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METZEL, Albert Jackson, president Cutler Shoe Co .; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 23, 1863; ed. Milwau- kee pub. schs. Began as an asst. in office of C.,M.& St.P.Ry., in Milwaukee, and later was in the dry goods house of A. W. Rich & Co., 1881-2; clk. in retail shoe store, 1882-6; since 1886 affiliated with H. G. Cutler & Co., and its successor, The Cutler Shoe Co., of which is now pres. Home: Sycamore Pl., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 125 S. State St., Chicago.
MEYER, see also Meier.
MEYER, Abraham, lawyer; b. Chicago, July 27, 1871; s. Max A. and Sarah (Frank) Meyer; B.A., Yale, 1892; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1896; unmar- ried. With Am. Trust & Savings Bank, 2 yrs .; be- gan law practice in office of Moran, Kraus & May- er; became mem. of firm in 1905, title being changed to Mayer, Meyer & Austrian, now May- er, Meyer, Austrian & Platt. Independent Repub- lican. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chi- cago Law Inst. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Stand- ard, Lake Shore Country. Residence: Congress Ho- tel Annex. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
MEYER, Albert, ice; b. Chicago, Mar. 22, 1867; s. Max A. and Sarah (Frank) Meyer; ed. South Div. High Sch. Was in employ of Schlesinger & Mayer, Sept., 1884-May, 1899; in May, 1901, organized and incorporated the People's Pure Ice Co., artificial ice, of which is pres. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: billiards, golf, motoring. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: 1225 Cortland St.
MEYER, Antone Marinius, fruit commn .; b. Hor- ton, Norway, Jan. 28, 1863; s. Henry and Henrica (Armundson) Meyer; parents came to Chicago, 1871; ed. pub. schs .; m. Waukegan, Ill., Sept. 5, 1891, Minnie Jensen; children: Myrtle, Evaline. Identified with S. Water St. commn. business since 1879; was with Garibaldi & Cuneo, 1884-96; mem. firm of Ginocchio, Costa & Co., and the United Fig & Date Co. since 1896. Mason, K.P. Home: 1321 Chase Av. Office: 33 W. South Water St.
MEYER, Arthur W., wholesale men's furnish- ings; b. Chicago, Aug. 31, 1879; s. William and Helena Meyer; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Mildred Helen Meyer, of Chicago, Apr. 27, 1904; 1 daughter, Babette. Mem, firm of Meyer, Hess & Co., whole- sale men's furnishings, Chicago, since 1900. Jewish religion. Mason. Residence: Edgewater Beach Ho- tel. Office: 312 W. Jackson Boul.
MEYER, Carl, lawyer; B.A., Yale, 1888; mem. law firm of Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Standard. Home: 5220 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 2010, 208 S. LaSalle St.
MEYER, C(hristian) Frederick, leaf tobacco mcht .; b. Chicago, Feb. 26, 1871; s. John H. and Mary (Wortman) Meyer; ed. pub. schs. and Mich. Mil. Acad .; m. Mary Bailey, of Chicago, June 12, 1894; children: Edward Bailey, John H. and Mary Jane. After leaving sch. became an asst. to his father in the wholesale leaf tobacco trade and on latter's death was made partner in the firm of John H. Meyer & Son, inc., 1904, of which is vice
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pres .; formerly vice pres. Holmes Mfg. Co., mfg. Training Sch., an instn. for Bible, social service stationers. Home: 1204 Asbury Av., Evanston, Ill. and mission training; founder, 1887, Deaconess Or- Office: 122 W. Lake St., Chicago.
MEYER, Edward William, wholesale grocer. (See vol. 1911.)
MEYER, Edwin Frank; b. Chicago, Dec. 30, 1865; s. Max A. and Sarah (Frank) Meyer; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; Ph.B., Yale, 1886; unmar- ried. Vice pres. Manhattan Brewing Co .; treas. and mgr. Stratford Hotel Co .; treas. People's Pure Ice Co. Trustee Michael Reese Hosp. Republican. Jew- ish religion. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Standard, North Shore, Chicago Automobile, Saddle and Sirloin. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: Stratford Hotel.
MEYER, Henry, banker; b. N.Y. City, Aug. 3, 1854; s. Herman and Elizabeth (Schwartz) Meyer; ed. pub. schs. in N.Y. City; m. Lucy Appleman, of Clermont, Ia., 1877; 3 children: Amie, Frank, Lucy; m. 2d, Minerva Leach, of Elkader, Ia., Apr. 19, 1892; 1 son, Donald. Began as telegraph operator at Beulah, Ia., for the Ia. Eastern Ry., and was supt. of the same rd., 1877-82; cashier First Nat. Bank of Elkader, 1883-98; nat. bank examiner in Ia., 1898-1902; vice pres. Des Moines Nat. Bank, 1902-3; cashier Hamilton Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1903, until it was consolidated, 1910, with the Nat. City Bank, of which has since been asst. cashier. Re- publican. Congregationalist. On staff of Gov. Lar- rabee, of Ia., 4 yrs. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Home: 321 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill. Office: Nat. City Bank, Chicago.
MEYER, Isaac, wholesale tailor; Apr. 12, 1838- May 31, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
MEYER, John Jacob, college professor; b. at Frankenmuth, Saginaw Co., Mich., Apr. 25, 1870; s. John Michael and Anna Katherine (Engel) Mey- er; A.B., Concordia Coll., Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1891; grad. Concordia Theol. Sem., St. Louis, 1894; grad. student, Univ. of Chicago, 1898-1900, fellow, 1899- 1900, Ph.D., 1900; has made extensive researches in Sanskrit and Finnish langs. and lits .; m. Felicie Calonder, of Pontresina, Switzerland, Sept. 4, 1904. Instr. Sanskrit, 1901-8, asst, prof. German, since 1908, Univ. of Chicago. Corr. mem. Suomalaison Kirjallisuuden Seura (Soc. of Finnish Literature). Author of a number of works, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 5491 Greenwood Av.
MEYER, John Matthias, leaf tobacco; b. at Chi- cago, July 13, 1859; s. John H. and Mary ( Wort- man) Meyer; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and 2 yrs. in Rostock, Germany; m. Sarah Fitch, of Chicago, 1894; children: Anna Mary, Helen Cornelia, Cather- ine Marie, John M., Jr. After leaving sch., 1873, entered leaf tobacco business, established, 1858, by father; firm later became John H. Meyer & Son, inc., 1904, of which is pres. Mem. Leaf Tobacco Bd. of Trade (ex-pres., now treas.); dir. Western Tobacco Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Oak Park, Oak Park Country, Home: 601 N. Kenil- worth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 122 W. Lake St., Chicago.
MEYER, Julius Henry, life underwriter; b. at Thibodaux, La., July 18, 1874; s. of Lehman and Henrietta Meyer; ed. pub. schs. of St. Louis; high sch., Cincinnati; B.A., Univ. of Cincinnati, 1897; rabbi, Hebrew Union Coll., Cincinnati, 1897; m. Mabel Bloch, of Toledo, O., June 26, 1900; 1 daugh- ter, Juliet Frances. Rabbi, Congregation Shomer- Emoonim, Toledo, 1897-1900, Congregation Emanu El, Milwaukee, Wis., 1900-4; became connected with N.E. Mut. Life Ins. Co., 1904, and has been gen. agent at Chicago since 1909. School commr., Mil- waukee, 1902-6; sec. Chicago Home for Jewish Or- phans; dir. Sinai Temple; mem. B'nai B'rith (ex- pres. Dist. No. 6). Mason. Recreation: golf. Home: 5487 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
MEYER, Leopold Heyman, furniture. (See vol. 1911.)
MEYER, Lucy Rider (Mrs.), principal training sch .; b. New Haven, Vt .; d. Richard D. and Jane (Child) Rider; A.B., Oberlin, 1872, A.M., 1880; Woman's Med. Sch. of Pa., 1873-5; Boston Sch. Tech., 1877-8; M.D., Woman's Med. Coll. (North- Western Univ.), 1887; grad. student Div. Sch. Univ. of Chicago, 1907; m. J. S. Meyer, of Chicago, May 23, 1885. Founder, 1885, and since prin. Chicago
der M.E. Ch. of America; sec. Meth. Deaconess Assn. Twice elected mem. Gen. Conf. M.E. Ch .: mem. Ecumenical Conf. of Methodism, Toronto, Oct., 1911. Author: Children's Meetings, 1885; Dea- conesses, 1889; Mary North (purpose novel), 1902; also many pamphlets on religious and ednl. sub- jects. Home: 211 E. 48th St.
MEYER, Oscar, president Meyer-Both Co., en- gravers; b. Chicago, Jan. 12, 1876; s. Martin and Esther (Abramson) Meyer; ed. pub. schools; m. Aimee Grauman, of Louisville, Ky., July 11, 1904; 2 children: Stanton, Fannie Lee. Engaged in en- graving business since 1900; pres. Meyer-Both Co. since 1902. Served in I.N.G., 1894-7. Dir. Asso- ciated Jewish Charities. Club: Standard. Home: 5040 Ellis Av. Office: 2314 Indiana Av.
MEYERCORD, George Rudolph, mfr .; b. Wash- ington Heights, Cook Co., Ill., May 23, 1875; s. of Philip and Marie Caroline (Seiff) Meyercord; ed. pub. schs. of St. Louis, and Armour Inst., Chi- cago; m. Agnes Adams, of Chicago, Aug. 23, 1905; 4 children: Agnes Marie, Margaret Elizabeth, George, Jr., Edward Bernard. Organized, 1894, The Meyercord Company, mfrs. of decalcomania trans- fer ornaments; now its pres .; organized the Vitro- lite Co. of Parkersburg, W. Va., mfrs. of Vitrolite ("Better Than Marble"), of which is pres. Mem. bd. mgrs. Am. Protective Tariff League, New York; dir. Nat. Assn. Employing Lithographers, III. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: bil- liards and golf. Home: 602 Deming Pl. Office: Chamber of Commerce.
MEYERS, see also Myers.
MEYERS, Stephen M., piano dealer; b. Hanover Centre, Ind., Dec. 12, 1869; s. Stephen and Kath- erina (Bechtloff) Meyers; ed. high schs., Brunswick and Crown Point, Ind .; Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ. (non-grad.) ; m. Sigrid Lange, of Chicago, Apr. 27, 1898; 2 children: Stephen F. E., Gladys. In piano business in Chicago since Dec., 1905. Republican. Mem. Knights of Columbus (4th Degree), Royal League. Recreation: country life. Home: 6755 Union Av. Office: 59 E. Van Buren St.
MEYNE, Gerhardt Franz, builder; b. at Chicago, Dec. 30, 1880; s. William and Wilhelmine (Hin- richs) Meyne; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; courses in engring. and architecture, Columbia Trade Sch .; business coll .; m. at Buffalo, N.Y., Elizabeth Star- rett, d. of Henry M. Ernst, of Olean, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1911. Served apprenticeship as carpenter; worked as journeyman, foreman, supt., and gen. building supt .; entered gen. building business on own ac- count, 1910; now propr. firm in own name, succeed- ing the contracting firm of Walther & Meyne; con- structed and re-constructed Marshall Field An- nex Bldg., First Floor Republic Bldg., First Floor Fair Dept. Store, Viviano Macaroni Factory, Union Trust Co. bank in Tribune Bldg., Excelsior Steel Furnace Co. Bldg., Pierce Arrow Service Co. Bldg., etc. Mem. Builders' Assn., Chicago Mason and Builders' Assn., Chicago Carpenter Contractors' Assn., Chicago Building Construction Employers' Assn. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Rotary, Executives. Recreation: motoring. Home: 602 Rush St. Office: 127 N. Dearborn St.
MICHAEL, May, M.D .; b. at Birmingham, Eng., July 9, 1875; d. James and Selina (Levy) Michael; brought to U.S. at age of 3; ed. Skinner Sch., West Div. High Sch., Chicago; grad. Chicago Acad., 1894; M.D., Woman's Med. Sch. (Northwestern Univ.), 1898. Alternate, Wesley Hosp., 1898; phys. to Jew- ish Manual Training Sch., 1900-5; attending phys., Jewish Aid Soc. Dispensary, 1900-13; phys. Chi- cago Home Jewish Orphans since 1905, Chicago Home for Jewish Friendless since 1908; consul- tant, Chicago-Winfield Tuberculosis Sanitarium; pediatrician, Cook Co. Hosp., Mary Thompson Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pediatric Soc., Alpha Epsilon Iota. Home: 4744 Prairie Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
MICHAELIS, W., Jr. (E, F. Wilhelm), consult- ing engr. (See vol. 1911.)
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MICHALEK, Bohumil, violinist. (See Who's Who of Ark., 1903; m. Bertha Conner, of Fayetteville, in America, 1912-13.)
MICHEL, Ralph Sherman, M.D .; b. Warren Co., O., Nov. 30, 1851; s. Robert and Mary (Loveridge) Michel; ed. Ohio Univ., Athens, O .; M.D., Univ. of I'a., 1876; m. Springboro, O., Apr. 8, 1880, Kate Allen; m. 2d, Chicago, Oct. 2, 1906, Mrs. Jennie Mc- Cabe. Mem. staff Univ. Hosp. Mem. A.A.A.S., A. M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Home: 2835 Logan Boul. Office . 1550 X. Robey St.
MICHELSON, Albert Abraham, scientist; b. at Strelno, Germany, Dec. 19, 1852; s. Samuel and Rosalie (Przlubska ) Michelson; grad. U.S. Naval Acad., 1873; midshipman C.S.N., 1873; instr. physics and chemistry, U.S. Naval Acad., 1875-9; Nautical Almanac Office, Washington, ISSO; student, univs. of Berlin, 1880, Heidelberg, 1881, Collège de France and École Polytechnique, 1882; (hon. Ph.D., West- ern Reserve, 1886, Stevens Inst. Tech., 1887; Se.D., Univ. of Cambridge, 1899; LL.D., Yale, 1901, Univ. of Pa., 1906; Ph.D., Univ. of Leipzig, 1909, Georg- August Univ., Göttingen, 1911, Royal Frederick Univ., Christiania, 1911); twice married; m. 2d, Edna Stanton, of Lake Forest, Ill., Dec. 23, 1899. Prof. physics, Case Sch. Applied Science, Cleve- land, 1883-9, Clark Univ., 1889-92; prof. and head of dept. physics, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892. Low- ell lecturer, 1899; exchange prof. Univ. of Göttin- gen, summer, 1911. Rumford Medal, 1889; Grand Prix, Paris Expn., 1900; Mattencci Medal, Soc. Ital- iana, Rome, 190; Copley Medal, Royal Soc., Lon- don, 1907; awarded Nobel Prize, for Physics ($40,- 000), by Swedish Acad. Sciences, 1907: Elliott Cres- son Medal, Franklin Inst., 1912; Draper Medal, Nat. Acad, Sciences, 1916. Mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences; fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences, A.A.A.S. (vice pres., 1887); corr. mem. Brit. Assn. Adv. Sci .; mem. Am. Physical Soc. (pres., 1900), Am. Philos. Soc .; fellow Royal Astron. Soc., Royal Soc .; foreign mem. R. Accademia dei Lincei, K. Svenska Veten- skapsakademien, Société Hollandaise des Sciences: corr. mem. de l'Académie des Sciences of Institut de France; hon. mem. Royal Instn., Cambridge Phi- los. Soc .; mem. Société Française de Physique, Bu- reau International des Poids et Mesures, 1902-3, Internat. Com, of Weights and Measures, 1897. Conthr. to Philosophical Magazine, Nature, Ameri- can Journal of Science, etc., chiefly on researches in light. Address 5756 Kimbark Av.
MICHELSON, Charles, editor, writer ; b. Virginia City, Nev., Apr. 18, 1869; s. Samuel and Rosalie ( Przlubska) Michelson: m. Lillian Sterrett, of Brooklyn, 1896. Was reporter San Francisco Post, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Call; war corr. New York Journal, 1896; editorial writer New York American; mng. editor San Francisco Exam- iner. 1906-8, Chicago Examiner, 1908-9. Chicago American, 1909-14. Contbr. to mags. Home: 559 Surf St. Office: 1333 Argyle St.
MIDDELSCHULTE, Wilhelm, organist; b. Dort- mund, Westphalia, Germany, Apr. 3, 1863; s. Hein- rich and Wilhelmine (Köhling) Middelschulte; played ch. service at 12; mus. edn. Royal Acad. Ch. Music, Berlin, under Haupt, Loeschorn, and Julius Alsleben; m. Annette Musser (organist), of Mem- phis, Tenn., June 29, 1896. Organist St. Lucas Ch., Berlin, 1888-91; organist Cathedral of the Holy Name, Chicago, 1891-5, Thomas Orchestra since 1894, St. James' (R.C.) Ch. since 1899; dir. and prof. organ and mus. theory, Wis. Conservatory of Mu- sic, Milwaukee, since 1899. Organ soloist Cincin- nati May Festival, 1900, 1902; has given recitals in prin. cities of Germany and U.S. and recognized as authoritative interpreter of Bach's organ works. Mem. Am. Guild of Organists. Compositions: Pas- sacaglia in D Minor; Toccata; canons and fugue on a German choral; concerto on theme by J. S. Bach; canonical fantasie on Bach, and fugue on 4 themes hy Bach. Address: 3234 South Park Av.
MIDDENDORF, George, commission merchant. (See Vol. 1911.)
MIDDLEKAUFF, Peter Downey, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)
MIDDLETON, Robert James, civil engr .; b. nr. Greenwood, Ark., Sept. 29, 1881; s. Elisha Russell and Nancy L. ( Bennett) Middleton; B.C.E., Univ.
Ark., Jan. 11, 1905; children: Sara Maurine, Ro- berta Ann, Robert Alfred. Valuation engr. C., M.& St.P. Ry. since Apr. 1, 1916. Asso. mem. Am. Soc. C.E. Progressive Republican. Baptist. Club: Chi- cago Engineers', Recreation: motoring. Home: 1449 Granville Av. Office: 64 E. Jackson Boul.
MIDGLEY, John William, railroad expert; b. at Leeds, Eng., Dec, 24, 1843; s. John and Mary (Elli- son) Midgley; m. Luella Wheeler, of Chicago, Oct. 8, 1873. Stenographic sec. to gen. supt. I.C.R.R., 1868-71, to pres., 1871-2; similar positions on C.& N. W. Ry., 1872-6; sec. Southwestern R.R. Rate Assn., 1876-8; commr. same, 1878-87; commr. Colo. Traffic Assn., 1881-7; later chmn. Associated South- western, Colo., Utah and Pacific Coast lines, and chmn. Western Freight Assn. Organized Bur. of Car Performances, Apr., 1901, and led agitation re- sulting in adoption of per diem mode of payment for use of freight cars in U.S., Can., and Mex .; also conducted investigation of abuses incident to the operation of pvt. freight cars, which resulted in popular demand for railroad legislation, in re- sponse to the President's message to Congress, Dec., 1904; during 1906-7, promoted sentiment which led to formation of Am. Ry. Clearing House; retired, 1908. Home: 1641 Hinman Av., Evanston, 111.
MIEHLE, Robert, inventor, mfr .; b. at Chicago, Mar. 10, 1860; s. Bernhard and Mary ( Baumann) Miehle; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Anna Margaret Shafer, of Chicago, 1881; 3 children: Mabel Kath- ryn, Maude ( Mrs. Turnes), and Robert Frank. Learned printers' trade; in 1884 began designing, patenting and building the "Miehle" printing press, and in 1900 the Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co. was formed and he was identified with the com- pany until Feb. 1, 1911; was then associated with his son in mfg. printing presses; this business was absorhed by the Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co., and since then has been again identified with the Miehle co .; also engaged in patent practice. Ma- son. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 429 Surf St.
MIESSLER, Oscar C., secretary Schulze Baking Co .; b. Palmyra, Mo., Apr. 12, 1871; s. Bruno E. and Louise (Bourboin) Miessler; ed. grammar and high schs., Carlinville, Ill .; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Wanda J. Schoewe, of Chicago, Nov. 17, 1892; 2 sons: Robert C., Paul William. Be- gan active career with passenger dept. I.C.R.R. Co., 1888-93; accountant, Swift & Co., packers, 1893- 1906; became identified with the Schulze Baking Co., 1906, chief accountant, 1906-9, sec. and dir. since 1909; also sec. and dir. Schulze Bread Co., Peoria, Ill. Republican. Lutheran. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Rotary, Chicago Automobile, Olympia Golf. Recreation: motoring. Home: 4941 Washington Park Court. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
MIKSCH, Aaron J., mfr. (See vol. 1911.)
MIKTYN, Anthony Ignatius, banking; b. Chi- cago, Nov. 24, 1888; s. Ignatius P. and Frances ( Borowski) Mikitynski; ed. Wells Sch., Chicago. St. Ignatius Coll .: John Marshall Law Sch., Chi- cago; married. With Northwestern Trust & Sav- ings Bank, 1906-10, Avondale Savings Bank, 1910- 12, Polish-Am. Pub. Co., 1912-14; cashier Fuller- ton-Southport State Savings Bank since Oct., 1914; dir. Polish-Am. Pub. Co. Mem. Delta Theta Phi. Mem. K.C., Polish Nat. Alliance. Home: 1225 Mon- tana St. Office: 1400 Fullerton Av.
MILBURN, Joseph Anthony, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)
MILCHRIST, Thomas E., lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) MILES, James, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
MILES, James M., banker; b. Stonefort, Saline Co., 111., Aug. 18, 1879; s. Robert H. and Anna (Joy- ner) Miles; ed. pub. schs., Harrisburg, Ill .; Central Univ. of Ky., Danville, Ky .; m. Marjorie Gillies, of Chicago, June 12, 1915; 1 danghter, Eleanor. Be- gan as asst, cashier Jackson State Bank, Carbon- dale, 111., 1899; with Nat. Bank of Commerce, St. Louis, 1900-4; asst. to nat. bank examiner in Mo., 1904-6; with examiner's dept., Chicago Clearing House Assn., until 1910; cashier Standard Trust & Savings Bank, 1910-13, since vice pres. Mem. Chi-
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cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Club: South Miller Constrn. Co .: Republican. Mem. Friends Shore Country. Home: 4722 Greenwood Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
MILHENING, Joseph, mfr .; b. at Paisley, Scot- land, Dec. 2, 1839; s. of Dennis and Margaret (Daugherty ) Milhening; came with parents to Tar- iffville, Conn., 1840; ed. pub, schs. of Tariffville; m. Providence, R.I., Feb. 25, 1873, Sarah Louise Pol- lard; children: Frank, Clara L. (Mrs. Frank Ras- mussen ), Ralph (deceased). Learned business of mfg. jeweler at New Britain, Conn .; came to Chi- cago in 1870 and established as a mfr. of jewelry; pres. J. Milhening, Inc. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Chicago Jewelers' Assn. (ex-vice pres.), Chicago Mfg. Jewelers' Assn., Nat. Assn. Mfg. Jewelers. Republican. Mem. Hemenway M.E. Cli., Evanston. Club: Westmoreland Country. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 735 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 135 S. State St., Chicago.
MILLAR, Robert Wyness, professor law; b. at Falkirk, Scotland, Apr. 10, 1876; s. Walter Robert and Dolina (Wyness) Millar; came to America, 1886; LL. B., Northwestern Univ., 1897 (hon. M.A., 1916) ; unmarried, Admitted to bar, 1897; practiced as an employee of Johnson & Morrill, 1897-1901; in partnership with William Herbert Johnson, 1901-9; independently, 1910-15; instr. John Marshall Law Sch., 1903-15; instr., 1911-15, resident prof. since 1915, Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Am. Judicature Soc. (dir. ), Am. Inst. Criminal Law and Criminology (chmn. com. on modernization of criminal procedure) and Ill. State Society same (treas.), Delta Theta Phi. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: University, Press. Author: Elemen- tary Treatise on Common Law Pleading, 1912. Translator (from the French and Italian) Garo- falo's Criminology (in Modern Criminal Science Series), 1912; (from the German) portions of His- tory of Continental Criminal Law (Continental Legal History Series), 1916; Engelmann's History of Continental Civil Procedure. Home: 3534 Ful- ton St. Office: 31 W. Lake St.
MILLARD, Arthur Mastin, general agent Rut- land Transit Co. (See vol. 1911.)
MILLARD, Everett Lee, lawyer; b. Chicago, Apr. 28, 1877; s. Sylvester M. and Amelia Chapin (Col- lins) Millard; grad. North Div. High Sch., 1893, Phillips Andover Acad., 1894; A.B., Harvard, 1898; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1900; m. Eliz- abeth, d. Charles T. Boynton, of Chicago, June 17, 1908; children: Everett Lee, Jr., Elizabeth, Mal- colm. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900; mem. firm of Mil- lard, Abbey & Millard until 1905, since alone; pres. and gen. counsel Chicago Suburban Gas & Electric Co., and North Shore Gas Co. Park commr. and chmn. Civic Com. of Highland Park. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Municipal Art League (pres. ), Chicago Geog. Soc. Republican. Clubs: University, Caxton (ex-pres.), City, Cliff Dwellers, Harvard. Recrea- tions: study of plants and birds. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: Title and Trust Bldg., Chicago.
MILLARD, Frank Hopkins, sales mgr .; b. Mil- waukee, Wis., Oct. 21, 1863; s. George and Rhoda (Champion) Millard; ed. pub. schs., Milwaukee; un- married. In retail grocery business at Milwaukee and later traveling salesman for wholesale grocery house of Milwaukee until 1889; represented Eagle Lye Works, Milwaukee, in Tex., 1889-96; began in salt business at St. Clair, Mich., 1896; western sales mgr. in Chicago, of Diamond Crystal Salt Co., St. Clair, since 1905, also dir. of company; dir. At- las Ednl. Film Co. Was mem. Troop A, Ist Cav., Wis. N.G. Republican. Congregationalist. Elk. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Floss- moor Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 111. Athletic Club. Office: 168 N. Michigan Av.
MILLER, Albert, produce commn .; b, at Tarry- town, N. Y .: s. Edward and Sarah Ann Miller; ed. Irving Inst., Tarrytown; m. Alice M. Fox. Chicago, Sept. 26, 1876; children: Ivan D., Leila H., Lind- say H. Began active career in employ of produce commn. house. Hanchett & Lyon, Chicago, 1870-3: jr. mem. R. C. Miller & Co., 1873-82; with Earl Bros., 1882-9; mem, same firm, 1889-96; sr. mem. Albert Miller & Co., exclusive car-lot shippers and receivers, since 1896: also vice pres. Harbeck &
Ch. (Quaker). Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ham- ilton, Oak Park Country. Home: 201 S. Taylor Av., Oak Park, 111. Office: 193 N. Clark St., Chicago.
MILLER, Amos Calvin, lawyer; h. Marshalltown, Ia., Dec. 16, 1866; s. Wells W. and Mary (Caswell) Miller; grad. Sandusky (O.) High Sch .; A.B., Ober- lin Coll., 1889; LL. B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1891; m. Cleveland, Dec. 1, 1891, Jeanne Gilbert; children: Gilbert A., Wells W. and Norman. Asst. atty. C.&E.I.R.R.Co., 1891-3; became mem. firm of Lackner, Butz & Miller, 1895; mem. Miller, Gorham & Wales, since 1912. Lecturer in legal tactics course, Northwestern Univ. Coll. of Law. Vice pres. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Law Club, Chicago Law Inst., Legal Club. Republican. Mem. Riverside Lodge A.F. and A.M. Clubs: University, City, Union League, Riverside Golf. Author: "Panama Canal Tolls," address delivered before the Law Club and published in various periodicals; contbr. to legal jours. Recreations: horseback riding, automobiling and farming. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
MILLER, August William, clerk Circuit Court; b. Chicago, June 8, 1861; s. Capt. George M. (of the Chicago police) and Barbara (Blettner) Miller; ed. St. Ignatius Coll. and high sch .; m. Pauline Steinhagen, of Chicago, 1884; children: Louise E. (Mrs. William Kuhlman), George W., Arthur S. In employ of wholesale millinery firm of Ascher, Barnard & Co., 1877-98; vice pres. Phenix Foundry. Alderman from 10th Ward, 1896-8; mem. Bd. of As- sessors, 1898-1915; clk. of Circuit Court since 1915. Lt. col. 2d Inf., I.N.G. Republican. Mason (32°). Clubs: Illinois, Hamilton. Home: 3135 Carlisle Pl. Office: 412 County Bldg.
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