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SIMMONS, Russell Mix, investment banker; b. Aurora, Ill., Mar. 9, 1876: s. Nathan C. and Hor- tense S. (Mix) Simmons; ed. West Aurora High Sch .; B.Litt., Univ. of Mich., 1899; m. Kate W. Pope, of New York, Mar. 9, 1909. Teller First Nat. Bank, Aurora, 1897, Merchants Nat. Bank, Aurora, 1898; salesman for Devitt, Tremble & Co., bankers and bond dealers, Chicago, 1899-1904; mem. firm of Howard, Simmons & Co., banking and gen. bond business, since 1904. Republican. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi, Elks. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Coun- try, Beverly Country; Rossacker (Kan. ) Hunting. Recreations: motoring, golf, hunting. Home: 1136 E. 46th St. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.
SIMMS, see also Sims.
SIMMS, S(tephen) Chapman, ethnologist; b. at Georgetown, D.C., Mar. 22, 1864; s. Joseph Libbey and Rosa Margaret (Edmonston) Simms; pvt. sch. edn .; m. at Washington, Margaret Elizabeth, d. of Ephraim Whitlock, of Brooklyn, Apr. 23, 1891, Re- porter, corr., asst. mng. editor, 1884-90; asst. sec. and chargé d'affaires, dept. foreign affairs, Chicago Expn., 1891-4; Royal Portuguese vice consul, Chi- cago, since 1892; made rep. late Sultan of Johore, Straits Settlement, during Chicago Expn .; asst. cu- rator of industrial arts, 1894, asst. curator ethnol- ogy since 1894 also curator the N. W. Harris pub. sch. extension of Field Mus, Natural History, Chi- cago. Ethnologist in charge div. of ethnology, dept. anthropology St. Louis Expn., 1904; mem. Superior Jury of Internat. Jury of Awards Panama P.I. Ex- pn., 1915. Address: 7030 Chappel Av.
SIMON, Charles William; b. Hudson, N. Y., Apr. 30, 1854; s. George and Catherine (Dietz) Simon; ed. common schs, and at Albany (N.Y.) Acad .; has lived in Chicago since 1875; cashier and mgr. for Perry & Co., wholesale stoves, until 1888; mem. Ehman & Simon Mfg. Co., 1889-96; and since then has devoted entire attention to the Interior Wood Working Co., and its successor, the Interior Man- tle & Tile Co., of which is pres. Lutheran. Mem. Ancient Order of Aztecs, North Chicago Bowling Assn. Club: Germania. Recreations: bowling, trav- eling. Home: 611 Barry Av. Office: 21 E. Van Buren Street.
SIMONDS, see also Symonds.
SIMONDS, Ossian Cole, landscape gardener; b. Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 11, 1855; s. Joel A. and Harriet Newell (Garfield) Simonds; grad. Grand Rapids High Sch., 1874; C.E., Univ. of Mich., 1878; m. Martha E. Rumsey, of Grand Rapids, Mich., May 12, 1881; children: Gertrude E., Herbert R., Marshall G., Donald R. and Robert O. Mem. firm Holahird, Simonds & Roche, architects, Chicago, 1880-3: supt. Graceland Cemetery, 1881-98, mem. board of mgrs., and landscape gardener since 1898; also engaged in general landscape gardening since 1883, and as senior mem. firm of O. C. Simonds & Co., since 1903. Lecturer on landscape gardening, Univ. of Mich., since 1909. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs., Am. Soc. Landscape Architects, Assn. of Am. Cemetery Supts., Delta Upsilon, etc. Clubs: University, City, Cliff Dwellers. Recreation: land- scape gardening. Home: 929 Montrose Av. Office: 1101 Buena Av.
SIMONS, Algie Martin, editor. Removed to Mil- waukee, Wis. (See Who's Who in America.)
SIMONS, Franklin P., lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
SIMONS, Joseph, grain commn .; b. Bristol, Eng., June 29, 1866; s. Lewis and Jane ( Jacobs) Simons; came to Chicago with parents in childhood; ed. at pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Nov. 12, 1900, Carrie K. Kirschner; children: Alexander, Raymond, Rayna, Lewis, Grace. In employ of E. A. Bigelow, grain commn., and later with O. H. Roche and Alex, Mc- Dougall; then mem. firm of Gillick, Simons & Co., and on May 1, 1903, succeeded to the business as sole propr., under firm name of J. Simons & Co .; mem. corpn. Simons, Day & Co. since Dec. 1, 1916. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade (dir. 1912, 13, 14, 2d
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vice pres. 1915, 1st vice pres. 1916). Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Chicago Automobile. Recreations: farming, reading. Home: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.
SIMONS, May Wood, socialist. Removed to Mil- waukee, Wis. (See Who's Who in America. )
SIMONS, William, grain commn .; b. Benton Co., Ind., Feb. 11, 1850; s. Fred and Nancy ( Weldon) Simons; ed. pub. schs., Kentland; Purdue Univ., 1897-1901; m. Eleanor Rachael Carter, of Kentland, Oct. 26, 1905; children: James Carton and John Weldon (twins), Frederick Richard, Lawrence W., William Vincent, Mary Elizabeth, Helen Parker. In employ of McCray, Morrison & Co., grain dealers, Kentland, Ind., 1904-10; with Sawers Grain Co., Chicago, since 1910, pres. since 1912 ; also vice pres. McCray Grain Co., Ade Grain Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Catholic. Recreations: farming. Home: Kentland, Ind. Office: 920 Postal Telegraph Bldg., Chicago.
SIMONSON, Roger Allen, president Roger . Simonson & Co .; b. Newark, N.J., Jan. 26, 1875; S. Rev. George Allen and Emeline (Clarke) Simon- son: on maternal side direct descendant of Roger Williams; both grandfathers fought in Revolution- ary War; ed. pub. schs., Newark, N.J., 1881-3; Wo- burn, Mass., 1883-4; St. Charles, Ill., 1884-8: East St. Charles (II).) High Sch., 1888-92; grad. exten- sion course of Univ. of Chicago, 1892; m. Chicago, Nov. 18, 1902, Edith, d. John H. Byrne, M.D .; 3 children: Roger A., Jr., Edith Byrne, Florence Eme- line. Was employed in Marshall Field & Co.'s wholesale store, 1892-4; in Library Bureau, 1894- 1901; on Aug. 10, 1901, organized Roger A. Simon- son & Co., of which is pres., mfrs. of fittings and furnishings for banks, libraries, court houses and business offices, in steel and hardwood. Mem. Nat. Assn. Mfrs. and Stationers. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Traffic, Chicago Motor, Berwyn Motor, Ber- wyn Republican, Park Ridge Country. Recrea- tions: motoring, golf. Home: Berwyn, Ill. Office: 1259 Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.
SIMPSON, Frank Edward, dermatologist; b. at Saco, Me., Sept. 7, 1869; s. Charles P. and Adelaide (Reade) Simpson; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1896; m. Beulah Lichty, of Chicago, Nov. 22, 1898. Practiced at Chicago since 1897; prof. skin and venereal diseases, Chicago Policlinic, since 1912; attending dermatologist, Cook Co., Wesley, and Policlinic hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Dermatol. Soc. Republican. Metho- dist. Club: University. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 59 E. Madison St.
SIMPSON, George Edwin, railway official; b, at Concord, N.H., May 25, 1847; s. James and Eliza (Grant) Simpson; ed. pub. schs. of Concord, N.H .: m. Aurora, Ill., Feb. 13, 1877, Zytilla G. James; 2 children: Edna O., James F. Began as telegraph operator at the Buda Station of the C. B.&Q.R.R., 1864; later station agt. at Buda, train dispatcher at Galesburg, chief train dispatcher at Aurora, Ill., and Ottumwa, Ja .; supt. of telegraph, 1882-8, supt. of transportation, Oct., 1888-Feb. 1, 1913, gen, su- pervisor of transportation since Feb. 1, 1913, C.,M. &St.P.Ry .; headquarters at Milwaukee, until 1891; since then in Chicago. Home: 6157 Mcclellan Av. Office: 1230 Railway Exchange.
SIMPSON, Grover Benjamin, general supt. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express. Removed to St. Louis, Mo. (See vol. 1911.)
SIMPSON, James, merchant; b. Glasgow, Scot- land, Jan. 26, 1574; s. William and Isabella ( Brech- in) Simpson; parents came to U.S., 1880, settling at Chicago; ed. pub. schs. and business coll., Chi- cago; m. Jessie, d. John McLaren, of Chicago, Dec. 1, 1903; 3 sons: James, Jr., John McLaren, William. Began with Marshall Field & Co., as clk. in cash- ier's office, May 18, 1891; became confidential clk. in Mr. Field's office, 1892, later serving in various other capacities; upon death of Mr. Field, 1906, be- came 2d vice pres. and asst. to the pres .; dir. Har- ris Trust & Savings Bank, Northern Trust Co. Dir. Rush Med. Coll., Children's Memorial Hosp .; treas. Chicago Fresh Air Hosp. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chi- cago, Mid-Day, Saddle and Cycle, Old Elm, Indian Hill Golf, Shore Acres, Sanganois. Recreations: golf, tennis, outdoor diversions. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: Adams St. and 5th Av., Chicago.
SIMPSON, Samuel Diller, cork mfr .; Apr. 22, 1×54-Dec. 13, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
SIMS, see also Simms.
SIMS, Edwin Walter, lawyer; b. Hamilton, Ont., June 4, 1870; s. Walter and Elizabeth (Knowles) Sims; acad. edn., Bay City, Mich .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1894; m. Charlotte Smith, of Chicago, Feb. 9, 1898. Previous to 1892 reporter, editor, spl. corr., Bay City and Detroit papers; aumitted to bar, 1894, and began practice at Chicago; now sr. mem. Sims, Welch & Godman; county atty., Cook Co., 1900-3; spl. atty. Bur. Corpns., Washington, 1903-5; apptd. solicitor Dept. of Commerce and Labor, by Pres. Roosevelt, Mar. 4, 1905; sent by Govt. to investi- gate Alaskan fur seal fisheries on the Pribilof Islands, in Bering Sea, Alaska, 1906; U.S. atty. for Northern Dist. of Ill., Chicago, 1906-11. Mem. Ad- visory Bd. Fur Seal Service, 1909; sec. Chicago Vice Commn. Sec. Nat. Roosevelt Com., 1912; sec. Com. of Fifteen. Republican. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Mich. Soc. of Chicago ( pres.). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Law, South Shore Country, Forty. Home: 4800 Kenwood Av. Office: Marquette Bldg.
SIMS, George Reginald, real estate; b. Detroit, Mich., Sept. 5, 1876; s. of Walter and Elizabeth (Knowles) Sims; student Univ. of Mich., 1895-6 and 1897-8; m. Majorie B. Byington, of Elmhurst, Ill., Mar. 1, 1904; 1 son, Reginald. Entered real estate business at N.Y. City, 1908; removed to Chi- cago, 1911; now pres. George R. Sims Co., Pinellas Groves, Inc., Pellston Farm Land Co., Brooksville Hammock Land Co., Port Richey Co. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi, Univ. of Mich. Alumni Assn. Republic- an. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, tennis, fishing. Residence: Union League Club. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul.
SINCERE, Charles, stock broker; b. at Chicago, July 3, 1874; s. Henry and Rose Sincere; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mayme Wershinski, of Mendota, 111., Oct. 9, 1900. Began as bookkeeper in Corn Exchange Bank; in employ of John Dickinson & Co., stock and grain brokers, 1898-1906; since engaged in bro- kerage business on own account under title of Charles Sincere & Co. Was mem. I.N.G., about 9 yrs .; now mem. Veteran Corps, I.N.G. Mason, Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Club: Ill. Ath- letic. Home: 5613 Calumet Av. Office: 175 W. Jack- son Boul.
SINEK, William J., contractor; b. Terre Haute, Ind., July 17, 1877; s. l. and F. ( Winfield) Sinek; ed. pub. schs., Seneca Co., O .; unmarried. Resident of Chicago since 1891; became connected with con- tracting business of Stamsen & Blome, 1894 (es- tablished in 1866); firm changed to Rudolph S. Blome Co., 1896; admitted to partnership, 1905; title of firm changed to Blome Sinek Co., 1913. Mem. Building Constrn. Employers' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. B.P.O.E. (Esteemed Lec- turing Knight Chicago Lodge No. 4). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Edgewater Golf, Chicago Equestrian Assn .; Bankers' of America (New York). Recreations: horseback riding, mo- toring, golf. Home: 4640 Clarendon Av. Office: 707- 712 City Hall Sq. Bldg.
SINGER, Berthold, consul, attorney; b. at Jasz- bereny, Hungary, Nov. 23, 1860; s. Maximilian and Fanny (Kopperl) Singer; ed. Gymnasium in Hun- gary; Univ. of Budapest, 1880-2; Univ. of Berlin, 1882-4; m. Anna Ebner, of Berlin, Germany, July 16, 1885; children: Fay, Albert, Alexander, Ada (deceased). Came to U.S., 1884, and to Chicago, 1889; consul of Spain, Nicaragua and Costa Rica and Salvador at Chicago, since 1899. Chevalier of the Order of Isabella the Catholic. Author: Pat- ent and Trademark Laws of the World, 1911; Pat- ents, Trademarks, Designs, Copyrights, 1909; Trademark Laws of the World and Unfair Trade, 1913; United States and Foreign Copyright Laws, 1909. Club: Illinois. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
SINGER, Mortimer Henry, theatre manager; b. Oconomowoc, Wis., Apr. 13, 1878; s. Bernhard and Sarah (Gross) Singer; ed. high sch., Milwaukee; m. Celia Nathan, of Chicago, 1907; 2 sons: Jerome, Mortimer H., Jr. Began as office boy in Bijou Thea- tre, Milwaukee, 1893; mgr. theatres at St. Paul and
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Minneapolis, 1899-1904; pres. LaSalle Theatre Co., Chicago, 1904-9; pres. of Princess Amusement Co., Chicago, 1908-14; mgr. Palace Theatre; mng. dir. of Western Vaudeville Mgrs.' Assn., since 1914. Pro- . duced: "The Time, The Place and The Girl": "The Girl Question"; "The Golden Giri"; "The Stubborn Cinderella"; "Miss Nobody from Starland"; etc. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Standard, Mystic Athletic; Lambs (New York). Home: 4731 Michi- gan Av. Office: 22 W. Monroe St.
SINGLETON, Shelby Magoffin, lawyer; b. Alex- andria, Va., May 2, 1867; s. William F. and Ger- trude (Magoffin) Singleton (g.s. Beriah Magoffin, war gov. of Ky., and g.g.s. Gen. Isaac Shelby, first gov. of Ky.); attended Evanston High Sch., 1884-7; Northwestern Univ., 1887-8; LL.B., Northwestern Law Sch., 1892; m. Olive Mary Finley, of Evans- ton, Ill., June 6, 1893; children: Shelby Magoffin, Jr., Mary Eleanor, Elizabeth Anne. Practiced law, 1892-4; in charge Chicago Law Inst. Library, 1895- 96; on staff of Chicago Inter Ocean, 1896-1901; Sun- day editor Milwaukee Sentinel, 1901-2; polit. edi- tor Chicago Record-Herald, 1902-3; sec. Citizens' Assn. of Chicago since May, 1903, also atty. same. Mem. Illinois State and Chicago bar assns., Phi Delta Phi, Delta Upsilon. Club: City. Recreation: tennis. Home: 522 Hill St., Wilmette, Ill. Office: II S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
SINSHEIMER, Benjamin, jobber of shoes; b. at Chicago, Oct. 26, 1867; s. Zachariah and Caroline (Kohn) Sinsheimer; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. at Chicago, Jan. 27, 1902, Rena Spiesberger; 1 daugh- ter, Florence (Mrs. E. I. Mayer). Began as office boy in wholesale dry goods store of Schover & Co .; remained 11 yrs., and becoming traveling sales- man; entered retail shoe store of brother, Simon, 1890; associated with brother and Julius A. Bach, 1894, and organized firm of Sinsheimer, Bach & Co., jobbers of children's shoes; in 1910 with brother, Simon, organized firm of Sinsheimer Bros. & Co. which still continues. Republican. Jewish religion. Club: Hamilton. Home: 4747 Forrestville Av. Of- fice: 215 W. Monroe St.
SINSHEIMER, Simon, merchant; b. Germany, Dec. 3, 1856; s. Zachariah and Caroline (Kohn) Sin- sheimer; brought to Chicago in boyhood; ed. pub. schs. of Germany and Chicago; m. Ida Schoyer, of Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 14, 1888; 3 children: Walter, Selma (Mrs. H. J. Grauman), Irene. Identified with boot and shoe business at Chicago since be- ginning of active career; associated with brother and Julius A. Bach, 1894, in organizing firm of Sinsheimer, Bach & Co., jobbers of children's shoes; an organizer of Sinsheimer Bros. & Co., mfrs. and jobbers boots and shoes. 1910, and continues as partner. Treas. Chicago Junior Sch. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Christian Scientist, Recreation: automobiling. Home: 4933 Washington Park Ct. Office: 215 W. Monroe St.
SIPPY, Bertram Welton, M.D .; b. Neptune, Wis., Oct. 30, 1866; s. Thomas and Laura (Welton) Sip- py; Univ. of Wis., 1884-7; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1890; interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1890-2; Univ. of Vienna, 1895-6, Univ. of Berlin, 1902; m. Mabel Lamberson, of Madison, Wis., June 25, 1895. In practice at Chicago, since 1890; asst, chief sur- geon N.P.R.R., 1892-5; instr. and asst. prof. medi- cine, 1897-1906, prof. medicine since 1906, Rush Med. Coll. (Univ. of Chicago) ; attending physician, Presbyn. Hospital, Mem. Assn. Am. Physicians, A.M.A., etc. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Home: 5615 Woodlawn Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Avenue.
Russia; came to U.S., 1886; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1894; m. Rose I. Goldberg, of Chicago, May 26, 1895; 2 children: Jesse, Dorothy A. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and since practiced at Chicago; associated with Alexander B. Greenberg (now of New York) as Sissman & Greenberg, 1896-7; mem. Darrow, Bailey & Sissman, 1913-16, since with C. S. Darrow & Sissman; civil practice, specializing in real estate law. Mem. Am. Assn. for Labor Leg- islation, Chicago Bar Assn. Active mem, Socialist Party and candidate for various offices; conducted election contest on office of state's atty. of Cook Co., 1912, representing W. A. Cunnea. Agnostic. Clubs: City, Lawndale. Occasional contbr. to daily and weekly papers. Recreations: reading, music and discussion of sociological and scientific sub- jects. Home: 1550 N. Hoyne Av. Office: 1310, 140 N. Dearborn St.
SISSON, Edgar Grant, newspaper man. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
SISSON, Everett, publisher. Removed to San Francisco. (See vol. 1911.)
SITRON, Abraham, mfr. of clothing; b. Poland, Russia, Apr. 20, 1870; s. Henry and Cilea (Fabian) Sitron; came to U.S., 1886; ed. pub. schs. of Po- land; Athenæum Coll., Chicago; m. Rae Bloom, of Chicago, Mar. 7, 1899; 3 children: Phoebe, Morti- mer, Harold. Engaged in manufacture of clothing since 1891; pres. A. Sitron & Co. since incorpora- tion, 1913. Republican. Mem. Nat. Union, B'nai B'rith. Recreation: automobiling. Home: 6142 South Park Av. Office: 508 S. Franklin St.
SITTS, Lewis D., alderman; b. Caughdenoy, N.Y., .July 20, 1858; s. of George H. and Eliza (Waltz) Sitts; grad. Washington Sch., Chicago, 1878. Be- gan in employ of H. P. Stanley Co., wholesale fruit dealers, 1878-1904; sec. McGregor Machinery Co., 1904-8; was mem. firm Hovland & Sitts, produce commn. Del. Rep. Nat. Conv., 1904; alderman from 17th Ward of Chicago since 1903. Mason (K.T., Shriner), Royal League. Home: 1471 Grand Av.
SKALA, Frank J., banker; b. at Pisek, Bohemia, Oct. 28, 1869; s. of Joseph and Anastazie (Leman) Skala; grad. high sch., Pilsen, 1889; came to U.S., 1890; m. Bessie Panosh, of Kewaunee, Wis., Oct., 1897; children: Frank N. (deceased), Joseph A., Paul, Boris John, Blanche and Henriette (twins). Employed as editor Denni Hlasatel, a Bohemian daily paper, Chicago, later mgr. and pres. of corpn., now mem. hd. dirs .; entered steamship ticket busi- ness and started a pvt. bank, now conducted under title of F. J. Skala & Co .; dir. Am. State Bank, 1911-15. Democrat. Address: 966 W. 18th St.
SKEELE, Edward Ellms, lumber; b. Kenosha, Wis., Sept. 7, 1863; s. John H. and Clara (Ellms) Skeele; came to Chicago, 1867; student Amherst Coll., 1881-2; m. Edna Disbro, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 31, 1890; 2 children: Ruth K., Edward D. Began in father's firm, J. H. Skeele & Co., 1883- 88, then with Mich. Lumber Co. until 1888; later was identified with various lumber interests until 1902, when became vice pres. of Estabrook-Skeele Lumber Co. Republican. Mem. Delta Upsilon fra- ternity, Recreation: golf. Home: 9634 S. Winches- ter Av. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St.
SKIFF, Frederick James Volney, museum dir., expn. mgr .; b. Chicopee, Mass., Nov. 5, 1851; s. of James Martin and Angeline C. (Winchell) Skiff; ed. Springfield, Mass., and Brooklyn; (M.A., Colo- rado Coll., 1905; LL.D., George Washington Univ., 1908, Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1908) ; m. Mary R., d. Dr. Otis Everett French, of Garnett, Kan., SISLEY, Lyman Archibald, editor; b. Chicago, Feb. 2, 1861; s. John James and Anna (Lyman) Sisley; ed. pub. schs .; m. Helen, d. David F. Mei- klejohn, of Butte, Mont., Aug. 27, 1892; I son, Ly- man Noyes (vice consul at Panama City, Panama). Admitted to Neb. bar, 1882, and practiced several years; founded Mining World (weekly publ.), at Butte, Mont., Sept. 22, 1894, and editor same; moved paper to Chicago, 1902; pres. Mining World Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Colonial. Home: 5011 Grand Boul. Office: Monadnock Blk. June 3, 1876. Removed to Kan., 1870; in newspaper work, Lawrence, Kan., 1870-7; on staff of Denver Tribune, 1877, and advanced until became mgr., 1881. Mem. Colo. Legislature, 1885-6; apptd. com- mr. of immigration and statistics for Colo., 1889; prepared exhibits resources of Colorado at Chicago Expn., 1889, St. Louis Expn., 1890; apptd., 1890, by President Harrison, mem. Chicago Commn .; chmn. com. mines and mining, same; also, apptd. by act of legislature, 1891, mem. Colo. State Bd., Colum- bian Fair Mgrs .; chief dept. mines and mining, 1891-3, and deputy dir .- gen., 1892-3, Chicago Expn. SISSMAN, Peter, lawyer; b. Horodishtch, Russia, May 1, 1868; s. Isaiah E. and Deborah (Leibovitch) Dir. Field Mus, of Natural History, Chicago, since 1894. Assisted in organizing the jury of awards, Sissman; ed. in pvt. schs. and under pvt. tutors, In Nashville (Tenn.) Expn., 1897; dir .- in-chief U.S.
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exhibits, Paris Expn., 1898-1901; dir. of exhibits, View. Recreation: golf. Home: 1130 Sheridan Rd., St. Louis Expn., 1901-5; apptd., 1908, U.S. commr .- Evanston, 111. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St., Chicago. gen. Japanese Expn., 1917; apptd., 1911, dir .- in- chief, foreign and domestic participation, Panama- Pacific Expn., San Francisco, 1915. Received bronze medal from France and gold medal from Germany at Chicago Expn .; comdr. Legion d'honneur, of France, 1904; comdr. Leopold, of Belgium, 1904; Crown, Italy, 1904; Red Eagle, Germany; Francis Joseph, Austria; comdr. Double Dragon, China; grand cross Sacred Treasure, Japan; etc. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Internat, Mus. Assn. of Eng., N.E.A., etc. Home: 1722 E. 55th St. Office: Field Museum of Natural History.
SKINNER, Edward McGinnis, men's furnish- ing goods; b. Boston, Sept. 4, 1864; s. Otis A. and Martha (McGinnis) Skinner; ed. pub. schs .; m. at Chicago, June 5, 1893, Carolyn Caldwell. Began as messenger in the wholesale store of Field, Leiter & Co., in 1881, remaining with that house until 1892; with Cluett, Coon & Co., in charge of credit dept., 1892-6; with Wilson Bros. since 1896, gen. mgr. and dir. since 1901. One of organizers Chi- cago Assn. Credit Men (ex-vice pres.), and of the Chicago Assn. Commerce. Was mem. Municipal Vice Commin .; trustee Newsboys' and Bootblacks' Assn., etc. Republican. Clubs: Union League, In- dustrial, Glen View Golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 528 S. 5th Av., Chicago.
SKINNER, George Rockwell, woolens; b. Cam- bridge, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1856; s. Cortland and Rhoda (Sherman) Skinner; ed. pub. schs. of Cambridge, N.Y .; Salem (N.Y.) Acad, and State Univ. of Iowa. Employed by Daniels & Fisher, Denver, Colo., as salesman and buyer of dry goods, 1877-87; partner since 1887, in firm of Skinner Bros. (inc., 1895), of which is now pres. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Yacht, Midlothian Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 199 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 206 S. Market St.
SKINNER, Hubert Marshall, educator, author; Jan. 15, 1855-June 4, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
SLACK, William, lawyer; b. Cuba, Fulton Co., Ill., May 4, 1869; s. Josiah and Sarah (McCreery) Slack; B.S., Northern Ind. Normal Sch., 1888; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1891; unmarried. Engaged in prac- tice of law at Chicago since 1894. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Democrat. Mason. Clubs: Legal, Illinois, Jefferson (pres. 1908). Rep- resented Jefferson Club in the movement against "white slave" traffic and assisted in framing legis- lation on that subject. Home: 359 34th Pl. Office: Unity Bldg.
SLADE, Dana, grain and produce merchant; Mar. 21, 1826-Nov. 7, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
SLADE, Dana, Jr., bookbinders' supplies; b. at Keokuk, la., July 8, 1861; s. Dana and Elizabeth Geer (Wentworth) Slade; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ida Benoit, of Milwaukee, Oct. 2, 1907; 4 chil- dren: John, Henrietta, Jocelyn, Elizabeth. Began with Culver, Page & Hoyne, remaining until 1884; with Snider & Hoole, 1884-7; with C. L. Hawes Co. and successor, Am. Strawboard Co., 1887-92; pres. Slade, Hipp & Meloy, bookbinders' supplies, since organization of the company, 1892. Served in 2d Regt., I.N.G., 1 yr .; 1st Regt. as color sergt., 2 yrs .; 6th Regt., 4 yrs., resigning as capt. Unitarian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 54 Pine St., Hinsdale, Ill. Of- fice: 119 W. Lake St., Chicago.
SLADE, John Carroll, lawyer; b. Kelloggsville, N.Y., July 9, 1880 ; s. Fenimore C. and Alice ( Rooks) Slade; ed. at Moravia (N.Y.) High Sch .; Cortland (N.Y.) Normal Sch .; A.B., Yale, 1905, LL.B., 1907; m. Katharine, d. Rollin A. Keyes, of Evanston, Ill., Oct. 2, 1909; 1 child, Carroll. Admitted to N.Y. bar, 1907; clerk in law office of Howland, Murray & Prentice, N.Y. City, 1907-8; came to Chicago, 1908, and entered employ of Winston, Payne, Strawn & Shaw, continuing 6 yrs .; associated in practice with Charles LeRoy Brown, May 1, 1914, forming partnership, Feb. 1, 1917, title of Brown and Slade. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Episco- palian. Clubs: Evanston, Evanston Country, Glen 418 S. Market St., Chicago.
SLADE, Mason, organist; b. at Tekamah, Neb., Sept. 23, 1881; s. Samuel Tenney and Mary (El- dridge) Slade; musical edn. at Des Moines, Ja., also with Harrison M. Wild, Chicago, and Alex- andre Guilmant, Paris, France; unmarried. Organ- ist at St. Paul's Ch., Des Moines, at 19; St. Thomas Ch., Chicago; played 350 recitals in Ia. State Bldg., at St. Louis Expn., 1904; has served as organist Abraham Lincoln Centre, Chicago; Ch. of the Holy Trinity, Paris, France; Christ Ch. (English), Nueil- ly, France; St Andrew's Ch., Chicago; now organist and choirmaster Christ Ch., Chicago, and dir. or- gan dept. Lawrence Conservatory, Appleton, Wis. Home: 6217 Kenwood Av.
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