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STIANSEN, Peder, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)
STIBBS, John Howard, soldier; Mar. 1, 1840- Sept. 5, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
STIEGLITZ, Julius (Oscar), chemist; b. Hobo- ken, N.J., May 26, 1867; s. Edward and Hedwig (Werner) Stieglitz; grad. Realgymnasium, Karls- ruhe, Germany, 1886; A.M., Ph.D., Univ. of Berlin, 1889; (hon. D.Sc., Clark Univ., 1909); m. Anna Stieffel, of Karlsruhe, Germany, Aug. 27, 1891. Do- cent in chemistry, 1892-3, asst., 1893-4, instr., 1894- 97, asst. prof., 1897-1902, asso. prof., 1902-5, prof. chemistry since 1905, dir. analytical chemistry since 1909, dir. univ. labs. since 1912, chmn. chem- istry dept. since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Hitchcock lecturer, Univ. of Cal., 1909. Fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences, Washington Acad. Sciences, A.A.A.S .; mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences, Am. Chem. Soc., Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft; mem. council on chemistry and pharmacy A.M.A. since 1905. Clubs: Quadrangle, Chemists'. Address: 6026 Kenwood Av.
STIFLER, James Madison, clergyman; b. Alton, Ill., Feb. 10, 1875; s. James Madison and Jennie Mary (Carr) Stifler; B.A., Univ. of Pa., 1896; grad. Crozer Theol. Sem., 1899; (D.D., Denison, 1913); m. Lucy H. Burnley, of Swarthmore, Pa., Dec. 6, 1900 (died Mar. 21, 1903); n. 2d, Mary Cloyd Burnley (sister of first wife), July 28, 1909. Ordained Bapt, ministry, 1899; pastor 1st Ch., Roselle, N.J., 1899-1909, 1st Ch., Evanston, Ill., since June 15, 1909. Republican. Mem. Psi Upsilon, Clubs: Uni- versity, Westmoreland Golf. Author: The Fight- ing Saint, 1909; The Christ of Christianity, 1915. Mem. editorial staff S.S. Times; lecturer on Bible teaching, etc. Address: 1029 Grove St., Evanston, Illinois.
STIGER, Charles W., mfr. and engr .; b. Bucyrus, O., Feb. 19, 1865; s. Jacob W. and Ellen M. ( Mon- nett) Stiger; ed. grammar and high schs., Bucy- rus; Nat. Corr. Sch .; m. Louise E. Rathbun, of Ottawa, Ill., June 6, 1888; 2 children: Marion M., Charles W., Jr. Began as telegraph operator, Bucy- rus, 1884; with Chicago Central Union Telegraph Co., 1885-7; rebuilt Electric Light Plant, Streator, Ill., and operated same until July, 1888; organized West Chicago Light & Power Co., 1888, and oper- ated same until sold to Chicago Edison Co., 1897; entered Stromberg Carlson Telephone Co., as gen. mgr., 1899, and disposed of this interest, 1906; or- ganized Stromberg Motor Devices Co., 1908, and since pres .; dir. and treas. Stromberg Motor De- vices Co. of New York and Mass .; pres. Stromberg Carburetor Co. of America, Inc. Pres. Motor and Accessory Mfrs.' Assn .; charter mem. Soc. Auto- motive Engrs. Republican. Mem. First Congl. Ch. of Oak Park. Mason (32', Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automobile, Oak Park, Oak Park Country: also Engineers' (New York). Recreation: golf. Home: 547 Linden Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 64-68 E. 25th St., Chicago.
Phila .; in employ of John Farnum & Co., whole- sale dry goods, 1884-5; became clk. with Pa. Globe Gas Light Co., 1885, and treas., 1898; came to Chi- cago, 1898, as sec., treas. and dir. Globe Light & Heat Co., and asst. sec., treas. and dir. Welsbach Street Lighting Co. of America, also dist. mgr. of the latter company since 1903. Episcopalian. Ma- son. Club: Westmoreland Country (dir.). Recrea- tions: golf, music. Home: 1456 Wesley Av., Evans- ton, 111. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.
STILES, Lawrence G., wool; b. East Aurora, N.Y., July 16, 1862; s. J. W. and Cordelia (Fish) Stiles; ed, pub. schs. of East Aurora; m. Savan- nah, Ill., May 6, 1891, Jennie Gleason; children: Daniel, Philip. Began as a boy in the employ of H. T. Thompson & Co., in wool business; later represented the firm on the road, and in 1887 was admitted to partnership. Mr. Thompson retired in 1888, but the business has continued without change of name, although he is sole owner. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Edgewater Golf, Ca- sino. Home: 6235 Kenmore Av. Office: 10 W. Aus- tin Av.
STILES, Robin Baxter, mfr .; b. Chicago, Dec. 11, 1868; s. Israel Newton and Jenny (Coney) Stiles; ed. grammar schs. of Chicago; Chicago Manual Training Sch .; Univ. of Chicago Prep. Sch .; m. Augusta May Swan, of Chicago, Sept. 10, 1887; 6 children: Harry G., Helen T., Jeanette, Allen B., Marion I., Virginia. Was in employ of Chicago & Erie R.R., 1887-91; has been identified with the Crane Co., mfrs. valves, fittings, etc., Chicago, since 1891, now asst. treas, and dir. Mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Beverly Golf, Chicago Outing. Recreations: golf, fishing, hunt- ing. Home: 4545 Ellis Av. Office: 836 S. Michigan Avenue.
STILES, William Asahel, advertising; b. Syca- more, Ill., Jan. 20, 1862; s. Aaron K. and Emily D. (Dutton) Stiles; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; grad. Dy- renfurth Coll .; LL. B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1908; m. Mary Brower Stiles, of Chicago, July 29, 1884; 2 children: Katherin, Aaron K. Has served as sec. and treas. Kelly Barb Wire Co., Western Fence Co., Streator Gas & Light Co .; now spl. rep. Charles H. Fuller Co., advertising agts. Ex-pres. Chicago Adv. Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°); Past Potentate Nobles of Mystic Shrine; mem. Elks, Red Men, Nat. Union. Recrea- tion: golf. Residence: The Lessing Annex. Office: 629 S. Wabash Av.
STILLIANS, Arthur William, M.D .; b. Chicago, Dec. 24, 1871; s. Daniel C. and Gertrude S. (Stick- ney) Stillians; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Redlands (Cal.) Acad .; M.D., Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1899; post-grad. courses, Vienna, Austria, 1910 and 1914, Freiburg, 1914; m. Therese Spiller, of Vienna, July 24, 1911. Interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1899-1901; adjunct prof. micros. and chem. diagnosis, Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1901-2; practiced at Duran- go, Colo., 1903-7; clin. instr. in dermatology, Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1908-14; asso. prof. der- matology and syphilology, Chicago Coll. of Medi- cine and Surgery, since 1914; attending dermatolo- gist, Cook Co. Hosp., since 1913. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Dermatol. Assn., Chicago Dermatol. Soc. (sec.). Progressive Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mem. Sons of Veterans. Club: Illini, Contbr. numerous articles to med. jours. on subjects relating to dermatology and syphilis. Recreations: tennis, walking. Home: 819 E. 50th St. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
STILLWELL, Addison, lumberman; b. Chicago. June 22, 1889; s. Homer Allison and Ellen ( Hill ) Stillwell; prep. edn. Hill Sch., Pa .; Ph.B., Yale, 1910; m. May Henderson Peabody, of Chicago, Jan. 3, 1914; 2 daughters: May Henderson, Elinor Allison, Associated with father in Butler Bros., 1910-13: organized, 1913, the Stillwell Lumber Co., operat- ing 5 mills in Miss., of which is pres .; vice pres. Stillwell-Crosby Lumber Co., Canton, Miss. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Delta Phi. Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle, Shore Acres, Casino. Recreations: golf, racquets. Home: 199 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 1322 McCor- mick Bldg.
STILES, Frederic Canning, street lighting con- tractor; b. Frampton Cotterell, Eng., Feb. 27, 1863; s. Rev. Robert Canning and Agnes Millard (Dunn) Stiles; ed. Strode's Sch., Shepton Mallet, Eng .; m. Blanche Goold, of Bath, Eng., June 24, 1894; 1 son, STILLWELL, Homer Allison, merchant; b. at Frederic Clayton. Came to U.S., 1884, settling at Nineveh, Pa., Dec. 31, 1860; s. Addison and Rhoda
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(Thompson) Stillwell; ed. pub, grammar schs. in as architectural draftsman; crossed the plains to Pa., grammar and high schs., Urbana, Ill., and 2 Denver, 1865; studied and painted Indians and yrs. at Univ. of Ill .; m. Ellen Hill, of St. Louis, mountain scenery for years; was a scout under Mar. 1, 1886; 2 sons: Addison, Wellesley H. Came Major Downing, 1868, and under Maj. D. C. Oakes, to Chicago in 1882, and entered employ of Butler 1869; guide and buffalo hunter in the early '70s; Brothers as clk., becoming gen. mgr. in 1893, vice returned to Chicago, 1874, and has since main- pres., 1907, and pres. in 1914; dir. Butler Brothers, tained studio here, painting portraits and continu- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry., Merchants Loan ing his work in painting Indians and western scenes & Trust Co., National City Bank. Mem. Chicago in Colo., Wyo., etc. Studio: 346 W. 65th Pl. Assn, Commerce (chmn. ways and means com. 1907, 1st vice pres. 1908, chmn. exec. com. 1909, pres. 1910). Clubs: Commercial (sec. 1909), Chi- cago, Union League (dir. 1909-11), Mid-Day, Press, Hamilton, Traffic, Onwentsia, Illini, University, Old Elm, Lake Geneva Country, Chicago Golf, Penna. Soc. Homes: Lake Geneva, Wis., and 1200 Lake Shore Drive. Office: Randolph St. Bridge.
STILLWELL, James, lawyer. Removed to Pitts- burgh, Pa. (See vol. 1911.)
STILLWELL, Wellesley H., lumberman; b. Chi- cago, Sept. 20, 1893; s. Homer Allison and Ellen ( Hill) Stillwell; prep. eun. St. Paul's Sch., Con- cord, N.H .; Ph. B., Yale, 1915; unmarried. Vice pres. Stillwell Lumber Co. since 1915; sec. and treas. Stillwell-Crosby Lumber Co,; commd, en- sign, U.S. Naval Reserve, Apr. 21. 1917, for 4 yrs.'
STOCK, Frederick A., musical conductor; b. at Julich, Germany, Nov. 11, 1872; s. Frederick Carl and Maria Stock; mus, edn. at Cologne Univ .; Mus. Doc., Northwestern Univ., 1915); m. Elsa Musku- lus, of Fulda, Germany, May 22, 1896. Came to Chicago, 1895, to join Chicago Orchestra as viola service. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Delta player; was asst. dir. several yrs., and after death Phi. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Univer- sity, Chicago Golf, Lake Geneva Golf. Recrea- tions: outdoor sports. Home: 1200 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 1322 MeCormick Bldg.
STIRLING, William Robert, investments; b. Por- tobello, Scotland, Mar, 30, 1851; s. John and Cathe- rine Mary ( Wellings) Stirling; ed. Thomas Hodge's Sch., St. Andrew's, Fifeshire, Scotland, and Royal Grammar Sch., Henley-on-Thames, Eng .; m. Chi-
STOCKTON, John Thaw, transfer business; b. at cago, Apr. 26, 1883, Alice Ives Hibbard; children: Chicago, June 14, 1866; s. late Gen. Joseph and Alice May ( Mrs. Francis R. Dickinson), Dorothy, Kate E. (Denniston) Stockton; ed. grammar and Jean Wedderburn (Mrs. Stephen S. Gregory, Jr. ). high schs. of Lake View; Shattuck Sch., Faribault, Came to U.S., 1879; treas, Joliet Steel Co., 1879-89; Minn .; m. Mabel E. Cobb, of Chicago, Oct. 8, 1890; 1st vice pres. 111. Steel Co., 1889-94; pres, Univer- children: Walter, Robert, Joseph. Entered employ sal Constrn. Co., 1895-6; partner in Peabody, Hough- of Rand, McNally & Co., 1885; then with Rogerson teling & Co. since Jan., 1897. Republican. Epis- & Stockton; became identified with the Joseph copalian. Active in Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Stockton Transfer Co., of which has been pres. Clubs: Chicago, Church, Onwentsia, Winter of Lake since 1909. Mem. Chicago Assn. Credit Men, Nat. Forest, Huron Mountain. Homes: 1616 Prairie Freight Golf Assn., Loyal Legion, Sons of Veterans Av., Chicago, and Lake Forest, 111. Office: 10 S. (past comdr.), Field Museum Assn., III. Humane LaSalle St., Chicago.
STITT, Thomas Lutz, lawyer; b. Wabash, Ind., Aug. 1, 1872; s. William Simpson and Mary Ann (Lutz) Stitt; grad. U.S. Naval Acad., 1892; studied law while in service and later in office of Cowgill, Snively & Pettit, Wabash, Ind .; m. Ada Bruner, of Wabash, Oct. 26, 1904. Naval officer 9 yrs., in serv- ice in South and Central America, South Seas and Pacific waters (resigned 1904). Admitted to bar. at Wabash, Ind., 1904; settled at Chicago, 1909; gen. practice; mem, firm Culver, Andrews, King & Stitt; instr. on internat, trade, etc., Northwestern
Soc. (dir.). Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Union League, Traffic (ex-pres.), Transportation, Evanston Coun- try (pres.); Transportation, Arkwright, Traffic (New York) : Traffic (Phila.); Army and Navy ( Washington). Home: 1109 Hinman Av., Evans- ton, III. Office: 536 The Rookery, Chicago.
STOCKWELL, John Wesley, clergyman. Re- moved to Philadelphia. (See vol. 1911.)
STOELTING, Christian Hans, mfr .: b. at Gross Harrie. Holstein, Germany, July 18, 1864; s. Max D. and Christine (Pries) Stoelting; ed. Germany; Univ. School of Commerce. Del. to 2d and 3d Con- m. Chicago, July 18, 1889, Amalia C. Klockhaus. Came to America, 1881, and to Chicago, 1883; held various positions as mechanician and foreman, 1881-6; mem. firm Loff & Stoelting, 1886-9; contin- ued under individual name until 1892, when busi- ness was incorporated as C. H. Stoelting Mfg. Co .;
gresses Nat. Foreign Trade Council in behalf of Merchant Marine; mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chamber Commerce of U.S.A., 111. State and Chi- cago bar assns,, Am. Soc. Internat. Law. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Mason (32 , K.T., Shriner ). Clubs: Lincoln Park Yacht (Chicago); Columbia in 1895, organized The Chicago Laboratory Supply ( Indianapolis). Recreation: yachting. Home: 815 & Scale Co. (absorbing C. H. Stoelting Mfg. Co.), Ridge Terrace, Evanston, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle and in 1903 changed its name to C. H. Stoelting Co., St., Chicago.
STIX, Solomon Henry, mfr. knit goods; b. Cin- cinnati, Jan. 3, 1870; s. Henry and Frances (Troy) Stix; ed. pub. schs. and Hughes High Sch,, Cincin- nati; B.S., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1891; m. Adele Lon- gini, of Chicago, Jan. 19, 1904; 1 daughter, Frances Troy. Began active career in employ of Des Jar- din & Hayward, architects, Cincinnati; later with Adler & Sullivan, Chicago; connected with Fried- lander-Brady Knitting Mills, Chicago, since 1894, pres. since 1911. Mem, Ill. Mfrs' Assn. Inde- pendent Republican, Jewish religion. Clubs: City, Standard, Ravisloe Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4747 Drexel Boul. Office: 511 S. Green St.
mfrs. of and dealers in scientific apparatus and laboratory supplies, and is pres. and treas, of the company. Republican. Lutheran. Mason. Club: Hinsdale Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 187 Ayers Av., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 3047 Carroll Av., Chicago.
STOFFELS, Oscar A., law and insurance; b. in Westphalia, Germany, July 21, 1881; s. William and Bertha (Fahner) Stoffels; ed. parochial and pub. grammar and high schs., Chicago; John Marshall Law Sch .; m. Emma Marie Walters, of Chicago, May 7, 1904; 2 children: Herbert F. R., Edgar O. W. Began in employ of the German Nat. Ins. Co., Chicago, 1899; entered gen. ins. business on own account as Oscar A. Stoffels & Co., 1909; studied now in gen. practice of law, also ins. business. Republican. Lutheran. Club: German. Recrea- tion: music. Home: 2035 Bradley PI. Office: 175
STOBIE, Charles Stewart, artist; b. Baltimore, law evenings and was admitted to Ill, bar, 1911;
Md., Mar, 18, 1845; s. Charles U. and Janet (Ough- terlonie) Stobie; ed. pvt. schs. of Baltimore, fol- lowed by " yrs. in Madras Coll., St. Andrew's, Fife- shire, Scotland. Began art studies, 1861; practiced W. Jackson Boul.
STOCK, Ernst, real estate; b. Ellerbeck by Ham- burg, Germany, Mar. 13, 1848; s. William and Elise (Axt) Stock; ed. public schools of Hamburg; m. Mary Gilek, of Chicago, Sept. 14, 1872; children: Ernst, Jr., Frank, Henriette (Mrs. U. W. Mitchell), and Elise. Came from Germany direct to Chicago, 1868: was employed in wholesale liquor house, 1868-72; in retail grocery business, 1872-86; in real estate since 1886. Republican. Mason. Recrea- tion: farming. Office: 303 W. Division St.
of Theodore Thomas, 1905, became dir. Theodore Thomas Orchestra, now Chicago Symphony Orches- tra, and so continues. Compositions include a set of variations, a symphony, a violin concerto, etc., all of which have been performed by several or- chestras; also number of string quartettes, songs, etc. Home: 5477 Hyde Park Boul. Office: Orches- tra Bldg.
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STOHR, Peter Charles, railway official; Sept. 27, 1859-Apr. 24, 1912. ( See vol. 1911.)
STOL, Sebastian, M.D., surgeon; b. Suwalki, Russia (now Germany), Apr. 1, 1869; s. Jacob M. and Sarafina (Tropowski) Stol; grad. Gymnasium (classical), Suwalki, 1888; came to U.S., 1888; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1892; unmarried. Practiced at Chicago since 1892; med. dir. Am. Life Ins. Co. of Ill., 1911-14; Grand Med. Examiner In- dependent Western Star Order. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Clubs: Sinai Chess, Covenant. Recreations: classical reading, chess, physical culture. Home: 1911 S. Spaulding Av. Office: 807 Stewart Bldg.
STOLL, Robert Hamilton, lawyer; b. Lexington, Ky., Apr. 1, 1872; s. George and Julia (Hamilton) Stoll; ed. pub. schs. of N.Y. City and Chicago: LL.B., Lake Forest Law Sch., 1894; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and since engaged in practice at Chicago, making a specialty of corpn., commercial and probate law; mem, firm of Stoll & Shepherd. Republican. Club: Southern. Home: Rogers Park. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
STOLZ, Joseph, rabbi; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1861; s. David and Regina (Strauss) Stolz; B.L., Univ. of Cincinnati, 1883; grad. as rabbi, Hebrew Union Coll., Cincinnati, 1884 (D.D., 1898); m. Blanche Rauh, of Cincinnati, June 24, 1890. Or- dained rabbi, 1884; rabbi Bnai Israel Temple, Little Rock, Ark., 1884-7, Zion Temple, Chicago, 1887-95, Isaiah Temple, Chicago, since 1895; elected rabbi for life same, Dec., 1912. Vice pres. Jewish Publ. Soc .; member exec. com. Central Conf. Am. Rabbis; mem. bd. govs. Hebrew Union College; mem. Am. Jewish Com .; dir. Chicago Hebrew Inst .; pres. Chi- cago Rabbinical Assn .; executive com. Chicago Council of Boy Scouts America: vice pres. Juvenile Protective League. Author: Funeral Agenda of Jews, 1897. Clubs: Standard, Chicago Literary, Metropolitan. Home: 4827 Langley Av.
STONE, Abraham Louis, wholesale jeweler; b. Werbalen, Prussia, Nov. 22, 1861; s. Isaac and Anna (Traub) Stone; ed. pub. schs .; m. Pittsfield, Ill., Dec. 30, 1892, Ida B. Hirsheimer; 1 son, Irving Stanley. Began as clk. in retail store at St. Louis; went to Louisiana, Mo., 1879, and was a mem. firm of Hess & Stone 8 yrs .; in business at Pittsfield, Ill., 1887-9; at Chicago in firm of Stone Bros., wholesale jewelers, since 1889. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Dir. Chicago Hebrew Inst., Federated Jewish Charities. Mem. Sinai Temple. Democrat. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ravisloe Country. Recreation : golf. Home: 5021 Drexel Boul. Office: 330 W. Adams St.
STONE, Frank Burrill, lumber; b. Chicago, Oct. 15. 1860; s. Richard Butler and Lucy Ellen ( Rus- sell) Stone; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, Oct. 2, 1883, Carrie L. Rounds (died 1912); chil- dren: William A., Inez M .; m. 2d, Rosalie Harlan Baxter, of Chicago, Oct. 21, 1916. After leaving school, 1877, worked in lumber yard at Chicago, then in saw-mill in Ind .: elk. with Chapman, Grier & Co., wholesale glassware, Chicago, 1878; in 1880 clk. with father, and, after latter's death, with R. B. Stone Lumber Co .; firm of Agnew & Stone, lum- ber, 1888-90; in business alone since Dec., 1890, principally handling lumber and timber for ry., bridge, and heavy constructions. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Mason (K.T., Montjoie Command- ery). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Mid- lothian. Recreations: golf, hunting, fishing. Home: 4940 Woodlawn Av. Office: 701 Ry. Exchange.
STONE, Frank L., civil engr .; b. Waymart, Pa., May 9, 1871; s. Elbert B. and Lizzie A. (Iddings) Stone; student Univ. of Ill .. 1890-4; m. Alice G. Price, of Rock Island, Ill., Nov. 3, 1893; I daugh- ter, Emerald. Asst. city engr., Rock Island, Ill., 1892-6; Marshalltown, Ia., 1897; with C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1898-11, as div. engr. maintenance of way, 1903. engr. maintenance of way, Ill. Dist., 1904, engr. track elevation, 1905-11; consulting gen. practice, 1911-15; terminal engr. C.,B.&Q.R.R. since 1915. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Mason. Club: Illini. Recreation: outdoor life. Home: 2112 S. Spaulding Av. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul.
STONE, George Frederick, secretary Chicago Board of Trade, Apr. 24, 1836-June 22, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
STONE, George William, commission meht .; b. N.Y. City, July 3, 1844; s. George C. and Sarah (Wheeler ) Stone; ed. pub. schs., New York; m. Eliz- abeth, N.J., Apr. 13, 1871, Annie E. Ross; children: Charles H., Harry W., George W., Jr., Arthur, Annie Louise (Mrs. Weymouth Kirkland). Clk. in commn. house, New York, 1861-77; moved to Chi- cago, 1877, and in business on Bd. of Trade ever since. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: South Shore Country, Colonial. Recreations: motoring and reading. Home: 316 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.
STONE, Harry Wheeler, treas. Ill. Life Ins. Co .; b. Elizabeth, N.J., June 6, 1873; s. George William and Annie E. ( Ross) Stone; B.A., Univ. of Chicago, 1896; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1898; m. Mamie Genius, of Chicago, Oct. 18. 1900. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; apptd. atty. for Ill, Life Ins, Co., Apr., 1900, and is now treas. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Psi Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Club: Omega. Recreation: automobiling. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.
STONE, Herbert Stuart, publisher. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
STONE, Horace Greeley, lawyer; b. Kalamazoo Co., Mich., Feb. 23, 1852; s. Horace A. and Hannah M. (Robbins) Stone; grad. Kalamazoo High Sch., 1868. Employed in wholesale notion house, Kala- mazoo, 1868-73, meanwhile studying law in office of late U. S. Senator J. C. Burrows; removed to Chicago, and engaged in various pursuits until ad- mitted to bar. 1878: atty. Chicago & W.I. Ry., 1878- 81; pres. Ist Nat. Bank, Grand Forks, N.D., 1881-3; asst. receiver Northwestern Mfg. & Car Co., 1884- 87; atty. in many corpn. causes, among them the "triangle" ry, suit, involving 600,000 acres of land in northern Minn .: suit involving control of Du- luth, Messabe & Northern R.R. and iron mines; Russell Sage suit for land grant in Minn .; atty. for A. H. Wilder et al., St. Paul, defendants in $3,000,- 000 stock double-liability suit; iron ore washing patent cases; chief counsel for Capt. Oberlin M. Carter, U.S.A., in suits to recover $500,000 by U.S. Govt .; atty. Ward will case; Detroit and Pewabic Mining Co. cases in Upper Mich .; etc. Returned to Chicago, 1895; mem. Gurley, Stone & Wood, 1895- 1906, since alone. Inventor glass device prevent- ing damage from freezing of water in engines, etc .: method of producing coke from poor coal; methods of effecting saving in blast furnaces; etc. Repub- lican; accompanied William H. Taft as his chief asst. throughout the entire presdl. campaign of 1908. Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Home: 5006 Michigan Av. Office: 69 W. Jackson Boul.
STONE, Horatio Odell, real estate; July 15, 1860- Apr. 24, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
STONE, Jacob, wholesale notions; b. St. Louis, Sept. 15, 1861; s. Isaac and Anna ( Mayer) Stone; ed. grammar and high schs. of St. Louis; m. Bes- sie Hannsfuther, of Winchester, Ill., Dec. 28, 1891. Came to Chicago from St. Louis, 1890; has been mem. Stone Bros., Inc., wholesale fancy goods and notions, since 1893, vice pres. since 1904. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republic- an. Jewish religion. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ravisloe. Recreation: golf. Home: 4727 Drexel Boul. Office: 326 W. Adams St.
STONE, James Samuel, clergyman: b. Shipston- on-Stour, Eng., Apr. 27, 1852; s. James Samuel and Anne (Print) Stone: grad. Phila, Div. Sch., 1877; B.D., Episcopal Theol. Sch., Cambridge, Mass .. 1880; (D.D., Bishop's Coll., Lenoxville, Can., 1886) ; m. Caroline, d. Lewis P. Worthington, of Doyles- town, Pa., Jan. 4. 1898. Deacon, 1876, priest, 1877. P.E. Ch .; rector St. Philip's, Toronto, 1879-82, St. Martin's, Montreal, 1882-6, Grace Ch., Phila., 1886- 95, St. James', Chicago, since Jan. 1, 1895. Deputy Gen. Conv. P.E. Ch., Diocese of Pa., 1892, and Dio- cese of Chicago, 1895, 98, 1904, 13. Author of a number of vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 664 Rush St.
STONE, John Sheppard, manager Chicago branch Northwestern Consolidated Milling Co .; b. Still- water. Minn., Nov. 23, 1869; s. Alexander Johnston
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and Helen (Sewall) Stone; LL.B., Univ. of Minn., Club: Craftsmen. Recreation: fishing. Home: 822 1891; post-grad. work, Harvard, 1895; m. Mary Crescent Pl. Office: 730 N. Franklin St. Dana, of Chicago, Oct. 29, 1902; 2 children: Dana Sheppard, Lucy Antoinnette. Began in law offices of Flandrau, Squires & Cutcheon, 1891; with Davis, Kellogg & Severance, 1893-4; traveling claim agt., G.N.Ry., 1894-9; mgr. Chicago branch Northwest- ern Consolidated Milling Co. since 1899. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: University. Home: 1260 Astor St. Office: 1016, 112 W. Adams St.
STONE, John Timothy, clergyman; b. in suburb of Boston, Sept. 7, 1868; s. Timothy Dwight Porter and Susan Margaret ( Dickinson) Stone; moved to Albany, N.Y., 1876; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1891 (class orator); grad. Auburn Theol. Sem., 1894; (D.D., Univ. of Md., 1909, Amherst, 1909; LL.D., Emporia Coll., 1913, Occidental Coll., 1914) ; m. Bessie Par- sons, of Toronto, Can., Nov. 28, 1895. Ordained Presbyn, ministry, Utica, N.Y., June, 1894; pas- torates: Olivet Ch., Utica, 1894-6, Cortland, N.Y., 1896-1900, Brown Memorial Ch., Baltimore, 1900-9, 4th Ch., Chicago, since May 1, 1909. Moderator Gen. Assembly Presbyn. Ch. in U.S.A., 1913-14; mem. Gen. Assembly's Exec. Commn. on Evangel- ism, and Vacancy and Supply; dir. Chicago Bible Soc., Presbyn. Hosp .; trustee McCormick Theol. Sem., Amherst Coll., Half-Orphan Asylum (Chica- go). Republican. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon; past chaplain-gen. Nat. Soc. S.A.R .; chaplain-gen. Ill. Chapter S.A.R .; chaplain-gen. Founders and Patri- ots America, and chaplain Ill. Soc. same. Clubs: University, City. Home: 866 Lincoln Parkway.
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