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NYSTROM, Albert J., map publisher; b. Chicago, Aug. 17, 1873; s. Andrew and Matilda (Anderson) Nystrom; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Erma Stuart, of Bellevue, Ia., Nov. 24, 1896; 2 children: Eliza- beth, Alberta. In employ of W. A. Olmsted, map publisher, Chicago, 1889-98; with Caxton Co., 1898- 1900, J. M. Olcott Co., 1900-3; entered business on own account, 1903, as publisher of maps; now pres. A. J. Nystrom & Co., inc. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mason. Republican. Methodist. Home: Wheaton, Ill. Office: 623 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.
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OAKLEY, Horace Sweeney, lawyer; b. Prescott, Wis., June 2, 1861; s. George M. and Jane S. (Sweeney) Oakley; prep. edn. pub. schs .; LL.B., National Univ., Washington, D.C., 1881; student lit. dept. Univ. of Mich .. 1881-3; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1883, and later to bar of U.S. Supreme Court; mem. firm of Wood and Oakley. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn. Democrat. Clubs: University, Cliff Dwellers, Onwentsia, Law. Home: 1210 Astor St. Office: 1142 The Rookery.
OATES, James Franklin, life insurance; b. Nece- dah, Wis., Dec. 22, 1870; s. James and Sarah (Frog- gatt) Oates: Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1893; m. Henrietta M. Jennings, of Mattoon, Ill., June 28, 1894; children: James F., Jr., Whitney J. Began active career as asst. sec. Central Dept. Y.M.C.A., Chicago, 1893, sec., 1895-1904; connected with Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. since 1904; gen. agt. as mem. firm Hobart & Oates since Jan. 1, 1911. Trustee Northwestern Univ., Y.M.C.A. Coll. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: University, Union League, City, Evanston Country, Westmoreland Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 2252 Orring- ton Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 900 The Rookery, Chicago.
OBERMEYER, Charles Benjamin, lawyer; b. at Winchester, Scott Co., Ill., Sept. 23, 1866; s. Peter and Lucinda (Beasley) Obermeyer; ed. pub. schs. of Winchester; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (now Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law), 1890; m. Hannah Mary Cloud, of Chicago, Feb. 6, 1896; children: Lucinda E., Charles Benjamin and Peter. Admitted to Il1. bar, 1890, and since practiced at Chicago; asst. city pros. atty., Chicago, 1891-3; vice pres. Ill. Brick Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Baptist. Mason (K.T., Shriner), Elk. Mem. Sons of Veterans. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Ath- letic, Builders', South Shore Country, Evanston Golf, Birchwood Country. Home: 6738 Newgard Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.
OBERNDORF, Max Lewis, wholesale tailoring; h. Chicago. Aug. 12, 1871; s. of Lewis and Amelia ( Katz) Oberndorf; ed. pub. and high schs., Chicago; m. Helen Guldman, of Denver, Colo., Mar 1, 1906: 3 children: Leopold Guldman, Edith Sarah, Paul. Began with L. Aht & Sons, wholesale clothing, 1886-90; in employ of Harry Berger, retail tailor, 1890-1: in business for self as M. L. Oberndorf & Co. since 1891, now sr. partner of the firm; mem. Golden Eagle Dry Goods Co., Denver, Colo .; pres.
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United States Tailoring Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Dr. Hirsch's Sinai Congregation. Club: Standard. Home: 5017 Drexel Boul. Office: 901-911 W. Jackson Boul.
O'BRIEN, Harry James, insurance; b. at Water- town, Wis., June 17, 1861; s. John and Mary ( Mack- in) O'Brien; ed. pub, schs .; m. Dora Bellinger, of Topeka, Kan,, July 5, 1885; 4 children: Mildred (Mrs. Cyrus L. Garnett), Frederick, Harold M. and Beatrice E. (Mrs. W. M. Potter). Engaged in fire insurance business since 1892. Trustee LaGrange Pub. Library, 1911-14. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°). Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, Press, Suburban of LaGrange (ex-pres.), LaGrange Country. Recreations: outdoor sports, motoring. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 415, 112 W. Adams St., Chicago.
O'BRIEN, James Edward, commission merchant; b. Chicago, Sept. 3, 1873; s. Daniel and Anna (Dor- sey) O'Brien; ed. pub. schs .; m. Julia Hogan, of Chicago, Oct. 1, 1893; 1 daughter, Ellen Elizabethi. In employ of C. D. Wikel, produce commn. mcht., as helper, stockkeeper and salesman, 1888-98; in gen. produce commn. business in own name since 1898. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. K.P., Elk. Recreation: motoring. Home: 107 S. Menard Av., Austin. Office: 665 W. Randolph St., Chicago.
O'BRIEN, Peter James, contractor street paving; b. Chicago, June 16, 1867; s. James and Bridget (Long) O'Brien; ed. pub, schs. and St. Patrick's Commercial Acad .; m. Katherine Kevil, of Oswego, N.Y., Nov. 17, 1897; children: James, Catherine, Alice and Mary. Formerly mem. firm of Croake & O'Brien, street paving; conducting business in own name since 1907. Democrat; candidate for clerk of Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1900; mem. Bd. of West Chicago Park Commrs., 1913-17; mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Home: 5039 Washington Boul. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
O'BRIEN, Quin, lawyer; b. Hancock, Mich., Mar. 27, 1871; s. Quinlan and Margaret (Green) O'Brien; ed. Panora (la.) Coll. and Highland Park Coll., Des Moines, la., graduating, A.M., 1894; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1896; m., Davenport, Ia., Nov. 14, 1901, Eileen, d. Dr. McCortney; 4 children: Kathleen, Brendan, Justin and Elaine. Came to Chicago, 1893, and worked in law office while attending law school; admitted to bar, 1896; trial lawyer for city, 1897-9; resigned to take up pvt. practice; lecturer Chicago Law Sch. Mem. Chicago Law Inst., Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Art Inst. Chicago. Demo- crat. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Press, Iroquois, City, Hawkeye, Michigan, Elks. Chau- tauqua and platform lecturer. Home: 3202 Sheri- dan Rd. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.
O'BRIEN, William J., railway supt. (See vol. 1911.)
O'BRYAN, Edward T., lawyer; Feb. 24, 1864-Mar. 6, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
O'BYRNE, Charles Clayton, M.D .; b. in Pike Co., Mo., Oct. 14, 1868; s. Stephen C. and Sarah J. (Coff- man) O'Byrne; ed. pub. schs. of Mo., 2 yrs. in Pau- line Coll., College Mound, Mo .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1894; m. Sadie A. Stratton, of Chicago, Aug. 23, 1893; 1 son, Stuart Clark. Prac- ticed at Chicago since graduation; attending sur- geon, Cook Co. Hosp .; asso. prof. pathology, Coll. Medicine, Univ. of Ill. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 2955 Washington Boul. Office: 32 N. State Street.
O'BYRNE, Timothy Joseph, merchandise broker; b. Chicago, Apr. 20, 1863; s. Patrick and Ann (Riley) O'Byrne; ed. Kinzie Sch., Chicago; m. Jan. 25, 1882, Ella Fodey; children: James Joseph, Mabel Laur- etta, Esther Eleanore, Marie Elizabeth, Timothy Ariel, Thomas Edward. Began as driver for Kel- logg & Barrett; 10 yrs. in teaming and transfer business; then with Gray, Burt & Kingman as porter, stock clerk and later fancy grocery dept. mgr. 7 yrs .; salesman with Meinrath & Co., 1889- 96; mgr. Cutting Fruit Packing Co., 1896-8; since 1898 firm of T. J. O'Byrne & Co., merchandise bro- kers. Mem. Cook Co. Democracy. Mem. Royal League, Nat. Union, K.C. Home: 1455 Pratt Boul. Office: 326 River St.
O'CALLAGHAN, Peter Joseph, clergyman. Re- moved to Washington, D.C. (See Who's Who in America.)
OCHSNER, Albert John, surgeon; b. at Baraboo, Wis., Apr. 3, 1858; s. Henry and Judith ( Hottinger) Ochsner; B.Sc., Univ. of Wis., 1884 (LL.D., 1909); M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1886; studied medicine univs. of Vienna and Berlin, 1887-8; m. Marion H. Mitchell, of Chicago, Apr. 3, 1888; children: Albert Henry, Bertha. Has practiced in Chicago since 1889; chief surgeon, Augustana and St. Mary's hosps., since 1896; prof. clin. surgery, Coll. Phys. and Surg., since 1900; 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps since 1911. Fellow Am. Surg. Assn .; mem. Southern Surg. and Gynecol. Soc., A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc. Author: Handbook on Appendicitis, 2d edit., 1906; Clinical Surgery for the Instruction of Practitioners and Students, 2d edit., 1905; Organization, Management and Construction of Hospitals, 1907. Contbr. to med. press. Home: 2106 Sedgwick St.
OCHSNER, Edward H., surgeon; b. Honey Creek, Sauk Co., Wis., Jan. 12, 1868; s. Henry and Judith (Hottinger) Ochsner; B.S., Univ. of Wis., 1891; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1894; studied Univ. of Vien- na, 1896; m., Chicago, Sept. 2, 1899, Julia I. Ander- sen; children: Marion Louise, Edward Herbert, Alice Constance, Raymond Bertram. Resident sur- geon and physician, Cook Co. Hosp., 1894-5; attend- ing surgeon, Augustana Hosp., since 1904. Pres. Ill. State Charities Commn., 1913-17. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Chicago Med., Surg. and Pathol. socs., Ill. State Med. Soc. Club: Physi- cians'. Recreations: horseback riding, agriculture. Residence: 2038 Lane Ct. Office: 2155 Cleveland Avenue.
O'CONNELL, T. Frank, mfr. moving picture ma- chines; b. Chicago, Apr. 4, 1869; s. Thomas and Susan (O'Laughlin) O'Connell; collegiate edn., also St. Patrick's Commercial Acad .; m. Agnes M. Dunne, of Chicago, Nov. 12, 1895; children: James D., T. F., Jr., Ralph J. Began in the stone and lime business; treas. Artesian Stone & Lime Co., 1900-15; pres. First Mortgage & Trust Co., 1913-15; pres. Ad-Photoscope Co., mfrs. moving picture ma- chines, films, etc., since 1915. Mem. bd. dirs. Chi- cago Pub. Library. Mem. Builders and Traders' Exchange (ex-dir.). Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Builders' (pres. 1910, 1911), Rod and Gun. Recreations: hunting, fishing, sailing. Home: 5163 Michigan Av. Office: 307 Chamber of Commerce.
O'CONNOR, Charles J., lawyer; b. Greenville, O., Jan. 12, 1876; s. John and Delilah ( Marker) O'Con- nor; ed. grammar and high schs., Greenville, O .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1898. Admitted to Ill, bar, 1898, and since practiced at Chicago; mem. firm of King & O'Connor, 1899-1905; practiced alone 1905- 15, since mem. Iles, O'Connor, Eberhardt & Kesler; dir. Federal Life Ins. Co .; dir. and mem. exec. com. Union Security Co .; pres. Geneva & Batavia Heat, Light & Power Co., Riverbank Stone & Lime Quar- ries Co., The Riverbank Co. Mem. Draft Registra- tion Bd., 1917. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. (vice pres.), Univ. of Mich. Assn. of Chicago (vice pres.), Sons of Vet- erans. Mason. Club: Hamilton (dir., ex-sec.). Author of a series of pamphlets for Am. Bar Assn. republished in Green Bag, Central Law Jour., The Docket, and Virginia Law Record. Home: 526 Roscoe St. Office: 1730 Tribune Bldg.
O'CONNOR, J. James, lawyer; b. in Ireland, Sept. 10, 1864; s. Daniel and Julia (Gallagher) O'Connor; ed. national schs. of Ireland and by father (who was school principal); came to America, Nov. 16. 1881; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1892; m. Blanche Josephine Coleman, of Chicago, June 19, 1907. In tax dept. of Handy & Co., 1883-92; in charge of the tax and special assessment depts. of the Chicago Title & Trust Co., until 1897; admitted to the Ill. bar, 1891, and since engaged in practice. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal Arcanum. Home: Oak Park, Il1. Office: 30 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
O'CONNOR, Jeremiah Aloysius, wholesale shoes; b. Shelbyville, Ky., Aug. 17, 1868; s. Patrick and Ellen (Corcoran) O'Connor; ed. in pub. schs. and State Coll., Lexington, Ky .; m. Calista E. Mullen,
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of Chicago, Feb. 18, 1903; 1 daughter, Eileen. Was bar assns., Chicago Assn. Commerce, Am. Hist. traveling salesman for the M. D. Shay Shoe Co., Assn., Phi Alpha Delta. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Hamilton, South Shore Country, Army and Navy. Home: 4730 Ellis Av. Offices: 105 W. Monroe St., and 2430 Lowe Avenue.
Chicago, 4 yrs .; then went to Baltimore, Md., with Rice & Hutchins, and later with the Falls City Shoe Co .; with Phoenix Oak Leather Co., as mgr. of the Chicago branch, 1895, later establishing a jobbing shoe business; sec. and treas. O'Connor Shoe Co., 1904-15; mem. O'Connor Bros. & Co. since 1915. Democrat. Catholic, Home: 6334 Ellis Av. Office: 189 W. Madison St.
O'CONNOR, John, lawyer; b. Chicago; s. Patrick and Johanna (Donahue) O'Connor; family resided in his childhood at Cincinnati and Louisville, Ky .; ed. pvt. schs. at Indianapolis and Lafayette, Ind .; prepared for coll. at Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., and Phillips Acad., Exeter, N.H., graduating at the latter, 1874; attended Harvard Coll. 2 yrs .; m. Nel- lie M. Johnson, of East Saugus, Mass., Feb. 23, 1887; children: Johnson, Eleanor. Admitted to bar, St. Louis, Mo., 1878; came to Chicago to practice law, 1880; mem. firm Follansbee & O'Connor, 1884- 87, Hoyne, Follansbee & O'Connor, 1887-99, Hoyne, O'Connor & Hoyne, 1899-1908, Hoyne, O'Connor, Hoyne & Irwin, 1908-11, Hoyne, O'Connor & Irwin since 1911. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Home: 54II Hyde Park Boul. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
O'CONNOR, John, shoe mcht .; b. Shelbyville, Ky., Apr. 14, 1875; s. John and Margaret O'Connor; grad. Sampson's Acad., Shelbyville; m. Martha R. Fork- ner, of Chicago, June 18, 1913; 1 son, John, Jr. Engaged in retail shoe business at Chicago since Feb. 28, 1903; pres. O'Connor & Goldberg. Catholic. Elk. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Beverly Country. Recreation: horseback riding. Home: 922 Winona Av. Office: 205 S. State St.
O'CONNOR, John Morris, judge; b. in Lee Co., Ia., Dec. 19, 1870; s. Morris and Catherine O'Con- nor; ed. pub. schs., Howes Acad., Mt. Pleasant, Ia., and Lee Co. (Ia.) Normal Inst .; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1900; m. Mabel Coyne, of Lee Co., Ia., Dec. 26, 1907; I son, John Morris, Jr. Admitted to bar, 1900; associated with Huntington W. Jackson and Leonard A. Busby, 1899-1901; mem. Lyman, Lyman & O'Connor, 1906-1914. Asst. corpn. coun- sel of Chicago, 1905-6; mem. Ill. Senate, 29th dist., term 1910-14; judge Superior Court for term end- ing 1919; assigned to Appellate Court of Ill., 1915. Democrat. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Recreations: reading, golf. Home: 1437 N. Dearborn St. Address: 30 N. Michigan Av.
O'CONNOR, John P., general contractor; b. Ke- wanee, Ill., Aug. 27, 1869; s. of Owen and Mary (Handibode) O'Connor; ed. pub. schs., Kewanee; student Lake Forest Law Sch., 2 yrs .; m. Aroline, d. Erastus Crosby, of Jamestown, N.Y., June 7, 1899; 3 children: Winogene, Mary Louise, John Crosby. Began with George A. Fuller Co., Chicago, 1893, continuing 8 yrs .; entered business on own account, 1901, as J. P. & J. W. O'Connor Co., build- Ing constrn. mostly, of which is pres. and treas .; constructed Mentor Bldg., Cook Co. Tuberculosis Hosp., 7th and 8th Regt. Armories, etc. Mem. Ma- sons and Builders' Assn., Carpenter Contractors' Assn., Building Constrn. Employers' Assn. Repub- lican. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: West- moreland Golf, Builders'. Recreations: golf, motor- ing. Home: 822 Seward St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 807 Security Bldg., Chicago.
O'CONNOR, Thomas, fire marshal; b. in Ireland, Apr. 4, 1863; s. Michael and Catherine (O'Connor) O'Connor; ed. national schools, Ireland; m. Nellie O'Connor, of Ireland, Apr. 27, 1905; children: Thomas, Jr., John, Edward, Robert, Catherine. Came to U.S. and settled at Chicago, 1879; began in fire dept. as truckman, Mar. 8, 1886; advanced to 1t., capt., battalion chief, 3d asst., Ist asst., and has been fire marshal and chief of dept. since 1914. Catholic. Home: 521 E. 34th St. Office: City Hall.
OCTIGAN, Thomas P., lawyer; b. Chicago; s. Thomas Clark and Honora (Mahony) Octigan; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1903; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, Oct., 1903; sr. mem. Octigan, Zahn & Anderson; sec .- treas., 1907- 14, pres. since 1914, Octigan Drop Forge Co .; pres. By-Products Realization Co. Capt. and adj. 7th 1]1. Inf. since 1909. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago
ODELL, William R., real estate; mem. firm of Winston & Co. since 1898. Clubs: Chicago, Mid- Day, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Home: 753 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
ODGERS, J (oseph) Hastie, clergyman; b. Apple River, Ill., July 21, 1863; s. Rev. Joseph and Ange- line (Clark) Odgers; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1890, grad. student in philosophy same, 1897-8, 1899-1900; m. O. Stella Bowles, of Chicago, Oct. 25, 1893; 3 children: Star Josephine, Beatrice Maude, Joseph Hastie, Jr. (deceased). Joined Rock River Conf. M.E. Ch., 1891; pastor Princeton, Ill., 1900-3, Joliet, Ill., 1903-9, Epworth Ch., Chicago, 1909-14, Rogers Park Ch. since 1914. Residence: 1853 Estes Av.
O'DONNELL, James Vincent, lawyer; b. Port- land, Me., Sept. 14, 1868; s. of Patrick and Mary (Gaugherty) O'Donnell; B.S., Univ. of Notre Dame, 1889, LL.B., 1889; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1890; m. Agnes Genevieve Lynch, of Chicago, June 21, 1899; children: John Burke, Ruth Margaret, Constance Mary. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890; began practice, 1891; mem. Gibbons, Kavanagh & O'Don- nell, 1892-3, of Kavanagh & O'Donnell, 1893-8, since practiced alone; master in chancery, Superior Court of Cook Co., since 1902. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Served as Ist It., Co. 1, 7th Ill. Vol. Inf., during Spanish-Am. War. Republican. Catholic. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 540 Ros- coe St. Office: 105 N. Clark St.
O'DONNELL, Joseph A., lawyer; b. Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland, Dec. 23, 1859; s. Patrick and Cath- erine (Nellis) O'Donnell; came to Chicago with parents, 1866; ed. St. Patrick's Acad., and Chicago pub. schs .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1887, later LL.M .; m. 1886, Rose E., d. Thomas Dugan, a pio- neer of Chicago (1833); I son, Joseph D. Admitted to bar, 1887; now sr. mem. law firm of O'Donnell & O'Donnell. Democrat. Elected to lower house of Ill. Gen. Assembly, serving in sessions of 1889, 91. 93, and spl. session called to legislate on World's Fair matters; introduced many important bills, and through his efforts the Australian ballot law was passed; was one of the "I0I" who secured elec- tion of John M. Palmer as U.S. senator. Was nomi- nated for judge of Superior Court, 1902, under law of 1901 creating 6 additional judges for that court, but name was not on ballot because law was de- cided unconstitutional; nominated for judge of Cir- cuit Court on so-called Provisional ticket, 1903, and was elected by a large majority, but Supreme Court again decided that law under which he and col- leagues were elected was unconstitutional. Mem. Bd. of West Chicago Park Commrs., 9 yrs. Served as Ist It., 2d Regt. I.N.G. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. numerous Irish societies, Royal League, Nat. Union, Knights of the Macca- bees, Knights of Columbus, Ancient Order of Hi- bernians. Clubs: Iroquois, Ill. Athletic, Press (life). Home: 3078 Palmer Sq. Office: 154 W. Randolph St.
O'DONNELL, Paul, lawyer; b. Vincennes, Ind., June 8, 1884; s. Charles B. and Teresa (Garretson) O'Donnell; ed. St. Francis Xavier's (parochial) Sch .; City High Sch., Vincennes, Ind .; Notre Dame Univ., 1 yr .; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1907, J.D., 1909; unmarried. Began practice at Chicago Aug., 1909; associated with Julius A. Johnson and Chas. W. Paltzer, Oct., 1915, and formed firm of Johnson, Paltzer & O'Donnell. Organized Machine Gun Troop, Ist Ill. Cav., in fall of 1915, served as its troop comdr. during Mexican border service, 1916; resigned after mustering out, rank of Ist It. Sharp- shooters' decoration, Congressional Medal of Hon- or by descent. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Sigma Rho. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Reynolds, Assemblers. Recreations: equitation, yachting. Home: 5733 Winthrop Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
OFFIELD, Chares Kirkpatrick, lawyer; b. Lewis- ton, Fulton Co., Ill., July 12, 1845; s. Franklin Pike and Martha K. Offield; matriculated in Northwest- ern Univ., but in freshmen yr., 1864, served for 9
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mos. in Ky. and Mo. as sergt. of the 134th Ill. siege of Santiago and Battle of Aquadores. Mem. Vols .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1869; m. May R. Mun- son, of New Haven, Conn., 1875; 2 sons: James R., Charles K. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1870; became mem. firm of Goodwin, Offield & Towle, patent attys .; firm now Offield, Towle, Graves & Offield; dir. Den- tal Protective Supply Co. of the U.S., Chicago Pos- tal Pneumatic Service Co. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Patent Bar Assn., etc. Repub- lican. Clubs: Union League, Illinois. Home: 5815 Sheridan Rd. Office: Monadnock Blk.
O'GARA, John, civil engr., contractor; b. Craw- fordsville, Ind., Mar. 2, 1867; s. Michael and Cath- erine (Sheekey) O'Gara; C.E., Purdue Univ., 1888; m. Esther G. Grady, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 16, 1901; children: Catherine, Mary, Margaret, Helen, John, Thomas. In civil engring, work, Chi- cago, 1889-1903, and contractor since 1903; pres., treas. Marquette Constrn. Co. Asst. engr. City of Chicago, 1895-1903. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Ill. Soc. Engrs. and Surveyors. Mem. Knights of Co- lumbus. Democrat. Clubs: Germania, Builders', Indiana Soc. of Chicago. Home: 4726 N. Winches- ter Av. Office: 133 W. Washington St.
OGDEN, Howard Newton, lawyer; Apr. 16, 1864- Jan. 28, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
OGILVIE, Robert Burns, Jr., men's clothing and furnishings; b. Madison, Wis., July 27, 1888; s. of Robert Burns and Susan A. (Irish) Ogilvie; ed. Madison High Sch .; Wisconsin Acad .: m. Holly Hollenbeck, of Denver, Colo., Feb. 10, 1914. Began in clothing business with the MossIer Co., Chicago, Oct., 1906-11; in business on own account since 1911. Republican. Christian Scientist. Office: 20 E. Jackson Boul.
OGLE, George Alden, publisher; b. Zanesville, Muskingum Co., O., July 5, 1863; s. Rev. Joseph C. and Annie (Mast) Ogle; ed. pub. schs., supplement- ed by a term at Worthington (Minn.) Sem. ; LL.B., Ill. Coll. of Law, 1899; m. Janie C. Braddock, of Worthington, Sept. 26, 1881; 1 son, George Brad- dock. Learned printer's trade when a boy: editor and publisher Worthington Journal, 1881-4; came to Chicago, 1884, and engaged in publishing busi- ness under firm name of George A. Ogle & Co., which has since continued, making a specialty of county atlases, etc. Republican. Methodist. Ma- son. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country. Home: 1922 Calumet Av. Office: 536 S. Clark St.
OGLE, George Braddock, publisher; b. at Albert Lea, Minn., Sept. 14, 1882; s. George Alden and Janie C. (Braddock) Ogle; prep. edn. Princeton- Yale Sch., and under pvt. tutors; A.B., Yale, 1906. Mem. firm of George A. Ogle & Co .; dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: University, Union League, Yale, South Shore Country, Bankers'. Home: 5337 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 536 S. Clark St.
OHAN, William Joseph, clergyman; b. Seirt, Ar- menia, Aug. 19, 1881; s. Joseph and Mary (Karabo) Ohan; early edn., at Jerusalem; grad. Syrian Prot- estant Coll., Beirut, 1903; taught at Bishop Gobat Sch., Jerusalem, 1903-7; B.D., McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1910; m. Laurette V. Feddersen, of Chicago, Sept. 5, 1911; 2 children: Lorna Vera, Wil- liam Joseph, Jr. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1910; pastor 11th Ch., 1910-16, Bethany Ch. since Sept., 1916. Instr. in Arabic, McCormick Theol. Sem. Re- publican. Mason (32º). Lecturer on Life in the Holy Land and regarded as an authority on that subject. Home: 3244 Wabansia Av.
Ill. State Bar Assn., Lawyers' Assn. of 111., Am. Acad. Polit. Science, Nat. Civic Assn., Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Phi, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., United Spanish War Veterans, Army and Navy Union; pres. Soc. for Preservation of Ameri- can Home. Mem. Moose, Red Men, Woodmen of the World. Clubs: Iroquois, Adventurers', Press (Chicago); Army and Navy. Author: From Figg to Johnson, 1909; Report of the Illinois Senate Vice Committee (State of IlI.), 1916. Home: 5454 Everett Av. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.
O'HARA, Thomas, lawyer; b. at LeRoy, Genesee Co., N.Y., Mar. 9, 1856; s. John and Catharine (Mc- Kenna) O'Hara; ed. pub. schs., Wis .; m. Mary Bar- ratt, of St. Joseph, Berrien Co., Mich., May 3, 1877; 3 children: Isabel (Mrs. B. H. Yeager), Barratt, Frank Hurburt. Admitted to Mich. bar, 1880; mem. O'Hara & Webster, St. Joseph, Mich., 1880-1, O'Hara & Kelley, Benton Harbor, 1894, O'Hara & O'Hara, St. Joseph, 1898-1903, same, Detroit, 1905, O'Hara, Lefebvre & Boughton, Detroit, 1906-9, O'Hara & O'Hara, Chicago, since 1912. County clk., Berrien Co., Mich., 1883-6; circuit judge, 2d Jud. Circuit, Mich., 1888-93; U.S. consul, San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua, 1894-7; asst. atty., State Pub. Utilities Commn. of Ill., June-Oct., 1915; asst. atty,-gen. of Ill., Nov., 1915-Jan., 1917. Declined appmt. as asst. atty .- gen. of U.S., 1893, also as asso, justice Su- preme Court of Utah Ty., 1894; Dem, nominee for Congress, 4th Mich. Dist., 1902. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Honor, K.P., Maccabees, Elks, Irish Fel- lowsnip Club. Steamboated on Great Lakes, sea- sons, 1871-82. Home: 6036 Harper Av. Office: 1702 Tower Bldg.
O'HARE, Thomas J., lawyer; b. Chicago, July 6, 1871; s. Thomas and Mary (Callan) O'Hare; ed. grammar schs .; South Div. High Sch .; Lake Forest Univ .; m. Vitorie M. Jentgen, of an old French fam- ily of New Orleans, La., Nov. 5, 1901. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and since engaged in gen. practice in Chicago; apptd. asst. atty .- gen., Mar. 1, 1913, and made perfect record in defending habeas corpus cases, brought to secure release of prisoners from State Reformatory or penitentiaries, no releases having been granted during his incumbency; pro- cured decision of Supreme Court preventing abuse of certain habeas corpus writs, and decisions con- demning exercise of pardoning power by judges; won the noted Strosnider habeas corpus case in Supreme Court of U.S., 1916; prof. law of common law pleading and of public corpns., Loyola Univ. Author: Catechetical Instruction for Students on Public Corporations. Mem. Am., III. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Veteran of Plattsburg and Ft. Sheridan, mil. training camps; mem. Ill. Rifle Assn. Democrat. Mem. Elks, A.O.H., Knights of Colum- bus, Alhambra. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recrea- tions: swimming, athletics. Home: 816 Cass St. Office: 1108, 30 N. LaSalle St.
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