Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 50

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782

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CONINE, Henry Voorhees, valves; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1865; s. Granden and Emeline (Mount ) Conine; ed. pub. schs., Brooklyn; m. Matie Belle Newton, of Chicago, Sept. 26, 1895; 2 daughters: Gertrude E., Louise E. In employ of The Fair- banks Co., New York, 1881-90; came to Chicago, 1890, to take charge of Western Valve Co., of which was mgr. until 1917, since mgr. The Fairbanks Co., valves; dir. Waugh Draft Gear Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Edgewater Country, West- moreland Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 5249 Kenmore Av. Office: 188 N. Market St.

CONKEY, Walter Blakesley, printer, publisher; b. Sterling, Ont. (Canada West), July 13, 1858; s. Willard and Emma Tobey (Blakesley) Conkey ; great-grandfather, Silas Conkey, served as fifer in Col. Woodbridge's Mass, regt. in Revolutionary War; ed. pub. schs .; m. Kate Phillips; children: Walter, Henry, Jane P. (Mrs. F. F. Wimans). Learned printer's trade in Chicago and started in business on own account; built up the W. B. Con- key Co., of which he has been pres. since its in- corpn .; pres. Franklin Printing & Pub. Co. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. (ex-pres.), Typothetæ; mem. S.A. R., Soc. Colonial Wars. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Press, Church. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Home: 916 Hohman St., Hammond, Ind. Office: 502 Marquette Bldg., Chi- cago.

CONKLIN, William Burke, banker; Oct. 14, 1849- Oct. 11, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

CONKLIN, William H., secretary and sales mgr. Commonwealth Motors Co .; b. Ft. Wayne, Ind., July 26, 1885; s. Charles Samuel and La Netta (Blount) Conklin; ed. pub. schs., Ft. Wayne; gram- mar and high schs., Bloomington, Ill .; also busi- ness coll .; m. Olga Helen Tischer, of Chicago, July 25, 1908; 2 children: Linette, Charles. Has been a resident of Chicago since 1909; began in employ of the Marvin-Smith Co., mail order house, 1905, con- tinuing 2 yrs .; then with the Black Mfg. Co., mfrs. of automobiles, 1907-11; with the Crow-Elkhart Motor Car Co., 1911-13, and the Partin Mfg. Co., 1913-15; sec. and sales mgr. Commonwealth Motors Co., mfrs. of Partin-Palmer motor cars, since Jan., 1915. Republican. Methodist. Recreations: tour- ing, fishing, tennis. Home: 4838 West End Av. Of- fice: 326 W. Madison St.

CONKLING, Allen, mfr., inventor. (See vol. 1911.) CONKLING, Benjamin Hixon, insurance; b. at Newburgh, N. Y., Jan, 1, 1855; s. Hixon and Ange- line ( Walsh) Conkling; ed. pub. schs. of New- burgh; m. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 26, 1886, L. J. Mur- phey. Came to Chicago, 1884; associated with George F. Kimball, Apr. 1, 1886-Jan. 1, 1890: with James W. Nye, representing the Am. Casualty Co., 1890-3; gen. agt. for Ill., Ind. and Mo. of London Guarantee & Accident Co. since Dec. 1. 1893, and at same time formed the firm of Conkling, Price & Webb, of which is sr. mem. Served with the N.Y. State Militia 7 yrs. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreation: horses. Home: 4925 Woodlawn Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boulevard.

CONLEY, John W., retired broker. Clubs: Chi- cago, South Shore Country. Home: 4535 Grand Boulevard.

CONLEY, Thomas Joseph, M.D., surgeon; b. at Whitewater, Wis., Mar. 4, 1859; s. Patrick and Catharine (Diamond) Conley; ed. pub, grammar and high schs .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1885; m. Laura Sexauer, of Chicago; 5 children: Thomas Joseph, Catherine, Marcella, Henry Quig- ley, Paul Agnew. Asst, physician Cook Co. Insane Asylum, 1885-6; med. supt. Cook Co. Infirmary, 1887-9; surgeon West Side Hosp .; surgeon to Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; prof. surgery, Loyola Univ. Med. Sch .; attending surgeon, Cook Co. Hosp., sev- eral years from 1889. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Club: Westward Ho. Au- thor: First Aid in the Home, 1914. Home: 2256 Kedzie Boul. Office: 32 N. State St.

CONLON, Andrew Aloysius, M.D .; b. Worcester, Mass., Jan. 11, 1862; s. Patrick D. and Margaret ( Lavin) Conlon; grad. high sch., Worcester; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., New York, 1885; m. Chi- cago, Oct. 13, 1899, Mary Louise Linebarger. Prac-

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ticed medicine in Worcester, Mass., some years after graduation; removed to Chicago, 1894; asso- eiated with Chicago Health Dept. since 1899. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A. Home and Office: 4433 Broadway.

CONNELL, Charles John, contractor; b. Hatley, Stanstead Co., Que., Mar. 31, 1839; s. David and Margaret Graham (Macfarlane) Connell; ed. pub. schs. of Hatley and acad. at East Hatley, Can .; m. Fanny A., d. S. S. Mulford, of Montrose, Pa., Sept. 20, 1877; children: Charles Mulford, Philip Gra- ham. Came to Chicago, 1861, as cashier for W. F. Coolbaugh & Co., bankers; cashier Union Nat. Bank, 1863-71; engaged since 1871 as contractor for pub. works, and pres. The FitzSimons & Con- nell Co., which in 1911 changed to FitzSimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co. Sec .- treas. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Owners' Protective Assn., and Ill. Dredging Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Evans- ton, Glen View. Home: Evanston, 111. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

CONNERY, Francis Daniel, coal; b. at Chicago, Apr. 12, 1867; s. William Martin and Mary E. (To- bin) Connery; ed. St. Stephen's (parochial) Sch. and St. Patrick's (commercial) Acad., Chicago; dist. sch., Hamilton Co., la .; pub. night sch., Chi- cago; m. Ellen Gertrude Oshorne, of Chicago, Nov. 26, 1891; 6 children: Ellen Marie, Marie Jeannette, Francis Daniel, Jr., Vivian, Dorothy, John Joseph (deceased). Began as clerk for King & Bogle, coal mchts., 1883; clerk and cashier, Silver Creek & Morris Coal Co., 1884-9; clerk and asst. sec., James W. Thatcher Coal Co., Omaha, Neb., 1889; dock supt., Silver Creek & Morris Coal Co., West Supe- rior, Wis., 1890-1; traveling salesman, dock supt. and purchasing agt., Peabody Coal Co., 1892-1907; purchasing agt., Miami Coal Co., 1907-9 and since 1917. Alderman 28th Ward, Chicago, 1901-3 and 1907-9; city clerk, 1909-15; comptroller Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 1915-17. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Illinois, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: baseball. Home: 1128 Columbia Av. Office: 1804 McCormick Bldg.

CONNERY, John Tobin, coal mcht .; b. Bristol, R.1., Jan. 10, 1861; s. William Martin and Mary E. (Tobin) Connery; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., Chicago, and Chicago Athenaeum; m. Mary E., d. of Bryan Daly, of Chicago, June 9, 1886; children: Mae E. (Mrs. Joseph E. Bidwill, Jr.), Marguerite (wife of Dr. C. M. Rose), Lillian, Edwin John. Began in 1878 as yard clerk for E. L. Hedstrom & Co., coal; cashier and bookkeeper, Silver Creek & Morris Coal Co., 1881-4; sec., same co., 1884-94; mgr. Youghio- gheny & Lehigh Coal Co., 1894-1904; pres. Miami Coal Co., miners, since June 1, 1904. Democrat Catholic. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Knights of Co- lumbus, Catholic Order of Foresters. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Country, Edgewater Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 5228 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1804 McCormick Bldg.

CONNERY, Joseph F., secretary Chicago Dist. Ice Assn .; b. Chicago, Mar. 2, 1871; s. William Mar- tin and Mary E. (Tobin) Connery; ed. grammar schs. and West Div. High Sch., Chicago; unmar- ried. Began as bookkeeper for trustees of Grace- land Cemetery Improvement Fund, of which is now sec., and Walker Estate; now sec. Chicago Dist. Ice Assn .; mgr. George C. Walker Estate; sec., treas. Graceland Corpn .; recorder of deeds of Cook Co., 1912-16. Democrat. Catholic. Mem, Knights of Co- lumbus, Columbian Knights. Clubs: 111. Athletic, Town and Country, Edgewater Beach Yacht. Rec- reations: motoring, golf. Home: 2028 Washington Boul. Office: 801 Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.

CONNOR, Frank Hughes, live stock commn .; b. Warsaw, Ill., May 27, 1865; s. Benjamin F. and Elizabeth (Lamb) Connor; ed. pub. schs. of War- saw, Ill .; m. Warsaw, June 20, 1894, Evalyn Hill; 1 son, Ronnoc Hill. Employed by O. J. Lewis & Co., commn., St. Louis, 1882-4; in employ of vari- ous banks and live stock companies in Kan., Colo. and Wyo., 1884-90; was mgr. of banks in Neb., 1890-6; came to Chicago, 1897, and became mem. of firms of John Clay & Co., and of Clay, Robinson & Co. Dir. Chicago Charity Hosp. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 5645 Woodlawn Av. Office: The Rookery.

CONOVER, Abram Beskman, treasurer John A. Roebling's Sons Co., wire rope and cables; b. Har- lingen, Somerset Co., N.J., Apr. 20, 1861; s. Abram Beekman and Rebecca (Cox) Conover; ed. public schs. in N.J .; m. Anna Slack, of Yardley, Pa., Dec. 20, 1888. Worked on farm until 21; then clerked in grocery store, Trenton, N. J .; became identified with John A. Roebling's Sons Co., in 1883; came to Chicago for co. in 1888 and was elected treas. in 1905. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1142 E. 46th St. Office: 165 W. Lake St.

CONOVER, Charles H., merchant; July 12, 1847- Nov. 4, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)

CONOVER, George Walker, purchasing agt .; b. Warren Co., O., July 25, 1857; s. Joseph and Cath- arine (Barkalow) Conover; ed. Northern Ind. Nor- mal Sch., Valparaiso; m. Valparaiso, Apr. 20, 1881, Kate N. Sayles; 2 sons: Harry S., G. Raymond. Taught in district schs. of Butler Co., O., 1876-80; retail hardware business at Valparaiso, 1880-5: came to Chicago and became associated with the Chicago Telephone Co. in the contract dept .; later mgr. Home Telegraph Co. of Kan .; returned to Chicago and became purchasing agt. for the Elec- trical Supply Co., and afterward engaged in inde- pendent business as a gen. purchasing and for- warding agt. for telephone, electric ry. and other elec. material. Dir. General Engring. Co. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Birchwood Coun- try, Birchwood Golf. Recreation: reading. Home: 7078 N. Ashland Av. Office: 730 Consumers Bldg.

CONOVER, Lawrence Peterson, lawyer; b. Day- ton, O., Mar. 18, 1863; s. Harvey and Ellen M. (Pease) Conover; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1885, LL.B., 1887; m. Isabel C. Storer, of Madison, Wis., Sept. 13, 1886; children: Mary S., Harvey, George S., Richard A. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1887; since en- gaged in gen, practice in Chicago; atty, for Village of Hinsdale, Ill. Republican. Unitarian. Club: Hinsdale. Home: 51 S. Oak St., Hinsdale, Ill. Of- fice: 5 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.

CONOVER, Luther W., live stock commn .; b. in Cass Co., Ill., Aug. 26, 1867; s. William H. and Martha L. (Outten) Conover; ed. pub. schs., Gar- nett, Kan .; Baker Univ., Baldwin City, Kan., 1880- 84; grad. Gem City Business Coll., 1885; m. Helen Stribling, of Virginia, 111., Oct. 16, 1888; 3 chil- dren: Luther Harold, George S., Helen M. Worked at yard work, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, for Alexander, Rogers & Crill, until 1892; organized firm of Alexander, Conover & Co., 1892; partner firm of Alexander, Ward & Conover, 1894, inc. 1904, and now sec. and treas. same; also farming and pasturing in Highlands, south of Jackson Park, Chicago. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Saddle and Sirloin. Home: 5142 Ellis Av. Office: Union Stock Yards.

CONRAD, Charles Henry, merchant; b. Janes- ville, Wis., May 28, 1874; s. John Henry and Euge- nia (Barker) Conrad; B.L., Univ. of Mich., 1895; m. Duluth, Minn., Aug. 23, 1900, Betty Brearley. After leaving college became a salesman and asst. credit man for Bell, Conrad & Co .; mem. firm J. H. Conrad & Co., importers of teas, coffees and spices, 1898- 1913; pres. Bell, Conrad & Co. since 1913. Repub- lican. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Indian Hill Golf. Recreations: athletic sports, travel. Home: 223 E. Delaware Pl. Office: 417-427 W. Ohio St.

CONRAD, Martin, wagons; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)

CONROY, Thomas Francis, M.D .; b. Chicago, Feb. 24, 1865; s. James and Margaret Jane (Mock- ler) Conroy; ed. St. Gall's Sch., Milwaukee, Wis .; St. Mary's Coll., Kan., 1881-4; A.B., St. Louis Univ., 1885, A.M., 1892; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1896; m. Katherine E. Kerwin, of Chicago, June 27, 1900: 5 children: Michael Kerwin (deceased), Thomas Francis, Jr., Mary Katherine, John Mock- ler, Elizabeth Jane. Prof. Latin and Greek class- ics, St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago, 1888-92; surgeon Conroy Hosp., Neillsville, Wis., 1896-1905; dir. Dr. Conroy's Sanatorium, Chicago, since 1905. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Repub- lican. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Elks. Clubs:

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Irish Fellowship, Physicians'. Recreations: fish- ing, boating, hunting. Home: 1321 Sherwin Av. Office: 4811-4813 Broadway.

CONVERSE, Clarence Myron, president Chicago Heater & Supply Co. (See vol. 191I.)

CONVERSE, Edmond DeWitt, M.D .; b. Princeton, Ill., July 9, 1853; s. Dr. William and Elizabeth (Burr) Converse; grad. Princeton High Sch .; at- tended Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill .; M.D., North- western Univ. Med. Coll., 1874; m. Millie Water- man, of Chicago, 1882 (died 1892) ; ] son, William W .; m. 2d, Lucy L. Driver, of DeKalb, Ill., 1897. House surgeon, Mercy Hosp., 1874, and later house physician, U.S. Marine Hosp. in Lake View until 1876; then apptd, surgeon for C.&N .- W.Ry .; asst. physician, Ill. Southern State Hosp. for the Insane, 3 yrs .; surgeon in med. dept. Mo. Pacific Ry., 1879; formerly pres. U.S. Examining Bd. of Pensions; in practice in Chicago since 1892. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., and Beta Theta Pi. Mason, K.P., Odd Fellow. Home: 4816 Win- throp Av. Office: 39 W. Adams St.

CONVERSE, William Adelbert, chemist; b. Pio- neer, O., Aug. 31, 1862; s. Ebenezer Pratt and Fran- ces E. (Brower) Converse; ed. pub. schs, of Ohio; Ph.G., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy, 1889; m. Emma E. Conklin, of Montpelier, O., Sept. 10, 1887; ] daughter, Ethel Fern (Mrs. G. B. Atchison), Clerk in drug store at Pioneer, O., 1874-87; pharmacist, with Dr. T. N. Jamieson, Chicago, 1887-96; became identified with the Dearborn Drug & Chem. Works, now the Dearborn Chemical Co., as chem. dir., 1896, and has been sec. and chem, dir. since 1907. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc. (sec. Chicago Sect. 6 yrs. and chmn. 1 yr.), Am. Electrochem. Soc., Am. Soc. Mech. En- grs., Western Soc. Engrs. Mason (32º, Shriner). Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: golf and mo- toring. Home: 4320 Greenwood Av. Office: 2005 McCormick Bldg.

CONWAY, Edwin Stapleton, mfr .; b. Province of Ont., Can., 30 miles from Detroit, Mich., 1850; moved to Wis. at age of 7, and from there to Lake City, Minn., where he remained until 1868; ed. in common schs. and at the Wesleyan Sem., West Eau Claire, Wis. Became connected with W. W. Kim- ball & Co., pianos, 1871, in charge of wholesale business of firm in Chicago, 1876-82, becoming sec., 1882-1905, vice pres. since 1905. Dir. Union Bag & Paper Co., New York, Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Oak Park, Mar- quette. Home: 226 Maple Av., Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 310 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.

CONWAY, Richard Francis, contractor; b. Kil- kenny, Ireland, Nov. 1, 1839; s. Richard and Mary (Power) Conway; came with parents to U.S., lo- cating at Fall River, Mass., 1852, and in Chicago, 1855; ed. common schs .; m. Chicago, 1862, Sarah E. Young; children: Richard (deceased), Kate, Mar- ion Isabella (Mrs. John J. McCarthy), Helen; m. 2d, Chicago, 1886, Mary E. Fisher; children: Rose, Alice, Florence, Agnes, Blanche, Margareth, Ruth, Richard F. Began in grain business, 1859; engaged as contractor, 1871, and was many years pres. R. F. Conway & Co., and Internat. Asphalt Co. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Home: 6208 Sheridan Rd.

COOK, see also Cooke.

COOK, Arthur B., wall paper mcht. (See vol. 1911. )

COOK, Clarence E., mfr .; b. Holland, Wis., Nov. 6, 1867; s. Benjamin H. and Catherine W. (Mar- shall) Cook; descendant of William Robert Far- rand, who married Jael Manchester, whose family emigrated to America during the Revolutionary War; reared on farm; ed. pub. schs .; m. Carrie A. Richardson, of Sheboygan Falls, Wis., Sept. 16, 1905; children: Carolyn Anne, David E., Philip R. Engaged in furniture business 2 yrs .; in cheese business 3 yrs .; was identified with mfr. of chairs 3 yrs .; sec. Sall Mountain Asbestos Co., 1896-9; vice pres, and treas. Sall Mountain Co., roofings, asphalt shingles and asbestos products, since 1899. Mem. S.A.R. Mem. Reformed Episcopal Church. Mason (Oriental Consistory, 32", S.P.R.S .; Medinah Tem- ple, A.A.O.N.M.S.). Club: North Shore Country. Recreations: golf, baseball. Home: 1340 Asbury Av., Hubbard Woods, Ill, Office: 230 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

COOK, Ernest Clarence, lumber; b. Galesburg. 111., Feb. 27, 1861; s. William and Mary (Sherwood) Cook; ed. in Chicago pub. schs .; m. Ist, Clara Nel- son (died July 4, 1898) ; m. 2d, Minerva Griffith, of Chicago, Aug. 2, 1902; I son, Roy Almeron. Resi- dent of Chicago since 1871; office boy and later bookkeeper with Waldo, Schillo & Chandler; later employed by Dean, Bader & Co., and City Lumber Co., until 1901; sec. Kurz & Cook Lumber Co., 1901- 04; engaged in lumber business with John Bader and Peter Peterson, wholesale lumber, under the firm name of E. C. Cook & Co., since 1904. Repub- lican. Mem. K.P. Club: Wauksaink Country. Rec- reation: golf. Home: Desplaines, Ill. Office: 1014 Hooker St., Chicago.

COOK, Ezra Asher, stationer, publisher; Nov. 5, 1841-Sept. 15, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

COOK, Frank B., automobile specialties; b. Mon- roe, Mich., Oct. 18, 1855; s. Stephen V. and Eliza- beth J. ( Andrews) Cook; ed. pub. schs., Monroe; m. May H. Redmon, of Peoria, Ill., Sept. 30, 1890; chil- dren (by previous marriage) : H. Roy, Mabel V., Dessie C. (Mrs. D. G. Ramsay), Blanche B. ( Mrs. C. C. Newburn). Entered telephone constrn. busi- ness in Toledo, O., 1879; removed to Chicago as chief engr. Central Union Telephone Co., 1886; en- tered business on own account as mfr. telephone apparatus, 1897, incorporating, 1914, as Frank B. Cook Co., of which was pres. until 1917, now dir .; pres. of Cook Muffler Co. Mem. Telephone Pioneers' Assn. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Electric, Jovian League. Home: 929 Argyle St. Office: 162 N. Clinton St.

COOK, George Cram, author. Removed to Prov- incetown, Mass. (See Who's Who in America. )

COOK, George Washington, dentist. (See vol. 19II.)

COOK, Harold S., investments; b. Lily Lake, Kane Co., Ill., Aug. 28, 1881; s. Harry B. and Mary A. (Saunders) Cook; ed. Lewis Inst., Chicago; left sch., 1898, and enlisted in Ist Cav., I.N.G .; m. Ina Gray, of Chicago, 1906; I daughter, Margaret. Be- gan with Russell, Brewster & Co., investment bankers, Chicago, 1898; in employ of King, Farn- ham & Co., in same line of business, 1909-12; part- ner S. M. Earling & Co. since 1912; treas., dir. Bur- dette Oxygen Securities Co .; dir. Burdette Oxygen Co. Republican. Mem. Itef. Episcopal Ch. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: hunting, motoring. Home: 2609 Hampton Ct. Office: 507 Marquette Bldg.

COOK, Richard C., automobiles; b. Chicago, Oct. II, 1884; s. Richard and Julia (Rooney) Cook; ed. pub. schs. and Chicago Preparatory Coll .; m. Flor- ence J. Hughey, of New Haven, Conn., Oct. 20, 1909. in real estate business with McKey & Poague, 1904; identified with sale of automobiles since 1905; sec. Western Motor Car Co., 1906-14; mgr. at Chicago for the Fiat Motor Co. of Ill. since 1915. Mem. Ill. N.G., 1900. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Mo- tor (dir. 1914-18), Chicago Motor Pals (vice pres. 1917). Recreations: motoring, hunting, golf. Home: 5132 Drexel Boul. Office: 2239 Michigan Boul.

COOK, Theodore Philander, general supt. West- ern Union Telegraph Co. (See vol. 1911.)

COOK, W. Eben, secretary and manager Eugene Dietzgen Co., mfrs. drawing materials, etc .; b. at Chicago, Sept. 2, 1877; s. Jay L. Cook; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and LaGrange High Sch .; m. Helen Bertha Jacobs, of Buffalo, N. Y., Apr. 23, 1902. Be- gan in employ of a drawing material house in Chi- cago, 1894, continuing 8 yrs .; has been identified with Eugene Dietzgen Co., mfrs. drawing mate- rials, measuring tapes and surveying instruments, since 1902, mgr. at Chicago since 1910. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Art Inst. of Chicago. Prot- estant. Clubs: Hardware, Ill. Athletic, Westward Ilo Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 300 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 166 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

*COOK, Walter Wheeler, professor law. (See Who's Who in America. )

COOK, Wells M., judge; b. Mendota, Ill., June 30, 1872; s. Dr. Edgar P. and Catharine ( Morrison) Cook; ed. Northwestern Univ .; Law Dept. Lake Forest Univ .; m. Margery T. Allen, of Polo, Ogle

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Co, Ill., Feb. 4, 1903. Admitted to 111. har. 1897, and since practiced in Chicago; spl. asst. to Atty. Gen. W. H Stead, whom he represented in courts of Cook Co., 1908-13; asso, judge Municipal Court of Chicago, 1916-22. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. (bd. mgrs.), Chicago Law Club, Ill. Hist. Soc. Republican. Ma- son, Elk. Clubs: University, Union League, Hamil- ton. Recreations: music and water sports. Home: 5541 Winthrop Av. Office: City Hall.

COOK, William Champion, banker; b. Dickinson Center, N.Y., Aug. 1x, 1869; s. Charles and Louisa (Champion) Cook; ed. Hiram (O.) Coll., and West- ern Reserve Univ., Cleveland, O .; m. Tiffin, O., June 28, 1894, Matilda Elizabeth Miller; children: Mar- garet Ruth, Lois Clara Marie, Florence Matilda and Esther. First experience in banking was in 1893, during panic times, at Tiffin, O., in the ac- counting dept., advancing through various posi- tions to cashier; came to Chicago in 1898; was cashier of the Produce Exchange Bank, which was COOLEY, Julia, author; h. Seymour, Conn., 1893; d. Harlan Ward and Nellie ( Wooster) Cooley ; prep. edn. University High Sch., Chicago; A.B., Vassar Coll., 1914 ( Phi Beta Kappa). Mem. Soc. Midland Authors, Poetry Soc. America. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago College, Cordon, Young Fortnightly. Au- thor: Poems of a Child, 1904; The Dance of Youth and Other Poems, 1917. Home: 5318 Greenwood Av. consolidated with the Western State Bank, in which became asst. cashier, and when that bank was merged in the Western Trust & Savings Bank, was made cashier of the latter; vice pres. same un- til Dec. 24, 1912, when bank merged with Central Trust Co., of which is vice pres. Republican. Mem. Memorial Ch. of Christ. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Bankers', South Shore Country, Bev- erly Country. Recreations: travel, fishing, hunting COOLEY, Lyman Edgar, civil engr .; Dec. 5, 1850- and golf. Home: 7232 Euclid Av. Office: 125 W. Feb. 2, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.) Monroe St.

COOKE, Andrew, banker; May 9, 1878-Oct. 20, Cooley), club woman; h. Torrington, Conn .; A.B.,

1916. (See vol. 1911. )

COOKE, Charles F., brewer. (See vol. 1911.) COOKE, Flora Juliette (Miss), principal; b. at Bainbridge, O .; d. Rev. Sumner and Rosetta ( Ellis) Hannum; adopted daughter of Charles E. and Lu- ella (Miller) Cooke; ed. pub. and high schools of Youngstown, O., Chicago Normal Sch. and Univ. of Chicago Extension. Teacher Chicago Normal Sch. and Chicago Inst., under Francis W. Parker, 1891- 1900; prin. Francis W. Parker Sch. since 1900. Mem. N. E. A., Nat. Soc. for Scientific Study of Edn., Northern Ill. Teachers' Assn., Audubon Soc., Po- lit. Equality League, Acad. Science. Methodist. Author: Nature Myths, 1895. Contbr. on ednl. sub- jects. Home: 616 York Pl.

COOKE, Marcus Eber, grain commn. (See vol. 1911.)

COOKE, Marjorie Benton, author. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)

COOKE, William James, contractor. (See vol. 1911. )

COOKINGHAM, Edna Winifred (Miss), pianist and teacher; b. Wawaka, Ind .; d. Theron Wilbur and Anna Eliza (Adkins) Cookingham; ed. gram- mar and high schs .. Chicago; grad, Am. Conserva- tory of Music, Chicago, 1905 (1st gold medal); post-grad. course in same instn., 1905-6 (highest honor-that of playing with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1906); studied with Emil Liebling, Hen- iot Levy, 1905-12, Harrison Wild, and in Berlin, Germany, with Josef Lhevinne, 1912-13. Began teaching in Chicago about 1900; pianist, pipe or- ganist, teacher of piano and composer; mem. fac- ulty Am. Conservatory of Music since 1906 (ex- cept while abroad) ; dir, Irving Park Woman's Club Chorus, 1904-11; founder, 1914, and pres. Edna Winifred Cookingham School of Music. Mem, Am. Conservatory of Music Alumna, Sigma Alpha lota Sorority. Republican. Methodist. Club: Irving Park Woman's. Composer: The Rose-Tree, 4-part song for women's voices; Canzonetta (piano), and oth- ers. Home: 3747 N. Harding Av. Studio: 4240 Ir- ving Park Boul.

commr. of Commercial Club of Chicago studying industrial schs, in Europe and America, since 1910. Decorated Order Franz Josef ( Austria), 1905. Pres. 111. State Teachers' Assn., 1904; pres. N.E.A., 1907-8 (pres. dept. superintendence, 1904). Clubs: Union League, University. Home: 5540 Cornell Av. Of- fice: Ry. Exchange.

COOLEY, Harlan Ward, lawyer; h. Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 1866; s. D. N. and Clara (Aldrich) Cooley; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1884; A.B., Yale, 1888; studied Yale Law Sch, and Chi- cago Coll. of Law; m. Seymour, Conn., Sept. 22, 1892, Nellie Wooster; children: Julia, Harlan Woos- ter. Engaged in gen, practice of law in Chicago since 1890; gen. agt. Am. Indemnity Co. of Galves- ton, Tex. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Phillips Andover Alumni Assn., S.A.R. Clubs: Law, Yale, Hamilton, Twentieth Century, University, Quad- rangle. Home: 5318 Greenwood Av. Office: 1443 Insurance Exchange.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 50

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 782

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782