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 212

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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STEVENS, James William, pres. III. Life Ins. Co .; b. Colchester, Ill., May 25, 1853; s. Socrates STEVENS, Charles Gardnar, steel mcht .: b. Mad- and Amanda Jane Stevens; ed. pub. schs., MeDon- ison, Wis., Feb. 10, 1873; s. Lewis Ansil and Emily ough Co., Ill .; m. Colchester, Ill., Feb. 26, 1873,

Gardnar (Turner) Stevens; ed. pub. schs., Ill .; m. Carrie I. Booth, of Marion, Ia., Apr. 3, 1902; 3 chil- Ernest James; m. 2d, Jan. 21, 1905, Alice M. Brad- dren: Charles Gardnar, Jr., John Booth, Caroline, ley. Began in general merchandise trade at Col- Entered steel business, Feb., 1898, inc. Feb., 1903, chester, Ill .; removed to Chicago. 1888, and con- erected buildings at cor. Monroe and Jefferson Sts. tinued in dry goods business under style of Charles as headquarters; sole owner of business; pres., A. Stevens & Bros .; in 1895 took active part in or-

treas. Charles G. Stevens Co .: vice pres. Chicago Pulley & Shafting Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com-

ganization of the Ill. Life Ins. Co., of which has since been pres .; also pres., dir. Hotel LaSalle Co .;

Brothers Corpn., and Chas. A. Stevens & Bros. Republican. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Country. Recreations: motoring, golf. Residence: Hotel LaSalle. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.

STEVENS, Joel Wicker, lawyer; Sept. 7, 1854- 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

STEVENS, John H., merchant; b. McDonough Co., Ill., Oct. 12, 1856; s. Socrates and Amanda Jane Stevens; ed. pub. schs .; m. Anna Highee, of Prairie City, Ill., Sept. 27, 1877; children: Edna Leona (Mrs. James M. Sheldon), Clyde G. Began as clk. in gen. store, Colchester, Ill., and in 1880 became a mem. of Stevens Bros., who bought the business; came to Chicago, 1891, becoming associated with brother, Charles A., in firm of Chas. A. Stevens & Bros., of which is sec. and treas. Republican. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Skokie Golf. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 21 N. State St., Chicago.

STEVENS, Raymond William, life ins .; h. Mc-

STEVENS, George Marsden, lawyer; b. Spring- field, Ill., June 6, 1853; s. John Morton and Ella Donough Co., Ill., Aug. 31, 1874; s. James William L. (Blue) Stevens; ed. puh. schs., Chicago; North- and Jessie Louise (Smith) Stevens; A.B., Univ. of western Univ., also Law Sch., same univ .; m. Chicago, 1896; m. Anna L. Hull, of Danville, Ill., June 7, 1899; children: Kathryn, James W., 2d, Eleanor, Raymond W., Jr. Began in service of Ill. Life Ins. Co. as a solicitor, July, 1896, and contin- ued in minor positions until 1900, when became vice pres .; dir. Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank, Hotel LaSalle Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Hamilton. Chicago Athletic, Skokie Country. Rec- reation: hooks. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago. Blanche L. Huntley, of Chicago, Feb. 6. 1906; chil- dren: George Marsden, Jr., Alice Elizabeth, Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1907: pareticed alone at Chicago, 1907-13: now mem, Winters, Price & Stevens. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Delta Theta Phi, Order of the Coif. Democrat. Congregationalist. Mason. Club: LaGrange Country. Home: 337 S. Spring Av., LaGrange. Ill. Office: 1053 Conway Bldg., Chicago.

STEVENS, Thomas, mfr .; b. London, Eng., May 24, 1853; s. Thomas and Georgiana R. (Bayly) Stevens; ed. Kings Coll., London; m. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 4, 1890, Ida Lauree Gaige; children: Esther Gaige, Lora Gaige. Came to U.S., 1884; treas. Swaby Mfg. Co., mfrs, centrifugal pumps. Recreation: fishing. Home: 4051 Sheridan Rd. Office: 2010 Marshall Boul.

STEVENS, Thomas Albert, dry goods; b. Mc- lature from Montgomery Co., 1882, reelected, 1884; Donough Co., Ill., Sept. 2, 1868; s. Socrates and Amanda Jane Stevens; ed. Knox Coll .; m. Colches- ter, Ill., Dec. 24, 1891, Mary Egerton; children: Del- mar A., Elsie. Began at age of 13 as clk. in broth- er's dry goods store at Colchester, Ill .; came to Home: 840 Montrose Av. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St. Chicago, 1890, hecoming identified with the house of Chas. A. Stevens & Bros., of which is vice pres. and treas. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (33°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Colonial, Hamilton, South Shore Country. Recreations: horseback riding, motoring. Home: 5420 East View Park. Office: 21 N. State St.

STEVENS, Henry Conklin, banker; b. Monticello, Ill., Aug. 25, 1880; s. Andrew and Frances (Conk- lin) Stevens; ed. grammar and high schs., Decatur, Ill .; unmarried. With Standard Trust & Savings Bank since 1910, cashier since 1913. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ham- ilton, Bankers', South Shore Country, Calumet. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 4011 Lake Pittsburgh, Pa. (See Who's Who in America.)

Park Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

STEVENS, Thomas Wood, author. Removed to

STEVENS, William Frederic, investment banker;

STEVENS, Herman Campbell, psychopathic med- h. Warsaw, Hancock Co., Ill.,, Mar. 24, 1888; S. icine; b. Elkhart, Ind., Nov. 12, 1878; s. George W. William Fletcher and May Lura (Mussetter) Ste-

and Elizabeth (Fullington) Stevens; A.B., Univ. of vens; ed. high sch. and commercial coll .; m. Martha Irving Simpson, of Chicago, Nov. 1, 1911; 1 son, Mich., 1901; Ph.D., Cornell, 1905; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1913; m. Ruth Fuller, of Minneapolis, Sept. 9, William Frederic, Jr. Formerly sec. to the pres., 1915. Research work and pyt. practice at Chicago, and asst. sec. H. M. Byllesby & Co .; became iden- since 1913; dir. Psychopathic Lab., Univ. of Chi- tified with investment banking business, Chicago, cago; head of Home Sch. for Nervous Children. 1906; now resident partner A. E. Fitkin & Co .; dir. Mem. Am. Psychol. Assn., III. Soc. Mental Hygiene Krumsick & Gambell, Monmouth, Ill. Expert on (exec. com.), Chicago Neurol. Soc., Chicago Med. pub. utility securities; lectured on same before

merce, Art Inst. Chicago (life), Nat. Geog. Soc. dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank, Stevens Presbyterian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic; Engineers' (New York). Recre- ations: horseback riding. golf, tennis, motoring. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: Monroe and Jefferson Sts., Chicago,

STEVENS, Edward Demosthenes, real estate; Aug. 29, 1848-Jan. 16, 1916. ( See vol. 1911.)

STEVENS, Ernest James, hotel mgr .; b. Colches- ter, Ill., Feb. 13, 1884; s. James William and Jessie Louise (Smith) Stevens; Ph. B., Univ. of Chicago, 1904; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1907; m. Eliza- beth Street, of Michigan City, Ind., Apr. 17, 1907; 3 sons: Ernest, James R., William K. With Ill. Life Ins. Co., 1904-7; admitted to Ill. bar, 1907: now vice pres. and mgr. Hotel LaSalle Co. ; dir. Ill. Life Ins. Co., Central Trust Co. of Ill., Charles A. Stevens & Bros., Stevens Brothers Corpn. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Psi Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Chicago Athletic, Advertising, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5837 Blackstone Av. Office: Hotel LaSalle.

STEVENS, George Marsden, lawyer: b. Water- loo, Que., Can., Apr. 4, 1846; s. John M. and Sybil Kellog (Goddard) Stevens; ed. Canadian schools; came from Can. to Ill., 1867; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1872; m. Rebecca J. Blue, of Nokomis, Ill., Sept. 15, 1875. Practiced at Nokomis, 1873-85. Chicago since 1885; mem. since 1885, firm of Crafts (Clay- ton E.) & Stevens (the oldest law firm in Chicago without change of partners). Elected to Ill. Legis- master in chancery Superior Court of Cook Co., 1888-1900. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Democrat. Mem. North Shore Congl. Ch. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: Congregational.

Jessie Louise Smith; children: Raymond William,

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business classes of universities, business schs. and Mar., 1901, and acted as such until 1904; now mem. banking assns. Asst. paymaster, U.S. Naval Re- D. S. Stevenson Co., stocks and bonds; vice pres. serves; ordered to active service, Apr., 1917, as Mascot Copper Co .; dir. Mascot & Western R.R. Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Epis- copalian. Mason (32º, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: South Shore Country, Ill. Athletic. Home: 1049 N. Sacra- mento Av. Office: 111 W. Monroe St. asst. paymaster U.S.S. Gopher, Duluth, Minn. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Club: Evanston Golf. Rec- reations: golf, motoring. Home: 729 Eleventh St., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

STEVENSON, see also Stephenson.

STEVENSON, Alexander Fleming, lawyer; b. at Hamburg, Germany, Apr. 8, 1837; s. Gabriel (Scot- tish) and Marie Louise ( Rueter) Stevenson; grad. Dr. Bulau's Sch., Hamburg; came to U.S., May, 1854, and began farming in Henry Co., Ill .; began study of law, 1858, with Judge Wilkinson, Rock Island, Ill .; came to Chicago, 1859; admitted to bar, 1860; joined 42d Ill, Inf., 1861, as It. Co. B; be- came adj. gen, of brigade under command of Col. Roberts; apptd. insp. gen. on staff of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan; resigned because of broken health in fall of 1863; bvtd. col. upon request of Gen. Sheri- dan, having saved 10 pieces of arty. and a number of caissons from the Confederates on 2d day of Battle of Chickamauga; m. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1870, Mary C. Ambrose; m. 2d, Chicago, Apr. 30, 1879, Jeannie C. Brayton: children: Alexander Francis (M.D.), Mary Louise. Resumed practice of law after leaving army; elected to Ill. legislature from Chicago, Nov., 1864; introduced and carried through bill giving Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas $25,- 000 for land on which Douglas monument now stands, in order to save her homestead in Wash- ington from foreclosure sale; received thanks of Chicago mass meeting for opposing 99-year exten- sion of Chicago street ry. franchises; reelected to legislature, 1867; elected clk. of Superior Court of Cook Co., 1869; master in chancery, Superior Court, 1885-1908. Republican. Unitarian. Author of a his- tory of The Battle of Stone River. Mem. Loyal Legion. Home: 1110 N. LaSalle St.

STEVENSON, Alexander Francis, M.D .; b. Chi- cago, May 1, 1872; s. Alexander Fleming and Mary C. (Ambrose) Stevenson; prep. edn. Univ. Sch., Chicago; A.B., Harvard, 1895; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; post-grad, studies at Vienna and Ber- lin 112 yrs .; m. Karen Bolette Nielsen, of Copen- hagen, Denmark, Feb. 7, 1910. Interne, 1898-9, res- ident phys., 1901-2, Presbyn. Hosp .; Dane Billings fellow in medicine, Rush Med. Coll., 1900-2; asst. to Frank Billings, M.D., 1902; associated with H. B. Favill, M.D., 1903-4; asst. prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll. since 1902, and Chicago Policlinic since 1908: med. examiner Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. Fellow Inst. of Medicine, Chicago; mem. A.M. A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Soc. Internal Medicine, Mil. Order Loyal Legion, Nu Sigma Nu. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Glen View Golf. Contbr. on med, subjects to local papers. Recreations: outdoor sports, racquets. Home: 48 E. Schiller St. Office: 104 S. Michigan Avenue.

STEVENSON, Andrew, banker; b. Bayonne, N.J., June 28, 1879; s. Samuel Alexander and Margaret Emma (Beach) Stevenson; ed. pub. schs. and Ia. Business Coll., Des Moines; n. Genevieve Hardin, of Eldora, Ia., Oct. 4, 1905. Began active career with Wabash R.R., Des Moines, 1890; with C., B.&Q. R.R., Chicago, 1894-6, C.&E.I.R.R., 1896-8; chief rate clk. Western Passenger Assn., 1898-1905; 111. mgr. Columbian Nat. Ins. Co., 1905-7; vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Ia. Light & Traction Co. since Sept. 1, 1907; gen. mgr. Ia. Constrn. Co., Associated Alaskan Properties; pres. Bank of Alaska. Trus- tee Carroll Coll., Waukesha, Wis .; a founder of Young Men's Presbyn. Union Chicago, Presbyn. Brotherhood America, Layman's Evangelistic Council of Chicago; mem. Presbyn. Gen. Assem- bly's Com. on Evangelistic Work. Author: Chicago Preeminently a Presbyterian City, 1907; A Short Life Well Lived, 1908. Homes: Skagway, Alaska, and Lake Bluff, Ill.

STEVENSON, David Smith, bonds; b. Worcester- shire, Eng., June 13, 1863; s. James and Marion (Smith) Stevenson; ed. pvt. schs. in England; m. Appleton, Wis., Mar. 25, 1890, Eva M. Anderson; 2 sons: Robert, Lester. Came to U.S., 1888; took a position in Sprague's Mercantile Agency (inc. 1887), as gen, utility man, passed through various positions, becoming gen. mgr. and vice pres. in

STEVENSON, James Reid Dill, wholesale drugs: b. Chicago, Apr. 19, 1875; s. Robert and Marianne Scott (Dill) Stevenson; student Yale, class of 1894; m. Ida Louise, d. Louis O. Kohtz, of Chicago, 1901; 2 children: James R. D., Jr., Marion Louise. Began with Robert Stevenson & Co., wholesale druggists, 1894, becoming vice pres. 1903; sec, Philip Henrici Co. Served in Co. F, Ist Regt. I.N. G. during Spanish-Am. War, participating in Cu- ban campaign. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Ill. Athletic (life), Saddle and Cycle, Germania Maen- nerchor, Chicago Drug. Recreations: golf, motor- ing. Home: 507 Barry Av. Office: 22 E. Lake St.

STEVENSON, Robert, Jr., investment bonds; b. Chicago, June 25, 1877; s. Robert and Marianne Scott (Dill) Stevenson: ed. pub. schs. and Univer- sity Sch., Chicago; Andover (Mass.) Acad .; B.A., Yale, 1900; m. Elizabeth Smith, of Chicago, May 7, 1901; 4 children: Robert, 2d, George S., Malcolm W., Marianne Scott. Began, 1900, with Robert Stevenson & Co., wholesale druggists, as cashier, credit man and treas .; retired because of sickness. 1904: office mgr. Lee, Higginson & Co., stocks and bonds, 1906-12; western mgr. Kissel, Kinnicutt & Co., New York, since 1912; also treas. Robert Stev- enson & Co. Trustee Village of Winnetka, 1908, pres. bd., 1911-12. Clubs: University, Chicago, Mid- Day, Saddle and Cycle, Indian Hill Country (pres. 1916, 17); Racquet and Tennis, Yale (New York). Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.

STEVENSON, Thomas Horace, lawyer; b. Cin- cinnati, Apr. 29, 1873; s. Gillette V. and Amelia J. ( Williamson) Stevenson; A.B., Yale, 1895; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1898; m. Jessie E. McCreedy, of Malone, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1912. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899; associated in practice with Loesch, Scofield & Loesch since 1906. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn .. Delta Chi. Royal Arch Mason. Club: City. Recreations: tennis, golf. Home: 4427 Walden St. Office: 1540, 10 S. LaSalle St.

STEVENSON, William H., Jr., surety bonds; b. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1885: s. William and Elizabeth Stevenson; pub. sch. and coll. edn., in Chicago; m. Victoria A., d. Charles J. Vopicka, of Chicago, June 10, 1908; 2 children: Dorothy, Jean. In banking business since 1913; vice pres. Logan Square Trust & Savings Bank; treas. Chicago Bonding and Ins. Co. Home: 3251 Washington Bonl., Chicago; (summer) Lake Cora, Mich. Office: 79 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

STEWARD, LeRoy T .; b. Dayton, O., Mar. 24, 1862; s. Thomas L. Steward; ed. pub. schs., Day- ton; m. Apr. 14, 1895. Came to Chicago Apr. 1, 1879; supt. mfg. dept. of Wilson Bros., 1879-94; supt. Chicago Postoffice and gen. supt. city mail delivery, 1897-1909; gen. supt, police, City of Chi- cago, Ang. 16, 1909-May 1, 1911; returned to for- mer position in postoffice. Served in Ohio N.G. and as an officer in Ist and 2d regts. I.N.G., many yrs., and as insp. gen. Ist Brigade. Chmn. Com. of Pub. Information of the World's Fair Com., 1893; active in pub. affairs; organized Ist ship's crew, Ill. Na- val Militia, and Ist squadron cav., I.N.G .; was in- strumental in securing the filling of the Lake Front, also in securing the park lagoons and the city renumbering. Mem. Ohio Soc. of Chicago. Mem. Masonic bodies. Republican. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Forty. Home: 1535 E. 60th St. Office: Post- office.

STEWART, see also Stuart.

STEWART, Allan Edgar, M.D., surgeon; b. at Quyon, P.Q., Mar. 8, 1873; s. John Hardy and Eliza J. (Scott) Stewart; ed. Toronto Univ., 1892-4; M.D., Queen's Univ. Dept. of Medicine, Kingston, Ont., 1898; m. Georgie G. Parker, of Gananoque, Ont., Jan. 1, 1902; 1 daughter, Flora, Practiced at Chi- cago since 1901; clin. teacher dispensary, Coll. of Phys, and Surg .. Chicago, 1901-3; clin. prof. sur- gery, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery (Valpa-

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raiso Univ.), since 1914; attending surgeon, Fran- Country, Indian Hill. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: ces Willard Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- 25 E. Washington St., Chicago. cago med, socs. Republican. Home: 724 Independ- ence Boul. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

STEWART, Ella Seass ( Mrs. Oliver W. Stew- art), lecturer; b. Arthur, Ill., Feb. 22, 1871; d. Levi and Elizabeth (Powell) Seass; A.B., Eureka (Ill.) Coll., 1890, A.M., 1893; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1892; m. Oliver Wayne Stewart, Aug. 20, 1890. Lecturer for franchise dept. Nat. W.C.T.U., Chi- cago, 1898-1908. Pres. Ill. Equal Suffrage Assn., 1905-11 (vice pres. 1902-5); rec. sec. Nat. Am. Woman Suffrage Assn., 1908-11. Trustee Eureka Coll. Mem. Disciples of Christ. Mem. Chicago Woman's Club, Woman's City Club, Chicago Polit. Equality League, Assn. Collegiate Alumnae, Home: 5464 Harper Av.

STEWART, George Craig, clergyman; b. Sagi- naw, E.S., Mich., Aug. 18, 1879; s. George Forbes and Katharine (Craig) Stewart; B.A., Northwest- ern Univ., 1902; grad. Western Theol. Sem., Chi- cago, 1903; post-grad. work, Northwestern, 1903-4; (L. H.D., Kenyon Coll., 1915; D.D., Northwestern, 1917); m. Mary Gertrude Clyde, of Chester, Pa., Mar. 31, 1902. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1900; pastor Calumet Heights Ch., Chicago, 1897-1900, St. Ste- phen's Ch., Chicago, 1900-2; ordained deacon and priest P.E. Ch., 1903; rector. Glencoe, 1903-4, St. Luke's Ch., Evanston, since 1904. Dean of Chicago delegation to Gen. Conv. P.E. Ch., 1910; spl. Lenten preacher Trinity Ch., New York, Garrick Theatre, Phila. Trustee Gen. Theol. Sem., New York, West- ern Theol. Sem .. Evanston Pub. Library; dir. Ch. Home for Aged Persons, Bd. of Missions, Chicago; dir. gen. Ember Guild of P.E. Ch. since 1915. Asso. editor, "The Diocese of Chicago"; book reviewer and contbr. The Churchman, New York. Progres- sive. Mem. Delta Upsilon. Clubs: University, Church, Glen View. Author: Why Baptize Babies? 1911. Address: 404 Lee St., Evanston, Ill.

STEWART, Harry John, surgeon; b. Harriston, Ont., Nov. 22, 1874; s. W. J. and Mary Rosetta (Thompson) Stewart; ed. pub. schs., Harriston, and Kalamazoo, Mich .; high sch., Allegan, Mich .; Chicago Vet. Coll. 3 yrs .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1897; m. Ethel Blanche Weav- er, of Chicago, Mar. 2, 1905. Mem. surg. staff West Suburban Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Am. Assn. Ry. Surgeons, Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Mason (32º, Shriner); mem. Columbian Knights, K. & L. of S., K.O.T.M. Clubs: Oak Park, Westward Ho Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 427 N. Oak Park Av. Office: 801 South Boul., Oak Park, 111.

STEWART, Hugh R., lawyer; b. in Ireland, Sept. 26, 1854; s. William and Mary A. (Wray) Stewart; early edn. in nat. schs. of Ireland; came to U.S., 1868; studied in night schs., Pittsburgh, Pa. ; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1893; m. Nellie Mar- quis, of Pittsburgh, Nov. 19, 1903. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893; judge Municipal Court of Chicago, 1910- 14. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner); mem. Royal League. Club: Mystic Athletic. Home: 455 W. 60th St. Office: 38 S. Dear- born St.

STEWART, John Nelson, Jr., advertising; b. at Cleveland, O., Aug. , 1879; s. John Nelson and Henrietta M. (Hayes) Stewart; ed. pub. schs., Cleveland and Chicago; m. Mildred E. Haenchen, of Toledo, O., June 20, 1903; 2 children: Gerald Vernon, Jack Nelson. Began in employ of A.,T.& S.F.Ry., 1902, continuing 3 yrs .; with the C.,R.I.& P.Ry., 1905-9, N.P.Ry., 1909-13; mem. Stewart- Davis Advertising Agency since 1913. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: motoring, golf, gardening, reading. Home: 806 In- gleside Pl., Evanston, 111. Office: 5 N. Wabash Av., Chicago.

*STEWART, Marshall Bowyer, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)

STEWART, Oliver Wayne, prohibitionist; b. in Mercer Co., Ill., May 22, 1867; s. Charles and Eliza J. Stewart; A.B., Eureka Coli., Ill., 1890; ordained Ch, of Christ (Disciples) ministry, 1887; m. Elvira J. Seass, Arthur, Ill., Aug. 20, 1890. Lecturer; al- ways interested in temperance work; sec. of Dist. Lodge, I.O.G.T., 1887; candidate Congress (Pro- hibition), 9th Ill. Dist., 1890; sec. Ill. Christian En- deavor Union, 1893-5; pres. same, 1895-7; mem, Ill. State Prohibition Com., 1894-1908; chmn. Ill. State Prohibition Conv., 1896, 1908, Nat. Prohibition Conv., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1896; chmn. Ill. State Pro- hibition Com., 1896-1900; elected chmn. Nat. Pro- hibition Com., Dec., 1899, to fill vacancy; reelected nat. chmn. Nat. Prohibition Com., 1900 and 1904; resigned Jan., 1905; elected as Prohibitionist, 1902, as mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., from 5th Dist., serving 1903. Pres. Prohibition Trust Fund Assn. of New York, 1900-12; chmn. Nat. ProhibitionIst Extension Com., 1907-11; field sec. Nat. Temperance Soc. of New York, 1910-12. Mem. Flying Squadron of America, visiting 255 Am, cities, Sept. 30, 1914- June 6, 1915; vice pres. Flying Squadron Founda- tion, Inc., 1915. Asso. editor National Enquirer, Indianapolis. Club: City. Home: 5464 Harper Av.

STEWART, Robert Wright, lawyer; b. Cedar Rapids, Ia., Mar. 11, 1867; s. William and Eliza Mills (Lucore) Stewart; grad. Cedar Rapids High Sch., 1883; B.A., Coe Coll., 1886; LL.B., Yale, 1888; m, Maud Elliott, of Aberdeen, S.D., July 14, 1906. Admitted to bar at New Haven, Conn., 1888; prac- ticed at Pierre, S.D., 1889-1905, as mem. firm of Horner & Stewart; became gen. atty. C.&N.W.Ry. in S.D., Jan., 1905, and moved to Huron; became gen. atty. at Chicago for the Standard Oil Co. and moved to Chicago, July, 1907; gen. counsel same company since May 1, 1915. State's atty. Hughes Co., S.D., 1893-5; supreme court reporter, S.D., 1893-9; state senator for Hughes, Hyde and Sully cos., S.D., 1899-1903; mem. exec. council Rep. State Central Com. of S.D., 1895-1907. Maj. 3d U.S. Vol. Cav. (Grigsby's Rough Riders), Apr .- Oct., 1898; col. 4th Regt., S.D.N.G., 1899-1907. Mem. Am., Ill. State and S.D. bar assns. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: University, Chicago, Old Elm, Glen View, South Shore, Chicago Golf; Metropolitan (New York). Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 103 Bellevue Pl. Office: 934, 72 W. Adams St.

STEWART, Samuel Chandler, advertising agen- cy; b. Cleveland, O., Feb. 21, 1873; s. John Nelson and Henrietta M. (Hayes) Stewart; ed. pub. schs .; m. Alice Marguerite, d. Samuel R. Mott, Jr., of Rochester, N.Y., Oct. 28, 1898; 2 daughters: Jean Mott, Natalie Mott. Began advertising work with the "Nickel Plate" R.R. at Cleveland, O., 1890-5, when came to Chicago and entered advertising dept. of the C.G.W.R.R .; became sec. Stack Adver- tising Co., 1899; later was vice pres, and treas., and in Nov., 1910, organized the Stewart-Davis Ad- vertising Agency. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, City, Chicago Yacht, Midlothian Country, University of Evanston. Recreations: literature, yachting, country life. Home: 2528 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1402, 5 N. Wa- bash Av., Chicago.

STEWART, Thomas W., clergyman; b. Logans. Ferry, Pa., July 2, 1864; s. Thomas W. and Susan J. (McClure) Stewart; ed. common schs., acad., Y.M. C.A. Coll .; m. Anna L. Williamson, of Alton, Ill., June 20, 1895; 2 children: Harold Williamson, Charles Franklin. Educated for Y.M.C.A. secre- taryship; served as gen. sec. Y.M.C.A. 18 yrs., at Alton, Decatur and Galesburg, Ill., and Parkers- burg, W.Va .; ordained Presbyn. ministry by Chi- cago Presbytery, May 2, 1909; pastor Christ Ch., Chicago, since 1912. Home: 2031 Mohawk St.

STEWART, Lee Kingsley, dentist; b. Milton, Vt., Aug. 30, 1865; s. Ezra H. and Laura (Kingsley) STEWART, Wellington Thomas, surgeon; b. at Harley, Brant Co., Ont., July 18, 1864; s. William James and Mary Rosetta (Thompson) Stewart; ed. pub. schs. of Harriston, Ont .; M.D., Toronto Sch. of Medicine, 1886; m. Henrietta Anderson, of Orangeville, Ont., Oct. 8, 1886; children: William Anderson, George Ross. Engaged in practice at Stewart; ed. Northwestern Univ., Yale Univ., Ohio Dental Coll., Phila. Dental Coll., D.D.S., 1886; courses at Ohio Med. Coll., Chicago Post-Grad. Coll., etc .; m. Mary E. Mullen, of Wilmette, Ill., Mar. 3, 1903; 4 sons. Practiced in Chicago since 1896. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc., etc. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie Kalamazoo, Mich., 1886-91; came to Chicago and

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took a post-grad. course of 2 yrs. at Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.). Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Miss. Valley Med. Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, Shriner), K.P. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Hamilton, Phy- sicians'. Recreations: automobiling, golf. Home: 1311 Pratt Boul. Office: 110 N. Wabash Av.

STEWART, W (illiam) Herbert, surety bonds; b. Baltimore, Md., June 2, 1876; s. John M. and Mary C. (Bond) Stewart; ed. pub. sens., Baltimore; m. Georgia B. Mackenzie, of Mexico, Mo., Feb. 4, 1911. With law firm of Elliott & Hoffman, Baltimore, 1893-8; with Am. Bonding Co., Baltimore, 1898- 1905; settled at Chicago, 1905; organized Il1. Surety Co., of which was sec. about 2 yrs .; mgr. Am. Bonding Co. of Baltimore, at Chicago, 1907-13; vice pres. Joyce & Co., gen. agents Nat. Surety Co., since 1913. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: swimming, golf. Home: 6943 Chappel Av. Office: 421 The Rookery.

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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 212

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