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REED, William Phelps, mfg. confectioner; b. at REED, Clare Osborne (Mrs. Charles B. Reed), Middletown, O., Apr. 30, 1881; s. william and Maria musician; b. Plymouth, Ind. ; d. John G. and Marilda Denning ( Hawley) Reed; ed. grammar sch., Y.M.C. (Boyd) Osborne; grad. pub. schs., Chicago; grad. A. and business colleges; m. Lila H. Snell, of Chi-
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cago, June 15, 1907; 2 children: Helen Nevada, Mem. Nat. Dental Assn., Ill. State, Northern 1]1. William Thomas. Identified with manufacture of and Chicago dental socs. Mason. Club: Flossmoor candy since 1894, business being started by father, Country. Recreations: golf, billiards. Home: 6017 brother Eugene O. and self; now sec., treas, and Harper Av. Office: 159 N. State St. mgr. Eugene O. Reed Co. Republican. Trustee Ra- venswood Presbyn. Ch. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Home: 4108 N. Hermitage Av. Office: 2956 N. Leav- itt At.
REEDA, William, lawyer; b. Jeffersonville, Ind., Sept. 24, 1885; s. Anselm and Catharine (Harnish- fager) Reeda; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., De Paul Univ., 1906; m. Ethel May Cardy, of Chicago, Dec. 31, 1906; 2 children: Agnes, William, Jr. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1906, and began practice in Chi- cago; has appeared as atty. in almost every variety of causes, criminal and civil; practiced in almost all states of the Union, also in Can. and Mexico. Mem. Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Delta Theta Phi. Mem. Ravenswood Lodge No. 777, A.F. and A.M .; Calu- met Council Royal League: Unity Lodge No. 2, Columbian Knights; Washington Lodge No. 32, Knights of Pythias, Chicago Lodge Loyal Order of Moose. Clubs: Mystic Athletic (dir. ), German. Rec- reation: athletics. Home: 4540 N. Seeley Av. Of- fice: 717 City Hall Square Bldg.
*REEDER, Nathaniel Sutherland, vice president Western Steel Car & Foundry Co. (See vol. 1911.)
REEDY, William Henry, elevators; b. at Rock Island, Ill., Sept. 10, 1861; s. John and Mary (Gra- ham) Reedy; resident of Chicago since 1872; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, Sept., 1889, Clara R. Downey; children: Marie, Clara, Leo, Margue- rite, John, William, Joseph, Thomas, Reginia, Law- rence. After leaving sch. in 1879 entered the busi- ness of the J. W. Reedy Elevator Mfg. Co., and served in various capacities, finally becoming pres. of the company; formed the Reedy Foundry Co. in 1905. becoming its pres, and treas .; dir. Austin Nat. Bank. Democrat. Knight of Columbus. Home: 130 Gale Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 4650 Iowa St., Chicago.
REES, William Alfred, lighting. (See vol. 1911.) REEVES, Charles H., Jr., tin plate. (See vol. 1911.)
REEVES, Jonathan P., treas. C.&E.I.R.R.Co .; b. Bowersville, O., Mar. 9, 1868; s. David L. and Mary Ann ( Pownall) Reeves; ed. Ohio Wesleyan Univ. and business colls .; m. Estelle Thomas, of Bowers- ville, Oct. 7, 1891; 1 daughter, Pauline. Began as operator, Chicago & Ind. Coal Ry., Brazil, Ind., 1887-9; stenographer C.&E.I.R.R.Co., 1889-91, sec. to the pres., 1891-3, cashier and paymaster, 1893-1902, asst. treas., 1902-8, and treas. and asst. sec. since 1908; also treas. and dir. Brazil Block Coal Co. and West Jackson Hill Coal Mining & Transport Co. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Fraternity, Union League, South Shore Country. Recreation: farm- ing. Home: 458 Normal Parkway. Office: 804 Mc- Cormick Bldg.
REEVES, Owen Thornton, Jr., banker; b. Bloom- ington, Ill., July 22, 1869; s. late Owen Thornton (dean Wesleyan Coll. of Law) and Mary Ellen (Hawks) Reeves; ed. pub. schs., Bloomington; Dean Acad., Franklin, Mass .; Ill. State Normal Univ., Normal; Wesleyan Coll. of Law, Bloomington, Ill .; m. Lillian Hellen, of Washington, D.C., June 4, 1904; 1 daughter, Lillian Hellen. Employed in First
Nat. Bank, Bloomington, 1889-1901; then in office ern Malt Co .; dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank, German Bank, Schuttler & Hotz Co., wagon mfrs. Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Germania, Glen View Golf, Skokie Conn- try. Recreations: music, golf. Home: 1425 N. State St. Office: 1900 W. 18th St.
of comptroller of the currency, Washington, 1901; asst. nat. bank examiner, N. Y. City, 1902-4; nat. bank examiner, Pa. Dist., 1904-5, cities of Wash- ington and Baltimore, 1905-11, Chicago Dist., in- cluding Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Indianapolis and Detroit, 1911-14; pres. Drovers Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1914-16; vice pres. Corn Ex- change Nat. Bank, Chicago, since Jan. 1, 1917. Clubs: Union League, Saddle and Sirloin, Kenil- worth, North Shore Golf. Recreations: drawing, painting, outdoor sports, gardening. Home: Kenil- worth, Ill. Office: 136 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
REGAN, James L., printer; b. London, Eng., Ang. 10, 1850; s. James L. and Frances (Robinson) Re- gan; ed. pub. schs., London and New York. Learned printing trade in New York; removed to Chicago, 1870, and worked for various printing offices until 1879, when established in printing business as J. L. Regan & Co., now Regan Printing House. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press. Office: 525 Plym- outh Ct.
REGELIN, William Charles, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 20, 1872; s. Frederick and Wilhelmine (Heyden) Regelin; grad. St. Peter's (parochial) Sch., 1886, and other special courses of study; mar- ried; 1 son, Wilfred Howard. In real estate busi- ness since 1894, and now sr. mem. Regelin, Jenson & Co. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Served in I.N.G., 1890-6. Repub- lican. Protestant. Past Archon Arion Council Roy- al League; mem. Royal Arcanum. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Northwest, Chicago Equestrian Assn. Recreation: horseback riding. Home: 2731 Giddings St. Office: 2565 Milwaukee Av.
REGENSTEINER, Theodore, pres. Regensteiner Colortype Co., b. Munich, Germany, May 17, 1868; s. Albert and Fannie (Heymann) Regensteiner; ed. Tech. High Sch., Munich; m. Anna Decker, May, 1892; 1 daughter, Florence, Came to U.S., 1884; was an organizer, 1890, and pres. Columbian En- graving Co., which branched into colortype busi- ness, 1894, under name of the Photo Colortype Co., later Am. Three Color Co. ; served also as pres. last named companies; was Ist vice pres. of the Am. Colortype Co., a N.J. corpn., which absorbed the Am. Three Color Co. and other concerns of similar nature; resigned, 1906, and started the Regenstein- er Colortype Co., of which has since been pres .; dir. Transo Envelope Co. Dir. Chicago Hebrew Inst. Office: 310 S. Racine Av.
REHM, Frank Albert, vice president and treas. Grommes & Ullrich; b. Chicago, July 11, 1873; s. of Jacob and Phoebe (Reichenbacher) Rehm; grad. North Div. High Sch .; m. Clara L., d. of John B. Grommes, of Chicago, Oct. 6, 1896; 1 daughter, Louise Grommes. Began as employe of Grommes & Ullrich, wholesale liquor and cigar mchts., 1895; became a stockholder, 1898, and was elected vice pres. and treas. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Germania Maennerchor, Glen View Golf, Mid-Day; Lake Ge- neva (Wis.) Country; St. Andrews Golf ( Yonkers, N.Y.); Automobile of America (New York). Rec- reations: reading, music. Home: 1505 Dearborn Parkway. Office: 132 S. Dearborn St.
REHM, William Henry, brewer; b. Chicago, June 29, 1866; s. Jacob and Philippina (Reichenbacher) Rehm; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and in the gymna- siums of Arnstadt and Sondershausen, Germany; m. Chicago, June 14, 1899, Clara Jessie Hotz; 1 daughter, Catherine. Started as shipping clk. for the U.S. Brewing Co., 1888, and later was book- keeper; in 1891 became sec. of Chicago Breweries Co., Ltd., and in 1896 bought and became pres. of the Nat. Brewing Co., and so continues; pres. Star Motor Truck Co., Nat. Trades Ins. Co .; treas. North-
REICHERT, Roy Lamb, real estate broker; b. in Lancaster Co., O., Feb. 14, 1879; s. John K. and Minerva S. (Lamb) Reichert; ed. dist. sch., Grundy Co., la .; Roseland (La.) High Sch .; Chicago Athe- naeum; Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1904; m. Effie Valentine McKiernan, of Chi- cago, Apr. 21, 1906. Began in employ of real estate firm of H. W. Christian & Co., Chicago, 1900: late in same year became connected with S. B. Mills & Co., industrial real estate operators; was admitted as jr. partner of the firm, 1906, and has been sr.
REEVES, William Titsworth, dentist; b. Aurora, Ill., Oct. 29, 1855; s. Charles Henry and Lydia B. (Tomlinson) Reeves; ed. pub. schs. in Aurora; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1891; m. Aurora, 1879, Theodosia Ruggles; children: Helen partner since death of Mr. Mills in 1914, being as- (Mrs. Allen Miller), Allan Gould, Marjorie (Mrs. sociated in business with Morrison E. Dunn. Mem. Lawrence Ekvall), Practiced in Chicago since 1891. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce.
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Home: 622 S. Maple Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 179 W. Washington St., Chicago.
REICHMANN, Albert (Ferdinand), civil engr .; b. Dubuque, Ia., Jan. 16, 1868; s. Joseph and Doro- thea (Kriete) Reichmann; engring. edn. at Gross- herzoglich Badische Technische Hochschule, Karls- ruhe, Germany, 1890. Draftsman, Lassig Bridge & Iron Works, Oct., 1890-Apr., 1891; draftsman and computer, Am. Bridge Works, Apr., 1891-Nov., 1894; became asst. engr. in charge bridge and bldg. dept., C.,M.&St. P.Ry.Co., Nov., 1894; now div. engr. Am. Bridge Co. Built docks at Duluth, Minn .; Willa- mette River bridge, Portland, Ore .; Thebes bridge over Mississippi River; designed all steel work for building city of Gary, Ind., etc. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. (treas. 1906-13, pres. 1913-14). Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1310, 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
REICHMANN, Alexander Frederick, lawyer; b. Dubuque, Ia., July 23, 1868. Admitted to la. bar and practiced at Lemars, Ia., 5 yrs .; came to Chi- cago and was gen. trial atty. for Armour & Co .; mem. law firm Judah, Willard, Wolf & Reichmann since Apr. 1, 1905. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 1501, 134 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
REICHMANN, Frank Joseph, transportation of- ficial; b. Chicago, Oct. 1, 1860; s. Joseph and Doro- thea (Kriete) Reichmann; ed. pub. schs., Dubuque, Ia., and Dubuque Commercial Coll .; m. Chicago, Jan. 5, 1885, Josephine Lemos; children: Julia, Frank J., Josephine D., Ernest R. Bookkeeper and office man in general merchandise store at LeMars, Ia., 1877-9; in general offices, C.&N. W.Ry., Chicago, Jan., 1880; resigned, June, 1884, to go with Nat. Despatch Fast Freight Line (Grand Trunk Ry.), as gen. contracting freight agent, etc. In Sept., 1897, when the various refrigerator car lines operating over Grand Trunk System were consolidated under control of Chicago, New York & Boston Refrigera- tor Co., was made gen. mgr., serving until Nov. 1, 1902, when became gen. mgr. Street's Western Sta- ble Car Line, and became vice pres., dir. and gen. mgr., Feb., 1903, and pres., Apr. 24, 1910; company later changed to The Streets Co., of which he is now pres. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel. Office: W. 48th St., cor. Morgan St.
REICHMANN, Max, M.D .; b. Prague, Austria, Nov. 19, 1865; s. Bernhard and Fanny ( Reiner) Reichmann; M.D., Univ. of Prague, 1892; came to U.S., 1894; m. Hanna I. Stein, of Chicago, Apr. 22, 1912; 2 children: Olga, Margaret. Practiced in Chi- cago since 1894; mem. staff German Hosp .; ex- röntgenologist to Augustana Hosp .; consulting röntgenologist to C.&N.W.Ry., C.&E.I.R.R. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Deutsche Medizinische Gesellschaft. Deutsche Röntgen Ge- sellschaft (Berlin). Republican. Contbr. to med. jours. Home: 5104 Kenmore Av. Office: 5 S. Wa- bash Av.
REICK, Theodore A., leather; b. Independence, Mo., Feb. 26, 1860; s. Theodore and Dorothy (Schu- lenburg) Reick; ed. pub. schs., Independence; m. Ellen Frazier, of Independence, Oct. 5, 1883; chil- dren: Herbert S., Elizabeth, Theo and Bertha (both deceased). Began in employ of Askew Bros. (now Askew Saddlery Hardware Co.), Kansas City, Mo., 1875; removed to Chicago, 1885, and was identified with Henry Klein & Co. in same line of business for 21 yrs .; pres. Reick, Langendorf & Co., leather and shoe store supplies, since 1912. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Club: Chicago Motor. Recreation: motoring. Home: 5230 Winthrop Av. Office: 37 S. 5th Av.
REILLY, see also Riley.
*REILLY, Frank C., railway service. Removed to St. Louis, Mo. (See vol. 1911.)
REILLY, Frank Kennicott, publisher; b. at The Grove, Cook Co., Ill., Mar. 19, 1863; s. Dr. Frank W. (many yrs. editor Chicago Morning News) and Alice Mary (Kennicott) Reilly; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago, New York and Washington, D.C .; m. Cora Stone Powers, of Chicago, Apr. 11, 1883 (died Aug. 6, 1910) ; m. 2d, Feb. 28, 1912, Carlin Muriel Walk- er, of Orange, N.I. Began in employ of C.&N.W. Ry., 1878, with which remained until 1885; in em- ploy of several mercantile houses, 1885-94; dept.
mgr. Werner Co., publishers, Chicago and Akron, O., 1894-7; mgr. Geo. M. Hill Co., pubs., 1898-1902; mem. The Madison Book Co., 1902-4; sec. and treas. The Reilly & Britton Co., 1904-13, since pres .; vice pres. Kennicott Bros. Co., wholesale florists. Mem. Chicago Hort. Soc., Art Inst. Chicago. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Recreation: fishing. Home: 4733 Michigan Av. Office: 1006 S. Michigan Av.
REILLY, Henry Joseph, army officer; b. at Ft. Barrancas, Fla., Apr. 29, 1881; s. Henry Joseph and Frances Mary (Kimball) Reilly; grad. U.S. Mil. Acad., 1904; unmarried. Commd. 2d lt. cav., June 15, 1904; assigned to 2d Cav., Aug. 9, 1904; trans- ferred to 13th Cav., July 8, 1907; 1st lt., Apr. 13, 1911; transferred to 3d Cav., Dec. 19, 1911, later to 15th Cav .; resigned Jan., 1914. Capt. 1st Ill. N.G .; service on Mexican border, 1916; commd. col. 1st 111. Field Arty., May, 1917. Corr. Chicago Tribune, with armies of France, Belgium, England, Ger- many, Austria and Poland, 1914-15; contbr. to same on war topics, 1916, 17. Republican. Episcopalian. Author: Why Preparedness, 1916. Home: Win- netka, III. Address: The Chicago Tribune.
REILLY, Leigh, editor; b. The Grove, Ill., July 8, 1866; s. Dr. Frank W. and Alice Mary (Kenni- cott) Reilly; ed. Chicago and Washington pub. schs .; m. Esther Rich, of Chicago, Sept. 1, 1898. Chief of Chicago Herald World's Fair Staff, 1893; vity editor and night editor Chicago Record-Her- ald, 1900-5; editor-in-chief Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 1, 1906-Sept. 4, 1913; mng. editor Chicago Her- ald, since June 15, 1914. Home: River Forest, 111. Office: 163 W. Washington St., Chicago.
REIN, Theodore E., lawyer; b. Chicago, Aug. 30, 1886; s. Theodore and Frances Jane (Edwards) Rein; ed. Univ. of Chicago; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1910; m. Magdaline Troike, of Chicago, 1917. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1910, and since practiced in Chicago; formerly connected with Charles F. Morse, of Zane, Morse & Mckinney; then with Henry S. Robbins, counsel for Bd. of Trade; now practicing alone. Lecturer on law of sales, North- western Univ .; dir, and counsel, Malloydium Co .; dir. Cleveland Telegraph Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Theta Phi. Republican. Clubs: City, Glen Oak Country. Contbr. to Ill. Law Rev. Recre- ations: golf, literature, music, Home: 1472 E. 69th St. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.
REINBERG, Peter, wholesale florist; h. Chicago, Mar. 5, 1858; s. Henry and Catherine (Beck) Rein- berg; ed. pub. schs., Rosehill, Chicago; m. Mary Kronenberger, of Chicago, May 27, 1883. Began as truck gardener, with father, who entered that busi- ness at what is now 5444 N. Robey St., in 1848. After death of father, 1881, assumed full charge of garden truck business; became identified with the wholesale florist business in 1891 and now conducts same in own name; greenhouses cover 25 acres, growing roses, carnations and cut flowers; dir. Ravenswood Nat. Bank, Lincoln Trust Co. Was mem. Bd. of Aldermen, 26th Ward, Chicago, 1904- 12; pres. Bd. of Edn., 1912-14; pres. Bd. of Commrs. of Cook Co., 1914-18. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters. Clubs: Chi- cago Press, Automobile. Recreation: hunting. Home: 5643 Sheridan Rd. Office: 30 E. Randolph Street.
REINER, Edward Lawrence, clergyman; b. Cin- cinnati, June 8, 1874; s. Joseph and Adelaide Ot- tilia (Jacobsburg) Reiner; ed. pub. schs .. Cincin- nati; Moody Bible Inst., Chicago; Columbia Coll. of Expression; m. Elizabeth Margaret Folkerts, of Chicago, June 24, 1896; children: Edward Willis, Lorraine Edith, Thomas Arthur. Educated as an artist hut entered mercantile business; abandoned it and engaged as engraver in Chicago, for 14 yrs .; was made supt. Moody Sunday Sch. and entered Christian service as S.S. expert, the Moody Sun- day Sch. becoming the largest in Ill .; ordained Congl. ministry, 1908; pastor Puritan Congl. Ch., Chicago, 1907-12, Waveland Av. Ch. since 1912. Ac- tive worker in Chicago Christian Endeavor circles since 1897; an officer of Ill. Christian Endeavor Union since 1909, now pres, and trustee United Soc. of Christian Endeavor. Republican. Club: Congre- gational. Home: 3700 Greenview Av.
REINHARDT, Henry G. W., M.D .; b. Chicago, Oct. 1, 1868; s. of Charles and Rosina Reinhardt;
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M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1897; m. Esther Kopp, of Progressive Republican. Lutheran. Club: Swedish. Chicago, 1890; 2 children. Practiced at Chicago Contbr. to med. jours. on subjects pertaining to the since 1897; coroner's physician, Cook Co., since eye. Home: 2954 Logan Boul. Office: 31 N. State St. 1904. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Emergency Surg. REMY, Curtis H., lawyer; Apr. 29, 1852-Oct. 1, 1911. (See vol. 1905.) Soc., etc. Congregationalist. Club: Logan Square Athletic. Home: 2656 Logan Boul. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
REININGER, Edward E., M.D .; b. Pottsville, Pa., May 1, 1854; s. Jacob and Elizabeth ( Weisman- del) Reininger (both natives of Maintz, Germany); attended Northwestern Univ., 1874-8; M.D., Chicago Home. Med. Coll., 1888; m, Nettie Traver, of Chi- cago, June 12, 1888. In gen. med. practice; tutor, asso. prof. and prof. of institutes of home. thera- peutics and materia medica in several med. colls., 9 yrs .; mem. med. staff of Cook Co. Hosp. 11 yrs. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Ma- son (K.T.); mem. Royal League, Maccabees. Home: 704 S. Oakley Boul. Office: 1107, 31 N. State St.
REISENHUS, George Petersen, glove mfr .; b. at Fovling, Jutland, Denmark, Feb. 4, 1869; s. Hans Christian Petersen and Ellen Chatrine (Petersen) Reisenhus; ed. pub, schs. of native town until 14; came to America, Sept. 4, 1892; m. Jutta De Molade, of Copenhagen, Denmark, Apr. 21, 1894; 2 sons: Fer- dinand and Dewey. Identified with glove mfg. since coming to this country; became connected with The Am. Glove Co., 1892, and has been sec. and dir. since Sept. 26, 1900; also proprietor Reisenhus Glove Co. Republican. Lutheran. Mason. Recrea- tions: walking and outdoor sports. Home: 2022 Cortland St. Office: 2025 Churchill St.
REISMAN, Harley E., editor; b. Washington Co., Ia., Mar. 22, 1880; s. John F. and Ellen V. (Hunt) Reisman; ed. pub. schs .; m. Helen Hoffman Quin- ton, of Topeka. Kan., Jan. 4, 1908, Newspaper re- porter, 1897-1900; railroad editor Topeka State Journal, 1900-5; established Daily Record (legal), Des Moines, Ia., July, 1905, and published same un- til disposed of it, 1906; established, 1907, and since mng. editor Rock Island Employes' Magazine ; pres. H. E. Reisman Advertising Co., Am. Resort and Travel Bureau. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Ill. Athletic, Exmoor Country. Home: 3202 Sheridan Rd. Offices: 927 LaSalle Station and 339 Peoples Gas Bldg.
REISS, Julius, mfr. smokers' articles; Mar. 15, 1854-1916. (See vol. 1911.)
REISS, Nathan, leaf tobacco; b. Baden, Germany, Jan. 17, 1862; s. of Jacob and Rosa ( Breisacher) Reiss; ed. grammar and high schs., Baden. Came from Germany, 1880, and in same year entered tlie service of Rothschild, Schroeder & Co., leaf tobac- co merchants, becoming later a partner in the house, which, in 1895, changed to its present style of Schroeder, Reiss & Co., of which is now sole propr. Mem. Oshkosh Lodge No. 292 B.P.O.E. Res- idence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 158 N. Franklin St.
REISS, William, proprietor Palais Royal; im- porter and mfr. gloves; b. Chicago, July 11, 1868; s. Louis and Nannie (Silverman) Reiss; ed. pub. schs. and Allen's Acad., Chicago; unmarried. Be- gan in glove business with Davis & Morse Co., 1884, later huyer for glove dept. until 1890; in jobbing glove business , 1890-7: established, 1897, the Palais Royal, of which is still propr .; gen. mgr. western div. of Niagara Silk Mills, Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Ravisloe Country, Illinois, Chicago Motor. Recreations: golf and ont- door diversions. Home: 4825 Grand Bonl. Offices: 33 S. State St. and 204 S. Michigan Av.
REMICK, Andrew Edward, manufacturing phar- macist. (See vol. 1911.)
REMIEN, Frank Henry, wall paper; Jan. 30, 1850-1914. ( See vol. 1911.)
REMY, Victor A., lawyer; b. Evanston, Ill., May 3, 1881; s. of Curtis H. and Frances L. ( Wheeler) Remy; A.B., Harvard, 1903; m. Catherine Ross, of Evanston, Ill., Oct. 18, 1916. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1905, and since practiced at Chicago; associated with father in practice 2 yrs .; in law dept. Inter- nat. Harvester Co. since 1907. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Legal, Harvard, City, Country of Evanston. Recreations: tennis, horseback rid- ing. Home: 1123 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 606 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
REND, James E., coal operator; b. Chicago, Mar. 12, 1876; s. late Col. William Patrick and Elizabeth C. (Barry) Rend; ed. Jesuit Coll., Chicago; Notre Dame Univ., Ind .; m. Mabel Keigher, of Chicago, May 19, 1898; 1 son, James E., Jr. Identified with coal business established by father ever since be- ginning of active career; sec, and dir. W. P. Rend Co .; dir. W. P. Rend Coal & Coke Co., W. P. Rend Collieries, Standard Hocking Coal Co., W. P. Rend Transportation Co., miners and shippers of Ill. and Ohio coal; organizer and pres. James E. Rend Co., coal marketers, 1917. Served as It. Co. I, 1st Ill. Cav., Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Mem. Officers' Assn. of I.N.G., United Spanish War Veterans. Recrea- tions: golf, billiards, music, painting. Home: 209 E. Chestnut St. Office: 536 Peoples Gas Bldg.
REND, William Patrick, coal operator; Feb. 10, 1840-Nov. 30, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
RENDELL, Louis, rep. of Pratt Food Co. (See vol. 1911.)
RENINGER, John Elmer, real estate and build- ing; b. Burlingame, Kan., Mar. 29, 1874; s. of Henry Harrison and Mary Elizabeth (Boas) Reninger; prep. edn. Burlingame High Sch .; Kan. State Nor- mal Sch., Emporia; Univ. of Kan .; Spaulding Busi- ness Coll., Kansas City, Mo .; m. Mary Henrietta Quin, of Chicago, Nov. 15, 1911; 1 son. John Elmer, Jr. Began on farm, then engaged as stenographer; entered real estate business at Oklahoma City, Okla., 1900; removed to Chicago, 1903; was mem. Rosenberg & Reninger, real estate and building; alone since June, 1917. Mem. Cook County Real Estate Bd. Republican. Catholic. Recreation: farm- ing. Home: 1417 Jonquil Terrace. Office: II1 W. Washington St.
RENSHAW, Frederick William, vice pres. Kirby Equipment Co .; b. Chicago, Feb. 26, 1880; s. Wil- liam and Idella { Reeme) Renshaw; Ph. B., Sheffield Scientific School of Yale Univ., 1900; m. Bay City, Mich., Feb. 25, 1902, Edith McCormick; 2 chil- dren: William Beresford and Edith Jane. Entire business life has been with Inmber and ry. sup- plies; with Lappin Brake Shoe Co. until Jan., 1902, when, upon the organization of the Kirby Lumber & Equipment Co., assumed position as sec. and treas. In 1905 firm name changed to Kirby Equip- ment Co., of which is 1st vice pres .; also pres. Globe Seamless Steel Tubes Co. since Apr., 1910. Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country; also Yale, Railway, Machin- ery, Lawyers' (New York); Milwaukee ( Milwau- kee, Wis.). Recreation: motoring. Home: Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
RENWICK, Edward Anderson, architect; b. at Grand Rapids, Mich., Mar. 24, 1860; s. William B. and Mary (Whilmore) Renwick; ed. Grand Rapids High Sch .; m. Grand Rapids, Oct., 1885, Hattie Bonney; children: Ralph B., Margaret G. In em- ploy of Holabird & Roche, architects, 1882-96; since 1896 partner in the firm. Mem. A.I.A. and Ill. Chap- ter same; mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Union League, Engineers'. Home: 1125 Judson Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
REMMEN, Nils E., oculist; b. Warsaw, Goodhue Co., Minn., May 6, 1863; s. of Endre T. and Thora (Haugen) Remmen; attended Luther Coll., Deco- rah, Ia .: M.D., Coll. Phys, and Surg., Chicago, 1887; post-grad, work univs. of Copenhagen and Vienna 21% yrs .; m. Inga Kiland, of Manitowoc, Wis., Jan. RENWICK, Frank Whipple, sand and gravel; b. Elgin, Ill., Feb. 5, 1867; s. George L. and Susan A. { Whipple) Renwick; ed. pub, and high schs. of El- gin and St. Charles, Ill .; m. Chicago, Sept. 30, 1890, Margaret A. Concannon; 2 children: George W. and Ruth M. After leaving school began business with 1, 1891. In gen, practice until 1896; now oculist to Norwegian, Tabitha, and Norwegian Deaconess hosps .; asst. surgeon 17 yrs., now surgeon eye dept., Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Ophthal. Soc., Acad. Ophthalmology, Scandinavian Med. Assn. Bowman Dairy Co. of Chicago, later becoming con-
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