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SWANSON, Joseph E., real estate; b. Chicago, July 15, 1883; s. Gustave G. and Josephine Swan- son; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Esther A. Lundell, of Chicago, Apr. 24, 1906; 2 children: Joseph Ber- nal, Ralph Edward. Engaged in real estate busi- ness at Chicago since 1903; mem. Willoughby & Co., real estate, and management of central busi- ness property. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Building Mgrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Home: 3122 Sheri- dan Rd. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
SWANSON, William E., secretary and treas. Chi- cago Coach & Carriage Co .; b. Chicago, Mar. 8, 1880; s. August E. and Emily E. (Peterson) Swanson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Alexander Hamilton Inst., New York; m. Sarah Ellen Nethery, of Hebron. Ind., June 26, 1906: 2 children: Frances Virginia, Sarah Helen. Began in employ of Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co., 1894-8; with retail dept. of Car- son, Pirie, Scott & Co. short time, 1899; in employ of H. G. Selfridge & Co., Chicago, 1899-1906; with Chicago Coach & Carriage Co. since 1906, now sec., treas, and dir .; sec. and dir. Chicago & Northern Interurban Ry. Served in Cuba in Spanish-Am. War, with 2d Inf. I.N.G., 1898-9; 1st It. and battal- ion adj., later capt. and adj .; retired, Sept. 16, 1914; now mem. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Spanish War Vets, (past comdr.), etc. Republican. Pres- byterian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: Chi- cago Motor. Recreation: golf. Home: 6447 Lake- wood Av. Office: 1223 S. Michigan Av.
SWARTS, Harry Louis, tailor to the trade; b. Cincinnati, O., Mar. 8, 1863; s. J. Louis and Caro- line (Stix) Swarts; ed. pub. schools, Cincinnati; Charlier Inst., New York; m. Amanda Rose, of Chicago, Oct. 15, 1891. Began in shoe business at St. Louis, 1884-93; removed to Chicago, 1893; asso- ciated with Edward Rose in organizing Edward Rose & Co., Inc., wholesale tailors, of which is now pres. and treas. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, etc. Republican. Mem. Dr. Hirsch's Sinai Congre- gation. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Motor, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: golf, motoring, farm- ing. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 628 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
SWEET, Ada Celeste, writer. Removed to San Francisco, Cal. (See Who's Who in America. )
SWEET, Albert L., coal; Aug. 21, 1831-Jan. IS, 1917. ( See vol. 1911. )
cago, about 1887; became mem, firm of George Herrmann & Co., 1900, of which is now sec. Sergt. Co. K, Ist Inf. I.N.G. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recrea- tions: athletic sports. Home: 1559 Maple Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago. SWEITZER, Robert M., county clerk; b. at Chi- cago, May 10, 1868; s. Martin J. and Sarah ( Lamp- ing) Sweitzer; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; St. Patrick's Commercial Acad .; (A.M., Christian Brothers Coll., St. Louis, Mo.); m. Alice Jane Kevil, of Chicago, Aug. 3, 1904; children: Robert M., Jr., Alice, Mar- garet. Began as clk. with W. F. Mclaughlin & Co., 1884; then gen. salesman for James H. Walker & Co., 1885-93; similar position with John V. Farwell & Co., 1893-1910; elected county clk. of Cook Co., Nov., 1910, now serving 2d term. Dem. nominee for mayor of Chicago, 1915. Dir. Ill. Commercial Men's Assn., Ill. Traveling Men's Health Assn. Mem. Elks, Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Iroquois, Westward Ho Golf, Chicago Schützen Verein, German. Recreations: golf and other outdoor sports. Home: 2958 Jack- son Boul. Office: County Bldg.
SWENSON, William, clergyman; b. Centre City. Minn., Feb. 5, 1863; s. Peter and Kesia Stina (Pe- terson) Swenson; ed. pub. schs., Centre City, and Marine Mills, Minn .; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1890; grad. Swedish Theol. Sem., Evanston, Ill., 1891; m. Sarah Elizabeth Hanson, of Chicago, Sept. 7, 1891 (died Feb. 20, 1897); 1 daughter, Phoebe Ingeborg Constantia; m. 2d, Emma Lillian Rydell, of Chicago, Sept. 17, 1902; children: Irene Lillian, Frances Louise. Began preaching at Minneapolis, ISSI; ordained M.E. ministry, 1885; pastor N. Y. City, 1885-6, Chicago, 1886-91. Mckeesport, Pa., 1891-3, Donovan, Ill., 1893-6, Chicago, 1896-1905: dist. supt., Galesburg ( Ill.) Dist., 1905-9; pastor Jamestown, N.Y., 1909-12; dist. supt. Chicago Dist. since 1912. Pres. bd. dirs. City and Immigrant Missionary Soc .; dir. Susanna Wesley Home. Rec- reations: croquet, gardening. Home: 1260 Winne- mac Avenue.
SWETT, Arthur H., mfr .; b. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 22, 1867; s. William O. and Charlotte M. (Heath) Swett; Revolutionary ancestry; ed. Engle- wood High Sch .; Cook County Normal Sch .; m. Emma Monroe, of Chicago, 1893 (deceased); chil- dren: Arthur H., Jr., Donald M., William, Eleanor Monroe; m. 2d. Alice Beardsley, of Chicago, Jan. 11, 1911; I son, Robert Wheeler. Began as sec. and treas. Am. Playing Card Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., 1890-4; vice pres. and mgr. Acme Steel Goods Co., Chicago, 1894-8; pres. and mgr. Am. Tag Co. since 1897. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Unitarian. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Recreation: motoring. Home: 10560 Long- wood Drive. Office: 6133 S. State St.
SWETT, Frank Wentworth, lawyer; b. on farm nr. Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 13, 1875; s. John Adams and Jennie (Sands) Swett; grad. Lawrence High Sch., 1895; student Univ. of Kan., 1896-8; LL.B .. Northwestern Univ., 1901; m. Myrtle Hoover, d. Sampson Rogers, of Oak Park, Ill., 1911; 2 chil- dren: Elizabeth, Leonard. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901; sec. to Justice B. D. Magruder, Supreme Court of Ill., 1901-6. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Le- gal Club, Beta Theta Pi. Republican. Methodist. Club: City, Oak Park Country. Home: River For- est, Ill. Office: 1040 Otis Bldg., Chicago.
SWEET, Charles Albert, coal. (See vol. 1911.) SWEET, E. C., M.D .; b. Lundy's Lane, Pa., Mar. SWIFT, Charles Henry, packer; h. at Lancaster, 30, 1846; s. George S. and Nancy Jane (Hopkins) Mass., Dec. 27, 1872; s, Gustavus Franklin and An-
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nie Maria (Higgins) Swift; ed. grammar sch., Chi- m. Olive Lois Boynton, of Keesville, N.Y., Nov. 20, cago, and business schs., Boston and Chicago; un- 1883. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1882; pastor_Cen- married. Vice pres., dir. Swift & Co .; dir. Libby, tenary Ch., Chicago, 1883-4, Court St. Ch., Rock- McNeill & Libby. Dir. Orchestral Assn., Chicago. ford, Ill., 1885-90, Oakland (Chicago), 1890-5, En- Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country, Exmoor Country. Home: 4848 Ellis Av. Office: Union Stock Yards.
SWIFT, Edward Foster, capitalist; s. Gustavus Franklin and Annie Maria (Higgins) Swift. Vice pres., dir. Swift & Co., packers; pres. Swift Fertil- izer Works; dir. Willys Overland Co. (Toledo), Consumers Cotton Oil Co., 111. Trust & Savings Bank, Ft. Dearborn Nat. Bank, Live Stock Ex- change Nat. Bank, Libby, McNeill & Libby; pres. Swift Refrigerator Transportation Co. Clubs: Com- mercial, Union League, Chicago, Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Midlothian, Ken- wood, Saddle and Sirloin. Summer Home: Lake Geneva, Wis. Home: 1550 N. State St. Office: Union Stock Yards.
SWIFT, George B., ex-mayor of Chicago; Dec. 14, 1845-July 2, 1912. (See vol. 1911. )
SWIFT, Guetavue Franklin, Jr., packer; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 1, 1881; s. Gustavus Franklin and Annie Maria (Higgins) Swift; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Marie, d. Richard Fitzgerald, of Chicago, June 10, 1907; 3 children: Geraldine, Marie, Gustavus F., 3d. Vice pres. Swift & Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Industrial, South Shore Country, Onwentsia, Midlothian, Casino, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 1551 Astor St. Office: Union Stock Yards.
SWIFT, Harold Higgins, packer; b. Chicago, Jan. 24, 1885; s. Gustavus Franklin and Annie Maria (Higgins) Swift; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1907; unmarried. Associated with Swift & Co. since 1909. Mem. Am. Nat. Red Cross Commn. to Russia, 1917. Trustee Univ. of Chicago since 1914. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: University, Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, City, Quadrangle, South Shore Country, Midlothian Country, Olympia Fields Country. Home: 4848 Ellis Av. Office: Union Stock Yards.
SWIFT, Herbert Brown, contractor; b. Chicago, July 21, 1872; s. George B. (ex-mayor of Chicago) and Lucy L. (Brown) Swift; ed. pub. and pvt. schs .; m. Elizabeth Buchanan, of Chicago, Oct. 10, 1903; 1 daughter. Elizabeth. Began in minor posi- tion with Met. Nat. Bank, 1890-2; with Nat. Malle- able Castings Co., 1893-4; with John Spry Lumber Co., 1895-8; sec, and treas. George B. Swift Co., gen. contractors, since 1898. Republican. Method- ist. Clubs: South Shore Country, Forty. Home: 4900 Washington Av. Office: 189 W. Madison St.
SWIFT, John Burnett, supt. Adams Express Co .; Mar. 25, 1846-June 21, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
SWIFT, Louis Franklin, packer; b. Sagamore, Cape Cod, Mass., Sept. 27, 1861; s. of Gustavus Franklin and Annie Maria (Higgins) Swift; m. Ida May Butler, of Chicago, Sept. 9, 1880. Pres. Swift & Co. since 1903; also pres. North Western Glne Co., Union Terminal Ry. Co., St. Joseph, Mo .; dir. Nat. Bank of the Republic, Stock Yards Savings Bank, Libby, McNeill & Libby, Fowler Bros., Ltd. Mem. Soc. Mayflower Descendants. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Mid-Day, Saddle and Cy- cle, Saddle and Sirloin, Onwentsia, South Shore Country, Kenwood. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Of- fice: Union Stock Yards, Chicago.
SWIFT, M. Lewis, retired; b. Sempronius, Cayu- ga Co., N.Y., Dec. 9, 1847; s. Arnold and Harriet (Snook) Swift; ed. pub, schs., Dresserville, N.Y .; m. C. Alphoretta Clark, of Brooklyn, Mich., 1874. Began in father's gen. store, Dresserville, N. Y., and succeeded father (upon latter's death, 1868) as postmaster; engaged in hardware business at Sand Lake, Mich., 1869-82, and was postmaster at Sand Lake, 1872-82; then in hardware business at Grand Rapids until 1888; came to Chicago and engaged in real estate and building until 1897 (retired). Re- publican. Mason (K.T.). Club: Union League. Home: 4458 Ellis Av.
glewood (Chicago), 1895-1900, Wesley (Chicago), 1900-4, Austin (Chicago), 1904-9, Madison Av. Ch., Baltimore, Apr., 1909-1915, River Forest, Ill., since Dec., 1915. Trustee Garrett Bibl. Inst., 1899-1905; del. Gen. Confs. M.E. Ch., 1896, 1900, 04, 08; del. Ecumenical Conf., London, 1901. Mem. Chicago Acad. Science, Am. Inst. Philosophy, Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Author: Star in the West, 1898; Magnetism of the Cross, 1904; Gospel Cheer Mes- sages, 1908. Address: 257 Keystone Av., River Forest, Ill.
SWIFT, William James, surgeon; b. Darlington, Wis., May 5, 1878; s. James and Mary (Logue) Swift; grad. Leavenworth (Kan. ) High Sch., 1896; student Univ. of Chicago Med. Dept. 1 yr .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1904; m. Florence Lang, of Ber- lin, Ont., Oct. 6, 1909; 2 children: John James, William James. Asst. dean, Rush Med. Coll., 1906- 08; registrar, DePaul Univ., 1908-11. Formerly capt. asst. surgeon 7th Inf. I.N.G .; now maj. Med. Corps, I.N.G., and comdg. officer 1st Ill. Field Hosp. Co. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S. Democrat. Catholic. Club: Irish Fellowship. Publisher of First Aid Manual, 1914. Recreation: military af- fairs. Home: 747 Junior Terrace. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
SWING, Raymond Edwards, newspaper man; b. Cortland, N.Y., Mar. 25, 1887; s. Albert Temple and Alice Edwards (Mead) Swing; ed. Oberlin Coll. and Conservatory of Music (non-grad.); m. Suzanne Morin, of Paris, France, July 9, 1912. Began news- paper work in Cleveland, O., 1906; later at Orrville, O., Richmond, Ind., Indianapolis and Cincinnati; traveled and studied in Europe, 1912-13; Berlin. corr. Chicago Daily News, 1913-15. Clubs: National Press (Washington, D.C.), Authors' (London, Eng.). Address: Daily News, Chicago.
SWISHER, Robert Dye, mfr .; b. Darke Co., O., Oct. 30, 1867 ; s. David King and Elizabeth L. (Dye) Swisher; ed. pub. schs., Greenville, O .; m. Ella Florence Hill, of Chicago, Mar. 23, 1912. Engaged in manufacture of rubber stamps, steel stamps, etc., at Springfield, O., as pres. The R. D. Swisher Mfg. Co .; removed to Chicago with company, Oct., 1892. Home: 436 Normal Parkway. Office: 413 S. Clinton St.
SWITZER, Edward Hall, life ins .; b. Mendota, Ill., July 24, 1859; s. Richard and Sarah (Hall) Switzer; grad. high sch., Mendota; m. Kathrine Sommers, of Chicago, Feb. 21, 1899; 1 son, Edward Wayne. Began on cattle ranges in Kan., then with Kansas Pacific (now U.P.) R.R. 2 yrs .; settled at Chicago, 1881, and became bookkeeper, later office mgr., for E. L. Roberts & Co., mfrs. sash, doors and' blinds, and pvt. sec. to Chauncey J. Blair, pres. Mer- chants Nat. Bank. Was capt. Co. M, 1st Ill. Inf. 13 yrs., and promoted to maj. same regt .; served as capt. and maj. Ist Regt. in Spanish-Am. War, 1898, taking part in battle of Santiago, Cuba; spent sev- eral mos. in the tropics after the war, looking into- commercial conditions; mgr. Oaxaca Trading Co., hdqrs. in Chicago, 1900-6; since in life ins. busi- ness; gen. agt, Bankers Life Ins. Co. of Neb., 1911- 17; now branch mgr. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York. Mem. S.A.R., Naval and Mil. Order Spanish- Am. War, Soc. Army of Santiago (past comdr.), United Spanish War Vets. (past comdr.), 1st Regt. Veteran Corps. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shrin- er). Recreations: military affairs. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Rotary (dir., chmn. membership com.). Home: 6314 Greenwood Av. Office: 1034, 208 S. LaSalle St.
SYKES, see also Sikes.
SYKES, Bernard Greenleaf, automobiles; b. Dor- set, Vt., Nov. 19, 1869; s. Gilbert M. and Lydia Kimball (Greenleaf) Sykes; ed. pub. schs., Dorset, Vt., and St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Acad., class of 1890; m. Marian Chandler Hatch, of Strafford, Vt., Sept. 9, 1903; children: Charlotte Kimball, Bernard
SWIFT, Polemns Hamilton, clergyman; b. Pal- myra, Wis., Oct. 24, 1855; s. Nathaniel and Lydia (Hamilton) Swift; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1881; Greenleaf, Jr. (died Feb. 21, 1910), Marian Chan- grad. Garrett Bibl. Inst., 1883; A.M., Ph.D., Syra- dler, Gilbert Greenleaf. Supt. Chicago br. of Loco- cuse Univ., 1888; (D.D., Northwestern Univ., 1896); mobile Co. of America, 1901-5; vice pres., sec. Bird-
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Sykes Co., automobile dealers, since 1905. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Illinois Athletic, Westmoreland Country, Evanston. Home: 1037 Michigan Av., Evanston, IlI. Office: 2215 Michigan Av., Chicago.
SYKES, Raymond Gilson, president Sykes Steel Roofing Co .; Apr. 29, 1849-Feb. 10, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
SYME, John Q., wholesale sugars; b. Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, Apr. 7, 1869; s. John and Fanny (Smith) Syme; ed. Methodist Coll., New- foundland; Blairlodge Coll., Scotland; m. Marie L. Burguieres, of New Orleans, La., Apr. 23, 1906; 2 children: Arthur M. Q. and M. Louise. Came to New York from Newfoundland, 1888, and has been identified with sugar refining business since that time; in N.Y. City 5 yrs. with Robert Crooks & Co., then mgr. Chicago office of the company until close of 1904; mem. since 1904 of Syme, Eagle & Co., Inc., sugar brokers, of which is sec. and treas .; represents the Franklin Sugar Refining Co., of Phila. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republic- an. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Indian Hill, Travel- ers, Mid-Day. Recreations: athletics. Home: 855 Willow St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.
*SYMINGTON, Donald Leith, railway supplies. (See vol. 1911.)
SYMONDS, see also Simonds.
SYMONDS, Archie Mellfred, automobiles; b. at Portland, Me., Mar. 4, 1876; s. Daniel and Eliza- beth (Greenwood) Symonds; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Sadie Bond, of St. Joseph, Mich., June 9, 1903; children: Madeline, Naomi, Mary, Daniel, Eu- nice. Began as salesman, The Wilkinson Co., sporting goods, Chicago, 1889; then salesman, later mgr. Automobile Supply Co., 5 yrs .; pres. Auto Parts Co., 1906-Feb. 14, 1917; pres. Auto Auction Co. since Feb., 1917. Republican. Recreation: mo- toring. Home: 2040 Humboldt Boul. Office: 737 W. Jackson Boul.
SYMONDS, Ernest William, clergyman; b. near Chichester, Co. Sussex, Eng .; s. Matthew and Eliz- abeth (Jenman) Symonds; came to U.S., 1869; ed. in Ia., under pvt. tutors, and grad. at Omaha Theol. Sem .; m. Mary Martha Wilson, of Massena, Ia., Nov. 21, 1888; 1 daughter, Marguerite Elizabeth (Mrs. Urban R. Bruer). Ordained Presbyn, minis- try, 1894; pastor Hope Ch., St. Joseph, Mo., 1894- 1903, Immanuel Ch., Chicago, since 1903. Repub- lican. Home: 2899 Archer Av.
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TABER, Frank M., president American Extract Co .; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Mar. 28, 1864; s. Bradford and Hanora (Higgins) Taber; ed. Central High Sch., Buffalo; m. Lydia Starr, of Richmond, Ind., Sept. 26, 1894; children: John S., Mary, Starr (daugh- ter). Pres. Am. Extract Co .; also vice pres. Alpena Leather Corpn. Mem. S.A.R. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Republican. Christian Sci- entist. Home: 438 Belmont Av. Office: 129 W. Kin- zie St.
TABER, Sydney Richmond, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
TABOR, Roy Bartling, real estate; July 28, 1877- Mar. 14, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
TAFT, Harry Lee, investment banker; b. at Chi- cago, Dec. 5, 1873; s. of Oren B. and Frances E. (Schlosser) Taft; ed. Harvard Sch. and Univ. of Chicago; m. Hazleton, Pa., Feb. 28, 1903, Amy I. Johns; 1 son, Oren B., II. Entered employ of Northwestern Bond & Trust Co. as clk., 1894; busi- ness was afterward taken over by the Pearsons- Taft Land Credit Co., of which became sec. and treas., 1899, and 1st vice pres., 1915. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, Exmoor Country. Recreations: horseback rid- ing, travel. Home: 1451 N. Dearborn St. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
TAFT, James M., contractor; b. Chicago, July 23, 1872; s. Joseph W. and Sarah R. (Kilmore) Taft; ed. pub. grammar and high schs. and Chicago Man- ual Training Sch .; m. Gussie May Jope, of Pitts- burgh, Pa., Feb. 19, 1902. Learned machinist's trade in father's shop; engaged in teaming busi- ness since 1897; now pres. J. M. Taft Cartage Co .; also pres. Machinery Warehouse Co. Republican. Club: Hamilton, Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 5400 South Park Av. Office: 1127 W. Adams St.
TAFT, Lorado, sculptor; b. Elmwood, 111., Apr. 29, 1860; s. Prof. Don Carlos and Mary Lucy (Fos- ter) Taft; M.L., Univ. of Ill., 1879; studied at École des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1880-3; (L.H.D., Northwest- ern Univ., 1913); m. Carrie L. Scales, of Evanston, 111., Oct. 4, 1890 (died Apr., 1892) ; m. 2d, Ada Bart- lett, of Boston, Feb. 11, 1896; children: Mary, Emily, Jessie Louise. Instr., Art Inst. Chicago, since 1886; lecturer on art, univ. extension dept., Univ. of Chicago, 1892-1902; professorial lecturer same since 1909. Designer's medal, Chicago Expn., 1893; silver medal, Buffalo Expn., 1901; gold medal, St. Louis Expn., 1904. Apptd. mem. Bd. of Art Ad- visers of Ill., July, 1917. A.N.A., 1909, N.A., 1911; mem, Nat. Inst. Arts and Letters, Nat. Sculpture Soc., Soc. Western Artists, Am, Federation of Arts (dir. 1914-17). Club: Cliff Dwellers. Author: The History of American Sculpture, 1903. Home: 1548 E. 61st St. Studio: 6016 Ellis Av.
SYMONDS, William Henry, merchant; b. at St. Louis, Jan. 4, 1876; s. of Edwin K. and Merietta (Fowler) Symonds; ed. grammar and high schs., Quincy, Ill .; m. Alice Dale, of Evanston, Ill., June 5, 1902; 2 children: Allen D., William F. Identified since beginning of active career with W. D. Allen Mfg. Co., mfrs. belting and rubber goods, and sec. same since 1906. Republican. Mason. Clubs: En- 1846; s. Joel F. and Jane E. ( Britt) Taft; descend- gineers', Executives, Westmoreland Golf. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 1040 Judson Av., Evanston, III. Office: 566-570 W. Lake St., Chicago.
TAFT, Oren B., retired; b. Medina, N.Y., June 19, ant in 8th generation from John Alden and Pris- cilla Mullins, of the Mayflower; went to Paxton, Il1., 1856, and attended dist. sch. a few terms, with 2 terms later at old Chicago Univ .; m. Frances E. Schlosser, of Paxton, June 20, 1867; children: Oren Edwin, Ina M., Harry Lee. Came to Chicago, 1869, and engaged in mortgage and investment business; ex-pres. of Pearsons-Taft Land Credit Co. (state bank). Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Midlothian, Bankers'. Home: 305 Fullerton Parkway. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
SZWAJKART, Adam, M.D .; b. Rykow, Poland, Dec. 24, 1860; s. Charles (M.D.) and Malvina (Wo- diera) Szwajkart; ed. high sch., Stanislawow, 1870- 75; Univ. of Cracow, Poland, 1880; Univ. of Lem- berg, 1883, completing edn. in pharmacy and re- ceiving degree of M.Ph .; came to U.S., 1886; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1897; M.D., Univ. of Ill., 1903; m. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 10, 1893, Engenia No- wierska; children: Adam, Engene, Blanche. In 1887 TAFT, Oren Edwin, Investment banker; b. Pax- ton, Ford Co., Ill., Oct. 28, 1868; s. Oren B. and Frances E. (Schlosser) Taft; Ph.B., Yale, 1889; m. N.Y. City, Apr. 25, 1894, Josephine Stewart; chil- dren: Florence Stewart, Frances Josephine. Pres. Pearsons-Taft Land Credit Co., bonds, mortgages, etc. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Bank- ers', Cliff Dwellers, Saddle and Cycle, Casino, Home: 190 E. Chestnut St. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St. bought a drug store on the West Side, and after that 5 other drug stores in succession; in 1897 gave up drug business, and has since devoted en- tire attention to med. practice; now county phys. and supt. Psychopathic (Detention) Hosp. of Cook Co .; ex-mem. Ill. State Bd. of Health; mem, staff St. Mary's of Nazareth Hosp .; ex-chief med. exam- iner Polish R.C. Union of America; formerly phys. to Austro-Hungarian Consulate-Gen .; apptd. com- TALBOT, Engene Solomon, dentist; b. Sharon, Mass., Mar. 8, 1847; s. Solomon and Emily ( Hawes) Talbot; Stoughtonham Inst., Sharon; D.D.S., Pa. Dental Coll., 1871; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1880; (LL.D., Kenyon Coll., 1902; M.S., Whitman mr. West Side Parks, 1904. In 1894 Was sent by his Polish compatriots to represent them at the Kosciusko Expn., at Lemberg, Austria. Mem. A.M. A., Chicago Med. Soc. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: 3535 W. Diversey Av. Office: 1363 N. Ashland Av. Coll., 1903; Sc.D., Univ. of Pa., 1915); m. Flora
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Estey, of Chicago, Sept. 20, 1876; children: Flor- Co. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Rotary, Execu- ence (Mrs. Donald Wegg), Eugene S., Jr. (M.D.), tives, Chicago Tennis. Home: 912 Glengyle Pl. Of- fice: 314 W. Superior St.
Margaret. Prof. stomatology, Ill. Med. Coll. Hon. pres. dental sect. 10th Internat. Med. Congress, Berlin, 1890, and 12th Congress, Moscow, 1897; hon. mem. Sociedad Odontologica Espanola, Odon- tologischen Gesellschaft, Berlin, de l'Association Generale des Dentistes de France; mem. A.M.A. (vice pres.), Chicago Med. Soc .; fellow Chicago Acad. Medicine, Chicago Acad. Sciences, A.A.A.S., Stomatol. Soc. of Hungary; corr. mem. Assn. Dan- ish Dentists; hon. pres. Internat. Assn. Stomatol- ogy, Paris, and mem. French Congress Stomatol- ogy; fellowship mem. N. Y. State Dental Soc .; hon. mem. Budapest Royal Soc. of Physicians, Italian Stomatol. Soc. Clubs: Authors' (London), Univer- sity. Author of a number of works, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 9 E. Goethe St. Office: 31 N. State St.
TALBOT, Joel Francis, president Dolese & Shep- ard Co .; b. Norwood, Mass., Oct. 19, 1850; s. Henry Alvin and Susan Ann (Wild) Talbot; descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, of the May- flower; ed. grammar sch., Norwood, until 15; m. Lockport, N.Y., Nov. 18, 1874, Ella Elizabeth Hib- bard; 3 children: Jessica Hibbard (Mrs. William R. Tucker), Lucile (Mrs. William E. Guylee), Ben- son Alvin. Left sch., Mar., 1866; employed in furniture factory until 1867; with Dennison & Co., Boston, working in factory, 1867-9, and in store of firm until Sept. 14, 1869; in Chicago store, same firm, 1869-76; went to the firm's St. Louis store, re- maining until Jan., 1886, the business being incor- porated as the Dennison Mfg. Co .; came to Chi- cago, Jan., 1886; was made dir., 1886, vice pres., 1893, and pres., 1906 (resigned, 1909); pres. and treas. Dolese & Shepard Co., crushed stone and granite, since June, 1910. Mem. Mayflower Soc., Soc. Colonial Wars, S.R. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Garden City Lodge No. 141, A.F. and A.M. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Glen View, Builders'. Home: 5956 Kenmore Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.
TALBOT, Marion (Miss), college dean; b. Thun, Switzerland (Am, parents), July 31, 1858: d. Israel Tisdale (M.D.) and Emily (Fairbanks) Talbot; A.B., Boston Univ., 1880, A.M., 1882; S.B., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1888; (LL.D., Cornell Coll., 1904). Lec- turer Lasell Sem., 1888-91; instr. domestic sci- ence, Wellesley Coll., 1890-2; asst. prof. sanitary science, 1892-5, dean of women since 1892, asso. prof. sanitary science, 1895-1904, asso. prof. house- hold administration, 1904-5, prof. household ad- ministration since 1905, dean of Jr. Coll. of Sci- ence (women), 1905-9, Univ. of Chicago. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Sociol. Soc., Am. Pub. Health Assn., Religious Edn. Assn., Am. Home Economics Assn., Assn. Collegiate Alumnæ (hon. mem., one of founders and later pres., and for 13 yrs. sec.), Bostonian Soc., Nat. Inst. Social Sciences. Clubs: Fortnightly, Chicago Woman's, Cordon, College (Chicago); Saturday Morning ( hon.), College (hon.), Boston (Boston). Author: Home Sanitation ( with E. H. Richards), 1887; Edu- cation of Women, 1910; The Modern Household ( with S. P. Breckinridge), 1912; House Sanitation, 1912. Conthr. on ednl. subjects. Address: Univer- sity of Chicago.
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