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WHITACRE, THOMAS OLEARIUS, Physi- cian-Surgeon; born, Trombley, Wood Co., Ohio. Dec. 21, 1873; son of Samuel Whit- acre and Aralinda (Mercer) Whitacre: educated: conunon schools of Wood Co .: Bethany Coll .; Univ. of Chicago; Med. Ed. at Rush Medical College, Grad., 1906. College degrees: Mus. B .. B. S .. Bethany College; M. D., Rush Med. College. Mar- ried, Ellen Viola Chapman, June 17. 1897. Began practice of medicine in Chicago, Ill., 1906; in active practice of medicine in Bowling Green, Ohio, since 1908; at- tending physician to Bowling Green Sani- tarium. Socs. and clubs: Beta Theta Pi: Alpha Kappa Kappa; The University Club: Am. Med. Assn .; Ohio State and Wood Co. Med. Socs .; Bowling Green Lodge, No. 112. F. & A. M .: Bowling Green Com- mercial Club; Greenwood Chapter, No. 159. O. E. S. Christian Church. Home address: 707 N. Main St., Bowling Green, Ohio.
WHITAKER, HERVEY WILLIAMS, Physl- cian; born, Montgomery Co., Tenn., 1857: son of Hervey McDonald Whitaker and Sarah Elizabeth (Williams) Whitaker: educated: Univ. of Tenn., and Starling Med. Coll. College degrees: M. D. Mar- ried. Surgeon United States Navy Med.
Corps, 10 yrs .; physician at Columbus, O., since 1890. Socs. and clubs: Southern Club of New York; United Service Club, New York; Columbus Club; Athletic Club of Columbus. Interested in ethology, and has assembled valuable ethological col- lections from many parts of the world. Has made investigations and excavations in different places while cruising. I. familiar with South Sea Islands and greater part of South America .. Southern Europe and England. Home address: 72 S. Grant Ave .. Columbus. O.
WHITAKER, ROBERT TALBOT, Merchant; born, Sylvania, Ohio, Feb. 21, 1862; son of John Holland Whitaker and Elizabeth (Talbot) Whitaker; educated: Toledo, O., public schools. Married, Tilla M. Harley, May 25, 1882; member first board of pub- lic safety, Defiance. O .. nine consecutive yrs. Socs. and clubs: 33d degree Mason; member Zenobia Shrine, Toledo, O .; hon- orary member of the Supreme Council of the 33rd degree. A. and A. Scottish Rite. for the Northern Masonic district, at Chicago in 1914; a charter member of Omega Lodge, F. & A. M., at Defiance, he served as worshipful master; high priest of Ensawocsa Chapter, and T. I. M. of Occonoxee Council, Defiance; Past Eminent Commander of Defiance Com- mandery, No. 30; charter member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Toledo; Past Grand Commander of The Grand Commandery, K. T. of Ohio; De- fiance Club, Defiance, O .; Toledo Club, Toledo, O. Methodist-Episcopal. Home address: 300 Jackson St., Defiance, O.
WHITCOMB, FRED CAMPBELL, College Professor; born, North Vernon, Ind., Nov. 8. 1870; son of Isaac Goltry and Chlorenda (Patrick) Whitcomb; educated public schools of North Vernon Indiana; Indiana University; Franklin College; Pratt In- stitute; Teachers' Coll., Columbia Univ. College degrees: B. S., Franklin Col. and diploma from Teachers' Coll. Married, Nellie Mary Collins, Nov. 23, 1898. Teach- er high school, Princeton, Ind .; Prin. high school, Delphi, Tipton, Bluffton, Ind .; Prof. Industrial Education, Howard Univ., Washington, D. C .; Miami Univ., Oxford, O., 1906 -; special collaborator, U. S. Bureau Education, 1915-1916, for industrial survey of State of Delaware. Contributor to number educational magazines. Socs. and clubs: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Frat .; Masonic Order: Nat. Educational Assn .; Nat. Soc. for Promotion of Indst. Educa- tion; Nat. Vocation Guidance Assn .; Nat. Assn. for, Labor Legislation. Baptist. Home address: 310 East Church St., Ox- ford, Ohio.
WHITCOMB, MERRICK, University Dean; born, Nunda, N. Y .. 1858; son of Walter B. Whitcomb and Fidelia Jane (Merrick) Whitcomb; educated: Harvard Univ., 1880; Univ. Leipzig, 1882; Johns Hopkins, 1892; Univ. Pa. College degrees: A. B., 1880; Ph. D., 1897. Married. Zettie S.
Fernald, 1888. Instr. modern history, Univ. Pa., 1894-1900; Prof. history, Univ. Cincinnati, 1900 -; dean McMicken Coll. Liberal Arts, 1900-1 and 1906-10. Author: Source Book of Renaissance, 1900: Select Colloquies of Erasmus (Vol. 1, in Sixteenth Century Classics), 1902; History of Modern Europe. 1903 Socs. and clubs: Am. Hist. Assn .; Hist. and Philos. Soc .: Literary Club. Home address: Senator Place Apts., Clifton, Cincinnati, O.
WHITE, ARCHIBALD SYLVESTER, Busi- ness Manager; born, Newark. Ohio, March 25. 1867: son of Erasmus P. White and Ella ( Harrington) White; educated: Cooper Inst., N. Y. Married, Olive Moore, June
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27, 1905. Engaged in early life in salt manufacturing business, in which he has had a successful career; became president of Columbia Gas & Electric Co., and now manager of same; Pres. of Union Depot and Terminal Co .; Mem. of firm of White & Co., bankers, New York City; Dir. of Windsor Trust Co., New York. Socs. and clubs: Business Men's Club; Queen City Club; University Club. Home ad- dress: 2209 Cleneay Ave., Norwood, Cin- cinnati, O.
WHITE, DAVID STUART, Veterinarian: born, West Brighton, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1869; son of William Henry White and Catherine Ann (Elliott) White; educated: New York public schools; Ohio State Univ .; post- grad. Germany and Austria. Married, Nellie Eliza Smith, June 24, 1896; Asst. in Veterinary Med., Ohio State Univ., 1893-5; dean of College of Veterinary Med., 1895 -; Secy. and Treas. Ohio Bd. Vet- erinary Examiners, 1900-12. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Order; Sigma Xi; Amer- ican Vet. Med. Assn .; Ohio State Vet. Med. Assn .; Athletic Club, University and Automobile Clubs, Columbus, O. Con- gregationalist. Home address: 1656 Neil Ave., Columbus, O.
WHITE, FLORENCE SMITH (Mrs. Theo- doric Schenck White), Physician; born, Westfield, Ohio, Nov. 17, 1861; daughter of Seneca Smith and Nancy (West) Smith; educated: Cardington high school; Cleveland Homeopathic Med. Sch. Mar- ried, Theodoric S. White, May 1, 1892. Engaged in practice of medicine since graduation in March 21, 1884. Episcopal Ch. Democrat. Home address: Spring- dale Farm, Cardington, O.
WHITE, GEORGE, Congressman; born. Elmira, N Y .. Aug. 21, 1872; son of Charles W. White and Mary S. (Black) White; educated: Princeton Univ. College degrees: A. B., 1895. Married, Charlotte McKelvy, Sept. 25, 1900. Oil producer, Marietta; member firm White & McKel- vy: Secy .- Treas. Permian Oil & Gas Co .; Secy. Melrose Oil & Gas Co .; Dir. People Banking & Trust Co .; member 77th Ohio Gen. Assembly, 1905-8; member 62nd and 63rd Congresses, 15th Ohio District; re- elected to 65th Congress, 1916, and now serving in that capacity. Democrat. Socs. and clubs: Marietta Y. M. C. Assn. (Dir.); City Club; Country Club. Home address: Marietta, O.
WHITE, JOHN CAMPBELL, College Pres .; born, Wooster, Ohio, March 31, 1870; son of John May White and Martha Ann (Campbell) White; educated: Wooster Univ., B. A., in 1890; M. A., in 1893; LL. D. Married, Kate Pollock, July 4, 1893. Secy. Y. M. C. A., India, 1893-1903: Secy. Ways and Means Com .; U. P. Ch., 1903-1906; Secy. Laymen's Missionary Movement of U. S. and Canada, 1906- 1915: Pres. College of Wooster, 1915- Presbyterian. Author: "Missions and Leadership." Home address: 909 Beall Ave., Wooster, O.
WHITE, LEWIS F., ex-State Senator; born, Sandusky Co., Ohio, Oct. 9, 1882; son of Charles White and Kathrine (Wahl) White: educated: Pub. Schs. Sandusky Co., O .: Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, O. Mar- ried, Mabel E. Mahan, May 14, 1913. Served as chairman Sandusky Co. Demo- eratic Central Com., 1905-1908; elected Representative to 78th Gen. Assembly, Ohio. Sandusky Co., 1908-1910; re-elected 79th Gen. Assembly, 1910-1912; elected to S1st Gen. Assembly as State Senator, 30th Sen. Dist., Ohio, 1915; elected to
S2nd Ohio Senate; served as chairman
of the Roads and Highway Com .; chair- man Fish Culture and Game Committee; member of Agriculture, Finance, Privilege and Election, Labor, State Buildings, Claims Judicial; appointed member Ohio Bldg. Commn. by Gov. Willis, 1915; elected Vice Pres. Ohio Bldg. Commn., 1915. Author: number Fish and Game and Road Laws enacted by 78th and 79th and Sist General Assemblies of Ohio. sces. and clubs: Eagles; Knights Macca- bees. Home address: Venica, O.
WHITE, WILLIAM JEREMIAH, born, Ful- tonham, Muskingum Co., Ohio, April 1, 1844; son of John Rogers White and Isabel Mary (Simms) White; educated: Muskin- gum Co .; Ohio Wesleyan Univ. College degrees: A. B .; A. M. Married, Bertha
A. Butterfield, Sept. 14, 1×70. Supt. of schools, Pana, Ill., 1871-1874; Springfield, ( .. 1874-1888; Dayton. O., 1SSS-1898; Prin. Mckinley School, Dayton, O., 1905-1912; private Co. "B." 78th O. V. I., Dec. 10, 1861, to Sept. 18, 1863; Sergt. Major, 5th U. S. H. Art. C., Sept. 18, 1863, to Dec. 10, 1863; 2nd Lieut., Dec. 10, 1863, to Feb. 2, 1864; 1st Lieut., Feb. 2, 1864, to March 21, 1864; Capt .. March 21, 1864, to May 20, 1866; brevet Major, March 13, 1865; Lieut .- Col., 3rd O. V. 1., May 11, 1898; Major and Chief Quartermaster, Jan. 7, 1899, to June 30, 1901; now Governor Cen- tral Branch N. H. D. V. S. Socs. and clubs: Masons; G. A. R .; Loyal Legion, U. S. A .; U. S. W. V .; Pres. Central Ohio Teacliers' Assn .; Ohio State Teachers' Assn .; Mem. Bd. of Clark Co. Sch. Exam- iners, and Ohio State School Examiners, and Dayton City School Examiners. Methodist Church. Governor of Central Branch National Home Disabled Volun- teer Soldiers. Home address: Natl. Home Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Dayton, O.
WHITE, WINSDOR T., Manufacturer; born, Orange, Mass., Aug. 28, 1866; son of Thomas H. White and Almira (Greenleaf) White; educated: Cleveland, O .; Worces- ter, Mass., Polytechnic Institute. Married, Delia Bulkley Holden, Sept. 14, 1592. Bc-
gan commercial training in 1991 with The White Sewing Machine Co .; Pres. of The White Motor Co .; Pres. of The White Co., 1907 -; Pres. The White Sewing Machine Co., 1914 -; Pres. Park Drop Forge Co., all of Cleveland, O. Socs. and clubs: Country Club; Tavern Club; Road- side; M. F. H. Chagrin Valley Hunt Club, Cleveland, O .; Cleveland Chamber Com- meree; Engineers' Club, N. Y .; Green Spring Valley Hunt Club, Baltimore, Md .; Harford Hunt Club, Maryland. Unitarian. Home address: Lake Shore Boulevard, Bratenahl, Cleveland, O.
WHITEFORD, ROBERT NAYLOR, Dir. of Graduate Study; born, Crawfordsville, Ind., June 28. 1870: son of Matthew M. Whiteford and Julia Dumont (Naylor) Whiteford; educated: Wabash Coll .; Johns Hopkins Univ .; Univ. of Pennsylvania; Grad. Harvard Univ. College degrees: Wabash, A. B., 1890; Wabash, A. M. (in course), 1892; Wabash, Ph. D. (in course), 1893. Married, Marion L. Cone, April 26, 1911. Head of Dept. of English, Lake Forest Academy, 1893-1894; head of Dept. of English, Peoria high school, 1894-1906; Prof. of English and dean of Am. Inter- national Coll., Springfield, Mass., 1906- 1908; head of Dept. of English, Blees Mili- tary Acad., Macon. 1909-1910; Prof. of English and Dir. of Graduate Study in Toledo Univ .. 1910 -. Socs. and elubs: Phi Delta Theta; Phi Beta Kappa; Mem. of Modern Lang. Assn. of Am .: Dir. To- ledo Center, Drama League of Am .; Pres., 1914-1915, Toledo Shakespeare Assn.
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Presbyterian Church. Winner Indianap- olis News $100 essay contest, open to all universities and colleges in Indiana, 1890. Author and editor of numerous text-books in English literature. Home address: 2252 Franklin Ave., Toledo, O.
WHITELAW, JAMES HERBERT, Banker; born, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 19, 1863; son of John Whitelaw and Mary (Arkland) Whitelaw; educated: Cleveland public schools and Case School of Ap- plied Science. Married, Eeanor Sprecher, Feb. 2, 1893. Connected with the National City Bank of Cleveland, O., since 1886; Asst. cashier in April, 1912; cashier, Jan., 1913 -. Socs. and clubs: Bankers' Club; City Club; Chamber of Commerce; Auto- mobile Club; Fellow of the American Geographical Soc. Episcopal Ch. Home address: 2066 East 77th St., Cleveland, O.
WHITING, FREDERIC ALLEN, Art Dir .; bom, Oakdale, Tenn., Jan. 26, 1873; son of Frederick Augustus Whiting and Cath- erine Tracy (Allen) Whiting; educated: public schools, Wellesley Hills, Mass. Married, Olive Cook, June 4, 1903. Active in arts and crafts movement; Secy. and Treas. Soc. of Arts and Crafts, July, 1900- 1912: Dir. of Museum. John Herron Art Inst .. Indianapolis. 1912-1913; Dir. Cleve- land Mus. Art. May, 1913 -: Supt. Div. of Applied Arts, Dept. Art, St. Louis Expo .. 1904 (awarded diploma and gold medal for this service, arrangement of exhibits, etc.); member Internat. Jury of Awards for Group 14, Dept. Art, in same. Socs. and clubs: Copley Soc. (Boston); Cleveland Chamber Commerce; Union Club (Cleve- land). Home address: 1916 East 82nd St., Cleveland, O.
WHITLOCK, BRAND, Author-Diplomat: born, Urbana, Ohio, March 4, 1869; son of (Rev.) Dr. Elias D. Whitlock and Mal- lie . (Brand) Whitlock: educated: public schools and private tutors; LL. D., Brown Univ., 1916. Married, Ella Brainerd, June S. 1895. Newspaper reporter, Toledo. O., 1887-90; reporter and political correspond- ent on staff Chicago Herald, 1890-3; clerk in office Secy. of State. Springfield, Ill., 1893-7; studied law under John M. Palmer, Springfield. Ill .; admitted to Illinois bar, 1894. to bar of Ohio, 1897; practiced in Toledo. 1897-1905; elected mayor of Toledo as Independent. against 4 other candidates, 1905; re-elected under similar conditions, 1907. 1909. 1911; declined nomination for fifth term; U. S. Minister to Belgium by appointment of Pres. Wilson. Dec. 2, 1913 ---. Author: The 13th District, 1902; Her Infinite Variety. 1904; The Happy Average. 1904; The Turn of the Balance, 1907: Abraham Lincoln (Beacon Biog- raphies), 1908: The Gold Brick. 1910; On the Enforcement of Law in Cities (mono- graph), 1910. in book form. 1913: The Fall Guy. 1912; Forty Years of It. 1914. Con- tributor essays, poems and short stories to magazines. Socs. and clubs: Nat. Inst. of Arts and Letters; Poetry Soc. of Am .; Authors' League of Am .; Toledo Club; To- ledo Country Club: Inverness Club: Cliff Dwellers (Chicago); Authors' . (Boston) ; Royal Golf, Brussels. On the outbreak of European War in 1914, Mr. Whitlock re- mained at Brussels, and in addition to assuming the protection of the interests of the British. Japanese, Danish and Servian Governments in Belgium-he had been charged with the protection of German and Austrian interests before the arrival of the German army-he formulated an appeal to the American people for aid to the Belgians and was instrumental in or- ganizing the work which was carried on by the Commission for Relief in Belgiun.
As a result of this work in the midst of innumerable difficulties and complications, seven million Belgians and three million Frenchmen in Northern France were fed. He remained in Brussels two months after the runture of diplomatic relations and until the outbreak of war between the United States and Germany, refusing to leave until the members of the Commis- sion for Relief in Belgium had departed. Home address: Toledo. Ohio. American Legation, Brussels, Belgium; Havre, France.
WHITMAN, FRANK PERKINS, University Professor; born, Troy, N. Y., July 29, 1853; son of William Warren Whitman and Caroline Keith (Perkins) Whitman; educated: Brown Univ .; Mass. Inst. Tech- nology; Johns Hopkins Univ. College de- grees: A. B .: Sc. . D. Married, Charlotte W. Wheeler, May 26, 18S1. Prof. physics, Renssaelaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N. Y., 1880-1886; Prof. physics, Western Re- serve Univ., Cleveland, O., 1886 -. Socs. and clubs: Am. Physical Soc .; Am. AS- tronomical Soc .; Soc. Illuminating Engs .; fellow, A. A. A. S .: Soc. Francaise de Physique; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma. Xi; Alpha Delta Phi. Episcopalian. Home address: Cleveland, O.
WHITMER, JOHN WALLACE, Educator; born, Waterville. Lucas Co., Ohio. Nov. 18. 1877; son of Joseph Whitmer and Gott- liebe (Strohble) Whitmer; educated: Wa- terville public schools, and Wooster Col- lege. College degrees: Ph. B. Unmar-
ried. Taught in elementary schools for 4 yrs .; Supt. of Waterville village schools, 11 yrs .; Supt. of Waterville township schools, 2 yrs .: member of the Lucas Co. Bd. of Sch. Examiners, 6 yrs .; Pres. of the Lucas Co. Teachers' Assn .. 3 yrs .; Supt. of the Educational Dept. of the Lucas Co. Fair. 4 yrs .; was elected Co. Supt. of schools of Lucas Co., for 1 yr., and re-elected for a period of 3 yrs., and is now serving in that capacity; Dir. Bd. Lucas Co. Fair; member Executive Com. of the Assn. Socs. and clubs: Worshipful Master of Wakman Lodge, Waterville; Pres. Teachers' Club of Wooster College; I. O. O. F .; was Worthy Patron of Rouche de Beouf Chapter, 1 yr. Member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Home ad- dress: Waterville, Ohio.
WHITNEY, CHARLES, Clergyman; born. Kirtland, Lake Co., Ohio, May 7, 1850; son of Samncl F. Whitney and Eve (Doan) Whitney; educated: Baldwin Univ., Berea, 0. Married, Emma Curtis, Dec. 5, 1869. Pastor for 13 yrs: field Secy. Educational Institutions. 8 yrs .; field Secy. Home Frontier and Foreign Missions, 8 yrs .; Gen. Secy. Home Missions, United Breth- ren in Christ, July, 1905- Home ad- dress: 36 Warder St., Dayton, O.
WHITNEY, VIETS EVERETT, Educator; horn. Montville, Geauga Co .. Ohio, Dec. 19, 1845; son of John Viets Whitney and Mary (Lansing) Whitney; educated: public schools. Married, Florence Broughton. June 21. 186S. Engaged in teaching school, 30 yrs .; surveyor. 25 yrs .; township clerk, 13 yrs .; postmaster. 7 yrs .; deputy treas- urer, 4 yrs .; county auditor's clerk, 6 yrs .: newspaper correspondent. Socs. and clubs: Odd Fellow; Grange; Good Templars. Home address: Chardon, Ohio.
WHITNEY, WARREN C., Manufacturer; born, Oct. 9, 1882; son of Calvin Whitney and Marian (Dean) Whitney; educated: Norwalk. O., high school: Univ. School. Cleveland. O .; Princeton Univ. Worked in different departments A. B. Chase fac- tory during four vacations, while in col-
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lege and year following graduation (1906) ; elected Dir. The A. B. Chase Co., Jan., 1908; elected Vice Pres. July, 1909; Gen. Mgr., Jan., 1916 -; Mgr. Princeton foot- ball team. 1905. Socs. and clubs: Prince - ton Club (New York); Cap and Gown Club (Princeton, N. J.); Elks' Club (Nor- walk, O.). Methodist. Home address: 184 W. Main St., Norwalk, O.
WHITWHAM, CHRISTOPHER P., Manu- facturer; born, Monroe, Mich., Nov. 20. 1849: son of Joseph Whitwham and Mary J. (Phillips) Whitwham; educated: public and high schools of Toledo. O. Married, Elizabeth Ann Healey, Nov. 1, 1876. Con- nected with the Warner-Patrick Co., 23 yrs .: in 1885 established the Dolphin White Lead and Color Works, Toledo, and is at the head of the company. Roman Cath- olic Church. Home address: 321 Warren St., Toledo, O.
WHITWORTH, HENRY, College Professor; born, near Shiloh, Richland Co., Ohio, Jan. 20, 1853: son of Rev. John Whitworth and Sarah (Blow) Whitworth; educated: pub- lic schools; 6 yrs. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware. College degrees: Bachelor of Arts. Married, Katie Kernan, daughter of Judge Kernan, Bellefontaine, O., 1882, who died. 1898; 2nd, Margaret Elanor Love, 1902. On graduating from Ohio Wesleyan, became Prin. of Bellefontaine high school, serving 5 yrs .. when he was elected Supt. Bellefontaine public schools, serving 18 yrs .; resigned in 1900 to take position at Ohio Normal Univ., now Ohio Northern; instructor in Psychology, Ethics and Latin until 1904, when was appointed head of Latin Dept., which position he now holds; chosen by Bd. of Trustees as Dean of College of Liberal Arts, 1910 -; editor of annual catalogue for past 9 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Mason; member Blue Lodge; Chapter of R. A. M .; Knight Tem- plar; filled almost every office in lodge and chapter including the highest office in each. Republican. Methodist-Episco- pal. Recording Steward and Financial Secy. over 25 yrs. Home address: 319 E. Montford, Ada, Ohio.
WHYSALL, GEORGE, Consulting Engineer: born, Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 26, 1862; son of Job Whysall and Jane (Souter) Why- sall; educated: graded schools of Penn. Married, Caroline Townsend Critchlow, Nov. 29. 1883. Present Pres. and Gen. Mgr. of C. M. & B. Ry .; Pres. Marion Co. Automobile Club; Pres. Prospect Light & Power Co., Marion, Ohio; has been con- nected with public utilities for 35 years. Socs. and clubs: Masons: Marion Cham- ber of Commerce; The Marion Club; Am. Gas Inst .; The Natural Gas Assn. of Amer- ica. Presbyterian. Home address: Marion, Ohio.
WIANT, WILLIAM ALLEN, Clergyman; born, Westville, Champaign Co., Ohio, Aug. 31, 1861; son of John Wiant and Elizabeth (Prince) Wiant; educated: pub- lic schools and private tutor. College de- grees: D. D. Married, Loretta Hoak, June 7. 1883; 2nd Sarah Lois Johnson, March 14. 1906. Ordained M. E. minister, 1894; pastor: Dialton, O., 1892-1897: Ma- son, O., 1897-1903; Eaton, O., 1903-1906; Delhi Church, Cincinnati, O., 1906-1911; Central. Springfield. O .. 1911 : trustee, West Ohio Annual Conference; trustee and Vice Pres. Preachers' Relief Soc .; trustee Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, Ohio; trustee Ohio Methodist Children's Home, Worthington. O .; member Ohio State Univ. Commission. Methodist. Home address: 505 S. Wittenberg Ave., Springfield, Ohio. WIBORG, FRANK BESTOW, Business Man; born, Cleveland, Ohio, April 30, 1855;
son of Henry Paulinus Wiborg and Susan ( Bestow) Wiborg; educated: Chickering Inst., Cincinnati, 1874. Married, Adeline Moulton Sherman, April 26, 1882. Vice Pres. The Ault-Wiborg Co., New York. Socs. and clubs: Queen City; The Pillars, Cincinnati, O .; The Union League Club of New York City; The Metropolitan Club, Washington, D. C .; The Maidstone Club, East Hampton, L. I. Home address: 3440 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, O .; 57 Greene St., New York City, N. Y.
WICKHAM, GERTRUDE VAN RENSSE-
LAER, Writer; born, Huron, Ohio, March 18, 1844; daughter of Sanders Van Rensse- laer and Melinda (Hayward) Van Rensse- laer; educated: Cleveland and Buffalo
public schools. Married, Samuel Chris- tian Wickham, Aug. 1, 1864. On editorial staff, Cleveland Herald, 1578-1881; Cleve- land Leader, 1881-1884. Author: The Pio- neer Families of Cleveland (2 Vols.); The Pioneer Women of Western Reserve; A Series of Articles for St. Nicholas. Socs. and clubs: Charter member Cleveland Woman's Press Club; charter member Western Reserve Chapter, D. A. R. Protestant Episcopal Church. Home ad- dress: 1712 E. 89th Place, Cleveland, O. WICKHAM, LOUIS WILDMAN, Attorney; born, Norwalk, Ohio, Nov. 30, 1866; son of Charles P. Wickham and Emma J. ( Wildman) Wickham; educated: Western Reserve Academy. Hudson. O .; Princeton Univ., N. J. Married, Lillian Benedict, Aug. 9, 1892. Admitted to Ohio bar, Oct., 1889; prosecuting attorney, Huron Co., Ohio, 1903-1908; now in practice of law, Norwalk, Ohio. Socs. and clubs: Mason; K. T. Vestryman Episcopal Ch. Home address: 153 W. Main St .. Norwalk, O.
WICKLINE, CHARLES W., Manufacturer; born, Oct. 17, 1867; son of Joseph F. Wick- line and Martha S. (Ewing) Wickline: educated: Pittsburgh, Pa., public schools; Commercial Business Training in a large Importing House. Married, Mary Haw- kins, Dec. 22, 1893. Supt. of Akron China Co., 1890-1908. makers of all kinds domes- tic table and toilet ware in porcelain and semi-porcelain, 1908 -; manufacturer of steel products for the Akron Rubber In- dustries: Pres. and Treas. of the Davies Mfg. Co .; Secy. and Treas. of Inter- state Mining Co .; member of Co. Board of Elections, Summit Co .. Supervisor of 1910 Census, 18th District 1908-1914; of Ohio; elected State Senator, 1914, 24th- 26th Districts of Ohio, serving first term at present. Socs. and clubs: 32d degree Mason; member of Al Koran Shrine, Cleve- land, Ohio. Member of Methodist Church. Home address: 45 Cook St., Akron, O.
WICOFF, SAMUEL LEWIS, Attorney; born, Orange Twp., Shelby Co., Ohio, May 22, 1851; son of Isaac Wicoff and Elanor (Thorpe) Wicoff; educated: Lebanon Nor- mal Sch. Married, Lida B, Emmons, Mar. 1, 1876. Admitted to bar and began prac- tice of law, Sidney, O., 1875; member firm of Wicoff and Emmons; Pres. Ohio Li- brary Assn., 1903-1904; member Sidney Public Library Bd .. 1898 -. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: Sidney, O.
WIGHTMAN, CHARLES DEXTER, Attor- ney; born, Lafayette, Medina Co., Ohio, Nov. 25, 1866; son of James Lansing Wight- man and Clara (Bissell) Wightman; edu- cated: Adrian College, Mich .; Medina high school. College degrees: B. S. Admitted to bar, March, 1893; prosecuting attorney, 1894-1897; State Senator. 1898-1902; post- master, Medina, O., 1905-1911; now prac- ticing in Medina, O. Socs. and clubs: K. of P .; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Congrega - tional Ch. Home address: 32 Public Sq., Medina, O.
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WIGHTMAN, JOHN ROAF, College Prof .;
born, Toronto, Canada, 1849; son of George Wightman and Frances (Birch) Wightman; educated: Upper Canada Col- lege, Toronto; Toronto Univ .; Univ. Ber- lin; Univ. Bonn (Germany); Sorbonne (Paris) ; Johns Hopkins Univ. College degrees: B. A .: M. A .; Ph. D. Married, Isabel Hall. 1902. Teacher in Canadian high schools, 1872-1882; private teacher, Baltimore, Md., 1888-1889; Prof. Modern Langs., Iowa Coll., 1889-1891; Asso. Prof. Romance Langs., Univ. Nebraska, 1891- 1893; Prof. Romance Langs., Oberlin Col- lege, 1893 -. Socs. and clubs: Modern Lang. Assn. of America. Presbyterian, Home address: 240 Elm St., Oberlin, O.
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