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 205

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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SLADE, Robert, Jr., wholesale jeweler; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 19, 1870; s. Robert and Emma L. (But- man) Slade; ed. grammar schs. and West Div. High Sch .; m. Sara Walters, of Chicago, June 21, 1892; 1 daughter, Jeanette Vance. Began in employ of the Keystone Watch Case Co., 1885, continuing 1 yr .; then with B. F. Norris, Allister & Co., whole- sale jewelers, 1 yr .; with Lapp & Flershem, whole- sale jewelers, 1887-1910; now sec. and treas. Slade, Tenney & Weadley. Mem. of Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Episcopalian. Mason. Recreation: fishing. Home: 426 Aldine Av. Office: 27 E. Monroe St.

SLAUGHT, Herbert Ellsworth, professor mathe- matics; b. Watkins, N.Y., July 21, 1861; s. Abram and Helen (Hanly) Slaught; A.B., Colgate Univ., 1883, A.M., 1886 (D.Sc., 1911); Ph.D., Univ. of Chi- cago, 1898; studied in Europe, 1902-3; m. Mary Laura Davis, of Boston, July 23, 1885. Instr. of mathematics, Peddie Inst., N.J., 1883-92; fellow in mathematics and asst, in various grades, 1892-6, instr. mathematics, 1896-1900, asst. prof., 1900-8, asso. prof., 1908-13, prof. since 1913, in charge of bd. for recommendation of teachers, 1900-14, Univ. of Chicago. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Math. Soc., Circolo Matematico di Palermo ( Italy), N.E.A., Beta Theta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Editor Am. Math. Monthly. Home: 5548 Kenwood Av.

SLAUGHTER, Arthur O., broker; 1872-Mar. 23, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

SLAUGHTER, Henry Boehm, broker; b. in Kent Co., Md., Mar. 5, 1858; s. Henry B. and Margaret A. (Clements) Slaughter; ed. common schools of Md., and high school at Jersey City, N.J .; m. Kan- sas City, Mo., Dec. 18, 1878; 1 daughter, Jeanette (Mrs. C. H. Van Campen, Minneapolis). Employed by Old Dominion Steamship Co., New York, 1872- 77; went to Kansas, where dealt in grain on line of Kan. Pac. R.R., with headquarters in Kansas City; removed to St. Louis, 1883; dir. St. Louis Merchants' Exchange, 1893-4; removed to Chicago, 1894; mem, firm A. O. Slaughter & Co., and A. O. Slaughter, Jr. & Co., 1895-1905; since then operat- ing alone. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade (dir. 1901- 04). Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: mu- sic, reading, golf. Home: Evanston, Ill.

SLAYMAKER, Samuel Robert, M.D .; b. Daven- port, Ia., Dec. 29, 1864; s. of Henry S. and Fidelia (Montgomery) Slaymaker; grad. Evanston (Ill.) High Sch., 1882; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1886; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1892. Interne, Presbyn. Hosp., 1892-4; asst. phys., Alma Sanitarium, 1894- 96; now asso. prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll .; at- tending phys., Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Inst. Medicine, Soc. for Internal Medicine. Republican. Episcopalian. Home: 3017 Washing- ton Boul. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

SLEEPECK, William Henry, printer; b. Lexing- ton, Ill .; s. Henry and Mary (Reardon) Sleepeck; ed. common schs., Bloomington, Ill .; m, Litta Mae Church, of Chicago, 1902; children: Dorothy Mae, Edith Evelyn, Mary Josephine. Began with the McClure Printing Co., Chicago, 1888-1900; with Pettibone, Sawtelle & Co., 1901-4; organized the Sleepeck-Helman Printing Co., 1904, and since pres. and treas. Republican. Baptist. York and Scot- tish Rite Mason. Clubs: Oak Park, Chicago Ath- letic. Home: 711 Maple Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office:

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SLIFER, Hiram Joseph, civil engineer; b. Col- mar, Montgomery Co., Pa., Oct. 12, 1857; s. John and Lydia (Huttel) Slifer; grad. in course of min- ing and civ. engring., Polytechnic Coll. of Pa., 1876; m. Mary A. Beatty, of Phila., Oct. 11, 1882; 7 children: Edith Lockard, Margaret Beatty, Mary Rebecca, Jessie MacBean, Helen Rice, John, James Beatty. Engaged as rodman, leveler, and transit- man, Mexican Nat. Construction Co., 1879-82; asst. engr. Phila, div. Pa. R.R., 1882-91; prin. asst. engr. Milwaukee, West Shore & Western Ry., 1891-3; div. engr. Ashland div., C.&N. W.Ry., at Kaukauna, Wis., 1893-7; successively div. engr., engr. of 2d track in la., and supt. Ia. div., same rd., 1897-1902; gen. supt. Eastern dist., C.,R.l.&P.R.R., 1902-3, cen- tral dist., 1903-5; steam ry. expert and business mgr. constrn. dept., J. G. White & Co., New York, 1905-7; gen. mgr. Panama R.R.&S.S. Lines, at Co- lon, Panama, 1907-9; gen. mgr. C.G.W.Ry., 1909-12; now consulting engr. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn., Am. Forestry Assn., Nat. Drainage Congress, Internat. Engring. Congress, Internat. Ry. Fuel Assn., Pa. Soc. Ma- son (32°). Clubs: Engineers', University, Hawk- eye Fellowship (Chicago); Railway (Pittsburgh); Iowa Railway. Home: 6425 Harper Av. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St.

SLOAN, David, engineer; b. at Belfast, Ireland, July 4, 1847; s. William and Elizabeth Sloan; ed. at Ashtabula, O .; m. Granville O., Dec. 25, 1873, Sarah F. Parry; children: William G., Caroline A., Grace E. Began railroad career as chainman constrn. of the Franklin br. of the L.S.&M.S.Ry. in 1871; 1874- 75, asst. engr. Eastern Ky. R.R., at Grayson, Ky .; harbor work on the L.S.&M.S.Ry., at Ashtabula, O., 1877; with Chicago & Atlantic Ry., 1883-7, the last 2 yrs. as chief engr .; asst. engr. C.,M.&St.P. Ry., 1887-8; asst. chief engr., I.C.R.R., 1888-97, act- ing chief engr., Aug., 1897-Jan., 1898, chief engr., 1898-1901, 1.C.R.R .: chief engr., 1903-10, consulting engr. since 1910, MacArthur Bros. Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Home: Wil- mette, 111.

SLOAN, George B., commission merchant; b. at Chicago, June 17, 1874; s. late George F. and Nan- nie (Blenkinsop) Sloan; ed. pub. schs. and Mich. Mil. Acad., 1889-93. Entered father's poultry, fish, oyster commn. business, 1894, and became a part- ner in Geo. S. Sloan & Sons, 1903. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 414 Augusta St., Oak Park, 111. Office: 62 W. South Water St., Chicago.

SLOAN, William Elvis, valve mfr .; b. at Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 7, 1867; s. of James E. and Rosa (Armstrong) Sloan; ed. pub. schs., Kansas City; m. Bertha Moore, of Watseka, Ill., 1902; 2 chil- dren: William Moore, Edith Marie. Began in plumbing and heating trade, 1884; came to Chicago from Kansas City, 1887, continuing in same line; entered manufacture of steam and water valves, 1906, as pres. and treas. Sloan Valve Co. Repub- lican. Protestant. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recrea- tions: motoring, travel. Home: 1000 Latrobe Av. Office: 625 W. Jackson Boul.

SLOCUM, Lewis T. M., vice pres. and asst. gen. mgr. C. F. Adams Co .; b. Long Branch, N.J., Dec. 3, 1858 : s. John and Eunice (Ferguson) Slocum; ed. Long Branch (N.J.) pub. schs., Pennington, N.J., Sem., and Eastman's Business Coll., Poughkeepsie, N.Y .; m. Lizzie J. Goudy, of Chicago, Sept. 4, 1883: children: Helen Goudy, John Ainslie, Elizabeth Goudy. Since 1885 with C. F. Adams Co., importers of household goods, of which is vice pres. and asst. gen. mgr. Republican. Methodist. Home: Evans- ton, 111. Office: 225 S. State St., Chicago.

SMALE, William, pharmacist; b. Ingersoll, Ont., Can., Nov. 2, 1876; s. Isaac and Bridget (Hems- worth) Smale; ed. pub, schs .; Univ. of Ill .; grad. Chicago Coll. Pharmacy, 1907; m. Clara E., d. or George C. Fürst, of Chicago, June 28, 1905. Was connected successively with Frank Gazzolo, 1893- 97, Arthur W. Wilson, 1897-1900, Milton C. Smuck- er, 1900-5; in business on own account since 1905. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Nat. Assn. Retail Druggists, Ill. Pharm. Assn., Chicago Retail Drug Assn., Chicago Retail Drug Club, Active Club. Rec- reations: music, reading. Home: 3359 W. Adams St. Stores: 104 S. Michigan Boul, and 3361 Madison Street.

SMALL, Albion Woodbury, college dean; b. at Buckfield, Me., May 11, 1854; s. Rev. Albion Keith Parris and Thankful Lincoln (Woodbury) Small; A.B., Colby, 1876, A.M., 1879 (LL.D., 1900); Newton Theol. Instn., 1876-9; univs. of Berlin and Leipzig, 1879-81; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1889; m. Valeria von Massow, of Berlin, June 20, 1881. Prof. his- tory and polit. economy, Colby Coll., 1881-8; reader in history, Johns Hopkins, 1888-9; pres. of Colby Coll., 1889-92; prof. and head dept. sociology since 1892, dean Grad. Sch. Arts and Lit. since 1905, Univ. of Chicago. Editor American Journal of Sociology since 1895. Vice pres. and mem. organ- izing com., World's Congress Arts and Sciences, St. Louis Expn., 1904. Author of several vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 5731 Blackstone Av.

SMALL, Alvah Randall, fire prevention engineer : b. South Portland, Me., Dec. 7, 1882; s. of Winfield Scott and Georgia Anna (Spear) Small; ed. puh. schs., Cape Elizabeth and South Portland; B.S., Univ. of Me., 1904; m. Josephine McManus, Brook- lyn, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1906 (died July 30, 1907); 1 son, Alvah R., Jr .: m. 2d, Caroline (Greggs) Buchanan, of Chicago, Nov. 30, 1910. Ins. insp. with New York Fire Ins. Exchange, N.Y. City, 1904-6; with the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., since 1906, vice pres, since 1916. Served as cadet capt. Univ. of Me., 1903-4, and recommended to War Dept. for efficiency in military art; mem. Fort Sheridan Citi- zens' Training Camp, 1915. Mem. Nat. Fire Pro- tection Assn., Nat. Safety Council. Republican. Protestant. Recreation: motoring. Home: 401 Mel- rose St. Office: 207 E. Ohio St.

SMALL, Arthur Atwell, M.D .; b. Toronto, Ont., Can., Mar. 30, 1873; s. John Thomas and Katherine Frances (Herriot) Small; ed. Normal Sch. and Up- per Can. Coll .: M.D., Univ. of Toronto, 1895; M.R. C.S. and L.R.C.P., Eng .; m. Ida Irwin Barnes, of Chicago, May 12, 1902. Began practice at Toronto, 1895; came to Chicago, 1902; attending physician, St. Joseph's Hosp. Commd. maj. Med. Officers' Re- serve Corps, U.S.A., July, 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. soes., Chicago Soc. Inter- nal Medicine. Clubs: Argonaut Rowing (Toronte) ; University, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago), Home: 32 E. Division St. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

SMALL, Charles Porter, M.D .; b. Bangor, Me .. Nov. 16, 1863; s. Rev. Albion Keith Parris and Thankful Lincoln (Woodbury) Small; grad. Fall River ( Mass.) High Sch., 1882; A.B., Colby Univ .. 1886, later A.M .; M.D., Med. Sch. of Me. (Bowdoin Coll.), 1889; m. Frances Ewing, of Chicago, 1895. Interne Me. Gen. Hosp., Portland, 1889-90; asst. surgeon, Nat. Soldiers' Home, Eastern Br., Togus, Me. ,1890-1; began pvt. practice in Waterville, Me., 1891; univ. phys., Univ. of Chicago, 1892-1912: clin. instr. eye dept., Rush Med. Coll. First It. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Physicians' Club. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: University, Quadran- gle. Collaborator on The Am. Ency. of Ophthal- mology, and the Ophthalmic Year Book. Home: 5053 Blackstone Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

SMALL, James Dunn, investments; b. Baltimore, Md., July 27, 1875: s. Edward C. and Janet ( Hep- burn) Small; in 9th generation from earliest pa- ternal ancestor in U.S .; A.B., Princeton, 1896; studied law in office of Lackner, Butz & Miller, Chicago, and admitted to bar, 1897; m. Celia Has- kell, of Minneapolis, Nov. 20, 1912. Was with the Cash Register Co., 1897-9; with Knight, Donnelley & Co., brokers, until June, 1902; with brother. Ralph D., organized firm of Small Bros. & Co., of which was vice pres. and sec. until 1909; mem. of Hill, Small & Co., 1909-11; now pres. Burdett Oxy- gen Securities Co., financing, building and operat- ing oxygen and hydrogen mfg. plants, using the Burdett apparatus. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Bob o'Link Golf. Recreations: golf, bridge. Home: 2509 Pioneer Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 507, 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

SMALL, Ralph Duffield, investments; b. Balti- more, Md., Dec. 18, 1871; s. Edward C. and Janet ( Hepburn) Small; A.B., Princeton, 1892, A.M., 1895: LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1894; m. Clara Ethel Weaver, of Chicago, June 7, 1904; 3 children: Eliz- abeth, Jane, Ann. Partner, after admission to bar,

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1894, in law firm of Pope & Small untli 1898; then with Otis, Wilcox & Co. until 1902; pres. of Small Bros. & Co., brokers, 1902-6; advertising solicitor, 1906-10; pres. and mgr. Standard Electro-Utilitles Co., 1910; mgr. investment dept. and dir. John Burnham & Co., 1911-13; joined A. E. Butler & Co., stocks and bonds, as mgr. investment dept., 1914; organized Butler, Small & Co., Jan., 1916. Repub- lican. Clubs: University, Indian Hill Country. Rec- reations: golf, tennis. Home: 2626 Lake View Av. Office: 112-116 S. LaSalle St.

SMALLEY, Charles Marvin, merchant; b. St. Al- bans, Vt., June 10, 1865; s. Marvin and Sarah E. (Adams) Smalley; removed with parents to Chl- cago in 1866; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Kansas City, Mo., 1887, Sarah E. Miller; 1 son, Fay E. In employ of Thompson Bros. & Co., lumber, 3 yrs .; then with S. B. Barker & Co., lumber, for 4 yrs., and of Murphy & Smalley 4 yrs. ; Chicago mgr. Chi-

SMILEY, Frank H., secret service agency; b. at Iowa City, Ia., Sept. 3, 1863; s. John Archibald and Mary Margaret ( Woolverton) Smiley; prep. edn. acad., Iowa City; State Univ. of Ia., 1881-5; M.D., State Univ. of Ia. Med. Dept., 1885; m. Nellie Eliza- cago Lumber & Coal Co., of St. Louis, wholesale beth Snavely, of Marengo, Ia., Apr. 8, 1902. For- dealers in lumber and coal, since 1894; also sec. E. A. Thornton Lumber Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Cominerce, Lumbermen's Assn. of Chicago. Repub- lican. Clubs: Columbia Yacht, Ill. Athletic, Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: outdoor diversions, Home: 6717 Bennett Av. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.

SMALLEY, Edmund Harvey, lawyer; Nov. 13, 1852-Aug. 20, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

SMALLEY, Frederick Clarence, mfr. of picture frames, etc .; h. nr. Brewster, N.Y., Mar. 4, 1869; s. Zachariah and Julia Ann Smalley; ed. pub. schs. of N.Y .; m. Julia A. Craft, of Craft, N.Y., June 26, 1907. Came to Chicago, 1892; traveling salesman with A. S. Kline & Co., mfrs. picture frames, Chi- cago, about 5 yrs .; organizer and owner Smalley Mfg. Co. since 1897; pres. The Banner Theatre Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Town and Coun- try. Home: 2650 Washington Boul. Office: 1827 W. Lake St.

SMART, Allen Rich, public accountant; b. Peter- borough. Eng., Oct. 21, 1867; s. Thomas and Sarah (Rich) Smart; ed. Smith's Acad., Peterborough; m. Anna Rightmyer, of Springfield, O., Apr. 27, 1897; 3 children: Jackson Wyman, Robert Ferrell, Mar- tha Rich. Entered accountancy business with brother, at Peterborough, 1885; came to America, 1890; with Barrow, Wade, Guthrie & Co., of New York, 1891-7; mgr. br. office of firm in Chicago, 1897-1908, and partner in the firm since Nov. 1, 1908. Pres. Electrolytic Sanitation Co. Fellow Am. Assn. Pub. Accountants, III. Soc. Certified Pub. Ac- countants, Ohio State Soc. Certified Pub. Account- ants. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country. Recreations: golf, motor-boating. Home: 1411 Hyde Office: 226-228-230 W. Kinzie St. Park Boul. Office: Monadnock Blk.

SMART, Walter Kay, teacher; b. Payson, Ill., York. (See Who's Who in America.) June 18, 1878; s. Kimball E. and Mary E. (Kay) Smart; grad. Evanston Acad., 1898; student North- western Univ., 1898-1900; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902, Ph.D., 1911; m. Julia F. King, of Payson, Ill., Aug. 31, 1905; 1 daughter, Mary Elizabeth. Instr. English, 1904, prof. and head dept. of English since 1910, Armour Inst. Tech. Lecturer in busi- ness English, Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Com- merce since 1910. Republican. Contbr. various ar- ticles in philol, journals. Recreations: golf, base- ball. Home: 1534 E. 66th Pl.

SMEDLEY, Nathan Jay, M.D .; b. at Belvidere, Boone Co., 111., Jan. 25, 1863; s. Nathan and Adaline D. ( Warren) Smedley; grad. South Belvidere Gram- mar Sch., 1880; Belvidere Union High Sch., 1884; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. (Northwestern Univ.), 1887. In active practice of surgery since Mar., 1887: expert witness, and has witnessed larger number of surgical cases than any other surgeon for City of Chicago; med. adviser for several cor- porations; med. adviser for years for the German- Am. Surgical Co. of New York, wholesale dealers in physicians' supplies, of which is now pres. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State med. socs., A.M.A. Has writ- ten many monographs on diseases of women and children and other med. subjects, more especially pertaining to med. appliances. Mem. many frater- nal and charitable organizations; Mason (K.T.). Home: 3730 Ellis Av. Office: 911 N. LaSalle St.

SMIETANKA, Julius F., lawyer; b. at Chicago, May 31, 1872; s. Frank and Johanna Smietanka; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1894; m. Mary Barzynski, of Chicago, Feb. 18, 1901; children: Virginia, Joseph, Dorothy, Allen, Francis. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and since prac- ticed at Chicago; collector internal revenue, Chi- cago, since June 8, 1914; pres. Depositors State & Savings Bank; dir. North Western Trust & Sav- Ings Bank. Apptd. by Mayor Busse mem. Bd. of Edn., 1909. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State bar assns. Democrat. Clubs: City, Iroquols, Recreation: farm- ing. Home: 7345 Oglesby Av. Offices: 69 W. Wash- ington St. and 426 Federal Bidg.

merly in the employ of Mooney & Boland, and the Burns Detective Agency, Chicago; established the Smiley Secret Service Agency in 1910. Republican. Methodist. Mason; mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Press, Sportsman's. Recreations: hunting, fishing, automobiling. Home: 6222 University Av. Office: Security Bldg.

SMILEY, Mitchell John, lawyer; May 2, 1841- May 8, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

SMILLIE, William, state grain inspector. (See vol. 1911. )

SMITH, see also Smyth, also Smythe.

SMITH, Adelbert Warren, produce commn .; b. Gloversville, N.Y., July 5, 1846; s. Dudley G. and Margaret A. (Durfee) Smith; ed. common schools of Lake Co., Ill., and business coll., Waukegan, Ill .; m. Lillia A. Ferry, of Waukegan, 111., May 25, 1870. Engaged in produce commn. business at Chicago since 1887; senior mem. firm of Smith, Cordes & Co. since organization, 1889. Enlisted in 146th Ill. Vol. Inf., Sept. 1, 1864, and served until July 15, 1865. Mem. U. S. Grant Post G.A.R. Recreations: travel, fishing. Office: 77 W. South Water St.

SMITH, Albert Hopkins, seed and grain mcht .; b. Richview, Ill., Aug. 16, 1874; s. Charles Henry and Elizabeth Belle (Hopkins) Smith; ed. public schs., Lawrence, Kan .; Chicago Business Coll .; m. Adele Fowler, of Jersey City, N.J., Oct. 11, 1899. In employ of Commercial Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1886- 93; spent 1 yr. traveling and looking after father's interests; with Leonard Seed Co., Chicago, since Dec., 1893, of which is now treas. and dir. Served 5 yrs. in Co. C. 1st Regt. Ill. N.G. Republican. Clubs: South Shore Country, Sherwood Tennis. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 5438 Harper Av.

SMITH, Alexander, chemist. Removed to New

SMITH, Alexander, investment banker. Mem. firm Peabody, Houghteling & Co .; dir. Consumers Co .; mng. dir. Abitihi Power & Paper Co. of Can., etc. Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 10 S. La Salle St.

SMITH, Alfred Hall, general insurance: b. at Brooklyn, N. Y., July 17, 1868; s. of Richmond and Eliza White (Gorin) Smith; ed. pub. schs., Brook- lyn, N.Y .; m. Mary Margaret Dobson, of Alton, Ill., Oct. 26, 1893; children: George Alfred, Richmond, William Gorin, Helen Ainslie, Charlotte Russ, Al- fred Hall, 2d. In gen. and casualty ins. business since 1886; pres. Smith-Lawson-Coambs Co. since 1915. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ins. Federa- tion of Ill. Congregationalist. Home: 92 Keystone Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: Insurance Exchange, Chicago.

SMITH, Ben Mayhew, judge; b. Colona, Henry Co., Ill., June 14, 1863; s. Rufus A. and Harriet F. (Hanna) Smith; B.S., Northwestern Normal Sch., Geneseo, Ill., 1885; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chi- cago, 1890; m. Katherine C. Welton, of Cambridge, Ill., Sept. 9, 1891; children: Frances W., Mabel M. Admitted to bar, Dec., 1889; mem. law firm of Hand, Milchrist & Smith, 1891-5, Milchrist & Smith, to May, 1897; asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., 1897-1901; mem. firm of Castle, Williams & Smith, 1901-5; judge Superior Court of Cook Co., 1905-13,

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serving as justice Appellate Court, 1st Dist .; re- Elijah H. and Mary J. (Simpson) Smith; grad. sumed practice of law, 1914, and now head of firm York (Pa.) High Sch., 1902; A.B., Antioch Coll., of Smith, Fake, Levinson & Hoffman. Mem. Chi- Yellow Springs, O., 1909; M. A., Clark Univ., cago and Ill. State bar assns. Republican. Mason, Worcester, Mass., 1911; LL.B., Cumberland Univ. K.P. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Law Sch., Lebanon, Tenn., 1913; studied Susque-, Home: 1231 Lunt Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

SMITH, Bruce Donald, banker; b. Lake Forest, 111., Aug. 13, 1885; s. late Byron Laflin and Carrie Cornelia (Stone) Smith; B.A., Yale Univ., 1906; m. Miss Mackay, of Boston, Jan. 14, 1909; children: Bruce D., Jr., Pauline S. B. and Charlotte B. En- tered service of Northern Trust Co. (of which his father was pres. many yrs.) in the capacity of clerk, immediately upon leaving college, 1906, and has been asst. cashier since 1911. Apptd. manager of central div. at Chicago of Am. Nat. Red Cross, Sept. 14, 1914. Treas. Chicago Boy Scouts of Amer- ica; treas. Sprague Memorial Inst. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Yale, Onwent- sia, Bankers'; also Yale (New York). Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Northern Trust Co., Chicago.

hanna Univ., Selinsgrove, Pa., and Harvard Univ .; unmarried. Admitted to Tenn. bar, 1913, and prac- ticed at Nashville a short time, then at Charleston, W. Va .; came to Chicago as counsel for Commercial Security Co., and made sec., Jan. 18, 1916. Inde- pendent Democrat. Lutheran. Mem. Delta Sigma Phi. Residence: Elms Hotel, Office: 755 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

SMITH, Clayton F., city treasurer; b. Chicago, Apr. 11, 1875; s. George and Carrie Smith; ed. pub. schs. and business coll .; m. Mayme Paschen, of Chicago, June 27, 1901. Was mem. and vice pres. Bu. of Local Improvements, Chicago, 1911-14; war- den of Cook Co. I_Jsp., 1914-17: elected treas. City of Chicago, Apr., 1917, for term 1917-19; Democrat. Clubs: City, Northwest Side. home: 1866 N. Leav-

SMITH, Byron Laflin, banker; May 9, 1853-Mar, itt St. Office: 204 City Hall. 22, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)

SMITH, C. Alfred, retired chemist; b. Philadel- phia, Mar. 8, 1844; s. James F. and Ellen E. (Cad- wallader) Smith; ed. high sch., Reading, Pa., and

Van Alens who settled at Kinderhook, N.Y., in 1650, and took active part in Indian wars; mater- nal great grandparent was capt. in the Revolution- chemistry, 1863-4, prof. chemistry and physics, ary War and a fort, then at Kinderhook, was 1877-82, Pa. State Coll .; mfr. of fertilizers, 1866- called Fort Van Alen; prep. edn., Albany High 71; supt. of shops, Schuylkill Navigation Co., 1868- Sch .; A.B., Williams Coll., Mass., 1886; Columbia 71; in lumber business, 1871-7; pres. and mgr. Mc- Coll. Law Sch., 1888; studied law in office of Col. Intosh Battery & Optical Co., 1888-1917. Repub- B. F. Watson, New York, while attending law lec- lican. Presbyterian. Has contributed extensively to agricultural, medical and scientific journals. 1907. Admitted to III. bar, Sept. 24, 1888, and since Recreation: reading. Home: 913 Lee St., Evans- ton, 111.

tures; m. Victoria Stafford, of Chicago, Apr. 2, in practice at Chicago; mem. firm of Gibson, Smith & Phillips since 1916. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, Shriner) ; mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Club: 111. Athletic. Contbr. articles to law revs. and to newspapers. Recreations: golf and outdoor diver- sions. Home: 3925 Grand Boul. Office: 137 S. La Salle St.

SMITH, C. F. Mather, paper mcht .; b. Chicago, Nov. 21, 1863; s. Charles Mather and Sarah E. ( Ro- zet) Smith; ed. Lake Forest Sch .; m. Grace M., d. Hamilton Smith, Denver, Colo., 1908. Began with Bradner Smith & Co., paper, 1881, of which is now pres .; also pres. Pioneer Paper Stock Co. Owns and conducts a fruit farm in Fla. Served in I.N.G. 5 SMITH, Delavan, journalist; b. Cincinnati, Dec. yrs. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- 28, 1861; s. William Henry and Emeline ( Reynolds) letic, Mid-Day, Exmoor Country; West Orange Smith; ed. Lake Forest (111.) Acad., Lake Forest Country and Orlando Country ( both of Fla.). Rec- Coll. and Mass. Inst. Tech .; unmarried. Propr. In- reations: motoring, golf, farming. Homes: Oak- land, Orange Co., Fla., and Highland Park, Ill. Of- fice: 175 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

SMITH, Charles, mfr .; b. at Buckinghamshire, Eng., May 31, 1843; s. Daniel and Elizabeth ( But- ler) Smith: ed. pub. schs. in Ohio; m. Lizzie J. Ross, of Harrison, N.J., Dec. 20, 1871; children: Luella Mary (Mrs. D. T. McClure), Albert Charles, Ethel Garfield (Mrs. H. L. McCaleb), Myrtle El- frida. Served in Co. G, 96th Ohio Vol. Inf., 1862-5. SMITH, Duncan M., newspaper man; b. Rock- Established in furnace business, 1873; now pres. ford, III., Oct. 24, 1864; s. Archibald and Jean (Tur- Charles Smith Co., mfrs. schoolroom heaters. Pres. trustees Anhurn Park Methodist Ch. Republican. Mem. George G. Meade Post G.A.R. Home: 7404 Princeton Av. Office: 70 W. Lake 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 205

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