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COLEMAN, Adelbert E., ornamental iron; h. nr. Sandwich, Ill., Feb. 1, 1859; s. Stephen D. and Mar- garet L. (Fraser) Coleman; ed. Sandwich High Sch. and 1 yr. at Univ. of Mich .; m. Chicago, Oct. 14, 1885, Ida Ray; 1 son, B. R. In employ of Chi- cago branch Vermont Marble Co. until 1890, heing mgr. last 2 yrs .; bought an interest in and was vice pres. and dir. Bouton Foundry Co .; with Chi- cago Ornamental Iron Co. since 1893, later becom- ing sec., treas, and mgr., and since 1896 pres. and treas. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Kenwood. Home: 4928 Blackstone Av. Office: 37th St. and Stewart Av.
COLEMAN, Charles Elliott, stoves and mica; h. Howells, Orange Co., N. Y., Nov. 2, 1867; s. Elliott A. and Melissa A. (Reed) Coleman; ed. in district schs. of N.Y. State; m. Binghamton, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1892, Minnie S. Shapley; children: Kingsley L, Helen S., Marion L. At age of 16 learned the tin- smith's trade at Middletown, N. Y .; traveling sales- man for Wilkinson & Banta, stove jobbers, N. Y. City, 1 yr .; with Eugene Munsell & Co., as travel- ing salesman for stoves and mica and covered eastern territory, 1888-96; since then western rep. of that company and of the Mica Insulator Co. at Chicago. Home: 9332 S. Robey St. Office: 542 S. Dearborn St.
COLEMAN, Clarence Louis, sausage casings; b. Memphis, Tenn., May 11, 1879; s. Sol. and Hannah (Phillips) Coleman; ed. pub. schs., Memphis; Werts and Ray Univ., Memphis; passed examination for entrance to Univ. of Tenn., but illness prevented entering; m. Bella Freund, of Chicago, Sept. 15, 1912; 4 children: Clarence L., Jr., Minnabel, John E., James G. F. Associated with father in whole- sale and retail cigar business and manufacture of chewing gum, at Memphis, until 1902; removed to Chicago, Mar., 1902; and entered employ of S. Op- penheimer & Co., sausage casings, New York and Chicago, and now sec. of company and gen. mgr. Chicago office. Jewish religion. Trustee Home for Aged Jews. Mason, Clubs: Standard (dir.), Ill. Athletic, Idlewild Country. Recreations: golf, au- tomobiling. Home: 5100 Ellis Av. Office: 2700 Wabash Av.
COLEMAN, Julius Archer, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
COLEMAN, W. Franklin, M.D .; 1838-Jan. 22, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
COLEMAN, William Ogden, china, glass and sil- ver meht .; b. Dixon, Ill., Jan. 1, 1864; s. John and Julia (Cammann) Coleman; ed. pub. schs., Dixon; m. Versailles, Ky., Nov., 1892, Annie Crenshaw; 3 children: William Ogden, Jr., Margaret, Julia. At 18 yrs. of age entered employment of Burley & Co., china and glassware, continuing in various capaci- ties, and became a partner in the firm, 1893; elected vice pres. in 1900; pres. Burley & Tyrrell Co. since 1900; pres. Am. Flyer Mfg. Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, travel. Home: River Forest, Ill. Office: 7 N. Wa- bash Av., Chicago.
COLE, Thomas Willoughby, lithographer; b. at Culpeper, Va., July 17, 1860; s. Rev. John and COLLEDGE, William A., educator; b. Edinburgh, Scotland, Nov. 28, 1859; s. Joseph and Margaret J. ( Whiteman) Colledge: ed. Established Church Nor- mal Coll., Glasgow, Scotland, 1879-82; studied in London, Eng., 1883-6; (D.D., Adrian Coll., Mich., 1892) ; m. Frances Marshall, of Yorkville, I]]., May, 1902. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1887; in pastorate, 1887-1903; extension lecturer, English lit., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; editor Technical World, 1903; prof. English lit., Armour Inst., Chicago, 1904. Was edi- tor-in-chief New Standard Encyclopedia and His- tory of the World, 1906. Lecturer and head dept. of edn., Redpath Lyceum Bur., since 1911. Fellow Frances Eleanor (Thompson) Cole; ed. pvt. schs. at Culpeper, Va., and 2 yrs. at Culpeper Mil. Acad., finishing at Episcopal High Sch. of Va., near Alex- andria; m. Josephine Stuber, of Wilmington, Del., Jan. 7, 1885: 1 daughter, Katherine Burgie. Began as clerk in ry. freight office in Culpeper at 16, re- maining there 3 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1879, to open a branch office for Geo. S. Harris & Sons of Phila., of which remained in charge until 1892; or- ganized, 1892, Cole Lithographing Co., mfrs. of cigar labels, cigar bands and general printing, and pres. same, 1892-1917; pres. State Bank of West Pullman, Chicago; dir. Lincoln State Bank, Chi- Royal Geog. Soc., 1894. Club: University (Chica-
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go). Home. Evanston, Ill. Office: 64 E. Van Buren glo-Nevada Assurance Corpn. of San Francisco, St., Chicago.
COLLETTE, Elpheus Joseph, general agt. Cop- per Range R. R .; b. Richville, Addison Co., Vt., Mar. 31, 1858; s. William and Josephine (Birtz) Col- lette; ed. pub. schs. and Lawrence Univ. night sch., Appleton, Wis .; m. Maud Leola Mercer, of Madi- son, Wis., June 21, 1886; 1 child, Naundas Maud. Journeyman printer, 11 to 21; later shorthand writer and stenographer; contracting freight agt., C., M.&St.P.Ry., 7 yrs. ; apptd, commercial agt. Cop- per Range R.R. at Chicago, 1904, gen. agt. since Nov. 1, 1906. Republican. Christian Scientist, Club: Traffic. Recreations: fishing, yachting. Home: 1029 Buena Av. Office: Railway Exchange.
COLLINGBOURNE, Albert B., thread mfr .; b. at Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 18, 1876; s. Byron T. and Sarah Jane (Lord) Collingbourne; ed. pub, schs .; m. Alice Spooner, of Chicago, Nov. 18, 1897; 1 son, Daniel S. Began manufacture of thread in Elgin, Ill., 1912; pres. Western Thread Co., Warner Co., Warner Kohler Co., Warner Hemmeter Co., Hem- meter-Martens Co. Republican. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Glen Oak. Wrote: Authority on Needlework (series of 18 books), 1915, 1916. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 656 Woodland Park. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.
COLLINS, Charles William, dramatic critic; b. Madison, Ind., Nov. 19, 1880; s. Smith and Mary Luella (Wood) Collins; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Hyde Park High Sch .; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1903; unmarried. On editorial staff, Chicago Rec- ord-Herald, 1903-7; dramatic critic, Chicago Inter- Ocean, 1907-10 and 1912-14; dramatic critic, Chi- cago Evening Post, since July, 1914. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Author: Great Love Stories of the Thea- tre, 1911. Contbr. to mags. Home: 904 Wilson Av.
COLLINS, James Hartnett, consulting and con- tracting engr. (See vol. 1911.)
COLLINS, J(ames) Ira, insurance. (See vol. 1911.)
COLLINS, Lorin Cone, 3d, M.D., surgeon; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 1, 1876; s. Lorin Cone and Nellie ( Robb) Collins; ed. University Sch .; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1900; m. Anna E. Von Stoff Lindblad, of Chicago, Mar. 10, 1904; 2 children: Lorin Cone, 4th, Almida Grace. Interne, Chicago Lying-in Hosp .; obstetrician to German Hosp .; mem. faculty Rush Med. Coll .; asst. attending phys, Children's Memo- rial Hosp. Mem, A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Phy- sicians' Club. Republican. Episcopalian. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring, sailing, fishing, Home: 820 Edgeconib Pl. Office: 2003, 25 E. Washington St.
COLLINS, Michael J., railway official; b. Chica- go, Mar. 18, 1861; s. Patrick and Ellen (Foley ) Collins; grad. St. Patrick's Acad., 1877; m. Alice A. Galligan, of Chicago, Apr. 19, 1883; children: May ( Mrs. George A. Murphy), Nell (Mrs. J. H. Gorm- ley, Boston), Alice (Mrs. J. F. Cahill, St. Louis), Thomas William, Edward, Ruth, Robert. Entered ry. service as messenger M.C.R.R., 1877, with which remained as elk., chief clk. and trainmaster until 1887; with A.,T.&S.F.Ry. since 1887, as sta- tioner and gen. elk., 1887-93, chief clk, purchasing dept., 1893-1901, asst. gen. purchasing agt., 1901-9, and gen. purchasing agt. since 1909. Pres. Austin Nat. Bank since July, 1917. Mem. Bd. of Edn., 1913-17 (pres. 1915). K.C., Royal League. Demo- crat. Home: 137 S. Waller Av., Austin. Office: 925 Railway Exchange.
COLLINS, Richard J., wholesale meats; b. Chi- cago, May 16, 1864; s. Richard J. and Mary Col- lins; ed. pub. schs. and St. Patrick's Acad. Began as wagon boy for a wholesale meat concern, 1878; now pres. Fulton Street Wholesale Market Co .; also dir. Union Trust Co., Mercantile Trust & Sav- ings Bank; treas, and dir. Knight Light Co. Dem. nominee for elk. Superior Court of Cook Co., 1900. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press, Colum- bia Yacht. Home: 945 Crescent Pl. Office: 10 Ful- ton Market.
COLLINS, Sydney Tenison, fire insurance; b. at Tipperary, Ireland, Nov. 19, 1857; s. Joseph Teni- son and Anna ( Power) Collins; ed. common schs .; m. Anna M. Farquhar, of Montreal, Can., June 6, 1882; children: Sydney Tenison, Jr., Arthur Far- quhar. Came to America, 1873; western mgr. An-
and Caledonian Ins. Co. of Scotland, 1888-91; asst. U.S. mgr. at Phila, of Caledonian Ins. Co. of Scot- land, 1891-3; asst. western mgr. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. of San Francisco, 1893-1900; asst. sec. Traders Ins. Co. of Chicago, 1901-6; western mgr. Providence Washington Ins. Co. of Providence, R.I., since 1908. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs : Union League, Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: gar- dening, mechanics, golf. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Of- fice: 1353 Insurance Exchange, Chicago.
COLLIVER, Joseph W., coal operator; b. Picton, Ont., Can., Jan. 28, 1865; s. John and Sara J. (Car- son ) Colliver; brought to U.S. at age of 5; ed. pub. schs., Aurora, Ill .; m. Fannie Mae Hodkinson, of Ottawa, Ill., June 7, 1886; 1 daughter, Vera Sara. Began in employ of C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1880, continuing 6 yrs .; then with ry. interests of U.S. Steel Co., 1886-1903; coal operator since 1903; sec., dir. and sales mgr. Old Ben Coal Corpn .; largely interested in Aurora real estate. Republican. Congregation- alist. Mem. Woodmen of the World. Club: Aurora Country (charter mem.). Recreation: golf. Home: 22 S. Chestnut St., Aurora, Ill. Office: 1114 McCor- mick Bldg., Chicago.
COLLYER, Frank P., commission mcht .; b. Man- chester, la., Mar. 28, 1886; s. William D. and Mar- garet (Kennedy) Collyer; grad. McPherson Gram- mar Sch., Chicago, 1901; Lake View High Sch., 1905; student Northwestern Univ. 2 yrs .; m. Besse King, of Harvard, Ill., June 12, 1912; 2 children: Mary Elizabeth, Frank Peter. In commn. business, Chicago, since 1909; treas. W. D. Collyer & Co. Mem. Chicago Butter and Egg Bd. (sec., 1914, vice pres., 1915, 1916). Mem. Phi Sigma, Phi Kappa Psi. 'Republican. Catholic. Home: 730 9th St., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 203 W. South Water St., Chicago. COLLYER, William Davis, broker in butter and eggs; b. Andersontown, N.J., June 8, 1856; s. Jo- seph M. and Elizabeth Collyer; ed. pub, schs .; m. Earlville, Ia., Sept. 23, 1881, Margaret A. Kennedy ; children: Josephine (Mrs. Victor B. Scott), Frank, Agnes, Alfred, Herbert. Has been continuously identified with the trade in butter and eggs since leaving sch., first with A. H. Blake, Manchester, Ia .; then mem. Collyer & Parrott, Lincoln, Neb .; afterward mgr. for A. H. Barber & Co., Chicago, then mgr. for produce dept. of C. F. Love & Co., Chicago; broker in butter and eggs under firm name of Collyer & Co. since 1899. U.S. insp. of dairy exports, 1901-5. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Chicago Assn. Credit Men. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason; Modern Woodman. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Exmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 524 Hill St., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 203 W. South Water St., Chicago.
COLNON, John Edward, real estate; b. Oswego, N. Y., July 28, 1863; s. Aaron and Catherine (Hen- nessy) Colnon; ed. state normal sch .; m. Helen Neemes, of Chicago, Nov. 28, 1893. Began as book- keeper for J. W. Kepler, Chicago, 1882-5; with Swift & Co. until 1891; identified with real estate interests since 1892; now sr. mem, firm of John E. Colnon & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Dem- ocrat. Catholic. Home: 4599 Oakenwald Av. Of- fice: 74 W. Washington St.
COLSON, Harry Gilbert, lawyer; b. Davenport, Ia., Jan. 18, 1868; s. Norman F. and Julia (Gilbert) Colson; ed. Hudson, Mich., and Chicago; m. Sarah Garner Wall, of Sherman, Mich., Dec. 7, 1897. Ad- mitted to Il1. bar, 1892, and since practiced in Chi- cago. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Am. Assn. of Title Men, Ill. Soc. S.A.R. Mem. Garden City Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Oriental Consistory; Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press. Home: 856 Galt Av. Office: 1438 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
COLVIN, Edwin M., vice pres. W. F. Hall Print- ing Co .; b. Buchanan, Mich., Aug. 13, 1867; s. Wil- kerson and Elizabeth (Fraser) Colvin; ed. pub. schs., Mich., Ohio and Ky .; m. Clara Fuller, of Buchanan, Mich., Aug. 28, 1888; 4 children: Jay Austin, Edwin Richard, Willard Otis, Ruth Eliza- beth. Began learning printer's trade at Buchanan, 1885; associated with R. M. Eastman, 1908, and purchased the W. F. Hall Printing Co., of which is vice pres .; pres. Photoplay Pub. Co .; vice pres. Central Typesetting Co. Republican. Methodist.
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Mason (32º, K.T., Shriner ). Clubs: Chicago Ath- fort; prep. edn. in England; came to U.S., 1893; stu- letic, Chicago Automobile, City, Sportsmen's of dent Butler Univ., Indianapolis, Ind., 1893; m. Jen- America. Recreations: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: 5940 Sheridan Rd. Office: 466 W. Superior Street.
COLVIN, William Gordon, wholesale shoes; b. York, Livingston Co., N. Y., Feb. 28, 1865; s. John and Martha (Trimble) Colvin; ed. pub. schs., Cas- tile, N.Y .; m. Kimball, S.D., Oct. 3, 1888, May E. Morris; 2 children: Bertram Morris, Marion, Re- tail shoe clerk at Castile, N. Y., 1881-3; bank clerk and asst. cashier at Kimball, S.D., 1884-8; in ins. business, 1889-90; in wholesale shoe trade since 1891; became treas. Continent Shoe Co., 1897, and its successor, the Rice & Hutchins Chicago Co., 1910. Mem. Royal League. Republican. Presby- terian. Recreations: golf, tennis, motoring. Home: 6642 Yale Av. Office: 233 W. Monroe St.
COLVIN, William Henry, broker; b. at Chicago, Sept. 22, 1871; s. William Henry and Susanna (Burt) Colvin; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and at Pa. Mil. Coll .; m. Chicago, June, 1894, Bessie Small; children: Jessica, William Henry, Jr., Donald, Laura J., John R. Began as clerk in Merchants' Nat. Bank, 1889; has been identified almost contin- nously with the banking business ever since; es- tablished, 1899, the firm of William H. Colvin & Co., stock brokers, of which is now sole principal. Mem. New York Stock Exchange, New York Coffee Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Bd. of Trade. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Tolleston. Recreation: athletics. Home: 1314 Hinman Av., Evanston, III. Office: 104 S. La Salle St., Chicago.
COLWELL, Nathan Porter, secretary of the Council on med. edn. of the A.M.A .; b. Osceola, Ja., May 25, 1870; s. of Fernando N. and Mary Ellen ( Shields) Colwell; grad. Morgan Park ( Ill.) Acad., 1896; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1900; m. Chicago, May 5, 1903, Agnes Louise Peterson. Mem. A.M.A., III. State and Chicago med. socs. Methodist. Club: City. Home: 717 Elmwood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Of- fice: 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
COMAN, Seymour, retired; b. Newark, O., May 21, 1852; s. Levi Parsons and Martha (Seymour) Coman; was 2 yrs. at Dartmouth Coll, and took law course at Univ. of Mich. Came to Chicago, 1876. and entered law office of William C. Goudy; went to Colo., 1878, as financial representative for Chi- cago interests, and later was in business in Tex .; returned to Chicago, 1891, and started business under firm name of Seymour Coman & Co., com- mercial paper and collateral loans, retiring 1913. Companion Mil. Order Loyal Legion (by inherit- ance). Clubs: Union League, University. Recrea- tions: motoring, golf. Residence: Union League Club.
COMERFORD, Frank, lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 25, 1875; s. Isaac and Jane (Linane) Comerford; ed. West Div. High Sch., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. and Ill. Coll. of Law (LL. B.); m. Jean Cowgill, of Black Hills, S.D., Mar. 9, 1906. In gen. practice of law; nominated as senator from 2d Dist. by Dem. Party, 1900 (defeated) ; nominated and elect- ed, as Dem., for representative from 2d Dist., 1904; expelled by Ill. legislature, Feb. 8, 1905, for attack- ing alleged corrupt methods at Springfield; reëlect- ed as independent Apr. 4, 1905; advocate of polit- ical reform measures; police atty. of Chicago un- fler Mayor Dunne. Mem. Am., 111. State and Chi- cago bar assns. CInb: Press. Home: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Office: Ashland Blk., Chicago.
COMES, Charles Walter, secretary Armour & Co .; b. New York, Dec. 8, 1847; s. William D. and Elizabeth S. (Osborn) Comes; ed, pub. schs. of New York; m. Mary L. Bickford, of Chicago, Mar. 9, 1876. Bookkeeper and cashier, Armour & Co., in New York, Oct., 1866-Sept., 1868; came to Chicago and continued in similar position, 1868-85; on Bd. of Trade in personal ventures, 1885-9; since with Armour & Co., first as office mgr. and now as sec. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia. Recreation: reading. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
COMFORT, William E., Chicago mgr. Consoli- dated Dental Mfg. Co .; b. London, Eng., Dec. 18, 1875; s. James William and Keziah (Castle) Com-
nie Ostlie, of Montevideo, Minn., Oct. 30, 1911. Be- gan active career in employ of the Marshall Dental Mfg. Co., Des Moines, Ia., 1897; removed to Chi- cago, 1913, as Chicago mgr. Consolidated Dental Mfg. Co., of New York. Single Taxer. Norwegian Lutheran. Mason. Recreations: walking, farming. Home: 2424 N. Sawyer Av. Office: 29 E. Madison St.
COMISKEY, Charles A., president Chicago White Sox, baseball team; b. Chicago, Aug. 15, 1859; s. John and Mary Comiskey; ed. pub. schs., Albany, N.Y .; m. Nan Kelly, of Dubuque, Ia., Sept. 30, 1882; 1 son. J. Louis. Pres. Am, League Baseball Club of Chicago since 1900. Home: 3816 Michigan Av. Of- fice: 35th St. and Shields Av.
COMPTON, Don Martin, mfr. steel furnaces; b. Peoria, Ill., Apr. 28, 1884; s. Edward F. and Ella (Martin) Compton; ed. pub. schs., Peoria; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1905; m. Wilda Woodruff, of El- gin, 111., 1908; 3 sons: Richard Gale, Gale, Charles. Came to Chicago, 1896; with New Kentucky Coal Co., 1905-7; pres. Quaker Mfg. Co., mfrs. steel fur- naces, since 1907. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Flossmoor. Home: 6126 Kimbark Av. Office: 180 N. Dearborn St.
COMPTON, Frank Elbert, publisher; b. at Grand Rapids, Wis., Aug. 7, 1874; s. Harry Henry and Frances (Shepard) Compton; ed. Univ. of Wis., class of 1898 (won place in debating team); m. Emma Blaeser, of Newark, N.J., Oct. 14, 1905 (died 1914); children: Frank Frederick, Edna McAdoo. Paid expenses at college by selling books during vacations; became salesman for C. B. Beach & Co., pubs., Chicago, 1894; purchased business, 1907, and changed name to F. E. Compton & Co., of which is pres .; also pres. Compton-Johnson Co., pubs. (es- tablished Jan., 1915) ; pub. and distributor of "The New Student's Reference Work" and "Pictured Knowledge" (subscription books). Pres. Glencoe (Ill.) Sch. Bd. Mem. Chicago Assn, of Commerce. Mem. Theta Delta Chi Fraternity (pres., 1911-13), Univ. of Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: University, City, Skokie Country, Univ. of Wis. Club. Recrea- tions: golf, fishing, horseback riding. Home: Glen- coe, Ill. Office: 58 E. Washington St., Chicago.
COMSTOCK, Charles G., vice pres. Otis Elevator Co. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Midlothian Country. Office: 600 W. Jackson Bonl., Chicago.
COMSTOCK, Fred Samuel, lawyer; b. Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 8, 1857; s. Samuel F. and Marie Diadema (Runals) Comstock; Ph.B., (old) Univ. of Chicago (pres. of class), 1879; m. Annie I. Lydiard, of Lom- bard, Ill., Sept. 16, 1890; 3 children: Winfred Lyd- iard, Lydia Diadema (Mrs. Ernest S. Tillman), Helen Elizabeth. Admitted to bar, 1885, but devot- ed most of time to management of corpns .; dir., sec., treas. Comstock Grape Fruit Co .; dir., sec. Eastern Cuba Plantation Co .; dir. liquidator Dear- born Savings, Loan & Bldg. Assn. and Home Bldg. & Loan Assn. Club: Hamilton. Home: 5832 Ken- more Av., Edgewater, Ill. Office: 140 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
COMSTOCK, William Charles, grain mcht, and Capitalist; b. in Oswego Co., N.Y., Oct. 20, 1847; s. of Charles and Julia J. (Sprague) Comstock; ed. Northwestern Univ .; m. 1868; widower since 1902. Has been resident of Evanston and Chicago since 1861; identified with Bd. of Trade operations since 1868. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: golf, travel, reading. Residence: Au- ditorium Hotel. Office: Bd. of Trade.
COMSTOCK, William Hunt, coal meht .; b. Cin- cinnatı. O., Jan. 29, 1854; s. William H. and Cath- arine (Foote) Comstock; ed, pub. schs., Cincinnati, and Hartford, Conn., and business coll., Carlisle, Pa .; unmarried. In clerical position in various lines in Baltimore until 1882; removed to Chicago and became mem. of France & Co., shippers of coal, until 1888: mfr. window blinds and awnings, 1889- 90; with Coxe Bros. & Co., coal, 1890-1905; pres. and treas. Cross Creek Coal Co. since 1905. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf, Casino, Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 1219 N. State St. Office: 6 N. Clark St.
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CONDEE, Leander Devine, lawyer; b. in Athens County, O., Sept. 26, 1847; s. Henry M. and Jane ( Rickey) Condee; prep. edn. St. Paul's Acad., Kan- kakee, Ill .; LL. B., Univ. of Mich., 1868. Admitted to bar, 1868; practiced in Butler, Bates Co., Mo., 1869-73, since in Chicago. Atty. for Village of Hyde Park, 1879-83, for town of Hyde Park, 1891-4; elect- ed senator from 2d Dist. of Ill., 1880; nominee for judge Superior Court, 1892, Circuit Court, 1904, but defeated with ticket. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Republican. Methodist. Home: 4640 Greenwood Av. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.
CONDEE, Ralph Waterbury, lawyer; b. Cleve- land, O., Oct. 4, 1877: s. Leander Devine and Mar- tha Johnson (Waterbury ) Condee; early edn. pub. schs .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1900; m. Jan. 25, 1908, Ruth A., d. Judge Elbridge Hane- cy: children: Elbridge H., Ralph W., Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900, and engaged in practice in part- nership with father, firm of Condee & Condee, until Aug., 1906; since practiced alone. Master in chan- cery, Circuit Court, 1910-16. Republican. Home: 930 E. 46th St. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
CONDON, James Gregory, lawyer; b. Blooming- ton, Ill., Nov. 28, 1871; s. William and Maria (Mc- Namara) Condon; grad. St. Viator's Coll., Kanka- kee, Ill., 1892; LI,.B., Ill. Wesleyan Univ., Bloom- ington, 1894; m. Lucy Dalton, of Bloomington, June 30, 1897; children: Marian, Jane. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and practiced at Bloomington until 1895, since at Chicago; mem. firm of Ryan & Condon, 1908-14, since mem. Ryan, Condon & Livingston. Mem. Am., 111. State and Chicago bar assns., Law Club. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Co- lumbus. Clubs: Iroquois (pres., 1910-11), Chicago Athletic (dir.), Edgewater Golf. Recreations: golf, horseback riding, motoring. Home: 1512 N. Dear- born Parkway. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
CONDRON, Theodore Lincoln, civil engr .; b. at Washington, D.C., Apr. 16, 1866; s. Rev. George M. and Abby (Smith) Condron: ed. pvt. and pub. schs. of Washington, to 1879; C.E., Rose Polytechnic Inst., Terre Haute, Ind., 1890, M.E., 1894; m. Grace E. Layman, of Terre Haute, June 9, 1896; children: Tolman, Helen, Arnold, Asst, engr. on reconstruc- tion of Burlington bridge over Miss. River for C., B. &Q.R.R., 1890-1; instr. engring. dept. Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo., and with Robert Moore, con- sulting engr., St. Louis, 1892-4; resident engr. Pitts- burgh Testing Laboratory, Ltd., 1894-1900; began practice as a designing and consulting engr., 1900, designing bridges and blogs .; sr. mem. Condron & Sinks, civ. engrs., 1906-11; pres. Condron Co., struc- tural and industrial engrs., engaged principally in the designing of industrial blogs. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Egring. Assn., Am. Soc. for Testing Materials. Republican. Clubs: Engineers', Union League, Oak Park. Home: 212 S. Scoville Av., Oak Park, 111. Office: Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
CONEY, Gurden Herbert, mortgage banker; b. at Elmhurst, III., Mar. 16, 1875; s. William and Harriet (Groves) Coney; ed. pub. schs. of Elm- hurst, Ill .; unmarried. Began business career as clerk in a real estate office in 1895, in which re- mained until 1902; hecame identified with the Colo- nial Trust & Savings Bank in 1902, as mgr. of its loan dept., becoming asst. cashier in 1904 and cash- ier in 1905, in which capacity continued until 1907; resigned to engage in mortgage banking business on own account under firm name of G. H. Coney & Co .; firm consolidated, 1914, with C. C. Mitchell & Co., of which is vice pres. Mem. Chicago Real Es- tate Bd. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Home: 550 Surf St. Office: 69 W. Wash- ington St.
CONGDON, Charles Bowen, grain commn. mcht. (See vol, 1911.)
CONGER, Romaine Marvin, real estate; b. Pal- myra, Wis., June 11, 1851; s. Marvin E. and Mary ( Barnes) Conger; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Ad- die Fennimore. Came to Chicago, 1878, and was a commercial salesman for Cleveland, Cummings & Shelly 1 yr., then with Jos. H. Walker & Co .; in real estate business for self since 1889. Episcopa- lian. Club: Illinois, Residence: Greenwood Inn, Evanston, Ill. Office: 133 W. Washington St., Chi- cago.
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