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CLEVELAND, George Henry, editor, puh .; b. at Adrian, Mich., Feb. 13, 1862; s. Charles Monroe and Susan Amanda (Jennings) Cleveland; ed. puh. schs .; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1882; m. Ann Arbor, Mich., May 18, 1880, Jane Ann Jolly; children: Charles William, Carlton Edward. Practiced at Coleman, Mich., until about 1885, then at Pent- water, Mich .; came to Chicago, 1890; editor and pub. Clinical Review, 1892-1907; now engaged in the publication of med. books. Mem. Chicago Pathol. Soc., Therapeutic Club, Soc. Med. History of Chicago. Episcopalian. Democrat. Home: 1246 Farwell Av. Office: 328 W. Kinzie St.
CLEVELAND, John Durham, life ins .; b. Otta- wa, Ill., Aug. 4, 1861; s. Festus P. and Mary (Lyon) Cleveland; ed. grammar schs., Chicago High Sch., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy; m. Bertha L. Craig, of Chicago, Feb. 21, 1888; 2 daughters: Antoinette and Mary. Began as clerk in Ill. agency New England Mutual Life Ins. Co., 1885; later became ast. and then cashier, 1902-11; gen. agt. Ill. Life Ins. Co. since Sept. 1, 1911. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32° ); Past Grand Comdr. K.T. of Ill .; pres. Tri- ennial Com. 31st Triennial Conclave K.T., 1910; Shriner. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 6977 N. Ashland Boul. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.
Oak Park Country. Home: 709 Superior St., Oak Park. Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
CLEWORTH, Gilbert Drake, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)
CLIFFORD, Edward, corporation finance; b. at Virginia, Cass Co., Ill., Dec. 21, 1873; s. James H. and Eliza Jane ( Kikendall) Clifford; Ph.B., Illinois Coll., Jacksonville, 1896; L.L. B., Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1900; m. Anne W. Lambert, of Jackson- ville, Ill., Jan. 1, 1901; 3 children: Edward Lam- bert, Helen Elizabeth, Robert. Admitted to Ill, bar, Dec., 1900, and practiced at Virginia, Ill., firm of Mills & Clifford; came to Chicago in 1903, and prac- ticed 4 yrs .; mgr. Chicago office of Hornblower & Weeks, bankers and brokers, New York and Bos- ton, 1907-12; mem. Elston, Clifford & Co., bond deal- ers, 1912-16 (retired); dir. and officer in several public utilities companies. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Episcopalian. Republican; del. to nat., state and county convs. Clubs: University, Bankers', Glen View, Country Club of Evanston, Sea View Golf. Recreations: golf, outdoor sports. Home: 1714 As- bury Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CLIFFORD, Edwin, theatrical mgr .; b. Oshkosh, Wis., May 4, 1872; s. Edward William and Melvina (Biddles) Clifford; ed. pub. schs., Oshkosh; m. Ma- rion L. Townsend, of Louisville, Ky., Oct. 17, 1905. Engaged in theatrical business since 1896; now pres. Rowland & Clifford, Inc., also Rowland, Clif- ford & Gates, Inc., National Theatre Co., Central States Theatre Co .; treas. Gazzolo, Gates & Clifford. Mason (32", K.T., Shriner), Elk. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Press. Recreations: fishing, hunting, motor- ing. Home: 5826 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1610 Masonic Temple.
CLIFFORD, James Orra, railway anditor; b. at Salem, Kenosha Co., Wis., Dec. 8, 1856; s. Emery and Mary Jane (Osgood) Clifford: ed. country schs .; m. Clinton, Ia .. Nov. 7, 1883, Mary Elizabeth Dannatt; children: Grace, Edith, Lewis Dannatt, Olive, Marshall Emery, Alice, John Osgood (de- ceased). Went to Delmar, Clinton Co., Ia., 1873, and became messenger boy and apprentice under his uncle, who was agt. for the C.&N.W.Ry.Co. there; telegraph operator and agt. at various sta- tions on the Iowa division C.&N.W.Ry., 1874-80; traveling auditor, 1880-7, and since Nov. 7, 1887, has been auditor freight accounts C.&N. W.Ry. Pres. Assn. of Am. Ry. Accounting Officers, 1905-6. Served 2 terms in the City Council, Wheaton, Ill .; also 2 terms on the Bd. of Edn. Republican. At- tends Episcopal Ch. Mem, various Masonic hodies, Modern Woodmen, Royal League. Club: Ill. Ath- letic. Recreations: gardening, golf, hunting, fish- ing. Home: Wheaton, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
CLIFFORD, Oliver Charles, electrical engr .; b. Wadsworth, O., Feb. 4, 1870; . s. Charles Thomas and Olivia Catherine (Schneider) ('lifford; A.B., Oberlin Coll., 1893; Cornell Univ., 1893-5; studied Univ. of Pa .; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1907; m. Jennie Roberta Coltman, of Warrenton, Va., Oct. 11, 1898; children: Mary Roberta, Oliver Charles, .Ir., Helen Rees. After graduation from coll., went to China for Chinese Govt., teaching in univs. of Tientsin and Shanghai, 1895-1904; studied at Univ. of Chicago, 1904-7; with Armour Inst. Tech. since 1906, now asso, prof. elec. engring. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreation: walking. Home: 6053 Woodlawn Av.
CLEVELAND, Josiah Francis, land commr., C.& N.W.Ry.Co .; b. Masonville, N. Y., June 19, 1847; S. Rev. F. P. and Mary (Lyon) Cleveland; high sch. CLIFTON, Theodore; died Aug. 18, 1916. (See vol. 1911.) edn .; sergt. Co. H, 153d Ill. Inf., Jan .- Sept., 1865; m. Newark, N.J., Nov. 2, 1869, Electa G. Price; m. CLINCH, Richard Floyd, coal and iron; b. in Georgia, 1865; s. Duncan L. and Susan A. (Hop- kins) Clinch; ed. pvt. schs. in Ga. and Cheltenham Acad., Pa .; m. Katherine S. Lay, of Chicago, 1890; children: Duncan L., Margaret L. Connected with the Joliet Steel Co., 1883-9; mem. firm of Crerar, Clinch & Co., coal and iron, since 1889; pres. Chi- cago Auditorium Assn., Equitable Coal & Coke Co .; vice pres. Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee R.R., Chamber of Commerce Safety Vault Co., Hannah & Lay Co., Hannah & Lay Mercantile Co., Traverse City (Mich.) State Bank; dir. Central Trust Co. of Ill. (Chicago), North Am. Accident Ins. Co. Demo- crat. Episcopalian, Clubs: Chicago, Union League, 2d, Chicago, Sept. 25, 1873, Mary E. Frisbie; m. 3d, New Haven, Conn., Aug. 13, 1902. Kate Bradley; children: Augustus Frisbie, Eva May, Josiah Jud- son. Clk. in dry goods store, Rockford, 111., 1866-8; bookkeeper for planing mill, N.Y. City, 1868-70; with Jones & Sellers, abstractors, Chicago, until the great Chicago fire, Oct. 9, 1871; then with Baird & Bradley, conveyancers, to Oct., 1872; chief clk. Howe Sewing Machine Co., 1872-80, handling large line of country collections; since Apr., 1880, with C.&N.W.Ry.Co .; right of way agt. to Apr., 1882; asst. land commr., 1882-97; land commr. since July 1, 1897. Mem. Bd. of Edn., Oak Park, 1891-7. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Golf, Chicago Golf, Indian Hill. Recreations: golf and
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horseback riding. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Of- III., Sept. 18, 1910; 1 son, Paul Mitchell, JI. En- fice: The Rookery, Chicago.
CLINGMAN, George Franklin, vice pres. and gen. mgr. Tobey Furniture Co .; b. Chicago, Aug. 27, 1857; s. William and Harriet E. ( Hoffman) Cling- man; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, July 3, 1880, Stuarta K. Watson; children: Elizabeth Stu- arta (wife of Dr. C. J. Schofield), James Stuart, Louisa (wife of Dr. Stephen Barat), George F., Jr., Lucy Bassett (Mrs. George W. Abel), Ruth, Wil- liam Herbert. Began as bookkeeper for William M. Murfin & Co., produce commn., 1876-7; with John A. Colby as a designer in furniture, 1877-88; with To- bey Furniture Co., as designer of furniture, 1888- 94, since then gen. mgr. of the company, also vice pres. since 1912. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country. Recreations: hunting, fishing and golf. Home: 7210 Enclid Av. Office: 33 N. Wabash Av.
CLINTON, James Arthur, manager of Chicago house of Janeway & Carpender, wall paper mfrs .; b. Menasha, Wis., June 23, 1872; s. Alric Duane and Harriet (Fessenden) Clinton; ed. Chicago public grammar schs., and West Div. High Sch .; m. Susan J. Swenson, of Chicago, Oct. 3, 1896. Became con- nected with Janeway & Carpender, 1890, and was made mgr. of the Chicago house, Feb. 11, 1908. Republican. Trustee Warren Av. Congl. Ch. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Rotary. Recre- ations: athletic sports. Home: 3538 Adams St. Office: 520-526 Canal St.
CLIPPINGER, David Alva, singing teacher and conductor; b. in Ohio, 1860; s. Samuel Augustus and Joanna ( Valentine) Clippinger; ed. Northwest- ern Ohio Normal Univ .; studied music in Ft. Wayne ( Ind.) Coll. and Ft. Wayne Conservatory; later at Chicago and at Berlin and London; m. Geneva Mary Nichols, of Lafayette, Ind., 1899. Began teaching singing at Van Wert, O., 1883; at Chicago since 1887; conductor of Chicago Madrigal Club since 1900. Pres. Ill. Music Teachers' Assn., 1910- 11. Mason. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Author: Develop- ment of the Singing Voice, 1900: Studio Notes No. 1, 1902: Studio Notes No. 2, 1904; Studio Notes No. 3, 1906; Elements of Voice Culture, 1907; Sys- tematic Voice Training, 1910; The Head, Voice and Other Problems, 1917. Recreation: literature. Home: 5032 Washington Av. Studio: 304 S. Wa- bash Av.
CLISSOLD, Henry Rowland, editor: b. Stroud, Eng., Nov. 13, 1842; s. Samuel Henry and Ann (Rowland) Clissold; family came to Canada, 1843; ed. common schs., and Watson's Sch., London, Can., 1849-56; m. Emma I. Smith, Oct. 15, 1872; children: Edward T., Stella J. (deceased), Ethel (Mrs. H. W. Thayer), Rowland S., Judson B. Employed in print- ing offices, 1856-65; came to Chicago, 1863; mem. firm Guilbert & Clissold, printers, 1865-79; sec. Bapt. S.S. Work for Ill., 1879-84; in charge of publ. work for the late Pres. William R. Harper, Univ. of Chicago, 1884-7; pub. and editor The Bakers' Help- er since 1887; pres. Bakers' Helper Co .; vice pres. Calumet Trust & Savings Bank. Served as pres. Bd. of Edn. and mem. bd. of trustees, Village of Morgan Park, Ill. Sec. Nat. Assn. of Master Ba- kers, 1897-1908; pres. Chicago Trade Press Assn .. 1899-1900. Pres. Ill. Bapt. State Conv., 1894-7 and 1905-8; pres. Ill. S.S. Assn., 1902-3. Republican. Author: Pocket Lessons for Sunday Schools, 1886. Home: 2321 W. 111th Pl. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St.
CLITHERO, Delbert Anthony, lawyer; b. on farm in Grundy Co., Ill., Nov. 11, 1870; s. Edward S. and Eliza M. (Scott) Clithero; removed with parents to Iroquois Co., Ill., when 2 yrs. of age, and to Chicago in 1885; ed. pub, schs., Iroquois Co., and Chicago; grad. Chicago-Kent Law Sch. (Lake Forest Univ.), 1894; m. Wheaton, Ill., June 29, 1889, Harriet A. Johnson; I daughter, Helen Elizabeth. Admitted to Ill, bar, 1895; mem. Warvelle & Clith- ero, until 1907, since alone. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1040 Otis Bldg., Chicago.
CLIVER, Paul Mitchell, M.D .; b. Canton, Ill., Jan. 3, 1880; S. Wilber T. and Mary E. Cliver; ed. pub. schs., LaPlata, Mo .; New Mexico Agrl. Coll .; Univ. of N. Mex .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1907; m. Nellie C. Myers, of Galesburg,
gaged in practice at Chicago since 1907; asso. prof. surgery, Hahnemann Med. Coll., since 1907; mem. surg. staff and clinician, Hahnemann Hosp., since 1909. Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Home. Med. Assn., Chicago Home. Med. Soc., etc. Mason. Republican. Home: 616 Woodland Park. Office: 765 Oakwood Boul.
CLOIDT, Francis Xavier, fire underwriter; b. at Westphalia, Germany, Dec. 1, 1858; s. Carl and Christina (Stueve) Cloidt; ed. pub, schs. in Ger- many; came to America, 1877: m. Caroline Holz- schuh, of Chicago, Apr. 27, 1882; 2 sons: George W., Edmund J. In retail grocery business at Chi- cago, 1882-97; fire ins. broker, 1897-1908; mem. Corlies & Co., fire underwriters, 1908-13; mem. Cor- lies & Cloidt since 1913. Was alderman of the old Fifth Ward, 1897-9; mem, bd. trustees Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 1900-6. Republican. Clubs: Ham- ilton, German, Chicago Motor. Recreation: motor- ing. Home: 6120 St. Lawrence Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
CLORE, Wallace Bondurant, commission mcht .; b. Louisville, Ky .; s. William Thomas and Lou (Bondurant) Clore; ed. pub. schs., Louisville; m. Margaret Edith Ward, Oct. 12, 1899; children: Wal- lace Bondurant, Jr., William Ward, Elizabeth Ar- ney, John Taylor, Robert Taliaferro. Mgr. Haw Creek Security Co., Crescent City, Fla., 1893-1902; became associated as salesman with Crutchfield & Woolfolk, commn. mchts., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1902; removed to Chicago as mgr. branch house, 1907, and now vice pres. and gen. mgr. Crutchfield, Wool- folk & Clore, commn. mchts. and wholesale dealers in fruits and vegetables; also sec. and dir. Chicago Green Fruit Auction Co., Inc. Democrat. Episco- palian. Mason. Home: 467 Linden St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 11 W. South Water St., Chicago.
CLOUGH, Richard William, varnish mfr .; b. at Newark, N.J., Aug. 7, 1860; s. Richard and Martha (Collins) Clough; came to Chicago in childhood; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, May 10, 1880, Carrie Peters; children: Julia ( Mrs. R. R. Brown), Rich- ard, William. Began with Grace & Co., varnish mfrs., with which remained until 1890, as supt. of the mfg. dept .; held similar position with the Am. Varnish Co., 1890-July I, 1904, when, with W. H. Noake and E. S. Wheeler, purchased the business of the Watts De Golyer Co. and reincorporated it as the Noake-Wheeler-Clough Co., of which was vice pres. until 1908, and vice pres. of its succes- sor, Wheeler-Clough Co., 1908-II; pres. Lion Var- nish Co. since 1911. Republican. Recreation: mo- toring. Home: 470I Malden St. Office: 2215 N. Crawford Av.
CLOVER, Burtt B., real estate; b. Taberg, N.Y., Mar. 4, 1876; s. Williston T. and Maria D. (Taft) Clover; ed. Clinton Liberal Inst., Fort Plain, N.Y .; m. Abigail C. La Vake, of Brookline, Mass., June 18, 1908; children: Sallie Mowry, Williston L. In real estate business in Chicago since Jan., 1900; sr. mem. firm of B. B. Clover & Bro, since Jan. 1, 1904; vice pres. Clark Coal Co. Mem. Chicago Real Es- tate Bd. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie Golf. Recreations: golf, fishing. Office: 69 W. Washing- ton St.
CLOW, Harry Beach, president Rand, McNally & Co .; h. Allegheny, Pa., Feb. II, 1869; . s. James B. and Matilda (Ross) Clow; ed. pub. schs .; grad. North Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1885; m. Elizabeth F. McNally, of Chicago, Jan. 6, 1892; children: Helen, Marion, Harry B., Jr. On leaving sch., 1885, took a minor position with James B. Clow & Sons, and was sec. until 1907, now dir .; pres. Rand, Mc- Nally & Co., publishers, since 1907. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Industrial, Onwentsia, Shore Acres, Old Elm. Rec- reations: hunting, golf. Home: 2114 Lincoln Park West. Office: 536 S. Clark St.
CLOW, James C., vice president James B. Clow & Sons, Jan. 29, 1874-Dec. 25, 1914. (See vol. 1911.) CLOW, William Ellsworth, president James B. Clow & Sons; b. Industry, Pa., Sept. 23, 1860; s. James B. and Matilda ( Ross) Clow; ed. pub. schs., Pittsburgh, Pa .; m. Pittsburgh, June 1, 1882, Mar- garet A. Sarver; children: William E., Jr., Kent S., Martha M. Began business life at Pittsburgh with his father in 1877, and in 1878, when the business
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of James B. Clow & Sons was established In Chi- cago, became a mem. of the firm; upon the subse- quent incorporation of the company was elected vice pres., and after father's death in 1907, became pres. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Commercial, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Shore Acres. Recrea- tions: hunting, fishing, golf. Home: Sunset Lane, Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 534 S. Franklin St., Chi- cago.
CLOW, William Ellsworth, Jr., mfr .; h. Chicago, Apr. 5, 1886; s. William Ellsworth and Margaret A. (Sarver) Clow; grad. University School, Chicago, 1903; B.A., Yale, 1907; m. Isabelle Mann, of Troy, N.Y., Oct. 3, 1908; 2 children: Beatrice, Francise Norton. Has been identified with James B. Clow & Sons, mfrs. water works, plumbing and heating supplies, since Sept., 1907, vice pres, since Feb. 1, 1915. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Universi- ty, Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Shore Acres. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 534 S. Franklin St., Chicago.
CLOYES, William Elijah, lawyer; b. Atchison Co., Kan., Dec. 31, 1867; s. Gideon H. and Amanda M. (Stevenson) Cloyes; ed. pub. schs .; LL.B., Har- vard Law Sch., 1893; ni. Grace Edith Gruber (A.B., Wellesley, 1892), of Malden, Mass., June 27, 1895; children: Leone, Edith Field. Admitted to 111. bar, 1893, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Plum & Cloyes, 1895-9; practiced alone, 1899-1909; mem. McCabe, Cloyes & Kull, 1909-12, Huttman, Cloyes & Carr since Jan., 1915. Republican. Protestant. Mem. Edgewater Lodge No. 901, A.F. and A.M .; Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177, R.A.M. Club: Edge- water Country. Recreations: outdoor life, golf, bowling. Home: 1316 Norwood St. Office: 1518 Harris Trust Bldg.
CLYNE, see also Klein, Kline.
CLYNE, Charles Francis, lawyer; b. Maple Park, Kane Co., Ill., July 26, 1877; s. J. and Mary (Fitz- gerald) Clyne; prep. edn. Geneva ( Ill.) High Sch .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., Dept. of Law, 1902; unmar- ried. Began practice at Aurora, 111., 1904; city atty., Aurora, 1906-11; spl. asst. atty. gen. of Ill., 1913; mem. Ill. House of Rep., 1914-15; was mem. Economy and Efficiency Commn., State of Ill .; U.S. atty. Northern Dist. of Ill., by appmt, of President Wilson, since Sept., 1914. Dir. Ist State Bank, Ma- ple Park, Ill. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Ill. State, Chicago and Kane County bar assns. Club: Union League. Home: 5436 Harper Av. Office: Federal Bldg.
COALE, James Johnson, clergyman; b. at Arch Spring, Pa., May 25, 1879; s. James Johnson and Arabella (Parker) Coale; B.S., Princeton Univ., 1901; Union Theol. Sem., New York, 1902-5; m. Nellie Ansley Johnson, of Fairfield, Ill., July 15, 1908. Ordained Presbyterian ministry, Jersey City, N.J., Nov. 2, 1905; asst. minister Rutgers Ch., New York, 1904-6; pastor White Sulphur Springs, Mont., 1906-8, Belden Av. Ch., Chicago, since 1909. Mason. Home: 1618 Fullerton Av.
COATES, Charles Haskell, fire ins .; b. Neenah, Wis., Mar. 20, 1872; s. Haskell E. and Margaret E. (McCallum) Coates; grad. Neenah High Sch., 1890; grad, shorthand and typewriting, Valparaiso (Ind.) Coll., 1891; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1895; m. Annie Laird James, of Dubuque, la., Aug. 24, 1899; 3 chil- dren: Haskell E., Mary J., Charles B. Identified with fire ins. business since 1900; asst. mgr. west- ern dept., Germania Fire Ins. Co. of New York, since Jan. 1, 1913. Congregationalist. Mem. Blue Goose (ins.). Mason, Elk. Club: Germania. Rec- reations: motoring, golf. Home: 1414 Dempster St., Evanston, 111. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
COATS, William Edwin, public appraiser; b. at Woodstock, Ill., Aug. 24, 1851; s. Charles Henry and Susan (St. Clair) Coats; ed. pub, schs. and Northwestern Univ .; completed course in engring .; m. Grand Rapids, Wis., Apr. 14, 1876, Sophie Fon- taine; children: Susan, Gertrude, Marie. On leav- ing sch., 1873, began practice as civil engr. on the river div. of C., M.&St. P.R.R .; was largely engaged in railroad constrn. work; resided at Sparta, Wis., and was elected mayor of that city, 1891; since 1893 at Chicago, engaged in business as public ap- praiser, and now pres, of Coats & Burchard Co.
Republican. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. I.O.O.F., Woodmen of America. Clubs: Hamilton, Ravenswood Golf. Recreation: society of his fam- ily. Home: 631 Sheridan Rd. Office: 11 S. LaSalle Street.
COBB, Albert Wheelwright, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)
COBB, Caleb Jesper, hardware mcht .; b. Abing- ton, Mass., Sept. 20, 1865; s. Edward White and El- mina (Howard) Cobb; ed. pub. schools, Abington, Bridgewater and South Braintree, Mass .; m. Alice Elizabeth Benson, of Chicago, Oct. 10, 1894; 1 daughter, Jessamine Elizabeth. Began in employ of the Orr & Lockett Hardware Co., Chicago, 1884, continuing 23 yrs .; assisted, 1907, in organizing Cobb, Whyte & Laemmer Co., of which is pres. Re- publican. Mem. Chicago Soc. of the New Jerusa- lem. Clubs: Hamilton, City. Recreations: golf, music. Home: 613 Gary Pl. Office: 309 W. Madison Street.
COBB, Emmons Bradley, mfr .; b. Oct. 21, 1849; s. Lemi Bradley and Mary Ann (Emmons) Cobb; ed. puh. schs .; m. Mendota, Ill., Elizabeth Scott. Identified with the soap mfg. business of Graham Bros. & Co. since 1876; in 1884 purchased an in- terest and formed partnership with Charles L. Adams, Mr. Henry J. Heister also becoming a part- ner, 1902. On death of Mr. Adams became sr. part- ner in firm of Graham Bros. & Co., mfrs. of toilet soaps. Republican. Formerly mem. Ist Regt. I.N. G. Club: Glen Oak Country. Home: 530 Belmont Av. Office: 1319 W. Lake St.
COBB, George Wadsworth, real estate. (See vol. 1911.)
COBB, Herbert Edgar, professor mathematics; b. Searsmont, Me., July 4, 1860; s. David Barnabas and Mary Crocker (Post) Cobb; grad. Me. Wesley- an Sem. and Female Coll., Kent's Hill, 1883; A.B., Wesleyan Univ., Conn., 1887, A.M., 1890; Univ. of Chicago, 1892-5; Univ. of Berlin, 1905-6; m. Sara Maxson, of Syracuse, N.Y., Mar. 11, 1890. Teacher mathematics, Me. Wesleyan Sem. and Female Coll., 1887-90; instr. mathematics, Univ. of Colo., 1890-2; lecturer univ. extension div., Univ. of Chicago. 1892-6; instr. mathematics, 1896-9, asst. prof., 1899- 1906, prof., since 1906, Lewis Inst. Fellow A.A.A. S .; mem. Am. Math. Soc., Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., N.E.A., Alpha Delta Phi. Dept. editor School Science and Mathematics. Author: Elements of Applied Mathematics, 1911. Home: 2958 W. Adams Street.
COBB, Joseph Pettee, M.D .; b. Abington, Mass., June 12, 1857; s. Edward White and Elmina ( How- ard) Cobb; 9th generation from ancestors who set- tled in Weymouth, Mass., about 1650; A.B., Har- vard, 1879; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1883; m. Edith H. Persens, of Milwaukee, Sept, 18, 1882; 1 son, Edmond P. Adj. prof., 1889-93, prof. physiology, embryology and histology, 1893-8, sr. prof. pediatrics, since 1898, Hahnemann Med. Coll., also dean since 1913; prof. diseases of children, Hahnemann Hosp., since 1893. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy (pres., 1903, now trustee), Southern Home. Assn., Ill. Homo. Med. Assn., Chicago Homo. Soc., N. E. Soc. of Chicago ( Ist vice pres. ). Pres. Chicago Soc. of the New Jerusalem Ch. Home: 4440 Drexel Boul. Office: 29 E. Madison St.
COBB, Julius Ola, surgeon; b. in Pickens Co., S.C., Feb. 26, 1862; s. James A. and Nancy B. Cobb; M.D., Med. Coll, of the State of S.C., Charleston, 1883; m. Flora Gobel Lorman, of Detroit, Mich., Dec. 14, 1892; 2 daughters. Entered U.S. Public Health Service at Chicago, 1888; served at Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Port Townsend, Wash., Cincin- nati, New York; surgeon in charge U.S. Marine Hosp., Chicago, since 1911. Fellow A.M.A .; mem- her Am. Pub. Health Assn., Chicago Med. Soc. Ad- dress: 4135 Clarendon Av.
COBE, Ira Maurice, investments; b. Boston, Oct. 29, 1866; s. Mark H. and Eva (Morris) Cobe; ed. Boston Univ .; m. Annie E. Watts, of Belfast, Me., Mar. 19, 1892. Admitted to Suffolk bar, Boston, 1888, and practiced in Boston 4 yrs .; joined, 1892, in organizing firm of Cobe & Mckinnon, invest- ments, with which Was identified many yrs .; ex- pres. Assets Realization Co .; ex-chmn. bd. Chicago. City Ry. Co .; ex-dir. Chicago Title & Trust Co., Calumet & South Chicago Ry. Co., Hammond,.
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Whiting & East Chicago Ry. Co., Nat. Bank of the University, Onwentsia, Chicago, Mid-Day (an or- Republic, Financial Corpn. of America; ex-chmn. ganizer, and served as sec. and treas., and as pres., 1914). Recreations: outdoor diversions, traveling. Home: 1415 Astor St., Chicago; (summer) Macki- nac Island. Office: 40 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. governing com. Chicago City and Connecting Rys. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton (life mem.), Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Automo- bile, Mid-Day. Home: 5825 Blackstone Av.
COBLE, Nicholas Arthur, commission mcht .; b. Sidney, O., Aug. 24, 1848; s. Valentine and Eliza- heth ( Sandham) Coble; ed, pub, schs. of Ind., and Wabash Coll., class of 1873; m. Emma J. Kellam, of Chicago, Dec. 24, 1874; children: Robert K., Reginald H., Edith May (now deceased). Began with Mooney, White & Co., grocers, Pana, Ill .; en- gaged in commn. business at Chicago as partner in firm of John Klein & Co., 1874-6; bookkeeper for Bd. of Trade firm of O. F. Gibbs & Son, 1876; trav- eling salesman for Sherman & Knox, 1877-9, C. E. Webber & Co., 1880-1, Coble & Cormack, 1881-4; mem. firm T. W. Pemberton & Co., 1884-7; sr. mem., since 1887, of firm of N. A. Coble & Co., brokers and commn. mchts. in canned goods, etc. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Home: 1232 Maple Av., Evanston, Il1. Office: 222 N. Wabash Av., Chicago.
COBURN, John J., lawyer; b. on farm, on site of present village of Clyde, Cook Co., Ill., Mar. 14, 1860; s. Henry and Elizabeth (Chittick) Coburn; grad. Englewood High Sch., 1877; taught sch., 1879-81; student at Union Coll. of Law, 1883-4; m. Annie M. Valentine, of Chicago, May 1, 1890; chil- dren: Elizabeth M., Archibald T., Edith, Annie M., Henrietta. Admitted to bar, 1884, and since en- gaged in gen. practice; was partner of the late Maj. Lawrence M. Ennis, in firm of Ennis & Co- burn, 1895-8; mem, firm of Coburn & Case, until 1908 and since 1911, Coburn & Bentley (Frederick M., formerly with Santa Fé Ry. Co.). Actively en- gaged in the condemnation suits when the right of way was acquired for the main channel of the Drainage Canal and the Sag Channel now in course of construction; has been engaged in many of the most important civil, and a few of the important criminal cases that have been tried in the courts of Cook Co .; has in his library 21 volumes of cases in which he has been engaged, in which opinions have been rendered from the Supreme Court and Appel- late Courts of Ill .; is said to have the largest prac- tice in point of numbers of any lawyer in Chicago; noted for success as a jury advocate. Firm repre- sented the widows and orphans of Chicago firemen who lost their lives in the Stockyards fire, 1911, against the com. which collected $225,000 for re- lief, the com. being compelled by order of court to pay the money to the widows and orphans. ( Mr. Coburn declined to make any charge for services in this case.) Uncompromising Democrat; has been active upon the stump and has frequently been mentioned for the office of judge, and also the of- fice of state's atty. Home: 5833 W. Ohio St. Office: 106 N. LaSalle St.
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