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 189

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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1911-13; has served as gen. atty, Russian, Italian and Austro-Hungarian consuls, at Chicago. Mem. Am. and Ill. State bar assns. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Westmoreland Country, Evanston Gun. Home: 1014 Elmwood Av., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

ROCKWELL, Harold H., trust official; b. Lyons, Wis., Aug. 17, 1868; s. Frank M. and Helen (Ken- drick) Rockwell; ed. pub, grammar and high schs., Oak Park, Ill .; studied Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Anna M. Schlapp, of Burlington, Ia., Nov. 2, 1909; 2 children: John H., Caroline. Began as clk. with Preston, Kean & Co., bankers, 1885; with S. A. Kean & Co., 1887-91; then with The Northern Trust Co., becoming asst. sec., Jan., 1902. Trustee Vil- lage of Oak Park, Ill., 1908-10. Republican. Trus- tee First Congl. Ch., Oak Park. Clubs: Union League, City (treas.), Bankers', Oak Park Country. Home: 629 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 50 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

ROCKWOOD, Frank Bradford, grocer; Mar. 10, 1840-Feb. 14, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

ROCKWOOD, Frederick S(prague), grocer; Mar. 10, 1840-May 22, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

ROCKWOOD, Frederick Thomas, bond dealer; b. Chicago, Apr. 17, 1877; s. Frank Bradford and Lucy Cornelia (Truesdale) Rockwood; B.S., Cornell Univ., 1900; m. Ruth, d. John R. Markley, of Elm- hurst, Ill., June 15, 1911. Identified with N. W. Halsey & Co., bond dealers, 1904-10; assisted in or- ganizing firm of Emery, Peck & Rockwood, of which has been mem. since 1910. Mem. Delta Kap- pa Epsilon. Clubs: University, Elmhurst Golf. Home: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

ROCKWOOD, Harvey Truesdale, wholesale gro- cer; b. Oak Park, Ill., May 4, 1873; s. Frank Brad- ford and Lucy Cornelia (Truesdale) Rockwood; ed. grammar, and North Div. High Sch., Chicago; m. Marion Belle Philo, of LaGrange, Ill., June 21, 1899; 1 daughter, Belle Philo. Began with Rock- wood Bros. Co., wholesale grocers, in 1891, becom- ing dir., treas. and mgr., 1911, and pres., 1914. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Club: Union League. Home: 3653 Pine Grove Av. Office: 26 W. Austin Avenue.

RODATZ, Jacob, builder; b. Grabow, Germany, Oct. 30, 1854; s. Albrecht G. Charles and Maria (Hermes) Rodatz; ed. pub. schs., Germany; came to Chicago, 1871; m. Talitha Howard, of Kingston, Can., June 25, 1882; 2 children: Marie Margaret, Louise Talitha. Learned trade with Louis Weick, 1871-5; in employ of Burling & Adler, architects, 1875-81; then with John F. Barney as supt., becom- ing mem. Barney & Rodatz, 1883; in bldg. and con- tracting business alone since 1893. Mem. Builders' Club. Mason (K.T.). Home: Palos Park, Ill. Of- fice: 868 The Rookery, Chicago.

RODE, A(ugustus) Maxwell, banker; b. Bloom- ington, Ill., Nov. 19, 1882; s. Charles R. and Mar- garet (Stuart) Rode; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Chi- cago Manual Training Sch .; LL.B., John Marshall Law Sch., 1914; m. Edith A. Hewett, of Chicago ( formerly Emporia, Kan.), Apr. 30, 1913; 2 chil- dren: Maxine, Barbara. Cashier Railway Exchange Bank, Chicago, 1906-11; asst. cashier, 1911-14, sec. since July, 1914, Peoples Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Presbyterian. Clubs: Bankers', Ill. Athletic. Recreation: golf. Home: 5635 Wayne Av. Office: 138 S. Michigan Av.

RODEN, Carl Bismarck von, librarian; b. Kan- sas City, Mo., June 7, 1871; s. Charles Ernest Lud- wig and Louisa Henrietta (Strack) von Roden; ed. high sch., Chicago; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1891; admitted to bar but never practiced; m. Harriette Amy Johnson, of Chicago, June 2, 1909; 1 daughter, Mary Louise. Entered service of Chicago Pub. Library as page, 1886; progressed through various positions, to supt. of cataloguing dept., 1908; acting librarian, May 1-Oct. 10, 1909; asst. librarian since 1909. Mem. A.L.A. (treas, and mem. Institute), Bibliog. Soc. America, Chicago Library Club (twice pres.),

ROCKHOLD, Frank Augustus, lawyer; b. Wyo- ming, Ill., Jan. 26, 1869; s. Samuel N. and Mary (Lewis) Rockhold; student Univ. of Neb., 1889-92; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1894; m. Katherine M. Mc- Leod, of San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1896; children' Frank D., Gordon M. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, Ill. Library Assn. (ex-pres.). Republican. Episco- and since practiced at Chicago; mem. Rockhold & palian. Club: City. Author of numerous articles

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on professional topics in library mags. Home: dren: Sylvia, Ruth, Mildred. Came to U.S. in 1884 3610 Pine Grove Av. Address: Public Library.

RODENBACH, Charles Humbert, investments; b. Lyons, N.Y., Feb. 1, 1859; s. Nicholas and Lena (Humbert) Rodenbach; ed. high sch., Cedar Falls, la .; m. 2d, Bessie 1. Hackett, of Parker, S.D., Sept. 16, 1908; 2 sons by Ist marriage: Rodney F. and C. Clark. In grocery business with father until 1900; dealer in farm mortgages, Cedar Falls, 1900-10; pres. Cedar Falls Nat. Bank, 1900-10, and Cedar Falls Trust Co., 1900-10; came to Chicago, Nov., 1910, and since engaged in handling farm mort- gages; now vice pres. The Day & Hansen Security Co. (Spokane, Wash.), Cedar Falls (Ia.) Nat. Bank, Cedar Falls Trust Co. Republican. Methodist. Ma- son (32", K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Hawk- eye Fellowship. Home: 515 Wrightwood Av. Office: 1466 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

RODERUS, Frank, editor, publisher; b. Terre Haute, Ind., June 14, 1857; s. Friederich and Anna K. (Kraft) Roderus; ed, pub, schs. until age of 9; m. Margarethe Schmidt, of Terre Haute, Ind., May 15, 1882. Began as stripper in cigar factory at Terre Haute, Ind .; came to Chicago, 1882; editor of 1899-1916; now mgr. Chicago Banker. Author: American Sugar Beet Growers' Annual, 1908. Club: Press. Recreation: farming. Home: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Office: 407 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.

RODIGER, William, mfr. writing inks; Jan. 19, 1858-1914. (See vol. 1911.)

ROE, see also Rowe, also Row.

ROE, Abraham Saul, wholesale grocer; b. Wir- ballen, Russia, July 20, 1866; s. Joseph and Minnie (Fink) Roe; ed. Russia and Germany; m. Annie Phillips, of Chicago, Sept. 9, 1900; 3 children: Ben- jamin F., Maurice, Grace Jean. Came to Chicago, in 1884, attending sch., 1884-5; in dry goods trade, 1885-8, wholesale dry goods and notions, 1888-95; entered wholesale grocery business, 1895, in the Grossfeld & Roe Co., of which is vice pres. Mem. Merchants' Exchange. Vice pres. Marks Nathan Jewish Orphan Home; trustee Old People's Home; ex-pres. Talmud Torah; dir. Denver (Colo.) Con- sumption Hosp., Federated Charities of Chicago. Mem. B'nai B'rith. Republican. Mason, Odd Fel- low. Club: Covenant. Recreation: charitable work; master of 8 languages. Home: 2832 Cambridge Av. Office: 833 W. Randolph St.

ROE, Clifford Griffith, lawyer, lecturer, author; b. Rolling Prairie, Ind., June 26, 1875; s. George Washington and Marietta (Drummond) Roe; B.L., Univ. of Mich., 1899, LL.B., 1902; m. Elsie Martha Hercock, of Chicago, Mar. 7, 1910; 1 daughter, Mar- jorie Helen. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903; asst. state's atty., Cook Co., Ill., 1906-9; spl. prosecutor against panders ("white slave traders") since Sept., 1909; asst. corpn. counsel, City of Chicago, since 1915. Pres. Am. Bur. Moral Edn. since Dec., 1909; three times U.S. del. Internat. Purity Congress; atty. for com. headed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., during New York investigation, 1911-12; father of the first pandering ("white slave") law in America; former gen. counsel Am. Vigilance Assn. Mem. faculty Ill. Coll. of Law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Upsilon. Mem. Disciples of Christ. Mason. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, City (Chicago) ; City (New York). Author: Panders and Their White Slaves; The Prodigal Daughter; The Girl Who Disappeared; The Great War on White Slav- ery. Home: 5700 Drexel Av. Offices: 105 N. Clark St. and County Bldg.

and settled at Chicago; after leaving sch. was con- nected with dry goods trade until 1893, when en- tered the Grossfeld & Roe Co., wholesale grocers, of which is sec. Mem. Wholesale Grocers' Assn. of Chicago (dir.). Republican. Mason (Turner Lodge No. 409, A. F. and A.M.); ex-pres. and dir. Travel- ers' Protective Assn. of America. Mem. B'nai B'rith. Mem. Emanuel Temple (dir.). Club: Cov- enant. Recreations: golf, bowling. Home: 551 Surf St. Office: 833 W. Randolph St.

ROE, Julian, electrician; b. Switzerland, June 25, 1869; ed. Polytechnical Coll .; m. Chicago, May, 1900. Electrician in shops for Electrical Constrn. Co., Chicago, 1887-91; erecting engr. with C. & C. Electric Co., New York and Chicago, 1891-4; Chi- cago dist. mgr. for the Crocker-Wheeler Co., mfrs. and electrical engrs., since 1894. Home: 902 Plne St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 37 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.

ROECKER, H(enry) Leon, artist; b. Burlington, Ia., July 22, 1860; s. Rev. John William and Mar- gareth (Engler) Roecker; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; studied at Royal Acad., Munich, under Prof. Nic- American Sugar Industry and Beet Sugar Gazette, olas Gysis; unmarried. Exhibited in Phila., Pitts-

burgh, Buffalo, N.Y., annual rotary exhbns., Chi- cago, San Francisco, Expn., 1915; etc. Hon. men- tions, Munich, 1888 and 1889; Yerkes prize for landscape, 1894; Arche Club prize, 1897; Chicago Soc. of Artists Medal of Honor, 1909; The Clyde M. Carr prize for best landscape in exhbn., 1911; Art- ists' Guild prize for best painting, 1916. Pictures in collection of Univ. of Tenn .; municipal collec- tion, Chicago; but mostly in pvt. collections. Mem. Chicago Soc. of Artists (dir.), Artists' Guild, Arts Club (Chicago). Club: Cliff Dwellers. Home and Studio: 444 E. 42d Pl.

ROEHLING, Otto Gustave, banker; h. Canstadt, Germany, Sept. 16, 1880; s. of Carl and Emily (Schaeffer) Roehling; brought to U.S. at age of 4; ed. Logan Sch. and West Div. High Sch., Chicago; student in banking and foreign exchange, Univ. of Chicago; m. Thora Marie Nyquist, of Chicago, June 12, 1906; 1 daughter, Helen Marie. Has been identified with banking business since 1899; asst. cashier North Av. State Bank, 1906-15, cashier and dir. since 1915. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Cook Co. Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Credit Men. Evangelical Lutheran. Mason (Lincoln Park Lodge No. 611, Oriental Consistory, Medinah Tem- ple, A.A.O.N.M.S.). Clubs: Hamilton, Cook County Bankers' (sec. and treas.), German. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 940 Edgecomb Pl. Office: 600 W. North Av.

ROEHR, Clarence J., wholesale jeweler; b. Prov- idence, R.I., Mar. 9, 1876; s. Ludwig J. and Isabella Frances (Bannister) Roehr; ed. high sch., Newark, N.J .; m. Agnes Brown Reid, of Elizabeth, N.J., Sept. 3, 1898; 2 children: Eldridge T., Louis J. Identified with the Bassett Jewelry Co., Provi- dence, R.I., since 1893, in charge of Western office at Chicago since 1898, and has been vice pres. and treas. since 1912. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn. Mason (32º, Shriner). Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 5729 Winthrop Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

ROENITZ, Frank Louis, leather mfr .; b. Sheboy- gan, Wis., June 30, 1856; s. Charles T. and Magda- lene (Maas) Roenitz; ed. Sheboygan schs .; m. at Sheboygan, Oct. 25, 1881, Magdalene Plath; chil- dren: Severa, Magdalene, Frankie. In 1889 he be- came pres. of C. T. Roenitz Leather Co. (estab- lished by his father, 1851); in 1899, with other large tanners, consolidated business in the Am. Hide & Leather Co., of which he is now 3d vice pres .; also pres. Chicago Hide & Tallow Co .; dir. Michigan Leather Co. Resident of Chicago, com-

ROE (Rosenberg), Emil W. K., railway supplies; b. Stolp, Germany, May 7, 1874; s. Charles and Jo- hanna Rosenberg; came to U.S. in childhood; ed. pub. schs. of Appleton, Wis .; m. Chicago, Dec. 25, ing from Sheboygan, 1900. Republican. Mason 1899, Charlotte V. Jerklin; children: Grace, Willis. (Sheboygan Lodge A.F. and A.M.). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: mo- toring and reading. Home: 1724 E. 54th St. Office: 1320 Elston Av. Identified with the ry. supply business since 1889: pres. Aldon Co. since 1904. Was mem. Co. L, 1st Ill. Vols., in Spanish-Am. War. Mem. Soc. of San- tiago de Cuba. Republican. Home: 4140 N. Ash- land Av. Office: Monadnock Blk.

ROEPSTORFF, Frederick W., dry goods; b. Mel- dorf, Germany, July 18, 1858; s. of John F. and ROE, Harry Nathaniel, wholesale grocer; b. Wir- Magrette Roepstorff; ed. pub. schs. of Germany; ballen, Russia, Mar., 1870; s. Joseph and Minnie came to America, Sept., 1874; m. Annie L. Fischer, (Fink) Roe; ed. pub. schs. in Russia and Chicago of Racine, Wis., Sept. 18, 1884; 3 children: Fred and in Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chica- W., Jr., Edward H., Dorothy. Dry goods business, go; m. Lena Roe, of Chicago, Aug. 17, 1897; 3 chil- 1890-1904, and in firm of Roepstorff & Co., 1904-8;

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now head of F. W. Roepstorff & Sons; dir. Engle- diagnosis, Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1901-8; wood Stock Co. (owners of Nat. Theatre), Con- cordia Bldg., Loan & Homestead Assn., Englewood Business Coll .; treas. Englewood Hosp. Assn. Re- publican. Lutheran. Recreation: travel. Home: 658 Englewood Av. Office: 6128 S. Halsted St.

ROESCH, Daniel, mechanical engr .; b. Aurora, Ill., May 7, 1882; s. John and Mary (Guhl) Roesch; ed. pub. schs., East Aurora, Ill .; B.S. in M.E., Ar- mour Inst. Tech., 1904, M.E., 1908; m. Lillian C. Schwyn, of Chicago, Jan. 5, 1907; children: Mary Dorothy, Robert Daniel. Asst. mech. engr. West- inghouse Machine Co., East Pittsburgh, Pa., 1904- 07; chief engr. Citizens Gas & Electric Co., Lorain, O., 1907-10; teacher Armour Inst. Tech. since 1910. now asso. prof. gas engring. Mem. Soc. Automo- tive Engrs., Am. Soc. for Testing Materials. Re- publican. Methodist. Recreation: motoring. Home: 6153 St. Lawrence Av.

ROESSLER, Carl Conrad, secretary Internat. Hotel Co .; b. Langenburg, Germany, Feb. 8, 1872; ed. in pub. and Latin sch. in Germany; m. Milwau- kee, Wis., 1896, Frederika Roessler; 1 son, Ernst. Has been identified with hotel business more than 30 yrs .; came from Vienna to Chicago, 1894; was asst. mgr. of the Bismarck Hotel 8 yrs .; then was vice pres. and, with Max L. Teich, mng. dir. Con- gress Hotel Co .; sec. and mgr. Internat. Hotel Co. and mem. firm Roessler & Teich, owner Hotel At- lantic (formerly the Kaiserhof), since 1902. Ma- son. Mem. Chicago Sharpshooters' Assn., Schwa- ben Verein. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, German. Rec- reations: hunting and fishing. Home: 6301 Win- throp Av. Office: 316 S. Clark St.

ROGERS, Arthur, clergyman; b. Providence, Oct. 26, 1864; s. Horatio and Lucia (Waterman) Rog- ers; A.B., Brown Univ., 1886; B.D., Cambridge Theol. Sch., 1889; (D.D., Brown, 1909) ; m. Cornelia, d. Hon. Samuel G. Arnold, Newport, R.I., June 16, 1892. Ordained priest P.E. Ch., 1889; rector St. George's Ch., Central Falls, R.I., 1892-9, Holy Trin- nity Ch., West Chester, Pa., 1899-13, St. Mark's Ch., Evanston, Ill., since 1913. Bohlen lecturer, Phila., 1909. Member Phi Beta Kappa, R.I. Soc. of the Cincinnati. Author: Men and Movements in the English Church, 1898; Prophecy and Poetry; Stud- ies in Isaiah and Browning, 1909. Address: 1501 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill.

ROGERS, Bernard Fowler, fire ins .; b. Louis- ville, Ky., Nov. 8, 1864; s. Joseph Martin and Kath- erine Mary (Gamble) Rogers; ed. Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass .; m. Chicago, Sept. 9, 1889, Adele Waller; children: Bernard F., Jr., James Waller. Started in ins. business in gen. office of Phenix Fire Ins. Co., of New York, Chicago office, 1878; afterward went back to sch .; entered ins. again, 1882; now mem. firm of Klee, Rogers, Wile & Loeb. Vice pres. Bd. of Underwriters, 1915-16; twice apptd. mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn. (resigned) ; first pres. Chicago Bd. of Local Improvements (re- signed); pres. Local Agents' Club. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, University, On- wentsia, Shore Acres. Recreations: athletic sports, travel. Home: 1341 N. State St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

ROGERS, Buell Sumner, M.D .; b. Ripon, Wis., June 9, 1863; s. Charles Franklin and Arabella (Barnum) Rogers: ed. Ripon (Wis.) Coll .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1892; unmarried. Instr. genito- urinary and venereal diseases, Coll. Medicine Univ. of Ill., nearly 4 yrs .; clin. instr. Post-Grad. Sch., in West Side Hosp., 2 yrs. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Re- serve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Mem. Assn. Mil. Surgeons U.S., Ill. Assn. Mil. Surgeons, A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club. Served 5 yrs. as pvt. in 2d Regt., Co. F, Wis. N.G. (hon. dis- charged) ; capt. and asst. surgeon 2d Regt. I.N.G., about 3 yrs., then maj, surgeon; now asst. surgeon gen. I.N.G. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Army and Navy (New York), National Rifle. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

ROGERS, Cassius Clay, surgeon; b. Minonk, Ill., July 17, 1869; s. Alma and Johannah (Kerrick) Rogers; B.S., Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ., 1890, A.B., 1891 (A.M., 1907); M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1896; m. Rena B. Richards, Chicago, Apr. 17, 1901. Head of dept. of surgery, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Sur- gery, 1906-14; prof. and head of dept. of physical

asst. surgeon, Chicago Clin. Sch., 1898-1906; sur- geon to Frances Willard Hosp., 1905-15, Robert Burns and West Suburban Deaconess Evang. hosps. Studied in Vienna and London, Summer of 1907 and 1909, in Paris, Summer of 1910; visited med. schs. or hosps. in 13 European countries. Formerly mem. hosp. corps, 2d Regt. I.N.G .; apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911 (resigned 1915). Del. from Chicago Med. Soc. to 16th Inter- nat. Med. Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 1909; at- tended 17th Internat. Med. Congress, London, 1913; mem. council Chicago Med. Soc .; fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, Chicago Surg. Soc., Assn. Mil. Surgeons, U.S .; mem. A.M.A., 111. State, Tri-State, Fox River and N. Central Ill. med. socs., Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Chamber Commerce U.S.A., Art Inst. Chi- cago (life), Alliance Francaise, Alpha Kappa Kap- pa, Y.M.C.A. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Republican. Methodist. Ma- son (32°, Shriner), K.P. Recreation: travel. Home: 507 Roscoe St. Office: 1109, 25 E. Washington St.

ROGERS, Charles Marshall, insurance; b. Phila., Apr. 30, 1856; s. Charles Marshall and Rebecca (Deacon) Rogers; ed. pub. schs .; m. Harrie L. Mer- chant, of Chicago, 1877; children: Grace L. (Mrs. James S. Lewis), Charles M., Jr., Edith Winans. Began in ins, office of Rollo & Naghten, Chicago, 1872-80; with A. H. Darrow until 1884; alone in a local fire ins. agency business until 1899; mem. firm of Rogers & Rollo since 1899. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Evanston Country, Evanston Golf, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: golf, travel- ing. Home: 1039 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

ROGERS, Daniel Weston, M.D .; b. at Holbrook, Mass., Aug. 16, 1866; s. John Calvin and Deborah (Beals) Rogers; descendant of Peregrine White, the first white child born in Mass. Colony, and of Gov. Winslow of Mass. Colony; A.B., Amherst, 1887; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1894; univs. of Berlin and Vienna, 1894-5; m. Helen Ser- rell Wainwright, of Chicago, Apr. 14, 1903; 2 sons: Robert Wainwright (born Apr. 9, 1904), Daniel Curtis (Nov. 5, 1907). Prin. Hopkins Acad., Had- ley, Mass., 1887-8; instr. sciences, Harvard Sch., Chicago, 1888-91; in gen. med. practice at Chicago since 1895. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Acad. Medicine, Il1. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Urol. Assn., Chicago Pediatric Soc., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S. Mem. 1st Regt. I.N.G. 4 yrs .; surgeon Veteran Corps, I.N.G .; maj, and chief sanitary officer, The Division, I.N.G., 1910-14; assigned 7th Inf. I.N.G., 1914; apptd. Ist lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Mar., 1911; in Mexican Border Service, with 7th Ill. Inf., 1916. Mem. New England Soc. of Chicago, Foresters, K.P., Red Men, Masons. Republican. Mem. Grace Episcopal Ch. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Adventurers; Army and Navy (New York). Has contributed to med. jours, and has pub. articles on mil. subjects. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 5120 Greenwood Av. Office: 2204 S. Michi- gan Av.

ROGERS, Edward Kendall, coal and iron mcht. (See vol. 1911.)

ROGERS, Edward Sidney, lawyer; b. Castine, Me., Apr. 15, 1875; s. James Harriman (capt. U.S. R.C.S.) and Susan Hayden (Fisher) Rogers; ed. Mich. Mil. Acad., Orchard Lake; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1895 (LL.M., honoris causa, 1910); m. Eva Thompson, of Chicago, Sept. 21, 1901; 2 sons: James Harriman, Edward Alden. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and since practiced at Chicago, specializ- ing in the law of unfair competition, trade-marks and copyright. Non-resident lecturer on law of trade-marks and copyright, Univ. of Mich. Contbr. to legal jours. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Patent Law Assn. Chicago, Am. Patent Law Assn. Washington, Phi Delta Phi, Order of Coif, Loyal Legion, Soc. of War of 1812, S.A.R., Soc. of Colonial Wars. Clubs: University (Chica- go and Washington); Law, Indian Hill; Columbia Country (Chevy Chase, Md.), Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.

ROGERS, Elmer Ellsworth, lawyer; b. on farm in Venango Co., Pa., June 18, 1863; s. David and Hannah (Gibbons) Rogers; ed. Olivet Coll .; was teacher in pub, schs. and business coll., and was

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supt. of pulp sans. in Mich., LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1893; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893. Mem. Internat. Law Assn. Republican. Presby- terian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recreation: athi- letics. Author: First Code of Ethics for the Judi- ciary; Rogers on President Lincoln; also a writer on economic, Masonic and patriotic subjects, and a pub. speaker. Home: 3979 Drexel Boul. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

ROGERS, Fred A., electrical engr .; b. Kent Co., Mich., Sept. 26, 1869; s. Chauncey L. and Emma Jane (Currier ) Rogers; ed. high sch., Grand Rap- ids; B.S. in E.E., Univ. of Mich., 1894; m. Jennie I. Birdsall, of Chicago, Dec. 18, 1899; 1 son, Frederick Andrew. Instr, physics and elec. engring., 1896- 1902, asst. prof., 1902-7, prof. since 1907, Lewis Inst., Chicago. Has carried on commercial work independently in various lines of engring. since 1896. Fellow A. A.A.S .; asso. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs .; mem. Illuminating Engring. Soc. Home: 618 N. Elmwood Av., Oak Park, Ill.

ROGERS, George Mille, lawyer; Apr. 16, 1854- Apr. 15. 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

ROGERS, George T., lawyer: b. Eureka, Kan., Oct. 25. 1875; s. George C. and Josie (Carey) Rog- ers; B.A., Lake Forest Univ., 1902; Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1905; m. Belle Joyce Bartlett, of South Bend, Ind., June 24, 1908: 3 children: George B., Eleanor B., Charles B. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1905, and since practiced at Chicago; mem. Ten- ney, Harding & Sherman since Jan. 1, 1911; dir. First Nat. Bank of Lake Forest; mem. advisory bd. State Bank of Lake Forest. Mem, Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: City (Chicago) ; Winter, Young Men's ( Lake Forest). Recreations: outdoor sports, civic matters. Home: 116 Wells Rd., Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 801, 137 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

ROGERS, Henry William, grain commn .; b. at Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y., Mar. 27, 1832; s. Gustavus A. and Susan Ann (Campbell) Rogers; ed. pub. schs. Established in business as a ship chandler in Buffalo, N.Y., continuing until 1860, subsequently in mercantile business at Clinton, la .; came to Chi- cago, 1862, and began as a commn. mcht. in grain, later joined by brother, James C., and the firm of H. W. Rogers & Bro. was formed; also pres. Rog- ers Grain Co. Mem. and ex-pres. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Democrat. Congregationalist. Home: 1554 Dearborn Parkway. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.

ROGERS, Hopewell Lindenberger, business mgr. The Chicago Daily News; b. Chicago, Dec. 19, 1876; s. Joseph Martin and Katherine Mary (Gamble) Rogers; academic edn. Lake Forest and Evanston, Ill .; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale Univ.), 1897; LL.B., John Marshall Law Sch., Chicago, 1906; m. Agnes Bourne, d. W. D. C. Street, of Chi- cago, Jan. 3, 1917. Began as collector, advertising dept., The Chicago Daily News, Nov. 1, 1897, and served in various depts. until became business mgr., Dec. 29, 1907; dir. Belden Mfg. Co. Pres. Am. Newspaper Pubs. Assn., 1916, 1917. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Real Estate Bd. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, City, Legal. Home: 1315 Astor St. Office: The Chicago Daily News.

ROGERS, James Campbell, grain commn .; b. at Bath, Steuben Co., N.Y., July 16, 1841; s. Gustavus A. and Susan Ann (Campbell) Rogers; ed. pub. schs .; m. Lockport, Ill., May 3, 1865, Mary C. Colt; children: Ellen D. (Mrs. Wm. G. Atwood), Susan (Mrs. Frank W. Thomas). Clerk in a ship chan- dlery store, Buffalo, N.Y., 1856-60; came West and engaged in merchandising business in Ia. until spring of 1863; removed to Chicago and engaged in the grain business in firm of H. W. Rogers & Bro .; also vice pres. Rogers Grain Co. Democrat. Odd Fellow. Home: 203 Wisconsin Av., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.

ROGERS, Luther Calvin, printer; b. at Dunlap, Peoria, Co., Ill., Nov. 13, 1866; s. James H. and Sarah ( Blake) Rogers: ed. Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill. Taught sch .; came to Chicago, 1888, and until 1891 engaged in bookkeeping and teaching; started in the printing business, 1891; organized Rogers & Hall Co., 1898, of which is pres. Mason. Clubs: Press, Ben Franklin. Recreation: traveling. Home: 5734 Indiana Av. Office: 124 Polk 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 189

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