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McBEAN, George Martin, oculist, aurist; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 20, 1875; s. James George and Lizzie (Hawley) McBean; ed. grammar schs., South Div. High Sch., Chicago; Armour Inst. Tech .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1899; post-grad. work Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Vienna, 1908, 14; London Royal Ophthalmic Hosp., 1909; m. Louise. Blish McBean, of Chicago, Oct. 17, 1906; 2 chil- dren: James Blish, Mary Louise. Practiced in Chi- cago since 1899; mem. faculty, Hahnemann Med. Coll .; oculist, Chicago Home for Friendless; mem. visiting staff, Streeter Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, A.M.A .; mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Home. Med. Soc., Chi- cago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc., etc. Club: Chicago Literary. Asst. editor Clinique for 5 yrs .; contbr. to med. jours. on subjects pertaining to the eye and ear, among them: Variation of Sphenoid Sinus Disease (Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Lar- yngology), 1915; Theories Concerning Paracusis Willissii (same), 1915. Home: 4640 Drexel Boul. Office: 22 E. Washington St.
McBEAN, James George, contractor. (See vol. 1911.)
McBIRNEY, Hugh Johnston, mfr .; b. Cincin- nati, O., Jan. 19, 1853; s. Hugh and Isabelle M. (Johnston) McBirney; B.A., Yale, 1875; m. Mary E. Campbell, of Chicago, Oct. 8, 1885; children: Annie Lawrie (Mrs. Joseph T. Ryerson. Chicago), Mrs. Henry B. Stimson (New York). Engaged in mercantile business at Cincinnati, 1887-9; became treas. McBirney & Johnston White Lead Co., Chi- cago, 1879, title later the National Lead Co., of which is asst. mgr. Pres. Lying-in Hosp .; mem. bd. dirs. University Auxiliary Assn. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: University (pres.), Cliff Dwellers, Commercial, Onwentsia. Led expn. to. China and elsewhere in the Far East for research,. 1917. Home: Laurel Av., Lake Forest, III. Office: 900 W. 18th St., Chicago.
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McBRADY, John Emmett, president J. E. Mc- 1906; m. Charlotte R. Gardner, of Evanston, Ill., Brady & Co .; b. Pickering, Ont., Can., Dec. 10, 1864; Feb. 3, 1909; 3 children: Charlotte, Margaret, Anne. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1907, and practiced in Chicago until 1910; sec. and asst. treas. Am. Manganese Steel Co., 1910-11, sec. and treas. since 1911, also dir. same since 1913. Mem. Theta Delta Chi. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Club: Westmoreland Coun- try. Recreation: golf. Home: 1022 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1850 McCormick Bldg., Chi- cago. s. Cornelius and Elizabeth (Burns) McBrady: ed. Whitby Collegiate Inst., also Collingwood, Ont .; and Pickering Coll. to 1886; m. Lena Gertrude Whitten, of Minneapolis, July 20, 1901; 4 children: Gertrude, Edith, John, Ruth. Mgr. of Gately & Williams, Cleveland, O., 1887-92; mgr. of Caie & Montgomery, Rochester, N.Y., 1892-4; pres. Am. Pub. House, Chicago, 1894-1904; pres. J. E. Mc- Brady & Co., mfrs. of toilet goods, since July 1, 1904. Home: 1325 Main St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1045-1049 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.
McBRIDE, see also MacBride.
McBRIDE, George Joseph, tailors' trimmings; b. Somerville, Mass., Aug. 24, 1869; s. John J. and Ellen (Cartwright) McBride; grad. grammar sch .. Charlestown, Mass., 1884; m. Julia Elizabeth, d. Lyman D. Hammond, of Chicago, May 16, 1900; 2 sons: John Hammond, Lyman Barstow. Began in employ of Lamkin & Foster, Boston, 1884-8, Hay- den, Gardinier & Co., shoes, until 1890; identified with Cumner, Jones & Co., tailors' trimmings, since 1890, treas. and mgr. since 1899. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Highland Park (sec.). Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 231 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
MCCABE, Charles Robert, fire ins .; b. Chicago, Apr. 24, 1862; s. Charles and Anna (McCormick) McCabe; ed. grammar and high schs. and Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Mary Elizabeth Whitty, of Chi- cago, May 30, 1888; 7 children: Charles R., Jr., Helen, John, Margaret, Marie, Frank, Anna. Be- gan as clk. in ins. office of W. H. Cunningham, Chicago, 1883; was in the field as state agt. and adjuster for many years; now in local fire ins. agency business, and Cook Co. mgr. for Agricul- tural Ins. Co. of Watertown, N.Y .; mem. firm of McCabe & Hengle. Catholic. Clubs: Ravenswood, Ridgemoor Country Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 4612 Dover St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
MCCABE, Francis Xavier, university pres .; b. at New Orleans, Feb. 6, 1872; s. Hugh and Elizabeth (Gafney) McCabe; A.B., St. Mary's Sem., Perry- ville, Mo., 1889, A.M., 1890; also 4 yrs.' course in theology and other ecclesiastical branches, same sch. Ordained priest R.C. Ch., 1896; prof. chem- istry, St. Vincent's Coll., Los Angeles, Cal., 1896- 1906, vice pres., 1902-6; pres. DePaul Univ., Chi- cago, since July, 1906. Also pastor St. Vincent's Ch .; in mission work, Chicago, St. Louis, New Or- leans, etc., 1906-10. Address: 1010 Webster Av.
MCCABE, George W., banker; b. on farm near Brimfield, Ill., Mar. 1, 1863; s. Patrick and Cath- arine (Fox) McCabe; ed. St. Viateur's Coll., Kan- kakee, Ill .; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; law office 2 yrs .; m. Theresa M. Kehoe, of Chicago, Sept. 29, 1897; children: Katharine G., George K., Edward F., Paul Fox, Regina Theresa. Began in bank at Chatsworth, Ill., Oct., 1893; or- ganizer, 1900, and mgr. for 10 yrs., Commercial Nat. Bank, Chatsworth, now dir .; organizer Lake View State Bank, Chicago, chartered Apr. 6, 1911, and continues as pres. same; also pres. Farmers Nat. Bank, Strawn, Ill., since 1905. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Independent Democrat. K.C. Home: 1118 Albion Av. Office: 3160 N. Clark St.
McCAGUE, William Livingston, stocks and bonds; b. Warren Co., O., Sept. 17, 1861; s. Thomas and Henrietta M. (Lowes) McCague; grad. Omaha (Neb.) High Sch., 1878; m. Harriet Hypes Hagan, of Seattle, Wash., Oct. 29, 1902. Began as clerk, Omaha Smelting Co., 1878-81; in real estate busi- ness, Omaha, 1881-3; mem. McCague Bros., bank- ers, Omaha, 1883-7; pres. McCague Savings Bank, 1887-93; mining in Mont. and mgr. ore sampling company, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894-1900; in real estate business, Seattle, Wash., and Chicago, 1902- 1908; dealer in stocks and bonds, Chicago, since 1908, specializing in pub. utilities. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreations: outdoor exercises. Home: 1224 Hood Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
McCALL, Sumner Thompson, secretary-treas. Am. Manganese Steel Co .; b. Winchester, Mass., May 30, 1882; s. Samuel Walker and Ella Esther (Thompson) McCall; A.B., Harvard, 1903, LL.B.,
McCALLA, Albert, mfr .; b. Bloomington, Ind., Dec. 1, 1846; s. Thomas and Marianne (Davisson) McCalla; A.B., Monmouth (Il1.) Coll., 1867, A.M., 1870, Ph.D., 1883; student McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1868-9; B.D., Union Theol. Sem., New York, 1870; m. Eleanor N. Hamill, of Keokuk, Ia., May 16, 1871. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1871; pastor Emporia, Kan., 1871-3; prof. natural sci- ences, Parsons Coll., Fairfield, Ia., 1875-86; prof. mathematics and astronomy, Lake Forest Univ., 1886-9; pres. Merced (Cal.) Collegiate Inst., 1890- 93; instr. biology, N. Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1893- 95; pres. McCalla-Wilson Co., later McCalla-Ross Co., Chicago, 1898-1907, Calumet Car Co. since 1908; vice pres. and mgr. McCalla-Reichert Co .; sec., dir. Calumet Advertising Co .; dist. mgr. for Northern Ill. of Keystone View Co. Mem. Am. Mi- cros. Soc. (pres. 1882-3), Ill. State Micros. Soc. (pres. 1912, 13), A.A.A.S., Am. Geog. Soc., Beta Theta Pi. Republican. Club: Owls. Home: 2316 Calumet Av. Office: 37 W. Van Buren St.
MCCANDLESS, Lewis Wilson, lawyer; b. Pres- cott, Ariz., Apr. 12, 1877; s. James Newton and Catherine Anne (Kerr) McCandless; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1898, LL.B., 1901; m. Clara Brantwell De Veny, of Chicago, Jan. 20, 1906; 1 son, James Wil- son. Began practice in Kansas City, Mo., 1901; re- moved to Chicago, 1907; mem. Harlan (John May- nard) & McCandless. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Inst. Chicago. Republican. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Author: An Outline of the Law of Real Property, 1901; (with John Maynard Harlan) The Federal Trade Commission, 1916. Home: 220 Wis- consin Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
MCCARTHY, John J., paving contractor; b. Chi- cago, Sept. 19, 1869; s. John and Mary (Connelly ). McCarthy; ed. pub. grammar schs., Chicago; m. Marion Isabella, d. Richard F. Conway, of Chicago, Oct. 9, 1894; 3 children. Engaged in contracting business since 1897; pres. R. F. Conway Co. since 1910; also pres. Internat. Asphalt Co .; dir. Aurora Automatic Machinery Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Edgewater Golf; Midwick Golf (Cal.). Home: 2410 Lake View Av. Office: 720 Chamber of Commerce.
MCCARTHY, Joseph William, architect; b. Jer- sey City, N.J., June 22, 1884; s. John W. and Nora (O'Leary) McCarthy; ed. parochial schs., New York and Chicago; m. Mary Lynch, of Chicago, July 15, 1908; 1 daughter, Miriam L. Began active career, 1901, with D. H. Burnham & Co., architects, continuing until 1909; later in employ of J. E. O. Pridmore; practiced alone since 1911; designer of Corpus Christi Ch. and numerous parochial schs. and chs. in Chicago. Mem. A.I.A., Ill. Soc. Archi- tects. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Me- diævalists, Irish Fellowship Club. Recreations: music, motoring, travel. Home: 4551 Sheridan Rd. Office: 139 N. Clark St.
McCARTNEY, Albert Joseph, clergyman; b. at Northwood, O., July 3, 1878; s. John Longfellow and Catherine (Robertson) McCartney; student Univ. of Denver, 1896-8; B.L., Univ. of Wis., 1900; M.A., Princeton, 1903; studied at Oxford and Glas- gow; (D.D., Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1910); m. Mary Hamilton Graham, of Chicago, June 29, 1915; 1 son, Benjamin Conkling. Ordained Presbyn. min- istry, 1903; pastor Westfield, Pa., 1903-7, Sharon, 1907-10, Kenwood Ch., Chicago, since 1910. Dir. Presbyn. Home for Aged, Night Church; mem. Ch. Federation Council. Clubs: University, Round Ta- ble. Home: 1030 E. 50th St.
McCARY, Clyde Jarvis, life underwriter; b. In- dependence, Ala., Aug. 8, 1861; s. Dr. Jarvis M. and Hertaline (Motley) McCary; ed. pvt. schs., and Goodman's Commercial Coll., Nashville, Tenn .;
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m. Clara Alma Meeker, of Greenville, O., Apr. 20, 1887; children: Meeker, Jessy H. Clk. in country store at Jemison, Ala., 1 yr .; later clk. in dry goods store, Montgomery, Ala., bookkeeper and cashier Pratt Saw Mill Co., Verbena, Ala., and cashier Hobbie & Teague, wholesale grocers, Mont- gomery; engaged in life ins, business since 1881, becoming agt. at Anniston, Ala .; removed to Bir- mingham, as gen. agt. Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of the U.S .; came to Chicago in 1893, as agt. Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co., of Phila., with which has since been identified; became mem. firm of Smith, Mecary & Co. gen. agts., for the Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co., July, 1902, which firm con- tinued until the death of Calvin S. Smith, Dee .. 1909, when title changed to C. J. McCary & Co., of which has since been the sr. mem. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, South Shore Country. Home: 223 E. Delaware Pl. Office: 1010, 134 S. LaSalle St.
MCCASKILL, Charles Wallace, clergyman. (See vol. 1911. 1
MCCASKILL, Daniel, lawyer; b. Brown Co., Ill., Sept. 21, 1845, s. Daniel and Esther (Turner) Mc- Caskill; ed. pub. schs .; served in Civil War in 14th Ill. Inf., in Army of the Tenn .: m. at Virden, Ill .. Mar. 18, 1875, Harriet H. Robinson; 1 son, Oliver LeRoy. In circuit clerk's office of Christian Co., 111., 1867-70; admitted to bar at Taylorville, Ill., 1870, and practiced there with brother, Alexander, until 1880, when health failed, and went to Colo .: practiced at Walsenburg, Colo., 1880-90, Pueblo, 1890-6, in Chicago since 1896, making a specialty of corpn. law. Mem. George A. Thomas Post G.A. R., Woodmen of the World, K.P. Home: 6426 Kim- bark Av. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.
MCCASKILL, Oliver LeRoy, lawyer. Removed to Morgantown, W. Va. (See vol. 1911.)
*McCAUGHAN, George Edward, lawyer. Re- moved to Long Beach, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)
MCCAULEY, Lena May (Miss), writer, art ed- itor; b. "Palmyra Farm," Hagerstown, Md., May 2, 1859; d. James and Lena (Rowland) McCauley; grad. Dearborn Sem., Chicago, 1878; spl. work in lit. and science, Univ. of Chicago, 4 yrs .; Univ. of Ill. and Univ. of Wis., 1 yr. each. Teacher, later asst. prin .. Chicago pub. schs., 1882-1900; asst. lit. editor, 1900-2, art editor since 1902, Chicago Eve- ning Post. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Soc. Art- ists, Municipal Art League. Clubs: Chicago Wom- an's, Woman's City, Lake View Woman's. Author: Etchers of Architecture, 1904; (Ten) Monographs of Etchers, 1905-7; The Joy of Gardens, 1912; also continued series of articles on nature and gardens for Evening Post. Contbr. various mags. Home: 418 St. James Pl.
MCCLANAHAN, Archie Allen, lawyer; b. Nor- wood, Mercer Co., Ill., Sept. 29, 1859; s. Dr. J. P. and Margaret ( Jones) McClanahan; ed. Monmouth (Ill.) Coll .; m. Nettie Braiden, of Chicago, 1883; children: Nettie, Miles, Alice, Baird, Archie, Jr., Wilhelmina V. Admitted to bar, 1885, and prac- ticed at Omaha, Neb .; came to Chicago, 1895; city atty. of Wheaton, Ill., 1897-8; lecturer Kent Coll. of Law. Republican. Mason. Residence: Kellshore Hotel, 740 Irving Park Boul. Office: 29 S. LaSalle Street.
McCLARY, Nelson Alvin, gas official; b. Albany, Vt., Aug. 17, 1856; s. Orson Ricker and Lucy Phi- linda (Smith) McClary; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1884; m. Emily Bicknell Rood, of Phila., Sept. 13. 1889; children: Orson Rood, George Brewer. In book business at Hanover, N.H., 1876-83; gas busi- ness since 1885; gen. mgr. Ogden Gas Co., 1895- 1901; pres. Northwestern Gas Light & Coke Co., 1901-13; pres. DeKalh County Gas Co., and sec. Sterling Gas & Electric Light Co., 1900-12; dir. Nat. Gas & Water Co. Pres .- gen. Nat. Soc. S.A.R., 1907 (pres. Ill. Soc. 1905) ; mem. Am. Gas Inst., Delta Kappa Epsilon. Mem. bd. edn., Oak Park, Ill., 1899-1905: mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Clubs: University ( Chicago), Oak Park, Westward Ho Golf, Oak Park Country (Oak Park). Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Home: 126 Home Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
McCLEAN, see also McLean, MacLean.
McCLEAN, Robert, grain broker; b. Indianapo- lis, Ind., Jan. 20, 1872; s. Samuel A. and Elizabeth ( More) McClean; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Vic- toria A. Van Valkenburgh, of Owen Sound, Can., Sept. 23, 1893; 2 children: Edith M., Samuel A. Began, Mar., 1886, as office boy with Am. Provi- sions Co., Union Stock Yards, Chicago, continuing 1 yr .; then with same company as cashier 4 yrs .. timekeeper 5 yrs., salesman 2 yrs., with foreign dept. 2 yrs., pit trader 3 yrs .; resigned, Aug., 1903, and was connected with A. Booth & Co. as pit trader 3 yrs .; in grain brokerage business on own account since Mar., 1906. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Swan Lake Gun. Recreations: shooting, fishing. Home: 6238 Rhodes Av. Office: 69 Board of Trade Bldg.
MCCLELLAND, Robert L., treasurer of Chicago Mill & Lumber Co .; b. Chicago, Dec. 15, 1876; s. John C. and Elizabeth (Jeffery) McClelland; pub. schs. and Manual Training Sch., Chicago; m. Lilla Cook, of Western Springs, 111., Sept. 7, 1898; chil- dren: Ralph L., Robert J., Donald C., Elizabeth E. Began in employ of Link Belt Machinery Co., 2 yrs .; then with freight traffic dept. C., B.&Q.R.R. Co., 3 yrs .; became connected with traffic dept. of Chicago Mill & Lumber Co., 1900; served as traffic mgr. for the company, 1901-7, asst. to vice pres. and treas., 1907-16, treas. and dir. since Feb., 1916; also vice pres. Miss. Valley Timber Co., Blythe- ville, Leachville & Ark. Southern R.R., Helena Southwestern R.R .; asst. treas, and dir. Paepcke- Leicht Lumber Co. Democrat. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Traffic, Hinsdale Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: Western Springs, Ill. Office: Conway Bldg., Chicago.
McCLERNAN, Louis Francis, iron, steel and metal products; b. Richmond, Va., Mar. 14, 1874; s. James and Sarah Ann (Walsh) McClernan; ed. pub. schs., Baltimore, Md .; m. Louise Miller, of Chicago, Dec. 5, 1899; 2 children: Mary Louise, Sara Anne. With Simmons Mfg. Co., 1895-8; con- nected with iron and steel industry since 1898; established firm of McClernan & Co., 1898, inc. 1905, and became pres .; also pres. McClernan Metal Products Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Highland Park. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
McCLUER, William Bittinger, real estate; b. in Rockbridge Co., Va., Nov. 6, 1862; s. John William and Bettie S. McCluer; A.B., Washington and Lee Univ., 1880; unmarried. Began real estate busi- ness, 1893, was mem. firm of Connell & McCluer, succeeded, 1902, by Cochran & McCluer. Demo- crat. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, On- wentsia. Home: 1219 N. State St. Office: 40 N. Dearborn St.
McCLUNEY, James, broker. Removed to St. Louis, Mo. (See vol. 1911.)
MCCLURE, James Gore King, theologian; b. Al- hany, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1848; s. Archibald and Susan Tracy (Rice) McClure; A.B., Yale, 1870; grad. Princeton Theol. Sem., 1873; (D.D., Lake Forest Univ .. 1888, Princeton, 1906, Yale, 1906; LL.D., Ill. Coll., 1904) ; m. Annie P., d. Nathan F. Dixon, of Westerly, R.I., Nov. 19, 1879. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1874; pastor New Scotland, N.Y., 1874-9, Lake Forest, Ill., 1881-1905; pres. Lake Forest Univ., 1897-1901; pres. McCormick Theol, Sem., Chicago, since 1905. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 2348 N. Halsted St.
McCLURG, Ogden Trevor, president A. C. Mc- Clurg & Co .; b. Chicago, Sept. 8, 1878; s. late Gen. Alexander C. and Eleanor (Wheeler) McClurg; Ph.B., Yale, 1901; m. Chicago, Feb. 24, 1903, Marion Ewen (died 1909); m. 2d, Gertrude Schwarz, of Brookline, Mass., Mar. 6, 1916. With A. C. McClurg & Co., publishers and booksellers, Chicago, since 1901, of which is now pres .; also pres. Lake Shore Building Co. Retired officer Ill. Naval Reserve; comd. It. comdr. U.S.N., Mar. 9, 1917. Mem. Loyal Legion. Episcopalian. Clubs: City, University, Saddle and Cycle, Caxton, Chicago Yacht, Lincoln Park Yacht (ex-commodore) ; New York Yacht. Recreations: yachting, motoring. Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 330 E. Ohio St.
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McCOID, Arthur B., lawyer; b. Fairfield, Ia., July IS, 1869; s. Moses A. and Helen ( Irland) McCoid; ed. pub. schs. and Parsons Coll., Fairfield; m. Anna Lawrence, of Polo, Ill., July 29, 1896; 1 daughter, Martha A. Admitted to bar, 1893; or- ganizer and now pres. the Chicago Citizens' Com .; atty. for Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium; al- derman of 6th Ward, 1906-10. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Kenwood. Home: 4402 Green- wood Av. Office: 79 W. Monroe St.
MCCOLLUM, George Thomas, clergyman: b. at Augusta, Ky., May 4, 1860; s. Hugh and Minerva Jane ( Maxwell) McCollum: B.S., Berea Coll., Ky., 1890, M.S., 1897; studied Johns Hopkins; Pacific Theol, Sem .; m. Katherine M. Wright, of Scotts Bluff, Neb., July 5, 1893 (died 1910); children: Jean, Ruth, William Wright; m. 2d, Thusnelda Haeger, of Dundee, III., Sept. 6, 1911; 1 son, George Thomas, Jr. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1893; pas- tor San Lorenzo, Cal., 1893-6, Union Ch., Berea, Ky., 1896-7, Bunker Hill, III., 1897-8, Dundee, 1898- 1905, Marseilles, 1905-8; supt. 111. Home Mission- ary Soc. since 1908; supt. Congl. Conf. of Ill. since 1910. Dir., sec. Advance Pub. Co. Progressive Re- publican. Club: Apollo. Home: 942 Ontario St., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
McCONATHY, Osbourne, musician; b. in Bullitt County, Ky., Jan. 15, 1875; s. William Jacob and Cynthia (Osbourne) McConathy; ed. pub. schs., Louisville; studied music under pvt. teachers; m. Alice Mary Brown, of Chelsea, Mass., July 9, 1906; 2 children: Osbourne William, Elizabeth. Super- visor of music, Louisville, 1893-1903, Chelsea, Mass., 1903-13; prof. music methods and dir. dept. of pub. sch. music, Northwestern Univ., since 1913. Formerly dir. Louisville Music Festival, Louis- ville Musical Club, choir of Calvary Episcopal Ch., etc .; supt. Eastern Session Am. Inst. of Normal Methods at Boston, since 1909. Mem. N.E.A. (pres. music sect.), Music Supervisors' Nat. Conf. (vice pres.), Music Teachers' Nat. Assn. Mem. Ky. N.G. 3 yrs. Democrat. Episcopalian, Mason, Club: Uni- versity of Evanston. Author: The School Song Book, 1909; The Progressive Music Series (11 books issued), 1914. Home: 1727 Wesley Av., Ev- anston, Ill.
McCONNELL, Charles Henry, president Eco- nomical Drug Co .; Oct. 12, 1841-Mar. 17, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
McCONNELL, Harry Miller, insurance; b. Leav- enworth, Kan., Ang. 5, 1876; s. Harry C. and Ma- dora (Hageman) McConnell; prep. edn. St. John's Mil. Acad., Delafield, Wis .; Univ. of Wis., 1893-4; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1895. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; with law dept. London Guarantee & Accident Co., Ltd., 1895-1912; gen. agt. New Eng- land Casualty Co., 1912-15; same, Am. Automobile Ins. Co., 1911-16; gen. mgr. Automobile Ins. Serv- ice since 1916; also gen. mgr. Ill. Indemnity Ex- change. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Epis- copalian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 4536 Drexel Boul. Office: 2550 Michigan Av.
McCONNELL, John, real estate; h. Chicago, Dec. 8, 1847; s. Edward and Charlotte ( MeGlashan) Mc- Connell; ed, grammar and high schs., Chicago; old Chicago Univ., 1866-8; m. Brooklyn, N.Y., June 27, 1871, Kate Gooding; children: Edward D., John G., George Malcolm, Kathryn C. (Mrs. F. O. Ludlow), Kenneth G. In timber and lumber business, Chi- cago, 1869-72; mfr. picture frame mouldings, etc., in firm of John Moore & Co., 1875-81; engaged in real estate business, since 1881, as mem. McCon- nell Bros .; pres. Compound Door Co., of St. Joseph, Mich. Mem. Bd. of Edn. of Lake View, 1881-2; su- pervisor and pres. Bd. of Trustees, Lake View, 1883-5; alderman of Lake View, 1887-8. Mem. Chi- cago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Edgewater Golf. Recre- ations: golf, yachting and sailing. Home: 546 Hawthorne Pl. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.
McCORD, Alvin Carr, mfr .; b. Paris, III., Nov. 24, 1867; s. William B. and Mary J. (Campbell) McCord; A.B., Princeton. 1889; law student Univ. of Minn., 1 yr .; m. Emily Davis Rowe, of Evanston, Ill., Dec. 22, 1896; 1 daughter, Marjorie Carr. En- tered mfg. business as vice pres. Derxel Ry. Sup-
ply Co., 1891; pres. McCord & Co. since 1897; also pres. McCord Mfg. Co., Detroit; gen. mgr. and vice pres. Ill. Car & Equipment Co., 1900-2; pres. West- ern Steel Car & Foundry Co., 1902-10. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, South Shore Country; University, Princeton (New York). Recreations: golf and travel. Home: 1532 N. State St. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
McCORD, Herbert Arthur, mir .; b. Paris, Ill., June 20, 1859; s. William B. and Mary J. (Camp- bell) McCord; ed. common schs., Paris; m. Wash- ington, N.C., July 20, 1886, Elizabeth S. Sparrow; children: William W., Mary Campbell (Mrs. C. B. Ross, of Urbana, O.), Ann Sparrow. Began as clerk in fire ins. agency, Paris, Ill .; deputy county clerk, Edgar Co., Ill., 1 yr .; partner in real estate and ins. business of W. B. McCord & Son; removed to Chicago, Sept. 1, 1881; clk. in western dept. of- fices Imperial Ins. Co .; removed to Minneapolis, Sept. 1, 1882, taking position with Frederick Paine, ins. agent; apptd. spl. agt. and adjuster Fire Ins. Assn. of Eng., Aug., 1884; resigned to take charge of gen. agency dept. of the Davis & Requa agency, Chicago, June, 1886; chief clk., Commercial Union Ins. Co., Oct., 1888; same with United Fire Re-In- surance Co., June, 1899; with it and its succes- sor, Palatine Ins. Co., until Oct., 1900; then an ins. broker on own account until Nov., 1902; organized, and was pres. IIl. Car Co., 1902-5; mgr. Anniston branch Western Steel Car & Foundry Co., 1906-7; vice pres. Gibraltar Mfg. Co., ry. supplies, 1907- 15, pres. since 1915. Democrat. Presbyterian. Ma- son. Home: 4324 Berkeley Av. Office: 332 Monad- nock Blk.
McCORDIC, Alfred Edward, lawyer; h. at Jura, Lambton Co., Ont., Can., Nov. 8, 1862; s. James and Hannah (Dawson) McCordic; ed. pub. schools in Can .; began study of law, spring of 1884, in offices of Fletcher & Wanty, Grand Rapids, Mich .; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1889; m. Jane Augusta Ladd, of Windsor, Conn., July 3, 1889; children: Chris- tine Ruth, Fletcher Ladd, Malcolm Niles (de- ceased). Opened law office, Duluth, Minn., 1889, with Wilson G. Crosby, of Mass., as McCordic & Croshy; moved to Chicago, 1896, becoming partner with Joseph A. Sleeper, firm of Sleeper & McCor- dic; partner with Andrew R. Sheriff in law firm of McCordic & Sheriff, 1900-8, alone since 1908. Pres. Village of Winnetka, 1903-4. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Law Club of Chicago. Clubs: University, Harvard, In- dian Hill Golf. Home: Winnetka, III. Office: 921 The Rookery, Chicago.
MCCORMACK, see also MacCormac,
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