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EAMES, Joseph P., lawyer; h. Chicago, Jan. 22, 1863; s. Melville C. and Olive Walworth (Purmort) Eames: ed. pub. schs., Blue Island, Ill .; Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Mary C. Rexford, of Blue Island, Dec. 13, 1883; children: Edith R. (Mrs. R. M. Hast- ings), Mary R. (Mrs. E. C. Marble), Raymond R., Emerson R., Olive. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; asso- ciated in practice with Charles C. Arnold 10 yrs .; mem. firm of MeGilvray, Eames & Maclean 8 or 10 yrs .; now mem. firm McGilvray (Donald H.), Eames & Vaughan ( Franklin E.). Mem. Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Republican. Methodist. Odd Fel- low. Home: Blue Island, III. Office: 1010 Title & Trust Bldg., Chicago.
EARLE, Edwin Graffam, M.D .; b. Birmingham, Ia., Mar. 29, 1866; s. John H. and Emma C. (Graf- fam) Earle; ed. pub. schs., East Troy, Wis .; semi- nary at Rochester, Wis .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1891; m, Dora Peissner, of Chicago, Sept. 15, 1896; 2 children: Lillian K., Harry. In- terne Alexian Brothers Hosp., 1891-2; now pres. and prof. gen. medicine, Jenner Med. Coll. Mem. Chi- cago and Ill. State med. socs., A.M.A. Republican. Mem. I.O.O.F., K.P., R.A. Home: 2549 N. Clark St. Office: 159 N. State St.
EARLE, Frank Breckenridge, M.D .; b. Wauke- gan, III., Oct. 22, 1860; s. Moses L. and Maria E. (Breckenridge) Earle; grad. Waukegan (Ill.) High Sch., 1881; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1885. In gen, practice at Chicago since 1885; prof. obstetrics, 1894-1902, became prof. pediatrics, 1903, now emeritus, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.); attending phys., 1895-1903, consulting phys., Home for Crippled Children, since 1903. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., 1911. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecol. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Med- ico-Legal Soc. Pres. Illinois Club, 1902-4. Repub- lican. Club: Illini. Editor: Filatov's (Russian) Diseases of Children, 1904. Home: 4939 Sheridan Rd. Office: 22 E. Washington St.
EARLE, John Estcourt, steamship agent. (See vol. 1911.)
EARLE, S(amuel) Edwin, treasurer Northern Bank Note Co .; b. Chicago, May 13, 1888; s. Samuel Williams and Sadie (Schutt) Earle; ed. grammar schools, Chicago; grad. Morgan Park Acad., 1907; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1911; m. Elsie Chatterton, of Springfield, Ill., Oct. 3, 1914; 1 daughter, Elsie Chatterton. Has always been employed by the Northern Bank Note Co., producers of distinctive lithographing for bank and commercial use. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi (sec. Western Assn.). Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: South Shore Country, Beverly Country, Hamilton, City. Home: 5330 Kimbark Av. Office: 797, 538 S. Clark St.
EARLE, Samuel Williams, president Northern Bank Note Co .; June 19, 1858-May 20, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
EARLING, Albert J., railway pres .; b. Richfield, Wis., Jan. 19, 1849; ed. common schs. In service of C.,M.&St.P.Ry., since 1866; telegrapher, and train
EASTMAN, Albert Nathen, lawyer; b. at Kings- ville, O., Oct. 17, 1864; s. Henry A. and Sarah F. (Parrish) Eastman; grad. high sch., Ashtabula, O .; complete collegiate course under Rev. Joseph N. McGiffert, Ashtabula, O .; m. Myrta E. Hopkins, of Ashtabula, July, 1889; children: Walker P., Fran- ces E. Came to Chicago and studied law in office of Smith & Helmer; admitted to III. bar, May, 1887; entered office of Weigley, Bulkley & Gray, Sept., 1887, becoming a partner, 1894; mem. firm of Weigley & Eastman, 1895-6, in firm of Albert N. & Edward P. Eastman, 1899-1906, Eastman, Eastman & White, Aug., 1906-Sept., 1910, Eastman & White, 1910-16; since mem. Eastman, White & Hawxhurst. Ex-pres. Commercial Law League of America; mem. Am., III. State and Chicago bar assns., Inter- nat. Law Assn. Trustee (ex-pres. bd.) Edgewater Presbyn. Ch. Mason (32º, K.T., Shriner; mem. Ra- venswood Lodge and hon. mem. Edgewater Lodge). Clubs: Hamilton (life mem.), Chicago Automobile (pres.), Chicago Athletic, Press, Edgewater Coun- try (ex-pres.). Ex-pres. Lincoln Club. Home: 5513 Winthrop Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.
EASTMAN, Francis Ambrose; b. Littleton, N.H., Apr. 3, 1836; s. Stephen Ambrose and Lydia Had- ley (Giles) Eastman; ed. common schs. and New- hury (Vt.) Sem .; m. Gertrude Eliza Barrett, of Chicago, June 3, 1861; children: William B., Fanny S., Barrett, Margaret S. Entered newspaper work at Montpelier, Vt., 1853; formerly editor Vermont Patriot; removed to Chicago, 1858; served as edi- torial writer on Chicago Times, Chicago Herald, Chicago Chronicle; mem. Ill. House of Rep., 1862- 63, of III. Senate, 1865-7; postmaster of Chicago, 1869-73; was part propr. and asso. editor Chicago Morning Post; founder, 1888, and for 3 yrs. pub. and editor, Los Angeles (Cal.) Daily Tribune; re- turned to Chicago, 1891, and engaged in newspaper work; city statistician, Chicago, since 1911. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Residence: Ontario Hotel, N. State St. Office: 1005 City Hall.
EASTMAN, John Coates, newspaper publisher: b. Eaton, O., Dec. 19, 1862; s. John and Harriet Ar- della (Davis) Eastman; ed. Ohio State Univ., 1878- 82; ed. as civ. engr .; m. Eva Harter, of Marion, Ind., July 20, 1886. Reporter on Chicago Herald, 1890-5; business mgr. Chicago Chronicle, 1895-8; advertising mgr. New York Journal, 1898-1900; pres., treas, and business mgr. Chicago American, 1900-4; became owner of Chicago Daily Journal, Apr. 2, 1904, and pres. and treas. Chicago Journal Co. Presbyterian. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Indiana Society, Chicago Kennel. Home: 2718 Michigan Av. Office: 15 S. Market St.
EASTMAN, Robert Maurice, printer; b. Anoka, Minn., Dec. 1, 1869; s. Job and Kate M. (Kimball) Eastman; ed. common schs. of Anoka; m. Carrie Evers, of Chicago, Jan. 24, 1894; 2 children: Wii- liam Evers, Eunice. Came to Chicago, 1887, and worked as compositor about 3 yrs .; was foreman and later mgr. of National Printer Journalist; identified with the W. F. Hall Printing Co. since 1893, becoming pres. and treas., 1908; also treas. Central Typesetting Co .; treas. and sec. Photoplay
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Pub. Co. Republican. Unitarian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Fly Casting, South Shore Country, Press, Chicago Au- tomobile. Home: 5816 Sheridan Rd. Office: 466 W. Superior St.
EASTMAN, Royal Adelbert, mfr .; July 12, 1855- Feb. 10, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
EASTMAN, Sidney Corning, lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 26, 1850; s. Zebina and Mary Jane (Corning) Eastman; ed. under pvt. tutors in England, 1861-9, during which period his father was U.S. consul at Bristol; studied French, etc., Geneva, Switzerland; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1873; m. Charlotte Hall, of Ann Arbor, Mich., June 9, 1886. Studied law in Chicago; admitted to bar, July 4, 1876; since then in active practice, and referee in bankruptcy since Dec., 1898. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns .; vice pres. Nat. Assn. for Constl. Govt .; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, City, Law, Church, Glen View Golf. Author: East- man on Bankruptcy, 1903; also several polit. and economic tracts addressed to the Union League Club and other bodies. Recreation: golf. Home: Kenilworth, 111. Office: 901 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
EASTMAN, William, vice pres. Blakely Printing Co .; b. Amherst, Mass., Apr. 19, 1868; s. William and Emma E. (Hinds) Eastman; ed. grammar and high schs .; m. Anna H. Vail, of Chicago, June 23, 1894; 3 children: William, Jr., Donald Vail, Wini- fred. In employ of wholesale paper house, Hol- yoke, Mass., previous to coming to Chicago, 1892; connected with P. F. Pettibone & Co., 1892-1908; vice pres. Blakely Printing Co. since Apr. 1, 1908. Alderman, Evanston, 1912-16. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: Union League (Chicago), Evanston (Evanston). Recrea- tion: golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 418 S. Mar- ket St., Chicago.
EASTON, Burton Scott, clergyman, educator; b. Hartford, Conn., Dec. 4, 1877; s. Morton William and Maria Stille (Burton) Easton; student Univ. of Göttingen, Germany; B.S., Univ. of Pa., 1898, Ph.D., 1901; B.D., Phila. Div. Sch., 1905 (D.D., 1910); m. Marian Pyott, of Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 8, 1908. Deacon, 1905, priest, 1906, P.E. Ch .; instr., Univ. of Ia., 1898-9, Univ. of Pa., 1901-5; prof. N.T., Nashotah (Wis.) House, 1905-11; same, Western Theol. Sem., since 1911. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Rho. Author: Constructive Development of the Group-Theory, 1902; also many theol. articles in revs. Home: 2728 Washington Boul.
EASTON, William Barnard, mechanical engr .; b. Ponghkeepsie, N.Y., Mar. 1, 1863; s. George A. and Mary J. (Cobb) Easton; B.S., Worcester (Mass.) Poly. Inst., 1883; m. Jennie Weed, of San Francis- co, Apr. 12, 1892; 1 son, Thomas Kendal. Began with M. P. Boss, consulting engr., San Francisco, 1884-92; agt. of Union Iron Works, San Francisco, at City of Mexico, 1892-3; head draughtsman and then gen. mgr., Fraser & Chalmers, mining ma- chinery, Chicago, 1895-1903; sec. and chief engr., Chalmers & Williams, since 1903; dir. Fraser & Chalmers. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations : hand ball, fencing. Home: 1512 Dear- born Parkway. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
EATON, Charlee Scribner, lawyer; b. Palmyra, Mo., Aug. 24, 1878; s. of J. W. and Emma Louise (Scribner) Eaton; descendant of Lt. Nathan Eaton, one of the Minute Men at the Battle of Lexington; came to Chicago with parents in childhood; early edn. Chicago pub. schs., West Div. High Sch., and Lewis Inst .; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1900; LL.B., Harvard Univ., 1903; m. Oct. 6, 1904, Helen Davi- da, d. late Dr. William R. Harper, pres. Univ. of Chicago. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Ill., 1903, and entered partnership with Thomas Dent and Russell Whitman, firm of Dent, Whitman & Eaton, continuing until Mar., 1906; then mem. of Dent & Eaton until 1907, since practiced alone. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Soc. S.R. (sec.), Alpha Delta Phi. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Quadrangle, Harvard, City, Chickaming Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5744 Klmbark Av. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.
EATON, Ira Taft, publisher. (See vol. 1911.)
EATON, Marquis, lawyer; b. Mattawan, Mich., Apr. 5, 1876; s. Gen. Charles L. and Nellie (Joiner) Eaton; ed. Univ. of Mich,, 1893-5; m. Jacquette Hunter, of Flint, Mich., June 8, 1904; 2 sons: Hun- ter and Norman Bridge. Admitted to practice In Mich., 1898, Ill., 1901, U.S. Supreme Court, 1903; asst. reporter Mich. Supreme Court, 1898-1901; chief of tax div., auditor general's office, Lansing, Mich., 1895-7; mem. Cody & Eaton, Chicago, 1901-9; became mem. Defrees, Buckingham, Ritter, Camp- bell & Eaton, Jan. I, 1910, title later, Defrees, Buckingham & Eaton; official atty. for city treas., Chicago, 1909-10; dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co. Mem. State Bd. Examiners in Account- ancy, by appmt. Univ. of Ill., 1912-15. Originator, 1908, and since pres. Sane Fourth Assn. (first or- ganized expression of movement for constructive celebration of Independence Day). Chmn. Chicago Chapter Am. Red Cross; dir. Infant Welfare Soc., United Charities of Chicago; mem. advisory com. Park Ridge Sch. for Girls. Republican. Mem. Chi- cago Congl. Brotherhood (ex-pres.), Chicago Ch. Federation Council (vice pres. 1913-14). Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. (pres. 1911), Chicago Law Club, Mich. Soc. Chicago (pres. 1912-13), Zeta Psi, Alpha Ome- ga. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton (pres. 1908-9), Union League, Flossmoor Country (dir. 1913-17), Quad- rangle (vice pres. 1916-17). Author: The Lawyer and the Trust Company. Home: 5634 Woodlawn Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
EATON, William Herbert, sales mgr. Am. Sheet & Tin Plate Co .; b. Cleveland, July 18, 1860; s. Isaac I. and Mary M. (Dunham) Eaton; ed. pub. schs. and business coll .; m. Lulu M. George, of Chicago, 1883. Began in hardware and iron busi- ness, 1876; with Carnegie, Phipps & Co., 1888-95; gen. sales mgr. Junction Iron & Steel Co. and its successor, the Ætna Standard Iron & Steel Co., to 1900; gen, foreign sales agt. (located in London), Nat. Steel Co. and Am. Steel Hoop Co. until 1901; sales mgr. Am. Sheet & Tin Plate Co. since 1901. Protestant. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Mid- Day, Midlothian Country, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4520 Ellis Av. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
EATON, William Lawrence, president Standard Glass Co .; b. Auburn, Ind., Nov., 1877; s. Ira Taft and Rocelia L. (Meese) Eaton; ed. Northwestern Univ., class of 1900; m. Esther M., d. John A. Gau- ger, of Chicago, 1901. With the Standard Glass Co. since 1901, of which is now pres. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Sigma Chi. Clubs: Hamilton, South Shore Country, Kenwood. Home: 4329 Oak- enwald Av. Office: 2345 LaSalle St.
EATON, William Thomas, warehouseman. (See vol. 1911.)
EBANN, Carl K., jewelry: b. Bremen, Germany, Jan. 6, 1876; s. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Busch) Ebann; brought to U.S., 1882; ed. pub. schs., Cin- cinnati, O .; m. Sophia F. Benckenstein, of Cincin- nati, Jan. 8, 1901; 1 son, Robert. Held various office positions at Cincinnati; mem. J. C. Groene & Co., music dealers, 1897-1901; removed to Chicago and mgr. H. J. Joseph & Co., jewelers, 1902-7; as- sisted in organizing corpn. of Olsen & Ebann, 1907, of which has since been pres. Mason. Rec- reations: motoring, golf. Home: 416 S. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 209 S. State St., Chicago.
EBELING, George, wholesale millinery; b. Chi- cago, July 26, 1852; s. of George Philip and Anna (Dittewig) Eheling: ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. at Chicago, Sept. 6, 1876, Louise Affeld; children: George C., Frederick O., Ella A. (Mrs. John J. Wolfersperger). Began as bill clk. with P. H. Wil- lard & Co., wholesale grocers, 1868-71; bookkeeper and cashier for J. H. Dunham & Co., wholesale grocers, 1871-4; with Reid, Murdoch & Fischer as cashier and later in charge of credits, 1874-82; sec. and treas. Peoria Stone & Marble Co., Peoria, 1882-92; sec. and treas. Gage Bros. & Co., whole- sale millinery, Chicago. 1892-1905, vice pres. since 1905. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Evanston, Evanston Golf. Recrea- tions: outdoor sports. Home: 1144 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 18 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
EBERHARDT, Max, judge; 1843-June 15, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
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EBERHART, John Frederick, real estate; Jan. ston, of Cincinnati, Dec. 25, 1874. Chicago rep. of 21, 1829-Jan. 13, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
Benton Harbor, Mich., Apr. 21, 1870; s. Dr. Isa A. and Melissa ( Jacobs ) Eberhart; B.S., Racine ( Wis. ) Coll., 1888; M.S., Hedding Coll., 1891; M.D., Ben- nett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1894; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1901; also grad. work Univ. of Chicago, Lake Forest Univ., etc .; A.M., Valparai- so Univ., 1909, Ph.D., 1911; D.C.L., Hamilton Coll. of Law, 1915. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1894; ex-interne and 5 yrs. attending physi- cian, Cook Co. Hosp .; formerly surgeon Chicago Baptist and St. Gerard's hosps .; now head of dept. of physiologic therapeutics, Loyola Univ. Med. Sch .; prof. high frequency, Ill. Sch. of Electro- therapy. Hon. life fellow Soc. Science, Letters and Art, London, Eng .; mem, A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs., Am. Electro-Therapeutic Soc., Am. Med. Editors' Assn .; dir. Chicago Assn. Commerce; pres. Square and Circle Assn. Republican. Mason (32 , Shriner). Author of 4 books on entomology, 1 on zoology and 3 on med. electricity. Home: Hub- bard Woods, Ill. Office: Marshall Field Annex, Chicago,
EBERLY, Horace David, Chicago manager of Umted Drug Co .: b. Hiawatha, Kan., Feb. 5, 1888; s. Cyrus M. and Minnie T. (Allen) Eberly; ed. in grammar and high schs., Hiawatha; student Dart- mouth, 1 yr., class of 1910; m. Mildred Hull, of Hiawatha, May 18, 1909. Engaged as clk. in drug store, Hiawatha, 1905-10; traveling salesman in Ia. and Mo., hdgrs. at Des Moines, la., of the United Drug Co., of Boston, 1910-12; 2d asst. sales mgr. same company, at Boston, 1912-14; mgr. Chi- cago br. of the company since 1914. Served in Co. F, Kan. N.G., 1904, 05; hon, discharged as sergt. Vice pres. Traffic Bur. of Associated Industries of Central Mfg. Dist .; mem, Central Mfg. Dist. Club, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Congregationalist. Home: 5431 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1416-1426 W. 37th St.
EBINGER, Frederick Christian, hair goods; b. at Canfield (now Edison Park), Cook Co., 111., July 2, 1872; s. Christian and Elizabeth (Stryker) Ebin- ger; ed. Niles Tp. and Park Ridge pub. schs. and in Met. Business Coll., Chicago; m. Aurora, Ill., Apr. 17, 1902, Nellie Boessenecker; children: Ruth, Frederick, Lois. Entered employ of the Thayer & Jackson Stationery Co., Chicago, 1892; then with S. Peterson & Co., wholesale grocers, until 1898; one of the organizers, and pres. Paris Fashion Co., hair goods, since 1898. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Art Inst. of Chicago. Republican. Methodist. Club: City. Recreations: outdoor diversions, Home: 224 S. Elmwood Av., Oak Park, 111. Office: 58 E. Wash- ington St., Chicago.
ECKELS, George Morris, lawyer; Apr. 3, 1863- Oct. 7, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
ECKERT, Walter Henry, lawyer; b. Woodstock, Ill., Mai. 10, 1880; s. George W. and Bertha (Sig- walt) Eckert; ed. pub. schs. of Woodstock, and Northwestern Univ .; m. Georgia Cooper, of Aus- tin, Ill., Sept. 3, 1907; 1 daughter, Jane. Admitted to bar, 1903, and since in practice at Chicago; gen. counsel People's Life Ins. Co. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State bar assns. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Contbr. articles on Federal Control of Life Insurance Cos. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 130 N. 5th Av., Chicago.
ECKHARDT, William Nickolas, president Pope & Eckhardt Co .; b. Chicago, July 20, 1859; s. Louis and Katharina ( Minke) Eckhardt; ed. pvt. and pub. schs. Identified with Chicago Bd. of Trade interests since 1873; assisted in organizing the Pope & Eckhardt Co., grain and seeds, 1895, of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1880 (dir. 1896, 7, 8, and vice pres. 1901, 02.) Re- publican. Evangelical Lutheran, Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: Edgewater Beach Yacht. Home: 3540 Adams St. Office: 321, 111 W. Jackson Boul.
ECKHART, Bernard Albert, mfr .; b. Alsace, France, 1852; s. Jacob and Eva (Root) Eckhart; arrived with parents in U.S., in infancy; grad. from a coll. at Milwaukee, 1868; m. Katie L. John-
Eagle Milling Co., Milwaukee, 1870-4; founded firm EBERHART, Noble Murray, M.D., author; b. at of Eckhart & Swan, which later became Eckhart & Swan Milling Co., of which was pres .; now pres. B. A. Eckhart Milling Co .; dir. Continental & Com- mercial Nat. Bank, Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, Northwestern Trust & Sav- ings Bank, Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago Title & Trust Co. Mem. Ill. Senate, 35th and 36th Gen. Assemblies (1887-9); mem. bd. trustees Sani- tary Dist. of Chicago, 1891-1900 (pres. bd. 1896- 1900) ; pres. bd. West Chicago Park Commrs., 1905- 08; del. and chmn. Com. on Rules, Procedure and Gen. Plans Chicago Charter Conv., 1905. Assisted in organizing and officer 1st Regt. Ill. N.G .; a .- d .- c. with rank of col. on staff of Gov. Deneen, 1906-13. Republican. Dir. Chicago Bd. Trade, 1888-91; 1st pres. Millers' Nat. Federation, 1902-4; pres. Il1. Mfrs.' Assn., 1903; vice pres. Nat. Council of Com- merce, 1908. U.S. del. Internat. Congress Edn., Vienna, 1910; trustee Lewis Inst. Tech .; mem. 111. State R.R. and Warehouse Commn., 1907-13. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Onwentsia, Com- mercial (vice pres., 1912), Old Elm. Homes: Lake Forest, Ill., and 1530 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. Office: 1300-1332 Carroll Av.
ECKHART, John William, flour miller; b. West Bend, Wis., Nov. 20, 1855; s. Jacob and Eva (Root) Eckhart; ed. high sch., Viroqua, Wis .; m. Mary J. Buchanan, of Chicago, Aug. 12, 1884; children: Eunice ( Mrs. O. T. Tuchbreiter, Chicago), Paul, Jolin W., Jr., James and Mary. In flour milling business since Apr. 3, 1873; pres. of John W. Eck- hart & Co. Pres. Chicago Public Library Bd., 1900- 07; was mem. Bd. of Edn. several years and vice pres. 4 yrs. Democrat. Clubs: Illinois, Iroquois ( ex-pres.), Chicago Athletic. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 1903 W. Monroe St. Office: 311 N. Carpenter St.
ECKHART, Percy Bernard, lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 20, 1877; s. Bernard A. and Katie L. (John- ston) Eckhart; grad. Brown Sch., Chicago, 1891, Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1894, Chicago Acad., 1895; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1899 (hon. mention) ; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1902; m. Char- lotte Briggs Capen, of Bloomington, Ill., June 6, 1903; 4 children: Eleanor, Charlotte Capen, Marion West, Elizabeth. Formed law partnership with Roy O. West, firm of West & Eckhart, 1902, chang- ing, 1903, to West, Eckhart & Taylor, and in 1910 to present style of West & Eckhart. Chicago atty. Western Union Telegraph Co. Lecturer on pub, service corpns. and law of damages, Univ. of Chicago Law Sch., 1903-15. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Law Club, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: Union League, Cliff Dwellers, Ex- moor Country, Kenilworth. Recreations: golf, mo- toring. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago.
ECKSTEIN, Henry Gottlieb, treasurer Rueck- heim Bros. & Eckstein; h. Chicago, Jan. 15, 1860; s. Charles and Julia Eckstein; ed. pvt. and pub. schs .; m. Apr. 19, 1883, Emily L. Wegner (died July 25, 1885) ; 1 daughter, Lillian B. (Mrs. W. W. Lampert); m. 2, July 9, 1887, Louisa M. Rau; 2 children: Henry G., Jr., Myrtle L. (Mrs. Lester G. Baldwin). Began at age of 12, in employ of N. K. Fairbank Co .; in 1883 invented the Filter Press Steaming Process for the extraction of fats from Fuller's Earth: in 1885 was placed in charge of soap mfg. dept .; in 1888 became gen, asst. supt. of all manufactured products in Chicago factory; in 1891 invented the Eckstein Process for deodor- izing cotton seed oil, and in 1898 was made gen. supt. of the various mfg. depts. of Chicago, St. Louis and Canada factories; retired Oct., 1898, be- cause of ill health. In 1899 bought an active in- terest in firm of F. W. Rueckheim & Bro., makers of "Cracker Jack" and candies, shortly afterward incorporated as Rueckheim Bros. & Eckstein, of which has since been treas. Inventor of the Eck- stein "Triple Proof Package," a dust, germ and moisture proof paper package. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Diana Hunting and Fishing. Recreations: hunting, fishing, travel. Home: 5528 Everett Av. Office: 530 S. Peoria St.
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ECKSTEIN, Lonis, merchant; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 10, 1865; s. Samuel and Anna (Bloch) Eckstein; ed. pub. schs., Milwaukee; m. Elsie Snydacker, of Chicago, 1900. Was in ry. service with Wis. Central R.R. for 10 years, until entering firm of Stumer, Rosenthal & Eckstein, millinery; firm since changed into various corpns .; dir. Emporium-World Co., Am. Restaurant Co., Rector's and the Public Drug Co .; pres. and treas. Red Book Corpn., Blue Book Corpn., Story-Press Corpn., Buck & Rayner's, Buck & Rayner Branch, Consumers' Drug Co., Owl Drug Co .; one of the owners of the North American Bldg., and Metro- politan Bldg. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore, Ravis- loe Country. Recreation: motoring. Home: 5105 Drexel Boul. Office: 1908 North American Bldg.
ECKSTEIN, William F., automobile mfr .; b. Galena, 111., May 6, 1874; s. John and Mary (Moyle) Eckstein; ed. pub. schs. of Galena; m. Maude Kirkpatrick, of Chicago, Jan. 15, 1905. Be- gan in employ of Cunningham & Co., carriage mfrs., Chicago, 1891; became associated with the Chicago Coach & Carriage Co., 1895, which changed to automobile body making, 1902, also mfrs. auto tops, equipment, etc .; has been supt. same since 1909 and dir. since 1913. Methodist. Recreations: motoring, hunting. Home: 7737 S. Morgan St. Office: 1223 S. Michigan Av.
EDDY, Alfred Delavan, lawyer; b. Bellona, N. Y., June 3, 1846; s. of Rev. Alfred and Catherine H. ( Wilcox) Eddy; removed to Ill., 1856; served 6 mos. in Co. D, 134th Ill. Inf., 1864; student Univ. of Chicago; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1879; m. Caroline H. Silvey, of Chicago, Oct. 7, 1869. In practice in Chicago since 1878; was gen. counsel in the northwest for Standard Oil Co. of Ind. many yrs. from 1889. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State bar assns. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Midlothian Golf. Home: 3836 Ellis Av.
EDDY, Arthur Jerome, lawyer; b. Flint, Mich., Nov. 5, 1859; s. Jerome and Ellen M. Eddy; studied law at Harvard; m. Lucy C. Orrell, of Flint, June 3, 1890; 1 son, Jerome Orrell. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890, and since in practice at Chicago. Gold Dem- ocrat. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle (Chi- cago) : Valley Hunt (Pasadena, Cal.) ; Metropoli- tan, New York Athletic, Recess ( New York); Los Angeles Athletic; The Tuna (Cal.), Author: The Law of Corporations, 1901; Two Thousand Miles in an Automobile; Delight, the Soul of Art; Recol- lections of James McNeill Whistler; Tales of a Small Town: Ganton & Co. (novel), 1908: The New Competition, 1912; The Warning (play) : Cubists and Post-Impressionism, 1914. Home: 4152 Sheridan Rd., Chicago: also Pasadena, Cal. Office: 800 The Temple, Chicago.
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