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WALLER, Edward Carson, Jr., real estate; s. of Edward Carson Waller: Ph.B., Yale, 1899; m. Evan- gelica Probasco, of Detroit. Office: 60 W. Washing- ton St.
WALLER, Francis Castleman, insurance, coal; b. Chicago, Sept. 26, 1873; s. of Edward and Mary ( Rawson) Waller; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1894; m. at Louisville, Ky., 1899, Nina McGoodwin. Entered accounting dept. Waller Coal Co., 1894, becoming mem. of that firm, 1895: purchased interest in the gen. fire underwriting agency of Edward Waller & Co .. Jan., 1904, which consolidated under the name of Waller, Chandler & Grey, May 1, 1905; business was merged into firm of Critchell. Miller, Whitney & Barbour, July, 1914, of which became a member. Appointed by Mayor Busse mem, of Bd. of Edn., May, 1907. Clubs: University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Yale, Casino. Recreations: golf, motor- ing. Home: 1210 Astor St. Offices: 175 W. Jackson Boul. and 134 S. LaSalle St.
WALLER, J(ames) Alexander, real estate; s. of James B. and Lucy ( Alexander ) Waller; B.A., Yale, 1894; m. Louise Hamill. Agent for the Corn Ex- change Bank Bldg .; dir. Ashland Block Assn. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle. On- wentsia. Casino. Home: 1210 Astor St. Offices: 155 N. Clark St. and 134 S. LaSalle St.
WALLER, James Breckinridge, real estate; b. at Lexington, Ky., Aug. 15, 1856; s. James B. and Lucy (Alexander) Waller; removed to Chicago, 1860; acad. edn .; m. Elizabeth Wallace, of Conn., June 2. 1884: children: James B., Jr., Ellen (Mrs. John Borden). Was in fire ins. business 15 yrs .; has since devoted attention to personal interests. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Golf, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 140 E. Superior St. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
WALLER, James Breckinridge, Jr., lawyer; b. Chicago, June 24, 1888; s. James Breckinridge and Elizabeth (Wallace) Waller; ed. pub. schs., Univer- sity Sch., and Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; LL.B., Princeton, 1910; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. har, 1913, and since engaged in practice at Chi- cago. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago har assns. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Chi- cago Golf. Home: 140 E. Superior St. Office: 1742 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
WALLER, William, coal, real estate; h. Lexing- ton, Ky., Sept. 28, 1858; s. William and Ann (John-
WALLER, William, Jr., real estate; s. William and Louise (Hamilton) Waller; m. Lucia Thatch- er. Club: Saddle and Cycle. Home: 12 Scott St.
WALLERICH, George Will, surgical supplies; b. Sigourney, Ia., Apr. 3, 1880; s. Mathias and Babette (Will) Wallerich; m. Marie Mueller, of Chicago, Sept. 11, 1909: 1 daughter, Constance. In dental and surgical supply business since 1897; sec. V. Mueller & Co .; tech. editor The Modern Hospital ( mag.). Pres. Am. Med. Trade Assn., 1917-18. Re- puhlican. Club: Colonial of Oak Park, III. (vice pres.). Has spent much time in development of appliances and apparatus used by surgeons and in hospitals, many of which appliances are used throughout the world. Home: 327 S. East Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1779 Ogden Av., Chicago.
WALLING, Willoughby George, capitalist; b. at Louisville, Ky .. May 23, 1878; s. Willoughby and Rosalind (English) Walling; Ph.B., Univ. of Chi- cago, 1899; student Harvard Law Sch., 1900; m. Columbia, S.C., Dec. 25, 1902, Frederika Christina Haskell; children: Willoughby Haskell, William English, 2d. Frederika Christina. Was sec. West- ern Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago, 1900, until it was absorbed; dir. Chicago Morris Plan Bank. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Was It. Ill. Naval Re- serves (resigned ). Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
WALLS, Charles Bruce, M.D .; b. Fraserburgh, Scotland, Apr. 20, 1857; s. James and Jane (Sang- ster) Walls; ed. pub, schs. of Aberdeen, Hugh Mil- ler's Sch. and later under pyt. instruction; pvt. sec. in L.&N.R.R. office, 1884-5; bookkeeper and confi- dential clk., Marshall Field & Co., Chicago, 1885-91; M.D., Chicago Homo. Med. Coll., 1894; m. Annie Ingram, of Henderson, Ky., June 14, 1894; chil- dren: Catherine Jean, Annie Ingram. Practiced at Chicago since 1894. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, 111. Inst. Homeopathy. Surgeon 1.N.G .; served with 1st Ill. Vol. Inf., Spanish-Am. War; maj. surgeon 1st I.N.G. (retired) ; apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Surgeon and dir. Soc. of Santiago; mem. Soc. of Foreign Wars, 111. Com- mandery of Naval and Mil. Order of the Spanish- Am. War, Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S. Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow, Mem. St. Andrews Soc. Contbr. many articles on health and mil. sanitation. Home: 1526 Chase Av. Office: 22 E. Washington St.
WALLS, Frank Xavier, M.D .; b. Toronto, Ont., Dec. 3, 1869; s. of Thomas and Catherine (Ahern) Walls; South Div. High Sch., Chicago; M.D., North- western Univ., 1891; m. Cecelia Cunningham, of Chicago, June, 1896. Attending phys. Cook Co., St. Luke's, and Wesley hosps .; prof. pediatrics, North- western Univ. Med. Sch .; apptd. 1st It. Med. Re- serve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Home: 749 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
WALMSLEY, Charles Thomas, district mgr. Nat. Cash Register Co. (See vol. 1911.)
WALRATH, William Bradley, president Wm. B. Walrath Co .; b. Evanston, 111., Mar. 20, 1870; s. of Hamilton M. and Rachel Margaret (White) Wal- rath; ed. Evanston High Sch .; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1891; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1893: admit- ted to bar, 1893; m. Chicago, June 29, 1897, Flor- ence A. Dahl; children: Hester Dorothy, Helen, William B., 2d, Margaret Louise. Taught in Chi- cago high schs. 8 yrs .; organized Chicago Business Law Sch., 1896; organized Wm. B. Walrath Co., purchasers of real estate contracts, 1911, and is its pres. Republican; alderman from 7th Ward of Evanston, 1903-6. Mem. 1st Regt., I.N.G., 1895-6. Mem. Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Uni- versity (Chicago), Evanston Country. Recreation:
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mechanical work. Home: 1918 Orrington Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: Title & Trust Bldg., Chicago.
WALSER, Jacob Joseph; July 25, 1849-Oct. 16, 1913. (See Vol. 1911.)
WALSER, Joseph Jacob, mfr .; b. Chicago, Apr. 20, 1878; s. Jacob Joseph and Sarah ( Vail) Walser; grad, Austin High Sch., Chicago, 1896; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; m. Grace Leonora Moore, of Ann Arbor, Mich .. Apr. 30, 1901; children: Gretchen, Sarah, Ruth, Mary. Identified with the Goss Print- ing Press Co., Chicago, since 1900, of which is now treas. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Mason (32 , Shriner ). Clubs: University (Chicago), Ann Arbor Golf. Home. Ann Arbor, Mich. Office: 1535 S. Paulina St., Chicago.
WALSH, Jeremiah Henry, M.D .; b. Curtis, Sten- ben Co., N.Y., Ang. 6, 1870; s. Robert and Julia (Lyons) Walsh; ed. pub, schs. of Curtis and Corn- ing, N.Y .: M.D., Niagara Med. Coll., Buffalo, N. Y., IS94; m. Mary A. Nash, of Chicago, May 6, 1906; I daughter, Mary Josephine. In practice at Chicago since 1894: attending surgeon St. Anne's Hosp., Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium and Norwegian Deaconess Hosp. Prof. clin. surgery, med. dept. Loyola Univ. Mem. Draft Exemption Bd., 1917; served as mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. (councilor at large), Chi Phi. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Co- lumbus, Columbian Knights, Catholic Order of For- esters. Recreation: motoring. Office and Home: 3200 Washington Boul.
WALSH, Martin, lawyer; b. LaSalle, Ill., July 10, 1878, s. John and Katherine ( McDonald) Walsh; ed. pub. schs., LaSalle; Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1499-1902; unmarried, Admitted to Ill. bar, Sept., 1904, and since practiced at Chicago. Mem. Draft Exemption Bd., 1917. Mem, Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Co- lumbus, Royal Arcanum, A.O.H. Clubs: Irish Fel- lowship, Columbia Yacht, Glen Oak Country. Rec- reation: golf. Home: IS N. Hermitage Av. Office: 118 N. LaSalle St.
WALTER, Edward Daniel, live stock commn .: b. Fayette Co., Ind., Sept. 4, 1865; s. Alexander and Anna ( Anderson) Walter; ed. pub, schs. of Fayette Co., Ind .; m. Chicago, Dec. 26, 1892, Lucy O. Spence; I daughter. Hazel M. Reared on farm in Fayette Co., Ind., and engaged in live stock raising until 1885, when came to Chicago and was 3 yrs. with Mallory Commn. Co .; in 1888, with brothers, Oliver P. and William H., established present firm of Wal- ter Bros. Republican. Mem. K.P. Home: 4444 El- lis Av. Office: SS Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
WALTER, Frank William, live stock commn .; b. Chicago; s. William Harrison and Mary Richard- son (Chrimes) Walter; ed. pub. schs. and Orr's Business Coll. Mem. Walter Bros. since 1908. Re- publican. Mem. Friends Ch. (Quaker). Mason. Home: 4526 Wabash av. Office: 88-90 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
WALTER, Harry Chrimes, live stock commn .; b. Chicago: s. William Harrison and Mary Richard- son (Chrimes) Walter; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Laura Ruth Summers, of Sioux City, Ia., June 18, 1913: children: William Harry, Howard Summers. Identified with live stock business at the Union Stock Yards since 1903; mem. Walter Bros., live stock commn .; pres. Faulkton Live Stock Co., of Faulkton and Redfield, S.D. Republican. Mem. Friends Ch. (Quaker). Mason (K.T., Shriner). Home: 6343 S. Paulina St. Office: 88-90 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
WALTER, Lincoln W., publisher; b. Kingwood, Pa., Mar. 4. 1865; s. Alexander W. and Mary A. (Cramer) Walter; ed, pub. and normal schs. of Ursina, Somerset Co., Pa .; m. Garnett, Kan., May 11. 1899, Laura H. Scott, of Cincinnati, O .; 1 son, Russell Lincoln. Became gen. mgr. Phila. br. L. P. Miller & Co., pubs., Chicago, 1887; came to Chi- cago, May, 1893, hecoming owner of Monarch Book Co., which was succeeded in 1907 by the L. W. Walter Co., of which is pres. Republican. Trustee Rogers Park M.E. Ch. Mem. Publishers Club of America. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Birchwood Coun- try. Recreations: golf, hunting, fishing. Home: 10906 S. Hoyne Av. Office: 633 Plymouth Ct.
WALTER, William Blauvelt, investments; b. at Richfield Springs, N.Y., June 2, 1879; s. of Horace Everett and Anna Maria ( Blauvelt) Walter; ed. at pub. schs, of N. Y .; Sussex House Sch., Streatham, Eng .: Evanston (]]].) High Sch .; m. Mary Curtis Woolfolk, of Chicago, Nov. 26, 1914. Engaged in steel business, 1902-7, supply business, 1907-8; with H. T. Holtz & Co., bonds, 1908-11; investment business on own account since 1911; pres. Vicks- burg ( Miss.) Light & Traction Co., Shreveport (La.) Natural Gas Co .; dir. New York & Richmond Gas Co., Staten Island, N.Y. Republican. Club: Evanston Country. Recreations: tennis, winter sports, Home: 5316 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1530, 11 S. LaSalle St.
WALTER, William Harry, live stock commn .; b. Fayette Co., Ind., Sept. 5, 1860; s. Alexander and Anna ( Anderson) Walter; ed. pub. schs. of Fayette Co., Ind .; m. Chicago, 1885, Mary Chrimes; chil- dren: Harry, Lydia, Frank, Laura, Ralph, Byron. Came to Chicago, 1882, and was with Mallory Com- mn. Co. until 1888, when established with brother, Edward D., the present firm of Walter Bros. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mason (K. T., Shriner). Home: 4526 Wabash Av. Office: Ex- change Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
WALTERS, Charles Everett, commission mcht .; h. Watseka, Iroquois Co., Ill., Feb. 26, 1865; s. of Ephraim and Jemima (Good) Walters; ed, pub. schs .; m. Watseka, Jan. 30, 1888, Della Hyatt. In 1891 joined his brother, John G., in firm of Walters Bros., grain, hay and seeds, of which is vice pres. Mem. Nat. Hay Assn, (1st vice pres. 1916-17), Chi- cago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Home: 6740 Clyde Av. Office: 75 Bd. of Trade Bldg.
*WALTERS, Harris Ames, special representa- tive Thompson-Starrett Co. (See vol. 1911.)
WALTERS, John Good, grain commn .; b. Perry Co., (., Apr. 13, 1858; s. of Ephraim and Jemima ( Good) Walters; ed. puh. schs .; m. Algona, Ia., Apr. 17, 1887, Anna Sample; children: Lulu (Mrs. John L. Davidson), Ethel, Josephine. Reared on farm until 1886, when came to Chicago; in employ of L. Everingham & Co., until 1890; then with W. R. Mumford & Co., and later was with Walters & Jordan, buying the interests of Mr. Jordan and becoming pres. Walters Bros. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Oak Park. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 75 Board of Trade Bldg., Chicago.
WALTON, Lyman Azariah, banker; b. at Alexan- dria Bay, N.Y., Sept. 30, 1861; s. Charles and Har- riet ( Truesdale) Walton; ed. Potsdam ( N. Y.) Nor- mal Sch., 1880; Rochester Business Coll., 1880-1; m. Pope's Mills, N.Y., June 5, 1884, Abigail Wood- worth; children: Harriet W., Louise F., Mark W. Clerk and bookkeeper, Union Stock Yards Nat. Bank, Chicago (now Nat. Live Stock Bank), 1881- 85; cashier First Nat. Bank, Anthony, Kan., 1885- 87; cashier Wichita (Kan.) Nat. Bank, 1887-90; formerly vice pres. Equitable Trust Co. Apptd., Mar. 19, 1902, reapptd. Feb. 24, 1904, South Park commr. (pres. of bd., 1905-6). Democrat. Clubs: Quadrangle, Chicago, Lake Geneva Country. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 5737 Woodlawn Av.
WALTON, Seymour, accountant; b. New Or- leans, La., Feb. 15, 1846; s. John Stephenson and Sophia (Clark) Walton; A.B., Williams Coll., 1868; m. Mary Emily Pollok, of Lyons, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1870; children: Edward S., Emma Lee, Frank R., Albert. Was first cashier Ft. Dearborn Nat. Bank; professional accountant in Chicago since 1893; mem. firm of Walton, Joplin, Langer & Co .; mem. faculty Sch. of Commerce of Northwestern Univ. until 1912; dean, Walton Sch. of Commerce. Was mem. Washington Arty., New Orleans. Ex-pres. Ill. Soc. Certified Pub, Accountants; ex-vice pres. Am. Assn. Pub. Accountants; mem. Sigma Phi (ex- pres. Sigs of the Northwest), Phi Beta Kappa. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Hamilton, Press. Recreation: whist. Home: Lessing Apartments. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
WALTZ, Merle Bowman, lawyer; b. at Golden, Colo., Oct. 30, 1873; s. Rev. Henry Clay and Helen Finlay (Carrott) Waltz; grad. Quincy (111.) High Sch., 1890; A.B., Wesleyan Univ., Conn., 1895; fel- low in polit. economy, Univ. of Chicago, 1895-6;
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student Chicago Coll. of Law, 1898-1900, North-
WARE, Edward Newell, clergyman; b. at Rich- western Univ. Law Sch., part of 1900-1; m. Emma, mond, Ky., July 2, 1860; s. of Samuel Cowell and d. Martin A. DeLany, of Chicago, Sept. 4, 1901; 4 Sarah Ann ( Miller) Ware; M.A., Ill. Wesleyan children: Elizabeth, Emelyn, Jane Bell, Charlotte. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901; practiced in partnership with M. A. DeLany, 1901-8, since alone. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Methodist. Club: University. Recreations: motor- ing, canoeing. Home: 554 Longwood Av., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 105 N. Clark St., Chicago.
WAMPOLD, Leo, insurance adjuster; Sept. 5, 1865-Feb. 4, 1916. (See vol. 1916.)
WANDER, Edmund W., stationer, printer; b. at N.Y. City, Oct. 2, 1865; s. Kuno F. and Pauline (Teichert) Wander; g.s. Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander (of Hirschberg-Schlesien, Germany ), au- thor of Wander's Deutsches Sprichwoerter-Lexi- WARE, John Herbert, commission mcht .; b. at Brantford, Can., Feb. 2, 1862; s. Paul Taylor and Louisa (Dudley) Ware; moved with parents to Chi- cago, 1868; grad. high schs., Chicago, 1878; m. Chi- cago, 1887, Louise M. Stevens; 3 children: Louise S. (Mrs. Walter Lytton), Ruth (Mrs. G. Thomsen- von Colditz), and J. Herbert, Jr. Entered office of Fowler Bros., 1878; afterward with Irwin, Orr & con. Ed. grammar schs., Cleveland and Pittsburgh; Rubovits Business Sch., Chicago, 1881-5; m. Helen M. Daub, of Milwaukee, Jan. 12, 1904; 4 children: Valeska Romana, Alfred Karl Ernst, Helen Edna Carola, Beatrice Hilda Virginia. City buyer and collector for E. Rubovits & Bro., printers, 1885-90, Stolba & Wander, 1890-3; served as official printer for the Imperial German Commn. of the World's Co. and Irwin, Green & Co., until Jan. 1, 1898, Columbian Expn., 1893; gen. mgr. Union Stationery when, with Edward F. Leland, established present firm of Ware & Leland; dir. Columbia Mills. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, St. Louis Merchants Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, South Shore Country, Press, Chicago Athletic; also New York Yacht. Recreations: yachting, swimming. Home: 674 Rush Co. since 1893; sec. and dir. Wander-Heinemann Hat Co. since 1913. Mem. Chicago Stationers' Assn .. Chicago Turners' Soc. Republican (nationally ) and for the best man locally. Mem. German Evangel- ical Ch. Mem. Equity Lodge No. 878, A.F. and A.M .; charter mem. Globe-Athol Lodge No. 315, K. of P. (ex-Master of Exchequer). Publisher: St. Office: Royal Ins. Bldg. Southern Cipher Code, 1900; Florida Citrus Code, WARE, Lyman, M.D .; Nov. 11, 1841-June 1, 1916. (See vol. 1911.) 1914. Recreations: reading, physical culture exer- cises, golf. Home: 1917 Belle Plaine Av. Offices: 139 and 192 N. Clark St.
WARBRICK, John Clarke, M.D .; b. Bolton, Ont., Ware; paternal grandfather was soldier in Napo- Warbrick; M.D., C.M., Trinity Univ., Toronto, Ont., grad. Douglas Grammar Sch., 1897; student Hyde
WARE, Sidney Nahm, lawyer; b. Louisville, Ky., June 12, 1882; s. Oscar W. and Clemmie (Nahm) Apr. 30, 1868; s. Joseph Firth and Mary (Brown) 1894; M.D., ad eundem gradum, Univ. of Toronto, 1904; studied at London and Paris; licentiate State Bd. of Health, Ill., 1900, Univ. State of N. Y., 1901. leon's Army; came to Chicago with parents, 1885; Park High Sch., 1 yr .; attended evening sch. until completion of preliminary edn., 1900; LL.B., Chi- cago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1903; unmarried. In em- Surgeon for nose, throat and ear to Out-patient ploy of law firm of Burley & McSurely, 1898-1901; Dept., Fort Dearborn Hosp., Chicago. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Pres- byterian. Club: Physicians'. Contbr. med. and lit. articles to press. Office: 306 E. 43d St.
WARD, A. Montgomery, merchant; 1844-Dec. 7, 1913. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)
WARD, Francis Edward, railway official; July 29, 1867-Oct. 6, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
WARFIELD, Edwin A., real estate; b. Ravenna, WARD, Frank Gibson, dean theol. sem .; b. Graf- O., Sept. 25, 1869; s. Edwin A. and Marie C. (Ald- ton, Vt., Nov. 9, 1869; s. Earl Johnson and Julia rich) Warfield; ed. Northwestern Univ .; m. Chi- cago, Ang. 4, 1894, Carra Christman; I daughter.
Eliza (Batchelder) Ward; A.B., Univ. of Vt., 1891; B.D., Chicago Theol. Sem., 1894; A.M. and Ph.D., Audrey. Was with his father until the latter's Univ. of Halle, 1898; m. Jessie Middlekauff, of death, 1901, when he organized E. A. Warfield Sons, Sioux City, la., Aug. 10, 1899. Ordained Congl. min- real estate; one of the trustees of the George T. Cline estate. Veteran Ill. State Militia, having served during Spanish-Am. War. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican, Episcopalian. Clubs: istry, 1894; pastor 1st Ch., Emporia, Kan., 1899- 1905, Plymouth Ch., Lansing, Mich., 1905-10; prof. religious edn. since 1910, dean since 1912, Chicago Theol. Sem. Mem. Delta Psi. Club: University. Chicago Athletic, Ridge Country, Press. Recrea- Home: 5717 Kimbark Av.
WARD, George Thomas, live stock commn. (See vol. 1911.)
WARD, James Riley, lawyer; b. on farm in Mad- ison Co., Ill., May 7, 1851; s. McKinley and Eliza Ann (Jones) Ward; student Lincoln Univ., 1867-8; A.B., Illinois Coll., Jacksonville, 1873; studied law under Philemon Bliss (formerly Chief Justice of Mo.) at Columbia, Mo .; m. 1880, Laura B. Cornett; children: Nellie Simms, Ina Bea. Admitted to Mo. bar, May 21, 1873, to Ill, bar, June 23, 1874, and by Supreme Court of U.S., 1890; practiced at Carroll- ton, Ill., 1874-93; state's atty. of Greene Co., 1876- 80; was also city atty. of Carrollton, about 8 yrs .; removed to Chicago, July 14. 1893. Democrat. Catholic. Home: 433 Diversey Parkway. Office: 82 W. Washington St.
WARD, Morris Evan, railway supplies. (See vol. 1911.)
WARDER, John Halnes, secretary Western Soc. of Engrs .; Jan. 21. 1846-Aug. 31, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
Univ., Bloomington, 1887; grad, McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1889; post-grad. work, Princeton Theol. Sem., 1902-3; (D.D., Richmond [O.] Coll., 1904); m. Cora N. Willis, of Enfield, Ill., May 21, 1889; 4 children: Willis Craig, Edward Newell, Jr., Jean Stewart, Marion Chalmers. Ordained Pres- byn. ministry, 1889; pastor Florence, Wis., 1889-96, Bedford, Ia., 1896-1902, Endeavor Ch., Chicago, 1903-11; chaplain Presbyn. Hosp., Chicago, since 1912. Stated clk., Winnebago ( Wis.) Presbytery, 1894-6, Corning (Ia.) Presbytery, 1899-1902; per- manent clk., Synod of Wis., 1895, Presbytery of Chicago since 1916. Recreations: tennis, golf. Home: 1430 Howard St.
with Gregory, Poppenhusen & McNab I yr., and with Musgrave, Vroman & Lee, 1903-7; practiced alone since Apr., 1907. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Independent Democrat. Charter mem. Emblem Lodge No. 984, A.F. and A.M. Club: Southern. Rec- reations: tennis, golf, skating, baseball, football, basket ball, track, rowing, sailing. Home: 4537 Woodlawn Av. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St.
tion: golf. Home: 10300 Longwood Drive. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
WARFIELD, John David, spices; b. Bridgeport, O., Apr. 6, 1861; s. William S. (of Quincy, Ill.) and Malvina A. (Howell) Warfield; ed. pub. schs. of Quincy, and Univ. of Mich .; m. Versailles, Ky., Nov. 24, 1887, Mary Scott Graves; children: Wil- liam Smith, Robert Graves, John David, Jr., Kath- erine Scott. With Warfield Grocer Co., Quincy (except 2 yrs. when treas. Wellman-Dwire Tobacco Co. of St. Louis), for 20 yrs. before coming to Chi- cago, 1901, to become pres. of the Thomson & Tay- lor Spice Co. Republican. Mason (El Aksa Com- mandery, K.T., of Quincy). Club: Kenwood Coun- try. Recreations: reading, outdoor diversions. Home: 4831 Kenwood Av. Office: 536 W. 22d St.
WARFIELD, William Smith, 3d, lawyer; b. at Quincy, Ill., Ang. 21, 1888; s. John David and Mary Scott (Graves) Warfield; Litt.B., Princeton, 1910; LL.B., cum laude, Harvard Law Sch., 1913; m, Hildegarde Ware, Sept. 9, 1916. Admitted to Ill. bar, July, 1913; in law offices of Rosenthal & Ham- ill, 1913-15; in partnership with Thomas G. Vent,
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WARNER, Anthony Kimmel, M.D., surgeon; b. Baltimore, Md., Ang. 30, 1863; s. Dr. John Edward and Elizabeth ( Wilks) Warner; ed. Baltimore City Coll. and Johns Hopkins: M.D., Univ. of Md., 1885; m. Baltimore, Oct. 1, 1890, Mary Esther Ogle. Practiced at Baltimore, 1886-90; since at Chicago; surgeon for Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York; medical examiner Royal Arcanum, Columbian Knights, The General Accident Assurance Corpn. of Perth, Scotland. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Maryland Soc. of Chicago (pres. 1901-2, Ist vice pres. 1902-6), Royal Arcanum, Columbian Knights. Democrat. Mason. Recreations: travel, hist. and theol. literature. Home: 855 Grace St. Office: 1056 Belmont Av.
WARNER, Charles Damuth, editor. (See vol. 1911.)
WARNER, Ezra Joseph, Jr., wholesale grocer; b. Lake Forest, Ill., Mar. 10, 1877; s. Ezra Joseph and Jane Elizabeth (Remsen) Warner; grad. Lake For- est Acad., 1895; B.A., Yale Univ., 1899; m. Marion Aline Hall, of Lake Forest, Ill., Nov. 26, 1902; 3 children: Marion, Jane and Ezra Joseph, III. Iden- tified with Sprague, Warner & Co. (wholesale gro- cers) since 1899, of which has been sec, and dir. since 1902, and is now chm. hd., sec. and dir .: also dir. Northern Trust Co .; sec., treas. and dir. Bata- via Preserving Co. Dir. ]]]. Children's Home and Aid Soc .; sec., trustee Chicago Sunday Evening Club. Presbyterian. Mem. Zeta Psi fraternity. Clubs: Chicago, University, City (Chicago); Yale (New York); Onwentsia, The Winter (Lake For- est); Shore Acres. Recreations: hunting, fishing, golf. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 600 W. Erie St .. Chicago.
WARNER, George Lyman, real estate broker; Feb. 19, 1851-June 14, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
WARNER, Samuel William, insurance; b. Lon- don, Eng., May 17, 1859; s. John and Catherine (Warren) Warner: ed. pub. schs. of London and Chicago; m. Chicago, May 17, 1882, Nellie A., d. of Peter Collins; children: Eleanor M. (Mrs. Lee H. Douglas), Lillian A., William C., Arthur W., Flor- ence C. In the fire ins. business in Chicago since 1878; mem. firm of R. W. Hosmer & Co. Republic- an. Home: 2936 W. Adams St. Office: 175 W. Jack- son Boul.
WARNER, Sidney Hiller, grain commn .; b. Men- dota, Ill., Oct. 9, IS62; s. Abram J. and Angeline ( Hiller) Warner; ed. pub. schs., Mendota and Comp- ton, Ill., and Chicago; m. Matilda Miller, of Chi- cago, Nov., 1882; 1 daughter, Georgiana M. Became mem. firm of Warner & Wilbur, 1885. Mem. Bd. of Trade. Republican. Universalist. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: reading. Residence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.
WARREN, Allyn Dura, dry goods commn .; b. at Chicago, Feb. 9. 1873; s. Charles D. and Rachel Helen (Brown) Warren; ed. Adelphi Acad., Brook- lyn; pub. schs. and Manual Training Sch., Chicago; m. Margaret Isabel Walker, of Chicago, Feb. 22, 1898. Removed to Chicago, 1886; became connected with Curtiss & Warren, 1891, mem. of firm, 1900, and upon father's retirement, in 1904, assumed control of the business; vice pres. Rock River Woolen Mills. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Union League, City, Exmoor Country, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, horseback rid- ing. Home: 223 E. Delaware Pl. Office: 223 W. Jackson Boul.
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