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McNELLIS, Charles, pres. Imperial Brass Mfg. Co. (See vol. 1911.)
MCNULTY, Thomas Joseph, plastering con- tractor; h. Swineford, Mayo Co., Ireland, Jan. 12, 1861; s. James and Bridget ( McNulty) MeNulty; ed. common schs., Callow, Ireland; came to U.S. alone, 1881; high sch., Phila .; Spring Garden St. Mech. Inst., Phila .; Athenaeum Tech. Inst., Chi- cago; m. Josephine Mary Davis, of Chicago, Nov. 20, 1889; 11 children: Joseph Davis, Thomas Joseph, Mae Collette, William Gerald, James Fran- eis, John Phillip, Eunice Anne, Paul Davis, David Robert, Anne Clare, Davis Edward. Began ap- prenticeship, plastering trade, Phila., also attend- ing sch .; came to Chicago, 1884; entered contract- ing business, 1890, with brother, title of McNulty Bros .; has been pres. McNulty Bros. Co. since 1900; pres. Wabash & Washington Trust; vice pres. City Hall Square Building Co .; dir. Michigan Av. Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Repub- lican. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic. Ill. Athletic, Chicago Engineers', South Shore Country, Edgewater Golf. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring. Home: 627 Melrose St. Of- fice: 80 E. Jackson Boul.
McPHERSON, Donald Fraser, lawyer; h. Buffalo, N.Y., Aug. 26, 1884 s. Donald Fraser and Mary Adelaide (Gowans) McPherson; ed. Lausanne, Switzerland; Lawrenceville, N.J .: A.B., Princeton. 1906. A.M., 1909: student Harvard Law Sch .: LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1909; m. Frances Ogden West, of Chicago, Jan. 15, 1913; 1 daughter, Frances Ogden. Entered law firm of Holt, Wheeler & Sidley as clerk. 1908; admitted to Ill. har. 1909; mem. firm of Holt, Cutting & Sidley since death of Mr. Wheeler. 1913. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Princeton, Har- vard, Indian Hill Country. Recreations: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: Hubbard Woods, Il1. Office: 5 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
McQUILKIN, Albert Henry, editor. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
McROBERTS, Charles Gregory, attorney at law; Nov. 9, 1872-Oct. 20, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
McROY, George Gardner, wholesale millinery; b. Chicago, Dec. 14, 1853; s. Samuel and Chloe (Wilcox) McRoy; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ada F. Barnard, of Watertown, N. Y .; children: Harold Foster, George Austin, Clifford Jay, Robert Bar- nard, Maud Frances (deceased). Bookkeeper for D. A. Hewes, wholesale millinery, 1871-87; then with Edson Keith & Co., wholesale millinery, as salesman; on reorganization of the company in 1897 became a dir., and in 1899 vice-pres. Repub- lican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Coun- try. Recreation: fishing. Home: 4454 Drexel Boul. Office: 24 S. Michigan Av.
McSURELY, William Harvey, judge; b. Oxford, Butler Co., O., Jan. 27, 1865; s. Rev. William Jasper (D.D.) and Hulda (Taylor) McSurely; A.B., Univ. of Wooster, 1886; m. Mary Elizabeth Cadman, of Chicago, Oct. 18, 1892; children: Marion, William Cadman. Admitted to Ill. bar, Mar. 29, 1889; mem. firm of Norton, Burley & Howell, Chicago, 1895, succeeded by Burley & McSurely, 1897; mem. Ill. Gen. Assembly, 5th Senatorial Dist., 1905-6: chief justice Superior Court of Cook Co., 1911-12; justice Appellate Court. 1st Dist., Ill., since Feb., 1912, chief justice since 1915. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago har assns. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League (pres. 1913-14), University, Hamilton, Flossmoor Country, Law. Home: 5415 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
McVOY, Eugene Joseph, iron; b. Cleveland, O., Dec. 24, 1872; s. John and Isabella ( McHenry ) Mc- Voy; ed. St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago; m. Celeste Aymond, of St. Charles, Mo., June 14, 1889; chil- dren: Marie Celeste, Corinne, Jean Dorothy. After leaving coll., 1892, entered the house of John Mc- Voy & Co. (now MeVoy Sheet & Tin Plate Co.), sheet iron mfrs., established by father, 1877; was asst. myr., 1894-9, then took full control of the business, and since 1902 has been sole owner. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs' Assn., Art Inst. Chicago (life). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edge- water Golf, Edgewater Country. Recreations: golf, automobiling. Home: 1892 Sheridan Rd., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 344 W. Austin Av., Chicago.
MCWHORTER, Richard Cox, box mfr .; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 21, 1860; s. Roger Alexander and Mary ( McComb) Mcwhorter; ed. pub. schs. and grad. Jones Business Coll .: m., Berwyn, 111., Oct. 2, 1901, Helen Augusta Hawkins. Served a complete ap- prenticeship as a box maker, and worked for most of the leading box makers of Chicago. Assisted in organizing Acme Box Co., 1888, of which is now pres. and mgr. Episcopalian. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Yeomen of America, Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Home: 3327 Carol Av., Berwyn, Ill. Office: 1401 W. 21st Pl., Chicago.
McWILLIAMS, Benjamin, lawyer; h. Litchfield, Ill., Dec. 27, 1866; s. Robert and Mary (Allen) McWilliams: ed. Univ. of Ill. and Union Coll. of Law (Northwestern Univ.); unmarried. Admit- ted to Ill. bar, 1888, and since practiced at Chi- cago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican.
Presbyterian. Recreations: outdoor exercises. Residence: 4306 Forrestville Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.
McWILLIAMS, George A., dredging contractor; b. Stewartsville, Mo., Dec. 22, 1868; s. William and Anna (Waddell) McWilliams; ed. Kidder (Mo.) Inst .; m. Beulah Burchell, of Walnut, Ill., 1905; 2 children: Grace Myrtle, George Allen. Came to Chicago, 1890, and was employed hy McArthur Bros. Co., railroad contractors; entered contract- ing business on own account 1906, specializing in dredging and draining of swamp land; associated with brother, 1910, in organizing firm of R. H. & G. A. McWilliams, dredging contractors; branch office, Memphis, Tenn .; operating in all the prin- cipal swamp land areas of the country, being one of the leading firms in their line of work. Repub- lican. Methodist. Mason (K.T.). Club: Chicago Engineers'. Recreations: athletics, motoring. Home: 5341 Hyde Park Boul. Office: McCormick Building.
McWILLIAMS, Lafayette, retired mcht .: b. Peterboro, Madison Co., N.Y., June 11, 1843; s.
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Hugh and Mary (Wilson) MeWilliams; ed. dist. of Mich .; asst. prof. philosophy. 1894-02, asso. sch. and Peterboro (N.Y.) Acad .; taught sch. 1 yr. prof., 1902-7, prof. since 1907, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Psychol. Assn., Am. Philos. Assn., A.A.A.S. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, City. Home: 1537 E. 60th St. in Madison; entered Oberlin, but left after a few months to enlist, in June, 1862, as pvt, 157th N. Y. Vol. Inf., advancing to capt .; received severe wound in leg at battle of Honeyhill, S.C., Nov. 30, MEAD, James L., pres. Mead Cycle Co. (See vol. 1911.) 1864; came to Chicago, 1865; m., June 29, 1871, Mary F. Goodman, of Chicago; children: Thomas G., Mary, Hugh L., Donald S. Began in Chicago in employ of dry goods firm of Field, Palmer & Leiter, remaining with that house through its developments, and was admitted to partnership in Marshall Field & Co., which connection he held until retirement from the firm in Jan., 1900. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mem. G.A.R., Loyal Le- gion. Club: Union League. Home: 3961 Lake Park Av. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
McWILLIAMS, Samuel Anderson, M.D .; Feb. 7, 1839-Nov., 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
MEACHAM, Charles Samuels, clothes wringers; b. Kingston, Ont., Can., July 5, 1861; s. Samuel Ridge and Eliza (Moon) Meacham; ed. pub. schs .. Kingston; m. Margaret Kidd, of Kingston, Aug. 8, 1883; 3 children: Dr. William C., Dr. Hubert F. and Mrs. R. R. Hampton (all of Oak Park). Clk. in retail hardware store at Kingston, 1875-81; then in charge of stock, Butler & Constant, hardware mfrs.' agts., New York, 1881-2; traveling sales- man, wholesale hardware firm of A. F. Seeberg & Co., Chicago, 1882-90, and with successors, Wood- ruff & Hanchett Co., as sales mgr., 1890-5; sales mgr., also sec. and dir. Lovell Mfg. Co., of Erie. Pa., since 1895. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: City, Hardware, Oak Park Country. Recreation: motoring. Home: 322 Linden Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 62 E. Lake St., Chicago.
MEACHAM, Florus David; b. White Hall, Wash- ington Co., N.Y., Apr. 26, 1843; s. Florus D. and Lucinda (Church) Meacham; came to Chicago with parents, 1857; ed. schs. of New York and Chicago; m. E. I. Weatherhand, of Boston, 1885. Soon after coming to Chicago entered offices of 1.C. R.R., remaining until 1862: enlisted in Chicago Mercantile Battery: took part in Miss. River Cam- paign, siege of Vicksburg, and Red River Cam- paign; afterward in New Orleans and in operations on land against Mobile; hon. mustered out at close of war. Organized, 1874, with F. S. Wright, firm of Meacham & Wright, dealers in cements, inc. 1903; was pres. of company until 1912; pres. Meacham & Wright Brick Co., 1912-16 (retired). Ex-pres. Bd. of Review of Cook Co. Republican. Mem. Loyal Legion, G.A.R. Home: Hinsdale, Il1. Office: 133 W. Washington St., Chicago.
MEAD, Aaron Benedict, real estate; b. Franklin- ville, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., Nov. 7, 1838; s. Merlin and Polly (Clark ) Mead; ed, local acad. and Water- bury (Conn.) High Sch .; m. Mary E. Packard, Sept., 1868; children: Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Rev. A. A. Tanner, Denver, Colo,, who died 1915), Agnes M. (Wife of C. W. VanLaw, mining engr., Boston), Lucy I. (missionary, Peking, China). Enlisted in Co. A, 4th Conn. Vols. (afterward changed to 1st Conn. Arty.), June, 1861, and served in de- fenses of Washington until discharged at Cold Harbor in 1862. Worked in the real estate office of uncle, Abner L. Ely, N.Y. City, until Jan., 1867: removed to Chicago, 1867, and established in the real estate business; was joined by Albert L. Coe, Jan., 1868, and firm became Mead & Coe; has continued in business alone since death of partner, 1900. Charter mem. Real Estate Bd. Republican. Pres. Washingtonian Home; vice pres. Congrega- tional Ch. Building Soc. of N.Y .; vice pres, Am. S.S. Union; mem, bd. of mgrs. Y. M.C.A. Mem. George H. Thomas Post No. 5, G.A.R. Club: Union League. Recreations: fishing, farming. Home: 1903 Washington Boul. Office: Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.
MEAD, George Herbert, professor philosophy; h. S. Hadley, Mass, Feb. 27, 1863; s. Rev. Hiram and Elizabeth Storrs ( Billings) Mead; A.B., Ober- lin Coll., 1883; pvt. tutor, 1883-7; A.B., Harvard, 1888; univs. Leipzig and Berlin, 1888-91: m. Helen Kingsbury Castle, of Honolulu, H.T., Oct. 1, 1891. Instr, philosophy, 1891-3, asst. prof., 1893-4. Univ.
MEAD, Maurice Alexander, wholesale watches; b. Elizabeth, N.J., Oct. 12, 1854; s. Alexander H. and Elizabeth A. (Stephenson) Mead; ed. Wes- leyan Acad., Wilbraham, Mass., class of 1871; m. Lillian H. Evans, 1877 (died 1886); 2 children: Lillian ( Mrs. John T. Montgomery ) and Richmond; m. 2d, Pauline B. Blake, of Chicago, Aug. 15, 1888; 1 child, Lorraine (Mrs. Henry C. Schwable). With the Waltham Watch Co., at New York, 1871-2, Chicago, 1873-81; organized Crescent Watch Case Co., 1882; mem, firm of Perry & Mead, wholesale watches, 1884, succeeded by M. A. Mead & Co., 1886, of which has since been pres .; pres. Mead Orchard Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chi- cago Jewelers' Assn. (ex-pres.). Served in 1st Regt., I.N.G., 1874-7. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westmoreland Country. Recreations: golf, motor- ing, reading. Home: 1810 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 31 N. State St., Chicago.
MEAD, Robert Carson, steam pumps; h. Cuba, Allegany Co., N.Y., June 9, 1861; s. Henry Axtel and Jane { Orton) Mead; grad. Village Acad., Cuba, N. Y., 1878; entered old Univ. of Chicago, but lett in freshman year on account of death of father, 1879; m. Minnie May Cole, of Cuba, N. Y., May 26, 1885: 1 daughter, Lucy Alice (Mrs. E. A. Rich). Clerked in hardware store, Cuba, N.Y., 1879-81; elk., Wm. Richardson & Co.'s boot and shoe fac- torv, Hornellsville, N. Y., 1881-3; with J. M. Barnes & Co., Cuba, mfrs. of vehicles, 1883-92; came to Chicago, 1892, to enter employ of Henion & Hub- bell, and sec. of company since incorporation, 1901. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Home: 5245 Kenmore Av. Office: 219 N. Jefferson St.
MEADS, Albert Harrington, lawyer; b. Oswego, N.Y., July 24, 1865; s. Chauncey P. and Eulalia ( Harrington) Meads; grad. high sch., Syracuse, N. Y., 1881; A.B., Syracuse Univ., 1885; LL. B., Cin- cinnati Law Sch .. 1887; m. Ethel Swalm Troxell, of Chicago, Oct. 16, 1894; children: Robert Troxell, Sarah Armstrong. Admitted to Ohio bar, Colum- bus, 1887, Ill. bar, same year; practiced in Chicago since 1887. Mem. Chicago Law Inst., Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Phi. Repub- lican. Clubs: Union League, Law. LaGrange
Country. Recreations: golf, motoring, motor- boating. Home: 423 S. Stone Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 1301-1302 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Chicago.
MEAGHER, James Francis, lawyer; b. Brook- lyn, Jan. 26. 1858; s. James F. and Mary (Nagle) Meagher; came to Chicago in early childhood; ed. pub. schs .: read law in offices at Chicago; m. Pauline Hayes, of Chicago, Feb. 28, 1889. Admit- ted to bar, 1881, and since in practice at Chicago; mem. law firm Meagher, Whitney, Ricks & Sulli- van since Jan. 1. 1916. Gen. counsel, 1902-15, vice pres., 1906-13, pres., Oct., 1913-July. 1915, Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co., Chicago. Repub- lican. Home: 5012 Drexel Boul. Office: First Na- tional Bank Bldla.
MEARS, Charles Henry, lumberman; Dec. 27, 1851-June 20, 1916. (See vol. 1911. )
MECARTNEY, Harry S., lawyer: b. Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 26, 1860; s. John R. and Virginia W. (Petty) Mecartney; ed, pub. and high schs .: ad- mitted to Pa. bar. 1882; m. Eva Newell, of Chicago ( g.d. of David Cole), Jan. 25, 1896; children: Harry C., Malcolm. Earle, Eva Grace. Came to Chicago, 1882: mem. law firm of Oliver & Mecartney since 1895. Mem. Am., Ill, State and Chicago bar assns .; asso. mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Clubs: South- ern. Hinsdale. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
MECHEM, Floyd Russell, professor law; h. Nunda, N.Y .. May 9, 1858; s. Isaac J, and Celestia { Russel) Mechem; ed. high sch., Battle Creek, Mich .: (hon. A. M., Univ. of Mich., 1894, LL.D.,
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1912) ; m. Jessie P. Collier, of Battle Creek, Mich., Dec. 4, 1884. Admitted to bar, 1879; practiced at Battle Creek, 1879-87, Detroit, 1887-93; prof. and dean, Detroit Coll. of Law, 1891-2; Tappan prof. law, Univ. of Mich., 1892-03; prof. law, Univ. of Chicago, since 1903. Mem. Mich. State Bd. Law Examiners, 1895-03; pres. Univ. of Chicago Settle- ment since 1906. Clubs: University, City, Quad- rangle, Flossmoor Country. Author of a number of law books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 5714 Woodlawn Av.
MECHEM, John Collier, lawyer; born Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 1, 1886; s. Floyd Russell and Jessie P. (Collier) Mechem; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1907; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1910; m. Barbara Thompson, of Lake Forest, Ill., Nov. 28, 1914; 1 son, John Slason. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1910; practiced with Knapp & Campbell, 1910-12; mem. Mechem & Bangs, 1912-14, now Mechem, Bangs & Harper. Republican. Clubs: University, On- wentsia, Shore Acres. Recreation: golf. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chicaso.
MEDARIS, William Roudebush, lawyer; b. Owensville, Clermont Co., O., Aug. 3, 1875; s. Leonidas H. and Ella (Roudebush) Medaris; prep. edn. Woodward High Sch., Cincinnati; LL.B., Cin- cinnati Coll., 1897; m. Evelyn C. Hays, of Cincin- nati, Jan. 12, 1910. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1897, and practiced at Cincinnati until 1905; spl. counsel to the atty. gen. of Ohio, 1905-8; spl. asst. U.S. atty. at Chicago, 1908-11; dir. and dean Hamilton Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1910-15; associated in prac- tice with Eugene E. Prussing, 1915, and in 1916 hecame gen. atty. in this dist. for the Nat. Surety Co. of N.Y. Mem. Chicago Soc. of Advocates (treas.). Progressive Republican. Royal Arch Mason. Clubs: City. Olympia Fields Country. Home: 4911 Lake Park Av. Office: The Rookery.
MEDICUS, Emil, flute virtuoso, teacher; b. Youngstown. O., May 26, 1882; s. Charles H. and Theresa ( Fischer) Medicus; ed. pub. schs., Youngs- town; Dana's Musical Inst., Warren, O .; Royal Acad. Music, London, Eng., 1903-7 (Ross scholar- ship [$1,000] and certificate of merit) ; studied flute under Weinstein, Vivian, Griffith, Wood and Fransella; m. Mary Elizabeth Ragland, of Browns- ville, Tenn., June 17, 1913. Founder Medicus Sch. of Flute Playing, 1908; mem, faculty Chautauqua (N.Y.) Assembly and Summer Schs., 1907-11; mem. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 1909-10; soloist and assisting artist with Mme. Ellen Beach Yaw, tour of 1911; instr. Bush Conservatory of Music, 1916: concertizing with own company of artists. Contbg. editor Jacobs' Orchestra Monthly, Bos- ton, since 1912. Elected Asso. Royal Acad. of Music, London. 1913. Bronze medal personally presented by Madam Melba. Republican. Meth- odist. Author: Systematic Flute Instruction, 1910. Home and Studio: 5247 Cornell Av.
MEEK, John Washington, M.D .; b. Jordan's Grove, Randolph Co., Ill., Sept. 29, 1858; s. William and Mary Ann (Borders) Meek; attended acad. of Coulterville, Ill., and Monmouth (Ill.) Coll .; A.B., McKendree Coll., Lebanon, III., 1878; M.D., Rush Med. Coll .. Chicago, 1881; m. Monmouth, May 14. 1886, C. Ella Sterner; 1 son, Sterner Paul. Mem. Chicago Pathol. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Republican. Universalist. Mason. I.O.O.F. Rec- reations: motoring and outdoor diversions. Home: 2234 Washington Boul.
MEEK, Samuel Mason, lawyer: b. Marissa, Ill., July 2, 1849; s. William and Mary Ann (Borders) Meek: grad. Monmouth (Ill.) Coll .; read law in Monmouth, in Mo. and in Cal., and in Chicago Coll. of Law (post-grad.), 1875-6; m. Monmouth, June 6. 1878, Emma E. Beckwith (now deceased): 1 daughter, Mrs. Ella S. Barnum: m. 2d, Mabel Coates, of Monmouth; 2 children: Margaret, S. Mason, Jr. Served in Ill. regt. in latter part of Civil War: became resident of Chicago in spring of 1871; admitted to Ill. bar. 1877; was in law firm of Ellis & Meek 12 yrs .. Meek & Trowbridge, 5 yrs., Meek, Cochran & Munsell, 8 yrs .; now alone, mak- ing a specialty of corpn. law; gen. counsel various large corpns .: organizer of the English-French- Am. Phosphate Trust, 1892. Republican. Pres-
byterian. Pres. bd. of trustees Bible Rescue Mis- sion and Home Assn. Odd Fellow. Clubs: Illinois. Co-educational, Garfield Gun, etc. Recreations: hunting large game; is mem. Potter Co. Sports- men's Assn., S.D., where has dogs and outfit. Home: 824 Leland Av. Office: 154 W. Randolph Street.
MEEK, Seth Eugene, zoologist; Apr. 1, 1859- July 6, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1914- 15.)
MEEKER, Arthur, packer; b. Chicago, Apr. 11, 1866; s. Arthur B. and Maria Louise (Griggs) Meeker; B.S., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1886; m. Grace Murray, of Chicago, 1892; children: Katharine, Grace, Arthur, Jr., Mary. Vice pres. and dir. Armour & Co., packers; dir. Chicago Junc- tion Ry. Co., Central Mfg. Dist. Bank, Peoples Stock Yards State Bank. Trustee Univ. of Il1. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Mid- Day, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago) ; Onwentsia (Lake Forest, Ill.); University, Racquet and Tennis, Brook (New York). Home: 3030 Lake Shore Drive. Office: Union Stock Yards.
MEEKER, Charles Wright, insurance. (See vol. 1911. >
MEGAN, Charles P., lawyer; b. Stratford, Ont., Can., Aug. 24, 1876; s. Peter and Mary Jane (Gray- don) Megan; ed. Stratford Collegiate Inst., 1887- 91; B.A., Univ. of Toronto, 1895, M.A., 1896; m. May M. Magan, July 1, 1909; 2 sons: Charles Graydon, Thomas. Took charge of depts. of Latin, Greek and mathematics, Regiopolis Coll., Kings- ton, Can., 1896, and continued 2 yrs .; began teach- ing in the evening schs. in Chicago, 1898; taught in the Englewood High Sch., 1898-02; asst. supt. of schs. of Chicago, 1902-12; admitted to bar, 1910; practiced law since 1912; mem. Burton, Kannally & Megan. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Residence: 804 E. 51st St. Office: 111 W. Washington St.
MEHRING, George, heating and ventilating con- tractor; b. Chicago, Feb. 20, 1862; s. Frederick and Maria (Andermann) Mehring; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Cornelia Drury, of Chicago, June 17, 1885; 2 children: Lucy B. (Mrs. Walter A. Sher- iffs), Caroline D. With L. H. Prentice Co., heating engrs., for 25 yrs .; pres. Mehring & Hanson Co. since 1911. Republican. Mem. Chicago Master Steamfitters' Assn. (ex-pres.), Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Engrs. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Kenwood. Home: 5325 Harper Av. Office: 118-120 N. Franklin St.
MEIER, see also Meyer.
MEIER, Christian, lawyer; b. in Germany, Jan. 19, 1852; s. Christian and Mary (Immelt) Meier; came to America with parents, 1856; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago and Union Coll. of Law; m. Eliz- abeth Bierdemann, Sept. 9, 1876 (died Mar. 18, 1889); m. 2d, Sophia Meier, of Goslar, Germany, Feb. 22, 1891; children: Paul C., Elizabeth, E. C. Frank and Bertha A. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1888; elected to Ill. Gen. Assembly, 1878; mem. City Council, 1879-81 and 1881-3, from old 16th Ward; election commr., 1894-6; mem, Bd. of Edn., 1898- 1902; city civil service commr., 1903-5. Democrat. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason. Odd Fellow. Home: 4246 N. Winchester Av. Office: 155 N. Clark St.
MEIER, Jacob, clergyman; b. Oberschafhausen, Baden, Germany, Sept. 6, 1839; s. Georg J. and Sussana (Enderlin) Meier; ed. in Germany; came to U.S., 1857; student Rochester (N.Y.) Theol. Sem., 1872-3; m. Mary Hofflin, of Muscatine, Ia., Feb. 22, 1863; children: Fred W., John, George J., William, Ernest E., Mary and Emma. Ordained Baptist ministry, Aug. 19, 1873; pastor Muscatine, Ia., 1873-8, First German Baptist Ch., Chicago, 1878-06. Third German Ch., Chicago, since 1906. Pres. German Bapt. Old People's Home, and Bapt. Deaconess Soc., Chicago; supt. Mission and Benev- olent Soc. of German Bapt. Chs. of Chicago. Home: 3264 Cortland St.
MEIER, Otto John, banking; h. Crete, Ill., June 18, 1885; s. William H. and Carolina (Tatge) Meier: ed. parochial and pub. schs., Crete; Chicago Busi-
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ness Coll .; m. Amanda L. Piepenbrink, of Crete, Ill., June 25, 1911; 1 daughter, Evelyn W. L. Be- gan as clk, in employ of Bank of Steger, Ill., Apr. 6, 1903; was connected with the Chicago City Bank, 1904-10; in real estate business under title of Otto J. Meier & Co., 1910-14; cashier Guarantee Trust & Savings Bank, since Jan. 14, 1914. Repub- lican. Lutheran. Recreation: fishing. Home: 6811 Emerald Av. Office: 835-37 W. 63d St.
MEINE, Frank Henry Christoph, grocer. (See vol. 1911.)
MEINEL, Frank August, fire insurance. Re- moved to Denver, Colo. (See vol. 1911.)
MEISTER, Henry John, pres. Rockwell-Barnes Co .; Nov. 5, 1872-Mar. 27, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
MELCHER, Charles Woodhury, engineer; b. Boston, Mar. 4, 1857; s. Samuel Henry and Martha Ann (Ranlet) Melcher; prep. edn. pub. schs., St. Louis; M.E., Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1879; m. Anna S. Binney, of Amesbury, Mass., Sept. 29, 1881; children: Alice F., Austin G., Emily B., Woodbury R. Mfrs'. agt. at St. Louis, 1884-90; organized Charles W. Melcher Machinery Co., St Louis, in 1890; mgr. Chicago br. Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Co., 1894-05; mgr. Chicago br. Ingersoll-Rand Co., 1906-11; gen. mgr. Ingersoll-Rand Co. of 11] since 1911. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Repub lican. Clubs: Union League, Engineers', Hinsdale. Home: 49 N. Washington St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office 1505 Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.
MELCHER, Frank Otis, railway official; June 14, 1864-Jan. 22, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
MELLISH, Frank, heating and ventilating con- tractor and engr .; b. London, Eng., Nov. 5, 1862; s. John and Lucy (Clark) Mellish; came with par- ents to America at age of 8; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chi- cago, June 23, 1904, Ada Rockwood. Began with the Boynton Furnace Co., becoming foreman of the works, traveling representative and expert, supervising installations, etc., 1884-95; in business for self as F. Mellish & Co., 1895-Mar., 1909; pres. Mellish-Hayward Co. since 1909. Alderman City of Berwyn, 1914-18. Mem. Nat. Assn. Heating and Ventilating Engrs. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T., Shriner), Odd Fellow. Clubs: Chicago Motor, Ber- wyn Country. Recreations: fishing, billiards, mo- toring. Home: 3327 Home Av., Berwyn, Ill. Office: 213 W. Austin Av., Chicago.
MELOAN, Wade Watts, lawyer; Aug. 23, 1866- Feb. 26, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
MELOY, John Y., bookbinders' supplies; s. Rev. William T. and Mary ( Brownlee) Meloy; m. Miss Moore, of Louisville, Ky. Vice pres. Slade, Hipp & Meloy since organization of the company, 1892. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 6001 Kenmore Av. Office: 119 W. Lake St.
MELOY, William Waddell, M.D .; b. Cadiz, Ohio, June 28, 1871; s. of Rev. William T. and Mary (Brownlee) Meloy; A.B., Washington and Jeffer- son Coll., Pa., 1894; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chi- cago, 1897; m. Charlotte Logan, 1903. Interne, Presbyterian Hosp., Chicago, 1897-9. Mem. of 111. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Edge- water Golf, Edgewater Country, Physicians'. Home: 1020 Ardmore Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
MELVILLE, Alexander Graham, mfrs.' agt .; b. Baltimore, Feb. 19, 1880: s. James Moore and Nan- nie Buchanan (Spilman) Melville; grad. of King Grammar Sch., Chicago, 1895; m. Daisy King, of Chicago, Apr. 23, 1902; children: James Graham, Mary Agnes. With Excelsior Quilting Co. since 1895 (except Nov., 1895-May, 1896), as bookkeeper, traveling salesman, asst. mgr. and now mgr. Mem. Wilmette Lodge No. 931, A.F. and A.M .; Evanston Chapter No. 144, R.A.M. Republican. Methodist. Club: Mystic Athletic. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc. Rec- reations: fishing, motoring. Home: 1022 Green- wood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1417 W. Jackson Boul .. Chicago.
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