USA > Illinois > Cook County > Chicago > 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 87
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106 | Part 107 | Part 108 | Part 109 | Part 110 | Part 111 | Part 112 | Part 113 | Part 114 | Part 115 | Part 116 | Part 117 | Part 118 | Part 119 | Part 120 | Part 121 | Part 122 | Part 123 | Part 124 | Part 125 | Part 126 | Part 127 | Part 128 | Part 129 | Part 130 | Part 131 | Part 132 | Part 133 | Part 134 | Part 135 | Part 136 | Part 137 | Part 138 | Part 139 | Part 140 | Part 141 | Part 142 | Part 143 | Part 144 | Part 145 | Part 146 | Part 147 | Part 148 | Part 149 | Part 150 | Part 151 | Part 152 | Part 153 | Part 154 | Part 155 | Part 156 | Part 157 | Part 158 | Part 159 | Part 160 | Part 161 | Part 162 | Part 163 | Part 164 | Part 165 | Part 166 | Part 167 | Part 168 | Part 169 | Part 170 | Part 171 | Part 172 | Part 173 | Part 174 | Part 175 | Part 176 | Part 177 | Part 178 | Part 179 | Part 180 | Part 181 | Part 182 | Part 183 | Part 184 | Part 185 | Part 186 | Part 187 | Part 188 | Part 189 | Part 190 | Part 191 | Part 192 | Part 193 | Part 194 | Part 195 | Part 196 | Part 197 | Part 198 | Part 199 | Part 200 | Part 201 | Part 202 | Part 203 | Part 204 | Part 205 | Part 206 | Part 207 | Part 208 | Part 209 | Part 210 | Part 211 | Part 212 | Part 213 | Part 214 | Part 215 | Part 216 | Part 217 | Part 218 | Part 219 | Part 220 | Part 221 | Part 222 | Part 223 | Part 224 | Part 225 | Part 226 | Part 227 | Part 228 | Part 229 | Part 230 | Part 231 | Part 232 | Part 233 | Part 234 | Part 235 | Part 236 | Part 237 | Part 238 | Part 239 | Part 240 | Part 241 | Part 242 | Part 243 | Part 244 | Part 245 | Part 246
GIBBONS, Floyd Phillips, war correspondent; b. Washington, D.C., July 16, 1887; s. Edward Thomas and Emma Theresa (Phillips) Gibbons; ed. Gon- zaga Coll. and Georgetown Univ., D.C .; m. Isabella Pehrman, of Minneapolis, Feb. 5, 1914. Began newspaper work on Minneapolis Daily News, 1907; later on Milwaukee Free Press and Minneapolis Tribune: on staff Chicago Tribune since 1912. Be- gan as war corr. at Battle of Naco on Ariz .- Sonora frontier, Dec., 1914, when over 50 Americans on Ariz. side of border were killed or wounded; trav- eled with Francisco Villa in Mexico as corr., 1915; instrumental in preliminaries that brought about Pan-Am. Conf. on Mexican question; with Wash- ington bureau of Chicago Tribune, Dec., 1915, and
263
THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS
accompanied Pres. and Mrs. Wilson on their honey- Dark Secret, 1888; A Woman's Triumph, 1888; moon trip; reported Villa's raid on Columbus, N.M., Songs of Red Rose Land (poems), 1901; Famous Lovers (historical sketches), 1901; Zauberlinda, the Wise Witch, 1902. Songs: The Anthem of the Free, Our Old Commander; also many poems and serial and short stories. Address: 1505 Morse Av.
Mar., 1916, and accompanied Gen. Pershing on dash into Mexico, later credited by War Dept. as corr. with punitive expdn. in Mexico; wrote widely pub. series of articles exposing conditions of poor- ly trained civilian troops on Mexican border, quoted extensively in campaign for universal mil. training in U.S .; accompanied Gen. Funston on his last inspection of Am. militia and regulars on bor- der and in Mexico; apptd. London corr., Chicago Tribune, Feb., 1917, sailing from New York on La- conia which was torpedoed by German submarine on night of Feb. 25, 200 miles off Irish Coast, with loss of 2 Am. women and 11 other persons; spent night in open boat, but picked up by British mine sweeper and landed at Queenstown, Ireland; filed 4,000-word cable story of the torpedoing, regarded as one of the remarkable newspaper feats of mod- ern times. Mem. Congressional Press Gallery, Washington, D.C. Clubs: Nat. Press (Washing- ton) ; Chicago Press, Adventurers Club of America. Author: How the Laconia Sank and the Militia Mobilization on the Mexican Border, 1917. Home: 4410 N. Racine Av. Address: Care Chicago Tribune.
GIBBONS, John, judge; Mar. 28, 1848-Feb. 11, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
GIBBS, Fletcher Barker, stationer; b. at Boston, May 7, 1861; s. Amory Thompson and Augusta (Hoyt) Gibbs; ed. pub. schs. of Cambridge, Mass .; m. Chicago, May 10, 1886, Annie Hyde Richardson; children: Charles Amory, Fletcher Barker, Jr., Robert Hoyt, Frederick Richardson, Dorothy. Be- gan with the A.,T.&S.F.Ry., in land dept., New England office, and later at Topeka; then with a Boston banker and broker; came to Chicago, 1883, and was partner in E. A. Snell & Co., stationers, later Gibbs & Brown, and partner in Skeen, Mc- Clear & Co., stationers; became connected with Shea Smith & Co., 1886, vice pres. since 1909. Pres. Chicago Stationers' Assn. 10 terms; ex-pres. Nat. Assn. Stationers and Mfrs. of U.S.A. Ex-Pres. Oak Park Bd. of Edn. (served 7 terms); ex-pres. Mass. Soc. In Chicago (now inc. in New England Soc.) ; ex-pres. Oak Park Chapter S.A.R .; mem. New Eng- land Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park. Home: Pleasant and S. Elmwood Avs., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 322 Federal St., Chicago.
GIBBS, George Aaron, lawyer; b. Chicago, 1857; s. Aaron and Catherine (Gulliver) Gibbs; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Cornell Univ., 1872-3; studied law in offices of Waite & Clark, Chicago; m. Chicago, June, 1881, Belle, d. James P. Smith; 1 daughter, Laura. Admitted to Ill, bar, 1872. Was mem. II1. Senate several terms. Republican. Club: Union League. Home: 2305 Commonwealth Av. Office: 115 S. Dearborn St.
GIBBS, Platt P., musical instruments. (See vol. 1911.)
GIBSON, Arthur Henry, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)
GIBSON, Charles Brockway, chemist; b. Masena, N.Y., Aug. 6, 1854; s. Otis and Chloe ( Brockway) Gibson; B.Sc., Univ. of Ill., 1877; M.D., Coll. of Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1885; student of Univ. of Berlin, 1891-3, Royal Mining Acad., 1891-3; m. Eva Katherine Clapp, June 29, 1891. With G. A. Mar- iner and C. G. Wheeler, chemists, 1879-82; prof. chemistry, Coll. of Phys. and Surg., 1882-90; prof. chemistry and metallurgy, Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1888-96, and I yr. each in Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Northwestern Dental Coll .; in prac- tice since 1879 as assayer, chemist, metallurgist and mining engr .; has done much expert and legal work. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft, Berlin Zuchverein. Served 3 yrs. in Vt. militia and 7 yrs. in Ill. N.G., rank of capt. Writes and talks on nat. preparedness and univer- sal military training. Mason (32°). Home: 1505 Morse Av.
GIBSON, Eva Katherine Clapp (Mrs. Charles Brockway Gibson), author; b. Bradford, Ill .; d. of Henry and Ann (Ely) Clapp; acad. edn .; m. Dr. Charles Brockway Gibson, June 29, 1891. Most of her books were published under her maiden name; in lit. work since 1880. Author: Her Bright Future, 1884-8; A Lucky Mishap, 1886; Mismated, 1888; A
GIBSON, Samuel Martin, clergyman; b. Phila., Aug. 6, 1881; s. William and Anna Maria (Martin) Gibson; ed. pub. schs., Phila .; Brown Coll. prep. sch., 1901; grad. Reformed Episcopal Theol. Sem., 1905 (D.D., 1915); m. Florence Irene Gerhart, of Phila., Nov. 2, 1905; 1 daughter, Elinor Gerhart. Ordained ministry R.E. Ch., Phila., 1905; asst. to Rt. Rev. Charles Edward Cheney, Christ Ch., Chi- cago, 1905-9, elected asso. rector, 1909; succeeded Bishop Cheney as rector, Nov., 1916. Mem. exec. com. Federal Council Chs. of Christ in America; trustee Ref. Episcopal Publ. Soc., Chicago Ch. Federation Council; pres. Neighborhood Guild of Chicago. Republican. Home: 2409 Michigan Av.
GIBSON, William Andrew, executive sec. Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce. (See vol. 1911.)
GIFFIN, William M., school prin .; 1850-Apr. 6, 1912. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)
GIFFORD, Heman, investment banker; b. New York, Nov. 15, 1877; s. Heman and Alice Stickney (Whann) Gifford; ed. pub. schs. of N.Y. City; un- married. Began active career in Wall Street, 1894; became connected with C. I. Hudson & Co., mem- bers New York Stock Exchange, 1898, continuing until 1902; went with banking house of William Salomon & Co., New York, 1902; opened office for the house in Chicago, 1994, and was its mgr. until Jan., 1915, since then resident partner. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Casino; also City Midday (New York). Recreations: horseback rid- ing, sailing. Home: 750 N. Michigan Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
GIFFORD, Robert Ladd, consulting engineer and inventor; b. Smithfield, O., Sept. 12, 1867; s. William and Lydia (Ladd) Gifford; C.E., Cornell Univ., 1891; m. Chicago, Oct. 12, 1898, Evelyn A. Brooks; 1 son, Brooks. Practiced as consulting engr., 1897-1900; since 1900, pres. Ill. Engineering Co., consulting engrs., with offices in principal cities of U.S. and Canada. Inventor of numerous steam specialties. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Soc. of Heating and Ventilating Engrs. Mem, Am. Hu- mane Assn .; dir. Anti-Cruelty Soc. Independent Republican. Friend (Quaker). Clubs: University, City; Midwick Country (Los Angeles) ; also Alpha Delta Phi (New York). Home: Oak Knoll, Pasa- dena, Cal. Office: N.E. cor. 21st St. and Racine Av., Chicago.
GILBERT, Allan Arthur, lawyer; b. at Sumter, S.C., Aug. 23, 1866; s. Allan A. and Sarah Ellen Gilbert; lineal descendant of Matthew Gilbert, 2d, dep. gov. of New Haven Colony; French Huguenot on mother's side; ed. Rutherford Coll., S.C., and Univ. of Nashville, Tenn .; LL. B., Yale, 1890; m. Grace J. Thurston, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1894; 1 son, Allan Arthur, Jr. Admitted to Conn. bar, 1890, to Ill. bar, Nov., 1890, and settled in Chicago; clerked for several law firms until 1894; with brother, John T., as Gilbert & Gilbert until 1910, since alone. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Re- publican. Pres. Chicago Methodist Social Union, 1903-4; dir. Trinity Boys' Club. Mason (officer Dearborn Lodge and Lafayette Chapter; K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton (life), Southern. Recreations: golf and society of family. Home: 819 E. 47th Pl. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.
GILBERT, Charles Champion, lawyer; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)
GILBERT, Charles T., real estate; b. at Battle Creek, Mich., Ang. 31, 1852; s. Platt and Elizabeth S. (Bills) Gilbert; ed. pub. schs. of Mich .: m. Ade- laide A. Cochrane, of Chicago, Nov. 27, 1879; 1 son, Ross W. Resident of Chicago since 1867; with wholesale dept. Marshall Field & Co., 1868-90; en- tered real estate business for self, 1890; became connected with Baird & Warner, 1898, mem. firm since 1910. Republican. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 435 E. 48th Pl. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
264
THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS
GILBERT, George A., insurance mgr .; b. Clark Center, Clark Co., Ill., Apr. 24, 1859; s. Dr. Samuel S. and Mary (Fredenberger) Gilbert; ed. pub. schs. and in Asbury (now DePauw) Unlv., Greencastle, Ind .; taught in pub. schs. of Coles Co., Ill., 1876-9, meantime reading law at Mattoon, Ill .; m. Mat- toon, Apr. 20, 1881, Carrie Scott; children: Rowena, Charles R. Began ins. business in local agency of Jackson & Spitler, Mattoon, Mar. to Oct., 1879; spl. agent Travelers Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., Oct. 7, 1879-June 1, 1887; since then resident mgr. at Chi- cago, Employers' Liability Assurance Corpn., Ltd, Republican. Mason (32º). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Home: 5121 Washington Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
GILBERT, Henry Kidder, assistant to pres. Oli- ver Typewriter Co .; b. Quincy, Mass., Jan. 12, 1869; S. Albert M. and Helen W. (Bascom) Gilbert; ed. University Sch., Chicago; m. Anne C. Sargent, of Evanston, Ill., Sept. 19, 1895; children: John, Hen- ry, Horace. Was successively sec. to the 1st vice pres. of C.,B.&Q. R.R. Co., auditor for Crane Co .. treas. and vice pres. the Sargent Co., treas. Am. Brake Shoe & Foundry Co., then pres. the Ry. Ap- pliances Co. until 1906; became sec. of the Buda Foundry & Mfg. Co., 1906, then vice pres .; now asst. to the pres. Oliver Typewriter Co. Republic- an. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia. Homes: 87 E. Elm St., Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 159 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
GILBERT, Hiram Thornton, lawyer; b. at Troy Grove, LaSalle Co., Ill., May 9, 1850; s. Dr. Alson I, and Mary C. (Hapeman) Gilbert; ed. Cornell U., 1869-71; Univ. of Leipzig, Germany, 1871-3; m. Georgiana J. Leland, of Ottawa, 111., Oct. 16, 1877; children: Helen S. (Mrs. James S. Hess), Geor- giana G. Hess (Portland, Ore.). Admitted to bar, Sept., 1875, and practiced at Ottawa until 1888; since at Chicago; county judge of LaSalle Co., 1882-6. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Author: Railroads and the Courts, 1885. Drafted municipal court act under which Municipal Court of Chicago is now operating; also practice acts for Ill., introd. In Gen. Assembly, but not passed; etc. Home: 5234 Woodlawn Av. Office: 828 Otis Bldg.
GILBERT, John Thornton, lawyer; b. at Sumter, S.C .; s. Allan A. and Sarah Ellen Gilbert; lineal de- scendant of Matthew Gilbert, 2d deputy gov. of New Haven Colony; ed. Gaffney City (S.C.) Mil. Acad., 1888-90; course in classics Wofford Coll., Spartanburg, S.C., 1891; removed to Chicago, 1892; grad. Lake Forest Univ., 1895; read law in office of Judge Kirk Hawes, 1893-4; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; mem, firm of Gilbert & Gilbert un- til 1910, since alone. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Club: Kenwood. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
GILBERT, Paul Thomas, editor; b. at Lansing, Minn., May 15, 1878; s. Rev. Dr. Levi Gilbert and Annie (Murphy) Gilbert; A.B., Yale, 1901 (class poet) ; m. Louise Dainty, of Chicago, July 3, 1905 (died 1912); m. 2d, Ilse Forster, Chicago, Aug. 26, 1913; 2 sons: Paul Thomas, Jr., Peter L. U.S. ednl. service in P.I., 1901-3; teacher English lit., high sch., Princeton, Ind., 1903-4; on staff of Chicago Tribune and Chicago Post, 1904-6; editorial and feature writer, Cincinnati Times-Star, also editor current events in Western Christian Advocate and dramatic critic Cincinnati Post, 1906-12; editor variety column, Chicago Inter-Ocean, 1912-13; mng. editor Cartoons Magazine since May, 1914. Republican. Address: 2058 Aubert Av. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.
GILBERT, Simeon, clergyman; b. Pittsford, Vt., June 19, 1834; A.B., Univ. of Vt., 1854; grad. Ando- ver Theol. Sem., 1860; (D.D., Univ. of Vt. and Be- loit Coll., 1882). Ordained Congl. ministry, 1863; pastor Hopkinton, N. Y., 1861-5, Chateaugay, N.Y., 1865-7, Ames, Ia., 1868-9, Lyndon, Ill., 1869-70; resident at Chicago since 1871; asso. editor Ad- vance, 1873-82 and 1886-95; western editor Con- gregationalist, 1882-6. Contbr. to newspapers and religious press, Home: 12 Scott St.
GILBERT, William Candee, lawyer; b. Cairo, Ill., Jan. 7, 1870; S. William B. and Kate (Barry) Gil- bert; A.B., Racine Coll., 1889; LL.B., Harvard, 1893;
m. Ethel Tracy Ogden (now deceased), of Ft. At- kinson, Wis., Oct. 8, 1902; 1 daughter, Kate Ogden; m. 2d, Esther McDowell Miller, at Pasadena, Cal., Sept. 14, 1916. Began practice of law In office of Green, Willits & Robbins, in fall of 1893; mem. firm of Gilbert Bros., 1896-9, practiced alone since 1899; gen. counsel Blytheville, Leachville & Ark. Southern R.R. Co., also for Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co. and Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Episcopalian. Ma- son (K.T.), Modern Woodman. Clubs: Hamilton, Westmoreland Country; Evanston, University (Ev- anston). Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 2022 Lincoln St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 111 W. Washing- ton St., Chicago.
GILCHRIST, John Foster, vice pres. Common- wealth Edison Co .; b. Chicago, Mar. 14, 1868; s. James M. and Mary (Foster) Gilchrist; ed. Chicago high schs. and law dept. Lake Forest Univ .; m. Emma Lock Boyd, Nov. 19, 1896; children: John M., Marian B., Dorothy F. Entered service of the Chi- cago Edison Co. as office boy, 1887; asst. to mgr. of electricity, sales dept., 1894-6; contract agt., 1896- 1906; asst. to pres., 1906-14; vice pres. (in charge of purchasing stores, transportation and statisti- cal dept.) Commonwealth Edison Co. since Feb., 1914; vice pres. Middle West Utilities Co., West Penn. Power Co .; asst. to pres. Public Service Co. of Northern Ill .; treas. Federal Sign System (Elec- tric). Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Yacht, Flossmoor Country, South Shore Country, Industrial (Chicago); Engineers' (Chicago and New York). Home: 5406 Blackstone Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
GILES, William Alexander, retired; Oct. 6, 1836- Dec. 17, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
GILES, William Frederic, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 26, 1868; s. William A. and Elizabeth (Harper) Giles; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., and univs. abroad; unmarried. In the Union Nat. Bank, Chi- cago, as clk. and teller from 1882 until it was merged into the First Nat. Bank; since then in real estate. Clubs: University of Chicago, Lake Zurich (Ill.) Golf. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 2537 Michigan Av. Office: 449 The Rookery.
GILKEY, Charles Whitney, clergyman; b. Water- town, Mass., July 3, 1882; s. James Henry and Mary Lottle (Johnson) Gilkey; A.B., Harvard, 1903, A.M., 1904; student sec., Internat. Com. Y.M.C.A., 1903-5; B.D., Union Theol. Sem., 1908; univs. of Berlin and Marburg, 1908-9; United Free Ch. Coll., Glasgow, New Coll., Edinburgh, and Oxford Univ., 1909-10; m. Geraldine Gunsaulus Brown, of Hins- dale, Ill., July 26, 1915. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1910; pastor Hyde Park Ch., Chicago, since Dec. 1, 1910. Trustee Bapt. Theol. Union (Div. Sch. Univ. of Chicago), Grenfell Assn, of Chicago. Progress- ive. Mem. Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa (Har- vard). Clubs: University, City, Harvard, Quadran- gle. Univ. preacher at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell. Home: 6031 Kimbark Av.
GILKEY, Roscoe Reed, manager American Sure- ty Co. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
GILL, James Cornelius, M.D .; b. Madison, Wis., Oct. 12, 1865; s. Hilaire and Margaret (Byrne) Gill; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1890; m. Ellen Frances Gos- sage, of St. Thomas, Can., Dec. 28, 1892; children: Terence Alister, Norman Gossage. Practiced in Chicago since 1890; asso. prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll., since 1903; asso. prof. neurology and psy- chiatry, Chicago Policlinic. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Neurol. Soc., Physicians' Club. Anglican. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: 3545 W. Monroe St. Office: 104 S. Michigan Avenue.
GILL, John Joseph, M.D .; b. Mt. Pulaski, Ill., Aug. 19, 1872; s. Edward and Susan (Hatcher) Gill: ed. Havana (Ili.) pub. schs., 1877-8; D.D.S., North- western Univ. Sch. of Pharmacy, 1893; student in chemistry, Univ. of Chicago, 1898; M.D., North- western Univ. Med. Sch., 1905; m. Estelle Brent, of Havana, Feb. 14, 1895; 2 children: Donald Brent, Clarence Rhodes. Clk. in drug store, 1888-95; pres. Rosalie Drug Co., 1895-1902; propr. Rosalie Phar- macy, 1902-8; propr. John J. Gill Pathol. Lab., 1903- 10; practice of medicine and surgery since 1905;
265
THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS
mem. attending staff, Jackson Park Sanitarium; Paper Co., of which has been pres. since 1896. Mem. lecturer on pediatrics, Lakeside Hosp. for Nurses. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Il1. Mfrs.' Assn. Repub- lican. Mason, Elk; mem. Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring and fishing. Home: 2074 Pratt Av. Office: 801 S. 5th Av. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pediatric Soc. Mason, Royal Arcanum. In- dependent Democrat. Methodist. Home: 5708 Har- per Av.
GILLAN, John C., clergyman; b. Chicago, July 22, 1862; s. John and Ellen (Redmond) Gillan; ed. Holden Sch., St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago: A.B., St. Vincent's Coll., Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1882, A.M., 1884 (LL.D., 1909). Ordained priest Catholic Ch., 1884; pastor All Saints Ch., Chicago, since Dec. 28, 1893. Mem. Foresters of America, Knights of Co- lumbus. Address: 2542 Wallace St.
GILLESPIE, Robert Henry, lumber; b. Chicago, Apr. 6, 1871; s. John and Margaret (Murray) Gil- lespie; ed. pub. schs. and Chicago Manual Train- ing Sch .; m. Chicago, Sept. 20, 1894, Clara Meine]; children: Frances, Clara, John. Clerk Loomis & Gillespie, lumber, 1888-93, for John Gillespie, 1893- 1902; pres. and treas. John Gillespie Lumber Co. since 1902. Pres. Lumbermen's Assn. of Chicago, 1909, 10. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Athletic. Recreation: fishing. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: W. 22d, cor. Laflin St., Chicago.
GILLET, Harry Orrin, teacher; b. Norwalk, O., Inly 25, 1879; s. Orrin E. and Myra L. Gillet; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1901, and teacher in lab. schs. same, 1900-3; m. Helen Collins, of Chicago, July 6, 1914. Teacher, 1903-9, asst. prin., 1909-10, super- visor, 1910-13, principal since 1913, University Ele- mentary Sch. (Univ. of Chicago). Mem. N.E.A., A.A.A.S., etc. Clubs: Quadrangle, City. Joint au- thor: Oral and Written English, Books I and II: Practical English, Books I and II. Home: 6117 Evans Av.
GILLETT, Charles N., banker; b. Perry, N.Y., Aug. 4, 1860; came to Chicago with parents in childhood; ed. Hyde Park pub. schs .; m. Carrie E. Bragg, May, 1883; children: Florence (Mrs. Her- ford White), Laura (Mrs. John P. Todd), Edwina (Mrs. Walter C. Biddle). Employed in wholesale paper house until 1881; then became a messenger in the First Nat. Bank; with bank ever since in va- rious capacities; paying teller 5 yrs., chief clerk 5 yrs., asst. cashier, 1900-7, cashier, 1907-10, vice pres, and cashier, 1910-12, since vice pres .; also treas. Nat. Safe Deposit Co. Clubs: Bankers', 111. Athletic, Homewood Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 1724 E. 54th St. Office: First Nat. Bank.
GILLETT, Charles Warren, motor trucks and automobile locks; b. Chicago, Jan. 12, 1876; s. Eg- bert W. and Mary (Gaffney) Gillett; ed, Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1897; m. Chicago, Mar. 5, 1902; 2 children: Elizabeth and Charles W., Jr. Ad- vertising mgr., 1898; mgr. of Champion Chemical Works and of Champion Can Works, New York and Chicago, 1899-1900, and at same time promoted Champion Iron & Steel Co., Muskegon, Mich., which he sold to the U.S. Steel Corpn., 1900. Started an unlisted bond and stock dept. for Chapin & Gay- lord, Chicago, 1900-1; mem. C. H. Canby & Co., commn. mchts. on Chicago Bd. of Trade and N.Y. Stock Exchange, 1901-3; formed firm of Gillett & Denniston, brokers, 1903, which dissolved Mar. 1, 1904, the firm of Charles W. Gillett & Co., of which he is head, succeeding; also pres, E. W. Gillett Co., of Chicago and Toronto, mfrs. of baking powders, etc .; organized, 1907, the Wis. Pea Canners' Co., of which is pres. and gen. mgr .; pres. Central Guar- antee Co., Lakeside Motor Truck Co., Perry Auto Lock Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Was mem. Ist Regt. I.N.G. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Yale, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Chicago Golf; also Bankers' (New York), Recreations: motoring, shooting, ten- nis, polo. Homes: 1342 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 1240 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
GILLETT, Walter Cook, president Chicago Pa- per Co .; b. Albany, N.Y., Aug. 10, 1852; s. Truman S. and Hannah (Noble) Gillett; grad. West Div. High Sch., 1869; m. Chicago, Sept. 3, 1873, Adnah Miller; children: Evis (Mrs. S. P. Hayward), Wal- ter Noble. Began in employ of Gillett & Vernon, paper mchts., 1869; then in firm of Clark, Frlend, Fox & Co., 1875-81; organized, 1881, the Chicago
GILLETTE, Edwin Fraser, architect and estate mgr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 19, 1863; s. Edwin Lewis and Josephine Mighill (Perley) Gillette; ed. pvt. sch. at Chateau de Lancy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1875-8; Allen's Acad., Chicago, 1879-80; Rensselaer Poly. Inst., Troy, N.Y., 1880-5; Chicago Sch. of Architec- ture; Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago, 1904-6. B.S., 1906; m. Mabel Hyde, of San Francisco, Oct. 27, 1902; children: Hyde, Edwin, Helen and Marietta. Engaged in real estate business in Chicago since 1885, and mgr. of the estate of E. L. Gillette since 1892. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic (charter mem.), Chicago Archi- tectural. Recreations: yachting, tennis. Home: 1138 N. Dearborn St. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St.
GILLETTE, Halbert Powers, editor, engr .; b. at Waverly, la., Ang. 5, 1869; s. Theodore Weld and Laetitia S. (Powers) Gillette; grad. Hammond Hall Acad., Salt Lake City, 1886; E.M., Sch. of Mines (Columbia), 1892; m. Julia Washburn Scranton, of Phila., Apr. 28, 1897; children: Edward S., Louis. In practice as mining and civil engr., 1892; asst. N.Y. State engr., 1896-8; contractor, 1898-1902; asso. editor, Engineering News, 1903-5; mng. editor, En- gineering-Contracting, since 1906; pres. Myron C. Clark Pub. Co. Chief engr. Washington R.R. Com- mn., 1906-7. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Am. Soc. Engring. Contractors (vice pres.), Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn. Author: Economics of Road Construction, 1901; Rock Excavation-Methods and Cost, 1904; Handbook of Cost Data, 1905; Concrete Construc- tion- Methods and Cost (with Charles S. Hill), 1908; Cost Keeping and Management Engineering (with Richard T. Dana), 1909; Handbook of Earth Excavation, 1916; Handbook of Rock Excavation, 1916. Home: 4407 Price St., Philadelphia, Pa. Of- fice: 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
GILLETTE, Howard Frank, broker in commer- cial paper; b. Chicago, Apr. 9, 1872; s. James F. and Jennie (Parker) Gillette; descendant of Nathan Gillette, Dorchester, Mass., middle of 17th century; ed. Harvard Sch., Chicago; Lake Forest Acad .; Ber- lin Univ., Germany; Harvard Coll .; LL.B., North- western Univ., 1896; m. Cornelia Forbes Brook- mire, of St. Louis, Sept. 12, 1911; 1 son, Howard F., Jr. Began practice of law in 1897; associated with the firm of Hoyne, Follansbee & O'Connor 3 yrs .; vice pres. C. W. Dempster & Co., wholesale hatters, 1901-2; traveled abroad and in 1904 established as a broker in commercial paper, representing the eastern firm of W. O. Gay & Co .; elected pres. of Merrill, Cox & Co., commercial paper, Apr. 1, 1909. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle; also Harvard and Racquet (New York), Racquet (Philadelphia), Kedgewick Game (P.Q.). Recreations: racquets and tennis. Home: 1350 N. State St. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
GILLICK, James T., railway official. Entered service of C.,M.&St.P.Ry. as a boy, 1884, with which has since remained: telegraph operator and train dispatcher, 1890-1903: trainmaster, 1903-6; supt. div., 1906-13; asst. to the gen. mgr., 1913-17, and asst. gen. mgr. since July 5, 1917. Home: 1404 Estes Av. Office: Railway Exchange.
GILLMORE, see also Gilmore.
GILLMORE, Robert Tracy, M.D .; b. at Chicago, Sept. 9, 1867; s. Robert A. and Isadore Frances (Wilson) Gillmore; ed. pub. schs .; attended two courses of med. lectures, Univ. of Mich., 1889; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1892; m. Dr. Emma Wheat Hastings, of Quincy, Branch Co., Mich., June 21, 1900. Asst. prof. gynecology, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, Inst. of Med- icine of Chicago; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecol. Soc. Clubs: 111. Athletic, Chicago Motor, Camp Fire. Contbr. to med. jours. Recrea- tions: hunting, saddle and motoring. Home: 6541 Woodlawn Av. Office: 1308, 30 N. Michigan Av.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.