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CASTLE, Charles Houston, bank accountant. (See vol. 1911.)
CASTLE, Charles Sumner, banker; b, Barring- ton, Cook Co., Ill., May 13, 1859; s. Lester D. and Lucy A. (Taylor) Castle; high sch. edn .; married: children: Ward C., Sidney L., Charles S., Jr., Ruthi Anna. Taught district sch., Palatine, Ill., 1877-8: clerk in treasurer's office, C., R.I.&P.By.Co., 1878-
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80; bookkeeper John V. Farwell Co., 188I-9; post- master, Austin, Ill., 1889-94; treas. Town of Cicero, 1894-7; pres. Austin State Bank since 1895; vice pres. Federal Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, 1902- 05; cashier Am. Trust & Savings Bank, 1905-9; pres. Standard Trust & Savings Bank since 1910; dir. Des Plaines State Bank, Niles Center State Bank, Kee & Chapell Dairy Co., U.S. Ball Bearing Mfg. Co. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Bank- ers', Mid-Day, Chicago Golf, Westward Ho. Recre- ations: golf, fishing. Home: 627 N. Central Av., Austin. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CASTLE, Clarence Fassett, college prof .; b. at Granville, O., Oct. 12, 1856; s. William Augustus and Sarah (Fassett) Castle; A.B., Denison Univ., Granville, 1880; Ph.D., Yale, 1888; m. Mary Shirk, of Greensburg, Ind., July 26, 1883. Prof. Greek, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, Pa., 1888-92; asst. prof. Greek, 1892-5, asso. prof. since 1895, dean Junior Colls., 1898-1905, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Philol. Soc., Beta Theta Pi. Club: Quadrangle. Au- thor: Inductive Greek Primer, 1894; Greek Prose Composition, 1894. Home: 5715 Kenwood Av.
CASTLE, Howard Percy, lawyer; b. on farm nr. Barrington, Cook Co., Ill., Feb. 4, 1878; s. Arthur L. and Grace E. (Wood) Castle; ed. pub. schs., Dundee and Elgin, Ill .; grad. Elgin High Sch., 1895; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1901; m. Sarah E. Edwards, of Adrian, Mich., Sept. 17, 1908; 1 daughter, Grace Elinor. Mem. law firm of Castle, Williams & Smith, 1904-5, Castle, Williams & Cas- tle, 1905-6, Castle, Williams, Long & Castle since May 1, 1906. Village atty. of Barrington, 111. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Ill. Soc. S.R., Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: The Oaks, Hamilton, Elgin Tennis, Barring- ton Tennis. Recreations: tennis and other outdoor exercises. Home: Barrington, Ill. Office: 105 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
CASTLE, Percy V., lawyer; b. Barrington, Cook Co., Ill., Feb. 15, 1857; s. Lester D. and Lucy A. (Taylor) Castle; ed. Palatine (Ill.) High Sch .: Northern Ind. Normal Sch., Valparaiso, Ind., and Union Coll. of Law, Chicago; m. Chicago, Jan. 3, 1888, Jessie Dunlap; children: Ina, Dunlap. Prin. of school at Arlington Heights, Ill., 2 yrs .; became resident of Chicago, 1882; taught school 5 yrs .; ad- mitted to bar, 1884; mem. firm of Manning & Cas- tle, 1884-91, after that of Cutting & Castle, Castle, Williams & Smith, and now sr. mem. of Castle, Williams, Long & Castle. Inheritance tax atty. for Cook Co., 1906-9. Dir. Austin State Bank. Has been mem. Austin Bd. of Edn. Clubs: Oaks (Austin), Westward Ho, Hamilton, Union League. Home: 314 N. Waller Av., Austin. Office: 105 W. Monroe Street.
CASTLE, Perley de Los, banker; b. Barrington, Cook Co., Ill., Mar. 2, 1863; s. Lester D. and Lucy A. (Taylor) Castle; ed. pub. schs. of Barrington; m. Ridgefield, Ill., 1890, Edith A. Davis; children: Har- old A., Lester D., Dorothy I. Engaged in gen. mer- chandise business at McHenry, Ill., 1884-90; came to Chicago, 1890, and has since been engaged as cashier of the Austin State Bank, now also vice pres. and dir .; also dir. Standard Trust & Savings Bank. Republican. Clubs: Oaks, Westward Ho Golf. Home: 5914 Midway Park. Office: 5645 South Boul.
CASTOR, Hiram Charles, life insurance; h. In- dianapolis, Ind., Apr. 11, 1866; s. of Edwin A. and Samantha (Graham) Castor; ed. in pub. schs. of Indianapolis; M.D., Med. Coll. of Ind., 1890; m. Daisy Holl, of Indianapolis, June 22, 1896; 2 daugh- ters: Mildred M., Kathryn F. Practiced in Indi- anapolis, 1890-7, then removed to Chicago, continu- ing in practice 3 yrs .; in life ins, business since 1900; mgr. Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co. since 1907. Mem. Life Underwriters' Assn. of Chicago. Repub- lican. Mem. Wellington Av. Congl. Ch. Capt., re- tired, Ind. N. G .; now lt. col. Q.M. Corps, Ill. N.G. Recreation: motoring. Home: 600 Elmwood Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CASWELL, Charles Lee, lawyer; b. Chicago, Dec. 10, 1874; s. Charles Lee and Edith (Alison) Cas- well; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; LL.B., Northwest- ern Univ. Law Sch., 1896; m. Ruth E. Vincent, of New York, June 18, 1912; 1 daughter, Ruth Alison. Admitted to bar, 1896, and since engaged in gen.
practice; now mem. firm of Caswell & Mabee. Pres. Caswell Bond & Mortgage Co. of Chicago, Central Liquidation Co. of Chicago; vice pres. The Atla .. Exchange Nat, Bank. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assi . Chicago Bar Assn., Art Inst. of Chicago (life mem.), Citizens' Assn., Chicago Band Assn. Served for 4 yrs. as mem. of Co. H, 1st Inf., I.N.G., includ- ing service in the Pana strike, 1893, and the Pull- man strike, 1894. Republican. Mason (Chevalier Bayard Commandery, K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country. Home: 4537 Ellis Av. Office: 139 N. Clark St.
CATHERWOOD, Robert, patent lawyer; b. at Hoopeston, 111., Aug. 7, 1874; s. Allen Thompson and Cornelia (Hartwell) Catherwood; ed. Hoopes- ton pub. and high schs .; Rossville, Ill., High Sch., 1890-2; B.S., Northwestern Univ., 1896; student law sch. of same, 1896-9: m. Chicago, June 4, 1902, Lucy Cotton Morris. Admitted to bar, 1896. Pres. Chicago Civil Service Reform Assn .; trustee Alli- ance Française. Mem. Delta Upsilon, Delta Chi. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, City, Legal, Hamilton. Home: 4442 Grand Boul.
CATTELL, Archibald, lawyer; b. Davenport, Ia., July 14, 1870: s. Archibald and Elizabeth Stuart (Mills) Cattell; ed. pub. schs. of Davenport, Ja .; A. B., Iowa Coll., Grinnell, 1891; student Law Dept., Univ. of Mich., 1892-3; m. Rose Haskell, of Fort Dodge, Ja., Nov. 15, 1893; children: Jean Haskell. Judith Haskell. Was city editor Davenport (Ja. ) Daily Leader, 1891-2; admitted to Ill. har at Chi- cago, 1893, and has since been in practice. Trustee and legal adviser Iowa Coll .; dir. Quaker Mfg. Co., Wm. H. Wise & Co., Coahuila Mining & Smelting Co., Hannifin Mfg. Co., Anguera Lumber & Tie Co., etc. Men. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Clubs: Hawkeye. City, Flossmoor Country, Law. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 5474 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 111 TV. Monroe St.
CAVANAGH, see also Cavanaugh, also Kava- nagh.
CAVANAGH, John R., mfr. automobiles, trucks and wheels; b. Glasgow, Scotland, Dec. 31, 1861; s. John and Jane ( Robertson) Cavanagh; brought to TT.S., in 1866; ed. pub. schs., Pittsburgh, Pa .; m. Margaret C. Cavanagh, of Altoona, Pa., Apr. 26, 1893; children: Agnes, Ross, Regina, John, Paul. Regis, Margaret. Credit mgr. for Edmondson & Perrine, furniture, Pittsburgh, 1890-3; stock brok- erage business, 1893-1903; mfg., 1903-5; pres. Public Trust Co., Pittsburgh, 1905-7; head of John R. Cavanagh & Co., brokers in stocks and bonds, Chi- cago; Chicago mgr. Am. Truck & Wheel Corpn. since 1917. Republican. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Mutual Aid Soc. Clubs: Irish Fellow- ship, Shore Acres. Home: 6802 Lakewood Av. Of- fice: 10 S. LaSalle St.
CAVANAUGH, John Algernon, M.D., surgeon; b. Nevada, 111., Apr. 16, 1879; s. John A. and Catherine (O'Leary) Cavanaugh; ed. St. Ignatius Coll., 1892- 97; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1904: mn. Mary Irene Cummings, of Rock Valley, Ja .. Sept. 12, 1906. Practiced in Chicago since 1904; specializes in treatment of the ear, nose and throat; prof. oto-laryngology, Chicago Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat Coll .; prof. oto-laryngology, Med. Dept., Univ. of Ill .; attending oto-laryngologist to St. Anthony's Hosp, and St. Joseph's Home. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc .. Chicago Laryngol. Soc., Acad. Oto-Laryngology, Physicians' Club. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Co- lumbus. Club: Chicago Motor. Author of Non-Sup- purative Ethmoid Disease in Relation to the Eye. Ill. Med. Jour., 1915; Topography of the Tympanic Cavity, Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryn- sology, 1913; Topography of the Larynx, Ill. Med. Jour., 1914; The Inferior Turbinate, Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 1915. Home: 817 Lafayette Parkway. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
CAVANAUGH, Joseph B., coal mcht .; Nov. 29, 1861-1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CAVERLY, John Richard, judge; h. at London. Eng., Dec. 6, 1861; s. James and Mary (Boulter) Caverly; ed. Annunciation Parish Sch .; grad. St. Patrick's Acad .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1897; m. Chicago, Sept. 15, 1898, Charlotte J. Cochran.
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Asst. city atty. of Chicago, 1897-May, 1903; justice gen. mgr. Pilsen Brewing Co. since 1903; also dir. of the peace and police magistrate, May 18, 1903- American State Bank. Dir. Bohemian Charitable Assn. Home: 2438 S. Lawndale Av. Office: 3049 W. 26th St.
Dec. 1, 1906; apptd. city atty. Jan. 1, 1907; judge Municipal Court since 1910; present term expires 1922. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Chi- cago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Clubs: Iro- quois, 111. Athletic. Office: City Hall.
CAVETTE, Scott Osten, lawyer; b. Ky., Oct. 31, 1869; s. Winfield Scott and Maria Jane (Cushen- herry) Cavette; grad. State A. and M. Coll. (Mil. Sch.), Lexington, Ky., 1889: A.B., Univ. of Ky., 1890; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., Chi- cago, 1892; m. Florence Gray, of East Orange, N.J., Dec. 5, 1909. Admitted to 111. bar, 1892, and since practiced in Chicago. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns., Lawyers' Assn, of Chicago, Dem- ocrat. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner) ; recorder Grand Lodge K. of P. Recreations: golf, stock breeding. Home: 5054 Washington Park Court. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
CAVEY, Arthur Thomas; b. Chicago; s. Thomas John and Sarah (Ilillier) Cavey; ed. pub. schs. of Austin (now part of Chicago); m. Bessie Morgan Cavey, of Chicago, Dec. 10, 1903; 2 children: Elean- or Louise, Sarah Elizabeth. Formerly salesman for Marshall Field & Co. and John V. Farwell Co .; since 1905 with Barber Asphalt Paving Co., first as traveling salesman, and asst. sales mgr. since 1909; also propr. men's furnishing goods business at 31 W. Monroe St., established by father in 1880. Republican, Baptist. Mason (Siloam Commandery, Oak Park, Ill .; Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., Chi- vago). Clubs: Hamilton (Chicago), Colonial (Oak Park), Missouri Athletic (St. Louis), Glen Oak Country, Paw Paw Lake Golf, Elks. Home: 134 S. Ridgeland Av., Oak Park, Ill. Offices: Tribune Bldg. and 31 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
CAWARD, Olin Mason, clergyman, lecturer; b in Ontario Co., N.Y., May 17, 1876; s. John Robert and Elizabeth Ann (Hall) Caward; grad. Franklin Acad., Prattsburg, N.Y., 1899; B.A., Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., 1903; M.A., Harvard, 1905; m. Edith V. Shults, of Prattsburg, 1898 (died 1907) ; m. 2d, Clarita Hammond, of Peoria, 111., Jan. 6, 1909. Ordained Congl, ministry, 1905; asso, pas- tor Bethesda Ch., Brooklyn, N.Y., 1905-6; pastor First Ch., Mattoon, 111., 1906-8, Normal Park Pres- byn. Ch., Chicago, since Jan., 1909. Dir. Citizens' League, Chicago. Mem. Delta Tau Delta. Mason (32°, K.T.), Elk. Clubs: University, Beverly Coun- try. Chautauqua lecturer (4th season). Commd. Chaplain, 1st Regt. Engrs. (111.), July, 1917. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 7153 Princeton Av.
CAYLOR, Worth Ernest, lawyer; b. at Arcadia, Hamilton Co., Ind., Aug. 25, 1867; A.B., DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind., 1890, LL.B., 1891; m. Katherine Mary Vaughan; 1 daughter, Miriam. Chief clerk for a law firm, 1891-5; asst, city atty., 1895-7; practiced alone, 1897-1904; mem. Healy & Caylor, 1904-6, since alone. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago har assns., Chicago Law Inst. Clubs: Quadrangle, South Shore Country. Home: 5756 Blackstone Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
CERMAK, Anton Joseph, bailiff; h. in Bohemia, May 9, 1873; s. Anton and Catherine ( Frank) Cer- inak; came to America with parents, 1874; ed, pub. schs. and Bohemian sch., Braidwood, Ill .; m. Mary Horeys, of Chicago, Dec. 15, 1895; children: Lillie, Ella, Helen. Engaged in coal mining in Ill. until 1892; removed to Chicago and entered coal and wood business, continuing until 1908; mem. firm of Cermak & Serhaut, real estate. Sec. United Socie- ties and Liberty League since 1906; pres. Lawn- lale Bldg. & Loan Assn. since 1907. Mem. 43d, 44th, 15th and 46th General Assemblies of Ill .; mem. of City Council, Apr., 1909-Dec., 1912 (resigned ) ; chief bailiff Municipal Court of Chicago since Dec., 1912. Chmn. Cook Co. Dem. Com, and mem. mng. com, of same. Home: 2532 S. Trumbull Av. Office: 804 City Hall.
CERVENKA, James, mfr .; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)
CHACE, see also Chase.
CHACE, Charles C., auditor; b. Port Jervis, N.Y., Aug. 30, 1858; s. Ephraim D. and Sophia C. (Hoge- boone) Chace; ed. common schs .; m. Indianapolis, Jessie M. Tinney; 1 daughter, Margaret. Became cashier L.E.&W.R.R. at Lafayette, Ind., 1876, and agt. same rd. at Findlay, O., 1886; apptd. traffic mgr. the G. H. Hammond Co., packers, at South Omaha, Neb., 1891; auditor Chicago, Hammond & Western Ry., 1892-6; auditor Chicago Junction Ry. since 1896, and of the Union Stock Yard & Transit Co. since 1899. Home: 11542 Longwood Drive. Of- fice: Administration Bldg., U. S. Yards.
CHAFFEE, Arthur Billings, college prof .; b. at Phila., June 19, 1852; s. James and Harriet S. (Bil- lings) Chaffee; moved to Saratoga Springs, 1866; A.B., Princeton, 1876, A.M., 1880; Rochester Theol. Sem., 1876-9; student Harvard, 1888; student in so- ciology, Univ. of Chicago, 1895; (D.D., Franklin [1nd.] Coll., 1894) ; m. Laura Putnam, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., 1879. Ordained Bapt, ministry, 1884; prof. Latin, 1879-88, chemistry and physics, 1888-9, Franklin Coll .; pastor Seymour and South Bend, Ind., 1889-96; pres. Central Univ. of Ia., 1895-9; pastor Mason City, Ia., 1899-1900; prof. philosophy and history, Des Moines Coll., 1900-1; pres. Bishop Coll., Marshall, Tex., 1901-7; prof. history, Kala- ma. oo Coll., 1907-11; returned to ministry, 1911. Home: 1053 Foster Av.
CHAFFEE, James Foster; b. at Franklin, Ind., June 9, 1883; s. Arthur Billings and Laura (Put- nam) Chaffee; A.B., Denison Univ., Granville, O., 1905; m. Jean Compton, of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1910; 2 children: Elizabeth, June. Was western mgr. for Stollwerck Bros., Inc., cocoa and chocolate mfrs., 1906-16; gen. western representative Ideal Cocoa & Chocolate Co. and the Puritan Chocolate Co., of Lititz, Pa., since Feb., 1916. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Hamilton, Calumet Country. Home: 6103 Kenwood Av. Office: 222 N. Wabash Av.
CHAFFIN, Howard Albert, coal. (See vol. 1911.) CHAFIN, Eugene Wilder, temperance advocate. Removed to Tucson, Ariz. (See Who's Who in America.)
CHALLEN, Charles Henry, Chicago mgr. of The Northwestern Miller; b. Waverly, Morgan Co., 111., Feb. 2, 1869; s. Joseph and Cornelia (Peet) Chal- len; ed. pub. sch .; m. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 10, 1894, Eva Frances Parke. Began business career Sept. 2, 1886, as an asst. in the publishing office of The Northwestern Miller, at Minneapolis, and has continued with that business, advancing steadily to more responsible positions, and in 1894 was made mgr. of the Chicago office of the company. Treas. Millers' Nat. Federation. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Club: Flourmen's Club of Chicago. Recreation: golf. Residence: Hotel Melbourne. Office: 1114 Royal Insurance Bldg.
CHALMERS, Thomas Stuart, mfr .; b. Chicago, Sept. 21, 1881; s. William James and Joan ( Pinker- ton) Chalmers; grad. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., 1899; student mech. engring. course, Cornell Univ., 1899-1904; unmarried. Pres. Chalmers & Williams, Inc., mining and crushing machinery; vice pres. Fraser & Chalmers, Inc. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Sigma Phi, Clubs: Chicago, Alta (Salt Lake City, Utah), Engineers' (New York), Home: Chicago Heights, Ill. Office: 72 W. Adams St., Chicago.
CHALMERS, William James, mfr .; b. Chicago, July 10, 1852; s. Thomas and Janet (Telfer) Chal- mers; ed. pub, grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Joan, d. late Allan Pinkerton, Oct., 1878; chil- dren: Joan, Thomas Stuart. After leaving sch. was apprenticed to the Eagle Works Mfg. Co., of which his father was then gen. supt .; in 1872 became as- sociated with his father in the new firm of Fraser & Chalmers, which became largest mfrs. of mining machinery in the world; in 1901, united with the great Allis Engine Works at Milwaukee, and other
CERVENKA, John Albert, brewer; b. Bohemia. Feb. 5, 1870; s. John and Marie Cervenka; ed. in grammar schs., Bohemia; came to Chicago, 1882; In. Antonie Bolek, of Chicago, May 31, 1890; chil- dren: John A., Jr., Alice ( Mrs. Rhode). Pres. and plants, as the Allis-Chalmers Co., of which was
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vice pres , resigning 1905, Dir, and mem, exec. com. lain Co., and in 1905 organized the Photo Products Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank; dir. Conti- Co., both of which consolidated in 1908 under the latter name, of which has since been pres., treas, and gen. mgr. Clubs: Windsor Golf (pres.), Ro- tary (dir.). Recreation: golf. Ilome: 1437 E. 65th Pl. Office: 6100 LaSalle St. nental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, Fra- ser & Chalmers, Ltd., London, Eng. Republican. Ex-mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn .; ex-dir. World's Co- lumbian Expn .; life mem. and trustee Field Mus. of Natural History. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Commercial, South Shore Coun- try, Lake Geneva Country, Saddle and Cycle, Old Elm; also Engineers' (New York). Home: 1100 Lake Shore Drive. Office: Edison Bldg.
CHAMBERLAIN, Charles Joseph, hotanist; h. at Sullivan, O., Feb. 23, 1863; s. Esdell W. and Mary Spencer) Chamberlain: A.B., Oherlin, 1888, A.M .. 1894; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1897; research at Bonn, 1900-1; m. Mary E. Life, of Oberlin, O., July 30, 1888. Prin. Crookston (Minn.) High Sch., 1889- 93; student Univ. of Chicago, 1893-6; asst. and asso. in botany, 1897-1901, instr., 1901-7, asst. prof. morphology and cytology, 1908-11, asso. prof., 1911-15, and prof., since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Am, editor of cytology in Botanisches Centralblatt. since 1902. Mem, Bot. Soc. America, Assn. Inter- nationale des Botanistes, Deutsche Botanische Ge- sellschaft, A.A.A.S .; hon. mem. Naturforscher ge- sellschaft an der K. Universität zu Kiew. Contbr. to Botanical Gazette, since 1895. Has collected Cycadaceæe in Mexico, Australia and Africa, and has published numerous researches upon this fam- ily, Home: 6130 Greenwood Av.
CHAMBERLAIN, Frederic William, secretary, treas. The Warren Featherbone Co., dry good spe- rialties; h. Oberlin, O., Sept. 2, 1876; s. of William Benton and Emily E. ( Peck) Chamberlain; ed. prep. lept. Oberlin Coll .; m. Lydia Warren, of Three Oaks, Mich., Jan. 11, 1906; 4 children: Mary Louise, William Benton, Cynthia, Lucy. With The Warren Featherbone Co. in various capacities since 1895, except for 1 yr. of travel and 1 yr. in Phila. as mng. pilitor of the Sunday School Times, Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. exec. com. of Nat. Congl. Council; dir. Chicago Theol. Sem. Club: Union League. Recreation: farming. Home: 2845 Sheridan Place, Evanston, Ill .; (summer) "Tower Hill," Sawyer, Mich. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
CHAMBERLAIN, Oscar Pearl, civil engr .: h. at Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., N.Y., Nov. 26, 1870: s. Alonzo Bradner and Laura Arceville (Munson) Chamberlain; A.B., Central High Sch., Phila., 1885; .A.B., Univ. of Pa., 1889; unmarried. Rodman and asst. engr., Pa. R.R., 1889-1902; asst. engr., C.G.W. Ry., 1902-4; div. engr .. N.P.Ry., 1904-5; chief engr. C.&I.W.R.R., since 1905; chief operating engr. of Dolese & Shepard Co .; gen. mgr. Union Paving Co .; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Dolese & Shepard Co., 1913. Republican. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. (pres. 1911- 12), Ill. Soc. Engrs. and Surveyors, Engineers' Club, Chicago. Home: LaGrange, Ill.
CHAMBERLAIN, Paul Mellen, consulting engr .; 1. Three Oaks, Mich., Feb. 28, 1865; s. Henry and Rebecca ( Van Devanter) Chamberlain: B.S., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1888; M.E., Cornell, 1890; m. Olivia Langdon Woodward, Apr. 23, 1891; children: Re- becca Van Devanter (Mrs. Elmer J. Baker, Jr.), Wheelock, Olivia, Julia. Asst. engr. Frick Co., Waynesboro, 1890-2; mech. engr. Hercules Iron Works, Aurora, Ill., 1892-3; asst, prof. mech. en- gring., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1893-6; head of engring. work from opening in 1896, and prof. mech. engring., 1899-1906, Lewis Inst., Chicago; consult- ing practice, Los Angeles, 1906-7; chief engr. Un- lerfeed Stoker Co. of America. 1907-9; mem. of Chamberlain & Howell, consulting engrs., 1909-14, since alone. Inventor of various devices and en- gring methods. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Delta Tau Delta, Tau Beta Pi, A.A.A.S., Soc. Colonial Wars. Club: City. Author of engring. monographs published in engring. transactions and tech, press. Recreation: collecting watches. Home: 427 Diver- sey Parkway. Office: Marquette Bldg.
CHAMBERLAIN, William A., mfr .; b. Cortland, N.Y., Aug. 26, 1861; s. Norman and Kate (Jordan) Chamberlain; grad, State Normal Sch., Cortland, N. Y., 1879; m. Grace Dailey, of Port Huron, Mich., Nov. 12, 1897. Began as traveling salesman at Rochester, N.Y., 1880-99; came to Chicago in 1899, and organized and was pres, and treas. Chamber-
CHAMBERLIN, George M., M.D. (See vol. 1911.) CHAMBERLIN, Georgia Louise (Miss), exten- sion of Biblical and religions study ; b. Great Bend, Pa .; d. Orlando E. and Mary H. (Cram) Chamber- lin; descended from pre-Revolutionary settlers in Conn. and N.H .; grad. high sch., 1878; continuous study in Semitics, English Bible, and religious edu- cation in Univ. of Chicago since 1892. Sec. Am. Inst. of Sacred Literature, Univ. of Chicago, and also engaged in promotion of graded work in re- ligious education in chs. and schs .; asst. dir. reli- gious work, Chautauqua Instn., N.Y. Progressive Republican. Presbyterian, Clubs: Woman's City, Chicago College. Editor: Ordered to China (Let- ters of W. J. Chamberlin), 1901. Author: An Intro- duction to the Bible, for Teachers of Children, 1904; Child Religion in Song and Story, Vol. I, 1907, Vol. II, 1909; The Hebrew Prophets, or Pa- triots and Leaders of Israel, 1911. Contbr. to re- ligious periodicals. Home: 5523 University Av.
CHAMBERLIN, Henry Barrett, editor, publisher; b. Washington, D.C., Mar. 10, 1867; s. Arthur Scho- field and Maria Louise (Barrett) Chamberlin; ed. pub. schs., Mansfield, O., and Chicago; studied at Union Coll. of Law, Northwestern Univ .; m. Irene Celene Byrne, Aug. 17, 1903. Editor and publisher The Guardsman (mil. newspaper), 1886-92; repor- torial work on Herald, Tribune, Inter-Ocean, Times, Record, all of Chicago; night mgr. City Press AAssn., 1891, with Laffan Bur, and New York Sun, 1894; in charge various depts. Omaha World-Her- ald, 1895-6. In charge dispatch boat Hercules of the Chicago Record during Spanish-Am. War, 1898; was between the fire of the fleets off Santiago, July 3, only newspaper boat there during battle; cruised 35,000 miles, covering news and stories throughout Cuba, P.R. and W.J .; city editor Chi- cago Record, 1898-1901; editor The Voter (mag.) : asst. sec. Municipal Voters' League, 1901-4; sec. state legislation com. City Council of Chicago, 1906-8; asst. sec. Chicago Charter Conv., 1906-9; sec. Chicago Plan Commn., 1909-10; asst. sec. Cleveland Memorial Assn. Writer of "Stories of the Streets and of the Town," in Chicago Record- Herald: mng. editor Record-Herald, Dec. 7, 1910- 13; editor in chief same, Apr. 1, 1913-May 9, 1914; mem. Chicago Commn. on the Liquor Problem; edi- tor and pub. Chamberlin's Magazine, and of The Hearthstone; founder of Chamberlin Service (writ- ing craftsmen and factors in publicity). Col. insp. gen. I.N.G. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Rotary, Press (pres., 1909-10). Home: The Walton. 878 N. Clark St., Chicago: (summer) "Sunset Shack" nr. Benton Harbor, Mich. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.
CHAMBERLIN, Joseph Henry, insurance; b. at Schenectady, N.Y., Nov. 24, 1850; s. George Anson and Mary Caroline (Brown) Chamberlin; direct de- scendant on paternal side of John Chamberlin, It. in Colonial Army; on maternal side descendant of Anneka Jants or Janc, who in 1652 obtained a Dutch grant of 130 acres on Manhattan Island ( now N. Y. City) ; ed. Lutheran Coll., Mendota, Ill .. 1868; Union Coll., Chicago, 1878; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1882; m. Round Grove, II1., 1878, Kate Win- nie Simonson: children: Mabel May, James Percy. Jessie Lavinia, Joseph Frederick. Removed with parents to Ill. in Apr., 1856, settling on a farm near Sterling, on which was reared; taught sch. before taking law course; entered real estate and ins. business at Sterling, Ill., 1882; removed to Chicago, 1887, and since engaged in ins, business; now part- ner in firm of Letterman & Chamberlin. Republic- an. Methodist. Mason; Royal Arcanum. Recrea- tions: hunting, fishing. Home: 319 N. Central Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
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