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 215

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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STREET, Richard Hamilton, M.D .; b. Chicago, Feb. 8, 1874; s. Richard Judson and Emmeline Caroline (Hamilton) Street; gen. edn. at Bishop Ridley Coll., St. Catharines, Ont .; M.D., Hahne- mann Med. Coll., Mar. 28, 1898; m. Lillian Wood- ward, Aug. 27, 1906. House phys. Hahnemann Hosp., 1898-99; practice limited to ear, nose and throat; med. dir. First Nat. Bank pension dept .: sec. of faculty, registrar, and prof. laryngology and rhinology, Hahnemann Med. Coll .; attending phys., Hahnemann Hosp .; consulting staff Munici- pal Contagious Hosp., Daily News Sanitarium, Pine Sanitarium. Fellow Am, Coll. Surgeons; mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Home. Med. Assn (pres. 1916-17), Chicago Homce. Med. Soc., Am. Homc. Ophthal., Otol., and Laryngol. Soc. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Motor. Recreation: motoring. Contbr. to med. jours. Residence: Ev- anston Hotel, Evanston, Ill. Office: 1532, 25 E. Washington St., Chicago.

STREET, Richard Juson, banker. Removed to Coronado, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)

STREET, Robert Robertson, merchant; Jan. 8, 1850-Sept. 11, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

STREET, Wade L., Chicago mgr. T. A. Snider Catsup Co .; b. Lisbon, O., Oct. 22, 1878; s. Samuel and Clara (Livingston) Street; m. Margaret Mc- Cormack, of Cincinnati, May 29, 1901. Has been connected with the T. A. Snider Catsup Co. since 1894; came to Chicago as gen. mgr., 1913, and so continues; dir. Walsh & Dugan Oil & Gas Co., Enid, Okla. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Motor. Recreation: golf. Home: 10323 S. Seeley Av. Office: 168 N. Michigan Av.

STREET, William, lawyer; May 29, 1848-June 26, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

STREET, William DeLatre Cameron, mgr. Chi- cago Clearing House Assn .; b. New Market, Ont., Apr. 19, 1846; s. of Rev. George C. and Anne S. (Bourne) Street; ed. pub. schs. and Racine ( Wis.) Coll .; m. Chicago, Jan. 17, 1879, Emily A. Pardee; children: Agnes Bourne (Mrs. Hopewell L. Rogers), Douglas P. Came to the U.S. from Can. in 1853, and to Chicago, 1862; during part of the Civil War in the q.m. dept. in Chicago; accountant for Mun- son, Skinner & Co., Chicago, 1864-7; in employ of banking institutions of Chicago until 1890; mgr. Chicago Clearing House Assn. since 1890. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Bankers', Edgewater

STREETER, Wallace, lawyer; b. Belvidere, Ill., Nov. 12, 1883; s. William H. and Ruth Wallace (Cooper) Streeter; descendant of Joel and Ebene- zer Streeter, both of whom fought in the Revolu- tionary War; grad. Belvidere High Sch., 1900; stu- dent Law Dept., Univ. of Mich., 1902-3; LL.B., John Marshall Law Sch., Chicago, 1907; m. Anne Han- non, of Chicago, Jan. 14, 1905; 2 children: Ruth Cooper, Dorothy. Sec. to corpn. counsel, Chicago, 1905-7; admitted to Ill. bar, 1907, and since prac- ticed at Chicago; associated in practice with Sen- ator James Hamilton Lewis, 1907-15; mem. firm Lewis, Folsom & Streeter, 1910-15; now mem. Jennings & Streeter; spl. asst. atty, gen. of Ill., 1913-17. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., S.A.R .; vice pres. 111. League for Justice. Democrat. Mem. Waubansia Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Modern Woodmen of America. Clubs: Iroquois, City. Recreations: music, motoring. Home: 2111 Greenleaf Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

STREHLOW, Oscar E., civil engr .; b. Arcola, Ill., Jan. 21, 1873; s. Henry and Magdalena (Baehr) Strehlow; prep. edn. Champaign (111.) High Sch .: B.S. in Civ. Engring., Univ. of Ill., 1896, C.E., 1911; m. Mrs. Elizabeth Cissna, of Chicago, May 7, 1912; 2 children: Clara, Theodore. Engring. maintenance work, during vacations, with I.C.R.R. and C.,C., C.& St.L.Ry., 1890-3; U.S. overseer, Ill. River Improve- ment, 1894-5; engr. I.C.R.R. and U.S. overseer Ill. River Improvement, 1896; successively U.S. over- seer, jr. engr. and asst. engr. surveys, dredging and construction, many locks and dams, Ill, river improvement, constrn. Ill. & Miss. Canal, improve- ment Black Warrior, Warrior and Tombigbee riv- ers, Ala., 1896-1904; associated in practice with James O. Heyworth, engr. and contractor, Chicago, since 1904, in charge equipment and constrn. Has patented 4 mech. appliances which are being used on engring. constrn. work. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Illini, Birchwood Country, Chicago Engineers'. Recreations: golf, skating. Home: 727 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 505, 606 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

STRELL, George Washington, editor and pub .; b. Chicago, July 4, 1853; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Euphemia Cardwell Carson, of Chicago, Nov. 27, 1879. Completed course as practical printer, 1872, as foundation for pub. business; became connected, 1876, with Chicago Field (later American Field), weekly sportsman's journal and newspaper devot- ed to outdoor recreations and conservation of nat- ural resources; mng. editor, same, 1886, also sec. and gen. mgr. Am. Field Pub. Co., 1896; founder and pub. Am. Musical Journal, 1883. Exec. officer Scientific Angling Tournament, Chicago Expn., 1893; pres. Chicago Fly Casting Club, 1893-7; intro- duced bait casting as an angling contest feature in Cal., at Mid-Winter Fair, San Francisco, 1894; vice pres. Nat. Game, Bird and Fish Protective Assn. for Ill., 1894; originated Field Dog Stud Book, 1900; started and conducted annually the Am. Field Futurity, 1905. Mem. Old Time Printers' Assn. Clubs: Chicago Gun (chmn. bd. 1907-15), Press. Always active in promoting field sports and framing laws for the protection and preservation of wild life, his axiom being "conservation with- out deprivation." Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 3264 Washington Boul. Office: 801 Masonic Temple.

STRICKLAND, James Percy, real estate; b. at Hamilton, Ont., June 17, 1875; s. William P. and Martha ( Moore) Strickland; ed. pub. schs. of Ham- ilton; m. Tilla Frances Crane, of Chicago, Mar, 8, 1899; 2 children: Martha, Helen. Began with John Calder & Co., Hamilton, 1889; removed to Chicago, 1892, and was with L. Z. Leiter, 1892-6; with W. A. Merigold, 1896-1902; then with the Northern Trust Co., until 1905; mem. real estate firm of White & Tabor, 1905-17, J. P. Strickland & Co. since June 15, 1917. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Chicago Real Estate Bd .. Building Mana- gers' Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf, Canadian. Recreations: golf, bowling, swim-

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ming. Home: 414: Sheridan Rd. Office: 374 The Rookery.

STRICKLAND, Samuel George, railway official; b. Lakefield, Can., Aug. 15, 1859; s. George W. R. and Fannie St. C. (Rothwell) Strickland; ed. colle- giate sch., Port Hope, Can .; m. at Omaha, Neb., Louise Yates, of New Orleans, La., June 12, 1901. Began as agent and telegraph operator Canadian Pacific Ry., 1877; operator and clk. St. Paul, Minne- apolis & Manitoba Ry., 1878-9; with the C., St. P.,M. &O.Ry., 1879-1908, as agt., gen. agt., asst. supt. and supt. at Omaha until 1905, gen. supt. at St. Paul, 1905-8: asst. gen. supt., 1908-10, gen. supt., 1910-12, asst. gen. mgr., 1912-16, and gen. mgr. since 1916, C.&N.W.Ry. Episcopalian. Club: Evanston Golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

STRINGE, Alfred Horner, mfr .; b. Phila., Pa., Apr. 22, 1870; s. John S. and Elizabeth ( Linker) Stringe: ed. pub. schools at Chicago; m. Ida R. Clark, of Chicago, Dec. 31, 1891; 2 children: Harry W., Alfred R. Began with the Tobey Furniture Co., 1888-93; then with A. Petersen & Co., 1893-5, and again with the Tobey Furniture Co., 1895-1906; pres. and treas. Commercial Furniture Co. since 1906. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park Country. Home: 510 Augusta St., Oak Park, III. Office: 2734 W. Superior St., Chicago.

STRINGFIELD, C. Pruyn, M.D., surgeon; b. at Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 1866; s. Dr. Frank M. and Sara Agnes (Munson) Stringfield; ed. pub. schs. of Topeka, Kan .; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Coll., 1889; m. Josephine Milgie, of Chicago, Aug. 14, 1889. Began in newspaper office after leaving sch., then in retail drug store and after- ward with the Bradstreet Commercial Agency, from which returned to retail drug business on own account, studying medicine while so engaged; in gen, practice at Chicago since 1889; surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp .; phys. to the Actors' Fund of America; med. examiner Phoenix Mut. Life Ins. Co .; surgeon U.S. Marine Corps, 1903-5. Mem. First Il1. Cav., 1881-6, 2d Inf .. 1886-9; a. d. c. Governor Yates' staff with rank of col., 1901-5. Mem. A.M.A., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S., Am. Assn. Life Exam- ining Surgeons; Chicago Med. Examiners' Assn. (ex-pres.), Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chi- cago Soc. Social Hygiene. Republican. Mason ( Blaney Lodge No. 271, A.F. and A. M., Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177, R.A.M .; Apollo Commandery No. 1, K.T .; Oriental Consistory, S.P.R.S .; Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S .; med. dir. of Medinah Tem- ple, 1907-11); Elk. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht, Hamilton, Forty, The Strollers, Army and Navy. Recreations: auto- mobiling, horseback riding, walking, hunting. Con- tbr. to med. jours. Residence: Grand Pacific Hotel. Office: 111 W. Jackson Boul.

STRIPPELMAN, William, architect. (See vol. 1911.)

STROBEL, Charles Louis, consulting engr .; b. at Cincinnati, Oct. 6, 1852; s. of Carl and Ida Louise Strobel; ed, pub, schs. of Cincinnati; C.E., Royal Inst. of Technology, Stuttgart, Germany, 1873; m. Henrietta Baxter, of Chicago, 1890 (died 1905); children: Charles Louis, Jr., Marion; m. 2d, Mary Wilkins, at Chicago, 1910. Began as draftsman in railroad office in Cincinnati, 1873; asst. engr. Cin- cinnati Southern Ry., 1874-8; chief engr. and vice pres. Keystone Bridge Co., Pittsburgh, 1878-85, also consulting engr. to Carnegie, Phipps & Co., Ltd .; represented the Keystone Bridge Co. and Carnegie firms at Chicago, 1885-93, having at the same time an independent practice as consulting engr., and taking a leading place in the develop- ment of skeleton steel constrn. for Chicago office buildings; designed large bridges over the Mo., Miss., Ohio and other rivers; in business as con- tracting engr. since 1893; pres, and treas. Strobel Steel Constrn. Co. since 1905. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Instn. of Civil Engrs. of Great Britain. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Uni- versity, Saddle and Cycle, Commercial, Onwentsia; Engineers' (Chicago and New York), Recreation: golf. Home: 846 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 1744 Monadnock Blk.

STRODE-LIEBERMAN, Muriel, author; b. Ful- ton Co., Ill .; d. William Smith (M.D.) and Martha Amelia (Steele) Strode; pub. sch. edn .; m. Samuel D. Lieberman (iron mcht.), of Chicago, July 30, 1908. Author: My Little Book of Prayer, 1904; My Little Book of Life, 1912. Address: 321 E. 43d St. STROMBERG, Alfred, mfr .; Mar. 9, 1861-Mar. 8, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

STROMBERG, Charles John, printer; b. Chicago, Mar. 26, 1882; s. Charles John and Augusta J. (An- derson) Stromberg: ed. pub. and pvt. schs. of Chi- cago. Has been identified since 1898 with the busi- ness of Stromherg, Allen & Co., pres. since 1904. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Recrea- tions: athletic sports. Home: 830 Wolfram St. Of- fice: 430 S. Clark St.

STRONG, Amzi Wood, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) STRONG, Gordon, real estate; b. at Burlington, la., June 3, 1869; s. Henry and Mary ( Halsted) Strong; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1885; A.B., Harvard, 1889; LL.B., Columbian Univ., Washing- ton, 1890, LL.M., 1894; studied mech. engring. and technics, 1892-3, science and mathematics, Colum- bian Univ., 1894, civil engring., Univ. of Va., 1900; m. Margaret Hubbard, of Minneapolis, May 15, 1901; m. 2d, Louise Snyder, Oct. 8, 1914. Admitted to bar, 1890; practiced at Chicago and Denver un- til 1892; examiner, U.S. Patent Office, 1893-4; prac- ticed patent law at Chicago, 1895-7; in real estate husiness, Chicago (Gordon Strong & Co.) since 1900. Served in D.C. and W.Va.N.G., and in 3d U.S. Vol. Engrs, and I.N.G .; col. asst, chief of ord- nance, gen. staff, I.N.G., 6 yrs .; commd. lt. col. 1st Ill. Engrs., July, 1917; commd. col. 3d Ill. Field Arty., July, 1917. Republican. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Chi- cago, Union League. Home: 38 E. Schiller St. Of- fice: 209 S. State St.

STRONG, James Edmund, wholesale mcht .; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1852; s. Charles Edmund and Susan (Hutchinson) Strong; ed. Onondaga Acad., Syracuse, N.Y .; m. Syracuse, Apr. 7, 1875, Lucia Hutchinson; 1 son, Edmund Hutchinson. Was bank clk., Syracuse, 1867-71; came to Chicago, 1872, and in 1872 entered employ of M. Selz & Co. as cashier and bookkeeper; became credit man, 1878; firm became Selz, Schwab & Co., 1878, inc. under same name, 1890, and since sec. in charge of office and credits. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Coun- try, City. Recreations: travel, hunting, fishing. Home: 57 E. Division St. Office: 40 S. Market St.

STRONG, Joseph Harvey, insurance; b. at New Era, Pa., Sept. 19, 1854; s. James E. (killed at Ft. Fisher, Jan. 1, 1865) and Uzilla B. (Sands) Strong; ed, pub. schs. and Susquehanna Inst., Towanda, Pa .; m. Adele M. Smith, of Newton, la .; children: Margaret and Sherman. Taught sch. and was salesman to 1877; ins. at Rock Island, 111., 1877-83; mem. of fire ins, firm of Hayes, Cleveland & Strong, Des Moines, Ja., 1883-4; was asst. mgr., 1885-7, and mgr. 1887-1905, of the western dept. of the U.S. Life Ins. Co .; also gen. agt. at Chicago for the General Accident Ins. Co. of Scotland, 1901-3; since 1906 general agt. for Chicago and Northern Ill. of John Hancock Mutual Life Ins. Co. Republican; was mem. of staff of Gov. Richard Yates, with rank of col. Public administrator (apptd. by Gov. Yates), 1901-5; mem. Bd. of Edn., 1894-9. Mason (32°, K.T.). Mem. S.A.R. Clubs: Union League, Calumet, Ill. Athletic, Mid-Day, Home: 4554 Green- wood Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

STRONG, Joseph Leavitt, secretary and gen. mgr. George E. Wood Lumber Co. (See vol. 1911.) STRONG, Mark Dee, envelopes; b. Peoria, Ill .; s. Mark D. and Jennie (Braede) Strong; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and under pvt. tutors; m. Lillian Marie Burns, of Chicago, Dec. 29, 1906; children: Helen Mary, Clement William. Has been connected with the Sewell-Clapp Envelopes since 1902, treas. since 1906. Republican. Methodist. Home: 3735 N. Harding Av. Office: 23 N. Desplaines St.

STROUD, Edmund Henry, machinery; b. Birken- head, Cheshire, Eng., June 21, 1860; s. of William Lawrence and Elizabeth (Chamney) Stroud; ed. Birkenhead and Brooklyn, N. Y. Began as a boy in 1875 with his father, importer of iron, steel, tin

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plate and metals, in New York, and in 1879 had (Home) Stuart: A.B., Kalamazoo (Mich.) Coll., full power of atty. from him; became, 1882, part- ner in Stroud, Sibbald & Co., N. Y. City, the firm furnishing nearly all the steel rails to build the Canadian Pacific Ry .; partner Strond & Co., 1886; in 1890 established branch honse in Kansas City, Mo., for Merchant & Co., of Phila .; in 1892 pro- moted to management Chicago house of same firm. Began business in own name Apr., 1896, and in Sept., 1896, with Charles A. Raynolds formed the partnership of E. H. Stroud & Co .; bought part- ner's interest, 1898; now principally engaged as mfr. of crushing, pulverizing, disintegrating, shredding and other milling machinery; also pow- dered coal burners and stokers. Episcopalian. Pres. Brotherhood of St. Andrew in Chicago, 1909, 10, 11; mem. Central Dept. Y.M.C.A., Chicago. Ma- son (Altair Lodge, Brooklyn, N.Y.). Home: 1226 N. State St. Office: 928 Fullerton Av.

STROUSE, Solomon, M.D .; b. Baltimore, Md., June 29, 1882; s. Benjamin and Fannie (Kahn) Strouse; ed, pub, schs. of Baltimore; A.B., Johns Hopkins, 1902, M.D., 1906; m. Edith Janet Mayer, of Chicago, Dec. 5, 1911; 2 children: Richard Ben- jamin, Carl David. Interne, Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1906-7; practiced at Baltimore, 1907-9; asso. pathol- ogist, 1909-12, asso. attending phys. since 1912, Michael Reese Hosp .; instr. clin, medicine, Univ. of Ill .; attending phys, dispensary Municipal Tu- berculosis Sanitarium; prof. medicine, Post-Grad. Med. Sch. Fellow A.M.A., Chicago Inst. Medicine; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Soc. Internal Medicine, Soc. for Clin. Investigation, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Al- pha. Home: 5606 Blackstone Av. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.

STROVER, Carl Bernhard Wittekind, lawyer; b. Wedigenstein, Prussia, Dec. 11, 1865; s. Bernhard and Caroline (Boedecker) Strover: grad. gymna- sium, Minden, Prussia, 1884; farmer, 1884-7; studied agriculture, politics and economics, Univ. of Berlin, 1888-90; came to U.S., 1891; LL.B. and M.A. (economics), Univ. of Wis., 1894; m. Martha Gross, of Chicago, 1904; 1 daughter, Dorothy. Served in Prussian Inf., 1887-91; commd., 1890, It. 54th Prussian Inf .; became citizen of U.S., 1896; maj. Ill. Vols., Spanish-Am, War, 1898. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, Mem. Chicago Law Inst. Socialist. Author: The Hawaiian Problem, 1898; contbr. to economic jours. Home: Jefferson Park. Office: 133 W. Washington St.

STRUCKMANN, William Franz, lawyer; b. Han- over, Cook Co., Ill., Dec. 17, 1866; s. George and Christiana (Busche) Struckmann; reared on farm; ed. dist. schs. and Elgin Acad .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1888; m. Alvena Heidemann, of Elgin, Ill., Sept., 1893; children: George, Maria. Admitted to har, 1888; minute clk. and record writer of the Su- perior Court of Cook Co., 1889-93; began practice with Amzi W. Strong, 1893, as Strong & Struck- mann, and Sept. 1, 1894, firm became Strong, Struckmann & Ehle, which later dissolved; asst. county atty. of Cook Co., in charge of trials and tax cases, 1894-1914; now mem, firm of Felsenthal & Wilson. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (32°); mem. Odd Fel- lows, Royal League. Club: Union League. Recrea- tion: automobiling. Home: 3421 Oak Park Av., Berwyn, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington St., Chi- cago.

STRYKER, Jesee Clarence, commission mebt .: b. Northfield, Ill., Apr. 25, 1873; s. John and Mary (Gutzler) Stryker; ed. pub. schs., Northfield, and Met. Business Coll., Chicago; m. Gertrude Teger- dine, of Chicago, Feb. 20, 1905; 2 children: Beat- rice, Harold. Began as bookkeeper in office of Henry Steffen, commn. mcht., Chicago, 1896-9; bookkeeper for Gregson & Fisher, commn. mchts., 1899-1901, and for Louis C. Kean, 1901-4; entered business on own account, 1904; now jr. mem. Kean & Stryker, wholesale fruits, vegetables, poultry and veal. Methodist. Mem. Wilson Av. Y.M.C.A. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 4610 N. Pau- lina St. Office: 716 W. Randolph St.

STUART, see also Stewart.

1880, A.M., 1883; B.D., Garrett Bibl. Inst., 1883; A.M., Northwestern Univ., 1887; (D.D., Garrett, 1885, Wesleyan, 1906; Litt.D., Syracuse, 1904, Ohio Wesleyan, 1909; LL.D., Neb. Wesleyan, 1909, North- western, 1912) ; m. Emma Rachel Littlefield, of De- troit, Oct. 10, 1883. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1880; pastor River Forest, Ill., 1880-3, Fort St. Ch., De- troit, 1883-5; asso. editor Michigan Christian Ad- vocate, 1885-6; asst. editor Northwestern Chris- tian Advocate, 1886-96; prof. sacred rhetoric, Gar- rett Bibl. Inst., 1896-1909; editor of Northwestern Christian Advocate, 1909-II; elected prof. Chris- tian ethics and philosophy of religion, Wesleyan Univ., Conn., June, 1911; pres. Garrett Bibl. Inst., Evanston, since Aug., 1911. Sec. joint hymnal commn. M.E. Ch. and M.E. Ch. S .; del. Gen. Conf., 1911. Mem. Am. Soc. Church History, Soc. Bibl. Research, Phi Beta Kappa. Author of several vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: Evanston, Ill.

STUART, Harold Leonard, investment banker; b. Providence, R.I., Ang. 29, 1881; s. George and Eliza A. (Barnes) Stuart; descendant of early Co- lonial ancestry; ed, pub. schs., R.I. and Chicago; unmarried. Began as clk., then with various com- mercial houses; became identified, 1903, as mgr. with N. W. Halsey & Co., bankers, now Halsey, Stuart & Co., of which is sr. partner. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Mid-Day; City Mid- day, St. Louis (St. Louis) ; Metropolitan (New York). Recreations: golf, reading. Home: Kenil- worth, Ill. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.

STUART, James Edwarde, postoffice inspector, in charge Chicago div .; b. Forfar, Scotland, July 8, 1841; s. James and Helenor ( Edwards) Stuart; re- moved to Oshkosh, Wis., with parents, 1851; ed. Arbroath, Scotland, and in pub. schs., Oshkosh; law student in office of Hon. Gabriel Bouck, Osh- kosh, until war broke out; mustered in as private Co. B, 2Ist Wis. Vols., Aug., 1862, becoming suc- cessively Ist sergt., 2d It., and capt., then detailed as aid to Gen. Harrison C. Hobart, comdg. Ist Brigade, Ist Div., 14th Army Corps, until general muster-out at Washington in summer of 1865; par- ticipated in many engagements; m. Oct. 3, 1870, Marie E., d. late Hon. Peter Roberts, of Iowa City, Ia .; 1 adopted daughter, Mary Klim. After muster- out was postal clk. on route between Chicago and Green Bay, Wis., until 1868; chief clk. ry. mail service of Ia., 1870-3; promoted to postoffice in- spector, in charge division comprising Ill., Mich. and Wis., 1873; active in ferreting out and con- victing large numbers of persons for fraudulent use of mails and other postal crimes. Active in 2d Regt. I.N.G., from 1885, of which was successive- ly capt., maj., and col., and then brig .- gen. I.N.G .; retired as such, July, 1906, after 22 yrs.' service; enlisted with regt. for war with Spain and was sent to Jacksonville, Fla .; was detailed on spl. duty as chmn. postal commn. to transfer postal service in Porto Rico from Spanish rule to Am. rule, after which returned to regt. on duty at Ha- vana, Cuba, and was mustered out with regt. at close of Spanish-Am. War; apptd. col. (new) 11th 111. Inf., July, 1917. Mem. Union Vet. League, Loyal Legion, G.A.R., and United Spanish War Veterans. Has lectured on postal affairs at Post Masters' Conv. and before schs. Home: 3144 W. Monroe St. Office: Chicago Postoffice.

STUART, Jamee Everett, painter. Removed to San Francisco, Cal. (See Who's Who in America.)

STUART, John, 2d vice president Quaker Oats Co .; b. Cedar Rapids, Ia., May 23, 1877; s. Robert and Margaret (Sharrah) Stuart; C.E., Princeton Univ., 1900; m. Ellen B. Shumway, of Chicago; 3 children: Joan S., Ellen, John, Jr. Began in mill of the Quaker Oats Co. at Cedar Rapids, Ia., 1900- 03; came to Chicago and entered one of the plants of that company here, later entering the office, and in 1910 was elected 2d vice pres .; dir. Northern Trust Co. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Univer- sity, Indian Hill, Onwentsia, Flossmoor. Recrea- tions: golf, tennis. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Of- fice: 1600 Railway Exchange, Chicago.

STUART, Robert, miller; b. Ingersoll, Ont., Nov. STUART, Charles Macauley, theologian; b. Glas- 22, 1852; s. John and Elsie ( Bremner) Stuart: ed. gow, Scotland, Aug. 20, 1853; s. Lewis and Mary pub. schs .; m. Ang. 2, 1876, Margaret Sharrah;

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STUBBLEFIELD, Arnott, lawyer; b. Graves Co., Ky., Sept. 25, 1862; s. David and A. Julia (Peck) Stubblefield; ed. com. and pyt, schs., Ky .; A.B., Clinton (Ky.) Coll., 1882; student Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; LL.B., Chicago College of Law, 1890; m. Mabel Hardinge, of Morganston, Ont., Mar. 20, 1901: 3 children: Julia Elizabeth, Arthur Hardinge, Katherine Eaton. Admitted to Ky. bar, 1887, to Ill. har, 1890; mem. firm of Thornton & Chancellor, 1891-6, Stubblefield & Quinlan, 1896-8; associated with Hugh R. Stewart since 1901, ex- cept during time Judge Stewart was on bench of Municipal Court. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Baptist. Club: Southern. Home: 5405 Dorchester Av. Office: 1029 First Nat. Bank Building.

STUBBS, John C., railway official. Removed to architects, Mar., 1900-Mar., 1902; since then prac-

Ashland, O. (See Who's Who In America. )

STUCKART, Henry, county treasurer; b. N.Y. City, Nov. 6, 1853; s. Conrad and Margreth Stuck- art; brought to Chicago in infancy; ed. pub. schs .; widower; 4 children. Engaged in house furnishing business since 1875. Alderman from (then) 6th Ward, 1892-6, and from (present) 4th Ward, 1903- 05; South Town assessor, 1898-1902; candidate for mem. Bd. of Review, 1908; elected on Dem. ticket as city treas., Mar., 1911; county treas., Cook Co., 1914-18. Clubs: Press, German, Hardware. Home: 5654 S. Peoria St. Offices: 2519 Archer Av., and County Bldg.

STULTS, Walter Allen, vocal instructor; b. at Farmer City, Ill., Nov. 18, 1882; s. Allen Sylvester and Carrie Elizabeth Stults; West High School, Des Moines, Ia .; Northwestern Univ .; m. Edith Monica Graham, of Riverside, Ill., June 26, 1911; children: Mary Caroline, Barbara Edith. Dir. of music, Garrett Bibl. Inst., Evanston, III., 1908-11; vocal instr., Northwestern Univ., since 1908. Pro- gressive Republican. Episcopalian. Mason, Elk. Club: University. Recreations: fishing, mountain- eering. Home: 1519 Hinman Av., Evanston, IlI. Studio: School of Music, Evanston, and Kimball Hall, Chicago.

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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