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 94

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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GROSSMAN, Edward Benjamin, ladies' apparel; b. Chicago, Oct. 15, 1873; s. Benjamin and Resa (Weingarten) Grossman; ed. pub. schs., mil. acad. and Notre Dame Coll .; m. Chicago, Mar. 8, 1898, Florence Florsheim; children: Edward B., Jr., and Kathryn F. Was clerk for H. Grossman, and later salesman for Joseph Beifeld Co., wholesale cloaks and suits; pres. Edward B. Grossman & Co., whole- sale and retail, cloaks and suits, since 1890; pres. F. N. Matthews & Co. Republican; connected with various civic coms. Mem. B.P.O.E. Clubs: Stand- ard, Ravisloe Country, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: golf; collector of books. Home: 4759 Drexel Boul. Office: 21 E. Madison St.

GROSSMAN, Herman, president Chicago Cloak Co .; b. Chicago, Feb. 19, 1862; s. Benjamin and Resa (Weingarten) Grossman; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Chicago, Jan. 23, 1889, Charlotta Levy; children: Benjamin H. (died Apr., 1907), M. Hor- tense. In the wholesale cloak business, 1879-83; associated with Joseph Beifeld & Co., 1883, and es- tablished firm of Herman Grossman & Co .; pres. Chicago Cloak Co. since 1904; pres. U.S. Restau- rant Co .; Victor Ladies' Tailoring Co. Clubs: Standard, Aero. Recreation: poultry farming. Home: 3920 Grand Boul. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

GROSVENOR, Lemuel Conant, M.D .; Mar. 22, 1833-July 15, 1914. (See vol. 1905.)

GROSVENOR, Wallace Fahnestock, M.D .; b. at Galesburg, Ill., Jan. 4, 1870; s. Lemuel Conant (M.D.) and Ellen Maria (Pronty) Grosvenor; stu- dent North Div. High Sch., Chicago, 2 yrs .; grad. Whipple Acad., Jacksonville, 111., 1888; A.B., Ober-

lin Coll., 1892, A.M., 1896; M.D., Chicago Home. Med. Sch., 1895, Rush Med. Coll., 1900; post-grad. work in obstetrics and gynecology, Prague, Dres- den and Berlin, 1 yr., 1896-7; m. Julia M. Haugan, of Chicago, Dec. 30, 1901; 4 children: Laura, Jo- sephine, Jane, Julia. Asso, in obstetrics, Rush Med. Coll., 1901-9; attending obstetrician and gyne- cologist, St. Joseph's Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Club: Congre- gational. Contbr. to med. jours, on subjects con- nected with obstetrics. Home: 839 Buena Av. Office: 1403, 25 E. Washington St.

GROTH, Herman Amel, advertising; b. Bloom- ington, Ill., July 13, 1879; s. August and Wilbel- mina (Schwanke) Groth; ed. common country sch. followed by 2 yrs. in Wesleyan Business Coll., Sa- lina, Kan .; m. in Chicago, Bertha L., d. Johann Luepke, Dec. 23, 1903 (wife born in Germany); 4 children: Douglas Gordon, Howard Alexander, Alice Elizabeth, Catherine Marie. Became con- nected with the Mahin Advertising Co., Apr., 1900, and was made sec. and treas., 1904, also dir .; sec. and treas, of its successor, the William H. Rankin Co., since change of title, 1917. Republican. Bap- tist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park Country. Author: Value of Analysis, 1913; Ten Tests of an Investment. 1908; Ten Tests of an Automobile, 1912; Ten Tests of a Tire, 1913. Recreations: golf, motoring, gymnasium work. Home: 3 Elizabeth Ct., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 104 Michigan Av., Chi- cago.

GROUNDS, George Henry, portraits and picture frames; b. Crockett, Tex., Oct. 26, 1864; s. George and Almeda Hannah Grounds; prep. edn. high sch .. Crockett; Texas Coll., Huntsville; m. Fannie Si- mons, of Chicago, Oct. 16, 1898; 3 children: Preston, Marshall, Jane. Began in picture frame and art goods business with the Consolidated Portrait & Frame Co., Chicago, 1892; has continued with the same company from the beginning and is now sec. and treas. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason, K.P., Forester. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 5844 Race Av. Office: 1029 W. Adams St.

GROVER, Edwin Osgood, author; b. Mantorville, Minn., June 4, 1870; s. Nahum Wesley and Frances (Osgood) Grover; B.Litt., Dartmouth, 1894; stud- ied Harvard, 1894; m. Mertie Graham, of St. Johns- bury, Vt., June 4, 1900. Salesman, 1896-1900, asst. editor, 1900-1, Ginn & Co., Boston; editor ednl. dept., 1902-4, editor-in-chief, 1904-6, Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago; vice pres. and editor Atkinson, Mentzer & Grover, 1906-11; pres. The Prang Co., since Mar. 7, 1911; also pres. A. H. Abbott & Co. Mem. Phi Delta Theta. Progressive. Congrega- tionalist. Club: Nat. Arts. Author: I Wish You Joy, 1909; The Gift of Friendship, 1910. Editor. The Book of Good Cheer, 1908; A Little Book of Psalms, 1910; A Little Book of Proverbs, 1911; ] Thank Thee, 1910; From Me to You, 1911; My Christmas Gift, 1912; From Friend to Friend, 1912. Home: Western Springs, Ill. Office: 1922 Calumet Av., Chicago.

GROVER, Frank Reed, lawyer; b. Town of Lyons, Cook Co., Ill., Sept. 17, 1858; s. Aldin J. and Eliza Diana (Reed) Grover; grad. Evanston High Sch. at age of 19, and studied 1 yr. in Union Coll. of Law; m. Ella Florence Smith, of Olmsted Co., Minn., Mar. 20, 1884; 1 son, Mortimer Currey. En- gaged in commercial pursuits, 1878-81; clerk in law office of Robert L. Latham, of Chicago, 1881; admitted to bar; began independent practice, 1883, and in 1887 formed a partnership with John W. Ela, present style of firm, Ela, Grover & March. Resident of Evanston, Ill., since 1866; village trus- tee of Evanston, 1884; was last village atty. under the old charter and first corpn. counsel of Evans- ton under the new organization as a city; organ- ized City of Evanston in its various depts. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn .; pres. and charter mem. Evans- ton Hist. Soc. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Evanston, University (Evanston); Chicago Press; Les Che- neaux (Mackinac). Writer upon hist. subjects in- cident to Ill. and its Indian history. Home: 1100 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 140 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.

GROVER, Mortimer Currey, lawyer; b. Evans- ton, Ill., Aug. 23, 1886; s. Frank Reed and Ella

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Florence (Smith) Grover; grad. high sch., Evans- ton, 1907; A.B., Dartmouth, 1911; studied North- western Univ. Law Sch., 1911-12: m. Lela, d. Bar- tow A. Ulrich, of Chicago, Mar. 12, 1914. Admitted to Ill. bar, Dec., 1913; mem. Ela, Grover & March since Jan. 1, 1914. Mem. Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: University, Elks (Evanston) ; Fraternity (Chicago). Home: 847 Ridge Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 140 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.

GROVER, Oliver Dennett, artist; b. Earlville, Ill., 1861; s. Alonzo Jackson and Octavia E. (Nor- ton) Grover; student Univ. of Chicago, 1877-9; studied painting Royal Acad., Munich, 1879-80, Du- veneck Sch., Florence, Italy, 1880-4, Paris, 1884-6; m. Louise Rolshoven, of Detroit, 1887. Received first Yerkes prize for painting "Thy Will Be Done," Chicago, 1892; executed mural decorations Bran- ford (Conn.) Memorial Library, 1897, Blackstone Memorial Library, Chicago, 1903. Has pictures in many pub. collections; silver and bronze medals, St. Louis Expn., 1904; Kahn prize, Chicago, 1913; Fine Arts Bldg. prize, 1906, 1914; silver medal, Panama P.I. Expn., San Francisco, 1915. A.N.A., 1913; ex-pres. Soc. Western Artists, Chicago Soc. Artists; mem. Nat. Soc. Mural Painters, Municipal Art League of Chicago. Clubs: Salmagundi (New York): Cliff Dwellers, Little Room. Studio: 9 E. Ontario St.

GROWER, William Frederick, real estate; b. at N.Y. City, July 23, 1860; s. Col. William Thomas Campbell and Sara E. (Jones) Grower; special studies at Columbia Univ .; m. Chicago, Apr. 18, 1888, Emily Stell Rocks. Came to Chicago, 1882, and was for some years engaged in the mfr. of machinery ; now interested in real estate; also mgr. of office bldgs. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: Illi- nois, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Glen View. Home: 2329 W. Jackson Boul. Office: 127 N. Dear- born St.

GRUBBE, Emil Herman, M.D .; b. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1875; s. Albert and Bertha (Reets) Grubbe; teachers' and pharmacy courses, Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ., 1890-5, also scientific and classical courses, degrees of B.S., M.S., Ph.G .; court and med. report- er, 1895-6: M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll, and Hosp., 1898. With Chicago Health Dept. 3 yrs., also sch. insp. Pres. Ill. X-Ray and Electro-Therapeutic Laboratory; vice pres., prof, of radiography and x-ray therapeutics and dir. Ill. Sch. of Electro- Therapeutics; prof. electro-therapeutics, Hahne- mann Med. Coll .; consulting physician, Hahnemann Hosp. Mem. Am. Roentgen Ray Soc., Am. Electro- Therapeutic Assn., Clin. Soc. of Hahnemann Hosp., Nat. Soc. Physical Therapeutics, Chicago Electro- Med. Soc. (vice pres.); del. Internat. Elec. Con- gress, St. Louis, 1904. Home: 2960 Indiana Av. Office: 130 N. State St.

GRULEE, Clifford Grosselle, M.D .; b. Newport, Ky., Jan. 3, 1880; s. Frank Joseph and Gertrude (Kennedy) Grulee; ed. grammar sch. and 1 yr. in high sch., Oxford, O .; student Prep. Sch., Miami Univ., 2 yrs .; A.B., Miami Univ., 1899, A.M., 1901; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1903; m, Mar- garet Freer, of Hinsdale, Ill., Apr. 24, 1907; 2 chil- dren: Mary Freer, Clifford Grosselle, Jr. Practiced in Chicago since 1903; asst. prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll., since 1912; attending pediatrician, Presbyn. Hosp., and Home for Destitute Crippled Children; consulting pediatrician, Provident Hosp. Dir. Infant Welfare Soc. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Therapeutic Soc., Chi- cago Pediatric Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Soc. Internal Medicine, Chicago Inst. of Medicine, Central States Pediatric Soc., Beta Theta Pi, Phi Rho Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha. Club: University. Author: Infant Feeding, 1912. Home: 1324 Madison Park. Office: 104 S. Michi- gan Av.

GRUND, Charles Hugo, druggist; b. at Karlstal, Sweden, Apr. 24, 1869; s. Frederick and Johanna Grund; ed. common and high schs. of Sweden; Pharmaceutical Inst., Stockholm; came to Amer- ica, Sept., 1889; m. at Chicago, Anna Brand, of Mel- lerud, Sweden, June 17, 1892. In drug business in Chicago since 1892. Methodist. Mem. Order of Maccabees. Recreations: hunting and fishing in Fox Lake region, where he has a summer home.

Home: 3607 S. Hamilton Av. Office: 3511 Archer Avenue.

GRUNERT, Ferdinand, cheese merchant; b. at Elbing, Germany, Feb. 4, 1855; s. John and Alwine Grunert; grad. gymnasium at Elbing, 1871; m. Mon- roe, Wis., Dec. 17, 1883, Emma Beckman; children: Arthur Earl, Clarence Ferdinand. Entire business life has been spent in the cheese and butter trade; came to U.S., 1872; located in Monroe, Wis., 1880; became a resident of Chicago, 1902; now pres. of Grunert Cheese Co., organized Apr. 29, 1901. Re- publican. Mason. Club: 111. Athletic. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 3438 Broadway. Office: 21 W. Illinois St.

GRUNEWALD, Augustus Henry, broom corn; b. Chicago, Nov. 20, 1851; s. Christian and Dorothy Grunewald; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Emma Baumgartner, of Chicago, Aug. 2, 1882; children: Louise, Marie (Mrs. Stewart J. Fitch), Mattie (Mrs. Carl S. Dakan), Lucille, Marguerite, Augus- tus H., Jr., Carl F. Learned tinner's trade and fol- lowed it until 1873; with J. P. Gross established the firm of J. P. Gross & Co .; has conducted busi- ness as sole propr. without change of firm name since death of partner more than 25 yrs. ago. Home: 2134 Sedgwick St. Office: 12 E. Kinzie St.

GUBBINS, George G., Chicago manager of Ill. Watch Case Co .; b. Chicago, May 5, 1864; s. Joseph M. and Mary Ann (Wheeler) Gubbins; ed. pub. schs. and business coll., Chicago; m. Katherine Adams, of N.Y. City, Sept. 8, 1887; 1 son, Joseph William. Began in employ of the Ill. Watch Co., Springfield, 1879, continuing 13 yrs .; with the Es- sex Watch Case Co., 1892-4; then with H. Muhrs Sons, watch case mfrs., Phila., 1894-9; has been connected with the Ill. Watch Case Co., of Elgin. since 1899, now mgr. at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn. Episcopalian. Mason. Recreations: baseball, outdoor sports. Home: 1431 Norwood St. Office: 904 Heyworth Bldg.

GUDEMAN, Edward, chemist; b. New York, Jan. 25, 1865; s. Moritz T. and Clara (Alexander) Gude- man; Ph.B., Columbia, 1887; post-grad, study in Columbia and univs. of Berlin and Göttingen, Ger- many, Ph.D., 1889; m. Clara E. Asher, of Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 14, 1894; 2 sons: Richard M., Edward Z. Was prof. chemistry and dyeing, Pa. Museum and Sch. of Industrial Art, 1889; instr. at Colum- bia, 1890-91; chemist and supt. for sugar, starch and glucose manufactories, 1891-1900; in Chicago since 1898; pvt. practice as consulting chemist and chemical engr. since 1900. Charter mem. Am. Inst. Chem. Engrs., Am. Chem. Soc. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: City, Book and Play. Recreations: literary work, outdoor sports. Home: 4812 Kim- bark Av. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.

GUENZEL, Louis, architect; b. Coeslin, Ger- many, Jan. 28, 1860; s. Gottlieb and Wilhelmine (Conradt) Guenzel; ed. Gymnasium, Coeslin and Munich; Polytechnik schs., Munich and Charlot- tenburg; m. Alice, d. Hermann Paepcke, of Chicago, Mar. 6, 1909; 1 son, Paul Walter. Came to U.S., 1892; practiced architecture in Chicago since 1894. Prin. works: White City College Inn; apartments 179-195 E. Chestnut St .; paper mill for Chicago Mill & Lumber Co .; etc. Mem. Am. Inst. Archi- tects, Ill. Soc. Architects. Mem. Evangelical Luth. Ch. Clubs: University, City, Ill. Athletic, Germa- nia. Home: 195 E. Chestnut St. Office: 111 W. Washington St.

GUERIN, Mark E., lawyer; b. Chicago, Feb. 22, 1878; s. John (M.D.) and Mary (Jackson) Guerin; ed. Douglas Sch., St. Elizabeth's (parochial) Sch., South Div. High Sch., Harvard Sch. (all in Chi- cago); Sainte Croix Coll., Paris, France, 1894-8; Bachelier es Lettres, by examination, Univ. of Paris, 1898; Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1899-1902; m. Adelaide Walsh, of Chicago, 1904, Admitted to Ill. bar, 1902; in office of John E. Dalton, 1902-3, Mason B. Starring, 1903-6; opened own office in Tribune Bldg., 1906; on regular trial staff, Chicago City Ry. Co., 1905-10 (resigned) ; now representing a number of corpns., also in gen. practice. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Lawyers' Assn. of Ill. Democrat. Catholic. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 4933 Dorchester Av. Office: 1040 Tribune Bldg.

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GUERIN, M (ichael) Henry, lawyer; b. Chicago, Dec. 27, 1871; s. John (M.D.) and Mary (Jackson) Guerin; attended Jesuit Coll., Montreal, 11% yrs .; Univ. of Berlin, 1 semester; A.B., Harvard, 1893; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1895; m. Esther GIenn, of Oakland, Cal., 1896; children: John Glenn, Car- melita, Thomas Edmund, William Jackson, Lec- turer law of corporations and other subjects, Chi- cago-Kent Coll. of Law, since 1898; master in chancery Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1905-10. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Geographic Soc. of Chicago. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Co- lumbus. Clubs: University, Harvard, Midlothian Country, South Shore Country, Iroquois, White Lake Yacht. Home: 4520 Woodlawn Av. Office: 1406 Tribune Bldg.

GUERNSEY, Guy, lawyer; b. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 11, 1872; s. William Donaldson and Eleanor B. (Flint) Guernsey; prep. edn. grammar schs. of Terre Haute, Ind., and Orchard, Ia., high sch., Osage, Ia., and Chicago Manual Training Sch .; student Iowa (now Grinnell) Coll., Grinnell, la., 1887-89; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1904; m. Genevieve B. Wright, Mar. 13, 1893; 1 son, Wil- liam Donaldson; m. 2d, Jennie Lucia, d. Sidney Wanzer, of Chicago. Jan. 4, 1905. Was salesman, expert operator and collector for Plano Mfg. Co. and McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. in Ia., 1894-1901; came to Chicago in 1901 to study law; admitted to III. har, 1904; mem. firm Lamborn & Guernsey, 1904-11; clerk of Probate Court of Cook Co., 1906-10; sec. Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law since 1906; mem. 50th Gen. Assembly from Hyde Park, 1916-18; pres. West Central Improvement Assn. Original promoter of Aquarium for Chicago; has devoted much time to the organization of this project and it is largely through his influence that the funds have been furnished. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Phi Delta Phi, Indiana Soc., Hawkeye Fellowship (pres.). Republican. Congre- gationalist. Mason (Blue Lodge, Chapter, Com- mandery, Shrine) ; mem. B.P.O.E., K.P., Royal Ar- canum, North Am. Union, O.E.S. Clubs: Hamilton (ex-pres.), Forty. Contbr. to legal jours, on pro- bate court work. Recreations: houseboating, hunt- ing, fishing. Home: 6044 Vernon Av. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.

GUERTIN, Edwin Horace, dried fruits; b. St. Anne, Ill., Mar. 5, 1864; s. Joseph and Virginia (Chiniquy ) Guertin; ed. pub. schs. of St. Anne, Ill .; m. Blanche M. Hall, of Benton Harbor, Mich., Feb. 2, 1893 ; 2 children: Lucille and Helen. Conducted a general store at St. Anne, age of 16 until 23; trav- eling salesman and dept. mgr. for Chicago grocery house, 1887-1905; in business for self as broker in canned goods, dried fruits, etc., since 1905. Club: Beverly Country (ex-pres.). Recreations: golf and farming. Home: 6658 Harvard Av. Office: 326 W. Madison St.

GUGGENHEIM, Fred, packer; b. Worblingen, Germany, May 15, 1871; s. Herman and Karoline (Levi) Guggenheim; ed. grammar sch., Worblin- gen, and high sch., Shaffhausen, Switzerland; m. Tillie Elias, of Jefferson, Ia., Oct. 16, 1898; 3 chil- dren: Melvin, Elinor, Howard. Came to U.S., 1890, and has since been continuously identified with Guggenheim Bros., packers and slaughterers, of Union Stock Yards, Chicago; now pres. and treas. of the company. Mem. Am. Packers' Assn., Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Art Inst. Chicago. Repub- lican. Mem. North Am. Union, B'nai B'rith, Free Sons of Israel. Mason, Elk. Clubs: Idlewild Coun- try, Chicago Motor. Mason. Home: 4900 Vincennes Av. Office: Union Stock Yards.

GUGGENHEIM, Max H., packer; b. Baden, Ger- many, Apr. 4, 1871; s. Herman and Karoline (Levi) Guggenheim; ed. grammar and high schs., Ger- many and Chicago; m. Fannie, d. Joseph Hirsch, of Chicago, Jan. 27, 1907; 3 children: Herbert, Maxine, Max, Jr. Identified since beginning of ac- tive career with Guggenheim Bros., packers and slaughterers, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, of which is vice pres, and treas. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Democrat. Elk. Mem. Free Sons of Israel, Young Men's Hebrew Assn. Clubs: Idle- wild Country, Chicago Motor. Home: 4719 Drexel Boul. Office: Union Stock Yards.

GUILFORD, Paul, M.D .; b. Lebanon, Pa., Apr. 9, 1870; s. William M. and Mary (Elder) Guilford; ed. pub. schs., Lebanon; M.D., Univ. of Pa., 1891; married. Interne, Orthopedic, Wills Eye, and St. Timothy's hosps., Phila., 3 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1894; attending eye and ear surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp .; visiting eye and ear surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp. Free Dispensary; attending eye and ear sur- geon, Chicago Orphan Asylum; oculist to C.&N.W. Ry .; asst. surgeon Ill. Naval Reserve, 1895. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Ophthal. Soc. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, La Grange Country. Home: 437 S. Spring Av., La Grange, III. Office: 7 W. Madison St., Chicago.

GULICK, John H., vice pres. Commonwealth Edison Co .; b. Washington, D.C .; ed. pub, and pvt. schs. Identified with electric lighting business since 1897; with the Commonwealth Edison Co. since 1905, vice pres. since 1914; vice pres. Public Service Co. of Northern IIl .; dir. III. Northern Utilities Co., Met. West Side Elevated R.R. Co., Northwestern Elevated R.R. Co., South Side Ele- vated R.R. Co. Home: 185 E. Chestnut St. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

GUNDERSEN, Henrik, theologian; b. Tromsö, Norway, Jan. 31, 1857; s. Ole and Mette Bernthine (Olsen) Gundersen; grad. Tromso Acad., 1872, Bethel Theol. Sem., Stockholm, 1884, Christiania Univ. Candidatus Philosophic, 1888; (hon. D.B., Bapt. Union Theol. Sem., 1889); m. Hansine M. Hansen, of Trondhjem, Norway, June 28, 1888. Pastor Trondhjem, Norway, 1886-7; removed to U.S., 1888; prof. Greek and N.T. interpretation, Danish-Norwegian dept. Bapt. Union Theol. Sem., 1888-92; asst. prof. N.T. interpretation and Bibl. lit., Univ. of Chicago, 1892-5; dean and prof. sys- tematic theology, N.T. interpretation and Bibl. lit., Norwegian Theol. Sem. (Univ. of Chicago), 1895- 1913; dean Norwegian Bapt. Div. House (Univ. of Chicago), since 1913. Home: 2250 W. 111th Pl., Morgan Park.

GUNDERSON, George Oliver, treasurer and general mgr. Acme Steel Co .; h. Chicago, Aug. 4, 1863; s. Severt T. and Emily C. (Olson) Gunder- son; ed. pub. sch. and Bryant and Stratton Busi- ness Coll., Chicago; m. Chicago, June 15, 1887, Julia A. Jacobs; children: Ruth Elvyra, Gladys Ione. Began in lumber business in father's office, 1881, was mgr. for W. J. Frawley & Co., lumber inspectors, 1883-4; organized, 1885, and became managing partner of firm of S. T. Gunderson & Son, sash, doors, mouldings, etc., 1885-98; organ- ized, 1898, the Acme Steel Co., inc., 1901, of which has since been treas. and gen. mgr .; also mem. of S. T. Gunderson & Sons, home builders, Repub- lican. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: Westward Ho, Oak Park, Chicago Athletic, Oak Park Country. Recreations: motoring, golf, billiards. Home: 700 S. Elmwood Av., Oak Park, III. Office: 3442-3458 Fillmore St., Chicago.

GUNDERSON, Seward Miles, member of S. T. Gunderson & Sons, home builders; b. Chicago, Feb. 23, 1866; s. Severt T. and Emily C. (Olson) Gun- derson; ed. pub, schs. and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; m. Abigail K. Campbell, of Chicago, Oct. 10, 1894; children: Miles Campbell, Doris, Virginia, Kathryn. Became associated with father in the lumber business in 1883, and when, in 1885, the firm of S. T. Gunderson & Son, mfrs. of sash, doors, mouldings, etc., was organized, was admitted to partnership (plant destroyed by fire in 1898); mem. since 1891 of firm of S. T. Gunderson & Sons, home builders, to which business is devot- ing all of his time; also interested in Am. Saw & Tool Works, saw and knife mfrs .; was sec. Acme Steel Co., 1899-1903. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Bd. of Underwriters; treas. Park Dist. of Oak Park. Republican. Mason (Chapter, K.T., Oriental Consistory, 32°, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine) ; mem. Royal League. Clubs: Oak Park, Oak Park Country, Oak Park Automobile, West- ward Ho Golf (Oak Park); Illinois, Chicago Auto- mobile (Chicago). Recreations: motoring, golf, bowling. Home: 701 S. Elmwood Av., Oak Park, 111. Office: 133 W. Washington St., Chicago.

GUNDLACH, Ernst Theodore, advertising; b. at Chicago, Jan. 4, 1876; s. of Gustav and Henrlette

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(Blum) Gundlach: A.B., Harvard, 1898, A.M., 1899; Civil War; commercial traveler, 1863-8; mfg. con- m. Clara Mohl, of Chicago, July 21, 1904; 2 chil- dren: Gertrude, Laura. In newspaper work previ- ous to organizing the Gundlach Advertising Co., 1902. Home: 1647 Farwell Av. Office: Peoples Gas Building.

GUNN, Glenn Dillard, conductor; b. at Topeka, Kan., Oct. 2, 1874; s. John Donald and Liela Sa- lome (Collins) Gunn; ed. pub. schs., Evansville, Ind .; Royal Conservatory of Music, Leipsic, 1894-9, grad., 1896; apptd. asst. to Robert Trichmüller, 1896; m. Bernya Bracken, of Chicago, June 23, 1903. Lecturer in music, Univ. of Chicago exten- sion faculty, since 1905; mem. faculty Am. Con- servatory, Chicago, 1901, Chicago Mus. Coll., 1901- 06; founded Glenn Dillard Gunn Piano Studios, 1906. Has appeared as soloist with Thomas Or- chestra, New York Symphony Orchestra, Minne- apolis Symphony Orchestra, Boston Opera Orches- tra; concert tour, Europe, 1898-9. Mus. editor Chi- cago Journal, 1902-4, Chicago Inter Ocean, 1904-10, Chicago Tribune, 1910-14. Founded, Jan. 1, 1915, and since conductor Am. Symphony Orchestra, Chicago. Mem. Ill. Music Teachers' Assn. (pres. 1906-8), Soc. Am. Musicians. Author of a course of lessons on History and Esthetics of Music, 1912. Home: 1315 Madison Park. Office: Fine Arts Bldg.

GUNNING, Robert John, real estate and invest- ments; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 2, 1856; s. William and Mary (Logan) Gunning; ed. Jones, Cottage Grove and Douglas grammar schs. Started in out- door advertising, 1873; from that developed the business known as The Gunning System which controlled bulletin and wall advertising in all the leading western cities: sold this business to Thomas Cusack Co., 1907, then controlled by Am. Tobacco Co. Engaged now in promoting his hold- ings in real estate at Chicago and elsewhere; also interested in amusement enterprises at Venice, Cal., and Northern Display Advertising Co., of Minneapolis and St. Paul, etc. Mem. of Chicago Association Commerce, Chicago Real Estate Bd. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Chicago Athletic, Los Angeles Athletic, Los Angeles City. Progressive Republican. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: 646 S. Clark St.

GUNSAULUS, Frank Wakeley, clergyman, edu- cator; b. Chesterville, O., Jan. 1, 1856; s. Joseph and Mary (Hawley) Gunsaulus; A.B., Ohio Wes- leyan Univ., 1875, A.M., 1887; (D.D., Beloit Coll., Wis., 1887; LL.D., Miami, 1910); m. Anna Long, of Parsons, W. Va., Sept. 20, 1875. Ordained Methodist ministry, 1875; preached 4 yrs .; entered Congl. ministry, 1879; pastor Eastwood Ch., Columbus, O., 1879-81, Newtonville, Mass., 1881-5, Memorial Ch., Baltimore, 1885-7, Plymouth Ch., Chicago, 1887-99, Central Ch., Chicago, since 1899; pres. Armour Inst. of Tech., since 1893. Lecturer Yale Theol. Sem., 1882; professorial lecturer on practical theology, Divinity Sch. of Univ. of Chicago, since 1912. Au- thor of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 2919 Prairie Av. Office: 3300 Federal St.

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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 94

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