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DIERSSEN, Frederick, mfr .: b. Hanover, Ger- many, Nov. 21, 1842: s. Heinrich and Elizabeth (Blanck) Dierssen: ed. in Germany; came to U.S., 1866: m. Chicago, 1873, Augusta Tannenberger; m. 2d, 1876, Emma Tannenberger; children: Bertha (Mrs. Charles Weiland), Ferdinand, Ewald Wil- liam, Clara, Emma (Mrs. Oscar Fleisher), Arthur, Herbert, Ella (Mrs. Fred Loyd Lavery), Alfred. Worked on a farm until 24; began selling oysters, fish and canned goods at wholesale, 1872; sold out that business, 1898; also identified with the Chi- cago Sash, Door & Blind Mfg. Co. as pres. until 1912 (retired). Lutheran. Home: 5030 Beacon St Office: 1249-1265 W. North Av.
DIERSSEN, George Emil, lawyer; b. Chicago, Mar. 16, 1879; s. George and Hulda (Tannenberger) Dierssen; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1901: unmarried. In practice in Chicago since 1901; asst. corpn. counsel, 1907-11; asst. ed- itor Chicago Code of 1911. Mem. Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Mem. German Turner and Singing socs. Mason (K. T., Shriner). Club: Hamilton. Recreations: gymnastics. Home: 2020 Pierce Av. Office: 815 Lumber Exchange Bldg.
DIESEL, Lambert, storage. (See vol. 1911.) DIESEL, Louis, storage. (See vol. 1911.)
DIETCH, Sidney Arno, musician; b. Cedar Rap- ids, Ia .. May 8, 1892; s. Samuel Luther and Han- nah ( Wilson) Dietch; scholastic and musical edn. in Cedar Rapids, Chicago, New York and Paris, France. Began as concert pianist in the middle West, 1907; studied piano and voice in Paris with Moszkowski, Swayne and de Sales, Vilonat, 1909- 10: teacher of voice in Chicago and New York at different periods; toured in concerts throughout U.S. and Can., Nov., 1915-July, 1916; now affiliated with Glen Dillard Gunn and Vilonat studios; teacher of voice and coach-accompanist. Christian Scientist. Home: 29 E. Superior St. Studio: 421 Fine Arts Bldg.
DIETRICH, Howard Henry, manager C. Moench, Sons Co., tanners: b. Erie Co., N.Y., Sept. 2, 1875; s. Henry and Eliza (Federspiel) Dietrich; ed. pub. schs., New York; m. Harriet Porter, of St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 3, 1905; 2 children: Charles Porter, Henry Howard. Entered office of C. Moench, Sons Co., tanners, Boston, Mass., in 1898; came to Chicago in 1903 to assume management of Chicago branch of the company; admitted to firm, 1908; also has charge of the St. Louis branch. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Edgewater Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 443 Deming Pl. Office: 170 N. Franklin St.
DILLARD, Frank Clifford, lawyer. Removed to
DIENER, George William, hardware specialties; b. Chicago, Apr. 1, 1876; s. Gustav C. and Marga- reth (Berg) Diener; ed. Chicago grammar, high and manual training schs., and at business coll .: m. Jean Brandt, d. E. C. Bell, of Chicago, Oct. 9, 1901. Has been pres. and treas. George W. Diener Mfg. Co., hardware specialties, since Sept. 1, 1899. Sherman, Tex. (See Who's Who in America.)
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DILLON, William, lawyer. Removed to Denver, dren: Arthur A., Jr., Elizabeth .I. (deceased), Clara Colo. (See vol, 1911.)
DILLON, William J., wholesale coal; b. Oshawa, Can., Sept. 18, 1874; married; 2 children: Esther, Richard. Came to Chicago from Canada, 1881; identified with coal business since 1889; with Mitchell & Dillon Coal Co. since 1899, pres. since 1912. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, City. Recreation: automobiling. Home: 4233 N. Hermitage Av. Office: 203 S. Dear- born St.
DILWORTH, Charles W., flour broker; b. Ber- lin, Md., Aug. 2, 1877; s. John R. and Eliza D. (Dale) Dilworth; attended Gloucester (Va.) Acad .; grad. Pierce College, Phila., 1899; m. Verah I. Cobb, of Auburn, Ind., Dec. 3, 1906. Bookkeeper for Au- gustus Reeve, Camden, N.J., 1899-1903; with Wash- burn-Crosby Co., Minneapolis, 1903-14 (mgr. Chi- cago office, 1907-14) ; established as C. W. Dilworth, flour broker, Aug., 1914. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Arts, Palette and Chisel (Chicago) ; Salmagundi (New York). Home: 5062 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1403 Marquette Bldg.
DIMERY, Joseph Henry, gas fixtures; b. Glou- cester, Eng., July 18, 1859; s. George and Mary (Organ) Dimery; ed. pub. schs. in England; served 2 yrs. in English navy; learned gas fixture busi- ness in Bristol, Eng .; m. at Chicago, 1888, Sarah Emily Austin; 2 children, both deceased. Came to Chicago, 1879, and entered employ of T. W. Wil- marth as clerk and salesman, later becoming part- ner; in 1900 business was incorporated as T. W. Wilmarth Co., gas and electric fixtures, of which was pres. until 1910; in same line under own name since 1910. Mem. British Empire Assn. Episco- palian (Ch. of England). Democrat. Clubs: Chi- cago Yacht, The Forty, Ill. Athletic, Calumet. Rec- reations: yachting and fishing. Home: 4508 Oak- enwald Av. Office: 75 E. Adams St.
DINKELBERG, Frederick Philip, architect; b. Lancaster, Pa .; s. Philip and Mary L. (Eimer) Dinkelberg; ed. pub. schs., Lancaster; studied art at Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, Phila .; m. Emily Elizabeth Dunn, of Trenton Falls, N.Y., 1885. Began practice in N.Y. City, 1888; was chief asst. to Charles W. Clinton, architect of original Mut. Life Ins. Bldg .; associated with William Schnickel, architect, 2 yrs., Charles B. Atwood, 3 yrs .; individual prac- tice in N. Y. City, 10 yrs., designing many commer- cial bldgs. and residences; chief designer in office of D. II. Burnham & Co., Chicago, 7 yrs., during which time designed Flat Iron bldg., Wanamaker Store, New York; McCreary Store, Pittsburgh; Land Title Bldg. and Wanamaker Store, Phila .; First Nat. Bank, Fourth Nat. Bank, etc., Cincin- nati; Bank of Commerce & Trust Co., Memphis: Hibernian Bank Bldg., New Orleans; Field Annex, Railway Exchange Bldg., Heyworth, Edison and Conway Bldgs., etc., Chicago; mem. firm of Giaver & Dinkelberg since 1916. Mem, Am. Inst. Archi- tects and Ill. Chapter same, New York Architec- tural League. Agnostic. Home: 2646 Prairie Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange, Chicago.
DITTUS, Jacob E., lawyer; b. Kankakee Co., Ill., Nov. S, 1881; s. William and Mary Salina ( Dille) Dittus; ed. common schs. of Kankakee Co .: North- ern Ill. Normal Sch .; LL.B., Dixon ( Ill.) Coll. of Law, 1903: m. Sadie A. Longmore, of Chicago, Nov. 30, 1905; 3 children: Jacob Elbert, Robert Warren, Helen Loraine. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1904, and since practiced in Chicago. Mem, bd. dirs. Baptist Old People's Home, Maywood. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Loyal Order of Moose, Royal Arcanum, N. Am. Union. Recreations: tennis, chess. Home: 1013 S. 9th Av., Maywood, Ill. Office: 1801 Conway Bldg., Chicago.
DIXON, see also DIckson, also Dixson.
DIXON, Amzi Clarence, clergyman. Removed to London, Eng. (See Who's Who in America. )
DIXON, Arthur, president Arthur Dixon Trans- fer Co .; b. Fermanagh Co., in the north of Ireland, Mar. 27, 1837; s. Arthur and Jane (Allen) Dixon; ed. dist, and nat. schs .; came to U.S., 1858; m. An- nie Carson, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan., 1862; chil-
L. (deceased), George W., Thomas J., Kate D. (Mrs. W. B. Martin), Ella Grace, Annabel (Mrs. Stanley Woodworth), William W., Homer L., Elsie M. (Mrs. Walter E. Faithorn), Edna F., Alan C. Lived at Pittsburgh, 1858-62; clk. in grocery house of G. G. Cook, Chicago, 1862; conducted grocery business, 1862-3; established gen. teaming busi- ness, 1863, and developed same until it became the largest enterprise of its kind in the city; inc., 1888, as Arthur Dixon Transfer Co., of which is pres .; now dir. B.&O.R.R.Co., Grand Trunk Western Ry. Co., Dixon Land Assn., Central Trust Co. of Ill., E. Parmelee Co. Was active in enlisting and equip- ping men for service in Civil War. Mem. Common Council from 2d Ward, 1867-91, declining further election; pres. of council, 1874-80, earning the pop- ular title of "Watch-dog of the City Treasury"; mem. 27th Ill. Gen. Assembly. Pres. Irish-Rep. Club of Chicago, 1868, Nat. Irish-Rep. Conv., 1869; del. Rep. Nat. Conv., 1880; for over 20 yrs. mem. city and county Rep. coms. Was a dir. World's Co- lumbian Expn. Prominent Methodist layman, bi- ble-class teacher for 50 yrs. and pres. bd. of trus- tees First M.E. Ch .; trustee Wesleyan Memorial Hosp. Mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Mason (32º, K.T., Medinah Temple). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton (ex-pres.). Home: 3131 Michigan Av., Chicago; (summer) Oconomowoc, Wis. Office: 425 S. 5th Av., Chicago.
DIXON, Charles G., clergyman; b. Downers Grove, Ill., Mar. 28, 1841; s. Robert and Mary Dixon; ed. country schs. in Ill .; m. Emma M. Gleason, of Downers Grove, Oct. 16, 1864; children: William H., Alice M., Edward E., John W., Charles R. In business as builder and mfr. builders' sup- plies, Chicago, 1867-1890. Mem. Ill. legislature, 1887; asst. health commr., City of Chicago, 1890. Pastor Trinity Bapt. Ch. since 1910. Mem. Co. E. Sth Ill. Cav., during Civil War. Mem. Old Glory Post, G.A.R. Republican. Recreation: gardening. Home: 1721 Austin Av.
DIXON, George William, vice pres. and treas. Arthur Dixon Transfer Co .; b. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1866; s. Arthur and Annie (Carson) Dixon; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1889, LL.B., 1892; m. Marion E. Martin, of Chicago, Mar. 2, 1903; 2 children: Marion, George W., Jr. After leaving coll. prac- ticed law for 5 yrs., during which time was mainly occupied as receiver for large corpns .; identified with the extensive transferring and forwarding business of the Arthur Dixon Transfer Co., ot which is vice pres. and treas .; also dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co., Security Life Ins. Co. of America. Republican; mem. Ill. Senate from 1st Senatorial District, 1903-7; mem. on staff of Gov. Richard Yates, with rank of col. Was mem. of com. on arrangements for the Rep. Nat. Conv., 1908; presdl. elector and chmn. Electoral Coll, of Ill., 1908; was mem. Chicago Charter Conv .; mem. Chicago Plan Commn .; treas. Public Safety Commn .; mem. Citizens' Traffic Commn .; trustee Wesley Memorial Hosp. Mason (32º, K.T., Shrin- er). Methodist; supt. of Sunday Sch. of Ist M. E. Ch., Chicago, since 1896; pres. Chicago Meth. Social Union, 1901-2; pres. Chicago Home Missionary and Ch. Extension Soc., Central Howard Assn., World in Chicago. Clubs: Hamilton (pres., 1909; during his administration twice entertained Pres. Taft), Union League (vice pres., 1914), University, Chicago, City, Chicago Athletic. Recreation: coun- try life. Home: 2706 Michigan Av .; (summer) Oconomowoc, Wis. Office: 425 S. Fifth Av., Chi- cago.
DIXON, Laban Beecher, retired architect. (See vol. 1911. )
DIXON, Thomas John, general mgr. Arthur Dix- on Transfer Co .; b. Chicago, Sept. 9, 1869; s. Ar- thur and Annie (Carson) Dixon; ed. pub. schs. and Northwestern Univ .; m. Anna Carson, of Chicago, Apr. 25, 1894; children: Arthur, Wesley M., Thom- as J., Jr., Anna Carson, Alice Noble; m. 2d, Dora Moon, of Muskegon, Mich .; I daughter, Dora Moon. Entered employ of the Arthur Dixon Transfer Co., 1890, and since 1900 has heen its gen. mgr. Alder- man from 2d Ward, 1898-1910; del. Rep. Nat. Conv Chicago, 1904; pres. Oak Park Nonpartisan Poli ..
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Orgn. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner) ; mem. I.O.O.F., K.P., etc. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Traffic (chmn. bd. trustees). Home: 141 S. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 425 S. 5th Av., Chicago.
DIXON, William Warren, lawyer; b. Chicago, Apr. 27, 1877; s. Arthur and Annie (Carson) Dixon; B.S., Harvard Univ., 1900, LL.B., 1903; m. Ethel, d. Lucius George Fisher, of Chicago, June 15, 1910. Admitted to the Ill. bar, 1904, and since actively engaged in practice as mem, of the law firm of Calhoun, Lyford & Sheean; also gen, counsel for the Arthur Dixon Transfer Co. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Meth- odist. Clubs: Union League, University, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton. Recreation: athletic sports. Home: 170 E. Pearson St. Office: 1220 Borland Bldg.
DIXSON, see also Dickson, also Dixon.
DIXSON, Zella Allen (Mrs.), librarian, author, lecturer; b. Zanesville, O .; d. Josiah Buffett and Mary Caroline (Blandy) Allen; grad. Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1880; spl. student in library science Columbia, 1885-6, British Mus., 1891, 1899, 1901; A.M., Shep- ardson Coll., 1892; A.M., Denison U., 1902; L.H.D., Shurtleff, 1906: m. Joseph Ehrman Dixson, 1881 (died 1885). Library asst., Columbia Coll., 1885-6; library expert, 1887-8; librarian Denison Univ., 1888-90, Bapt. Union Theol, Sem., 1890-1; organizer and administrative head of Univ. of Chicago Li- brary, 1891-1911; lecturer and prof. library science, Univ. of Chicago, 1896-1911. Literary editor Bul- letins Northwestern Library Assn., 1899-1900. Member of A.A.A.S., Société Française des Collec- tionneurs d' Ex-Libris, Mount Holyoke Alumnae Assn. of the Northwest (pres., 1905-8); charter mem. Ill. State Library Assn .; mem. League of American Authors. Clubs: Chicago College, Chi- cago Woman's, Chicago Library, Granville Travel- ers', Chicago Soc. Ohio Women. Author: Subject Index to Prose Fiction, 1897; Children's Book- plates, 1902; Concerning Book-plates, 1903. Contbr. to ednl. and lit. mags. Home: 6005 Woodlawn Av. DLOUHY, Antone Vincent, sash, doors and blinds; b. Chicago, Oct. 11, 1880; s. Vincent and Antony (Schutler) Dlouhy; ed. puh. schs., and West Side Business Coll., Chicago; m. Frances Welky, 1903 (died 1912); m. 2d, Libbie Hurt, of Chicago, 1914; children: Clarence, Vincent, Antone. Engaged since 1893 in business established by fa- ther, 1877; father died 1907; pres. Vincent Dlouhy Sash & Door Co. since 1906. Mem. Bohemia Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Columbia Commandery, K.T .: Me- dinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Recreations: fishing. hunting. Home: 1616 Millard Av. Office: 2132-2138 Laflin St.
DOANE, John, organist and coach in vocal reper- toire; b. Randall's Grove, O., Sept. 5, 1886: s. John and Alice Welch (Cowles) Doane; student Colo- rado Coll., Colorado Springs, Colo .; A.B., Oberlin (Ohio) Coll., 1909; Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1906-10, Mus. B., 1910; concert repertoire under Edwin H. Lemare, of Ventnor, Isle of Wight; un- married. Organist 1st Bapt. Ch., Colorado Springs, Colo., 1904, 1st Congl. Ch., 1905; same 1st Congl. Ch., Cleveland, O., 1907-10, Euclid Av. Christian Ch., 1910-12; instr. in organ, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1909-12; instr. in organ, 1913-14, dir. or- gan dept. since 1914, prof. of organ since 1917, Northwestern Univ. School of Music. Organist and choir dir. Ist Congl. Ch. of Evanston since 1913. Made 2 concert trips to Pacific Coast, 1915, playing at San Francisco and San Diego expns .; has played with marked acceptance for various colleges and churches in all parts of the country; conducts studio for vocal repertoire, Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago. Congregationalist. Mem. Am. Guild of Organists, Chicago Artists' Assn. Clubs: University, Country (Evanston). Recreations: mo- toring, swimming, tennis. Home: 1812 Sherman Av., Evanston, Ill.
DOANE, Philip P. Schuyler, M.D., surgeon; b. at Oak Park, Ill., Aug. 16, 1872; s. Thomas H, and Mary Warren (Kellogg) Doane; ed. Oak Park High Sch .; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1892; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1895; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1903, Helen Pullman, d. Graeme Stewart; 3 children: Helen
Stewart, Graeme Stewart, Phyllis Schuyler. In- terne Presbyn. Hosp., 1895-7; began practice in fall of 1897, and shortly afterward became associated with Dr. Fernand Henrotin; remained with him for 5 yrs .; now attending gynecologist, St. Joseph's Hosp .; asso. gynecologist, St. Luke's Hosp. Mem. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Fellow Am. Coll. Sur- geons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Physicians' Club, Chicago Gynecol. Soc., Inst. of Medicine of Chicago. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, University, Chicago, In- dian Hill Golf. Contbr. monographs on surg. sub- jects to various med, jours. Recreations: farming, golf, outdoor life. Home: 1437 N. State St., Chi- cago, and Winnetka, Ill. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
DOBBINS, Charles Edward, wagon and auto ma- terial; b. Peoria, III., June 30, 1862; s. Thomas Stu- art and Mary (Spurck) Dobbins; ed. Haven (gram- mar) Sch., West Side High Sch., and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; m. Segert E. Newman, of Rockford, Ill., June 2, 1896; 7 chil- dren: Thomas Stuart, Edith May (Mrs. E. P. Ritz- ma), Grace Edna (Mrs. Irving J. Nowak), Charles Edward, Harold Newman, May Louise (deceased), Gordon Baker. Started in the manufacture of car- riage and wagon springs with father as Dobbins & Co., 1878; left this firm, 1896, to enter jobbing business; pres. C. E. Dobbins & Co. Was mem. 1st Inf. I.N.G., discharged, 1883, as 1st 1t. Co. H. Mem. Veteran Corps, I.N.G. Democrat. Episcopalian. Home: 4706 Malden St. Office: 460 N. Halsted St.
DOBYNS, Fletcher, lawyer; b. on farm nr. Co- lumbus, O., 1872; ed. Oberlin Acad., 1889-92; A.B., Harvard, 1898; Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; m. Winifred Ursula, d. Merritt Starr, 1909. Admitted to 111. bar, 1901, and since in practice at Chicago; now mem. law firm Dent, Dobyns & Freeman, Re- publican; stumped the Middle West for Mckinley, 1896; pres. First Voters' Rep. Nat. League, 1900; candidate for alderman, 1902; spl. asst. U.S. dist. atty., 1907-11; apptd. spl. asst. atty. gen. of U.S., 1911; Prog. candidate for atty. gen. of Ill., 1912. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Soc. of Advocates; mem. Hasty Pudding. Author: Cases on Criminal Law and Procedure (with Rob- ert Hall McCormick), 1908. Home: 67 E. Division St. Office: The Rookery.
DODD, John Mason, tiles and mosaics; b. Ben- thall, Shropshire, Eng., Apr. 4, 1859; s. John and Elizabeth (Mason) Dodd; ed. pub. schs. and under pvt. tutor; Government Sch. of Art, S. Kensington, London; m. Clara Lloyd, of Barrow, Shropshire, July, 1886; 2 children: Mabel (Mrs. Victor Cole), Dorothy Lloyd. Came to U.S., 1884; designer for C. J. L. Meyers & Sons Co., 1884-6, then mgr. same until 1889; Henry Dibblee & Co., 1889-91; partner Hawes & Dodd, 1891, and sole propr. since 1911. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Art Inst. of Chi- cago. Episcopalian. Recreations: art, books. Home: 5625 Calumet Av. Office: 59 E. Adams St.
DODD, Lewis Hurssell, mfr. and lumber dealer; b. Chicago, Jan., 1876; s. Frances J. and Bodecia Dodd; ed. pub. schs .; m. Laura Helen Bishop, of Ottawa, Ont., Can., June 29, 1904; children: Donald Bishop, Lois Hurssell, Helen Elizabeth. Engaged in lumber business since 1898; now vice pres, and gen. mgr. Sterling Lumber & Supply Co. Mem. Lumbermen's Assn. of Chicago. Club: Calumet Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 6919 Constance Av. Office: 11900 S. Halsted St.
DODD, Oscar, oculist, aurist; b. Rosendale, Wis., Aug. 20, 1864; s. Bushnell and Margaret (Murray) Dodd; ed. Ripon ( Wis.) Coll .; Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), Chicago, 1890; m. Agnes Sheldon, of Topeka, Kan., May 1, 1898; children: Dorothy, Charles Ward, Margaret, Practiced in Chicago since 1890; ex-surgeon Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary; ophthalmologist Augustana and Evans- ton hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chi- cago Ophthal. Soc. Republican. Clubs: Evanston, University of Evanston, Westmoreland Golf. Rec- reation: golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.
DODD, Walter Fairleigh, college prof .; b. Hop- kinsville, Ky., Apr. 7, 1880; s. J. M. and Laura A. (Imbler) Dodd; A.B., Fla. State Coll., 1898; B.S.,
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John B. Stetson Univ., DeLand, Fla., 1901; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1905; unmarried. In charge sect. foreign law, Library of Congress, 1904-7; held re- search appmt. Johns Hopkins Univ., 1908-10; asso. in polit. science, 1910-11, asst. prof. polit. science, 1911-14, asso. prof., 1914-15, Univ. of Ill .; asso. prof. polit. science, Univ. of Chicago, since 1915. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Assn. Labor Legisla- tion, Am. Polit. Science Assn. Clubs: University (Urbana, Ill.), City (Chicago), Cosmos (Washing- ton). Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Contbr. to legal and other tech. jours. Address: University of Chicago.
DODD, William Edward, college prof .; b. Clay- ton, N.C., Oct. 21, 1869; s. John D. and Evelyn (Creech) Dodd; B.S., Va. Poly. Inst., 1895, M.S., 1897; instr. history, same, 1895-7; Ph.D., Leipzig, 1900; m. Mattie Johns, of Auburn, N.C., Dec. 24, 1901. Prof. history, Randolph-Macon Coll., 1900-8; prof. Am. history, Univ. of Chicago, since 1908. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Miss. Valley Hist. Assn. Clubs: Quadrangle, Chicago Literary. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in Amer- ica. Home: 5757 Blackstone Av.
DODGE, Edmond Fairfield, lawyer; b. at New Lyme, O., Nov. 30, 1866; s. Philo G. and Louisa (Jones) Dodge; ed. Univ. of Chicago, also prep. and musical courses at Oberlin (O.) Coll .; A.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1891; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1912; m. June 26, 1894, Louise Bell Baker, Chicago; children: Edmond Fairfield, Jr., Dorothy, Edward B. Admitted, 1891, to father's lumber bus- iness as partner P. G. Dodge & Co .; father died Feb. 11, 1892, and he succeeded to the business, inc., Sept. 5, 1903, as the P. G. Dodge Lumher Co., of which was pres. and gen. mgr. until 1909; since then in hardwood lumber business under firm name Edmond F. Dodge. Admitted to Ill. bar, Oct. 20, 1913, and since practiced in Chicago. Clubs: Union League, Woodlawn Park. Recreation: golf. Home: 6330 Kenwood Av. Office: 1326 E. 63d St.
DODGE, William Curtis, district supt. of Chi- cago pub. schs .; b. on a farm nr. Pulaski, Oswego Co., N.Y., July 28, 1848; s. Marcus W. and Julia A. (Hendrickson) Dodge; ed. common schs. of Ill .; Cook Co. Normal Sch., 1869-71; Cornell Univ., 1872; Sch. of Mines (Columbia), 1873; spl. student Univ. of Ill., 1878; m. Garden Prairie, 111., June 30, 1879, Olive E. Saunders; children: William Alexander (died 1882), Clarence Boyd. Lived on a farm nr. Barrington, Ill., until 1869; taught in Englewood, 1871-2; teacher at LaGrange, Cook Co., and Braid- wood, Will Co., Ill., 1875-8; taught in Cook Co. Nor- mal Sch., 1879-85; prin. Wicker Park Sch., 1885-6, Brainard Sch., 1886-7, Franklin Sch., 1887-1900; dist. supt. Chicago pub. schs., since 1900. Mem. N.E.A., S.A.R. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, George Howland, Recreation: farming (dairy and stock). Home: 5107 Kenmore Av.
DODS, John P., western mgr. Automobile Blue Book; b. Silver Creek, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1881; s. A. Wil- son and Aura S. (Porter) Dods; ed. State Normal School, Fredonia, N.Y .; Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1908; m. Annette Bruce, of Boston, Apr. 25, 1911; 2 children: John Bruce, Annette. Started with editorial dept. The Class Journal Co., N.Y. City, Sept., 1908; became con- nected with business dept. The Automobile Blue Book, Mar., 1909; came to Chicago as asst, mgr. of new office, Aug., 1909; mgr. Chicago office The Au- tomobile Blue Book since Aug., 1910. Episcopalian. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Auto- mobile, University. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1003 Washington St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 900 S. Michigan Av .. Chicago.
DODSON, Harry Lea, patent lawyer; b. Chicago, June 26, 1873; s. William and Sarah (Ament) Dod- son; prep. edn. University Acad., Chicago; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1907; m. Margaret Isabel Cormack, of Chicago, Apr. 3, 1895; 2 daugh- ters: Margaret Isabel and Sarah Ament. Admitted to practice in Patent Office, Washington, D.C., 1900, also admitted to U.S. and Ill. Supreme and U.S. Dist. courts. Mem. Patent Bar Assn. Clubs: Chicago Engineers', Golf, Hamilton; University (Washington, D.C.); New York Athletic. Recrea- tions: automobiling, golf. Home: 1226 Morse Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.
DODSON, John Milton, M.D .: b. Berlin, Wis., Feb. 17, 1859: s. Nathan Monroe and Elizabeth Os- born (Abbot) Dodson; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1880, A.M., 1888; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1882, Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila., 1883; post-grad. med. study, Berlin, 1896; m. Maie Van Slyke, July 1, 1884 (died June 17, 1887); 2d, Jessie Palmer Kas- son, of Milwaukee, Nov. 12, 1890 (died Apr. 11, 1914). Practicing in Wis. and Chicago, since 1882; lecturer and demonstrator anatomy, 1889-92, prof. physlology and demonstrator of anatomy, 1892-8, prof. pediatrics since 1899, jr. dean, 1890-1901, dean of students since 1901, Rush Med. Coll .; professo- rial lecturer on medicine, and dean med. courses, Univ. of Chicago, since 1901; prof. pediatrics, Northwestern Univ. Woman's Med. Coll., 1894-7. Trustee Chicago Med. Soc., 1898-1902; dir. 1896- 1903, and pres. bd. dirs., 1902-3, Physicians' Club; mem. Assn. Am. Anatomists, A.M.A., Am. Assn. Naturalists (Cent. States), Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc. (pres., 1914-15), Chicago Pediatric Soc. (pres., 1910-12), A.A.A.S. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, Floss- moor Country. Home: 5817 Blackstone Av. Of- fice: 25 E. Washington St.
DOEDERLEIN, Theodore John, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)
DOERING, Edmund Janes, M.D .; b. New York, Nov. 7, 1854; s. Rev. C. H. and Nancy (McLaugh- lin) Doering; pvt. and high schs., Berlin, Germa- ny; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1874; post-grad. studies univs. of Berlin and Vienna, 1875; (M.S., Northwestern, 1916); m. Julia Whiting, of San Francisco, May 24, 1877; 1 son, Edmund J., Jr., publisher Chicago Med. Recorder. Practiced in Chicago since 1881; consulting phys., Chicago Ly- ing-in and Michael Reese hosps. Editorial staff, Chicago Med. Recorder, since 1891. Maj. Med. Re- serve Corps. U.S.A. (pres. Ill. div. 1912-13); late surgeon U.S. Marine Hosp. Service. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (pres. 1886-7), Chicago Gynecol. Soc. (ex-pres.), Medico-Legal Soc. (pres.), Inst. Medicine of Chicago, etc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, South Shore Country, Physicians', Chi- cago Medical (Chicago); Army and Navy (Wash- ington, D.C.). Office: 81 E. Madison St.
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