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 72

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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ENWALL, Hasse Octavius, clergyman. Removed to Geneva, Ill. (See vol. 1911.)

EPPSTEIN, Aaron Rudolph, lawyer; b. Cham- paign, 111., Dec. 30, 1878; s. Rudolph M. and 1rene ( Beidler) Eppstein; matriculated Univ. of Chicago about 1901; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1905; un- married. Admitted to bar, 1904, and since engaged in practice; asst. city atty., May 1, 1907-Nov. 1, 1910. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mem. 1.O.O.F., Royal League, Delta Chi. Club: Hamil- ton. Home: 4315 Greenwood Av. Office: 111 W. Washington St.

EPSTEIN, Hugo, provision mcht. (See vol. 1911.) EPSTEIN, Max, freight transportation official; b. in Germany, Feb. 6, 1875; s. Morris and Caecilia (Wertheimer) Epstein; ed. New York City pub. schs. and Coll. of City of New York. Was former- ly a mem. of the Chicago Bd. of Trade; pres. Ger- man-Am. Car Lines, and of its successor, General Am. Tank Car Corpn., since 1901. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe, 1l]. Athletic. Home: 5329 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.

ERBY, William, president of Erby Carriage & Wagon Co. (See vol. 1911.)

ERICKSON, Alfred Olney, lawyer; b. Scandina- via, Wis., Feb. 25, 1870; s. Ingebret and Ingeborg (Solvrud) Erickson; ed. village sch., Scandinavia; stenographic and commercial course, Valparaiso, Ind., 1893; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1899; for- ensics and debating, Chicago Conservatory (eve- nings), 1906-7; m. Louise H. Gentz, of Shawano Co., Wis., June 10, 1899; 1 son, Herbert Olney. Ap- ptd. trial lawyer, City of Chicago, by E. J. Brun- dage, to recover damages from ry. cos. and others for reimbursement of damages sustained by city through their negligence; originator of "Action Over" dept, by which the city has recovered many thousands of dollars from corpns. and others; ap- ptd. by Mayor William Hale Thompson atty. for Dept. of Track Elevation, City of Chicago, 1915. Mem. Am. and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Lutheran. Mem. Wis. Soc. of Chicago, Loyal Order of Moose. Mason (32º, Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Equestrian Assn. Recreations: automobil- ing, horseback riding, swimming. Home: 653 Wel- lington Av. Office: City Hall.

ERICKSON, Edward Arthur, banker; Jan. 23, 1860-July 22, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

ERICKSON, O. Gordon; musical educator; b. at Pontiac, 111., Feb. 8, 1884; s. O. A. and Julia (Kleng- son) Erickson; student Univ. of Chicago, 1906-9; pupil of Bernard Ziehn, of Chicago, and Hugo Kaun, of Berlin, Germany; m. Edna Pool, of Ash- land, Wis., Oct. 17, 1911. Teacher of singing in Chicago since 1909; condr. Philharmonic Choral Soc. and Sunday Evening Club Choir; dir. of music, Oak Park and River Forest High Sch. Recrea- tions: tennis, fishing. Home: 3621 Pine Grove Av. Studio: Lyon & Healy Bldg.

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ERICSON, John Ernst, engineer; b. Stockholm ion League, Germania. Home: 2340 Lincoln Park Co., Sweden, Oct. 21, 1858; s. Andrew and Sophia West. Office: 821 Blackhawk St. (Lind) Ericson; C.E., Royal Poly, Inst., Stockholm, ERNST, William Edward, publisher; b. at Men- don, Mich., Dec. 28, 1863; s. George and Eva (Faul- stich) Ernst; ed. pub. schs. of Mendon; m. Chi- cago, Nov. 19, 1900, Nellie J. White. After leaving school engaged with The Werner Co., pubs., Chi- cago, and afterward hecame sec. and treas. of The University Assn., pubs .; founded mag. The World To-Day in 1901, which published several years; pres. The Library Press; vice pres, and treas. Syl- van Mfg. Co. Home: 7067 N. Ashland Av. Office: 168 N. Michigan Av. 1880; m. Inez Malmgren, of Chicago, July 11, 1888 (died 1893); 1 daughter, Mildred Inez (Mrs. Ralph H. Quinlan) ; m. 2d, Esther Malmgren, of Chicago, June 30, 1896. Bridge constr. in Stockholm, 1880- 81; came to U.S., 1881; resident engr., T.,C.&St.L. (Clover Leaf) R.R. until Apr., 1882; designer Hop- kins & Co., bridge builders, St. Louis, summer of 1882; on U.S. Govt. canal surveys (III. and Miss. Canal) until summer of 1883; draftsman, City Hall, Chicago, 1884-6; asst. engr., 1886-9, asst. chief engr., designing $2,000,000 water works for Seattle, Wash., 1889-90; asst. engr., Sanitary Dist. of Chl- ERRANT, Joseph Washington, lawyer; Apr. 3, 1860-June 29, 1911. (See vol. 1911.) cago, 1890-2; asst. engr., tunnel work, etc., City of Chicago, 1892-3; first asst, city engr., 1893-7, city engr. since July 6, 1897. Consulting engr. for wa- ter works, etc., in various cities; mem. Bd. Local Improvements, Chicago, July 1, 1903-Apr. 12, 1904, having leave of absence as city engr .; chmn. Chi- cago Subway and Harbor Commn., 1911-14. Deco- rated, Royal Order of Vasa, Sweden, 1909. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Water Works Assn., Swedish Engrs. Soc. of Chicago. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Swedish. Home: 848 Lakeside Pl. Office: City Hall.

ERICSON, Otto Christian, merchant; b. Faaberg, Norway, Aug. 29, 1852; s. Christen and Olea (Ols- datter) Erichsen; grad, grammar and high schs., Hamar, Norway; came to Chicago, 1868; m. Eda Louise Johnson, of Chicago, May 25, 1876; chil- dren: Grace Olivia, Elmer O., Norman W., Chester F., Willard E., Melvin B., Ruth D., Edith M. En- tered employ of C. Jevne, grocer, as cashier and bookkeeper, 1868; became mgr., 1880, and partner in firm of C. Jevne & Co., 1887-1904; bought it out Apr. 30, 1904, and inc. the business May 1, 1904, as C. Jevne & Co., of which he was pres. until 1916, when retired. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Re- publican. Mem. First Congl. Ch., Evanston, Ill. Clubs: Union League, Press (life). Recreations: literature, fishing. Home: 823 Michigan Av., Ev- anston, Ill.

ERICSSON, Henry, general contractor; b. Torp, Moheda, Sweden, Aug. 3, 1861; s. Carl and Martha (Nilson) Ericsson; ed. colls., in Vexio and Nykop- ing, Sweden; Stockholm Tech. Sch .; m. Lena M. Johnson, of Moheda, May 8, 1886; 7 children: Wal- ter Henry, Florence Winnifred (Mrs. F. V. Pra- ther), Clarence Einar, Martha Marguerite, Hazel Harriet, Dewey, Virginia Corina Ingeborg. Came to U.S., 1881; commr. of bldgs., Chicago, 1911-15; dir. Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank, Union Bank of Chicago; pres. Henry Ericsson Co. since 1908. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Swedish Engineers' Soc., Builders' Assn., Masons and Builders' Assn., Builders' Club. Democrat. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mystic Athletic. Recreations: fishing, hunting, motoring. Home: 534 Surf St. Office: 139 N. Clark St.

ERICSSON, Walter H., building contractor; b. Chicago, Feb. 22, 1887; s. Henry and Lena (John- son) Ericsson; ed. Crane Tech. Sch .; studied archi- tecture at Armour Inst. Tech .; unmarried. Has been identified since beginning of active career with Henry Ericsson Co., gen. bldg. contractors, founded by father in 1882; pres, of the company since 1911. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Club: South Shore Country. Home: 534 Surf St. Office: 139 N. Clark St.

ERNST, Charles Emil, brewer. (See vol. 1911.) ERNST, Leo, brewer; h. Baden, Germany, Nov. 6, 1853; s. Matthias and Victoria (Huck) Ernst; ed. pub. schs. in Germany, then came to Chicago and finished edn. in Dyrenforth's Business Coll .; m. Chicago, July 12, 1893, Louise C. Furst; children: Norman, Hilmar, Wainwright, Matthew. Clerk in bank of Henry Greenebaum about 3 yrs .; then bookkeeper in brewery of Bartholomae & Leicht, remaining 8 yrs. and learning the brewing busi- ness; foreman in a brewery at Phila., 1882-4; re- turned to Chicago, 1884, and joined brothers, Charles E. and Otto, in organizing the Ernst Bros. Brewing Co., of which was pres. until 1890; since 1896 pres. Independent Brewing Assn. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Clubs: Un-

ERSKINE, Albert DeWolf, real estate; b. Chica- go, Nov. 3, 1873; s. Albert and Cecilia (DeWolf) Erskine; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1894; m. Marion Brow- er, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1902; 3 children: Marion, Albert DeWolf, Jr., John Brower. Began as asst. supt. East Chicago Land Cos., 1894, later becoming sec. and treas. until 1898; organized, 1898, and was pres. The East Chicago Co. until 1904; founded town of Indiana Harbor, Ind., 1901; organized, 1903, First Nat. Bank, of East Chicago, and the In- diana Harbor State Bank, pres. of both until 1907; since engaged in real estate operations. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Casino; Yale (New York). Rec- reations: sailing, tennis, motoring. Home: 33 E. Division St. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St.

ERSKINE, David McMichan, real estate, bank- ing : Oct. 5, 1855-Oct. 26, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

ERWIN, Charles Roswell, advertising; b. Otta- wa, 111., 1858; s. Lt. Col. William Erwin (of 20th Ill. Vols., killed at battle of Ft. Donelson) and Al- thea L. (Goodell) Erwin; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Oak Park, 111., 1884, Rachel M. Ingalls, Began in 1876, as messenger in Commercial Nat. Bank of Chicago; resigned as receiving teller, 1884, and en- tered the employ of Lord & Thomas, later becom- ing vice pres. of the company; now pres. Erwin & Wasey Co., adv. agency. Mem. Ill. Soc. S. A. R. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Oak Park. Home: Oak Park, Ill, Office: 58 E. Washing- ton St., Chicago.

ESPERT, Frederick, secretary and treas, of the Monarch Refrigerating Co .; b. Chicago, Jan. 10, 1862; s. Michael Frederick and Fredericka (Linsen- barth) Espert; ed, pub. schs. and business coll., Chicago; unmarried. Began with Parliament & Espert, South Water St., cheese mchts., as book- keeper, 1877, later becoming a mem, of the firm; sec. and treas. Monarch Refrigerating Co., cold storage, since 1894. German Lutheran. Republic- an. Home: 1423 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 40 E. Austin Av.

ESPERT, Michael, president Monarch Refriger- ating Co. (See vol. 1911.)

ESSEX, George S., retired grain broker; b. Louis- ville, Ky., Sept. 2, 1845; s. William and Mary (Dor- sey) Essex; descendant on paternal side of William Essex, who settled in Lexington, Ky., 1795, and was associated in practice of law with Henry Clay; on maternal side descendant of Col. Edward Dor- sey, who settled in Md., 1612; ed. New Orleans, "La .; m. Ella C. Robe, of Chicago, Dec. 3, 1893. En- listed in Ky. Regt., C.S.A., Sept. 2, 1861, and served 4 yrs. in Civil War, advancing to lt. col .; particl- pated in battles of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., Chattanooga, Chickamauga, and various bat- tles in the Atlanta campaign. Came to Chicago, 1870, and engaged in real estate business; joined Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1879, and was identified with it for 36 yrs .; now retired. Independent Democrat. Episcopalian. Recreations: books, music. Home: 39 E. Oak St.

ESSLEY, Elisha L., machinery and tools; b. at New Boston, 111., Oct. 21, 1866; s. Elisha L. and Avarilla M. (Noble) Essley; ed. pub. schs., New Boston; m. Mary J. Clark, of Fond du Lac, Wis., Sept. 24, 1895; 1 son, Elisha P. (by previous mar- riage). Lived on farm until 1886; machinery sales- man, St. Louis, 1886-9; removed to Chicago and became connected with Lodge, Davis & Co., ma- chinery, 1889-91; with Manning, Maxwell & Moore, 1891-1900, McDowell-Stocker Co., 1900-8; estab-

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lished, 1908, The E. L. Essley Machinery Co., ma- chine tools, of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Belmont, Westmoreland Country. Recrea- tions: bowling, golf, hunting. Home: 1242 Pratt Boul. Office: 551-557 Washington Boul.

ESTELL, William Shackford, mfr .; b. N.Y. City; s. Samuel Fennimore and Margaret Lester (Dal- hey) Estell; m. Eleanor Kellogg Williams, of Chi- cago, 1882: children: Richard E., Edna W., Leroy W. Has been identified with the Adams & West- lake Co., hardware specialties, etc., since 1886, of which is now sec, and dir. Mem. Chicago Assn. Credit Men, Mechanics' Inst. (vice pres.). Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Mason (32°). Clubs: Mystic Athletic (sec. and dir.), Business Men's Progressive. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 319 W. Ontario St., Chicago.

ESTERMAN, Albert F. X., clergyman; b. Cincin- nati, O., Dec. 1, 1869; studied classics, St. Xavier Coll., Cincinnati; theology, St. Louis Univ. Joined Soc. of Jesus (Jesuits), 1888. Ordained priest R.C. Ch., 1903; connected with Loyola Univ. since 1905, now treas, and trustee; also treas. and trustee St. Ignatius Coll. Address: 1076 W. 12th St.

ESTES, Clarence Everett, banker; b. Mechanics Falls, Me., Dec. 15, 1871; s. Alfred L. and Mary (Greenwood) Estes; ed. grammar schs., Auburn, Me .; grad. Edward Little High Sch., Auburn, 1889; m. Emilie Josephine Frick, of Winona, Minn., Feb. 20, 1909. Entered employ Merchants Loan & Trust Co., Chicago, as messenger, Mar. 5, 1890; became auditor, 1903, asst. cashier, 1908, vice pres. since Feb., 1916. Republican. Clubs: Bankers', Hamil- ton, Home: 919 Buena Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.

ESTILL, Thomas, commissioner Salvation Army; b. Whitby, Yorkshire, Eng., Mar. 13, 1859; s. Wil- liam and Margaret ( Philpot) Estill; m. Mary A. Barber, of London, Eng., Feb. 5, 1883; 6 children: William Thomas, Herbert Bramwell, Reuel Cape, Olive Bernice, Katherine Ithiel and Neriah Hol- Jand. Became an officer in Salvation Army, 1878, with rank of It .; promoted capt. within 10 days; staff capt., 1885, and maj. same year; col. 1889, completing 11 yrs. service in Great Britain; in command in South Africa, 1889-94, in New South Wales, Australia, 1894-8, New Zealand, 1898-1902; promoted to rank of commr. (highest in the army), Nov., 1902; in command in Holland, 1902-7, Japan, 1907-8; apptd. commr. and chief officer of all Sal- vation Army operations in the Western States and the Hawaiian Islands, with hdqrs. at Chicago, July, 1908. Home: 111 Washington Boul., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 108 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.

ETTELSON, David L., lawyer; b. in Russia, Mar. 1, 1862; s. N. B. and Dora Ettelson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch. (Lake Forest Univ.), 1897; m. Juliet Raphael, of Chicago; I son, Geoffrey C. Began active career in insurance busi- ness, 1888; practiced law in Chicago since 1897: dir. Schiff & Co. State Bank, Samuel Phillipson & Co. Republican. Mason; mem. Montefiore Council Royal Arcanum, Clubs: Hamilton, City, Press, Jackson Park Yacht, Idlewild Country. Home: 5438 East View Park. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

ETTELSON, Samuel A., corporation counsel; b. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1874; s. of Benjamin and Flora (Philipson ) Ettelson; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago, Harvard Univ., 1893; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1897; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and since in practice at Chicago; was mem, law firms of Schuyler, Jamieson & Ettelson, and later of Schuyler, Ettelson & Weinfeld, until apptd. cor- poration counsel of Chicago, by Mayor Thompson, Nov. 8, 1915. Mem. Ill. Senate since 1906, repre- senting 3d Senatorial Dist. Republican. Mem. Chi- cago and Ill. State bar assns. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Players, South Side Tennis. Home: 3659 Michigan Av. Office: 511 City Hall.

EUSTIS, Percy Sprague, railway official; b. Mil- ton, Mass., Feb. 16, 1857; s. Alexander Brooks and Aurora (Greland) Eustis; ed. pvt. schs., Phila., until 1870; m. Eliza Russell Griffitts, of Phila., Apr. 3, 1883. Entered ry. service, 1876, with B.&M. R.Ry. in Neb .; chief clerk pass, dept. same, 1880-1, gen. pass. and ticket agt. same, 1881-8; gen. pass. agt. Chicago, 1888-1902, pass. traffic mgr. since

Apr. 8, 1902, entire system C.,B.&Q. Ry. Co. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, University. Home: 1145 Hyde Park Boul, Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul,

EVANS, Arthur Maybury, newspaper man; b, Glinton, Northamptonshire, Eng., Aug. 30, 1874; s. John and Anne Elizabeth (Cooper) Evans; came to America, 1884; ed. Lawrence Coll., Appleton, Wis .; Northwestern Univ .; Univ. of Mich .; m. Charity Martin, of Chicago, Dec. 6, 1906. Entered Chicago newspaper work 1900; with City Press Assn., 1900- 01; Chicago Chronicle, 1901-3: Chicago Record-Her- ald (now the Chicago Herald) since 1903; polit. editor and legislative corr., 1905-11, traveling corr., 1911-14, polit. writer since 1914. Republican. Home: Avenue House, Evanston, Ill. Address: Chicago Herald.

EVANS, Charles, librarian, bibliographer; b. at Boston, Nov. 13, 1850; s. Charles P. and Mary (Ew- ing) Evans; ed. Boston pub. schs .; m. Lena Young, of Ft. Worth, Tex., Apr. 8, 1883. Asst. Boston Athenæum Library, 1866-72; organized, and was li- brarian, Pub. Library of Indianapolis, 1872-80 and 1889-92; organized Enoch Pratt Free Library, Bal- timore, and 4 of its branches, 1884-7; reorganized Omaha Pub. Library, 1887-8; classified the New- berry Library, Chicago, 1892-5; organized the Vir- ginia Library of the McCormick Theol. Sem., Chi- cago, 1895-6. Mem. A.L.A. (a founder), Library Assn. of United Kingdom (hon.), Chicago Hist. Soc. (sec. and librarian, 1896-1901), Am. Antiq. Soc., In- dianapolis Lit. Club (a founder). Author: Ameri- can Bibliography, a chronol. dictionary of all books, pamphlets and period. publs, printed in U.S. of America from 1639 to 1820, of which 8 quarto vols., bringing the record down to 1794, have been issued. Address: 1413 Pratt Av., Rogers Park.

EVANS, Clinton Buswell, editor, publisher; b. at Fryeburg, Me., Ang. 3, 1848; s. John and Mary A. ( Adams) Evans: A.B., Dartmouth, 1873; m. Chi- cago, June 3, 1886, Emma R., d. of William Towns- end, of Cheltenham, Eng .; children: Marion R. Clinton B., Jr. Reporter and night editor Spring- field ( Mass.) Republican, 1873-83; financial editor Chicago Tribune, 1883-8; established The Econo- mist, a weekly journal devoted to finance, com- merce and real estate, Oct. 20, 1888, and is now pres. of the Economist Pub. Co .; dir. Riverside State Bank. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League (Chicago), Wansaukee ( Athelstane, Wis.). Recreations: history, archæology, and hunt- ing. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

EVANS, David, steel mfr .; b. Marion, S.C., Oct. 16, 1874; s. Chesley Daniel and Sarah Jane (Hazel- ton) Evans; ed. private schs., S. C. Mil. Acad., Charleston, and Oak Ridge Inst .; m. Emma Hardy McAllister, of Toronto, Ont., Aug. 30. 1899; chil- dren: Chesley McAllister and Mary E. Began busi- ness career as pig iron salesman for the Iroquois Furnace Co., at Chicago, Feb. 17, 1895; sales agent Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co., of Birmingham, Ala., at Chicago, 1901-3; pres. Field, Evans Iron Co., Chicago, 1903-5; organized in 1905 and since senior mem. of David Evans & Co., pig iron and steel castings; organized in 1906 and since pres. and treas. Chicago Steel Foundry Co. Mem. Am. Iron and Steel Inst., Am. Foundrymen's Assn., Chi- cago Foundrymen's Club. Served in 1st Ill. Vol. Cav. during Spanish-Am. War; commd. capt. Offi- cers' Reserve Corps, Mar., 1917 (resigned). Demo- crat. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Yacht, Midlothian Country; Southern ( Bir- mingham, Ala.). Recreations: automobiling, golf. Home: 4371 Oakenwald Av. Office: 806 The Rook- ery.

EVANS, Evan, president Evan Evans Company, Ohio Building Safety Vault Company, and propr. Moffett Studio. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Exmoor, South Shore Country, Lambs Club. Home: 12 Scott St. Office: 57 E. Congress St.

EVANS, Frank Olin, automobile trucks; b. Men- dota, Ill., Oct. 4, 1867: s. Enoch Benson and Emma (Lee) Evans; ed. grammar and high schs., Men- dota: student Ohio State Univ., Columbus, O., and Drake Univ., Des Moines, Ia .; Grand Island (Neh. ) Business Coll .; m. Nettie M. Griffith, of Des Moines,

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June 8, 1899; 1 daughter, Barbara. With Story & Clark Piano Co., May 2, 1889-1917, sec. 1914-17; pres. United Four Wheel Drive Truck Corpn. since 1917; also propr. Evans Artrola Co .; pres. Evans Art Piano Co. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason (Shrine). Recreations: golf, tennis, fishing. Home: 5448 East View Park. Office: 315 S. Wabash Avenue.

EVANS, Henry Joy, vice pres. Nat. Biscuit Co .; b. Rochester, N.H., Feb. 22, 1850; s. Daniel J. and Lavinia (Foss) Evans; ed. puh. schs .; m. Rose Rei- ter, of Chicago, Feb. 23, 1873; children: Sidney J. (deceased), Lavinia (Mrs. Chiarles J. Mortimer). Learned the bakery business thoroughly as an ap- prentice in the bakery of Henry Murdoch, begin- ning, 1867, and after period of apprenticeship ex- pired started in business for himself, continuing 10 yrs., when he organized the Kennedy Bakery Co. with Caleb H. Marshall, of Chicago, and Frank A. Kennedy, of Cambridge, Mass .; this business was sold in 1880 to the New York Biscuit Co., of which he was pres. and in 1898 the latter company was transferred to Nat. Biscuit Co., of which became mgr. of purchasing dept. and is now vice pres. and dir .; also dir. Central Trust Co. of Ill. Has large farm nr. Lake Geneva, Wis. Mason (32). Club: Skokie Country. Recreation: farming. Home: Glen- coe, Ill. Office: 112 W. Adams St., Chicago.

EVANS, Herbert Heard, engineer; b. Aberdeen, Miss., Apr. 4, 1880; s. William Augustus (M.D.) and Julia Josephine (Wyatt) Evans; entered U.S. Naval Acad., 1895, and grad. "with credit," engr. corps, Jan. 28, 1899; m. Marie Louise McQuiston, of Aberdeen, Miss., Dec. 28, 1909; 2 children: Jane Arden, Herbert. Served on U.S.S. Indiana at San- tiago de Cuba, 1898; naval officer at sea (princi- pally in tropics and southern hemisphere), 1899- 1904; resigned as ensign, June 1, 1904; with Cana- nea Copper Co., La Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, in various minor engring, capacities, 1904-5; with Al- lis-Chalmers Co., Milwaukee, Wis., as erecting engr., in the field in U.S. and Mexico and on con- strn. office work of a supervisory capacity, 1905-8; prepared report for city of Chicago on "Electrifi- cation of Railway Terminals as a Cure for the Lo- comotive Smoke Evil," 1908; sec. and engr. Com. on Local Transportation, Chicago City Council since 1909; sec. Chicago Subway Commn., first part, 1911; mem. Technical Bd. Vessel Safety, 1915; sec. Chicago Traction and Subway Commn., 1916. Lt. U.S. Naval Reserve, on active duty in U.S.N. since May 3, 1917. Mem. Am. Soc. Naval Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., U.S. Naval Inst., Na- val and Mil. Order Spanish-Am. War and mem. council Ill. Commandery same, etc. Episcopalian. Recreation: mountain climbing. Clubs: City, Ad- venturers', Colorado Mountain. Home: 542 Addi- son St. Office: 202 D, City Hall.

EVANS, John Thomas, lawyer; b. Macon Co., Mo., Aug. 8, 1878; s. Griffith E. and Jane M. ( Evans) Evans; attended country and village schs. and Kirksville (Mo.) Normal Sch. until 1899; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1902; admitted to the bar soon after. Entered the law office of H. S. Dun- combe, Nov., 1902, as a clerk and became partner in Feb., 1904, as Duncombe & Evans; partnership dis- solved Jan., 1911, since practiced alone; dir. and officer in several business corpns. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Phi Delta Phi. Ma- son. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamil- ton, Exmoor Country. Contbr. to legal mags. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: Del Prado Hotel. Office: 1119 The Rookery.

EVANS, Lynden, ex-congressman; b. at LaSalle, Ill., June 28, 1858; s. Daniel Evans and Emma (Lynden) Evans; A.B., Knox Coll., Galesburg, 111., 1882; taught sch. at LaSalle and Evanston, 1882-5, while studying law; m. Lake Geneva, Wis., 1896, Bonnie, d. Judge Thomas F. Withrow. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1884; mem, firm of Barnum, Evans & Barnum, 1888-91, later Evans & Arnd, but of re- cent years has practiced alone; lecturer on corpn. law, John Marshall Law Sch., 1907-8; mem. 62d Congress ( 1911-13), 9th Ill. Dist. Democrat. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Interparlia- mentary Union. Club: University. Author: Illinois Overruled Cases; Cases Distinguished, Limited and

Expanded. Home: 1240 Astor St., Chicago; (sum- mer) Indian Point, Pelican Lake, Wis. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.

EVANS, Peter L., lawyer; b. on farm nr. Jack- son, O., Apr. 1, 1865; s. Evan D. and Sarah (Davies) Evans; ed. puh. schs .; Jackson Acad .; Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Mary R. Gilbert, of Milwaukee, Wis., June 11, 1894; I child, Beulah Rachel. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and since practiced in Chicago: mem. Cheney & Evans since June 1, 1895; dir. and atty. Home Bank & Trust Co., LaGrange Trust & Sav- ings Bank, Morton Park State Bank (Cicero); dir., treas. Chester N. Marthens Marhle Co. Trustee Northland Coll., Ashland, Wis. Mem. Am. and Chi- cago bar assns. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Hamilton, Congregational. Recreation: golf. Home: 418 6th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 19 S. La Salle St., Chicago.

EVANS, Samuel, mfr. ornamental glass; b. in Montgomeryshire, Wales, Nov. 16, 1857; s. Edward and Jane (Powell) Evans; ed. in schs. in Wales; m. Elizabeth Jones, of Racine, Wis., Sept., 1883; 4 children: Annie (Mrs. S. M. Halsted), Wallace, Daisy (Mrs. Harry Hall), Samuel. Came to the U.S. from Wales in 1880, and has since been iden- tified with the mfr. of ornamental glass; in busi- ness on own account at Kansas City, 1884-90 ; came to Chicago in 1890 and with C. L. Rawson, organ- ized the firm of Rawson & Evans, which continued until the death of Mr. Rawson, in 1905, when busi- ness was incorporated as the Rawson & Evans Co., of which has since been pres, and treas. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Repub- lican. Methodist. Recreations: hunting, fishing, motoring. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 710 Wash- ington Boul., Chicago.

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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 72

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