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AMBERG, Theodore Jacob, secretary of Amberg File & Index Co .; b. Mineral Point, Wis., Sept. 12. 1858; s. John A. and Margaret ( Hoeffler ) Amberg: ed. Central High Sch., Chicago; m. Chicago, Sept. 7, 1881, Bertha A. Atkins; children: Arthur John, Theodore William, Harold Vincent, Robert Atkins, Paul Gregory, Edward Joseph, William Cameron. Began as printer in office of Cameron, Amberg & Co., 1874; transferred to counting room, 1877; mem. of firm since 1885, conducting letter file business, and when that portion of the business was sepa- rated and incorporated, 1889, also became sec. and mgr. Amberg File & Index Co .; sec. Loretto Iron Co. Single Taxer. Catholic. Home: 544 Melrose St. Office: 1400 Fulton St.
AMBERG, Willlam A., mfr .; b. Albstadt, near Hanau, Bavaria, July 6, 1847: s. John A. and Mar- garet ( Hoeffler) Amberg; removed with parents to Mineral Point, Wis., 1852; ed. common schs. and
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Sinsinawa Mound Coll .; m. Sept. 7, 1869, Sarah
AMES, James C., investment banker; b. Chicago, Agnes, d. late James Ward, Chicago; children (liv- Mar. 30, 1880; s. Franklin and Emma (Cowen) ing): John Ward, Mary Agnes, Genevieve (Mrs. Ames; ed. Harvard Sch., Chicago, until 1897; grad. Joseph W. Cremin). Was cik. in dry goods store, Lawrenceville (N.J.) Sch., 1899; A.B., Princeton, 1903; m. Zoe Kendall, of Princeton, 111., July 28, 1906. Began active career in employ of N. W. Har- ris & Co., Dec., 1903, continuing with that firm and its successor, the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, 8 yrs .; founder Ames, Emerich & Co., Mar., 1911, and continues as sr. partner. Dir. and mem exec. com. Chicago Morris Plan Bank. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Dir. Presbyn. Home for the Aged. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Univer- sity, Onwentsia, Casino. Home: 325 Belden Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St. Mineral Point, Wis., 1860-4; came to Chicago, Jan. 2, 1865; bookkeeper Culver, Page & Hoyne, sta- tioners, 1865-70; one of founders of Cameron, Am- berg & Co., stationers and printers, 1870, retired 1890; pres. Amberg File & Index Co., Loretto Iron Co. In 1868 invented system of flat letter filing now in universal use, and numerous other devices in that line; established br. houses for this business at New York, 1872, and at London, 1875. Founded town of Amberg, Wis., 1887, by establishing gran- ite works, and later town of Athelstane, Wis. Jury commr. for Cook Co., 1907-15. Club: Mid-Day. Rec- AMES, John C., ex-collector of the port of Chi- cago. (See vol. 1911.) reations: golf, billiards. Home: 1301 N. State St., Chicago; (summer) Mackinac Island. Office: 1400 Fulton St., Chicago.
AMBLER, Eugene, coal; b. Milwaukee, Wis., May 23, 1875; s. Frank W. and Julia (Belden) Am- bler; grad. West Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1893; m. Mittie C. Strong, of Chicago, Oct. 24, 1899; 2 daugh- ters: Frances, Irene. Began as bookkeeper in Chi- cago office of Detroit Stove Works, 1893; in whole- sale coal business with Marmet Co. and Consoli- dated Coal Co., 1896-1903; in same business on own account under firm name of Eugene Ambler & Co., 1903-5; mem. Richards, Ambler & Co., 1906-15; Eu- gene Ambler & Co. since 1915. Republican. Bap- tist. Mason (32º, K.T., Shriner). Recreations: mo- toring and fishing. Home: 3713 Pine Grove Av. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.
AMBROSE, Charles, secretary Chicago Mine & Mill Supply Co. (See vol. 1911.)
AMERSON, George C., surgeon; b. Chicago, Nov. 8, 1877; s. William and Matilda (Schaubel) Amer- son; grad. Austin High Sch., Chicago; M.D., Hahne- mann Med. Coll., 1902; Coll. Phys. and Surg. ( Univ. of 111.), 1904; (hon. M.A., Valparaiso Univ., 1911); m. Isabel Coyle, of Chicago, Oct. 3, 1906; 1 son, William Palmer, Interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1902-4; attending surgeon, Cook Co. and Frances Willard hosps., 1905-13, Garfield Hosp. since 1902, West Side Hosp. since 1913; prof. surgery, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery, Ill. Post-Grad. Sch. of Medi- cine; maj. surgeon Ill. N.G., assigned to 1st Inf. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S., Tri-State Med. Soc., Phi Chi. Republican. Methodist. Mason (Aus- tin Lodge, Washington Chapter, Oriental Consis- tory, Medinah Temple) ; mem. Royal League. Club: Hamilton. Author of A Resume on Foreign Bodies in the Stomach, with a report of an interesting case, Ill. Med. Jour., May, 1916. Contbr. case re- ports to med. jours. Home: 138 S. Hamlin Av. Office: Marshall Field Annex.
AMERSON, William H., M.D .; b. Chicago, Feb. 16, 1869; s. William and Matilda (Schaubel) Amer- son; attended Northwestern Univ .; M.D., Chicago Homœ. Med. Coll., 1890, Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1901; m. Madge M. Hubbard, of Chicago, Apr. 27, 1892. Local preacher M.E. Ch., 1886-90; prac- ticed at Chicago since 1890; Ist vice pres. homœ. staff. Cook Co. Hosp., 1896-1902; mem. staff Cook Co. Hosp. 8 yrs. High phys. for Ill. of Independent Order of Foresters. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Mason (Past Mas- ter Siloam Lodge, 1898). Club: Alpine Gun. Home: 709 N. Central Av. Office: 3354 W. Madison St.
AMES, Edward Scribner, college prof., clergy- man; b. Eau Claire, Wis., Apr. 21, 1870; s. Lucius Bowles and Adeline (Scribner) Ames; A.B., Drake Univ., Des Moines, Ia., 1889, A.M., 1891; B.D., Yale Div. Sch., 1892; grad, student in philosophy, Yale, 1892-4; fellow in philosophy, Univ. of Chicago, 1894-5, Ph.D., 1895; m. Mabel Van Meter, of De- Soto, Ia., July 6, 1893. Instr., Disciples Div. House, 1895-7, docent in philosophy, 1896-7, Univ. of Chi- cago; prof, philosophy and pedagogy, Butler Coll., Indianapolis, 1897-1900; asso. in philosophy, 1900-1, instr., 1901-9, asst. prof., 1909-, Univ. of Chicago; also pastor Hyde Park Ch, of Disciples of Christ, Chicago, 1900 -. Mem. Am. Psychol. Assn., A.A. A.S., Western Philos. Assn. Clubs: Quadrangle, City, University, Chicago Literary. Author: Psy- chology of Religious Experience, 1910; The Higher Individualism, 1915. Home: 5722 Kimbark Av.
AMES, Knowlton L .; engaged in investment business under firm name of K. L. Ames & Co .; also pres, Booth Fisheries Co. Home: Wheaton, Ill. Offices: 108 S. LaSalle St., and 22 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
AMLING, Ernst C., wholesale florist, banker; b. Maywood, Ill., Oct. 10, 1868; s. Gottfried and Mar- garet (Gunther) Amling; ed. pub. schs., Maywood; m. Anna Schroeder, of Harlem, Ill., Jan. 14, 1892; 3 children: Adelaide, Gertrude, Harold. Began with Amling Bros., greenhouses, Maywood, 1887; en- tered business in own name as wholesale commis- sion florist, 1894; incorporated, Oct., 1910, as E. C. Amling Co., Inc., of which has since been pres .; also pres. State Bank of Oak Park. Mem. Soc. Am. Florists. Republican. Lutheran. Club: Oak Park. Recreations: motoring, fishing. Home: 708 Forest Av., Oak Park, Office: 173 N. Wabash Av., Chicago, and Oak Park, Il1.
AMSBARY, Wallace Bruce, lecturer; b. Pekin, Ill., Feb. 13, 1867; s. William Wallace and Harriet (Harlow) Amsbary; m. Bertha Louise Morgan, of Pasadena, Cal., May 18, 1903. On stage, 1886-97; supported Marie Wainwright, Thomas Q. Sea- brooke and Nat. Goodwin; lyceum work, since 1907. Club: Press. Author: The Ballades of Bourbon- nais, 1904. Lectures upon "Kipling," "Riley," "The Folk Lore of Tolstoi," "The Humor of Shakes- peare," "The French-Canadian in Song and Story," "Robert Louis Stevenson," "William Sidney Por- ter" (O. Henry), etc. Home: 4809 Lake Park Av.
AMSTER, Morris, merchant; b. Hungary, Dec. 31, 1869; s. Nathan and Rebecca (Feldman) Am- ster; came to U.S., 1882; ed. in Hungary, and pub. schs., Cleveland, O .; m. Dora Menke, of Chicago, June 22, 1897; children: Virgil, Beatrice (both de- ceased). Engaged in wholesole gen. mdse. business since beginning of active career; came to Chicago from Cleveland, 1887; with H. Wolfe & Co., in credit dept., 1887-93; connected with the N. Shure Co., premium goods, novelties and specialties, since 1893, now sec. and dir. same. Jewish religion. Home: 2516 N. Kedzie Bonl. Office: 237 W. Madi- son St.
ANDERSEN, Arthur E., accountant; b. Plano, Ill., May 30, 1885; s. of John William and Mary ( Aabye) Andersen; degree of Certified Pub. Ac- countant, Univ. of Ill., 1908; Bach. Bus. Adminis- tration, Northwestern Univ., 1917; m. Emma Ar- nold, of Chicago, Aug. 8, 1906; children: Ethyl Ber- nice, Arthur Arnold. Sr. accountant, Price, Water- house & Co., 1907-11; comptroller, Uihlein inter- ests, Milwaukee, 1911-12; sr. partner Andersen, De Lany & Co., certified pub, accountants, since 1913; prof. accounting, Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Com- merce, since 1912. Mem. Am. Inst. Accountants, Ill. Soc. Certified Pub. Accountants, Soc. of Industrial Engrs., Alpha Kappa Psi. Clubs: Mid-Day, 111. Athletic. Author: Complete Accounting Course. 1917. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 811 Mon- ticello St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1814 Harris Trust Bldg., Chicago.
ANDERSEN, Arthur Olaf, teacher of musical theory and composition; b. Newport, R.I., Jan. 30, 1880; s. Anders and Helen (Monsen) Andersen; ed. pub. and high schs., and under pvt. tutors; studled music under masters in Boston, Paris, Berlin and Rome; m. Mary Storrs, of Chicago, July 25, 1907; children: Andreas Storrs, Mary H., Helen L. Has been connected with the American Conservatory of
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Music since 1908. Mem. Am. Soc. Musicians. Club: returned to Chicago and studied irrigation proj- Cliff Dwellers (sec.). Composer numerous pub- ects, subsequently acquiring The Irrigation Age, lished compositions and many in MS, which have of which has since been editor; also publisher. had repeated hearings in Chicago by Chicago art- Author: The Primer of Irrigation. Democrat. Ma- son (K.T., Shriner), Elk. Club: Press. Home: 632 Linden Av., Elgin, Ill. Office: 30 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. ists, choruses and orchestras. Recreations: tennis, golf. Home: 6113 Kimbark Av. Studio: American Conservatory of Music.
ANDERSEN, William G., manufacturing jewel- er; b. Chicago, Dec. 26, 1866; s. Sebastian and Caro- line (Juergens) Andersen; ed. grammar and high schs., and business coll .; m. Stella Leicht, of Chi- cago, Feb. 28, 1899; 1 daughter, Vera Louise. Has been identified with manufacture of jewelry since 1884; always with the same house, founded by father and Paul Juergens; pres. Juergens & An- dersen Co. since death of Mr. Juergens, 1911. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chicago Jewelers' Assn. Republican. 'Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Germania, South Shore Country, Edgewater Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 2400 Lake View Av. Office: 108 N. literature, history, travel, nature. Home: 2337 W. State St.
ANDERSON, Alexander Pierce, botanical and chemical research; b. Red Wing, Minn., Nov. 22, 1862; s. John and Britta M. (Gustafson) Anderson (both natives of Sweden); B.S., Univ. of Minn., 1894, M.S., 1895; Ph.D., Univ. of Munich, 1897; m. Lydia Johnson, Highlands, N.C., Aug. 11, 1898; children: Leonard Alexander, Louise Alexandra and John Pierce. Botanist Clemson Coll., S.C., 1896-9; asst. prof, hotany, Univ. of Minn., 1899- 1900; curator herbarium Columbia Univ., 1901. In- ventor new processes of treating cereal grains and starch materials. Contbr. to Am. and foreign biol. jours. Home: 5552 Everett Av.
ANDERSON, Augustine Hugo Wells, clergyman; b. Providence, R.I., July 19, 1874; s. Edward John and Elizabeth Anne (Butt) Anderson; prep. edn. Morey and Goffs Classical Sch., Providence; B.A., Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn., 1901; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., 1904; (D.D., Highland Coll., Kan., 1917); m. Emma Webster Powell, of St. Louis, Mo., Apr. 29, 1916. Deacon and priest, 1904; rector of St. John's Ch., Great Bend, Kan., 1904-5; Canon of Christ Ch. Cathedral, St. Louis, 1905-7; archdeacon of Cairo, 1907-9; rector All Saints Ch., Ravens- wood, Chicago, since 1909. Mem. Sigma Alpha Ep- silon. Mason. Republican. Club: University, Home: 4550 N. Hermitage Av.
ANDERSON, Charles Palmerston, bishop; b. in Kemptville, Can., Sept. 8, 1863; s. Henry and Maria R. Anderson; ed. Trinity Coll. Sch., Port Hope, Ont., and Trinity Univ., Toronto (D.D., same, 1900, Western Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1905); m. Janet Glass, of Belleville, Ont., Sept. 4, 1889. Deacon, 1887, priest, 1888, P.E. Ch .; in charge Beachburg, Can., 1888-91, Grace Ch., Oak Park, Ill., 1891-1900; consecrated bishop of Chicago, 1900. Club: Univer- sity. Author: The Christian Ministry, 1902; Let- ters to Laymen, 1913. Home: 1612 Prairie Av. Office: Heyworth Bldg.
ANDERSON, Charles Titus August, real estate; . 1915; S.T.B., Garrett Bibl. Inst., 1914; studied Drew
b. Sweden, Jan. 4, 1872; s. Carl Olaf and Mathilda Sophia (Svenson) Anderson; came to America in 1875; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Y.M.C.A. Coll. (even- ing sch.); Soper Sch. of Oratory; m. Clara A. Kaeh- ler, of Chicago, June 30, 1897; 4 children: Frederick August Kaehler, Dorothy Louise, Ruth Marie, Eleanor Clara. In real estate business since 1889, for self since Nov., 1898. Sec. and dir. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. Republican. Trustee Holy Trinity English Lutheran Ch., Chicago Synod of Lutheran Chs .; treas. Home Mission Bd. Chicago Synod of Lutheran Chs .; pres. Luther League of America; chmn. finance Nat. Convs. Lutheran League of America, 1896-1908; pres. Lutheran League of Ill., 1906-7. Recreations: bowling, fishing. Home: 2116 Sunnyside Av. Office: 35 S. Dearborn St.
ANDERSON, David Howard, editor and publish- er; b. Tara, Can., Nov. 19, 1858; s. Rev. William (M.E.) and Jane (Megahy) Anderson; ed, pub. schs. and Elgin (Ill.) Acad .; unmarried. Began newspa- per career on reportorial staff of the Elgin Leader, 1880, with which remained for 11% yrs .; then with the advertising dept. of the Milwaukee Sentinel until 1884; editor and propr. Bay View (Wls.) Her- ald, 1884-5; came to Chicago, 1885, but later In same year removed to Philadelphia and published the Implement Age, which conducted until 1891;
ANDERSON, Frank Leonard, clergyman; b. Red Wing, Minn., Aug. 7, 1865; s. John and Britta Maria (Gustafson) Anderson; grad. Pillsbury Acad., 1892; A.B., Univ. of Minn., 1896; B.D., Divinity Sch., Univ. of Chicago, 1900; post-grad. work at same, 1 year; m. Linda Williams, of Zumbrota, Minn., Dec. 26, 1896; children: Paul Alexander and Hope Evan- geline. Began preaching at Kasson, Minn., 1891; ordained Baptist ministry, 1900; pastor Austin, Minn., 1900-5, Normal Park Ch., Chicago, 1905-9; supt. Baptist Exec. Council, Chicago, since Oct. 1, 1909. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: 108th Pl. Office: 125 N. Wabash Av.
ANDERSON, G(ustaf) Bernhard, lawyer; b. In Sweden, Apr. 19, 1867; s. Svante and Johanna Ma- ria Anderson; came to America with parents, June, 1868; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1891, A.M., 1892; Univ. of Upsala, Sweden, 1893; LL.B., Kent Coll, of Law, Chicago, 1896; m. Alma C. Anderson, of Boston, Mar. 16, 1893 (now deceased). In practice in Chi- cago since 1896; mem. Anderson & Anderson (self and two younger brothers). Originally intended to teach Scandinavian languages and literatures, but changed mind and studied law. Swedish vice con- sul at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Swedish Hist. Soc., Art Inst. of Chicago. Republican. Prot- estant. Mason (Kenwood Lodge); mem. Nat. Un- ion. Clubs: University, Harvard, Swedish, A la Francais. Recreations: outdoor exercises. Home: 322 Belden Av. Office: 509 Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.
ANDERSON, 3. Frank, clergyman; removed to Mendota, Ill. (See vol. 1911.)
ANDERSON, John Allen, M.D .; b. Apple River, Ill., June 23, 1866; s. Montgomery Allen and Jennie (Hawks) Anderson; ed. pub, schs. of Apple River and Warren, Ill .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; m. Mary Bruner, of Chicago, June 4, 1891; 1 son, Bert Allen. Practiced in Chicago since 1898; attending phys. to South Shore and South Chicago hosps .; lecturer in chemistry, Training Sch. for Nurses, South Chicago Hosp .; lecturer in practice of medi- cine, Training Sch. for Nurses, South Shore Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Methodist. Mason (Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council, Commandery, Shrine), Odd Fel- low. Home: 7718 Marquette Av. Office: 2935 E. 79th St.
ANDERSON, Joseph Lawrence, clergyman; b. at Tarkio, Mo., July 20, 1870; s. William R. and Jo- sephine (Reeves) Anderson; A.B., Baker Univ., Baldwin, Kan., 1898; M.A., Northwestern Univ., Theol. Sem. 2 yrs., 1901-2; m. Annie Kirkpatrick of Quenemo, Kan., Oct. 5, 1898. Ordained M.E. min- istry, 1898; pastor Linwood and Jewett, 1898, Gard- ner, 1899-1901; missionary in New Mexico, 1903-4; pastor Florence, Kan., 1905-6, Burton, Kan., 1906- 08, Conway Springs, Kan., 1908-10, Coll. Hill Ch,, Wichita, Kan., 1910-13, Wicker Park Ch., Chicago, 1913-15, Sheridan Rd. Ch., since Oct., 1915. Mem. Paul Revere Lodge, A.F. and A.M. Home: 956 Montrose Boul.
ANDERSON, Louis M., publisher; b. Chicago, Aug. 14, 1882; s. John and Julia (Sampson) Ander- son; ed. pub. schs. and Bryant and Stratton Busi- ness Coll., Chicago; m. Selma Nelson, of Lanes- boro, Minn., Feb., 1912. Identified with publishing business established by father in 1866, since be- ginning active career, succeeded to the business on death of father, 1910; pres. John Anderson Pub. Co., publishers of The Skandinaven (weekly, seml- weekly and Sunday); also printers and pubs. of books. Republican. Lutheran. Home: 2333 Cleve- land Av. Office: 511 N. Peoria St.
ANDERSON, Norman Kendall, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 24, 1876; s. Rev. Galusha (pres. old Chi- cago Univ.) and Mary E. (Roberts) Anderson; stu- dent Univ. of Rochester, N.Y., 1894-5; A.B., Unlv.
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of Chicago, 1899; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1901; m. N.J .; m. Maude Comstock, of Chicago, Ill., July 18, Detroit, Sept. 3, 1902, Louise Holden; 3 sons: Hold- en G., Elbridge G., Owen G. Admitted to Ill. bar Dec. 15, 1901, and since engaged in general prac- tice in Chicago. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi, Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Club: University. Recreations: outdoor sports, gardening. Home: 565 Willow St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 1056 First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago.
ANDERSON, Peirce, architect; b. Oswego, N.Y., Feb. 20, 1870; s. Hugh and Hannah Louisa (Peirce) Anderson; A.B., Harvard, 1892; E.E., Johns Hop- kins, 1894; post-grad, work École des Beaux Arts, Paris, architecte diplome par le gouvernement, 1900; unmarried. With D. H. Burnham & Co. and its successors, Graham, Burnham & Co., archi- tects, Chicago, 1900-17; mem. Graham, Anderson, Probst & White since Aug., 1917. Among important buildings designed by the firm are: Peoples Gas Bldg., Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., new Union Station, Chicago; Union Station and new Post Office Bldg., Washington, D.C .; new Equi- table Bidg, and Eighty Maiden Lane Bldg., New York. Apptd., July, 1912, by President Taft, mem. Commn. of Fine Arts, vice D. H. Burnham, de- ceased. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Engineers', Chicago, University, Cliff Dwellers, Glen View Golf. Home: 4858 Blackstone Av. Office: 1417 Rail- way Exchange.
ANDERSON, Sherwood, author; h. Camden, O., Sept. 13, 1876; s. Irwin and Emma (Smith) Ander- son; ed. pub. schs .; m. Tennessee Mitchell Ander- son, of Chicago, Aug. 1, 1916. Author: Windy Mc- Pherson's Son, 1916; Marching Men, 1917. Home: 12 E. Division St. Office: Brooks Bldg., Chicago.
ANDERSON, William Arthur, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 7, 1880; s. David S. and Catherine ( Kelly) Anderson; ed, grammar and high schs. of Chicago; LL.B., Chicago Kent Coll. of Law, 1907; m. Lolotte Gilbert, of Chicago, June 3, 1913. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1907, and since practiced in Chicago. Mem. Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Phi Alpha Delta. Repub- lican. Catholic. Club: Irish Fellowship. Home: 3623 Pine Grove Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
ANDERSON, William France, lawyer; b. Chica- go, Apr. 19, 1878; s. William David See and Soph- ronia ( Stevens) Anderson; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1899; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1902; m. Mary Abbe Gardner, of Hinsdale, Ill., Oct. 19, 1907; 3 sons: William David See, Robert Gardner, William France, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1902; en- tered law offices of Gardner & Stern, 1902; mem. firm of Gardner, Stern & Anderson, 1905, and of Stern, Anderson & Davis, 1910-14. since alone. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Uni- versity, Quadrangle, City, Indian Hill, Hinsdale Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 381 Maple St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chi- cago.
ANDERSON, William Harkness, broker. Re- moved to Los Angeles, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)
ANDERSON, William Purdy, grain commn .; b. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1862; s. George M. and Ellen (Porch) Anderson; ed. pub. schs .. Chicago: m. An- nie Allan Ironside, of Fergus, Ont., and Chicago, Nov. 30, 1905. Began with the Merchants Loan & Trust Co., Chicago, 1877-80; with Bannard, Lyman & Co., grocers, 1880-1; became identified with grain business, 1884, and with David Dow & Co., 1884-5, Norton & Worthington (later Norton & Switzer), 1885-1902; in business on own account as W. P. An- derson & Co. since 1902. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Unitarian, Clubs: City, Edge- water Golf, Edgewater Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4501 Beacon St. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St.
ANDERSON, William R., lawyer; b. Chicago, Nov. 1, 1874; s. Svante and Johanna M. (Magnu- son) Anderson; grad. South Div. High Sch .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1899; unmarried. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1899; mem. Anderson, An- derson & Anderson. Republican, Lutheran. Mem. National Union. Home: 6736 Cornell Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
ANDREW, Edward, grain dealer; b. Tarrytown, N.Y., July 9, 1858; s. Matthew F. and Sarah Amelia (Patterson) Andrew; ed. grammar and high schs., and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Newark,
1889; 3 children: Edward R., Matthew G., Eliza- beth. Began as clerk with D. H. Baker, grain deal- er, Chicago, 1877; admitted to partnership in firm, 1881; mem. Baker & Andrew, 1884-9, Edward An- drew & Co., 1889-96; became connected, 1896, with Nash, Wright Co., of which was vice pres. and sec., 1906-10; dir. and sec. Nash-Wright Grain Co., 1910-16, pres. since 1916; vice pres. Ellis Drier Co., 1906-11, and sec. and treas. of its successor, the Ellis Drier & Elevator Co., since 1911; pres. Edward C. Plume Co., Chicago. Dir. Bd. of Trade, Chicago, 1905-11, 2d vice pres., 1911, Ist vice pres., 1912, pres., 1913. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Austin Lodge No. 750, A.F. and A.M .; Cicero Chap- ter, No. 180, R.A.M .; Siloam Commandery, No. 54, K.T .; Oriental Consistory, Medinah Temple, A.A.O. N.M.S. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Glen Oak Country. Home: 320 N. Waller Av. Office: 717-720 Postal Telegraph Bldg.
ANDREWS, Albert Henry, M.D .; b. Oskaloosa, Ia., Dec. 21, 1861; s. Benjamin C. and Mary ( Bruff) Andrews; M.D., Med, Dept., Univ. of la., 1889; m. Hattie Frazey, of Alton, Kan., 1886; children: Jay W., Loire, and Albert H., Jr. Began practice, 1889, at Marion, Ia., later at Springville, Ia., in general practice until 1895; since then in special practice in Chicago as oculist and aurist. Prof. laryngology and otology, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery and Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; eye and ear surgeon, C.,R.I.&P.R.R. Editor Journal of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology; edited ear section of Prac- tical Medicine. Mem. Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology, Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc., A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Clubs: Hamilton, Physicians'. Republican. Meth- odist. Recreations: golf, farming. Home: 4714 Greenwood Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
ANDREWS, Alfred B., contractor; b. Chicago, shortly after the great fire; s. Rev. Edwin N. and Mary E. (Berry) Andrews; descendant of John and Mary Andrews, emigrants to New Haven Colony, 1638; ed. Ripon (Wis.) Prep. Sch. and Beloit (Wis.) Coll .; served as draughtsman, supt. and specifica- tion writer in architects' offices; m. Jane Van Et- ten, of St. Paul, June 9, 1901. Engaged in contract- ing business at Chicago since 1900; sec. Bulley & Andrews, gen. contractors, since 1901. Mem. Chi- cago Architectural Club, Carpenter Contractors' Assn., Art Inst. of Chicago, Ethical Soc., Chicago Rationalist Assn. Clubs: Union League, City, Uni- versity of Evanston, Evanston Yacht. Recreation: aquatics. Home: Forest Av. and Main St., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
ANDREWS, Alfred Hinsdale, mfr. and merchant; Dec. 25, 1838-June 10, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
ANDREWS, Archie Moulton, investment banker; b. Chicago, Apr. 8, 1879; s. Chester O. and Alice ( Kelly ) Andrews; ed. in pub. schs. in Chicago; m. Elinor Underwood, Jan. 27, 1916. Began as mes- senger for the stock brokerage firm of Jamieson & Co., and in 1900 became manager of the unlisted stock dept. of A. D. Nast & Co .; engaged, 1901, in business on own account, as a broker in stocks, honds and securities; became sec. of Dudley A. Tyng Co., 1905; now chmn. board, Andrews & Co., investment securities. Mem. Chicago Stock Ex- change. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Chicago Automobile, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country, Glen View Golf. Recreation: yachting. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 425 The Temple, Chi- cago,
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