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 193

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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RUSH, George Frederick, lawyer; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 20, 1867; s. George Frederick Shuster (teacher and writer) and Theresa (Von Rost) Rush; family removed to Chicago, 1869; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1889, A.M., 1893; studied 1 yr. in law sch. of Univ. of Mich .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Law Sch., Chicago, 1893; m. 2d, Harriet Miller, Mar., 1911; children: Charles Marshall, George Fred, Harry Miller, Harriet Marcia. Engaged in gen. practice in Chicago; mem. firm of Rush & Holden; master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., by appmt. of Judge Holdom. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Phi Kappa Psi. First It. Troop F, 1st Cav., I.N.G. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason, Elk; mem. Nat. Union. Clubs: University, Hamilton (life), Law, Legal, South Shore Country. Writer and lecturer upon reforms in primary elections; author of the Ill. primary election law, 1898, spl. legislature session, being the first law in the U.S. whereby primary elections were changed from pvt. party elections into pub. official elections; has written primary laws for other states; writer on equity pleading and practice. Home: 5719 Black- stone Av. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.

RUNNELLS, John Sumner, lawyer; b. Effingham, N.H., July 30, 1844; s. John and Huldah S. Run- nells; early edn. in pub, schs. of Tamworth, N.Y., and New Hampton (N.H.) Acad .; grad. Amherst RUSHTON, Joseph A., broker; m. Josephine Sal- lée; 1 daughter, Helen M. Mem. firm of Babcock, Rushton & Co., brokers in stocks, grain and provi- sions, since Jan. 1, 1907. Mem. Chicago Stock Ex- change (dir.), Chicago Bd. of Trade, New York Stock Exchange, Merchants Exchange of St. Louis. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Glen View, Evans- Coll., 1865; studied law at Dover, N.H .; removed to Iowa, 1867, becoming pvt. sec. to gov. of Iowa; filled consular appointments in England, 1869-71; m. Des Moines, Ia., Mar. 31, 1869, Helen R. Baker; children: Mabel (Mrs. Robert I. Jenks), Lucy (Mrs. A. A. Jackson), Clive, Alice Rutherford (Mrs. William James, Jr.). Admitted to Ia, bar, ton Country, etc. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 137 1871; practiced at Des Moines, 1871-87; U.S. dist. S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

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RUSK, John, clergyman: Aug. 19, 1849-1910. (See and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Episcopalian. Who's Who in America, 1910-11.)

RUSSEL, Andrew, state auditor; b. Jacksonville, Ill., June 17, 1856; s. William and Emily (Galla- her) Russel; ed. Ill. Coll., Jacksonville; m. Clara Elizabeth Robbins, of Cairo, Ill., Nov. 18, 1891; 9 children. Mem. banking firm Dunlap, Russel & Co., Jacksonville, since 1875; also pres. Alexander ( Ill.) State Bank; vice pres. Ayers Nat. Bank. Was treas. City of Jacksonville, 4 terms, chmn. State Bd. of Pardons, vice pres. Jacksonville Li- brary Bd., and chmn. bd. trustees Ill. Coll .; state treas. of ll1., 1914-17; state auditor, since 1917. Ex-chmn. Rep. Co. Central Com. Mem. Ill. Bank- ers' Assn. (vice pres. 1902, pres. 1903, exec. council, 1904). Mason, Odd Fellow, K.P., Woodman. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Home: Jacksonville, Ill. Offices: Springfield, Ill., and First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago.

RUSSELL, Charles Edward, journalist. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)

RUSSELL, Edmund A., vice president Otis Ele- vator Co .; b. New York, July 1, 1866; s. Edmund and Jane Cook Russell; ed. Brooklyn Polytechnic Inst .; m. Chicago, Nov. 1, 1888, Mary R. Crane; children: Edmund A., Jr., Emily C., Maroussa. Identified with elevator business since 1883; was sec. and treas. Crane Elevator Co., till it became merged with Otis Elevator Co., 1898; dir. Mercan- tile Trust & Savings Bank, First Nat. Bank ( Lake Forest, Ill.), Mill Owners' Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Clubs: Chicago, University, Union League, Mid- Day, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia. Recreations: golf, shooting. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 600 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

RUSSELL, Edward Perry, stocks and bonds; b. New Bedford, Mass., Nov. 15, 1857; s. John and Mary Lee (Barnard) Russell; ed. pub. schs. of Mass .; m. Springfield, Ill., Nov. 19, 1888, Mary Louise Fowler; children: Doris, Mary Louise. En- tered the office of Edward L. Brewster & Co. in 1885; now sr. mem. firm of Russell, Brewster & Co., successors to Edward L. Brewster & Co .; dir. Pub. Service Co. of Northern Ill., Middle West Utilities Co. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange, Chi- cago Bd. of Trade. Clubs: Chicago, Union, Onwent- sia (Chicago); Metropolitan (New York). Home: 19 E. Goethe St. Office: 116 W. Adams St.

RUSSELL, Harry Newton, headmaster; b. Lon- don, Eng., July 13, 1862; s. John Archibald and Martha Holme (Bower) Russell; grad. London Univ. Coll. Sch., 1879; pvt, study 3 yrs .; m. Con- stance Williams, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Eng., Oct. 9, 1889. Came to America, 1883; headmaster and trustee Kearney Mil. Acad., 1895-13; headmas- ter, De Koven Hall, Tacoma, Wash., 1913-14, Uni- versity Sch. for Boys, Chicago, since 1914. Club: University. Republican. Episcopalian. Home: 550 Surf St. School: 1139 N. Dearborn St.

RUSSELL, Robert McWatty, educator; b. Balm, Mercer Co., Pa., Apr. 6, 1858; s. John Thompson and Jane (Williamson) Russell; A.B., Westminster Coll., Pa., 1880; student Allegheny Theol. Sem .; (D.D., Tarkio Coll., 1890; LL.D., Grove City Coll., 1907); m. Carolyn Belle Keech, of Brooklyn, June 6, 1888. Teacher Mckeesport and Dayton acads., 1881-3; ordained U.P. ministry; pastor Caledonia, N.Y., Sixth Ch., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1890-1906 (re- ceived more than 2,200 new members into the ch.); pres. Westminster Coll., New Wilmington, Pa., 1906-15; prof. Bible doctrine and homiletics, Moody Bible Inst., Chicago, since Sept., 1915. Dir. Winona RYAN, Andrew Joseph, lawyer; b. Chicago, Dec. Assembly and S.S., Pa. Coll. for Women (1892-8). 28, 1869; s. William F. and Ellen (Farrell) Ryan;

Contbr. for 3 yrs. series of articles to "The Mid- land" on "Truths for the Inner Life." Moderator U.P. Assembly, 1913-14. Home: 751 Lincoln Park- way.

RUSSELL, Walter, artist. Removed to New York, (See Who's Who in America. )

RUST, William H. A., lawyer; b. Chicago; s. Wil- liam and Marie Rust; ed. grammar and high schs., and Met. Business Coll .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1895; m. Agnes R. Rudderham, of Chicago, Aug. 14, 1895; children: Ruth Ethel, Raymond L. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and since practiced at Chicago; now mem. firm Short, Davis & Rust; now master in chancery, Circuit Court. Mem. Ill. State

Mason ( K.T., Shriner), Odd Fellow. Home: 2621 N. Mozart St. Office: 1016 Ashland Blk.

RUTHERFORD, Clarendon, M.D .; b. Madrid, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., June 22, 1854; s. Maj. John T. and Belinda Evelyn Rutherford; student Hobart Coll., 1872-5; A.B., Union Coll., Schenectady, N.Y., 1876, A.M., 1879; M.D., C.M., McGill Med. Coll., Montreal, 1882; m. Chicago, May, 1885, Jessie Hai- selden; 1 danghter, Bessie Evelyn. Came to Chi- cago, Sept., 1882, and has since been engaged in gen. practice of medicine and surgery in Chicago; prot. anatomy, Chicago Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, 1888-93; pres. German-American Hosp. Fellow Am. Acad. Medicine; mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.), Odd Fellow. Recreations: motoring, walking. Home: 624 Ful- lerton Av.

RUTISHAUSER, Eugen, president Artistic Wood Turning Works, wood turning; b. Chicago, Sept. 17, 1864; s. John J. and Margaret Rutishauser; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. Chicago, Apr. 8, 1889, Nellie Smith; children: Elmer, Howard, Helen, Marian. Began in wood turning work, and was in employ of Edward Roos Mfg. Co., and later of M. Garrison & Co., until 1889; then engaged in busi- ness on own account as a mfr. of turned and spiral mouldings, etc .; inc., Jan. 1, 1904, as the Artistic Wood Turning Works, of which is pres. and treas .; company makes pedestals, piano lamps, etc. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Repub- lican. Recreation: country life. Home: 460 Wash- ington Boul., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 515 N. Halsted St., Chicago.

RUTTER, Lynn Ryerson, lawyer, coal mcht .; b. Chicago, Sept. 13, 1873; s. David and Mary Eliza- beth (McMurtrie) Rutter; grad. Shattuck Sch., Faribault, Minn., 1891; B.S., Princeton, 1895; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1898; m. Mabel Adelaide Hill, of Highland Park, Ill., Dec. 7, 1898; children: Da- vid Ryerson, Catherine Burton, John Turnley. Ad- mitted to bar, June, 1897; practiced law in office of Otis & Graves, Chicago, until July 1, 1901; was then made vice pres. of David Rutter & Co., ship- pers of and dealers in coal, and July 1, 1902, was elected pres. and treas, of the company. Pres. Chi- cago Coal Dealers' Assn., 1909-10. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Lt. Comdr. Nat. Naval Vols. (in active serv- ice). Clubs: University, Exmoor Country. Recrea- tions: outdoor and athletic sports. Home: 108 Rose Terrace, Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 402, 417 S. Dear- born St., Chicago.

RUTTER, William McMurtrie, banking; b. Ev- anston, Ill., Nov. 19, 1876; s. David and Mary Eliza- beth (McMurtrie) Rutter; prep. edn. Lawrenceville (N.J.) Sch .; B.A., Williams Coll., 1899; m. Lucia Osborne, d. Joseph S. Ford, of Highland Park, Ill., Mar. 11, 1913; 2 children: Elizabeth, Peter. Bond salesman with various New York firms, 1901-9; opened Chicago office for White, Weld & Co., New York, 1909, and was admitted to the firm, Jan., 1912; now resident partner at Chicago; dir. Stew- art-Warner Speedometer Corpn. Commd. capt. of inf., Nat. Army, Aug., 1917. Mem. exec. com. Mil. Training Camps Assn. of U.S., 1915; vice pres. Civil Service Reform Assn. of Chicago; mem. Sig- ma Phi. Democrat. Unitarian. Clubs: University, Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Indian Hill, Mid-Day, City. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.

ed. common schs .; studied law in offices; m. Nellie T. Cahill, of Chicago, Aug. 26, 1896; children: Helen F., William A. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1891; mem. firm Ryan, Condon & Livingston; twice elect- ed city atty. of Chicago; formerly dir. of the Chi- cago Pub. Library; pres. Carbondale Coal Co. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Democrat. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 3543 Jackson Boul. Office: 1600 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

RYAN, John M., printer; b. Chicago, Mar. 16, 1867; s. Cornelius and Ellen (Russell) Ryan; grad, St. Patrick's Acad., 1882. Started in printing busi- ness with the J. M. W. Jones Stationery & Print-

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ing Co., Sept., 1882; worked through the different Elizabeth F., Robert P. Began in employ of the depts. and was a mem, of the company until Nov., western dept. German-American Fire Ins. Co., of 1893; entered business for himself, in the firm of New York, at Chicago, Mar. 17, 1896; later traveled Ryan & Hart, 1893, inc., 1896, as the Ryan & Hart Co., bank, railroad and commercial printers, of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Master Printers' Assn. Mem. Knights of Colum- bus. Clubs: City, Chicago Athletic, Ben Franklin, Irish Fellowship. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 4+47 Vincennes Av. Office: 328 Federal St.

RYAN, Roland Keene, clergyman; b. Russell- ville, Logan Co., Ky., Oct. 4, 1872; s. Samuel B. and Sallie Constance (Davidson) Ryan; A.B., Center Coll., Danville, Ky., 1898; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., 1900; m. Alice, d. Capt. John Jenks, of Chi- cago, Dec. 18, 1901; children: R. Keene, Jr., Addi- son Hayes, Lee Davidson, Alice. Enlisted in 16th Vol. Signal Corps, Spanish-Am. war. Ordained Presbyn, ministry, 1900; founded Garfield Boul. Ch., June 18, 1900, and has since served as its pastor; mem. editorial staff, Chicago Examiner and American since 1902. Mem. Nat. Prison Reform Commn., Ballot Reform Commn. of Ill .; dist. rep. Legislative Voters' League. Republican. York and Scottish Rite Mason (Shriner); state grand chap- lain L.O.L. of Ill .; chaplain Bob Evans Camp, Span- ish War Vets., Chicago; mem. Woodlawn Park Lodge No. 825, I.O.O.F .; Crown Council No. 22, N.A.U. Home: 5614 Green St.

RYAN, Timothy E., contractor; Jan. 15, 1848- Oct. 24, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

RYAN, William Mathew, president Ryan Car Co .; b. Tidioute, Pa., Oct. 24, 1869; s. Michael and Anna (Ryan) Ryan; ed. pub. schs,; m. Louise Hen- ricks, of Chicago, Oct. 24, 1900; 2 children. Be- gan with the Pullman Co., at Pullman, Ill., 1889- 1902, resigning as mgr. of freight car dept .; with the Western Steel Car & Foundry Co., 1902-1906; organized, 1906, and since pres. Ryan Car Co. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian Country. Home: 4845 Kenwood Av. Office: 607 McCormick Bldg.

RYCROFT, Herbert Edward, capitalist; Apr. 4, 1865-Nov. 21, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

RYDEN, Otto G., lawyer; b. Sweden, Sept. 6, 1874; s. Carl G. and Britta L. Ryden; came to U.S., 1889; ed. pub. schs. in Sweden; grad. Evanston Tp. High Sch., 1899; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1903, A.M., 1905, LL.B., 1905; widower. Admitted to Il1. bar, 1905; associated in the law practice with Hoyne, O'Connor & Hoyne, and Hoyne, O'Connor & Irwin, 1905-8; practiced alone since Sept. 1, 1908. Town clk of Evanston 4 successive terms, 1900-4. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chi- cago Law Inst., Delta Theta Phi. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Press, Mystic Athletic. Contbr. Ill. Law Rev. Rec- reations: motoring, outdoor diversions. Home: Wilson and Hazel Avs. Office: 111 W. Washington Street.

RYDER, Theodora Sturkow, pianist; b. Phila., Pa .; d. Ferdinand Louis and Elizabeth (Syming- ton) Sturkow; ed. Birmingham, Eng., and Chicago; m. Benjamin H. Ryder, of the American Steel & Wire Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1906. Began teaching as asst. teacher to Carl Wolfsohn, of Chicago; debut as concert pianist, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1906; has played with Chicago, New York, Minneapolis and Russian symphony orchestras, Kaltenborn Orches- tra, New York, and has given recitals in leading musical centers of the U.S. Mem. Chicago Artists' Assn. (vice pres.). Clubs: Chicago Woman's Musi- cal, Chicago Musicians', Tuesday Musical, of Pitts- burgh (hon.), Woman's Musical, of Burlington, Ia. (hon.). Author: Reverie in F major, Suite in C mi- nor for Piano, Rhapsodie Russe, and Romance Heureuse (violin and piano) ; seven short songs- Love's Feast, Content, I Thought of You, So Dear, Loneliness, The Snow Is Falling, The Messenger; also ednl, pieces for piano. Home: 4715 Lake Park Av. Studio: 606 Cable Bldg.

middle western states as actuary and inspector; apptd. mgr. and sec. Western Sprinkled Risk Assn., 1912, and of Western Improved Risk Assn., Inc., 1915; now operating hoth organizations. Mem. Northwestern Underwriters' Assn. Club: West- moreland Country. Recreation: mechanics. Home: 519 Laurel Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 2017 Insur- ance Exchange, Chicago.

RYER, Julian C., lawyer; b. Chicago, Feb. 16, 1880; s. Benjamin Franklin and Henrietta (Math- er) Ryer; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; Silver Creek High Sch., Univ. of Buffalo; m. Marie R. Ryer, of Chicago, Sept. 11, 1909; children: Julian C., Jr., Henrietta. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901, and since practiced in Chicago; gen. counsel and sec. Abbott Laboratories. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Rec- reations: golf, tennis, horseback riding. Home: 2322 Hartrey Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1410, 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.

RYERSON, Donald Mitchell, mfr .; b. Chicago, Dec. 2, 1884; s. Edward Larned and Mary Pringle ( Mitchell) Ryerson; g.s. late Donald Grant Mitch- ell ("Ik Marvel"), author; B.A., Yale, 1907; m. Isa- belle C. McGenniss, of Chicago, Oct. 14, 1911; 2 children: Donald Mitchell, Jr. (died Jan., 1916), Isabelle Joan. Vice pres. and dir. Jos. T. Ryerson & Son. Originator of the "Four Minute Men" orgn. of patriotic speakers in moving picture theatres, June 1917, Built a 50 ft. submarine chaser which was accepted by Navy Dept .; ordered to U.S. Naval Acad. as a mem. of first Reserve Officers' class, with rank of ensign. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, University, Casino, Shore Acres. Home: Mayflower Av., Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 2558 W. 16th St., Chicago.

RYERSON, Edward Larned, iron and steel; b. Chicago, Nov. 24, 1854; s. Joseph T, and Ellen Grif- fin (Larned) Ryerson; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1876; m. New Haven, Conn., 1879, Mary Pringle Mitchell; children: Joseph Turner, Mary Mitchell (Mrs. Don- ald M. Frost), Donald Mitchell, Edward Larned, Jr. In 1876 entered in the business established by his father in 1842 as a wholesale dealer in iron and steel, the firm becoming Joseph T. Ryerson & Son upon his admission to partnership in 1879, and incorporated under same name in 1888; now pres. and dir. of the company; dir. Merchants Loan & Trust Co. Dir. Chicago Commons. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Union, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle; also University (New York). Homes: Lake Forest, Ill., and 38 Banks St., Chicago. Office: 2558 W. 16th St.

RYERSON, Edward Larned, Jr., iron and steel mcht .; b. Chicago, Dec. 3, 1886; s. Edward Larned and Mary (Mitchell) Ryerson; prep. edn. Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa .; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1908; Mass. Inst. Tech., 1909; m. Nora, d. Morton Butler, of Evanston, Ill., Oct. 6, 1914; 1 daughter, Nora. Has been identified with Joseph T. Ryerson & Son since Sept., 1909, now vice pres. Commd. 1st It. Equipment Div. of Aviation Sect., Signal Corps, U.S.A. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, On- wentsia. Home: 35 E. Division St. Office: 2558 W. 16th St.

RYERSON, Edwin Warner, M.D .; b. at New York, Mar. 14, 1872; s. George Wilson and Sarah Dean (Brown) Ryerson; prepared for coll. at Univ. School; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1897; house sur- geon at Boston Children's Hosp. until Nov., 1898; post-grad. study, Berlin and Vienna; m. Adelaide Kendall Hamilton, of Chicago, Dec. 6. 1904. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1899: orthopedic surgeon to St. Elizabeth's, Children's Memorial hosps., and to Home for Destitute Crippled Children: prof. ortho- pedic surgery, Chicago Policlinic; asst. prof. sur- gery, Rush Med. Coll. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Re- serve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons: mem. A.M.A., Am. Orthopedic Assn.,

RYE, Fred A., insurance; b. Arlington, Va., June Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Orthopedic Soc. Re- 12, 1>77; S. Edwin A. and J. I. N. (Williams) Rye: publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Sad- ed. pub. schs., Chicago: m. Carolyn A. Sloan, of dle and Cycle, Casino. Onwentsia. Home: 999 Lake Chicago, June 23, 1903; children: Frederick S., Shore Drive. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.

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RYERSON, Joseph Turner, wholesale mcht .; b. other fraternal, benevolent, philanthropic and char- Chicago; s. Edward Larned and Mary Pringle itable organizations. Clubs: Idlewild Country, Press (life), Iroquois, Mohawk, Chicago Motor ( hon.), Oak Park Motor (hon.). Home: 5046 Grand Boul. Address: County Bldg.

(Mitchell) Ryerson; prep. edn. University Sch., Chicago; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1901; m. Annie Lawrie, d. Hugh Johnston McBir- ney, of Lake Forest, Ill., Dec. 29, 1909; I son, Jo- seph Turner, Jr. Began, Sept., 1901, with the Am. Sheet Steel Co. (now Am. Sheet & Tin Plate Co. of U.S. Steel Corpn.), in the mill of the company, at Vandergrift, Pa .; identified with Joseph T. Ryer- son & Son (founded by grandfather, 1842), whole- sale dealers in iron, steel and machinery, Chicago, since 1902; at the New York branch of the com- pany, 1910-16, as vice pres .; at Chicago office as vice pres. and treas, since 1916. Dir. Chicago Mor- ris Plan Bank. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Casino, City (Chicago) ; University, Yale, Railroad, Squadron A (New York). Home: 70 Bellevue PI. Office: 2558 W. 16th St.

RYERSON, Martin Antoine, retired; b. Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 26, 1856; s. Martin and Mary A. (Campau) Ryerson; ed. Chicago pub. schs., Paris, France, Lake Geneva, Switzerland; LL.B., Harvard, 1878; (hon. M.A., Yale, 1917); m. Carrie, d. Charles Hutchinson, of Chicago, Oct. 26, 1881. Dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, Northern Trust Co., Elgin Nat. Watch Co. Pres. bd. trustees Univ. of Chicago; vice pres. Art Inst. Chicago, Field Mus. Natural History; trustee Carnegie Instn., Wash- ington, Rockefeller Foundation, O. S. A. Sprague Memorial Inst .; dir. Chicago Orphan Asylum; apptd. mem. bd. of Art Advisers of Ill., July, 1917. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Chicago Athletic, Commercial, Chicago Literary, Caxton, Quadrangle, Cliff Dwellers, Press, South Shore Country, Lake Geneva ( Wis.) Country. Home: 4851 Drexel Boul. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.

RYERSON, Thorval Lewis, mfr .; b. Chicago, May 19, 1874; s. Thomas and Minnie (Pfitzner) Ryerson; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. Cora Grimm, of Chicago, Mar. 1901; I daughter, Helen June. On leaving school became office boy with W. D. Al- len Mfg. Co., of which was made sec., 1901, vice pres. since 1908. Mason. Club: Park Ridge Coun- try. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: Park Ridge, Ill. Office: 566 W. Lake St., Chicago.

SACHS, Theodore B., M.D .; May 2, 1868-Apr. 2, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

SACKETT, Robert Emory, life ins .; b. Pitts- ford, N. Y., Nov. 11, 1852; s. Robert and Laura J. (Smith) Sackett; parents removed to Mich. when he was 2 yrs. of age; ed. common schs., and Olivet ( Mich.) Coll. Bookkeeper and paymaster Sioux City & Pacific R.R. Co., at Cedar Rapids, Ja., 1874- 80; asst. cashier First Nat. Bank, Denison, la., 1880-2; returned to Sioux City & Pacific and placed in charge of company's lands at Sioux City, Ia .; clk. of the courts of Sioux City, 1888-95; sec. Iowa Life Ins. Co., at Chicago, 1894-1900; company was merged into the Nat. Life Ins. Co. of U.S.A., of which became sec., and in 1906 vice pres. Clubs: Union League, Hawkeye, Hinsdale Golf. Home: 635 Bittersweet Pl. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

SADLER, Frank Prather, lawyer; b. Springfield, Ill., June 10, 1872; s. Samuel Jones and Mary (Coover) Sadler; student Valparaiso (Ind.) Coll., 1890-1; Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., 1891-2; Univ. of Mich., 1892-8, A.B., 1896, LL.B., 1898; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; mem. firm of Taylor, Ingraham & Sadler. 1899-01; judge Municipal Court of Chicago, 1907-9; practiced alone since 1909. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Cen- tral Howard Assn., Internat. Lyceum Assn. Dir. Wendell Phillips Settlement; del. Internat. Prison Congress, Washington. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner), K.P., Royal League, North Am. Union. Clubs: Hamilton, Englewood. Has lectured extensively since 1909 on Chautauqua and Lyceum platforms. Recreations: lecturing, travel- ing, golf, bowling. Home: 6565 Yale Av. Office: 1210 Title & Trust Bldg.

SADLER, Lena Kellogg, M.D .; b. at Wet Prai- rie, Mich., June 9, 1875; d. Smith Moses and Susan Maria (Dickinson) Kellogg; prep. edn. high_sch., Mattoon, Ill .; student Cooper Med. Coll., San Fran- cisco, Cal .; M.D., Am. Med. Missionary Coll., Chi- cago, 1906; m. William Samuel Sadler, M.D., of Chicago, Dec. 3, 1897; 1 son, William Samuel, Jr. Practiced at Chicago since 1906; asso. dir. Chi- cago Therapeutic Inst. Fellow A.M.A .; mem. Il1. State and Chicago med. socs., Med. Woman's Club, Nat. Congress of Mothers, Parent Teachers' Assn. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, City. Author: The Mother and Her Child, 1916. Lecturer on hygiene and kindred subjects, Home: 2146 Lincoln Park W. Office: 32 N. State St.

SABATH, Adolph Joseph, congressman; b. Za- bori, Bohemia, Apr. 4, 1866; s. Joachim and Bar- bara (Eissenschimmel) Sabath; ed. schs. of native town; removed to Chicago, 1881; grad. Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., 1885; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1891; unmarried. Justice of the peace, Chi- cago, 1895-7; police magistrate, 1897-1907; mem. 60th to 65th Congresses (1907-19), 5th Ill. Dist .; mem. law firm of Sabath, Stafford & Sabath; pres. Chicago Bonding & Surety Co .; dir. Logan Square Trust & Savings Bank. Del. Dem. Nat. Conv., 1904. Clubs: Standard, Iroquois, Press. Home: 2006 S. Paris, Ill., Dec. 3, 1897; I son, William Samuel, Ashland Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

SADLER, William Samuel, surgeon; b. Spencer, Ind., June 24, 1875; s. Samuel Cavins and Sarah Isabele ( Wilson) Sadler; ed. Battle Creek (Mich.) Coll .; Cooper Med. Coll .; Univ. of Chicago; M.D., Am. Med. Missionary Coll., 1906; post-grad. work in Europe, 1911; m. Lena C. Kellogg (M.D.), of Jr. Prot. therapeutics, Post-Grad. Med. Sch., Chi- cago, since 1908; lecturer on health and hygiene; has established sociol. instns., dispensaries, etc .; dir. Chicago Therapeutic Inst. Mem. A.A.A.S .. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Author: The Science of Living, 1910; The Cause and Cure of Colds, 1910; The Physiology of Faith and Fear, 1912; Worry and Nervousness, 1914; also articles on hygiene in med. jours. and mags. Home: 2146 Lincoln Park W. Office: 32 N. State St.

SABATH, Joseph, judge; b. in Bohemia, Mar. 2, 1870; grad. grammar and high schs., Bohemia; came to the U.S., 1885, locating in Chicago; LL.B .. Northwestern Univ., 1897; (LL.M., Chicago Law Sch., 1914); m. (at age of 18) Regina Mayer, of Chicago, Aug. 9, 1888; 3 children: Albert, Milton J., Mrs. Stella Grollman. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897; engaged in practice until elected judge of Municipal Court, City of Chicago, Nov. 7, 1910, re- ceiving the highest vote of any judicial candidate; SAFFORD, George Brigham, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.) resigned July 11, 1916; apptd. July 12, 1916, by Gov. Edward F. Dunne, as judge Superior Court of Cook SAGE, Donald Alexander, coal; b. Ingersoll, Can., Co., to fill vacancy caused by death of Judge Rich- July 13, 1857; s. William M. and Annie (White) ard E. Burke; elected, Nov. 7, 1916, judge Superior Sage; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., business coll. and acad .; grad. Chicago Business Law Sch .; m. Agnes Louise, d. A. W. Mitchell, of Chicago, May 22, 1895. Employed by Richard, Shaw & Winslow, wholesale Court to succeed himself. Lecturer on practice and theory, Chicago Law Sch. An accomplished linguist, having command of 9 foreign languages. Pres. Citizens' Traffic and Safety Commn, of Chi- dry goods, 1871; W. N. Sturges, Bd. of Trade, 1873; C.,R.I.&P.Ry., 1874-6; with commn. firms of Pope cago: mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd .; mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Lawyers' Assn. & Davis, 1876, Charles Ray & Co., 1877, Robert of Ill. Mason (32°, Medinah Temple); mem, Elks, Warren & Co., 1880; broker in cash grain, 1880, Moose, Aryan Grotto, B'nai B'rith, Bohemian and mem. grain firm of E. P. Marsh & Co., until Turners, Order of Western Star, Royal League, 1885; in oil and real estate business in Santa Royal Arcanum, Chicago Sharpshooters' Assn. and Paula, Cal., 1886-9; bought and cribbed corn in

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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 193

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