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NORDEN, Gabriel J., lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 6, 1863; s. Julius and Bertha (Cohn) Norden; ed. pub. schs .; West Div. High Sch .; LL.B., North- western Univ., 1888; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1888, and since practiced in Chicago; dir. Inde- pendence State Bank; vice pres. Chicago Law Inst .; pres. United Gold Mines Co. of Ariz .; sec., treas. Am. China Clay Co. Was mem. Bd. West Chicago Park Commrs., 1900-4. Republican. Mason; mem. Supreme Council Royal Arcanum. Club: Hamil- ton. Recreations: literature, walking, golf. Home: 5016 Grand Boul. Office: 1334-1340 Stock Exchange Building.
NORDEN, Henry A., M.D .; b. N.Y. City, Mar. 18, 1867; s. Aaron and Rosalie (Gabriel) Norden; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1889; m. Emily C. Feron, of Montreal, Can., June 24, 1895; 4 children: Gabriel F., Walter F., Henry L., Felix A., 2d. Health commr. Sturgeon Bay, Wis., 1899-1913; pres. Bd. of Edn., Sturgeon Bay, 1902-12; health officer, Chi- cago, since 1914; prof. diseases of the chest and junior dean, Med. Dept. Loyola Univ. Fellow Con- gress of Internal Medicine; mem. Chicago Med. Soc. K.P. Home: 5727 Michigan Av. Office: 29 E. Madison St.
NORDIN, Harry Wilhelm, musician; b. Pullman, Chicago; s. Erik Alfred and Matilda (Ericson) Nordin; ed. Ithaca (N.Y.) Conservatory of Music; studied in Berlin, Germany, 2 yrs .; m. Alta Luella Dayton, of Ithaca, Sept. 2, 1909; children: Eliza- beth Dayton, Wilhelm Dayton, Agnes Matilda. Dir. voice dept., Woman's Coll. of Ala., Montgom- ery, 1911-14; now instr. in voice and pub. sch. music, Bush Conservatory, Chicago; dir. music, LaGrange High Sch. Mem. Delta Chapter Phi Mu Alpha. Lutheran. Mason. Home: 44 6th Av., La- Grange, ill. Address: Bush Conservatory, Chicago.
NORLING, John E., automobile mfr .; b. Bishop Hill, Henry Co., 111., Jan. 13, 1859; s. Andrew O. and Elizabeth (Bengston) Norling; ed. pub. schs .; m. Christie Ericson, of Burlington, Ia., Dec. 30, 1890; children: Lillian May, Ruth Elizabeth. In drug business, Galva, Ill., 12 yrs .; later identified with mfg., and in 1891 came to Chicago and entered real estate business. Was engaged in colonizing large tracts of land in Colo., Tex. and other points in the West, and later engaged in mining; finally, 1900, bought the Swedish Tribune and the Foster- landet, which he disposed of in May, 1905; now treas. Monitor Automobile Works; pres. Yaxley Mfg. Co .; formerly sec., treas. Globe Automatic Telephone Co., also pres. Norling Rotary Engine Co. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Swedish Glee, Svithiod Singing. Recreation: motoring. Home: 2838 Burling St. Office: 155 N. Clark St.
NORMOYLE, Denis Joseph, lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 6, 1876; s. Denis Robin and Mary (Gaffney) Normoyle; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Central Dept. of Y.M.C.A .; Chicago Athenaeum; LL.B., Chicago- Kent Coll. of Law, 1901; m. Mary F. Brennan, of
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Passaic Co., N.J., Oct. 12, 1902; 1 daughter, Doro- Sem., 1893-9, Y.W.C.A. Sch. of Domestic Science, thea M. Admitted to Ill, bar, 1901, and since prac- ticed in Chicago; associated in practice with late Pliny B. Smith 10 yrs .; asst. corpn. counsel of Chi- cago, 1911, 1912; elected pres. Ill. State Bd. of Arbitration, 1913; apptd. Chicago counsel for Ill. State Public Utility Commn., Jan., 1914. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Ill. Hist. Soc. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Order of the Alhambra. Club: Mar- quette Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 340 W. Garfield Boul. Office: 139 N. Clark St.
NORRIS, James, grain commn .; b. at Montreal, Can., Dec. 10, 1878; s. James Sylvestor and Eleanor (Waud) Norris; ed. Montreal Collegiate Inst .; m. Ethel Carlisle Dougan, of Chicago, Dec. 22, 1903 (died July 1, 1912) ; 1 son, James Dougan, Was employed by Richardson & Co. and later by Harris, Scotten & Co., commn. firms; now pres. Norris Grain Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Exmoor Country, Swan Lake Gun; also Racquet and Tennis ( New York). Home 619 Dartmouth Pl., Evanston, Ill. Office: 40 Board of Trade, Chicago.
NORRIS, William Wallace, grain and seeds; b. Clymer, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Jan. 30, 1853; s. of William W. and Theodocia ( Phinney) Norris; grad. Marengo (Ill.) High Sch., 1870; attended Chicago Univ. 1 yr .: m. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 5, 1884, Nellie Lilley; children: Helen, Katherine. Taught dist. sch., McHenry Co., Ill., 1870-5; came to Chicago, Jan., 1875; bookkeeper and accountant for Warder, Mitchell & Co. (now the Internat. Harvester Co.) 5 yrs .; with Bd. of Trade firm of S. H. McCrea & Co., 1880-1900; in business for self as W. W. Norris & Co. since 1900; sec. William Nash Co. Mem. Chi- cago Bd. of Trade, pres. Empire State Soc. of Chi- cago. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Illinois, Walloon Lake ( Mich.) Country, Hamilton. Recre- ations: reading, bowling. Home: 1128 S. Troy St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
NORTHRUP, John E., lawyer; b. in Marshall Co., Ia., Aug. 28, 1868; s. James E. and Elizabeth North- rup; ed. pub. schs., acad. at Newton, Ia .; A.B., Drake Coll., Des Moines, Ia., 1891; post-grad. study, Univ. of Chicago, 1892-4; taught sch. and was prin. schs., Elmhurst, III., 1896-9; LL.B., Ill. Coll. Law, 1899; m. Elizabeth Chisholm, of Chisholm, Ja., Dec. 26, 1894; 1 daughter, Dorothy. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, and since in practice at Chicago; now sr. mem. firm Northrup, Fairbank & Klein. Asst. state's atty., 1906-12; apptd. spl. state's atty., June, 1913, to investigate frauds committed in the 1912 election; candidate for Rep. nomination for state's atty., 1916. Mem. Il1. State and Chicago bar assns., Sons of Vets., etc. Mason, Odd Fellow, Royal League, N. Am. Union. Presbyterian. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Hawkeye, St. Martin's Men's, Glen Oak Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 161 N. Menard Av. Office: 139 N. Clark St.
NORTHUP, C. Jay, grain commn. ; h. Rome, N. Y., Apr. 14, 1862; s. Charles and Helen Eliza (Bradt) Northup; ed. pub, schs. and Rome Acad .; m. Geor- gia Helen Menzies, of Wallingford, Vt., May 26, 1885; 1 daughter, Helen M. Came to Chicago at 17 and was connected with wholesale grocery busi- ness 3 yrs .; then with Armour & Co. until 1886; associated with uncle, Willett Northup, on Board of Trade, 1887; became mem. Hulburd, Warren & Co., later Hulhurd, Warren & Chandler; retired from active business, 1914. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Flossmoor Country. Home: 5444 East View Park. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
NORTON, Alice Peloubet (Mrs. Lewis Mills Norton), editor, lecturer; b. Gloucester, Mass., Feb. 25, 1860; d. Francis N. (D.D.) and Mary Abby (Thaxter) Peloubet; A.B., Smith Coll., 1882 (Phi Beta Kappa), A.M., 1897: Boston Normal Sch. of Household Arts, 1896: Mass. Inst. Tech., 1896-7; grad. work Univ. of Chicago; m. Lewis Mills Nor- ton. of Boston, June 6, 1883 (died 1893). Teacher high sch., Brookline, Mass., 1896-1900; teacher Chi- cago Inst., 1900-1; asst. prof. teaching of home economics, Sch. of Edn., Univ. of Chicago, 1901-4; asst. prof. household administration, Univ. of Chi- cago, 1904-13; dietitian of Cook Co. Instns., 1913-14; sec. Am. Home Economics Assn. and editor Journal of Home Economics, Baltimore, since Sept. 1, 1915. Lecturer, Hartford Sch. of Sociology, 1894, Lasell
Boston, 1895-1900, Boston Cooking Sch., 1898-1900, Dir. Chautauqua (N.Y.) Sch. Domestic Science, 1900-5 and since 1915; alumnae trustee Smith Coll., 1905-8. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Nat. Child Labor Com., Immigrants' Protective League, Assn. Colle- giate Alumnae, Religious Edn. Assn., Chicago Polit. Equality League, Chicago Peace Soc., Woman's Peace Party. Clubs: Woman's, Woman's City, College, Chicago Smith College, Congregational, Author: Food and Dietetics; Food for Children; also articles on home economics in various peri- odicals. Home: 1326 E. 58th St.
NORTON, Charles Leverett, mortgage loans. (See vol. 1911.)
NORTON, John Wesley, organist, director; b. at Morrison, 111., May 16, 1883; s. John Wesley and Laura (Bancroft) Norton; ed. under individual instrn. of faculty of Northwestern Univ .; Sherwood and Cosmopolitan schs., also Harrison M. Wild and Clarence Dickinson; unmarried. Organist Ch. of the Good Shepherd, Chicago, 1902-5, St. Barnabas P.E. Ch., 1903-5, St. John's Ch., Dubuque, Ja., 1905- 09; now organist and choirmaster St. James' P.E. Ch .; teacher and dir. Bach Choral socs. Mem. Guild of Organists. Republican, Episcopalian. Home: 46 E. Pearson St.
NORTON, Oliver Willcox, retired mfr .; b. Alle- gany Co., N.Y., Dec. 17, 1839; s. Oliver W. and Hen- rietta (Willcox) Norton; ed. common schs .; m., Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 4, 1870, Lucy C. Fanning; children: Ralph H., Elliot S., Ruth W., Strong Vin- cent. Served as private and commd. officer in Union Army, Apr., 1861-Mar., 1866; clerk Fourth Nat. Bank, New York, 1866-9; became mem. firm Norton & Fancher, Toledo, O., mfg. cans and sheet metal goods, 1869; removed to Chicago, 1870, and in 1872 title of firm was changed to Norton Bros .; business consolidated, 1901, with Am. Can Co .; retired 1901; dir. Acme Steel Goods Co. Mem. George H. Thomas Post G.A.R., Western Soc. Army of the Potomac, Loyal Legion (Comdr. Ill. Commandery, 1902-3). Republican. Congregationalist, Club: Kenwood. Recreations: music, reading and traveling. Home: 4823 Lake Park Av. Office: 159 N. State St.
NORTON, Samuel Wilber, lawyer ; b. Allen, Hills- dale Co., Mich., Jan. 15, 1857; s. Erastus Patten and Hannah (Crowe) Norton; A.B., Hillsdale Coll., 1882; A.M., Univ. of Mich., 1884, Ph.D., 1892; m. Alice Sabra Caldwell, of Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 16, 1900. Admitted to Iowa bar, 1887; practiced at Cedar Rapids, 1887-8; acting prof. English lang. and lit., Hillsdale Coll., 1888-90; began practice in Chicago, 1893. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Kappa and Delta chapters Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Author: Chicago Traction-A History, Legislative and Political, 1907. Recreations: golf, tennis and walking. Home: Lombard, Ill. Office: 155 N. Clark St., Chicago.
NORTON, William Bernard, religious editor Chi- cago Tribune; b. Freeport, Ill., Oct. 19, 1857; s. of Galen G. and Julia Frances (Ford) Norton; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1880, A.M., 1883; B.D., Garrett Bibl. Inst., 1882; Ph.D., Syracuse Univ., 1896; m. Marie Therese Werneburg, prin. Logan School, Chi- cago, Dec. 23, 1881; children: Louise Werneburg ( Mrs. C. L. French), Lowrey Ford (died Nov. 7, 1899), Julia Ellen (Mrs. S. W. Clemes, Meerut, India), Frederic William. Pastor at Avoca and Anita, la .; in Ill, at Erie, Sterling, Rochelle, Earl- ville, Hinckley, Fulton, Paw Paw, Millington, Leaf River, Chicago, Maywood; religious editor Chicago Tribune since 1908; editor Meth. Episcopal Advo- cate. Trustee Chicago Training School; research sec. Meth. Hist. Soc .; charter mem, Religious Edn. Assn., etc. Mem. Beta Theta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa. Progressive Republican. Club: Press. Home: 727 Foster St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 7 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
NORTON, William John, engineer; b. Baltimore, Md., July 17, 1878; s. William J. and Mary B. (Jami- son) Norton; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1902; m. Jean Wales, of Binghamton, N. Y., Dec. 10, 1910; 2 chil- dren: John DeWitt, Phoebe Reynolds. With New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J., 1902-3; vice pres. and gen mgr. Federal Sign System (electric), 1904-7; 1st asst. sec. Public Service Commn., 1st Dist., N.Y., 1907-11; rate engr., Commonwealth Edison Co., Chicago, 1911-13; mem. firm Norton,
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Bird & Whitman since 1913; also mem, firm Norton & Co., investment securities, Chicago. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Soc. Naval Architects and Ma- rine Engrs., Am. Hist. Soc., Delta Upsilon. Repub- lican. Clubs: University, City, Indian Hill Country; Engineers', University (New York). Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: Indian Hill Rd., Winnetka, Il1. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
NORWOOD, Fred W., lumberman; b. Wilming- ton, Mass., Nov. 4, 1840; s. Francis and Adeline (Choate) Norwood; ed. Williston Sem., Easthamp- ton, Mass., and at Amherst Coll .; m., Chicago, 1868. Lizzie Winne; 1 daughter, Winifred Alma (Mrs. E. B. Shapker). Served 3 yrs. in Civil War, as sergt .- maj. 6th Minn. Regt. in the campaigns against the Sioux Indians, and as capt. 68th U.S. Colored Inf. in 16th Army Corps in Tenn. and Miss .; wounded at the siege of Ft. Blakely, inside of fort ( was first man inside the fort); mustered out on account of wound in July, 1865. Engaged with Doggett, Bas- sett & Hill, wholesale boots and shoes, Aug., 1865; admitted to partnership, 1872; established Norwood & Butterfield Lumber Co., dealers in southern pine lumber; retired from lumber business, 1907; now treas. Shapker, Waller & Co. Republican. Epis- copalian. Mem, Loyal Legion, Home: 823 Central Av., Wilmette, Il1.
NOTZ, Felix John, machine and oven mfr .; b. at Cannstatt, Germany, Dec. 27, 1869; ed. Germany and England; m., Chicago, June 10, 1899, Ida M. Kranz; children: John Kranz, Florence, Felix, Jr. Came to the U.S., 1897, and was a resident of Mich. until Sept., 1902; removed to Chicago and has since been identified with Am. Oven & Machine Co. and pres. same since 1907; owner and patentee of sev- eral machines used by bakers and confectioners. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Club: German. Home: 429 Wellington Av. Office: 111 W. Wash- ington St.
NOURSE, John Aiken, lumber; 1844-June 16, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
NOVAK, Edward Joseph, lawyer; b. at Chicago, Nov. 2, 1869; s. John and Mary (Kral) Novak; ed. pub. schs .; grad. Met. Business Coll .; m., Chicago, June 7, 1893, Emily J. Padecky; 1 son, Edward. Began as clerk in the county treasurer's office dur- ing the administration of George R. Davis; admit- ted to the bar, 1895; mem. Ill. House of Represent- atives, 1893-9; alderman from the 10th Ward, 1898- 1902; was mem. State Bd. of Equalization. Demo- crat. Home: 1916 Nelson St. Office: 38 S. Dear- born St.
NOYES, Albert William, general traveling pas- senger agent, b. Lebanon, Conn., June 13, 1866; S. William H. and Emily A. (Card) Noyes; ed. pub. sch .; m. at Saybrook, Conn., Oct. 25, 1888, Jennie L. Clark; 1 daughter, Marjorie N. (Mrs. J. G. Bar- ber). Telegraph operator and agent N.Y.,N.H.& H.R.R., 1886-8, on St. Paul & Duluth R.R., 1888-9; telegraph operator, agent, sec, to gen, traffic mgr., etc., G.N.R.R., 1889-92; asst. ticket agent, 1892-5, traveling pass. agent, 1895-1904, general traveling pass. agent since 1904, C.G.W.R.R .; located at Chi- cago since 1895. Home: 827 Oakwood Av., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 226 S. Clark St., Chicago.
NOYES, David Allan, grain and stock broker; b. LaPorte, Ind., Mar. 7, 1867; s. George Clement and. E. Ellen (Smith) Noyes; ed. grammar and high schs., Evanston, Ill .; m. Decorah, fa., Aug. 4, 1892. Emma R. Bullis. Entered grain business, 1886, and has continued ever since; now mem. firm of Noyes & Jackson. Mem. New York Stock Exchange, Chi- cago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Glen View Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: Glen View Club, Evanston, Ill. Office: 218 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
Anna, and twin boys, John Wells, William Augus- tus; m. 3d, Fannie Henrietta Wells, July 1, 1893; m. 4th, Adaline Clara Horning, Aug, 4, 1897. Be- gan independent practice, 1867, in Chicago. One of organizers Chicago Dental Infirmary and Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1883; taught there 7 yrs., 5 yrs. as prof. operative dentistry. One of organ- izers of Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch .; was sec. of faculty, and afterward prof. professional ethics and jurisprudence, in which chair continues. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc, since 1868 (pres, 1878), Il1. State Dental Soc. since 1872 (pres. 1884), Chicago Odontol. Soc. (pres. 1 yr.), Chicago Odontographic Soc., Northern Ill. Dental Soc. (pres. 1911), Nat. Dental Assn. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: University (Evanston), Congregational. Author: Chapter on Operative Dentistry, Dr. Koch's History of Dentistry, 1909; Ethics and Jurisprudence for Dentists, 1915. Recreation: fishing. Home: 926 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill .; (summer) Delavan Lake, Wis. Office: Stewart Bldg., Chicago.
NOYES, Edward Horatio, grain commission; Sept. 18, 1844-Nov. 23, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
NOYES, Frederick Bogue, dentist; b. at Chicago, Aug. 22, 1872; s. Dr. Edmund and Elizabeth (Mil- ler) Noyes; A.B., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, 1893; D.D.S., Northwestern Univ., 1895; m., Mil- waukee, Wis., 1898, Mary E. Judd; 2 sons: Harold Judd and Frederick Bogue, Jr. Engaged in prac- tice of dentistry in Chicago since 1895; practice limited to the correction of irregularities of the teeth and deformity of the face since 1909; prof. histology, Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., 1897- 1913; prof. histology and orthodontics, Coll. of Dentistry (Univ. of Ill.), since 1914; prof. histology and embryology, Angle School of Orthodontia. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State dental socs., Nat. Den- tal Assn., A.M.A. Republican. Club: University. Author: Text Book of Dental Histology and Em- bryology, 2d edit., 1895. Contbr. numerous articles in dental jours. Home: 4 Park Pl., Park Ridge, Il1. Office: 1428, 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
NOYES, Henry C., lawyer; Jan. 22, 1846-Jan. 31, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
NOYES, La Verne W., mfr .; b. Genoa, N.Y., Jan. 7, 1849; s. Leonard R. and Jane (Jessup) Noyes; B.Sc., Ja. State Coll., 1872; m. Ida E. Smith, of Charles City, la., May 24, 1879 (died 1912). Removed to Batavia, Ill., 1876, and engaged in mfg .; invented the Noyes dictionary holder, 1879, and has invented and patented more than 100 mech. devices; began mfr. of agrl. implements and organized the Aer- motor Co., of which is pres. Pres. trustees Chi- cago Acad. Sciences; ex-pres. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Nat. Business League of N. America, Civic Federation of Chicago, Ill. Soc. S.A.R .; governing life mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Progressive. Clubs: Union League, University, Commercial, Midlothian, Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht, Hamilton, Edgewater, Chicago Golf, Twentieth Century, Forty. Home: 1450 Lake Shore Drive. Office: W. 12th St. and Campbell Av.
NOYES, Marshall Paul, lawyer ; b. Evanston, Ill., Oct. 13, 1870; s. Rev. George Clement and Eliza Ellen (Smith) Noyes; A.B., Yale, 1892; LL. B., Northwestern Univ., 1894; m. Mary Martindale. of Chicago, June 26, 1909; 1 daughter, Catharine. Admited to Ill. bar, Mar., 1894; with Dupee, Judah, Willard & Wolf, attys., Chicago, 1894-9; mem, firm of Mason & Noyes, 1899-1902; in practice alone, 1902-9; atty. for Chicago Title & Trust Co., 1909- 12, since alone. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Law Inst. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Clubs: University, Skokie Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 11 E. Division St. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
NOYES, Thomas Smith, treasurer Richardson Silk Co .; b. LaPorte, Ind., Jan. 12, 1861; s. Rev. George Clement and Eliza Ellen (Smith) Noyes; ed, pub. schs., Evanston, Ill. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, Glen View Golf. Home: 11 Scott St. Office: 305 W. Adams Street.
NOYES, Edmund, dentist; b. at Abington, Mass., Jan. 16, 1842; s. Spencer W. and Mary ( Packard) Noyes; ed. grammar sch., Campello, Mass., and pub. and pvt. schs., Independence, Ia .; taught country schools 7 terms; student of dentistry, with Dr. E. L. Clarke, Dubuque, la., 1865-7; Ohio Coll. of Den- NOYES, William Hamilton, grain commn .; b. at Chicago, Mar. 11, 1877; s. Edward H. and Mary C. ( Hamilton) Noyes; grad. Hyde Park High School, 1895; m. Chicago, Mar. 1. 1904, May Wells; 2 chil- tal Surgery, 1866-7; (hon. D.D.S., Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1884); m. Elizabeth Miller, Oct. 25, 1869; children: Edmund Spencer, Frederick Bogue, Gertrude Elizabeth, Heman Howard; m. 2d, dren: William H., Jr., and Mary Wells. In employ Mary Sophia Wells, Feb. 3, 1886; children: Fanny of Hately Bros., provisions, from office boy to pro-
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vision buyer, 1895-9; floor mgr. on Chicago Board Gronander, of Stockholm, civil, 1887, church, 1891; of Trade for McReynolds Co., 1899-1903; mem. firm of Noyes & Godman, 1903-5; mem. of Hulburd, Warren & Chandler, 1905-6; organized Marfield, Griffith & Co., of which was sec., and later of Mar- field, Tearse & Noyes until 1909. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 110 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
NUGENT, Horace Dickinson, British consul- general; b. Cape Town, Cape Colony, S. Africa, Feb. 26, 1858; s. William Tasker and Hester Maria (Dickinson) Nugent; ed. Haileybury Coll., Eng .; m. Antoinette Guion, of New York, Apr. IS, 1893; 1 son, Tasker de Nogent Granville Guion. Employed in Foreign Office, London, 1880-1; attaché, British Legation, Bucharest, Roumania, 1881-6; British vice consul at New York, 1886-91; consul for Tex. and N.M., 1892-1907, for Tex., N.M., Okla, and Ind, Ty., 1907-9; consul-gen. at Chicago since Aug. 20, 1909. Received Coronation medal, 1911; apptd. by the King Companion Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, for services to H.M. Govt., Jan. 1, 1917. Mem. Ch. of England. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, University, Union League. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 721 Rush St. Office: 79 E. Adams St.
NUTTER, Edmund John Masters, clergyman; b. Bradford, Eng., Nov. 3, 1879; s. Samuel and Emma (Masters) Nutter; ed. Bradford Sch. and Leeds Univ., Eng .; came to America, 1905; B.D., Nashotah (Wis.) Theol. Sem., 1912; unmarried. Engaged as chartered accountant in England 7 yrs., N.Y. City 3 yrs .; deacon, 1910, priest, 1911, P.E. Ch .; deacon in charge St. Paul's Ch., Columbus, Wis., 1910-11; asst. priest Grace Ch., Chicago, 1911-13; priest St. John's Ch. since Dec. 15, 1913, Mason. Home: 3976 Avondale Av.
NUTTING, William Washburn, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)
NUYTTENS, Josef Pierre, artist: b. Antwerp, Belgium, Aug. 7, 1882; s. Josef Cornelius and Anna (Caesar) Nuyttens; ed. Antwerp Acad., 1896-8, Ant- werp Athenaeum, 1893-8; Ecole d'Industrie, Ant- werp, 1893-5; Art Inst. of Chicago, 1905-8; unmar- ried. Portraitist, etcher and illustrator; special- izes in pen-drawing in colors; has made portraits of many notable personages in U.S. and Europe. Exhibited at Art Inst. Chicago; Anderson Art Gal- leries, Chicago; Braun Art Galleries, New York; Acad. of Fine Arts and Ecole d'Industrie, Antwerp. Awarded 1st prize Ecole d'Industrie, 1894. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Studio: 1038 Fine Arts Bldg.
NYE, Harry Gale, mfr. tools; b. Richmond, Ind., June 22, 1873; s. Ralph W. and Julia (Gale) Nye; ed. pub. schs., Richmond; m. Nellie Pogue, of Rich- mond, June 10, 1903; children: Julia E., Harry G., Jr., Americus Pogue. Formerly employed by St. Louis branch of C. Rogers & Bros., silverware mfrs., Meriden, Conn .; removed to Chicago, 1896, and continued with same company; established, 1904, the Nye Tool & Machine Works, inc., 1907, and pres. and treas. same, Republican. Methodist. Mem. S.A.R. Mason. Clubs: Press, Rock Ridge Country. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1616 Jar- vis Av. Office: 108 N. Jefferson St.
NYE, James Warren, insurance; b. at Randolph, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., May 30, 1848; s. Joseph and Sophia (Keep) Nye; ed. Cortland Acad., Homer, N. Y., and Russell's School, New Haven, Conn .; m. Anna Burleigh Rice, of Chicago, June 24, 1875; children: Grace B. (Mrs. R. W. Webster), Mary Wolcott (Mrs. Walker G. McLaury). Began with wholesale hardware firm of Miller Bros. & Keep, Dec., 1867; in employ Hibbard & Spencer, Apr. 11, 1870-81, when corpn. of Hibbard, Spencer & Bart- lett was formed, and in which he was stockholder and one of the five directors until Jan. 1, 1892. Mem. firm Ducat & Lyon, insurance, 1897-1904; mem. Case, Nye, Shepard & Bowden, June, 1903- June, 1904. Republican; was long active in local politics, was chmn. various local campaign coms. Episcopalian. Residence: Windermere Hotel.
NYHOLM, Arvid Fredrik, portrait painter; b. at Stockholm, Sweden, July 12, 1866; s. Carl Fredrik and Amelia (Wahlberg) Nyholm; ed. Royal Acad., Stockholm; studied under Anders Zorn, in Sweden and U.S .; in Colorossi Acad., Paris; m. Amelia
5 children: Tore, Birger, Agda, Greta, Eva. Has exhibited at Nat. Acad. Design, New York; Art. Inst. Chicago; Paris and Stockholm. Municipal Art League prize, Chicago, 1914. Principal works: por- trait of Capt. John Ericsson, Nat. Museum, Wash- ington; also portraits in many univs., acads. and libraries. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists. Lutheran. Club: Swedish. Recreations: Swedish gymnastics, camping, sketching outdoors. Home: 4829 Warner Av. Studio: 3 E. Ontario St.
NYMAN, William Gottfried, sash, doors, interior woodwork; b. Chicago, Dec. 29, 1884; s. Carl and Mary (Johnson) Nyman; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Valparaiso, Ind .; Met. Business Coll., Chicago; m. Henrietta C. Ahlstrand, of Red Oak, Ia., June 4, 1912. Began learning mfr. of sash, doors, etc., in office of True & True Co., Chicago, 1902, and be- came traveling salesman and advertising mgr. for the firm, continuing until 1914; sec. and gen. mgr. Central Millwork Co., Chicago, since Oct. 1, 1914. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring. Home: 817 S. Lombard Av., Oak Park. Ill. Office: 1919-29 W. 19th St., Chicago.
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