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WHITMAN, William Francis, printing business; b. South Bend, Ind., July 10, 1859; s. William G. and Laura Jane (Finch) Whitman; grad. Ann Ar- bor (Mich.) High Sch., 1876, followed 4 yrs. later by 1 yr. at Univ. of Mich .; twice married. In print- ing business during entire active career; pres. Ex- celsior Printing Co., Chicago, since 1890; became pres, and mgr. Federal Printing Co., New York, 1906. Christian Scientist. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: billiards, tennis, motoring. Home: 620 Ash St., Winnetka, 111. Office: 712 Federal St., Chicago.
WHITNEY, Bruce, life ins. Removed to Mil- waukee, Wis. (See vol. 1911.)
WHITNEY, Charles Pratt, insurance; b. Shel- burne Falls, Mass., July 14, 1866; s. John Brooks and Katherine Augusta (Pratt) Whitney; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Creston, Ill., Sept. 12, 1888, Grace Elizabeth Lewis; children: Lewis Husted, Charles Pratt, Jr., Katherine Fay, Gordon. Began as errand boy in ins. agency of Fisher Bros., 1881; became mem. firm Granger, Smith, Miller & Co., 1895, Smith, Miller, Whitney & Barbour, 1897, until that firm, Nov. 1, 1901, consolidated with R. S. Critchell & Co., under firm name of Critchell, Mil- ler, Whitney & Barbour. Dir. State Bank of Evans- ton. Mem. New England Soc., S.A.R. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Wausau- kee, Glen View, Evanston Country, University of Evanston. Recreations: golf, travel, fishing. Home: 1637 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
WHITNEY, Edward Samuel, lawyer. Removed to New York. Address Forty-Second Street Bldg., New York. (See vol. 1911.)
WHITNEY, John B., wholesale clothier. (See vol. 1911.)
WHITNEY, Loren Harper, lawyer; 1834-1912. (See vol. 1911.)
WHITNEY, Max Hanson, lawyer; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)
WHITMAN, Lloyd Charles, lawyer; b. Ypsilanti, WHITNEY, Robert Edwin, department mgr. New York Life Ins. Co .; b. Indianapolis, Sept. 9, 1865; Mich., June 2, 1875; s. Charles Rudolphus and El- vira (Joslyn) Whitman; grad. Ann Arbor High s. Charles Carroll and Marion (Clarke) Whitney;
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grad. pub. schs., New York, 1879; student Coll. City of New York 2 yrs .; m. Louise E. Landon, of Bor- dentown, N.J., Feb. 16, 1898; 1 child, Dorothy Lan- don. With New York Life Ins. Co. since beginning of active career, 1883; apptd. mgr. seaboard dept., same company, June 1, 1892; insp, of agencies and in charge Japan, China and Philippines, Jan. 1, 1901; in charge of great central dept., headquar- ters Chicago, since May 1, 1907. Republican. Epis- copalian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, University of Evanston, Evanston Country, Evanston Golf. Home: 425 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill. Office: New York Life Bldg., Chicago.
WHITON, Lander Kirke, broker; June 11, 1868- Aug. 10, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
WHITTIER, Charles Comfort, consulting engr .; b. Somerset Co., Me., Dec. 10, 1876; s. Philander Coburn and Laura Ann (Taylor) Whittier; B.C.E., Univ. of Me., 1899; m. Leonore Arlie Leuckel, of Chicago, Sept. 2, 1908. Asst. engr. maintenance of way, B.&M.R.R., Boston, 1899-1900; asst. engr., Southwestern R.R. of Ariz., Bisbee, Ariz., 1900-1; consulting engr. for Robert W. Hunt & Co., engrs., Chicago, since 1901. Chief engr. and asst. gen. mgr. Zeigler (111.) Coal Co., 1905-7; treas. and gen. mgr. Robert W. Hunt & Co., Ltd., engrs., 1913-15. Specialist on valuation of physical property and upon the quality and quantity of coal, iron, zinc and lead deposits in the U.S. and Can. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., Phi Gamma Delta. Mason. Clubs: En- gineers' (Chicago, and Montreal, Can.). Home: 6025 University Av. Office: Ins. Exchange.
WHITTIER, Clarke Butler, professor law. Re- moved to Stanford University, Cal. (See Who's Who in America.)
WHYTE, George Stuart, mfr. wire rope; b. at Crossgates, Fifeshire, Scotland, Mar. 20, 1867; s. George and Isabella (Primrose) Whyte; ed. com- mon schs. in Scotland, and business course in Chi- cago evening schs .; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 15, 1890, Anna A. Jessel; 1 son, Jessel Stuart. Was 7 yrs. stenographer and salesman with the Wash- burn & Moen Mfg. Co .; in 1897, with F. B. Ma- comber, engaged in mfr. of wire rope and is now pres. of the Macomber & Whyte Rope Co. Mem. Iron and Steel Inst. of Great Britain. Mem. St. Andrew's Soc. of Ill. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Kenosha Country. Home: Kenosha, Wis. Office: 507 S. Clin- ton St., Chicago.
WICKES, Pere L., Jr., insurance. (See vol. 1911.) WICKETT, Frederick H., lawyer; b. Olsworthy, Devonshire, Eng., June 23, 1868; s. Richard and Jane (Hooper) Wickett; taken to Canada by par- ents in 1871; ed. Ontario, Can .; read law in office of Colin MacDougall, Q.C., St. Thomas, Ont .; m. Alice Wiswell, of Morgan Park, III., May 1, 1893; 3 chil- dren: Kenneth, Dorothy, Marjorie. Came to Chi- cago, 1890, as atty. for N.P.R.R.Co., with which re- mained until 1893; since then engaged in corpora- tion practice; now counsel for various corporations and banks; mem. law firm Wickett, Walker & Wegg. Dir. Drexel State Bank, Chas. Herendeen Milling Co., Chicago Reduction Co .; chmn. of bd. South Side Brewery Co. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State bar assns. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Midlothian Country, Chicago Golf, Kenwood, South Shore Country. Recreations: motoring, golf. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.
WICKS, Seth, M.D .; b. Hartford, Kan., Aug. 27, 1879; s. Mark and Elnora (Pugh) Wicks; prep. edn. Akron (Ind.) High Sch .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1903; m. Florence Wynekoop, of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1903; 2 children: Helen Jo- sephine, Mark. Practiced at Chicago since 1903. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., North Shore Surg. Soc., Alpha Kappa Kappa. Re- publican. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Club: Edgebrook Country. Home: 1207 Wilson Av.
Lumber Co. and the Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. since 1888; now treas, of the first-named company and sec. of the Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. Mason (Shriner). Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Palette and Chisel, Chicago Etchers'. Evanston Golf. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 1030 Michigan Av., Evans- ton, III. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
WIEHE, Christian Frederick, lumberman; b. Chi- cago, Sept. 6, 1862; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, 1887, Katherine Hines (now deceased); children: Trude A., Hazel Marion, Charles Edward (deceased). Be- gan lumber business, 1880, with H. Witbeck Co .; later with S. K. Martin Lumber Co., and in 1892 was one of the incorporators of the Edward Hines Lumber Co., of which is now sec. and dir .; also sec. and treas. Lumbermen's Mill Co. and other corpns. Pres. Builders' and Traders' Exchange; dir. Illinois Mfrs.' Assn .: mem. exec. com. for Ill. Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway Assn .; dir. Chicago Band Assn. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, Builders', Illinois, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country. Recre- ation: motoring. Home: 1520 Jackson Boul. Office: 2431 S. Lincoln St.
WIELAND, Frank, M.D .: b. Mt. Gilead, O., Mar. 4, 1869; s. Phillip and Magdalena (Schuerrle) Wie- land; A.B., Buchtel Coll., Akron, O., 1890, A.M., 1896; M.D., Hering Med. Coll., Chicago, 1896; m. Anna Goorley, of Mt. Gilead, O., June 17, 1896; 2 children: Robert Stafford, John Hiller. Practiced at Chicago since 1896; prof. genito-urinary dis- eases, Hahnemann Med. Coll., since 1904; med, dir. Montgomery Ward & Co. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Home. Med. Assn., Chicago Home. Soc., Delta Tau Delta (pres. 1901-7), Phi Alpha Gamma (pres. Alumni Chapter). Universalist. Author: College Men and Social Evils, 2d edit., 1912. Home: 4443 Michigan Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
WIENHOEBER, Ernst, florist; h. Hanover, Ger- many, Dec. 21, 1851; s. George William and Emilie (Engelhardt) Wienhoeber; ed. in old country; m. Helena Rincker, of Lexington, Ill., July 30, 1876; children: George William, Edna Charlotte, William Herman. Came to America, 1865; engaged in flo- rist business at Chicago since 1881; pres. Ernst Wienhoeber Co .; dir. Florist Pub. Co. Dir. Uhlich's Orphan Asylum. Mem. Ill. State Florist Soc., Hor- ticulture Soc. of Chicago (vice pres.), Art Inst. of Chicago (life). Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Florist, Boh o' Link Golf. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 16-28 E. Elm St., Chicago.
WIERSEMA, Asa, banking; b. Chicago, Oct. 7, 1879; s. of Frederick and Elizabeth (Glassman) Wiersema: ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Chicago Business Coll .; m. Alice M. Bjornberg, of Chicago, Feb. 6, 1912; 1 son, Harold A. Has engaged in banking business, title of Roseland Bank ( Wierse- ma & Son), since 1900; business established by father in 1891. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Democrat. Mem. Reformed Ch. of America. Clubs: Cook County Bankers', South Side Bankers'. Home: 11352 Prairie Av. Office: 11106 Michigan Av.
WIGGIN, Twing Brooks, M.D .; b. Allegheny City, Pa., Jan. 8, 1865; s. Richard and Rebecca Howe (Johnson) Wiggin; student Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, Tenn., 1883; M.D., Coll. of Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1886; post-grad, courses at New York Post-Grad. Sch., London, Vienna, and Johns Hopkins; m. Louise Adele Merril, of Janesville, Wis., Nov. 23, 1887. Began practice at Chicago, 1886; prof. physiology, Am, Dental Sch., 1889-94; prof. physiology and gen. pathology, Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., since 1894; prof. physiology, 1896-9, prof. microscopical and chemical diagnosis, 1899-1901, adj. prof. practice of medicine and clini- cal medicine since 1901, prof. physical diagnosis since 1908, Coll. of Phys, and Surg .; mem. asso. staff of phys. to Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Chi- cago and Ill. State med. socs. Republican. Bap- tist. Author: Outlines of Physiology; Lectures on Pathology; etc. Clubs: Physicians', South Shore Country. Home: 442 E. 48th St. Office: 30 N. Mich- igan Av.
WIEDEMAN, Charles Frederick, lumber dealer; b. Chicago, Mar. 30, 1872; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mar- WIGGINS, John Benjamin, engraver and sta- tioner; b. Chicago, Nov. 14, 1842; s. William and Eliza (Swaine) Wiggins; ed. pub. schs .; m. Sarah garet Spence Mackenzie, of Chicago, Sept. 20, 1904; 2 children : Constance Margaret, Charles Frederick, Jr. Has been identified with the Paepcke-Leicht Jane Kirby, of Worcester, Mass., Dec. 25, 1866;
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children: James Kirby, Maud ( Mrs. M. L. Pratt),
WILBUR, Jacob Herrick, grain commn .; Sept. Mrs. Mabel Stanton, Genevieve (Mrs. George L. 30, 1833-Nov. 30, 1916. (See vol. 1911.) Franklin), Arthur Davis, Frederick Taylor. Has been identified with printing and stationery husi- ness since 1857; pres, and treas. The John B. Wig- gins Co., inc., 1902; pres. The Seminole Develop- ment Co. Mem. Nat. Assn. Stationers and Mfrs., Nat. Assn. Steel and Copper Plate Engravers, Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Windsor Golf, Seminole Country. Recrea- tions: golf, fishing, hunting. Home: 4625 Green- wood Av. Office: 1104 S. Wabash Av.
WIGGLESWORTH, Albert Wesley, machinery; b. Walworth, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1872, s. Albert W. and Ella M. (Griswold) Wigglesworth; prep. edn. high sch., Palmyra, N.Y .: M.E., Cornell Univ., 1893; m. Helen Gifford, of Newark, N.J., Dec. 31, 1895; chil- dren: Albert G., James D., Robert G., Thomas S., Helen. Began as machinist in C.,B.&Q.Ry. shops at Havelock, Neb. ; chemist, Utah Sugar Co. (Lehi, Utah), 1893: engr. at Engenie Teresa, Manzanilla, Cuba, 1804-5; became elk, in 1895, salesman, 1896, mgr., 1902, dir. and treas., 1905, Hill, Clarke & Co .; pres. Universal Boring Machine Co. and Chicago Machine Tool Co. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Wilmette Country, North Shore Golf. Recreations: motor- ing, golf, tennis, Home: 426 Central Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 625 W. Washington St., Chicago.
WIGGS, George Washington, grain broker. (See vol. 1911.)
WIGHT, Byron William, lawyer; b. in Lagrange Co., Ind., Apr. 5, 1864; s. Elias and Sophia Ann (Telfer) Wight, grad. Lagrange High Sch., 1883; removed to Chicago, 1885: grad. business coll., Chi- cago, 1886; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1903; m. Margaret Luella Moore, of Goshen, Ind., Dec. 28, 1892. Credit mgr. Devoe & Raynolds Co., 1887- 95; with Peter Van Schaack & Sons, wholesale drugs, 1895-1903; admitted to bar, 1903. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Delta Chi. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Recreation: travel. Home: 5540 Cornell Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
WIGHT, Peter Bonnett, architect; b. New York, Aug. 1, 1838; s. Amherst and Joanna G. (Sander- son ) Wight; A.B., Coll. City of New York, 1855; in. Marion Onley, of Norwich, Eng., Mar. 19, 1882. Practiced architecture, New York, 1861-71, Chica- go, since 1871; sec. Ill. State Bd. Examiners of Architects, 1897-1914. Editor the Fireproof Maga- zine, 1904-8. Fellow A.I.A. (pres. Ill. Chapter, 1911); sec. Municipal Art League of Chicago, 1900- 05. Contbr. to architectural and other jours. Home: 1225 E. 47th St.
WIGHTMAN, Charles Addison, real estate. (See vol. 1911.)
WIGMORE, John Henry, dean law school; b. San Francisco, Mar. 4, 1863. s. of John and Harriet (Joyner ) Wigmore; A.B., Harvard, 1883, A.M., LL.B., 1887: (LL. D., Univ. of Wis., 1906, Harvard, 1909) ; m. Emma Hunt Vogl, of Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 16, 1889. Practiced at Boston, 1887-9; prof. Anglo-Am. law, Keio Univ., Tokyo, Japan, 1889-92: prof. law since 1893, dean faculty of law since Sept., 1901, Northwestern Univ. Pres. Am. Inst. Criminal Law and Criminology, 1909-10. On staff judge advocate gen. U.S.A. with rank of maj., 1917. Apptd. mem. U.S. sect. of the Internat. High Com- mn. Author or editor of a number of legal works, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 207 Lake St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 31 W. Lake St., Chi- cago
WILBER, Marshall D., treasurer Wilber Mer- cantile Agency, b. Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Nov. 19, 1864: s. John D. and Jennie M. (Marshall) Wilber; attended pub. schs., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and To- wanda, Pa., and grad. Eastman Business Coll., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1883; m. Chicago, June 19, 1888, Isadora Ludlow Runyon; 2 daughters, Marcia Dodge and Jeannette Runyon. Entered the service of the Wilber Mercantile Agency, Chicago, upon leaving sch., 1883: became treas, upon its incorpo- ration, 1890, and its gen. mgr. shortly thereafter. Commodore Chicago Yacht Club, 1904-5. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Recreation: yachting. Home: 5757 Woodlawn Av. Office: Ashland Blk.
WILCE, E(dmund) Harvsy, lumber; b. Chicago, Dec. 6, 1862; s. Thomas and Jane (Carlisle) Wilce; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chicago, 1903, Mrs. Dor- othy Deming ; 1 son. At age of 15 entered father's office as clk .; hecame partner, 1883, and since 1897 has been pres, the T. Wilce Co., mig. hardwood flooring. Was vice pres. Lumbermen's Exchange, 1890; dir. Chicago Hardwood Dealers' Assn .; mem. Builders' and Traders' Exchange, Clubs: Builders', Hamilton, Illinois, Home: Empire, Mich. Office: 2209 Throop St., Chicago.
WILCE, George Carlisle, lumber: b. at Chicago, Dec. 7, 1864; s. Thomas and Jane (Carlisle) Wilce: ed. pub. schs. and in Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Mar. 14, 1910, Maxine Patenaude. Began in lumber trade, 1878, as asst. in the business owned by his father; now vice pres. and treas. T. Wilce Co., mfrs. hardwood flooring, etc. Dir. Kas- par State Bank. Mem. Lumbermen's Assn., Build- ers' Club, Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Club: Illinois Athletic. Republican. Methodist. Recrea- tion: motoring. Home: 1704 E. 56th St. Office: 2209 Throop St.
WILCE, Thomas Ernest, lumber; b. at Chicago, Feb. 14, 1867; s. Thomas and Jane (Carlisle) Wilce; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and business coll. At age of 17 entered the business of his father; became sec. T. Wilce Co., mfrs. hardwood flooring, etc., 1898. Baptist. Home: 1639 W. Harrison St. Office: 2209 Throop St.
WILCOX, Charles Edward, wholesale grocer; b. Elgin, 111., Apr. 23, 1851; s. Daniel S. and Sarah A. (Ballard) Wilcox; ed. grammar schs., Elgin, and Elgin Acad .; m. Emma Pattison, of Janesville, Wis., Nov. 30, 1871; 3 children: Nellie M. (Mrs. John R. Washburn), Sadie W., Nanie (deceased). Began as bookkeeper Phoenix Iron Works, 1871-4; with Shearer & Parsons, wholesale grocers, Chi- cago, 1874-80; engaged in grocery business, Du- rango, Colo., 1880-4; became identified with firm of Sprague, Warner & Co., wholesale grocers, Chi- cago, Aug., 1884, of which has been vice pres. since 1915; also dir. Downey, Farrel Butterine Co., Pa- cific Am. Fisheries. Republican. Universalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country. Recre- ation: golf. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 600 W. Erie St., Chicago.
WILCOX, Fred Wallace, mfr .; b. Surrey, N.H., Sept. 1, 1864; s. George H. and Celudy (Tufts) Wilcox; came to Ill. in childhood; ed. pub. schs .; m. Margaret Muir, Chicago, Dec. 18, 1887; 1 daugh- ter, Margaret. Began in the shops of W. W. Wil- cox & Co., mfrs. ry. supplies, Chicago, 1880; firm was incorporated as W. W. Wilcox & Co., 1908, of Which became pres .; also vice pres. Wilcox & Har- vey Mfg. Co .; now treas. Nat. Metallic Sash Co. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Westward Ho Golf, Oak Park. Recreation: golf. Home: 319 Wes- ley Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 2012 W. Kinzie St., Chicago.
WILCOX, George Guy, retired lumberman. (See vol. 1911. )
WILCOX, Guy Maurice, physicist; b. at Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 2, 1870; s. Charles Edward and Abbie Ripley ( Reynolds ) Wilcox; A.B., Carleton Coll., Northfield, Minn., 1891; A.M., Univ. of Wis., 1902: m. Lillian Eliza Spencer, of Northfield, Aug. 15, 1893; 4 children: Maurice L., Margaret S., Ruth L., Dorothy. Prin. high sch., Faribault, Minn., 1894-6: instr. science, high sch., Albert Lea, Minn., 1896-1900; instr. physics, Univ. of Wis., 1901-3; prof. physics, Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago, since 1903. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Physical Soc. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 5225 Ingleside Avenne.
WILCOX, Henry Seward, laundry machinery; b. Albany, N.Y., Dec. 23, 1861; s. Gaylor Sheldon and Margaret Witt ( Wilson) Wilcox; ed. pub. schs .; m. Katherine Brownell, of Troy, N.Y., June, 1887; 1 daughter, Gretchen (Mrs. Robert W. Martin). Con- nected with Troy Laundry Machinery Co., Ltd., since 1882; held various positions, coming to Chi- cago as treas. and gen. mgr., 1901; became pres. and treas., 1913. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Founders and Patriots of Amer-
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ica, S.A.R. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chi- 1908-9; m. Caroline Smith Peabody, of Columbus, cago Athletic, Glen View Golf, South Shore Coun- try; Union League (New York). Residence: Black- stone Hotel. Office: LaSalle and 23d Sts.
WILCOX, John William, merchant; b. Allens- ville, O., Aug. 31, 1847; s. Dr. Joseph and Mary J. (McClanahan ) Wilcox; ed. pub. schs .; entered Union Army, Nov. 12, 1863, at 16 yrs. of age, and served 11 mos .; taught in pub. sch. 11% yrs. after leaving army; m. Hamden, Vinton Co., O., Sept. 29, 1871, Mary E. Hurtt; 2 children (both deceased). Began as clk. in country store; operated gen. store, at Hamden, Springfield, and Marysville, Union Co., O., 1872-84; removed to Pratt, Kan .; organized, and was cashier of the Farmers & Merchants Bank; with Pond's Extract Co., of New York, at Montreal, Can., and afterward at Chicago; resigned, 1897, and became sec. and treas. C. M. Barnes Co. which, in 1908, changed to C. M. Barnes-Wilcox Co., whole- sale sch. and coll. text books. Republican. Pres- byterian. Club: City. Recreations: reading, walk- ing. Home: 5029 Kenmore Av. Office: 1018 S. Wa- bash Av.
WILCOXON, Howard Thomas, lawyer; b. Free- port, Ill., Jan. 11, 1869; s. Thomas D. and Ellen E. (Mennig) Wilcoxon; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1893; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1896; m. Faerie D. Bartlett, of Evanston, Ill., May 17, 1899; 2 chil- dren: John T. (deceased), Elizabeth. Engaged in law practice since 1897; now asst. gen. solicitor Pullman Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Evanston. Home: 1030 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 400 Pullman Bldg., Chicago.
WILCZYNSKI, Ernest Julins, college prof .; b. Hamburg, Germany, Nov. 13, 1876; s. of Max and Friederike (Hurwitz) Wilczynski; A.M., Ph.D., Univ. of Berlin, 1897; m. Countess Ines Macola, of Verona, Italy, Aug. 9, 1906. Computer, Nautical Almanac Office, Washington, 1898; instr. math., summer session, Columbian (now George Washing- ton) Univ., 1898; instr., asst. prof. and asso. prof. math., Univ. of Cal., 1898-1907; asso. prof. math., Univ. of III., 1907-10; asso. prof. math., 1910-14, prof. since 1914, Univ. of Chicago. Research asst. and asso., Carnegie Instn., 1903-5; lecturer New Haven Colloquium, 1906. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Math. Soc. (ex-mem. council, ex-vice pres., asso. editor Trans., since 1898), Circolo Matemat- ico di Palermo; laureate, Royal Belgian Acad. Sci- ences; mem. Sigma Xi. Club: Quadrangle. Author several vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 5638 Kenwood Av.
WILD, Harrison Major, organist, conductor; b. Hoboken, N.J., Mar. 6, 1861; s. Thomas Samuel and Georgina Hannah Wild; mus. edn. under Arthur J. Creswold, and, 1878-9, at Leipzig; studied in Chi- cago, 1879-83; m. Gertrude Younglove Cornell, of Chicago, Oct. 29, 1884. Five yrs. organist Ascen- sion Ch., Memorial Ch., 1 yr., at Unity Ch., 13 yrs., now at Grace P.E. Ch., Chicago. Conductor since Dec., 1895, Mendelssohn Mænnerchor; also conduc- tor of Apollo Club, Chicago, Mem. Chicago Manu- script Soc., Am. Guild of Organists, New York; etc. Home: 3263 Groveland Av. Office: 304 S. Wa- bash Av.
WILD, John Daniel, real estate, lawyer; b. New- port, Vt., Jan. 24, 1875; s. Edward Payson (D.D.) and Ruth Sibley (Nichols) Wild; prepared for coll. at Burr and Burton Sem., Manchester, Vt .; A.B., Williams, 1895; m. Fanny Eggleston, of Man- chester, June 19, 1901; 2 children: John D., Jr., Frances. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896, and since prac- ticed at Chicago; associated with Hoyne, Follans- bee & O'Connor, 1896-9; counsel for Henry A. Knott & Co., and Knott, Chandler & Co., 1899-1908; mem. Chandler, Hildreth & Co. since 1908; treas, and dir. Southern Ill. Improvement Co., First Realty Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce, Delta Upsilon. Unitar- ian. Clubs: University, Chicago Literary, Calumet Country, Recreation: golf. Home: 5344 Dorchester Av. Office: 56 W. Washington St.
WILD, Payson Sibley; b. North Craftsbury, Vt., May 25, 1869; s. Edward Payson (D.D.) and Ruth Sibley (Nichols) Wild; prep. edn. St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Acad .; A.B., Willlams, 1891; grad. student Univ. of Chicago, 1904-8, fellow in classical dept.,
O., Aug. 21, 1895; 2 sons: Seargent P., Payson S., Jr. Instr., 1892-6, headmaster, 1896-8, St. John's Sch., Manlius, N.Y .; dean Princeton-Yale Sch., Chi- cago, 1898-1902; asso. prin. Harvard Sch., Chicago, 1902-4; now engaged in spl. hist. and classical re- search. Pres. Southern III. Improvement Co. Mem. Classical Assn. of Middle West and South, Delta Upsilon, Clubs: Chicago Literary, Quadrangle, City, Cliff Dwellers. Home: 5533 University Av.
WILD, Theodore, Jr., oculist, aurist; b. Chicago, Nov. 17, 1875; s. of Theodore and Louise (Fritze) Wild; ed, grammar and high schs., Chicago; Ph.G., Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Pharmacy, 1893; M.D., Rush Med. Coll. (Univ. of Chicago), 1898; post- grad, work New York and univs. of Vienna and Berlin; m. Emiliè Louise Freund, of Chicago, Oct. 1, 1901. Practiced at Chicago since 1898; oculist to German Hosp. since 1913. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Deutsche Medizinische Gesellschaft (Chicago), Nu Sigma Nu. Clubs: Germania, Ger- man. Residence: Kellshore Hotel, 738 Irving Park Boul, Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
WILDE, Arthur Herbert, college prof. Removed to Neednam, Mass. (See Who's Who in America.)
WILDER, John Emery, business man; b. Lan- caster, Mass., Apr. 16, 1861; s. Charles Lewis and Harriet Ellen ( Harris) Wilder; B.S., Mass. Agrl. Coll., 1882; m. Laura Hurlbut, of Oak Park, 111., Apr. 14, 1886; children: Lawrence Russell, Emory Hurlbut, Lois, Antoinette. Began as clerk for Wilder & Hale, Nov. 1, 1882; became salesman, 1883, partner, 1886, name of firm changed, 1887, to Wilder & Co. (bro., Thomas E., sr. mem.), tanners and leather mchts .; vice pres. since incorpn., Dec. 31, 1906; pres. Wilder Tanning Co., Waukegan, Ill .; dir. and vice chmn. J. W. & A. P. Howard Co., Ltd., Corry, Pa .; dir. Nat. City Bank of Chicago. Trus- tee Beloit Coll. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Glen View. Home: 1211 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 226 W. Lake St., Chicago.
WILDER, Loren, M.D., surgeon; b. nr. Gridley, Livingston Co., Ill., Jan. 21, 1873; s. Edson Llew- ellyn and Jane (Watson) Wilder; ed. Eureka (Ill.) Coll .; Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal Sch .; Pontiac High Sch .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1901; m. Mae Cody, of Detroit, Mich., Feb. 20, 1907 (died 1916). First med. practice began with corpn. surgery at Halsted and Harrison Sts .; work has been mostly confined to surgery ever since; has done a great deal of brain surgery and considerable experimen- tal work along that line; mem. staff Robert Burns Hosp .; mem. surg. staff Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Mem. A.M.A., III. State and Chicago med. socs. Democrat. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Mem. Union Park Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Fair- view Chapter; Woodlawn Council; Montjoie Com- mandery, K.T .; Knights of Pythias. Club: Mystic Athletic (ex-pres.). Recreations: outdoor athletics. Home: 4729 N. Drake Av. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
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