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CAMPBELL, Frank James, publisher; b. Pike Co., Ill., 1868; s. Archibald and Elizabeth (Fisher ) Campbell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Emmaline Hawkins, of Scranton, la., June 15, 1893; 1 son, Frank James, Jr. (2d lt. U.S.M.C.). In newspaper work before entering publishing business, 1899; pub. Fine Arts Journal. Republican. Protestant. Club: Illinois Athletic. Recreations: motoring, outdoor sports. Home: 6649 Kimbark Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
CAMPBELL, H(ilary) Erskine, lawyer; b. Hava- na, Ill., Oct. 3, 1876; s. Washington Hilary and Elisabeth (Conwell) Campbell; ed. Racine Coll. Grammar Sch., Univ. Sch., of Wis., Univ. of Chi- cago, Leland Stanford Jr. Univ., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; m. Lorraine, d. Howard J. Decker, of Chicago, June 25, 1901. Admitted to Ill. bar, Oct., 1902; associated first in practice with firm of Parker & Pain; later in office of Charles E. Pain; now mem. firm of Pain, Campbell & Kasper. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf, Edge- water Country. Home: 1066 Berwyn Av. Office: Room 1301, 38 S. Dearborn St.
CAMPBELL, Homer Charles, lawyer, mgr. Re- tail Credit Co .; b. Akron, O., Jan. 19, 1881; s. Jacob Riley and Mary (Begeman) Campbell; grad. Akron High Sch., 1899; A.B., Adelbert Coll., Cleveland, 1903; LL. B., Western Reserve Law Sch., Cleveland, 1905; m. Lottie Durbin, of Cuyahoga Falls, O., Feb.
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:, 1911. Practiced law in Cleveland as mem. Camp- town, la., May 1, 1905 (now deceased). Traveling bell & Waite, 1905-10; became mgr. Cincinnati of- agt. and insp., Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co., 1891-4; chief clk, to lines sales agt., 1894-6. chief clk. to gen. mgr. and to 2d vice pres., 1896-9, Phila. & Reading Ry. Co .; gen. western frt. agt. Phila. & Reading Ry. Co. since 1899, to Central R.R. Co. of N.J. since 1910. Independent Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Sigina Phi. Club: Traffic. Home: Elgin, Ill. Office: 500 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago. fice of Retail Credit Co. (life ins, and individual reports), July, 1910; mgr. same company at Chi- cago since Jan. 1, 1913. Mem. Western Efficiency Soc. Republican. Lutheran. Mason (Lodge, Chap- ter, Commandery, Al Sirat Grotto and Al Koran Temple, all of Cleveland). Clubs: Mystic Athletic, Kiwanis. Recreations: motoring, fishing, golf. Home: 1112 Pratt Doul. Office: 1349-1351 Conway Bldg.
CAMPBELL, James Tweedie, M.D .; b. Whitby, Ont., Can., Nov. 9, 1865; s. James and Rebecca (Tweedie) Campbell; ed. pub, and high schs., Whit- by, Can .; M.B., Univ. of Toronto, Med. Faculty, 1889; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. (New York Univ.), 1889; MI.R.C.S., Royal Coll. Surgeons of England, 1890. Engaged in practice in Chicago since 1890; laryngologist to St. Luke's Hosp., and prof. laryngology, rhinology and otology, Post- Grad. Med. Sch. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill, State Med. Soc., Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngol. Soc. Clubs: University, South Shore Country. Home: 4621 Woodlawn Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Boul.
CAMPBELL, John F., commission mcht .: b. at Hamilton, Ont., Can., Oct, 27, 1864; s. Robert and Annie (McMurray) Campbell; ed. pub. schs. and Collegiate Inst., Can .; m. Laura A. Lindsay, of Toronto, Dec. 21, 1892; 5 children: Stuart McMur- ray, John Harold, Norman Lindsay (deceased), Marion Laura, Ronald Kenneth. Came to Chicago, 1886; with D. B. Scully Syrup Co., 1886-90; book- keeper and pvt, sec. for O'Neill & Williams, whole- sale syrups and molasses, 1890-8; commn. mcht. in groceries, under name of John F. Campbell, 1898- 1910; pres. John F. Campbell Co., wholesale commn. sugar, rice, etc., since 1910. Recreations: fishing, boating. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.
CAMPBELL, John Franklin, oculist, aurist; b. at Thornhill, Ont., Can., Jan. 17, 1864; s. John and Caroline Matilda (Clay) Campbell; M.D., C.M., Vic- toria Coll. (Univ. of Toronto), 1886; L. R.C.P., L.R. C.S., Edinburgh, Scotland, 1890; m. Inez Olds, of Springfield, Ill., Aug., 1908. In practice since 1886; settled in Chicago, 1890. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Author: Education of the Blind in the Public Schools, 1904. Home: 856 E. 65th St. Office: 1823 Field Annex Bldg.
CAMPEELL, John Gailey, M.D .; b. Fonda, N.Y., Dec. 6. 1869; s. of John D. and Mary ( McLaury) ('ampbell; A.B., Hamilton Coll., 1893, A.M., 1896; M.D., Northwestern University, 1896: m. Nelle M. Hawksworth, of Chicago, June 25, 1900; 2 daughi- ters: Margaret, Mary Louise. Interne, St. Luke's Hosp., 1896-8; since then engaged in practice of internal medicine and obstetrics; clinical instr. medicine, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; med. ref- free Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York, and exam- iner for hlo. State Life Ins. Co. Mem. A. M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Physicians' ('lub, Theta Delta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, Nu Sigma Nu. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 7143 Prince- ton Av. Office: 6911 Wentworth Av.
CAMPBELL, John Gladstone, lawyer; b. Whitby, Ont., Can., Jan. 28, 1869; s. James and Rebecca (Tweedie) Campbell; grad. Toronto Univ., 1890; took course in law at Osgood Hall, Toronto, 1890-1; came to Chicago, 1891. Admitted to bar, 1892; as- sociated with the firm of Aldrich, Payne & Defrees, and when that firm was succeeded by Defrees, Brace & Ritter, hecame a partner in the latter; then mem. Defrees, Buckingham, Ritter & Camp- bell, now Campbell & Fischer. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Legal, Law, Chicago Golf, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
CAMPBELL, Ralph Rankin, M.D. Removed to California. (See vol. 1911.)
CAMPBELL, Richard Cobden, railway official; b. Davenport, Ia., Sept. 2, 1866; s. James Daniels and Ada kate (Campbell) Campbell; A.B., Williams Coll . Mass., 1%90; m Maude Goodwin, of Marshall-
CAMPBELL, Robert Willis, lawyer; b. Frank- fort, Clinton Co., Ind., July 30, 1874; s. Joseph C. and Lena (Nicoll) Campbell; B.A., Leland Stan- ford Jr. Univ., 1896; Hastings Coll. of Law, San Francisco, 1897-8; read law in offices of Reddy, Campbell & Metson (father a partner), San Fran- cisco; m. Bertha Gary, of Wheaton, Ill., Sept. 10, 1901; I daughter, Julia Elizabeth. Admitted to Cal. bar, 1899; removed to Chicago, 1904; mem. firm of Knapp & Campbell; gen, counsel Ill. Steel Co. and other corpns .; mem. Ill, State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: University, Union League, Law, Westmore- land Country. Home: 1733 Hinman Av., Evanston. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CAMPBELL, Robert Wilson, secretary Brownell Improvement Co .: b. Phila., Pa., Apr. 21, 1872; s. James Hayden and Theresa (Logan) Campbell; ed. pub. schs., Phila .; Girard Coll., Phila .; unmarried. In the steel and wire business, 1889-98; see. Brown- ell Improvement Co. since 1898, also dir. Mem. Betsy Ross Flag Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Modern Woodmen; Chicago Lodge No. 4, B.P. O. Elks; Loyal Order of Moose. Clubs: Hamilton, Traffic; Old Colony (New York). Recreations: out- door sports. Residence: Strand Hotel. Office: 1220 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
CAMPBELL, William Lorne, druggist; b. Toron- to, Ont., Can., Dec. 23, 1871; s. John and Caroline Matilda Campbell; ed. pub. schs., Toronto, and at- tended Wellesley High Sch., 1885; grad. Ontario Coll. of Pharmacy, 1890; m. Chicago, 1891, Laura Augusta George. Began as druggist in Toronto, 1885, and continued there until after graduation in pharmacy; came to Chicago and in 1896 joined in the organization of the Economical Drug Co., of which was vice pres. until 1916, since pres. and ingr. Presbyterian. Mason (K.P., Shriner), Knight of Khorassan. Club: Mystic Athletic. Recreations: athletic sports. Home: 5300 Blackstone Av. Office: 122 N. State St.
CAMPBELL, William Patterson, safety deposit mgr .: b. Bath, N.Y., Nov. 30. 1846; s. Charles W. and Harriet (Hoyt) Campbell; ed. pub, sch., Bath, N. Y., and Acad, of Canandaigua, N.Y .; m. Chicago, Feb. 13, 1871, Alice Ten Eyck. Was clerk in Pay Dept., U.S.A., during last 2 yrs. of Civil War; clerk in wholesale drug house of Smith, Cutler & Co., Chicago, 1866-8; entered govt. service as ry. postal clerk, Feb., 1868, promoted through grades and be- came asst. gen. supt. in Washington, 1890; re- signed, Feb. 28, 1893, and became connected with Am. Surety Co., in Chicago; connected with that and other surety companies until July, 1901; mgr. Chicago Safe Deposit Co. since Jan. 1, 1902. Re- publican. Mason. Home: 5704 Dorchester Av. Of- fice: 125 W. Monroe St,
CAMPION, John, fire marshal. (See vol. 1911.) CANAVAN, Austin Augustus, lawyer; b. Phila., Pa., Nov. 5, 1852; s. Anthony and Ann ( Hughes) Canavan; removed with parents to Ill., 1857; grad. St. Viator's Coll., Kankakee Co., Ill., 1874; LL.B., Yale Law Sch., 1876; m. Chicago, Dec., 1881, Emma Valliquette. Admitted to bar of Conn., 1876, and to bar of Ill. same year. Catholic, Home: 4512 Indi- ana Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.
CANBY, Caleb Harlan, broker; b. Massillon, O .. Dec. 7. 1556; s. of Caleb and Mary D. ( Preswick) Canby; ed. Brooklyn, N. Y., and Colora, Md .; m. Jane Lynch, of Brooklyn, Nov. 13, 1884; children: Caleb Harlan, Jr., Mary, Joseph L., Lloyd, Stuart M. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1890, and since engaged in commn. business under firm name of C. H. Canby & Co., of which is sr. mem. Was pres. Chicago Bd. of Trade 2 terms, 1914-16; mem, Chi- cago Stock Exchange. Club: Chicago. Home: 4%21 Ellis Av. Office: S Board of Trade.
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CANBY, Caleb Harlan, Jr., commission mcht .; b. for same company. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Inde- Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 20, 1886; s. Caleb Harlan and pendent Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Automobile, Beverly Country. Home: 11228 Longwood Drive. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St. Jane (Lynch) Canby: ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ruth M. Cudney, of Chicago, Apr. 16, 1914. Identi- fied since beginning of active career, 1903, with grain commn. business established by father; now jr. partner C. H. Canby & Co., grain and provisions. Capt. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S. Army, by appmt. of Pres. Wilson, Nov. 6, 1916. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Club: Chicago. Home: 5142 University Av. Office: 8 Board of Trade.
CANDLISH, William James, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
CANFIELD, Mrs. George Edwin, author; see Gordon, Elizabeth.
CANNON, John Cornelius, general mgr. Cregier Signal Co .; b. Chicago, Sept. 11, 1863; s. Cornelius and Ellen (Dooner) Cannon ; ed. Franklin and Jones schs., Chicago, graduating at 14; m. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1890, Anna Redell; children: Irene, Clara. Upon leaving sch., 1877, entered employ of Western Electric Co .; promoted at different periods until, at time of leaving that company, May 18, 1903, was in city trade; with Western Electric Co., altogether, 26 yrs .; mgr. of the Consolidated Fire Alarm Co., 1903-6; gen. mgr. Cregier Signal Co. since 1906. Chmn. Bd. of Election Commrs., July 9, 1906-May, 1909; chief clerk Bd. Election Commrs., May 1, 1909-Dec. 6, 1910; supt. of employment for Commrs. of Lincoln Park, 1911-17; supt. and sec. same, 1917. Represented 26th Ward in Chicago City Council, Apr., 1897-Apr., 1899; candidate for nomination for city clerk, 1911. Republican. Mem. Irish Fellow- ship Club. Recreations: baseball, fishing. Home: 4047 Hermitage Av. Address: Care Commrs. of Lincoln Park.
CANNON, Thomas Henry, lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 23, 1864; s. Thomas and Mary (Walsh) Can- non; ed. pub. schs .; grad. Chicago High Sch., 1881; Chicago Coll. of Law, 1892; m. Catherine A. Mul- len, of Chicago, Aug. 7, 1906. Began practice, 1892; associated, May, 1897, with James H. Poage in firm of Cannon & Poage which still continues. Mem. 111. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Lawyers' Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Chicago Hist. Soc. Re- publican. Catholic. Mem. Catholic Order of For- esters (sec., 1892, and high chief ranger since 1894), Knights of Columbus, Columbian Knights, Royal League, Royal Arcanum, Modern Woodmen; ex-pres. Nat. Fraternal Congress of America. Clubs: Hamilton, 111. Athletic. Home: 4326 Sheri- dan Rd. Office: Stock Exchange Bldg.
CANTELOU, Robert C., wholesale coal; b. in Lowndes Co., Ala., July 4, 1866; s. William LaMar and Josephine (Conolly) Cantelou; ed. pub. schs., Birmingham, Ala .; m. Belle Coben, of Newport, Ky., Sept. 28, 1892; 1 son, Stanley David. Moved with parents to Birmingham at age of 6; began ac- tive career as sec. to Col. J. W. Sloss, pres. Sloss Furnace Co., Birmingham, 1887; traveled succes- sively for Hall Bros. & Co., pig iron (Louisville, Ky.), Forsyth, Hyde & Co. (Chicago), McFarlane & Co. (Louisville), Castner, Curran & Bullitt, whole- sale coal (Phila.), Consolidation Coal Co. (succes- sor to Fairmont Coal Co.); western mgr. Houston Coal Co. since 1907. Protestant. Mason (K.T., Con- sistory, Shrine); mem. O.E.S., Elks, K.P. Club: Chicago Automobile. Recreations: athletic exer- cises. Home: 347 E. 45th St. Office: 700 Old Colony Bldg.
CANTILLON, William David, railway official; Aug. 5, 1861-Dec. 13, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CANTY, Francis James, general atty. London Guarantee & Accident Co .; b. Erie, Pa., July 3, 1862; s. Jeremiah H. and Mary (Hendricks) Canty; ed. Erie (Pa.) pub. schs. up to 1877; Stratford (Ont.) High Sch., 1878; Lawrence Univ., Appleton, Wis., 1879; Milwaukee (Wis.) High Sch., 1880-1; Chicago Coll. of Law, 1893-6; m. Mary H. Coulson, of Wash- ington, D.C., Nov. 23, 1897; children: Francis Coul- son, Mary Loyola, Laura Mercedes. Worked for Wis. Central Ry. and C.,M.&St.P.Ry., in gen. freight and claim offices, and on the road as agent, 1881- 92; last position, 1891-2, in charge of freight for latter ry. in Chicago; with Am. Casualty Co., as adjuster, 1893; had charge of claim dept., London Guarantee & Accident Co., 1893-6; since gen. atty.
CAPITAIN, Henry D., mfr., alderman; b. in Eng- land, 1862; educated in Germany; came to Chicago in 1879; married. Pres. Western Leather Mfg. Co. Alderman of the 25th Ward since 1911; (chmn. lo- cal transportation com.). Republican. Was instru- mental in organizing old Village of West Ridge, and the Ridge Av. Park Dist. and served as clk., trustee and treas. at various times; was sch. trus- tee in old Village of Rogers Park. Was pres. Rog- ers Park Improvement Assn. several terms; vice pres. Ways and Means Com, of North Shore Im- provement Assn. Home: 1508 Estes Av. Office: 184 W. Lake St.
CAPPER, John Sheville, merchant; b. Phila., Pa., Nov 19, 1867; s. Henry and Sarah Jane (Sheville) Capper; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Apr. 25, 1888, Nellie Ebersole; children: Howard Chislett, Emma Bessie (deceased), Marion Nell, Marguerite Ger- trude (Mrs. E. B. Beaver), John Sheville, Jr. Be- gan business career as cash boy with C. W. and E. Partridge; then 5 yrs. with C. R. Harshberger, and 3 yrs. with W. B. Blackman & Bro .; pres. and treas. Capper & Capper of Ill., mfrs. and retailers men's furnishing goods; also pres. Capper & Capper of Minn. ( Minneapolis), Capper & Capper of Mich. (Detroit). Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce (dir. 1917), South West Mich. Breeders' Assn. Demo- crat. Universalist. Mason (Consistory, Shrine). Clubs: Prosperity, Chicago Athletic. Recreations: breeding high grade cattle (Guernsey), books and outdoor diversions. Home: 5652 South Park Av., Chicago; (summer) Roseheath Orchards, Oster- haut Lake, Grand Junction, Mich. Office: 100 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
CAPPS, Joseph Almarin, M.D .; b. Jacksonville, JII., Feb. 28, 1872; s. Stephen R. and Rhoda S. (Tomlin) Capps; A.B., Ill. Coll., 1891; M.D., Har- vard Univ. Med. Sch., 1895; A.M., Harvard Univ., 1897; m. E. Christy Brooks, of Chicago, 1904; chil- dren: Richard, Frances, Robert. Fellow in pathol- ogy, 1895-6, house physician, I yr. (1895), McLean Insane Hosp., Waverley, Mass .; house physician in Boston Lying-In Hosp., 1897; house physician, Mass. Gen. Hosp., Boston, 2 yrs .; in gen. practice in Chicago, since 1897; instr. and asso. prof. medi- cine, Rush Med. Coll., since 1898; asst, visiting physician Presbyterian Hosp .; attending physician Cook Co. Hosp. since 1906. Apptd. Ist It. Med. Re- serve Corps, U.S.A., 1911. Mem. Am. Assn, of Phy- sicians, A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Soc. Internal Medicine. Republican. Club: University. Home: 2532 Prairie Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
CARBAUGH, Harvey Clarence, army officer; b. Fulton Co., Pa., Apr. 11, 1858; s. Jacob and Julia Ann (Verdier) Carbaugh; grad. U.S. Mil. Acad., 1882; grad. Arty. Sch., 1896; m. Ethel Greene, of Brooklyn, N.Y., June 9, 1885 (now deceased) ; 2 children ( both deceased). Commd. 2d lt. 5th Arty., June 13, 1882; 1st lt., Apr. 25, 1888; capt. asst. adj. vols., May 12, 1898; lt. col. judge advocate vols., Nov. 15, 1898; hon. discharged and apptd. maj. vols., serving Apr. 17, 1899-Mar. 28, 1901; capt. 4th Arty., U.S.A., Mar. 2, 1899; maj. judge advocate, Feb. 2, 1901; lt. col., Dec. 18, 1902; col, judge advo- cate, June 14, 1909; retired at own request, over 30 yrs.' service, Feb. 19, 1913. Served as adj. gen. 2d Div., 5th Army Corps, Santiago Campaign, 1898. Supt. of employment for South Parks, Chicago, since Aug. 27, 1913. Admitted to N.Y. bar, 1886. Mem. Alumni Assn. Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. Clubs: Chicago; Army and Navy ( Washington, D.C.); Chevy Chase (Chevy Chase, Md.). Author: Human Welfare Work in Chicago, 1917. Home: Ely Drive, Wheaton, III. Office: E. 57th St. and Cottage Grove Av., Chicago.
CARD, William Dinsmoor, broker. (See vol. 1911.) CARDEN, John, grain dealer; b. Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y., Dec. 10, 1855; s. John and Bridget (O'Con- nor) Carden; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and St. Mary's of the Lake (parochial) ; m. Chicago, Dec. 29, 1878, Ann Reynolds; children: John (deceased), William H., James L., Mary Rosina. Began as a maltster in
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the employ of Union Brewing Co., Chicago, 1871; CARLSON, Anton Julius, physiologist; b. Bo- later, with father, rented a malt house of Doyle huslan, Sweden, Jan. 29, 1875; s. Carl and Hedwig Brewing Co., and operated it for several years; in- terested in the Carden Malting Co., 1880-90; in malting business on own account, 1890-7, which he sold to the Am. Malting Co. in 1897 and was buyer for that corpn. until 1908; mem. firm of Brennan & Carden, commn. mchts., since 1908. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Home: 426 Belmont Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.
CARDONA, Raymond, banker: b. Detroit, Mich., .July 8, 1868; s. Joseph and Eleanor Cardona; ed. St. Patrick's Acad., Chicago; m. Julia O'Connor, of Chicago, June 22, 1890. Engaged in banking busi- ness at Chicago since 1888; now pres. Reliance State Bank (organized 1917). Clubs: 111. Athletic, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Westward Ho Golf. Home: 3026 Washington Boul. Office: Madison St. and Ashland Boul.
CARDWELL, James Robert, president of Union Draft Gear Co .; b. Concord, Va., Oct. 27, 1873; s. Charles Wesley and Dolly Ming (Franklin) Card- well; grad. manual training sch. of Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1893; in. Zonella, d. of W. L. Dur- bin, of Chicago, Mar. 14, 1904; children: Dorothy, Virginia. With Am. Cotton Oil Co., in various ca- pacities, 1893-1905; organized, Apr., 1905, and since pres. Union Draft Gear Co .; also pres. Cardwell Mfg. Co. Has invented a number of devices now in use, including the friction draft gear. Guarantor Northwestern Univ. Republican. Clubs: Union League, City, Western Railway, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 2100 Pratt Av. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
CAREW, James, actor. (See vol. 1911.) CAREY, see also Carry, also Cary.
CAREY, William P., vice pres. Carey-Lombard Lumber Co .; Aug. 25, 1861-Mar. 8, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
CARHART, George Tappen, commission meht .; b. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1871; s. Richard L. and Lucinda .A. (Smith) Carhart; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Sept. 19, 1894, Susie P. Page; 2 daughters: Dorothy Murray, Margaret. After leaving sch. in 1888, en- tered employ of Montague & Co., commn. grain, etc., of which became pres. upon incorporation, 1896; now pres. Carhart-Code-Harwood Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Mason. Home: Waukegan, Ill. Office: 35 Board of Trade, Chicago.
CARLILE, William Buford, postmaster; b. Le- banon, ly., Jan. 21, 1870; s. Charles Robert and Mary Prudence (Spalding) Carlile; ed. pvt. schs., Lebanon, St. Mary's Coll., Ky., and Louisville Busi- ness Coll .; m. Memphis, Tenn., Apr. 26, 1893, Vir- ginia Fontaine. Entered ins, business, 1890, and was apptd. spl. agt., traveling from the home office of the Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York; was made insp. of agencies for the U.S. and Can., 1896, and came to Chicago, 1899, to organize the western spl. dept. and was mgr. Chicago agency, 1900-17; post- master of Chicago since 1917. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Golf, Chicago Yacht, Mid-Day. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: The Post Office.
CARLIN, Nellie (Miss), lawyer; b. at Chicago, June 24, 1869; d. Stephen and Catherine (Smith) Carlin; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Chicago Athenæe- um; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; Chicago Musical Coll .; grad, Chicago Coll. of Law, 1896. Began as stenographer and bookkeeper with J. C. Grant Baking Powder Co., 1892, continuing 2 yrs .; same position with Graham & Sons, bankers, 1894- 95; with Darrow, Thomas & Thompson, and Alt- geld, Darrow & Thompson, lawyers, 1895-1910; pvt. practice, 1910-13; pub. guardian of Cook Co., by appmt. of Gov. Dunne, since May 23, 1913. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Lawyers' Assn. of Ill. (chmn. bd. dirs.), Women's Bar Assn. of Ill. (chmn. board). Pres. Women's Protective Assn .; chmn. municipal courts com. Chicago Polit. Equality League. Club: Woman's City. Author of essays on reform work in courts, and social better- ment that have been published in various mags. Recreations: Irish and philosophical literature. Home: 4314 Vista Terrace. Office: 722 County Bldg.
(Anderson) Jacobson; came to America, 1891; B.S., Augustana Coll., 111., 1898, M.S., 1899; Leland Stan- ford Jr. Univ., 1899-1903, Ph.D., 1902; m. Esther Sheagren, of Rock Island, Ill., Sept. 26, 1905. Asst. in physiology, Stanford Univ., 1903; research asst. Carnegie Instn., 1904; instr., Woods Hole labs., 1904-7; asst. prof. physiology, 1904-9, asso. prof., 1909-16, prof. since 1916, Univ. of Chicago. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem, council and sec. Am. Physiol. Soc .; mem. Soc. Experimental Biology and Medicine. Progressive. Clubs: Quadrangle, City. Contbr. to Am, and German jours. of physiology. Home: 5228 Greenwood Av.
CARLSON, Gustaf Henry, civil engr. and sur- veyor; Apr. 16, 1848-Feb. 10, 1912. (See vol. 1911.) CARLSON, Martin, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.) CARLTON, William Newnham Chattin, libra- rian; b. Gillingham, Kent Co., Eng., June 29, 1873; s. of William Thomas Chattin and Alice Isabel (Newnham) Carlton; came to America, 1882; ed. Holyoke (Mass.) High Sch., 1887-9, Mt. Hermon Sch., Mass., 1890-1; pvt. study, aided by Rev. Sam- uel Hart, D.C.L., 1893-5; (hon. M.A., Trinity Coll., Conn., 1902; L.H.D., Trinity, 1915); m. Sara Hay- den, of East Hartford, Connecticut, June 24, 1903: 2 daughters: Sara Newnham and Patricia Hayden. Assistant in the Public Library at Holyoke, Mass., 1887-90; asst. librarian, Watkin- son Library of Reference, Hartford, Conn., 1892-9; librarian, Trinity Coll., Hartford, 1899-1909, and instr. in English, same, 1901-3; librarian, New- berry Library, Chicago, since July 1, 1909. Mem. A.L.A. (council), Bibliog. Soc. America, Soc. for Advancement of Scandinavian Study, Am. Hist. Assn. Episcopalian. Clubs: Little Room, Cliff Dwellers, University. Publications: A reissue in facsimile of Short Catechism Drawn Out of the Word of God (by Samuel Stone), with intro., 1899; Relation of the Pequot Warres (written in 1660 by Lieut. Lion Gardener), printed from the original manuscript, with hist. intro., 1901; Charles Jeremy Hoadly, LL.D., A Memoir, 1902; Bibliography of the Official Publications of Trinity College, 1824- 1905, 1905; Poems and Letters of Lord Byron, 1911; Origin and Character of the Icelandic Sagas, 1912. Contributor to The Library Journal, Encyclopedia Americana, Educational Review, Modern Language Notes, Bibliographical Society Papers, Home: 2820 Sheridan Rd. Address: The Newberry Library.
CARMACK, Edgar H., life underwriter; b. Mo- nongahela, Washington Co., Pa., July 10, 1852; s. Josiah W. and Margaret Carmack; ed. Pittsburgh (Pa.) pub. schs., Western Univ. of Pa., 1865; m. Clara Vrooman, of Chicago, June 29, 1887. Book- keeper in life ins. office, Mar., 1870; sec. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Chicago, 1873-6; western mgr. Con- tinental Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, 1876-Jan., 1888; with Mutual Life of New York to 1896; with State Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Worcester, Mass., since Feb., 1896, gen. agt. since June 1, 1898. Treas. and dir. Stevens Partition and Floor Deadener Co. Was Democrat until 1896, since then Republican. Epis- copalian. Mem. Life Underwriters of Chicago, Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce, Penna. Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Press (life), Evanston Golf, Germania, Exmoor Country. Recreations: golf, billiards. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
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