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PALMER, Claude Irwin, college professor; b. in Barry Co., Mich., May 31, 1871; s. Clark Hubbard and Martha Thompson (Kellogg) Palmer: A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1903; post-grad. work, Univ. of Chi- cago; m. May Bell Hill, of Marlette, Mich., Aug, 31, 1897. Teacher in dist. and high schs., Mich., 8 yrs .; mem. faculty Armour Inst. Tech., since 1903, now asso, prof. mathematics. Mem. Am. Math. Soc., A.A.A.S. Presbyterian. Author of several math. works, for titles see Who's Who in America, Home: 6440 Greenwood Av.
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PALMER, Dudley Chapin, mfr .; b. Chicago, Dec. B. (Parker) Palmer; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and 12, 1878; s. Percival Bowditch and Nellie F. (Cha- Chicago Manual Training Sch .; m. Mary Ludlow, pin) Palmer; B.A., Yale Univ., 1900. Mem. firm of Oak Park, Ill., June 3, 1892; 1 daughter, Jose- Percival B. Palmer & Co. (mfrs. of cloaks and suits), since 1905. Republican. Clubs: Union League, University, Kenwood, Exmoor. Recrea- tions: golf, horseback riding, tennis, Home: 4612 Greenwood Av. Office: 367 W. Adams St.
PALMER, Ernest Ensign, secretary of Truax, Greene & Co. (See vol. 1911.)
PALMER, Honoré; b. Chicago, Feb. 1, 1874; s. late Potter and Bertha ( Honoré) Palmer; A.B., Harvard, 1898; m. 1903, London, Eng., Grace Green- way Brown; 2 sons: Potter Palmer, 3d, Carroll Honoré. Traveled abroad, 1897-8; went to work in father's office, 1898, attending to the business of the Potter Palmer estate, and since father's death has continued in active direction of these inter- ests; pres. East Chicago Co., 1905-6. Elected alder- man from 2Ist Ward, 1901, re-elected, 1903. Demo- crat. Clubs: Chicago, University, Union, Chicago Golf; Strollers (New York). Recreation: fishing. Home: 849 Lincoln Parkway. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.
PALMER, Pauline (Mrs. Albert E. Palmer), art- ist; b. McHenry, Ill .; d. Nicholas and Franciska (Spangemacher) Lennards; studied Art Inst. Chi- cago and in Paris, with Collin, Prinet, Courtois and Simon; m. Dr. Albert E. Palmer, of Chicago, May 21, 1891. Exhibited Paris Salon, 1903, 04, 05, 06, 11; Naples Esposizione de Belle Arti, 1911; expns. of Omaha, Neb., 1898, Buffalo, 1901, St. Louis, 1904, and San Francisco, 1915; also in the principal cities of U.S. Represented in permanent collection Art Inst. Chicago, Muncie (Ind.) Art Assn., and various clubs. Silver medal, Colarossi's, Paris; bronze medal, Acad. de la Grande Chau- miere, Paris; bronze medal, St. Louis Expn., 1904; Young Fortnightly prize, Art Inst. Chicago, 1907; Marshall Field prize, Chicago, 1907; William O. Thompson portrait prize, Art Inst. Chicago, 1914; Fine Arts Bldg. prize, Chicago, 1914; hon. mention, Artists' Guild, 1915. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists, Fine Arts Guild, Chicago Water Color Club, Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Lake View Woman's (hon.), Cordon (charter mem.). Address: 2658 Seminary Avenue.
PALMER, Percival Bowditch, cloak mfr .; b. Bos- ton, Mass., Aug. 2, 1851; s. of Dudley R. and Anna (Gibbs) Palmer: grad. English High Sch., Boston, 1868; m. 1877, Nellie F., d. Nahum Chapin, of Bos- ton: children: Dudley Chapin, Percival Bowditch, Jr., David H., Nahum Chapin, Lucy Farwell. In employ of E. Allen & Co., jobbers in woolen goods, Boston, 1868-70; later with Springer Bros., cloak mfrs., Boston, 1870-5; in employ of J. W. Griswold & Co., cloaks, 1877-87, and upon retirement of senior mem. was partner with E. P. Griswold as Griswold, Palmer & Co., 1887-99, till death of Mr. Griswold; since 1899 head of Percival B. Palmer & Co., mfrs. of cloaks and suits. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, South Shore Country. Recreations: outdoor life and travel. Home: 4745 Ellis Av. Office: 367 W. Adams St.
PALMER, Mrs. Potter (Bertha Honoré Palmer) ; b. Louisville, Ky .; d. Henry H. and Eliza Dorsey { Carr) Honoré; grad. convent sch., Georgetown; m. Potter Palmer, of Chicago, 1871 (died May 4, 1902). Became social leader; elected, 1891, pres. bd. of lady mars. Chicago Expn .; visited Europe and in- terested foreign govts, there in the Fair; apptd. by President only woman mem. of Nat. Commn. for Paris Expn., 1900; awarded decoration Legion of Honor by French Govt. Home: 1350 Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, Ill. (also Sarasota, Fla.).
PALMER, Potter, Jr., real estate: b. Chicago, Oct. 8, 1875; s. late Potter and Bertha ( Honore) Palmer; ed. University Sch., Chicago; St. Mark's Sch., Southboro, Mass .; A.B., Harvard, 1898; m. Pauline, d. Herman H. Kohlsaat, of Chicago, July, 1908. Clubs: Chicago, Union, University, Onwent- sia, South Shore Country, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 1050 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
phine. In newspaper work until 1892; trade paper publisher in Chicago, 1892-9; became connected with the Berkshire Life Ins, Co., 1899; gen. agt. same since 1908, as mem. Wyman & Palmer. Mem. Life Underwriters' Assn. Republican. Presbyter- ian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Sko- kie Country. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 2634 Lake View Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
PALMER, Robertson, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
PALMER, Silas, live stock commn .; b. Devon- shire, Eng., Jan. 15, 1847; s. of John and Johanna ( Hicks) Palmer; ed. England; m. Inwarleigh, Dev- onshire, Eng., Apr., 1871, Elizabeth Heale; chil- dren: Elizabeth Ellen, William Heale, Elsie Mabel, Ernest James, Blanche Marion, Edwin Thomas, Ruby Evelyn, Byron Ray. Came to Chicago, 1871; engaged in coal and wood business, 1872-4, wood, coal, flour and feed business, 1874-83; mem. of El- well, Green & Palmer, live stock commn., 1884-92; firm now Silas Palmer & Sons; retired. Republican. Baptist. Home: Maple Park, Ill. Office: 171 Ex- change Bldg., Union Stock Yards, Chicago.
PALMER, Truman Garrett, statistician; b. West Walworth, Wayne Co., N.Y., Mar. 27, 1858; s. of Nathaniel L. and Margaret Lavinia (De Nise) Pal- mer; ed, pub. and high schs., Rochester, N.Y .; m. Virginia Elizabeth Lincoln, of Chicago, June 13, 1884. Western mgr. for a number of yrs. of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, New York Daily Graphic, and other eastern illustrated papers; be- came interested in Cal. land operations and began study of agrl. economics, especially in its relation to culture of sugar beets; sec. Am. Beet Sugar Assn., since 1902; sec. and treas. U.S. Sugar Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Royal Statis. Soc. (London), Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, Nat. Inst. Social Sciences, Am. Assn. of Commerce and Trade ( Berlin), Am. Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands and Colonies (Amsterdam), Washington (D.C.) Bd. of Trade. Clubs: Nat. Press, Columbia Country. Home: 4022 N. Kedvale Av.
PALTZER, Charles Anthony, lumberman; b. at Binsfield, Prussia, Nov. 5, 1845; s. Jacob P. and Mary C. (Faber) Paltzer; attended sch. in Prussia, until 12th yr .; family removed to U.S., 1857; at- tended sch. at Terre Haute, Ind., and St. Louis, Mo .; grad. St. Louis Univ., 1866; m. Dec. 5, 1878, Clara Callista, d. Walter N. Woodruff, of Chicago; children: Catherine W., Susan E. (died Mar. 4, 1906), Charles Walter (lawyer). Began as book- keeper in St. Louis, 1867; in 1869 with the lumber firm of Thompson Bros. & Co., later Thompson, Henry & Co., St. Louis, Mo .; had charge of Chi- cago office of the company, Jan., 1873-4, when firm dissolved; partner in the new firm of C. C. Thomp- son & Co. until 1884; C. A. Paltzer & Co., 1884-94; pres. C. A. Paltzer Lumber Co. since 1894. Was pres. Lumber Dealers' Assn., 1886-7 and 1902-4; pres. Lumbermen's Exchange, 1890-1. Dir. Chicago Relief and Aid Soc. (now United Charities) since 1895. Catholic. Club: Edgebrook Country. Home: 6223 MeClellan Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
PALTZER, Charles Walter, lawyer; b. Chicago, July 24, 1885; s. Charles Anthony and Clara Cal- lista (Woodruff) Paltzer; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Chicago Manual Training Sch .; Met. Business Coll .; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1905, J.D., 1909; m. Elsie Alta Martin, of Chicago, Sept. 9, 1914; 1 daughter, Clarissa Woodruff. Admitted to Ill. bar, Oct., 1909, and entered law office of Alden, Latham & Young; practiced alone, 1912-14; now mem. John- son, Paltzer & O'Donnell; dir. C. A. Paltzer Lumber Co. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Phi Gamma Delta. Catholic. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Recreation: gardening. Home: 6223 Mcclellan Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
PAM, Hugo, judge; b. Chicago, Jan. 20, 1870; s. Alexander and Cecilie (Oesterreicher) Pam; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1892. Admitted to bar, 1894; was successively mem. law firm of Pam & Donnelly, Pam, Donnelly & Glennon, Pam, Calhoun & Glen- non, and Pam & Hurd; judge Superior Court of
PALMER, Robert F., life insurance: b. at Des Cook Co. since 1911; served in Appellate Court 2 Moines, Ia., Sept. 3, 1865; s. Francis W. and Joie yrs .: Republican. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago
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bar assns .; mem. exec. com. State Conf. Charities and Correction. Clubs: Hamilton, 111. Athletic, Standard, Ravisloe Country. Home: 3843 Michi- gan Av.
PAM, Max, lawyer; b. nr. Carlsbad, Austria, July 16, 1865; s. Alexander and Cecilie (Oester- reicher) Pam; came to U.S. with family, 1868, and settled at Chicago; high sch. edn., Chicago; (LL.D., Univ. of Notre Dame, Ohio Northern Univ.); stud- ied law in offices of Adolph Moses; unmarried. Ad- mitted to bar, 1886; mem, law firm of Moses, New- man & Pam, 1889-91, Moses, Pam & Kennedy, 1891- 97, Pam & Donnelly, 1897-8, Pam, Donnelly & Glen- non, 1898, later Pam, Calhoun & Glennon, then Pam & Hurd. Associated as counsel with John W. Gates and others in organization of Am. Steel & Wire Co., 1899; conducted legal part of consolidation U.S. Steel Corpn., 1901; one of counsel in organiza- tion of Internat. Harvester Co., 1902, Nat. Packing Co., 1902; associated with E. H. Harriman in reor- ganization Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf and al- lied companies into Kansas City Southern R.R., of which was gen. counsel and dir. until 1905; counsel and in charge organization Allis-Chalmers Co., 1900 (now counsel and dir.) ; organized, 1901-2, and gen. counsel and dir. Internat. Nickel Co. and Am. Steel Foundries; was counsel in organization Chi- cago Title & Trust Co .; with Charles G. Dawes or- ganized Central Trust Co. of 111., 1902 (now gen. counsel) ; counsel with others in reorganization B.&O. Southwestern R.R .; organized with others U.S. Nat. Gas Co., 1905 (now gen. counsel) ; has also been counsel for various ry., financial and in- dustrial corpns. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem, law faculty Univ. of Notre Dame; founder Sch. of Journalism, same univ .; founder scholarship in Catholic Univ. of America, Wash- ington, D.C. Author of articles: Power of Regula- tion Vested in Congress, and Interlocking Direc- torates-the Problem and 1ts Solution (Harvard Law Rev.) ; The Place of Religion in Good Govern- ment, The Modern Newspaper (pub. Notre Dame Univ.); etc. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: 859 The Rookery.
PAMPEL, Otto Christian Friederich Edmund, editor; b. Neuhaus, Germany, May 12, 1863; s. Pri- vat Councilor Heinrich Carl George and Meta Pau- line Elisabeth (Winter) Pampel; ed. high scli., Stade, Germany, and Univ. of Halle; unmarried. Came to U.S., 1889; was connected with the Ill. Staats Zeitung 25 yrs., becoming editor. Jury commr. Cook Co., July 6, 1914-July 6, 1917. Demo- crat. Club: German Press. Home: 415 Center St.
PAPE, Thomas A., musician; b. London, Eng., Dec. 30, 1877; s. Edward T. and Martha (Ashpole) Pape; brought to America, 1883; ed. pub. schs. and under pvt. tutors, England and America; m. Kath- erine E. Burich, of Chicago; children: Elizabeth Beatrice, Thomas Wilfred. Instr. in voice culture at Chicago since 1902; has served as choirmaster and organist, Trinity R.E. Ch., Episcopal Ch. (Hinsdale), St. Paul's R.E. Ch .; dir. of choir Grace M.E. Ch .; organist Pilgrim Temple Bapt. Ch .; dir. Sunday Evening Club Choir; dir, vocal dept. Acad- emy of Our Lady, Longwood, Ill .; now condr. Mar- shall Field & Co. Choral Soc. Home: 605 Thomas Av., Forest Park, Ill. Office: 705 Lyon and Healy Bldg., Chicago.
PARADIS, Gertrude Radle (Mrs. George P. Pa- radis), teacher of piano; b. Kane City, Pa .; d. John Nelson and Juliet (Guy) Radle; ed. Met. Coll. of Music, New York; also under Albert Ross Parson, Dudley Buck, Harry Rowe Shelley, and other mas- ters; m. George P. Paradis, of Chicago, July 16, 1905. Pres. and mgr. Centralizing Sch. of Music since 1900. Congregationalist. Especially interest- ed in the study of philosophy and everything per- taining to the constructive side of life. Home: 6359 Stewart Av. Studio: 20 E. Jackson Boul.
PARDEE, Lucius Crocker, dermatologist; b. 1868 ; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1894. Practiced at Chi- cago since 1×94; prof. dermatology, Chicago Poly- clinic: attending dermatologist, St. Vincent's Or- phan Asylum. Mem, A. M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. sors., Am, and Chicago dermatol. assns. Author: Folks of the Woods. Address: 30 N. Mich- igan Av.
PARDEE, Luther, clergyman; b. Chicago, Feb., 1848; s. Theron and Elizabeth (Lupton) Pardee; B.A., Racine (Wis.) Coll., 1870, M.A., 1874; Gen. Theol. Sem., 1874; unmarried. Deacon, 1874, priest, 1876, P.E. Ch .; rector Calvary Ch., Chicago, 1874-85; in charge of Cathedral S.S. Peter and Paul, 1885- 90; rector St. Paul's Ch., Austin, 1891-8; dean Cathedral S.S. Peter and Paul, 1898-1901; rector St. Elisabeth's Ch., Glencoe, 1904-11. Sec. Diocese of Chicago, 1885-1916; dean Northeastern Deanery, 1912-17. Chaplain Ch. Home for Aged Persons, 1911. Home: 4064 Oakenwald Av.
PARDRIDGE, see also Partridge.
PARDRIDGE, Albert Jerome, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Jan. 22, 1874; s. Charles Wellington and Theresa (Marsland) Pardridge; ed, pub, and pvt. schs., Chicago, at Oberlin (O.) Coll., 2 yrs., and at Paris, France, and Geneva, Switzerland, 2 yrs .; m. Florence E. Myers, of Easton, Pa., June 29, 1898; 2 children: Priscilla, John Albert. Identified with dry goods business with Marshall Field & Co., and Siegel, Cooper & Co., Chicago, and Atkins Sons & Co., New York, a number of years, until 1901; ac- tive mem. firm of Hillman's, dry goods, Chicago, 1901-5, and is still a mem, of that corpn .; in real estate business under firm name of A. J. Pardridge & Co., 1905-17; now mem. firm Albert J. Pardridge & Harold Bradley, specialists in North Side real estate. Mgr. Reliance and Schiller blogs. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd., Bldg. Mgrs.' Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Golf, Glen View Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 49 Cedar St. Office: 719 Lincoln Parkway.
PARDRIDGE, Charles Wellington, real estate operator and pres. Hillman's (dry goods). (See vol. 1911.)
PAREIRA, Aaron M., paper; b. at Albany, N.Y., Feb. 28, 1873; s. Moses and Anna (Cohn) Pareira; ed. pub. sch. No. 14, Albany, N.Y .; m. Carrie Solo- mons, of Sumter, S.C., June 21, 1901; children: Fred, Glenn, Herbert. Began in paper bag business in New York, 1905; western sales mgr. at Chicago for Continental Paper Co., of New York, 1906-14; vice pres., gen. mgr. Badger Bay & Paper Co., 1914- 16; organized, Aug., 1916, Paper Mills Specialty Co., of which is pres. and gen. mgr. Republican. Mason, Home: 5237 Michigan Av. Office: 222 W. Kinzie St.
PARK, Robert Ezra, sociologist; b. Luzerne Co., Pa., Feb. 14, 1864; s. Hiram Asa and Theodosia ( Warner) Park; Ph. B., Univ. of Mich., 1887; M.A., Harvard, 1899; Ph.D., Heidelberg, 1904; m. Clara Cahill, of Lansing, Mich., June 11, 1894; 4 children: Edward C., Theodosia W., Margaret L., Robert H. Engaged in newspaper work, 1887-98: studied and traveled in Europe, 1899-1903; asst. in philosophy, Harvard, 1904-5; ednl, work (most of time) among negroes, 1905-1914; lecturer on sociology, Univ. of Chicago, since 1914. Progressive Republican. Mem. Disciples of Christ. Clubs: Quadrangle, City. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 5749 Kenwood Av.
PARK, William Lee, railway official; b. at Ovid, Mich., Aug. 6, 1859; s. Col. Josiah B. and Ellen M. (Jones) Park; ed. Seagroves Acad., Omaha, Bay- lies Commercial Coll., Keokuk, Ia .; m. Laura Fran- ces Dill, of N. Platte, Neb., Dec. 24, 1882. Entered service U.P. Ry. as brakeman, 1875; became freight condr. at 18, pass, condr. at 22; apptd. asst. supt. Neb. div., 1889, later supt, western dist. same; supt. Wyo. div., 1900-4; gen. supt., U.P. Ry., head- quarters at Omaha, 1904-10; vice pres. 1.C.R.R., Yazoo & Miss. Valley R.R., since 1910. Mason ( K.T., Shriner); mem. Loyal Legion, Home: 6545 Kimbark Av. Office: 135 Park Row.
PARKER, Alonzo Ketcham, clergyman; b. at Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; A.B., Univ. of Rochester, 1866; grad, Rochester Theol. Sem., 1870; (D.D., Bapt. Union Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1885). Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1871; pastor Amenia, N.Y., 1871-9, Cen- tennial Ch., Chicago, 1879-1901. Trustee Univ. of Chicago, 1890-1901; professorial lecturer same, on modern missions, 1901-13, also univ. recorder (re- tired). Mem. bd. trustees Vassar Coll., 1911-13. Address: University of Chicago, Chicago.
PARKER, Andrew Hull, M.D., mfr. (See vol. 1911.1
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PARKER, Charles Aubrey, orthopedic surgeon; b. Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 21, 1867; s. Dustin Mer- rill and Celestia (Melvin) Parker; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1891; m. Emma E. Kuchs, of Doni- phan, Kan., Oct. 16, 1898; children: Charles D., Ruth E., Harriet M. Instr. anatomy, Northwestern Univ. Woman's Med. Sch., 1891-96; instr, anatomy, 1893-1905, asst, prof, surgery and anatomy since 1905, Rush Med. Coll .; mem. staff Presbyn. Hosp. Training Sch. for Nurses, 1903-13; attending sur- geon, Children's Memorial Hosp., 1908-14, and Cen- tral Free Dispensary; attending orthopedic sur- geon, Home for Destitute Crippled Children, Cook Co. llosp., Country Home for Convalescent Chil- dren (Prince Crossin, Ill.), Home for Disabled Children (Maywood, Ill.); asst. attending ortho- pedic surgeon, Presbyn. Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc. (ex-pres.), Chicago Orthopedic Soc., Soc. Med. His- tory of Chicago, Physicians' Club. Contbr. to med. jours., including article on Wormian Bones, 1905; Surgery of the Thymus Gland (Pediatric Jour.), 1914; etc. Collaborated with Dr. John Ridlon on Practical Medicine Series, Orthopedic Surgery, since 1910. Home: 3418 Fulton St. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
PARKER, Clarence F., railway official; b. at Charleston, Ill., Feb. 14, 1865; s. George W. and Nella (Ferguson) Parker; ed. Washington Univ., St. Louis; m. St. Louis, Feb. 6. 1889, Harriet Cran- gle; I daughter, Virginia (Mrs. H. Foster Straw, Jr.). Entered train service of St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute R.R. Co., 1888; in 1889 entered office of the gen. mgr. as pvt. sec. and purchasing agt .: was thereafter asst. gen. mgr. and gen. mgr., same rd., until Apr., 1896, when line was absorbed by I.C.R.Il.Co .; then gen. agt. until 1902, coal traffic mgr. until 1904, purchasing agt. 1904-12, vice pres. in charge of purchasing supplies since 1912, all I.C.R.R.Co. Chmn. bd. Madison Coal Corpn. Mem. S.R. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country. Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: Central Station.
PARKER, Francis Warner, lawyer; b. Alton, Ill., Apr. I, 1858; s. Washington and M. H. (Sallee) Parker; A.B., Shurtleff Coll., 1878, A.M., 1884 (LL.D., 1903) ; removed to Chicago, 1879; m. Alma Chapman, of St. Louis, 1883 (now deceased) ; chil- dren: Francis Warner, Jr., Troy L., Norman Sal- lee, Leslie; m., 2d, Dec. 29, 1913, Margaret F., d. Hon. John H. Kedzie, of Evanston, Ill. Admitted to bar, 1880; connected with U.S. Patent Office for a time; in practice at Chicago since 1883; mem. Par- ker & Carter; pres. The World Today Pub. Co. Mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., 1885-7; mem. of the "One Hundred and Three" who elected Gen. John A. Lo- gan U.S. senator; state senator from 5th (Hyde Park) Dist., 1902-3. Trustee Univ. of Chicago since 1901, Bapt. Theol. Union (treas. bd.), Shurtleff Coll .: ex-pres. Baptist City Mission Soc., Baptist Social Union, Nat. Baptist Brotherhood. Mem. Am., Ill. State, Chicago and Patent bar assns. Mason (32°). Clubs: Hamilton, Union League, Quadran- gle, City, University. Home: 1574 Ridge Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
PARKER, Francis Warner, Jr., patent lawyer; b. Upper Alton, Ill., Nov. 22, 1886; s. Francis Warner and Alma (Chapman) Parker; ed. Closelet Sch., Lausanne, Switzerland; Southside Acad., Morgan Park Acad .: S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1907; Cornell Univ., 1907-9; m. Jeannette Bell Hinchliff, of Rock- ford, Ill., Sept. 25, 1914; 1 son, Francis W., 3d. Practiced at Chicago since 1907; mem. Parker & Carter. Jr. mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs .; asso. mem. Soc. Automotive Engrs. Republican. Bap- tist. Scottish Rite Mason. Club: University. Rec- reations: military rifle shooting, military training. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 1410 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
PARKER, George Green, retired; b. at Boston, Mass., May 16, 1851; s. Orlando L. and Clara F. Parker: came to Chicago with parents, 1862; ed. pub. schs .. Boston and Chicago; m. Chicago, 1874, Luella Knapp: children: Leslie G., Lelia C., Fred A. In 1875 engaged in grain and provision busi- ness, later becoming senior mem. of the grain firm of George G. Parker & Co., retiring, 1908. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade (mem. com. on arbitration
and appeals, 1881-4, vice pres. 1885-90). Clubs: Illinois, Lake Geneva Country, Home: Lake Ge- neva, Wis.
PARKER, George R., wholesale cigars; b. Chica- go, Feb. 22, 1872; s. of Mark W. and Johanna ( Hughes) Parker; ed. pub, schs. and 2 yrs. in high sch., Chicago; m. Adele Thorwart, of Chicago, Oct. 11, 1909. Began in architectural office of Burnham & Root, later D. H. Burnham & Co., 1888, continu- ing 5 yrs .; became connected as salesman with Thorwart & Roehling, wholesale cigars and tobac- co, 1893, inc., 1908, as Thorwart & Roehling Co., of which has since been pres. Democrat. Mason. Home: 3639 Pine Grove Av. Office: 123 W. Lake St.
PARKER, Harrison Magman, president Chicago American; b. San Bernardino, Cal., July 9, 1877; s. Thomas G. and Mary (Owings) Parker; ed. high sch., San Francisco, and Univ. of Cal .; m. Edith Stubbs, of San Francisco, Oct. 23, 1901; children: Harrison M., Jr., Beulah, Mary Stubbs. Began in business dept. of The Wave, San Francisco, 1895; later was in business office of Chicago Times Her- ald, Chicago Daily News, Collier's Weekly; was business mgr. Phila. North American, Chicago Tribune; elected vice pres. Stack-Parker Co., 1909; now pres. Chicago American. Republican. Meth- odist. Mem. United Woodmen. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 455 Deming Pl. Office: 326 W. Madison St.
PARKER, Hilon Adelbert, engineer; Dec. 30, 1841-May 3, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
PARKER, James Harper, commission mcht .; May 11, 1832-1914. (See vol. 1911.)
PARKER, Lawton S., portrait painter; b. Fair- field, Mich., Aug. 7, 1868; s. John W. and Sarah A. (Sawyer) Parker; ed. École des Beaux Arts, Paris; (Doctor of Fine Arts, Univ. of Neb.). Prof. St. Louis Sch. of Fine Arts, 1892; dir. of art, Beloit Coll., 1893; pres. N.Y. Sch. of Art, 1898-1899; dir. Parker Acad., Paris, 1900; non-resident prof. of painting, Art Inst. of Chicago, 1902; pres. Chicago Acad. Fine Arts, 1903. Has painted portraits of Martin A. Ryerson, J. Ogden Armour, N. W. Har- ris, Harry P. Judson, Peter S. Grosscup. Hon. mention, Salon, Paris, 1900; 3d medal, Salon, Paris, 1902; silver medal, St. Louis Expn., 1904; gold medal, Internat. Exhbn., Munich, 1905; hon. men- tion, Carnegie Inst., 1907; Ist medal, Chicago Soc. of Artists, Art Inst. of Chicago, 1908; Martin Cahn prize, Art Inst. of Chicago, 1908; gold medal, Salon, Paris, 1913 (first American to receive this award); medal of honor, Panama P.I. Expn., 1915. A.N.A., 1916. Home: 19 E. Pearson St.
PARKER, Lewis Wallace, lawyer; b. Centralia, Ill., Aug. 14, 1868; s. Lewis H. and Mary E. (Mc- Doel) Parker; B.L., Univ of Mich., 1889, LL.B., 1890; m. Gertrude Mary Bundy, of Chicago, Apr. 27, 1893; children: John Curtis Bundy, Eleanor McDoel, Priscilla, Rosalind, Lewis Wallace, Jr. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1890, and since in practice at Chicago, making a specialty of corpn. and commer- cial law; now sr. mem. firm of Parker & King (George G.). Mem. Sigma Phi. Democrat, Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Evanston Country. Home: 624 Sheridan Sq., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1240 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
PARKER, Raymond E., wholesale paper; b. Cin- cinnati, Oct. 22, 1872; s. James Dougal and Lottie ( Larrison) Parker; ed. pub. schs., Cincinnati; Chi- cago Coll. of Law (non-grad.); m. Harriet E. Wil- son, of Chicago, June 6, 1904. Began with the J. W. Butler Paper Co., 1890, and served 18 yrs .; or- ganized firm of Parker, Thomas & Tucker Paper Co., Jan. 1, 1909, and is treas. and mgr. same. Ex- alderman 1st Ward, Wheaton, Ill. Former mem. 1st Regt. I.N.G. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: Hamilton. Recreation: motoring. Home: 725 N. Wheaton Av., Wheaton, Ill. Office: 535-539 S. Franklin St., Chicago.
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