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 235

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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WEST, George Nelson, dentist; b. Chicago, Nov. 26, 1864; s. Nelson N. and Tamson ( Jamison) West; prep. edn. high sch., Chicago; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1887; m. Annie S. Brown, of Flor- ence, Ala., JJune 15, 1898; 2 sons: Lonsdale, Robert. Engaged in dental practice at Chicago since 1886; mem. faculty of Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery 7 yrs. Mem. Nat. Dental Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc. (ex-pres.) ; chmn. com. on colleges of the Dental Ednl. Council of America; Past Supreme Grand Master Delta Sigma Delta. Republican. Mason. Home: 1363 E. 50th St. Office: 32 N. State St.

WEST, Roy Owen, lawyer; b. Georgetown, Ver- milion Co., III., Oct. 27, 1868; s. Pleasant and Helen Anna West; A.B., DePauw Univ., 1890, A.M., 1893, LL.B., 1890; studied law at Chicago; m. Louisa Augustus, of Paris, Ill., June 11, 1898 (died Nov. 4, 1901); m. 2d, Louise McWilliams, of Dwight, 111., June 8, 1904. Admitted to bar, 1890; now head of law firm of West & Eckhart. Asst. county atty., 1894; city atty., Chicago, 1895-7; mem. Bd. of Re- view of Cook Co., 1898-1914; elected chmn. Rep. State Central Com., 1904, 06, 08, 10, 12; mem. Rep. Nat. Com., 1912-16. Mem. Delta Tau Delta, Phi Beta Kappa. Vice pres. trustees DePauw Univ. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Law, Hamilton, Quadrangle, Exmoor Country, Windsor Park Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 5633 Woodlawn Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

WESTCOTT, see also Wescott.

WESTCOTT, Charles, lumber mcht .; b. Kendall Co., Ill., Sept. 24, 1865; s. Prof. O. S. and Laura W. ( Johnson) Westcott; ed. pub, grammar and high schs .: m. Jennie A. Wells, of LaCrosse, Wis., May 22, 1890; 3 sons: Ralph W., Philip S. and Harold J. (deceased). Came to Chicago, 1867; began with the Internat. Harvester Co., 1882, remaining in va- rious positions for more than 24 yrs .: assisted in organizing the Hayden & Westcott Lumber Co., 1907, of which has since been vice pres. and sec. Pres. Village of Maywood, Ill., 3 terms, 1898-1901. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic (dir.), Chicago Whist. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 154 N. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 823 Railway Exchange, Chicago.

WESTERVELT, Louise St. John, singer, teach- er; b. Brooklyn, N.Y .; d. John Corley and Mary Hibbard (St. John) Westervelt; ed. Ithaca, N.Y .; studied music under masters in New York and Paris. Mem, faculty of Columbia Sch. of Music; condr. Columbia Sch. Chorus, Sherman Park Choral Club; musical dir. Chicago Kindergarten Inst .; for- merly dir. at Davenport, Ia., of Harmonie Chorus, Trinity Cathedral Choir and voice teacher of St. Katharine's Sch. Mem. Soc. Am. Musicians. Club: Cordon. Home: 1355 N. State St. Studio: 509 S. Wabash Av.

*WESTFALL, Albert Henry, railway manager. (See vol. 1911.)

WESTMAN, Edward C., designer, engraver and electrotyper; b. Princeton, Ill., Oct. 11, 1861; s. of John and Eva Westman; ed. pub. schs, of Prince- ton; m. Elizabeth Linerson, of Chicago, Feb, 28, 1884; children: Arline (Mrs. Edward L. Kunze), Ethel. Began, 1880, with Blomgren Bros. & Co. (established, 1875) and vice pres. same, 1889-1906, pres. since 1906. Gas insp. under Mayor George B. Swift, 1895-7. Pres. Swedish Hist. Soc. of Amer- ica, 1917; mem. Ill. Mfrs' Assn. Republican. Mem. King Oscar Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Oriental Con- sistory ; Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Advertising. Home: 1547 Chase Av. Office: 512 Sherman St.

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WESTON, Charles Valentine, civil engr .; b. at cago, 1886, and has since been connected with the Kalamazoo, Mich., Feb. 14, 1857; s. John and Cath- First Nat. Bank; auditor same, 1897-1904, cashier, erine (Clark) Weston; ed. pub. schs., Kalamazoo, 1904-8, vice pres. 1908-16, pres. since Jan. 11, 1916; Mich .; m. Catherine Dyer, of Whitewater, Wis., dir. First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Savings Bank, Nat. Safe Deposit Co., Chicago City Ry. and Asso- ciated Cos., Chicago Surface Lines, Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co., Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Ry., Ill. Southern Ry. Mem. Art inst. Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Bankers', Chicago Golf, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, motoring, travel. Home: 5027 Drexel Boul. Office: First Nat. Bank. Nov. 12, 1889; I daughter, Florence. Entered em- ploy of Texas Trunk Ry. Co. as transitman in sur- veying corps; asst. engr., M.,K.&T.R.R. in Texas, 1880-I, K.C., S.&M., 1881-2; asst, engr., C.&N.W. Ry., 1882-4, K.C.,C.&S., 1884-6; division engr. in charge constrn. G.,C.&S.F.R.R., 1886-8; located in Chicago, 1888; in charge constrn. of intake crib and water- supply tunnel under Lake Michigan for Town of WETTEN, Albert Hayes, real estate; b. at Chi- cago, July 26, 1869; m. Marion, d. Judge John H. Batten, of Chicago. Engaged in real estate busi- ness at Chicago since 1888; mem. firm of Rounds & Clough, 1888-96, Rounds & Wetten, 1896-1913 (being alone, 1902-13), and Albert H. Wetten & Co. since 1913. Pres. Chicago Real Estate Bd., 1909; mem. Chicago Assn, Commerce. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country, Beverly Country, Kenwood. Home: 4810 Ellis Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St. Lake View, and after annexation of that munici- pality to Chicago, 1889, completed work for the greater city. In charge constrn. of tunnel for West Chicago St. Ry., 1890-4; chief engr. Northwestern Elevated R.R. Co., Lake St. Elevated Ry. Co., Union Elevated, etc .; mem. Weston Bros,, consulting and constructing engrs .. 1901-3; chief engr. South Side Elevated R.R. Co., 1903-7, and pres, and gen, mgr. same, 1908-11; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Mascot Copper Co. of Ariz., 1912-15; consulting engring. practice since 1915. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., etc. Clubs: Union League (Chicago), Engineers' (Chicago and New York). Recreations: music, literature. Home: 934 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.

WESTON, George, engineer: b. at Kalamazoo, Mich., lan. 30, 1861; s. John and Catherine (Clark) Weston; ed. schs. of Kalamazoo. Joined engring. corps of M.,K.&T.R.R.Co., 1880, as rodman in con- strn. work south from Ft. Worth, Tex .; in mercan- tile business, 1882-3; rodman to asst. engr. G.,C.& S.F.R.R.Co., 1885-7; entered employ of Charles T. Yerkes, 1887, in full charge of constrn. of Clybourn Av., Milwaukee Av., Blue Island Av. and Halsted St. cable lines of N. and W. Chicago St. railroads; rebuilt about 75 miles of horse car lines into elec- tric lines on West Side; resigned, July, 1896, and became mgr. of constrn. dept. Naugle, Holcomb & Co., having charge of constrn. of lines of Suburban R.R. Co. of Chicago, the changing from steam to electric road of Chicago Terminal Transfer Co., and constrn. of Tenn. Central Ry .; mem. firm of Weston Bros, (with Charles V. Weston), consult- ing and constructing engrs., 1901-3; asst. chief engr. and mem. bd, of supervising engrs., Chicago Traction Co., 1907-14; engr. same since July, 1914; specializes as transportation engr. and in valua- tion of public utilities. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Engineers' (New York and Chicago), Chicago Athletic. Home: 6138 Sheri- dan Rd. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.

WESTON, Lorin Wentworth, grain commn. (See vol. 1911.)

WESTON, William S., civil engr. (See vol. 1911.) WESTWOOD, Ephraim C., lawyer; b. at Rock Island, Ill., Mar. 12, 1866; s. Joseph and Phebe (Meese) Westwood; student at Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, Ill., 1888-9; m. Mildred E. Robb, of Chicago, Noy. 7, 1907; I daughter, Mary Esther. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1891, since practiced at Chi- cago; pres. Chicago Correspondence Sch. of Law. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T.). Recrea- tion: automobiling. Home: 221 S. Humphrey Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 502 Reaper Blk., Chicago.

*WETHERBEE, Frank Irving, artist. (See vol. 1911.)

WETMORE, Ethelbert R., fire insurance; b. at Peninsula, O., 1863; s. F. C. and Emily A. (Wet- more) Wetmore; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1890, Hertha Roesch; 2 children: Marjorie, Tribune Bldg. Doris. Began with Western dept. Germania Fire Ins. Co., 1883; later spl. agt. Orient Ins. Co. in Kan., Mo., Okla., and Ind. Ty., and in 1894 became Cook Co. spl. agt. for New York Underwriters' Agency; in 1903 joined in organization of firm of Munger, Vokoun, Wetmore & Witherbee. Mason. Clubs: Germania Maennerchor, Edgewater Golf. Home: 4836 Sheridan Rd. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

WETTEN, Emil C., lawyer; b. Chicago; ed. Lake Forest Univ .; LL.B., Univ. of Michigan, 1895; m. Louise Walton, of Chicago, Jan. 19, 1910; 1 son, Walton. Admitted to bar, 1893; now mem. law firm of Eddy, Wetten & Pegler; was 1st asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago. Republican. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Delta Chi. Mason (32", Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton (ex-pres.), Chicago Yacht. Recreations: yachting, golf, hunting. Home: 190 E. Chestnut St. Office: The Temple.

WHALEN, Charles Joseph, M.D .; b. Madison, Wis., Dec. 11, 1868; s. James and Mary ( Barry) Whalen; M.A., Watertown ( Wis. ) Univ., 1887; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1891; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1896; m. Carrie Teresa de Vry, of Chicago, July 11, 1899; children: Romana Marion, Virginia Louise, Charles J., Jr., Donald J., Dorothy de V. Practiced at Chicago since 1891; health commr. of Chicago, 1905-7; pres. med, dept., Loyola Univ .; connected with Am. Theatrical Hosp. and Train- ing Sch. for Nurses, St. Joseph's and Cook County hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc. (pres. 1913-14), Chicago Med. Soc. (pres. 1915-16), Am. Acad. Medicine, Am. Pub. Health Assn., Chicago Laryngol. and Climatol. Soc., Physicians' Club. Home: 4647 Dover St. Office: 25 E. Washington Street.

WHAMOND, Alexander A., M.D., surgeon; b. at Dundee, Scotland, Mar. 1, 1871; s. David and Jane (MacDougall) Whamond; ed. pub. grammar and high schs., Dundee, Scotland; came to America, 1889; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1896; m. Jemima Mur- ray Soutar, of Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, .July 26, 1896; 4 children: Alexander Russell, Jean MacDougall, Esther Victoria, Donald Sinclair. Practiced at Chicago since 1896; dir. Grace Hosp., 1904-6; founder, pres., treas. and surgeon in chief Robert Burns Hosp. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Mason. Home: 4359 Washington Boul. Office: 3955 W. 12th Street.

WHARTON, Charles S., lawyer; b. at Aledo, Ill., Apr. 22, 1873; s. Henry and Aurilla ( Whitelaw) Wharton; grad. Graham (pub.) Sch., Chicago, 1894; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896. Admitted to the Ill. bar, 1896; active in politics in the Town of Lake; apptd. atty. of Town of Lake, 1899; asst. city atty. of Chicago, 1903-4; mem. of 59th Congress (1905- 07), 4th Ill. Dist. Republican. Methodist. Club: Chicago Athletic. lIome: 633 W. 43d Pl. Office:

WHEATON, Clarence Loyd, M.D .; b. Fort Pem- bina, N.D., May 27, 1873; s. Gen. Loyd (U.S.A.) and Charlotte Frances (Flower) Wheaton; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. (New York Univ.), 1896; m. Caroline Wilt, of Chicago, 1899 (died Mar., 1904). Came to Chicago, 1897, and was surg. asst. to late Dr. Fernand Henrotin until 1899; attending phys., dept. of tuberculosis, Rush Med. Coll. and Iroquois Memorial Hosp .; mem. of staff Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium; appointed 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911, and maj., Aug., 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Mem. Loyal Legion. Episcopalian. Mason

WETMORE, Frank O., banker; b. Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 12, 1867; s. Charles I. and Jennie (Or- ton) Wetmore; attended schs. of Adrian, Mich., until 1883; worked in father's hardware store, 1883- 86; m. Marie Louise Barlow, of Chicago, Apr. 22, 1890; children: Orville C., Horace O. Came to Chi- (32°), Elk. Club: City. Contbr. numerous mono-

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graphs on tuberculosis to scientific mags. Home: Home: 5441 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 3912 Langley 2738 P'ine Grove Av. Office: 2733 N. Clark St. Avenue.

WHEATON, Loyd, major-general U.S.A .; b. at Pennheld, Mich., July 15, 1838; s. William G. and Amanda M. (Parker) Wheaton; m. Mrs. Charlotte Frances Flower Derby, of New York, Dec. 17, 1867 (died Oct. 20, 1905), descendant of Flower family and of Gov. William Bradford, Plymouth. For military record see Who's Who in America. Ad- dress: 2738 Pine Grove Av.

WHEDON, James P., life insurance; b. at Port Washington, Wis,, Oct. 9, 1851; s. of Milo M. and Charlotte Augusta (Porter) Whedon; ed. at pub. schs .; m. New York, Oct. 18, 1877, Clara Louise White; children: Clara L. (Mrs. James C. Jeffery ), Frances E. Came to Chicago, 1867; and was con- nected with the McCormick Harvesting Co. from boyhood, and was mgr. of the real estate interests of the Leander J. McCormick estate, 1889-1907; vice pres. and treas. The American Bankers Ins. Co. since 1910. Commr. of the Northern Ill. Peni- tentiary, 1900-3. Republican. Christian Scientist. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 43 E. Ohio St.

WHEELER, Albert Gallatin, capitalist; Apr. 27, 1854-Sept. 24, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

WHEELER, Arthur Dana, lawyer; 1861-Aug. 29, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

WHEELER, Charles Gilbert, chemist, mining geologist, July 23, 1836-Jan. 30, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

WHEELER, Charles Martin, real estate. (See vol. 1911.)

WHEELER, Charles Pinckney, pig iron, iron ore and coke, b. Mt. Carroll, Ill., May 5, 1856; s. David H. and Sophia E. (Seymour) Wheeler; A.B., North- western Univ., 1876, A.M., 1879; student Columbia Law Sch., New York, 1878-9; m. Chicago, Nov. 10, 1881, Martha S. Seymour; children: Seymour, Cath- arine, Elliot, Leslie. Associated with Meeker, Hed- strom & Co. (coal), and sec. and mgr. Eureka Coal Co., 1879-85; in metal business, 1885-8; became a partner firm of Pickands, Brown & Co., 1888, of which is now vice pres. and treas. Trustee North- western Univ. since 1900. Pres. of Northwestern Univ. Alumni Assn., 1892-3. Clubs: Chicago, Uni- versity, Old Elm, Onwentsia. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 221 Dempster St., Evanston, 111. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

WHEELER, Edwin Stewart, varnish mfr .; b. at Oregon, Ogle Co., 111., Apr. 5, 1858; s. Edwin R. and Harriet P. (Stewart) Wheeler; ed. pub. schs. and Northwestern Univ .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago; m. Nora Springs, la., Sept. 29, 1879, Chloe Irene Gaylord; 4 sons: Edwin Gaylord, Arthur Stewart (deceased), Wilberforce Richard, Henry Duncan. After leaving coll., practiced law at Ma- son City and Nora Springs, la., and conducted pvt. banking business ( Shepardson & Wheeler); came to Chicago, 1888, and was connected with the New- ark Fire Ins. Co., of Newark, N.J., as spl. agt. and adjuster, having charge of the entire business in 8 states; continued with that company until July 1, 1904, when, with W. H. Noake and R. W. Clough, purchased the business of the Watts-De Golyer Co., reorganizing it as the Noake-Wheeler-Clough Co., and later becoming Wheeler-Clough Co. (mfrs. of varnishes and japans under the "Rock" brands), of which is pres. Republican. Veteran of the Ist Inf. 1.N.G .; was adjutant in 7th Regt, la. N.G., resign- ing on coming to Chicago. Elk (Minneapolis Lodge No. 4) ; Mason (Oak Park Lodge 540 A.F. and A.M., Oriental Consistory, Siloam Commandery 54, and Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic (life mem.), Rotary, Pistakee Country, and Min-Dako-Wis Tribe. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 200 S. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 2260 Elston Av., Chicago.

WHEELER, Frank Pomeroy, lumber and inte- rior finish; b. Brattleboro, Vt., Mar. 7, 1853; s. of Franklin Hoar and Elisabeth (Pomeroy) Wheeler; B.S., Cornell Univ., 1874; m. Elizabeth F. Triming- ham, of Baltimore. Has been identified with mfr. of lumber and interior finish, in Chicago, since 1881; now pres, and treas. Cottage Grove Mfg. Co.

WHEELER, Fred Monroe, wholesale fish; b. at Davisburg, Mich., Jan. 18, 1870; s. Henry Monroe and Emma E. (Pride) Wheeler; ed. common schs., Alden, N.Y .; Chicago Manual Training Sch., class of 1890; m. Anna M. Kienzle, of Bloomington, Ill., Aug. 18, 1894; 4 children: Doris, Monroe, Helen (deceased), Richard Freeman. Began in employ of Platt Co., Chicago, 1892-6; then with C. West & Co., 1896-1904; has been identified with Charles W. Triggs Co., wholesale fish, as mem. bd. of dirs. since 1905, vice pres., 1909-14, pres. since 1914; pres. Lake Superior Fish Co. Mem. Oyster Grow- ers' and Dealers' Assn. of North America (dir.), Chicago Wholesale Fish Dealers' Assn. (pres. since 1914), Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Troop B, Cav., I.N.G., Bloomington, 1892. Democrat nation- ally, non-partisan locally. Mem. Nat. Union. Clubs: City, Traffic. Recreations: amateur bookbinding, fishing, golf, tennis. Home: 639 Forest Av., Evans- ton, 111. Office: 546 Fulton St., Chicago.

WHEELER, Harris Angel; b. Orrington, Me., July 30, 1850; s. John D. and Sarah J. Wheeler; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, June 2, 1884, Anna M. Ayer. Began as clk. for a wholesale dry goods firm at Bangor, Me., 1865-9; clk. for a Detroit (Mich.) dry goods house, 1869-71; in service of First Nat. Bank, Bangor, Me., 1871; in 1872 was apptd. 2d lt. in regular army, but resigned, 1874; pvt. sec. to N. K. Fairbank from 1880 until latter's death, 1903; financial management of the Mich. Military Acad., Orchard Lake, Mich., 1878-80; pres. Orchard Lake Military Acad., for a time following July, 1902; now mfrs.' agent. Inventor of the Wheeler Coach and Car Seats. Served as Grand Recorder Grand Commandery K.T. of 111. Aide-de-camp on staffs of Govs. Cullom and Hamilton, 1881-4, later col. 2d Regt., I.N.G., until 1890; brig .- gen. comdg. 1st Bri- gade, 1.N.G., 1893-8 (resigned). Home: 1741 W. Monroe St.

WHEELER, Harry A., banker; b. at Brooklyn, N. Y., May 26, 1865; s. Andrew Martin and Theresa ( VonLoon) Wheeler; ed. pub. schs. of Brooklyn; (LL.D., Northwestern, 1913); m. Emma Lindsay, of Brooklyn, Sept. 7, 1887; 2 children: Lindsay, Mildred. Left New York, 1886, and went to Minn .; entered gen. ins. business; settled at Chicago, 1894, as dist. mgr. of the Credit Clearing House, of which was vice pres., 1899-1901, and pres., 1901-10; vice pres. Union Trust Co. since 1910; vice pres. Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank since 1912; dir. Credit Clearing House. Pres. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, 1911 (gen. sec. 1906-7, chmn. ways and means com., 1908, vice pres. 1909, chmn. exec. com. 1910); chmn. Chicago Pub. Library Commn., 1909; mem. exec. com. Chicago Plan Commn., 1910. Ap- ptd. by Pres. Taft as mem. Commn. on Second Class Mail Matter, June, 1911; pres. Chamber of Commerce of U.S.A., 1912-13; declined appmt. on Federal Reserve Bd., 1914; climn. Permanent Com. on Relation between U.S. and Uruguay; apptd. food administrator for 111., Aug., 1917. Trustee North- western Univ. since 1913; trustee Garrett Bibl. Inst. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Industrial (pres.), Commercial, Hamilton, City, South Shore Country, Wayfarers. Home: 5235 University Av. Office: Tribune Bldg.

WHEELER, John Tunis, real estate; b. Minne- apolis, Minn .; s. James H. and Sadie Hunter (Bald- win) Wheeler; ed. grammar schs. and English High Sch., Chicago; m. Mary Edith Blades, of Chicago, June 20, 1900. In real estate business at Chicago since 1907; mem. Baird & Warner. Republican. Trustee Buena Memorial Presbyn. Ch .; supt. of Sunday School. Mason. Club: Union League. Rec- reations: athletics, motoring. Home: 939 Sunnyside Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

WHEELER, Newton Calvin, lawyer; b. Bristol, Kendall Co., 111., Aug. 21, 1849; s. Dr. Calvin and Sarah J. (Hoyt) Wheeler; ed, pub. schs .; Clark's Sem., Aurora, Ill .; Beloit Coll .; old Univ. of Chi- cago; tutor at Washington Univ., St. Louis; then for short time prin. Winnetka Acad .; returned to Univ. of Chicago, A.B., 1873, later A.M .; student Union Coll. of Law, 1873-4; completed law studies in office of Lyman & Jackson; m. Nov. 12, 1881, Lizzie M., d. late Richard Stiles, of Chicago; chil-

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dren: Arthur Newton, Harold Calvin, Edna Wini- Englewood & Chicago Electric St, Ry .; sr. mem. fred. Admitted to Ill. bar, at Ottawa, Sept., 1875; A. J. Whipple & Co., brokers in pub, utility bonds, was asst. to Huntington W. Jackson, receiver of 1910-15; mgr. metropolitan dept. Atlas Portland Cement Co. since 1915; gen. sales mgr. Marquette Cement & Mfg. Co. Clubs: Union League, Engi- neers', Recreation: golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago. the Third Nat. Bank of Chicago; began practice in Chicago, 1878, as sr. mem. firm of Wheeler & Twiss, and later, Wheeler, Bellamy & Holden; mem. of Munn & Wheeler, 1881-1905, now practicing alone. Republican. Pres, bd. of trustees Woodlawn Park Presbyn. Ch. several years; mem. University Con- gregation 6 yrs. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Clubs: Wood- lawn Park (twice pres.), Olympia Fields Golf. Home: 6611 Woodlawn Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn Street.

WHEELER, Ralph Hurlburt, surgeon; b. Janes- ville, Wis., Nov. 1, 1863; s. Guy and Ann L. Wheel- er; ed. pub. schs .; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1889; m. Joan MacDonald, of Chicago, Dec. 6, 1893; 2 children: Marie Mabel, Ralph Hurlburt, Jr. Prac- ticed at Chicago since 1889; now mem. firm of Wheeler, Sinclair & Gotchy. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Protestant. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner) ; Grand Master A.F. and A.M., of Ill., 1916-17. Club: Chicago Athletic, Home: 531 Briar Pl. Office: 108 N. State St.

WHEELOCK, Harry Bergen, architect; b. Gales- burg, Ill., July 12, 1861; s. George I. and Sylvia M. (Field) Bergen; after parents' death, 1869, was adopted by O. L. Wheelock, of Chicago; ed. gram- mar and high schs., Chicago; C.E. course, Univ. of Mich., 1881-3; m. Irene Frances Grosvenor, of Monroe, Mich., June 15, 1886; children: Sara Gros- venor, Loyal Bergen. Engaged in practice since 1886. Fellow A.I.A. and of Ill. Chapter same; pres. Chicago Architects' Business Assn., 1898. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Home: 1040 Hinman Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 64 W. Randolph St., Chicago.

WHEELOCK, Irene Grosvenor (Mrs. Harry B. Wheelock), author; b. Monroe, Mich., Nov. 10, 1867; d. Col. Ira R. and Sarah A. Grosvenor; ed. Univ. of Mich., 1881-2, 1884-5; m. Monroe, Mich., Harry Ber- gen Wheelock, June 15, 1886; children: Harry Ber- gen, Jr. (died in infancy), Sara Grosvenor, Loyal Bergen, Elliot Winthrop (died in infancy). Dir. Ill, State Audubon Soc .; mem. Am. Ornithologists' Union, Drama League America, Cooper Ornithol. Club, Wilson Ornithol. Soc. America. Author: Nest- lings of Forest and Marsh, 1902; Birds of Califor- nia, 1904. Contbr. to popular and scientific mags. Address: Evanston, Ill.

WHEELOCK, William W., lawyer; b. Felts Mills, Jefferson Co., N.Y., Sept. 24, 1864; s. Washington and Eunice L. (Howard) Wheelock; ed. Canton (N.Y.) High Sch., St. Lawrence Univ., Northwest- ern Univ .; studied law after leaving coll .; m. Mar- garet F. Bullock, of Chicago, June 12, 1901; 3 chil- dren: Florence, Rebecca, Ralph. Admitted to bar, 1888; now sr. mem. firm of Wheelock, Newey & Mackenzie. Mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., 1893-5. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Empire State Soc. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, University, Law, Skokie Country, Duck Island Preserve, Kenilworth. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 1307 Marquette Bldg., Chi- cago.

WHIFFEN, Wilson Thomas, stoves and fur- naces. Removed to Joliet, Ill. (See vol. 1911.)

WHIPPLE, Arthur J., sales mgr .; b. at Winona, Minn., June 4, 1869; s. William Jay and Cornelia ( Foster) Whipple; ed. pub, schs. of Winona, and Shattuck Mil. Acad .; m. Sept. 25, 1895, Myrtie Northam, Chicago; children: Jay Northam, Eliza- WHITE, ses also Whyte. beth. Came to Chicago, 1892, as sec. and treas. WHITE, A(Ifred) Stamford; b. Liverpool, Eng., Calumet Electric St. Ry .; later vice pres, and treas. Feb. 9, 1851; s. Henry and Mary (Fricker) White;

WHIPPLE, Charles Backus, retired; b. Chicago, June 24, 1859; s. Rodney M. and Abbie A. (Backus) Whipple; ed. old West Div, High Sch .; m. Almira E. Hayward, of Chicago, Sept. 29, 1881; 3 children: Charles John, Edith Hayward (Mrs. Frank Mil- christ), Walter G. Was connected with Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., 1877-1914 (sec. and dir. 1908-14), when retired. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood. Recreations: golf, fishing. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel, Chicago, and Algonquin, Ill.

WHIPPLE, Enoch A., manager Grand Pacific Hotel; Dec. 21, 1851-Jan. 12, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

WHISE, Melchior, M.D .; b, in Hungary, Nov. 18, 1869; foster s. Morris and Rosalia Vogel; ed. Royal Gymnasium, Budapest; came to U.S., 1889; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1892, Rush Med. Coll., 1893; post-grad. work Royal Frauen Klinic of Hungarian Univ .; m. Maymie C. Ganschow, of Chicago, July 1, 1913; adopted son, Herbert. Practiced at Chicago since 1893. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chi- cago Acad. Surgery. Democrat. Mason. Home: 1618 Humboldt Boul. Office: 31 N. State St.

WHITAKER, Henry Charles, publisher; b. at Hinesburg, Vt., Apr. 23, 1874; s. Elroy Bidwell and Jennie (Patrick) Whitaker; prep. edn. Goddard Sem., Barre, Vt .; A.B., Dartmouth, 1896; m. Bes- sie A. Sayles, of Richmond, Vt., Sept. 11, 1901; children: Elroy Howard, Lucy Jane, Dorothy Ruth, Mary Elisabeth, Henry C., Jr. Publisher Barre Evening Telegram, 1898-1903; entered trade maga- zine field in 1903; organized the Allied Arts Pub- lishing Co., 1913, with O. H. Sample as equal part- ner, publishing the Monumental News and Park and Cemetery, both of which were founded in 1889 by R. J. Haight; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Allied Arts Publishing Co. Mem. Theta Delta Chi. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recreations: motoring, hunting, outdoor life. Home: 406 Augusta St., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 536 S. Clark St., Chicago.

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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 235

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