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CUBBINS, William Robert, surgeon; b. Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 6, 1874; s. John and Miriam ( Windi- ate) Cubbins; ed. Memphis Inst., 1888-91, Hanover (Ind.) Coll., 1891-2; B.S., Centre Coli., Danville, Ky., 1896; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1900; m. Cora Hott Brindley, of Washington, Ia., Sept. 18, 1901; 2 sons: Lawrence B. (died Apr. 13, 1905), William Robert, Jr. Interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1900-2; asst. prof. surgery, Northwestern Univ.
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Med. Sch., since 1905; surgeon to Post-Grad, Hosp .; Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Therapeutic Club, Sig- adj. surgeon to Wesley Hosp .; attending surgeon ma Chi, Theta Nu Epsilon, Pi Beta Phi. Club: Cook Co. Hosp. since 1913; surgeon Fidelity & Cas- Army and Navy ( Washington, D.C.). Edited chap- ualty Co. of New York. An editor of Surgery, ter in "A New System Gynecology"; mem, edi- torial staff "International Abstract of Surgery." Contbr. stories to mags. and articles to med. jours. Recreations: golf and literature. Home: 3545 W. Adams St. Office: 30 N. Michigan Boul. Gynecology and Obstetrics. Fellow Am. Coll. Sur- geons; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc. (sec., 1912-15, inclusive, vice pres., 1915- 16), Chicago Pathol. Soc., Phi Delta Theta, Nu Sig- ma Nu, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. Alumni CULLEN, John Wesley, manager Main Belting Co .; b. Dover, Del., June 11, 1874; s. Hezekiah and Margaretta (Kimmey) Cullen; ed. pub. schs. of Del .; m. Camden, Del., Jan. 21, 1903, Elizabeth Schabinger: 4 children: John W., Jr., Elizabeth, Edward Ray, Richard Longfellow. Began in the employ of the Main Belting Co .; started as clerk, became mgr. of Boston office, Jan., 1902, and Feb., 1909, was apptd. western mgr. at Chicago. Repub- lican. Quaker. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Wilmette Coun- try. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 15 N. Jefferson St., Chicago. Assn. (pres., 1915-16), Cook Co. Alumni Assn. (sec., 1912-15, pres., 1915-16). Club: University. Recrea- tion: fishing. Author of A Study of Wounds of the Ureter (in Surgery, Gynecology and Otology ), 1906; A Contribution to the Surgery of Hernia (same), 1911; Intussusception with the Technique of a New Operation (same), 1915; Gen. Plastic Peritonitis with Report of a Case (same), 1913; A Compilation of the Methods Used and the Re- sults Obtained by Fellows of the Surgical Society in Brain Surgery; The Effect of Foreign Sub- stances in the Peritoneal Cavity. Home: 3928 Grand Boul. Office: 29 E. Madison St.
CUDAHY, Edward A., Jr., packer; b. Chicago, Aug. 22, 1885; s. Edward A., Sr., and Elizabeth { Murphy) Cudahy; ed. pub. schs .; Creighton Univ., Omaha, Neb .; Chicago Latin Sch .; unmarried. Has been identified with packing business with father ever since beginning of active career, beginning in Omaha, 1905; removed to Chicago, 1910; vice pres. The Cudahy Packing Co. since 1915; vice pres, and sec. Puritan Food Products Co .; dir. Union Stock Yards Nat. Bank, Omaha, Omaha Nat. Bank, Cath- olic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Coun- try, Glen View Golf, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Commd. Capt. of Cav., Officers' Reserve Corps, U. S. A., Aug., 1917. Home: 22 Banks St. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.
CUDAHY, Edward Aloysius, Sr., packer; b. Mil- waukee, Wis., Feb. 1, 1860; s. Patrick and Eliza- beth (Shaw) Cudahy; ed. pub. schs., Milwaukee; m. Elizabeth Murphy, of Milwaukee, Nov. 27, 1884; 5 children: Edward A., Jr., Eugenia (Mrs. Frank E. Wilhelm), Helen (Mrs. Austin H. Niblack), Florence (Mrs. Vaughan C. Spalding), Alice. Be- gan in employ of Armour Packing Co., Chicago, 1875; associated with brother, Michael, and or- ganized the Armour-Cudahy Packing Co., South Omaha; title changed later to The Cudahy Pack- ing Co., of which was elected vice pres., 1884, pres., 1910. Also pres. Puritan Food Products Co., Inc., Wichita Cattle Feeders' Loan Co .; vice pres. of Omaha Cattle Feeders' Loan Co .; dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank, Omaha Stock Yards Nat. Bank, Chicago Great Western R.R. Catholic. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Chicago Golf, Glen View, Old Elm, South Shore Country, Saddle and Cycle, The Casino. Home: 22 Banks St. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.
CUDAHY, Edward I., treasurer Callaghan & Co., law book pubs .; also dir. The Cudahy Pack- ing Co. Home: Telegraph Road, Lake Forest, 111. Office: 401 E. Ohio St., Chicago.
CUDAHY, John, packer; Nov. 2, 1843-Apr. 23, 1915. ( See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
CUDAHY, Joseph M., packer; m. Jean, d. Joy Morton, of Chicago. Identified with the packing industry since beginning of active career; now pres. and treas. Cudahy Packing Co .; also pres. Cudahy Refining Co .; dir. Nat. Bank of the Re- public, Drake Hotel Co. Homes: Deerpath Av., Lake Forest, Ill., and 1415 Astor St., Chicago. Of- fice: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
CULBERTSON, Carey, M.D .; b. Piper City, Ill., Oct. 5, 1871; s. Samuel D. (M.D.) and Clara Kate (Culver) Culbertson; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1895, grad. student in pathology, 1897-8; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1898; studied at Vienna, 1903; m. Katherine Graham, of Manitowoc, Wis., June 20, 1900; 2 children: John Carey and Virginia Graham. Interne, Chicago Lying-In Hosp., 1898-9; practiced medicine at Piper City, 1899-1902, Chicago since 1903; asst, prof. obstetrics and gyne- cology, Rush Med. Coll., since 1904; asst. attending obstetrician and gynecologist, Presbyn. Hosp .; at- tending gynecologist, Cook Co. Hosp. Capt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med.
CULLERTON, Edward F., alderman; h. Chicago, Oct. 14, 1842; s. Edward and Catherine ( Ryan) Cul- lerton; ed. pub. schs .; m. Winifred Dyer, of Chi- cago, Jan. 2, 1867 (died 1910). Engaged as contrac- tor and insurance broker at Chicago during entire business life; now mem. Shane & Cullerton, in- surance. Alderman since 1871; was mem. Ill. State Bd. of Equalization, 1892-6; mem. 28th General As- sembly of Ill., 1872-4. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. North Am. Union. Home: 1632 W. 20th St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
CULVER, Alvin Howard, lawyer; b. at Chicago, Mar. 9, 1873; s. Morton and Eugenia M. (Taylor) Culver; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1893, LL. B., 1895; m. Jean Gehan, of Chicago, 1907; children: Alvin S., Jean, Eleanor. Taught night sch., 1894-5; in law office of Paden & Gridley, 1895-1902; mem. law firm of Gridley, Culver & King, 1902-10, later Culver & King, Culver, Andrews & King, Culver, Andrews, King & Cook, now Culver, Andrews, King & Stitt. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Univer- sity, Skokie Country, Wilmette Country. Recrea- tions: golf and gymnasium. Home: 103 Broadway, Wilmette, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CULVER, Forest Eugene, M.D .; b. Byron, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., Oct. 3, 1874; s. of Orange and Diantha (Barrows) Culver; ed common schs., Wis. and Ill., and high sch., Sandwich, Ill .; M.D., Chi- cago Homo. Med. Coll., 1903; m. Grace Deane Smith, of Sheridan, Ill., Dec. 26, 1898; 1 son, For- est Eugene, Jr. (deceased). Practiced at Chicago since 1903; asso. prof. anatomy and lecturer on surgery, Hahnemann Med. Coll .; attending phys. Daily News Sanitarium. Served I yr. as sergt. Hosp. Corps of Battery B, Ist Arty. I.N.G. Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Homo. Med. Assn., Chicago Home. Med. Soc. Republican. Methodist. Mason (Blue Lodge and Chapter); mem. O.E.S. Home: 919 Belden Av. Office: 1042 Wilson Av.
CULVER, Helen (Miss), philanthropist; b. Little Valley, N.Y., Mar. 23, 1832; d. Lyman and Emeliza (Hull) Culver; grad. Randolph (N.Y.) Acad., 1853. Established pvt. sch., Sycamore, Ill., 1853; prin. primary sch. and teacher in grammar and high schs., Chicago, 1854-61; matron mil. hosps. at Mur- freesboro, Tenn., under U.S. Sanitary Commn., 1863; entered real estate business, 1868, with her rela- tive, Charles J. Hull, in Chicago, operating exten- sively in properties in the city and all over the West. After death of Charles J. Hull she built and endowed (1895) the four Hull Biol. Laboratories for Univ. of Chicago. Trustee Hull House Assn. from its organization, 1895. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 1642 W. Lake St., Chicago.
CULVER, Morton Taylor, lawyer; b. at Chicago, Dec. 2, 1870; s. Morton and Eugenia M. (Taylor) Culver; ed. prep. dept., Northwestern Univ .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1890; m. Geneva, Ill., June 17, 1899, Florence M. Hawkes. Admitted to bar, Jan., 1892; engaged in practice and also in real estate business with father and brother, Harry N .; in 1894 entered law practice exclusively with Harry N. Culver and so continued until 1898; then practiced alone until Jan. 1, 1909, when associated in part- nership with George B. Byron and Harry N. Cul- ver, as Culver, Byron & Culver, dissolved May I, 1915; practiced alone since 1915. Mem. Glencoe Re-
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publican Club. Mem. of Ist Inf., I.N.G., 1887-96: served at Pana and Pullman strikes, 1894; dis- charged as sergeant; qualified as Distinguished Sharpshooter and as "Candidate"; now a mem. Veteran Corps, Ist Inf., I.N.G. Pres. Village of Glencoe, 1900-2; atty. for village, 1898-1900 and 1902-9. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. Mason (A. O. Fay Lodge No. 676, Evanston Chapter). Recreation: study of local improvement and tax matters. Club: Press. Home: Glencoe, III. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
CUMMINGS, see also Cummins.
CUMMINGS, D(avid) Mark, capitalist; b. Pekin, Ill., Feb. 18, 1866; s. late Columbus R. and Sarah M. Cummings; A.B., Yale, 1887; m. Ruth Dexter, of Chicago, 1893; children: Edith, Dexter. Began as a banker and broker, Chicago, with Watriss, Breese & Cummings; on the death of father, 1897, succeeded him in the management of many of his large financial enterprises. Dir. Union Nat. Bank, 1897, until it consolidated with First Nat. Bank, of which has since been a dir .; dir. First Trust & Sav- ings Bank. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Athletic. Home: 1550 N. State Parkway. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
CUMMINGS, Edmund A., real estate; b. Lowell, Mass., Nov, 29, 1842; s. Edmund and Clarissa Cum- mings; ed. pub. schs .; m. Ellen M. Merrill, of Chi- cago, Sept. 11, 1867; 6 children (none living). Came to Chicago, 1864; established real estate business, 1867, and has since been at the head of the firm of E. A. Cummings & Co .; dir. Avenue State Bank (Oak Park), Chicago Title & Trust Co., Harlem State Savings Bank, River Forest State Bank, West Chi- cago (III.) State Bank. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. (pres. 1886), Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Oak Park, Oak Park Coun- try. Home: 163 N. Lombard Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 40 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
CUMMINGS, Edmund Stephen, lawyer; b. Auro- ra, Ill., July 1, 1863; s. William and Catherine ( Kavanagh) Cummings: A.B., Niagara Univ., 1883; m. Delia Winter, of Negaunee, Mich., 1894; chil- dren: Gertrude, Joseph, Edmund. Admitted to IIl. bar, 1885, and since in practice of law in Chicago; master in chancery Superior Court of Cook Co., 1893-6. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor. Home: 4628 Beacon St. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
CUMMINGS, Edward M., real estate; h. Mon- treal, Que., Mar. 17, 1856; s. Thomas A. and Emily J. (Milward) Cummings; ed. Montreal, in French Normal Sch., 1865-70, and Jesuit Coll., 1870-3; m. Chicago, Dec. 31, 1884, Emma Maud Lewis (now deceased) ; children: Aleen (Mrs. Charles O'Don- nell), Adeline (Mrs. William Kennedy), Bernice, Thomas, Edna, Clarisse, Valerie, Bonita, Granville, Edward. Came to Chicago, 1879, and held various positions under the city government; was mem. Ill. House of Rep., 42d and 43d General Assem- blies and active in support of the Mueller bill for municipal ownership; city oil insp., 1903-5; city gas insp., 1905-7; sec. Builders' Club, 1907-12; sec. Dept. of Police and sec. to chief of police, 1912- 15; since in real estate business. Democrat. Cath- olic. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Home: 5441 S. May St. Office: 133 W. Washington St.
CUMMINGS, John James, car mfr .; b. Christian Co., Ill., July 25, 1875; s. of Walter J. and Mary (Doyle) Cummings; ed. Auburn (Ill.) grammar and high schs. and course of engring .; m. Marion Ormsby Gregg, Jan. 29, 1910; 3 children: John J., Ir., Jane Gregg, David Gregg. After leaving sch. became connected with the McGuire-Cummings Mfg. Co., mfrs. street and interurban cars, trucks, etc., of which has been pres. since Jan. 1, 1904. Mem. Draft Exemption Bd. Catholic. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Union League, Edgewater Golf, Rec- Monroe St.
reation: golf. Home: 4254 Hazel Av. Office: 111 W. Commn. Merchants. Republican. Mem. Catholic
CUMMINGS, Robert Fowler, grain mcht .; June 17, 1848-Dec. 31, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CUMMINGS, William C., president of Drovers Trust & Savings Bank and Drovers Nat. Bank. Home: 4921 Dorchester Av. Office: 4201 S. Halsted Street.
CUMMINS, see also Cummings.
CUMMINS, Benjamin Franklin, mfr .; b. Greene Co., Pa., Sept. 4, 1856; s. Thomas Layton and Sarah (Baird) Cummins; ed. pub. schs. of Green Co., Pa .; studied law in offices of Mcclellan & Cummins; m. Chicago, Jan. 17, 1882, Helen McClellan; children: Julie, Edward Mcclellan. Studied and practiced law in Chicago, 1878-93; pres. B. F. Cummins Co. (incorporated in 1887), mfrs. of hand perforating machines. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 4740 W. Ravenswood Park, Chicago.
CUMMINS, James Sheldon, lawyer; Mar. 22, 1857-Mar. 23, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CUMMINS, Joseph, lawyer; b. Superior Tp., Wil- liams Co., O., Sept. 13, 1862; s. Joseph and Mary Jane (Van Fossen) Cummins; B. A., Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll., 1885; Law Sch. and Sch. of Polit. Economy, Columbia, 1889-90; m. Hattie Carr-Flem- ing, of Chicago, June 9, 1896. After graduation from Hillsdale Coll., traveled for ednl. dept. of Harper & Bros., New York, and for Ginn & Co., Boston, and then farmed for 2 yrs. in Ohio before entering law sch .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1891, and since engaged in practice in Chicago. Mem. III. State and Chicago bar assns. Trustee Hillsdale Coll. Mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: City, Delta Tau Delta. Home: 530 Diversey Parkway. Office: 123 W. Madison St.
CUMMINS, William George, dentist; b. Elder- ton, Armstrong Co., Pa., Oct. 8, 1844; s. William S. and Isabel (Mccullough) Cummins; ed. Westmin- ster Coll., New Wilmington, Pa .; taught in com- mon schs. at Alexandria, Pa., 1860; engaged in mer- cantile clerkship at Perryville, 1861-62; enlisted in 1863 in Co. E, 54th Pa. Vols. and also served in 1st Battalion Pa. Vols. in 1864; participated in capture of John Morgan's raiders in Ohio, and also in driv- ing Confederates from Chambersburg, Pa .; studied for dental profession at Elkhart, Ind., 1866, and later graduated from Ohio Dental Coll., Cincinnati; m. Elizabeth Neal Kessler, of Bristol, Ind., May 1, 1867; children: Isabel M. (Mrs. George S. Crilly), Alberta B., Elizabeth M. (Mrs. H. E. Mahoney), William S. Practiced dentistry at Bristol, Ind., I yr., and at Sturgis, Mich., 11 yrs .; elected mayor of Sturgis, 1877; removed to Chicago, 1879, and since engaged in practice of dentistry. Mem. Am. Dental Assn. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mason (32°), Odd Fellow. Office: 500, 140 N. State St.
CUMNOCK, Robert McLean, college prof .; b. in Scotland, May 31, 1844; s. Robert McLean and Margaret (Goodlet) Cumnock; A.B., Wesleyan Univ., 1868, A.M., 1871; (L.H.D., Dickinson Coll., 1903); m. Annie Webster, of Evanston, Ill., June 27, 1877; 2 sons: Wallace W., Claude B. Prof. rhetoric and elocution, Northwestern Univ., since 1868; also prof. of elocution and oratory, Garrett Bibl. Inst .; dir. and instr. vocal expression and dramatic action, and Shakespearian and bible read- ing, Sch. of Oratory of Northwestern I'niv. Au- thor: Cumnock's Choice Readings, 1881; C'umnock's School Speaker, 1887. Methodist. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon. Home: 1804 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill.
CUNEO, Andrew, wholesale fruits and nuts; b. Genoa, Italy, April 6, 1856: s. John B. and Kath- erine (Lagomarcino) Cuneo; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Mary Arado, of Chicago, Jan. 8, 1878; children: Carrie (Mrs. Andrew Querolli), Minnie ( Mrs. Frederick Wetterer), Jessie (Mrs. Dominick Rocca), Jennie, Lora, Marie. Became connected with Garibaldi & Arata, 1879; was made partner, 1882 and in 1883, with brother, Lawrence, and Louis Boitano, formed firm of Cuneo & Boitano, which, on withdrawal of Mr. Boitano, 1893. as- sumed style of Cuneo Brothers. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Italian Chamber of Commerce, Western Fruit Jobbers' Assn., Nat. League of Order of Foresters and Societa Cristoforo Colombo. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1364 N. State St. Office: 51 and 53 W. South Water St.
CUNEO, Frank, wholesale fruits and nuts; h. Chicago, Jan. 6, 1862; s. John B. and Katherine (Logomarcino) Cuneo; educated pub. schs. of Chi- cago; widower; children: John F., Lawrence F.,
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Columbus F., Americo F. Engaged since 1880 as CURRAN, John McCollum, lawyer; b. Brooklyn, mem. of the firm of Garibaldi & Cuneo; pres. Leon N. Y., July 28, 1868; s. Hugh M. and Isabella ( Da- Fig & Date Co. Pres. Italian Chamber of Com- merce, 1908-17. Republican. Recreation: billiards. Home: Sheridan Rd. and Castlewood Terrace. Of- fice: 1 W. South Water St.
CUNEO, Lawrence, wholesale fruits and nuts; b. Genoa, Italy, Mar. 4, 1854; s. John B. and Kath- erine (Logomarcino) Cuneo; ed. in Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1877, Carrie Cuneo; chil- dren: John B., Lillie (Mrs. Chas. Cassaretto), Ma- mie, Katherine, Carrie, Amelia (Mrs. Thomas Cot- trel), Lawrence, Rosa (wife of Judge Robert E. Crowe), Frances, Vera. Associated with brother, Andrew, and Lonis Boitano, 1883, and formed firm of Cuneo & Boitano; assumed style of Cuneo Bros., 1893. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters. Home: 1350 N. LaSalle St. Office: 51 W. South Water St.
CUNNINGHAM, Secor, fire underwriter; b. Al- toona, Pa., May 24, 1864; s. Thomas S. Cunning- ham; ed. pvt. schs., Chicago; m. Althea Stone, of Chicago, Jan. 3, 1887; children: Elizabeth Stone (Mrs. Aldis J. Browne), Secor, Jr. Came to Chicago in 1873 and since engaged in fire ins. business. Republican. Episcopalian. Recreations: motoring, golf. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Casino. Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
CUNNINGHAM, Theodore Ellis, broker; b. at Lima, O., Ang. 7, 1868; s. Theodore E. and Eliza- beth (Hyatt) Cunningham; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chi- cago, Oct. 4, 1894, Harriet Whiteman; 1 daughter, Mary Elizabeth. Began with J. F. Harris & Co., Lincoln, Neb., 2 yrs .; came to Chicago for same firm, 1891, and continning until 1898, when became a mem, of the Chicago Bd. of Trade and assisted in forming the corporation of Harris, Scotten Co., of which was sec. and treas .; mem. Harris, Win- throp & Co., stock and bond brokers, since 1907. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Glen View Golf, Evanston Country, Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.
CURETON, George Wilbur, mfg. jeweler; b. Chi- cago, June 27, 1881; s. Albert and Ella (Osborn) Cureton; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ada Ripple, of Denver, Colo., Oct. 16, 1911; 1 son, Wilbur Rib- ple. Began in jewelry business with Benjamin Allen & Co., 1899, continuing 4 years; then with J. Ayers & Son, 1903-5; became connected, 1905, with the Newall Mfg. Co., of which has been pres, and treas, since 1909, factories in Newark, N.J., and Providence, R.I. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn. Protestant. Mason. Club: Mystic Athletic. Recre- ations: fishing, hunting, golf. Home: 801 Home Av., Oak Park, Ill, Office: 29 E. Madison St., Chi- cago.
CURLETT, Allen Simms, president United Cigar Stores Co. of Ill .; Sept. 17, 1860-1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CURME, George Oliver, philologist; b. Rich- mond, Ind., Jan. 14, 1860; s. Arthur A. and Eliza- beth Jane ( Nicholas) Curme; student De Pauw Univ., irregularly, 1876-81, A.M., 1885; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1882; student Univ. of Berlin, 1890; m. Caroline C. Smith, of Perrysville, Ind., July 14, 1881. Instr. German and French, Jennings Sem., Aurora, 111., 1882-4; prof. modern langs., Univ. of Wash., 1884-6; instr. German and French, 1886-7, prof. German lang. and lit., 1887-96, Cornell Coll., Ia .; prof. Germanic philology, Northwestern Univ., since 1896. Mem. Simplified Spelling Bd. of Amer- ica, Modern Lang. Assn. America, Nat. Inst. Social Sciences. Anthor of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Contbr. to Am. and Ger- man philol. jours. Address: 629 Colfax St., Evan- ston, Ill.
CURRAN, Harry Remington, steel merchant; b. Peru, Ind., Oct. 22, 1882; s. John Henry and Caro- line C. (Marshman) Curran; ed. Pern High Sch .; Purdue Univ .; m. Nanette L. Lowenstine, of Val- paraiso, Ind., Oct. 1, 1907; 1 son, Harry R., Jr. Engaged in steel business at Chicago since 1904; pres. Central Steel & Wire Co .; pres. Indiana Steel Products Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Vice pres. Western Steel Inst. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 433 Wellington Av. Office: 119 N. Peoria St.
vidson) Curran; A.B., Hamilton Coll., Clinton, N.Y., 1892, A.M., 1895; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1894; m. Mae R. Fuller, at Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. 11, 1901; 6 children: Frances F., Katherine M., Rita, John D., Barbara, Carlene. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893, and since engaged in practice in Chicago. Alderman, Evanston, Ill., 1899-1903; mem. bd. of trustees, Winnetka, Ill., 1906-8; mem. 48th Gen. Assembly of Ill., 1912-14. Second lt., Co. H, Ist 111. Vol. Inf., and of Co. A, 1st Provisional Bat- talion of Engrs., Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon. Clubs: University, Law, City, In- dian Hill. Recreation: golf. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CURREY, J(osiah) Seymour, author; b. Peeks- kill, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1844; s. James and Eliza (Ferris) Currey; ed. Northwestern Univ., I year; m. Mary Corell, of Portland, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1875. Moved with parents to Will County, Ill., 1857; enlisted in 67th Ill. Vols., 1862, and again, 134th Ill. Vols., 1864, serving about 8 mos .; became an accountant, and has been connected with several Chicago business houses; largely engaged in hist. writing in later yrs. Trustee Evanston Pub. Library, 1886-08 (ex- pres. bd.); an organizer, 1898, and pres. Evanston Hist. Soc .; Ill. State Hist. Soc. (hon. vice pres.); G.A.R .; corr. mem. Chicago Hist. Soc. Progressive. Congregationalist. Club: University (Evanston). Author: Chicago-Its History and Its Builders, 1912; The Story of Old Fort Dearborn, 1912; Mak- ers of Illinois, 1913. Home: 1308 Judson Av., Evan- ston, Ill.
CURRIER, Albert Dean, lawyer; b. Osceola, Stark Co., Ill., July 29, 1861; s. Jonathan T. and Martha J. (Hoblit) Currier; B.S. (spl. honors), Northwestern Univ., 1884; spl. work in Mass. Inst. Tech., 2 yrs., and at same time attending Boston Univ. Law Sch .; also studied law in offices of John H. Hamline and Elbridge Hanecy, and fin- ished law studies with law firm of Gardner, Mc- Fadon & Gardner, Chicago; m. Anna D., d. Allen Thomas, of Ellicott City, Md., Nov. 22, 1910; chil- dren: Mariana, Martha Josephine. Wrote for Chi- cago Times and Chicago Evening Journal, 1884-5 and 1886-7; admitted to bar, 1889; was several yrs. mem. firm of Boutell, Currier & Freeman; re- ceiver of John Alexander Dowie under appmt. of U. S. Dist. Conrt, Dec., 1903. Mem. com, Ill. Tariff Reform League, 1889-90; dir. Am. Acad. in Rome. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Sigma Chi. Clubs: Chicago, University. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CURRIER, George Harvey, publisher; b. Derry, N.H., May 7, 1875; s. George C. and Ione (Wood) Currier; ed. pvt. schools, Dallas Tex .; m. Helen Brander, of Halifax, N.S., Oct. 19, 1912. In pub- lishing business during entire active career; pub. The Home Magazine (monthly); pres. George H. Currier Co. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: books. Home: 4217 Sheridan Rd. Office: 141 W. Ohio St.
CURRY, Alonzo C., grain commn .; b. lowa Co., la., Dec. 15, 1861; s. John T. and Viana (Conn) Curry; ed. pub. schs., lowa Co., and univ. at la. City; m. Mary Lyle, of Chicago, 1885; 1 son, John Clifford. Resident of Chicago since 1882; began in employ of Chandler, Brown & Co., then with Me- Conrtie, Hill & Co .; vice pres. Mueller & Young Grain Co. since 1915. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Episcopalian. Mason (St. Bernard Commandery, K.T.). Recreations: shooting and other outdoor sports. Home: 947 Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 140 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.
CURTIS, see also Curtiss.
CURTIS, Arthur Hale, surgeon; b. Portage, Wis., May 20, 1881; s. Henry H. and M. E. ( MeNown) Curtis; grad. high sch., Madison, Wis., 1898; B.S., Univ. of Wis., 1902 (Phi Beta Kappa); post-grad. work in Vienna and Berlin; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1905; m. Mary Hawkins, of Lake Forest, Ill., Jan. 27, 1915. Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1906-8; practiced in Chicago since 1909; with gynecol. dept., North- western Univ., since 1910; gynecologist, St. Luke's Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A.,
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