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 54

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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CRERAR, John, coal and coke; b. Pictou, N.S., Jan. 7, 1857; s. John and Jane ( Hatton) Crerar; ed. pub. schs. of England and Scotland; m. Marie G Owens, of Chicago, 1900; 2 daughters: Marie Owens and Catherine Hatton. As a boy was engaged in a ship owner's office in Glasgow until 1879; came to UJ.S., and direct to Chicago, taking a position with the Joliet Steel Co., until 1884; then started in business for self, and in 1889 formed partnership with R. Floyd Clinch, as Crerar, Clinch & Co., min- ers and shippers of coal, in which continues; dir. Equitable Coal & Coke Co., Auditorium Assn, Was mem. First Lanark Riffle Vols., of Scotland. Trus- tee St. Luke's Hosp. Pres. Canadian Red Cross Fund. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cy- cle, Casino. Home: 1901 Prairie Av. Office: 645 The Rookery.

CRESCY, Richard Leroy, mfr. (See vol. 1911.) CRESSLER, Joseph Alexander, secretary Burks Medicine Co. (See vol. 1911.)

CREW, Henry, physicist; b. Richmond, O., June 4. 1859; s. William Henry and Deborah A. Crew; A.B., Princeton, 1882; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1887; m. Helen C. Coale, of Baltimore, July 17, 1890. Instr. physics, Haverford Coll., 1888-91; astrono- mer Lick Obs., 1891-2; prof, physics, Northwestern University, since 1892. Collaborator Astrophysical Journal since 1892. Del. Congress of Physicists, Paris, 1900; mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences, Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences, Am. Physical Soc. (pres., 1909), Ill. Acad. Science (pres., 1912). Author: Principles of Mechanics, 1908; General Physics, 1908. Contbr.

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to scientific jours. Clubs: University (Chicago and which he had established in 1870; in 1901 the Evanston), Westmoreland Golf. Home: 620 Li- agency assumed firm name of Critchell, Miller, brary St., Evanston, Ill.

CREWS, Ralph, lawyer; b. Mt. Vernon, Ill., Mar. 29, 1876; s. Seth Floyd and Helena Ridgway (Slo- cumb) Crews; ed. Hyde Park High Sch., Chicago: LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1897; m. Elizabeth Stuart Sherman, of Riverside, Ill., June 17, 1901; 3 children: Mary A., Elizabeth R. and Ralph, Jr. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and since actively engaged in practice at Chicago; associated in practice with his father until Feb. 1, 1905: gen. counsel Nat. Packing Co., 1905-13; mem. firm of Adams, Crews, Bobb & Wescott. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: Mid- Day, Chicago Golf, Riverside Golf. Recreations: golf and other outdoor sports. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 76 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

CREWS, Seth Floyd, lawyer. Removed to Os- curo, N.M. ( See vol. 1911.)

CRIBBEN, Henry, president Cribben & Sexton Co .; Sept, 19, 1833-Apr. 6, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

CRIBBEN, William Henry, stove mfr .; b. at Rochester, N.Y., June 7, 1853; s. Henry and Maria (Robinson) Cribben; ed. pub. sch., Rochester, N.Y .; m. Chicago, July 22, 1885, Annie Finley; children: Mabel ( Mrs. George D. Wilkison), and Florence. Started in 1870 with the Cooperative Foundry Co., of Rochester, N. Y .; came to Chicago, 1872, and started to work with Cribben & Sexton, mfrs. of stoves and ranges; in 1880 was admitted to part- nership and firm changed to Cribben, Sexton & Co .; in Jan., 1898, with partner, bought out Mr. Sex- ton's interest and incorporated under name of Cribben & Sexton Co., of which was sec. and treas. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park. Recreation: fish- ing. Home: 330 S. Enclid Av., Oak Park, Ill.

CRIGHTON, James, grain commission. vol. 1911.)

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CRILLY, Daniel Francis, real estate; b. Mer- cersburg, Pa., Oct. 14, 1838; s. John D. and Re- becca (Shafer) Crilly; ed. pub. schs. of Mercers- burg; m. 1865, Elizabeth, d. Jacob Snyder, of Fort London, Pa .; children: Erminie, George, Franklin Edgar, Isabel, Oliver Daniel (deceased), At age of 17 entered employ of John Wilson, contractor, of Mercersburg, with whom removed, 1856, to Iowa City, Ia., where remained until 1858; engaged in contracting business on own account at St. Louis, 1859-61; came to Chicago, 1861, and for a time en- gaged in business as a packer, but Iater returned to contracting work, built the Methodist Church Blk. and numerous business blks. after the fire, and continued in the contracting business until 1880; since in real estate business. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bu. South Park commr. 8 yrs .; dur- ing his term of office and while pres. of the bd. he named Mckinley Park and presented it with a statue of President Mckinley. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Mason (32°, K.T.). Clubs: Union - League, Hamilton. Home: 3820 Michigan Av. Of- fice: 35 S. Dearborn St.

CRILLY, William Michael, retired contractor and builder; b. Mercersburg, Pa., Jan. 15, 1852; s. John D. and Rebecca ( Schaeffer) Crilly; ed. pub. schs. in Pa. and la .; m. Louise De Lamar, of Grand Junction, Colo., July 4, 1882; I son, William M., Jr. Came to Chicago, 1869; engaged in contracting business from 1885-1915 (retired). Served as col. on staff of Gov. J. R. Tanner. Republican. Metho- dist. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Hamilton, Flossmoor, Kenwood. Home: 4943 Blackstone Av.

CRITCHELL, Robert S., insurance; b. England, 1844; came to U.S. in boyhood; ed. pub. schs. at Rochester, N.Y. While a boy entered Cincinnati office of Home Ins. Co., of New York, and when that company's western office was removed to St. Louis, 1860, followed it there; entered service of Cincinnati office of the Aetna Ins. Co., 1862; served in U.S. Navy as junior officer in closing years of the Civil War; after war special agt. of Home Ins. Co. for Southern States; spl. western agt. of Phe- nix Ins. Co., of Brooklyn, 1868-74; resigning, when the Phenix opened a western dept., to devote him- self to the local agency of R. S. Critchell & Co.,

Whitney & Barbour, from which retired, June, 1908. Club: Union League. Home: 603 Woodland Park.

CROCKER, Hubert Davis, lawyer; b. Burlington, Ia., Nov. 30, 1859; s. Davis J. and Frances ( Rorer) Crocker; family removed to Chicago, 1863, and lived first in Evanston and later in Hinsdale; at- tended Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1885; m. Mamie Wheaton, at Milwau- kee, Wis., June 16, 1897; 2 children: Frances R., Margaret E. Admitted to bar, 1885; practiced with father as D. J. & H. D. Crocker until 1892, then as Crocker & Pebbles, and as Crocker & Crocker, until 1895; mem. firm Crocker & Campbell, 1895- 1912, since alone. Apptd. justice of the peace, 1903. Served in I.N.G. 4 yrs. as Ist and 2d lt. and capt. of the line, and capt. and insp. of rifle practice of his regt .; organized 2 companies for the Spanish- Am. War (Hartigan's Regt.); It. III. Naval Militia. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Republican. Mem, Loyal Legion (by inheritance). Mason, Odd Fellow, K. of P. Home: 3947 W. Irving Park Boul. Office: 179 W. Washington St.

CROFTAN, Alfred Careno, M.D .; b. New York, Apr. 11, 1871; ed. Gymnasium, Germany, and univs. of Berlin and Paris; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1897; post-grad. work, Vienna; m. Eliza- beth Hubbard, of Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 9, 1900. Practiced internal medicine, Chicago, since 1902; prof. medicine, Chicago Post-Grad. Sch. Phys .- in- chief St. Mary's Hosp., etc. Mem. A.M.A., III. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Therapeu- tic Soc., etc. Club: University. Author: Clinical Urinology; Clinical Therapeutics. Home: 1440 N. Dearborn St. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

CROFTS, Harris Allan, mfr .; b. East Liverpool, O., May 23, 1867; s. Thomas S, and Mary (Law- rence) Crofts; m. Mary Carson, of San Francisco, Cal., Apr. 25, 1894; 2 children: Harris Carson, Em- ma. Engaged in manufacture of paper boxes since 1897; pres. and treas. Ill. Paper Box Co. Repub- lican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Mystic Athletic, Rotary. Home: LaGrange, Ill, Office: 1333 Carroll Av., Chicago.

CROLL, Frederick W., treasurer Armour & Co .: b. Ontario, Can., Dec. 9, 1865; s. Lewis C. and Elizabeth Croll; ed. pub. schs. of Ontario; m. Mar- guerite Virginia Brissot, of Chicago, Mar. 16, 1893: children: Frederick W., Jr., Helen M. Began as telegraph operator with Grand Trunk Ry., in Can., 1882; bookkeeper and stenographer, Smith, Davis & Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 1884; pvt. sec. to gen. supt. B. & O. Telegraph Co., Chicago, 1885-8; became con- nected with Armour & Co. as asst. cashier, Aug. S. 1888; advanced to cashier, asst. treas., and treas. and dir. since Oct. 9, 1909; dir. Peoples Trust & Savings Bank. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Mid- Day, Chicago Athletic. Home: 5225 Greenwood Av. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

CROMER, Clarence E., vice president Fox River Butter Co .; b. Warrenville, Ill., Nov. 22, 1877; s. Dennis W. and Margaret E. (Finch) Cromer; ed. pub, schools, Naperville, Ill .; m. Beulah G. Mac- Tavish, of Aurora, Ill., Oct. 9, 1902; 2 children: Katherine, John. Began as office boy, with the Fox River Butter Co., 1896; advanced to salesman, mgr. of butter dept. and vice pres. since 1912. Mem. Chicago Butter and Egg Bd. Congregation- alist. Elk. Clubs: Il1. Athletic, Aurora Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 435 Garfield Av., Aurora, III. Office: 1533 Michigan Boul., Chicago.

CRONWALL, Edward Cornelius, bonds and banking; b. Moline, III., Aug. 6, 1880; s. Christian P. and Bessie (Ohlson) Cronwall; ed. pub. schs .; m. Annie C. Nelson, of Chicago, Sept. 4, 1901; children: Wardell N., Stanley E., Edward C., Jr., Merrill Douglas. Began in bond business and banking, Chi- cago, 1897; mem. firm of H. C. Barroll & Co., 1900- 05, and its successor, Clark L. Poole & Co., since 1905. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Muske- gon (Mich.) Country, White Lake (Mich.) Yacht. Recreations: motoring, motor-boating and golf.

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Home: 539 N. East Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 110 ties and Correction (now Nat. Conf. of Social S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

CROSBY, George H(arrington), railway official; b. Hillsboro, Ill .; s. H. W. and Susan ( Willis) Cros- by; ed. in private schs, and Notre Dame Univ., Ind .; m. Jennie M. Wolcott, of Chicago, May 19, 1880; 1 daughter, Blanche W. Began ry. service with Hannibal & St. Joseph R.R., 1872, and held various positions with that road and C., B.&Q. Ry., until 1881; gen. freight agt. Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs R.R., St. Joseph, Mo., 1881-3; 1st asst. gen. freight agt. and gen. agt., 1883-90, gen. treight agt., Denver, 1890-1902, Bur- lington & Mo. River R.R .; asst. freight traffic mgr., 1902-5, freight traffic mgr. since Feb. 1, 1905, C.,B.& Q. Ry. Clubs: Union League, Traffic. Home: 818 Junior Terrace. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul.

CROSBY, George Heman, railway official; b. Lawrence, Mass., Mar. 27, 1849; s. Heman and Eveline (Hill) Crosby; ed. pub. and private schs., Ft. Edward (N.Y.) Inst. and Cornell Univ .; m. Jennie M. Ball, of Trumansburgh, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1871; children: Herbert B. (maj. U.S.A.), Fred K., Hermione (wife of Capt. P. T. Hayne, U.S.A.). and Edith E. Entered ry. service as rodman on Pa. & Sodus Bay Ry., Aug., 1870; asst. engr. Chicago & Southwestern Ry., Atchison, Kan., Sept., 1871-Mar .. 1872; has been identified with C., R.I.&P.Ry. since Mar., 1872, as clerk 2 yrs., passenger agent 1 yr., traveling agt., 2 yrs., traveling auditor 3 yrs., freight auditor, 1880-98, sec., 1898-1903, sec. and treas., 1903-9, vice pres., sec. and treas. since Dec., 1909; also vice pres., sec. and treas. C.,R.I.&El Paso Ry. Co., and Rock Island Improvement Co .; sec., treas. and dir. Rock Island Coal Co .; vice pres., treas., dir. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry. Co. and officer and dir. various other corpns. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Union League, Beverly Country, Recreation: golf. Home: 7141 Normal Av. Office: LaSalle St. Station.

CROSS, Albert Eugene, provisions and grain commn .; b. Aurora, Ill., Mar. 6, 1870; s. Jesse G. and Harriet E. (Perry) Cross; ed. pub. schs. and at Leipzig and Berlin; m. Aurora, Ill., Oct. 7, 1896, Fannie Ferre. Began business career as proprie- tor (with his brother, George R.) of a business college: later in employ of Underwood & Co., and the Internat. Packing Co .; became associated in the commission business with Henry Ellsworth, 1893, which connection continued until Mr. Ells- worth retired in 1913; formed the corporation of Cross, Roy & Saunders, commission merchants in provisions and grains, of which is president. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade (dir., 1910-12, vice pres., 1913-14). Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Motor, La Grange Country, La Grange Motor. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 300 S. 5th Av., La Grange, 111. Office. 140 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.

CROSS, Clarence Louine, lumberman; Aug. 5, 1854-Dec. 31, 1911. (See vol. 1911).

CROSS, Tom Peete, professor English; b. "Farm- er's Delight," Nansemond Co., Va., Dec. 8, 1879; s. Thomas Hardy and Eleanor Elizabeth (Wright) Cross; A.B., Hampden-Sidney Coll., Va., 1899, B.S., 1900; A.M., Harvard, 1906, Ph.D., 1909; studied Sch. of Irish Learning, Dublin, Ireland, summer, 1909; m. Elizabeth Douglas Weathers, of "Cownes," King William Co., Va., June 9, 1914; I daughter, Ellen Elizabeth. Fellow and instr. in English and mathe- matics, Hampden-Sidney Coll., 1899-1900; instr. English, Harvard Univ., 1910-11; prof. English, Sweet Briar Coll., Va., 1911-12; same, Univ. of N.C., 1912-13; asso. prof. English and Celtic, Univ. of Chicago, since 1913. Mem. Am. Council Irish Texts Soc., Kappa Alpha (Southern). Mem. M.E. Ch., South. Home: 5413 Woodlawn Av.

CROSS, William Thomas, general sec. Nat. Conf. of Social Work; b. nr. Mexico, Mo., May 1, 1887; s. John Newton and Olivia McClure (Harris) Cross; A.B., Univ. of Mo., 1908, A.M., 1909; studied Univ. of Chicago; unmarried. Connected with St. Louis Sch. of Philanthropy and research work of Russell Sage Foundation, New York, 1908-9; sec. Mo. State Bd. Charities and Corrections, also instr. sociology, Univ. of Mo., 1909-13; gen. sec. Nat. Conf. Chari-

Work) since 1913. Mem. Nat. Conf. Charities and Correction, Am. Prison Assn., Am. Sociol. Soc., Nat. Municipal League, etc. Methodist. Clubs: Quadrangle, City, Social Service. Recreations: canoeing, tennis, golf. Home: 5801 University Av. Office: 315 Plymouth Ct.

CROSSETTE, Charles Henry, mfr. men's fur- nishing goods; b. Alsted, N.H., Nov. 6, 1848; s. Rev. Robert and Dorothea (Fisher) Crossette; grad. Suffield (Conn.) Univ., 1866; m. Beemerville, N.J., Sept. 13, 1873, Mary A. Dunning; children: Charles D., Robert G., Murray F., Aurelia M. (Mrs. H. M. Cox). Came to Chicago in 1866, and entered employ of Kimball, Stevens & Co., wholesale woolens, re- maining 2 yrs .; then with Damon, Temple & Co., neckwear mfrs., for 6 yrs .; on Jan. 1, 1874, with Joel E. G. Scott and Henry W. K. Cutter, estab- lished firm of Scott, Cutter & Crossette, which dis- solved Jan. 1, 1880, and was succeeded by Cutter & Crossette, of which is vice pres. and treas. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale, Hins- dale Golf. Recreations: golf, driving. Home: Hins- dale, Ill. Office: 337 S. Franklin St., Chicago.

CROSSLEY, Frederic Beers, lawyer and sec. Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; b. Glen Eyre, Pa., Dec. 2, 1872; s. Thomas and Mary (McRoy) Cross- ley; ed. Honesdale (Pa. ) High Sch., Harvard Univ., 1897; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1899; m. Honesdale, Pa., 1903, Susan E. Jenkins; 3 chil- dren: Frederic McRoy, Martha Jenkins, Jean Camp- bell. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, and engaged in practice, principally in consultation work, until about 1913; sec. Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. since 1901; mng. editor Journal Am. Inst. Criminal Law and Criminology; librarian Elbert H. Gary Library of Law since 1913. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mason. Club: University. Recreation: travel (salt water). Home: 602 Washington Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 31 W. Lake St., Chicago.

CROUSE, see also Kraus.

CROUSE, John Nathan, dentist; Sept. 15, 1842- Jan. 6, 1914. (See vol. 19II.)

CROW, Louis W., lumberman; b. Crystal Lake, Ill., Sept. 24, 1864; s. James and Sarah A. Crow; grad. Beloit Coll., Ph.B., 1886; m. Crystal Lake, Ill., Dec. 22, 1896, Nettie C. Cannon; children: Wal- ter Dana, Rollin Salisbury, Frances Louise. With W. L. Scott Coal Co., 1886-92; commenced as book- keeper and cashier for Charles H. Mears & Co., 1892-6, mgr. of one of their yards, 1896-9; admitted to partnership, 1899; company was reorganized, 1907, as the Mears-Slayton Lumber Co., and he be- came vice pres. Republican. Clubs: Builders', Chicago Athletic. Recreation: hunting. Home: 4320 Hazel Av. Office: 1237 Belmont Av.

CROWDER, Thomas Reid, M.D .; b. at Sullivan, Ind., Feb. 6, 1872; s. Robert H. and Juliet M. (Reid) Crowder; grad. Sullivan High Sch., 1890; Ph.B., De Pauw Univ., 1894; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1897; studied Univ. of Vienna, 1902-3; unmarried. In- terne Cook Co. Hosp., 1897-8; fellow in pathology, Rush Med. Coll., 1899; supt. of sanitation, The Pullman Co., since 1905, also dir. Dept. of Sanita- tion and Surgery, same company, since 1915. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Pub, Health Assn., Inst. of Medicine of Chicago, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta, Nu Sigma Nu. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Uni- versity, Quadrangle. Contbr. to med. and scientific jours. Residence: Quadrangle Club. Office: 79 E. Adams St.

CROWE, Robert Emmet, judge; b. Peoria, III., Jan. 22, 1879; brought to Chicago, 1882; grad. of grammar and high schs .; LL.B., Yale, 1901; m. Rosa, d. Lawrence Cuneo, of Chicago, 1912; 3 chil- dren: Robert C., Lawrence C., Patricia. Admitted to bar, 1901, and began practice in offices of Mo- ran, Mayer & Meyer until 1903; in practice with Judge George F. Barrett, 1903-16. Asst. state's atty., Cook Co., 1909-14; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1915-16; elected judge Circuit Ct. of Cook Co., 1916, for term 1916-21 (elected chief justice, 1917). Republican. Home: 3850 W. Adams St. Chambers: County Bldg.

CROWE, Thomas Stanley, M.D .; b. in Ireland, Mar. 20, 1866; s. Martin and Mary (O'Brien)

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Crowe; ed. St. Flannan's Coll. and Ireland Univ., cago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1898. Engaged in Ireland; M.D., Ill. Med. Coll., 1897: m. Nellie L. practice of dentistry in Chicago from 1895. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., Delta Sigma Delta. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Colum- bus. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Olympia Fields Coun- try. Office and Home: 3327 W. Jackson Boul. Mullen, of Chicago, 1904; children: Thomas Clare, Shiela, Ita Maria. Came to America, 1886; assisted in organizing Loyola Univ. Med. Sch., and now prof. psychiatry and psychology. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Loyola Univ. CRUMB, William Hanford, engineer. (See vol. 1911.) Alumni Assn. Catholic. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: 5458 Magnolia Av. Office: 1121 N. State St.

CROWELL, Henry Parsons, mfr .; b. Cleveland, O., Jan. 27, 1855; s. Henry L. and Anna (Parsons) Crowell; ed. Greylock Inst., S. Williamstown, Mass .; m. Susan Coleman, of Cleveland, July 10, 1888; children: Henry Coleman, Annie Bayard. Be- came pres. of the Quaker Mill Co. at Ravenna, O., 1881; when was sold to Am. Cereal Co., of Akron, O., 1891, became vice pres. and gen, mgr. of latter until Feb., 1898, when was made pres .; also pres. the Quaker Oats Co .; vice pres. the Cleveland Foundry Co. Trustee McCormick Theol. Sem., Ill. Coll .; pres. bd. trustees Moody Bible Inst. Mem. exec. com. Presbyn. Gen. Assembly and coms. on evangelistic work, men's work and vacancy and supply; gen. chmn. Laymen's Evangelistic Council, of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Skokie. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange, Chicago.

CROWLEY, Jerome Joseph, lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 3, 1877; s. Jeremiah Jerome and Eleanor Ce- cilia (Sullivan) Crowley; grad. Lake View High Sch., 1897; student Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind., 1897-8; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; m. Henrietta L. O'Brien, of South Bend, Ind., Feb. 22, 1908; 2 sons: Jerome J., Jr., Patrick F. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900; in practice at Chicago as mem, firm of Barry & Crowley since 1901. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Sigma, Delta Upsilon. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal League, Royal Arcanum. Clubs: City, South Shore Country, Traffic. Recreations: motoring, travel. Home: 742 Junior Terrace. Office: 1427, 39 S. LaSalle St.

CROXTON, H(ugh) W(orthington), real estate; b. Jackson, Mich., Sept. 11, 1879; s. W. A. and Clara S. (Miller) Croxton; grad. Ft. Wayne (Ind.) High Sch., 1897; m. Ruth M. Lytle, of Oak Park, Ill., Nov. 14, 1908; 1 son, William M. Began in real es- tate business in Chicago, 1901. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Cook Co. R.E. Bd. Mem. Ind. Soc., S.R., Delta Sigma Nu. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Hamilton. Mason (K.T.). Recreations: golf, fish- ing. Home: 912 Margate Terrace. Office: 111 W. Washington St.

CROZIER, Frank, lawyer; b. Madison, Ind., May 18, 1872; s. James H. and Anna (Cordrey) Crozier; B.S., Hanover (Ind.) Coll., 1892, A.M., 1895; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1894; m. Clara A. Pope, of Roches- ter, N.Y., Jan. 31, 1899; 4 daughters: Marion, Frances, Mildred, Janet. Practiced in Chicago since 1894. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason. Club: City. Home: 945 E. 53d St. Office: 343 S. Dear- born St.

CRUICE, see also Cruise, also Cruse.

CRUICE, Daniel Larkin, lawyer; b. Buffalo, N.Y., June 30, 1868; s. Martin and Maria (Cannon) Cruice; grad, high sch., 1888; LL.B., Chicago Coll. Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1894; m. Celia M. Mc- Andrews, of Vinton, Ia., Dec. 26, 1913. Entered postoffice at Buffalo, N. Y., 1888; was transferred to the ry. mail service and continued in that service until 1900; admitted to har, 1894; in gen. practice since 1900. Democrat; nominated by labor men for mayor of Chicago, 1903; has been affiliated with the progressive movements of the city; organized the Referendum League in 1901. Mem. Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Municipal Ownership League. Catho- lic. Home: 707 Montrose Av. Office: 127 N. Dear- born St.

CRUIKSHANK, Charles Eli, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

CRUISE, see also Cruice, also Cruse.

CRUISE, Robert Joseph Stanislaus, dentist; b. Dublin, Ireland, June 2, 1868; s. Sir Francis Rich- ard ( M.D., D.L.) and Lady Mary Frances (Power) Cruise: ed. Beaumont Coll., Berkshire, Eng., 1879- 81; Tullabeg Coll., Tullamore, King's Co., Ireland, 1881-6; Royal Univ., Ireland, 1886-90; D.D.S., Chi- Med. Sch., since 1910; prof. surgery, Post-Grad.

CRUMP, William R., tobacco mcht. (See vol. 1911.)

CRUNELLE, Leonard, sculptor; h. Lens, Pas-de- Calais, France, July 8, 1872; s. Alberic and Marie (Strady) Crunelle; pupil of Lorado Taft and Art Inst. of Chicago; m. Augusta Waughop, of Wash- ington Heights, Chicago, Sept., 1893. Sculptor in Chicago since 1891; medal and diploma, Atlanta Expn., 1895; spl. prize, Fall exhibit, Art Inst. of Chicago, 1904; bronze medal and diploma, St. Louis Expn., 1904. Mem. Soc. Western Artists, Chicago Soc. Artists. Republican. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Home: 2034 E. 73d St. Address: 6016 Ellis Av.

CRUSE, see also Cruice, also Cruise.

CRUSE, Milton, dentist; b. at Sterling, Ill .; s. Charles Robert and Alice Elizabeth (Zendt) Cruse; ed. puh. schs., Sterling; Brown's Business Coll .; Univ. of Ill., 1909-11; D.D.S., Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., 1914; m. Ruth Sara Monroe, of Chi- cago, June 8, 1916. Practiced in Chicago since Apr. 21, 1914; clin. demonstrator and asst. in materia medica and therapeutics. Northwestern Univ. Den- tal Sch., 1914-15. Mem. Delta Sigma Delta. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Home: 2202 W. 110th Pl. Office: 1973 W. 111th St.

CRUSINBERRY, James Arnot, newspaper man; h. Hopkinton, Ia., Dec. 11, 1878; s. William A. and Mary B. (Aitchison) Crusinberry; ed. pub, schs., Des Moines, Ia .; Drake Univ., Des Moines, 1900-2: Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, 1902-3; m. Harriet Jane MacConnell, of Chicago, Oct. 11, 1911; 1 daughter, Patricia Jane. Reporter, Chicago Chronicle, 1903- 06; baseball writer, Chicago Examiner, 1906, Chica- go American. 1907, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1908- 10, Chicago Tribune since 1911. Republican. Home: 7714 Eastlake Terrace. Office: Chicago Tribune.

CRUTCHFIELD, George Alburtis, chief U.S. naturalization examiner. (See vol. 1911.)

CRUTTENDEN, Thomas Spencer, dry goods commn .; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1847; s. Thomas and Hannah ( Patten) Cruttenden; ed. pub. schs. and Free Acad., New York City; m. at Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 25, 1871, Susie Rebecca Smith; children: Mrs. John Stuart Frasher, Edmund Spencer, Wal- ter Wemple, Susie, Arthur Thomas. In 1866, en- tered employ of Garner & Co., mfrs. cotton goods: started business in Chicago in 1874, firm of Thorn & Cruttenden, agents for Garner & Co .; sole agent for that company, 1876-1909; connected with Bliss, Fabian & Co. during 1910; representing Catlin & Co. of New York since 1911. Republican. Episco- palian. Recreation: golf. Home: 5059 Blackstone Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.

CRUVER, Curtis Leroy, president Cruver Mfg. Co .; b. Diamond Lake, Ill., Nov. 26, 1869; s. Salem P. and Hannah Ann (Pelton) Cruver; ed. high sch., Spencer, Ia .: m. at Detroit, June 26, 1895, Addie J. Smith. Clerk in father's store, 16 to 21; on road selling goods to the trade and canvassing, 2 yrs .: removed to Chicago, 1893, and engaged in mfg. satin spar jewelry under firm name of Cruver & Hammond. 1893-6; started the Photo Jewelry Mfg Co., 1896, inc., 1902; changed name to Cruver Mfg. Co., 1906; dir. Photo Products Co. Clubs: Advertis- ing, Rotary, Executives. Home: 249 S. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park. Office: 2456 W. Jackson Boul., Chi- cago.

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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 54

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