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 4

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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AGAR, James Scanlon, packer; b. Chicago, May 17, 1864; s. John and Ellen (Scanlon) Agar; ed. Lincoln (pub.) sch., Chicago, to 1878; m. Chicago, Sept. 15, 1887, Minnie A. Dye; children: Eleanor, Ruth, John, Louise, Kathryn. After leaving sch. was 5 yrs. in employ of Nat. Bank of Ill. In 1885 formed firm of Agar Brothers (with William G. Agar), wholesale dealers in meats, until 1899, when consolidated with the Agar-Marshall Pack- ing Co., under style of Agar Packing Co., of which has since been vice pres. and treas .; also pres. Western Packing & Provision Co. Home: 1316 Madison Park. Office: 310 N. Green St.

AGAR, John, packer; b. Carlow Co., Ireland, Oct. 3, 1838; s. John and Mary ( Hollingsworth) Agar; ed. by private tutor; m. in Ireland, 1862, Ellen Scanlon; children: James S., William G., Woodbury S., John T., Ellen. Established in 1869 as a pork packer and sausage mfr .; now pres. Agar Packing Co. Home: 416 Arlington Pl. Office: 310 N. Green St.

AGEE, Joseph Alvey, coal merchant. (See vol. I9II.)

AGLER, Oliver Oscar, lumber; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)

AHERN, Mary Eileen, editor; b. on farm nr. In- dianapolis, Ind .; d. William and Mary (O'Neill) Ahern; grad. Spencer ( Ind.) High Sch., 1881; Cen- tral Normal Coll. of Ind., 1882; Library Sch., Ar- mour Inst. Tech., Chicago, 1895-6. Teacher pub. schs. of Bloomfield, Spencer and Peru, Ind .; asst. state librarian of Ind., 1889-93, state librarian, 1893-5; an organizer, 1896, and since editor, "Pub- lic Libraries" (library jour.). Lecturer In several library schs. and before assns., clubs, etc. Organ- izer Ind. Library Assn. (sec., 1889-96) ; an organ- izer, 1896, and sec., 1896-1907, library dept., N.E.A. Fellow Am. Library Inst .; life mem. A.L.A .; mem. Ill. Library Agsn., Chicago Library Club, Am. Peace League, Nat. Playgrounds Assn., Nat, Assn.

APFELD, Charles Ernest, Insurance; b. Stettin, Prussia, Mar. 10, 1843; s. Carl Gottlieb and Louise Agnes (Dinse) Affeld; came to Chicago, Oct., 1847; attended Dearborn Sch. and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; clerked in drug store 1 yr. and in law office of Arrington & Dent; enlisted in Bat- Charities and Correction. Clubs: Chicago Wom-

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an's, Indianapolis Fortnightly. Home: 5854 Ro- m. at Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1881, Carrie, d. of salie Ct. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.

AHLSWEDE, Edward, merchant; b. Walsrode, Germany, May 2, 1855; s. Henry and Dorothea (Meier) Ahlswede; ed. pub, schs .; came to Amer- ica, 1872; m. Rosa Prinzing, Chicago, July 6, 1876; 8 children: Edward, Herbert, Arthur, Ada, Roland, Ruth, Irving and Carl. Began active career as clerk for L. Klein, Chicago, and later became man- ager for J. W. Kindt; entered business for self, 1878, with E. A. Lange; became successor to the firm, 1884, and had 3 retail stores for several yrs .; organized the Globe Dept. Store, 1899; bought the entire interest, 1902. In 1910 organized the Ed. Ahlswede Co., of which is pres. Republican. Bap- tist. Pres. German Baptist City Soc., German Western Baptist Assn .; treas. Old People's Home Soc. Mem. Retail Merchants' Assn .; also men. Chicago Plan Commn. Home: 2029 Ewing Pl. Office: 2500 W. North Av.

AHRENS, John Paulsen, lawyer; b. Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 1, 1851; s. Edward A. and Elizabeth M. Ahrens; family removed to U.S., 1855, settling in Davenport, Ja .; ed. high schs .; studied law in office of Gen. J. B. Leake, 1868; taught sch .; came to Chicago, 1872; m. 1877, Fanny, d. of Edward and Mary J. Hamblin, of Portland, Me .; children: Edith Louise (Mrs. Robert E. Kenyon), Leila M., Edward H., John P., Jr. Admitted to Ill, bar, June 7, 1873; deputy clerk Superior Court of Cook Co., 1873-5; engaged in law practice since 1875; ad- mitted to bar of U.S. Supreme Court, 1882. Was vice pres. Chicago Ry. Equipment Co. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Baptist. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Home: 3218 Ver- non Av. Office: 105 N. Clark St.

AHRENS, Mary A., lawyer; b. Staffordshire, Eng., Dec. 29, 1836; d. William H. Jones; came to U.S. and settled in Ill., 1854; studied at Galesburg Acad .; m. Ist, 1857; then studied medicine and earned her diploma; m. 2d, 1886, Louis Ahrens (died, 1907). Grad. Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1889. Opened the first relief sta. for starving men, 1893-4, and was instrumental in feeding and lodg- ing thousands of homeless people. Promoter and founder of the Mary A. Ahrens Mission, a home for destitute women; vice pres. Protective Agency for Women and Children; a suffrage advocate for years; chmn. Woman's Sch. Suffrage Assn. of Cook Co., which secured for women the right to vote in sch. elections in Ill .; vice pres. Ill. Women's Press Assn. Home: 5484 Cornell Av.

AIKEN, William James, insurance; b. Fayette- ville, Tenn., June 2, 1848; s. Lorenzo Dow and Elizabeth (Foster) Aiken; ed. Dickinson Coll., Tenn .; m. Madison, Jefferson Co., Ind., Sallie E. Boyd; children: Florence B., Howard B. (both deceased). Entered Union army at 16 as private Co. G, 29th Ill. Inf., serving 1864-5. Studied law, but never practiced; returned to Ill., 1867; was en- gaged in mercantile business in Kankakee, Ill .; came to Chicago, May, 1869, and engaged in com- mission business; in employ American Express Co., 1869-87, and was acting supt. of the company in Wis., with headquarters at Milwaukee; returned to Chicago, Mar., 1885, as chief clerk and asst. to gen. supt. of same company; gen. mgr. Preferred Accident Ins. Co. since Aug., 1889, Presbyterian. Mem. Columbia Post, G.A.R .; Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Illinois. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 2150 Monroe St .; (summer) Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.

AINSLIE, James Stuart, clergyman; h. Otsego Co., N.Y., May 6, 1856; s. William and Jeannette Ainslie; A.B., Cornell Univ .; studied Yale Div. Sch .; m. Kate Hopkins, of Ithaca, N.Y., 1883. Or- dained Congl. ministry, 1882; pastor Ogdensburg, N.Y., 1882-90, Plymouth Ch., Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1890-1900; organizer and pastor North Shore Congl. Ch., Chicago, 1900-15; now pastor Argyle Com- munity Ch. (independent), which organized 1916. Home: 5057 Kenmore Av.

AINSWORTH, Franklin Fessenden, publisher; b. Boston, Mass., Sept. 5, 1856; s. Joseph F. and Emeline Frances (Gilmore) Ainsworth; ed. Bos- ton Latin Sch., and Polytechnic Inst. of Brooklyn;

William Gilbert. Began business with Potter, Ains- worth & Co., publishers, 1873; remained with firm until its consolidation with A. S. Barnes & Co., and later merged with Am. Book Co .; now with C. G. Ainsworth, in firm of Ainsworth & Co., publish- ers of school books. Episcopalian. Trustee and treas. Western Theol. Sem. and of Church Home for Aged Persons; treas. Bd. of Missions Diocese of Chicago; agent of the bishop of Chicago; treas. Diocese of Chicago; mem. bd. of trustees Endow- ment Fund Diocese of Chicago. Republican. Served as corporal Boston Latin School Regt. Rec- reation: fishing. Home: 4432 Drexel Boul. Office: 629 S. Wabash Av.

AISHTON, Richard Henry, railway official; b. Evanston, 111., June 2, 1860; s. R. H. and E. Aish- ton; ed. Evanston pub. schs .; m. Rosa B. Whitbeck, of Tama, Ia., Oct. 11, 1881. Entered ry. service, 1878, as axman engr. corps C. & N. W. Ry., with which has since been identified; various duties un- til 1895; asst. supt., 1895-7; div. supt., 1897-9; gen. supt., 1899-1902; asst. gen. mgr., 1902-6; gen. mgr. lines east of Mo. River, 1906-10; vice pres. in charge of operation and maintenance, Oct. 20, 1900- Dec., 1914, and pres. since May 23, 1916. Mem. Federal Industrial Relations Commn. since 1914. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago, Ill.

ALABASTER, John Lewis, school furniture; re- moved to Riverside, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)

ALBAUGH, George Sylvanus, mfr .; b. Johnson Co., Mo .; s. Jacob Preston and Rebecca (Petry) Al- baugh; ed. Ansonia (O.) High Sch .; Earlham Coll., Richmond, Ind .; Ohio Northern Univ., Ada; m. Ma- bel Harvey, of Jacksonville, Fla., Apr. 25, 1917. Teacher in pub. schs. of Ohio 5 yrs .; sales mgr. for Powers, Higley & Co. 2 yrs .; associated with brother and founded the Albaugh-Dover Co., mfrs. "Butterfly" cream separators, farm tractors and cut gears, Chicago, of which is pres., treas. and gen. mgr .; also founder Western Thread Co. (El- gin, Ill.) and Sheboygan ( Wis.) Couch Co. Mem. Chamber of Commerce of U.S.A., Am. Defense League, Art Inst. Chicago, Geog. Soc. Chicago, Pro- gressive Republican. Methodist. Club: Berwyn. Homes: 7117 34th St., Berwyn, Ill .; (summer) Fox Lake and lodge in Northern Mich. Office: 2100 Marshall Boul., Chicago.

ALBAUGH, Henry Preston, sales manager; b. in Johnson Co., Mo., Oct. 9, 1869; s. Jacob P. and Re- becca (Petry) Albaugh; removed with parents to Darke Co., O., at age of 6; ed. Nat. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O .; m. Darke Co., O., Aug. 27, 1891, Carrie E. Sullenbarger; children: Forrest R., Hazen L., Kathryn R., Anthal E., Liston L., Merton V., David L. and Margaret E. Taught school 6 years; moved to North Manchester, Ind., 1896; salesman for Chi- cago firm, 1896-8; pres. Manchester Coll., North Manchester, 1899-1900; moved to Chicago, 1900, and organized the corporation of Albangh, Dover Co., mail order and mfg. business, of which was pres. 9 years. Republican; has taken active part in all campaigns since a voter; candidate for congress 4th Ill. dist., 1910. Gives some time to special work in sales management and business organiza- tion for large corps., balance of time in travel, lec- ture and polit, work. Home: Berwyn, Ill. Office: 2100 Marshall Boul., Chicago.

ALBERT, Allen Diehl, sociologist; b. Williams- port, Pa., Oct. 3, 1874; s. Allen D. and Sarah Ann ( Faber) Albert; ed. pub. schs .; read law in offices of Heber J. May, Washington, D. C .; attended lec- tures in law and polit, science, Columbian (now George Washington) Univ .; m. Janet Clark Jones, of Paris, Ill., June 20, 1901. Reporter, Washing- ton Post, 1895-7; various New York newspapers, 1898; corr. in Cuba, Spanish-Am. War, 1898; Wash- ington bureaus, Baltimore Sun and New York Sun, 1899-1902, Washington Star, 1902-4; musical and dramatic critic, Washington Times, 1904-6; city editor, mng. editor, etc., same, 1906-10; pub. Columbus (Ohio) News, 1910-11; editor Minneapo- lis Tribune, 1912-16, asso. pub., 1914-16. Specializ- ing since 1906 on polit. economy and sociology, especially subjects pertaining to growth of citles; has visited and studied more than 400 citles of

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U.S., Can., Mexico and Cuba, and lectured widely for extension depts. of state univs .; as foreman of grand jury, Minneapolis, 1914, exposed failure of the city government to suppress organized vice; made extensive investigation of industrial condi- tions of Atlanta, Ga., 1917; active many yrs. in service of organized charity, playgrounds, pub. health and city planning; author of law regulating savings banks in Dist. of Columbia, now in force. Pres. Internat. Assn. Rotary Clubs, 1915-16; vice pres. Minn, State Art Commn., 1913-16; mem. Minn. State Hist. Soc., Minn. Acad. Social Sciences ( pres., 1914-15), etc. Progressive. Episcopalian; pres. Ch. Club, Diocese of Minn., 1914-17. Contbr. series biog. sketches, Munsey's Mag., 1905-10, also edito- rials for various mags .; wrote (brochure) "The Crown of the World" (Canadian Rocky Moun- tains). Expert in Japanese and Chinese porcelains and Oriental rugs. Home: 1044 Hollywood Av.

of Art, pub, libraries, clubs, schools, etc. Awarded Grower Prize, Art Inst. of Chicago, 1907, 1914; Martin B. Cahn Prize, Chicago, 1908. Del. for Chi- cago Soc. Artists and Soc. Western Artists, at 1st Nat. Art Conv., Washington, 1909, for Chicago Soc. Artists to Am. Federation of Arts, Chicago, 1914. Mem. Soc. Western Artists, Fellowship of Pa. Acad, Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Chicago Soc. Artists (pres., 1915-16), Chicago Water Color Club (dir., ex-pres.), Chicago Acad. Design, Am. Water Color Soc., New York (life); asso. mem. Am. Federation of Arts. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill.

ALBRIGHT, Charles Edgar, life underwriter; b. Dancyville, Tenn., Jan. 1, 1867; s. George Nicholas and Barbara Ellen (Thompson) Albright; ed. com- mon and high schs., Tenn .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1889; m. Laura Uihlein, of Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 21, 1899; 3 children: Lorraine, Marion, David. Interne, Presbyterian Hosp., Chicago, 1889- 91; became an asst. med. dir. Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Milwaukee, 1891; resigned, 1903, and traveled in Europe 18 months; then again be- came connected with the company as solicitor of life insurance; for 11 consecutive yrs., up to June, 1916, was the largest producer of life ins. for this company, ranging as high in a single year as $2,294,500 (which exceeds by more than $1,000,- 000 the record of any other representative of the company; now dir. Wis. Nat. Bank, Wis. Trust Co., Wis. Securities Co., Lavine Gear Co., Wis. Sugar Co., U.S. Refining Co., all of Milwaukee. Presbyte- rian. Mason (32°). Clubs: Milwaukee, University, Deutscher, Town, City, Milwaukee Country (Mil- waukee); University, Mid-Day (Chicago); Union League (New York); Duquesne (Pittsburgh) ; Union (Cleveland). Recreations: golf, horseback riding, swimming. Home: 501 Back Bay, Milwau- kee, Wis. Main Office: Northwestern Mutual Life Bldg., Milwaukee. Chicago Office: 900 The Rookery,

ALBRITTON, Josiah Luke, clergyman; b. May- field, Ky., Sept. 13, 1847; s. Luke and Elizabeth (At- kinson) Albritton; ed. pub. schs., Ky .; m. Lydia J. O'Rourk, of Louisa, Ky., March 6, 1872; children: Fred L., Elmer Sanford; m. 2d, Mrs. Margurite MacLaggan, of Williamsport, Pa., Jan. 20, 1903. Ordained M.E. ministry, Mar., 1868; pastor Ky. cir- cuits, 1868-76, Covington, 1876-79, Louisville, 1879- 82, Ludlow, 1883, Lima, O., 1884, Toledo, 1884-6, Bellefontaine, 1886-90, Fremont, 1891-5; presiding elder, 1895-8; pastor Butte, Mont., 1898-01, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1902, Williamsport, Pa., 1902-03, Lewisburg, 1903-05, Dallas, Tex., 1905-07, Ottawa, 111., 1908-09, Chicago, since 1909. Del. Gen. Conf. M.E. Ch., Cleveland, O., 1896. Mem. G.A.R. Pro- gressive Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow. Home: 2016 Evergreen Av.

ALBRO, Merlin Zeno, M.D., oculist; b. Pough- keepsie, N.Y., Oct. 8, 1865; s. Zeno and Mary A. (Clark) Albro; ed, high sch., Poughkeepsie; M.D., Coll. of Phys. and Surg. (Columbia Univ.), New York, 1887; m. Harriet M. Dimmick, of Cazenovia, N.Y., July 5, 1905. Began practice at Scranton, Pa., 1887; outdoor phys. Scranton Poor Bd., 1887-8; 1st It. asst. surgeon 13th Regt. N.G. Pa., 1887-91; asst. prof. ophthalmology, Post-Grad. Med. Sch., Chica- go, 1904-8; attending oculist and aurist, Provident Hosp., 1906-8; same, Practitioners' Hosp .; clin. prof. ophthalmology, Ill. Med. Coll., 1908-11; prof. ophthalmology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Coll., since 1916. Councillor-at-large Chicago Med. Soc., 1909-12, councillor, 1906-7, sec., 1908-9; mem. A.M. A., Ill. State Med. Soc. Home: 3335 Western Av. Boul. Office: 4658 S. Ashland Av.

ALDEN, Frank Albert, bank cashier; b. Janes- ville, Wis., Aug. 21, 1870; s. Albert Warner and ALBRIGHT, Adam Emory, artist; b. at Monroe, Wis., Aug. 15, 1862; s. Zachariah and Catherine (Kepler) Albright: art edn., Art Inst. of Chicago, 1881-3, Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1883-6, Munich and Paris, 1887-8; m. Clara Amelia Wilson, of St. Louis, Dec. 24, 1888. Painter of Am. country children; has exhibited at many exhbns. in Amer- ica; represented at Chicago Expn., in 1893, and since in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washing- ton, Carnegie Inst. (Pittsburgh), Buffalo, St. Louis, Chicago, Paris Salon, Panama-Pac. L. Expn., San Francisco, etc. Represented in permanent collec- Caroline (Case) Alden; descendant of John and Priscilla Alden, of the Mayflower; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Caroline S. Larsen, of Chicago, June 16, 1891; 4 children: Charles Frank, Earle Russel, Priscilla Ruth, Mildred Gladys. Began with Com- mercial Nat. Bank, 1888, continuing 12 yrs .; con- nected with coal business, 1900-7; entered employ of Prairie State Bank, 1907, and continued with its successor, the Central Trust Co., 1912-13; dir. and cashier Liberty Trust & Savings Bank since 1913. Trustee California Av. Congl. Ch. Sec. Alden Kin- dred of America; mem. A.O.U.W., Nat. Union. Re- tion of City Art Mus., St. Louis, Toledo (O.) Mus. publican. Clubs: West Side Bankers' (pres.), Illi- nois. Home: 210 S. Sacramento Boul. Office: 3158 W. 12th St.

ALDEN, William Tracy, lawyer; b. Pleasanton, Decatur Co., Ia., Sept. 20, 1870; s. of William and Leah (Rock) Alden; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1891, LL.B., 1893; unmarried. Admitted to bar, 1893; law clerk, Chicago, 1893-5; mem. law firm of Wilber, Eldredge & Alden, 1895-9, Alden, Latham & Young, since Oct. 1, 1899. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Law Club, Legal Club. Demo- crat. Clubs: University, Union League, Chicago Athletic Assn., Iroquois, South Shore Country. Glen View Golf. Recreations: golf, racquet and swimming. Residence: University Club, Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.

ALDERMAN, Frank Rogers, tropical lands. (See vol. 1911.)

ALDIS, Arthur Taylor, real estate; b. St. Albans, Vt., July 7, 1861; s. Judge Asa Owen and Mary Townsend ( Taylor) Aldis: St. Paul's Sch., Con- cord, N.H .; spl. student, Harvard, 1880-2; studied, Harvard Law Sch .; m. Mary Reynolds, of Chicago, June 8, 1892; 1 son, Arthur Graham. Engaged in ranching in Wyo., 1885-9; in real estate business, and trusteeships, Chicago, as mem. firm of Aldis, Aldis & Northcote and subsequently, Aldis & Co., since 1890. Republican. Episcopalian. Sec. Friends of Am. Art Assn .; trustee Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: University, Chicago, City, Cliff Dwellers, Onwentsia. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Monad- nock Blk., Chicago, Il1.

ALDIS, Mary (Mrs. Arthur T. Aldis) ; h. Chicago, June 8, 1872; d. William Collins and Marie An- toinette (L'Hommedieu) Reynolds; ed. St. Mary's Sch., Knoxville, Ill .; m. Arthur Taylor Aldis, of Chicago, June 8, 1892; 1 son, Arthur Graham. A founder of the "Aldis Playhouse" (a little theatre at her country home) where plays are presented by amateurs each season. Pres. Chicago Visiting Nurse Assn .; dir. Chicago Chapter Am. Red Cross, Chicago Tuberculosis Inst., Chicago Soc. for Pre- vention of Blindness, Soc. of Midland Authors. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Fortnightly, Friday, Woman's City, Lake Forest Woman's. Author: Florence Nightingale (pamphlet), 1914; Plays for Small Stages, 1915; The Princess Jack, 1915; Flash- lights, 1916. Home: Lake Forest, 111.

ALDIS, Owen Franklin, lawyer; b. St. Albans, Vt., June 6, 1853; s. Judge Asa Owen and Mary (Taylor) Aldis; A.B., Yale Univ., 1874; studied law, Columbian Law Sch., Washington; m. Leila Houghteling, of Chicago, 1878 (now deceased). Practiced law, 1877-90; retired from active prac- tice, 1890, and became trustee of various estates; sr. mem. firm of Aldis & Co., real estate. Dir. Chi-

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cago Expn., 1893. Mem. various archæo). assns., don, class of 1868; m. Elizabeth, d. John Forsythe, etc. Republican. Clubs: Century, University (New of Chicago, Oct. 29, 1885; 3 children: Stuart Hall, York), Metropolitan (Washington), Chicago, Chi- John Forsythe, Marion. Began business at Lon- cago Literary, Caxton, University (Chicago). don, Eng., 1870-1; in Brazil, 1871-7; again at Lon- Home: Paris, France. Office: 247 Monadnock Blk., Chicago. don, 1877-87; came to America, 1887, and estab- lished coffee importing business, in which he con- ALDRICH, Benjamin Frank, clergyman; Jan. 29, 1863-Nov. 5, 1916. (See vol. 1911.) tinned until 1903; then changed to roasted coffee business, at which he is at present engaged. Bra- zilian consul at Chicago since June 25, 1892. Mem. Honorable Artillery of London; Mason (mem. of Grand Lodge of Scotland). Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf. Home: 37 E. Division St. Office: 183 N. Wa- bash Av.

ALDRICH, Charles Henry, lawyer; b. LaGrange Co., Ind., Aug. 28, 1850; s. Hamilton M. and Har- riet (Sherwood) Aldrich; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1875 (hon. A.M., 1893); m. Oct. 13, 1875, Helen Roberts, of Steuben Co., Ind .; 3 children: Charles Roberts, Marion Louise, Helen B. Admitted to bar, 1876; practiced at Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1876-86, since at Chicago; solicitor gen., U.S., 1892-3. Republic- an. Club: Union League. Home: 708 Irving Park Boul. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St.

ALDRICH, Frederick Clement, broker; b. Chi- cago, Sept. 12, 1862; s. William and Anna M. (Howard) Aldrich; ed. pub. schs. and Chicago Acad .; m. Gertrude Newell, of Kenosha, Wis., June 5, 1890; 2 daughters: Anita and Helen. Began busi- ness career in grain commission business in 1880; became associated with Finley Barrell & Co., brokers, Mar., 1909, and admitted as general part- ner, Jan. 1, 1911, continuing until Dec. 31, 1915; mem. firm of Clement, Curtis & Co. since 1915. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange (pres., 1913-15), Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Shore Acres, Onwentsia. Recreations: golf and outdoor sports. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: The Rookery, Chi- cago.

ALDRICH, Ira Rolf, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.) ALDRICH, Windsor F., stock broker; b. Chicago, May 19, 1876; s. William H. and Mae F. Aldrich; ed. puh. schs. and University Sch., Chicago; un- married. In stock brokerage business, Chicago, since 1902; dir. Tryan Steel Co. Mem. of Chicago Stock Exchange, Art Inst. Chicago. Presbyterian. Club: South Shore Country. Home: 4519 Green- wood Av. Office: 1068 The Rookery.

ALEX, John K., hatters' and shoe store supplies; b. Stemnitsa, Greece, Feb. 15, 1882; s. Constantine G. and Zaharo George (Maniates) Alex; ed. pub. schs., Tripolis, Greece; m. Marika Philipidou, of Saloniki, Greece, Dec. 28, 1913. Came to U.S., Mar., 1902; in employ of Am. Steel Car and Foundry Co., McKee's Rocks, Pa., 1902-5; in grocery business on own account, at Pittsburgh, Pa., 1905-8; associ- ated, in 1908, with Philip D. Peppas in organiza- tion of Peppas & Alex Co., wholesale shoe store and hatters' supplies, store fixtures, with hdqrs. in Cleveland, O., and branch in Chicago, and so continues. Served in Greek Army during Balkan and Greco-Bulgarian War, 1912-13. Mem. Greek Orthodox Ch. Home: 4711 Winthrop Av. Office: 167 W. Lake St.

ALEXANDER, Gerard Mason, mfr .; Jan. 10, 1849-Mar. 31, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

ALEXANDER, Herbert G. B., underwriter; h. London, Eng., Dec. 26, 1860; s. Ebenezer and Louisa (Barlow ) Alexander .; ed. Romford, Eng .; m. Louisa Denhard, of London, Eng., 1883 (now deceased) ; 4 daughters; married 2d. Edna Bartholomew Miner, 1917. Came to U.S., 1885; state agent, N.Y., until 1896, gen. supt. of agencies, at Indianapolis, 1896- 1900, Ry. Officials' & Employes' Assn .; vice pres. and gen. mgr., 1900-6, pres. since 1906, Continental Assurance Co., Chicago. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Mid-Day, South Shore, Midlothian Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, and Midlothian, Il1. Office: 910 Michigan Av., Chicago.

ALEXANDER, John T., live stock; b. Morgan Co., Ill., Nov. 19, 1850; s. late John T. Alexander, whe at one time was the largest cattle feeder and shipper in America. Entered live stock commis- sion business, Apr., 1887, at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, and is now pres. Alexander, Ward & Con- over. Office: 310 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.

ALEXANDER, William Arthur, insurance; b. Corinth, Miss., May 2, 1858; s. James Madison and Elizabeth King (McCord) Alexander; ed. Normal Acad., Paris, Ill., and Tusculum Coll., Tenn .; m. Chicago, Dec., 1896, Maude Julia Greene. Engaged in casualty and liability ins. as sr. mem. W. A. Alexander & Co., since 1885; founded Exmoor Country Club at Highland Park, also Old Elm and Bobolink clubs; instrumental in the construction and laying out of the Sheridan Road, and vice pres. Sheridan Road Assn .; trustee George A. Fuller estate; dir. North Shore Electric Co. and other corpns. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Southern Soc. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Onwentsia, Exmoor, Chicago Golf, Old Elm, Bobolink. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 134 S. La Salle St., Chicago.

ALFORD, William Hedley, bank equipment; b. Brighton, Sussex, Eng., Apr. 8, 1860; s. William and Mary (Page) Alford; ed. in England; came to U.S., 1884; m. Council Bluffs, Ia., Jan. 15, 1890, Grace Spooner; children: Marian, Gertrude. Began in the West Indies in sugar business, 1877; studied architecture in England and entered the employ of I. Hodson, architect, Council Bluffs, Ia., 1885; en- gaged as mfr. of and dealer in bank furniture and fittings since 1887; vice pres. Ketcham Mfg. Co., Toledo, O., 1891-6; eastern mgr. Ohmes Sons' Co., 1896-8; gen. mgr. of same, 1898-1902; vice pres. and sec. Weary & Alford Co., designers of bank buildings and equipment, since 1902; also treas. Athey Co., weather strips. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: yachting and motoring. Home: 6039 Harper Av. Office: 1907 Michigan Av.

ALFSON, Howard Albert, vice pres. Columbian Bank Note Co .; b. Columbus, O., Nov. 24, 1876; s. Andrew and Dora (Gesterland) Alfson; ed. pub. schs., Columbus and Chicago; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Emma M. Rost, of Chicago, Ill., Apr. 23, 1902; 3 children: Dorothy Rost, William Howard, Irma Marie. Began in engraving business with Western Bank Note Co., Chicago, Apr. 3, 1891; resigned, Dec. 31, 1913, and organized Lincoln Bank Note Co., of which was pres .; consolidated, Dec. 1. 1914, with Columbian Bank Note Co., steel plate engraving, printing and lithographing, of which has since been vice pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Served with 2d Inf., I.N.G., 2 yrs., 1st Cav., I.N.G., 2 yrs. Republican. Protestant. Mem. Oak Park Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Park Chapter, R.A.M .; Oriental Consistory, S.P.R.S. Recreations: motoring, gardening. Home: 704 Wenonah Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1104 S. Wabash Av., 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 4

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