Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 232

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782

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WATSON, William Joseph; b. Phila., Pa., Mar. 26, 1843; s. James V. and Elizabeth M. Watson; descendant of Thomas Watson, who settled in Phila., 1705; grad. Central High Sch., Phila .; mar- ried; I son, James Verree. Began active career at

1870, as representative of the Middleton Car Spring Co. of Phila .; removed to Chicago for same com- pany, May 1, 1873, of which became pres., 1890; organized the Buda Foundry & Mfg. Co., 1884, the Hewitt Mfg. Co., 1886, and the Ft. Madison Iron Works Co., 1887, serving as pres. of these corpns. Has been identified with banking interests since coming to Chicago; was a dir. and vice pres. Met. Nat. Bank; now dir. First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Savings Bank, Security Bank of Chicago, Second Security Bank of Chicago, Chicago Transfer & Clearing Co. Pres. bd. of mgrs. of the Old People's Home of Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Mid-Day, Bankers'. Home: 2640 Prairie Av. Office: 1252 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

WATSON, William Ralph, Chicago mgr. the Cor- poration Trust Co .; b. Guelph, Ont., May 29, 1880; S. William R. and Martha (Morris) Watson; ed. pub. schs. in Guelph; Guelph Collegiate Inst., 1898; m. Rose Sleeman, of Guelph, Oct. 3, 1906; 2 chil- dren: Walter, Rosemary. Began in employ of the Corporation Trust Co., 1901, and has been mgr. at Chicago since 1911; company organizes corpora- tions, etc., in leading cities of U.S. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Hamilton, Skokie Country. Recreations: fishing, shooting, golf. Home: Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 112 W. Adams St., Chicago.

WATT, Charles E., editor; b. Lima, O .; s. Jacob Downs and Harriet P. (McGervey) Watt; ed. high sch., Lima; musical edn. Cincinnati Coll. of Music and pvt. tutors and schs., Chicago; m. Myra James Kenworthy, of Mendota, Ill., Apr. 11, 1893; 4 daughters: Dorothy M., Louise M., Emily K., Lois. Music teacher, Chicago, 5 yrs .; taught in western schs. 5 yrs .; founded, 1895, and conducted until 1910, Chicago Piano Coll .; publisher and editor The Music News, Chicago, since Nov., 1909. Corr. and spl. writer for nearly every music paper in U.S. Ch. organist 10 yrs. Congregationalist. Recrea- tions: good books, theatre. Home: 3232 Walnut St. Office: 216 S. Wabash Av.

WATT, Elihu De Forest; b. Galva, Ill., June 7, 1874; s. Charles R. and Mary Charissa (Ward) Watt; ed. pub. schs. and Ia. Wesleyan Univ .; m. Florence S. Rockwell, of Cedar Falls, Ja., Sept. 12, 1899; 3 children: Richard Rockwell, Margaret and Charles Robertson. Began in printing office at 13; entered ins. office, Cedar Falls, 1894: mgr. provi- dent dept. Nat. Life Ins. Co. of U.S.A., Chicago, 1905-6; contracting agt. Chicago office Raymond Concrete Pile Co. since Nov., 1906, also dir. same. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreation: motoring. Home: 102 S. Stone Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 1912 Harris Trust Bldg., Chicago.

WATT, George Frederick; May 27, 1867-Aug. 19, 1917. (See vol. 1905.)

WATT, William Edward, educator; b. Pittsfield, Mass., July 8, 1859; s. William and Jane Charlotte (Churchill) Watt; A.M., Mt. Hope Coll., Rogers, O., 1897; Ph.D., Taylor Univ., Upland, Ind., 1900; m. Mary Churchill Thompson, of Chicago, July 16, 1888: 4 daughters: Esther May, Jane Churchill, Dorothy Thompson, Emily Hubbard. Prin. Graham (pub.) Sch., Chicago, 1885-1911; pres. Nature Study Pub. Co., 1896-9; editor and pub. The School Week- ly, 1899-1907; editor in chief The Little Chronicle and pres. The Little Chronicle Co. since 1907. Dir. Open Air Sch. for Tuberculous Children, 1909; opened first fresh air sch. for well children at Graham Sch., 1909. Invented means of separating vitiated air from pure air and making low tem- perature comfortable, 1909; has addressed many societies upon this subject and has corrected the ventilation of many ednl. and business bldgs. Trustee Swift Memorial Parish House; pres. Nat. Pure Air Assn. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32° ; first Eminent Commander Mizpah Command- ery, K.T.). Club: City. Author: Conversation and Effectual Ready Utterance, 1900; The Glug Family (a play) ; Things in Educational Psychology, 1900; Open Air, 1910. Home: 1930 Sheridan Rd., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 542 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

WAUGH, J(ames) Milton, president Waugh Draft Gear Co .; b. Watkins, N.Y., Oct. 13, 1853; s. David and Mary Elizabeth (Van Duzer) Waugh; B.S., Ia. State Coll., 1879; m. Chicago, Feb. 6, 1895,

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Alice M. Macfarlane. Reared on farm in Delaware merce; pres. Nat. Weather Strip Mfrs.' Assn. since Co., la .; bookkeeper Belleville (111.) Nall Co., 1880; 1914; pres. Ohio Soc. of Chicago, 1916. Episcopa- name of firm changed to Waugh Steel Works, 1886, lian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Chi- and was sec., 1886-9; came to Chicago in 1889 and cago Motor, South Shore Country, Midlothian Coun- try, Bugs; also Denver (Denver) ; Family (San Francisco); Los Angeles (Cal.) Athletic. Recrea- tion: motoring. Home: 5620 Blackstone Av. Office: 1907 Michigan Av. engaged in iron and steel brokerage business; sec. and gen. mgr. National Car Coupler Co., 1898-1901; now pres. Waugh Draft Gear Co. Home: 1529 Ken- ilworth Av. Office: 809 Peoples Gas Bldg.

WAUGH, William Francis, M.D. Removed to Muskegon, Mich. (See Who's Who in America.)

WAY, Henry J., M.D., obstetrician; b. Toronto, Ont., Mar. 25, 1866; s. James and Margret Way; M.D., Univ. of Toronto, and Coll. Phys. and Surg., Toronto, 1892; m. Loretto Turlay, of Chicago, June 19, 1901 ; children: Raymond, Miriam, Evelyn. Prac- ticed at Chicago since 1892; prof. obstetrics, Il. Post-Grad. Med. Sch., since 1913; asso. obstetrician, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery; obstetrician, West Side Hosp .; apptd. 1st It. Med. Officers' Re- serve Corps, May 19, 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Democrat. Catholic, Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Speedway Park Auto, Home: 3501 Jackson Boul. Office: 2310 Ogden Av.

WAYMAN, John E. W., state's atty. of Cook Co .; 1872-Apr. IS, 1913 (See vol. 1911.)

WAYMAN, John S., wagon mfr .; h. Chicago, Apr. 21, 185%, S. William (arrived in Chicago, 1837) and Jane (Outhet) Wayman (arrived in Chicago, 1833); attended old Scammon and Skinner schs. : m. Joliet, 111., Oct. 31, 1887, Lucy M. Whittier: I son, John Whittier. Began carriage and wagon business, 1878, entering into partnership, 1883, in the firm of Wayman & Murphy: firm inc., 1912, as Wayman & Murphy Co., of which is pres. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner ) : mem. Royal League. Clubs: ]]]. Athletic, Glen Oak Country, Home: 724 N. Pine Av., Austin. Office: 179 N. Sangamon St .. Chicago.

WAYNE, Henry Law, fire, liability and work- men's compensation ins, and surety bonds; b. at Johnstown, N. Y .. Nov. 8, 1868; s. Capt. Thomas and Sarah Jane ( Hubbard) Wayne; ed. pub. schs. of Johnstown; m. Sarah P. Shadbolt, of Chicago, Feb. 7. 1895. Came to Chicago, Oct., 1887, and entered office of Moore & Janes, gen. ins., remaining until 1904: continued in same line of business and is now pres. of H. L. Wayne Co., gen. ins., surety bonds, representing a number of fire, liability, casualty and accident companies, Mem. Vet. Corps, 1st Inf., I.N.G. Mem. Empire State Soc., II. Soc. S.A.R. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: fishing. hunting, golf. Home: 5842 Kenmore Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

WEAN, Frank Lincoln, lawyer: b. Williamsfield, Ashtabula Co., O., Aug. 6, 1860; s. Ira E. and Mal- vina ( Belnap) Wean; ed. Caro (Mich.) pub. schs .; grad. Corunna ( Mich. ) High Sch., 1880; law dept. Univ. of Mich., 1885-6; LL. B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1887: m. Bertha M. Coombs, of Chicago, Dec., 1887; 1 daughter, Evangeline. Taught school in Mich., winters, 1887-9; prin. high sch., Alpena, Mich., and student of law, 1881-5; admitted to Chicago.

Mich. bar, 1886. 1ll. bar, 1887; mem. firm Swett, Grosseup & Wean, Chicago, 18S8; Grosseup & Wean, 1890-2; admitted to bar of U.S. Supreme Court, 1895: referee in bankruptcy, Northern Dist. of Ill., since 1898. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Law, Exmoor Country. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 434 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.

WEARY, Edwin Delos, bank interiors, mosaics; b. Akron, O., Dec. 25, 1855; s. Simon B. and Eliza (Frank) Weary: ed. pub. schs. of Akron, O., fol- lowed by tech, training at Cleveland, O .; m. at Cleveland, May 20, 1885. Zella Redman, of Woos- WEBB, Thomas Joseph, coffee mcht .; b. in Lake ter, O .; children: Edwin F., Leslie A., Rollin D. Co., Ill., June 1, 1860; s. Patrick and Johanna ( Flan- Began with Weary, Snyder & Wilcox Mfg. Co., Ak- nery) Webb, both natives of Ireland; ed. Chicago

ron, as a boy, becoming foreman; went west, 1876, and was with Hallack & Howard Co., Denver, Colo., several years; came to Chicago, 1882; designer, and later mgr., cabinet dept. A. H. Andrews & Co., until 1892; designer and mfr. hank interiors and furniture since 1892, and now pres. Weary & Al- ford Co. Also pres. Weary & Beck, contractors for mosaics and tiles, and Athey Co., weather strips. Contbr. to trade jours. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- Office: 624-628 W. Randolph St.

WEATHERSON, John, M.D .; b. Chicago, June 14, 1873; s. of Christopher and Sarah Jane ( Pepper) Weatherson; attended grammar schs., Chicago; grad. Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1891; C.E., Cornell Univ., 1895; M.D., Univ. of Ill., 1900; m. Agnes Guerard Robertson, of Bluffton, S.C., Oct. 23, 1895; 2 children: Alice Dorothy, John, Jr. Gen. practice, 1900-10; specialized in internal diseases since 1910; instr. in medicine, 1901-11, asst. prof. since 1911, sec. med. faculty since 1913, Coll. of Medicine, I'niv. of IN. Served as cadet at Cornell 4 yrs .; Ft. Sheridan Citizens' Training Camp, 1915; Plattsburg Training Camp, 1916: maj. provisional vol. regt., 1916; apptd. Ist It. Med, Reserve Corps, U.S.A .; commd. maj. U.S. Reserve (inf.), 1917. Mem. governing bd. U.S. Training Camp Assn. Mem. A.M.A .. Jll. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Acad. Medicine, Chicago Pathol. Soc., Physi- cians' Club (dir.), Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Omega Alpha. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Contbr. to med. jours. Home: 5758 Grand Boul. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

WEAVER, Charles Henry, produce commn. mer- chant. b. Whitesboro, Oneida Co., N.Y., Jan. 10, 1843: s. Uri and Phila A. (Dorand) Weaver; came West with parents, passing through Chicago, 1847; lived at Aurora, Ill., 2 yrs .: then located on farm in LaSalle Co .; ed. dist, sch, and 2 terms in select sch. at Ottawa, Ill .; taught dist. sch. at 20 yrs. of age; m. Chicago, Feb. 18, 1x69, Carrie A. Edmonds; 1 son, C. Arthur. Came to Chicago, Oct., 1863, to go into commn. business with H. H. Marsh; bought him out, Oct., 1868, and has since conducted the business under the style of C. H. Weaver & Co. Dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank of Chi- cago. Ex-pres. Internat. Apple Shippers' Assn. Re- publican. Club: Illinois, Recreation: travel. Home: 2943 Washington Boul. Office: 65 and 67 W. South Water St.

WEAVER, George Howitt, M.D .; b. Sussex, Wis., Oct. 22, 1866; s. of William and Mary ( Howitt) Weaver; ed. Carroll Coll., 1882-5, Univ. of Wooster, 1885-6; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1889; m. Carolyn Earle, of Chicago, June, 1901. Prof. pathology, Woman's Med. Coll. of Northwestern Univ., 1893- 97: asst. prof. pathology, Rush Med. Coll., since 1899; asst. pathologist. Memorial Inst. for Infec- tious Diseases, since 1902; attending phys. chil- dren's and contagious diseases, Cook Co. Hosp., 1905-13; attending phys. Durand Hosp. since 1913. Mem. Assn. Am. Physicians, Am. Assn. Patholo- gists and Bacteriologists, A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc. (sec.). Ilome: Wilmette, Ill. Address: 629 S. Wood St.,

WEBB, George Dayton, insurance: b. Anamosa, Ia., May 9, 1866; s. James B. and Clara (Spicer) Wehb; ed. Oak Park (111.) High Sch .; m. Oak Park, June 13, 1889. Jessie Wallace; children: Dorothy, Marion Elizabeth and John. Engaged in insurance business since 1885; mem. Conkling, Price & Webb since 1893. Dir. Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, City, Chicago Yacht, Oak Park Country. Recreations: golf, mo- toring. Home: 600 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1423, 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

sch .; m. Mary F. Garrity, of Chicago, 1886; 1 daughter, Ellen ( Mrs. Thomas Sexton). Began in firm of Puhl & Wehb in 1883, and in 1896 organized the Puhl-Webb Co., of which is now pres. Elected trustee Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 1900; elected mem. Bd. of Review. Nov. 8, 1910, for term of 6 yrs. Clubs: Iroquois, Edgewater Golf. Recrea- tions: golf, fishing. Home: 5256 Sheridan Rd.

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WEBB, William Joshua, M.D .; b. at Milford, Del., Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: Uni- Apr. 29, 1851; s. John and Elizabeth S. (Truitt) versity, Quadrangle, Harvard, Law, Lake Zurich Golf, South Shore Country, Midlothian. Home: 5759 Webb; ed. pub. and pvt. schs. in Del, and Wyoming (Del.) Coll .: M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1878; post-grad. Kenwood Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila., 1883-4; m. Albion, Mich., Nov. 16, 1887, Arletta R. Camburn; children: Warren C., John T., Myron R. In practice in Lowell, Mich., Oct., 1878; came to Chicago, 1884; examiner for Union Mutual and John Hancock Mutual life ins. cos. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A. Democrat. Office and Home: 4053 N. Avers Av.

WEBER, Bernard F., real estate, etc .: b. Chi- cago, Jan. 6. 1853; s. Michael and Anna M. Weber; ed. puh. schs., Chicago, and Dyrenforth Coll .; m. Anna M. Kransz, of Lake View, Ill., Oct. 14, 1884; children: Clarence J., Cassius M., Cressie O., Ber- nard F., Jr., and 3 others now deceased. In real estate business since 1874; acquired interest in Jefferson Brick Co., and was its pres. until forma- tion of Ill. Brick Co., 1900; organized Weber-La- bahn Co., 189I, and was pres., but later disposed of interest and established own works, of which was vice pres. until 1905, when resigned to accept presi- dency Nat. Brick Co. During 3 yrs, built over 200 residences in territory between Graceland Av. and the Evanston line; also built several miles of rail- road extending from Oakton Av. to Peterson Av. Mem. 32d and 33d Gen. Assemblies of Ill. from old 6th Dist .; was 2 terms assessor and mem. bd. of trustees of Town of Lake View, and 2 terms in Chicago City Council after annexation of Lake View to Chicago, 1895; apptd. election commr. by Judge Scales, resigning that office to become Lin- coln Park commr. under appmt. of Gov. Altgeld. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters, Knights of Columbus, Home: 4423 N. Ashland Av. Office: 6101 N. Clark St.

WEBER, Carl, engineer, constructor; b. Osna- brück, Germany, Aug. 12, 1872; s. Johann and Au- gusta Louise (Froeschuer) Weber (father one of the largest railroad contractors in Europe, died 1913); tech. edn. Royal Tech. Inst., Breslau, Ger- many; m. Anna Boettger, of Koenigsee, Thuringia, Aug. 20, 1894; children: Paula (Mrs. Curt Bach- nitz), Friedrich. Came to U.S., 1901; invented re- inforced concrete chimney, 1903; organized Weber Chimney Co., Chicago, and built up internat. busi- ness, selling out, 1909; lived at Los Angeles and Sacramento, Cal., 1909-13, specializing in irrigation work and constructed largest oil reservoirs in the world in Cal. and Mexico; now largely identified with rys., mines and industrial concerns (highly specialized construction work) in America and Eu- rope, mainly developing own inventions; pres. Ce- ment-Gun Construction Co. since May 1, 1914, of- fices New York, Chicago and Atlanta, Ga .; also pres. Torcrete Shipbuilding Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Engring. Contractors (dir. ), Western Soc. Engrs., Concrete Inst .: hon. mem. German Concrete Prod- ucts Assn. Mason (32', K.T., Shriner ). Republic- an. Lutheran, Home: 423 Webster Av. Office: 900 S. Michigan Av.

WEBER, George Welsh, journalist: b. Spring- field, Ill., Nov. 27, 1850; s. George Richard and Catherine (Welsh) Weber; ed. pub. schs., Spring- field; m. Emily R. Shumway, of Taylorville, III., Apr. 27, 1876; 5 children: Nellie S., Augusta K., Georgema, Phyllis, John O. Was III. State printer, Springfield, 1878-80; editor State Register, Spring- field, 1878-81; came to Chicago, 1881; sec. Lincoln Park Bd., 1893-7; supt. North Div. Postal Station, 1885-7; editorial writer, Times, 1881-5, Morning News, 1887-93. Record, 1888-1901; on staff Hearst's papers, 1891-3; since then free-lance writer on statis., economic and polit. questions, and since 1903, publr. and editor Weber's Weekly. Repub- lican. Methodist. Clubs: Press, Adventurers'. Rec- reations: outdoor sports. Address: 917 Eastwood Avenue.

WEBER, Harry Perkins, lawyer; b. Kingston, Ill., Nov. 9, 1869; s. John and Rose ( Perkins) Web- er; ed. Ill. State Normal Univ., 1885-9; L.L.B., Co- lumbian Univ. Law Sch., 1893, LL. M., 1894; LL.B., Harvard Univ., 1897; unmarried. Admitted to bar, Dec., 1896; asst. atty. gen. of H.1., 1898-9; mem. law firm of Shope, Mathis, Zane & Weber, Chicago, 1901; now mem. Bushy, Weber & Miller. Mem.

WEBER, Henry L., merchant; b. Chicago, Sept. 20, 1870; s. Louis and Julia (Weber) Weber; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Alice Moss, of Melbourne, Australia, July 22, 1894; 2 children: Jerry H., James M. Has been identified with Louis Weber & Co. ( Weber's Dept. Store) since 1888, mem. of com- pany since 1904, now pres .; business founded by father in Nashville, Tenn., 1863, removed to Cum- herland, Ind., 1865, to Chicago, 1876. Republican. Mem. Dearborn Lodge, A.F. and A.M. Clubs: Press, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: tennis. Home: 4801 Vin- cennes Av. Office: 83 W. Van Buren St.

WEBER, Jacob, merchant; b. Chicago, May 20, 1874; s. Louis and Julia (Weber) Weber; ed. pub. schs .. Chicago; m. Minnie Newberger, of Chicago, Aug. 19, 1902; 2 children: Herbert, Florence. Iden- tified with Louis Weber & Co. (Weber's Dept. Store) since 1891, treas. since 1906. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Press, Ill. Athletic. Home: 4548 Grand Boul. Office: 83 W. Van Buren Street.

WEBER, Otto G., lithographer; b. Chicago, June 9, 1879; s. John and Sophie (Horn) Weber; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Alma Raithel, of Chicago, Oct. 28, 1914. Began in employ of William Zeuche & Co., Chicago, 1896; then successively with the Sherwood Lithographing Co., the Carqueville Lith- ographing Co. and the Merchants Lithographing Co .; organized The Weber Lithographing Co., 1901, inc., 1906, and since pres. and treas. of company. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Employing Litho- graphers (treas. 1917), Chicago Assn. Credit Men. Republican. Lutheran. Mem, Garden City Lodge No. 141, A.F. and A.M .; Oriental Consistory; Shrine; 1.0. Red Men. Club: German. Recreations: motor- ing, music. Home: 446 Aldine St. Office: 426 S. Clinton St.

WEBER, Samuel Louis, M.D .; b. Kaschau, Hun- gary, Aug. 1, 1861 ; s. Louis and Julia Weber; came to Chicago in childhood; grad. Chicago grammar and high schs .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Co- lumbia Univ.), 1888; spl, scientific studies at Har- vard 2 yrs .: m. Sylvia Raphael, of Chicago, 1898. Was mem. 1st Inf. I.N.G., 5 yrs., and 2d It. Co. D. 1st Inf. I.N.G. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Home: 4336 Grand Boul. Office: 32 N. State St.

WEBER, William Henry, member Cook County Bd. of Assessors; b. Orland Tp., Cook Co., Ill., Aug. 7. 1856; grad. Cook Co. Normal Sch., 1875; m. Min- nie A. Schoentgen, of Chicago. 1878 (died July 20, 1914) : 3 children; m. 2d, Mrs. Kate M. Longfellow, of Blue Island, Ill., Nov. 16, 1916. Taught sch. in Cook Co., 1875-80; tax elk. in office of county treas., 1×80-3; sec. to collector of internal revenue, 1883- 86; chief cik, and record writer to elk. of Criminal Court. 1887-90: chief elk. in sheriff's office under Sheriffs Gilbert and Pease; elected Nov., 1898, mem. Cook County Bd. of Assessors, and now sec. of the Bd. Republican. Mason; mem, Royal Ar- canum. Clubs: 1Il. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Blue Island Liederkranz, Home: Blue Island, III. Office: County Bldg., Chicago.

WEBSTER, Charles Ripley, lawyer; b. Hopkin- ton, Mass., May 12, 1862; s. of Rev. John Calvin (D.D.) and Elizabeth Ripley ( Bouton) Webster; A. B., Dartmouth, 1882; read law in various offices, 1882-4; m. Laura Ames Orcutt, of Boston, Dec. 20, 1893. Admitted to bar, Nov., 1884; mem. Tatham & Webster, 1888-95; since mem. firm Bayley & Web- ster. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., S.A.R., Dartmouth Alumni Assn. Chicago, Chicago Assn. Commerce. Del. Rep. State Conv., 1900, 04. Clubs: University, City, Law, Glen View. Recreations: golf, cultivation of flow- ers. Home: 926 Sheridan Rd,, Evanston, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

WEBSTER, David Victor, banking; b. Chicago, Dec. 12, 1865; s. Sidney Thomas and Caroline Re- becca ( Bailey) Webster; grad. of Evanston High Sch., 1881; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1892; ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1×92; m. Margaret Coxe, of Chi- cago, Oct. 11, 1893; 3 children: Dorothy Webster, David Coxe, Philip Sidney. Began as messenger

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boy Preston, Kean & Co., 1881; discount clk. Met- m. Alice, d. late Dr. William Lusk, of New York, ropolitan Nat. Bank, 1884-7; foreign exchange mgr., 1899. First asst. dept. of midwifery and gynecol- 1887-94, chief clk., 1894-1902, discount and collec- ogy, Edinburgh, 1890-6; lecturer gynecology, Mc- tions, 1902, First Nat. Bank; sec. First Trust & Savings Bank since 1903. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Bankers', City, Wilmette Coun- try. Recreations: yachting, golf. Home: 419 Bel- mont Av. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.

WEBSTER, Frank Barton, teacher and musical dir .; b. Richwood, O., Apr. 8, 1867; s. Charles Wes- ley and Harriet E. (Slough) Webster; ed. at Van Wert, and Ada, O., and at London, Eng .; m. Sarah M. Kimbell, of Hinsdale, Ill., June 2, 1902; chil- cilla (deceased), Jane. Taught piano and singing for several years after settling at Chicago, 1899; hasso in Linden Male Quartet 8 yrs .; sang as solo- ist in recitals, concerts, and oratorios; has devoted time largely to teaching singing, directing choruses and choir work since 1895. Republican. Methodist. Mason; mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: Mystic Ath- letic. Home: 43 Walnut St., Hinsdale, Ill. Studio: 1427 Kimball Hall, Chicago.

WEBSTER, George Huntington, capitalist; Aug. 31, 1838-Nov. 5, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

WEBSTER, George Washington, M.D .; b. Winne- shiek Co., Ia., July 4, 1857; s. William and Mary Ann (Todd) Wehster; prep. edn., Breckenridge's Prep. Sch., Decorah, Ia .; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1882; m. Ida M. Piper, of Chicago, 1884; 2 children: George W., Jr., and Ivan. Practicing medicine at Chicago, since 1882; prof, physiology, 1885, and later of physical diagnosis until 1904, prof. clin. medicine since 1895, Northwestern Univ. Pres. Ill. State Bd. Health since 1900; apptd. Ist It. Med. Re- serve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Mem. of Chicago Acad. Sciences, A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club, N.E.A. Repub- lican. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Literary, Chicago Athletic, Flossmoor Country, Social Serv- ice, City. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 560 E. 36th St. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

WEBSTER, Henry Kitchell, author; b. Evans- ton, Ill., Sept. 7, 1875; s. Towner Keeney and Emma Josephine (Kitchell) Webster; grad, of Hamilton Coll., 1897, Ph.M .; instr. rhetoric, Union Coll., Schenectady, N.Y., 1897-8; m. Mary Ward Orth, of Evanston, Ill., Sept. 7, 1901. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Chicago br. Nat. (Chicago), Players (New York), Author of a num- ber of vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 1411 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill.

WEBSTER, Herman Armour, artist; b. at New York, Apr. 6, 1878; s. late George Huntington and Ellen Frances (Pickford) Webster; Ph.B., Yale, 1900; studied at Julien Acad., Paris, under Jean Paul Laurens; m. Doriane Delors, of Paris, France. WEBSTER, William Clarence, college prof. Re- America.) Engaged in painting since 1905; exhibited at Paris moved to Milwaukee, Wis. (See Who's Who in Salon, Soc. Western Artists (Chicago), Rouen (France), Am. Art Assn. (Paris), Royal Acad., London, etc. Represented in permanent collections of Musée Nationale du Luxembourg (Paris), Vic- toria and Albert Mus. (London), Congressional Li- brary (Washington), Art Inst. Chicago, Boston Mus. Fine Arts, Fogg Mus., etc. Gold medal, Pan- ama P.I. Expn., 1915. Fellow Royal Soc. of Paint- er-Etchers, London; associé Société Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris; mem, Am. Art Assn. (Paris), Chelsea Arts Club (London). Asst. sect. dir. and later asst. insp. field ambulance service with French Army at the front, 1915-16. Home: 2821 Prairie Av.

WEBSTER, John Calvin, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)

WEBSTER, John Clarence, surgeon; b. Shediac, N.B., Oct. 21, 1863; s. James and Roslin Elizabeth (Chapman) Webster; ed. Mt. Allison Coll., N.B., and univs, of Edinburgh, Leipzig, and Berlin; B.A., 1882, M.D., 1890 (Edinburgh), F.R.C.P.E., F.R.S.E .; George Washington) Univ., 1888; unmarried. Ad-

Gill Univ., 1897-9; asst. gynecologist, Royal Vic- toria Hosp., Montreal, 1897-9; obstetrician and gyne- cologist, Presbyn, Hosp., since 1899; prof. of ob- stetrics and gynecology, Rush Med. Coll., since 1899. Fellow Am. Gynecol. Soc .; corr. mem. Italian Obstet. and Gynecol. Soc., Royal Acad. Medicine, Palermo, Italy, Clubs: University, Cliff Dwellers. Author several med. works, for titles see Who's Who in America. Office: 104 S. Michigan Boul.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 232

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 782

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782