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DALMAR, Hugo, insurance; b. N.Y. City, May 12, 1873; s. Louis and Hannah ( Benedict) Dalmar; ed. puh. schs., Montreal, Can .; m. Edith J. Hensley, Oct. 28, 1903; 1 daughter, Jeanette. Has been iden- tified with fire ins. business since 1887; apptd. Cook County spl. agt, for Dwelling House Ins. Co. of Boston, 1890; organized, and mem. firm of Napier & Dalmar, 1893-1900; head of H. Dalmar & Co. since Oct. 1, 1900. Mem. Chicago Underwriters' Assn. Republican. Rationalist. Mem. Violinists' Guild of Chicago, Henry Booth House (life). Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Recreations: music, athletic sports. Home: 1641 Jarvis Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boulevard.
DALY, John Wallace, railway official; b. Can- ton, Ill., June 2, 1868; s. Garrett and Mary ( Allen) Daly; ed. pub. schs .; m. Elizabeth Robertson, of Jacksonville, Ill., June 26, 1905. Began as tele- graph operator Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Ry., 1882; then with A.,T.&S.F.Ry. at various points in Kan. and N.M .; chief elk. local office and chief yard elk., Wis. Central R.R., at Chicago until 1889; chief elk. in gen. pass. office, Jacksonville Southeastern Ry., 1889-94; gen. pass, and ticket agt., Jacksonville, Louisville & St. Louis Ry., 1894- 1901; southern pass. agt., L.S.&M.S.Ry., at Cin- cinnati, 1901-2; gen. eastern pass. agt. same rd. at Buffalo, 1902-5; chief asst. to gen. agt. same rd. and M.C.R.R., at Buffalo, 1905-6; gen. pass. agt. L.S.&M.S.Ry., at Cleveland, 1906-10; asst. traffic mgr. at Chicago, 1910-11, pass, traffic mgr. since June 1, 1911, N.Y. Central lines west of Buffalo. Club: Union League. Office: 1225 LaSalle Station.
DALZELL, Samuel M., coal operator; Dec. 3, 1850-Jan. 27, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
DAMSEL, William Hudson, retired vice pres. Adams Express Co .; b. West Chester, Chester Co., Pa., 1844; s. Uriah and Catherine (Phipps) Damsel; ed. common schs., West Chester, Pa., and Barnes- ville, O .; enlisted in the 3d Ohio Regt., Apr. 1, 1861, for 3 months, and was discharged at Columbus, O., Aug. 17, 1861; m. Mrs. Susan R. Vance, of Colum- bus, Sept. 15, 1870; children: William Wynkoop, Edna Murray (Mrs. Walter N. Southworth, of Sha- kopee, Minn.), Jessamine Phipps (Mrs. William M. Ingrahm, of Portland, Me.), Ethel Birch (Mrs. George C. Isbester, of Evanston, Ill.), Percy. En- tered service of Adams Express Co. as messenger May 1, 1864; promoted to route agt. Mar. 1, 1869, to agt. at St. Louis, Mo., May 1, 1881, to supt., Aug. 1, 1884; elected mem. bd. of mgrs., May 14, 1890, 2d vice pres., May 8, 1901, vice pres., Nov. 10, 1903-Jan. 1, 1917, when retired. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Glen View. Recreations: outdoor diver- sions. Home: 1632 Sheridan Rd., Evanston. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
DANCEY, Jesse Samuel, clergyman; b. Fairbury, Ill., Aug. 25, 1876; s. Samuel and Frances E. (Sloat ) Dancey; ed. Ill. Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, 1893- 99; Boston Univ., 1899-1902; Univ. of Chicago, 1909- 10; m. Lua M. Akers, of Bloomington, Sept. 5, 1901; 3 children: Thomas Brooks, Lua Alice, Marcia Har- riet. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1902; pastor in 111. at Monticello, 1902-4, Leroy, 1904-5, Bloomington, 1906-7, Danville, 1907-9, Auburn Park Ch., Chicago, 1910-15, First Ch., Englewood, 111., 1915-17; in Am. Red Cross Service in France, May, 1917. Home: 6410 Stewart Av.
DANFORTH, Isaac Newton, M.D .; Nov. 5, 1835- May 5, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
DANFORTH, Jerome Joseph, president Real Es- tate Title & Trust Co .; b. Boston, Mass., Nov. 1, 1849; s. Martin G. and Louisa M. (Roberts) Dan-
to Chicago from Boston in Mar., 1866, and was with S. C. Griggs & Co., booksellers, until 1868; deputy clerk Superior Court of Cook Co., 1868-73; then pres. of the Cook Co. Ahstract Co. until the business was absorbed by the Chicago Title & Trust Co., of which was for several years 3d vice pres .; organized, Feb., 1904, and was pres. until May, 1905, the Abstract Constrn. Co .; pres. Real Estate Title & Trust Co. since 1905; also pres. Kane Co. Abstract Co. Republican. Mason (Orien- tal Lodge). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hinsdale. Recreation: fishing. Home: 4431 Magnolia Av.
DANFORTH, William Clark, M.D .; b. Chicago, July 30, 1878; s. Isaac N. and Elizabeth (Skelton) Danforth; B.S., Northwestern Univ., 1900, M.D., 1903; post-grad. work Univ. of Vienna, 1905-6; m. Gertrude McLean, of N.Y. City, June 29, 1909; 1 son, David Newton. Practiced in Evanston since 1908; attending surgeon, Evanston Hosp., since 1911. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gyne- col. Soc., Inst. of Medicine, Chicago, Phi Beta Kap- pa, Delta Upsilon, Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Omega Alpha (Northwestern Univ). Republican. Episco- palian. Club: University (Chicago). Home: 1620 Hinman Av., Evanston, 111.
DANGEL, William Henry, mfr. tools; b. Eliza- beth, N.J., Nov. 27, 1875; s. John and Mary (Schu- ster) Dangel; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Maude Miller, of Chicago, June 15, 1897; 1 son, Merlin W. Entered employ of Scully Steel & Iron Co., Chi- cago, 1890, continuing 22 yrs .; pres. Lovejoy Tool Works since 1912. Republican. Mem, Methodist Social Union. Mason (Fair Oaks Lodge, Cicero Chapter). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Western Rail- way. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 319-331 W. Ohio St., Chicago.
DANIELS, Alfred, cashier. (See vol. 1911.)
DANIELS, Francis Barrett, lawyer; b. Grafton, Vt., 1848; A.B., Harvard, 1871; LL.B., Columbia Law Sch., New York, 1874; m. Harriet Seymour, of Dubuque, Ia., June 19, 1878; children: Caroline ( Mrs. Philip W. Moore), Lucy (Mrs. Frank H. El- more). Admitted to the bar, 1874, and began prac- tice at Dubuque, law firm of Henderson, Hurd, Daniels & Kiesel; came to Chicago, 1895, and en- tered legal dept. of the Pullman Co., now its gen. solicitor. Mem. Am. Bar Assn. Republican; presdl. elector in la., 1880. Clubs: University, Glen View. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Pullman Bldg., Chi- cago.
DANIELS, Raymond Elkins, merchant; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 26, 1883; s. Edwin Francis and Kate (Elkins) Daniels; ed. grammar schs., Chicago; Mich. Mil. Acad., Orchard Lake, Mich., 1897-9; Har- vard Sch., Chicago, 1899-1901; A.B., Harvard, 1905, LL.B., 1908; m. Frances McWhinney, of Chicago, June 13, 1914; 1 daughter, Helen Frances. Engaged in practice of law, 1908-Nov., 1910; with credit dept. John V. Farwell Co., 1910-11 ; pres. and treas. Edwin F. Daniels & Co., coal and coke, since June, 1911. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: University, Midlothian Country, South Shore Country. Home: 5330 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 20 W. Jackson Boul.
DANZ, Charles A., president Chicago Metal Cov- ering Co .; b. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1860; s. Jacob and Margaret (Busser) Danz; ed. Chicago pub. schs., Dyrenfurth Coll. and Bryant and Stratton Busi- ness Coll .; m. Chicago, Apr., 1896, Ida M. Gunder- son. Commn. mcht. in meats, etc., 1883-1908; sold business to Charles A. Danz Co .; now pres. and treas. Chicago Metal Covering Co. Club: Town and Country. Home: 3007 Washington Boul. Office: 2833 \V. Lake St.
DARGAN, Edwin Preston, college prof .; b. Bar- boursville, Va., Sept. 7, 1879; s. Edwin Charles and Lucy (Graves) Dargan; A.B., Bethel (Ky.) Coll., 1899; Univ. of Va .; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1906; m. Vere Riddett, of Cannes, France, June 25, 1910; children: Avis Ethel, Rosamond Vere, Marjorie. Instr. in Romance langs., 1906-7, adj. prof., 1907- 10, Univ. of Va .; asst. prof. French, Univ. of Cal., 1910-11; asst. prof. French lit., Univ. of Chicago, 1911-15, asso. prof. since 1915, Univ. of Chicago.
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Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 5627 Dorchester Av.
DARLING, Charles Gilchrist, M.D .; b. Evanston, Ill., Oct. 18, 1877; s. James Gilchrist and Elizabeth Margaret (Switzer) Darling; prep. edn. University High Sch .; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1899; post-grad. work in hosps. of Vienna, Breslau, Freiburg and London; m. Kathryne Byrne, of Chi- cago, Oct. 24, 1901. Practiced in Chicago since 1899; attending oculist Cook Co. Hosp., Presbyn. Hosp., and Central Free Dispensary; 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State, Chi- cago and German med. socs., Am. Acad. Ophthal- mology and Oto-Laryngology, Physicians' Club. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 1138 North Av., Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michigan Boul., Chicago.
DARLING, Ira C., insurance; b. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1884; s. Ira C. and Louise F. (McCloy) Darling; ed. pvt. schs .; m. Agatha Birkhoff, Chicago, Oct., 1906. With Swift & Co., Chicago, 1903-5; then entered lumber business with the Laurens Hull Lumber Co., of which was sec., 1907-8; in ins. business since 1908; Ira C. Darling & Co., consolidating new company, the Bartholomay, Darling Co., 1916; also vice pres. Diamond T Motor Car Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Skokie Country, Kenilworth. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
DARLINGTON, Herbert, insurance; b. at West Chester, Pa., Feb. 25, 1851; s. Howard and Anna Maria (Haines) Darlington; of Quaker ancestry (settled in Chester Co., Pa., in 1711); ed. pvt. schs. and at Griswold Coll., Davenport, la .; m. Catherine Augusta Flynn, of Chicago, Feb. 15, 1876; children: Genevieve, Herbert S., Grace Howard (Mrs. George Howell), Harley Chester, Florence ( Mrs. George W. Overton). Began as office boy for I. F. Dobson & Co., ins., Chicago, 1866; after the great fire was bookkeeper for the Bucks County Intelligencer, Doylestown, Pa., for a few months, 1871-2; with Geo. C. Clarke & Co., ins., Chicago, 1872-87; suc- ceeded to business with S. A. Harvey, name later changed to Darlington, Harvey & Co .; became sole propr., 1896, conducting agency as H. Darlington & Co .; consolidated the business, 1897, with Fred S. James & Co. (now inc.), of which is sec. and dir. Celebrated his 50th anniversary of entry in the ins. business, Nov., 1916. Democrat. Trustee Vil- lage of LaGrange 4 yrs., pres. of village 2 yrs., mem, bd. of edn. 3 yrs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, La Grange Country. Recreations: reading and golf. Home: 329 S. Stone Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
DARNALL, Cecil C., automobile mfr .; b. at Mc- Lean, I11., Ang. 19, 1873; s. William and Eliza (Coff- man) Darnall; ed. grammar and high schs., Stan- ford, Ill .; commercial coll., Bloomington, Ill .; m. Minnie Alice Dye, of McLean, Ill., June 6, 1894; 4 children: Warren Verne, Elmo (deceased), Fran- ces, Dorothy. Engaged in lumber and coal busi- ness, McLean, Ill., 1894-6; in hardware and furni- ture business, 1896-1901; identified with banking business, 1896-1901; moved to Bloomington and was connected with implement and carriage trade as mfr. and jobber, 1902-5; in mail order business, Chicago, 1905-8; automobile mfr. since 1908, gen. sales mgr. Crow Motor Car Co., Elkhart, Ind., 1909- 13; mfg. Partin-Palmer Motor Cars, since 1913, title of Commonwealth Motors Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Methodist. Mason, Odd Fellow. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Au- tomobile. Recreations: music, golf and baseball. Home: 225 N. Cuyler Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.
DARROW, Clarence S., lawyer; b. Kinsman, O., Apr. 18, 1857; ed. Ohio pub. schs .; admitted to bar, 1875; twice married; I son, Paul. Formerly atty. for North-Western Ry .; formerly sr. mem. law firm of Darrow, Masters & Wilson, Chicago; now mem. firm Darrow & Sissman. Has been identified with many prominent cases; during recent years, nota- bly in cases against monopolies, including litigation against gas trust in Chicago; chief counsel for an- thracite miners in anthracite coal strike arbitra- tion at Scranton and Phila., 1902-3, commn. apptd. by President Roosevelt: counsel in Debs strike case
and large number of labor injunction and labor conspiracy cases on side of labor; counsel for Mc- Namara brothers in Los Angeles Times dynamite case, 1911; indicted for alleged bribery of a juror and a prospective juror in same case and acquitted after trial extending May 15-Aug. 17, 1912; atty. for defendants in the Moyer, Haywood and Petti- bone case for the murder of ex-Gov. Steunenburg, of Idaho. Active in polit. campaigns as independ- ent Democrat; also platform speaker; elected to Ill. Legislature, 1902. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press. Author: Persian Pearl (essays); Resist Not Evil; Farmington (novel) ; An Eye for an Eye; also va- vious pamphlets on social and econ. questions. Home: 1537 E. 60th St. Office: 140 N. Dearborn St.
DART, Carlton Rollin, civil engr .; b. Lansing, Mich., Feb. 1, 1862; s. Rollin Charles and Sarah Elizabeth (Darling) Dart; ed. pub. schs., Lansing, to 1878; B.S., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1881; took partial post-grad, course in engring., 1882-3; m. Ella Wein- land, of Chicago, 1908. Asst. to city engr., Lan- sing, 1881-2; draftsman Marquette & Western R.R., Marquette, Mich., 1883-4, G.R.&I.Ry., Grand Rap- ids. 1885-6; asst. engr., U.P. System, on constrn. of terminals, 1886-91; in gen. engring. work, 1891-7; entered bridge engring., 1897; bridge engr., 1901- 12, asst. chief engr., 1912-13, chief bridge engr. since 1913, Sanitary Dist. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Chicago Engrs.' Club. Home: 706 Greenleaf Av., Wilmette, Ill. Of- fice: 910 S. Michigan Boul., Chicago.
DASCH, George, musician; b. Cincinnati, O .; s. George and Margaret (Joh) Dasch; ed. pub. schs .. Cincinnati; Coll. of Music, Cincinnati; m. Louise Garben, of Chicago, Sept. 26, 1906; 2 children: Eliz- abeth Margaret, Dorothy Louise. Violinist and conductor; began with Cincinnati Symphony Or- chestra, 1895; joined Theodore Thomas Orchestra (now Chicago Symphony Orchestra), 1898, and has ever since been identified with that organization; viola player; first violin, Philharmonic String Quartet; conductor Irving Park Concerts, winter, since 1913. Lutheran. Mason (Myrtle Lodge No. 795). Home: 4053 Warwick Av. Studio: Orchestra Hall.
DASCOMB, George Alfred, lumber mfr. and deal- er, farmer; b. Waitsfield, Vt., Oct. 5, 1861; s. Alfred Brooks and Stella Ranney (Nutting) Dascomb; prep. edn. high sch., Winchester, Mass .: attended Univ. of Chicago extension lectures, 1908-16; m. Jean Perry, of Burlington, Vt., Nov. 27, 1882; 3 children: Mabel Vanghan, Jean, George A. One of organizers Vaughan Lumber Co., 1893, of which he is still a partner; mem. The Vaughan Lumber Co., of San Antonio and Houston, Tex .; pres. Eagle Pass Lumber Co .; treas. Alamo Lumber Co .; dir., sec., gen. mgr. Hilgard Lumber Co., Chicago, San Antonio and Houston; dir., treas. Dascomb-Daniels Lumber Co., Kansas City, Mo .; dir. Walker County Lumber Co. (Elmina, Tex.); pres. Conn. Valley Or- chard Co., Westminster, Vt. Pres. Bd. of Trade, Westminster. Congregationalist. Trustee of the New England Kurn Hattin Homes for Boys, at Westminster, Vt. Clubs: Union League (Chicago), San Antonio, San Antonio Country. Home: West- minster, Vt. Office: 634 McCormick Bldg., Chicago.
DASHIELL, C. Russ, automobiles; b. Chicago, Apr. 5, 1878; s. of Virgil W. and Saralı (Russ) Dashiell; ed, pub. schs., Chicago; m. Carolyn De Witt, of St. Joseph, Mo., 1900. Engaged in sale of motor cars since 1907; now pres. Dashiell Motor Co., distributors of Dodge automobiles. Republic- an. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Lin- coln Park Golf. Home: 651 Buena Av. Office: 2412 Michigan Av.
DAU, J. J., wholesale grocer; b. Denmark, Dec. 31, 1845; m. Harriet Hughes, of Oshkosh, Wis., Oct. 21,1874. Came to Chicago in 1868; clerk with gro- cery house of James Forsyth & Co., 1868-75; en- tered employ of Reid, Murdoch & Fischer, as trav- eling salesman, 1875; firm incorporated in 1891 as Reid, Murdoch & Co., of which was vice pres, until the death of Thomas Murdoch, Dec., 1909; pres. same, 1909-14, since chmn. bd .; dir. State Bank, United Charities. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Com- mercial, Kenwood, South Shore Country, Flossmoor
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Country, Recreation: golf. Home: 4807 Greenwood Av. Office: Reid, Murdoch & Co., Clark St. Bridge.
DAUCHY, George Kellogg, president of Dauchy Iron Works; Jan. 3, 1829-Jan. 20, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
DAUCHY, Samuel, president of Dauchy Iron Works; b. Jordan, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1865; s. George Kellogg and Lavinia (Otis) Dauchy; ed. Beloit ( Wis.) Coll .; m. Marion Sturges, of Chicago, May 29, 1907; 2 adopted children. Has been identified since beginning of active career with the Dauchy Iron Works (established by father, 1873) and has been pres. same since death of father, 1912. Clubs: University, City, Chicago Automobile, Saddle and Cycle. Recreation: yachting. Home: 525 Haw- thorne Pl. Office: 215-223 W. Illinois St.
DAVEY, see also Davie.
DAVEY, James Rensselaer, M.D .; b. at Prairie City, McDonough Co., Ill., Oct. 24, 1858; s. Sylves- ter and Allena Anna (Dickenson) Davey; ed. pub. schs .; A.M., Taylor Univ., Ind .; M.D., Northwest- ern Univ., 1887; m. Frances L. Lindquist, of Whea- ton, Ill., Apr. 28, 1901; 4 children: David, Paul, Marshall Burr, James R., Jr. Began practice in 1887; specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat since 1900; surgeon to Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Recreation: fishing. Home: 2016 Washington Boul. Office: 31 N. State St.
DAVID, Frank Elmer, M.D .; b. Sandwich, Ill., June 4, 1871; s. Van Rensselaer and Maria Eliza- beth (Davies) David; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery (Lake Forest Univ.), 1892; M.D., Univ. of Ill. Med. Dept., 1904; m. Elizabeth Wyatt Abbott, of Sandwich, June 27, 1894. Practiced in Chicago since 1904; mem. firm of David & David. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Physi- cians' Club. Progressive Republican. Congregation- alist. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, West- moreland Country. Recreations: outdoor sports, music. Home: 4528 Clarendon Av. Office: 25 E, Washington St.
DAVID, Henri Charles-Edouard, college prof .; b. Paris, France, Apr. 17, 1873; s. Henri Auguste and Alice Julie (Blot) David; student École Monge, Paris, France, 1881-9; French-Am. Coll., Spring- field, Mass., 1897-1900; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; grad. student same, also Univ. of Berlin; m. Char- lotte Tenney, of Morrisville, Vt., Sept. 5, 1903. In- str. in French, The Oxford Sch., Chicago, 1900-2; asst. in French, 1902-4, asso., 1904-7, instr., 1907- 10, asst. prof., 1910-17, asso. prof. French lit. since 1917, Univ. of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Literary, University, Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: camping and tramping in the mountains. Home: 5469 Dor- chester Av.
DAVID, Joseph Bradley, judge; b. at Louisville, Ky., Oct. 27, 1863; s. Theobald and Adelaide David; ed. pub. schs. of native state; m. Aug. 14, 1888, Emma, daughter of Salmon Siesel, of Chicago; children: Sigmund Walker, Louisa Siesel, Adelaide Caroline, Cecil Theobald. Came to Chicago, 1881; clerk in the banking house of Felsenthal & Koz- minski until 1883; then began legal studies in office of Judge Stein, and later was connected with the offices of Forrester & Felsenthal and of B. M. Shaffner; admitted to bar, 1885, and engaged in gen. practice; was head of the law firm of David, Smulski & McGaffey, and of David & Zillman; elected judge Superior Court of Cook Co., June, 1916, and chief justice, Dec., 1916. Democrat. Jew- ish religion. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem, Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Nat. Union, B'nai B'rith, Hebrew Inst. Clubs: III. Ath- letic, Iroquois. Home: 4359 Grand Boul. Office: County Bldg.
DAVID, Vernon C., M.D .; b. Sheridan, Ill., June 9, 1882; s. Cyreneus A. and Anna A. (Knight) David; grad. Lake View High Sch., 1901; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1905; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1907; m. Mar- guerite Record, of Minneapolis, Oct. 16, 1915. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1907; instr. surgery, Rush Med. Coll .; asst. attending staff, Presbyn. Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Surg. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Inst. of Medicine; Phi Kappa Psi, Alpha Omega Alpha. Clubs: University, Evanston Town, City. Home:
1900 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Marshall Field Annex Bldg., Chicago.
DAVIDSON, see also Davison.
DAVIDSON, Asa Adams, commission mcht .; b. Cleveland, O., Nov. 21, 1867; s. Charles A. and Mary E. (Adams) Davidson; ed. pub. schs. of Cleveland, O .; m. Cleveland, O., June 3, 1890, May Conger Wright; 2 children: Lorene, Theodore A. Entered the commn. business in packing house and cotton- seed by-products, soon after incorporating as the Davidson Commn. Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chi- cago Bd. of Trade, Cotton-Seed Crushers' Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Mason. Home: 6646 Perry Av. Office: 521 Postal Tele- graph Bldg.
DAVIDSON, Frank E., architect and engr .; b. at Hillsborough, Ia., June 7, 1867; s. of Robert and Mary Louise (DeSollar) Davidson; ed. Ia. State Coll., Ames, 1887-90; m. Emilie H. Hardie, of Chi- cago, Sept. 20, 1906. Mem. Bd. of Local Improve- ments and supt. dept. of sewers, Chicago, 1898-9; structural engr., Ill, Steel Co., 1899-1904; architect and engr. of constrn. Western Electric Co., 1905-8; mem. firm Patterson & Davidson, constructing and industrial engrs., since 1909. Dem. nominee for alderman of 34th Ward, 1898; apptd. mem. Bd. of Park and Bldg. Advisers of Ill., July, 1917. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Mason (Shrin- er). Clubs: Chicago Engineers', Chicago Estima- tors (hon.). Home: 7436 Kimbark Av. Office: 1448 Monadnock Blk.
DAVIDSON, George Alexander, coal and coke; b. Chicago, Jan. 27, 1864; s. William B. and Agnes ( Alexander) Davidson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ellen E. Williams, of Chicago, Dec. 19, 1907. Be- gan in employ of W. E. Johnson Coal, Coke & Sand Co., Adams St. bridge, Chicago, Aug. 3, 1880; then for 25 yrs. at Harrison St. bridge, and became mem. succeeding firm, D. H. Preston & Co., Jan. 1, 1894; bought out the business July 1, 1904. and changed title to G. A. Davidson & Co., coal, coke and molding sand. Mem. United Commercial Travelers'. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, Shriner) ; mem. Royal League. Home: 4400 Jack- son Boul. Office: 353 N. Elizabeth St.
DAVIDSON, George Mathiot, chemist and engr .: b. Newark, O., Dec. 8, 1858; s. George M. and Cor- nelia Curtis Davidson; grad. scientific dept. Dart- mouth Coll., 1880; m. Oak Park, Ill., 1888. Began as asst. chemist Cambria Steel Co., Johnstown, Pa .; in 1886 became chemist of the C.&N. W.Ry., and in 1888 other duties were added and he as- sumed present position as chemist and engr. of tests for same company; also engr. of tests C.,St. P.,M.&O.Ry. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Soc. of Chem- ical Industry of England, Franklin Inst. (Phila. ), Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Am. Soc. for Testing Ma- terials, Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: Chicago shops C.&N.W.Ry.
DAVIDSON, William Joseph, theological prof .; b. Warsaw, 11I., Mar. 22, 1869; s. William Henry and Hannah (West) Davidson; B.Sc., Chaddock Coll., Quincy, III., 1893; A.B., Ill. Wesleyan Univ., 1894; S.T.B., Garrett Bibl. Inst., Evanston, Ill., 1897; spl. student mathematics, Cornell, 1892, and philosophy, Boston Univ., 1898; teacher Greek and Hebrew, Garrett Bibl, Inst., 1900-2, also asst. libra- rian; (D.D., Garrett, 1908; LL.D., Neb. Wesleyan Univ., 1913); m. Katharine Elizabeth Doolittle, of Carrollton, Ill., Feb. 21, 1900. Ordained M.E. minis- try, 1896; pastor, Roodhouse, Ill., 1897, Greenfield, 1898-9, First Ch., Decatur, 1902-7 (one of the larg- est churches of the denomination in the world) ; chancellor Neb. Wesleyan Univ., 1908-10; prof. sa- cred rhetoric, 1910-11, prof. religious edn. since 1912, Garrett Bibl. Inst. (Northwestern Univ.). Mem. N.E.A., Chicago Soc. Bibl. Research, Chicago Theol. Faculties Union, Gen. Conf. M.E. Ch., 1908, 12, 16; commn. on religious edn. of Federal Council of Chs. of Christ in America; com. on edn., Inter- nat. S.S. Assn. Club: University. Republican. Ad- dress: Evanston, Ill.
DAVIE, see also Davey.
DAVIE, George F., iron and steel; b. Boston. 1861; s. George and Emma E. (Bayers) Davie; ed. Englewood (Ill.) High Sch .; m. Elinor H. Evans,
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of Chicago, Nov. 1, 1893; 3 children: Weston Evans, of the Army of Santiago, Chicago Real Estate Bd .. Gertrude Evans, George F., Jr. Entered iron trade, Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: at 18, as bookkeeper for an iron metal firm; in Hamilton, Ravisloe Country. Recreations: military and golf. Home: 5125 Ellis Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St. same line of business for self, 1887-1905; an or- ganizer of the Interstate Iron & Steel Co., 1905, of which has since been vice pres. and treas. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Re- publican. Baptist. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Automobile, Midlothian Country, Un- dercliff Sportsmen's Assn. Recreations: golf, hunt- ing, fishing, motoring. Home: 5907 Sheridan Rd. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
DAVIES, Charles Francis, real estate; b. Ur- bana, Ill., Feb. 20, 1865; s. Benjamin M. and Eliz- abeth (Cook) Davies; early edn. in pub. schs .; grad. Washburn Coll., 1884; LL.B., Yale Law Sch., 1886; m. Lena Tipton, of Jacksonville, Ill., 1886; children: Nallah Frances, Lubeth Margurite. Ad- mitted to bar, 1886, and settled in practice in Chi- cago same year; now engaged in real estate busi- ness. Club: Union League. Recreation: automobile. Home: 6117 Vernon Av. Office: Hartford Bldg.
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