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MUELLER, Perry, wholesale woolens; b. at Chi- cago, May 21, 1882; s. Oscar Frederick and Lena (Emde) Mueller: grad. Lincoln (pub.) Sch., 1895, Chicago English High and Manual Training Sch., 1898; unmarried. Began in employ of wholesale dept. Marshall Field & Co., 1898-1901; then became connected with Perry, Mueller & Co., Inc., and in 1899 bought stock in the company, of which has been sec. since 1912. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Am. Canoe Assn. Lutheran. Mason (32°, Shriner). Recreation: automobiling. Home: 5439 Magnolia Av. Office: 226 W. Madison St.
MUELLER, Vinzenz, surgical instruments; b. Liptingen, South Germany, Jan. 21, 1865; s. John and Veronika (Breinlinger) Mueller; ed. pub. schs., Germany; m. Florence Hydenreich, of London, Eng., Apr., 1896: 1 daughter, Florence Marie (Mrs. George W. Wallerich). Learned trade of making surg. instruments in old country; worked at trade in Germany and England, 1884-94; came to Chi- cago, 1894, and was employed as foreman in fac- tory of Frank Kratzmueller; associated with John Drake, as Drake & Mueller, in manufacture of sur- gical instruments, 1897; partnership dissolved, 1899, and business since conducted as V. Mueller & Co., of which is pres, and treas. Republican. Club: Illinois. Recreation: literature. Home: 327 S. East Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1775 Ogden Av., Chicago.
MUHLKE, Joseph H., lawyer; b. Chicago, Apr. 12, 1861; s. John H. and Catharina (Knust) Muhlke; attended North Div. High Sch., and Northwestern Univ .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1883; m. Ida R. Swissler, of Chicago, Sept. 8, 1885. Admitted to bar, 1883; became a mem., 1900, of Smith, Muhlke & Murdock, now Muhlke & Murdock. Pres. Nat. Co .; dir. Ogden Bldg. & Loan Assn., Uhlich Orphan Asy- lum. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Il1. Athletic, South Shore Country, Home: 416 Surf St. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.
Ottawa High Sch., 1908; m. Sadie McNichols, of Chicago, June 10, 1914; 1 son, Edward Joseph. With Nat. City Bank, Ottawa, July-Dec., 1908; with Chicago Carton Co., mfrs. folding paper boxes and fibre shipping cases, since Dec., 1908, now sec., treas, and dir. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Co- lumbus, Ancient Order of Hibernians. Home: 4204 Washington Boul. Office: 4433 Ogden Av.
MULHOLAND, William Henry, real estate; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., June 2, 1859; s. William Knox and Artlissce (Miller) Mulholand; ed. pub. schs. of Pittsburgh; m. Bessie M. Kay, of Sharpsburg, Pa., May 9, 1883 (died Feb. 28, 1892); children: Eliza- beth Artlissce (deceased), Marie, Sylvania (de- ceased) ; m. 2d, Gertrude H. Adsit, of St. Mary's, O., June 24, 1903. In lumber business at Etna, Pa., 1881-8; removed to Chicago, 1888; city sales- man Edward S. Hartwell Lumber Co., 1890-7; mem. firm Mulholand & Snelling, real estate, loans and ins., 1898-1910; pres. Interlocking Steel Form Co .; dir. and sec. Interlocking Tube Co. until 1911; es- tablished firm of William H. Mulholand & Co., real estate, 1911. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chi- cago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Christian Scien- tist. Mem, of I.O.O.F., Royal League. Home: 551 Barry Av. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
MULLANEY, Bernard J., advertising; b. on farm nr. Woodhull, N.Y .; s. John and Catherine (Leon- ard) Mullaney; ed. country dist. and village schs. of Steuben Co., N. Y .; m. Jane King, of Chicago, Dec. 11, 1895. Farm hand, country dist. sch. teacher, in N. Y .; grocery clk. in Minneapolis; newspaper re- porter, traveling correspondent, political editor, editorial executive, etc., in St. Paul, Minneapolis and Chicago; sec. to mayor of Chicago, 1907-10; commr. of pub. works of Chicago, 1910-11; now in advertising business. Apptd. jury commr. of Cook County, July 3, 1917. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day, City. Home: 1052 Loyola Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
MULLEN, James J., brewer; b. Chicago, Oct. 31, 1855; s. Peter and Ann (Murphy) Mullen; ed. Skin- ner and Dore schs .; m. Chicago, Oct. 31, 1874, Nora Kelley; children: Anna M., Mary E., Helen J., Gene- vieve R., James H. Was with Alexander H. Revell & Co., as mgr., 1878-90; resigned to become a mem. of the Merle & Heaney Mfg. Co., office fixtures, of which was sec. until 1894; organized the Mullen Brewing Co., 1895, of which is pres. Democrat. Of- fice: 3937 Wallace St.
MULLEN, John, president Acme Cracker Co .; b. N.Y. City, Feb. 22, 1846; ed. pub. schs. of N. Y. City; served in 71st N.G.N.Y., 6 mos. in draft riots in New York during Civil War; m. Chicago, Sept., 1871, Annie Edwards; children: James Evans, John Edwards, Frances Ann. Resident of Chicago since 1865; with G. C. Cook & Co., wholesale grocers, 3 yrs .; Franklin MacVeagh & Co. 5 yrs .; Dake Bakery (afterward Nat. Biscuit Co.), 1872-1902; organized Acme Cracker Co., 1901, of which is now pres. Home: 5416 Ferdinand St. Office: 1054 W. Austin Avenue.
MULLEN, Timothy Francie, lawyer; b. Aurora, Ill., Apr. 8, 1868; s. Thomas and Sarah (Newell) Mullen; A.M., St. Francis Solanus Coll., Quincy, III., 1889; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law ( Lake Forest Univ.), 1892; m. Caroline Lachner, of Baker City, Ore., Jan. 7, 1903; 7 children: Timothy F., Barbara Anna, Margaret, Mary Walburga, Caroline, Doro- thy, John B. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1891, and since practiced in Chicago; 1st asst. counsel State Pub. Utilities Commn. of Ill., 1915; mem. of staff of the atty. gen. of Ill., 1916. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Art Inst. Chicago. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Club: Iroquois. Home: 3738 Pine Grove Av. Office: 814 The Rookery.
MULLIGAN, Charles J., sculptor; 1867-Mar. 25, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
MULLIKEN, Alfred Henry, railway supplies; b. Augusta, Me., Dec. 11, 1853; s. late Charles Henry and Sarah E. (Hallett) Mulliken; ed. pub. schs. of Me .; m. Mabel Walmsley, of Chicago, 1893; 1 son, John Hallett. Was in employ of Crerar, Adams & MULHOLLAND, Edward John, secretary Chi- Co., ry. supplies, 1868-80; in business for self, 1880- cago Carton Co .; b. Ottawa, III., Feb. 15, 1891; s. 85; organized Pettibone, Mulliken & Co. (Inc.), of
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which was sec. and treas., 1885-99; since then pres. 1903 (the only Am. holding that office); apptd. do- of the company, engaged in the mfr. of ry. sup- mestic prelate, Nov. 21, 1906; titular bishop of Loryma and auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn, June 30, 1909-Feb., 1916; archbishop of Chicago, since Feh. 9, 1916. Mem. Ancient Acad, of the Arcadia, 1907. Address: 740 Cass St. plies; dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank. Vice pres. Ry. Business Assn .; mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. (dir.); life mem. Art Inst. Chicago, Am. Mus. Natural History (New York), Am. Acad. Polit, and Social Science (Phila.). Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf, Glen View, Old Elm, Mid-Day; Railroad, Metropolitan, Midday, Bankers' (New York). Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 1042 Lake Shore Drive. Office: Marquette Bldg.
MULLIKEN, Charles Henry, real estate; Mar. 18, 1831-Dec. 24, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
MULVIHILL, William Frank, publisher, lawyer; b. Albion Township, Oswego Co., N. Y., Feb. 6, 1872; s. Charles F. and Katheryn E. (Coffey) Mulvihill; ed. dist. schs., Oswego Co., N.Y., Utica (N.Y.) Busi- ness Coll .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1910; m. Emma M. Hubbard Elliott, of Syracuse, N.Y., Dec. 28, 1898; children: Stewart Pearson, Donald F. Worked on farm until 14; learned trade of furni- ture finisher; became half owner of Central New York News, Utica, 1892-4; joined editorial staff of the Defender, New York, and later of Northern Christian Advocate, Syracuse, N.Y .; came to Chi- cago, 1899, and on editorial staff of New Voice (then nat. organ of Prohibition Party); gen. mgr. New Voice Co., 1901-3; admitted to 111. bar, 1910; asst. corpn. counsel City of Chicago, since May 1, 1916. Organizer and sec. Prohibition Party in N.Y. State, 1897-9; mem. Cook Co. Prohibition Com., 1900-10; sec. Englewood Law and Order League, 1905-9; asst. sec. Chicago Law and Order League, 1906-16 (sec. 1909-10), now dir. Republican since 1911. Chmn. trustees Park Manor Congl. Ch. Char- ter mem. Park Manor Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Good Templar. Author: Prohibition Text Book for Cam- paign of 1900; Campaign Text Book, 1904. Contbr. to mags. Home: 6089 Indiana Av. Office: 1306, 19 S. LaSalle St.
MUMFORD, Wiliam Rice, commission grain and hay; b. Truckville, Pa., Mar. 5, 1842; s. Lyman and Margaret (Rice) Mumford; ed. pub. schs. of Utica, N.Y .; m. Coxsackie, N.Y., 1874, Charlotte Hamilton; children: Mae Adele (Mrs. Clay A. Roney), Clar- ence Rice, Grace Rosalind, Harold Owen. Came to Chicago, 1868, and kept books for George A. Smith & Co., millers; after that bookkeeper for J. G. Smyth, Board of Trade; entered wholesale feed business, 1871, which is still continued in firm of W. R. Mumford & Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Methodist. Home: 745 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St., Chi- cago.
MUNCH, Gustave E., street lighting; b. Afton, Minn., Jan. 20, 1876; s. Emil and Bertha (Seeger) Munch; grammar schs., St. Paul; m. Lillian Abigail Hamilton, of Canisteo, N.Y., June 7, 1900; 2 chil- dren: Robert Hamilton (deceased), Virginia Doro- thy. Engaged in lumber and trim business until 1897; with Am. Development Co., street lighting, since 1897, pres. and treas, since 1910. Veteran of Minn. N.G. Clubs: City, Maywood Golf, Elmhurst Golf. Recreations: fishing, hunting, golf. Home: 1619 S. 7th Av., Maywood, Ill. Office: 850 Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.
MUNDAY, John William, patent attorney; b. La Porte, Ind., Aug. 18, 1844; s. Reuben and Eleanor (Wair) Munday; prep. edn. pvt. schs .; LL.B., Cin- cinnati Law Sch., 1867; m. Flora G. Bailey, of La Porte, Sept. 12, 1867. Enlisted in 73d Ind. Vol. Inf .. Aug., 1862, and comd. Co. B, of that regt .; mus- tered out at close of war. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1874, and since sr. mem. patent law firm of Mun- day, Evarts, Adcock & Clarke. Author: Spanish Galleon; Lost Canyon of the Toltecs; etc. Mem. Patent Law Assn. of Chicago. Home: 6534 Yale Av. Office: 907 Marquette Bldg.
MUNDIE, William Bryce, architect; b. Hamilton, Ont., Apr. 30, 1863; s. of William and Margaret (Bryce) Mundie; ed. pub. schs. and Hamilton Col- legiate Inst .: m. Bessie Russel Jenney, of Plain- ville, O., 1892; children: Elizabeth Jenney, Mar- garet Bryce, Jean Fraser. Draftsman in office of W. L. B. Jenney, Chicago, 1884-91; mem. firm Jen- ney & Mundie, 1891-1905, later Jenney, Mundie & Jensen, now of Mundie & Jensen. Architect Chi- cago Bd. of Edn., 1898-1905. Fellow A.I.A. Repub- lican. Club: Union League. Home: 733 Gordon Ter- race. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
MUNDY, Norris Havemeyer, agent Am. Sugar Refining Co .; b. Chicago, Aug. 12, 1874; s. Norris Woodruff and Annie A. (Havemeyer) Mundy; prep. edn., St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H .; B.A., Yale, 1896. Was clerk in auditing dept. C., R.I.&P.R.R., 1896-7; vice pres. Manierre-Yoe Syrup Co., 1898- 1904; mem. William A. Havemeyer & Co., sugar brokers and agents for the Am. Sugar Refining Co., since Jan. 1, 1904. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, South Shore Country, Sad- dle and Cycle. Recreations: tennis, horseback rid- ing. Home: Riverside, III. Office: 326 W, Madison St., Chicago.
MUNGER, Edwin Allston, lawyer; b. at Topeka, Kan., Feb. 26, 1869; s. of Charles P. and Vestella (Poindexter) Munger; removed with parents to Osage Co., Kan., in 1870, and to Orleans, Ind., in 1875; ed. pub. schs. there; removed to Kan. in 1885, and attended Kan. State Agrl. Coll .; taught sch .; came to Chicago, 1889, and entered law office of J. Young Scammon; after death of Mr. Scam- mon was in real estate business and for 2 yrs. at- tended night law sch .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1892; m. Alcmena Silke, of Chicago, Aug. 31, 1892; 1 child, Roy Freeman. Mem. 111. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mem. New Jeru- salem Ch .; served 2 terms as nat. pres. of the Young People's League of the New Jerusalem Ch. Clubs: Hamilton (ex-pres.), Calumet Country, Chicago Au- tomobile. Contbr. to legal revs., church periodi- cals and other papers. Recreations: fishing, hunt- ing. Home: 500 Oakwood Boul., Chicago; (country) Juniper Cottage, Juniper Beach, nr. Mears, Mich. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.
MUNGER, George Edward, laundryman; b. Mer- cer, Pa., Dec. 25, 1880; s. Capt. Orett L. and Marcia Jane (Booth) Munger; ed. pub. schs., Chicago: B.S., Princeton, 1903; m. Bessie E. Hinton, of Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 4, 1905; 2 children: Edward Entwistle, Orett Lyman, II. Has been identified with Munger Laundry Co. since 1903; became asst. treas., 1910, later treas., then sec. and treas., and sec., treas. and gen. mgr. since 1913; also asst. treas. and dir. of Drexel Laundry Co. (Chicago), Westminster Laundry Co. (St. Louis). Mem. Chi- cago Laundrymen's Assn., Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Republican. Methodist. Club: University. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 5217 Kenwood Av. Offices: 81 E. Madison St. and 2412 Indiana Avenue.
MUNGER, Harry Bray, sash, doors and glass; b. Winnebago Co., Wis., May 4, 1863; s. John E. and Harriet (Bray) Munger; ed. pub. schs., Oshkosh, Wis .; unmarried. Bookkeeper in foundry at Osh- kosh, 1880-1; bookkeeper with O. D. Peck & Son, sash and door house, Oshkosh, 1881-3; salesman for Carlton Foster & Co., sash and doors, Oshkosh, 1883-6; mgr. Chicago house of same firm, 1886-92; with other stockholders, established the Foster- Munger Co., 1892, of which is pres .; also pres. Chi- cago Millwork Supply Co. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Hamilton, South Shore Country. Rec- reations: outdoor diversions. Home: 3812 Grand Boul. Office: 1404 W. 37th St.
MUNDELEIN, George William, archbishop; b. New York, July 2, 1872; A.B., Manhattan Coll., 1889; theol. studies St. Vincent Sem., Beatty, Pa., Urban Coll. of Propaganda, Rome, D.D .; (S.T.D., MUNGER, John Elijah, sash, doors and blinds. (See vol. 1911.) Propaganda, 1908). Ordained priest R.C.Ch., 1895; asso. sec. to bishop and pastor Lithuanian Ch., MUNGER, Orett Lyman, laundryman; b. Penn bins (Whitney) Munger; ed. high sch. and Penn Williamsburg, Pa., 1895-7; chancellor of diocese, Yan, N. Y., July 7, 1843; s. Lyman and Martha Steb- 1897-1909; apptd. censor, Liturg. Acad., Nov. 14, 1
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Yan Acad .; m. Marcia J. Booth, at Mercer, Pa., Jan. Columbus. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Oak Park 28, 1868 (died Oct. 28, 1882); children: Ione Ger- Automobile. Recreation: travel. Home: 829 S. Elm- wood Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Manhattan Bldg., Chicago.
trude (deceased), Laura May, James Lyman, George Edward; m. 2d, Julia Snow Latimer, of Chicago, Aug. 8, 1889; children: Elizabeth W. Munger Freese, Katharine W., John L. Teller 2 yrs., and cashier 12 yrs., First Nat. Bank, Mercer, Pa .; identified with Munger's Laundry Co., Chicago, since 1881, pres. since 1913; also pres. Drexel Laundry Co. (Chi- cago), Westminster Laundry Co. (St. Louis). Served as Ist sergt., 2d lt., Ist lt., acting adj. and capt., 44th Regt. N.Y. Vol. Inf. (Ellsworth Memorial Regt.), 2 yrs., and 2 mos .; was with 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac, and participated in battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg. Wilderness, Spottsylvania C.H., Mine Run, Siege of Petersburg, Peebles Farm, and minor engagements. Mem. George H. Thomas Post No. 5, G.A.R., West- ern Soc. Army of the Potomac (pres. 1909-10), Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Republican. Methodist. As- sisted as pres. publication com. in bringing out History of the 44th Regt. N.Y. Vol. Inf., of which Capt. Eugene A. Nash was editor; also assisted as pres. Munger Assn. in bringing out Genealogy of the Munger Family (known as the "Munger Book"), of which J. B. Munger, of Springfield, Mass., was editor. Recreation: golf. Home: 839 Drexel Sq. Office: 81 E. Madison St.
MUNN, Daniel W., lawyer; 1834-Sept. 17, 1913. (See vol. 191I.)
MUNRO, see also Monroe.
MUNRO, Fayette Smith, lawyer; b. at Camillus, N.Y., June 8, 1874; s. of Isaac Hill and Edwena (Knapp) Munro; A.B., Colgate Univ., Hamilton, N. Y., 1895; LL.B., Harvard, 1899; m. Victoria Lowe, of Logansport, Ind., Aug. 14, 1900; 4 children: Wil- lard L., David Allen, John Willoughby, James. Came to Chicago and entered practice, 1899; mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep. from 8th Senatorial Dist., 1913-15; candidate for atty. gen. of Ill. at Rep. primaries, 1916; mem. Vroman, Munro & Vroman, established, 1910. Served as atty. in the "Fergus Cases," 1915, exposing illegal appropriations of the state legis- lature and preventing payments of large sums from the state treasury. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Harvard Alumni Assn. of Chicago. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: City. Recreation: horseback riding. Home: Highland Park, 111. Office: 1206 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
MUNSON, William Amos, president Med. Aid & Burial Assn. (See vol. 1911.)
MURDOCK, Ezekiel Price, surgeon; b. Dearborn Co., Ind., Dec. 15, 1845; s. Ezekiel P. and Rachel (Taylor) Murdock; A.B., Mt. Union Coll., Ohio, 1868, A.M., Ph.D .; spl, course in natural history at Cornell Univ .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1876; (D. P.H., Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine, 1912) ; m. Mary M. Durley, of Hennepin, Ill., Apr. 17, 1882 (died Nov. 16, 1914); children: Anna Rachel (Mrs. Carlos K. Eckhart, who died Jan. 9, 1913), Edgar Paul, Winifred Durley, Archibald Campbell. Served in 47th Ill. Inf. during Civil War. Was supt. of city schs., Streator, 111., Memphis, Mo., and Shelby- ville, Ill., before taking med. degree; engaged in practice of medicine since 1876; chief insp. Chicago Health Dept., 1895-7; prof. pub. health and pre- ventive medicine and dean of faculty, Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine: sanitary expert, Chicago Bd. of Health; U.S. examining surgeon for pen- sions. Served as capt. Co. A, 3d Regt., I.N.G. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Am. Sanitary Soc. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason (32º ); Past Comdr. G.A.R. Author: Teratology; Contagion of Personal- ity; Water Pollution, Its Results and Remedy, 1901; The Physician and Sanitary Scientist as an Economic Factor and a Patriotic Citizen, 1912; Pub- lic Health (lectures), 1916. Home: 4912 Washing- ton Boul. Office: 32 N. State St.
MURPHY, Andrew T., publisher; b. Quincy, Ill., Nov. 21, 1879; s. Cornelius F. and Mary Jane (Kear- ney) Murphy; ed. pub. schs., Quincy and Chicago; m. Adelina M. Wirtenberger, of Galena, 111., Nov. 21, 1890: children: Harold Andrew, Elmore Martin. Began in employ of The Black Diamond (coal trade jour.), 1893. and became sole owner, 1907; pres. The Black Diamond Pub. Co .; propr. Logan Mercantile Co .; dir. Sandow Motor Truck Co. Mem. Knights of
MURPHY, Elizabeth W. (Miss), school supt .; b. Chicago; d. John and Ellen (Donahue) Murphy; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago. Teacher in pub. schs., Chicago, 1883-98; prin. Bernhard Moos Sch., 1898, Sheldon Sch., 1899-1903, Ogden Sch., 1904-5, Hamilton Sch., 1905-13; asst. supt. schs., 1914-15; ‹ist. supt. schs., since 1915. Catholic. Clubs: Chi- cago Principals', Cordon, Ella Flagg Young Club. Home: 5120 Sheridan Rd. Office: Tribune Bldg.
MURPHY, John Benjamin, surgeon; Dec. 21, 1857-Aug. 12, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
MURPHY, John Edward, railway treasurer; h. Chatham, Eng .; s. John and Margaret (Murphy) Murphy; family came to the U.S. and located at Chicago, 1871. Began in local treasurer's office of I.C.R.R.Co., 1880; hookkeeper in auditor's office, 1882-5, chief clk., 1885-8, treasurer since 1888, C.& W.I.R.R. and Belt Ry. of Chicago. Mem. Soc. Ry. Financial Officers. Mem. Columbian Circle, Nat. Union. Cluhs: Traffic, City, Irish Fellowship. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 428 E. 44th St. Office: Dear- born Station.
MURPHY, Michael Whelan, wholesale liquors; b. Hartland, McHenry Co., Ill., Oct. 6, 1844; s. Pat- rick E. and Catharine (Whelan) Murphy; collegi- ate edn .; attended Union Coll. of Law and was ad- mitted to bar, 1868; m. Mary J. Synon, of Chicago, Dec., 1871 (died 1879); 3 daughters: Veronica, Ur- sula, Mary Irene. Spent 2 yrs. in law office of Mon- roe & Mckinnon, then bookkeeper with intention to resume the law later, but never did; bookkeeper and cashier for M. W. Kerwin, wholesale liquors, 1878-83; then secured an interest in the firm, which hecame M. W. Kerwin & Co .; bought interest of Mr. Kerwin in May, 1889, and, joining interests with Mr. Daniel Delaney, soon established whole- sale liquor firm of Delaney & Murphy, of which became treas., and since Apr., 1906, has been pres. and treas. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day, Elmhurst Golf. Recreations: horseback rid- ing, golf. Home: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 221 W. Ran- dolph St., Chicago.
MURPHY, Thomas George, wagon mfr .; b. De Kalb Co., Ill., Feb. 9, 1857; s. James and Joanna ( Brennan) Murphy; ed. pub. schs. of DeKalb Co .; m. Chicago, Sept. 14, 1880, Julia Wright; children: George, Frank, Harry. Resident of Chicago since 1872, in which year began to learn the trade of a carriage blacksmith. In 1883, with Mr. Wayman, established Wayman & Murphy, carriage and wag- on builders, now Wayman & Murphy Co., of which is vice pres. Republican. Was pvt. and sergt. of Co. B, 2d Inf., I.N.G., 1872-7. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal League. Home: 143 N. Waller Av., Austin. Office: 179 N. Sangamon St., Chicago.
MURRAY, Allan A., real estate; b. Prince Ed- ward Island, Can., June 20, 1871; s. Benjamin and Elizabeth (McLean) Murray; ed. grammar schs. in Can .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1897; m. Mabel Love, of Chicago, Sept. 22. 1897; one son, Gerald Du- mont (died Dec., 1911). Came to U.S., 1892; entered office of Coxe Bros. & Co., wholesale coal, Chicago, 1892; later connected with patent law firm of Co- hurn & Thacher; with The Plano Mfg. Co., after- wards part of Internat. Harvester Co., 1899-1905; in real estate business since 1905; now mem. firm Murray & Terry. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie Country. Recrea- tions: golf, garden work. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Of- fice: 40 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
MURRAY, Harvey Ward, fire ins .; b. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1870; s. of George Reed and Julia E. (Meacham) Murray; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago and Dubuque, Ia .: m. Mabel C. Vallette, of Chicago, June 30, 1909. Began in fire ins, business at Du- buque, 1887; came to Chicago, 1888, and entered employ of London & Lancashire Fire Ins. Co., con- tinuing until 1898; became connected with local agency firm of L. D. Hammond & Co., Jan. 1, 1898. and later was made partner: spl. agt. for Ill. and Ind., Aachen & Munich Fire Ins. Co., 1900, and gen.
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agt. same since Jan. 1, 1905. Recreation: motoring. of Allegheny, Pa., and Episcopal Classical Acad., Home: 307 W. 65th St. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.
MURRAY, Roderick, clergyman; b. at Goderich, Ont., Mar. 12, 1870; s. Roderick and Christina ( Mc- Lean) Murray; ed. in Can. and at Garrett Bibl. Inst., Evanston, Ill .; m. Margaret Murray, of To- ronto, Ont., Aug. 23, 1893; children: W. A. (D.D.S.), Rene F., Donald L. Ordained M.E, ministry, 1897; pastor Howard Lake, Minn., 1895-8, Annadale, 1898- 1900, Herman, 1900-1; student at Evanston, Ill., 1901-4, preaching at Freedom and Joliet, Ill .; pas- tor Seneca, Ill., 1904-6, Mendota, 1906-10, Joyce Ch .. Chicago, 1910-13, Park Manor Ch., 1913-15, Garfield Boul. Ch. since Oct. 7, 1915. Home: 717 W. Garfield Boul.
MURRAY, Tom (Thomas Hugh), merchant. (See vol. 1911.)
MUSGRAVE, Harrison, lawyer; h. at Charlotte, Mich., Oct. 28, 1860; s. Joseph and Miranda S. (Pancoast) Musgrave; ed. Olivet Coll., 1876-7: Univ. of Mich., 1878-80; LL.B., Columbian (now George Washington) Univ., Washington, 1884; m. Meta D. Kimberly, of Saginaw, Mich .. Nov. 7, 1899; 1 son, Harrison, Jr. Admitted to bar, 1885, and since engaged in active practice; formerly mem. firms Flower, Smith & Musgrave, Flower, Vroman & Musgrave; firm now Musgrave, Oppen- heim & Lee; principally occupied with corpn. and commercial law; dir. Adams & Westlake Co. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. (pres. 1907), Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Club (pres. 1902), Psi Upsilon. Republican. Clubs: University, Sad- dle and Cycle. Home: 1210 Astor St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
MYERS, see also Meyers.
MYERS, George William, college prof .; h. Cham- paign Co., Ill., Apr. 30, 1864; s. Robert Henry and Mary Helen (Shawhan) Myers; B.L., Univ. of Ill., 1888, M.L., 1891; studied engring., Univ. of Ill .. and science, Univ. of Munich, Ph.D., 1896; m. Mary Eva Sim, of Urbana, Ill., June 27, 1889. Instr., asst. prof. and asso, prof. mathematics, 1888-96, asso. prof. astronomy and mathematics and dir. of obs., 1896-7, prof. astronomy and applied mathe- matics and dir. of obs., 1897-1900, Univ. of Ill .; head of astronomy and mathematics, Chicago Inst., 1900-1; prof. teaching of mathematics and astron- omy, and math. supervisor Sch. of Edn., Univ. of Chicago, since 1901. Mem. Astronomische Gesell- schaft, Société Astronomique de France, Société de Belge, Sociedad Astronomico de Mexico. A.A.A.S., Astron. and Astrophys. Soc. America, Am. Math. Soc., Société Mathematique de France, Circolo Matemat- ico di Palermo. Astron. editor School Science and Mathematics. Author or editor of a number of works. for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 1953 E. 72d St.
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