; sec., treas, and dir. The Dial Pub. Co. Mem. Chi Psi. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Univer- sity, Casino. Home: 108 E. Walton Pl. Office: 50 S. LaSalle St.

KITCHEN, John Bradley, broker; b. Indianapo- lis, Ind., Mar. 7, 1857; s. John Milton and Mary (Bradley) Kitchen; ed. Riverview Acad., Pough- keepsie, N.Y., and The Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa .; Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa., class of 1879; unmar- ried. Engaged in stock and bond brokerage busi- ness at Chicago since 1881. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange since 1889. Residence: Saddle and Cycle Club.

KITSON, Harry Dexter, psychologist; b. Misha- waka, Ind., Aug. 11, 1886; s. Clarence and Nellie (Hamblin) Kitson; A.B., Hiram (O.) Coll., 1909; asst. in psychology, Univ. of Minn., 1912-13, A.M., 1913: asso. in psychology. Univ. of Chicago, 1914- 15, Ph. D., 1915; unmarried. Inspr. psychology, Univ. of Chicago, since 1915. Mem. Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Kappa. Club: Quadrangle. Author: How to Use Your Mind, 1916; The Scientific Study of the College Student, 1917; also articles on vocational guidance and other topics in ednl. and scientific jours. Home: 5844 Harper Av., Chicago.

KITTERMASTER, William Anthony, railway official; b. Sarnia, Ont., Mar. 11, 1862; s. Anthony Bliss and Annie (Gurd) Kittermaster; ed. Duffern Coll., London, Ont .; m. Florence Dougall, of Wind- sor, Ont., Feb. 4, 1890: 1 son, Capt. D. A. ("some- where in France"). Came to U.S., 1891, and has

KISER, Samuel Ellsworth, author; b. Shippens- since been identified with ry. business; now. gen. ville, Pa., Feb. 2, 1862; s. Samuel and Charlotte agt. freight dept. Canadian Pacific Ry., also Du- Kiser; ed. in Pa. and Ohio; m. Mildred M., d. luth, South Shore & Atlantic Ry., M.,St.P.&S.Ste.

387

THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS

M.Ry., Canadian Pacific Despatch. Catholic. Clubs: Traffic, Skokie Country, Chicago Automobile, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: golf, curling, cricket. Home: 816 Bluff St., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 940 The Rook- ery, Chicago.

KITTLEMAN, James M., mfr. leather goods; b. Bloomfield, Ia., Aug. 28, 1857; s. James F. and Mary (Miller) Kittleman; ed. pub. schs. and Troy Acad .; m. Elizabeth Buxton, of Carlisle, la., Jan. 1, 1894; children: Earle B., Charles W., James Russell, Mary Hortense, Halford H. Engaged in retail clothing business until 1895; began mfr. of leather goods at Indianola, Ia., 1895; came to Chicago, 1897, and since pres. Kittleman Leather Goods Co. Mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep. 3 sessions, 1905-9; mem. Rep. State Com., Ia., 2 terms. Del. Gen. Conf. M.E. Ch., 1896, 04, 08. Mason, Odd Fellow. Home: 3445 Home Av., Berwyn, Ill. Office: 161 W. Harrison St., Chi- cago.

KITTREDGE, Rufus Jay, printer; b. Glendale, O., Oct. 19, 1859; s. Charles and Emma Caroline (Rich) Kittredge; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chi- cago, Mar., 1880, Sarah Peacock; children: Rufus William, Charlotte, Alfred Rich, Lillian ( Mrs. R. Ford), Clara ( Mrs. J. H. McNabb), Benjamin Ed- mund, Elizabeth Eaton (Mrs. R. Welker) and Sara Mae. In 1876 began in the printing business, and gradually drifted into the label and color printing business; business inc., 1892, as R. J. Kittredge & Co., of which has since been pres. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, Shriner). Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Home: 741 Jud- son Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 812 W. Superior St., Chicago.

KITTREDGE, Rufus William, printer; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 23, 1881; s. Rufus Jay and Sarah (Pea- cock) Kittredge; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; M.E., Univ. of Ill., 1906; m. Eleanor Horton, of Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 8, 1902; children: Gladys, Lucille, Elaine. Was connected as machine designer with the Miehle Printing Press Co. 6 yrs .; then mgr. Machine Perfecting Co., 1904-11; sec. and dir. R. J. Kittredge & Co., label printers, since 1910. Congre- gationalist. Mem. Y.M.C.A. Mason (32º, Shriner). Recreations: baseball, handball. Home: 1058 N. Lockwood Av. Office: 824 W. Superior St.

KJELLANDER, John, clerk Superior Court; b. in Sweden, July 9, 1863; ed. com, schools. Learned drug business and opened store at N. Clark St. and Belmont Av., 1889. Alderman 23d Ward, 3 terms; city sealer 4 yrs .; elected clerk of Superior Court., Nov., 1916. Republican. Home: 859 Buck- ingham Pl. Office: County Bldg.

KLAPPROTH, Frederick Adolph Hemrich, mfr .; E. H. Weeger. Spent 2 yrs. in Southern Cal. in

( Hafferkamp) Klapproth; grad. Clarke (pub.) Sch., entire life has been spent in Chicago, and has been

b. Chicago, Apr. 23, 1876; s. Charles and Anna 1890, Met. Business Coll., 1891; m. Oolie, d. John R. Madison, of Chicago, Nov. 20, 1900; 2 children: John Madison, Adale Mary. With Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co. since age of 16, starting as office boy, and was successively bill clerk, order clerk, sales- man and sales mgr. of box and pail dept .; in 1900 elected dir. and treas. of the Am. Box Co. and was managing dir. of the Chicago end of the company's business until 1914, now vice pres. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner); Royal League. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, German. Recreations: swimming, bowling and billiards. Home: 3334 Park Av. Office: 111 W. Washington St.

KLEE, Nathan, fire underwriter; b. Germany, Aug. 4, 1870; ed. pub. schs. in Germany and Chica- go. Entered fire ins. business with A. R. Edwards, Mar. 1, 1885; became partner in 1893; in business for self. 1897-1902; consolidated with B. F. Rogers & Co., May 1, 1902, firm becoming Klee, Rogers & Cory; firm changed to Klee, Rogers & Co., 1907; consolidated, May I, 1916, with Wile, Loeb & Gut- man, and title became Klee, Rogers, Wile & Loeb. Active in charity work; treas., dir. Associated Jew- ish Charities of Chicago. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic, Ravisloe Country. Recreations: horseback riding, golf. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

KLEEMAN, Benton F., lawyer; b. Saugatuck, Mich., June 11, 1869; s. Reinhold F. and Louisa M. (Schuler) Kleeman; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mary Bur-

meister, of Chicago, Feb., 1892. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep. from 13th Senatorial Dist., 5 terms, 1902-12; asst. corpn. counsel since 1915. Mem. South End Business Men's Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Shriner) ; mem. K. of P. Home: 11444 Prairie Av. Office: 1004 Ashland Blk.

KLEIN, see also Kline, also Clyne.

KLEIN, Frederick, printer; b. Waren, Mecklen- burg-Schwerin, Germany, Nov. 13, 1856; s. John and Augusta (Toerber) Klein; ed. gymnasium in Germany; m. Madison, Wis., Mar. 26, 1883, Emma, d. Gustav Reuter; I son, Walter Fred. Came to Chicago in 1871, and learned the printing trade; became mem. of Wehrer & Klein, and in 1885 es- tablished the firm of Fred Klein & Co., inc., 1892, as Fred Klein Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Turngemeinde. Lutheran. Clubs: Germania, Fi- delia, Ben Franklin, Press, Edgewater Golf. Rec- reations: horseback riding, golt, fishing and walk- ing. Home: 5414 Magnolia Av. Office: 626 S. Clark Street.

KLEIN, John Mathias, tool mfr .; b. at Chicago, Dec. 21, 1856; s. of Mathias and Mary (Herre) Klein; ed. parochial and pub. schs .; m. Mary De- wald, of Chicago, May 24, 1877; 3 children: John Mathias, Jr., Mary Theresa ( Mrs. William Osmon), Alexander Joseph. With Bolton & Zittel, archi- tects, about 2 yrs., subsequently joining his father, and, in 1883, becoming a mem. of Mathias Klein & Son; title changed, 1902, to Mathias Klein & Sons, mfrs. of linemen's tools. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Recreation: gardening. Home: 7015 Sheridan Rd. Office: 562 W. Van Buren Street.

KLEIN, L(eon), department store; Oct. 17, 1844- Dec. 29, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

KLEINPELL, Henry H., M.D .; b. Cassville, Wis .. Feb. 26, 1869; s. Karl and Louise ( Wagner) Klein- pell; ed. pub. schs., Cassville; grad. in pharmacy, Northwestern Univ., 1892; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1900; post-grad. work, Berlin and Vienna, nearly 2 yrs .; unmarried. Practiced in Chicago since 1900; attending phys. Children's Memorial Hosp., and St. Vincent's Infant Asylum. Also mem. firm Flint Lumber Co., Herman Hughes Lumber Co., Viet & Davidson Lumber Co., all of Flint, Mich. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Lutheran. Home: 430 Garfield Av. Office: 48 W. Division St.

KLICKA, Emil, mfr .: b. Chicago, May 26, 1879; s. Joseph and Emily (Bernhardt) Klicka; grad. of Chicago pub. schs .; m. Sept. 10, 1907, Jessie L., d. cattle and mining business; with that exception continuously connected with Joseph Klicka Co., mfrs. of mouldings, of which has been pres, and mgr. since 1906. Dir. Lawndale State Bank, Kirch- man State Bank. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shrin- er). Club: Hamilton. Recreation: athletic sports. Home: 1924 S. Troy St. Office: 2007 S. California Avenue.

KLINE, see also Klein, Clyne.

KLINE, George Ebert, vice pres. Continental Ins. Co. of New York. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)

KLINE, Julius Reynolds, lawyer; b. Phila., Dec. 15, 1865; s. A. and Mary (Reynolds) Kline; ed. Keystone Grammar Sch., Phila .; Pa. State Normal Sch .; allegheny Coll .; Midland Univ .; studied law in Pa. and Ill .; m. Helen Newman, of Colo., June, 1899. Resident of Chicago since 1886; admitted to Ill. bar, 1891; has had an extensive practice, both civil and criminal, of recent yrs., principally civil. Prof. law. Chicago Law Sch. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Lawyers' Assn, of Ill., Phi Alpha Delta. Has served as adj. gen, I.N.G .; re- tired with rank of It. col .; late comdr. Naval Re- serves; hon. chief Ancients and Honorables of the G.A.R .; comdr. Officers' Legion. Mem. Allegheny Alumni Assn. of the West, Am. Nat. Red Cross. Mason (33º). Club: Press. Former musical, dra- matic and art critic, also editor Voice-Review. Recreations: automobiling, psychology. Home: 2944 Mildred Av. Office: Ashland Blk., 155 N. Clark Street.

388

THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS

KLINE, Samuel J., president Siegel, Cooper & KNAPP, George S., mfr .; b. Albany, N.Y., 1850; Co .; b. Leavenworth, Kan., July 19, 1859; s. Joseph s. George A. and Sarah (Bingham) Knapp; ed. Am- and Sophia (Berry) Kline; ed. Dore (pub.) Sch., Chicago; m. Judith Felsenthal, of Chicago; 1 son, Eugene F. Was associated in business with Jo- seph Beifeld & Co. for 20 yrs., mem. of firm 14 yrs .; upon death of B. Kuppenheimer, Nov., 1903, be- came connected with B. Kuppenheimer & Co. as an officer of the company; now pres. Siegel, Cooper & Co., dept, store. Ex-pres. Chicago Credit Men's

Assn .; formerly dir, and mem, exec, com. Chicago publican. Recreations: reading, "dining out," driv-

Assn. Commerce; former mem. exec. com. Civic Federation. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe, Caxton. Residence: Metropole Hotel. Office: 403 S. State St.

KLINE, Sol, mfr .; b. Denver, Colo., June 29, 1870; s. Joseph and Sophia (Berry) Kline; resident of Chicago since 1871; ed. pub. schs., and Chicago Coll. of Law. Identified, since 1884, in Chicago, with the mfr. of cloaks, suits and skirts; was part- ner in firm of Beifeld, Hirsch & Kline, successors to Joseph Beifeld & Co., until 1910; mem. Kline Bros. since 1904; also mem. Kline Bros. Co., of Cincinnati, St. Louis, Kansas City and Detroit. Pres. Central Bur. of Associated Jewish Charities, 1914-16; trustee Associated Jewish Charities. Re- publican. Clubs: Standard (ex-pres.), Lake Shore Country, Ravisloe. Home: 2400 Michigan Av. Of- fice: 76 W. Monroe St.

KLING, Charles, machinery; b. in Sweden; came to America, 1877; ed. pub. schs .; m. Dorthea S. Wold, of Chicago, Apr. 25, 1891; children: Carl W., Olaf E., Esther E., James B., Paul E., Alfred G. Pres. Kling Bros, Engineering Works. Republican. Home: 1130 Lorel Av. Office: 1300 N. Kostner Av.

KLINTZ, Anatole, mfr .; b. Colmar, Alsace, Apr. 8, 1869; s. Joseph and Anna ( Meyer) Klintz; ed. in private school and later in the Institution Sainte Marie Saint Die, Vosges; m. Lulu Voelcker, of Chi- cago, Oct. 11, 1904; 2 children: Paul and Vera Flor- ence. Came to Chicago, 1890; in employ U.S. Govt. World's Columbian Commn, at the World's Fair, 1890-4; sec. and mgr. The Zero Marx Sign Works, 1894-1907; sole propr. A. Klintz & Co., mfrs. signs, since 1907. Republican. Mason. Home: Park Ridge, Ill. Office: 905 W. Randolph St., Chicago.

KLOTZ, Robert, mechanical engr. and patent so- licitor; b. Baden, Germany, Nov. 5, 1859; s. August William and Lissette (August) Klotz; ed. in Ger- many; studied mech. engring, at Stuttgart, Wurt- temberg, 1876-82, in the Royal Polytechnic Inst., and during same period served 1 yr. in German Army; m. Amalia Hebsacker, of Chicago, d. Went- zel Hebsacker, of Nieder, Austria, Mar. 30, 1900; children: Ralph, Norman. Came to U.S. and Chica- go, in 1882, and worked as mech. engr, and expert; now head of firm of Robert Klotz & Co. Home: 4732 Winthrop Av. Office: 1705 City Hall Square Bldg.

KLUGH, Paul B., piano mfr .; b. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 25, 1878; s. Lewis E. and Ellen M. ( Brown) Klugh; ed. high sch., Detroit; m. Rhoda Corwin Fentress, of Detroit, Apr. 21, 1899; 2 children: Vir- ginia Corwin, Constance Mercer. Engaged in mfr. of musical instruments since 1905; vice pres. The Cable Co .; pres. Imperial Player Roll Co. Has taken out 51 U.S. and foreign patents on musical devices. Mem. Nat. Assn. Piano Mfrs. of America (vice pres. 1916), Chicago Piano and Organ Assn. (vice pres. 1915), Piano Club of Chicago (pres. 1915), Mich. Soc. of Chicago (pres. 1908). Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Rec- reation: fishing. Home: 5114 Kenwood Av, Office: Cable Bldg., Jackson Boul. and Wabash Av.

KNAPP, Charles Henry, president Knapp Metal Ceiling Co .; 1857-July, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

KNAPP, George Leonard, author; b. Dover, Olm- sted Co., Minn., Aug. 6, 1872; s. Leonard and Lu- cretia ( Harris) Knapp; M.D., Dunham Med. Coll., Chicago, 1902; m. Eva B. Loehr, of Bloomington, Ill., Sept. 3, 1907. Practiced medicine at Chicago, 1902-3, Pueblo, Colo., 1903-6; editorial writer, Rocky Mountain News, 1906-11, Chicago Journal since 1912, Democrat. Author: The Scales of Jus- tice, 1910; The Face of Air, 1912; Brigham Young (with Frank J. Cannon), 1913. Contbr. to mags. Address: 1027 Chicago Av., Oak Park, I]1.

herst Coll .; unmarried. Began as traveling sales- man for hardware concern at Chicago, 1870; became mem, firm of Knapp & Stoddard, jobbers and com- mn. mchts. in wholesale furniture, 1880; joined his brother, Charles H., in the building material business, 1900, and in 1905 organized the Knapp Bros. Mfg. Co., of which is now treas, and dir .; vice pres. and treas. Knapp Metal Ceiling Co. Re- ing, traveling. Home: LaGrange, III. Office: 2419 W. 14th St., Chicago.

KNAPP, Harold Everard, musician; b. Neponset, Ill., Aug. 23, 1867; s. Henry F. and Eliza M. (Wright) Knapp; ed. Whitewater (Wis.) Normal Sch., Oberlin College Music Dept .; Conservatory, Leipzig, Germany; m. Hila May Verbeck, of Au- rora, 111,, Sept. 14, 1898. Prof. violin and ensemble playing, Northwestern Univ., since 1892; dir. Northwestern Univ. Symphony Orchestra. Mem. Soc. Am. Musicians, Violinists' Guild. Club: Uni- versity (Evanston). Home: 810 Colfax St., Evans- ton, Ill.

KNAPP, Kemper K., lawyer; b. Marquette, Green Lake Co., Wis., Mar. 7, 1860; s. Charles and Jen- nette (Vine) Knapp; B.S., Univ. of Wis., 1879, B.L., 1882. Admitted to bar in 1882; now sr. mem. law firm Knapp & Campbell. In law dept. C.G. W.R.R. Co., 1885-90, C.&N.P.R.R.Co., 1890-3; atty. W.C. Co., operating C.&N.P.R.R.Co., 1893-5; atty C.&C.T. Ry.Co., 1893-7; atty. for receivers, C.&N.P.R.R.Co., 1895-7; gen. atty. C.T.T.R. R.Co., 1897, and gen. atty. E.,J.&E.Ry.Co., of Chicago, L.S.&E. Ry.Co., and of Ill. Steel Co., 1897-9; gen. counsel and dir., respec- tively, since 1899, of Ill. Steel Co., E.J.&E.Ry.Co., and of C.,L.S.&E. Ry.Co .; dir. Gary State Bank, South Chicago Savings Bank, Universal Portland Cement Co. Clubs: University, Law, Mid-Day, Glen View, Skokie Country, Indian Hill, South Shore Country. Home: 55 E. Division St. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

KNECHT, Samuel Edwin, lawyer, banker; b. at Deerfield, Lake Co., Ill., Feb. 4, 1862; s. John and Henrietta (Schneider) Knecht; B.S., Northwestern Coll., Naperville, Ill., 1886; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1891; m. Ella M. Waggoner, of Monroe, Mich .; 1 son, Howard Waggoner. Engaged in gen. practice of law, 1891-1901; was sr. mem. law firm of Knecht & Bullard, and later of Knecht & Day; sec, and trust officer State Bank of Chicago since Jan. 1, 1901. Mem. advisory investment com. Supreme Council Royal League. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State bar assns., Royal Arcanum. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Bankers', Westmoreland Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 650 Arlington Pl. Office: 133 W. Washington St.

KNERR, William N., importing glove mcht .; b. Schuylkillhaven, Pa., May 27, 1875; s. Benjamin F. and Athena (Newhard) Knerr; ed. pub. schs .; un- married. Came to Chicago, 1892; now sec., mgr. and dir. Francis T. Simmons & Co .; sec., treas. and dir. The Gibbs Machine Co. Republican. Presby- terian. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: shooting, fishing. Home: 812 Crescent Pl. Office: 320 S. Franklin St.

KNICKERBOCKER, Charles K., vice pres. Grif- fin Wheel Co .; b. Chicago, Sept. 28, 1874; ed. pub. schs .; unmarried. Has been connected with the Griffin Wheel Co., mfrs. of car wheels, since 1894, now vice pres .; dir. National Waste Co. Republi- can. Episcopalian, Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Golf, Midlothian. Home: 4808 Dor- chester Av. Office: McCormick Bldg.

KNIGHT, Clarence A., lawyer; Oct. 28, 1853- June 20, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

KNIGHT, John B., real estate; b. Hopkinsville, Ky., Oct. 1, 1847; s. John B. and Eliza E. Knight; ed. pvt. schs. of Ky, and Bethany Coll., W.Va .; studied law; m. 1892, Mrs. Susan C. Marshall (now deceased). Came to Chicago, Oct., 1871, when his father's property in the city was destroyed by fire, and took charge of the work of rebuilding and subsequent care of the family property; mem. firm of Knight & Marshall, 1881-1904, succeeded by John B. Knight & Co. Mem, Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Democrat. Clubs:

389

THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS

Union League, Kenwood. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 1335 E. 52d St. Office: 74 W. Wash- 1911. ) ington St.

KNIGHT, Joseph Chadbourne, fire underwriter; b. Chicago, Sept. 7, 1874; s. Robert and Fannie (Hall) Knight; father settled in Chicago, 1842, and was one of the leading citizens of early days; grad. grammar sch. and business coll., Chicago; m. Hel- ma Fredericka Nelson, of Chicago, June 16, 1898; infant son died Apr. 1, 1908. Began as office boy with I. J. Lewis, Chicago, Feb. 22-Sept. 7, 1889; then went with ins. firm of Granger, Smith & Mil- ler, which was merged into firm of Critchell, Mil- ler, Whitney & Barbour, 1901; resigned as chief clerk, July 1, 1909; then mem, firm of Knight & Barber; head of firm of Joseph C. Knight & Co. since Feb., 1911. An organizer, 1901, vice pres., 1905, Fire Ins. Club of Chicago; pres. Argyle Dist. Improvement Assn., 1914. Mem. Delta Theta Phi. Republican. Mason (32º, Shriner) ; mem. Royal Arcanum, Eastern Star, Knights of Pythias, Elks. Cluh: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: athletic sports. Home: 3316 N. Halsted St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boulevard.

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

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 127

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