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 134

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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LEE, Delia Foreacre (Mrs. Blewett Lse), libra- rian; b. Atlanta, Ga., 1871; d. Capt. Greenberry Jones (C.S.A.) and Delia (Nicholls) Foreacre; ed. pvt. sch., Atlanta; Pratt Inst. Sch. of Library Sci- ence, 1904-6; m. Percival C. Sneed, of Savannah, Ga., Nov. 8, 1892 (died 1900); m. 2d, Blewett Lee, of Chicago, July 20, 1915. Instr. Atlanta Library Sch., 1906-8, chief instr., 1908-11, prin., 1911-14; librarian Carnegie Library of Atlanta and dir. L]- brary Sch., 1914-15. Episcopalian. Mem. Council A.L.A .; pres. League of Library Commrs., 1908-9; organizer and mem. Georgia Library Commn. since 1906. Home: 716 Rush St.

LEE, Edward Hervey, civil engr .; b. Dayton, O., Jan. 29, 1863; s. John Newton and Julia (Sheldon)

Lee; ed. Obio Univ., 1876-8; Univ. of Wooster (O.), 1884-5. Since 1880, rodman, asst. engr., etc., with various railroad cos., including the "Nickel Plate," Wis. Central and U.P.R.R .; office engr. and chief engr. E.,J.&E.Ry., 1887-93; in pvt. practice, 1893-7, as engr. and supt., and also in charge of field work for Sanitary Dist. of Chicago; prin. asst. engr. on joint track elevation and depression at 16th St., Chicago, engr. and chief engr. C.&W.I.R.R. and Belt Ry. of Chicago, 1898, and now vice pres. and chief engr. same roads. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., West- ern Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Engineers'. Office: Dearborn Sta- tion.

LEE, Edward Thomas, dean The John Marshall Law School; b. Hartford, Conn .; s. Thomas and Jane (Marnell) Lee; prep. edn. Hartford High Sch .; student Univ. of Mich., 1884-5; A.B., Harvard, 1886; LL.B., Columbian Univ. Law Sch., Washington, D.C., 1894; m. Margaret Wishard Noble, of Green- wood, Ind., Thanksgiving Day, 1894; children: Noble, Edward, Marjorie. Clerk U.S. Senate Com. on Territories, 1888-93; now dean The John Mar- shall Law School. Mem. Dry Chicago Federation. Democrat. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Clubs: City, Quadrangle, Chicago Literary. Home: 5615 Kenwood Av. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.

LEE, John H., patent lawyer; mem. law firm of Dyrenforth, Lee, Chritton & Wiles. Also vice pres. Forsyth Automatic Air & Steam Coupler Co .; pres. Metal Specialties Mfg. Co. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg., Chicago.

LEE, John Henry Sheldon, lawyer; b. Topeka, Kan., 1873; s. John Newton aud Julia (Sheldon) Lee; B.A., Lake Forest Coll., 1895; B.A., Harvard, 1896; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1898; m. Jessie Haskell Condict, of Evanston, III., Oct. 6, 1903; 3 children. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., with Charles S. Deneen, 1899-1902: mem. Musgrave, Oppenheim & Lee. Asst. prof. law, Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1902-8. Republican. Clubs: University, Law, Glen View. Home: 1225 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

LEE, Judson Fiske, college prof .; b. Wick, Ia., June 24, 1880; s. Samuel Wentworth and Sarah Ellen ( Wheeler) Lee; A.B., Des Moines Coll., 1904; A.M., State Univ. of Ia., 1905; Ph.D., Univ. of Chi- cago, 1913; m. Jessie Rae Bacon, of Osage, Ia., Nov. 25, 1909; 2 sons: Maurice Wentworth, Lawrence Bacon. Instr. history and economics, 1909-11, asst. prof., 1911-13, prof. and head of dept. since 1913, Lewis Inst. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Miss. Valley Hist. Assn. Republican. Baptist. Club: City. Home: 161 Lorel Av.

LEE, Lester Edwin, lawyer; b. Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 10, 1872; s. Alfred P. and Mary Margaret (Sheets) Lee; ed. pub. schs. and 3 yrs. in high sch. at Indianapolis, Ind., to 1891; came to Chica- go; grad. Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., 1892; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1896; m. Alice Lewis Carter, of Chicago, May 1, 1902; i child, Helen Carter. Admitted to bar, June 11, 1896; mem. law firm of Phelps & Cleland, 1896-1900, Ward & Lee, 1906-9; now mem. Cleland, Lee & Phelps. Mem. Lawyers' Assn, of Ill., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Methodist. Has done much civic reform work with different movements. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Club: Fraternity. Home: 1652 W. 103d St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

LEE, Meyer A,, wholesale clothing; b. Wolkovisk, Russia, Oct. 16, 1875; s. late Joseph and Anna (Mostotzky ) Lishnansky; ed. pub. and pvt. schs, of native town; m. Tillie Shapiro, of Chicago, Nov. 30, 1898; 4 children: Theodore A., Florence, Isa- belle, Leo. Came to U.S., 1891; engaged in whole- sale clothing jobbing business in Chicago since 1896 as mem, of Lee & Dulsky. Mason, K.P. Mem. B'nai B'rith. Home: 1434 S. St. Louis Av, Office: 209-211 S. Market St.

LEEDS, Joseph Smith, manager Santa Fe Refrig- erator Despatch; b. Clermont Co., O., Feb. 18, 1844; s. Aaron and Mary (Smith) Leeds; ed. pub. schs. of Ohio; served in 79th Ohio Vol. Inf. in Army of Georgia and with Sherman on march to the sea; m. Ohio, 1867, Sarah Halsted; children, 4 living: Mary B. (Mrs. Samuel L. Fulton), Hosmer W ..

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Emma ( Mrs. W. R. Kernohan), Elizabeth; and 2 now clerk, now pres. same; also pres. The Conrad Seipp deceased: Josephine A., Alanson H. Began ry. Brewing Co. Democrat; presidential elector, 1892; service, Feb., 1866, as telegraph operator Marietta trustee Sanitary District of Chicago, 1900-5. Lu- theran. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Home: 2950 Logan Boul. Offices: 916 N. Pau- lina St. and Lake Shore and 27th St, & Cincinnati R.R., at Cincinnati, until 1868; oper- ator and clk. C., B.&Q. R.R. at Buda and Altoona, III., 1868-9; station agt. Lewiston, Ill., 1869-70, chief clk, and cashier Keokuk, Ia., 1870-8, chief clk. gen. frt. office, 1879-81, asst. gen. frt. agt., 1881-4, gen. frt. agt., 1884-8, A.,T.&S.F.R.R .; chairman Transcontinental Assn., St. Louis, 1888-9; frt. traffic manager Mo. P. Ry., 1889-91; traffic manager Traffic Assn, of Cal., San Francisco, 1891-5; traffic mar. Business Men's League, St. Louis, 1895-7; mgr. Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch since Apr., 1903. Home: 5000 Dorchester Av. Office: Railway Exchange.

LEEMING, Charles Whitaker, real estate; b. at Brantford, C'an., Oct. 17, 1863; s. of Henry B. and Janet ( Whitaker) Leeming; ed. Toronto Univ .; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1891; m. Chicago, 1891, Grace E. Pardridge; children: Dorothy, Florence, Grace, Janet, Mary, Robert Pardridge. Came to Chicago, 1879; was in grain commn. business on the Board of Trade for 10 yrs., but retired in 1900 and since in the real estate and renting business. Republican. Home: Brantford, Can. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

LEEMING, John, surgeon; b. Brantford, Can., Mar. 17, 1859; s. Henry B. and Janet ( Whitaker) Leeming; grad. Collegiate Inst., Brantford, 1879; grad. med. dept. of Univ. of Toronto, 1886; Coll. Phys. and Surg., Ont., 1887; Royal Coll. of Phys. of London, Eng., 1887; m. Margaret Sibley, of Chi- cago, July 16, 1890; children: John, Jr., Francis C., Eleanor W., Tom, James W. and Mason Starring. Practiced in Chicago since 1887; formerly connect- ed with Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. as mem. of the faculty and prof. of materia medica; attend- ing surgeon, Chicago Baptist Hosp., Cook Co. Hosp., etc .; prof. med. jurisprudence and lecturer, Kent Coll. of Law. Mem. A.M.A. (vice pres.), Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Physicians' Club. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Co- lonial, South Shore Country. Home: 1537 E. 60th St. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.

LEFENS, Thies Jacob, real estate; Mar. 4, 1846- Apr. 14, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

LEFFINGWELL, Frank Pierce, lawyer; b. Clin- ton Co., Ia., Mar. 25, 1853; s. William E. and Ce- linda W. ( Walrod) Leffingwell; ed. Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind .; m. Clinton Co., Ia., May, 1878, Annie Wadleigh; 2 children: Mrs. Clyde D. Peck, Charles W. Admitted to bar, 1876; practiced in Clinton, Ia., until 1880, since in Chicago. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns .. Chicago Law Inst. Club: Union League. Home: 4911 Lake Park Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.

LE FURGY, Ludlow R., broker and importer. (See vol. 1911.)

LEGG, Chester Arthur, lawyer; b. St. Louis, Dec. 16, 1880; s. Augustus Matthew and Lizzie Lou (Charles) Legg; grad. Lake Forest (Ill.) Acad., 1900; A.B., Harvard, 1904, LL.B., 1907; m. Anna Dickson, of Cambridge, Mass., June 10, 1908. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1907, and began practice at Chi- cago; asst. U.S. atty., 1908-10; counsel of exec. coms. Chicago Bd. of Trade, since Mar. 1, 1910; in pvt. practice since 1914. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Phi Delta Theta; pres. Lincoln League of Ill., 1911. Republican. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: reading, outdoor diver- sions. Home: 2706 Hartzell St., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 1141 The Rookery, Chicago.

LEGLER, Henry Eduard, librarian; June 22, 1861-Sept. 13, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

LEGNER, William G., brewer; b. Neustadt, W. Prussia, Germany, Aug. 15, 1858; s. William G. and Flora (Noetzel) Legner; ed. Gymnasium, Neustadt, and business coll., Troy, N. Y .; m. Chicago, Sept. 1, 1882, Dora Leusch; children: Harriet O., Ellen H., Roger H. Engaged in father's cigar-box factory, Troy, N.Y., 1876-9; in advertising dept. Chicago Freie Presse and Staats Zeitung, and business mgr. Chicago Democrat, 1879-86; deputy collector of internal revenue, 1886-9: since July 1, 1889, with the West Side Brewery Co., beginning as shipping

LE GROS, Emil Albert, vice pres. The Franklin Co .; b. Chicago, Apr. 10, 1874; s. Eman Alois and Josephine (Uher) LeGros; ed. grammar and high schs., pvt. instruction, Chicago Musical Coll., Am. Conservatory of Music and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; unmarried. Began busi- ness career, Sept. 29, 1889, in employ of A. Zeese & Co., engravers and electrotypers, and since iden- tified with that company and its successor, Frank- lin Engraving & Electrotyping Co., and The Frank- lin Co., in various capacities, becoming sec., 1901, and vice pres., 1908. Chmn. Mfg. Photo Engravers' Club. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen Oak Country, Bohemia, Pal- ette and Chisel. Recreations: music, literature, athletics. Home: 5821 Midway Park, Office: 720 S. Dearborn St.

LEHLE, William Louis, architect; b. Ulm, Ger- many, Aug. 31, 1846; s. George Louis Lehle; ed. Univ. of Stuttgart, Germany; came to U.S., 1867; m. 1872, Josephine Watson; children: George Louis, Amelia Susan, Anna, William Louis, Jr. Since 1872 engaged in practice as architect, and since 1892 has made a specialty of plans and designs for in- dustrial plants; now pres, Commercial Motion Pic- ture Mfg. Co. Mem. Architects' Business Assn. Home: 1409 Albion Av. Office: 2436 Sheffield Av.

LEHMAN, Bruce W., corsets; b. Chetopa, Kan., May 29, 1890; s. William and Hattie (Bing) Leh- man; ed. Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago. Vice pres. and sec. Gage-Downs Co., corsets, since 1911. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country, Ravisloe Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: 2706 Wabash Av.

LEHMAN, Louis Bernhard, wholesale gloves. (See vol. 1911.)

LEHMAN, William, president Gage-Downs Co .; Dec. 11, 1856-Dec. 5, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

LEHMANN, Edward J., president The Fair; b. Chicago, Mar. 1, 1876; s. late E. J. and Augusta Leh- mann; m. 1st, Aug., 1901; 2 sons: Ernest J., Edward J., Jr .; m. 2d, Florence M., d. George N. Neise, of Chicago. Pres. The Fair. Home: 3662 Sheridan Rd. Office: 140 S. State St.

LEHMANN, Karl Ludvig, engineer. (See vol. 1911.)

LEHON, Tom, mfr .; b. Oswego, N.Y., Oct. 17, 1876; s. of William S. and Mary Lehon; ed. pub. schs., North Tonawanda, N.Y., and Niagara Univ .; m. Mary Waters Pennell, of Chicago, Sept. 18, 1912. Became connected with Nat. Roofing Co., 1896, con- tinuing as mgr. Pittsburgh office and railroad dept. until 1905; came to Chicago, Dec., 1905, and organ- ized The Lehon Co., mfrs, roofing, insulating mate- rial and railroad specialties for refrigerator cars, and has since been head of the company. Repub- lican. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Motor. Recrea- tion: motoring. Home: 4575 Lake Park Av. Office: W. 44th St. and Oakley Av.

LEICHSENRING, Hermann Carl, contractor for mosaic work, etc .; b. Dresden, Germany, Jan. 8, 1865; s. of Frederick August and J. (Gutwasser) Leichsenring; ed. Dresden; m. Chicago, Aug. 1, 1887, Minna Leitritz, of Dresden; 5 children: Her- mann, Johanna, Anna, Elizabeth, Gertrude. Served apprenticeship as stucco worker at Dresden; worked and studied at Vienna, Trieste, Munich, Cologne and Berlin, 1883-7: came to Chicago, Mar., 1887; organized, 1890, and was supt. until 1902, and since gen. mgr. of the Art Marble Co. Recreation: farm- ing. Home: 4433 N. Paulina St. Office: 2608 Flour- noy St.

LEICHT, Edward Albert, treasurer Paepcke- Leicht Lumber Co. (See vol. 1911.)

LEIGH, Charles Wilbur, mathematician; b. at Peoria, Ill., Dec. 4, 1874; s. Amos F. and Caroline B. (Choate) Leigh : Univ. of Ill., 1897; Univ. of Chi- cago, 1900-1; m. Theresa Violet Faulkner, of Wyo- ming, Ill., Jan. 1, 1903; 1 son, John Richard. Prof. mathematics, Ft. Worth (Tex.) Univ., 1897-1900;

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with Armour Inst. Tech. since 1900, now asso. prof. mathematics. Dir. music, 1st M.E. Ch., Englewood. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta, Tau Beta Pi. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Club: Windsor Golf. Author: (with Darwin S. Hatch) Commercial Arithmetic (2 vols.), 1909; Plane and Spherical Trigonometry, 1914. Recreations: golf, fishing, baseball. Home: 7320 LaFayette Av.

LEIGH, Edward Baker, president Chicago Ry. Equipment Co .; b. Townsend, Mass., Apr. 13, 1853; s. Dr. Edwin and Susan (Scollay) Leigh; moved to St. Louis, Mo., 1855; ed. City Univ., St. Louis, 1862- 67, Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1867-8; m. Fur- nessville, Ind., Nov. 15, 1876, Clara N. Furness; 1 son, Edwin Furness, 2 children deceased. Clerk in Pa. R.R., 1869-74; asst, sec. St. Louis Grain Eleva- tor Co. and sec. East St. Louis Grain Elevator Co., 1875-82; mgr. Am. Brake Co., St. Louis, 1882-7; or- ganized the Nat. Hollow Brake Beam Co., Chicago, 1888, of which was vice pres. and gen. mgr. until Jan., 1893, when he assisted in organizing the Chi- cago Ry. Equipment Co. (which succeeded to the business of the Nat. Hollow Brake Beam Co.), of which was vice pres., gen. mgr. and treas. until 1906, since then pres. and gen. mgr. Republican. Elk. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, 111. Athletic, Hamilton, Press (Chicago). Home: 5208 South Park Av. Office: 1928 W. 46th St.

LEININGER, George, M.D .; b. Archbold, Fulton Co., O., May 2, 1856; s. John and Mary ( Bender) Leininger; ed. pub. schs .; M.D., Univ. of Wooster, Cleveland, 1881; m. at Bremen, Ind., 1881, Mathilda Schuster: children: Leonard J. G., Otto William, Emil A. H. Began practice at Red Wing, Minn .; came to Chicago, 1886; prof. anæsthesia, North- western Dental Coll, several years; police surgeon, 1893-5. Several years mem. Dem. Co. Central Com. and Exec. Com. of same, and for some time pres. of the German-Am. Democracy of Cook Co. Elected collector for West Town of Chicago, 1897, and supervisor. 1898; alderman 16th Ward, 1900-2; coroner's chief surgeon, 1900, 1901, 1902; now supt. Chicago State Hosp. Address: Chicago State Hos- pital, Dunning, Chicago.

LEIPOLD, William Charles Augustus, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)

LEITER, Joseph, capitalist. Home: Washington, D.C. (See Who's Who in America.)

LELAND, Charles Warren, real estate: Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1896. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, University, Onwentsia. Home: 56 E. Division St. Office: 308 The Temple.

LELAND, Edward F., grain commn .; h. Boston, Mass., May 16, 1862; s. G. A. and Anne (Fairfield ) Leland; came to Chicago with parents, 1866; ed. pub. schs., Chicago. Entered business life as em- ploye of A. T. Stewart & Co .; later with Libby, McNeill & Libby; then with Parker, Martin & Co., W. W. Catlin & Co., and finally with Rumsey, Lightner & Co., in which he was a partner until 1892; mem. firm of Ward & Leland, 1892-6; contin- ued alone until Jan. 1, 1898, when, with John Her- bert Ware, formed present firm of Ware & Leland. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Home: 4027 Lake Park Av. Office: Royal Ins. Bldg.

LELEWER, Selig Seward, hatter: b. Indianap- olis, Ind., Oct. 1, 1872; s. David and Hannah ( New- man) Lelewer; ed. Haven (pub.) Sch., Chicago; m. Myrtle Schnadig, of Oak Park, Ill., Dec. 29, 1905: 2 children: Joseph, David. Engaged in retail hat business in Chicago since 1890; partner firm of Hoefeld & Lelewer, real estate; dir. Maison Rich- ard Delicatessen Lunch Co. Republican. Mason. Dir. Jewish Home Finding Soc. of Chicago: mem. B'nai B'rith. Recreation: golf. Home:5042 Drexel Boul. Office: 310 S. State St.

the 103 who elected Gen. John A. Logan to U.S. Senate after 5 mos.' deadlock. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: Chicago, Glen View, Marquette. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.

LEMMON, Thomas Alexander, coal operator; Apr. 16, 1841-Feb. 28, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

LENDERSON, Wallace George, Chicago mgr. Smith Premier Typewriter Co. (See vol. 1911.)

LENEHAN, Joseph H., insurance. Removed to New York. ( See vol. 1911.)

LENFESTEY, John Thomas, flour mcht .; Mar. 17, 1856-Sept. 17, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

LENKE, August, Sr., coal; b. Hanover, Germany, Mar. 16, 1844; s. Henry and Christina (Schwerd- feger) Lenke; ed. pub. schs. of Hanover to 1859; m. Chicago, May 22, 1868, Sophia Rauter; children: August, Jr., Alvina, Anna (Mrs. William Gen- show). Resided in Bremen, Germany, 1859-64; came to New York and thence, after short stay, to Chicago, 1864; peddler, 1864-8; in feed and flour business, 1870; in coal business since 1873. In 1877 became partner in O. S. Richardson & Co., miners and shippers of coal; in 1905 firm was incorporated and he became its vice pres. Republican; fish commr. under appt. of Gov. Yates, 1901-7. Mason. Club: Germania. Recreation: reading. Home: 2156 Pierce Av.

LENOX, John Powell, lecturer, writer; b. N.Y. City, Aug. 22, 1851; s. John F. and Mary A. ( Pow- ell) Lenox; grad, high sch., Chicago, 1869; m. Lucie M. Roberts, of Meredith, N.H., Sept. 21, 1897. Sec. Webster Mfg. Co., formerly of Chicago, now of Tiffin, O., 1882-11; traveled much abroad and ac- quired collection of about 4,000 pictures of the Christ, upon which has lectured extensively. Mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Republican. Baptist. Club: City. Contbr. to Biblical World, etc. Home: 401 Home Av., Oak Park, Il1.

LENT, Philander Smith, clergyman. Removed to Joliet, Ill. (See vol. 1911.)

LEONARD, Arthur George, president Union Stock Yard and Transit Co. Also vice pres. Nat. Wool Warehouse & Storage Co .; trustee Central Mfg. District; dir. Chicago Junction Ry. Co., Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., Mid-City Trust & Sav- ings Bank, Liberty Trust & Savings Bank, Nat. Wool Warehouse & Storage Co., Live Stock Ex- change Nat. Bank, West Side Trust & Savings Bank, Stock Yards Savings Bank, Internat. Live Stock Expn., New York Horse Show Assn. Mem. Chicago Bd. Trade, Chicago Live Stock Exchange, Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Am. Ry. Master Mechanics' Assn., Art Inst. Chicago, Chicago Soc. Etchers. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Saddle and Sirloin, Ken- wood, Central Manufacturing District, South Shore Country, Caxton, Cliff Dwellers; Lotos, New York Railroad (New York), Home: 4801 Wood- lawn Av. Summer Home: Eastern Point, Glouces- ter, Mass. Office: Administration Bldg., Union Stock Yards, Chicago.

LEONARD, Charles Clyde, mfr. (See vol. 1911.) LEONARD, Charles Edward, Chicago mgr. Gras- selli Chemical Co .; b. Cincinnati, June 12, 1879; s. Thomas B. and Mary ( Liddy) Leonard; ed. St. Jo- seph's Coll. and St. Xavier's Coll., Cincinnati; m. Cincinnati, Apr. 29, 1903, Gertrude Prindiville; 2 children: Helen Mary. Charles E. Jr. In tea and coffee business, Cincinnati, 1896-9; then became connected with The Grasselli Chemical Co., of Cleveland. O., and since May, 1903, has been mgr. of the Chicago branch. Office: 2235 Ford Av.

LEONARD, Clifford Milton, engineer, gen. con- tractor; b. Chicago, Dec. 24, 1879; s. Arthur Gus- tavus and Clara Celeste (Yarnall) Leonard; ed. Moseley (grammar ) Sch., Chicago; Chicago Man- ual Training Sch .; S.B. in C.F., Mass. Inst. Tech., Boston, 1900; m. Flowerree K. Grey, of Chicago, Dec. 22, 1909; children: Flowerree, Hope. Began as rodman, B.&O.S.W.R.R., summer of 1899; asst. engr. C.,M.&St.P.Ry. Co., summer of 1900-Feb., 1901; structural steel draftsman in office of C. L. Strobel, Chicago, 1901-2: estimator, designer and supt. on constrn., with George B. Swift & Co., Chicago, 1902- 1903; designer and supt, constrn., with James

LEMAN, Henry Warren, lawyer; b. at Charles- town, Mass., Dec. 6, 1852; s. Henry Warren and Deborah (Whitmore) Leman; ed. pub. schs. of Mass .; came to Chicago, 1870, and studied law; m. Frances E. Dole, of Chicago, Feb. 7, 1881 ; children: Shelson Dole, Frances M. Admitted to bar, 1873, and engaged in practice until about 1890, when retired to become 2d vice pres, of the Chicago Title & Trust Co., but resumed practice a few yrs. later. Republican; mem. Il1. Senate, 1885-90, and mem. of Stewart & Co., St. Louis, 1903-5; an organizer of

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Leonard-Martin Constrn. Co., engrs, and gen, con- been pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. tractors, Chicago, Apr., 1905, title changed to Dr. Hirsch's Congregation. Home: 4807 Grand Boul. Office: 515 S. Franklin St.

Leonard Construction Co., Apr., 1908, of which is pres., treas, and gen. mgr .; also pres., treas. Ca- nadian Leonard Construction Co., Ltd., of Toronto, Concrete Steel Products Co., Am. Steel Window Co., Leonard Orchards Co., Leonard Estate Co., Flat Slab Patents Co. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Delta Tau Delta ( Beta Nu Chapter, Mass. Inst. Tech.). Clubs: University, Engineers', Chicago, Onwent- sia, Indian Hill, Shore Acres. Recreations: golf, racquets, ranchiing. Home: 942 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago; (summer) Lake Forest, 111. Office: Mc- Cormick Bldg., Chicago.

LEONARD, John Chandler, seedsman; b. Chi- cago, 1880; s. Simeon F. and Louise A. (Chandler) Leonard; ed. pub, schs., Chicago, and Lewis Inst .; in. Helen M. Gale, of Chicago, 1903; 2 daughters: Helen Louise, Janet Marian. Entered U.S. Navy, 1898, serving on Steamer Amphitrite; since then in the seed business, the Leonard Seed Co, of which is vice pres. Home: Western Springs, Ill. Office: 230 W. Kinzie St., Chicago.

LEONARD, John Robert, commission hay and grain; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 19, 1865; s. Arthur and Elizabeth ( Farlow ) Leonard; ed. Trinity Coll., Hart- ford, Conn .; m. Albany, N.Y., Feb., 1897, Harriet Olcott; children: Mary Elizabeth, Daniel, Harriet. Asst. supt. N.Y.C.&H.R.R.R., 1890-1901; estab- lished in the hay and grain commn. business, Chi- cago, Apr., 1901; mem. firm Bridge & Leonard since 1903. Pres. Winnetka State Bank. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Saddle and Sirloin. Recreations: tennis and read- ing. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Board of Trade, Chicago.

LEONARD, Mark Trafton, stocks and bonds; b. Mt. Vernon, Ind., Jan, 14, 1863; s. Charles F. and Mary E. (Pierce) Leonard; ed. Mt. Vernon High Sch .; m. Mt. Vernon, June 20, 1884, Mary R. Sul- livan; children: Frederick Charles, John Hay. Be- gan as clerk in the bank of the Mt. Vernon Bank- ing Co., 1880, and became asst. cashier, 1882; cash- ier Internat. Bank, Mt. Vernon, 1884; vice pres. Mt. Vernon Banking Co., 1888; came to Chicago, 1890; head of Mark T. Leonard & Co., brokers in stocks and bonds, 1900-16; mgr. hond dept. Andrews & Co. since Mar., 1916. Republican. Home 1338 Madi- son Park. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.

LEONARD, Simeon Field, wholesale seeds; b. at Chicago, Sept. 4, 1852; s. John Adams and Annis (Armitage) Leonard; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Louise A. Chandler, of Chicago, Sept. 11, 1879; children: John C., Laura Frances (Mrs. Farlin H. Ball), Edward S., Robert W., Dean R., James C., Louise C., Margaret E. In seed business at Chi- cago since 1884; pres. Leonard Seed Co., growers and wholesalers garden and flower seeds, since 1901; dir. Market Trust & Savings Bank. Repub- lican. Universalist. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park, Oak Park Country. Home: Oak Park, Il1. Office: 230 W. Kinzie St., Chicago.

LEONARD, Walter Anderson, consul; b. Essex, Ja., Aug. 3, 1880; s. Levin Anderson and Ida ( Hult- man) Leonard; B.A., Univ. of Neb., 1903; post- grad. work, Northwestern Univ., univs. of Chicago and Wis., Freiburg Univ .; unmarried. Taught sch., Kankakee and Kenilworth, Ill., 1904-7; vice consul, Freiburg, Germany, 1907-8, Kehl, Germany, Feb .- July, 1908; in charge commercial dept., New Trier Tp. High Sch., 1908-12; consul at Stavanger, Nor- way, 1912-14, at Colombo, Ceylon, since July 24, 1914. Odd Fellow. Mem. Am. Soc. Internat. Law, etc. Home: Evanston, Ill. Address: American Con- sulate, Colombo, Ceylon.

LEONARD, William Austin, western mgr. Win- sted Silk Co. (See vol. 1911.)

LEOPOLD, Henry F., merchant. (See vol. 1911.) LEOPOLD, Max, clothing mfr .; b. Marietta, O., Jan. 14, 1857; s. Louis and Carolina (Weiler) Leo- pold; ed. grammar and high schs .; m. Sadie Gat- zert, of Chicago, Sept. 15, 1887; 4 children: Gladys ( Mrs. Walter M. Heyman), Lawrence G., Margery, Robert. Began with Leopold, Kuh & Co., mfrs. clothing, Chicago, 1876; then traveling salesman; one of founders Leopold, Solomon & Eisendrath, mfrs. clothing, 1898, inc. 1913, of which has since

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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 134

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