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UMBERGER, Robert Bruner, banking; b. New- ark, Del., June 12, 1886; s. James B. and Ella G. (Bruner) Umberger; grad. Blair Acad., 1904; B.A., Yale, 1908; m. Cherrie Royal, of Denver, Colo., Jan. 15, 1910; 1 daughter, Betty. Mgr. savings dept. la. Nat. Bank, 1910-16; sec. and mgr. Des
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Moines Moriis Plan Co., 1916-17; see, and credit 1913. Mem. New England Soc. Congregationalist. mgr. Chicago Morris Plan Bank since July, 1917. Mason. Republican. Recreation: golf. Home: 5724 Treas, Des Moines Chapter Am. Red Cross. Mem. Blackstone Av. Office: 222 N. Wabash Av. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mason. Office: 21 N. LaSalle St.
UNDERWOOD, Arthur Waring, lawyer; b. Ft. Edward, N. Y., June 6, 1863 ; s. Jarvis A. and Eunice (Shapleigh) Underwood; grad. Glens Falls (N. Y.) Acad., 1880; A.B., Williams, 1884; at law sch. Univ. of Wis., INNS; Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1889; m. Lucy C. Cronkhite, of Chicago, Oct. 17, 1893; 3 children: Pierson, Eunice Shapleigh, Josephine Cronkhite. Admitted to bar, 1890; practiced suc- cessively in firms of Conover, Shedd & Underwood, Smith, Shedd & Underwood, and Smith, Shedd, Un- derwood & Hall; now mem, Underwood & Smyser. Mem. 111. State and Chicago har assns., Chicago Law Inst., Law Club. Republican; alderman 2d Ward, Evanston, Ill., 1888-91. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Country: Clearwater (Fla.) Golf, Bellevue Country, University of Ev- anston, Phi Beta Kappa. Recreations: golf, fish- ing. Home: 1:45 Hinman Av., Evanston, IN. Of- fice: Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
UNDERWOOD, George Walter, lawyer; b. Belle- ville, St. Clair Co., Ill., Sept. 22, 1860; s. Joseph Brown and Mary Letitia ( Mckee) Underwood; came to Chicago, 1867; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; was with E. A. Cummings & Co. and William Hale Thompson, Sr., 5 yrs. in management of real es- tate; admitted to Ill. bar, IN8 ;: LL.B., Chicago Law Sch., 1901; m. Mary Terhune, of Chicago, Feb. 3, 1892; 3 children: George, Jr. (deceased), Mae, Jr., and William Edward. South Town justice, 1894-1906 (6 yrs. as police justice); asst. state's atty., 1908-10; during term in this office had sole charge of indictment dept. and grand jury; organ- ized firm of Underwood, Harding & Manning, later Underwood, Manning & Tracy and after death of Mr. Manning, title became Underwood, Stevens & Timm, which still continues; specializes in tax matters; among important causes tried as justice may be named the Iroquois Fire case, the Mus- cagni case, the Brandenbury forgery case, etc .; now village atty. for Village of Elmwood Park. Mem. Am., Ill, and Chicago bar assns. Republican; del. to many convs. and many years mem. exec. com. of home ward organization. Mem. bd. South Park M.E. Ch. Mason (K.T., Shriner ), Clubs: Ham- ilton (one of 4 original organizers and life mem.), Jackson Park Yacht (hon.). Contributed to The Hamiltonian, to London "Light," on war, death, and life thereafter, to Chicago Law Bulletin, Chi- cago Daily News, on question of adoption of Mu- nicipal Court Act, Practice and Procedure, and against abolishing the grand jury (the defeat of the Municipal Court Act which conferred most of the powers of the grand jury upon the Municipal Court was largely due to the sentiment created by these articles). Home: 3639 Grand Boul. Of- fice: 814 Tacoma Bldg.
UNDERWOOD, Jonathan) Platt, timber lands: 1. Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1849; s. George and Char- lotte A. (Platt) Underwood; A. B., Hamilton Coll .. 1870; m. Caroline Trumbull, of Chicago, Nov. 5. 1890; 3 children: Eleanor, Dorothea, Morgan P. In lumber mfg., 1×70-95; dealing in timber lands since 1898. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Chicago Athletic, University; Al- pha Delta Phi, Transportation (New York) ; Mis- quamicut Golf ( Watch Hill, R.I.). Recreation: golf. Home: 4843 Lake Park Av. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
UNDERWOOD, William Jackson, railway mgr. (See vol. 1911.)
UNRATH, Charles Fred, provision dealer; b. S. Germany, Sept. 11, 1847; s. of John and Regina Unrath; ed. pub. schs. in Germany; m. Watertown, Wis .. 1878, Ernestine Moser; children: Charles F., Jr., Robert M. Came to Chicago, 1867, and engaged in the butcher business; inc., Oct., 1903, the Fulton Packing Co., beef and pork packers, of which is pres. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner), Home: 1808 Millard Av. Office: 820 Fulton St.
UPHAM, Clarence Curtis, wholesale grocer; b. at Hillsdale, Mich., July 30, 1876; s. Charles E. and Hattie P. (Curtis) Upham; ed. grammar and high schs., Detroit; m. Frances Marion Macbeth, of De- troit. Aug. 20. 1899; 3 children: Marion Curtis, Charles Macbeth, Donald Frederick, In wholesale grocery business since 1896; pres. and gen. mgr. Manufacturers & Retailers Co .; chmin. bd. of dirs. Marco Stores Co. Episcopalian. Clubs: City, Chi- cago Motor, Central Mfg. Dist. Recreations: mo- toring, fishing. Home: 7236 Paxton Av. Office: 3515 S. Ashland Av.
UPHAM, Frederic William, business man; b. Ra- rine, Wis., Jan. 29, 1861; s. Calvin H. and Amanda E. (Gihbs) \'pham; A.B., Ripon ( Wis. ) Coll .; m. Helen Hall, of Cedar Rapids, Ia. With Upham Mfg. Co., Marshfield, Wis., 1580-94; removed to Chicago, 1×94, and entered lumber business; prin, owner Upham & Agler Lumber Co .; pres. Consumers Co .; dir. Peabody Coal Co., Am. Surety Co., U.S. Realty & Improvement Co., Chicago & Ill. Midland Ry. Del. Rep. Nat. convs .. 1892-1912; vice chmn. Com. on Arrangements, Rep. Nat. Conv., 1904, chmn. of same com., 1908 and 1912, and asst. treas. in West for Tatt campaign; elected alderman 22d Ward, Chicago, 1898 (resigned) ; mem. Cook Co. Bd. of Review. 1899-1913. Mem. State Council of Defense, 1917. Pres. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., 1908-9 (now dir.) ; chmn. exec. com. Nat. Business League of Amer- ica since 1906. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, S.A.R., N.E. Soc., Loyal Legion. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Commercial, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Mid-Day, Saddle and Cycle, City, Press, South Shore Country, Glen View Golf (Chicago) ; Union League, The Lambs, Automobile of America (New York ): Metropolitan ( Washington). Home: Golf, Ill. Office: Conway Bldg., Chicago.
UPHAM, Robert Bradford, banker; b. Chicago, July 9, 1877, s. Abel P. and Frances A. ( Brown) l'pham; ed. Hyde Park High Sch .; student law dept. Univ. of Mich., 1895-8; m. La Visa Keller, of Emmetsburg, Ia., Dec. 19, 1903; 1 son, Robert B., Jr. Began as asst. purchasing agt. Joy Morton Co. ( Internat. Salt Co.), 1898, continuing 1 yr .; asst. cashier Railway Exchange Bank, 1906-10; asst. cashier and mgr. bond dept., 1910-14, vice pres. and mgr. bond dept. since Oct., 1914, Peoples Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Bankers', Bond Men's, South Shore Country (treas. 1914, 15, 16), Chicago Ath- letic, Evanston Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 945 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 138 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
UPTON, Edward Lytton, lawyer; b. Barre, Vt., Sept. 10, 1850; s. Clark Warren and Harriet (Sher- man) Upton; ed. pub. schs., Waukegan, Ill., and Lake Forest Acad .; m. Marion Burton, of Wauke- gan. Oct. 27. 1875: 1 son, Edward Clark (died Oet. 30, 1909). Studied law in office of Blodgett & Up- ton; admitted to Ill. bar, 1871, to U.S. courts, 1873. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Lawyers' Inst. Republican, Recreation: golf. Home: Wau- kegan, Ill. Office: 64 W. Randolph St., Chicago.
UNDERWOOD, Sidney Lawrence, treasurer of Sprague Canning Machinery Co .; b. Town of Har- wich, Cape Cod, Mass., Sept. 11, 1840; s. Sidney and Lucy (Sherman ) Underwood; ed. Pine Grove Sem., Harwich, Mass .; m. Fannie Farrington, of Chicago, Feb. 25, 1864 (now deceased); 1 son, Sidney Far- UPTON, George Putnam, journalist, author; h. Boston, Oct. 25. 1834; s. Daniel P. and Lydia N. Upton; ed. Roxbury ( Mass. ) Latin Sch. : A. M., Brown Univ., 1854; m. Georgiana S. Wood, of Adri- an, Mich., Sept. 22, 1880. On staff Native Citizen, Chicago, 1855-6; city editor Evening Journal, 1856- 62; city editor and war corr., 1862-3, musical crit- rington. Began in grocery business at Burlington, Ia., in 1855; came to Chicago, 1856, and engaged in commn. business on the Board of Trade; became mem. Underwood & Co., about 1860. continuing many years; this firm recruited Co. D of the 72d Ill. Inf. for service in the Civil War. Became iden- tified with Omaha Packing Co. about 1890 and was ic, 1863-81, asso. editor, 1872-1905, editorial writer treas. from the early 90s until company liquidated, since 1870, Chicago Tribune. Mem. Archæol. Inst. 1913: treas. Sprague Canning Machinery Co. since America; corr. mem. Chicago Hist. Soc., Wis. Hist.
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Soc. Author of numerous books, for titles see with Felix & Marston, jobbers in woodenware, Who's Who in America. Home: 5491 Hyde Park Boulevard.
URION, Alfred R., lawyer: b. Salem, N.J., Sept. 29, 1863; s. John and Mary ( Randolph) Urion; ed. South Jersey Inst. and Central High Sch., Phila., Pa .: studied law at St. Paul, Minn., and in N.D .; m. 1885, Mabel, d. Henry M. Kimball, then editor of the Carlinville (Ill.) Democrat; children: Fran- ces, Henry, Alfred, Jr., Virginia. Admitted to bar on examination in N.D., 1885; later admitted to Minn. bar, at St. Paul, and in 1888 came to Chi- cago, to enter legal service of Armour & Co., for which he is now gen. counsel. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn. (pres, June, 1909-Jan. 1, 1911); trustee of Blackburn Coll., Carlinville, Ill. Mason. Clubs: Press, Union League, Hamilton. Home: 839 E. 40th St. Office: Armour & Co., Union Stock Yards.
USHER, Thomae James, builders' hardware; b. Cincinnati, May 28, 1863; s. Samuel and Elizabeth (Hughes) Usher; ed. pub. schs. of Brooklyn, N.Y .; m. Brooklyn, Jan. 13, 1886, Jessie S. Van Valken- burgh; children: Harold L., Thomas J., Jr., Louis C. In employ of Sheepshead Bay & Coney Island Ry. Co. 2 yrs .; then with Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co., 1880, as clk. and traveling salesman until be- came mgr. Chicago office, 1904; company inc., 1908, as the Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. of Chicago, of which was vice pres. until 1914: mgr. Russell & Erwin Div. of Am. Hardware Assn. since 1914. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Elk. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country. Home: 6406 Kenwood Av. Office: 168 N. Michigan Av.
UTLEY, George Burwell, librarian; b. Hartford, Conn., Dec. 3, 1876; s. George Tyler and Harriet Ella (Burwell) Utley; Colgate Univ., Hamilton, N. Y., 1 yr. ; Ph.B., Brown Univ., 1899; m. Lou Mabel Gilbert, of Fairfield, Vt., Sept. 4, 1901. Asst, libra- rian, Watkinson Library, Hartford, Conn., 1899- 1901; librarian Md. Diocesan Library, Baltimore, 1901-5; librarian Pub. Library, Jacksonville, Fla., 1905-11; sec. and exec. officer Am. Library Assn. and its pub. bd., Chicago, since Jan., 1911. Mem. A.L.A., Am. Library Inst., Am. Hist. Assn., Bibliog. Soc. America, N.E.A., Nat. Inst. Social Sciences, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Baptist. Clubs: City, Chi- cago Library (pres. 1912-13). Author: The Life and Times of Thomas John Claggett, 1913; also papers on libraries and library work in various professional jours. Recreations: fishing, tennis. Home: 1306 E. 54th St. Office: 78 E. Washington Street.
UTLEY, John Butler, lumber mcht .; b. Sterling, Ill., Feb. 22, 1885; s. Henry Butler and Martha (Harden) Utley; ed. pub. schs .; m. Alice Hazel, d. George D. Eddy, of Chicago, Feb. 6, 1908; children: John Eddy, Mary Alice. Began in employ of Ed- ward Hines Lumber Co., Iron River, Wis., 1906, continuing 11% yrs .; with W. O. King Co., 1 yr .; then sec. and treas. Kerns-Utley Lumber Co. until 1914; pres. Utley-Holloway Co. since 1914. Mem. Chicago Lumber Assn. Clubs: Hamilton (Chicago), Lumbermen's (Memphis, Tenn.). Home: 605 Jud- son Av., Evanston, III. Office: 111 W. Washington St .. Chicago.
UTT, Nathan Enoch, lawyer; b. Platteville, Wis .; s. Elias and Abigail ( Borah) Utt; ed. State Normal Sch., Platteville; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1876; un- married. Practiced law at Dubuque, Ja., 1876-1900, since at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Repub- lican. Mason. Home: 851 N. Dearborn St. Office: Fort Dearborn Bldg.
UTT, William Henry, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
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VAIL, Charles Winfield, clerk Supreme Court of Ill .; b. on farm 7 miles southwest of Fairbury, Ill., Mar. 14, 1861; s. John D. (Sr.) and Harriet A. (Mc- Nulty) Vail; attended country sch. until 18; 2 win- ters in Lincoln (pub. ) Sch., Chicago; grad. Met. Business Coll., Chicago, 1884; m. Evansville, Ind., Dec., 1896, Clara I. Barton; children: Edna C., Charles Winfield, Jr., Marjorie. Bookkeeper for Chicago Gas Light & Coke Co., 1884-6; traveling salesman for Gardner Ladder Co., 1886-8; then
1888-91; entered mortgage brokerage business, 1891; clk. Superior Court of Cook Co., 1905-14; clk. Supreme Court of Ill. since Jan., 1915. Formerly mem. Rep. State Central Com .; Rep. Nat. Conv., 1912; mem. 32d Ward Rep. Club. Mason (K.T., Oriental Consistory, Shrine), Odd Fellow, Moose, Woodman. Clubs: Hamilton, Englewood Men's. Home: 6934 Stewart Av., Chicago. Office: Supreme Court Bldg., Springfield, Ill.
VAIL, Edward P., lawyer; h. Frederick, Schuy- ler Co., Ill., July 30, 1849; s. Samuel P. and Weal- thy (Farwell) Vail; ed. common schs. at Frederick, and Ill. Coll., Jacksonville, Ill .; served in Civil War as a pvt. in Co. F. 18th Ill. Vol. Inf .; m. Rushville, Ill., Oct. 4, 1876, Carrie M. Putman; children: Rob- ert P., Bryant E., Karl V. V., Dorothy, Donald. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1870; practiced law at Rush- ville, Ill., 7 yrs .; state's atty. of Schuyler Co. 4 yrs .; moved to Decatur, Ill., 1877; was state's atty. of Macon Co. 312 years; judge of Circuit Court, 1888-1903; removed to Chicago to engage in gen. practice of law; now mem. Vail & Vette. Republic- an. Mem. G.A.R. Club: Union League. Home: 702 Sheridan Rd. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.
VAIL, Edwin E., banker: b. Fairbury, Ill., Nov. 22, 1866; s. John D. and Harriet A. (McNulty ) Vail; ed. pub. schs., Fairbury, Ill .; Met. Business Coll., Chicago: m. Ella E. Anderson, of Fairbury, Ill., Dec. 25, 1901; 2 children: Melissa H., Glen E. Mem. bd. dirs. Donaldson & Fisher Machinery Co. (Chi- cago), Western Live Stock Ins. Co. ( Peoria, Ill.) ; formerly pres. Kimbark State Bank, Kimbark Com- mercial & Savings Bank, consolidated with Stony Island Trust & Savings Bank, 1917. and vice pres. latter. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Recrea- tions: golf, tennis. Home: 6718 East End Av. Of- fice: 6822 Stony Island Av.
VAIL, Henry Sherman, actuary; b. nr. Janes- ville, Wis., Apr. 23, 1847; s. James Wellington and Rebecca Austin (Sherman) Vail; g. g. grandson of Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence; ed. grammar schs., Milwaukee, and Avo- ca, Wis .; Richland County (Wis.) Inst .; Ripon (Wis.) Coll. (service in Civil War prevented fin- ishing coll. course); m. Jenny C. McCullock, of Chicago, Mar. 4, 1880: 4 children: Carleton M., Roger Sherman, Malcolm D., Cecile Vail Follans- bee. Enlisted in Co. D, 38th Wis. Vols., at age of 16. 1863; served as colonel's orderly, corpl. and 1st sergt .; commd. maj. and asst. adj. gen. hy Gov. Hartranft of Pa .; maj. and a.d.c. staff of Gov. Cul- lum of Ill .; instrumental with others in securing first legislation creating Nat. Guard of Ill. Entered actuarial dept., home office of Nat. Life Assurance Co. of U.S., Phila., Ang. 1, 1868; apptd. asst. actu- ary, serving 12 yrs .; was actuary ins, depts. of Ill., Ind., Ia., Wis. and Minn., covering a period of 12 or 14 yrs. (probably made as many official exam- inations of life, fire, marine and accident com- panies as any actuary living) ; served as actuary for Wis. Legislative Investigating Commn., etc .; now sr. mem. H. S. Vail & Sons, independent actu- aries. Chmn. bd. of trustees Nat. Cadet Corps League; chmn. finance com. Universal Mil. Train- ing League: was vice chmn. Rep. Nat. Finance ('om. during Pres. Taft's first candidacy; chmn. Mayor's Relief Com. under Mayors Harrison, Sr. and Jr., and Mayors Swift and Dunne. Assisted in organizing Am. Inst. Actuaries, also the Nat. League for Life Assurance Edn. Instrumental in organizing the Ins. Dept. of Ill. and tendered po- sition of ins. supt .; organized and commanded the hallot box guards at time of reform movement in Chicago, 1876; also Cook Co. S.S. Assn., of which was.sec. and treas. 8 yrs. His report on accident prevention and old age pensions, 1911, largely in- flueneed favorable legislation in 17 states, Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. S.A. R., G.A.R. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, City, Hamilton, Highland Park. Author of Inven- tory System in Life Insurance (20 leaflets). Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
VALLENTYNE, James W., clergyman; b. Can- nington, Ont., Oct. 5, 1870; s. Thomas and Eunice ( Way) Vallentyne: ed. Hamline Univ., St. Paul, Minn., 1894-7; m. Tryphena Grace Allin, of Lind- say, Ont., June 18, 1895; 1 son, Allin W. Ordained
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Congl. ministry, 1902; pastor Buffalo, Minn., 1897- 1902, Marshall, Minn., 1902-6, Glen Ellyn, I11., 1907- 11, California Av. Ch., Chicago, since Jan. 1, 1915. Served as postmaster, Glen Ellyn; was asst. cash- ier Du Page County State Bank, also mem. Bd. of Edn., Glen Ellyn. Mem. St. Andrew's Soc .; York and Scottish Rite Mason. Home: 36 N. Albany Av.
VAN ALKEMADE, Cornelius Van Ryn, steam- ship transportation; b. at London, Eng., Sept. 15, 1868; s. Leendert Willem and Tonia (Van Ameyden Van Duym) Van Alkemade; ed. schs. in Holland; m. Chicago, July 14, 1896, Sebella De Bey; chil- dren: Leendert Willem, Eva Cornelia, Cornelia Pe- tronella, Johanna. Began in service of the Hol- land-Am. Line, steamers between New York and Rotterdam, at the Rotterdam office, 1888, and has been with the company ever since, serving con- secutively at Rotterdam office, at the New York office, the Rotterdam office again, the office at Boulogne-sur-Mer, and since 1893 in charge of the office at Chicago as general western agent. Vice consul of the Netherlands, 1909-15. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic: Netherland (New York). Recreations: boat- ing, fishing. Home: 5312 Woodlawn Av. Office: 138 N. LaSalle St.
VAN BENSCHOTEN, William Crowell, M.D .; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 10, 1870; s. Samuel and Mary (Crowell) Van Benschoten; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1891, A.M., 1896; A.B., Harvard, 1892; stud- ent Ill. Coll. of Pharmacy, 1892-3; M.D., North- western Univ. Med. Sch., 1896; m. Chicago, Kath- erine Louise Parr, June 21, 1899; 3 children: Ruth, William Parr, Marjory. Interne, St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago, 1896-8; surgeon to Ill. Steel Co., 1898- 1900. Fellow Am. Acad. Medicine; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Sigma Chi, Nu Sigma Nu. Mason (Jackson Park Chapter, Wood- lawn Council, Oriental Consistory 32º ). Republic- an. Episcopalian. Club: Chicago Motor. Recrea- tion: automobiling. Home: 6516 Kimbark Av. Of- fice: 1230 E. 63d St.
VAN BERGEN, William Fred, railway auditor; b. Troy, N.Y., Aug. 27, 1849; s. Frederick S. and Pamelia A. Van Bergen: ed. Dearborn (pub. ) Sch., Chicago; m. Lansing, Mich., Feb. 9. 1875, Ella Wood: children: William Charles. John Shellette, Frank Gerrittson. Jessie Pamelia. In service of C.&N.W.Ry. since June 1, 1865, beginning as office boy in telegraph dept., to June, 1866; clk. in audi- tor's office to June, 1871; clk. and chief clk. gen. ticket office to 1882; ticket auditor to May 1, 1910, since then auditor passenger accounts. Republic- an. Mem. of First Congl. Ch., Oak Park, Ill. Club: Oak Park. Home: 532 Fair Oaks Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1303, 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
VAN BUSKIRK, William Franklin, banker; b. at Hatboro, Pa., July 29, 1860; s. Silas Yerkes and Katherine (Troy) Van Buskirk; pub. sch. edn .; m. Elma L. Root, of Somerset, Mich., Aug. 6, 1884; 2 children: Troy (deceased), William Dana. Began with Bank of Odell, Odell, Ill., 1883; cashier same, 1885-99; cashier Pontiac ( Ill.) State Bank, 1899- 1907; vice pres. Colonial Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, 1907-10; vice pres. Standard Trust & Sav- ings Bank, Chicago, 1910-14; pres. Bank of Com- merce & Savings, 1916-17. Mem. Draft Registra- tion Bd., 1917. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Bankers', Hyde Park Men's. Recreations: hunting and outdoor sports. Home: 5218 Kimbark Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
VANCE, Joseph Anderson, clergyman. Removed to Detroit, Mich. (See Who's Who in America.)
VANCE, William Little, broker. (See vol. 1911.) VAN CLEEF, Elliott Earle, contracting engr .; b. New Brunswick, N.J., June 18, 1877; s. Howard Mason and Anna Augusta (Earle) van Cleef; ed. pub. schs., New Brunswick; B.S., Rutgers Coll., 1898; m. Marion Gertrude Terry, of Coushatta, La., Apr. 5, 1911 (died Sept. 7, 1916). With constrn. dept. of Western Electric Co., N.Y. City, 1899-1912; western mgr. at Chicago of L. K. Comstock & Co. since 1912. Mem. Co. F, 7th Regt. N.G.N.Y., 1906- 12, now mem. Veteran Assn. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Mid-Day (Chicago); Delta Kappa Epsi- lon (New York). Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 1028 Lawrence Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
VANDER COOK, Hale A., bandmaster; b. Ann Arbor, Mich., 1864; s. Michael and Clarissa (Lit- tel) Vander Cook; ed. pub. schs., Allegan, Mich .; m. Emily Emmons, of Allegan, July 20, 1890. Pres. Vander Cook's Cornet Sch. Composer of many cor- net solos, also military grand marches; among lat- ter are Royal Potentate March, Hoosier Slide, Our Colonel, Matator, Euphonic, Colossean, etc. Mason. Elk; mem. O.E.S. Home and Studio: 1652 Warren Avenue.
VANDERKLOOT, Adrian, mfr .; Dec. 7, 1849- 1912. (See vol. 1911. )
VANDERKLOOT, Mathias R., president South Halsted St. Iron Works; b. in Netherlands, Apr. 12, 1860; s. Marinus L. and Meis (Koning) Vander- kloot; came to America with parents, 1867; ed. pub. schs., Chicago: m. Olive Cantine, of Chicago, Nov. 13, 1883: 2 children: Lura Meis ( Mrs. John Wallace Lamb), Helen Cantine ( Mrs. William Young Plat- ner). Began in employ of M. Vanderkloot & Son, founders, 1875; learned the moulder's trade and be- came foreman, 1878; firm inc., 1885, as the South Halsted St. Iron Works; was made sec. and treas., 1892, vice pres., 1907, pres, since 1912. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Residence: Hotel Del Prado. Office: 2611 S. Halsted St.
VANDERKLOOT, William J., secretary and treas. South Halsted St. Iron Works; b. Chicago, Aug. 20, 1879: s. Adrian and Elizabeth Bertha (Burnett) Vanderkloot; prep. edn. pub. grammar sch. and South Div. High Sch., Chicago; C.E., Univ. of Wis., 1901; m. Florence Cary, of Chicago, Mar. 24, 1903. Connected with South Halsted St. Iron Works since 1901, and sec. and treas. since Dec. 1, 1906. Mayor of Lake Bluff, Ill. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Builders' and Traders' Ex- change, Chicago Assn. Commerce; hon. mem. Chi- cago Estimators' Club. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T., Shriner), Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Lake Bluff Country, etc. Home: Lake Bluff, Ill. Office: 2611 S. Halsted St., Chicago.
VANDERPOEL, John Henry, artist; 1857-May 2, 1911. ( See vol. 1911. )
VAN DORN, William Tolbert, inventor and mfr .; b. LaPorte, Ind., Sept. 26, 1843; s. William Groff and Margaret (Tolbert) Van Dorn; ed. pub. sch., Miami Co., Ind .; m. Emma Bowman, of Fisher, Ill., Jan. 1, 1885; 3 children: Edith Alice ( Mrs. Ste- phen Gavin), Herbert Earl, William Ewart, Served in Union Army short time, 1863; equipped ox-team and drove across the plains from Ind. to Denver, 1864, returning, Jan., 1865; went to Neb., May, 1865, and again crossed and recrossed plains; re- turned to Ind., 1866; went to Omaha, 1867, and employed on Union Pacific Ry. until 1874; in com- mn. and nursery business in Utah, 1874-80; lived at Lincoln, Neb., 1880-95, Chicago since 1895. As- sisted in organizing the Fitzgerald-Van Dorn Co., Chicago, 1891, which in 1896 changed to the W. T. Van Dorn Co., couplings and car supplies, of which has since been the head; firm inc., June, 1914, as Van Dorn Coupler Co., of which he has since been pres. Republican, Christian Scientist. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Recreation: travel. Home: 5125 Harper Av. Office: 2325 S. Paulina St.
VAN DUSEN, Frank W., organist; b. Montfort, Wis., Apr. 2, 1878; s. of Dr. Wilson H. and Elsie (Montgomery) Van Dusen; grad. Am. Conserva- tory of Music, Chicago; later studied in Paris, or- gan with Alex. Guilmant, and piano with Maurice Moszkowski; m. Marion, d. Myron J. Carpenter, of LaGrange, Ill. Inst. of piano and organ, Am. Con- servatory, since 1905; organist at Sunday morning services at Bush Temple of Music, 4 yrs .; now or- ganist Eighth Ch. of Christ, Scientist, Chicago, Mem. Chicago Chapter Am. Guild Organists. Com- poser of "Course of Study for Reed-Organ"; also of many compositions for organ and piano. Home: 6205 Langley Av. Studio: 304 S. Wabash Av.
VAN DYKE, George Alfred, coal operator; b. at Holland, Mich., Apr. 7, 1869; s. Henry and Anna (Vrieling) Van Dyke; grad. high schs., Grand Rap- ids, Mich .; m. Esther May Powers, of Grand Rap- ids, Sept. 7, 1892; 2 children: Alva Bertrand, George Albert, Jr. Began in employ of Pere Marquette R.R., Chicago, 1886, and was gen. western frt. agt.
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