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 239

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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WILLIAMS, Charles A., lawyer; b. at Jefferson, Wis., July 22, 1862; s. Peter H. and Maggie (By- ron) Williams; ed. Normal Sch., Winona, Minn .; LL.B., Univ. of Wis., 1884; m. Agnes Gleason, of Chicago, Apr. 23, 1889; 5 children: Willard L., Viv- ian Marie, and 3 children deceased. Admitted to bar, 1884; practiced at Chicago since 1886; asst. county atty., Cook Co., 1891-2; judge Municipal Court, 1910-16; resumed practice. Lecturer at De Paul Univ., 1914-15. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Wisconsin Society of Chicago. Demo- crat. Mem. Royal League. Club: Iroquois. Home: 3516 Janssen Av. Office: 401 Otis Bldg.

WILLIAMS, Charles A., lawyer; b. Ottawa, Ill., May 1, 1876; s. Luman and Elizabeth ( Braun) Wil- liams; ed. pub. schs., Ottawa, Ill .; Central Normal Sch., Danville, Ind .; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1902; m. Alice Ellsworth, of Ottawa, Dec. 24, 1902; 2 children. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1902; trial atty. for Reed and Rogers, 1902-14; mem. Martin & Wil- liams since 1914; specialist in tax matters; mem. Rep. Co. Central Com., 1914; candidate at primary election, 1916, for mem. Board of Review. Mem.

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in Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Home: 7700 S. Sanga- preaching as supply, 1893-1901; pastor, Evanston mon St. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

WILLIAMS, Clarence J., wholesale and mfg. jeweler; b. Chicago, Nov. 28, 1884; s. Andrew L. and Mary E. (Niesen) Williams; ed. parochial and pub. schs .; St. Ignatius Coll .; m. Barbara J. Wet- zel, of Chicago, July 24, 1907; 3 children: Chester, Harold, Irene. Became identified, 1900, with whole- sale mfg. jewelry business established by father: succeeded with brother to business, 1914, and con- tinues under original title of A. L. Williams & Co. Catholic. Mem. Chicago Sharpshooters' Assn. Rec- reation: motoring. Home: 1818 Berwyn Av. Office: 27 E. Monroe St.

WILLIAMS, Daniel H., M.D .; b. Hollidaysburg, Pa., Jan, 18, 1858; s. Daniel and Sarah Ann ( Price) Williams; grad. Janesville Classical Acad., 1878: M.D., Chicago Med. Coll .. 1883; (LL .. D., Wilberforce Univ., 1908); m. Alice D. Johnson, of Washington, Apr. 2, 1898. Surgeon to South Side Dispensary, Chicago, 1884-92; founded, 1891, and surgeon Prov- ident Hosp .: phys., Protestant Orphan Asylum, 1884-93; surgeon-in-chief to Freedmen's Hosp., Washington, 1893-8; asso. on staff, St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago; prof. clin. surgery, Meharry Med. Coll., Nashville, Tenn., since 1899, Mem. Ill. State Bd. of Health, 1889, reapptd., 1891. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., 9th Internat. Med. Congress; fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, Home: 445 E. 42d St. Office: 3129 Indiana Av.

WILLIAMS, Dixon C., mfr .: b. Yellville, Ark .. May 3, 1859; s. Dixon C. and Mattie (Dillon) Wil- liams; A.B., Cumberland Univ., Lebanon. Tenn., 1876; m. Woodbury, Tenn., 1876, Sallie Mcknight; children: Mai Fare, J. Lester. Resided at Lebanon, 1861-93; was in banking and newspaper business until came to Chicago, 1893; now pres. Chicago Nipple Mfg. Co .; was apptd, postmaster of Chicago by Pres. Wilson, but appmt. failed of confirmation in the U.S. Senate, after a period extending over 11% yrs. Democrat. Elder Ist Presbyn. Ch., Lake View; mem. bd. Presbyn. Training Sch. of Chicago. Odd Fellow. Clubs: Iroquois, Chicago Press, Lake View Men's. Home: 910 Irving Park Boul. Office: 900 W. Lake St.

WILLIAMS, Ednyfed H., lawyer and financial counselor; h. Carnavon, Wales, May 25, 1882; s. of Daniel H. and Annie (Williams) Williams; brought to U.S., 1887; ed. pub. schs., Minneapolis; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1907; post-grad. course Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1908; unmarried. Associated in practice with Master in Chancery Guerin, 1907-8, later becoming partner with M. Henry Guerin and Oliver R. Barrett; practiced alone since May 1, 1916. Mem. bd. dirs. and prof. sales, partnership and domestic relations, Webster Coll. of Law; dir. Talk-Sing Co., Novelty Wire & Iron Co., Royalties Corpn., Pugh Stores Co. (dir. and sec.). Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Chicago Rep. Conv. Com., 1916; asst. to west- ern treas. of Rep. Nat. Com., 1916. Editor-in-chief of "The Hamiltonian," of Hamilton Club, also of "The Tri-Color," of Ill. Athletic Club. Pres. Chi- cago Alumni Delta Chi; mem. bd. dirs. Am. Choral Soc .; sec. Minn. Soc. of Chicago. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Illinois Athletic (dir.), Three Score and Ten (sec.), Strollers, Palette and Chisel, Delta Chi. Residence: Illinois Athletic Club. Office: 1406 Tribune Bldg.

WILLIAMS, Edward Franklin, clergyman; b. at Uxbridge, Mass., July 22, 1832; s. of George and Delilah (Morse) Williams; Revolutionary ances- try; descendant of John Williams: A.B., Yale, 1856, A.M., 1859; B.D., Princeton Theol. Sem., 1861; (D.D., 111. Coll., 1882; LL.D., Wheaton, 1899, Adrian, 1909) ; m. Jane Clarissa Pitkin, of Hartford, Conn., Oct. 24, 1886 (died Oct. 27, 1908). Field agt. of U.S. Christian Commn. 2% yrs. in armies of the Po- tomac and the James; was with the 5th Army Corps during its march through the Wilderness. Ordained Congl. ministry, Oct. 17, 1866; prin. Look- out Mountain Ednl. Instns., 1866-7, Normal Dept., Howard Univ., Washington, 1867; pastor of St. Charles, 1869, Tabernacle Ch., Chicago, 1869-73, South Ch. (formerly Forty-Seventh St. Ch.), Chi- cago, 1873-91; in Europe and the East traveling, and in Univ. of Berlin, 1891-3; lit. work and

Av. Ch., Chicago, 1901-II; since pastor emeritus Wellington Av. Ch., Chicago. Western rep. of Con- gregationalist 28 yrs .; pres. Washingtonian Home, Chicago, 5 yrs .; dir. Chicago City Missionary Soc. Clubs: Congregational, University, Chicago Liter- ary. Home: 1051 Cherry St., Winnetka, Ill.

WILLIAMS, Edward I., real estate; b. Chicago, June 20, 1867; s. Ole and Betsy (Williams) Wil- liams; ed. pub. schs .; unmarried. Formerly credit man and cashier commn, firm of H. L. Brown & Son; entered real estate business, 1900; sold out sub-division known as the Edward 1. Williams addition to Chicago; trustee of Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 1905, re-elected for full term, serving un- til 1912. Republican. Lutheran. Mem. K.P., Royal Arcanum. Address: 624 N. Racine Av.

WILLIAMS, Edwin Cutler, M.D. (See vol. 1911.) WILLIAMS, Elmer Lynn, clergyman; b. Martha, Pa., Jan. 29, 1874; s. George W. and Rachel Jane ( Sedgwick ) Williams; A.B., Dickinson Coll., Car- lisle, Pa., 1904; Northwestern Univ. Div. Sch., Ev- anston, Ill., 1904-5; m. Kathryn Kerr, of Omaha, Neb., Mar. 14, 1906; 2 children: Laura Lynn, Mon- roe Pearre. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1905; pastor Richmond, III., 1905-6, Hermosa Ch., Chicago, 1906- 08, Avondale Ch., 1908-9, Grace Ch., since 1909. Pres. Meth. Brotherhood of Chicago; commr. of the Citizenship Congress of Chicago; mem. Council of Chicago Boy Scouts; sec. Inter-Brotherhood Conf. Com. of Chicago. Home: 159 Locust St.

WILLIAMS, Eugene J., wholesale shoes; b. at West Point, Miss., Feb. 2, 1876; s. Curtis C. and Susie M. (Williams) Williams; ed. pub. schs., West Point; William Jewell Coll., Liberty, Mo .; m. Mae Brown, Johnston, Va., Nov. 5, 1902. Began as stock boy with Hamilton Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, 1894; worked up to house salesman and afterwards Pacific Coast rep. for same concern; mem. of La Prelle, Williams Shoe Co., organized, 1900; sold out interest, and associated with Endicott, John- son & Co., Endicott, N.Y., as Chicago mgr., until 1914; mgr. at Chicago for Internat. Shoe Co., of St. Louis, since 1914; purchased interest in Shaft- Pierce Shoe Co., Faribault, Minn., and is sales mgr. same, and dir. of sales from Chicago office. Demo- crat. Baptist. Elk. Club: Old Colony. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 444 Fullerton Parkway. Of- fice: 189 W. Madison St.

WILLIAMS, Frederick Albert, college prof .; b. New York, Jan. 30, 1855; s. Frederick Albert and Ann Eliza (Brown) Williams; A.B., Univ. of Pa., 1876, A.M., 1879; (Ph.D., Central Coll., 1885); m. Margaret Smith, Apr. 9, 1882. Instr. physics, at Stevens Inst., 1881-3; prof. English, Cornell Coll., 1883-6; prot. English lang. and lit., Wesleyan Coll., 1886-95; prof. same, Crosby Coll., 1895-1902; prof. Latin and English, Univ. of Buffalo, 1902-11. Au- thor: Economical Adjustments, 1913. Address: 949 Lawrence Av.

WILLIAMS, Gardner Stewart, civil engr .; b. at Saginaw, Mich., Oct. 22, 1866; s. Stewart Beach and Juliet Merritt (Ripley) Williams; B.S. in C.E., Univ. of Mich., 1889, C.E., 1899; m. Jessie Benton Wright, of Saginaw, Mich., 1893; children: Harriet Ripley, William Wright. Engr. with Russel Wheel & Foundry Co., Detroit, 1889-93; civil engr. to Bd. of Water Commrs., Detroit, 1893-8; prof. experi- mental hydraulics, Cornell Univ., 1898-1904; prof. civil engring., hydraulic and sanitary engring., Univ. of Mich., 1904-11; consulting engr. Ann Ar- bor, Mich., since 1911, Chicago, since 1914. Apptd. asso. mem. Naval Consulting Bd., 1916; maj. engr., Officers' Reserve Corps, 1917. Home and Office: Ann Arbor, Mich. Branch office: 1018 Corn Ex- change Bank Bldg., Chicago.

WILLIAMS, George Charles, transportation agt. (Removed to Duluth, Minn. (See vol. 1911.)

WILLIAMS, George Philip, clergyman. (See vol. 1911. )

WILLIAMS, Harris F., lawyer; b. nr. Spring- field, Mo., Mar. 1, 1869; s. L. H. and Delinda J. (Skeen ) Williams; classical edn. at Univ. of Chi- cago; legal edn. at Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., but not a graduate of either sch .; m. Marie Owen, of St. Louis, July 20, 1898; 3 daughters: Helen, Jane, Martha. Admitted to 111, bar, 1894. Mem. Ill.

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State and Chicago bar assns. Club: Ill. Athletic. Park, Evanston, Ill. Office: 1315 Monadnock Blk., Author of work on commercial law. Home: 6910 Chicago. Sheridan Rd. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.

*WILLIAMS, Harvey Spencer, grain broker. (See vol. 191].)

WILLIAMS, Hemmerle B., mfr. pianos and or- gans, b. Centerville, la., July 28, 1856; s. John W. and Mary Elizabeth (Bradley) Williams; ed. pub. schs., Centerville; m. Lulu Corkhill, of Bloomfield, la., Feb. 14, 1883; 2 children: John C. (died 1910), Lucy Marie ( Mrs. Emmett Kent). Has been iden- tified entire business career with manufacture of pianos and organs, established by father as J. W. Williams, at Centerville, Ia., 1855; title of firm changed to J. W. Williams & Sons, 1884, and inc., 1889; moved to Chicago, 1893; now vice pres. Wil- liams Piano & Organ Co. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Gen. Conf. M.E. Ch., Omaha, and Baltimore; ex-vice pres. Meth. Social Union. Club: Westmoreland Country. Home: 1940 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, 111. Office: 14 W. Washington St., Chicago.

WILLIAMS, Herbert Evan, president Ill. Bridge Co .; b. Columbus, O., Jan. 9, 1870; s. Evan and Har- riet (Stimson) Williams; ed, at Granville, O. En- gaged in contracting business at Milwaukee, Wis., inany years before coming to Chicago, 1890, to continue in the same line; pres. Ill. Bridge Co. since 1897. Independent in politics. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Union League, Il1. Athletic, South Shore Country ; also Ohio Club of Columbus, O. Recreations: motoring, hunting and fishing. Home: 2243 Calumet Av. Office: Monadnock Blk.

WILLIAMS, Hugh Blake, M.D .; Mar. 12, 1860- Dec. 4, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

WILLIAMS, John Charles, lawyer; May 8, 1873- Sept. 25, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

WILLIAMS, John Falkenburg, surgeon; b. at Centre Co., Pa., May 6, 1837; s. George and Mary (Adams) Williams; ed. pvt. and pub. schs .; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1865. Served as a pvt. in Civil War, Jan .- June, 1862; asst. surgeon 2d U.S. Vol. Inf., Mar .- Dec., 1865; m. Turtle, Wis., Mar. 13, 1867, Frances E. Raymond; 1 daughter, Elizabeth A. (Mrs. H. A. E. Chandler, Tucson, Ariz. ). Prac- ticed at Ashton, Lee Co., III., 1866-9, Chicago since 1869; med. insp. Chicago Bd. of Health for North Div., 1872-7. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Mem. and surgeon Colum- bia Post G.A.R. Episcopalian. Recreations: me- chanics, gardening. Home and Office: 311 Center Street.

WILLIAMS, John Rede, insurance; June 29, 1871-Jan. 21, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

WILLIAMS, Lawrence, president Oliver Type- writer Co .; b. Cincinnati, O., Oct. 23, 1859; s. of Simeon B. and Cornelia Williams; removed to Lake Forest, Ill., 1864; grad. Phillips Acad., Exeter, N.H., 1879; Ph.B., Yale, 1882; m. Adele H. Wheeler, of New York, 1883; children: Cornelia (Mrs. George A. Ranney), Dorothy, Lawrence, Wheeler. Engaged in real estate business, 1882-91; gen. mgr. Glad- stone Co., 1891-6; sec. and treas. Oliver Typewriter Co., 1896-8, vice pres. until 1900, and since then pres. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle; Yale (New York) ; Graduates (New Haven, Conn.). Home: 56 Bellevue Pl. Office: 159 N, Dearborn St.

WILLIAMS, Nathan Wilbur, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 30, 1867; s. John Marshall and Elizabeth Caroline (Smith) Williams; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Elizabeth Mae Cook, of Chicago, Feb. 17, 1894; children: Elizabeth, Bronson. Engaged in real estate business since 1888; now principally occupied with management of estate of John Mar- shall Williams. Republican. Clubs: Evanston, Ex- moor, Onwentsia. Home: 1201 Sheridan Rd., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 205 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

WILLIAMS, Norman, mfr .; b. Chicago, Feb. 23, 1873; s. Norman and Caroline Sherill (Caton) Wil- liams: A.B., Yale, 1896; m. Joan, d. of William J. Chalmers, of Chicago, Dec. 3, 1902. Identified with Chalmers & Williams since organization, 1904, be- coming vice pres. and treas., upon incorporation, 1907. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Home: 199 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

WILLIAMS, Orva Gilson, advertising novelties; b. Salineville, O., Apr. 25, 1865; s. Richard Gilson and Elmira (Frost) Williams; ed. Mt. Union Coll., Alliance, O .; student Cincinnati Law Sch .; m. Jo- sephine Stack Ryan, of Denver, 1894; 3 children: Elsie, Dorothy, Orva Gilson, 2d. In novelty adver- tising business at Coshocton, O., until 1899, since at Chicago; pres. and treas. The O. G. Williams Co. An organizer and Ist pres. Ohio Soc. of Chicago. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, K.T.), Elk, K.P. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Iroquois, Kenwood, Caxton. Home: 6345 University Av. Office: 64 W. Randolph St.

WILLIAMS, Oscar Eugene; b. Henry Co., Ill., Jan. 24, 1856; s. Andrew and Mary (Blair) Wil- liams; ed. pub. schs., Henry Co., Ill .; m. Rock Island, Ill., Nov. 6, 1880, Louise Cass; children: Eugenie, Mabel, Clark, Bernice, Stanley, Gladys. Taught sch., 1874-87; supt, pub. schs., North Hen- derson, Ill., 2 yrs .; engaged in grain business at Woodhull, Ill., 1887-1902; vice pres. W. A. Fraser & Co., grain commn., 1902-10 (resigned), Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Royal Arch Mason. Home: 6350 Ellis Av.

WILLIAMS, Walter Howard, district sales mgr .; b. Camden, N.J., Sept. 29, 1880; s. Arthur Howell and Ida Maria (Milliette) Williams; descendant of Thomas Williams, who came to Phila., Pa., from Austle in Cornwall, 1733, and married Rachel War- ner, whose ancestor, William Warner, came to. America, 1658, from Druycot in the Parish of Blockley-in, Worcestershire, Eng .; grad. Camden High Sch., 1897; grad. elec. engring. course, Drexel Inst., Phila., 1902; m. Amelia Shryock Nicely, of Phila., June 1, 1905; 1 daughter, Virginia. Has been connected with The Electric Controller & Mfg. Co. of Cleveland, O., since 1910; in charge branch office of the company at Chicago since July 1, 1913. Episcopalian. Mem. Electric Club-Jovian League. Elk. Recreations: motoring, golf, fishing. Home: 524 Oakdale Av. Office: 53 W. Jackson Boul.

WILLIAMS, Wilbur Herschel, author. Removed to Boston, Mass. (See Who's Who in America.)

WILLIAMS, William Carver, singer and teacher of singing; b. Kent, O., July 8, 1867; s. Charles Tu- dor and Mary Priscilla (Carver) Williams; student Yale; B.A., Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, O., 1889, M.D., 1892; m. Eliza T. Dunn, of Elmira, N.Y., Aug. 9, 1896; 3 children: Mary Carver, Pris- cilla, Charles Tudor. Began as professional singer and teacher at Cleveland, 1890; removed to Chi- cago, 1892; pres. and dir. Cosmopolitan Sch. of Mu- sic and Dramatic Art; conductor Kankakee (Ill.) Choral Club. Trustee Starrett Sch. for Girls, Mem. Soc. Am. Musicians, Nat. Music Teachers' Assn., Ill. Music Teachers' Assn., Delta Tau Delta. Pres- byterian. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: arch- ery, fishing. Home: 1039 E. 49th St. Studio: Kim- ball Hall.

WILLIAMS, Lynn A., patent lawyer; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Feb. 27, 1878; s. Orren T. and Anna E. (North) Williams; grad. East Side High Sch., Mil- waukee, Wis., 1896; B.S. in Elec. and Mech. En- gring., Univ. of Wis., 1900; fellow Coll. of Engring., same univ., 1900-1, also student in Coll. of Law; m. Helen Harvey, of Madison, Wis., Sept. 23, 1903; 2 children: Lynn A., Jr., Gordon H. Entered office of Charles A. Brown, Cragg & Belfield, Chicago, 1901; admitted to Ill. bar, 1903; mem. Brown & Williams, 1907-12, Brown, Williams, Bell, Hanson & Boettcher, 1912-14, Williams & Bradbury, 1915- 16, Williams, Bradbury & See since May 1, 1916; WILLIAMS, William Erastus, consulting engr .; b. Wernerville, Wis., Sept. 24, 1858; s. William and Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Williams; ed. high sch., Fort Dodge, Ja .; studied civil engring. in pvt. of- fices; read law in offices of Judge E. H. Williams, of Ia .; married. Learned machinist's trade as a dir. Chrono Accounting Co. Mem. Am. Patent Law Assn., Patent Law Assn. of Chicago, Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Sigma Chi, Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: University (Chicago and Evanston) ; Chicago Automobile, Evanston Golf. Recreations: golf, yachting. Home: 568 Ingleside boy; began civil engring. work on railroads, 1878 ;.

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chief engr. Chicago, Hannibal' & Springfield Ry., Elizabeth ( Phimister) Williamson; came to Chica- 1889; began practice as patent solicitor and mech. expert, 1891; engaged in mfr. of matches and match making machinery, 1892-1903; became pres. Auto Machine Works Co., 1899; pres. Williams Biscuit Co., Park Match Co .; expert in patent causes. Has taken out several patents on labor-saving machin- ery. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Spir- itist. Mason. Recreation: study of the science of the mind. Home: 1515 E. 65th St. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul.

WILLIAMS, William Porter, ex-assistant U.S. treasurer, mcht .; b. Pompey, Onondaga Co., N.Y., July 2, 1855; s. Porter B. and Mary H. Williams; grad. Union Coll., 1881; m. 1892, Grace Greenwood Jackson, of Glenwood, Ja .; I son, Porter. Pres. Art Marble Co., Chicago, since 1889; mgr. S. W. Aller- ton Estate since 1914; vice pres. and treas. Pitts- burgh Provision & Packing Co., Pittsburgh Union Stock Yards Co. Was asst. U.S. treasurer at Chi- cago several yrs. following Dec. 20, 1907. Repub- lican; one of the original Mckinley men; delivered first Mckinley speech in Chicago, at Marquette Club banquet, Dec., 1895, published as campaign literature (with several other of his speeches) in 1896; one of organizers, 1896, and chmn. finance com. William Mckinley Business Men's Club; one of organizers and vice pres. Mckinley and Hobart Nat. Wheelmen. Hon. mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn. (toastmaster since 1891). Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Forty (vice pres.), Univer- sity of Evanston, Evanston, Evanston Country. Recreations: golf, tennis, music, horses. Home: 1837 Asbury Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dear- born St., Chicago.

WILLIAMSON, Charles Spencer, M.D .; b. Cincin- nati, O., May 15, 1872; s. William F. and Mary Louise (Spencer) Williamson; B.S., Univ. of Cin- cinnati, 1893; M.D., Med. Coll. of Ohio, 1896; m. Josephine Gillette Stilwell, of Chicago, Oct. 15, 1903; 3 daughters: Mary Josephine, Isabel Gillette, Elizabeth Spencer. Resident physician Cincinnati Hosp., 1896-7; in practice in Chicago since 1901; adj. prof. medicine, Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1901; prof. clin. medicine in same, 1903; asst. prof. dis- eases of stomach, Chicago Policlinic, 1901, prof. same since 1907: consulting physician to Cook Co. Hosp., 1906, and to Cook Co. Instns., 1906; now prof. medicine and clin, medicine and head of the dept., Univ. of III. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Physicians' Club, Chicago Pathol. Soc., Soc. of In- ternal Medicine, Deutsche Medicinische Gesell- schaft, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Nu Sigma Nu. Episcopalian. Recreation: equestrian- ism (charter inem. and Ist sec. Chicago Equestrian Assn.). Contbr. articles on med. topics, among them: The Value of the Loeffler Method of Sputum Examination, Jour. A.M.A., 1912; Treatment of Cir- culatory Diseases (Forcheimer's System), 1913; The Functional Testing of the Cardiac Powers, The Lancet, 1914; Influence of Age and Sex on Haemoglobin, Jour. A.M.A., 1915, and Archives of Internal Medicine, Oct., 1916; The Effects of Exer- cise on the Normal and Pathological Heart, Am. Jour. Med. Sciences, 1915; etc. Editor French's Practice of Medicine, 1910. Home: 1517 Dearborn Parkway. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

WILLIAMSON, Oliver Robison, publisher The Continent; b. Covington, O., May 6, 1871; s. Oliver and Sarah (Robison) Williamson; ed. two terms elementary pub. sch., one term pvt. sch .; m. Nina Marie Bolt, of Chicago, June 26, 1895; I daughter, Ruth. Learned printer's trade; country newspaper business, Ohio, Ala., Ind .; reporter, editorial writer daily papers; mng. editor The Continent, 1910, pub. same since 1912; sec. and mgr. McCormick Pub, Co. Pres. Chicago Presbyn. Social Union, 1914: pres. Western Ch. Press Club; sec. Denominational Pubs.' Assn. of America: dir. Dubuque Coll. and Sem., Chicago Presbyn. Training Sch., Ollvet Inst., Christian Industrial League. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Ohio Soc. of Chicago, Irving Soc. Republic- an. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, LaGrange Country. Recreations: golf, boating. Home: 317 7th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 509 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.

WILLIAMSON, William George, architect; b. at Wick, Scotland, Apr. 19, 1861; s. Robert B. and

go in boyhood; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Alice B. Boyington, of Chicago, Nov. 13, 1881 (now de- ceased) ; m. 2d, Jennie M. Matson, of Chicago, Mar. 26, 1904. Began as a draftsman at Chicago, 1876, and afterward in various cities; formed partner- ship with W. W. Boyington, 1884, as W. W. Boy- ington & Co .; succeeded to the business upon death of Mr. Boyington, 1897. Erected the Columbus Me- morial Bldg., Royal Insurance Bldg., the Ill. State Bldg. at the World's Columbian Expn., bank and ins. bldg. at Dubuque, Ia .; also the Millikin Bank Bldg., Decatur, Ill., Hahnemann Coll. and Hosp., Chicago, and many others. Mem. Chicago Archi- tectural Club. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: sailing. Home: 3901 W. Van Buren St. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.

WILLING, Mark Skinner, capitalist: s. of late Henry J. and Frances (Skinner) Willing; B.A., Yale Univ., 1902; m. Quincy, Ill., Margaret, d. of Robert D. McFadon, of Chicago, Oct. 2, 1905. En- gaged principally in investments involving own estate; mem. firm Cramer & Willing, mine sup- plies. Clubs: Chicago, University, Union League, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, South Shore Country. Home: 630 Rush St. Office: III4 Monadnock Blk.

WILLIS, Lloyd Manley, real estate; b. Liberty, Delaware Co., O., Feb. 17, 1862; s. Jay Bartlett and Lavinia ( Buell) Willis; ed. Galena High Sch. and course at Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; m. Martha D. Broadbent, of Chicago, Oct. 31, 1894; I son, Howe Broadbent. Came to Chicago, 1888, and engaged in real estate business; mem. firm of Willis & Frank- enstein since 1894. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, Kenilworth. Recreations: hor- ticulture, collecting antique furniture, Home: Es- sex Rd., Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

WILLIS, Paul, president Kenwood Bridge Co .; b. East Orange, N.J., Dec. 21, 1863; s. George H. and Harriet T. Willis; M.E., Stevens Inst., Hoboken, N.J., 1885; m. Daisy J. Hubbard, of Chicago, Apr. 12, 1900. In employ Wallace Iron Works, Jersey City, N.J., 1885-6; was with Morison & Corthell, and later with George S. Morison as inspector, draughtsman and engr., 1886-90; with F. W. Bar- ker organized, 1890, the Kenwood Bridge Co., Chi- cago, of which was sec., dir. and engr. until 1908, since pres. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. En- grs. Clubs: Union League, University, Kenwood, Flossmoor Country. Home: 4857 Dorchester Av. Office: 1416, 38 S. Dearborn St.

WILLIS, Thomas Hite, real estate; h. at "Rock Hall," Jefferson Co., W. Va., Nov. 14, 1872; s. Na- thaniel Hite and Jane Charlotte (Washington) Willis; ed. Charles Town (W.Va.) Male Acad .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1900; m. Josephine Bangs, of Louisville, Ky., Oct. 10, 1903; 4 children. Admitted to Ill, bar, Oct., 1901, hut never prac- ticed; mem. firm of Henry H. Walker & Co., real estate, since 1901. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chi- cago Real Estate Bd. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale Golf. Home: Hins- dale, Ill. Office: 201 Tacoma Bldg., Chicago.

WILLISTON, Charles Stoddard, lawyer; b. at Flushing, N.Y., July 21, 1871; prep. edn. pub. gram- mar and high schs., Davenport, Ia .; A.B., Ia. (now Grinnell) Coll., 1893; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1895. Admitted to Ill. har, 1895, and engaged in practice at Chicago; identified with the law firm of Runnells & Burry, 1895-7; then mem. firm of Holt. Freeman & Williston; claims atty, for the Pullman Co. since 1903. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Home: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 400 Pullman Bldg., 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 239

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