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CHAMBERLIN, Rollin Thomas, geologist; b. at Beloit, Wis., Oct. 20, 1881; s. Thomas Chrowder and Alma Isabel (Wilson) Chamberlin; student univs. of Geneva and Zurich, Switzerland, 1899- 1900: S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1903, Ph.D., 1907; un- married. Mem. U.S. Grol. Survey, 1907-8; mem.
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Univ. of Chicago Oriental Educational Investiga- tion Commn. to China, 1909; research asso., Univ. of Chicago, 1909-11; investigation of Brazilian iron ore resources, 1911-12; instr. in geology, 1912-14. asst, prof. since 1914, Univ. of Chicago. Fellow Geol. Soc. America, A.A.A.S., British A.A.S .; mem. III. Acad. Science, Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Republic- an. Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Recreations: tennis, mountain climbing, photography. Resi- dence: Hyde Park Hotel.
CHAMBERLIN, Thomas Chrowder, geologist; h. Mattoon, Ill., Sept. 25, 1843; A.B., Beloit Coll., 1866, A.M., 1869; grad., science, Univ. of Mich., 1868-9; Ph.D., Univs. of Mich. and Wis., 1882; LL.D., Univ. of Mich., Beloit Coll., and Columbian Univ., 1887, Univ. of Wis., 1904, Toronto Univ., 1913; ScD., Univ. of Ill., 1905); m. Alma Isabel Wilson, 1867. Prof. natural science, State Normal Sch., White- water, Wis., 1869-73; prof. geology, Beloit, 1873-82, Columbian, 1885-7; pres. Univ. of Wis., 1887-92; prof. and head dept. of geology and dir. Walker Mus., Univ. of Chicago, since 1892. Asst. state ge- ologist, Wis., 1873-6, chief geologist, 1876-82; stu- died glaciers of Switzerland, 1878; U.S. geologist in charge of glacial div., 1882-1907; geologist Peary Relief Expdn., 1894; consulting geologist, Wis. Geol. Survey: commr. Ill. Geol. Survey; consulting geologist U.S. Geol. Survey; investigator funda- mental problems of geology, Carnegie Instn., since 1902; mem. Commn. for Oriental Ednl. Investiga- tion, 1909. Mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences; pres. A.A. A.S., 1908; pres. Chicago Acad. Sciences, 1898-1915 (pres. emeritus since 1915) ; pres. Ill. Acad, Sci- ence, 1907. Author: Geology of Wisconsin; Gen- eral Treatise on Geology (with R. D. Salisbury); The Origin of the Earth, 1916: etc. Editor of The Journal of Geology. Address: University of Chi- cago.
CHAMBERLIN, Walter Howard, lawyer; b. De- troit, Feb. 9, 1866; s. Lewis H. and Charlotte A. ( LeSeur) Chamberlin; ed. Detroit; learned me- chanics practically in machine shop of Detroit Stove Works; m. Detroit, June 4, 1889, lda May Church; children: Edith May, Lewis Church, Fred- eric Walter, Helen Alice. Admitted to bar at De- troit, Jan., 1890; removed to Chicago, Jan., 1891; asst, commr. of patents of U.S., 1900-1; now mem. law firm of Chamberlin & Freudenreich. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Law Club, Michigan Soc. (pres.). Nem. Loyal Legion. Mason (K.T.). Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Birchwood Country (pres. 1917), Edgewater Golf; Cosmos ( Washington, D.C.) ; Engineers' (N.Y.). Home: 1227 Sherwin Av. Office: Marquette Bldg.
CHAMBERS, Edward, railway official; b. Wan- kegan, 111., Feb. 16, 1859; ed. pub. schs. With A.,T. &S. F.Ry. since 1878; freight handler, elk., foreman and cashier at. Pueblo, Colo., agt., San Diego and Los Angeles, Cal., asst. gen. freight agt., Los An- geles, and gen. freight agt. lines west of Albu- querque, to 1905; apptd. asst, freight traffic mgr. Coast Lines, San Francisco, 1905; now vice pres. in charge of traffic, at Chicago, Apptd. transporta- tion director of wheat purchasing div. of the fed- eral food corpn., Aug., 1917. Office: Railway Ex- change, Chicago.
CHAMPLIN, Daniel H., printing machinery: b. Westerly, R.I., Ang. 7, 1861; s. Charles and Eliza 1. (Cottrell) Champlin: ed. pub. schs. of Westerly and Hopkinton, R.I., and at Alfred Univ., 1877-9; m. Anna L. Stanton, of Westerly, Aug. 25, 1880; 1 daughter, Marjorie Stanton (deceased). Began in employ of C. B. Cottrell & Sons Co., printing press mfrs., Westerly; mgr. western office of the firm, with headquarters in Chicago, 1889-97; vice pres. and mgr. D. H. Champlin & Co., mfrs. and dealers in printing machinery, 1898-9; mem, firm of Cham- plin & Smith, in same business, 1899-1906; pres. and treas. Champlin Mfg. Sales Co .; western agent for eastern printing machinery houses. Mem. Co. E, Westerly Rifles, R.I. State Militia, 1880-9. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor. Rec- reations: billiards, golf. Home: 1125 Davis St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
CHANCELLOR, Justus, lawyer; b. Oxford, Ind., Oct. 12, 1863; s. John Cooper and Elizabeth Jennie ( Justus) Chancellor; ed, common schs, of Ind .: grad. Vincennes (Ind.) High Sch., 1991; LL. B ..
Union Coll. of Law (Northwestern Univ. . Isso, m. Hattie Theodotia Lincoln Harper, of Hartford. W. Va., May 2, 1889; 2 children: Leola (Mrs. Neal H. Gates), Justus, Jr. Practiced in Chicago since 1886; mem, firm of Thornton & Chancellor. Mem. Internat., Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Real Estate Bd., Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. Republican. Scottish Rite Mason (K.T., Shriner), K.P. Club: Playgoers. Recreations: automobiling, farming, mfg. Residence: Palmer House. Office: 1101 Tower Bldg.
CHANDLER, Buckingham, real estate; b. Flor- ence, Italy, Feb. 22, 1878; s. Frank Randolph and Anna Sophia (Buckingham) Chandler; ed. Ogden (pub.) Sch., Chicago, 1889-90; University Sch., Chi- cago, 1890-6; A.B., Harvard, 1900; m. Rebecca El- mer Smith, Feb. 21, 1914; 2 children: Charlotte Sar- gent, Buckingham, II. With real estate firm, Chan- dler & Co., 1900-1: mem. same firm, 1902; then mem. Knott, Chandler & Co .; mem. Chandler, Hil- dreth & Co. since 1908. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. of Commerce, New England Soc. of Chicago, Western Efficiency Soc. Clubs: University, City, Chicago Literary, Harvard (Chicago); Harvard (N.Y.). Recreation: motoring. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 56 W. Washington St., Chicago.
CHANDLER, Charles, educator; b. at Pontiac, Mich., Jan. 15, 1850; s. Jonathan and Vashti (Lam- din) Chandler; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1871, A.MI .. 1874; Univ. of Berlin, 1891-2; m. Adelaide Isadore Murray, of Pontiac, Aug. 16, 1876. Teacher langs .. high sch., Pontiac, 1871-4; instr. Latin, 1874-6. prof., 1876-91, Denison Univ., Granville, O .; prof. Latin, 1892-1915, prof. emeritus since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Mason (32), K.T., Shriner), Home: 5717 Monroe Av.
CHANDLER, Charles H., artists' materials: h. Detroit, Mich .. Dec. S. 1859; s. Henry B. and Mary ( Watson) Chandler; came to Chicago, 1861; ed. in grammar and high schs. of Chicago: m. Mary. d. Judge George Gardner, of Chicago, 1883 (she died Mar., 1903). Began as elk., 1880; assisted in organ- izing, and in 1905 incorporated Thayer & Chandler. artists' materials, of which is sec. and treas .; also dir. Mackie-Lovejoy Mfg. Co. Episcopalian. Rec- reation: motoring. Home: 1733 Asbury Av., Evans- ton, III. Office: 913 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.
CHANDLER, Charles Thomas, fire ins .; b. Ga- lena, Ill., Sept. 2, 1856; at age of § came to Chicago with parents; ed. pub. schs .; m. Alice Edwards Chandler, of Mineral Point, Wis., Nov. 22, 1893: children: Lucy Ingalls, Edith Eleanor, Horatio Henry. Entered fire ins, business, 1877, and was 4 yrs. in Chicago office of North British and Mercan- tile Ins. Co., and 2 yrs. in gen, agency of Phenix of Brooklyn: 1 yr. with gen. agency of Niagara Ins. Co .; then went to Minneapolis as asst. of inspec- tion and ratings, 1884-5: inspector Chicago Fire Underwriters' Assn., 1885, and later supt. of the Cook Co. Compact: returned to agency field, 1889, as spl. agent for Cook Co. for Nat. Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford; in charge Chicago agency Carlisle, Chandler & Co., 1900-5; local agency business as Waller. Chandler & Grey, 1905-14, when firm con- solidated with Critchfield, Miller, Whitney & Bar- bour. Republican. Protestant. Baptist. Clubs: Union League, Kenilworth, Skokie Golf. Home: Kenilworth, 111. Office: Insurance Exchange, Chi- vago.
CHANDLER, Frank Randolph, retired: h. Put- ney, Windham Co., Vt., Oct. 2, 1x40; s. Peyton Ran- dolph and Levinah (Knight) Chandler; ed. Sax- ton's River (Vt.) AAcad., 1853: Ward Sem., West- minster, Vt., 1855: Ft. Edward (N.Y.) Inst., 1856: Claverack Inst. (N.Y.), 1857: Williston Sem., East- hampton, Mass., 1858; m. Chicago, Feb. 4, 1868. Anna Sophia Buckingham; children: Buckingham. Isabel Buckingham. Clerk in Bank of Bellows Falls, Vt .. 1858; clerk in ins. office of S. H. Price. Chicago, 1860; clerk in J. Y. Scammon's marine banking company, 1861; asst. mgr. E. J. Tinkham's clearing house for Ill. bank currency, 1862; paying teller Solomon Sturges & Sons, bank, 1863; treas. Chicago Doek Co., 1865: asst. cashier Third Nat. Bank, 1866; agent led River Iron Mfg. Co., 1867: mem. firm of Chandler, Pomeroy & Noyes, grain
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. ommn, mchts., 1869, changing to Chandler, Pom- Chicago, Nov. 28, 1883 (died Nov. 1, 1894) ; chil- "roy & Co., on retirement of E. H. Noyes, 1871; mem. firm of Chandler & Co. (with Peyton R. ('handler), first mortgages on real estate, and loan agents of Hetty H. R. Green, 1873; pres. Chandler Mortgage Co., 1897, until May 1, 1902, when sold out to Knott, Chandler & Co., and retired from ac- tive business; pres. Cottage Grove Mfg. Co. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soc., Art Inst. of Chicago, Field Mus. of Natural History, Citizens' Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union, Union League. Edited and published Assessors' Land Valuations of City of Chicago, 1908. Home: 744 Rush St. Office: 56 W. Washington St.
CHANDLER, Fremont Elmer, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)
CHANDLER, Hannibal Harlow, publisher: b. at Freleighsburg, Que., Can., July 22, 1844; s. Harlow und Olive Porter (Hibbard) Chandler; ed. pub. schs. of Quebec; m. Chicago, July 1, 1869, Mary Jane Jenning Wilce; children: Edwin Wilce, Mary Olive, Jessie Jane, Hannibal Harlow, Jennie Hib- bard (Mrs. Johnson). Employed on Chicago Times under Wilbur F. Storey, as bookkeeper, 1865, and later as asst. mgr. until 1870, when established a newspaper advertising agency under firm name of H. H. Chandler & Co. In 1878 established The Chi- cago Grocer, and in 1879 The Western Druggist; also established the Chicago Medical Review; in 1883 bought The Farmers' Review; in 1907, estab- lished the Revista Agricola (Spanish agricultural magazine), for circulation in Mexico and S. Am. republics; was pres. H. H. Chandler & Co., publish- ers; retired from business, 1909. Mem. Kenwood Evangelical Ch., Agricultural Press League. Clubs: Highland Park, Exmoor. Home: 507 S. Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, IIl.
CHANDLER, Homer Weed, lumher; b. Oshkosh, Wis., Jan. 1, 1865; s. Homer S. and Caroline ( Weed) Chandler; came to Chicago, 1872; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Jan. 5, 1893, Mary Stryker; 1 daughter, Gloria. Began with lumber firm of Waldo, Schillo & Chandler, and later became sec. and treas. of the Home Lumber Co .; sec. and treas. Chandler Lum- ber Co., 1901-8, which was originally the Central Lumber Co., organized in 1891, changing to its present name in 1902; Chandler Lumber Co. merged with Rittenhouse & Embree Co., Apr. 1, 1908, of which has since been treas. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Home: 5479 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 3500 S. Racine Av.
CHANDLER, Joseph Harvey, lawyer; b. Niles, Cayuga Co., N.Y., July 30, 1842; s. Samuel and Eliza Chandler; ed. pub. schs., Moravia, N.Y .; re- moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., 1857, and taught sch, until 1861; pvt. 6th Mich. Cav., 1862-4; capt. 115th U.S.C.T., 1864-6, serving through Civil War; m. Ed- monia M. Holland, of Indianapolis, Oct. 9, 1870; 2 daughters: Mary M. (Mrs. Hiram S. Bronson), Sarah F. (Mrs. John O. Knight). Admitted to Mich. har, 1869; was atty. for some of the leading copper companies; removed to Chicago, 1887, as gen. so- licitor for a mining and railroad syndicate. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mem, Loyal Legion, G.A.R. Club: Chicago. Home: 2926 Burling St. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St,
CHANDLER, Joseph Hayes, clergyman, writer; 1. Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. 14, 1854; s. Rev. Joseph and Gertrude Matilda Chandler; A.B., Yale, 1877; B.D., Andover Theol. Sem., 1882; post-grad. studies, Yale and Univ. of Chicago; m. Elizabeth Farrar, of St. Cloud, Minn., Oct. 21, 1884. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1882; pastor St. Cloud and St. Paul, Minn., 1882-93; Rhinelander and Fond du Lac, Wis., 1894-1907; western editor The Congregationalist and Christian World, 1908-12; exec. sec. Ill. Inter- Ch. Federation, 1913-14; resigned to reengage in lit. work, preaching and lecturing; gave courses of studies in sociology and ethics, John Marshall Law Sch., Chicago; studied social conditions in the cop- per country, Mich .; was exec. sec. Chicago Ch. Fed- eration Council, 1911-12. Progressive. Club; City, Home: 5535 Dorchester Av.
CHANDLER, Reuben Grigsby, broker; b. Rock- bridge Co., Va., Dec. 16, 1852; s. Norborne E. and Lucy (Grigsby) Chandler; ed. pvt. schs. and Va. Mil. Inst., class of 1873; m. Virginia Hamilton, of
dren: Virginia, Ruby, Walter. Came to Chicago in 1875 and in employ of Rumsey & Walker until 1880; then engaged in grain commn. business with J. Frank Rumsey under the firm name of Rumsey & Chandler, which continued until 1885 when the firm dissolved and he continued in the same line for 20 yrs .; assisted, 1905, in organizing firm of Hulburd, Warren & Chandler, stock brokers and commn. mchts., of which has since been a mem. Pres. Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1903. Organized and was Ist It. of Co. K, 1st Regt. Inf., I.N.G. Demo- crat. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Onwentsia. Exmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 106 Bellevue Pl. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
CHANDLER, St. Lawrence, banker. (See vol. 1911. )
CHANDLER, Walter Temple, wholesale grocer; h. Rockbridge Co., Va., Mar. 5, 1855; s. Norborne E. and Lucy (Grigsby) Chandler; ed. pvt. schs. of Rockbridge Co. and Washington and Lee Univ., Lexington, Va. Came to Chicago, Mar., 1872; was first employed as office boy with E. H. Noyes & Co., grain commn. mchts .; entered house of Frank- lin MacVeagh & Co., July, 1872, first as office boy, then in receiving and shipping dept. as clerk, from that to salesman and dept. mgr., and, in 1882, was admitted to partnership in the firm; became vice pres. on incorporation, 1909. Democrat. Clubs: University, Chicago Golf. Home: 1219 N. State St. Office: 333 W. Lake St.
CHANDLER, William Blackmar, underwriter; Jan. 5, 1871-Jan., 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CHANNELL, Charles Arthur, mfr. of O-Cedar products; b. Montreal, Can., Mar. 15, 1876; s. of Charles Edward and Emily B. (Benton) Channell; ed. at Wesleyan Coll., Stanstead, P.Q .; m. Amela Plamteck, of Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 2, 1903; 2 children: Edward Charles, Emily Dorothea. En- gaged in manufacture of O-Cedar products in Chi- capo since 1906; now pres. Channell Chemical Co. Methodist. Mason (32º, Shriner). Clubs: Arts, South Shore Country, Evanston Country. Recrea- tion: golf, Home: 406 Barry Av, Office: 1419 Car- roll Av.
CHANNON, Harry, railway supplies; b. Chicago, Nov. 9, 1868; s. Henry (of Bridgewater, Eng.) and Elizabeth (Smith) Channon; ed. North Division High Sch., Chicago; m. London, Eng., Vesta Miller Westover, of Chicago, Aug., 1893; 1 son, Henry, 3d. In the ship-chandlery business, 1886-1915, since pres. of McMaster-Carr Supply Co., ry. supplies. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Golf. Recreations: golf, fishing, Home: 1434 Astor St. Office: 174 N. Market St.
CHANNON, Henry, machinery and supplies; b. Bridgewater, Eng., Feb. 24, 1834; s. Henry and Elizabeth (Dyer) Channon; ed. schs. in England; m. Chicago, Dec. 24, 1860, Elizabeth Smith; chil- dren: James H., Harry, Grace. After leaving sch. became a sailor and visited the principal ports of the world; came to Chicago, 1858, and sailed the Great Lakes in command of vessels for 8 yrs .; then was engaged in business connected with lake . carrying traffic; began to deal in ship and railroad supplies, 1876, and in 1881 incorporated H. Chan- non & Co., of which is pres. Republican. Mason. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 1515 Dearborn Parkway. Office: 150 N. Market St.
CHANNON, James Harrison, mfr .; b. Chicago, July 24, 1866; s. of Henry and Elizabeth (Smith) Channon; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Oct. 7, 1891, Leigh Ashton Arey; children: Katherine, Eli abeth, Dorothy, Ruth, Mary Letitia. In 1882 entered service of H. Channon Co. and later was vice pres .; now pres. James H. Channon Mfg. Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Forty. Recreation: golf. Home: 672 Rush St. Office: 227-233 W. Erie Street.
CHAPELL, George Ernest, president of Kee & Chapell Dairy Co .; h. Belvidere, Ill., May 20, 1855; s. Stephen Sage and Eunice Jane (Babbitt) Chap- ell; ed. pub. schs., and Oberlin (O.) Coll., 1872-3; m. Kate Johnston, of Toronto, Can., June 2, 1886; 1 daughter, Alice Edna (wife of ' r. W. J, Woolston). Engaged in dairy business since June, 1873; now
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pres. and treas. Kee & Chapell Dairy Co .; also Ram's Horn, 1893, and published and edited it un- pres. and treas. Chapell Ice Cream Co. Mem. El- gin Butter Board. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Birchwood Country, Ridgemoor Golf; also Century (Elgin). Home: 1514 Pratt Boul. Office: 1101 N. Franklin St.
CHAPIN, Edward Fisher, commission mcht .; b. Brookline, Mass., June 21, 1846; s. Nathaniel G. and Harriet Louisa (Fisher) Chapin; ed. Brookline (Mass.) High Sch. and Harvard Coll .; m. Chicago, Sept. 25, 1879, Mary C. Whitney; children: Louisa (Mrs. I. Telling), Elizabeth (Mrs. L. R. Greene), Edward F., Jr., Mary W. (Mrs. Joseph L. White). In Boston was mem. Fishers & Chapin; came to Chicago, 1876; mem. firm of Chapin & Edwards, grain commn. mchts., until 1912, since with Rum- sey & Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republic- an. Club: City. Recreation: music. Home: 721 Rush St. Office: 91 Board of Trade Bldg.
CHAPIN, Gardner S., automobile supplies. Re- moved to New Mexico, 1914. (See vol. 191I.)
CHAPIN, Rufus Fisher, banker; b. Chicago, May 6. 1867; s. Rufus and Julia (Fisher) Chapin; ed. in Elizabeth St. (now Tilden) Sch., and West Div. High Sch., graduating, 1885; unmarried. Entered Union Trust Co. as messenger, 1885; has since held clerkships, bookkeepers' and tellers' positions until May, 1902, since which time he has been sec. of the company. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Ill. Athletic, Rotary. Recreation: billiards. Home: 1041 Rush St. Office: Tribune Bldg.
CHAPIN, Simeon Brooks, banker and broker; b. Milwaukee, Wis., May 31, 1865; s. Emory D. and Marietta (Armour) Chapin: ed. pub. schs., Milwau- kee, and Harvard Sch., Chicago; m. Chicago, Oct. 5, 1892, Elizabeth E. Mattocks; children: Marietta L., Elizabeth M., Simeon Brooks, Jr. Started with Armour Bros. Banking Co., Kansas City, Mo., 1881, as messenger; with Armour & Co., Chicago, in va- rious depts., 1882-91; banker and broker in stocks, bonds and grain under style of S. B. Chapin & Co. since 1892. Republican. Mem. Plymouth Congl. Ch. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Calumet, Chi- cago Athletic; also Metropolitan and Midday of New York. Home: 930 5th Av., New York. Offices: III Broadway, New York, and The Rookery, Chi- cago.
CHAPMAN, Benjamin Edar, clergyman; b. Ham- burg, la., Oct. 8, 1877; s. John and Fannie (Hick- lin) Chapman; worked his way through the Ham- burg High Sch., and Mo. State Univ., 1903-5; m. Mary C. Leftwich, of St. Louis, Apr. 25, 1906. In ministry of M.E. Ch. South, 1900-6; lay curate St. James Memorial, St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 1, 1906 to Easter, 1907; missionary, Marysville and Seneca, Kan., 1907-9; rector St. Matthew's Ch., Newton, Kan., 1909-14, Christ Ch., Harvard, Ill., 1914-15, St. Andrew's Ch., Chicago, since 1916. Mason. Club: Illinois. Recreations: golf and hard work with rest. Home: 3438 W. Adams St.
CHAPMAN, Charles Arthur, consulting engr .; b. Copley, O., Jan. 25, 1875; s. Willis D. and Ella A. (Marriner) Chapman; ed. in pub. schools and at Buchtel Coll., Akron, O .; m. Besse C. Bailey, of Chicago, June 30, 1897; children: Dorothy and Charles Arthur, Jr. Began as elec, engr. with Ak- ron Elec. Mfg. Co., and with Bailey & Kirn, of Akron, O .; then elec, engr. for the Walker Co. of Cleveland, and consulting engr. for the Akron St. Ry. & Illuminating Co .; later with Union Traction Co., Chicago; in practice in Chicago as consulting engr. since 1898; pres. C. A. Chapman, Inc., since 1908. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Hinsdale Golf, Western Springs Club. Home: Western Springs, Ill. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
CHAPMAN, Chauncey Franklin, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)
til he sold it in 1906, at which time it had the sec- ond largest circulation of any periodical of its kind in the world; editor of the Farm Press, since 1908, pres. of Farm Press Pub. Co .; also conducts model farms at Lake Geneva, Wis. Trustee of Wheaton (Ill.) Coll. Independent Democrat. Presbyterian. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Recreation: farming. Home: Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: 141 W. Ohio St., Chicago.
CHAPMAN, James Rounseville, banker; b. at Westfield, Mass., July 31, 1855; s. James L. and Louise J. ( Rounseville) Chapman; ed. pub. schs., Hartford, Conn .; m. Chicago, 1885, Helen Farwell. Began as messenger in Nat. Exchange Bank, Hart- ford, Conn., 1875; came to Chicago, 1882, asst. teller First Nat. Bank, and was promoted, 1886, to note teller; became asst. cashier Am. Trust & Sav- ings Bank, 1889, cashier, 1891-1902, and vice pres. until consolidation with Continental Nat. Bank, now Continental & Commercial, of which has been vice pres. since consolidation. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Indian Hill, Bankers'. Recreations: golf, gardening. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CHAPMAN, John Adams, bonds and investment securities; b. Chicago, June 29, 1873; s. John E. and Mary Adams (Chapman) ; ed. University Sch., Chicago, and later at St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., 2 yrs .; Princeton Coll., class of 1895; m. Eleanor T. Stickney, of Baltimore, Oct. 24, 1908; 1 daughter, Eleanor Beatrice. Began with Fraser & Chalmers Co., mfrs. of mining machinery, 1893; became con- nected with Great Western Mfg. Co., 1894, and was afterwards apptd. receiver of the company when it failed; was with Chicago Telephone Co., 1895-8; began with the McCormick interests, 1898, taking charge of the Reaper Blk., and, 1899, became iden- tified with McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., continuing until it was merged with the Internat. Harvester Co .; had charge of the C. H. McCormick Estate real estate properties, 1905-16; connected since Jan. 1, 1917, with William A. Read & Co., honds; dir. International Harvester Co., Ludowici- Celadon Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Onwentsia. Home: Green Bay Rd., Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 234 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CHAPMAN, Theodore S., lawyer; b. Jerseyville, Ill., Sept. 27, 1877; s. Theodore S. and Sarah (Lan- don ) Chapman; grad. pub. grammar and high schs., Jerseyville; read law in office of James C. Hutch- ins, Chicago, and was admitted to the Ill. bar, 1900; unmarried. In legal dept. of Ill. Trust & Sav- ings Bank, 1900-4; in active practice on own ac- count for 1 yr .; entered legal dept. of Harris Trust & Savings Bank, 1907, becoming the counsel for the corpn. in 1909, and later gen, counsel; also in pvt. practice since 1913. Mem. Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, South Shore Country. Residence: Union League Club, Office: 111 W. Monroe St.
CHARLES, J(ohn) Joseph, wholesale hardware; b. Williamsport, Md., Feb. 5, 1856; s. John Joseph and Martha (Cowton) Charles; ed. Racine (Wis.) Coll .; m. Evanston, III., Apr. 8, 1885, Ida E. Sher- man; children: Sherman A., Martha (Mrs. Benson A. Talbot), Frances, John Joseph, Jr. Began with J. V. Farwell's retail store, and in 1873, was em- ployed for a time with Pullman Palace Car Co .; en- tered the service of Hibbard & Spencer, as a boy, 1873; later became buyer and salesman, and a dir. in the corpn. of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co .; on Jan. 17, 1911, was elected 2d vice pres. of the company, and has been pres, since Nov., 1915. Dir. State Bank of Evanston. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Evanston, Evanston Golf, Glen View. Recreation: golf. Home: 1310 Hinman Av., Evans- ton, III. Office: 303 N. State St., Chicago.
CHARLTON, George James, railway official; b. Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 9, 1860; s. James and Mary Charlton; ed. pub. and pvt. schs. of Hamilton, Ont .; m. Oak Park, Ill., 1883, Elizabeth Hilton; children: Katherine, Dorothy, Elvira. Since 1875 continuous- ly in the service of the C.&A. R.R. and its successor, the C.&A. Ry., beginning as messenger boy in the gen. pass. dept. and advanced successively until hecame asst. gen. pass. agt., Mar. 14, 1885, gen.
CHAPMAN, Frederick Leslie, journalist, pub- lisher; b. nr. Elgin, Kane Co., Ill., Apr. 21, 1864; s. Samuel and Margaret (Spittal) Chapman; B.A., at Amherst (Mass.) Coll., 1888, M.A., 1891; m. Louise Lovett Sewall, of Chicago, May 11, 1891; 6 chil- dren: Louise, Frederick L., Jr., Edmund S., Mar- garet, Helen and John W. Immediately after grad- uation became managing editor of The Interior, with which remained, 1891-3; established The pass. agt., Jan. I, 1900, and pass, traffic mgr., Dec.
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