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 236

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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WHITAKER, Jonathan Orville, president Whita- ker Mfg. Co .; b. Butler Co., O., Dec. 1, 1859; s. of Jonathan W. and Nancy C. (Cox) Whitaker; ed. pub. and high schs., Cincinnati, to 1876. In 1876 became one of the partners of the Western Supply Co., Cincinnati, which sold out to the Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co., 1886; mgr. Chicago and Cincin- nati houses of the Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co., 1886-98, and in 1898 was made general sales mgr., with headquarters at Akron, O .; elected 3d vice pres. and dir., 1901, serving until Sept. 1, 1903, when resigned and organized the Whitaker Mig. Co., of which has since been pres .; also dir. Lake- side Forge & Wrench Co., Mich. Twist Drill Co. Mason (32º). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Exmoor, South Shore Country, Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: Chicago Athletic Club. Office: 409 S. Green St.

WHERRITT, David Henry, surgeon; b. Cynthi- ana, Ky., Oct. 18, 1871; s. David Henry and Mary WHITCOMB, Franklin L., president Griffin Wheel Co .; b. Worcester, Mass., Mar. 5, 1862; s. Carter and Emilie Augusta (Spring) Whitcomb; ed. pub. sch. at Worcester, Mass., and Williston Sem., East- hampton, Mass .; m. Pittsburgh, Pa., May 15, 1893, Marie P. Vandergrift; children: Carter P., Franklin ( Rutherford) Wherritt; student Harrison (Ky.) Coll .; Chicago Coll. Pharmacy; M.D., R.P.H., Rush Med. Coll., 1902; m. Elizabeth Griffith, of New Or- leans, June 19, 1914; 1 daughter, Mary Nell. In- terne, St. Joseph's Hosp., 1902, mem. surg. staff, 1903-5; prof. surgery, Loyola Med. Coll., 1904-7; L., Jr., Pemberton. Began in commn. wool busi- now attending surgeon Columbus Hosp. Mem. A. M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. Surgeons. Democrat. Mem. Ch. of Christ. Club: Southern. Has read articles on surgery before Chicago Med. Soc. Home: 4017 Sheridan Rd. Office: 30 N. Michi- gan Av.

ness, Boston, about 3 yrs., when went to Cleve- land and for about 3 yrs. was a mem. of the firm of George W. Cady & Co., jobbers of boots and shoes, then in purchasing dept. of A.,T.&S.F.Ry. at Topeka, Kan., about 4 yrs. In 1888 came to Chi- cago and was general sales agt. Griffin Wheel Co. until 1909, when became vice pres. and is now pres. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Riverside Golf; also Detroit (De- troit, Mich.); Columbus (Columbus, O.). Recrea- tions: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

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ed. grammar and high schs., Liverpool; m. Birken- Medicine, since 1914; prof. diseases of stomach and head, Eng., Nov. 2, 1887, Florence Broomhall; chil- intestines, Hering Med. Coll., 1898-1913; attending dren: Henry (deceased), Dorothy, Stamford (Mrs. surgeon Lakeside Hosp .; mem. staff Ft. Dearborn Hosp. Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Homce. Med. Assn., Chicago Home. Soc., Chicago Regular Home. Soc. Republican. Methodist. K.P. Club: Chicago Motor. Contbr. to med. jours. Home: 4927 Champlain Av. Office: 233 E. 47th St. H. Earl Hoover). Began in Liverpool as mem. S. White & Co., grain and provisions; came to Chica- go, 1881, and established in the same line, being sr. mem. of the firm of A. S. White & Co .; dir. Quaker Oats Co. since 1909; dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co. since 1912. Pres. Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1910; pres. Western British Com, of Prince of Wales Fund. Episcopalian. Mem. bd. of mgrs. Y.M.C.A .; trustee Chicago Home for Boys. Clubs: Chicago, Flossmoor Country, Press (life mem.), Union League. Home: 5217 University Av. Office: 1115, 160 W. Jackson Boul,

WHITE, Augustus John, grain commn .; b. Pala- tine, Ill., Apr. 16, 1862; s. John M. and Sarah (Hig- gins) White; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, Jan. 25, 1899, Lucy M. Smith. Began in grain com- mn. business, 1880, in employ of G. P. Comstock, and established for self in latter part of 1884, as A. J. White & Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chi- cago Stock Exchange. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Swan Lake Fishing and Shooting. Recreations: hunting, fishing, golf. Home: 1629 Hyde Park Boul. Office: Board of Trade Bldg.

WHITE, Carleton, wholesale upholstery and cab- Inet hardware; b. Cincinnati, O., Sept. 24, 1860; s. Carleton and Elizabeth H. (Dunn) White; came to Chicago, 1868; ed. Cincinnati and Chicago schs .; m. Belding, Mich., Oct. 17, 1887, Alice Luther; 1 son, Carleton Luther; m. 2d, Chicago, Apr. 21, 1896, Louise A. White, Began with Waterbury Needle Co .; entered employ of J. L. Wayne & Son, dealers in cabinet hardware and upholstery goods, 1874; became connected with W. D. Gibson, 1878, who was succeeded by Gibson, Parish & Co., and the latter by Lussky, Payn & Co., 1889; firm became Lussky, White & Coolidge, 1903, later inc. as Lus- sky, White & Coolidge, Inc., of which is pres. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic (pres. 1912), Flossmoor Country, South Shore Country (bd. govs.), Chicago Yacht, Recreations: outdoor diver- sions. Home: 4839 Dorchester Av. Office: 69 W. Lake St.

WHITE, Charles Elmer, Jr., architect; b. Bos- ton, May 18, 1876; s. Charles E. and Agnes Eliza- beth (Safford) White; ed. mostly in offices of Bos- ton architects; spl. course Mass. Inst. Tech .; m. Alice M. Roberts, of Oak Park, Ill., Nov. 26, 1901; children: Charles Safford, Elizabeth Whipple, James Roberts. Began in architect's office at Bos- ton, 1894; architect for Swift Bros. & Co., Boston, 1897-8, Am. Gas Co., Phila., 1899-1900, building va- rious plants, amusement parks and office bldgs. throughout country; independent practice, Boston, 1900-2, Chicago since 1902; mem. firm White & Christie. Mem. A.I.A., etc. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Mason. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Oak Park. Au- thor: Successful Houses and How to Build Them, 1912. Home: 717 Columbian Av., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 916 City Hall Sq. Bldg., Chicago.

WHITE, Edward Henry, lawyer; b. Mooltan, E. India, Sept. 15, 1873: s. of Martin and Catherine (Goodman) White; ed. in London, Eng., pub. schs., and under pvt. tutors, Chicago; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1897; m. Ellen Agnes Hanley, of Chicago, Oct. 26, 1910: 1 son, Edward Henry, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and since practiced in Chicago. Served as officer U.S. Inf., Spanish-Am. War and in Philippine insurrection; retired as capt. regimen- tal adj. of inf. Pub. prosecutor City of Manila, 1901; assisted in establishing civil govt. in Manila and other cities of the Philippines. Asst. to insp. gen. I.N.G. 4 yrs .; organized and commanded as col. 1st 111. Provisional Regt., U.S. Vol. Inf., known as "White's Gringo Scouts." Democrat. Catholic. Home: 4732 Prairie Av. Office: 1202, 105 W. Mon- roe St.

WHITE, Frank Edson, packer; b. Peoria, Ill., Sept. 9, 1873; s. Frank C. and Lillian Gertrude (Hunt) White; ed. pub. schs., Peoria; m. Lillian Pearson, of Collingwood, Ont., Can., Oct. 19, 1900; children: Gertrude Lillian, Georgina Hester, Frank Edson, Jr. Started in packing business with E. Godel & Sons, Peoria, 1890; dept. mgr. for West- ern Meat Co., San Francisco, 1893-5; entered em- ploy of Armour & Co., Chicago, 1895, as dept. mgr .; elected dir. Jan., 1912, and vice pres. Nov., 1914; also vice pres. Armour Leather Co .; dir. Live Stock Exchange Nat. Bank. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country ( pres. 1916-17), South Shore Country, Old Elm. Home: Whitehouse Farms, Waukegan, Ill. Office: Armour & Co., Union Stock Yards, Chicago.

WHITE, Frank Newhall, clergyman. Removed to Walla Walla, Wash. (See Who's Who in Amer- ica.)

WHITE, George Henry, lawyer; b. Easton, N.Y., Sept. 12, 1855; s. James and Caroline E. (Cunning- ham) White; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1875; read law privately; m. Cora H. Arndt, of Sandusky, O., Feb. 17, 1885 (now deceased); 2 children: Vernon A. (sec, and treas. Pure Food Baking Powder Co.), Gladys C. (wife of Dr. W. A. Stuhr). Admitted to Ja. bar, 1880, and began practice at Marshalltown, but removed to Stevens Point, Wis., in same year and practiced there until 1882; practiced at Minne- apolis, 1882-98, and Chicago since 1898; mem. law firm of White, Spooner & Mabie, 1898-9, White, Ma- bie & Coupey, 1900-11; since practiced alone, spe- cialty corpn. law. Pros. atty. for City of Chicago since 1907; lecturer on law of corpns., Chicago Law School, since 1904. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Press, Hamilton, Three Score and Ten. Office: 516 Ashland Blk.

WHITE, Harold Russell, wholesale grocer; b. at Brattleboro, Vt., July 31, 1878; s. Edward Pason and Matilda (Willi) White; ed. high sch., Sioux Falls, S.D .; m. Jessie Bradshaw White, of Chicago; 1 daughter, Gladys. With John Sexton & Co. since 1896, sec. since 1907. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Chicago Motor, Mystic Ath- letic, Westmoreland Country. Recreation: motor- ing. Home: 741 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 236 W. Lake St., Chicago.

WHITE, Howard Judson, architect; b. Chicago, Feb. 21, 1870; s. Moore C. and Mary L. ( Bancroft) White; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mabel E. Cameron, of Chicago, Sept. 19, 1895; 2 sons: William Cameron, Howard J., Jr. Worked as draftsman for architects at Chicago for a number of yrs .; entered employ of D. H. Burnham & Co., 1898; served as draftsman and supt. until after death of Mr. Burnham, 1912; became mem. reorganized firm, Graham, Burnham & Co., 1912-17. of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White since Aug., 1917. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Mid-Day, Westmoreland Country. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 4641 Dover St. Office: 1417 Railway Exchange.

WHITE, James, president James White Paper Co. Home: 527 Oakdale Av. Office: 219 W. Monroe Street.

WHITE, John Stuart, educator; b. Wrentham, Mass., Feb. 3, 1847; s. John Smith and Anna (Rich- ardson) White; A.B., with highest classical honors, Harvard, 1870; (LL.D., Trinity Coll., Conn., 1879) ; m. Georgie A. Read, of Boston, Feb. 28, 1871. Mas- ter. Pub. Latin Sch., Boston, 1870-4; head master, Brooks Sch., Cleveland, O., 1874-80; founder, and head master Berkeley Sch., New York, 1880-1903; founder and head master Phillips Brooks Sch., Phila., 1903-8; founder, and head master the Thom- as Arnold Sch., Chicago, since 1912. Served in tlie Civil War in 42d Mass. Vol. Inf., 1864. Winner bronze medal, Paris Expn., for ednl. exhibit of Berkeley Sch., 1889. Republican. Episcopalian.

WHITE, Elmer T., M.D .: b. Wapello, Ia., Dec. 4, 1861; s. of Amzi Benton and Mary R. (Thomas) White; ed. grammar and high schs., New Castle, Pa .; M.D., Cleveland Homc. Coll., 1883; m. Grace Palmer, of Chicago, June 2, 1908; 2 children: Elma Byers (deceased), Alonzo B. Began practice at Uniontown, Pa., 1883; removed to Chicago, 1890; prof. diseases of intestines, Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Clubs: University (Chicago); Authors (New York).

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Author several vols., for titles see Who's Who in contractors. Home: 590 Newbury Boul., Milwau- America. Address: 1302 N. State St. kee, Wis. Office: 17 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.

WHITE, John Z., lecturer; b. West Vienna, N.Y., Aug, 8, 1854; s. Chauncey Hall and Jane Calvert (Little) White; ed. country schs. of Ill .; married, 1890. Followed printing as employe and employer for 34 yrs .; lecturer on economic subjects since 1903. Democrat. Home: 613 Gary Pl.

WHITE, Linn, civil engr .; b. Paducah, Ky., Aug. 22, 1863; s. William Augustus and Adeline (Wat- kins) White; A.B., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, Tenn., 1883, C.E., 1884; m. Fannie May Rogers, of Covington, Va., Jan, 10, 1889: 1 daughter, Char- lotte. Mining and railroad work, 1884-6; mem. firm Guild & White, civil and mining engrs., Chatta- nooga, Tenn., 1886-97; mining in Northern Ga., 1897-1901; mem. firm Shanahan, Woolfolk & Co., Wayland, Mass., constructing Weston Aqueduct, of Boston water supply, 1901-3; asst. engr. A.,T.&S.F. Ry., 1903-4; chief engr. South Park Commrs., Chi- cago, since 1904. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am, Soc. Municipal Improvement, Beta Theta Pi. Christian Scientist. Recreations: gar- dening, fishing. Home: 5214 Woodlawn Av. Office: 57th St. and Cottage Grove Av.

WHITE, Marian Ainsworth, writer, lecturer; b. in England; d. John du M. (M.D.) and Mary Esther (Bratcha) Ainsworth; ed. London and Paris; grad. Normal Coll., Kensington Art Sch .; Oxford and Cambridge local exams .; studied music under Sir Jules Benedict: art criticism under Ruskin; m. J. Harrison-White of London, Eng., Dec. 23, 1870 (died Apr. 22, 1913) : 1 daughter, Atlanta E. du M. (deceased). Mem. Tonic-Solfa Soc., London (ap- peared in its concerts 7 yrs. ); mem. Handel Choral Soc., London, 3 yrs .; organized and conducted, Lon- don, and Toronto, Can., choral classes of 1,000 voices; one of first exponents of Delsarte in Amer- ica; asso, editor Nat. Popular Rev. 3 yrs .: editor Art Magazine 6 yrs .; editor and pub. The Greater West, mag., 1905-6. Mem. Prince of Wales Chapter Daughters of the Empire, Chicago; mem. exhib- itors' com. Municipal Art League; hon. mem. Mar- ian White Arts-Crafts Club, Butte, Mont .; hon. pres. Maurine Club (art), Chicago. Episcopalian. Author: Book of the North Shore, 1910; Second Book of the North Shore, 1911; Upland, Vale and Grove, 1911; Book of the Western Suburbs, 1912. Compiler: History of American Music, 1908. Con- tbr. to mags. on art, music, hist. and sociol. sub- jects; mem. editorial staff, Eagle Magazine, South Bend, Ind., since Jan., 1914. Especially interested in art edn. Resided at Chicago for 35 yrs. Home: 46 The Rushton. Address: Care Eagle Magazine. South Bend, Ind.

WHITE, Marie Louise, M.D., surgeon ; h. Clarkes- ville, N.Y .; d. Andrew Burnside and Rachel Eliza- beth (Robertson) White; grad. Austin (111.) High Sch .; student Oberlin Coll., 1884-7; M.D., North- western Univ. Woman's Med. Sch., 1892. Practiced at Chicago since 1892; instr. in gynecology, Post- Grad. Med. Sch. Mem. A.M.A., Ill, State and Chi- cago med. socs., Med. Women's Club, Soc. of Med. History, Chicago Geog. Soc. Republican. Presby- terian. Club: Woman's City. Home: 6026 Wood- lawn Av. Office: 32 N. State St.

WHITE, Mary Gomar (Mrs. Henry F. White), school prin .; b. Taylor Co., Ky .; d. Cary A. and Margaret (Miller) Griffin; ed. Caldwell Inst. (now Ky. Coll. for Women), Danville; m. Henry F. White, May 2, 1889 (died Apr. 18, 1907). Parish asst., 1907-12; sec. edn. dept. and office editor of "Unity," Abraham Lincoln Centre, Chicago, 1912- 14; asso. prin., 1914-15, prin. since June 15, 1915, Starrett Sch. for Girls, Chicago. Address: 4932 Lake Park Av.

WHITE, Michael E., contractor; h. Kenosha Co., Wis., Jan., 1863; s. Patrick White; ed, pub. schs .; married; children: Albert, Edward, Michael, Frank, WHITEFIELD, George W., dentist; b. nr. Bos- ton, Mass., Sept, 30, 1855; s. Rev. John and Martha (Kemp) Whitefield; went with parents to Aurora, Ill., in boyhood; ed. common and high schs. ; D. D.S., Chicago Dental Coll., 1885; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1886; m. Jan. 31, 1×95, Fannie, d. Charles Com- Marion, Alice. Began as brakeman, C.&N. W. Ry., and advanced to conductor same road; entered rail- road contracting business, in Milwaukee, 1901; moved office to Chicago, 1905; pres. The White Con- struction Co., paving contractors; also vice pres. and treas. The White Paving Co .; vice pres. Walsh stock; 1 daughter, Julia Sprague. Has held chair Constrn. Co., Davenport, la .; propr. Western Board- of dental pathology in Am. Dental Coll .; also chair ing & Supply Co .; partner White & Duffy, railroad

WHITE, Robert J., Chicago mgr. Acme Rubber Mfg. Co .; b. Chicago, July 27, 1859; s. William J. and Rebecca (Forbes) White; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., Chicago; m. Emily Lester Jauncey, of Chi- cago, Aug. 29, 1887. Began as drug clk., 1875-7; then identified with dry goods business in Chicago 10 yrs .; became connected with rubber business, 1891, and has been mgr. at Chicago for the Acme Rubber Mfg. Co. since 1902. Democrat. Episcopa- lian. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: baseball. Home: 530 Diversey Parkway. Office: 1475 Michi- gan Av.

WHITE, Robin LeRoy, mfr .; b. Atchison, Kan., Sept. 10, 1877; s. Charles Mason and Emily E. (Field) White; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Rose H. Barton, of River Forest, III., Oct. 18, 1898; 3 chil- dren: Dorothy Charlotte, Ronald Barton, Thornton Field. Accountant for Calumet Electric St. Ry. Co., 1893-7; accountant and office mgr., Am. Luxfer Prism Co., 1897-1900; sec. and treas., same, 1900-7, vice pres. and gen. mgr. since 1907. Mem. River Forest Sch. Bd. since 1906 (pres.). Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. S.A.R. Mason. Clubs: City, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: River Forest, Ill. Office: 37th and Morgan Sts., Chicago.

WHITE, Rufus Austin, clergyman; b. Town of Franklin, Bradford Co., Pa .; s. Lucien and Caroline (White) White; grad. Tufts Coll., 1885 (Ph.B., ex- tra ordinem, 1899); B.D., Tufts Div. Sch., 1883; (D.D., Tufts, 1904) : m. Louise E. Brooks, of Bos- ton, Jan., 1886; children: Austin Goddard, Leslie Aldous, Entered Universalist ministry, 1884; pas- tor, Newton, Mass., 1884-92, People's Liberal Ch., Chicago, since 1892. One of original dirs. and founders of Chicago Bur. of Charities; active in consolidating Children's Home Soc. and Children's Aid Soc., into present 111. Children's Home and Aid Soc., of which was for some time pres .: founder in Chicago and pres. Chicago Penny Savings Soc. One of editors of Unity. Former chaplain 1st Regt. Ill. Cav. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1904-9; mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Mason (32º, official lecturer for Medinah Temple). Clubs: University, Progres- sive, City, Beverly Country. Address: 6800 Perry Avenue.

WHITE, Samuel Walter, investment banker; b. Hardyville, Ky., Jan, 30, 1887; s. Samuel W. and Mary E. (Bryant) White; ed, pub. schs., Louisville, Ky .; Harvard, class of 1908; m. Helen A. Newell, of Hyde Park, Mass., Dec. 28, 1910; 1 daughter, Mary Emeline. Has been identified with Lee, Higginson & Co., since 1907, office mgr. for the company at Chicago since 1912. Clubs: University, Mid-Day. Recreations: motoring. tennis. Home: 903 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.

WHITE, William Alfred, musician. Removed to Des Moines, la. (See Who's Who in America.)

WHITE, William S., M.D., surgeon; b. Green- wood, McHenry Co., 111., Dec. 30, 1864; s. William R. and Emily A. (Cook) White; removed with par- ents to Chicago, 1865; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; worked in grocery store of John A. Tolman & Co. 1 yr., then 5 yrs. with D. S. Munger & Co., from office boy to cashier: M.D., Chicago Home. Med. Coll .. 1888; m. Isabelle Stone, of Charlotte, V't., Oct. 5, 1892. Interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 18 mos., 1888- $9; then called to Rochester, N.Y., where opened and put in operation the Rochester Homo. Hosp .; returned to Chicago and has since been engaged in active practice. Mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Demon- strators' Assn. of Ill. (treas.), Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S., and Mil. Surgeons of Ill. Capt, and asst. surgeon I.N.G. (retired), Clubs: Evanston, INlini, Chicago Automobile. Recreations: hunting, motor- ing. Contbr. to med. jours, Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 22 E. Washington St., Chicago.

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Univ., and was for some time aural surgeon at Sch., 1892; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896, LL.B., 1898; Protestant Orphan Asylum; also was asst. surgeon m. Abby Louise Platt, of Chicago, Apr. 16, 1903. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; now mem. law firm Hel- mer, Moulton, Whitman & Whitman. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Zeta Psi. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Indian Hill Golf, Law. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: Hill Rd., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago. under celebrated Dr. Gunn prior to death of latter in 1887. Del. to 9th Internat. Med. Congress. In- ventor of several important instruments now in gen. use in connection with electro-therapy. Was 5 yrs. mem. of Co. D, 3d I.N.G. Owing to failing health, entered commercial life; business carried him to the tropics, where he regained his health in a short time, and resumed the practice of den- tistry, summer of 1903. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office and Home: 1518 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill.

WHITEHOUSE, Silas Samuel, commission mer- chant; Sept. 9, 1844-Feb. 27, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

WHITFIELD, Fred, lawyer; Feb. 21, 1866-July 10, 1915. ( See vol. 1911.)

WHITFIELD, George William, M.D., surgeon; b. Catskill, N.Y .. Dec. 12, 1860; s. Samuel A. and Mary (Powell) Whitfield; ed. common schs. and at Hudson (N.Y.) Acad .; came to Chicago, July 3, 1876; grad. Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy, 1882; in employ of Thomas Whitfield, retail druggist, 1876- 85; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1887; m. Hatta Car- lile, of Pueblo, Colo., Oct. 12, 1893; 1 son. James Carlile. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc. Republic- an. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T.). Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 5332 Harper Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

WHITFIELD, Joseph Henry, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

WHITING, Frederick George, steamship repre- sentative; b. Cheltenham, Eng., June 9, 1856. Since 1875 has been associated with The Cunard Steam- ship Co., and is now mgr. of the western dept. Home: 5112 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 140 N. Dear- born St.

WHITING, George, machinery; b. Athens, Greene Co., N.Y., Apr. 15, 1867; s. lra and Mary A. (Titus) Whiting; ed. high sch, and Souders Business Coll., Chicago; m. Elizabeth Greenwood, of England; m. 2d, Ada R. Matheny, of Springfield, Ill., 1906. In various employments in early life; with Joseph T. Ryerson & Son a number of yrs., resigning as trav- eling salesman about 1891; with Scully Steel & Iron Co., 1891-1902, of which was dir .; organized, May 1, 1902, and since pres. Geo. Whiting Co., mfrs. of machy. Republican. Mason. Home: 131 S. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1719 Elston Av., Chicago.

WHITING, John Hill, mfr .; h. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Oct., 1852; s. John Tolman and Mary S. (Hill) Whiting; ed. pub. schs. of Detroit, Mich .; m. Cincinnati, O., 1883, Carrie F. Spence; children: Florence H., Barbara, Bradford, Jean. Learned foundry business at Detroit, and has been engaged in it since 1871; was supt. of the foundry of Mich. Car Co. at Detroit 20 yrs .; established the Whiting Foundry & Equipment Co., 1891, which later be- came Whiting Foundry Equipment Co., of which is pres. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia. Home: 1362 N. Dearborn St.

WHITMAN, John Lorin, penologist; b. Sterling, Ill., July 23, 1862; s. Platt L, and Helen (Quick) Whitman; ed. pub, schs. and pvt. sem., Sterling, Ill .; m. Anna M. Glennon, of Woodstock, Ill., Nov. 14, 1880. Learned trade of paperhanging and paint- ing and followed that vocation until coming to Chicago, 1889. Was guard and chief clk. Cook Co. Jail, 1890-5, and jailer, 1895-1907; supt. House of Correction, 1907-17; state supt. of prisons of Ill., by appmt. of Gov. Lowden, since May 9, 1917. Dir. Central Howard Assn. of Cook Co .; vice pres. Chi- cago Men's Alliance; mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Mem. K.P., Modern Woodmen of America, Nat. Union. Clubs: Hamilton, Illinois, City. Con- tbr. many articles on criminol. subjects to mags. and newspapers. Recreations: teaching and aiding his charges to better their condition; writing on criminol. subjects. Home: 1363 Lowell Av. Office: State Capitol, Springfield, Il1.

WHITMAN, John Munro, railway official; Aug. 11, 1837-Oct. 28, 1912. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)

WHITMAN, Roland Dare, lawyer; b. Ypsilanti, Mich., June 3, 1877; s. Charles Rudolphus and El- vira (Joslyn) Whitman; grad. Ann Arbor High Sch., 1893; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1897, LL.B., 1899; m. Genevieve Coen, of Chicago, Sept. 5, 1905; 3 daughters: Carol Genevieve, Elvira Joyce, Frances. Admitted to 111. bar, 1899, and since in practice at Chicago; associated in offices of Charles S. Cut- ting, 1899-1902; mem. firm of Helmer, Moulton, Whitman & Whitman. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Zeta Psi. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Law, University, Indian Hill Golf. Recreations: golf, gardening. Home: Church and Hill Roads, Winnetka, Ill. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

WHITMAN, Russell, lawyer; b. Plymouth, Mass., Jan. 17, 1861; A.B., Harvard, 1882; teacher Adams Acad., Quincy, Mass., 1882-4; Columbia Law Sch., 1884-5; (hon. LL.B., Chicago Law Sch., 1897). Ad- mitted to Mass, bar, 1885, Ill. bar, 1886, and since in practice at Chicago; law reporter Chicago Trib- une, 1886-7; law clk. Williams & Thompson, 1887- 91; mem. firm Dent & Whitman, 1891-1906, Whit- man & Miller since 1906. Mem. Evanston Civil Service Commn., 1910-16; mem. Ill. State Bd. Law Examiners, 1908-13. Pres. Civil Service Reform Assn. of Chicago, 1913-16; nominee on non-parti- san ticket for judge Superior Ct. of Cook Co., 1916. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. (vice pres. 1904-5), Law Club (pres. 1906-7), Democratic Club of Evanston (pres. 1916), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Author: Review and Quiz Book for Law Students, 1916. Home: 1334 Asbury Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 35 N. Dearborn 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 236

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