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PECK, Ferdinand Wythe, Jr., real estate and in- vestments; b. Chicago, Ill., Aug. 18, 1871; s. Ferdi- nand Wythe and Tilla C. (Spalding) Peck; ed. pvt. schs., Chicago; Shattuck Mil. Sch., Faribault, Minn .; Chicago Manual Training Sch .; Univ. of Mich., class of 1893. Entered real estate business in Chicago, 1893, with Helliwell & Treat; mem. of firm of Hel- liwell, Treat & Co., 1894-5, Treat & Peck, 1895-6; then agt. and mgr. Chicago Stock Exchange Bldg., 1896-9; with the U.S. commn. to the Paris Expn., 1900; in recent years connected with the office of the Peck estates in the management of their real estate properties. Mem. Phi Chapter Psi Upsilon. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: outdoor di- versions, music, travel. Home: 1826 Michigan Av. Office: 817 Monadnock Blk.
PECK, Franklin Grant, pres. Seymour & Peck Co .; b. Bloomington, Ill., July 28, 1858; s. William C. and Sarah Ann (Green) Peck; ed. pub. schs. of Albert Lea, Minn., and coll. at Northfield, Minn., to 1876; m. Chicago, June 26, 1895, Laura R. Edel- mann; children: Jessie M. (Mrs. F. B. Tapley), George H., Frances L., Alberta L., Alice L. Came to Chicago from Minn., 1876, and was clerk for va- rious firms until 1879; started with Oconto Lumber Co., 1879, and remained with it until 1897, when bought out the company's dept. for the mfr. of veneer drums for packing purposes, incorporating it May 12, 1897, as the Seymour & Peck Co., of which is pres. Republican. Served in I.N.G. Ma- son. Clubs: Suburban of LaGrange, Edgewood Golf. Recreations: golf and baseball. Home: La- Grange, Ill. Office: 917 W. 20th Pl., Chicago.
PECK, George Record, retired lawyer; b. Steuben Co., N.Y., May 15, 1843; s. Joel M. and Amanda (Purdy) Peck; ed common schs., and Milton Coll .; (LL.D., Univ. of Kan., 1887, Union Coll., N. Y., 1896, and Bethany Coll., W. Va .; A.M., Milton Coll., 1902); m. Arabella Burdick, of Janesville, Wis., Oct. 24, 1866 (died Mar. 5, 1896) ; children: Mary E. (Mrs. A. R. Thompson, Washington), Isabell (Mrs. G. N. Wilson, Phila.), Charles B., Ethel (Mrs. George P. Earling, Milwaukee). Pvt. to capt. 1st Wis, Heavy Arty. and 31st Wis. Inf., 1861-5; admitted to bar, 1866; practiced at Independence, Kan., 1871-4, To- peka, Kan., 1874-93, Chicago since 1893; sr. mem. Peck, Miller & Starr, 1894-1912. Gen. solicitor A.,T. &S.F.R.R.Co., 1881-95; gen. counsel C., M.&St.P.Ry., Sept. 15, 1895-Jan., 1910, since consulting counsel. U.S. atty. Dist. of Kan., 1874-9; declined apptmt. to U.S. Senate for unexpired term, from Kan., 1892; Republican. Pres. Am. Bar Assn., 1905-6; govt. del. Universal Congress Lawyers and Jurists, St. Louis, 1904. Recreations: literature and botany, Home: Oconomowoc, Wis.
PECK, Oliver Dewey, merchant. (See vol. 1911.) PECK, Ralph Leroy, lawyer; b. Springfield, Ill., May 6, 1873; s. Sanford and Susan (Stover) Peck; ed. Northwestern Univ. Acad .; Ph.B., Univ. of Chi- cago, 1898; LL.B., Columbian (now George Wash- ington) Univ., 1901; m. Caroline Kerkhoff, of Oak Park, Ill., Mar. 14, 1904; 2 children: Ralph Leroy, Jr., William Sanford. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901, and since practiced at Chicago. Pres. Palatine Tp. High Sch. Bd. of Edn. and village atty., Palatine and Mount Prospect, Ill .; vice pres. The Mount Prospect Nat. Bank, Palatine State Bank; mem. and sec. Cook Co. Civil Service Commn .; receiver P.,L.,Z.&W.R.R. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Univ. of Chicago Alumni Assn., Chi Psl. Sec. 5th Dist. Rep. Club. Trustee M.E. Ch. Mason (Blue Lodge, Chapter, St. Elmo Command- ery, K.T.), Odd Fellow. Club: Hamilton. Recrea- tion: automobiling. Home: Palatine, Ill. Office: 1427 New York Life Bldg., Chicago.
PECK, Staunton, Bloodgood, vice pres. Link-Belt Co. Removed to Phila., Pa. (See vol. 1911.)
PECK, Wesley Hamilton, M.D .; b. Clinton, Ia., June 11, 1863; s. Capt. Franklin K. and Frances Elizabeth (Brown) Peck; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), 1888; m. Minna Dannatt, of Clin- ton, Oct. 16, 1890; 1 son, Franklin Keese. Practiced in Chicago since 1894; chief eye, ear, nose and throat dept., Oak Park Hosp .; asst, surgeon, Ill. Charitable Eye & Ear Infirmary; prof. ophthalmol- ogy, Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Coll., and Ill. Post-Grad. Coll. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Ophthal. Soc. (ex- pres.). Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Uni- versity of Evanston. Home: 1633 Hinman Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 31 N. State St., Chicago.
PECKHAM, Orville, lawyer. Removed to Indian- apolis, Ind. (See vol. 1911.)
PEET, Charles Emerson, professor geology and geography; b. Chatham, O., Apr. 9, 1869; s. Stephen Denison and Olive Walworth (Cutler) Peet; ed. Be- loit Coll .; B.S., Univ. of Wis., 1892; post-grad. work Univ. of Chicago; m. Julia Dumke, of Manitowoc, Wis., June 21, 1902. Served as asst. Geol. Survey of N.J. 4 yrs .; same U.S. Geol. Survey 2 yrs .; edi- tor of Earth (science dept. of School of Science and Mathematics) 12 yrs .; connected with Lewis Inst. since 1899, now prof. geology and geography. Congregationalist. Recreations: country trips, ca- noeing. Home: 2252 W. Adams St.
PEET, Stephen Denison, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)
PEIRCE, see also Pearce, Pearse, Pierce.
PEIRCE, Daniel Appleton, banker; b. Waterboro, Me., Apr. 21, 1837: s. James Hamilton and Lucy Brown (Appleton) Peirce; ed. pub. schs. and acads. in Me .; studied law in Law Sch. of Columbian Coll., Washington, D.C .; m. Lizzie M. Gile, of Al- fred, Me., Nov. 30, 1864; children: Ida, Alice (wife of A. H. Sylvester, supervisor Nat. Forest, State of Wash.). In business in Hyde Park since 1871; now vice pres., dir. Hyde Park State Bank. Trustee Village of Hyde Park 6 yrs., pres, of village 2 yrs. and treas. 1 yr. Del. Rep. Nat. Conv., 1904, which nominated Theodore Roosevelt for President. Bap- tist. Recreations: church and political matters. Home: 5464 Blackstone Av. Office: 1535 E. 53d St.
PEIRCE, Edward Beauchamp, lawyer; Aug. 14, 1868-Jan. 22, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
PEIRCE, James Harvey, lawyer; b. Wilmington, Del., Aug. 15, 1853; s. William Huston and Mary Moore (Eldridge) Peirce; ed. Friends' Sch., Wil- mington; B.S., Cornell Univ., 1874; LL.B., Colum- bian Univ., Washington, D.C., 1876; unmarried. Ad- mitted to ill. bar, 1881; mem. firm of Peirce & Fisher, 1881-1908, since Peirce, Fisher & Clapp. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Pat- ent Bar Assn., Kappa Alpha. Progressive. Club: University. Recreation: fishing. Home: 15 E. Goethe St. Office: 1431 Marquette Bldg.
PELLET, Clarence S., fire underwriter; b. New- ton, Sussex Co., N.J., Feb. 26, 1865; s. of Oakley B. and Mary E. Martin Pellet; grad. Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1886. Soon after leaving coll. engaged in fire ins. business at Chicago; mem. firm of Pellet & Hunter, 1887-1903, then Fleetwood & Pellet, now Critchell, Miller, Whitney & Barbour. Pres. Chi- cago Underwriters' Assn., 1899-1902. Clubs: Union League, University, City. Home: River Forest, Il1. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
PELOUZE, William Nelson, president Pelouze Mfg. Co .; b. Washington, D.C., Sept. 12, 1865; s. of Gen. L. H. Pelouze (U.S.A.) and Ellen L. (Doolittle) Pelouze; grad. Mich. Mil. Acad., 1882; m. Chicago, Helen G. Thompson. Came to Chicago, 1882, and was with the Walter A. Wood reaping machine business, 1882-4; with the Tobey Furniture Co., 1884-92: pres. of the Pelouze Scale & Mfg. Co. (now the Pelouze Mfg. Co.), since 1894. Commissioned capt. and adjt. 2d Inf. I.N.G., 1883; capt. Co. H, 1885: maj. 2d Inf., 1890; asst. adjt .- gen .. 1st Bri- gade I.N.G., 1894. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic. Recreations: fishing, golf and yachting. Summer Home: Oconomowoc, Wis. Home: 12 W. Delaware Pl. Office: 232 E. Ohio St.
PELTZER, Otto, abstract examiner and convey- ancer. (See vol. 1911.)
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PENCE, Clyde D., M.D., surgeon; b. Urbana, O., 1866, first being employed as bookkeeper and clk., 1868; s. W. T. and Angeline Pence; M.D., Coll. Phys. then engaged in teaming; established in 1869 as a dealer in cooperage and cooper stock, and in 1892 the business was incorporated as J. C. Pennoyer Co., of which has since been pres. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Mem. Grant Post G.A. R., Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country. Home: 3244 Lake Park Av. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St. and Surg. ( Univ. of Ill.), 1897; m. Myra A. Trempe, of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1897. Practiced at Chi- cago since 1897; attending phys. Municipal Tuber- culosis Dispensary ; mem. attending staff West Side Hosp. Editor Ill. Med. Jour. Mem. A.M.A., 111. State and Chicago med. socs., Phi Rho Sigma. Ma- son ( Shriner). Home: 1810 Homan Av. Office: 3338 Ogden Av.
PENCE, William David, civil engineer; b. Colum- Penwell), lawyer; b. Ironton, O .; d. Thomas and bus, Ind., Nov. 26, 1865; s. David and Nancy ( Hart) Pence; C.E., Univ. of Ill., 1895; m. Charlotte Gas- ton, of Columbus, Dec. 31, 1888; children: Nellie Ada, Helen Lottie, Esther Nancy. Asst. and resi- dent engr. A .. T.&S.F.Ry., 1886-92; instr., asst. prof. and asso. prof. civ. engineering, Univ. of Ill., 1892- 99; prof. civ. engring., Purdue Univ., 1899-1906; prof. ry. engring., Univ. of Wis., 1906-15; mem. engring. bd. Interstate Commerce Commn., Chicago, since May, 1913. Editor publs. Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. since 1904; mem. U.S. Commn. Drainage Kan- kakee Marsh Region, 1904-6; engr. Wis. Ry. Com- mn., and Wis. Tax Commn., 1906-13. Pres. Ind. En- gring. Soc., 1903-5; mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Western Ry. Club, Soc. Promotion En- gring. Edn. Clubs: University, Engineers', Author: Stand Pipe Accidents and Failures in the United States, 1895: Surveying Manual (with Milo S. Ketchum), 1900. Home: 1368 E. 52d St. Office: 910 S. Michigan Av.
PENDARVIS, Robert Ellsworth, lawyer; b. Hen- derson Co., 111., Oct. 30, 1861; s. James P. and Lou- visa (Sands) Pendarvis; A.B., Hedding Coll., Ab- ingdon, 111., 1884; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chi- cago, 1887; m. Chicago, June 29, 1893, Lelia Rouse; 1 son, Harry Reed. Edited Abingdon Enterprise; taught sch. in Knox Co., Ill., and later in night schs. of Chicago, prior to admission to bar, 1887; elected mem. Ill. Gen. Assembly from 25th Dist., 1900, 02, 04; speaker pro tem. and chmn. house com. on charter legislation, 1905; now mem. law firm Jaros, Pendarvis & Blume. Mem. Draft Registra- tion Bd., 1917. Mem. Chicago Charter Conv., Chi- cago Plan Commn. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Republican. Congregationalist. Home: 2602 Neva Av. Office: 155 N. Clark St.
PENISTON, Cordova Lewis, broker; b. in Ber- muda Island, Apr. 22, 1870; s. Edward and Anna Elizabeth ( Pearman) Peniston; ed. pub. schs., Ber- muda, and Belleville, Ont .; unmarried. Began with Caldicott, Burton & Spence, wholesale dry goods, Toronto, Ont., in 1887; became cashier and office mgr. for Edward L. Brewster & Co., brokers, 1898, and has since remained with that firm and its suc- cessors, Russell, Brewster & Co., becoming a mem. of the latter, 1907. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park, Oak Park Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 218 S. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 116 W. Adams St., Chicago.
PENNINGTON, J (ohn) Rawson, M.D., surgeon; b. Corydon, Ind., Sept. 3, 1858; s. Charles Peter and Rebecca (Conrad) Pennington; ed. Corydon High Sch .; Ind. State Normal Sch., Terre Haute; Nat. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O .; M.D., Univ. of Md., 1887: (hon. M.D., Ky. Sch. of Medicine, 1892) ; spl. courses in rectal surgery at St. Mark's Hosp., Lon- don, Eng., 1893; m. Olive Beryl Blachley, of Cen- terville, Ia., Apr. 28, 1900. Practiced at Chicago since Oct., 1893; prof. rectal diseases, Chicago Clin. Sch., 1897-1900; prof. rectal surgery, Chicago Poli- clinic, 1900-15: prof. proctology, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch., since 1915; prof. operative surgery and rectal diseases, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery, 1908-12. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps U.S.A., since 1911. Ex-pres. Am. Proctologie Soc .; fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A. M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Physicians' Club. Republican. Metho- dist. Mason (32ยบ, K.T., Shriner). Home: 933 Air- drie Pl. Office: 31 N. State St.
PENWELL, Joanna Hamilton (Mrs. LeRoy V. Adelaide (Cooke) Hamilton; ed. pub. schs., Iron- ton: LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1915; m. LeRoy V. Penwell, of Chicago, Nov. 23, 1909. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, Apr. 7, 1915, and since in prac- tice in Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Club: Brownleigh. Home: 1749 Birchwood Av. Office: 510 Title & Trust Bldg.
PENWELL, LeRoy V., lawyer; b. Challis, Custer Co., Ida., Nov. 23, 1880; s. Charles S. and Ellen E. (Gee) Penwell; father was a large horse raiser; ed. pub. schs .; prep. course Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ. 3 yrs .; B.S., Univ. of Minn., 1904, also studied civil engring., 1905; LL.M., John Marshall Law Sch., Chicago, 1910; m. Joanna Hamilton, of Ironton, Lawrence Co., O., Nov. 23, 1909. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1909, and since practiced at Chicago; mem. Hazen & Penwell, 1910-12, Hazen, Penwell & Pei- fer, 1912-15, Walker & Penwell, 1915; now associ- ated in practice with wife who was admitted to bar, 1915; specializes in chancery, real estate titles, supreme and appellate court practice. Mem. Am. and Chicago bar assns. Left home at 14 and trav- eled extensively in the West; became an adept with swords and won Am. championship as mount- ed swordsman, 1905; gained recognition as fencer and Indian club swinger; was also widely known as "The Cowboy Wrestler," and wrestled for world's middleweight championship, 1906; teacher of fencing, swordsmanship, etc., at Univ. of Minn. and later teacher of fencing and wrestling at vari- ous Y.M.C.A. branches in Chicago. Extensive con- tbr. to newspapers on athletic subjects. Home: 1749 Birchwood Av., Rogers Park. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
PEREKHAN, John Said, M.D .; b. Mardin, Arme- nia, Turkey in Asia, Feb. 7, 1867; s. Said and Freda (Essa) Perekhan; grad. high sch. at Mardin, 1883; came to America, 1885; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1888; unmarried. Was house phys. and surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp., 1888-9; in gen. practice in Chicago since 1888; attending surgeon Lakeside Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republic- an. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Home and Office: 2900 Indiana Av.
PERIOLAT, John A., hardware mcht .; b. Chica- go, Aug. 3, 1875; s. Caesar and Elizabeth (Rooney) Periolat; ed. pub. schs. and St. Patrick's Acad., Chicago; m. Catherine Redmond, of Chicago, June 8, 1909; children: Mary C., Paul. Has been identi- fied since beginning of active career with hardware business established by father 1877; succeeded fa- ther in business with brother, Edward J., under title of Periolat Brothers, 1897. Republican. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Home: 238 N. Mason Av. Office: 331 W. Madison St.
PERIOLAT, William C., banker; b. Wheeling, Ill., Dec. 31, 1880; s. of Robert and Dorothea P. (Vogt) Periolat; ed. pub. schs .; m. Marie Mick, of Wheeling, Ill., Apr. 20, 1907. Began with the Am. Exchange Nat. Bank, Chicago, Sept. 20, 1897; was later successively in employ of the Am. Nat. Bank, Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, Home Savings Bank. Northern Trust Co., Merchants Loan & Trust Co .; became connected with the Michigan Av. Trust Co., Aug. 20, 1910, cashier and dir. since Jan. 11, 1916. Presbyterian. Home: 7660 Sheridan Rd. Office: 2218 S. Michigan Av.
PERKINS, Augustus Thompson, engineer, mfr. Removed to Tiffin, O. (See vol. 1911.)
PENNOYER, James Clement, cooperage; b. at Greenoak, Livingston Co., Mich., Mar. 9, 1841; s. PERKINS, Charles, wholesale leather; b. Beth- any, Pa., Nov. 23, 1846; s. Charles and Mary Ann (Curtis) Perkins; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Caro- line J. Wallin, of Gilbertsville, N.Y., Dec. 22, 1870; 1 daughter, Mary, Resident of Chicago since 1859: began in leather business, June, 1866, as employe Isaac and Nancy (Benham) Pennoyer; ed. high sch., Ann Arbor, Mich .; m. Chicago, 1868, Ellen Brooks (died Apr. 16, 1907). Served from 1862-5 in 20th Mich. Inf., Army of the West, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Tenn .; mustered out in 1865, in Jackson, Mich. Resident of Chicago since of C. C. Wallin & Sons, continuing until 1880; left
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this firm because could secure no partnership; was bor Council 6 yrs .; elected 2d vice pres., 1884, Ist with N. R. Allen & Sons, Kenosha, 1 yr .; with vice pres., 1885, pres. since 1891, Cigarmakers' In- Wilder & Co., a partnership, until 1907, since a ternat. Union of America; also editor cigarmakers' corpn., of which is treas, and dir .; was for several years sec., asst. treas. and dir. Wilder-Manning Tanning Co., Waukegan, Ill. Republican. Unita- rian. Residence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 226-228 W. Lake St.
PERKINS, Dwight Heald, architect; b. Memphis, Tenn., Mar. 26, 1867; s. Marland Leslie and Marion (Heald) Perkins; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; Mass. Inst. Tech., 1885-7; instr. in architecture, same, 1887-8; m. Lucy A. Fitch, Aug. 18, 1891; 2 children: Eleanor Ellis, Lawrence Lincoln. In practice archi- tecture at Chicago since 1894; mem, Perkins, Fel- lows & Hamilton. Architect for Chicago Bd. Edn., 1905-10; chmn. sub-com. on playgrounds, Spl. Park Commn., 1899-1909; mem. Municipal Art Commn. of Chicago; mem. plan com. of Cook Co. Forest Re- serve since 1916; pres. Northwest Park Dist. Com- mn. of Evanston, 1911-16. Mem. Am. League Civic Improvement; fellow A.I.A. Clubs: Union League, City. Home: 2319 Lincoln St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 6 N. Clark St., Chicago.
PERKINS, Edmund Taylor, civil engr .; b. Scotts- ville, Va., Sept. 8, 1864; s. Edmund Taylor and Mary Sydnor (Addison) Perkins; ed. Rugby Sch., Louisville, Ky .; Episcopal High Sch. nr. Alexan- dria, Va .; C.E. and B.A., Union Coll., Schenectady, N.Y., 1885, M.A., 1888; m. Jean Waters, of Plumas Co., Cal., June 3, 1903 (now deceased); I child, Wilder J. Bowers (stepchild). Topographer U.S. Geog. Survey, 1885-93, and 1894-1902; engr. State Wagon Road Commn., Idaho, 1893; U.S. land insp. contract surveys, 1894; engr. U.S. Reclamation Service, 1902-10, in charge Colorado River investi- gation, 1902, Yuma project, 1903-4, gen. insp., 1904-7, in charge purchasing and transportation, Chicago office, 1907-10; pres. Edmund T. Perkins Engring. Co. since Nov. 1, 1910. Pres. Am. Recla- mation Federation; ex-pres, Nat. Drainage Con- gress; mem. State of Florida Everglade Engring. Commn. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Assn. of Engrs., Ill. Soc. of Engrs., S.R., Kap- pa Alpha. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Glen View, University, Engineers' (Chicago); Chevy Chase Country (Maryland). Contbr. to scientific mags. and popular publs, on matters pertaining to land reclamation, drainage and irrigation. Recre- ations: tennis, golf, baseball. Home: 76 E. Monroe St. Offices: 1210-11 First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago, and 317-19 Illinois State Bank Bldg., Quincy, Ill.
PERKINS, Floyd R., advertising; b. Ward, N.Y., Mar. 5, 1861; s. Paul J. and Matilda (Green) Per- kins; ed. pub. schs. Pres. Charles A. Fuller Co., advertising agts. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Home: 5234 Hyde Park Boul. Of- fice: 623 S. Wabash Av.
PERKINS, Frederick Wainwright, architect; b. Burlington, Wis., May 2, 1866; s. Frederick S. and Emily (Wainwright) Perkins; ed. Burlington (Wis.) High Sch. until 1877; Racine (Wis.) Acad. (McMynns), 1878-81; Phillips Acad., Exeter, N.H., 1881-2; Mass. Inst. of Tech., 1886. Practiced archi- tecture since 1888. Fellow A.I.A. and Ill. Chapter same. Clubs: Chicago, City, Cliff Dwellers, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 1367 N. State St. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
PERKINS, George Francis, brick mfr .; b. Buf- falo, N.Y., Nov. 25, 1862; s. Lewis E. and Julia Ann (Taff) Perkins; ed. pub. schs .; m. Estelle M. Glid- den, of Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 14, 1885; children: Stella F., Marion, Lewis E. Began in employ of the Merchants Despatch Transportation Co., 1878; then successively with the C., H.&D. Ry. Co., the M., L.S.&W. Ry. and the C.&N.W. Ry .; traffic mgr. Ill. Brick Co. since 1905, also treas. since 1916. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Club: Traffic. Recreations: gardening, fishing, mo- toring. Home: 431 9th St., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1717 Conway Bldg., Chicago.
official jour. Mem, Draft Appeal Exemption Bd., Dist. No. 2, 1917; mem. Citizens' War Bd .; declined appmt. as dir. State Dept. of Labor of Ill., 1917. Home: 720 N. Ridgeland Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 440 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
PERKINS, Henry Southwick, teacher of music; Mar. 20, 1833-Jan. 20, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
PERKINS, Herbert Farrington, division mgr. Internat. Harvester Co .; b. Constantinople, Turkey, Oct. 18, 1864; s. George Augustus (prof. natural sciences, Robert Coll., Constantinople) and Sarah Elizabeth (Farrington) Perkins; arrived in Amer- ica, 1865; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1883; B.A., Yale, 1887; m. Margaret Dana Head, of Chicago, Dec. 14, 1892; 4 children: Franklin Head, Helen, Margaret, Elizabeth. Connected in various capacities with Nat. Malleable Castings Co., Chi- cago, 1887-98, asst. treas. at close of service; be- came identified with McCormick Harvesting Ma- chinery Co., 1898, and continued with its successor, the Internat. Harvester Co., of which is div. mgr. in charge of all manufacturing; pres. Wis. Steel Co., Wis. Lumber Co .; vice pres. Chicago Morris Plan Bank; dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank, United Coal Mining Co. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Old Elm, Glen View Golf, Yale (Chicago); Duquesne ( Pittsburgh). Rec- reations: reading, collecting etchings, golf, horse- back riding. Home: 1301 Astor St. Office: 606 S. Michigan Av.
PERKINS, J. Goodwin, educational dir. Y.M.C.A. (See vol. 1911.)
PERKINS, Janet Russell, botanist. (See Who's Who in America.)
PERKINS, Lucy Fitch (Mrs. Dwight H. Per- kins), author, illustrator; b. Maples, Ind .; d. Apple- ton Howe and Elizabeth (Bennett) Fitch; grad. Mus. Fine Arts Sch., Boston, 1886; m. Hopkinton, Mass., Dwight Heald Perkins, Aug. 18, 1891; 2 chil- dren: Eleanor Ellis, Lawrence Lincoln. Teacher in Sch. Fine Arts, Pratt Inst., Brooklyn, 1887-91, Au- thor and Illustrator: A Book of Joys, 1907; The Goose Girl; The Dutch Twins; The Japanese Twins; The Irish Twins. Editor and illustrator Dandelion Classics, and illustrator of other books. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists, The Little Room. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Lyceum (London). Home: 2319 Lincoln St., Evanston, Il1.
PERKINS (David) Walton, pianist, composer; b. Rome, N.Y., Nov. 16, 1847; s. David W. and Jane Huntington (Fitch) Perkins; ed. Milwaukee ( Wis.) Acad., and Phillips Acad., Exeter, N.H., 1857-65; piano studies under S. B. Mills, Alfred H. Pease, Theo. Kullak and Anton Rubinstein; theory under August Mickler and Friedrich Siebman; m. Cor- nelia H. Richards, of Chicago, June 17, 1879 (died Dec., 1892); 2 sons: William Richards, Theodore Walton; m. 2d, Gertrude Grosscup, of Chicago, Feb. 20, 1895. Founder, mgr. and asso. dir. Sherwood Music Sch., 1897-1901; pres. Chicago Conservatory of Music, since 1907. Club: Press. Home: 3972 Lake Park Av. Studio: 64 E. Jackson Boul.
PERRIN, Norman HL, broker; b. Brantford, Ont., Jan. 27, 1864; s. Hiram and Catherine (Dent) Per- rin; ed. pub. schs. of Brantford; m. Marie Casey, of Chicago, Oct. 7, 1883 ; children: Leslie N., Charles D., Mae (Mrs. M. G. Becker). Telegraph operator, 1880-96; came to Chicago, 1882; entered brokerage business with Richardson & Co., 1896; later with A. R. Jones & Co., and Charles W. Gillette; assist- ed, 1904, in organizing firm of Massey & Perrin which still continues. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Mason; mem. Nat. Union. Club: Berwyn. Recrea- tion: motoring. Home: Berwyn, Ill. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
PERRINE, Willson Hamilton, grain mcht .; b. at Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y., Apr. 24, 1866; s. William Willson and Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Perrine; ed. Dansville (N.Y.) Sem .; Williston Sem., Easthamp- ton. Mass .; grad. Amherst (Mass.) High Sch., 1884; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1888; m. Grace M. Hal- bert, of Kansas City, Mo., and Binghamton, N.Y., Nov. 23, 1899; I daughter, Sarah Gertrude. Was
PERKINS, George W., labor leader; b. Williams- burg, Mass., Dec., 1856; s. Ad. S. and E. Perkins; ed. pub. schs. of Mass .; m. Lucy Jane Howard, of Shelburne Falls, Mass., 1879; 4 children. Began as cigar maker at Albany, N.Y .; identified with trades unionism since 1880; was pres. Albany Central La- connected with Perrine Bros., grain mchts., Kan-
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sas City, until 1899; with Richardson & Co., Chi- Shore Country, Kenwood. Home: 5039 Ellis Av. cago, 1900-4, Harris, Scotten Co., 1904-6; pres. W. H. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boul. Perrine & Co. since 1906; pres. Rumsey, Moore & Co., Peoria, 111 .; sec. Prairie State Grain & Eleva- tor Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, St. Louis Mer- chants' Exchange, Kansas City Bd. of Trade. Pres- byterian. Clubs: University of Evanston, Glen View Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 1130 Lake Shore Drive, Evanston, Ill. Office: 309- 313 Postal Telegraph Bldg., Chicago.
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