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loin. Author: Five Generations of Goodwins of 1893; studied chemistry in France, Germany and Kittery, Maine; The Goodwins of Virginia, The Switzerland; Ph.D., Univ. of Berne, 1897; married. Research chemist for the U.S. Pharmacopoeia at Univ. of Mich., 1897-1900; head chemist for The William S. Merrell Chemical Co., Cincinnati, 1900- 02; prof. chemistry, schs. of dentistry and phar- macy of Northwestern Univ., since 1902. Special subjects, alkaloids and drug assaying. Mem, many chem. and pharmaceut. socs. Home: 436 N. Racine Av. Office: 31 W. Lake St. Southern Goodwins. Recreations: raising fine stock, agriculture, motoring. Owner of "Heather- ton House" and farm of 400 acres, one of the lead- ing country "show" places of Ill .; owner of noted Heatherton herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle, which he founded, 1883. Has delivered addresses before a number of state univs. on the general subject of "The City Man as a Farmer." Home: Naperville, Ill. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
GOODWIN, William Ransdall, editor, pub .; b. at Brookville, Ind., Aug. 19, 1863; s. Rev. William Rees and Susan Ann (Keely) Goodwin; A.B., De Pauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind., 1883, A.M., 1886; m. Mary Eva Putman Hazlett, of Quincy, Ill., Nov. 3, 1892. Began as stock farmer and breeder; with Kansas City Live Stock Indicator, 1884-5; identi- fied with Sanders Pub. Co., Chicago, since 1885, vice pres. since 1890; also mng. editor The Breed- er's Gazette, Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Saddle and Sirloin, Chi- cago Automobile, Edgewater Beach Yacht; Lake Weir (Fla.) Yacht. Recreations: motoring, motor boating. Apptd. mem. of Live Stock Control Bd., Aug., 1917. Home: Naperville, Ill. Office: 542 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
GOOKIN, Frederick William, Far Eastern art expert; b. Ludlow, Vt., Aug. 2, 1853; s. Frederick Young and Elizabeth Annette (Patrick) Gookin; ed. schs. of Joliet, Ill., and under pyt. tutors; m. Marie Clotilde Frederica Sieboth, of Utica, N.Y., June 1, 1898; 1 daughter, Nathalie Clothilde. Mes- senger and teller First Nat. Bank, Joliet, Ill., 1870- 72; teller for Lunt, Preston & Kean, bankers, and their successors, Preston, Kean & Co., 1872-81; paying teller Northwestern Nat. Bank, Sept., 1881, becoming asst, cashier a few months later, and cashier, 1888, until bank consolidated with Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, 1900; asst. city treas, of Chi- cago, 1901-2; pres. Prudential Bldg. Co., Buffalo, N.Y., since 1901; asso, mgr. Chicago office U.S. Fi- delity & Guaranty Co., of Baltimore, 1910. Treas., mem. exec. com. Am. Anti-Imperialist League, 1898-9. Mem. Asiatic Soc. of Japan (life), Japan Soc. (London), Japan Soc. (New York), Clubs: University, City, Chicago Literary (sec., treas. since 1880), Caxton (treas.), Chicago Tennis; also Chemists' (New York). Author: A Liberty Cate- chism, 1898; Catalogue of Loan Exhibition of Jap- anese Colour Prints (Art Inst. of Chicago), 1908; Our Defective American Banking System, 1909; Daniel Gookin, 1612-1687, His Life and Letters, 1912; Catalogue Memorial Exhibition of Japanese Color Prints from the Clarence Buckingham Col- lection (Art Inst. of Chicago), 1915; also numerous articles on banking and finance. Began study of fine arts when a boy and employed leisure in de- signing book decorations and cover stamps for publishers; a collector of Japanese paintings and color prints. Home: 13 W. Walton Pl. Office: 576 The Rookery.
GORBY, John W., banking; b. Hiramsburg, No- ble Co., O., Feb. 13, 1881; s. John Richmond and Rebecca (Davis) Gorby; grad, high schi., Caldwell, O., 1896; matriculated in Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware, Jan., 1898; B.A., Marietta (O.) Coll., 1901 (Phi Beta Kappa); instr. in pub. speaking, Univ. of Ariz., 1903-5, M.A., 1904; admitted to Ariz. bar, 1905; student Grad. Sch., Univ. of Chicago, 15 mos., 1905-6; m. Lucia Ethelyn Ford, of Mari- etta. O., June 25, 1903; 3 children: Paul, Harriet D., Jolin W., Jr. Began as messenger with Central Trust Co. of Ill., 1906; asst, mgr. Chicago Safe De- posit Co., 1907-11; mgr. Peoples Trust & Savings Bank, 1911-15; asst. cashier and cashier, Jan., 1915-Mar., 1917, vice pres. since Mar., 1917, Central Mfg. Dist. Bank. Mem. Am. Inst. Banking (pres. Chicago Chapter. 1914-15), Nat. Security League (chmn. ways and means council Chicago branch). Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Central Mfg. Dist., New Evanston Golf. Home: 905 Colfax St., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 1112 W. 35th St., Chicago.
GORDIN, Harry Mann, chemist; b. in Russia, Aug. 16, 1855; ed. classical gymnasium; studied pharmacy at St. Petersburg and Moscow; grad. in pharmacy at Univ. of Moscow; came to U.S., 1882; engaged in drug business at San Francisco till
GORDON, Anna Adams (Miss), temperance worker; b. Boston; d. James M. and Mary E. (Clarkson) Gordon; ed. Newton (Mass.) High Sch. and Mt. Holyoke Coll. Pvt. sec. to late Frances E. Willard, 21 yrs .; now hon. sec. World's W.C.T.U .; pres, of National W.C.T.U. As world's supt. of ju- venile work of W.C.T.U. gathered notable exhibit of temperance pledge cards of children of all na- tions at Chicago Expn., 1893; established dime col- lection by which children supplied the funds for the Willard Fountain, Chicago. Author: Marching Songs; White Ribbon Hymnal; The Temperance Songster; Young Peoples Temperance Chorus Book; Questions Answered on Juvenile Work; White Ribbon Birthday Book, The Life of Frances E. Willard; What Frances E. Willard Said, 1905: Toots, and Other Stories (juvenile). Address: Evanston, Il1.
GORDON, Arthur Horace, M.D .; b. Calais, Me., Oct. 23, 1863; s. David and Mary Brooks (Keen) Gordon; ed. Calais Acad .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1887; m. Julia Agnes Cavanaugh, of Chicago, Dec. 30, 1891. Practiced at Chicago since 1887; prof. physical diagnosis, Hahnemann Med. Coll .; attending phys., Hahnemann Hosp. Great med. examiner, Knights of the Maccabees (exec. bd.). Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Homce. Med. Assn., Chicago Home. Med. Soc., Clin. Soc. of Hahnemann Hosp. Mason (32°). Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Press. Address: 858 N. LaSalle St.
GORDON, Charles Ulysses, investment securi- ties; b. nr. Dunlap, Peoria Co., Ill., Apr. 3, 1865; ed. pub. schs .; came to Chicago, Dec. 27, 1881, and completed 6 mos.' course in Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., and afterward read law. Enlisted and served 5 yrs. in 1st Regt. I.N.G., 1882-7. En- gaged in real estate business under firm name of C. U. Gordon & Co., 1884-97; elected sec. Chicago Real Estate Bd., 1894, and was pres. Marquette Club, 1895. Assisted in the nomination of Wil- liam Mckinley for President, 1896, and was apptd. postmaster of Chicago, Mar. 19, 1897, serving for term of 4 yrs .; m. Gertrude Wilson Pate, June 23, 1898. Engaged in negotiating sale and purchase of public utility properties since 1901. Club: Ham- ilton. Home: 1018 N. State St. Office: 720 Harris Trust Bldg.
GORDON, Elizabeth (Mrs. George Edwin Can- field), author; b. Winn, Me., Feb. 2, 1865; d. Wil- liam H. and Ellen Lucinda ( Royal) Gordon; ed. pub. schs., Me., and spl. studies, Univ. of Minn .; m. John Priest, of Lowell, Me., July 1, 1881 (died 1885); m. 2d, George Edwin Canfield, of Minne- apolis, Minn., Sept. 1, 1891. Began writing as con- tor. spl. articles from the West, to Portland (Me.) Transcript, Bangor (Me.) Courier, etc .; editor Chil- dren's Tribune, Minneapolis, 1901-4, also asst. lit. critic Cumulative Index. Mem. League Am. Pen Women, Story Tellers' League (Los Angeles and Chicago), Los Angeles Women's Press Club. Epis- copalian. Author: Flower Children, 1910; Bird Children, 1912; Four Footed Folk, 1913; Book of Bow Wows, 1913; Mother Earth's Children, 1914; Butter Fly Babies, 1914; Watermelon Pete and Grand Dad Coco-Nut's Party, 1914; Dolly and Mol- ly Series, 1914; Loraine and The Little People, 1915; What We Saw at Madame World's Fair, 1915; also gift books, poems, children's songs, etc. Home: 54 E. Elm St.
GORDON, Francis, clergyman; b. at Tryszczyn, Province of Posen, Germany, Aug. 29, 1860; s. of Thomas and Anna (de Rozycki) Gordon; ed. Trysz- czyn High Sch .; Bromberg Classical Sch .; St. Mary's Coll., Marion Co., Ky .; philosophy and the- ology, Gregorian Univ., Rome, Italy. Came to America, 1881; ordained priest R.C. Ch., at Rome, Apr. 20, 1889; rector St. Stanislaus Sch., asst. clergyman at St. Stanislaus Ch, and mgr. Polish
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Pub. Co., Chicago, 1889-92; prof. Coll. of Resurrec- Country. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home; La tion Fathers, Andrinople, Turkey, 1893-4; acting Grange, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago. procurator-gen. at mother house of Resurrection GORMALY, Charles A., railway service; b. To- ronto, Ont., Jan. 21, 1865; s. William and Alice ( McCaffrey ) Gormaly; ed. puh. schs .; m. Mary T. O'Brien, of Toronto, Oct. 8, 1890; children: William P., Mary E., Charles S., Margaret A., Gregory C., Catherine S. Entered service of Grand Trunk Ry. at Toronto, 18SI; spent 8 yrs. for the company at Milwaukee, Wis., and 7 yrs. at St. Louis; commer- cial agt. Grand Trunk System at Chicago since July 1, 1912. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Home: 1115 Loyola Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St. Fathers, Rome, 1895-6; asst. clergyman St. Stanis- laus parish, 1896-9; pastor St. Mary's of the An- gels parish, 1899-1905, St. Stanislaus parish, 1906- 09, St. Mary's of the Angels parish, since 1909; mgr. Pollsh Daily News since 1896; mgr. St. Adal- bert Cemetery, Niles, Ill., since 1906. Moderator Macierz Polska, the Young Men's Catholic Assn. of N. America. Democrat. Club: Commercial. Re- ceived 1,132,524 votes (plurality of 138,354) in Chi- cago Examiner contest, 1906, for most popular clergyman; made trip, 1907-8, to Germany, Aus- tria, Poland, Russia, Italy, Egypt, Holy Land and Turkey. Home: 1825 N. Wood St.
GORDON, George Wadsworth, lawyer; b. Wash- ington, D.C., Jan. 18, 1880; s. Joseph C. and Anna S. (Wadsworth) Gordon; A.B., Princeton, 1899; LL.B., Harvard, 1904; m. Janet S. Sheldon, of Greenwich, Conn., Apr. 25, 1905; 4 children: George Sheldon, Jean, Margaret, John W. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1904; formerly associated with Matz, Fisher & Boyden; asst. atty. for Northern Trust Co., 1906-9. Pres. Park Bd., Winnetka, Ill., 1916-17. Republic- an. Congregationalist. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Legal Club. Clubs: University, City. Recreation: tennis. Home: 874 North Av., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
GORDON, Joseph A., railway manager; b. Cin- cinnati, O., Nov. 10, 1865; A.B., St. Xavier Coll., Cincinnati, 1884, Telegraph operator and clk., C., H.&D.Ry., 1884-7; traveled in Europe, 1888; clk. auditing dept. and station agt., 1889-90, chief clk. to supt. Cincinnati div., 1890-3, trainmaster same div., 1893-6, supt. Wellston div., 1896-1902. South- ern div., 1902-4, gen. supt., 1904-9, C.,H.&D. Ry .; div. supt. C.G.W.Ry., 1910-12; became gen. supt. Pere Marquette R.R., 1912; now gen. mgr. C.G.W.Ry. Home: 1623 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1123, 122 S. Michigan Av.
GORDON. Louis Eleazer, M.D .; b. Chicago, Apr. 18, 1876; s. Rev. B. and Hannah Rose Gordon; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1897; m. Lena Etshokin, of Chi- cago, Aug. 14, 1901; 3 children. Practiced in Chi- cago since 1897; attending phys. and surgeon, ear, nose and throat, St. Anthony's Hosp., Orthodox Home for Jewish Aged, Marks Nathan Orphan Home; mem. gen. staff, Michael Reese Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Club: Lawndale. Home: 1425 S. Millard Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
GORE, Edward Everett, public accountant; b. at Carlinville, Il1., Dec. 4, 1866; s. David and Cin- derella Davis (Keller) Gore; ed. Blackburn Coll., Carlinville, Ill., Jacksonville ( Ill.) Business Coll. and Univ. of Ill .; read law in offices 4 yrs .; m. Amanda Jeannette, d. William F. Burgdorff, of Carlinville, Oct. 6, 1892; 4 children: Florelle Jean- nette, Mary Amanda, Virginia Cinderella, Alexan- der Burgdorff. Was justice of the peace at Carlin- ville, 1889-93; chief of building and loan dept., state auditor's office, Springfield, Ill., 1893-7; chief of state banking dept., same office, 1895-7; engaged alone as pub. accountant at Chicago, 1897-1908; vice pres. Assets Realization Co., 1908-10; mem. firm Barrow, Wade, Guthrie & Co., pub. account- ants, since 1908; also treas. Electrolytic Sanitation Co. since 1916. Fellow Ill. Soc. Certified Puh. Ac- countants; mem. Am. Inst. Accountants, S.A.R. Republican. Universalist. Mason, K.P. Club: Union League. Recreation: farming. Home: 200 S. 5th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 824 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
GORHAM, Sidney Smith, lawyer; b. Rutland Co., Vt., Nov. 6, 1874; s. Frank E. and Mary J. (Smith) Gorham; ed. common schs., Rutland, Vt .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1894; m. Myrtle G. Willett, of Chicago, July 15, 1896; children: Lucy M. (deceased), Sidney S., Jr., Willett N. Admitted to bar, 1895, having been previously associated as an employe with Luther Laflin Mills from 1890; afterward became partner firm of Mills, Gorham & Mills until 1906; mem. Gorham & Wales, 1906-12; mem. Miller, Gorham & Wales since 1912. Mem. Il1. State and Chicago bar assns., New England Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Auto- mobile, Chicago Athletic, Illini Country, LaGrange
GORMAN, George Edmond, ex-congressman; b. Chicago, Apr. 13, 1873; s. Patrick and Mary (Mc- Inirney) Gorman; LL.B., Georgetown (D.C.) Univ., 1895; m. Marguerite O'Connor, of Chicago, June 27, 1900; children: Gerald, George E., Jr., Mary, Wil- lard, Virginia. Practiced in Chicago since 1896; mem, firm of Gorman, Pollock, Sullivan & Living- ston until Jan. 1, 1913, since alone; asst. city atty., Chicago, 1897-1900; mem. 63d Congress (1913-15), 3d Ill. Dist. Mem. Draft Exemption Bd., 1917; Democrat. Catholic, Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Lawyers' Club. Club: Chicago Press. Home: 9557 Longwood Drive. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
GORMAN, James Edward, railway pres .; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 3, 1863; ed. pub. schs., Chicago. With C., B.&Q.R.R., 1877-81; then clk., C.,R.I.&P.R.R., un- til 1884; elk., Chicago Lumber Co., 1884-5; clk. gen. frt. office C.&N.W.Ry., 1885-7; chief clk. gen. frt. office, Chicago, Santa Fé & Cal. Ry., 1887-9; tariff clk. gen. frt. office, I.C.R.R., 1889-90; clk. and chief clk., Chicago, Santa Fé & Cal. Ry., 1890-3; traffic mgr. Joy Morton & Co., 1893-5; with A., T.&S.F. R.R., as chief clk. to traffic mgr., Mar .- Sept., 1895; asst. gen. frt. agt., same rd., at Chicago, 1895-9, gen. frt. agt., 1899-1904, asst. frt. traffic mgr., 1904- 05, frt. traffic mgr., 1905-9, 1st vice pres. in charge of frt. traffic, Dec. 15, 1909-15, chief exec. officer under receivership, 1915-17, and pres. since June 22, 1917, C., R.I.&P.Ry. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Midlothian. Home: 4901 Sheridan Rd. Office: 727 LaSalle St. Station,
GORMAN, John Charles, wholesale woolens; b. Liscard, Eng., Jan. 1, 1872; s. Thomas and Cherry ( Byrne) Gorman; ed. St. Edward's Coll., Liver- pool, Eng .; m. Esther Pentoney, of Chicago, Oct. 19, 1898; children: Brendan, Kathleen, Lawrence Oswald, John Charles, Jr., Edmund, Gerard, and Thomas Anthony. Came to America, 1888; with John C. McCann & Co., 1893-1905; then engaged in business on own account as John C. Gorman Co .. of which is pres .; dir. Hibernia Fire Ins. Co. Dem- ocrat. K.C. Clubs: Illinois, Press. Home: 130 N. Parkside Av. Office: 1036 W. Van Buren St.
GORMLEY, James Henry, hardware; b. Glencoe, Cook Co., Ill., June 18, 1856; s. Michael and Ellen (Hartray) Gormley; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. 1886, Anna C. Budd; children: Belle B. (Mrs. Frank Dwyer), Arthur S. Continuously engaged in hard- ware business since 1873, first with J. L. Wayne & Son, 1873-7; with Kellogg, Johnson & Bliss, 1877- 83; joined Charles W. Bullard, 1883, establishing firm of Bullard & Gormley, successors to Kellogg, Johnson & Bliss, now inc. under name of Bullard & Gormley Co., of which he is pres .; also sec., treas., dir. Prescott Hardware Mfg. Co. Mason (32°, K.T.). Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 339 S. East Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 7 E. Lake St., Chicago.
GORTON, Edward F., lawyer; b. Ashtabula Co., O., May 6, 1854; s. Anson and Ellen (Fisk) Gorton; ed. pub. schs .; m. Fannle W. Whitney, June 9, 1879. Admitted to bar, June, 1876; practiced in partner- ship with William P. Conger from 1876 until Mr. Conger's death in 1887; then with Walker Blalne until latter's death In 1889, since alone. Mem. Chi- cago Real Estate Bd. Republican; mayor of Lake Forest, 1895-1902. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Home: Foxford Farm, on Fox River, Geneva Township, Ill. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
GOSS, Charles Oliver, real estate; b. Chicago, Dec. 28, 1851; s. Oliver S. and Sara E. (Hoag) Goss; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ida Stanley, of Win- netka, Ill., Oct. 24, 1877 (died Oct. 24, 1900) ; 1 son,
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Stanley T .; m. 2d, Alice M. Stanley, of Chicago, Gourley; in youth worked on father's farm and at- Oct. 24, 1907. Was in grocery business, 1870-3; with old Fidelity Savings Bank, 1873-8; mem. E. A. Cummings & Co., real estate, since 1877. Was for- merly alderman of Winnetka. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country (dir.). Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 5144 Cornell Av. Office: 40 N. Dearborn St.
GOSS, Frederick Llewellyn, printing presses; July 6, 1847-Nov. 10, 1914. ( See vol. 1911.)
GOSSARD, Henry Williamson, president H. W. Gossard Co., b. nr. Frankfort, Ind., Mar. 18, 1871; s. William and Cynthia (Armstrong) Gossard; ed. pub. schs. of Frankfort, Ind .; m. June 19, 1906, Pearl Sunshine Miller. Salesman for G. H. Foster & Co., Chicago, 1889-95, when the business of French, Gossard & Co. was established ( was suc- ceeded by Gossard & Pinkerton), and in 1900 it was incorporated under the present style of The H. W. Gossard Co., of which is pres. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Recreations: horseback riding, breeding of blooded saddle horses, hunting big game in Rocky Mountains. Homes: 1724 E. 54th St., Chicago; (summer) Stock farm nr. Martins- ville, Ind. Office: 1006 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
GOSSARD, James William, secretary The H. W. Gossard Co. (See vol. 1911.)
GOULD, Charles Henry, agent of estates; Dec. 25, 1856-Apr. 29, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
GOULD, Chester Nathan, college prof .; b. Owa- tonna, Minn .; s. Loyal Bliss and Sarah ( Barrier) Gould; A.B., Univ. of Minn., 1896, A.M., 1900; Univ. of Leipzig, 1900-1; fellow Univ. of Chicago, 1901-2, Ph.D., 1907; m. Inez Elizabeth Hedden, of Bloom- ington, Ill., June 30, 1916. Instr. English, Univ. of Minn., 1898-1900; instr. German, Purdue Univ., La- fayette, Ind., 1901-2, Dartmouth Coll., 1903-7; instr. German, 1907-11, asst. prof. German and Scandi- navian lit, since 1911, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Soc. Advancement of Scandinavian Studies (pres.), Phi Sigma Kappa, Acacia, Mason. Club: Quadrangle. Home: 7824 Constance Av.
GOULD, Frank, president L. Gould & Co .; b. at Peacham, Vt., Aug. 1, 1841; s. Bennett and Sarah (Marsh) Gould; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, 1868, Myra Miller; children: Elsie (Mrs. George Work), and Leonora. Came to Chicago, Oct. 15, 1860, and entered employ of Warner & Gould; with that house and its successor, L. Gould & Co., ever since and has been pres. since 1899, except for 3% yrs .. when he returned to Peacham, Vt. Also pres. of Fibre Goods Co .; dir. of Mechanics and Traders' State Bank. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Hardware. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 700 W. Lake St., Chicago.
GOULD, John, real estate; b. Essex, Essex Co., N.Y., May 15, 1861; s. Henry N. and Sarah Paine (Skinner) Gould; ed, grammar and high schs., Chi- cago; m. Chicago, Apr. 26, 1886, Ellen Judith French; children: John, Jr., Charles French, Agnes Ellen ( Mrs. R. K. Williams), Eleanor. Began with Gould & Armour, wholesale grocers, Chicago, Aug., 1880; partner in firm of John S. Gould & Co., 1886- 89; in real estate business alone, 1889-91; with L. A. Seeberger, as Gould & Seeberger, 1891-2; alone again until Feb., 1903, and then became a mem. of the firm of W. L. DeWolf & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Union League, Onwentsia. Recrea- tions: golf, books, athletic sports. Home: 510 Bel- mont Av. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.
GOURLAY, William, general agent Am. Ex- press Co .; b. Chicago, Jan. 27, 1873; s. William and Mary (Deas) Gourlay; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Bertha Rieper, of Chicago, Aug. 10, 1904; children: William, Ruth, Began as office hoy, U.S. Express Co., Chicago, Mar. 1, 1887; apptd. claim agt. same company, 1893, asst. gen. agt. at Chicago, 1905; apptd. claim agt. Am. Express Co., at Chicago, 1909; asst. to vice pres. and gen. mgr., same com- pany, 1911, gen. traffic agt., 1915, gen. agt. at Chi- cago, since Dec. 16, 1916. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Traffic, City. Home: 331 N. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 29 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
GOURLEY, Arthur, lumberman; b. Co. Tyrone, Ire., Apr. 17, 1842; s, Arthur and Eliza ( Mckinney)
tended schs. in Ireland; came to Chicago, 1870; m., Ireland, 1863, Jane Mckinney; 1 daughter, Maggie (Mrs. J. L. Campbell). Entered employ of S. K. Martin & Co., lumber, in 1870; became shipping clerk, 1874; partner and vice pres. S. K. Martin Lumber Co., 1883-8; partner in firm of Arthur Gourley & Co., 1889-98; pres. Arthur Gourley Co., 1898-1906; pres. Arthur Gourley & Co. since 1906. Methodist. Home: 7330 Sheridan Rd. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.
GOWEN, Albert Younglovs, vice president Le- high Portland Cement Co .; s. Caleb E. and Ger- trude (Younglove) Gowen; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Gar- den City, L.I., N.Y., and Harvard Coll .; m. Marga- ret Smith, of Cleveland, O., June 2, 1909; 1 daugh- ter, Margaret. Identified with Lehigh Portland Cement Co. since 1905, and has been vice pres. and dir. since 1913. Also dir. of Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank. Clubs: University, Onwentsia, Indian Hill, Mid-Day. Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 831 Conway Bldg.
GOWER, Harry, retired railway official; b. at Rochford, Eng., May 31, 1853; s. William and Eliz- abeth Lindsell Gower; ed. pvt. schs., England; m. Chicago, 1879, Sarah Ellen White. Began business career as clk. in mercantile house, London, Eng .; became clk. in auditor's office of the C., R.I.&P.Ry., 1878, with which was connected until 1915, becom- ing chief elk. in auditing dept. and Oct. 7, 1881, chief clk. gen. frt. dept .; promoted to 2d asst. gen. trt. agt., Apr., 1887; Ist asst. gen. frt. agt., Mar. 1, 1888; gen. frt. agt., Mar., 1896; asst. frt. traffic mgr., Mar. 1, 1899; frt. traffic mgr., 1906-15, C.,R. I.&P.Ry. Club: Union League. Home: 1405 Hyde Park Boul.
GRACE, William, contractor; b. Hull, Eng., Sept. 11, 1847; s. William Evans and Mary ( Bodell) Grace; ed. St. Charles' Sch., Hull; m. Mary Booth, of Manchester, Eng., 1868. Came to America, 1871; has been engaged in building in Chicago and other cities, since 1872; pres. William Grace Co .; rebuilt N.Y.C. Depot, New York; builder LaSalle St. Sta., 1906, Court House, Chicago, 1907, etc. Clubs: Build- ers', Union League, Chicago Athletic. Home: Bar- rington, Ill. Office: 519 S. Oakley Av., Chicago.
GRADLE, Harry S., oculist; b. Chicago, Dec. 31, 1883; s. Henry and Fanny (Searls) Gradle; grad. Univ. Sch., Chicago, 1902; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1906; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1908; post-grad. work, Vienna, Prague, Paris and London, 1909-10; m. Alice Perry, of Chicago, Nov. 29, 1906. Practiced at Chicago since 1910; prof. ophthalmology, Chi- cago Post-Grad. Sch., since 1915; dir. eye dept., West Side Dispensary. Mem. Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs., Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology, Chicago Ophthal. Soc., German Med. Soc., Heidelberg Ophthal. Soc. Mem. Delta Upsilon, Phi Rho Sigma. Clubs: Birchwood Coun- try. Contbr. tech. articles on med. topics. Home: 1337 Fargo Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
GRADLE, Henry, ophthalmologist; Aug. 17, 1855-Apr. 5, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
GRAF, Robert Joseph, engineer; b. in D.C., Nov. 13, 1881; ed. common and prep. schs .; m. Helen Harriet Martin, of Chicago, Feb. 6, 1907; children: Robert J., Jr., Barbara Helen. Became connected with H. M. Byllesby & Co., as sec. and asst. treas., upon its incorporation, Aug., 1903, and was elected vice pres., June, 1914; also officer or dir. Ark. Val- ley Ry., Light & Power Co., Byllesby Mercantile Corpn., etc. Mem. Am. Inst. plec. Engrs., Nat. Electric Light Assn., Chicago Electric Club. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, tennis, gardening. Home: 7030 Euclid Av. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
GRAFF, Edwin Adolphus, president Columbia Malting Co .; b. Mt. Vernon, O., Apr. 22, 1851; s. of John A. and Mary (Haynes) Graff; ed. Western Univ. of Pa .; m. Eleanor M. Davis, of Allegheny, Pa., Apr. 11, 1872; children: Henderson D., Mary L., John A., Edwin A., Jr., Eleanor M .; m. 2d, Joseph- ine M. Hewson, Feb. 8, 1899; 1 daughter, Dorothy J. Engaged in grain and produce business at Pitts- burgh, 1872; came to Chicago, 1897, organizing the Columbia Malting Co., of which is pres. Republic- an. Presbyterian, Clubs: Union League, South
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