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 133

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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LAW, John Hugh, insurance. Removed to Flori- da. (See vol. 1911.)

LAW, Robert Henry, real estate. (See vol. 1911.) LAW, Robert Oswald, printer and book mfr .; b. Ottawa, Can., May 18, 1861; s. William H. and Susan Goodall Law; ed. pub. schs. of Canada; m. Ellen J., d. James Mackie, of Oshawa, Can., 1884; children: Hazel Louise (Mrs. John B. Nellegar, Jr.), Oswald J., Charles E. and Robert M. Came to Chicago, 1889; treas. W. B. Conkey Co. 10 yrs .; established, 1900, the Robert O. Law Co., printers and hinders, of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Flossmoor Country, South Shore Country, Ben Franklin. Recreation: golf. Home: 5521 Cornell Av .; (summer) Flossmoor, Ill. Office: 633 Ply- mouth Ct., Chicago.

LAWLEY, James H., real estate; b. Chicago, 1876; ed. puh. schs .; LL.B., Ill. Coll. of Law. En-

from 14th Ward 5 terms, 1907-16; mem. bd. of trustees Sanitary Dist. of Chicago for term 1917- 22; Republican. Mem. Phi Alpha Delta. Mason (K.T., Shriner), K.P., Moose, etc. Home: 1925 W. Chicago Av. Office: Karpen Bldg.

LAWLOR, William J., banker; b. Braidwood, Ill., Dec. 14, 1873; s. Daniel and Loretta (Leonard) Lawlor; ed. pub. schs., Braidwood, 1879-88; stu- dent Chicago Coll. of Law, class of 1900; m. Mary V. Garvy, of Chicago, June 29, 1904; 3 children: Eileen Mary, William L., Daniel Joseph. Began in employ of First Nat. Bank, 1890; was elected vice pres., 1915. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Clubs: Bankers', Mid-Day, Edgewater Golf, Recreation: golf. Home: 742 Buena Av. Office: First Nat. Bank.

LAWRANCE, Marion, Sunday sch. sec .; b. Win- chester, O., Oct. 2, 1850; s. Elonson and Amanda Melvina (Irvin) Lawrance; moved with parents, 1854, to Yellow Springs, O .; ed. Antioch Coll .; m. Flora Gaines (niece of Gen. J. Warren Keifer), Oct. 15, 1874. Bookkeeper at Syracuse, N.Y., 1871- 73; in retail shoe business, Toledo, O., 1873-7; trav- ellng salesman, 1877-83; in fire ins. business, 1883- 89; sec. Ohio State S.S. Assn., 1889-99; gen. sec. Internat. S.S. Assn., since 1899; also gen. sec. World's S.S. Assn., May, 1910-Mar., 1914. Author; How to Conduct a Sunday School, 1905; Housing the Sunday School, 1911; The Sunday School Or- ganized for Service, 1914. Home: 4009 Lake Park Av. Office: 5 S. Wabash Av.

LAWRENCE, Andrew Middleton, newspaper man; b. San Francisco, Dec. 4, 1864; s. Clarence P. and Mary (Golding ) Lawrence; ed. Urban Acad., San Francisco; m. Minnie M. Young, of San Fran- cisco, Oct. 30, 1884. Began newspaper career as reporter, 1884, then city editor, Washington corr. and mng. editor San Francisco Examiner, with which was connected 14 yrs .; came to Chicago as inng. editor Hearst's Chicago American, of which was made pub., 1903; later pres. and pub. Chicago Examiner to 1915. Democrat. Mem. Cal. Legisla- ture, 1887-8; del .- at-large from Ill., Dem. Nat. Conv., 1904. Office: 1417 Conway Bldg.

LAWRENCE, Dwight, lawyer; Jan. 6, 1874-Feb. 17, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

LAWRENCE, Eugene Cornelius, clergyman; b. Carrollton, Miss., Feb. 28, 1883; s. Isaac and Lucy ( Haskins) Lawrence; ed. Tougaloo (Miss.) Coll .; Talladega (Ala.) Coll .; grad. Chicago Theol. Sem., 1912; m. Mary J. Brown, of Talladega, Dec. 16, 1914; 1 child, Marion Gladys. Began preaching, at Talladega, 1907; ordained Congl. ministry, 1908; student pastor 4 yrs .; pastor Lincoln Memorial Ch., Chicago, since 1912. Home: 6506 St. Lawrence Av.

LAWSON, J(ames) Gilchrist, editor, pub .; b. at Cleveland, Tenn., Sept. 10, 1874; s. James Black and Margaret (Logan) Lawson; student prep. coll. course, Southern Cal. Coll. of Univ. of Chicago, Los Angeles, Cal .; m. Camilla Martens, of Chicago, Nov. 14, 1914. Evangelist in Cal. and many states of U.S .; visited British Isles in 1900 and remained 8 yrs .; spl. corr, leading religious papers of London, Eng., 5 yrs .; mgr. Glad Tidings Pub. Co., Chicago, since 1909. Mgr. Family Altar League 7 yrs., and an editor Family Altar Mag .; mem. advisory coun- cil Ill. Anti-Saloon League. Prohibitionist. Bap- tist. Compiler and Editor: The Christian Work- er's Testament, 1903; Deeper Experiences of Fa- mous Christians, 1911; Proofs of the Life Here- after, 1912; World-Wide Reforms, 1913; Did Jesus Command Immersion? 1915; The Precious Promise Bible, 1915. Foremost authority on subject of Bi- ble marking. Home: 4425 Monticello Av. Office: Lakeside Bldg.

LAWSON, Victor Fremont, editor and pub. Chi- cago Daily News; b. Chicago, Sept. 9, 1850; s. Iver and Melinda H. Lawson; ed. Phillips Acad., And- over, Mass .; m. Jessie S. Bradley, of Chicago, Feb. 5, 1880. Took charge of an interest of his father's estate in a printing establishment; bought Chica- go Daily News, July, 1876, and with his later part- ner, Melville E. Stone, developed it to success; started morning edition, 1881; bought out Mr. Stone, 1888, and became sole propr. Retained the name Daily News for the evening paper and

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changed morning issue to the Chicago Record; lat- 1905-10, Chicago Terminal Transfer R.R. Co .; div. ter was merged with the Times-Herald, in 1901, engr., B.&O. Chicago Terminal R.R., May I, 1910- under the name of the Record-Herald (now the Apr., 1911; now in pvt, practice, specializing in Chicago Herald). Has been pres. of the Associated grade crossing elimination; made reports for Grand Rapids, Mich., and Houston, Tex. Ex-pres. State Bd. of Examiners of Structural Engrs. of Ill. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. (sec. Sept. 1, 1916-17), Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Engineers', Recreation: amateur photography. Home: 4251 Vincennes Av. Press ( now dir.). Inaugurated and maintained for many years through his newspapers the movement for the establishment of a govt. savings bank, and has been called the "father of the Postal Savings Bank in America." Established Daily News Fresh Air Fund, which maintains the Lincoln Park Sani- tarium for sick poor children, and has been active in other philanthropic work. Home: 1500 Lake Shore Drive. Office: The Daily News.

LAWSON, William C., lawyer; b. Hamilton, Ont., Can., 1860; s. Joseph and Charlotte (Davison) Law- son; ed. in Canada; came to Chicago, 1880; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch., 1896; m. Mary T. Lewis, of Chi- cago, June 18, 1890; 1 son, William C., Jr. (died Aug., 1897.) Asst. sheriff of Cook Co., 1898-1902; elected clerk of the Criminal Ct., 1902, for term expiring 1906; engaged in law practice since 1906; apptd. valuation atty., Interstate Commerce Com- mn., 1914. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Home: 5326 Cornell Av. Office: 910 S. Michigan Av.

LAWTON, Lyndon Charles, merchant; b. South Egremont, Mass., Mar. 3, 1854; s. Charles S. and Roby (Adams) Lawton; ed. pub. schs. of Pittsfield, Mass .; m. Chicago, Jan. 14, 1879, Alice M. Swan; children: James Swan, Lucile R. (Mrs. James A. Crawford), Marguerite ( Mrs. George N. Crawford, Jr.). Came to Chicago, 1875, and was in employ of Goodyear Rubber Co. 6 yrs .; organized, with others, 1881, Chicago Rubber Clothing Co .; sold out in 1886 and entered the Duck Brand Co., rubber clothing, with which remained until Feb., 1910; pres. and mgr. of Chicago Rubber Co., 1910-15; pres. Dutch Guiana Culture Co. since Jan., 1916. Republican. Universalist. Recreation: horseback riding. Home: 4319 Michigan Av. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St.

LAY, A(lbert) Tracy, capitalist; b. Batavia, N. Y., June 18, 1825; s. George W. and Olive (Foote) Lay; ed. pub. schs. of Batavia and Geneseo, N.Y .; m. Batavia, N.Y., Feb. 20, 1855, Catherine Smith; children: Olive ( Mrs. C. A. H. McCauley), Kath- erine (Mrs. R. F. Clinch). Came to Chicago from Batavia, N.Y., in 1849, and was actively engaged in the lumber business until 1888 in the firm of Han- nah, Lay & Co. (established 1850) ; now pres. Han- nah & Lay Co., Chamber of Commerce Safety Vault Co., Hannah & Lay Mercantile Co., Traverse City (Mich.) State Bank. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soc. Clubs: Union League, Church, Builders'. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Of- fice: 133 W. Washington St., Chicago.

LAY, Robert Dwight, life ins .; b. Chicago, Sept. 30, 1875; s. Charles C. and Fanny M. (Cossitt) Lay; grad. Mich. Mil. Acad., 1894; m. Frances Ida Loftus, Feb. 2, 1914. Began as office boy for Knicker- bocker Ice Co., 1894, resigning as asst. credit man, Nov., 1898, to become mgr. of E. A. Shedd & Co .; has been identified with the Nat. Life Ins. Co. of the U.S. of A. since Dec., 1902, as asst. to the treas. to 1906; became sec. and dir. 1906, sec. and treas. since 1909; vice pres. North Am. Cold Stor- age Co .; sec. Nat. Life Bldg. ; dir. North West State Bank, 1912. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westmoreland Golf. Home: 3466 Sheridan Rd. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

LAYER, Frank C., brick mfr .; b. in Bohemia, Ang. 19, 1860; s. Frank and Anna ( Pastor) Layer; ed. in old country; came to U.S., 1877; m. Bozena Layer, of Chicago, June 3, 1882; children: Robert, Helen, Hugo, Camille. Began as bricklayer, 1881, and became mason contractor, later entered gen. contracting business; bought stock in the Build- ers' Brick Co., of which has heen pres. since 1906. Democrat. Home: 1810 S. Central Park Av. Office: 118 N. LaSalle St.

LAYFIELD, Elwood N., civil engineer; h. Wil- mington, Del., Oct. 27, 1871; s. John T. and Mar- tha (West ) Layfield; ed. pub. schs. and Delaware Coll .; m. Mabel Baker, of Portland, Ore., June 25, 1907; I son, Elwood B. Began ry. service with Pa. R.R., in maintenance and construction work from Phila. to Washington, D.C., 1892-9; asst. engr., 1899-1900, principal asst. engr., 1900-5, chief engr.,

LAYLANDER, Orange J., publisher; h. Holmes Co., O., Mar. 11, 1858; s. of Andrew and Amanda ( Wells) Laylander; ed. Medina (O.) Normal Sch. and Univ. of Wooster; m. Esther Whitney, of Wa- terloo, Ia., Feb. 28, 1901. Supt. schs., Cedar Falls, Ia., 1888-1900; agt. in Iowa for Ginn & Co., sch. book pubs., 1900-6; became dept. mgr., 1906, and resident partner for the company at Chicago, 1911. Author of various sketches and verses. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press, Ohio Society. Homes: 5460 Hyde Park Boul., Chicago; (summer) Burt Lake, Mich. Office: 2301 Prairie Av., Chicago.

LEACH, Ferry W., investment securities; b. De- troit, Mich., Oct. 7, 1866; s. F. E. and Martha Isabel Leach; m. Maud Shipley, of Detroit, Dec. 17, 1887; 2 children. Mem. firm of A. B. Leach & Co., bonds; dir. Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank, and The Streets Co. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day, Bankers', Chicago Golf, Oak Park Country. Home: 190 E. Chestnut St. Office: 105 S. LaSalle Street.

LEACH, Owen G., lumber mfr .; b. Wayne Co., Ill., Dec. 27, 1878; s. George R. and Josephine (Mc- Cleary) Leach; ed. pub, schs., Wayne, Ill .; Mcken- drick Coll., Lebanon, Ill .; m. Marion Sproule, of Galena, Ill., 1910. Started in lumber business with uncle, L. D. Leach, as L. D. Leach & Co., in Wayne Co., 1899; moved to Chicago, 1906, continuing un- der original title, as mfrs. and dealers hardwood stock, also wagon makers; now practically owner of the business, uncle having retired. Mem. Nat. Hardwood Lumbermen's Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Catholic. Club: Chicago Automobile. Home: 4828 Michigan Av. Office: Fisher Bldg.

LEACH, Thomas Albert, lawyer; b. at Chicago, Mar. 17, 1870; s. of James T. and Catherine (Quig- ley ) Leach; A.M., St. Viateur's Coll., Bourbonnais Grove, Kankakee Co., Ill., 1886; post-grad. course, St. Mary's (Kan.) Coll., 1887; m. Minnie E. Reh- kopf, of Chicago, Dec. 17, 1890; 1 son, James Thomas. Accountant, Chicago Gas Light & Coke Co., 1888-93; foreign exchange teller, Hibernian Bank, 1893-4; receiving teller, Ill. Trust & Savings Bank, 1895; gen. accountant, Prairie State Nat. Bank, 1896; asst. supt. constrn. for West Chicago Street R.R. Co., 1897; gen, mgr. legal dept. same company, 1898-9; credit mgr. John M. Smyth Co., 1900-3; admitted to bar, 1903; gen. counsel John M. Smyth Co. since 1903, and atty. for John M. Smyth Estate; gen. counsel John M. Smyth Mdse. Co. since 1912 (pres. 1912). Successfully defended $400,000 injunction suit, entitled Wales vs. John M. Smyth Co., and established a precedent in such cases (reported in Vol. 190, page 66, Ill. Appellate Court Reports). Mem. Am., III. State and Chicago bar assns., Lawyers' Assn. of Chicago. Republican. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters. Recreations: all outdoor sports. Home: 4919 Washington Boul. Office: 710-712 Schiller Bldg.

LEAHY, William J., railway official; b. Elmira, N.Y., July 25, 1867; ed, pub. schs. and St. Joseph's Coll., Buffalo, N.Y. Began ry, service as clerk in auditor's office, Buffalo, N. Y. & Phila. R.R., Buffalo, 1883-4; clerk in pass, dept., 1884-5, ticket agt, at Niagara Falls, Syracuse and Jay St. Sta., New York, 1885-7, West Shore R.R .; trav. pass. agt, in N.Y. State, 1887-91, pass. agt. middle dist., at Phila., 1891-9, gen. eastern pass. agt. at New York, 1899-1901, C.,R.L.&P.Ry .; asst. gen. pass, agt. at St. Louis, 1901-5; then successively Ist asst. gen. pass. agt. at Chicago, C.,R.I.&P.Ry., and St. Louis, Kansas City & Colo. R.R .; now gen, pass. agt C., R.I.&P.Ry. at Chicago. Home: 4840 Sheridan Rd. Office: 736 LaSalle Station.

LEAKE, Joseph Bloomfield, lawyer, soldier; Apr. 1, 1828-June 2, 1913. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)

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LEARNED, Edwin Julius, treasurer Reid, Mur- cago, and Highland Park, III. Office: 101 S. State doch & Co .; b. Chicago, Feb. 8, 1858; s. Samuel Ju- St., Chicago. lius and Ann Elisabeth (Lowry) Learned; studied LEBOLT, Nathan N., jeweler; b. Chicago; s. of Lazarus E. and Jeanette (Rubel) Lebolt; student Univ. of Chicago; unmarried. Associated with brother, J. Myer H., in jewelry business, as Lebolt & Co., 1890, and is now vice pres, of the company. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Jewish religion. Clubs: Lake Shore Country, Standard, Ill. Athletic. Home: 4537 Grand Boul. Office: 101 S. State St. at Lake Forest Acad, and Amherst Coll., class 1880; unmarried. With Farwell Reduction Works, Georgetown, Colo., 1880-2; entered the employ of Reid, Murdoch & Fischer as asst. cashier, 1883; be- came cashier, 1884, retaining that position until 1891, when Reid, Murdoch & Co. was incorporated and he became treas. Presbyterian. Republican. Mem. Chi Psi; life mem. Art Inst. Clubs: Onwent- sia, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Athletic, West- moreland, Chicago Motor. Recreations: outdoor diversions, Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Clark St. Bridge, Chicago.

LEARNED, Frank Edward, railway official. Re- moved to Boston, Mass. (See vol. 1911.)

LEAVITT, Frank Mitchell, college prof .; b. at Roxbury ( now Boston), Mass., Sept. 20, 1865; s. Mitchell and Elizabeth Leavitt; ed. pub, schs., Bos- ton; spl. courses, Mass. Inst. Tech., and Harvard; The Sloyd Seminarium, Sweden; univs. of Chicago and Wis .; m. Flora P. Hatch, of Boston, July I, 1891: children: Mitchell, Elizabeth, Winslow. In commercial work 5 yrs .; then teacher Mass. Inst. Tech. and Eliott Sch., Jamaica Plain, Boston; prin. manual training schs., Boston, 1892-1906; asst. dir. drawing and manual training, same, 1906-10; asso. prof. industrial edn., Univ. of Chicago, since 1910. Mem. Conf. Bd. on Training of Apprentices. Mem. N.E.A. (pres. dept. manual training 1906, 1907), Nat. Soc. for Promotion of Industrial Edn., Nat. Vocational Guidance Assn. (pres. 1914), Ill. Man- ual Arts Assn. (pres., 1912, 1913), Vocational Edn. Assn. of Middle West (pres. 1916), Boston Manual Training Club. Unitarian. Clubs: City (chmn. pub. edn. com.), Quadrangle. Author: Examples of In- dustrial Education; Prevocational Education in the Public Schools; Elementary Social Science. Contbr. numerous papers on industrial edn. and kindred subjects. Home: 5720 Kenwood Av.

LEAVITT, Herbert B., lumber; b. on farm in Boone Co., Ill., June 26, 1868; s. Oscar and Delilah (Newton) Leavitt; ed. pub. schs. of Boone Co., Ill., and at Cheboygan, Mich .; studied a year in Sou- der's Business Coll., Chicago; m. Winsted, Conn., 1893, Louise C. Cooke; children: Helen L., Herbert B. Office boy with Crandall, Schultz & Co., whole- sale pine lumber, Chicago, at 17; became partner, May, 1894, with J. N. Crandall in firm of Crandall & Leavitt, hardwoods and yellow pine, which con- tinued until Jan., 1899; treas. Ark. Lumber Co., 1899-1903; became pres. and gen. mgr. Wisconsin Oak Lumber Co .; succeeded in 1905 by Leavitt Lumber Co., of which is pres .; also was pres. Leavitt Land & Lumber Co. of Chicago and Der- mott, Ark., and vice pres. Oconto Co., Oconto, Wis., and also Chicago, 1911-16. Republican. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Home: 4556 Greenwood Av.

LEAVITT, Sheldon, M.D .; b. at Grand Rapids, Mich., Apr. 9, 1850; s. David Sheldon and Martha Ann Leavitt; pub. sch. edn .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1877; post-grad. work in Ger- many, Eng. and France; m. Miss Smith, of Mich., 1871; children: C. Franklin (M.D.), Florence Belle. Prof. obstetrics, Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1880-98: prof. gynecology, Chicago Home. Med. Coll., 1898-1902. Established, 1905, and since ed- itor of Thought; pres. Magnum Bonum Co., pubs. Mem. Mich. Soc. of Chicago. Author: The Science and Art of Obstetrics (text-book), 1882; Psycho- Therapy, 1903; Paths to the Heights, 1908; The Psychic Solution of the Problem of Cure, 1909; Sex and Health, 1917. Home: 4665 Lake Park Av.

LEBOLT, J. Myer H., jewelry: b. Chicago, Sept. 4. 1868; s. Lazarus E. and Jeanette (Rubel) Lebolt; ed. pub. schs., Chicago. Errand boy, later travel- ing salesman, H. F. Hahn & Co., wholesale jewelry, 1882-95; jewelry buyer for A. M. Rothschild & Co., 1895-9: established jewelry business of Lebolt & Co., July, 1899, of which has since been pres. Jew- ish religion. Mason (32', Shriner), Clubs: Stan- dard, Press, Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Rav- isloe Country, Lake Shore Country; also Lambs, {'riterion (New York). Recreations: motoring, golf and traveling. Homes: 5103 Ellis Av., Chi-

LE BOSKY, Jacob C., lawyer; b. Chicago, Oct. 26, 1879; s. Harris B. and Mary (Alexander) Le Bosky; grad. Burr (grammar) Sch., 1893; studied Y.M.C.A. evening sch., 1894-5; Lewis Inst., 1896-9; law sch., Univ. of Mich. (summer), 1899; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1900. Employed in office of Collins, Goodrich, Darrow & Vincent, 1893; mgr. law printing dept, A. B. Case Printing & Pub. Co., 1897-9; with Altgeld, Darrow & Thompson, lawyers, 1901-2; mem. law firm Dar- row, Thompson & Cross, 1902-3, Prentiss & Le Bosky, 1903-4, alone, 1905-12, LeBosky & Plumb (Glen E.), 1913, LeBosky & Levine (William), since 1914. Represented Referendum League be- fore election commrs. in attack of Union Traction Co. on first municipal ownership petition; repre- sented Chicago Federation of Labor and Internat. Brotherhood of Teamsters in federal courts during teamsters' strike of 1905; represented acquitted defendants Shea et al. in conspiracy cases (lasting 6 mos.) in criminal cts. of Cook Co .; acted as arbi- trator, 1912-13, for the employes of the elevated railroad lines, members of the Amalgamated Assn. of Street & Electric Ry. Employes of America, on bd. with Wallace Heckman, Esq., representing the elevated ry. cos .; counsel, with Samuel Alschuler, for employes of the surface and elevated lines, members of the Amalgamated Assn. of Street & Electric Ry. Employes of America, before arbitra- tion bd. (consisting of Mayor William Hale Thomp- son, umpire, State's Atty. Maclay Hoyne, and James M. Sheehan), in 1915; apptd. state fire mar- shal by Gov. Edward F. Dunne in 1913 (resigned) ; gen. atty, for the bd. of West Chicago Park Com- mrs., 1913-17; mem. Commn. on Uniform Indus- trial and Ins. Legislation, by appmt. of Gov. Dunne, and elected chmn. in 1914 (still serving, 1917). Dem. candidate for state's atty., in pri- maries, Apr., 1912, receiving 22,930 votes. Mem. Am, and Ill. State bar assns., Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Am. Assn. for Labor Legislation, Acad. Polit. Science, Am. Soc. for Judicial Settlement of Inter- nat. Disputes, Chicago Single Tax Club. Mem. Oriental Hillel Lodge; Independent Order of B'nai B'rith; Bee Hive Lodge No. 909, A.F. and A.M .; Montefiore Council No. 218, Nat. Union; Moses Lodge No. 18, I.O.F.S. of I. Clubs: Press, Cove- nant. Home: 2115 W. North Av. Office: 820, 127 N. Dearborn St.

LE COUNT, Edwin Raymond, pathologist; b. at Fond du Lac, Wis., Apr. I, 1868; ed. Carroll Coll .. Wis., 1887-8; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1892; resident, Cook Co. Hosp., Chicago, 1892-3; student, Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1893-4, Pasteur Inst., Paris, 1896, Berlin, 1905. Prof. pathology, Rush Med. Coll. ( Univ. of Chicago), since 1892; attending patholo- gist, Cook Co., Presbyterian, St. Luke's hosps. Mem. Am. Assn. Pathologists and Bacteriologists ( pres. 1911), A.A.A.S., A.M.A., etc. Home: 6026 Kenwood Av. Office: 1748 W. Harrison St.

LEDBETTER, Elmer Ellsworth, lawyer. Re- moved to Detroit, Mich. (See vol. 1911.)

LEDERER, Charles, cartoonist; b. Lowell, Mass., Dec. 31, 1856; s. John and Bettina Lederer; self ed .; m. Bertha Adele Mitchell, of Chihuahua, Colo., Sept. 29, 1907. Cartoonist and illustrator since 1875 for Frank Leslie's, Harper's, New York World, New York Herald, Chicago Herald and Record- Herald, Chronicle. Writer and illustrator of juve- nile books. Clubs: Press, Publishers (hon). Home: 909 E. 42d Pl.

LEDERER, Charles, lawyer; b. Chicago, Apr. 22, 1877; s. Sigmund and Resie ( Klausner) Led- erer; Ph. B., Univ. of Chicago, 1898; LL.B., North- western Univ., 1901; m. Florence Freiler, of Elgin, Ill., Mar. 28, 1911; I son, Phillip Charles. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901; elected to Ill. Legislature, 1908;

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mem. Adler, Lederer & Beck since 1910. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Mason. Home: 5131 Ellis Av. Office: 10 S. LaSalle Street.

LE DUC, Alphonse, grain broker; o. Montreal, P. Q., Mar. 11, 1845; s. Louis and Euphrosine S. (de Montreuil) LeDuc; ed. Coll. St. Marie, Mont- real, and in Toronto colls .; m. Alma Peniston, of New Orleans, Dec. 18, 1876; 2 children: Alma and Yvonne. Began business at Milwaukee in 1862, where remained, excepting interval during Civil War, until 1869, went to New Orleans and in com- mission house until 1895, later becoming trader in grain and provisions between Chicago and Europe. Served as vol. a .- d .- c. on staff of Maj .- Gen. N. P. Banks during the last year of Civil War. Came to Chicago, 1860, to join a party who entertained the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), on a shooting expedition at Dwight, Ill. Was one of founders of French Benevolent Soc. of Ill. (now Ist vice pres.). Special commr. to the New Orleans Expn., 1884; alternate national commr. from La. to World's Columbian Expn .; U.S. commr. to World's Expn., Antwerp, 1894; represented the Kingdom of Siam at Paris Expn., 1900. Commander of the Order of Christ, of Portugal; Chevalier du Mérite Agricole, of France; Knight of the Crown of Siam. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Independent Democrat. Home: 4017 Lake Park Av. Office: 67 Board of Trade.

LE DUC, Joseph C., men's furnishings; b. at Bradford, Ont., Can., July 5, 1876; s. Joseph and Sarah (Currier) LeDuc; ed. pub. schs., Ont .; m. Lillian Von Kappes, of Cincinnati, Apr. 20, 1902. Began in employ of Thomas May & Co., millinery, Montreal, P.Q., 1890; removed to New York, 1894, and became connected with John Forsythe & Co., men's furnishings; with Kaskel & Kaskel, shirt makers, New York, since 1898; located in Chicago as western mgr. for the company, Dec., 1905. Re- publican. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, West- moreland Country. Recreation : golf. Home: 5003 Sheridan Rd. Office: 40 S. Michigan Av.

LEE, Agnes (Mrs. Otto Freer), author; b. Chi- cago; d. William H. and Harriet H. ( Robinson) Rand; ed. in Switzerland; m. 2d, Otto (Tiger) Freer, May 18, 1911. Author: The Round Rabbit, 1898; The Border of the Lake, 1910; The Sharing, 1914. Contbr. poems to leading mags. Translator into English verse of the Poems of Théophile Gau- tier, and of The Gates of Childhood, by Fernand Gregh. Home: 81 E. Elm St.

LEE, Blewett, lawyer; b. nr. Columbus, Miss., Mar. 1, 1867; s. Lt .- Gen. Stephen Dill (C.S.A.) and Regina Lily (Harrison) Lee; B.S., Agrl. and Mech. Coll. of Miss., 1883; Univ. of Va., 1883-5; A.M. and LL.B., Harvard, 1888; univs. of Leipzig and Frei- burg, 1888-9; m. Frances, d. John Jacob Glessner, Feb. 9, 1898; children: John Glessner, Frances, Martha; m. 2d, Mrs. Percival C. Sneed, d. G. J. Foreacre, of Atlanta, Ga., July 20, 1915. Pvt. sec. to Justice Horace Gray of Supreme Ct. of U.S., 1890; practiced law, Atlanta, Ga., 1890-3, Chicago, 1893-1902; prof. law, Northwestern Univ., 1893- 1901, Univ. of Chicago, 1902-3; gen. atty., 1902-9, gen. solicitor since 1909, I.C.R.R. Mem. Am., Ill. State, and Chicago bar assns., Internat. Law Soc. America, Soc. Internat. Law. Clubs: Harvard (New York); Chicago, University, South Shore Country, Law, Chicago Literary, Flossmoor. Democrat. Unitarian. Contbr. to legal periodicals. Home: 716 Rush St. Office: 135 Park Row.

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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 133

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