Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 178

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

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PLECKER, James Henry, M.D .; h. Harrisonburg, Va., Apr. 14, 1842; s. John R. and Sarah G. (Gilke- son) Plecker; came west with family, settling at Lexington, McLean Co., Ill., Apr., 1856, and about 2 yrs. later at Abingdon, Ill .; worked on farm sum- mers and attended sch. winters; enlisted Aug. 12, 1861, in 33d Ill. Vol. Inf., serving 3 yrs. and 4 mos .; reënlisted as a veteran, and was discharged for disability at end of 3 yrs. and 4 mos .; served as musician part of time, and at siege of Vicksburg was detailed in corps hosp., where began study of medicine; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1877; m. Prairie City, Ill., Jan. 1, 1867, Mary Ellen Washburn; 1 daughter, Leila Ella (Mrs. Peter Ambrose Dig- nam). In med, practice at Chicago since 1877. Mem. atty. in elevated ry. quo warranto cases, 1915; spl. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Methodist. counsel for City of Chicago in gas rate litigation. Democrat. Club: Calumet Country. Home: 1415 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1353 First Nat. Bank Bldg. Mason. Mem. G.A.R., and surgeon U. S. Grant Post No. 28 over 18 yrs., and comdr. same, 1916; was med. dir., Dept. of Ill. G.A.R., 1902-3. Recrea- PLUMBE, George Edward, statistician; Oct. 29, 1837-Apr. 24, 1912. (See vol. 1911.) tions: traveling, boating, fishing. Home: 5469 Washington Boul., Austin.

PLEISS, Paul, secretary Burdett Mfg. Co .; b. at Milwaukee, Wis., May 30, 1888; s. of August and Anna (Lennert) Pleiss; spl. student Univ. of Wis., 1908-9; unmarried. Has been identified with the oxygen and compressed gas industry since 1910; sec., dir. Burdett Mfg. Co., Burdett Oxygen Co .. Chicago, Phila. and Denver; vice pres. General Welding & Mfg. Co., Milwaukee; sec., treas, Metal Welding & Supply Co., Denver; dir. Am. Oil Prod- ucts Co., Logansport, Ind. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Electrochem Soc., Union de la Londure Auto- gene (Paris, France), Phi Delta Theta (Univ. of Wis.). Club: Chemists' (New York). Editor in charge of oxy-acetylene dept., Acetylene Journal, Chicago, 1911, 12, 13; contbr. to Hydrogenation of Oils, by Carleton Ellis, 1914. Home: 500 Diversey Parkway. Office: 1401-5 Jackson Boul.

PLEW, James E., adding and calculating ma- chines; b. in Brown Co., Ill., July 3, 1862; s. James W. and Emerine (Shankland) Plew; ed. pub. schs. of Clayton, Ill., and Hutchinson, Kan .; graduate Gilmore Business College, Hutchinson, 1880; M.D., Bennett Med. College, Chicago, 1885; m. Nettie Raymond, of Clayton, Ill., May 30, 1887; 2 children: Mildred, Marion. Began with the Chicago Towel Supply Co., in 1885, of which has been treas. since 1897; in bicycle business, 1896-1900, and was in bicycle saddle mfg., 1897-1900; mgr. The White Co. (retail branch); pres. Sears Sanitary Baking Co., Macon, Ga .; in adding and calculating machine PLUMMER, Samuel C., surgeon; b. Rock Island, Ill., Apr. 27, 1865; s. Samuel C. and Julia (Hayes) Plummer: A.B., Augustana Coll .. Rock Island 18\3; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1886; m. Mary Louise business under own name since 1916. Republican. Mason; mem. Modern Woodmen of America, Nat. Union, North Am. Union. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Motor, Oak Park Country, Aero of Amer- Middleton, of Davenport, Ia., Mar. 18, 1902; chil-

A.M.A .: mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (Garfield Lodge). Club: Illini. Contbr. to med. jours. Recre- ations: fishing, automobiling. Home: 3828 Gladys Av. Office: 7 W. Madison St.

PLUMB, Esther May (Miss), contralto singer and teacher of voice; b. Davenport, Ia .; d. Stephen H. and Alice (Houghton) Plumb; ed. high school, Davenport; B.S.D., Drake Univ., Des Moines, Ia., 1892, B.M., 1894; studied voice under masters in Chicago and New York. Concert and recital tours throughout the U.S. and in parts of Can. and Mex- ico; also soloist on extended orchestral tours; one of the highest-paid recitalists and choir soloists; now soloist to 7th Ch. of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Has traveled abroad but not for study. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Woman's Musical, Central Ath- letic, etc. Home: 4900 Kenmore Av. Studio: Lyon and Healy Bldg.

PLUMB, Glenn Edward, lawyer; b. at Clay, Ia., Sept. 30, 1866; s. of Edward B. and Isabel ( Mills) Plumb; grad. Streator ( Ill.) High Sch., 1885; Ph.B., Oberlin Coll., 1891; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1893; m. Grace Edith Clarke, Chicago, Jan. 1, 1895 (died 1898); children: William Clarke, Grace Isa- bel; m. 2d, Marie E. Coyle, June, 1907. Came to Chicago, Sept., 1892; entered law office of Miller & Starr, and continued with them and their succes- sor, Peck, Miller & Starr, after graduation until July, 1897; left to become atty, for the Chicago General Ry. Co. and Sept. 1, 1903, took charge of the company as gen. mgr. for the reorganizing bond holders, and was elected pres., Nov., 1904; traction counsel for City of Chicago, 1905; gen. mgr. South- ern Street Ry. Co., 1906-8; pres. Calumet & South Chicago Ry. Co., 1909-13; spl. counsel for state's

PLUMMER, Daniel Clarence, retired mcht .; b. Windsor, Ont., Jan. 1, 1861; s. of James and Julia Plummer; ed. pub, schs .; m. Hamilton, Ont., 1895, Jessie Turnbull (now deceased) ; children: Daniel C., Jr., Jean, James T. Began as telegraph opera- tor in office of Berry Bros., at Detroit, Mich., he- coming regularly identified with the paint, oil and varnish business, 1876; continued with the factory and main office at Detroit until 1894, when was apptd. resident mgr. at Chicago (retired, 1915). Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Paint, Oil and Var- nish Club. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Flossmoor Country. Recreations: golf and other outdoor diversions. Home: 1023 E. 45th St., Chi- cago; (country) "Ridgemoor," Torch Lake, Mich.

PLUMMER, George Washington, lawyer; b. at Tyrone, Pa., Dec. 23, 1844; s. William R. and Cath- arine (Traister) Plummer; A.B., Allegheny Coll., Meadville, Pa., 1869; studied law with Judge Der- ickson, at Meadville, and S. S. Blair, of Hollidays- burg, Pa .; admitted to Pa. bar, 1870; m. Emily E. Mcclintock, of Meadville, Pa .. July 14, 1870: 2 sons, Ralph (surgeon U.S. Navy). Earle; m. 2d, Mary R. Redfield, Nov. 22, 1892; 1 daughter, Phyllis. Re- moved to Chicago, 1871, admitted to Ill. bar, and has since engaged In practice. Republican. Metho- dist. Mason. Recreation: farming at Tyrone, Pa., on the old homestead, "The Mountain." Residence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

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dren: Susan M., William M., Samuel C., Jr. Has since then in practice of medicine and surgery at practiced surgery, Chicago, since 1891; surgeon to Chicago; prof. obstetrics, 1904-6, prof. medicine St. Luke's Hosp .; chief surgeon, C., R.I.&P.Ry., since 1906, and dir. and sec. of faculty and board since 1902. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, of trustees, Bennett Med. Coll .; attending phys., U.S.A., 1911. Mem. Am. Surg. Assn., Am. Acad. Jefferson Park Hosp .; mem. consulting staff, Cook Medicine, Western Surg. Assn., Chicago Surg. Soc., A.M.A., Ill State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Flossmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4539 Oakenwald Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St. Co. Hosp, Pres. Ill. State Eclectic Med. Soc., 1906- 07; mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Nat. Med. Soc. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mason. Recreation: mo- toring. Home: 2247 Iowa St. Office: 2100 W. Chi- cago Av.

PLUMMER, Wharton, lawyer; b. Tyrone, Pa., May 26, 1862; s. James S. and Charlotte ( Wharton) Plummer; A.B., Allegheny Coll., Meadville, Pa., 1884; m. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 3, 1891, Claire Plum- mer; children: Wharton, Jr., Dorothy Jean, Rich- ard Peyton. Admitted to bar, 1886, and since in practice at Chicago. Was capt. and adj. Mil. Bat- talion at Allegheny Coll .; It. provisional regt. or- ganized in Chicago by Col. J. F. Waters for service in Spanish-Am. War, 1898, Mem. Delta Tau Delta (was gen. sec, and editor of its journal, "The Rain- bow"). Republican. Congregationalist. Recreation: baseball. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 137 S. La Salle St .. Chicago.

POAGUE, see also Pogue.

POAGUE, Charles Martin, real estate, banking; b. Greene Co., O., Ang. 23, 1856; s. Robert Davis and Mary E. (Goode) Poague; attended Miami Univ., Oxford, O., 1873-4; A.B., Kenyon Coll., Gam- bier, O., 1878; LL. B., Cincinnati Law Sch., 1880; m. Mt. Vernon, O., July 11, 1883, Catherine Walker, d. of Dr. Il. W. Smith; children: Walter S., Catherine B. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1880; practiced at Cin- cinnati until 1889, when removed to Chicago, and established real estate business with William D. McKey, as MeKey & Poague; pres. Woodlawn Trust & Savings Bank; also pres. Woodlawn Safety De- posit Co. Republican. Home: 5100 Kimbark Av. Office: 1206 E. 63d St.

PODSTATA, Vaclav H., M.D. Removed to Liver- more, Cal. (See vol. 1911. )

POEHLMANN, August F., wholesale florist; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 21, 1869; s. John George and Caroline ( Hafemeister) Poehlmann; ed. gram- mar schs., Milwaukee; m. Lulie V. Miller, of Chi- cago, Apr. 18, 1895; 3 children: Earl Franklin, Ro- land Morton, Virginia L. Began as florist's appren- tice at 17: entered greenhouse business on own ac- count at 20% yis., in partnership with brothers, Adolph and John; now pres. and treas. Poehlmann Bros. Co., wholesale florists and supplies; awarded many prizes in competitive exhbns .; vice pres. Morton Grove Trust & Savings Bank; dir. Old Col- ony Life Ins. Co. Pres. village bd. of Morton Grove since 1908; pres. school trustees of Niles Tp. Mem. Speedway Park Assn. Republican. Lutheran. Ma- son. Home: Morton Grove, Ill.

POGUE, see also Poague.

POGUE, Joseph Ezekiel, geologist; b. Raleigh, N.C., June 6, 1887; s. of Joseph E. and Henrietta ( Kramer) Pogue; A.B., Univ. of N.C., 1906, M.S., 1907; Ph.D., Yale, 1909; spl. student, Heidelburg Univ., 1911; unmarried. Asst. curator, div. of min- eralogy and petrology, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, 1909-13; asso. geologist, U.S. Geol. Survey, since 1913; asso. prof. geology and mineralogy, North- western Univ., since 1914; spl. scientific collabo- rator, Div. of Mineral Technology, Smithsonian Instn., since July 1, 1917. Scientific exploration work in Navajo Indian Reservation, 1911, Alaska, 1913, Colombia, S.A., 1915. Fellow Geol. Soc. Amer- ica, Am. Geog. Soc .; mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., A.A.A.S., Ill. Acad. Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Tau Omega. Club: University of Evans- ton. Author: The Turquois (U.S. Govt. publ.), 1915; also about 40 papers on mineral., geol., tech- nol. and geog. subjects, and mag. articles on travel. Recreations: tennis, canoeing, camping. Address: University Club, Evanston, Il1.

POLLOCK, William Wallace, fuel merchant; b. Chicago, July 12, 1872; s. of William and Nancy (Clark) Pollock; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Udell, la., June 9, 1900, Zoe Elsbeth Stuckey; 3 sons: Robert, William James and Frederick. After leav- ing sch. was with the lumber firm of Nathan & C. H. Mears, 2 yrs., then 2 yrs. with W. W. Kimball Co., pianos and organs, and 1 yr. with J. V. Farwell & Co., wholesale ory goods; with The Commercial Lumber Co., as mgr. of one of its yards 2 yrs .; then took charge of Chicago office same firm under name of The Eastman Fuel Co .; then in wholesale fuel business with the East Chicago Wood Co. till 1898; with the Jones & Adams Co., 1897-1901; or- ganized, 1901, The Soo Fuel Co., of which was pres .; vice pres. Northern Wood Co. till 1910; pres. the Neal Pollock Co., wood, fuel, wholesale lumber, since 1913; dir. Ravenswood Nat. Bank. Republic- an. Mason (K.T.). Club: Hamilton. Home: 4545 N. Paulina St. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.

POMEROY, Edward Dwight, lawyer; b. Crystal Lake, Ill., Oct. 11, 1872; s. Eleazar L. and Mary F. (Hastings) Pomeroy; grad. Union High Sch., Crys- tal Lake, Ill., 1892; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1894; married. Admitted to the bar at Ann Arbor, Mich., and Springfield, Ill., 1894; in employ of Bangs, Wood & Bangs, attys., 1894-7; mem. Pomeroy & Martin since 1908. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chi- cago Law Inst. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, City. Home: 938 Glengyle Pl. Office: 1316 Fisher Bldg.

POND, Alembert Lucion, manager Fort Wayne Electric Works. Removed to Milwaukee, Wis. (See vol. 1911.)

POND, Allen Bartlit, architect; b. Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 21, 1858; s. Elihn Bartlit and Mary Barlow ( Allen) Pond; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1880 (hon. A.M., 1911); taught Latin, 3 yrs .; studied architecture; unmarried. Practiced at Chicago since 1886; mem. Pond & Pond. Trustee Hull House Assn .; mem. Nat. City Planning Conf., Nat. Hous- ing Assn., Bur. of Pub. Efficiency, Municipal Voters' League. Fellow A.I.A. Clubs: Union League, Com- mercial, City, Cliff Dwellers, Little Room. Resi- dence: Congress Hotel. Office: 64 E. Van Buren St.

POND, Irving Kane, architect; b, at Ann Arbor, Mich., May 1, 1857; s. Elihu Bartlit and Mary Bar- low (Allen) Pond; ed. pub. schs., Ann Arbor; C.E., I'niv. of Mich., 1879 ( A.M., 1911), Came to Chicago, 1879; head draftsman in office of S. S. Beman dur- ing construction of Town of Pullman, of which Iat- ter was architect; went abroad for year of travel and study, 1883-4, visiting France, Spain, Tangier, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, the Low Countries, England and Scotland, contributing sketches and articles to The Inland Architect; again head de- signer for S. S. Beman, 1884-6; partner with broth- er, Allen B., in firm of Pond & Pond, architects, since 1886; firm architects for Hull House, Chicago Commons, Northwestern Univ. Settlement, Chi- cago, besides social settlement buildings and insti- tutional buildings in various cities; also resi- dences, commercial buildings, etc. Independent Democrat. Apptd. mem Bd. of Art Advisers of Ill., 1917. Fellow A.I.A., pres. 1910-11, dir. 3 yrs., chmn. 3 yrs. of com. examination for admission and com. on allied arts, A.I.A., whose report has heen separately published by the Institute; repre- sented the Institute and the U.S. Govt. at the In- ternat. Congress of Architects, in Rome and Ven- ice, Oct., 1911; ex-pres. Ill. Chapter A.I.A .; ex-pres. Chicago Architects' Business Assn .; one of found- ers and hon. mem. and vice pres. Architectural Sketch Club (now the Architectural Club); hon. mem. San Francisco, Los Angeles and South Bend architectural clubs; mem. Nat. Inst. Arts and Let- ters. Gold medallist (Pond & Pond) of Ill. Chapter,

POLLOCK, William John, M.D. ; b. Hebron, Wis., May 17, 1871; s. William John and Jane (Boyd) Pollock; ed. pub. schs. of Wis, and Whitewater ( Wis.) State Normal Sch .; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1901 ; m. Mittie Van Voorhis, of Fair- dale, Ill., June 24, 1903; 1 son, Robert John. House phys., St. Gerard's Hosp., Chicago, 6 mos., 1901; A.I.A., for most meritorious work of architecture

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erected in Ill. by Ill. architects and exhibited at League, Mid-Day, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Architectural Club exhibit, 1909. Served on jury Golf, Flossmoor Country. Recreations: travel, mo- toring, golf. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St. of U.S. Treasury Dept. (supervising architects) in the matter of the Denver Post Office and U.S. courts. Independent Democrat. Interested in meas- ures and orgns. for civic and social betterment and for the advancement of the fine arts. Clubs: Uni- versity, City, Chicago Literary, Little Room (a founder), Cliff Dwellers (a founder). Contbr. to architectural jours, and of architectural and art criticisms and reviews to The Dial. Recreations: athletics and study of acrobatics from an art standpoint. Office: 1107, 64 E. Van Buren St.

POND, Walter Elmer, architectural iron and structural steel; b. Chicago, Oct. 6, 1870; s. Walter Merritt and Sarah Ann ( Webb) Pond; grad. gram- mar schs., Chicago; student Holbrook's Sch., Os- sining, N.Y., 5 yrs .; m. Etta Louise Smith, of Kan- sas City, Mo., Oct. 16, 1896. In employ of First Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1886-93; entered lumber business with father, 1893, as W. M. Pond & Co., Wichita, Kan., with line of 32 local yards in Kan., Okla. and N.M .; sold out 1913 on account of death of father, Oct. 6, 1912, and returned to Chicago; sec. Holmes, Pyott & Co. since 1914. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Club: Mystic Athletic. Rec- reations: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: 1125 Far- well Av., Rogers Park. Office: 159 N. Jefferson St.

POND, Walter Merritt, lumber merchant; May 14, 1842-Oct. 6, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

POND, Walter Shosmaker, clergyman; b. Aurora, Ill., Dec. 24, 1883; s. Frederick Lewis (M.D.) and Harriet (Pierce) Pond; prep. edn. Shattuck Sch., Faribault, Minn .; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1908; B.D., Western Theol. Sem., 1911; unmarried. Deacon and priest, 1911, P.E. Ch .; dean Cathedral of S.S. Peter and Paul since Mar. 1, 1915, also supt. Episcopal City Missions. Mem. Kappa Sigma. Prohibitionist. Club: University. Recreations: walking, swimming. Home: 117 N. Peoria St.

POOL, Marvin Bemis, general manager Butler Bros .; b. Janesville, Wis., Aug. 21, 1869; s. James Madison and Elizabeth (Bemis) Pool; ed. high sch., Janesville; m. Edith Emerson Butler, of Boston, Mass., Jan. 16, 1909. Began in retail mercantile house, Clinton, Ia., 1886, acquiring ownership of same, 1891; opened a wholesale house, but con- tinued retail stores until became identified with Butler Bros., wholesale gen. merchandise, Chicago, Jan. S, 1900. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Forty, Industrial, Midlothian Country, South Shore Country, Old

Elm. Recreations: golf, traveling and outdoor life. admitted to firm, 1896; vice pres. D. S. Pate Lumber

Home: 5116 Blackstone Av., Chicago; (country) "Poolacres," Blue Island, Ill. Office: 426 W. Ran- dolph St., Chicago.

POOLE, Abram, artist; b. Chicago, Jan. 12, 1883; s. Abram and Mary ( Howe) Poole; studied Royal Acad., Munich, 1906-12, and with Lucien Simon, Paris, 1912-16. Exhibited at Art Inst. of Chicago, Carnegie Art Gallery, Pittsburgh. Awarded bronze and silver medals, Royal Acad., Munich. Repre- sented in Art Inst. of Chicago. Mem. 343d Inf. Nat. Army, 1917. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwent- sia, Cliff Dwellers, Art. Home: 2704 Lake View Av.

POOLE, Charles Clarence, patent lawyer; Nov. 27, 1856-Dec. 3, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

POOLE, Charles Henry, patent lawyer; b. Evans- ton, Ill., Jan. 11, 1888; s. of Charles Clarence and Anne (Poole) Poole; Racine (Wis.) Coll., 1906; B.S. in Engring., Univ. of Mich., 1911; LL.B., North- western Univ., 1915; unmarried. Associated in practice with father from 1912 until death of lat- ter, Dec., 1914; mem. firm of Poole & Wann since 1915. Mem. Sigma Phi, Phi Delta Phi. Home: Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 1302 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.

POOLE, Horace Stephens, investments; b. Du- buque, Ia., Feb. 3, 1879; s. Horace and Frances (Langworthy) Poole; ed. pub. schs. of Dubuque; m. Florence Dennis, of Dubuque, Nov. 8, 1905 (died 1914); 3 children: Horace Langworthy, Elizabeth Gardner, Robert Goodwin. Entered business in Du- buque, 1898; removed to Chicago, 1908, and became associated with Clark L. Poole & Co., timber land bonds; sec. of the company since 1912; mem. Us- sing, Poole & Simmons, Inc. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.). Recreations: hunting and outdoor sports. Home: 939 Asbury Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

POOLE, Ralph Hutchinson, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 14, 1878; s. Abram and Mary (Howe) Poole; grad. University Sch., Chicago, 1896; C.E., Princeton, 1900; m. Marie Richards, of Phila., Aug. 20, 1907. With engring. corps C.&N.W.R.R., 1900-1; mem. Chicago Bd. Trade, 1902-3; in farm mortgage business since 1904. Presbyterian. Dir. Chicago Nursery and Half Orphan Asylum, Municipal Vo- ters' League, Allendale Assn., Military Training Camp Assn. Clubs: University, Cliff Dwellers, On- wentsia, City. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

POOR, Fred Arthur, railway supplies; b. at An- dover, Me., Apr. 16, 1870; s. William C. and Hattie (Smith) Poor; grad. high sch., Port Chester, N.Y., 1887; m. Chicago, June 20, 1894, Nettie, d. R. N. Baylies; children: Natalie, Betty. Began with Ad- ams Express Co., with which held various positions until 1892; with engring. dept., Hall Signal Co., 1892-3; with engring. dept. I.C.R.R., 1893-1900; western representative Weber Rail Joint Mfg. Co., 1900-7; European representative Rail Joint Co., 1907-9, and its western representative, 1909-14; pres. The P.&M. Co. since 1914. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, South Shore Country. Recreations: yachting and other outdoor sports. Home: 4800 Grand Boul. Of- fice: 641 Railway Exchange.

POPE, Charles Evans, lawyer; Aug. 11, 1847- Mar. 29, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

POPE, George J., lumber mcht .; b. Chicago, Dec. 21, 1866; s. George G. and Susan J. (Peirce) Pope; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Almyra Van Wyck, of Chicago, Oct. 15, 1891; 4 sons: George V., Henry P., Thomas B., John L. Became associated with Chase & Pate, lumber dealers, Chicago, Apr., 1884; was

Co. since 1912; pres. Stuart Lumber Co., Brinson, Ga. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Lumbermen's Assn. Chicago, Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie Country. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 1221 Lumber Exchange, Chi- cago.

POPE, Howard Walter, clergyman; b. New Ha- ven, Conn., Jan. 21, 1849; s. Charles R. and Mary F. (Treat) Pope; A.B., Yale, 1871, B.D., 1874; m. Alice S. Gray, of New Haven, May 19, 1875; 2 children: Edith Gray (Mrs. M. Carter Holt), and Charles Au- gustine. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1874; pastor Bridgeport, Conn., 1874-81, Manchester, Conn., 1881- 86, Palmer, Mass., 1886-92, Somersworth, N.H., 1892-4; sec. Internat. Christian Workers' Assn., 1894-8, Conn. Home Missionary Soc., 1898-9, North- field Extension Work, 1899-1907; supt. of men at Moody Bible Inst. of Chicago, since Mar. 1, 1907. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi (Yale), Author: What Every Christian Needs to Know, 1905; II Timothy 2:15, 1910. Home: 1002 N. Dearborn St. Office: 153 In- stitute Pl.

POPE, William A., contractor; b. Chicago, May, 1867; s. Samuel I. and Elizabeth (Carter) Pope; ed. pub. schs .; m. Laura Daniels, of Chicago. In con- tracting business in own name since 1898. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason (Shriner). Clubs: Press (life), Chicago Athletic, Oak Park, Oak Park Coun- try. Home: River Forest, Ill. Office: 26 N. Jeffer- son St., Chicago.

POOLE, Clark L., investment banker; b. at Du- buque, Ia., July 12, 1868; s. Horace and Frances (Langworthy) Poole; ed. pub. schs .; m. Evelyn Richards, of Dubuque, Ia., June 8, 1892. Engaged in bond business in Chicago 10 yrs .; associated with H. C. Barroll and Edward C. Cronwall, in or- ganizing firm of H. C. Barroll & Co., bankers, of which was mem. until 1905, when that firm was POPHAM, George M., lawyer; b. Warsaw, Ind., succeeded by Clark L. Poole & Co., of which is Nov. 23, 1866; s. Joseph and Frances Mary (Byron) pres .; also vice pres. Ussing, Poole & Simmons. Re- Popham; ed. pub. schs .; LL.B., Univ. of Wis., 1888; publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Union m. Sarah A. Argyle, of Black River Falls, Wis., Oct.

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12, 1893; children: Kathryn, Byron Argyle, George lican. Mason (K.T., Shriner); mem. O.E.S. Recrea- Alfred. Admitted to Wis. bar, 1888; dist. atty. tions: fishing, motoring. Home: 161 Gale Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 1425 Conway Bldg., Chicago. Jackson Co., Wis., 1893-9; city atty. Black River Falls, 1893-4; came to Chicago, Feb. 1, 1900, and was associated with Dupee, Judah, Willard & Wolf, until 1902; mem. Morrow & Popham several years from 1902; asst. state's atty, of Cook Co., under State's Attys. Healy and Wayman; later mem. Popham, Wolfner & Rittenhouse; practicing alone since 1914. Republican. Methodist. Mason, Odd Fellow, K.P., Forester, Modern Woodman. Home: 6809 Ridgeland Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.

POPPENHUSEN, Conrad Herman, lawyer; b. at Long Island, N.Y., July 21, 1871; s. Herman C. and Caroline S. (Funke) Poppenhusen; ed. Flushing (N.Y.) High Sch .; 8 yrs. in schs. and univs, in Eu- rope, and later at Union Coll. of Law, 1891-2; m. Harriet G. Gunn, of Evanston, Ill., June 25, 1895. Admitted to bar, 1893; mem. firm of Gregory, Pop- penhusen & McNab, Chicago, 1899-1914, Newman, Poppenhusen & Stern since 1914. Republican. For- merly sec. and chief examiner, Civil Service Com- mn., Evanston, Ill .; alderman, Evanston, 1896-8; formerly mem, and pres. Evanston High Sch. Bd. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and Am. bar assns., Phi Delta Phi, Law Club (Chicago). Presbyterian. Clubs: City, Engineers' (New York); Chicago, Union League, Onwentsia, Glen View Golf, Chicago Athletic, Press, City, Evanston, Old Elm, West- moreland. Home: 1741 Hinman Av., Evanston, Il1. Office: Lumber Exchange Bldg., Chicago.

POPPENHUSEN, Herman A., treasurer Green Engring. Co .; b. Long Island, N.Y., Jan., 1875; s. Herman C. and Caroline S. (Funke) Poppenhusen; ed. pub. schs., Northwestern Univ., and Mass. Inst. Tech .; m. Phila., 1898, Clara C. Dittrich; children: Caroline, Eleanor, Marie Louise (deceased), Clara Malvine. In 1898 became conected with the Green Engring Co. (mfrs. of chain grate stokers, etc.) as chief engr., of which is now treas, and gen. mgr. Mem. Northwestern Soc. M.I.T .; pres. Bd. of Edn., Dist. No. 76, Ill., 1908-9, and mem. bd., 1909-12. Clubs: Ill. Athletic (Chicago); Mo. Athletic (St. Louis) ; Engineers' (New York). Offices: East Chi- cago, Ind., and 14 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 178

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

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