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 183

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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RATHJE, William John, banker; b. Blooming- dale, III., Apr. 28, 1870; s. William and Louise (Ehlers) Rathje; ed. country pub. and pvt. schs. nr. Bloomingdale until 14, pub. schs. of Peotone 2 yrs., and Northwestern Coll., Naperville, Ill .; m. RAWSON, Frederick Holbrook, banker; b, Chi- cago, May 30, 1872; s. Stephen W. and Emily (Hol- brook) Rawson; A.B., Yale, 1895; m. Edith Ken- Mary Philpot, Chicago, formerly of Summerfield, O., Sept. 20, 1906; children: Martha, William J., Jr., Alfred Charles, Caryl, Norman Frederick, Robert nett, of Chicago, Jan. 10, 1907; 1 son, Frederick H.,

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Jr. Began as entry clk., 1895, with Union Trust RAYMOND, Edward H., secretary Crane Co .; b. Co., became vice pres., 1901, pres. since Jan. 10, Elgin, Ill., Aug. 27, 1864; s. Sherwood and Isabel 1905. Dir. Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co., C.,B. &Q.R.R.Co., Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Dir. Crerar Library, Presbyn. Hosp., Home for Incurables. Clubs: Bankers', Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, South Shore Country, University, On- wentsia, Exmoor Country. Home: 1550 N. State Parkway. Office: 7 S. Dearborn St.

RAY, Allen Sutton, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)

RAY, P(erley) Orman, college prof .; b. Colches- ter, Vt., Dec. 11, 1875; s. Orman P. and Mary Isa- dore (Williams) Ray; A.B., Univ. of Vt., 1898, A.M., 1902; post-grad. Cornell, 1901-3, Univ. of Wis., 1907; Ph.D., Cornell, 1909; m. Florence E. Nelson, of Burlington, Vt., Aug. 9, 1905. Admitted to Vt. bar, 1900; fellow in Am. history, 1901-2, asst., 1902- 03, Cornell Univ .; prof. Am. history and govt. Pa. State Coll., 1903-14; Northam prof. history and polit, science Trinity Coll. (Conn.), 1914-15; prof. polit. science, Northwestern Univ., since 1915. Pro- gressive. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Polit. Science Assn., Phi Delta Theta, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi. Club: City (Chicago). Address: Evanston, IIl.

RAYCROFT, Joseph Edward, college prof. Re- moved to Princeton, N.J. (See Who's Who in America.)

RAYMER, Walter John, brass goods mcht .; b. at Woodstock, Ont., June 21, 1864; s. of Robert and Mercy (Mundy) Raymer; ed. grammar sch. of Woodstock and part of term in the collegiate grade; m. Mary Gallagher, of Chicago, Nov. 3, 1885; 3 children: Abigail Mercy, Alice Veronica (Mrs. Arthur W. Kimbell), Ellen May (Mrs. T. E. Con- ley). Came to Chicago, 1881; resident mgr. for the Am. Pin Co., brass goods mfrs., of Waterville, Conn., since Oct. 20, 1890; also pres. Imperial Pin Co. (Montreal), Fullerton-Southport State Savings Bank (Chicago); vice pres. North-Western Trust & Savings Bank (Chicago). Alderman 15th Ward (now 28th Ward), 1898-1906. Republican. Vice pres. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, Park Ridge Golf, Canadian of Chicago (pres. 1916). Rec- reation: golfing. Home: 1650 Chase Av. Offices: 209 S. State St. and 1400 Fullerton Av.

RAYMOND, Charles Eugene, advertising; b. at Reading, Schuyler Co., N.Y., July 11, 1860; s. D. M. and Charlotte (Stilson) Raymond; grad. Starkey Sem., Eddytown, Yates Co., N.Y., 1878; 1 yr. at Cornell Univ., 1879; I yr. at Commercial Coll., Os- wego, N.Y., 1880; m. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 28, 1887, Carrie M. Lamb. Was employe and mem. of H. P. Hubbard Co., advertising agency, New Haven, Conn., 1881-90; became connected with J. Walter Thompson, advertising agency. 1890, and came to Chicago in same employ, 1891, and became vice pres. upon incorporation, 1896. Republican. Unita- rian. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 14 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

RAYMOND, Charles Lewis, commission mcht .; b. Boston, June 6, 1840; s. Zebina L. and Rhoda C. (Hildreth) Raymond; ed. pub, schs .; m. Greenfield, Mass., Sept. I, 1869, Florence Merriam; children: Edward F., Charles M., Abbie M., John D., Lucy E., Ralph. Began as clk. in crockery store of Otis, Norcross & Co., Boston, 1858; later with Potter & Demmon, provisions, Boston, until 1861, when came to Chicago and began in pork packing business; mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1864 and has since conducted a regular commn. business in grain and provisions; retired 1914; also mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Pres. bd. of trustees Old People's Home. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Onwentsia, Tolleston Golf. Recreations: hunting, fishing, golf, reading. Home: 190 E. Chestnut St. Office: 501, 160 Jackson Boul.

RAYMOND, Donald Augustus, mfr. plumbing supplies; b. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 22, 1886; s. Isaac M. and Elizabeth (Douglas) Raymond; ed. pub. schs., Lincoln; m. Dorothea Phillips, of Lincoln, Jan. 3, 1910; children: D. A., Jr., Madeline, Elea- nore. Pres. and treas. Federal-Huber Co. since 1911; dir. H R Mfg. Co., machinery. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Home: Barrington, Ill. Office: 234 N. Halsted St., Chicago.

(Harvey) Raymond; ed. pub. schs. in Ill .; m. Mar- garet Heavener, of Sandwich, Ill., 1899. Has been connected with the Crane Co., mfrs, wrought iron pipe, valves, etc., since 1888; now sec. and dir. same. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mason. Clubs: Highland Park, Exmoor Country. Home: 235 Moraine Rd., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 836 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

RAYMOND, Henry Sherwood, sales mgr. for Nat. Tube Co .; b. Elgin, 111., Apr. 1, 1859; s. George N. and P. K. (Yarwood) Raymond; descendant of Richard Raymond, who settled at Salem, Mass., 1630; ed. pub. schs. of Dubuque, Ia., 1866-76; m. Galena, Ill., Aug. 3, 1881, Caroline Macloskey; chil- dren: Mabel Gray (Mrs. Nelson W. Cheney), Louis Albert, Soulard. Began as clk. with A. Y. McDon- ald, at Dubuque, 1876, salesman, 1878; salesman Nat. Tube Works Co., 1883, and since 1899, sales mgr. at Chicago for the Nat. Tube Co. Mem. S.A.R. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian. Recreations: golf, sailing, fishing. Home: 4810 Dorchester Av. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

RAYMOND, Howard Doane, concrete piling; b. Deadwood, S.D., Aug. 5, 1881; s. Alfred Augustus and Louie Ann (Mckinney) Raymond; ed. pub. sch., Omaha, Neb .; m. May Catherine Dolan, of Chicago, June 6, 1906; children: Hope, Howard D., Jr., Morton Hull. Began as stenographer, 1892, and continued 10 yrs .; asst. treas. and dir. Raymond Concrete Pile Co. since 1902. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Clubs: City (Chicago and New York). Home: 1123 Columbia Av. Office: 111 W. Monroe St. RAYMOND, Howard Monroe, college prof .; b. at Grass Lake, Mich., Oct. 25, 1872; s. Morton and Geraldine (Crafts) Raymond; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1893, post-grad. student physics and electricity, 1894; m. Carrie Smith, of Chicago, June 21, 1898. Instr. physics, 1895-1903, dean engring. and prof. experimental physics since 1903, Armour Inst. Tech. Editor-in-chief Cyclopædia of Modern Shop Practice. Mem. Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., A.A. A.S. Clubs: University, Cliff Dwellers. Address: 6522 Kenwood Av.

RAYMOND, James Nelson, lead mfr .; b. at N.Y. City, Oct. 5, 1847; s. Nelson G. and Jane (Lock- wood) Raymond; ed. pub. and pvt. schs. in New York and Conn. Started in the lead mfg. business at Detroit, Mich., in the spring of 1876; sold out interests in 1879; removed to Chicago and estab- lished lead works at the corner of Lake and Clin- ton Sts .; inc., 1880, under name of Raymond Lead Co., of which he was pres. until 1907 (now a dir.) ; also dir. United Lead Co. Republican. Club: Union League. Home: 4902 Drexel Boul.

RAYMOND, Jerome Hall, lecturer; b. Clinton, Ia., Mar. 10, 1869; s. Henry Wilbur and Virginia (Hall) Raymond; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1892, A.M., 1893; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1895; m. Nettie Jo- sephine Hunt, of Aurora, Ill., Aug. 15, 1895. Ste- nographer to late Frances E. Willard, 1887-9; pvt. sec. late George M. Pullman, 1889-90; traveled in Europe and Asia as sec. to Bishop Thoburn, com- pleting circuit of the globe, 1890-2; sec. and lec- turer in history Chicago Soc. for Univ. Extension, 1892-3; prof. history and polit. science Lawrence Univ., Appleton, Wis., 1893-4; lecturer sociology and sec. class study dept., Univ. Extension Div., Univ. of Chicago, 1894-5; prof. sociology and sec. Univ. Extension Dept., Univ. of Wis., 1895-7; pres. and prof. economics and sociology, W. Va. Univ., 1897-1901; asso. prof. sociology, Univ. of Chicago, 1901-9; pres. Toledo Univ., and prof. economics and polit. science, 1909-10; prof. economics and polit. science, Knox Coll., 1910-12; dir. Univ. Extension Soc., since 1912. Has lectured widely on European social and polit, conditions. Address: 748 Judson Av., Evanston, 111.

RAYMOND, Josephine Hunt ( Mrs. Jerome Hall Raymond), lecturer; b. Kaneville, Ill .; d. Rev. Eli Lester and Deborah (Mead) Hunt; Litt.B., North- western Univ., 1892; grad. student, Univ. of Wis., 1895-7, Litt.M., 1897; Univ. of Chicago, 1901-6; m. Jerome Hall Raymond, Aug. 15, 1895. Teacher Eng- lish lit., State Normal Sch., Oshkosh, Wis., 1893-5; lecturer on gen. lit., Univ. of Chicago, 1908-9; prof.

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comparative lit., Toledo (O.) Univ., 1909-10. Lec- gery; ex-attending phys. Cook Co., Frances E. Wil- turer for women's clubs, univ. extension socs. and similar orgns., since 1905. Mem. Ill. Equal Suf- frage Assn., Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Beta Kap- pa. Contbr. to mags. Has traveled extensively in Europe and Can., U.S. and Mexico. Home: 748 Jud- son Av .. Evanston, Ill.

RAYMOND, Lowry Beveridgs, stock broker; Sept. 10, 1870-July 19, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

RAYMOND, Samuel B .; July, 1848-Mar. 9, 1915. ( See vol. 1911.)

RAZALL, Edwin David, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)

REACH, Benjamin Franklin, thread; b. Leaven- worth, Kan., July 15, 1879; s. Isaac and Rose ( Neg- baur) Reach; ed. pub. schs., Kansas City, Mo .; m. Mabel Myer, of Chicago, 1903; 3 children: Dorothy Rose, Elizabeth May, B. Franklin, Jr. Came to Chicago, 1897; was connected with George B. Car- Denter & Co., ship chandlers, 14 yrs. ; sec. and treas. Henry Myer Thread Mfg. Co. since 1909. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mason, Elk. Home: 844 Prospect Av., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 402 S. Market St., Chicago.

READ, see also Reed.

READ, Conyers, professor history; b. Phila., Pa., Apr. 25, 1881; s. William Franklin and Victoria Eliza (Conyers) Read; A.B., Harvard, 1903, Ph.D., 1908: studied Oxford Univ., Eng., 1902-5, B.Litt., 1910; m. Edith Coulson Kirk, of Lansdowne, Pa., June 14, 1910; children: Elizabeth, William Frank- lin, 3d. Instr. history, Princeton, 1909-10; instr. history, 1910-12, asst. prof., 1912-15, asso. prof. since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn. Clubs: University, Harvard, Quadrangle. Recrea- tions: tennis and other outdoor sports. Home: 5317 Greenwood Av.

READ, John Threlkeld, vocal teacher; b. Oswego, Adair, John Karl. Début as pianist, Leipzig, 1897; Kan., Oct. 11, 1877; s. John Samuel and Emilia came to U.S., Sept., 1900; has been identified with Chicago Musical Coll, since Sept., 1900; conductor of the Senefelder Liederkranz and the Vereinigte Männerchor, of Chicago. Home: 2042 Bradley Pl. Catherine (Threlkeld) Read; grad. high sch., Os- wego; musical edn. in Chicago; m. Lillian French, of Wakeman, O., June 21, 1900; children: Cyrus Threlkeld, John Cedric, Cecil French. Bass singer; has appeared in all the cities of any prominence in U.S., in concerts, oratorios and recitals; was 2d bass of the Imperial Quartette, 1899-1905; sang in Presbyn, Ch. choirs until 1907; mem. faculty Am. Conservatory of Music since 1904. Mem. Internat. Bible Students' Assn. Home: 507 W. 62d St.

READ, Lillian French, soprano soloist; b. Wake- man, O .; d. of Silas C. and Minerva M. (Waugh) French; ed. Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1893-5; pvt. Instrn. from teachers in Chicago and London, Eng .; m. John Threlkeld Read, of Chicago, June 21, 1900; 3 children: Cyrus Threlkeld, John Cedric, Cecil French. Soloist, Englewood Bapt. Ch., 6 yrs., Sinai Temple, 5 yrs., 9th Ch. of Christ, Scientist, 3 yrs., 4th Ch. of Christ, Scientist, 4 yrs .; soloist with the Apollo Club twice, with the Evanston Mu- sical Club twice, Ann Arbor May Festival twice, Oberlin Musical Union twice; formerly teacher of singing, Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Music, and Sherwood Sch .; has appeared with marked success in concerts, oratorios and recitals in leading mu- sical centers of the U.S. Christian Scientist. Rec- reation: farming. Home: 507 W. 62d St. Studio: Fine Arts Bldg.

READ, Opie, author; b. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 22, 1852; s. Guilford and Elizabeth (Wallace) Read; ed. Gallatin, Tenn .; m. Ada Benham, June 30, 1881. Began newspaper work in Franklin, Ky .; went later to Little Rock; edited Arkansas Gazette, 1878-81; on staff Cleveland Leader, 1881-3; estab- lished Arkansas Traveler, humorous paper, 1883; conducted it until 1891; since then in lit. work in Chicago. Author of numerous books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 1527 E. 61st St.

lard Nat. Temperance, and Bapt. hosps. ; health offi- cer Dept. of Health, Chicago. Ex-pres. Chicago Ec- lectic Med. and Surg. Soc .; mem. Nat. Eclectic Med. Assn., Ill. State Eclectic Med. Soc. (ex-sec.), Am. Electro-Med. Soc., Internat. Assn. Ry. Surgeons, Mich. Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Mem. Wood- lawn Park Presbyn. Ch. Office and Home: 6444 University Av.

REAM, Norman Bruce, capitalist; Nov. 5, 1844- Feb. 9, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914- 1915.)

REBER, James Lenhart, mfr .; Sept. 27, 1838- Aug. 15, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

RECKITT, Ernest, public accountant; b. Hull, Eng., Oct. 8, 1866; s. Francis and Mary Ann (Ben- ington) Reckitt; ed. Oliver's Mount Sch., Scarbor- ough, Eng .; matriculated at London Univ., June, 1883; B.S., Owens Coll. of Victoria Univ., Manches- ter, 1887, Jater M.S .; post-grad. Univ. of Göttingen, 1887-8; m. Catherine Ruth Howard, of London, Jan. 18, 1890; children: Florence H., Dorothy C., Charles E., Margaret Ruth and Francis B. Came to Amer- ica, 1890, and located at Chicago; pub. accountant since 1891; sr. mem. firm of Ernest Reckitt & Co. Mem. Ill. Soc. Certified Pub. Accountants. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Union League, University, Glen View Golf, Evanston Country. Author of several published addresses on account- ing subjects. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 1120 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 801-806 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.

RECKZEH, Karl Oskar, pianist, conductor; b. at Saarlouis, Germany, May 12, 1876; s. Adolf Oskar and Eva (Theobald) Reckzeh; ed. Leipzig Conser- vatory; m. Linnie Louise Sutherland, of New Cas- tle, Colo., Dec. 28, 1907; children: Elsa Louise, Nina

RECTOR, Edward, lawyer; b. at Bedford, Ind., July 7, 1863; s. Isaac and Juliet ( Gardiner) Rector; prep. edn. pub. schs., Bedford; LL.B., Univ. of Cin- cinnati Law Sch., 1885; m. Lucy Rowland, of Cin- cinnati, Oct. 24, 1893. Admitted to IIl. bar, 1892, and since in practice at Chicago; senior mem. firm Rector & Hibben, 1901-6, Rector Hibben & Davis, 1906-10, Rector, Hibben, Davis & Macauley since 1910. Trustee of DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind., and St. James M.E. Ch., Chicago. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Law Club, Patent Law Assn. of Chicago. Clubs: Union League, Ken- wood, Midlothian, Beverly and South Shore Coun- try clubs. Home: 4917 Greenwood Av. Office: 1958, 332 S. Michigan Av.

REDFERN, Joseph Noble, supt, relief and em- ployment depts, C.,B.&Q.R.R.Co .; b. Trenton, N.J., Jan. 19, 1860; s. Joseph and Sarah (Noble) Redfern; ed. pub. schs., Trenton; m. Elizabeth A. Meseroll, of Trenton, Apr. 2, 1907. Began as telegraph oper- ator, Pa.R.R., Centennial Station, Phila., May 10, 1876; continued with Pa.R.R. as operator and clerk in freight and relief depts. until removed to Chi- cago, Apr. 1, 1889; assisted in organizing relief dept. of C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1889, and has been supt. of same since July 1, 1903. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Mid-Day, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

REDFIELD, Casper Lavater, patent solicitor; b. Closter, N.J., Nov. 22, 1853; s. Dr. James W. and Sarah H. (Bowen) Redfield; ed. pub. schs. on the Pacific Coast, and in acad. at Tarrytown, N.Y .; studied mech. engring. Worcester (Mass.) Poly- technic Inst .; m. Lillian A. Phillips, of Cleveland, O., June 4, 1880; children: Howard A., Mabel G., as machinist, teacher, clk., draftsman, mech. engr., inventor, and patent solicitor since 1892. Mem. Patent Law Assn., Am. Genetic Assn. Contbr. to Engineering and other tech. publs. since 1885. Stu- dent and lecturer on evolution and heredity. Au- thor: Control of Heredity, 1903; Dynamic Evolu-

READING, Arthur H., M.D., surgeon; b. Niles, Mich., Aug. 29, 1863; s. Edgar (M.D.) and Amelia Walter H., James C., Priscilla, Harold P. Has been ( Mead) Reading; ed. Chicago Univ., 1881; Northern Ind. Normal Sch., 1882; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1886; m. Chicago, Apr. 5, 1887, Rose Maud Tramblay, M.D .; 1 daughter, Ruth Amelia. Began practice at Chicago, 1886; removed to Braceville, Ill., 1887, to East Chicago, Ind., May, 1889, to Chica- go, May, 1893; dist. county phys .; prof. diseases of tion, 1914. Home: 4439 West End Av. Office: 525 chest, throat and nose, Am. Coll. Medicine and Sur- Monadnock Blk.

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REDFIELD, Joseph Barlow, railway official; Chicago Musical Coll., also post-grad. course; stud- Sept. 25, 1825-Jan., 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

REDFIELD, Robert, lawyer; b. Chicago, Oct. 24, 1870; s. James and Cora (Kennicott) Redfield; ed. Univ. of Mich., and Chicago Coll, of Law; m. Ber- tha Dreier, of Chicago, Feb. 5, 1896; 2 children; Louise, Robert, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1892; mem. firm of Tolman, Redfield & Sexton; mem. 41st Gen. Assembly of Ill., 1895-7; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1899-1901; atty. for Bd. of Local Im- provements, Chicago, 1901-5; atty. for Bd. of South REED, Clark Scammon, lawyer; b. on Ladies Park Commrs., since 1909; gen. atty. Union Station Island, nr. Beaufort, S.C., Feb. 14, 1878; s. Joseph Co. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Club, Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Iroquois, South Shore Country, Glen View. Home: 1714 E. 56th St. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.

REDINGTON, Edward Dana, insurance; b. Chel- sea, Orange Co., Vt., Nov. 12, 1839; s. Edward Cald- well and Caroline Dana ( Stearns) Redington; prep. edn. St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Acad .; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1861; taught in St. Johnsbury Acad., 1861-2; m. St. Johnsbury, Nov. 15, 1864, Mary Ann Cham- berlin ( died Apr. 23, 1880) ; m. 2d, Chicago, May 18, 1882, Mary Julia Towne; children: Lizzie Stearns, Paul Goodwin and John Chase (twins), Theodore Towne; also 5 children who died in infancy. Served as pvt., sergt. maj. and 2d lt. in 12th Regt. Vt. Vols., Aug., 1862-July, 1863; maj. and paymaster U.S.V., Feb., 1864-Nov. 30, 1865; paymaster Kansas Pacific Ry. Co., 1866-71; in lumber business as mem. of firm of Grovenor & Redington, Lawrence, Kan., 1871-5; connected with lumber business at Chicago, 1875-84; in life ins. business since July 1, 1888. Jury commr. of Cook Co., 1897-1907. Trustee Dart- mouth Coll., 1895-1905. Mem. Northwestern Assn. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sons of Vt., New England Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. G.A.R., S.A.R., Western Soc. Army of the Potomac (pres., 1908), Loyal Legion (comdr. 111. Commandery, 1917), Nat. Assn. Surviving Union Vols. of Civil War (sec.). Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

REDINGTON, William Henry, mfr. of ink; b. at Fredonia, N.Y., June 6, 1851; s. Frederick A. and Dorinda C. (McCluer) Redington; ed. pub. schs .; m. Frances A. Lull, of Chicago, Oct. 19, 1875; 1 daughter, Ruth H. (Mrs. H. P. Griswold). Entered service of Sanford Mfg. Co., mfr. writing inks, as boy, 1868, and now pres. of the company; also pres. L. H. Thomas Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Art Inst. Chicago (life), Chicago Hist. Soc. Repub- lican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Evanston, Westmoreland Country. Recrea- tions: golf, horseback riding, motoring. Home: 1232 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Congress and Peoria Sts., Chicago,

REDMOND, Andrew J., lawyer; b. Phila., Pa., Aug. I, 1864; came with parents to DeKalb, Ill., 1871; ed. pub. schs .; Wells Sch. for Teachers, Ore- gon, Ill .; Northern Ill. Normal Sch .; LL.B., North- western Univ., 1891. Taught sch. for several years; admitted to Ill. bar, 1891, and since in practice at Chicago; atty. Town of Cicero 2 terms; was also atty. for Barrington, Wauconda, Lake Zurich, Riv- er Grove and Forest Park; Rep. candidate for judge of Circuit Court, 1915. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

REED, see also Read.

ied in Europe 2 yrs., under Leschetizsky and Oscar Raif, composition under Karl Nawratil; m. Dr. Charles Bert Reed, of Chicago, June 21, 1892. Founder, 1901, and dir. and pres. Columbia Sch. of Music, Chicago. Mem. Soc. Am, Musicians, Ill. Music Teachers' Assn., Chicago Polit. Equality League, Lake View Musical Soc. (hon.). Clubs: Chicago Woman's, The Cordon. Home: 3748 Shef- field Av. Office: 509 S. Wabash Av.

Sampson and Florence Ann Dearborn (Scammon) Reed; descendant of Rev. John Reed, 1st chaplain in Revolutionary Army; ed. pub. schs. of Columbia, S.C .; S.C. Coll., 1894-5; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1900; began study of law in offices of Holt, Wheeler & Sidley, 1900; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1902; m. Mabel Arvilla Lewis, of Chicago, June 21, 1905; I son, Clark Lewis. Admitted to Ill, bar, 1902; now mem. firm Evans & Reed. Asst. atty. Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 1910-12. Republican. Mem. Il). State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Art Inst. Chicago, Chi Psi. Clubs: University, Hamilton. Recreations: boating, swimming, coun- try life. Home: 547 Surf St .; (summer) Saugatuck, Mich. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.

REED, Elizabeth Armstrong, author; May 16, 1842-June 16, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)

REED, Frank Fremont, lawyer; b. Monmouth, Il1., Aug. 18, 1857; s. Philo E, and Minerva D. Reed; ed. Warren (O.) pub, schs., 1868-75; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1880 (LL.D., 1916); studied law in offices in Cleveland and Warren, O., 1880-2; m. Hattie C. Al- len, of Riverside, Ill., Aug. 2, 1888; 1 son, Allen M. Admitted to bar, 1882; makes a specialty of the law of copyrights and trade-marks; lecturer on law of copyrights, Univ. of Mich., since 1893; professorial lecturer on copyright and trade-mark law, Univ. of Chicago, since 1903. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Riverside Golf. University (Chicago) ; Baltusrol (Short Hills, N.J.). Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michi- gan Av., Chicago.

REED, Frank J., gen. passenger agent. ( See vol. 1911. )

REED, John P., lawyer; b. Chicago; s. Thomas and Ann (Smith) Reed; B.A., St. Ignatius Coll., 1891; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch., 1899; LL.M., Ill. Coll. of Law, 1902; married; 3 sons: Thomas J., John P., Jr., Alexander F. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1902, and engaged in the gen. practice; Dem. candi- date for municipal judge, 1912; apptd. by Gov. Ed- ward F. Dunne, Oct. 1, 1913, as atty. for factory inspection dept. State of Ill .; elected atty, for the govt. labor officials of U.S. and Can. at convention held at Nashville, Tenn., 1914, Detroit, 1915, Buf- falo, 1916; apptd. asst. atty. gen. of Ill. Labor Dept., 1916; apptd. atty. for Chicago Police Pen- sioners' Assn., 1915, 16; elected trustee Chicago Police Pension Fund, 1916. Pvt. Battery D, I.N.G., 3 yrs .; apptd. judge advocate U.S.A., Apr. 8, 1917. Mem. of the Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal League, Royal Arcanum, Catholic Order of Foresters. Home: 3845 Arthington St. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.

REED, Lawrence Joseph, paving contractor. (See vol. 1911.)

REED, Lewis Balcombe, secretary U.S. Silica

REED, Charles Bert, M.D., surgeon; b. Harvard, Ill., Mar. 1, 1866; s. Hiram V. and Elizabeth (Arm- Co .; b. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 30, 1880; s. Lewis Seaver strong) Reed; student Univ. of Mich., 1882-4; M.D., and Lesbia (Balcombe) Reed; ed. Chateau de Lan- Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1887; m. Clare Osborne, cy-Lancy, Switzerland, 1890; grad. Omaha High of Chicago, June 21, 1892. Obstetrician to Wesley Sch., 1897; A.B., Harvard, 1901; unmarried. With treasurer's dept. Am, Radiator Co., Chicago, 1901- 05: European auditor same company, at Paris, France, 1905-9; mng. dir. Societa Nazionale dei Ra- diatori, Milan, Italy, 1909-12; sec. U.S. Silica Co., Chicago, since 1913. Spl. rep. John Deere Co. at Petrograd, Russia, Sept., 1915-May, 1916, Progres- sive. Episcopalian. Clubs: University (Chicago) ; Harvard (New York), Home: 1037 Rush St. Office: and German hosps. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecol. Soc. (pres. 1909-10). Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Camp Fire of Chicago (pres. 1911- 13), Chicago Literary (pres. 1914-15). Author: Quiz Manual of Histology, 1897; Masters of the Wilder- ness, 1909; The First Great Canadian, 1910; Text Book of Obstetrics for Nurses. Also contbr. on med. and surg. themes. Home: 3748 Sheffield Av. 419 Peoples Gas Bldg. Office: 31 N. State St.

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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 183

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