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LANGE, Herman Otto, president and treas. Fer- guson & Lange Foundry Co .; b. Bromherg, Ger- many, May 14, 1855; s. Louis and Pauline (Braun) Lange; ed. in Real Gymnasium, Bromberg; m. Muskegon, Mich., Oct. 15, 1882, lda M. Torrent; children: Marguerite (Mrs. Walter F. Klein), Nel- iie (Mrs. E. Atwood), Florence ( Mrs. T. J. Robin- son), Liston. Came from Germany to Muskegon, Mich., 1870; was first engaged in mercantile busi- ness and then for 6 yrs. cashier and dir. Merchants' Nat. Bank of Muskegon; after that mem. of the lumber mfg. concern of Torrent Co., and was also sec. Muskegon Booming Co. and other corpns .; came to Chicago from Muskegon, 1899, becoming sec. and treas. The William Ferguson Foundry Co., reincorporated, 1903, as the Ferguson & Lange Foundry Co., of which is now pres. and treas. Re- publican. Mem. of Germania Mannerchor (dir.),
Schlaraffia Chicagoana. Home: 1435 Catalpa Av. Office: 1039 Willow St.
LANGENHORST, Felix John, M.D .; b. at Lyons, Clinton Co., la., Oct. 2, 1867; s. Laurenz and Maria Adelheid (Kotte) Langenhorst; ed. common schs. and Decorah (la.) Inst .; B.S., State Univ. of Ia., 1893; M.D., State Univ. of Ia., 1895, Univ. of Pa., 1897; m. Nannie Marie Mckinley, of Postville, la., Aug. 5, 1897. Practiced in Ashton, Ia., 1895-13, since in Chicago. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs. Catholic. Home: 5825 N. Clark St.
LANGLAND, James, editor; b. Racine Co., Wis., Jan. 26, 1855; s. Knud and Anna ( Hatlestad) Lang- land; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1877; unmarried. Connected with The Chicago Daily News almost continuously since 1877; reporter, 1877-81; Wash- ington corr., 1882; New York corr., 1883-4; war corr. in Cuba, 1898. Editor The Chicago Daily News Almanac since 1901, and cable editor Chi- cago Daily News since 1912; telegraph editor The Milwaukee Sentinel, 1884-9. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Geographic Soc. of Chicago, State Micros. Soc. of Ill. Club: Press. Recreations: walking, automo- biling. Home: 4824 Indiana Av. Office: Chicago Daily News.
LANGWORTHY, Benjamin Franklin, lawyer; b. Jersey City, N.J., Oct. 9, 1871; s. George Irish and Anne Lockhart (Karr) Langworthy; descendant of Colonial ancestors, among them James Babcock, who settled at Portsmouth, R.I., 1642, and Col. Jo- seph Babcock, who was born at Westfield, R.I., in 1754; B.S., Alfred (N.Y.) Univ., 1892; studied law Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; m. Mary A. Lewis, of Plainfield, N.J., Oct. 25, 1897; 2 children: Fran- ces Lewis and Marigold Lockhart. Admitted to the Ill. bar, 1895, and since engaged in practice at Chicago; prof. real property law, John Marshall Law Sch., since 1907; village atty. of River Forest, Ill., 1909-15. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns .; pres. Chicago Alumni Assn, of Alfred Univ. Republican. Universalist. Mem. G.A.R .; pres. Pa- triotic League of Phil Sheridan Post No. 615, G.A.R., Oak Park, Ill. Club: Union League. Rec- reation: outdoor exercises. Home: 254 Ashland Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
LANGWORTHY, Mary Lewis (Mrs. B. F. Lang- worthy), dramatic coach; b. Alfred, N.Y., Mar. 31, 1872; d. of Abram Herbert and Augusta Melissa (Johnson) Lewis; descendant of Abraham Lewis, of the Revolutionary War; Plainfield (N.J. ) Young Ladies' Sem., teachers' certificate, New York Sch. of Expression, 1894; spl. work, Alfred Univ .; m. Benjamin Franklin Langworthy, of Chicago, Oct. 25, 1897; 2 children: Frances Lewis and Marigold Lockhart. Writer and dir, patriotic and ednl. pa- geants, among them: River Forest, Independence Day, 1913, 14, 16; Lewis Inst., Chicago Auditorium; etc .; dir. drama class of River Forest Women's Club. Pres. since 1914 of Ill. Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers' Assn .; mem. D.A.R. Seventh Day Baptist. Clubs: Nineteenth Century (Oak Park), River Forest Women's. Home: 254 Ashland Av., River Forest, Ill.
LANQUIST, Albert C., commercial paper; b. at Elkhart, Ind., June 29, 1874; s. John and Emma (Luse) Lanquist; ed. puh. schs .. Chicago; m. Ma- mie Wise, of Chicago, Sept. 3, 1903. Began in em- ploy of F. W. Green & Bro., real estate, 1892-6; then with Seymour Coman & Co., commercial pa- per, 1896-1910; became partner Coman, Lanquist & Co., 1910; sr. mem. of its successor, Lanquist, Garvy & Co. Republican. Protestant. Mason. Home: 7054 N. Greenview Av. Office: 108 S. La Salle St.
LANQUIST, Andrew, contractor; b. in Sweden, Nov. 26, 1856: s. A. L. and Clara (Larson) Lan- quist; ed. in Sweden: came to America, 1881, and settled at Chicago; m. Elsa Peterson, of Chicago, Dec. 18, 1883; 2 children: Alice and Lillian. En- gaged in contracting business at Chicago since 1883: organized, 1904, and since pres. and treas. the Lanquist & Illsley Co .; has been contractor for many of the large structures at Chicago and in other parts of the U.S. Dir. State Bank of Chi- cago; pres. Builders' and Mfrs' Ins. Co. Pres. of Builders' Assn. of Chicago, 1909-18. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, Builders'. Home: 4636 Bea- con St. Office: 1100 N. Clark St.
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LANTRY, Thomas Barnaby, lawyer; b. Helena, moted, 1894, as supt. of traffic, supt., June, 1896, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1866; s. Barnaby and Ann ( Mahoney ) gen. supt., Aug., 1900, gen. traffic supt, and asst. gen. mgr. since 1912. Dir. South Park Improve- ment Assn., Univ. of Chicago Settlement. Mem. housing com. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Democrat. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, City, Traffic, Elec- tric, Lake Zurich Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 1215 ES. 56th St. Office: 212 W. Washington St. Lantry; grad. Ogdensburg (N.Y.) Acad., 1885; A.B., Georgetown (D.C.) Univ., 1889; m. Bessie O'Brien, of Springfield, Ill., Sept. 25, 1912; 1 son, Thomas B., Jr. Admitted to bar Sept., 1891; judge of Mu- nicipal Court, 1906-8. Mem. Chicago Bar. Assn. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Home: 3757 Pine Grove Av. Office: 814 The Rookery.
LANTZ, Albert P., fuel saving devices; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 16, 1879; s. Gustaf P. and Ida (Swan- son) Lantz; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Lillian Kre- vis, of Chicago, July 8, 1911; I daughter, Barbara C. Entered employ of H. Halvorsen Co., Chicago, at age of 17, Feb. 28, 1896; was made sec., 1900, upon incorporation of the company, continuing 10 yrs .; has been pres, and sec. Crown Fuel Saver Co. since Oct., 1915. Republican. Baptist. Mason (K.T., Shriner), Recreation: baseball, Home: 1404 Thorn- dale Av. Office: 325 W. Lake St.
LANYON, Robert Henry, president Acme Malt- ing Co .; b. Mineral Point, Wis., Sept. 17, 1857; s. Robert and Mary (Curnow) Lanyon; ed. pub. schs., LaSalle, Ill .; m. Minnie S., d. M. M. Snow, of Pitts- burg, Kan., Feb. 10, 1886; 4 children: Maude ( Mrs. Warren K. Wood), Florence (Mrs. Oliver P. H. Kaut), William Melvin and Marguerite. Engaged in zine smelting business at LaSalle, Ill., Nevada, Mo., North Chicago, Ill., and Pittsburg and Iola, Kan., until 1899; came to Chicago and engaged as dealer and mfr. in building materials, lumber and brick, 1900-14; pres. Acme Malting Co. since Nov., 1911; dir. Montezuma (Ind. ) Brick Co. Republican. Rationalist. Club: Union League. Home: 4906 Ellis Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
LAPHAM, Arden Barker, leather and hide mcht .; b. Clinton, N. Y., Mar. 15, 1845; s. Nathan and Jane (Barker) Lapham; ed. pub. schs, and in acad. at Keeseville, N.Y .; m. Clinton Co., N.Y., June 15, 1870, Mary S. Morgan; children: Arden B., Jr., Jane A., Edward M., Edna. Began in gen. merchandising and mfg. business, in Clinton Co., 1861-72; came to Chicago, 1873, and engaged as mem. Lapham, Smi- hert & Co., wholesale dealers and tanners of hides; firm of A. B. Lapham & Co. succeeded, 1881, chang- ing in 1883 to Lapham Bros. & Co., of which is sr. partner. Republican. Mem. Friends Ch. (Quakers). Club: Edgewater Golf. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St.
LAPHAM, Erwin F., piano mcht .; b. Republic, O .; s. Stephen and Lucinda M. (Hall) Lapham; ed. high sch., Republic; m. Eleanor H. Hoffman, of Newark, O., Dec. 29, 1886; 1 son, Ralph L. For- merly with Lyon & Healy, mfrs, musical instru- ments, Chicago; partner firm of Grosvenor, Lap- ham & Co. since 1896; dir. Ill. Georgia Pecan Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce ( Ill. com. and local com .; chmn. com. at large, 1917), Ohio Soc. of Chicago (sec. and gov.). Republican. Clubs: Pros- perity (dir. and ex-pres.), 111. Athletic (entertain- ment com.). Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 4627 Lake Park Av., Chicago; (summer) Three Lakes, Wis. Office: 410 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
LARDNER, James Lawrence, professor public speaking; b. Mt. Ayr, Ind., Oct. 17, 1872; s. Alexan- der and Sarah Ann Leese Lardner; B.S., Wabash Coll., Crawfordsville, Ind., 1896 (A.M., 1908) ; grad. Northwestern Univ. School of Oratory, 1900; m. Lida Burkhard, of Trinidad, Colo., June 24, 1903; children: Lynford Alexander, Mary Jean. Prof. English and oratory, Rochester (Ind.) Normal Univ., 1900-1; same, Dakota Wesleyan Univ., Mitch- ell, S. D., 1901-6; prof. reading and pub. speaking, Ind. State Normal Sch., Terre Haute, Ind., 1907-9; prof. pub. speaking, Northwestern Univ., since 1909. Mem. Nat. Assn. Academic Teachers of Pub. Speaking (pres. 1916-17), Nat. Speech Arts Assn., Phi Kappa Psi. Republican. Methodist. Club: University ( Evanston), Home: 810 Milburn St., Evanston, Ill.
LARNED, Sherwood Johnston, telephone official; b. Buffalo, N. Y., July 28, 1867; s. Josephus N. and Frances ( McCrea) Larned; ed. pub, and high schs., Buffalo, 1884-6; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1890; m. N.Y. City, Oct. 25, 1899, Mabel Scott Hall. Asst. electri- cian in engring. dept. Am. Telephone & Telegraph Co., New York, 1890-2; with Chicago Telephone Co. since Aug., 1892, beginning as asst. engr .; pro-
LARNED, Walter Cranston, lawyer; Nov. 30, 1850-June 19, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
LARSON, Adolph, contractor. (See vol. 1911.)
LARSON, F(rank) A., newspaper publisher; b. Orion, Ill., Mar. 3, 1872; s. A. G. and Sophia Lar- son; ed, pub. schs., Orion; Augustana Coll., Rock Island, Ill., 1890; m. Othelia Engquist, of Chicago, Oct. 26, 1898. Came to Chicago, 1892, and entered real estate office of Dunlap, Smith & Co., remaining 12 yrs .; engaged in real estate business on own account, 1904; purchased the Swedish American (Svenska Amerikanaren) weekly newspaper, 1907; purchased The Hemlandet (the oldest Swedish weekly in the U.S.), 1914, and consolidated same with the Swedish American, of which continues as publisher. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Swedish, Recreation: fishing. Home: 2305 Com- monwealth Av. Office: 208 N. Fifth Av.
LARSON, Lewis Elmer, secretary Chicago Bd. of Edn. (See vol. 1911.)
LASECKI, Joseph Andrew, newspaper man; b. Chicago, Feb. 11, 1887; s. Thomas and Josephine (Cwik) Lasecki; ed. St. Stanislaus Kostka Sch., Chicago; A.B., St. Stanislaus Coll., 1903; Loyola Univ .; unmarried. Successively sporting editor, polit. editor and city editor, Chicago Polish Daily News. West Chicago Park commr. since 1915; mem. Com. of One Hundred; mgr. Polish div. of western hdqrs. Dem. Nat. Com. during campaign of 1916. Mem. St. Stanislaus Coll. Alumni Assn., Polish Roman Catholic Union, Polish Alma Mater, Polish Nat. Alliance, Knights of Columbus. Clubs; Press, Polish Press. Recreations: tennis, hunting. Home: 2935 Gresham Av. Office: 1450 W. Division Street.
LASIER, David S., grain; b. Freeport, Ill .; ed. pub. schs., Freeport, Ill .; married, 1894; 4 children: Ruth, Marion, David R., John W. Came to Chi- cago, 1869, and began operations in grain on the Chicago Bd. of Trade, continuing in various con- nections until 1890; mem. firm of Lasier & Hooper, 1890-1906; operated alone until 1910; mem. firm of Crighton & Lasier, 1910-14; in business as David S. Lasier since 1914. Mem. Bd. of Trade. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: reading. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.
LATHAM, Harry Hubbard, machinery; b. Sand- wich, Ill., Sept. 19, 1859; s. Hubbard and Mary Ann ( Barnes) Latham; ed. pub. schs .; Evanston Acad. (Northwestern Univ.); m. Margaret Osgood, of N. Y. City, Oct. 6, 1885; m. 2d, Mrs. E. J. Ellis, of Chicago, Feb. 10, 1912; 3 children: Harry Osgood, Paul Hubbard, Ruth. Identified with mfr. print- ers', bookbinders' and paper box machinery since 1884; pres. Latham Machinery Co. since 1895. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Metho- dist. Mason (32°) ; mem. Royal Arcanum, Colum- bian Knights. Clubs: Chicago Athletic (dir. since 1907, pres. 1916-17), Iroquois, Mystic Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: athletics, golf, fishing, hunting. Home: 559 Surf St. Office: 1143 Fulton St.
LATHROP, Bryan, trustee; Aug. 6, 1844-May 13, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
LATHROP, Elise, musical and dramatic writer. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
LATHROP, Gardiner, lawyer; b. Waukesha, Wis., Feb. 16, 1850; s. John H. and Frances E. Lathrop; A.B., Univ. of Mo., 1867, A.M., 1870; A.B., Yale, 1869, A.M., 1872; LL.B., Harvard, 1873; (LL.D., Univ. of Mo., and Washington Univ., 1907) ; m. Eva Grant, of Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 16, 1879. Admitted to bar, 1873, and since in practice at Kansas City; sr. mem. firm Lathrop, Morrow, Fox & Moore; gen. solicitor A.,T.&S.F.Ry. System at Chicago, since 1905. Ex-pres. Bd. Curators, Univ. of Mo. Mem. S.R Cluos: Commercial, Kansas City, University
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(Kansas City); Chicago, University (Chicago). Home: 60 E. Elm St. Office: Railway Exchange.
LATIMER, Jonathan G., lawyer; b. Hopkins, Ia., Nov. 25, 1874; s. Joseph F. and Joanna (Humiston) Latimer; student Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., 1893- 97; Harvard, 1897-8; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1900; m. Evelyn Wyatt Latimer, of Fond du Lac, Wis., Oct. 23, 1905; 1 son, Jonathan W. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Hiner, Bunch & Latimer. Mem. S. A.R. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, City, Flossmoor Country. Recreations: golf, shooting and hunting. Home: 5457 Cornell Av. Office: 1717 Harris Trust Bldg.
LAUBENDER, John Ferdinand, retired; b. at Massillon, O., Oct. 5, 1844; s. Michael and Mary (Wenkeimer) Laubender; ed. common schs. in Ohio; served 4 yrs. and 2 mos, as mem. of 19th Ohio Vol. Inf. in Civil War; m. Union City, Pa., 1871, Ella M. Woods, In retail dry goods business, Cleve- land, O., 1866-9; gen. retail business, Union City, Pa., 1869-88; one of principals in Union Lumber Co., North Bloomfield, O., 1888-94; partner in firm of W. A. Alexander & Co., Chicago, gen. agt. for the Fidelity & Casualty Co., of New York, 1894- 1914; retired 1914. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park. Home: 423 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Il1.
LAUFER, Berthold, anthropologist, Orientalist; b. Cologne, Germany, Oct. 11, 1874; ed. Friedrich Wilhelms Gymnasium, Cologne, 1884-93, Univ. of Berlin, 1893-5, Sem. for Oriental Languages, Ber- lin, 1894-5; Ph.D., Univ. of Leipzig, 1897; came to U.S., 1898. Mem. Jesup N. Pacific expdn. to Sagha- lin Island and the Amur region of Eastern Siberia for exploration of ethnology of native tribes, 1898- 99; mem. Jacob H. Schiff expdn. to China for cul- ture-hist. investigations and ethnol. collections, 1901-4; asst. in ethnology, Am. Mus. Natural His- tory, 1904-6; lecturer anthropology, 1905, anthro- pology and East Asiatic langs., 1906-7, Columbia; asst. curator East-Asiatic dept., since 1908, asso. curator of Asiatic ethnology, since 1911, curator of anthropology, 1915, Field Mus. of Natural His- tory, Chicago. Mem. Mrs. T. B. Blackstone expdn. to Tibet and China, 1908-10. Fellow Ethnol. Soc .; mem. Am. Oriental Soc., Am. Anthrop. Assn., A.A. A.S., Am. Sociol. Soc., German Anthrop. Soc. of To- kyo (life), Royal Asiatic Soc. of Shanghai (life), Royal Asiatic Soc., London, Société Asiatique, Paris, Hakluyt Soc., London, Assn. Franco-Chi- noise, Paris; corr. mem. Indian Research Soc., Calcutta and Société finno-ougrienne, Helsingfors. Author of books and over 100 papers relating to the ethnology, archaeology and philology of the East. Address: Field Museum of Natural History.
LAUGHLIN, Clara Elizabeth (Miss), author; b. New York, Aug. 3, 1873; d. Samuel Wilson and Elizabeth (Abbott) Langhlin: grad. North Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1890. Author: Stories of Au- thors' Loves (2 vols.), 1902; The Evolution of a Girl's Ideal. 1902; Miladi, 1903; Divided, 1904; When Joy Begins, 1905; Felicity, 1907; The Lady in Gray, 1908: The Death of Lincoln, 1909; Just Folks, 1910: Everybody's Lonesome, 1910; Chil- dren of Tomorrow, 1911; The Gleaners, 1911; The Penny Philanthropist, 1912; The Work-a-Day Girl, 1913; Everybody's Birthright. 1914; When My Ship Comes Home, 1915. Home: 3711 Pine Grove Av.
LAUGHLIN, Elmyr Adams, vice pres. Joliet Ry. Supply Co. ( See vol. 1911.)
LAUGHLIN, Henry D., president Northern Ho- tel Co., etc .; b. Bath Co., Ky., Jan. 21, 1848; s. Tarl- ton C. and Anna E. ( Hopkins) Laughlin; ed. pub. schs., and in law sch. at Lexington, Ky .; m. St. Louis, 1874, Ella Haynes; children: Randolph, Hester B., Elmyr Adams, Robert T .; m. 2d, June, 1901, Ora Brownfield. Until 1884 was engaged in the practice of law at St. Louis; was elected to the bench, 1878, serving until 1882; one of reorganizers, 1888, of Nat. Hollow Brake Beam Co. ; bought the Am. Brake Beam Co., 1893, and subsequently organized the Kewanee Mfg. Co., at Jersey City, both of which he sold in 1899 to the Chicago Ry. Equip- ment Co .; purchased the control of the Northern Hotel Co., 1900, which owns the Great Northern Hotel, of which company is pres .; also pres. Nat. Hollow Brake Beam Co., the Perry Side Bearing Co., of Wilmington, Del. Republican. Mem. South-
ern Soc. of Chicago. Recreations: study of ancient history; a lover of birds, and fond of the water. Residence: Great Northern Hotel. Address: 4052 Princeton Av.
LAUGHLIN, James Laurence, political econo- mist; b. Deerfield, O., Apr. 2, 1850; s. Harvey and Mary M. (Mills) Laughlin; A.B., Harvard, 1873, A.M. and Ph.D., 1876; (Doctor, honoris causa, 300th Jubilee, Univ. of Geissen, 1906): m. Alice MeGuf- fey, of Cincinnati, Sept., 1875. Taught in Hopkin- son's Classical Sch., Boston, 1873-8; instr. polit. economy, 1878-83, asst. prof., 1883-7, Harvard; pres. Mfrs.' Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Phila., 1887-90; prof. polit. economy, Cornell, 1890-2; prof. and head dept. polit. economy, Univ. of Chicago, 1892-1916, retired. Editor Journal of Political Economy since 1892; lecturer in Berlin on invitation of Prussian Cultus Ministerium, 1906. In 1894-5 prepared for govt. of San Domingo a scheme of monetary re- form, which was afterward adopted; mem. Mone- tary Commn. created by Indianapolis Monetary Conf., 1897. Del. Pan-Am. Scientific Congress, San- tiago, Chile, 1909. Mem. L'Institute Internat. de Statistique, Cobden Club; sec. Political Economy Club. Chmn. exec. com. Nat. Citizens' League for Promotion of Sound Banking System, 1911-13. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 5801 University Av.
LAUREN, Newton B., real estate; b. Galesburg, Ill., May 8, 1878; s. Louis P. and Hannah Lauren; ed. pub. schs .; m. Verna Hogle, of Chicago. June 2, 1902; children: Willard Douglas, Bruce. In real estate business in Chicago since Jan., 1902; now head of Newton B. Lauren & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Club: Union League. Home: 1442 E. Marquette Rd. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.
LAURITZEN, C(hristian) Marius, vice pres. and gen. mgr. Raymond Bros. Impact Pulverizer Co .; b. in Denmark, July 18, 1870; s. Peter and Maren (Paulsen) Lauritzen; ed. common schs. of Den- mark until 1887; came to America; completed stud- ies at Warner Inst. of Tech., Perth Amboy, N.J .; m. Helen Frances Wright, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 19, 1900 (died July 27, 1903); 1 daughter, Helen Audrey; m. 2d, Mrs. Cornelia M. Cowan, of Bir- mingham, Ala., Jan. 27, 1915; 1 son, Christian Marius, Jr. Vice pres. and gen. mgr. Raymond Bros. Impact Pulverizer Co. since 1902; also vice pres. Chicago Steel Foundry Co. Republican. Ma- son (Ashlar Lodge, St. Bernard Commandery, Ori- ental Consistory, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westward Ho, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 5963 Kenmore Av. Office: 1319 N. Branch St.
LAUTH, Jacob, mfr .; b. Hessen, Germany, May 29, 1851; s. Philip and Anna Mary (Schaller) Lauth; removed with parents to Chicago, 1857; ed. pub, schs. to 1864; m. Chicago, May, 1878, Katie C. Shade; children: William P., Emma Catherine, Elizabeth Myrtle (Mrs. Herman E. Haenisch). After leaving sch., 1864, learned trade of pressman in printing office of Thompson, Heggie & Zimmer; afterward worked for Lakeside Printing & Pub. Co., Church, Goodman & Donnelley and other print- ing firms, when established business, 1877, as a mfr. of leather innersoles and sheet heeling, in which has since been engaged; founded firm of J. Lauth & Co., afterwards changing to Lauth-Jur- gens Motor Car Co. (of Fremont, O.), mfrs. of automobiles and gasoline engines, of which is dir., in charge Chicago office of the business; interested in several other enterprises. Republican. Home. 3616 Pine Grove Av. Office: 1345 Rawson St.
LAVERY, George Louis, steel wheels; b. Bos- ton. Feb. 18, 1856: s. Richard and Sophie Josephine (Girardin) Lavery; ed. English High Sch., Boston, and in mech. engring. at Mass. Inst. of Tech .: m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1884, Marion Jean Johnson: chil- dren: George L., Jr., Marion (Mrs. Henry A. Bo- gardus), Adrienne. Apprentice to Boston Machine Co., 1872-7; foreman and later supt. George Miles Iron Works, 1877-84; mech. engr. and salesman for Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., 1884-7; gen. western mgr., same, 1887-98: in business of mfg. postoffice equip- ment, etc., under name of George L. Lavery & Co., 1899-1902; organized stock company and sold out to Am. Postoffice Equipment Co., of which was pres, and treas .; gen. mgr. West Steel Casting Co.,
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Cleveland, O., since 1914. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. gaged in real estate business. Mem. City Council Engrs., Soc. Automotive Engrs., New England Soc. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, llamilton; Cleveland Athletic. Home: 5453 Ken- more Av. Office: 3019 Indiana Av.
LAVES, Kurt, astronomer; b. Lyck, Germany, Aug. 24, 1866; s. Hermann Karl and Julie (Krahne- feld) Laves; grad. Kgl, Human Gymnasium, Lyck, 1886; student Univ. of Koenigsberg, 1886-7, Univ. of Berlin, 1887-91, A.M., Ph. D., 1891; asst. in Royal Obs. of Berlin, 1892-3; m. Luise Moshagen, of Braunschweig, Germany, Aug. 25, 1896. Docent, reader, asst, and asso. in astronomy, 1893-7, instr., 1897-1901, asst. prof., 1901-S, asso. prof. since 1908, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Astronomische Ge- sellschaft (Leipzig), Astron. and Astrophys. Soc. America, Am. Math. Soc .; fellow A.A.A.S. Home: 5611 Kenwood Av.
LAVEZZORIO, John Battista, wholesale fruits. (See vol. 1911.)
LAVIN, John Jerome, plumbing and heating supplies; b. Kansasville, Wis., Feb. 9, 1879; s. of Bernard and Mary (Cunningham) Lavin: ed. pub. schs .; Beloit ( Wis.) Coll., 1896-8; m. Lillian Har- din, of Chicago, Apr., 1908; 1 son, John Hardin. Lived on farm until 15 yrs. of age; taught country sch. 3 yrs .; mgr. Island Hotel, summer resort, Eagle Lake, Wis., 3 yrs .; learned plumbing and heating business; bought controlling interests in Hardin-Lavin Co., 1914, and since pres. and treas. Republican. Mem. K.C., National Union. Recrea- tions: hunting, baseball, fishing. Home: 2226 E. 70th Pl. Office: 4533-43 Cottage Grove Av.
LAVIN, John Michael, M.D., surgeon; b. Chicago, July 5, 1869; s. Michael and Mary (Flynn) Lavin; ed. pub, schs. and business colls .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll. (Univ. of Chicago), 1901; m. Louise Godfren, of Chicago, June 15, 1909; 2 children: John, Charles. Interne, St. Joseph's Hosp., 1901-2, now mem. staff; asst. prof. gynecology, Chicago Post- Grad. Med. Coll. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs. Maj. and chief surgeon, I.N.G. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Physicians'. Recreations: baseball, football. Home: 1656 N. LaSalle St. Of- fice: 25 E. Washington St.
LAW, George Wallace, fire underwriter: b. Cin- cinnati, O .: s. Dr. John S. and Elizabeth Reid (Bur- roughs) Law; ed. grammar and high schs., finish- ing at the old Chickering Acad., Cincinnati. In 1881 entered the ins. agency established in Cin- cinnati by his father in 1852, this having been one of the first three general agencies of the Royal Ins. Co. established simultaneously at New York, Phila. and Cincinnati; was mem, firm of John H. Law & Bros., mgrs. of the central dept. of the Royal Ins. Co. until 1895, when he, with his brother, John H., moved to Chicago to take charge of the business of the Royal Ins. Co. (covering 14 states) under the firm name of Law Bros., mgrs., and con- tinued until retirement of his brother, 1912; mgr. of the western dept. same company since 1912; also vice pres. of the Law's Ins. Agency Co. of Cincinnati. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Elmhurst Golf. Recrea- tions: hunting, golf and other athletic sports. Home: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: Royal Ins. Bldg., Chi- cago.
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