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of that road, 1893-1902; gen. mgr. Harrisburg & pres. Republican. Clubs: Illini, City, Hinsdale, Big Muddy Coal Co., Chicago, 1902-5; now pres. Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: golf. automobiling, Harrisburg-Franklin Coal Co., Chicago-Carlisle music. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: Racine Av. at Coal Co. Republican, Congregationalist. Mason. 21st St., Chicago. Clubs: Hamilton, Congregational, Wilmette Coun- try. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 610 Wash- ington Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul .. Chicago.
VAN DYKE, John H., grain commn .; b. Chicago, Aug. 25, 1875; s. Henry and Gertrude (Meyer) Van Dyke: ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Lina DeWolf, of Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1897; 1 son, Henry James. Began in employ of George Thomas & Co., grain commn., Chicago, 1890; with Nye & Jenks Grain Co. since 1896, now sec .; sec. Midland Elevator Co., Rialto Elevator Co. Republican. United Presby- terian. Home: 47 N. Menard Av. Office: 907 Postal Telegraph Bldg.
VAN HAGEN, George Ely, mfr .; b. Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 4, 1873; s. Isaac and Almira H. (Ely) Van Hagen; grad. South Division High Sch., Chi- cago, 1891; m. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1897, Mary Wake- field Lewis; 1 son, George E., Jr. Associated with the Chicago Forge & Bolt Co., 1891-1900, with American Bridge Co., 1900-3; identified with Stand- ard Forgings Co., since July 15, 1903 (works at Indiana Harbor, Ind.), and is now pres. Republic- an. Baptist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country. Home: Barrington, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange, Chicago.
VAN HOOK, Weller, surgeon; b. Greenville, Ind., May 14, 1862; S. William Russell and Tillie ( Wel- ler) Van Hook; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1884; M.D., Coll. Phys, and Surg., Chicago, 1885; studied univs. of Berlin and Vienna, 1894-5; m. Anna Charles Whaley, of St. Louis, June 16, 1892; 1 son, Hubert. Has held chairs of surgery in Coll. Phys. and Surg. and Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; surgeon to Wesley Hosp. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc., Chicago Gynæcol. Soc., etc. Home: 7124 Coles Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
VAN HOOSEN, Bertha, M.D., surgeon; b. Roch- ester, Mich., Mar. 26, 1863; d. Joshua and Sarah Ann (Taylor) Van Hoosen; B.A., Univ. of Mich., 1884, M.D., 1888 (M.A., 1914); unmarried. Prac- ticed at Chicago since 1892; attending gynecologist to Cook Co., Mary Thompson, and Provident hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Woman's Med. Soc., Woman's Nat. Med. Assn. (pres.), Eugenic Soc. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Woman's City. Editor Woman's Medical Journal. Contbr. on "twilight sleep," etc. Home: 4845 Calumet Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
VAN HORNE, William McCadden, brigadier-gen- eral U.S.A .; b. in Ohio, Aug. 22, 1842, Enlisted as pvt. Co. E, 2d Ohio Inf., Aug. 14, 1861; discharged, Oct. 10, 1864; commd. 2d It. 184th Ohio Inf., Jan. 4, 1865; transferred to 195th Ohio Inf., Mar. 17, 1865; capt., Mar. 17, 1865; hon. mustered out, Dec. 18, Stock Yards. 1865; apptd. from Ohio, 2d lt. 17th U.S. Inf., Feb. 23, 1866; 1st It., Feb. 23, 1866; capt., Dec. 31, 1872; maj. 22d Inf., May 23, 1896; transferred to 8th Inf., Oct. 24, 1898; lt .- col. 18th Inf., Nov. 1, 1898; col. 29th Inf., Feb. 2, 1901; retired on account of dis- ability incurred in line of duty, Oct. 16, 1901; ad- vanced to rank of brig .- gen. retired, by act of Apr. 23, 1904. Address: 5945 Midway Park, Austin.
VAN INWAGEN, Frank, vice president Ill. Engi- neering Co .: b. Hinsdale, Ill., July 1, 1886; s. Fred and Lucia J. (Irish) Van Inwagen; prep. edn. Hins- dale High Sch. and Momence High Sch .; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1908; unmarried. With Ill. Engineering Co., power plant specialties and vacuum and vapor systems of heating, since June 29, 1908, now vice
VAN NATTA, John Edward, lawyer; h. on farm (now Armitage and N. Cicero Avs.), Chicago, Aug. 11, 1872: s. James and Martha E. (Allen) Van Natta; ed. Kelvyn Grove Sch .; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1896; m. Dorothy Vail Heegaard, of Chicago, June 1, 1908; children: Vail Allen, William Hee- gaard. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896, and practiced in Mich., Porto Rico and Chicago; atty. for Old Port- age Park Dist. since Oct., 1915; gen. counsel Chi- cago & Northern Interurban Ry .; dir. Western Brass Mfg. Co., F. W. Hochspeier, Inc. Served as 1st lt., 2d Ill. Vol. Inf., Spanish-Am. War; now maj. of inf., Officers' Reserve Corps. Home: 5008 Pensacola Av. Office: 127 N. Dearborn St.
VAN NESS, Frank Colgate, sugar refiners' agt .;
VAN GELDER, Mozes, president Empire Mat- tress Co .; b. Leyden, Netherlands, May 17, 1861; s. b. Chicago, Feb. 25, 1868; s. Isaac R. and Caroline Solomon and Celia (Duitz) Van Gelder; ed. pub. schs. of native land; m. Marie Alida Kulker, of Amsterdam, June 15, 1888; 4 children: Celia, Jacob, Sarah, Solomon. Started in manufacture of mat- tresses in Chicago, 1890; now pres. and treas. Em- pire Mattress Co. Republican. Mason, Odd Fel- low; mem. B'nai B'rith, Clubs: Illinois Athletic,' Hamilton, Edgewater Yacht. Home: 5747 Sheridan Rd. Office: 2231 W. Madison St. A. (Bailey) Van Ness; ed. puh. schs., Chicago; m. Mayfair, Il1., Aug. 24, 1893, Mabel Harbert Clark; children: Harbert Bailey, Mabel Ruth. Began as office boy at 13; with Reid, Murdoch & Fischer. 1884, and about 2 yrs. later worked for E. A. Schoyer & Co., remaining 2 yrs .: then in the mer- chandise brokerage business for a year or so; later had a working interest in the brokerage firm of E. M. Endicott & Co., about 2 yrs .; mem. firm of Mer- rill & Van Ness, sugar brokers, until 1899; since then in business alone, representing the Nat. Sugar Refining Co. of N.J., and the leading domestic beet sugar refining companies. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Evanston Golf, Wilmette Country ; Hanover ( Brooklyn, N.Y.). Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 611 Forest Av., Wilmette, Ill.
VAN NESS, Gardiner B., grain commn .: b. Chi- cago, Mar. 4, 1871; s. Isaac R. and Caroline A. ( Bailey ) Van Ness; ed. pub. schs .; m. Edith Rad- ford, of Chicago, Jan. 3, 1905; 2 sons: Gardiner B., Jr., Carroll Radford. Entire business life in the grain commn. trade on Chicago Bd. of Trade; now head of firm of Gardiner B. Van Ness & Co. Mason; Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Home: 6117 Kenmore Av. Office: 642, 140 W. Van Buren St.
VAN NORMAN, George B., live stock; b. Elmira, N.Y., Nov. 25, 1842; s. Jacob and Mary (Parks) Van Norman; moved with parents to Wis., settling in Jowa Co., 1855; ed. district schs .; farming until 1861; enlisted Co. H, Sth Wis. Vols. (Live Eagle Regt.), for 3 yrs., and reenlisted and served 412 yrs .; commd. 2d it. Co. H, 1864, and was apptd. drill master of regt. for remainder of service; was in 42 engagements, and wounded at Red River and again at Nashville, Tenn .; m. Dec. 15, 1865, Eliza- beth Atkinson; children: Jennie (Mrs. A. Wild, stage name, Jane Payton), Alma (Mrs. J. H. Stew- art), Lizzie (Mrs. B. C. Waite). In hardware busi- ness at Spring Green, Wis., 1865; then in butcher business and shipping live stock; opened live stock commn. house at Milwaukee Stock Yards, 1874; since 1894 has also been in same business at Union Stock Yards, Chicago; sr. partner and gen. mgr., G. B. Van Norman & Co .; now pres. Van Norman, Lawler & Co .; also pres. and gen. mgr. South Mil- waukee Co., South Milwaukee, Wis .; also vice pres. Plankington Packing Co. 7 yrs .; pres. Eagle Horse Shoe Co., South Milwaukee. Mem. E. B. Wolcott Post G.A.R., Milwaukee, Wis. Clubs: Saddle and Sirloin, South Shore Country. Home: 4917 Wash- ington Park Ct. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union
VAN NOSTRAND, John James, grain broker; b. Wayne Co., O., Jan. 26, 1844; s. Isaac and Catherine ( Rose) Van Nostrand; ed. dist. schs., Wayne Co., O., and Washington Co., Ia .; m. Martha George, of Cadiz, O., and Des Moines, la., Aug. 23, 1871; 2 children: Myra B., John J., Jr. Enlisted in Co. H, 2d Ja. Vol. Inf., Sept. 8, 1862; was with regt. ex- cept while a detailed forager in Sherman's army from Savannah to Goldsboro; hon. discharged, June 15, 1865; engaged in buying and selling live stock, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, and in Ja. for self and others, 1865-80; engaged in buying and selling grain contracts on Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1880. Mem. Nat. Union, George H. Thomas Post, G.A.R. Club: Hawkeye Fellowship. Author:
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A Positive Method, 1890; The Microcosm, 1891; Be- nich, Germany, 1907-8; m. Mary Elizabeth Blod- ginnings of a Formal Philosophy, 1892; A Theory of the Mental Constitution, 1894; A Mechanical Philosophy, 1901; Philosophy, 1909; History's Phi- losophy. 1914. Recreation: philosophical research. Home: 5436 Ellis Av. Office: 924 Webster Bldg.
VAN SANT, Edgar Sands, coal; b. Ellicott City, Howard Co., Md., Feb. 20, 1874; s. James Edgar and Henrietta ( Helm) Van Sant: ed. pub. schs, and Rock Hill Coll., Ellicott City, Md .; m. Baltimore, Md., Apr. 22, 1896, M. Louise Miller. Entered ry. service, 1×90, as messenger B.&O.R.R., Baltimore; was in various clerkships, same road, until Aug., 1899; apptd., Sept. 1, 1899, coal and coke agent, with headquarters at Chicago; resigned, Feb. I, 1902, and was apptd. traffic mgr. Jones & Adams Co. (wholesale coal and coke), serving until May 14, 1903, when purchased interest in Globe Coal Co., of which is now vice pres. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Gun, Chicago Motor. Recrea- tions: baseball, shooting, fishing, motoring. Home: 7360 Sheridan Rd. Office: McCormick Bldg.
VAN SCHAACK, Cornelius P., wholesale drugs; b. Manlius, Onondaga Co., N.Y., May 26, 1863; s. of Peter and Louisa (Smith) Van Schaack; ed. puh. schs .; registered pharmacist by examination; m. Maude H. Byford, July 1, 1890 (now deceased) ; m. 2d, Beatrice Harding, Feb. 4, 1904: 3 sons. En- gaged in drug business at Chicago since 1881; vice pres. and sec. Peter Van Schaack & Sons. Demo- crat. Methodist. Club: Hamilton. Home: 614 Lin- den Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 116 W. Lake St., Chicago.
VAN SCHAACK, Robert Hubbard, wholesale drugs; b. Deseronto, Can., Mar. 21, 1862; s. Peter and Louisa (Smith) Van Schaack; ed. pvt. schs .. Chicago; m. Carrie Libby, of Chicago, Nov. 5, 1887; 3 children: Robert Hubbard, Jr., Louis L., Albione L. Began in wholesale drug business, "The Old Salamander Drug House," established by father. in 1867, becoming pres. Peter Van Schaack & Sons, 1896, and pres, and treas., 1897. Mayor of Kenil- worth, Ill., 1903-4. Republican. Mem. R.E. Ch. Mem. Holland Soc. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 1028 Greenwood Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 116 W. Lake St., Chicago.
VAN SCHAICK, Gerard, president Universal Ry. Supply Co (See vol. 1911.)
VAN SCHAICK, Guy, lawyer; b. Gilroy, Cal., Dec. 6, 1876: s. Holmes David and Mary Alabama (Wright) Van Schaick; descended from Gozen Ger- ritse Van Schaick, who settled early in 17th cen- tury at Albany, N.Y., and died 1676; B.S., Univ. of Cal., 189%; J.D., Univ. of Chicago Law Sch., 1909; m. Esther Knapp, of Jamestown, N.Y., Sept. 16, 1905; 1 son, Harold Guy. Taught in high sch. in Cal., 1899-1901; went to Philippines, 1901, as teach- er; made div. supt. schs., 1902. continuing as such 4 yrs .: admitted to Ill. bar, 1909, and since prac- ticed at Chicago. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Lawyers' Assn., Cal. Soc. of Ill., Sociedad Hispano Americana. Republican. Mason (Garden City Lodge, Jackson Park Chapter). Club: City. Home: 5811 Maryland Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
VAN SICKLEN, Norton Harding, Sr., motor cars. ( See vol. 1911. ) . VAN STEENDEREN, Frederick Cornelius Leon- ard, college prof .; b. Arnhem, Netherlands, Mar. 13, 1864; s. Cornelius and Aleida (Volkers) Van Steen- deren; came to America. 1881; traveled and stud- ied in Europe, 1884-90; M.A., Penn Coll., Ia., 1893; Ph.D., State Univ. of la., 1905; m. Jessie E. S. Meachem, of Racine, Wis., Dec. 31. 1891. Teacher modern langs., Vianen Inst., 1888-90, Racine Coll. Grammar Sch., 1890-1; prof, modern langs., Penn Coll., 1891-4; prof. Romance langs., State Univ. of Ia., 1894-1905; master modern langs, and history, Lake Forest (Ill.) Acad., 1905-6; prof. Romance langs., Lake Forest Coll., since Sept., 1906. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America, Nat. Inst. Social Sci- ences. Author several vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: Lake Forest, Ill.
VAN TUYL, Charles Henry, educator; b. Lodi, Seneca Co., N. Y., June 15, 1863; s. Andrew Jackson and Sarah Martha (Jackson) Van Tuyl; grad. of Cortland (N.Y.) Normal Sch., 1885; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; post-grad. work, Univ. of Mu-
gett, of Cortland, N.Y., Dec. 8, 1886. Prin, high sch., Chenango Forks, N. Y., 1885, 6; same, Hamil- ton, N.Y., 1887-1900; teacher of classics, Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1902-3; teacher and asst. clean Univ. High Sch. (Univ. of Chicago), since 1903. Mem. N.F.A., Middle West Classical Assn. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Author various Latin books for be- ginners. Recreations: golf, tennis, baseball, Home: 6128 Greenwood Av.
VAN TUYL, Harry Isaac, dentist and oral sur- geon; h. Ypsilanti, Mich., Apr. 3, 1869; s. Henry and Jennie E. (Markell) Van Tuyl; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1894; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1898, D.D.S., 1904; m. Avonia Damon, of Ypsilanti, Aug. 11, 1896; 3 children: Muriel, Ronald, Sibyl. In practice at Chicago since 1904; prof. anatomy, Northwest- ern Univ. Dental Sch. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason, K.P. Recreations: rifle shooting, boating. driving. Home: 1222 E. 6Ist St. Office: 1230 E. 63d Street.
VAN VALKENBURG, John LeRoy, M.D., obstet- rician; b. Little Falls, N.Y., May 2, 1870; s. An- drew and Ellen (Snell) Van Valkenburg; student Union Univ., Schenectady, N.Y., 1893; M.D., Long Island Coll. Hosp., 1895; Univ. of Berlin, 1896-7; m. Lenora Lewinkind, of Chicago, May 6, 1914. Practiced at Chicago since 1897; instr. in clin. medicine, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1897-1900; prof. clin. medicine, Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1897-1906; examiner Hartford Life Ins. Co., 1897- 1900. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Epis- copalian. Recreations: art, athletics. Home: 7 N. Homan Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
VAN VECHTEN, Ralph, banker; b. Mattawan, Mich., Aug. 29, 1862; s. Charles D. and Ada A. (Fitch) Van Vechten; ed. pub, schs., Cedar Rapids, Ja., and Minneapolis, Minn .; m. Fannie Maynard, of Tama, Ja., Oct. 19, 1887: 1 daughter, Duane. Newspaper work Cedar Rapids, 1878-80; bank clk., 1880, becoming cashier Cedar Rapids Nat. Bank to 1905: 2d vice pres., 1905-9, vice pres., 1909-10, Com- mercial Nat. Bank, Chicago, and of its successor Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank since 1910: also vice pres. and dir. Continental & Commercial Safe Deposit Co .; dir. Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Am. Bankers' Assn. ( was chmn. exec. com. Clearing House Sect. and mem. exec. council). Mem. Holland socs. of New York and Chicago, Mich. Soc., Hawkeye Soc., etc. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Glen View. South Shore Country, Chicago Golf, Cliff Dwellers, Caxton. Recreation: golf. Home: 1507 N. State St. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
VAN VLISSINGEN, James Henry, real estate; b. in The Netherlands, Feb. 16, 1857; s. Pieter and Trijntje (Van Pernis) Van Vlissingen; ed. pub. schs. of native village, 1862-72; came to America. spring of 1872; m. Etta D. Moore, of Benton Har- bor, Mich., Sept. 6, 1891; 2 children: Eleanor D., Frank. With W. D. Kerfoot & Co., 1875-9; in real estate business for self since 1879. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Pro- gressive. Unitarian. Clubs: Union League, Evans- ton, Glen View, Mid-Day. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
VAN WIE, Chester Forseyth, hay and grain commn .; b. Central Bridge, N.Y., Ang. 26, 1868; s. George and Frances (Forseyth) Van Wie; ed. pub. schs., New York; m. Holland Patent, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1884, Georgia Putnam; children: Frances May, Murnie Louise, Virginia Putnam. Became a mem. of Kilmer Commn. Co., 1893; with W. H. Moorhead, established firm of Van Wie & Moorhead, 1894, which still continues. Democrat. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recrea- tions: reading, music, motoring. Home: 330 N. Normal Parkway. Office: Board of Trade.
VAN WINKLE, John Wesley, M.D .; b. William- son, N.Y., Mar. 19, 1850; s. John and Abby (How- ell) Van Winkle; M.D., Univ. Med. Sch. (New York Univ.), 1878; m. Anna E. Keys, of Bellefontaine, O., Ang. 19, 1891. Began practice at Rochester, N.Y., 1878; settled at Chicago, 1892. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Home: 6958 N. Ashland Av.
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VANZWOLL, Henry Benjamin; b. Chicago, June dir. Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, Bowmanville Nat. 27, 1870; s. Arnold Henry and Clara Maie ( Walker) Bank. Dem. nominee for Congress, 2d Ill. Dist., 1910. Mem. Am. Seed Trade Assn., Soc. Am. Flor- ists, Hort. Soc. of Chicago; organized Internat. Congress of Horticulture, Chicago Expn., 1893, and aided same at Jamestown Expn., 1907. Clubs: Union League, Quadrangle, Press, South Shore Country. Home: 4610 Ellis Av. Office: 31 W. Ran- dolph St. Vanzwoll; grad. grammar sch., 1883, and West Div. High Sch., 1887; m. Grace Treat Sheldon, of Chicago, Mar. 7, 1899 (died Jan. 25, 1905) ; 1 son, Sheldon Walker. Began with Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., 1887-95, when became identified with the Sunbeam Incandescent Lamp Co. as sec. and dir., and was elected pres., 1910; company is now the Sunbeam Incandescent Lamp Div. of the Nat. Lamp Works of Gen. Electric Co. Independ- ent Republican. Mem. Nat. Union, Columbian Knights. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automo- bile. Home: 6023 Kenmore Av. Office: 500 S. Clin- ton St.
VARNUM, Clark, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
VASTINE, Sedgwick Sherman, insurance; b. El- gin, Ill., Mar. 28, 1867: s. George Boone and Effie Delia (Sedgwick) Vastine; ed. grammar sch. and 1 yr. in high sch., Wheaton, Ill .; m. Jeannette Den- niston, of Chicago, June 12, 1889; 2 children: Mar- jorie Jeannette (Mrs. John A. Marshall), Sherman Sedgwick. Began as newsboy, at Wheaton, 1876; worked in postoffice, Wheaton, 1882-3; in employ of A. H. Darrow, ins., Chicago, 1883-6; then with Pel- let & Hunter, 1886-7; with Fred S. James & Co., 1887-91; again with Pellet & Hunter, 1891-1904; en- tered ins. business on own account, Aug., 1904; mem. firm of Herrick, Auerbach & Vastine since July 1, 1910. Assessor Town of Cicero, Cook Co., 111., 1897-8. Treas. exec. com. 111. Y.M.C.A .; mem. hoys' work com. Chicago Y.M.C.A. Mem. First Bapt. Ch., Austin; mem. Chicago Bapt. Exec. Coun- cil. Republican. Mem, Royal League. Clubs: Ham- ilton, City. Recreation: home life. Home: Elm- hurst, Ill. Office: Insurance Exchange, Chicago.
VATTMANN, Edward J., chaplain U.S. Army ; b. Haarbrueck, Westphalia, Sept. 11, 1840; s. Conrad and Elizabeth (Auffenberg) Vattmann; grad. state schs., and Univ. of Paderborn, 1864. Ordained priest R.C. Ch., 1865; came to U.S., 1865; apptd. chaplain U.S. Army, Dec. 6, 1890; maj., June 14, 1904; now retired. Served as asst. supt. Philippine govt, students. Now mem. Bd. of Edn., New Trier, Wilmette Park Bd. Medals and badges Indian Wars, Spanish-Am. War, Philippine Insurrection. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Catholic Benevolent Legion, Catholic Mutual Benefit Assn. Club: Union League. Home: Wilmette, 111.
VAUGHAN, Elmer E., surgeon; b. at Woodbury, Washington Co., Vt., Aug. 18, 1865; s. Isaac Chace and Lucinda Thare (Blake) Vaughan; descendant of Samuel Vaughan, one of the earliest settlers of Phila. and a friend of George Washington; ed. La- moille Central Acad., Hyde Park, Vt .; Boston City Hosp. Training Sch .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1889; post-grad. work, Rush Med. Coll., 1898, 99; m. Lydia Eldora Beecher, Johnson, Vt., Dec. 25, 1890; 1 daughter, Ruth V. Practiced, Chi- cago, since 1889; pres. bd. dirs. Chicago Union Hosp .; pres. Chicago Union Hosp. Training Sch. for Nurses. Ex-pres. Chicago Home. Med. Soc .; pres. Hahnemann Med. Coll. Alumni; pres. Baptist Social Union of Chicago, 1916-17; pres. for 2 yrs., Parent Teachers' Assn. of Waller High Sch .; pres. Monocqua Tennis Club. Republican. Home: 2235 Fremont St. Office: 22 E. Washington St.
VAUGHAN, Franklin Egbert, lawyer; h. Chica- go, Oct. 1, 1876; s. Charles Egbert and Emma Jane ( Rice) Vaughan; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1898; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law ( Lake Forest Univ.), 1900; m. Jessie Nea Spray, of Chicago, June 6, 1900. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900; associated in of- hices of Dupee, Judah, Willard & Wolf, 1901-3, with William D. Washburn, 1903-11; now mem. McGil- vray, Eames & Vaughan. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: University, Law. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 4408 Vincennes Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
VAUGHAN, John Charles, seedsman; b. in Pa., 1851; s. O. C. and Sylvia (Magee) Vaughan; ed. high sch., Chicago, and Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll .; m. Martha Throop, of Chicago, 1877; 2 sons: Roger Throop (M.D.), Leonard H. Engaged in seed busi- ness at Chicago since 1876, incorporating Vaugh- an's Seed Store, 1901, of which has since been pres .; established Am. Florist (trade paper), 1885;
VAUGHAN, Roger Throop, surgeon; b. Chicago, May 1, 1878; s. John Charles and Martha (Throop) Vaughan; grad. Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1894; Chicago Acad., 1895; Ph. B., Univ. of Chicago, 1899; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1903; Johns Hopkins Univ. Med. Dept., 1900-1; Harvard Med, Sch., sum- mer, 1901; Univ. of Vienna, 1907-9; m. Frances Louise Lord, of Omaha, Neb., Nov. 9, 1911; 3 chil- dren: Martha Louise, John Lord, David Throop. Interne, St. Elizabeth's Hosp., Chicago, 1904-5, Cook Co. Hosp., 1905-7, sr. phys, hospital ward at Dunning, 1907; adj. surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp., 1910-15; instr. surgery, Coll. Phys, and Surg., 1911, 1912, Rush Med. Coll., since 1913; attending phys., Cook Co. Hosp., since 1913, now night warden and attending surgeon. Capt. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Chicago Surg. Soc., Western Surg. Assn., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Deutsche Medizinische Gesellschaft (Chicago), Alpha Delta Phi, Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Omega Alpha, Omicron Kappa Pi, etc. Universal- ist. Clubs: University, South Shore Country. Home: 4610 Ellis Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
VAUGHAN, Sanford Scribner, president Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co .; b. Chicago, Nov. 22, 1870; s. Alexander and Elizabeth (Scribner) Vaughan; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Grace Evelyn Adams, of Chicago, Oct. 9, 1894; 2 sons: Alexander Sanford, Howard Adams. Began in employ of Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co., hardware and tools, upon leav- ing sch., and has since been identified with the company in various capacities, becoming dir. and gen. mgr. in 1890, and on death of father, 1905, be- came vice pres .; pres. same company since 1912. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park, Lake Geneva Country. Recreation: golf. Home. 530 Linden Av., Oak Park, 111 .; (summer) Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: 2114 Carroll Av., Chicago.
VAUX, Frederick T., vice pres. and treas. The Adams & Westlake Co .; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 29, 1858; s. Thomas and Mary (Hawkins) Vaux; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, Nov. 4. 1884, Caroline T. Mayhew; 1 daughter, Geraldine (Mrs. Wm. deB. Whyte, of N.Y. City). After leaving sch. became connected with The Adams & Westlake Co., of which is now vice pres. and treas .; pres. Am, Stove Board Co., New York and Chicago; dir. U.S. Headlight Co., Curtain Sup- ply Co. Mem. Art Inst. Chicago (life), Chicago Hist. Soc., Wisconsin Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Glen View Golf, Arts Club. Recreations: art, motoring, golf. Home: 1520 Astor St. Office: 319 W. Ontario St.
VAWTER, William Arthur, business systems; b. Lafayette, Ind., May 22, 1858; s. Achilles J. and Elizabeth (Richardson) Vawter; ed. pub. schs. of Ind .; m. Plainfield, Ind., Sept. 24, 1881, Alice R. Hadley; children: Cora C., William A., George H. Learned trade of compositor at Indianapolis in the printing office of Wright, Baker & Co., beginning in 1872, and advanced to position of foreman of the composing room, until 1881; in gen. merchan- dise business at Plainfield and Danville, Ind., 1881- 86; came to Chicago, 1886, and became a partner in printing business under style of Baker, Vawter & Co .; firm inc., May, 1888, as the Baker-Vawter Co., which finally abandoned the gen. printing business and took up present line as devisers of complete business systems and as mfrs. of loose-leaf bind- ing and filing devices and supplies. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Glen View Golf, Berrien County (Mich.) Country. Recrea- tions: golf, hunting, fishing. Home: St. Joseph, Mich. Office: Continental and Commercial Bank Bldg., Chicago.
VEATCH, Byron Elbert, author; b. nr. Spring- field, 111., Aug. 1, 1858; s. Dr. William H. and Ellza- beth Harney (Sweet) Veatch; ed. pub, schs .; m. Fanny Elizabeth Roworth, of Denver, Colo., Jan.
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24, 1882; 1 daughter, Marie. Spent early life in Vent; ed. pub. schs. of Cincinnati and Chicago, and Ariz. and Colo .; cattle and mercantile business at Chicago Manual Training Sch .; LL.B., Chicago Pueblo, Colo., until 1884; treas, and mgr. the Toka- lon Vineyard Co., Chicago, since 1896; vice pres. Smith Motor Truck Corpn., 1917. Republican. Ma- son (32'). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Rotary, Olym- pia Fields Country. Author: Men Who Dared, 1909; The Islander, 1910; (booklets) Next Christ- mas, 1913, The Two Samurai, 1913. Home: 5119 Dorchester Av. Office: 323 W. Randolph St.
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