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TEICH, Max L., treasurer International Hotel Co .; b. Greiz, Germany, Feb, 21, 1873; s. Christian and Ellsa Teich; ed. pub. schs, and at univ. sch., Dresden, also business colls. in Dresden and Chi- cago; m. Chicago, 1896, Sophie Roessler; children: Frederick, Ella. After leaving school was engaged as a bookkeeper in Dresden, Berlin and Hamburg; came to Chicago, direct from Germany, in 1892, and was asst. mgr. of the Bismarck llotel 11 yrs .; then with Carl C. Roessler was mng. dir. Congress
mem. firm Roessler & Teich, owner Hotel Atlantic (formerly the Kaiserhof), since 1902. Mem. Less- ing Lodge A.F.&A.M., Lincoln Park Chapter. Clubs: Edgewater Golf, German, Swan Lake. Recrea- tions: fishing, hunting, "hiking." Home: 2725 Pine Grove Av. Office: 316 S. Clark St.
garten edn., 1909-14, asst. prof. since 1914, Coll. of Edn. of Univ. of Chicago. Mem. N.E.A., Internat. Kindergarten Union (Ist vice pres. 1911-13), Univ. of Chicago Settlement League, Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Chicago Kindergarten. Home: 1360 E. 58th St.
TEMPLE, Arthur, railway service. (See vol. 1911.)
TEMPLE, Morris D., president Temple Pump Co. (See vol. 1911.)
TEMPLE, Ralph, automobiles; b. Galesburg, Ill., May 19, 1865; s. Morris and Mary (Brien) Fried- berg; ed. high schs., Galesburg, Ill .; m. Vincennes, Ind., Sept. 3, 189], Ella Liebshutz. Traveled ex- tensively in Europe, 1887-1900; noted as the first Am. bicyclist, 1887-9, winning the championship of the world 14 times in foreign countries under the nom de guerre of "Ralph Temple"; a dealer in bi- cycles, 1890-1900; entered the automobile trade, 1901, being the first automobile dealer in Chicago; now pres. of the Ralph Temple Automobile Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Standard, Chi- cago Motor. Recreations: travel, golf. Home: 4524 Grand Boul. Office: 2425 Michigan Av.
TEMPLETON, Herbert, printer, engraver ; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 14, 1869; s. William Thomas and Agnes T. (Clapperton) Templeton ; ed. pub, schs., and busi- ness coll .; m. Kate Padelford, of Maywood, Ill., Jan. 30, 1892; 2 children: Doris Agnes (Mrs. J. S. Weston), Elizabeth Grace. Began as salesman for J. W. Butler Paper Co., 1887-1902; with Binner Wells Co., 1902-10 and as vice pres., 1910-15; pres. Wells & Co. since Nov., 1915. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Photo-Engravers' Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Riverside Golf, Chicago Golf, Oak Park Country, Wausaukee, Colonial of Oak Park, Chicago Gun, Riverside Gun. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 2501 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
TEMPLETON, James Stuart, grain merchant; b. Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 2, 1853; s. William and Martha Templeton; ed, pub. schs. of old country: came to America, 1866; m. Emily Albertson, of TEEPLE, Frank Walker, pianos: b. Champaign, Cincinnati, 1881; children: James E., Kenneth Stu- Ill .; ed. puh. schs. Pres. Price & Teeple Piano art, Wallace N., Ethel M. (Mrs. Harry G. Morrow ), Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Emily A. (Mrs. John F. Price). Identified with Glen View, South Shore Country, Residence: Chi- cago Athletic Assn. Office: 218 S. Wabash Av.
grain commn. business in Chicago for 40 years; began in employ of Colvin & Co .; then with Rum- sey & Buell; founded firm of J. S. Templeton & Sons, 1890; retired from active business, 1913. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Presby- terian. Recreation: sailing. Home: 1245 Jarvis Av. Office: 924 Postal Telegraph Bldg.
TEMPLETON, William, lumber; b. at Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 2, 1854; s. William T. and Annie ( Newlands) Templeton; came to U.S. with family, 1866; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Fanny Cleary, of Chicago, May 24, 1881; 5 children: Frank. Stuart. William, Fanny. Mary. Began as clk. for Bd. of Trade firm, 1868; in freight dept., P., F. W.&C.R.y., 1869-74; identified with lumber interests since 1874. first with Thompson Bros. & Lowe and later with Kelley, Lowe & Co., and Perley Lowe & Co., becom- ing a mem. latter firm in ISSS: pres. Peshtigo Lum- her Co .; sec, Miss. Lumber Co. Republican. Meth- odist. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 642 Washington Boul .. Oak Park, Ill. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
TENINGA, Herman, real estate; b. in Holland, Apr. 19, 1867; s. Argen H. and Renskje (Metzlar) Teninga; ed. in Ilolland; m. Knelske Aalfs, of
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Bedum, Holland, May 8, 1891; 6 children: Renzina since 1890; lecturer on operative dentistry, Chica- H., Cornelius, Arthur, Alfred John, Tonnetta, John go Coll. Dental Surgery. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc., Odontol. Soc., Chicago Dental Soc. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Club: Oak Park. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Home: 208 S. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 25 E. Washington St., Chicago. Albert. Taught school in Holland, 1886-92; came to America, 1892; elk. in office of J. H. Van Vlissingen & Bros., 1892-6; mem. Teninga Bros. & Pon since Jan. 1, 1896; dir. Roseland State Savings Bank. Pres. South End Business Men's Assn., 1908, 09 TERBELL, Joseph B., vice pres. Am. Brake Shoe & Foundry Co. Removed to New York. (See vol. 191I.) ( now dir.); mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Repub- lican. Trustee and elder Bethany Ref. Ch. of Rose- land. Home: 311 E. 113th St. Office: 11227 S. Mich- igan Av.
TENNANT, William Gray, automobiles: b. Glas- gow, Scotland, Jan. 3, 1877; s. Robert Gray and Marv M. (Gardner) Tennant; came to U.S. with parents, May, 1885; ed, pub. schs., Chicago, and Evanston; m. Julliette Lufkin, June 5, 1915: 1 daughter, Isabelle. Began in hog, beef and sheep packing, I893; ins. broker, 1899-1904; in sales dept. Winton Motor Carriage Co., 1904-5; western mgr. Mercedes Import Co., 1905-6; vice pres. Northern Motor Car Co., 1906-8; became pres. Tennant Motor Limited, 1908, and continued as pres. of its suc- cessor, the Tennant-Oakland Co .; also mem, firm of Robert G. Tennant & Son. Sec. Chicago Auto- mobile Trade Assn., 1916-17. Republican. Presby- terian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automo- bile, South Shore Country. Recreations: music, outdoor sports. Home: 5828 Kenmore Av. Office: 2426 S. Michigan Av.
TENNEY, Alonzo C., M.D .; b. at Plano, Ill., Aug. 13, 1873; s. Nason M. and Mary Elizabeth ( Tolman) Tenney; ed. high sch .: also taught pub. sch., 2 yrs .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1895; spl. courses at Chicago Clin. Sch., Chicago Sch. of Electro-Therapeutics, Univ. of Chicago, and Cornell Coll .; post-grad. work, New York Post- Grad. Med. Sch., Post-Grad. Sch. of Harvard Med. Sch .; m. Elona L. West, of Beloit, Wis., July 5, 1896: 1 child, Phvlis E .: m. 2d, Honore Conley, of St. Louis, Feb. 28, 1906. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1895; adjunct prof. theory and practice of medicine, Hahnemann Med. Coll., 1906- 16; prof. physical diagnosis, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; mem, med. examining bd. State Civil Service Commn. of Ill, Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Il1. Homoe. Med. Assn. (ex-pres.), Chicago Homoe. Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, City, Elks. Recreations: travel, hunting. Home: 6548 Lafayette Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
TENNEY, George Lee; b. West Milton, O .; s. of Washington Irving and Jennie (Kelly) Tenney; grad. high sch., Troy, O., 1891; student Ohio Wes- leyan Univ., 1891-3: A.B., Denver Univ., 1894, A.M., 1899 (Litt.D., 1914); grad. student Univ. of Chi- cago, 1898-9; m. Adelaide Brown Miller, of Denver, Colo., June 3, 1896; children: Kathryn Estelle, Wal- ter Irving, Adelaide Ruth. Prin. Manitou (Colo.) High Sch., 1894-6; head Latin dept., Denver Man- ual Training Sch., 1896-8; same, Manual Training High Sch., Denver, 1899-1902; prof. Latin and mu- sic, Lewis Inst., Chicago, since 1902. Dir. Lewis Inst. Chorus; tenor and dir. United Choirs, New First Congl. Ch., Chicago; dir. Butler Bros. Chorus. Pres. Tenney & Kettering, breeders of pure hred Hereford cattle and pure bred Berkshire pigs. Mem. Chicago Artists' Assn., Daedalians, Alpha Tau Omega, etc. Republican. Congregationalist. Recreations: farming, fishing, tennis. Home: 300 Franklin Av., River Forest, 111.
TENNEY, Horace Kent, lawyer; b. at Portage, Wis., Sept. 11, 1859: s. Henry W. and Hannah (Ca- dle) Tenney ; ed. Univ. of Vt .; LL.B., Univ. of Wis., 1881; m. Eleanor Favill, of Madison, Wis., Nov. 25, 1887; 3 children: Elizabeth, Henry, Horace K., Jr. Practiced at Chicago since 1881; mem. firm of Ten- ney, Harding & Sherman; prof. law, Univ. of Chi- cago, 1903-11. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Uni- versity, Law. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
TENNEY, Lewis S., dentist; b. Aurora, Ill., Nov. 22, 1866; s. S. A. and Mary S. (Cleveland) Tenney; ed. Jennings Sem., Aurora, Ill., and Northwestern Univ. Acad., Evanston, III .; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1890; m. Laura L. Cosgrave, of Chicago, Dec. 30, 1903: 2 sons: Robert Lewis, Har- old Minard. In practice of dentistry at Chicago
TERBORGH, John, banker; b. Chicago, May 9, 1878; s. John and Grace (Westerbring) Terborgh; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ursula G. Karp, of Chi- cago, June 14, 1905; children: Douglas Johnson, John Karp. Began with Foreman Bros. Banking Co., June 26, 1893, cashier since 1913. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Recreations: walking, read- ing. Home: 4423 N. Paulina St. Office: 30 N. La Salle St.
TERRIERE, David Edward, banker; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)
TERRY, Arthur Guy, professor history; b. at Kingston, N.Y., May 10, 1878: s. Milton S. and Frances O. (Atchison) Terry; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1901, Ph.M., 1902; post-grad. work Univ. of Pa., 1904-6; m. Helen Stetson Jewell, of Media, Pa., July 5, 1916. Teaching in Northwestern Univ. since 1906, asso. prof. history since 1916. Mem. Delta Upsilon. Home: 624 Clark St., Evanston, Il1.
TERRY, Benjamin (Stuytes), college prof .; b. St. Paul, Apr. 9, 1857; s. John Carlos and Emily ( Wakefield) Terry; A.B., Colgate Univ., 1878, A.M., 1881; Ph.D., Univ. of Freiburg, 1892; (LL.D., Col- gate, 1903); div. studies, Hamilton Theol. Sem., 1878-9, 1880-I, Rochester Theol. Sem., 1879-80; m. Mary, d. Rev. George C. Baldwin, of Troy, N.Y., June I, 1881. Ordained Bapt. ministry, Aug. 31, 1881; pastor Perry, N.Y., 1881-3, Fairport, N.Y., 1883-5; prof. history, Colgate Univ., 1885-92; stud- ent Freiburg and Göttingen, 1891-2; prof. Mediae- val and English history, 1892-1910, prof. English history since 1910, dean Senior Colls., 1895-9, Univ. of Chicago. Hon. mem. Oneida Hist. Soc .; mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Deutsche Amerikanische Histori- sche Gesellschaft von Illinois, Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Forestry Assn. Author several hist. vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 5496 Hyde Park Boul.
TERRY, Milton Spenser, theologian; Feb. 22, 1840-July 13, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
TERRY, Will Albert, railway official; b. in Hu- ron Co., O., Mar. 20, 1864; s. James E. and Mary Theresa (Maynard) Terry; ed. pub. schs .; m. Queen Belle Steinmetz, of Pittsburgh, May 15, 1893. Be- gan as telegraph operator Can. Southern Ry., 1879; in train dispatcher's office, Ft. Wayne & Jackson R.R., at Jackson, Mich., 1880-83; with freight dept., Wheeling & Lake Erie R.R., at Marietta, O., 1883- 84; train dispatcher, same rd., Cambridge, O., 1884- 85; ticket agt., Marietta, O., 1885-6; out of service, 1886-90; in master car builder's office, Pittsburgh & Western R.R., 1890-I; commercial agt. Wheeling & Lake Erie R.R., Pittsburgh, 1891-5, also com- mercial agt. Pittsburgh, Shenango & Lake Erie R.R. for year preceding May, 1895; commercial agt. C.,H.&D.Ry. and Cleveland, Lorain & Wheel- ing Ry., at Pittsburgh, 1895-7; asst. gen. freight agt. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R.R., 1897-1903, gen. freight agt., 1903-10; asst. freight traffic mgr. N.Y. C. Lines West, since Jan., 1910. Mem. Am. For- estry Assn., Am. Assn. Freight Traffic Officers, Nat. Freight Traffic Golf Assn. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Traffic (New York, Chicago and Pitts- burgh); Transportation (New York) ; Peoria (Ill.); Duquesne (Pittsburgh); Union League (Chicago). Home: 721 Colfax St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1226 LaSalle Station, Chicago.
TERWILLIGER, Edwin, Jr., lawyer; b. Mason, Ingham Co., Mich., Sept. 21, 1872; s. Edwin and Zipora Jane (Sherwood) Terwilliger: grad. Lans- sing (Mich.) High Sch., 1892; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896. Began as bank clk., Lansing, 1892; came to Chicago, 1896, and entered law office of ex-Gov. John M. Hamilton as asst .; began law practice, 1896; now mem. firm of Pringle & Ter- williger. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mason (Past Master). Club: Hamilton. Recrea-
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tions: painting, golf. Home: 5459 Cornell Av. Of- fice: 723, 108 S. LaSalle St.
TEST, Frederick Cleveland, surgeon; b. at Rich- mond, Ind., June 14, 1869; s. Dr. Erastus and Mary (Taylor) Test; ed. Raisin Valley Sem., Adrian, Mich., 1876-81, Central Acad., Plainfield, Ind., 1881- 83, Richmond ( Ind.) Normal Sch., 1883-4; Earlham Coll., 1884-6; A.B., Ind. Univ., 1889, A.M., 1894: M.D., Georgetown Univ., Washington, 1895; New York Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1896-7; m. Annabel Cleveland, of Dundee, 111., Sept. 22, 1896; 3 chil- dren: Mary Ella, Frederick Cleveland, II, John Ed- mund. Instr. zoology, Purdue Univ., 1889-90; asst. curator dept. of reptiles, U.S. Museum, Washing- ton, 1890-4: editor horiculture and entomology, U.S. Dept. of Agr., 1894-6; asst. to Dr. A. M. Phelps, N. Y. City, 1896-7; instr. orthopedic surgery, North- western Univ. Med. Sch .: consulting surgeon, St. Mary's Home for Children; was instr. orthopedic surgery, Northwestern Univ. Woman's Med. Coll., 1897-1901; acting asst. surgeon, Home for Crippled Children, 1901; prof. orthopedic surgery, Dearborn Med. Coll .; attending orthopedic surgeon, Samari- tan Hosp., 1903-7. Contbr. to New York Med. Re- view, New York Med. Jour., and to lit. mags. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Ortho- pedic Soc., Am. Ornithologists' Union, Am. Assn. Economic Entomologists, etc. Republican. Mem. Friends Ch. Mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Clubs: University, Press, City. Recreations: na- ture study, photography. Capt. of Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., on duty in sect. of orthopedic sur- gery, 1917. Home: 4620 Greenwood Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
TETER, Lucius, banker; b. Bowling Green, Ind., Sept. 23, 1873; s. Hiram and Frances (Ringo) Te- ter; ed. Ind. grammar and high schs .; m. Clara Hahn Lodor, of Phila .. Oct. 23, 1900; 2 children: Elizabeth L., Charles L. Began with Continental Nat. Bank, 1892; later with Am. Trust & Savings Bank; assisted, 1902, in organizing the Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co., of which was succes- sively cashier, vice pres., and pres. since Jan., 1908. Dir. United Coal Corpn., Advance-Rumely Co. Pres. Savings Section Am. Bankers' Assn., 1907; vice pres. Chicago Assn. Commerce; pres. In- fant Welfare Soc. of Chicago since 1910; dir. Sane Fourth Assn. Republican. Congregationalist. Ma- son. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Ham- ilton, Quadrangle, Bankers', Congregational (Chi- cago); Lotos (New York). Recreations: camping, fishing, motoring. Home: 5637 Woodlawn Av. Of- fice: 7 W. Madison St.
THAYER, Carlos Haviland, grain commn .; b. at Conneaut, O., July 2, 1859; s. Lewis A. and Laura A. (Haviland) Thayer; acad. edn., Conneaut; came to Chicago, 1876; m. Amey C. Slocum, of Chicago, 1882; I son, Robert Henry. Clerk, later office mgr. W. F. Johnson & Co., grain commn., Chicago, 1880- 90: executive with E. W. Bailey & Co. since 1896. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Clubs: Hinsdale, Hins- dale Golf. Home: Hinsdale, 111. Office: 72 Board of Trade, Chicago.
THAYER, Clarence Holmes, grain; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1859; s. Clarence C. and Sue Frances (Greenleaf) Thayer; grad. Harvard Coll., 1883, Harvard Law Sch., 1886; m. Evanston, Ill., Oct. 11. 1899, Rose Beason; children: Beatrice Greenleaf, Natalie Beason, Rose Clarice. Entered grain com- mn. business at New Orleans, La., 1887; extended business to Kansas City, 1890, Chicago, 1894. First started business in firm of Le Duc & Thayer: bought interest of Alphonse Le Duc, 1891; in 1894 took interest in W. R. Mumford Co. (inc. 1899), of which was sec., treas. and gen. mgr. until 1906; business was then succeeded by present firm of C. H. Thayer & Co., receivers and shippers of grain. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Episcopalian. Mason (32°. K.T., Shriner; mem. Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine). Club: Highland Park. Recrea- tions: golf, horseback riding, hunting. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 420 The Rookery, Chi- cago.
gan in employ of A. H. Abbott & Co., 1877; assisted in organizing firm of Thayer & Chandler, mfrs. and importers of artists' materials, 1880; pres. of company since its incorporation, 1905; dir. Colum- bian Nat. Life Ins. Co. of Boston. Mem. All Souls Ch. (Unitarian). Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 913 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.
THAYER, Robert Ellis, mechanical engr .; b. at Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 4, 1883; s. James Franklin and Cornelia May (Sessions) Thayer; S.B. in Mech. En- gring., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1907; m. Maud J. Gilbert, of Chelsea, Mass., Sept. 1, 1910. Spl. apprentice with Am. Locomotive Co., 1907-8; instr. mech. en- gring., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1908-10; asso, mech. ed- itor, Railway Age Gazette, and of Railway Me- chanical Engineer since Jan. 1, 1911. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs. (sec. Chicago Sect. 1915-16). Re- publican. Congregationalist. Mason. Clubs: West- ern Railway, Engineers'. Home: 2319 Pioneer Rd .. Evanston, Ill. Office: 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
THEARLE, Frederick Gear, wholesale jeweler: b. Bloomington, Wis., July 24, 1860; s. Frederick George and Angelica (Gear) Thearle; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and partial course Univ. of Chica- go; m. Nettie Baker, of Chicago, June 12, 1884; 1 daughter, Charlotte (Mrs. H. D. Sulcer), Identi- fied with wholesale jewelry business at Chicago since 1877; vice pres. and treas. C. H. Knights- Thearle Co. since incorporation, 1907; pres. Thearle Music Co., San Diego, Cal .; dir. Century Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago. Dir. Nat. Jewelers' Bd. of Trade; mem. Nat. Wholesale Jewelers' Assn. (ex- pres.), Chicago Jewelers' Assn. (ex-pres.). Repub- lican. Baptist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Quadran- gle. Recreations: music, fishing, travel. Home: 6031 Kimbark Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
THEARLE, Harry Bishop, vice pres. Pain Pyro- technic Co .; June 8, 1858-Sept. 30, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
THEURER, Joseph, brewer: May 24, 1852-May 14, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
THEURER, Peter Schoenhofen, brewer: b. Chi- cago, Nov. 7, 1882; s. Joseph and Emma (Schoen- hofen) Theurer; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and U.S. Brewing Acad .; m. Ilma Carolyn Pfister, of Chi- cago, May 16, 1910; children: Ilma Jane, John Pe- ter. With The Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Co. since Oct. 1, 1901; became sec. and treas., 1908, and pres., 1913. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View Golf. Recreation: motoring. Home: 2350 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 526 W. 18th St.
THEXTON, Louis, surgeon; b. Ontario, Can .. Aug. 2, 1865: S. Richard and Elizabeth (Garnett) Thexton: grad. Ontario High Sch., 1886, and re- ceived teachers' degree same yr .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1891; prosector Rush Med. Coll .. 1890-1; m. Aurora, Ill., 1899, Elizabeth Reed Higgins; 2 chil- dren: Arthur, Elizabeth Mason. Supt. Aurora City Hosp., 1891-8; came to Chicago, 1898; surgeon and supt. Monroe St. Hosp., 1898-1900; chief surgeon Park Av. Hosp. since 1901; prof. surgery, Jenner Med. Coll., 1900-4. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Methodist. Home: 1 Elizabeth Ct., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 202 S. State St., Chicago.
THIELE, Aloysius John, priest; b. at Thuelen, Province of Westphalia, l'russia, Oct. 14, 1847; S. Emil and Theresia ( Wiepen) Thiele; studied at the Coll. at Neuss, Univ. of Bonn, and St. Francis Sem., Milwaukee: came to America, Oct., 1868. Or- dained R.C. priest, Dec. 17. 1870; pastor Sacred Heart Ch., Sterling, Ill., 1870-2. St. Peter's Ch., Niles Center, Ill., 1872-9, St. Henry's Ch., Chicago, 1879-84, St. Aloysius Parish, Chicago (which he founded ), since 1884: apptd. vicar-gen. Archdiocese of Chicago, Dec., 1909. Address: 2342 Le Moyne St.
THIFFAULT, Alphonse Eziral, metals. (See vol. 1911.)
*THIN, Robert, grain commn. merchant. (See vol. 1911.)
THOLEN, William Henry, banking: h. Port Washington, Wis., July 29. 1878; s. William Au- gust and Helen (Thien) Tholen; ed. Port Washing- ton High Sch .: m. May E. Grubbs, of Chicago, July 16. 1902; I son, John William. Mgr. savings dept. Western Trust & Savings Bank, 1903-12: cashler
THAYER, Henry Joshua, artists' materials; b. Chicago, Dec. 18, 1858; s. Henry A. and Marcia A. (Spafford) Thayer; ed. pub. schs .; m. Caroline E., d. E. C. Cleaver, of Chicago, June 12, 1890; 2 chil- dren: Cleaver, Mildred ( Mrs. T. C. Erringer), Be- Ill. State Bank of Chicago, 1913-15; asst. cashier
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Union Bank of Chicago since 1915. Episcopalian. Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1882; m. Chicago, 1884, Club: German. Recreations: baseball, church work. Alice C. Ingals (now deceased) ; children: Laura M. Home: 1531 Estes Av. Office: Union Bank of Chi- (Mrs. Roswell B. Suezey), Merrick (deceased), cago.
THOMAS, Andrew Schjoning, dry goods; b. Lofo- ten Islands, Norway; ed. in old country; m. Lucy E. Haagsina, of Chicago, Feb. 14, 1899; 1 child, Roslyn Eleanor. Came to America at 18; entered dry goods business with brother at Chicago, 1892; partnership dissolved, 1898, and since conducted business in own name. Mem. North Shore Com- mercial Assn. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32º). Home: 833 Leland Av. Office: 1124-1128 Wilson Av.
THOMAS, Charles Neil, banker, broker; b. Har- rison, O., Dec. II, 1882; s. Rolla and Sarah (Cook) Thomas; prep. edn. high schs., Cincinnati; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1906; m. Alice Cary Wood, of Chicago, Oct. 12, 1907; 3 children: Hester Ann, Thomas McPherson, Martha Jane. Began with George H. Burr & Co., of New York and Phila., 1906; mem. of firm at Chicago since Jan. 1, 1917; pres. Commonwealth Trust & Security Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Beta Theta Pi. Repub- lican. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country; Queen City (Cincinnati). Recreation: golf. Home: 66 E. Oak St. Office: 567 The Rookery.
THOMAS, Frank Wright, banker, broker; b. Point Pleasant. O., Sept. IS, 1870; s. Henry and Lucy (Sweetland) Thomas; ed. Hayes Sch., and West Div. High Sch., Chicago; m. Susan A., d. James C. Rogers, of Chicago, June 14, 1900; 2 children: Mary Rogers, Lucy Sweetland. Began in employ of Am. Exchange Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1888; partner A. O. Slaughter & Co. since 1903; trustee Masonic Temple Trust. Mem. bd. govs. Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 210 Forest Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 110 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
THOMAS, George Herbert, clergyman; B.A., Yale, 1\95, M.A., 1898; B.D., Episcopal Theol. Sch., Cambridge, Mass., 189S. Deacon, 1898, priest, 1899, P.E.Ch. ; asst. at St. Mark's Ch., Minneapolis, 1898- Commerce, Art Inst. Chicago. Republican. Mem. 99; rector All Saints Ch., Minneapolis, 1899-06; be-
came rector Christ Ch., Fitchburg, Mass., 1906; dening. Home: 576 Arbor Vitae Rd., Winnetka, Ill.
now St. Paul's Ch., Chicago. Was examining chap- lain, Diocese of Mass., 1910-12; mem. standing com., 1912. Home: 4816 Kenwood Av.
THOMAS, Harry De Witt, paper jobbing: b. Clin- ton, Ia., Feb. 7, 1864; s. Silas and Elizabeth (Cas- sady) Thomas; ed. pub. schs., Clinton: m. Hatty Hansen Oleson, of Chicago, Feb. 10, 1885; children: Myrtle Belle (Mrs. R. S. White), Florence Evelyn (Mrs. J. L. Stewart). Identified with paper busi- ness since beginning of active career, 1884; was with John A. Gauger & Co. 12 yrs., J. W. Butler Paper Co. 13 yrs .; pres. Parker, Thomas & Tucker Paper Co. since Jan. 1, 1909. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (K. T., Shriner). Club: Ravenswood Masonic. Recre- ations: fishing, shooting. Home: 2512 E. 72d St. ture of flowers. Home: 5716 S. Michigan Av. Of- Office: 535-539 S. Franklin St.
THOMAS, Henry Bascom, M.D .; b. in Elk Co., Va., Aug. 15, 1875; s. Thaddeus Peter and Sarah (Price) Thomas; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1899; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1903; m. Louise Down- ing Wendell, of Chicago, 1905. Prof. hygiene since 1897, and med. advisor since 1903, Armour Inst. Tech .: instr. orthopedic surgery, Northwest- ern Univ. Med. Sch., 19II; mem. attending staff Home for Destitute Crippled Children, 1912; same, and orthopedic surgeon St. Luke's, Provident, and Cook Co. hosps. and County Home for Convales- cent Children. Mem. A.M.A. (sec. orthopedic sect. ), Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Chicago Orthopedic Soc., Middle States Orthopedic Club. Clubs: University, City. Contbr. Journal of A.M.A., Ill. Med. Jour., Am. Orthopedic Jour., Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics and In- terstate Med. Jour, on subjects relating to his spe- cialty. Recreation: golf. Home: 6530 University Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
THOMAS, Homer Merrick, M.D .; b. at Mar- shall, Ia., June 21, 1858: s. Rev. Dr. Hiram W. and Emeline C. (Merrick) Thomas; ed. pub. schs. of la., old Chicago Univ. and Lombard Univ .; M.D.,
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