Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 65

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782

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Lyon, Susanne. Has been connected with the stock brokerage business in Chicago since 1899; was with S. B. Chapin & Co., 1906-12; partner firm of F. M. Zeiler & Co. since 1912. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Mem. St. Andrews' Soc. of Ill. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League (Chi- cago), Evanston (Evanston), Westmoreland Golf. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.

DOUGLASS, Thomas James, contractor; b. near Hamilton, Ont., Can., Aug. 31, 1855; s. James and B. E. Douglass; ed. pvt. schs. London, Ont., Can .; m. St. Thomas, Ont., Aug. 30, 1881, Ellen C. Pur- cell; children: Gertrude E., Frank J., Evelyn L., Clotilda, Thomas C., Norman J., Theresa, Marjorie. After leaving sch., Aug. 15, 1870, learned steam fitting; came to Chicago, 1890, and established bus- iness under style of Thomas J. Douglass & Co., in steam engring. work. Mem. Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Engrs. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Canadian. Recreation: fishing. Home: 6714 Glenwood Av. Office; 441 N. Dearborn St.

DOUGLASS, William Angus, manager mercan- tile agency; b. New York City, Aug. 16, 1852; s. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Dun) Douglass; ed. Co- lumbia Coll. Grammar Sch., New York, high sch. at Easton, Pa .; B.A., Lafayette Coll., 1872, Jater M.A .; attended Union Theol, Sem., New York, 1872- 73; m. Eliza Kingman, of Auburndale, Mass., June, 1889 (died Feb., 1898); children: Elizabeth Dun, Caro Anderson (died 1893), William Angus, Jr. (died Nov., 1909), Abner Kingman; m. 2d, Eva B. Markoe, of Oak Park, Ill., Oct., 1900 (died May, 1911); m. 3d, Mrs. Lillian Pollock McNutt (mother of Donald E. McNutt), of High Point, N. C., 1913; 1 child, Benjamin Pollock. In commn. dry goods business, New York City, 1873-6; in 1876 entered employ of R. G. Dun & Co. (the mercantile agency) in Chicago; asst, mgr. Chicago office, 1880-9; mgr. Chicago office, 1889-1903, and in 1903 was made gen. mgr. of the Chicago Dist. Presbyterian; one of original mems. and still serving on bd. of mgrs. Presbyn. Hosp. Clubs: Union League (since 1881), City, Chicago Golf, Oak Park Country. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring. Home: 317 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: New York Life Bldg., Chicago.

DOVENMUEHLE, Henry Christoph, wholesale shoes; b. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1862; s. Henry Fred- erick Christoph and Margaret (Brandt) Douven- muehle; ed. Northwestern Univ. (Lutheran), Wa- tertown, Wis .; m. Louise K. Hoffmann, of Chicago, June 5, 1890; children: Edna Anna, George Henry. Clerk and later salesman in the wholesale boot and shoe house of H. F. C. Dovenmuehle; became partner in the business in 1883, the firm becoming H. F. C. Dovenmuehle & Son; since father's death has continued the business without change of firm name. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ridgemoor Country. Recreations: outdoor diver- sions. Home: 616 Arlington Place. Office: 321 W. Monroe St.

DOVER, Otto T., mail order merchant. (See vol. 1911.)

DOW, Fred Henry, cheese merchant. Removed to Plymouth, Wis. (See vol. 1911.)

DOW, Harry Augustus, lawyer; b. Pittsfield, Ill., Apr. 30, 1577; s. Augustus and Judith White (Mor- ton) Dow; grad. Pittsfield High Sch., 1894; A.B., Yale, 1900; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1903; m. Florence E. Batchelder, of Ypsilanti, Mich., Sept. 21, 1904: 2 children: Walter Batchelder, Harry Augustus, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903, and began practice in Pittsfield; came to Chicago as confidential man to N. W. Harris: asst. sec. and atty., Harris Trust & Savings Bank, since 1908; dir. Terre Haute (Ind.) Water Works Co. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Legal Club. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: University (Chicago), Evanston Country, Evanston Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 1236 Jud- son Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

DOW, Lorenzo Everett, lawyer; b. Gray, Me., 1859; s. William M. and Mehitable T. (Libby) Dow; ed. Normal Sch., Gorham, Me .; A.B., Hills- dale (Mich. ) Coll .; Univ. of New York; Union Coll. of Law; married; 1 daughter, Dorothy; m. 2d, Eldora Lockwood; 1 son, Carl. Teacher in pvt. boys' sch., Montclair, N.J., and Boys' High Sch., Brooklyn, N.Y., 1884-9; came to Chicago from Brooklyn, 1899; read law under Wallace Heckman until 1891, admitted to Ill. bar, and since in prac- tice in Chicago; sec. and treas. Wabash Vault Co .; village atty., Glen Ellyn, Ill. Trustee Hillsdale Coll. Mem, Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Delta Tau Delta. Republican. Recreation: gardening. Home: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Office: 123 W. Madison St., Chicago.

DOWDALL, Guy Grigsby, surgeon; b. Peoria, Ill., Mar. 9, 1875; s. William Tecumseh and Delle ( Mason) Dowdall; A.B., Univ. of Mo., 1897; M.D., Coll. Phys. & Surg., Chicago, 1900; studied Univ. of Vienna, Austria, 1907; m. Winifred, d. Hon. Ves- pasian Warner, of Clinton, Ill., June 3, 1905; 1 daughter, Winifred Elizabeth. Began practice at Clinton, 1901; removed to Chicago, 1908; associated with late Dr. John B. Murphy, 1909-10; chief sur- geon I.C.R.R.Co. since Mar. 1, 1911. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Beta Theta Pi, Theta Nu Ep- silon, Nu Sigma Nu. Clubs: South Shore, Ill. Ath- letic, Flossmoor Country. Office: 207 Central Sta- tion.

DOWDLE, John, contractor; b. Manchester, Eng., Dec. 24, 1853; s. Patrick H. and Anna (Hughes) Dowdle; father died when son was 5 yrs. old; re- moved with mother from Ireland to Chicago; ed. pub. schs .; m. Dec. 29, 1887, Margaret, d. of Thomas and Mary Nash; children: Mary ( Mrs. C. E. Byrne). Thomas, John, Raymond. Worked at stone cutter's trade until 1886: entered contracting firm of Rob- inson, Dowdle & McWhirter, 1886, changing to Dowdle & McWhirter, 1888; with father-in-law, Thomas Nash, formed contracting firm of Nash & Dowdle, which was incorporated in 1905, and in 1906 changed to Nash-Dowdle Co., of which has since been pres. Firm erected Owen Bldg. (first "skyscraper" in Chicago), Germania Club, Chicago Sem., St. Thomas Catholic Ch., Wilson Av. bridge on North Branch; Municipal Dock, at Sacramento and 31st Sts. (1200 feet concrete), etc. Catholic. Mem. Cook Co. Democracy; candidate for county commr., 1886. Clubs: Builders', Ill. Athletic. Rec- reation: baseball. Home: 3010 Washington Boul. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

DOWLING, George J., pianos; b. Cambridge, Mass., May 17, 1864: s. Martin C. and Mary A. (Kernan) Dowling: ed. pub. schs. of Mass .; m. Chicago, Emma Elliott, of Boston, Sept. 2, 1899. Began with Vose & Sons, piano mfrs., Boston, in 1880, and with them at Boston; came to Chicago, 1902, and assumed management of Chicago office of the company until 1907; identified with The Ca- ble Co., pianos, since 1907, of which is now pres .; also pres. Conover Piano Co. Club: Union League. Residence: Hotel Windermere. Office: 301 S. Wa- bash Av.

DOWNEY, David George, clergyman. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America. )

DOWNEY, Joseph, retired contractor; b. Kings Co., Ireland, Apr. 23, 1849. Came to Chicago, 1856; m. 1885, Lena Kleine, Chicago. On leaving sch. en- tered employ of James McGraw, builder and con- tractor, to learn trade; became his partner, 1874: now retired from active business and time devoted to managing own property; was commr. of blogs. and commr. of public works during Mayor Swift's administration; later mem. Board of Edn. under Mayor Harrison. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Edgewater Golf. Home: 6205 Sheridan Rd. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.

DOWNING, Elliot Rowland, editor; b. Boston, Nov. 21, 1868; s. Orrien Elliot and Mary Jane ( Rowland) Downing; B.S., Albion (Mich.) Coll., 1889, M.S., 1894; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; Co- lumbia, 1907-8; Univ. of Würzburg, Naples Aqua-

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rium, 1908; m. Grace Emma Manning, of Anderson, 2d, Sept. 15, 1910, Laura N. Newton, of Chicago. In Ind., June 24, 1902. Instr. science, Ft. Payne ( Ala.) 1880 established and in 1899 incorporated the Drake Standard Machine Works, of which was pres. and treas .; now ins. broker. Republican. Ma- son: 33°, Master Golden Rule Lodge, 1885; M.E. High Priest Wiley M. Egan Chapter, 1890; Emi- nent Commander Chicago Commandery, 1893; M.E. S.P.G. Master Chicago Council Princes of Jerusa- lem Oriental Consistory, 1894-5; Illustrious Poten- tate Medinah Temple, 1895-6; Puissant Sovereign of Red Cross of Constantine, No. 1, 1898; now commander-in-chief Oriental Consistory. Club: South Shore Country. Recreations: fishing, hunt- ing. Home: 4571 Lake Park Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul. Acad., 1890-1, Beloit (Wis.) Coll. Acad., 1891-6; supt, Brooklyn Training Sch. for Boys, 1896-8; sec. Brooklyn Children's Aid Soc., 1898-9; fellow in zo- ology, Univ. of Chicago, 1899-1901; instr. embryol- ogy, summer sessions same, 1900, 01; prof. biology, Northern State Normal Sch., Marquette, Mich., 1901-11; asst. prof., 1911-13, asso. prof. and asst. dean Sch. of Edn. since 1913, Univ. of Chicago. Editor Nature Study Review since 1911. Pres. Mich, State Non-Game Bird Commn., 1907-11. Re- publican. Baptist. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Chicago Geog. Soc., Ill. Acad, Science, Am. Nature Study Soc. (sec .- treas.), Sigma Xi, Alpha Tau Omega. Club: Quadrangle. Contbr. on tech. subjects. Home: 9317 S. Robey St.

DOWNS, Walter Bishop, wholesale grocer; b. at Chicago, June 2, 1861; s. Myron Day and Lydia Elizabeth ( Allen) Downs: ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Grace Virginia Comfort, of Chi- cago, Oct. 4, 1892; 1 son, Myron Day. Began as er- rand boy in a book store, Nov., 1878; entered em- ploy of H. C. & C. Durand, wholesale grocers, 1879, continuing with successors, the Durand & Kasper Co., of which has been sec. and dir. since Oct. 1, 1904. Republican, Presbyterian, Recreations: gar- dening, church work. Home: 250 N. Ashland Av., River Forest, III. Office: 170 N. Union St., Chicago.

DOWST, Charles, editor and pub .; b. Waukegan, Ill., July 23, 1853; s. Samuel M. and Jane ( Cleaver) Dowst; ed. pub. schs. of Waukegan and Lake For- est Acad .; mi. Miss J. Wallace, of Chicago (now de- ceased). Established, 1878, the National Laundry Journal, the first publication devoted to that in- dustry, and still continues as editor and pub. ; pres. Dowst Bros. Co., mfrs. metal goods. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Press (life), Chicago Laundrymen's. Recreation: motoring. Home: 927 Hinman Av., Evanston, III. Office: 120-124 Ann St., Chicago.

DOX, Charles Edward, underwriter; b. at Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 11, 1861; s. William A. and Ophe- lia A. (Smith) Dox; ed. common and high schs. of Terre Haute; m. Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1890, Mary E. Bell; 1 daughter, Dorothy. Engaged in fire ins, business since 1881; came to Chicago in Sept., 1900, and has since been mgr. of London & Lancashire Fire Ins. Co. and Orient Ins. Co. Mem. Western Union. Mem. Southern Soc. of New York. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Old Elm, Glen View, On- wentsia; also New York (New York), Recreation: golf. Residence: Virginia Hotel, Chicago; (sum- mer) Golf, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

DOYLE, Joseph P., president E. A. Armstrong Mfg. Co .; b. Grayville, Ill., Aug. 20, 1860; s. Capt. Marston M. and Angeline J. (Covington) Doyle; ed. Grayville High Sch .; m. Elizabeth Hannah Free- man, of Springfield, Ill., Oct. 14, 1897; 1 daughter, Florence F. Representative and state mgr., with M. C. Lilly & Co., mfrs, mil, uniforms and regalia, Columbus, O., 20 yrs .; now pres., gen. mgr. E. A. Armstrong Mfg. Co., mfrs. mil. uniforms and equip- ment, also secret soc. uniforms and regalia. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mason (Woodlawn Com- mandery No. 76, K.T., Shriner), Odd Fellow, K.P., Elk. Clubs: Hamilton, Rotary, Hyde Park Men's. Home: 5231 Cornell Av. Office: 434-440 S. Wabash Avenue.

DOYLE, William Andrew, lawyer; b. Winches- ter, Ill., Oct. 11, 1863; s. Michael and Mary Doyle; ed. Winchester (Ill.) High School, and Christian Brothers' Coll., St. Louis; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1887; (LL.D., Christian Brothers' Coll.); m. Mary Gertrude Edwards, of Chicago, Sept. 17, 1890; 1 son, Edward Andrew. Admitted to III. bar, 1887, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Starrett, Doyle & Moore, 1 yr., since alone; master in chancery, Circuit Court, since 1910. Mem. Il1. State and Chicago bar assns. Catholic. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Iroquois, South Shore Country. Home: 3220 Washington Boul. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.

DRAKE, Chester Tuttle, insurance; b. Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., Mich., Feb. 22, 1851; s. Wear L. and Amelia Lydia (Gurney) Drake; grad. Northwest- ern Univ., 1874; m. Coldwater, Mich., Oct. 5, 1876, Albertine E. Hudson (died Apr. 19, 1898) ; children : Harriet A. (Mrs. C. F. Forshee), Florence H .; m.

DRAKE, David Gibson, life ins .; b. and reared on farm in Brown Co., O .; B.S., Nat. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O., 1878; married; 1 daughter. Supt. pub. schs., Mt. Washington, Hamilton Co., O., and later prin. of an intermediate sch., Cincinnati; mem. of Cincinnati Bd. of Sch. Examiners 4 yrs .; in life ins. business since 1889; with the Nat. Life Ins. Co., Montpelier, Vt .; was gen. agt. and organized agen- cy work in State of Ky .; came to Chicago in 1893 to become gen. mgr. for State of Ill. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Glen View, Kenwood. Recre- ation: golf. Home: (summer) Golf, Ill. Office: 424 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.

DRAKE, John B., vice pres. Drake Hotel Co .; b. Chicago, May 19, 1872; s. late John B. and Joseph- ine C. (Corey) Drake; ed. Harvard Sch., Chicago, St. John's Military Acad., Ossining, N.Y., Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; m. Middletown, O., June 3, 1897, Jessie K., d. of Samuel Mcclellan; children: John B., 3d, William McClellan, Elizabeth, Kathe- rine. Traveled around the world after leaving sch .; began active career with Grand Pacific Hotel, con- tinuing 2 yrs .; with III. Trust & Savings Bank 11/2 yrs .; mgr. of Drake estate, 1900-7; vice-pres., dir. The Drake Hotel Co .; vice pres., treas. The Black- stone Co., and mgr. The Blackstone Hotel. Repub- lican. Presbyterian; dir. Presbyn. Hosp. Clubs: Chicago, Hamilton, South Shore Country, Onwent- sia, Tolleston (sec., treas.), Grand Island Lodge. Recreation: shooting. Home: 2106 Calumet Av. Office: The Blackstone.

DRAKE, Lyman Manley, fire underwriter; b. Be- loit, Wis., Sept. 8, 1867; s. Manley and Mary E. (Tucker) Drake; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chi- cago, June 7, 1894, Jennie M. Keith; children: Ly- man M., Jr., Keith, Robert Tucker. Started in fire ins. business in 1883, with R. S. CritcheIl & Co., as office boy; became mem. of firm, 1899; consolidated with Smith, Miller, Whitney & Barbour, in 1901, Fleetwood & Pellet, in 1907, Waller, Chandler & Grey and N. J. Bennett Agency in 1913, into firm of Critchell, Miller, Whitney & Barbour. Repub- lican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Ouilmette Country, Westmoreland Golf, Wausau- kee. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

DRAKE, Tracy Corey, president Drake Hotel Co .; b. Chicago, Sept. 12, 1864; s. late John B. and Josephine C. (Corey) Drake; ed. Vt. Episcopal Inst., Burlington, 1877-9, Trinity Mil. Inst., Tivoli, N.Y., 1879-82; B.S., Rensselaer Poly. Inst., Troy, N.Y., 1886; m. St. Louis, Jan. 12, 1893, Annie Daughaday; children: Carlos Corey, Francis Au- gustus. Spent some months in European travel after leaving coll .; then entered employ of Drake, Parker & Co., proprs. Grand Pacific Hotel, as asst. market and storeroom keeper; studied hotel busi- ness in all its depts. during following years, until hotel closed, 1895; finally admitted to partnership in the firm, having charge of steward's dept .; spent 2 yrs. in European and Oriental travel, 1896-8. In stock and bond brokerage business, 1898-1900; management of estate of John B. Drake until 1907; with brother, organized The Drake Hotel Co. and built The Blackstone, also the Blackstone Theatre, 1907-10. Built summer residence at Lake Geneva, Wis., 1900, known as "Aloha Lodge." Pres. The Drake Hotel Co., The Blackstone Co. Sec. and treas. Northwestern Alumni Assn. D.K.E. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, Lake Geneva Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: The Blackstone, Chicago.

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DRAPER, Arthur William, real estate; b. Lon- don, Eng., July 31, 1869; s. Thomas Winter and Sarah Jane (Venner) Draper; grad, King Sch. and Met. Business Coll .; m. Chicago, June 28, 1893, Henrietta E. Olson; children: Arthur W., Jr., Laura Albertina. In real estate business since Oct., 1886; mem. firm Draper & Kramer since 1893. Mem. Chi- cago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Mason (K.T.). Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: motoring and fishing. Home: 6840 Bennett Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.

DRAPER, Herman Lyman, pianos; b. Hastings, Minn., July 19, 1864; s. Nelson C. and Asenath M. (Ballard) Draper; has lived in Chicago since age of 3 yrs .; grad. Chicago High Sch., 1882, Williams Coll., 1886; m. Oak Park, Ill .. Aug. 6, 1897, Mary E. Caldwell: 1 son, Nelson C. Began on the Chicago Bd. of Trade; later sec. Western Stone Co .; became sec. and treas. Cable Company, mfr. pianos, 1895, and is now vice pres, and treas .; also vice pres. Conover Piano Co. Republican, Congregationalist. Mem. Zeta Psi fraternity, Royal Arcanum. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: arts and crafts. motoring. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 57 E. Jack- son Boul., Chicago.

DRAY, Gail, lawyer; b. Havana, Ill., Jan. 10, 1872; s. Walter S. and Louise (Allen) Dray; B.S., Princeton, 1895; studied law at Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and since engaged in practice in Chicago; atty. for Union Trust Co., 1907-10; now in gen. practice. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago, Kenwood, Exmoor Country, South Shore Country. Home: 3249 Michigan Av. Office: 140 S. Dearborn Street.

DREHER, Herbert C., general contractor; b. at Tamaqua, Pa., Aug. 15, 1879; s. Charles B. and Sarah (Brode) Dreher; B.S. in C.E., Pa. State Coll., State Coll., Pa., 1900; m. Sarah Ditchey, of Tama- qua, Pa., July 3, 1909; 2 children: Anabel V., Charles B. Was connected with frog and switch dept. Pa. Steel Co., at Steelton, Pa., 1900-3; then with Am. Bridge Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1903-5; mgr. electric and gas plant, Tamaqua, Pa., 1905-7; in gen. contracting business, Tamaqua, 1907-9; re- moved to Chicago, 1909, and since pres. George W. Stiles Constrn. Co. Mem. Am. Assn. of Engrs. Mem. B.P.O. Elks. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1433 Melville Pl. Office: 619 Lumber Exchange Bldg.

DRENNAN, John G., lawyer; b. in Caldwell Co., Ky., Dec. 3, 1854; s. John L. and Henrietta ( Wim- burley) Drennan; ed. common schs .; m. Margaret Slater, of Taylorville, 111., May 26, 1881; 3 chil- dren: Leonard H., Walter R., Helen L. Admitted to har, 1x80; mem, firm of Jones & Drennan, Tay- lorville, 1879-81, alone, 1881-7, Drennan & Hogan, 1887-92; mem. Palmer, Shutt & Drennan, Spring- field, 111., 1892-6; local atty. 1.C.R.R.Co. at Chicago, 1896-9, since dist. atty. same rd .; gen. atty B.&O. S .- W. Ry. Co. for 111., 1892-6; local atty. Wabash Ry. at Taylorville, 1881-92. Master in chancery, Christian Co., 111., 1879-81; state's atty., same co., 1880-8; corpn. counsel, Springfield, 1896-8; special atty. for Chicago Sanitary Dist. in suit of State of Mo. vs. State of Ill. and Sanitary Dist .; by appmt. of Supreme Court of Ill. mem. advisory bd. law dept. Univ. of Ill. Mem. 111. State Bar Assn. Served in 1. N.G., 1876-94; was col. and judge advocate 2d legt. (resigned) ; col. and judge advocate 111. Bri- gade U.R.K.P., 1889-1914; was lt. col. 17th Regt., Il1. Vols., Spanish-Am. War. Democrat. Method- ist. Mason, Knight of Pythias. Club: South Shore. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 5110 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 819 Ill. Central Station.

DREXMIT, William F., Chicago mgr. Keystone Watch Case Co .; b. Chicago, Aug. 7, 1872; s. Henry and Emma (Stuenkel) Drexmit; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago, and business coll .; m. Rose M. Diener, of Chicago, Aug. 25, 1896; 2 children: Lillian, Ray- mond. Has been identified with the Keystone Watch Case Co., of Phila., ever since beginning of active career; mgr. at Chicago since July 1, 1911. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Westmoreland Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5637 Glenwood Av. Office: 1003 Heyworth Bldg.

DREYER, Samuel, clothing mfr .; b. Chicago, Feb. 16, 1867. s. David and Catherine Dreyer; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Met. Business Coll .; m. Grace Israel, of Cedar Falls, la., Dec. 31, 1907: 2 children: Robert Marx, Josephine Blanche. Served apprenticeship with local tailors for 5 yrs .; then became connected with Hart, Abt & Marx, later with Cahn, Wampold & Co .; entered wholesale mfg. on own account, 1902; assisted in organizing Alschuler, Dreyer & Co., 1906, inc., 1916, now pres. of company. Republican. Mason. Recreation: golf. Home: 6023 St. Lawrence Av. Office: 307 W. Van Buren St.

DREYFUS, Moise, president United States Crushed Stone Co .; b. Alsace, France, Oct. 20, 1861; early edn. in France and later at Gymnase Protes- tant and College, Belley, Strassburg; m. Carolyn Stern, of Chicago, Feb. 12, 1901; children: Emily Clara (deceased), Marie Louise, Philip S. Came to U.S., 1880, and settled in Cleveland, O., from which place removed to Chicago in 1898; established as iron and steel mcht., 1881, in which has since con- tinued; pres. Ohio Iron & Metal Co., Chicago, and branches in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Montreal and N.Y. City; pres. U.S. Crushed Stone Co. since 1913. Hon. mem. 1st Regt., I.N.G. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Builders', Lake Shore Country, Ravisloe Country; Criterion, Railway (New York). Recrea- tions: travel, golf. Home: 2914 Prairie Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.

DRILL, Thomas Taylor, musician. (See vol. 1911.)

DRIVER, John Merritte, lecturer, writer; s. of James Ransom and Matilda Caroline Driver; B.Sc., 111. Agrl. Coll., 1876; A.B., Boston Univ., 1884, S.T.B., 1885; (hon. A.M., Baker Univ., 1885; D.D., Rust Univ., 1893; Ph.D., Am. Univ., 1899; LL.D., Ill. Coll. of Law, 1909) ; m. Elsie Wiley, of Casey, 111., 1899. Ordained M.E. ministry; pastor People's Ch., Chicago, 1902-7. Mem. Am. and Asiatic Archaeol. socs. Author: Bible Temperance Hymns, 1879; Songs of the Soul, 1885; Samson and Shylock, 1892; Nepenthe, 1896; Purple Peaks Remote, 1905; Amer- icans All, 1911; Memories of Italy, 1915. Home: 1531 E. 61st St.

DROZDOWITZ, David, clothing mcht. (See vol. 1911.)

DRUECK, Charles John, M.D., surgeon; b. North Liberty, Ind., June 20, 1873; s. Gustavus Philip and Sarah Ann ( Parsons) Drueck; ed. high schs., Chicago; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1896; m. Chicago, Oct. 22, 1902, Helen Mabel, d. of Capt. Nicholas Martin ; 3 children: Margaret Sarah, Charles Martin, Helen Alice. Interne at Mercy Hosp. 18 months; was prof. physiology, 1]1. Den- tal Sch. to 1901; gynecologist to Lakeside Hosp .; rectal surgeon to People's Hosp .; prof. proctology, Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine, since 1916; rectal surgeon, Fort Dearborn Hosp., since 1916. Mem. 111. State and Chicago med. socs. Reformed Epis- copalian. Home: 438 E. 46th St. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

DRUMMOND, Alfred Cookman, clergyman; b. at Phila., Pa., July 24, 1875; s. Edmund Witmer and Emma (Jillard) Drummond: ed. Drexel Inst., Phila .; Bucknell Univ .; Crozer Theol, Sem .; Theol. Sem, of Ref. Episcopal Ch .; m. Iva Gertrude Par- ris, of Phila., Nov. 6, 1901; 1 son, Alfred Cookman, Jr. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1906; pastor White- hall Ch., Phila., 1906-9, 1st Ch., Warren, Pa., 1909- 12, 1st Ch., Oakmont, Pittsburgh, 1912-14, Western Av. Ch., Chicago, since Oct. 1, 1914. Teacher of ethics, Northern Bapt. Theol. Sen., Chicago. Home: 2142 Warren Av.

DRUMMOND, Finlay Mackay, china importer; b. Ballarat, Australia, Mar, 1, 1868; s. John and Annie ( Mackay) Drummond; ed. Univ. of Edinburgh, Scotland, and in pyt. schs .; m. Mary Eva Holland, of Ithaca, N.Y., Sept. 3, 1912; 2 children: Finlay True, Donald Holland. Before coming to U.S., in 1892, was identified with the wool and frozen mut- ton industry in Australia; engaged as importer of china in Chicago since 1892; pres. The J. H. Stouf- fer Co. since 1913; sec. and treas. Utica Clay Min- ing and Transportation Co .; treas. Utica Fire Brick Co .; spl. representative of gov. of Ill. on Canal Commn .; addressed commercial bodles in Peoria,

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Ottawa and other cities as to importance of water- Chicago. Recreation: motoring. Home: 811 Wind- way from Chicago to the Gulf, also author of pam- sor Av. Office: 219 W. Monroe St. phlets on same topic. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- DUDDLESTON, George, merchant; July 30, 1851-Nov. 13, 1914. (See vol. 1911.) merce (ways and means com.), Chicago Jewelers' Assn., Art Inst. of Chicago. Served 3 yrs. in militia in Scotland. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner); mem. Red Cross of Constan- tine. Elk. Clubs: South Side Tennis; Circumnavi- gators' (New York). Has made two trips around the world. Recreations: fishing, hunting, tennis. Home: 6837 East End Av. Office: 3231 Calumet Av.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 65

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 782

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782