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LIMBERT, George Brown, iron pipe; b. Ripon, Wis., Nov. 15, 1862; s. Matthew and Nannie ( Brown) Limbert; ed. common schs., Ripon; m. Ripon, 1888, Marie Kuderling; children: Robert Matthew, Marie. Came to Chicago, 1882, and was traveling sales- man for wholesale house to 1892; then city sales- man, 1892-7; in 1897 established George B. Limbert & Co., iron pipe and steam goods, of which is sole
LINCOLN, George Eckert, manager of Chicago agency of the Mergenthaler Linotype Co .; b. on farm in Lancaster Co., Pa., Sept. 2, 1848; s. George V. and Mary M. (Morris) Lincoln; descendant of Samuel Lincoln, of Hingham, Mass., about 1640 (his son, Mordecai, was direct ancestor of Abra- ham Lincoln); ed. pub. schs, and Parkesburg (Pa.) Acad .; m. Mary Yates, of Phila., Feb. 28, 1898. Learned the printing trade (hand book composi- tion), Phila., from 17 to 21 yrs. of age; drifted into the newspaper business, and in 1897 invented the "Lincoln" type galley; later obtained a number of valuable patents, principally pertaining to type composing machines. Has a thorough knowledge of all existing composing machines and all past and present efforts of inventors in that line, and has contributed materially to the success of the linotype; mgr. Chicago agency Mergenthaler Lino- type Co. since Jan. 1, 1902. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce, Pa. Soc. of Chicago. Democrat. Mem. Hill Grove Lodge No. 540, A.F. and A.M., and Evening Star Chapter No. 225, R.A. M., both of Brooklyn, N.Y. Club: Press (life). Recreation: motoring. Home: 6825 Euclid Av. Of- fice: 1100 Wabash Av.
LINCOLN, Mary Cain, M.D .; b. Chicago, Nov. 2, 1873; d. John L. and Maria B. (Goddard) Lincoln; grad. Skinner ( grammar) Sch., 1888, West Div. High Sch., 1892; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1900; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1905. Practiced in Chicago, 1905-10; asst. prof. laboratory diagnosis, Univ. of Ill. Coll. of Medicine, 1913-15; partner Lincoln- Gardner Laboratory (clin. lab. for physicians) since 1914. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Alpha Epsilon Iota. Club: Woman's City. Contbr. to mags. on bacteriol. topics. Home: 5310 Harper Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
LINCOLN, Robert Todd, secretary of war; b. at Springfield, III., Aug. 1, 1843; e.s. President Abra- ham and Mary (Todd) Lincoln; ed. Ill. State Univ., 1853-9, and Phillips Exeter Acad .; A.B., Harvard, 1864 (LL.D., 1893) ; entered Harvard Law Sch., but left to enter the army, serving until end of war as capt. on staff of Gen. Grant. Admitted to Ill. bar. 1867, and practiced at Chicago; m. Mary, d. James Harlan, of Iowa, Sept. 24, 1868. Del. Rep. State Conv., 1880; presdl. elector, 1880; Sec. of War in cabinets of Presidents Garfield and Arthur. 1881-5; U.S. minister to Great Britain, 1889-93. Republic- an. Was spl. counsel for, and after death of George M. Pullman, became pres. The Pullman Co .; re- signed, 1911, and became chmn. bd. dirs .; vice pres,
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Commonwealth Edison Co .; dir. Chicago Telephone boygan, Mich .; m. Josephine M. Boyle, of Dayton, Co., Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank, Pull- O., June 30, 1885. Was connected with Curtis & man Trust & Savings Bank. Clubs: Union, Univer- sity, Harvard (New York) ; Chicago, Chicago Golf, University (Chicago). Home: Washington, D.C .; (summer) Manchester, Vt. Office: Pullman Bldg., Chicago. Co., 1886-1904; also associated with Linderman & Binz, doing business under the name of Curtis & Co. Mfg. Co., 1894-1904; organized the Mfrs.' Belt Hook Co., 1904, which succeeded in the belt spe- cialty business of Curtis & Co. Mfg. Co., and Covel Mfg. Co., and now pres. same. Republican. Cath- olic. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 4736 Malden St. Office: 119 N. Green St.
LINCOLN, Walter K(endali), lawyer; b. Otta- wa, Ill., Oct. 11, 1876; s. Benjamin Franklin and Nelle (Brown) Lincoln; descendant of Samuel Lin- coln, Salem, Mass., 1637; ed, high sch .; read law with Lincoln & Stead, Ottawa, Ill .; m. Ruby Hunt Dean, of Chicago, July, 1909; 3 daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Barbara. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; practiced at Ottawa, 1898-9; came to Chicago, 1899; was spl. asst. atty. gen. of Ill. as inheritance tax atty .; also represented state treas. in tax cases. Drafted the inheritance tax law of Ill, which went into effect July 1, 1909; author of the "withdrawal of bank balances plan" in effect between the banks of Ill. and the atty. gen., relative to inheritance tax laws. Author: Lincoln on Inheritance Tax Law; Corporation Transfer of Securities Under Tax Laws. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Episcopalian. Recreations: collecting books, outdoor diversions. Home: Hinsdale, Il1. Office: 112 W. Adams St., Chicago.
LINDAHL, (Johan Harald) Josua, zoologist; Jan. 1, 1844-Apr. 18, 1912. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)
LINDE, Nils Peter, drop forgings; b. Stock- holm, Sweden, Oct. 17, 1883; s. Charles John and Emma (Rask) Linde; brought to America, 1890; ed. pub. schs., Brooklyn, N.Y .; Pratt Inst., Brook- lyn, 1908; unmarried. Was with mech. engring. dept. of E. W. Bliss & Co., mfrs, machinery, Brook- lyn, 6 yrs .; became identified with J. H. Williams & Co., drop forgings, Brooklyn, 1909; came to Chi- cago as western mgr. for the company, Jan., 1916, and so continues. Republican, Protestant. Mason (Santolphion Lodge No. 838, Brooklyn). Club: Ma- chinery. Recreation: boating. Home: 4017 Lake Park Av. Office: 32-40 S. Clinton St.
LINDEN, Frank Cutler, M.D .; b. Phila., Sept. 19, 1860; s. Capt. Robert J. and Maria (de Leo) Lin- den; ed. pub. schs., Pa .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1889; m. Jessie Dell Linden, of Janesville, Wis., Apr. 23, 1884; 1 son, Robert Frank (M.D.). Practiced in Chicago since 1889; pres. of faculty, Jenner Med. Coll., since 1908, also prof. practice of medicine and clin. medicine same coll .; consulting phys., Am. Hosp .; med, examiner Ind. Order Heptasophs. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Mason (Arcana Lodge; Wiley M. Egan Chapter, R.A.M .; Chicago Commandery, K.T .; Oriental Consistory 32°; Me- dinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Home: 3045 Jackson Boul., Chicago; (summer) Lac Vieux Desert, Wis. Office: 1901 S. Halsted St., Chicago.
LINDEN, Frank Louis, interior decorator; b. at Chicago, June 16, 1859; s. August W. and C. A. (Johnson) Linden; ed. pub. schs., Rockford, Ill .; m. Chicago, June 1, 1898, Carrie Louise Knill: 1 son, Frank L., Jr. After leaving school in 1876, went to New York and engaged in Interior deco- rating: returned to Chicago, 1881; mem. firm of Spierling & Linden since 1882; pres. The Linden Co. Independent Republican. Club: Kenwood. Rec- reations: theatre, music and baseball. Home: 1142 E. 45th St. Office: 1216 Michigan Av.
LINDER, Oliver Anderson, editor; b. Gylle, Swe- den, Mar. 29, 1862; s. Anders Nilsson and Elna (Martensson) Linder; ed. common schs. and under pvt. tutor; m. Therese F, Sennstrom, of Grissle- hamm, Sweden, Oct. 10, 1891. Reporter, Trelle- borgs Allehanda, 1878-80; came to America, 1880; city editor, Svenska Amerikanaren, Chicago, 1884- 85; editor, Svenska Romanbladet, 1889; city editor, Svenska Amerikanaren, 1892-08, mng. editor since 1908. Lutheran. Mem. Ill. Hist. Soc., Ill. Acad. Science. Author: Glada Grin, 1890-2; I Västerland, 1914. Contbr. short stories, historical sketches, es- says, poems, etc., to Swedish papers and mags., America and Sweden. Home: 6341 Parnell Av. Of- fice: 208 N. 5th Av.
LINDERMAN, Frank Maurice, mfr .; b. on farm, Oakland Co., Mich., Apr. 23, 1859; s. Joel W. and Jemima R. (Sutton) Linderman; ed. high sch., Che-
LINDGREN, John Richard, banker; Feb. 20, 1855-Apr. 29, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
LINDLEY, William Orville, lawyer; b. Chilli- cothe, O., Apr. 18, 1867; s. Henry Bartlett and Mary M. (Cory) Lindley; grad, high sch., Chillicothe, 1884; grad, law dept. Univ. of Mich., 1891. Came to Chicago, fall of 1893, and since in practice in Chi- cago, with exception of extensive travels. Repub- lican. Presbyterian, Clubs: Onwentsia, Univer- sity; also San Juan Country (Porto Rico, charter mem.). Home: "Bowood," Lake Forest, IIl. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
LINDQUIST, John Frederick, M.D .; b. Upsala, Sweden, Jan. 18, 1863; s. John and Anna ( Bostrom) Lindquist; ed. in Sweden; attended Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 3 yrs .; M.D., Harvey Med. Coll., 1899; m. Chicago, Sept. 20, 1900, Agnes M. Lindquist; 2 chil- dren: Grace, John Raymond. Practice now limited to diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Fellow A.M.A .; mem. 111. State and Chicago med. socs. Passed through all the military requirements of Sweden before coming to U.S. Home: 1445 Rascher St. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
LINDQUIST, Joseph Emanuel, banker; b. Stock- holm, Sweden, Mar. 26, 1866; s. Joseph and Clara (Magnusson) Lindquist; family came to America in 1868, settling at Chicago; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mar- garet Keefe, of St. Johns, N.H., Can., June 15, 1889. Telegraph operator, C., R.I.&P.R.R., Wabash R.R., and C.&A.R.R., until 1889; entered employ of West- ern Stone Co., 1889, sec., 1895-1904; pres. Pro- ducers Supply Co., crushed stone, 1904-8; vice pres. Met. Trust & Savings Bank, 1909-11; vice pres. Central Trust Co. of Ill. since 1911. Republican. Mem. Builders' and Traders' Exchange of Chicago. Mason (32°, Shriner); Grand Regent for Ill. of the Royal Arcanum, 1910; mem. I.O.O.F., Columbian Knights. Clubs: Colonial, Builders'. Home: 3923 Grand Boul. Office: 125 W. Monroe St.
LINDSAY-WYNEKOOP, Alice Lois, M.D .; b. at Onarga, Ill .; d. Benjamin Franklin and Frances Catherine (Wiswell) Lindsay; grad. Onarga Com- mercial Coll., 1890; Onarga Sem., 1891; M.D., Wom- an's Med. Sch. (Northwestern Univ.), 1895; m. Frank Eldridge Wynekoop, of Wolcott, Ind., Apr. 17, 1900; 4 children: Walker, Earle, Catherine, Mary Louise. Practiced in Chicago since 1895; at- tending phys., Mary Thompson Hosp. Mem. Il1. State and Chicago med. socs., Eugenics Edn. Soc. (corr. sec.), Ill. Congress of Mothers (chmn. eu- genics com.), Chicago Med. Woman's Club, Nu Sigma Phi. Progressive Republican. Episcopa- lian; dir. Mothers' Club of Epiphany Parish, also Off the Street Club. Mem. Congressional Union. Clubs: Woman's City, Cordon. Recreation: litera- ture. Home: 3406 W. Monroe St.
LINEBARGER, Charles Elijah, physical chem- ist; b. Plainfield, Ill., Feb. 21, 1867; s. Isaac and Lucy Ellen (Estes) Linebarger; grad. Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Music; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1888; asst. in chemistry, Chicago Med. Coll., 1888- 89; student, Tübingen and Paris, 1889-91; teacher of chemistry, North and South Div. high schs., Chicago, 1891-3; student, Göttingen and Paris, 1893- 95; fellow Clark Univ., 1895; m. E. Frances Dip- lock, of Chicago, Oct. 4, 1896. Teacher Lake View High Sch., Chicago, since 1896. Editor of School Science, 1901-6; mem. bd. of reviewers Jour. of Phys. Chemistry, 1900-4. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc. ( pres. Chicago Sect. 1898-9), Société Chimique de Paris, Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft. Author: Elements of Differential and Integral Calculus ( with J. W. A. Young). 1899; Elementary Chemis- try, 1904: Laboratory Manual of Chemistry, 1904: Text-book of Physics, 1910; Laboratory Manual of Physics, 1911. Contbr. to chem. and other jours. Home: 4315 Kenmore Av., Chicago.
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LINEBARGER, Paul Myron Wentworth, law- attending physician Evangelical Deaconess Hosp. yer, lecturer. Removed to Milwaukee. (See Who's Trustee Lake Forest Univ. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Who in America.) and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Phy- LING, John, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) sicians' Club, Soc. Internal Medicine. Retired offi- cer Med. Corps, I.N.G. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: City, University, Ridgemore Country. In- ventor of a pocket mercury sphygmomanometer, described in A.M.A. Jour., 1912. Contbr. to med. jours. Recreation: golf. Home: 14 Chalmers Pl. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
LINGLE, Bowman Church, banker; b. Chicago, Sept. 30, 1876; s. Samuel B. and Jennie (Church) Lingle; ed. pub, and high schs., Chicago; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1896; m. Bertha Kendall, of Princeton, Ill., June 27, 1908; I son, Kendall Ide. Became con- nected with N. W. Harris & Co., 1896, operating successively in Chicago, N.Y. City and Boston; vice pres. Harris Trust & Savings Bank since 1912. Baptist. Clubs: Bankers', Mid-Day, University, City, Indian Hill. Home: 2305 Commonwealth Av. Of- fice: Harris Trust & Savings Bank.
LINGLE, David Judson, physiologist; b. Rock Island, Ill., June 6, 1863; s. David and Regina (Bowman) Lingle; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1885; grad. student, 1887-9, 1890-1, fellow in biology, 1891-2, Ph.D., 1892, Johns Hopkins; m. Helen Hitch- cock, of Chicago, Apr. 21, 1898. Asst. in science, Beloit Coll., 1886-7; asst. prof. biology, Tulane Univ., New Orleans, 1889-90; reader in physiology, 1892-3, asst., 1893-4, instr., 1894-1904, asst. prof. physiology since 1904, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Physiol. Soc., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kap- pa Psi. Baptist. Home: 1017 E. 54th Pl.
LINN, George Russell, butter; b. Chicago, July 3, 1x70; s. George Weber and Lucy (Carey) Linn; ed. pub. and normal schs. and Met. Business Coll., Chicago; m. Mildred Alsip, Chicago, May 27, 1900; 4 sons: Russell Alsip, Donald Smiley, George W., William. Began in employ of Hide & Leather Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1889-92; entered father's employ and in 1892 became mem, firm of Geo. W. Linn & Son, becoming sole owner of the business, 1908; also pres. Holland Garage Co. Served in I.N.G. 12 yrs .; ordnance officer and adjt. 2d Squadron, Ist Ill. Vol. Cav., with rank of capt., during Spanish-Am. War. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ouilmette Country. Recrea- tions: swimming, motoring, motor-boating. Home: SIO Forest Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 121-123 W. Austin Av., Chicago.
LINN, Howard; s. William Robert and Nellie B. (Butler ) Linn; Ph. B., Yale, 1907; m. Lucy McCor- mick, d. Edward T. Blair, of Chicago. Pres. Nat. Aeroplane Co. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 416 Surf St. Office: 555 Wash- ington Boul.
LINN, James Weber, college prof .; b. Winneba- go, Ill., May 11, 1876; s. John M. and Mary C. ( Addams) Linn; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1897; m. Mary Howland, of Cambridge, Mass., Mar. 26, 1904. Asst. in English, 1899-1900, asso., 1900-2, instr., 1903-7, asst. prof., 1907-II, asso, prof. since 1911. Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Clubs: Quadrangle. Cliff Dwellers, City, University. Au- thor: The Second Generation (novel), 1902; The Chameleon, 1903. Address: 1357 E. 56th St.
LINN, William Robert, grain commn. mcht .; b. Butler Co., O., Mar. 25, 1850; s. Matthew G. and Mary E. (Young) Linn; removed with parents to Terre Haute, Ind., when quite young, and was ed. there; came to Chicago, 1867; m. Chicago, Mar. 14, 1881, Nellie B. Butler; children: Mabel, Howard (m. Lucy McCormick Blair), Dwight, Dorothy C. (Mrs. Cyrus McCormick). Was employed by Linn & Reed, commn. merchants (of which father was mem.), 1867-72; became mem. of Chicago Bd. of Trade, June, 1875, and has since carried on a gen. commn. business in grain and provisions; also en- gaged in the grain elevator business, 1887-97. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Golf, Lake Geneva Country. Recreations: golf and hunting. Home: 1415 Astor St. Office: 140 W. VanBuren St.
LINNELL, Bird McPherson, M.D .; b. Union Co., Ill., June 8, 1866; s. Lewis Thomas and Isabelle A. (Longley) Linnell; ed. Cobden (III.) High Sch. to 1883, Southern Ill. Normal Sch., 1883-4, Lake For- est Acad., 1884-5; A.B., Lake Forest Coll., 1889; instr. in biology, same, 1890-1; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1893; m. Grace A. Brubaker, of Dixon, Ill., June 30, 1896. Interne, Presbyn. Hosp., 1893-4, now asst. phys .; asso, prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll .;
LINTHICUM, Charles Clarence, lawyer; Nov. I1, 1857-Dec. 12, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
LIPPS, William Fredrick, insurance broker; b. Massillon, O., Mar. 3, 1867; s. John Jacob and Pau- line ( Holsboy) Lipps; ed. pub. schs. of Tuscara- was and Stark counties, Ohio; m. Jane E. Coch- rane, of Chicago, Mar. 9, 1899; children: Alcie Grace, Hazel Josephine, William B. Began in em- ploy of Deering Harvester Co., 1886, continuing until 1896; in fraternal ins. business, 1896-05; now in ins. hrokerage business; elected to City Council, from 26th Ward, Apr., 1905, and still serving (old- est Rep. mem. of that body ) ; dir. Peerless Sign Co. of Ill. Mem. Ill. Traveling Men's Assn. Sec. Sin- cerity Lodge, A.F. and A. M .; sec. Pinzon Lodge No. I, Columbian Circle; also supreme trustee Co- lumbian Circle; mem. Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Club: Hamilton. Home: 2180 Wilson Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
LIPSKY, Harry Alexander, general mgr. Daily Jewish Courier; b. Chicago, Apr. 22, 1875; s. Abra- ham and Etta (Rubin) Lipsky; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; Morgan Park Acad .; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1896; M.A., Harvard, 1899; m. Goldie Ginzburg, of Chicago, Jan. 11, 1910; 2 sons: Abbott Bennett, Isaac Norman. Supt. and asst. supt. Chicago Hebrew Inst., 1907-9; gen. mgr. Daily Jewish Courier since 1909. Mem. Bd. of Edn., Chicago, since 1911; pres. Nat. Com. on Community Centers, 1916-17; chmn. gen. council Nat. Community Center Conference, 1917-18; trustee Immigrant Protective League; mem. Nat. Child Labor Com. Mem. Chicago He- brew Inst., Associated Jewish Charities, Feder- ated Orthodox Jewish Charities. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce (chmn. com. on edn.). Democrat. Club: Advertising. Home: 4822 Michigan Av. Office: 1214-18 S. Halsted St.
LIPSON, Isaac Bernard, lawyer; b. New York, Sept. 12, 1873; s. Max and Sarah (Winnig) Lipson; ed. grammar and high schs. of Chicago; Leaven- worth (Kan.) High Sch .; academic dept. Univ. of Mich., 1890-1; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1893, LL.M., 1894; m. Lillian Ettenson, of Leavenworth, June 30, 1903 (died Mar. 12, 1913): 2 children: Marian, Dorothy. Admitted to bar, 1894, and since prac- ticed in Chicago; mem. firm of Lipson & Levy. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Sec. Jewish Training Sch. of Chicago; dir. Chicago Hebrew Inst. Mem. K.P., Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Book and Play (pres. 1916), Ravisloe Country. Recre- ation: golf. Home: 4947 Vincennes Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
LIST, Paulus, treasurer and mgr. Wartburg Pub. House; b. Des Moines, Ia., Nov. 28, 1862; s. Rev. J. A. and Minnie ( Hahnenkratt) List; grad. Wart- burg Sem., Waverly, Ja., 1882; also studied at Cal- lanan Coll., Des Moines, Ia .; m. Emma, d. Rev. Prof. George M. Grossmann, of Waverly, Ia., Aug. 6, 1885 (wife now deceased) ; 7 children: Herbert, Alfred, Erwin, Hans, Max, Adele and Irene. Taught sch. 1 yr. in Watertown, Wis .; then sold books in Wis., Minn. and Ia. 1% yrs .; became mgr. of the Book Depository of the Evang. Lutheran Synod of Ia., at Waverly, in 1885, inc., 1886, as Wartburg Pub. House, of which has since been treas. and mgr., the office being removed to Chicago, 1896. Lutheran. Recreations: literature and church work. Home: 4822 Langley Av. Office: 623 S. Wa- bash Av.
LISTEMANN, Bernhard, violinist; Aug. 28, 1841- Feb. II, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916- 1917.)
LITT, Solomon, manager McVicker's Theatre; Apr. 28, 1872-Oct. 24, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
LITTIG, Lawrence William, M.D., surgeon, Re- moved to Davenport, Ia. (See Who's Who in America. )
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LITTLE, Arthur Wilde, clergyman; Oct. 6, 1856- Am. Ry. Construction Co.), of which is pres. Mem. 1910. (See vol. 1911.)
LITTLE, Charles Benton, lands; b. Indianola, Ia., Oct. 18, 1872; s. A. J. and Margaret (Conklin) Little; ed. Simpson Coll., Ia .; m. at Indianola, Apr., 1895, Agnes Buxton; 2 children: Kenneth B., Mar- garet. Became resident of Chicago in 1897; pres. Montana Wheat Land Co., Kittleman-Little Co., mtrs. of leather goods; mem. firm of Rigby, Little & Co., investment brokers; dir. Berwyn (1]].) State Bank. Pres. Village of Berwyn, 1903-4. Republic- an. Mason. Club: Hinsdale Country. Recreation: golf. Home: Berwyn, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
LITTLE, Charles David, manager sales Crane Co .; b. Macon, Ga., Oct. 26. 1864; s. David and Mary Casandra (Flint) Little; ed. pub. schs .; m. Margaret O'Leary, of Cleveland, O., Dec. 28, 1904; 2 children: Charles David, Wallace John. Has been identified with the Crane Co. since 1893; sales mgr. since 1903, also asst. sec. Baptist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Calumet. Recreations: golf, outdoor life, fishing. Home: 6852 Merrill Av. Office: 836 S. Michi- gan Boul.
LITTLE, Charles George, lawyer; b. Phila., Oct. 17, 1874; s. late Rev. Dr. Charles Joseph and Anna Marie (Bahn) Little; B.S., Amherst, 1895; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1897; m. Myra Wil- son, of Evanston, Ill., Oct. 2, 1900; children: Alice Elizabeth, Charles Joseph, Myra Wilson. Admitted to bar, June, 1897; prof. law, Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. Clubs: University, Union League, Law, Glen View. Home: 1418 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
LITTLE, John L., vice pres. and sec. Nat. Bond & Investment Co .; b. Hancock, Md., Apr. 6, 1868; s. John L. and Mary E. (Kaphart) Little; ed. pub. schs. in Md .; m. Irene Lancy, of Cumberland, Md., Mar. 3, 1897; 2 children: John L., 3d. Anna Mary. Began as bookkeeper and later asst. cashier, of Osage County Bank, Osage City, Kan., 1880-90; chief clerk mine dept. A.,T.&S.F.Ry., Osage City, 1890-2; mgr. subscription dept. Werner Co., pub- lishers, Akron, O., at Chicago, 1892-7; in publish- ing business, New York and Chicago, 1897-1904; organized, and was sec. Mercantile Credit Co., Chi- cago, 1904-7; organized, 1907, and since vice pres. and sec. Nat. Trust & Credit Co., which, in 1915, changed to Nat. Bond & Investment Co .; founder and organizer in the West of the form of banking as conducted by discount companies. Mem. Chica- go Assn. Commerce. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Mystic Athletic. Beverly Country, South Shore Country. Recreations: nature study, litera- ture and travel. Home: 5111 Kenwood Av. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
LITTLE, Richard Henry, newspaper man; b. Le Roy, Ill., Aug. 25, 1869; s. Dr. John and Helen ( Humiston) Little; ed. Ill. Wesleyan Coll .; grad. Ill. Wesleyan Coll. of Law; unmarried. Practiced law, Bloomington, 1 yr .; began newspaper work on Bloomington Bulletin; reporter Chicago Tribune, 1895; war corr. Chicago Tribune during Spanish- Am. War, in Cuba and Philippine Islands. Went to Manchuria for the Chicago Daily News at the beginning of the Russian-Japanese War; joined Russian Army as corr. and was present at the hat- tles of Ping Yang, Liao Yang, Sha ho, Mukden, etc .; captured by the Japanese with Russian rear guard after Mukden and imprisoned at Shidzuoka, Japan. Lectured on the war and contributed arti- cles on the subject to newspapers and mags .; sev- eral yrs. spl. writer on Chicago Record-Herald; now dramatic editor Chicago Herald. Mem. Phi Delta Theta; pres. Press Club of Chicago, 1908; organizer Newspaper Club (pres. 1909). Home: 1421 N. Dearborn St.
LITTLEFIELD, Andrew Sylvester, president N. Am. Ry. Construction Co .: b. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 3, 1859; s. John W. and Sally (Byrd) Littlefield; ed. pub. sch .; m. Baltimore, June, 1886, Blanche Worthington; children: Arthur, Raymond, Good- rich, Worthington. Began with the Baltimore Car Wheel Co., with which continued 8 yrs .; then came to Chicago as gen, sales agt. for Lorain Steel Co., for which is still agt .; in 1898 organized the N. Am. Ry. Construction Co. (which succeeded the
Chicago Assn. Commerce. Independent Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Mid-Day, Exmoor Country. Home: 1224 Jar- vis Av. Office: Monadnock Blk.
LITTLEJOHN, John Martin, president The Lit- tlejolin Coll. and Hosp. (See vol. 1911.)
LITTLEJOHN, Wiley Jones, retired; b. Fayette Co., Tenn., 1849; s. of Wiley Jones and Margaret {Chisholm) Littlejohn; ed. pvt. schs., Memphis, Tenn .; St. Louis (Mo.) Univ .; m. Memphis, 1873, Mary Louise Poston. Engaged in fire ins. busi- ness at Memphis, 1866; gen. agt. Merchants' Ins. Co., of St. Joseph, Mo., 1874-80; spl. agt., Conn. Fire Ins. Co., of Hartford, 1880-6, asst. mgr. same, 1886-94; mgr. western dept. N. British and Mer- cantile Ins. Co., of Great Britain, 1894-1912 (re- tired). Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Glen View. Home: Evanston, Ill.
LITTLER, Harry Evlyn, president Chicago Pie Co. (See vol. 1911.)
LITZINGER, Edward Robert, lawyer; b. Chica- go, Sept. 19, 1874; s. Edward and Julia Litzinger; grad. Holden (pub.) School, Chicago, 1890, supple- mented by business courses; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1898; m. Lady Marion Ford, of Chicago, Oct. 5, 1901; 2 daughters: Edwina Marion, Lady Elea- nore. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898, and since practiced at Chicago; asst. state's atty., 1899; alderman 5th Ward, 1901-3; vice pres. U.S. Tent & Awning Co. since 1905; vice pres. South West Trust Co., West Side Nat. Bank; mem. Bd. of Review, Cook Co. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Trus- tee Ill. Industrial Home for the Blind, 1906-9. Re- publican. Lutheran. Clubs: Hamilton, German. Recreations: athletics, baseball, motoring. Home: 3301 S. Western Av. Boul. Office: Conway Bldg.
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