Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 164

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782

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NELSON, Elon A., president Peoples Life Ins. Co. Home: 690 Irving Park Boul. Office: 130 N. 5th Av.

NELSON, Frank George, banker; b. E. Saginaw, Mich., Dec. 25, 1869; s. Julius and Susan (O'Brien) Nelson; ed. pub. schs. and O'Donnell Coll., Sagi- naw; m. Mary Angela Smyth, of Lake Geneva, Wis., Oct. 17, 1908. Entered Home Nat. Bank of E. Sagi- naw, as messenger, 1886, continuing until 1891; en- tered Merchants Loan & Trust Co. Bank, Chicago, as exchange clk., 1891; after serving in various

NELSON, Hans Peter, piano mfr .; b. Helsen- burg, Sweden, Dec. 30, 1867; s. Nels Hanson and Hannah Nelson; ed. schs. in Sweden and at night schs. in Chicago; m. Chicago, Mar. 7, 1891, Hannah Bostrom; children: A Gerhard, Lillian Margaret, Hans P., Jr. Learned trade of piano maker in Sweden and at Chicago, coming to this city in 1883; with Smith & Barnes Piano Co., 17 yrs., 10 of which he was supt. and dir., then became similarly connected with the Fayette S. Cable Piano Co., which, on Aug. 1, 1904, was reorganized as the Cable & Nelson Piano Co., of which was sec. and gen. supt. till Apr. I, 1906; founded H. P. Nelson Co., 1906, which later became H. P. Nelson & Sons Piano Co., of which is now pres. Republican. Ma- son (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Swedish Glee. Recreation: motoring. Home: 649 Wellington Av. Office: 1254 Marianna Street.

NELSON, Lawrence, mortgage loans and real estate; b. Skepparslov, Sweden, Apr. 25, 1862; s. of Eric and Hannah Nelson; ed. pub. schs. and busi- ness coll .; m. Chicago, Dec. 15, 1887, Annie E. King; children: Ethel King, Walter Lincoln, Willard Lawrence. Began as asst. bookkeeper with Peter- son & Bay, pvt. bankers; later vice pres. Western Trust & Savings Bank; now in business on own account. Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow. Home: 4125 Kenmore Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

NELSON, Michael, M.D., surgeon; b. in Norway, Nov. 16, 1874; s. N. M. Nelson; preliminary edn. Univ. of Christiania, Norway, 1891; M.D., Harvey Med. Coll., 1903, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of 111.), 1904; post-grad. course at Berlin, 1905, Vien- na, 1906; m. Chicago, Jennie Gray Currie, of Col- lingwood, Can. (niece of ex-Mayor Hugh A. Currie, of Collingwood), Sept. 20, 1899; 1 child, Glenn Michael. Practiced in Chicago since 1903; ex-prof. obstetrics, Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine; now prof. gynecology and gynecol, surgery same; sur- geon and gynecologist to Ft. Dearborn, Chicago, Lake Shore, and American hosps. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State med. socs., A.M.A., Cook Co. Med. and Surg. Soc .; hon. mem. Chicago Anat. Soc. Repub- lican, Lutheran. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Mem. The Viking, The Svithiod, Society Thor, Vasa Or- der, etc. Home: 5053 Kenmore Av. Office: 1000 Bel- mont Av.

NELSON, Murry, lawyer; b. Chicago, Nov. 17, 1868; s. Murry and Catharine Hubbard (Thacher) Nelson; A.B., Harvard, 1891; Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; m. Mary Kilbourn Brown, of Pittsfield, Mass., Oct. 11, 1894; children: Thacher, Lois Curtis, Curtis, Phoebe. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893. Pres. Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Co. Mem. Chi- cago Law Inst., Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Univer- sity, Chicago, Harvard, Law. Home: 1030 Sheridan Rd., Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 203 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

NELSON, Nicholas Joseph, president W. P. Nel- son Co., decorators; b. Chicago, July 17, 1867; s. Thomas and Catherine (Lamb) Nelson; ed. Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind., to 1880; m. Chicago, Jan. 23, 1894, Katherine Murphy; children: Paul, William, Nicholas, Katherine, John, June. Began in employ of Rand, McNally & Co .; with Sanford & Robinson, wholesale collars, cuffs, etc., 1883-6; with George F. Kimball, glass, 1886-9; with Armour, packers, 1889-90; with W. P. Nelson Co., interior decorators and furnishers, 1890-7; upon retirement of John L. and Thomas E. Nelson, with brother, W. P., reor- ganized the W. P. Nelson Co., with offices at Chi- cago and New York, of which was made vice pres., treas, and gen. mgr .; purchased brother's interest, 1905, and became sole owner and pres. of the com- pany. The old firm of which this company is the outgrowth was established in 1856 by his father, who died in 1881. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Building Constrn. Employers' Assn. Independent in politics. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Golf, Build- ers'. Home: 1020 Ardmore Av. Office: 614 S. Michi- gan Av.

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NELSON, Nils Anton, president Scandia Life Ins. Nisbet; ed. pub. sch., Cedarville, O., until 1888; m. Co .; b. Halland, Sweden, Jan. 15, 1860; s. Borge and Mary Lee Jenkins, of Indianapolis, 1899. Feature Johanna (Anderson) Nelson; ed. pub. sch., Sweden, until came to U.S. in 1881; attended evening sch., Batavia, Ill., 1884; Met. Business Coll., Chicago, 1885-6; m. Chicago, 1895, Adelia H. M. OIson; chil- dren :. Byron H. L., Norman A. and Stanley E. Worked for large Bd. of Trade firm, 1886-96, most of the time being in charge of grain receiving dept .; became pres. Svea Bldg. & Loan Assn. upon its organization, 1893; was elected sec., 1895, and devoted attention as such more completely to the affairs of the assn. and to a general real estate, loan and ins, business; resigned as sec., 1914, to devote all of his time as pres, of Scandia Life Ins. Co .; dir. Chicago Cemetery Assn. Trustee Angus- tana Coll. and Theol. Sem., Rock Island, III., Engle- wood Hosp., Chicago. Republican. Lutheran. Deco- rated by King of Sweden as Knight of Royal Order of Vasa, 1915. Recreations: literature; fond of nature and the society of his family. Home: 443 W. 6Ist Pl. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St. writer on Baltimore American, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Evening Post, 1899-1912. Dir. copy staff, Mahin Advertising Co., Chicago, and of its suc- cessor the Wm. H. Rankin Co. Contbr. stories and poems to mags. and periodicals. Clubs: Little Room, Chicago Athletic, Forty, Indiana Soc., Cliff Dwellers (Chicago); University (Evanston, Ill.); Columbia (Indianapolis) ; Lambs (New York). Au- thor: Little Henry's Slate, 1903; The Trail to Boy- land and Other Poems, 1904; An Alphabet of His- tory, 1905; The Gentleman Ragman, 1906; A Book of Poems, 1906; The Land of Make-Believe and Other Christmas Poems, 1907; A Friend or Two, 1908; The Loving Cup (compilation), 1909; The Old, Old Wish, 1911; My Company of Friends, 1911; If the Heart Be Glad, 1911, etc. Co-author with Otto Hauerbach of "The Girl of My Dreams," musical comedy, 1910. Wrote patriotic poem, "Your Flag and My Flag." Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

NELSON, Robert, auditor. (See vol. 1911.)

NELSON, William Paul, president Am. Wall Pa- per Co .; b. Chicago, June 27, 1859; s. Thomas and Catherine (Lamb) Nelson; ed. Notre Dame (Ind.) Coll .; m. Chicago, 1889, Elizabeth, d. Michael Cud- ahy. On leaving sch. entered store of his father, who began business of interior decorating in 1856; at 21 was made a partner, firm becoming Thomas Nelson & Son; on death of father in 1881 the father's interest passed into ownership of his widow; title became W. P. Nelson Co., 1885; with- drew from firm, 1907; organized, 1901, and since pres. Am. Wall Paper Co., of Chicago, and Pitts- burgh. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day, Onwentsia, South Shore Country (life). Rec- reations: color photography, motoring, travel, horseback riding, golf. Home: 195 E. Chestnut St. Office: 825 S. Wabash Av.

NELTNOR, Shelley B., lawyer; b. West Chicago. Ill., Sept. 18, 1873; s. of John C. and Mary Eames (Kinney) Neltnor; prep. edn. West Chicago High Sch .; Wheaton (III.) Coll .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1898; (LL.M. and D.C.L., Loyola, 1906; LL.D., Oskaloosa Coll., 1912) ; unmarried, Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1899; mem. firm of Tinsman, Rankin & Neltnor, 1905-9; pres. Hamilton Coll. of Law, 1910-14; prof. law of contracts, Webster Coll. of Law, 1916; counsel, Elaborated Ready Roofing Co., since 1914. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Art Inst., Chicago, Phi Alpha Delta. Democrat. Clubs: Press, Tuesday. Contbr. to Text-Book on Contracts et al. (Putney Law Library), 1908; prepared several lec- tures for Extension Course of Hamilton Coll. of Law; conducted legal dept. of the "Square Deal." 1914, 15, 16. Home: 5046 Sheridan Rd. Office: 704 Straus Bldg.

NESSEN, John O., lumber; b. near Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 12, 1861; s. J. Peter and Karine (Nes- sen) Nessen; brought to U.S. in infancy; ed. South- ern Mich .; Manistee Commercial Coll., Grand Rap- ids, Mich .; m. Edith Bidelman, of Medina, N.Y., Oct. 26, 1887; 2 children: Karine, Newel J. Engaged in lumber business since 1890; pres. J. O. Nessen Lumber Co., Nessen-Travis Co .; vice pres. and treas, Edisto River Lumber Co. Republican. Luth- eran. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Germania, South Shore Country. Home: 4458 Drexel Boul. Office: 1007 Peoples Gas Bldg.

NETCHER, Charles, vice president The Boston Store; b. Chicago, Apr. 11, 1892; s. Charles and Mol- lie (Alpiner) Netcher; ed. Harvard Sch. and Ox- ford School (Chicago); Sheffield Scientific School (Yale) ; unmarried. Was associated with Waren- haus Herman Tietz, dept. store, Leipzigerstrasse 47, Berlin, Germany, for 9 months, 1913, also with various other mfg. establishments in Germany and France; now vice pres. The Boston Store. Clubs: Illinois Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Olympia Fields, Glen Oak Country; Yale (New York). Rec- reation: golf. Home: 5436 East View Park. Office: State, Madison and Dearborn Sts.

NETCHER, Mrs. Mollie (Alpiner), department store; see Neuberger, Mrs. Mollie Netcher.

NESBIT, Wilbnr Dick, author; b. Xenia, O., Sept. 16, 1871; s. John Harvey and Isabel (Fichthorne)

NETHERCUT, Edgar S, civil engr .; b. Lake Ge- neva, Wis., June 12, 1866; s. George S. and Mary B. (McConnell) Nethercut; B.C.E., Univ. of Wis., 1889; m. Grace E. Goodenough, of Chicago, Apr. 28, 1896. Chief engr. and sales mgr. Paige Iron Works and Buda Foundry & Mfg. Co., Chicago, 1890-1908; con- sulting civil engr., Chicago, since 1908. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. (sec. since 1917). Clubs: Engineers' (Chicago and New York); Uni- versity (Chicago and Washington). Home: 705 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill.

NETTLETON, Alvred Bayard, soldier, journalist, writer; Nov. 14, 1838-Aug. 11, 1911. (See vol. 1911.) *NETTLETON, William Alpheus, railway offi- cial. (See vol. 1911.)

NEUBERGER, see also Newburger.

NEUBERGER, Mollie Netcher (Mrs. S. Neuber- ger), department store; b. Chicago; d. Morris and Ernestine Alpiner; m. Charles Netcher, 1891 (died 1905); children: Charles, Townsend, Ethel, Irving; m. 2d, S. Neuberger, 1913. Owner of the Boston (dept.) Store, of which has been pres. and treas. since 1905 (business founded by Charles Netcher, 1873), employs 4,000 persons. Has traveled exten- sively throughout U.S. Residence: Blackstone Ho- tel. Office: Boston Store, State and Madison Sts.

NEUMANN, see also Newman.

NEUMANN, Edward P., tents and awnings; h. Chicago, June 8, 1876; s. of Edward and Barbara (Heidenreich) Neumann; ed. pub. schs. and Met. Business Coll., Chicago; m. Amelia Bender, of Chi- cago, Sept. 11, 1898; children: Mildred, Lester. In employ of Murray & Co., mfrs. tents, awnings, etc., 1893-1904; organized U.S. Tent & Awning Co., 1904, and was its sec. until 1906, since pres .; also pres. New Toy Co., Tip Top Toy Co., Murray & Co .; dir. Southwest Trust & Savings Bank, West Side Nat. Bank. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Showmen's League of America (treas. 1916- 17). Republican. Mason, Elk, Maccabee. Recrea- tion: motoring. Home: 5537 S. Marshfield Av. Office: 225 N. Desplaines St.

NEUMANN, F(erdinand) Wight, impresario; b. Hamburg, Germany, Nov. 3, 1851; s. Neumann and Berta (Heckscher) Neumann; ed. gymnasium and coll., Hamburg; m. Lillian Denny Mallory, of Mon- treal, Can., May 6, 1897. Came to U.S., 1877; at Chicago, since 1884; originally appeared under his auspices, at Chicago, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Met. Opera Co., Boston Opera Co., also Paderewski, Josef Hofmann, Schumann-Heink, Sembrich, Ku- belik, Eames, Elman, Calve, Melba, Nordica and many others. U.S. consul at Cologne, Germany, 1897. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: South Shore Country, Ill. Athletic. Home: 3155 Michigan Av. Studio: 25 E. Jackson Boul.

NEUMANN, Ignatz, brewer. (See vol. 1911.)

NEUMANN, Otto August, millers' agent. (See vol. 1911.)

NEUNUEBEL, Franklin Oscar, dry goods; b. at Newburg, Wis., Mar. 25, 1872; s. Melchoir and Bertha (Schnabel) Nennnebel; ed. pub. schs. of Newburg, and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; m. Clara L. Mandel, of Chicago, June 20,

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1900; 2 sons: Truman Richard, Franklin William. Bldg. Soc., Chicago, since 1905. Mason. Home: Oak Began business career in 1894, with The T. G. Park, Ill. Office: Association Bldg., Chicago. Riordan Mfg. Co., leather goods, becoming asst. mgr. and sec., 1900, and sec., treas. and mgr., 1903; engaged in the dry goods business in 1914. Repub- lican. Mem. Nat. Union. Home: 1062 Berwyn Av. Office: 1108 Bryn Mawr Av.

NEWBERRY, Robert Thorne, architect; b. at Cleveland, O., Jan. 22, 1865; s. John S. and Sarah Brownell (Gaylord) Newberry; ed. Cleveland pub. schs., Knapp's School, Plymouth, Mass .; Brooks Mil. Acad., Cleveland; Russell Mil. Acad., New Haven, Conn .: B.S. in architecture, Cornell Univ., 1888; m. Battle Creek, Mich., Dec. 31, 1892, Helen Nichols; 1 daughter, Elizabeth N. In office of Burnham & Root, architects, Chicago, 1888-90, Jenney & Mundie, 1891-4; began practice on own account, 1894. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, University, Recrea- tions: golf, motoring, fishing and photography. Home: 1401 Astor St. Office: The Temple.

NEWBERRY, Walter Cass, capitalist; Dec. 23, 1835-July 20, 1912. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13. )

NEWBURGER, see also Neuberger.

NEWBURGER, James Monroe, fire underwriter; b. Chicago, Mai. 26, 1874; s. David and Gertrude ( Oberdorfer) Newburger; ed. Brown and Emerson schs., Chicago, graduating, 1888; m. Blanche Gold- man, of New York, Feb. 11, 1907. Began active ca- reer with the Lancashire Ins. Co., 1888-90; with Adolph Loeh & Sons, 1890-1901; mem. firm of New- burger & Co., since 1901. Jewish religion. Mason (32", Shriner). Club: Standard. Home: 4612 Michi- gan Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

NEWBURY, George Gardner, real estate; Aug. 29, 1842-Jan. 1, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

NEWBY, Harry A., lawyer; b. Charleston, Ill., May 21, 1885. s. Alfred S. Newby; LL.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1910; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar and engaged in practice at Chicago. Apptd. asst. atty. gen. of Ill. in charge of legal matters of the State Industrial Commn., Aug., 1917. Republican. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Residence: Edgewater Beach Hotel. Office: Con- way Blde.

NEWCOMB, George Eddy, lawyer; b. Chicago, Feb. 16, 1864; s. George Whitefield and Mary Eliza (Eddy) Newcomb; A.B. (old) Univ. of Chicago, 1886; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Law, 1888; A.M., Northwestern Univ., 1890; m. Blanche Make- peace Pattison, of Chicago, Apr. 19, 1893; 3 daugh- ters: Genevieve (deceased), Florence, Virginia. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1888. Author and publisher of several pamphlets on municipal, political and real estate subjects, and of numerous contributions to newspapers and the periodical press; writer of pa- triotic poetry. Progressive Republican; campaign speaker. Presbyterian. Mem, Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Soc. Mayflower Descendants, S.A.R. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 1944 W. Madison St., Chicago.

NEWCOMER, John Rush, judge; b. Quincy, Pa., Aug. 11, 1863: s. John ( M.D.) and Catharine (Mid- dour) Newcomer; ed. common schools; Teachers' Training Sch., Oregon, Ill .; Jennings Sem., Aurora, Ill .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1891; m. Jeannette R. Arnold, of Chicago, July 31, 1901; 1 daughter, Evelyn B. In gen. practice at Chicago, 1891-8; mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., 1898-1900; asst. state's atty. under C. S. Deneen and John J. Healy until 1906; elected judge Municipal Court, 1906, 10, 16; present term expires 1922; Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Hamilton, Illinois. Home: 4220 Gladys Av. Office: City Hall.

NEWELL, William Reed, bible teacher. (See vol 1911. )

NEWELL, William Whiting, denominational sec- retary; b. Wappingers Falls, N.Y., Aug. 29, 1868; s. William Whiting and Helen (Pert) Newell; theol. edn. at Oratoire. Geneva, Switzerland; (D.D., Dru- ry, 1906) : m. Nellie Bennett, of Excelsior, Minn., Nov. 7, 1892. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1891; pas- tor Winthrop. Minn., 1891-2, Morley Memorial Ch., Duluth, 1892-6, Bethany Ch., St. Paul, 1896-8, Comp- ton Hill Ch., St. Louis, 1898-1905; sec. Congl. Ch.

NEWEY, Frederick John, lawyer; b. at Wolver- hampton, Eng., Sept. 4, 1872; s. William Newey; mother died in his infancy; ed. grammar and high schs., Detroit, Williamston and Hadley, Mich .; Chi- cago Athenaeum; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1899; m. Gertrude E. Newton, of Chicago, June, 1901; children: Harriet Adelaide, Kathryn Brooks, Helen, Frederick J., Jr. (deceased). Admitted to Ill, bar, 1899, and joined William W. Wheelock and George B. Shattuck, forming the law firm of Wheelock, Shattuck & Newey; now mem. Wheelock, Newey & Mackenzie. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns,, Delta Chi. Clubs: Hamilton, Congregational, Law. Recreations: outdoor sports, reading. Home: Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

NEWMAN, see also Neumann.

NEWMAN, Abraham B., foreign exchange; b. at Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 7, 1871; s. Moses and Pau- line (Kirchbaum) Newman; ed. pub. schs. Entered railroad business, 1883, with Wis. Central Ry, at Milwaukee; became, 1891, Milwaukee agent Am. Refrigerator Transit Co .; in 1893 began in ins. busi- ness in Milwaukee; mgr. Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of the U.S., at Chicago, 1902-7; pres. Ill. Reali- zation Co. since 1907; mem. Newman & Unger, for- eign exchange bankers, since 1916; pres. Chicago Land & Timber Co .; vice pres. Anderson & Saline River R.R. Co. Club: Standard. Home: 4724 Green- wood Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

NEWMAN, Harry, automobiles; b. at Fletcher, Miami Co., O., Feb. 22, 1886; s. John Henry and Sarah Elizabeth (Wilson) Newman; ed. Ohio Wes- leyan Univ., Delaware; Miami Univ., Oxford, O .; Washington and Jefferson Coll., Washington, Pa .; Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa .; m. Salome Carson, of Washington, Pa., May 29, 1909; 1 son, Carson Boru. Founder, 1913, Harry Newman, Inc., now Harry Newman Co., automobile distributors and auto service, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Indianapolis, and pres. of company; pres. Harry Newman-Johnson Co., St. Louis, Mo., and Harry Newman-Stratton Co., Chicago. Chmn. Dem. City Com., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1911. Christian Scientist. Mason. Mem. Irish Soc., Irish Hist. Soc., Ohio Soc. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Olympia Fields Coun- try, Edgewater Beach Yacht; also Detroit Athletic, Milwaukee Athletic, Cleveland Athletic, Touring Club America. Recreations: horseback riding, golf, sailing. Home: 6920 South Shore Drive. Office: 2457 Michigan Av.

NEWMAN, Henry Parker, M.D. Removed to San Diego, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)

NEWMAN, Horatio Hackett, zoologist; b. near Seale, Ala., Mar. 19, 1875; s. of Albert Henry and Mary Augusta (Ware) Newman; B.A., McMaster Univ., Toronto, 1896; spl. student, Univ. of Toronto, 1896-7: fellow in zoology, 1898-1900, 1904-5, Ph.D., 1905, Univ. of Chicago; m. Isobel Currie Marshall, of Toronto, 1907. Instr. biology and Latin, Des Moines (Ia.) Coll., 1897-8; instr. biology and chem- istry, Culver (Ind.) Mil. Acad., 1900-4; instr. zoöl- ogy, 1905-8, asst, prof. elect, 1908, Univ. of Mich .; prof. and head dept. zoology, Univ. of Tex., 1908-11; asso. prof. zoology and embryology since 1911, and dean in the Colleges of Science since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Head of instrn. force in physiology, Marine Biol. Lab., Woods Hole, Mass., 1909-12. Fel- low A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Soc. Zoologists, Am. Soc. Anatomists, Sigma Xi, Sigma Chi, Phi Chi. Au- thor of numerous monographs and papers on zool. and physiol, topics. Home: 5712 Dorchester Av.

NEWMAN, Jacob, lawyer; b. Nov. 12, 1853; s. Salmon and Pauline (Lewis) Newman; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1873; m. Minnie Goodman, of Chicago, May 30, 1888. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1875; now mem. firm of Newman, Poppenhusen & Stern; has been identified with much important litigation. Repub- lican. Clubs: Union League, Standard, Ravisloe Country. Home: 4738 Woodlawn Av. Office: Lum- ber Exchange Bldg.

NEWTON, Arthur William, banker; b. London, Eng., Jan. 17, 1868; s. Alfred and Mary (Machin) Newton; ed. pvt. schs. of Eng .; m. Clare G. Newton O'Neill, of Chicago, June 1, 1908; 1 son, Alfred Richard. Came to Chicago, 1887, and has since been

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connected with the First Nat. Bank; apptd. audi- Abraham Lincoln Council Engrs. Mason (K.T.). tor, 1906, loan officer, 1907, and elected vice pres., Home: 1449 Gregory St. Office: 529 Federal Bldg. 1910. Protestant. Clubs: Bankers', Chicago Ath- letle. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 3202 Sheridan Rd. Office: First Nat. Bank.

NEWTON, Charles Adelbert, insurance; b. at Oswego, N.Y., May 21, 1877; s. John Barnes and Josephine B. (Faber) Newton; ed. pub. schs. of Cochituate, Mass., nr. Boston; m. Annie I. Morton, of Chicago, Apr. 3, 1901; 1 son, Charles Morton. Began active career Dec. 29, 1891, with insurance firm of R. A. Waller & Co., later Marsh, Ullmann & Co., continuing until 1904 (firm dissolved) ; formed partnership with former employer as H. J. Ull- mann & Co., continuing, 1904-8; purchased part- ner's interest, Jan. 1, 1908, and changed firm name to Charles A. Newton & Co., which still continues; supt. ins. for Chicago Surface Lines. Republican. Protestant. Mason (32º, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Rotary, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Country, Woodlawn Park, Recreation: motoring. Home: 6422 Kimbark Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

NEWTON, Reuben Webster, heating appliances; b. Chicago, Mar. 19, 1872; s. of Frederick A. and Charlotte A. (Woodruff) Newton; ed. pub. schs., Fort Wayne, Ind .; grad. Howe Grammar School, Lima, Ind., 1892; m. Meta Schloemilch, of Portage, Wis., Aug. 9, 1902. On leaving sch. became con- nected with Coombs & Co., heavy hardware, Fort Wayne, 1892-8; came to Chicago and was with No. Am. Transportation & Trading Co. until 1899; with N. K. Fairbank & Co., 1899-1902; with Kellogg- Mackay-Cameron Co., from 1902-Feb., 1904; organ- ized the Nat. Steam Specialty Co., of which has been pres. and treas, since 1904. Mem. S.A.R. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View Golf. Home: 2506 Lake View Av. Office: 12 S. Clinton St.

NIBLACK, Austin Herr, mfr .; s. William Cald- well and Fannie ( Herr) Niblack; m. Helen, d. Ed- ward A. Cudahy, Sr., of Chicago. Vice pres. and dir. Chicago Steel Car Co. Home: 2340 Common- wealth Av. Office: 1334, 332 S. Michigan Av.

NIBLACK, William Caldwell, lawyer; b. Dover Hill, Martin Co., Ind., Sept. 5, 1854; s. William Ellis and Eliza Ann (Sherman) Niblack; grad. George- town Univ., 1874; attended lectures, Cincinnati Law Sch., 1876-7; m. Fannie Herr, of Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 1880; children: Narcissa (Mrs. James W. Thorne), Austin Herr, Lydia (Mrs. Alden B. Swift). Admitted to bar, Nov., 1877, and engaged in prac- tice; was the receiver Chemical and Columbia nat. banks; vice pres. and trust officer, Chicago Title & Trust Co. since 1896; receiver of LaSalle Street Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago. Mem. Am. Bar Assn. (exec. com. 3 yrs.), Chicago Bar Assn. Demo- crat. Clubs: Chicago, Law. Author: Mutual Bene- fit Societies and Accident Insurance; The Torrens System, Its Cost and Complexity; Abstracters and Title Insurance; Analysis of Torrens System. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.

NICELY, John Washington, clergyman; b. at Youngstown, Pa., Dec. 25, 1867; s. of Shannon and Mary ( Taylor) Nicely; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1893, A.M., 1896; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1903; (D.D., Hanover Coll., Ind., 1910); m. Helen Nesbit, d. Gov. James A. Mount, of Ind., June 22, 1898; 2 sons: James Mount, Harold Elliott. Instr., 1893-6, prof. English, 1896-1902, Syrian Protestant Coll., Beirut, Syria: ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1898; pastor Crerar Chapel, Chicago, 1903-8, Crerar Memorial Ch., Chicago, since 1908. Moderator Pres- bytery of Chicago, 1910-11. Editor of The Family Altar Magazine. Recreations: tennis, golf. Home: 5712 Prairie Av.

NICHOLAS, William, U.S. steamboat inspection service; b. Glamorganshire, Wales, July 30, 1872; s. John and Susanna (Lewis) Nicholas; brought to America, 1873; ed. common schs., Ill. and Kan., and Met. Business Coll., Chicago; m. Hannah Mosley, of Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 9, 1908; children: Elizabeth Virginia, Margaret Cathrin. Employed on lake vessels in various capacities, beginning, 1888; entered U.S. steamboat Inspection service, as asst. insp. boilers, 1906; promoted to local Insp., .Chicago, Apr. 1, 1913. Was chlef engr. on many lake steamers. Mem. Chicago Council Engrs.,

NICHOLLS, William Henry, commission mcht., canned goods, dried fruits; b. Central City, Colo., Mar. 20, 1865; s. William H. and Katherine (Dwyer) Nicholls; ed. pub. schs. of Central City, Colo., and Chicago, to 1880; m. Oak Park, III., Apr. 28, 1897, Charlotte Conant; children: Herbert Conant, Bar- bara, William H., Jr., Merritt Donald, Virginia. Began as employe in the wholesale house of Marshall Field & Co .; afterward successively for commn. firms of E. R. Nichols & Co., J. H. Leslie & Co., and A. W. Cobb & Co., previous to engaging in business for self; organized, 1893, and became head of firm of William H. Nicholls & Co., brokers and commn, merchants in canned goods, etc .; also in- terested in numerous canning companies at various points. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie Golf; Columbia (Indianapolis). Recreations: golf, boating. Home: 660 Pine St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 164

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 782

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782