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CARMAN, George Noble, educator; b. Walworth, N. Y., July 18, 1856; s. John and Electa (Camburn) Carman; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1881; m. Ada J. Mac- Vicar, of Toronto, Can., July 25, 1883. Prin. Ypsi- lanti (Mich.) High Sch., 1880-2; supt. schs., Union City, Mich., 1882-5; prin. grammar sch. No. 15, Brooklyn, 1885-9, high sch., St. Paul, Minn., 1889- 93; dean Morgan Park Acad. of Univ. of Chicago, 1893-5; dir. Lewis Inst., Chicago, since 1895. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Union League, Illinois, City. Ad- dress: 1951 W. Madison St.
CARNAHAN, Charles Calvin, lawyer; b. Coch- ran's Mills, Armstrong Co., Pa., Apr. 3, 1868; s. William H. and Maria L. (MeKee) Carnahan: ed. pub. schs, of Armstrong Co., Pa., Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll. and Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Chicago, June 15, 1894, Katherine A. Hawkes; 1 daughter, Made- leine R. Came to Chicago in 1891; admitted to 111.
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bar, 1892, and since engaged in gen. practice; now senior mem. Carnahan, Elsdon & Slusser; identified with a number of corpns .; vice pres. Mich. Power Co. Rep. nominee for Congress, 5th Ill. Dist., 1900. Mem. Il1. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Mason (32°, Oriental Consistory, Medi- nah Temple Mystic Shrine) ; mem. National Union. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Ouilmette Country, Westmoreland Country, Men's of Wil- mette (ex-pres.). Recreations: golf, hunting, fish- ing. Home: 700 Central Boul., Wilmette, Ill. Of- fice: 1200, 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
CARNEY, William James, lumber; b. in County Mayo, Ireland, Sept. 20, 1855; s. John and Bridget ( Fahey) Carney; family came to Chicago from Ireland, 1866; ed. old Kinzie Sch .; m. at Chicago, 1883, Teresa E. Cunningham (died Dec. 22, 1914) ; children: Otis (died 1899), William R. In employ of W. J. Frawley & Co., lumber, until 1874, with Eggleston, Hazelton & Co., 1874-7; then with the Mackinaw Lumber Co., 1877-85; while still with that firm, joined his brother. B. J., in the firm of Carney Bros., from which developed the Carney Bros. Co., of Which was pres., 1911; pres. What- com (Wash.) Timber Co., Carney Coal Co., Man- hattan Lumber Co., Carney Cherokee Coal Co., John A. Logan Coal Co., Scandia Coal Co., Saylor Coal Co .; dir. Edward Hines Lumber Co., Standard Trust & Savings Bank. Catholic. Clubs: Automo- bile, South Shore Country. Recreations: automo- biling and golf. Home: 4411 Grand Boul. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
CAROLAN, Joseph, county commissioner; b. Os- wego, N.Y., Feb. 25, 1852; s. George Henry and Katherine (Hoey) Carolan; ed. pub, schs .; m. Chi- Pago, Oct. 9. 1891, Fannie M. Drake; children: Jo- sephine Lucille, Ethel Fannie, Penn Nixon; m. 2d, Kenosha, Wis., June 5, 1894, Lida J. Robinson; children: George Francis, Florence Mary. Learned printer's trade; worked on Inter Ocean, 1872-80; leputy sheriff, 1880-6; chief deputy criminal dept., 1886-98; county commr., 1898-1912; reelected, 1914, term of 4 yrs. Home: 277 Park Av., River Forest, III. Office: 537 County Eldg., Chicago.
CARPENTER, Allen Ray, teacher and tenor so- loist; b. Lamar, Mo., Dec. 18, 1887; s. Allen Mayor and Sybil Florine (Collins) Carpenter; studied with Frederic W. Root, Chicago, and Jean de Resz- ke and Claude Debussy, Paris, France; m. Recarda May Cheshier, of Chicago, Aug. 25, 1915. Began singing as a child; teacher since 1906; has ap- peared in Paris, France, Chicago, San Francisco and San Diego expns., Minneapolis, Los Angeles. Concertized all over America; soloist Tenth Ch., Scientist; head of vocal dept., Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, Ill .; engaged as soloist with leading "horal societies nationally. Repertoire in English, French, German and Italian. Conthr. to musical mags. Republican. Mason. Home: 5430 Woodlawn Av. Studio: Kimball Hall.
CARPENTER, Augustus Albert, lumber; b. Chi- rago, Feb. 9, 1868; s. Augustus Alvord and Eliza- beth (Kempton) Carpenter; ed. pvt. schs., Chicago, and prep. schs .; m. Alice Keith, of Chicago, Nov. 17, 1897; children: Keith, Alice Elizabeth. Began business career, 1889, with the Kirby-Carpenter Co., lumber, of which was gen. mgr .; became vice pres. Ayer & Lord Tie Co., mfrs. and contractors for railroad ties, 1903, and now also dir .; also dir. Nat. Regulator Co., First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Savings Bank, Nat. Safe Deposit Co., Security Bank of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, University, On- wentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Commercial, Old Eim. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange, Chicago.
CARPENTER, Augustus Alvord, capitalist; June 8, 1825-Aug. 19, 1911 . ( See vol. 1911.)
trustees St. Charles Sch. for Boys; dir. United Charities of Chicago, Clubs: Harvard (New York), Chicago, Commercial (pres.), University, Chicago Yacht, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago). Home: 33 Bellevue Pl. Office: 430 Wells St.
CARPENTER, Charles Milo, engineer and pro- moter: b. New Lisbon, Juneau Co., Wis., Dec. 10, 1863: s. Dwight Worcester and Sarah Delphine A(Whorter) Carpenter; ed. grammar sch., New Lisbon: Fox Lake ( Wis. ) Acad .; Beloit (Wis.) Coll. Prep. Sch .: Ph. B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1883; m. Florence Merrit King, of Minneapolis, May 12, 1886; 2 children: Thomas King, David Dwight. In employ of engring. dept. C., B.&Q.Ry., in Neh., 1883; with Minn. Transfer Packing Co., Minneapolis, 1884-9; then with the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving Co., 1889-97: sec. Ayers Asphalt Paving Co., Zanesville, O., 1897-1900: western agt. Barber Asphalt Paving Co., at Chicago, 1900-6; western mgr. A. L. Barber Asphalt Co., 1906-9; in business as engr. and promoter since 1909. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason. Club: Yale (Chicago). Recreation: books, Home: 1237 Granville Av. Of- fice: 234 S. LaSalle St.
CARPENTER, Edward Farrington, wholesale boots and shoes; b. Barre, Vt., Sept. 23, 1853; s. Dr. Augustus B. and Martha (Farrington) Carpen- ter: ed. Northwestern Univ .; m. Evanston, Ill., 1880, Belle Reed; children: Ruth (Mrs. James Chester Woodley ), Farrington, Kenneth, Willis V. (deceased), Marion Eunice. Entire business life in shoe trade, first with Wiswall & Thompson, in mi- nor position, in 1872; then with Greenfelder, Ros- enthal & Co., as traveling salesman in Jowa; in business for self since 1882; pres. Guthmann, Car- penter & Telling. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, and University (Evanston). Home: 1314 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 301 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
CARPENTER, Frank De Groat, coal merchant; b. Lowersville, O., Sept. 22, 1869; s. Nathan and Mary Jane (Davis) Carpenter; ed. pub. schs., Bow- ersville, and Wilt's Business Coll., Dayton, O .; m. Harriet Fee Bennett, of Macon, Mo., Apr. 27, 1901. Salesman for Nichols Coal Co .. 1895-1905; sec. and treas. Dow, Carpenter Coal Co., Inc., since 1905. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°, K.T.). Home. 6446 Minerva Av. Office: 1215 . 63d St.
CARPENTER, Frederic Ives; born Monroe, Wis .. Nov. 29, 1861 ; s. William O. and Lucetta ( Spencer) Carpenter; A. B., Harvard, 1885; student France and Germany, 1885-6, Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1886-7; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1895; m. Emma, d. C. W. Cook, of Chicago, Dec. 12, 1888. Docent, 1895- 97, instr., 1897-1902, asst. prof., 1902-4, asso. prof. English, 1904-10, prof., 1910-11, Univ. of Chicago. In land and investment husiness since 1911. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America, Am. Hist. Ass., Bibliog. Soc. America, London Bibliog. Soc .: fel- low Am. Geog. Soc. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, Cliff Dwellers, Harvard, Lake Zurich Golf, Au Sa- ble, Cosmopolitan, Country (Santa Barbara). Trus- tee Newberry Library, Chicago. Author or editor of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: Barrington, Ill. Office: 5533 Woodlawn Av., Chicago.
CARPENTER, George Albert, judge; b. Chicago, Oct. 20, 1867; s. George B. and Elizabeth Curtis (Greene) Carpenter; A.B., Harvard, 1888, LL.B .. 1891; m. Harriet Isham, of Chicago, May 10, 1894; children: Katherine Snow, George Benjamin, Isham. Admitted to har, Oct., 1890; entered law office of Abram M. Pence, Chicago, 1891; admitted to part- nership, 1892, under firm name of Pence & Carpen- ter, which continued until Mr. Pence's death, Sept., 1905; practiced under same name; elected judge Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1906; reelected, 1909; ap- ptd. judge U.S. Dist Court, Jan. 11, 1910. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago, University, Law, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Lake Geneva. Country. Home: 945 N. Dearborn St. Address: Federal Bldg.
CARPENTER, Benjamin, merchant; b. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1865; s. George B. and Elizabeth Curtis (Greene) Carpenter: grad. Harvard, 1888; m. Helen Graham Fairbank, of Chicago, Sept. 18, 1893; chil- dren: Benjamin, Jr., Cordelia Fairbank, Elizabeth Webster, Fairbank. In business since 1888; pres. George D. Carpenter & Co., railroad, mill and ves- CARPENTER, George B., ship chandler; Mar. 12, 1834-Dec. 12, 1912. (Ser vol. 1911.) sel supplies, and Great Lakes Supply Co .; vice pres. Anniston ( Ala.) Cordage Co .; dir. Elk Rapids ( Mich. ) Iron Co., Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, Com- CARPENTER, Henry Clay, vice president N. Z. monwealth Edison Co. (Chicago). Ex-pres, bd. of Graves Co .; b. l'hila .. Mar. 2, 1865; s. Henry C. and
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Frances ( Barlow) Carpenter, grad. pub. school, Phila .; engaged in business in 1882; m. Feb. 17, 1886, Louise Love Gill; 1 daughter, Beatrice Gill. Came to Chicago in 1901. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Calumet, Exmoor Country, Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
CARPENTER, Hubbard (Foster), merchant; b. Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 29, 1874; s. George B. and Elizabeth Curtis (Greene) Carpenter; A.B., Har- vard, 1897; m. Lake Geneva, Wis., June 9, 1898, Rosalie Sturges; children: Mary Delafield, George Sturges. Since 1898 mem. of George B. Carpenter & Co., mfrs. and jobbers of railroad, mill and con- tractors' supplies, and sec. since incorporation, 1909. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, Mid-Day, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle; Harvard (New York), Recreations: motor- ing, golf, other out-of-door diversions. Home: 677 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 430 N. Wells St.
CARPENTER, John Alden, composer; h. Park Ridge, Ill., Feb. 28, 1876; s. George B. and Elizabeth Curtis (Greene) Carpenter; A.B., Harvard, 1897; studied music under Bernard Ziehn and Sir Ed- ward Elgar; m. Rue Winterbotham, of Chicago, Nov. 20, 1900. Entered business of George B. Car- penter & Co., mill, ry. and vessel supplies, 1897, becoming vice pres., 1909. Dir. 111. Children's Home and Aid Soc. Republican. Congregationalist, Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle. Composer: (with wife) When Little Boys Sing, 1904: (same) Improv- ing Songs for Anxious Children, 1907; Sonata (for violin and piano), 1912; Gitanjali (song offerings), 1913; Adventures in a Perambulator (suite for or- chestra), 1914; Concertino (for orchestra and pi- ano), 1915; also numerous published songs. Home: TIO Rush St. Office: 430 Wells St.
CARPENTER, Myron Jay, railway president; b. Caledonia, Ill., Apr. 12, 1850. Entered ry. service, 1869, as operator C.,M.&St.P.Ry .; has been agt .. traveling auditor, storekeeper, cashier on various rys .; division supt., Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Ry .; gen. mgr., and later pres., Duluth & Iron Range R.R .; pres. of C.&E.I.Ry. until Dec., 1902; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Pere Marquette R.R.Co., Dec., 1902-Sept., 1904; receiver Southern Ind. Ry. and Chicago Southern Ry., Aug., 1908-Dec., 1910, and pres. of their successor Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Ry. since Dec., 1910. Clubs: Chi- cago, Mid-Day, Traffic. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Ot- fice: Grand Central Station, Chicago.
CARPENTER, Newton Henry, business mgr. Art Inst. of Chicago; b. Olmsted Falls, O., May 17. 1833; s. William S. and Lucina ( Horr) Carpenter; first paternal ancestor in America settled in R.I., 1638; ed. pub, schs., followed by studies at West Point Mil. Acad .; m. Hattie Lewis, of Sandwich, Ill., Dec. 25, 1879; children: Lewis, Gladys. Came to Chicago in Sept., 1876, and entered employ of the Chicago Acad. of Design, with which continued until the Art Inst. of Chicago was organized in 1879; became connected with latter instn. and in Dec., 1881, was elected sec. of the Art Inst., in which position continued until 1916 (dir. pro tem., 1914-16) ; resigned as sec. and was elected business mgr. and so continues. Mem. Municipal Art League (dir.), Chicago Soc. of Artists, Chicago Horticul- tural Soc. (treas.). Served in Ist Regt., I.N.G., Chicago, 1877-82. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, City, Congregational. Home: 4319 Champlain Av. Office: Art Inst. of Chicago.
CARPENTER, Paul, patent attorney; b. Cincin- nati, O., Dec. 3, 1877 ; s. Samuel Sangston and Mary (Macy) Carpenter; ed. Acad. of the New Church, Bryn Athyn, Pa .; m. Elsie Helen Ryckoff, of Chi- cago, Oct. 10, 1906; children: Philip Samuel Paul, Carola Julie Marie, Nathalie Suzanne. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1908, and since practiced in Chicago. Jem. Am, and Chicago bar assns. Swedenborgian. Clubs: Mid-Day, Chicago Automobile. Recreations: horticulture, horses, automobiles. Nome: Glen- view, Ill. Office: 11 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
CARPENTER, William Montelle, vice president American Cross-Arm Co .; b. Wooster, O., Oct. 15, 1866; s. Charles and Mary ( Blanchard) Carpenter; ed. Northwestern Coll., Naperville, Ill .; m. Lucile, d. of Spencer Russell, of Hudson, Mich., July 27,
1898: 3 children: Hubert Montelle, Mary Blanchard (Westman) and Russell. Pres. Am. Jobbers' Sup- ply Co. (New York) ; vice pres. Am. Cross-Arm Co., Jobbers' Supply Co, (St. Pan], Minn.), Walworth & Neville Mfg. Co. Republican. Mem, Brothers of the Book (Chicago), Bibliophile Soc. (Boston ) Clubs: Union League, Caxton, Evanston, Skokie Country; Railroad, Engineers', Old Colony (New York); Rainier (Seattle, Wash.). Recreations. golf, hilliards, books. Home: 2010 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: McCormick Bldg., Chicago.
CARQUEVILLE, Walter Max, lithographer; l at Chicago, Feb. 18, 1868; s. Edward and Laura { Hanke) Carqueville; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m Mamie Bigsby, of Chicago, Sept. 15, 1886; 1 son, Charles E. Entered employ of the Shober & Car- queville Lithographing Co., 1884, and has since re- mained with that company and its successor, the Walter M. Carqueville Co., of which has been pres since 1898. Home: 815 Galt Av. Office: 125 W. Chiu Street.
CARR, Camillo Casatti Cadmus, brigadier-gen. U.S.A .; Mar. 3, 1842-July 24, 1914. (See vol. 1911. )
CARR, Clyde Mitchell, merchant; b. (of Va. par- entage) in Will Co., Ill., July 7, 1869; s. Richard Baxter and Margaret (Mitchell) Carr; prepared for Princeton at Lake Forest Acad .; student North- western Univ., 2 yrs .; m. Lillian Van Alstyne, of Evanston, Ill., 1894. Pres. Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Chicago; dir. C.G.W.R.R., Corn Exchange Nat. Bank. Trustee Art Inst. of Chicago, Orchestral Assn., Chicago Plan Commn. Democrat. Presbyte- rian. Mem. Am. Iron and Steel Inst. Clubs: Com- mercial (pres. 1912-13), Chicago, Onwentsia (pres, 1912-14), University, Cliff Dwellers, Princeton, Saddle and Cycle, Up-Town, Wayfarers. Homes Lake Forest, Ill., and 1130 Lake Shore Drive. Of- fice: 2558 W. 16th St., Chicago.
CARR, George Russell, mfg. chemist; b. Argen- ta, Ill., Jan. 23, 1878; s. Dr. Robert Franklin and Emily A. (Smick) Carr; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1901: m. Katherine M. Mortenson, July 15, 1913; I daughter, Katherine. Began business career as city sales- man for Dearborn Drug & Chemical Works in 1901, becoming asst. gen. mgr., 1905, and vice pres. and gen. mgr., 1908; name of company changed to Dear- born Chemical Co., 1912. Mem. Kappa Sigma. Re- publican. Mason (32°). Clubs: Chicago Athletic. University, Chicago Automobile, Exmoor Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 936 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 2005 McCormick Bldg.
CARR, George Wagner, lawyer; b. West Leha- non, Warren Co., Ind., Dec. 16, 1860; s. Henry New- ell and Abigail ( Mace) Carr; A.B. and LL.B., Val- paraiso (Ind.) Univ., 1886; m. Grace Craig, of Jacksonville, Ill., 1886; children: Helen (died Sept 30, 1908), Paul, Aurelia. In abstract and bldg. and loan business in Ind. in I888, and was admitted to bar; came to Chicago, 1891, and continued prac- tice; sec. Loan & Investment Co. of North Amer- ica, 1892-6; sec. Citizens' Loan & Trust Co., 1896-S. established, 1896, the Perfection Legal Blank Co .. of Which was sec. and treas., 1896-1909, pres. since 1909. Justice of the peace, Maywood, since 1913. Pres. Ill. Justices' Assn, ; mem, III. State Bar Assn .. Lawyers' Assn. of Ill. Served 3 yrs. in Ind. N.G. Past Grand Pres. Protected Home Circle for Ill .. ex-pres. Chicago Alumni Assn. of Valparaiso Univ. Republican. Methodist. Royal Arch Mason. Ed- itor Illinois Justices' Bulletin, Author: Forms and Procedure for Justices (in preparation). Home. 636 S. 15th Av., Maywood, Ill. Office: 172 W. Wash- inston St., Chicago.
CARR, George Wallace, architect; b. Milwaukee. Wis., Mar. 19, 1879; . Henry Moore and Sarah ( Burke) Carr; ed. puh, and pvt. schs., Milwaukee: spl. student in architecture, Art Inst. of Chicago, 1899-1900; studied abroad, 1903-4; m. Helen Demi- erest Taylor, of Chicago, May 3, 1905; 1 daughter, Janet. Draughtsman in office of Crane & Bark- hausen, Milwaukee, IS93-9, and in office of Pond &: Pond, Chicago, 1901-13; chief of staff in office of George C. Nimmons, 1913-17; mem. George C. Nim- mons & Co. since 191 ;. Mem. Am. Inst. Architects. Clubs: City, Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: billiards and gardening. Home: Ravinia, Ill. Office. 2007 Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago
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CARR, Henry H., grain conmn. Removed to Cal., ch. extension bd. of Presbytery of Chicago since 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
CARR, Homer Joseph, newspaper man. Removed to Gary, Ind. (See vol. 1911.)
CARR, James Gray, M.D .; b. Holmesville, O., July 22, 1876; s. Edmund Cone and Anna Mary (Jack) Carr; A.B., Ohio State Univ., 1897; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1902; m. Esther Margaret Foxcroft, of Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 18, 1907; 3 children: Elizabeth Foxcroft, Edmund Al- bert, James Gray, Jr. Practiced in Chicago since 1902; instr. in medicine, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., and Post-Grad. Sch. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc. Methodist. Ma- son; mem. Loyal Legion. Home: 3923 Gladys Av. Offices: 104 S. Michigan Av., and 2209 W. 22d St.
CARR, John H., fire insurance; b. at Cooper Co., Mo., May 1, 1865: s. Francis and Ella (Chandler) Carr; ed. pub. schs., Rocheport, Mo .; m. Sara An- derson, of Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 25, 1900; chil- dren: Helen Edna, Louise Chandler. Began in ins. business in Mo., 1885; removed to Chicago, 1911; gen. agt. Hartford Fire Ins. Co. since 1911. Mem. S.A.R. Republican, Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale Golf. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., (Chicago.
CARR, Patrick J., trustee Sanitary Dist .; b. Chi- cago, Sept. 4, 1880; s. James and Bridget (Bolger) Carr; ed. grammar schs., and De LaSalle Inst., Chicago; m. Agnes McAuley, of Chicago, Aug. 9, 1905; 1 daughter, Margaret. Newsboy for 9 yrs .; sidewalk inspector, City of Chicago, about 6 yrs .; elected alderman from 5th Ward, 1911, and reelect- ed, 1913; elected mem. bd. of trustees Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, Dec., 1914, term of 6 yrs .; pres. Patrick J. Carr & Co., real estate. Democrat. Cath- ulic. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Knights of Columbus, Hibernians. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: hand ball. Home: 3508 S. Western Av. Office: 700 Kar- pen Bldg.
CARR, Robert Franklin, mfg. chemist; b. Ar- genta, Ill., Nov. 21, 1871; s. Robert Franklin and Emily A. (Smick) Carr; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1893; m. Louise S. Smiley, of Chicago, 1906; 3 children: Louise, Florence, Robert, Jr. Came to Chicago after graduation from college and entered into chemical mfg. business with Dearborn Chemical Co., of which has been pres. since 1907. Trustee Univ. of Ill. for term 1916-22. Clubs: University, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Illini, Exmoor Country (pres. 1915, 1916) ; also Railroad, Engi- neers' Country (New York); Midwick Country (Pasadena). Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
CARR, Walter Everett, president Ashbrook Elec- tric Co .; b. Beloit, Wis., Apr. 20, 1858: s. Joseph H. and Azubah (Cheney) Carr; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1878; m. Marion Morgan, of Chicago, 1892; 1 daughter, Catherine. Came to Chicago in 1881; engaged in mfg. freight and passenger elevators. 1883-96; assisted in organization of the John M. Ewen Co., engrs. and builders, 1905, of which was sec .; pres. of Ashbrook Electric Co. Republican. Clubs: Union League, University. Recreation: golf. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 4111 Ravens- wood Av., Chicago.
CARRIER, Augustns Stiles, clergyman; b. Rip- ley, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Dec. 30, 1857; s. Augus- tus Hart and Susan A. ( Bandelle) Carrier; A.B., Yale, 1879; Andover Theol. Sem., 1881-2; grad. Hartford Theol. Sem., 1884; univs. of Leipzig and Berlin, 1885-7, Semitic langs. a splty .; (D.D., 1893, LL.D., 1913, Parsons Coll. ); m. Bloomington, Ind., Anne C. Dennis, of West Chester, Pa., July 15, 1885. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1884. Instr. in Hebrew, 1887-92, prof. Hebrew and cognate langs. since 1892, McCormick Theol. Sem. Republican. Address: 2304 N. Halsted St.
CARRIER, Wilbur Oscar, clergyman; b. at Mar- shall, Mich., Feb. 28, 1860; s. Edwin burt and Cor- nelia Clarey ( Root) Carrier; A.B., Albion Coll., 1883. A.M., 1895; grad. Auburn Theol. Sem., 1886; D.D., Ripon, 1898) ; m. Myrtle Jene Pitts, Owosso, Mich., May 5, 1885. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1886; pastor at Shortsville, N. Y., 1886-8, Wausau, Wis., 1889-1900, Belden Av. Ch., Chicago, 1900-4; pres. Carroll Coll., Waukesha, Wis., 1904-17; supt.
1917. Moderator Presbyn. Synod of Wis., 1894. Dir. McCormick Theol. Sem. Republican. Mem. Delta Tau Delta. Club: Union League. Address: 509 S. Wabash Av.
CARROLL, John Alexander, banker; b. Ontario, Can., Feb. 6, 1875; s. Nicholas and Bridget ( Don- nelly) Carroll; ed. Canadian high schs .; Univ. of Chicago; LL.B., LL.M., Chicago Law Sch. (Lake Forest Univ.), 1898; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. har, 1898; organized real estate firm of John A. Carroll & Bro., 1899, of which is sr. mem .; organ- ized Hyde Park State Bank, 1912, and since pres .; also pres. Hyde Park Real Estate Co., Hyde Park Safe Deposit Co .; sec. Empire Storage Co. Chmn. valuation com. South Div. of Chicago Real Estate Board; mem. Hyde Park Business Men's Assn. (ex- pres.), South Side Renting Agents' Assn. (pres.). Clubs: Cook County Bankers', South Shore Coun- try. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 1363 Mad- ison Park. Office: 53d St. and Lake Park Av.
CARROLL, John Joseph, priest; deceased. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
CARROLL, Lester Scott, railway purchasing agt .; b. Hemlock Lake, N.Y., Aug. 24, 1865; g. Ed- win Morgan and Sarah A. (Thurston) Carroll; ed. high sch., Hillsdale, Mich .; m. Alice V. Igel, of Chi- cago, Nov. 9, 1890; 1 daughter, Dorothy. Began ry. service with C.&N.W.Ry.Co., 1884, with which has since been identified, as agt., 1884-6, traveling au- ditor, 1886-91, gen. traveling auditor, 1891-1901, purchasing agt., 1901-11, and gen, purchasing agt. C.&N. W. Ry., since Jan. 2, 1911. Republican. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: Union League. Chicago Au- tomobile, Skokie Country. Home: Evanston, Il1. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
CARRUTHERS, Arthur Stearns, real estate; b. Wyoming, O., Nov. 19, 1885; s. William Hethering- ton and Margaretta ( Williamson) Carruthers; ed. pvt. and pub. schools, St. Louis and Chicago; m. Grace Constance, of Dayton, O. Occupied after leaving coll. handling father's interests and prop- erty in Ill. and Mo .; moved with parents to Pacific Coast and continued there for several years; re- turned to Chicago, 1910, and estab. firm of Arthur S. Carruthers & Co., real estate and loans, specializ- ing in management of estates and non-resident and corporate interests, real estate dept., Univ. of Notre Dame, etc. Mem. R. E. bds. Presbyn. Prog. Republican. Recreations: motoring and hunting. Home: 5948 South Park Av. Office: 40 N. Dear- born St.
CARRY, see also Carey, also Cary.
CARRY, Edward Francis, mfr .; b. Fort Wayne, Ind., May 16, 1867; s. Joseph J. and Margaret (Stoops) Carry; ed. pub. schools; in. Mabel D. Underwood, of Chicago, Nov. 28, 1893; children: Mary Ermina, Margaret. Came to Chicago, 1888; sec. Wells & French Co., until 1899, then with Am. Car & Foundry Co., terminating connection with it as Ist vice pres. and mgr., 1915; pres. Haskell & Barker Co., Inc., since Jan., 1916. Republican. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Com- mercial, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Old Elin, Saddle and Cycle, Shore Acres; also Metropolitan, Sleepy Hol- low (New York). Home: 1100 Lake Shore Drive; ( summer) Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 507 Railway Exchange, Chicago.
CARRY, Mabel D. Underwood (Mrs. Edward F. Carry), author; m. Edward F. Carry, of Chicago, Nov. 28, 1893; children: Mary Ermina, Margaret. Republican. Catholic, Author: Betty Moore's Jour- nal, 1912. Homes: (summer) Lake Forest, Ill .; (winter) 1100 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.
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