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DAVIES, David Charles; b. in Wales, June 23, 1866: s. Robert Joseph and Frances ( Humphreys) Davies; ed. Univ. College Sch., London, Eng .; Univ. College of Wales, Aberystwyth; came to America, 1888; m. Abbie Stuart Poole, of Chicago, Dec. 18, 1912. Began as clk. with Marshall Field & Co., 1889-94; became connected with Field Museum of Natural History, Feb., 1894, and now asst. sec., au- ditor and recorder same. Mason. Club: Windsor Golf. Home: 6835 Chappel Av.
DAVIES, Edgar Thomas, formerly chief factory inspector of the State of Ill. (See vol. 1911.)
DAVIES, Morgan Lloyd, lawyer; b. Dixon, Ill., Mar. 4, 1880; s. Thomas G. and Mary L. (Davies) Davies; grad. Northern Ill. Normal Sch., 1895; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; spl. course, law dept., same, 1900- 02; m. Esther Ayres Dement, of Dixon, Ill., Oct. 18, 1913; 2 children: Anne, Mary. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903; associated in practice with Defrees, Brace & Ritter, 1903-4; gen. atty. South Chicago City Ry. Co., 1904-7; in gen. practice since 1907; atty. for Crime Committee of City Council, 1914; spl. asst. to U.S. atty. gen. in anti-trust cases, 1913- 17; mem. firm of Richberg, Ickes, Davies & Lord. Democrat. Methodist. Club: University. Home: 150 E. Superior St. Office: 1916 Harris Trust Bldg.
DAVIES, Ray H., surgeon; b. Camden, Me., Feb. 11, 1877; s. Thomas M. and Ella F. (Russ) Davies; Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn .; M.D., Boston Univ. Sch. of Medicine, 1903; post-grad. work, New York and Paris, France; m. Kathryn Rainey, of New- port, Ky., Aug. 4, 1910; 1 daughter, Virginia, Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1906: attending surgeon West Side Hosp .; prof. surgery (gynecology), Il1. Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; med, referee Travelers' Ins. Co., Conn. Mut. Life Ins. Co., Germania Life Ins. Co. First It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A .; Ist It. Med. Corps, Ill. N.G. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S., Phi Gamma Delta. Mason (323, K.T., Shriner). Club: Union League. Home: 5828 Kenmore Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
DAVIES, William Burt, patent lawyer; b. Chi- cago, July 1, 1879; s. late William John and Anna Jane (Ross) Davies; prep. edn. Chicago pub. schs .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; m. Louise Blanche Greenlee, of Chicago, June 23, 1906. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900; mem. patent law firm of Dyrenforth, Lee, Chritton & Wiles. Mem. Patent Bar Assn. of Chicago. Republican. Clubs: City, Suburban of La Grance (sec.), Edgewood Golf. Recreation: out- door diversions. Home: La Grange, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
DAVIS, Abel, vice pres. Chicago Title & Trust Co .; b. Chicago, Dec. 26, 1874; s. Peter and Keile (Hochsberger) Davis; ed. Chicago pub. high schs .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1901. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901; mem. firm Gardner, Stern, Anderson & Davis until 1904, Stern, Anderson & Davis, 1910-12. Mem. lower house, 43d 111. Gen. Assembly, 23d Dis- trict, 1902-4; Cook County recorder, 1904-12; now vice pres. Chicago Title & Trust Co. Mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Republican. Mem. Sinai Congrega- tion. Mason. Was maj. 1st Inf. I.N.G. Mem. Soc.
DAVIS, Arthur Joseph, fire ins .; b. Alton, Ill .. Jan. 16, 1881; s. Levi and Mary E. (Wise) Davis; ed. pvt. sch. and Alton High Sch .; m. Emily G. Drury, of Alton, Feb. 7, 1905; I son, Arthur Drury. Started in ins. business as mem. firm of Edgar M. Davis & Co., St. Louis, 1901; assisted in organiz- ing St. Louis Fire Ins. Co .; then and now gen. agent Arizona Fire Ins. Co. for 6 Central states, as Central Dept. ( Ill., Ind., Ohio, Mich. and Wis.); also gen. agent Guardian Fire Ins. Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah, for Ill., Wis., Ohio, Ind. and Mich. Has resided in Chicago since 1911; mem. A. J. Davis & Co., ins. Republican. Roman Catholic. Mem. of the Fire Underwriters' Assn. of the North West. Club: Illinois Athletic. Recreations: hunt- ing and fishing. Home: 1624 Chase Av. Office: 2019 Ins. Exchange.
DAVIS, Brode Bedford, lawyer; b. Lewis, Ia., Jan. 15, 1868; s. Mahlon J. and Priscilla K. (Shu- man) Davis; ed. Univ. of la .; LL. B., Univ. of Mich., 1890; m. Bertha Peacock, of Chicago, Feb. 6, 1901. Admitted to bar in Mich. and Ill., 1890; mem. of law firm of Walker & Davis, 1892-1900; then office asso. of Col. Frank O. Lowden, with whom was associated until his election as gov. of Ill. Pres. Battle Creek Breakfast Food Co. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: Union League, Calumet, Hamilton, City, Law, Ill. Athletic, Uni- versity, Mid-Day, South Shore. Home: 5324 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1011 The Rookery.
DAVIS, Carl Braden, surgeon; b. Chicago, Oct. 9. 1877; s. Dr. Charles Gilbert and Isabella ( Braden) Davis; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1900: M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1903; m. Elsie Florence Booth, of Chicago, Dec. 10, 1907; 3 children: Carl, 2d, Dorothy, John B. Practiced in Chicago since 1903; asst. prof. surgery, Rush Med. Coll .; asso. attending surgeon, Presbyn. Hosp. Lt. Med. Re- serve Corps, U.S.A. Member A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Coun- try. Home: 4830 Lake Park Av. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.
DAVIS, Carl Henry, obstetrician, gynecologist; b. Halsey, Linn Co., Ore., Aug. 6, 1883; s. Henry Clinton and Clara Bell (Penland) Davis; A.B., Univ. of Ore., 1905; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1906. M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1909; unmarried. Instr. obstetrics and gynecology, Rush Med. Coll., and Central Free Dispensary; asst. attending obstetri- cian and gynecologist to Presbyn. Hosp, First lt. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Fellow A.M.A .: mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Gynecol. Soc., Alpha Kappa Kappa. Club: Quad- rangle. Methodist. Author: Painless Childbirth, Eutocia and Nitrous Oxid-Oxygen Analgesia, 1916 (2 edits.). Contbr. articles on obstetrics and gyne- cology to Jour. A.M.A., Modern Hospital, Am. Jour. Surgery, Jour. Mich. Med. Soc., Surgery, Gyne- cology and Obstetrics, etc. Residence: Windermere Hotel. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
DAVIS, Cecil C(lark) (Mrs. Richard Harding Davis), artist; d. John Marshall and Louise (Quay ) Clark; ed. pvt. schs., Farmington, Conn .; m. Rich- ard Harding Davis (novelist), Apr. 4, 1899 (died Apr. 12, 1916). Exhibited New York, Chicago, San Francisco. Progressive Republican. Clubs: Wo- man's City, Casino, Arts (Chicago) ; Colony (New York). Home: 847 Lincoln Parkway. Studio: 19 E. Pearson St.
DAVIS, Charles Edwin, pres. Rothschild & Co., dept. store; b. Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 27, 1861; s. Charles and Sarah (Moulton) Davis; attended Harvard, class of 1883; m. Sarah Gordon, of Chi- cago, Mar., 1888; 1 son, Gordon. Came to Chicago in 1883, and was with John A. Tolman & Co., wholesale grocers, until 1887; became pvt. sec. with Nelson Morris & Co., 1887; gen. mgr. Roth- schild & Co., 1895-1901, pres. since 1901. Republic- an. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Midlothian, South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day.
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Recreations: golf and shooting. Residence: Hotel Metropole. Office: State and Van Buren Sts.
DAVIS, Charles Gilbert, physician; b. Clay Co., Mo., Oct. 14, 1849; s. Dr. George W. and Mary W. (Brooks) Davis; grad. Western Christian Univ., Ottumwa, Kan., at 17; grad. Cincinnati Eclectic Med. Inst .; resumed studies and grad. Univ. of Va., 1873; asst. physician Quarantine Hosp., St. Louis, 1 yr .; M.D., ad eundem, Mo. Med. Coll .; prac- ticed 1 year at Mulberry, Mo .; studied in France. 1892-3. Practiced in Chicago since 1876; attending physician Cook Co. and Lakeside hosps .; clinic Washington Park Hosp., Wednesdays; pres. Wan- nita (Colo.) Radinm Sanitarium. Mem. A.M.A., III. State and Chicago med. socs., Tri-State Med. Soc. United Presbyterian. Clubs: Hamilton, Commer- cial, Illinois, 111., Athletic. Author: Philosophy of Life. Home: 4630 Grand Boul., Chicago; (sum- mer) Wannita, Colo. Office: 22 E. Washington St., Chicago.
DAVIS, Edgar George, M.D .; b. Crawfordsville, Ind., Ang. 15, 1870: s. of James and Elizabeth (Thompson) Davis; . B.S., Wabash Coll., 1893, M.S., 1898; M.D., Chicago Home. Med. Coll., 1896; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1900; m. Hoopeston, Ill., Jan. 31, 1911, Eva Dallstream. Engaged in practice since 1896; specialist in cutaneous and urogenital dis- eases; asso. prof. dermatology, Hahnemann Med. Coll .; formerly dermatologist and attending phys. in contagious diseases, Cook Co. Hosp .; dermatolo- gist to Hahnemann Hosp. Home: 640 York Pl. Office: 209 S. State St.
DAVIS, Edwin Scott; b. Greenville, Pa., Dec. 24, 1877; s. of Abram R. and Mary E. Davis; came to Chicago with parents, 1887; ed. grammar schs., Chicago; m. Grace Brown, of Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 20, 1903; 2 sons: Edwin Clark, John Brown. Began as sec. and treas. Lake Shore Sand Co .; pres. Ideal Crushed Stone Co. since 1916; also pres. Davis Electric Equipment Co. since 1915. Repub- lican. Elected pres. Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1917. Club: Builders'. Home: 6740 Bennett Av. Office: 1120 City Hall Sq. Bldg.
DAVIS, Effa V., M.D .; b. in Ill .; d. Frederick Jenkins and Nancy Janet (Foot) Davis; ed. Morris (Ill.) Normal Sch .; M.D., Woman's Med. Sch. (Northwestern Univ.), 1891. Practiced in Chicago since 1891; formerly clin. asst. prof. of obstetrics, Rush Med. Coll .; now phys. in chief, Chicago Ma- ternity Hosp. and Training Sch. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Woman's Pro- tective Assn., Polit. Equality League. Club: Wo- man's City. Home: 2314 N. Clark St.
DAVIS, Elmer Joseph, supt. Chicago Dist. Anti- Saloon League of 1Il .; b. N. Eaton, Lorain Co., O., Apr. 9, 1869: s. Thomas Jefferson and Mary Naomi (Brooks) Davis; ed. common schs, of N. Eaton, and Avalon (Mo.) Coll .; m. Mary Minton Smith, of Brookfield, Mo., Nov. 27, 1894: children: Nelson Louis, Rollo Joseph, James Brooks, Raymond Hoyt, William Mead. Engaged as sash and door mfr., 1893-1907. Pres. Englewood Law and Order League, 1905-10; one of founders of Chicago Law and Order League and County Voters' League: assisted in movement to close saloons in Chicago on Sunday; supt. Chicago Dist. Anti-Saloon League of Ill. since Sept., 1911. Independent Republican. Mem. Disciples of Christ. Recreation: home life. Home: 2018 W. 101st Pl. Office: 189 W. Madison St.
DAVIS, George Coit, president G. M. Davis Reg- ulator Co .; b. Austin, Ill., June 6, 1875; s. George Mortimer and Henrietta (Dales) Davis; grad. Aus- tin High Sch., 1895; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; m. Jamie Barns Dunklin, of Little Rock, Ark., June 6, 1900. Has been identified with G. M. Davis Regu- lator Co., established by his father, since begin- ning of active career, and hecame pres. in 1908. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 422 Milwaukee Av., Chicago.
DAVIS, George Gilbert, surgeon; b. Chicago, Jan. 4, 1879; s. Dr. Charles Gilbert and Isabella ( Braden) Davis; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1904: post-grad. work in Vienna and Berlin. Began practice in Chicago, 1904; instr.
surgery, Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, since 1907; surgeon to Presbyn. Hosp .; asso. prof. surgery, Univ. of Philippines, and surgeon to Philippine Gen. Hosp., 1913; surgeon to Canton (China) Gen. Hosp., 1914; lt. col. Royal Army Med. Corps and operating surgeon at 23d Gen. Hosp., British ex- peditionary force, in France, 1915-16; capt. 1st Ill. Field Hosp. Med. Corps, Ill. N.G .; maj. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps U.S.A., and chief in sur- gery No. 13 Base Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Sur- geons; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc. Clubs: University, South Shore Coun- try. Residence: University Club. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
DAVIS, George Thompson Brown, author. Re- moved to New York. (See Who's Who in Amer- ica.)
DAVIS, Haim Iddell, M.D .; b. Kovno, Russia, July 21, 1865; s. Peter and Catherine Davis; ed. pub. schs. and gymnasium in Russia, and grad. from Imperial Univ. of Kharkoff, Russia, M.D., 1891; m. Agnes Davis, of Chicago, Apr. 21, 1894: children: Ethel Mildred, David Harold. Came to Chicago from Russia in 1891; asso. prof. of psy- chiatry, Univ. of Ill. Coll. of Medicine; attending neurologist of Michael Reese Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago and Ill. State med. socs. Republican. Home: 5811 Calumet Av. Office: 25 E. Washing- ton St.
DAVIS, James Ewing, lawyer; b. Maidsville, W. Va., Mar. 19, 1868; s. Lorenzo and Cynthia (Mil- ler) Davis; A.B., and LL.B., W. Va. Univ., Morgan- town, 1891; m. Katharine Irwin, of Chicago, Feh. 24, 1902; children: Ruth Olivia, Eloise Cynthia, James Irwin. Admitted to W.Va. bar, 1891; came to Chicago in 1893, and since engaged in practice; mem. firm of Short, Davis & Rust. Mem. Bd. Civil Service Commrs. of Cook Co., 1898-9. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Mason (32", Shriner), Odd Fellow (Grand Master Grand Lodge of Ill., 1910), K.P. Club: Hamilton, Recre- ation: swimming. Home: 5819 Michigan Av. Of- fice: 155 N. Clark St.
DAVIS, James Henry, heating and ventilating engr .: b. Oswego, N.Y., Oct. 12, 1853; s. Richard A. and Susan A. (Sinclair) Davis; ed. pub, grammar and high school, Oswego, N.Y .; m. Chicago, Oct. 18, 1882, Emily E. Simmons; children: Richard J., Edith O. Came to Chicago, 1873, and shortly after engaged in the heating and ventilating business with Barker & Smith Co., of which was sec .; after- ward with F. W. Lamb & Co., Standard Radiator Co. and Warren Webster Co., succeeded in busi- ness, Mar., 1901, by the Am. Engring. Specialty Co., of which was vice pres. and mgr .; now dept. mgr. American Radiator Co. Republican. Chris- tian Scientist. Mem. Am. Soc. Heating and Ven- tilating Engrs. Mason (K.T.) Club: Mystic Ath- letic. Home: 5227 Dorchester Av. Office: 816 S. Michigan Av.
DAVIS, James L., commercial paper; b. Shelby- ville, 111., Sept. 25, 1869; s. James P. and Caroline ( Johnston) Davis; ed. pub. schs. of Shelbyville, and Freeport, Ill .; m. Elinor Julie Follett, of Schenevns, N.Y., Aug. 18, 1897. Clerk for Burn- ham, Trevett & Mattis, Huron, S.D., 1890-5; came to Chicago and in employ of C.&N.W.Ry.Co. until 1902; asst. to the mgr. of Morley Bros., wholesale saddlery, 1902-4; became identified with Frank G. Wright & Co., commercial paper, Feb. 1, 1904, as sec. and treas., vice pres. since 1913. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreations: tennis, fishing. Home: 4736 Magnolia Av. Office: New York Life Bldg.
DAVIS, John F., sales mgr .; b. Piqua, O., July 18, 1870; s. John and Georgia (Wright) Davis; ed. pub. schs. of Piqua; Eastman Nat. Business Coll., Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; m. Elizabeth Ann Tappe, of Sidney, O., Aug., 1892; children: John Eugene, Naomi Wright. Identified with various depts. of boiler business since 1891; removed to Chicago, 1905; with the E. Keeler Co., mfrs. high pressure steam boilers, as dist. sales mgr. at Chicago since 1913. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: motoring, fishing, hunt-
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ing. Home: 6212 Eberhart Av. Office: 1409 Harris Louisiana Marguerite, Virginia Ro Bards, Moved Trust Bldg.
DAVIS, John Scudder, surgeon; b. nr. Lexington, Ky., Oct. 20, 1862; s. of William Hope and Rachael Ann Davis; M.D., Eclectic Med. Inst., Cincinnati, O., 1883; m. Harriette Prescott, of Santa Barbara, Cal., Oct. 6, 1888. Practiced in Chicago since 1883; mem. surg. staff, South Chicago Hosp .; surgeon to B.&O.Ry., I.C.R.R., Belt Ry. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Home: 9029 Exchange Av. Office: 9119 Commer- cial Av.
DAVIS, Lyndall Llewellyn, dentist; b. Yeovil, Eng., Sept. 7, 1858; s. Albert and Anna (Foan) Da- vis; D.D.S., Univ. of Mich., 1884; m. Macon, Ga., 1894, Annie Laurie Harris; m. 2d, Chicago, Dec. 4, 1904, Miss A. Johnson. Engaged in practice of den- tistry in Chicago since 1884; demonstrator of his- tology, Chicago Dental Coll., 1884-8; prof. histolo- gy and embryology, Am. Dental Coll., 1892-3; sec. State Bd. of Dental Examiners, 1893-7; dean North- western Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1897-9. Mem. Chi- cago Dental Soc. (ex-sec.), Chicago Odontographic Soc. (sec.), Chicago Odontological Soc. (ex-pres.), Ill. State Dental Soc., Nat. Dental Assn., North Shore Dental Soc. (pres.), Chicago Dental Research Club. Asso. editor Dental Review, 1885-91; editor Delta Sigma Delta Desmos, 1892-4. Mem. Chicago Hussars, 1892-4, and City Troop, afterward mus- tered into Nat. Guard as Troop C, 1st Ill. Cav. Clubs: City, Intercollegiate, Rogers Park Yacht and Boat. Comdr. Rogers Park Vol. Life Saving Station. Author of essays in dental mags., also pa- pers read before dental orgns. Recreations: hunt- ing and dogs. Home: 1307 Pratt Av. Office: Wil- loughby Bldg., cor. Michigan Av. and Madison St.
DAVIS, Nathan Smith, M.D .; b. Chicago, Sept. 5, 1858; s. Dr. Nathan Smith and Anna Maria (Park- er) Davis; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1880, A.M., 1883; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1883; post-grad. course in Heidelberg, and Vienna, 1885; m. Jessie B. Hopkins, of Madison, Wis., Apr. 16, 1884. Asso. prof. pathology, 1884-6, prof. principles and prac- tice of medicine and of clin. medicine since 1886, and formerly dean, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; phys. to Mercy, Wesley and St. Luke's hosps. Mem. 9th Internat. Med. Congress, Pan-Am. Med. Con- gress, etc .; vice pres. U.S. Pharmacopoeia Conv., 1910; formerly chmn. sect. of therapeutics and pharmacology and sec. of sect. of medicine, A.M.A .; chmn. sect, of medicine, Ill. State Med. Soc. Trus- tee Northwestern Univ., Chicago Y.M.C.A., Wesley Hosp .; chmn. bd. scientific govrs., Chicago Acad. Science; mem. many nat. and local med. and scien- tific socs. Author: Consumption, How to Prevent It and How to Live With It; Diseases of the Lungs, Heart and Kidneys; Dietetics, or Alimento-Thera- py. Recreations: gardening and natural history. Home: S E. Huron St. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
DAVIS, Ozora Stearns, theologian; b. Wheelock, Vt., July 30, 1866; s. Alexander Warner and Caro- line (Burroughs) Davis; A.B., Dartmouth, 1889; grad. Hartford (Conn.) Theol. Sem., 1894; A.M., Ph.D., Univ. of Leipzig, 1896; (D.D., Ia. Coll., 1906, Dartmouth, 1909); m. Grace Emeline Tinker, of White River Junction, Vt., Nov. 17, 1896. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1896; prin. White River Junc- tion High Sch., 1889-91; pastor First Ch., Spring- field, Vt., 1896-9, Central Ch., Newtonville, Mass., 1899-1904, South Ch., New Britain, Conn., 1904-S; pres. Chicago Theol. Sem. since Apr. 15, 1909. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi. Clubs; Univer- sity, City. Author: John Robinson, the Pilgrim Pastor, 1903; An Invested Life: Butler Winfield Firman, 1912; The Pilgrim Faith, 1913. Home: 5725 Blackstone Av.
with parents to Chicago, 1879; in real estate office of Baird & Bradley, 1880-91; with Dibblee & Ma- nierre, 1891-1906; with First Trust & Savings Bank as real estate officer, since March, 1906. Mem. Chi- cago Real Estate Bd., Building Mfrs.' Assn, Demo- crat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Mid-Day, Church, Sko- kie Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 501 Wash- ington Av., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 30 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
DAVIS, Thomas Archibald, surgeon; b. Inger- soll, Ont., Dec. 22, 1858; s. Thomas and Catherine (Kennedy) Davis; moved in early life to Wis .; ed. pub. schs., followed by partial collegiate training; taught sch .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1885; in- terne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1885-6; m. 1893, Jennie, d. J. L. McKee, of Three Oaks, Mich. In practice at Chicago since 1887. Apptd. lecturer on surgery, 1887, adj. prof. surgery, 1892, asso. prof., 1894, prof. surgery, 1896, Coll. Phys. and Surg. First asst. to Dr. Christian Fenger 8 yrs .; surgeon at Cook Co. Hosp. from 1874; also surgeon West Side Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago and Ill. State med. soes., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc. Ma- son (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Illinois, Physicians'. Home: 2344 Jackson Boul.
DAVIS, Will(iam) J(ames), retired theatrical mgr .; b. on farm, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Feb. 8, 1844; S. Thomas Gleason and Ann Isabella Mc- Whorter) Davis; ed. pub. schs., Elkhart, Ind .; m. Jessie Bartlett, 1880 (died May 14, 1905): 2d, Mary Ellen O'Hagan, June 12, 1907. Served U.S. Navy, 1861-5; in business offices, Chicago, 1866-9; in in- ternal revenue service in Miss., 1869-73; later in ry. service, Chicago; became advance agt. and mgr. of theatrical cos .; leased Haymarket Theatre, Chi- cago, 1887; mgr. of Columbia Theatre, Chicago, 1890-1900; mem. Hayman & Davis Co., owners of new Illinois Theatre, Chicago; retired from ac- tive theatricals, 1914; was one of the owners and mgrs. of the ill-fated Iroquois Theatre; was prose- cuted for this disaster, but after tedious trial was acquitted. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Fellowship, The Green Room, South Shore Country, Indiana Soc., The Strollers. Country home: Willowdale Farms, Crown Point, Ind. Home: 4740 Grand Boul., Chicago.
DAVIS, William Walley, manager By Products Coke Corph .; b. Tredyffin, Chester Co., Pa., May 7, 1868; s. Isaac Henry and Sydney Christine { Bowman) Davis; ed. under pyt. tutors; Lauter- bach Acad., Phila .; B.S. in chemistry, Lafayette Coll., 1889; m. Lillian Hodgson, of Norfolk, Va., Apr. 21, 1911; children: Jean, Dorothy. Chemical mfr., Easton, Pa., 1889-92; chemist Secaucus (N.J.) Iron Co., 1892-3, Crozier Iron Co., Roanoke, Va., 1893-6, Norfolk & Western Ry. Co., 1896-8; chief chemist and furnace supt., Va. Iron, Coal & Coke Co., Bristol, Tenn., 1898-1903; supt. various plants, Semet Solvay Co., 1903-S: dist. supt., same, Steel- ton, Pa., 1908-16; mgr. By Products Coke Corpn. since Feb. 1, 1916: also 2d vice pres. and supt. Calumet, Hammond & S.E. R.R. Co. Clubs: Union League, Edgewater Golf, Bob o' Link Golf. Recre- ation: golf. Home: 1218 Sherwin Av. Office: 1501 McCormick Bldg.
DAVISON, see also Davidson.
DAVISON, Charles, surgeon; b. on farm, Lake Co., Ill., Jan. 13, 1858; s. Peter and Martha Maria (Whedon) Davison; acad. edn .; M.D., Northwest- ern Univ. Med. Sch., 1883 (hon. A.M., Northwestern, 1917); interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1883-4; m. Mary Lavinia Kidd, of Chicago, Oct. 20, 1887; 1 son, Charles Marshall. In practice at Chicago since 1884; asst. surgeon, Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1887-92; attending surgeon, Cook Co. Hosp., since 1894, West Side Hosp., 1896-07, and University Hospital since 1908; prof. surgery, Chicago Clin. Sch., 1896-06; prof. surg. anatomy, 1899-1900, adj. prof. clin. surgery, 1900-3, adj, prof. surgery and clin. surgery, 1903-4, prof. same since 1905, Coll. of Medicine of Univ. of Ill., Chicago. One of founders of West Side and University hosps .; trustee Univ. of Ill., 1905-11; mem. Draft Exemption Bd. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem.
DAVIS, Robert Latham, real estate officer; b. on farm, Mercer Co., Ky., Oct. 9, 1862; s. Henry H. and Anna (Latham) Davis; ed. private schs. at Harrodsburg, Ky., up to age of 14, then 2 years in Danville (Ky.) Military Acad., and sophomore and junior years in Lake View High School, Chicago; also term at Met. Business Coll., Chicago; m. at "Lynnwood," nr. Danville, Ky., Apr. 29, 1891, Belle Ro Bards; children: Augusta Burton (deceased), A.M.A., Ill. State Medical Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc., Dorothy Belle, Robert Latham, Jr. (deceased), Physicians' Club, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha
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DAWES, Charles Gates, financier; b. Marietta, O., Aug. 27, 1865: s. Gen. Rufus R. and Mary Be- man (Gates) Dawes; A.B., Marietta Coll., 1884, A.M., 1887; LL.B., Cincinnati Law Sch., 1886; m. Caro D. Blymyer, of Cincinnati, Jan. 24, 1889; chil- dren: Rufus Fearing (deceased), Carolyn (Mrs. Melvin B. Ericson). Admitted to bar, 1886; in prac- tice, Lincoln, Neb., ISS7-94; since then interested in gas business in many cities of the U.S. Was executive of Mckinley movement in Ill., resulting in Mckinley instructions at Springfield Conv., 1896; mem. exec. com. of Rep. Nat. Com. in cam- paign of 1896; comptroller of the currency, 1897- 1902; pres. Central Trust Co. of Ill., Chicago. since 1902; was vice pres. Chicago Clearing House Assn. (resigned June, 1917), vice pres. Chicago Opera Assn .; pres. Rufus F. Dawes Hotel Assn. Commd. lt. col. 7th Regt. Engrs., May, 1917, to assist in rebuilding railroads in France. Author: The Bank- ing Systems of the United States, 1892. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Onwentsia, Commercial, Cliff Dwellers, Hamilton, Glen View, Evanston, Evanston Country, Evanston Golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Central Trust Co. of Ill., Chicago.
DAWES, Chester Mitchell, lawyer; b. N. Adams, Mass., July 14, 1855; s. late U.S. Senator Henry Laurens and Electa (Sanderson) Dawes; A.B., Yale, 1876; LL.B., Boston Univ., 1878; m. Ada B. Laffin, of Chicago, May 12, 1881. Admitted to bar, 1878; gen. solicitor, 1900-9, gen. counsel since June, 1909, C., B.&Q.R.R.Co. PresdI. elector, 1896; mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn .. 1899-1902, and 1907-10. Mem. Am., 111. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago, Wayfarers, Dofobs. Home: 731 Rush St. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul.
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