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LEWANDOWSKI, S .; steamship, foreign exchange, etc .; born, Poland, Nov. 16, 1864; son of Joseph and Miss Koszucka Lewan- dowski; educated, public schools, Bay City, Mich .; married, Posen, Nebr., Aug. 16, 1885, Anna Kahinowska; issue, three sons and five daughters; for over twenty-one years an employee of the United States Government in the Cleveland post office; handling all cash postage for second class and permit matter, under the title of supt. of second class matter; in 1901, opened, on Sowinski Ave., Cleve- land, an office, doing a steamship, foreign exchange and real estate business; one of the organizers and founders of the first Polish paper in Cleveland, Poloniaow Ameryce, still in existence; mem- ber Polish National Alliance of America; served one term as its Supreme vice pres. (vice censor); organizer of the Alliance of Poles in the state of Ohio; in 1891, organized the Polish St. Casi- mir Parish, and the Polish Settlement in the East End; greatly honored by his own race. Fond of traveling.
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LEWIN, John F .; mason contractor; born, Isle of Man, Sept. 5, 1875; son of John and Jane Bridson Lewin; educated, Kirk Patrick, Isle of Man; married, Kirk Braddon, March 20, 1901, Netta Quirk; issue, three children.
LEWIS, Robert Ellsworth; gen. sec'y Y. M. C. A .; born, Berk- shire, Vt., Sept. 28, 1869; son of C. P. V. and Ellen E. Haynes Lewis; University of Vermont, class of 1892, degrees Ph. D., M. A., L. H. D .; married, Brookline, Mass., Aug. 24, 1893, Grace Mason Brackett (Wellesley, 1890); issue, five sons, three daughters; cap- tain and aide staff Brig. Gen. J. J. Estey, Vermont National Guard, 1892-1894; expedition relief Peking, China, 1900, attached to 14th infantry staff until after capture of Peking; began career as col- lege Y. M. C. A. sec'y in Massachusetts and Rhode Island; national traveling sec'y S. V. M. F. M .; sec'y International Committee, Y. M. C. A., in China 1898-1907; state sec'y, Ohio, 1908; gen. sec'y, Cleveland, 1909 --; built largest Y. M. C. A. in Asia; built Martyrs' Memorial Hall, in national memory of Boxer massacres from 1910- 1913, Cleveland Y. M. C. A. rehoused in three new buildings at cost of $1,090,000; director Institute and Training School, Chicago; member corp. International College, Springfield, Mass .; chairman General Committee on Vocational Guidance; member Royal Asiatic Society, Am. Ass'n of China, National Geographic Society, Am. Ass'n of Labor Legislation, Chamber of Commerce, Phi Delta Theta, University, and City Clubs. Author: Educational Conquest of the Far East; Government Education in Japan, published by U. S. Government and translated and published in Chinese by Chi- nese government; articles in North American Review, Forum, Out- look, Independent, Harper's Weekly, Congregationalist.
LEWIS, Walter Irving; business maps and real estate; born, Chicago, Oct. 23, 1878; son of Wallace F. and Ella C. Slosson Lewis; educated, public and high schools, Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, B. S. M. E., 1901; married, Cleveland, Feb. 18, 1897, Marion D. Raymond; sales mgr. Rand Drill Co., New York, 1901-1902; sales mgr. Cleveland Chocolate & Cocoa Co., 1902- 1906; advertising mgr. The Raymond Co., 1908-1910; pres. and treas. City Improvement Co .; sec'y Sincere Realty Co .; sec'y and treas. The Raymond Co .; director The Euclid Point Co .; member Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, and Real Estate Board, Athletic Club.
LIEBENTHAL, Melville; merchant; born, Cleveland, O .; son of Emanuel and Cordelia (Strauss) Liebenthal; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Minnette Sanger; issue, two children; member firm of Liebenthal Brothers; member Excelsior Club.
LIEBENTHAL, Sylvester; wholesale liquors; born, Cleveland, Nov. 13, 1873; son of Emanuel and Cordelia (Strauss) Lieben- thal; educated, Brownell School, Cleveland; married, Cleveland,
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Oct. 14, 1907, Maud Sloss; one son, born Oct. 17, 1911; worked for Wm. Edwards Co. for ten years; started in business in 1899; manager Liebenthal Bros. Co .; member Elks, Chamber of Com- merce, Municipal Ass'n, and Excelsior Club. Fond of Equestrian exercises.
LIECHTI, John Paul; accountant; born, Aaram, Switzerland, April 19, 1864; son of Leo and Carolyn Strebel Liechti; educated, Aaram, Switzerland, graded high school and preparatory college or university school; made rapid progress in studies and graduated at fourteen and a half years of age, from second year University school; married, Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 15, 1885, Julia M. Hullien; issue, one son and four daughters; mgr. W. H. Price, Superior Bldg .; member Knights of Columbus, Gilmour Council; taught self the art of engraving and knowledge of three modern languages.
LIEGHLEY, Per Lee Alvin; lawyer; born, Navarre, O., March 9, 1872; son of Frank B. and Barbara R. Lonas Lieghley; educated, district school, Marshalls Business College, Delaware, O .; special course of study in Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, O., law course in Cincinnati Law School, and Kent College of Law, Chi- cago, Ill., graduating from there in 1896, LL. B .; married, Marys- ville, O., Jan. 17, 1895, Clara Marie Alexander; issue, two chil- dren, Helen and' Phyllis; practiced law in Chicago for three years; health failed, returned to Ohio, and accepted principalship of the Strasburg, O., schools for three years, doing some law prac- tice and serving as Justice of the Peace; came to Cleveland in 1902, and entered practice; in 1905, solicitor of South Brooklyn and until the village was annexed to the city; a Democrat, but elected to the position by a Republican council; 1906, appointed 1st asst. county prosecutor; served until 1909; resumed private practice; member National Union, Owls, Masons, the Knights of Pythias, and Beta Theta Pi College Fraternity.
LINLEY, Arthur; electric business; born, Sheffield, Eng., Oct. 2, 1872; son of Perry and Eliza A. Linley; educated at Montgomery College, England; married, Cleveland, Nov. 20, 1897, Minnie V. Gaul; two children; started out to be a chemist, but drifted into the electrical business when 21 years old; has got out a number of electric patents; mgr. The Linley Electric Co .; member "Sons of Jove," and Cleveland Cricket Club.
LITTLE, Bascom; contractor; born, Cleveland, April 24, 1879; son of Hiram H. and Laura Brown Little; educated, University School, Cleveland, Cornell University, A. B., 1901; married, Cleve- land, June 2, 1906, Florence Cobb; issue, Bascom Little, Jr., Julia Little; member first Charter Commission; director of following: Citizens Savings & Trust Co., Union National Bank, Guarantee Title & Trust Co., The Crowell & Sherman Co., The Crowell-Sher- man-Statler Co., Baker Motor Vehicle Co .; member American His-
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torical Society; trustee Associated Charities and Hiram House; member Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, Mayfield, Union, University, Country, and Tavern Clubs.
LITZLER, Louis I .; attorney; born, Cleveland, Nov. 17, 1873; son of John and Caroline Marsal Litzler; educated, St. Mary's Catholic Parochial school; St. Ignatius College and The Cleveland Law School; LL. B., Cleveland Law School of Baldwin University; married, Cleveland, June 5, 1895, Albertine Fischer; issue, five children, Louis, Jr., Rose, Agnes, Cyril, and Genevieve; member Cleveland Charter Commission; director The Glick Clothing Co .; sec'y and treas. The Model Home Building Co .; pres. The Litzler Realty Co .; member Cuyahoga County Bar Ass'n; Cleveland Real Estate Board; charter member City Club, and Forest City Council, Knights of Columbus; member St. Mary's Church, and the follow- ing Catholic organizations: Mutual Benefit Ass'n, Knights of Ohio, St. Ignatius College Alumni Ass'n, International Catholic Truth Society, St. Joseph's Society of St. Mary's Church, Y. M. S. of same church, District League of German Catholic Societies, Al- sace-Lorraine Aid Society, Deutsche Eiheit; member the Cleve- land Fire Insurance Exchange, and the Insurance Society of Cleve- land.
LIVINGSTON, David S .; florist; born, Scotland, Aug. 9, 1868; son of John and Marguerite Shanks Livingston; common school education; married, Cleveland, Jan. 18, 1891, Mrs. Hattie Van Gastel; four children.
LOCHER, Cyrus; lawyer; born, Bluffton, O., Mar. 8, 1878; son of Christian and Fanny Lugabihl Locher; educated, Pandora High School, Ohio Wesleyan University, A. B. and A. M .; Western Re- serve University Law School, LL. B .; married, Bloomington, Ill., Beulah L. Baker; supt. of schools, Woodsfield, O., 1903-1905; asst. city solicitor, Cleveland, 1908-1909; member law firm Gott & Locher, 1910-1913; member Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, and Sigma Delta Rho (honorary fraternity); member Cleveland Athletic Club and Chamber of Commerce; County Prosecuting Attorney from Jan. 6, 1913.
LOEFFELBEIN, Gustav A .; florist; born, Germany, Jan. 3, 1845; son of August and Augusta Kewinski Loeffelbein; educated in the Government schools of Germany; married, Germany, March 6, 1870, Fransika Liebensiki; issue, six children, but one, a son; living; landscape gardener, Townsend & Fleming, Buffalo, 1857; started with Carl Smith, with him till 1860, twelve years with Linthope Tenny; came to Cleveland, and went to work for Mar- tinetz; then for Theo. Shear; started business in Glenville, then in E. 49th St .; present location since 1886; designer and decorator; member Presbyterian Church; member Florist, Lasalle, Union.
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LORENTZ, George A .; plumber; born, Cassel, Germany, March 15, 1877; son of William and Marget Steiner Lorentz; educated at public, high and technical schools; married, Scranton, Pa., Nov. 1, 1898, Helen Schmidt; one son, George William, age 14 years; plumbing contractor since 1905; member Cleveland Master Plumbers Ass'n; 3rd degree Mason; member Germania. Favorite recreation: Automobiling.
LORENZ, Carl; journalist; born, Stuttgart, Germany, March 31, 1858; early education in Germany; at the age of 18, went to Swit- zerland for further study; remained three years; graduated from the University of Geneva, in 1879; taught school in Paris for two and one-half years; taught Languages in London for two years; came to the United States in 1881; engaged in newspaper work in New York City, for two years; in 1883, located in Portsmouth, O .; resumed teaching, and was principal of a German School until 1887; came to Cleveland, and in 1880, became connected with The Waechter und Anzeiger; now its Sunday editor; 1903, sec'y of the Cleveland Library Board; author of works of fiction, poetry and dramatic writings.
LOTZ, John Henry; head worker Alta Social Settlement House; born, Carrollton, O., Dec. 2, 1872; son of Daniel S. and Ella Hill Lotz; educated, Mt. Hemron Boy's School, 1894; Williams College, 1898; Union Theological Seminary, 1904; post-graduate study, Columbia University; married, Middlebury, Conn., Aug. 17, 1904; May Louise Waters; one son; taught St. Paul's School, Garden City, L. I., 1898-1901; director Bethany Memorial Boy's Club, New York City, 1901-1904; since 1904 head of Alta House Settle- ment; member Grargoyle, Williams College, Chamber of Com- merce, and City Club, Cleveland. Recreation: Farming.
LOUGEE, William S .; asst. building inspector; born, Buckfield, Me., Jan. 29, 1867; educated in Boston, Mass .; studied architecture with Tristram Griffin, Boston, Mass., eight years; in 1890, came to Cleveland; associated with John Eisenmann 1890-1900; asst. architect Board of Education until 1905; when appointed to pres- ent position.
LOUGHRY, James Arthur; dentist; born, Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 30, 1881; son of Clark Hawkins and Emma Louise Cooper Loughry; educated, Elyria, O., public school, and graduate of High School, 1899; Ohio State University dental education; received degree of D. D. S., 1904; married, Marion, Ind., Dec. 25, 1906, Edith John- son; one son, James Richard Loughry; member National Dental Ass'n, Ohio State Dental Society, Northern Ohio Dental Ass'n, and Cleveland Dental Society; member Psi Omega Dental Fratern- ity, and Euclid Club.
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LOWE, John C .; umbrella manufacturer; born, Cleveland, Feb. 5, 1865; son of Frederick and Margaret Wittig Lowe; educated, Cleveland public schools, married, Painesville, Sept. 30, 1891, Bertha A. Taft; issue, John Raymond, born Oct. 22, 1892; Helen Margaret, born Nov. 25, 1894; Harold, born Aug. 4, 1897; Ward Russell, born Jan. 19, 1900; started in business March 10, 1890; pres. and treas. The John C. Lowe Co .; pres. and treas. Edward W. Alexander Co .; pres. The Heights Realty Co .; pres. The Boulevard Land Co .; pres. the American Realty Co., and treas. The Best Realty Co .; trustee Epworth Memorial Methodist Church; mem- ber Chamber of Commerce.
LOWELL, Edwin Dwight; sec'y American Fork & Hoe Co .; born, Jackson, Mich., 1872; son of Judson Clarke and Mary Jane Kellogg Lowell; married, Cleveland, April 17, 1907, Florence Adams; sec'y and director The American Fork & Hoe Co .; same offices in The National Handle Co .; Mason; member Country, Euclid, and Athletic Clubs.
LOWITH, Emanuel; retired; born in Austria, 1841; educated, University of Prague; married, Newark, N. J., 1880, Marie Wil- hemina Schnal; served in the Austrian Army before coming to Cleveland in 1883; late vice pres. The W. P. Southworth Co .; pres. The Highland Realty Co .; member Ezekiel Lodge, No. 90, I. O. B. B .; member Chamber of Commerce. Favorite recreation: Lit- erature.
LOWRY, Hugh F .; division freight agt., Pennsylvania Com- pany; born, East Cleveland, July 20, 1848; son of Hugh and Mary Paddock Lowry; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, 1870, Helen Marr; three children; private in the Civil War; division freight agt. Pennsylvania Company; member Grand Army of the Republic; member Union Club and Cleveland and Chicago Traffic Club.
LUCE, Frank Wellington, D. D .; minister (Methodist Episco- pal); born, Iowa, March 24, 1858; son of Israel and Almira Deni- son Luce; educated, public schools, Anamosa, Ia., Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Ia., D. D., degree from Upper Iowa University, at Fayette, Ia .; married, Anamosa, Ia., Aug. 11, 1878, Mary E. Sny- der; two daughters, Mrs. A. C. Hartman, and Miss Lillian A. Luce; was licensed to preach when 19 years old; first pastorate at 22; began as Home Missionary on the frontier of Iowa; pastor of the following churches: Clear Lake, Hampton, Marion, Daven- port and Cedar Falls, Ia .; Maple Ave. Church, St. Louis, Mo .; First Church, Akron, O., and for five years pastor of the First Methodist Church, Cleveland; lecturer and platform speaker on religious and educational subjects; member Northeastern Ohio Conference of The Methodist Episcopal Church, and The Ameri- can Ass'n for the Advancement of Science; member Free and Accepted Masons, and Chamber of Commerce.
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LUDLOW, William Wallace; treas. Co-Operative Stove Co .; born, Chardon, O., April 22, 1858; son of L. C. and Helen Stafford Ludlow; married, Dec. 25, 1882, A. A. Stafford; married, Feb. 21, 1893, M. E. Wilson; married July 14, 1902, M. A. Logan; two daughters, Catherine M., and Mira E .; thirty-five years with Co- Operative Stove Co., clerk, supt., auditor and treas .; resident of Cleveland fifty years; member Board of Education, Cleveland Heights.
LUDWIG, Ernest; Consul of Austria-Hungary for Ohio and Michigan; born, Pozsony, Hungary, 1876; son of John and Sophia L. Ludwig; educated, College of Pozsony, Hungary, and Oriental Academy, Vienna; married, Peking, China, 1903, Sarah Edith Ken- drick; military service in the 9th Hussar Regiment (Count Na- dasdy); service in China ten years attached to Austro-Hungarian Legation, Peking; 1902, in charge of Legation; 1903, Judge of the mixed court in Shanghai; 1905, Consul in Tientsin; 1908, in Peking, as Chinese sec'y of the Austro-Hungarian Legation; since 1910, Consul in Cleveland, O .; author of numerous books and re- ports; member of the Imperial Royal Geographical Society of Austria, Touranian Society of Hungary, National Geographical So- ciety of America, Societe Historique of France, Grand Cross Chi- nese Order of the Double Dragon, Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown, etc .; member Peking Club, Peking, Euclid and Athletic Clubs, Cleveland; Arctic Club, Seattle, Wash.
LUEKENS, Paul G .; builder; born, Cleveland, Sept. 2, 1873; son of Gerhard H. Luekens; educated German Lutheran Trinity Pa- rochial school; married, Cleveland, Sept. 2, 1903, Anna Klosterman; two children; Republican in National Elections.
LYNCH, Frank E .; supt. money order division, post office; born, Cleveland, Dec. 28, 1875; son of Frank and Christina Karn Lynch; educated, Cleveland public and high school, and Edmiston Busi- ness College; married, Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1901, Margaret B. Staebler; one son, Kenneth F. Lynch; entered Post Office Depart- ment in December, 1899, starting at the bottom; in February, 1901, was given charge of the money order work at Station "A," was there until Aug. 17, 1908; then transferred to the money order division at the main office; promoted to asst. supt. June 1, 1912, and to supt. Dec. 1, 1912; member Chamber of Industry.
LYON, William Francis; merchant; born, Meadville, Pa., Aug. 16, 1868; son of Thomas and Johanna Corbett Lyon; Meadville High School, graduated in class of 1885; married, Cleveland, Oct. 26, 1892, Lisette Baus; issue, Marie, Josephine, William Francis, Jr., started in Cleveland, Sept. 9, 1885; elected sec'y and treas., May 24, 1897, of The Cady-Ivison Shoe Co., and pres. and; gen. mgr. of same Company, Jan. 20, 1913; charter member of the Cleveland Association of Credit Men, and pres. from 1902 to 1903; member Knights of Columbus, and Catholic Mutual Benefit Ass'n; member Athletic Club. Fond of Horseback Riding.
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MacADAMS, Albert Joseph; merchant; born in Chicago, Aug. 19, 1868; son of Henry and Carrie Crosby MacAdams; public school and high schools; married, Cleveland, Feb. 18, 1913, L. Jean Sowers; started mnfg. wood-turning machinery, and became sta- tionary engineer; went into grocery business in Ashtabula, 1886, but sold out and went into retail store; came to Cleveland, 1888, and associated himself with Bowman's wallpaper store; later joined Keep Mnfg. Co., makers of shirts, until they discontinued business here in 1890, when he went into haberdashery with W. B. Davis; became member of the firm in 1898, and in 1902, after spending a year in Denver, established himself in Cleveland, oper- ating two stores (Euclid Ave. and Hollenden Arcade); pres. and gen. mgr. The MacAdams Co .; member Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Athletic Club, Cleveland Advertising Club.
MacDIARMID, Roy Wright; candy merchant; born, Detroit, Mich., Jan. 31, 1889; son of Alex. A. and Hester L. Wright Mac- Diarmid; after finishing the public schools, was in a banking position for a time; then with Marks, wholesaler of Ladies' Furs, as cashier and office mgr .; there five years; in 1905, entered with his family into making and retailing their home-made candies, re- taining his position with Marks until 1909, resigning then to devote his entire time to the MacDiarmid's candy business; came to Cleveland in 1910, and established three retail stores and a com- plete department for making candies; treas. and mgr. The Mac- Diarmid Candy Co., Cleveland, and sec'y of same company of Detroit; member Masonic Order, Athletic, and Rotary Clubs.
McALLISTER, William Barriss; contractor; born, Cleveland, March 5, 1877; son of Arthur and Emma Barriss McAllister; edu- cated, public schools, Cleveland, Mount Pleasant Academy, Ossin- ing, N. Y., Case School of Applied Science, 1896; married, April 10, 1913, Martha Weed; started in business as manager of A. McAllister, builder, September, 1896 bought business from estate in 1898; pres. the W. B. McAllister Co .; member Cleveland En- gineering Society, Builders Exchange (two years pres., four years director), Chamber of Commerce (two years a director), Phi Kappa Psi, Tavern, Euclid, and Cleveland Athletic Clubs.
McBRIDE, Malcolm; plumber, born, Glasgow, Scotland, April 29, 1865; son of Daniel and Marion Ferguson McBride; educated in West Chester, Pa., public schools; married, Cleveland, Dec. 24, 1889, Clara Budbill; isse, three sons; came to West Chester, Pa., from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1879; came to Cleveland in June, 1884; worked as journeyman plumber until June, 1908, then became suc- cessor to his uncle, A. A. Parker, in the plumbing business; mem- ber Cleveland City Lodge No. 15, F. & A. M., also Oak Lodge No. 77, K. of P.
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McCALLIE, Audley P .; Superior Peanut Co .; born, Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 15, 1888; son of Jack and Jennie Purcell McCallie; edu- cated, Buffalo, N. Y., Grammar School and West Springfield and Meadville, Pa., High schools; managing partner of The Superior Peanut Co .; member Cleveland Athletic Club.
McCARRENS, John S .; advertising; born, July 27, 1869; son of D. A. and Anna McGinley McCarrens; educated, public schools, Bradford, Pa., and Niagara University, Suspension Bridge, N. Y .; married, Toledo, O., June 24, 1896, Mary Sweeney; issue, two daughters and two sons; advertising mgr. and business collector; member Cleveland Advertising Club. Fond of Horseback Riding.
McCASLIN, Walter L .; pres. Buckeye Stereoptican Co .; born, Plain Grove, Pa., Sept. 9, 1879; son of Robert and Mary Jane Mc- Kee McCaslin; educated, public and High School at Emporium, Pa .; two years Grove City College, Grove City, Pa., two years Princeton Preparatory School, Blair Hall; married, Jan. 4, 1910, Millie Robinson, of Lakewood; business career, clerk for the Rating & Collecting Co., Cleveland; cashier Perry Savings Bank, branch of the Central Trust Co., now The Cleveland Trust Co .; three years asst. cashier Internal Revenue Office; formed Buckeye Stere- optican Co .; pres. of the Company; the mirroscope one of the most notable products of the Company; member the Presbyterian De- nomination, and the Roadside Club.
MCCLURE, Franklyn Evans; asst. mgr. Ford Auto Co .; born, Mediapolis, Ia., Nov. 27, 1877; son of Isaac Newton and Susan Elizabeth Parrett McClure; graduate Parsons College, Iowa, 1899, Rush Medical College, 1903; married, Detroit, Mich., Sept. 26, 1905, Marjorie Balkley; one daughter, Marjorie Louise; served as asst. surgeon, Wisconsin N. G .; 1904, interne Cherokee, Ia., hospital; 1905-1906, practiced medicine in Neenah, Wis .; 1906-1910 prac- ticed medicine in Detroit, Mich :; 1910, came to Cleveland as mgr. U. S. Motor Co .; member Chamber of Commerce.
McDANIELS, Homer; mgr. Sheriff St. Market & Storage Co .; born, Stark County, O., 1854; son of Augustus and Amanda Stier McDaniel; educated in the public schools; married, Canton, O., 1879, Miss Mary A. Cobaugh; issue, seven children; Mrs. J. A. Sullivan, Mrs. R. R. Braggins, Mrs. M. L. Crowell, Edith, Louise, Margaret and Augusta; learned the carriage trimmers trade; one of the organizers of Canton Spring Co .; for twelve years vice pres. of the Company; came to Cleveland in 1894, mgr. of the Sheriff St. Market & Storage Co. for a number of years; now treas. of the Company, also treas. The Cleveland Tanning Co .; director The Western Reserve Insurance Co .; in 1908, made pres. of the Con- gress of Refrigerating Industries at Paris, France; and attended convention in that connection; resulted in the organization of an American Association of Refrigeration; pres. of Association; direc-
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tor International Congress of Refrigerating Industries; director of the American Warehousemen's Ass'n; pres. in 1908; Republican; member Euclid Golf Club.
McDONALD, Charles A .; coal business; born, Pittsburgh, Pa., April, 1862; son of Duncan and Mary A. McCollough McDonald; educated, Wooster University, Wooster, O .; married, Mansfield, O., Dec. 30, 1896, Minnie L. Carrother; one son, Walter N. McDonald; treas. in the following coal companies: The James Mullin Co., The State Line Co., The South Palmyra Co., and The Fairfield Co .; Masonic, K. T., Shriner, 32nd degree; member Phi Kappa Psi Fra- ternity, Cleveland Athletic, and Hermit Clubs.
McGEE, John Bernard; physician; born, Boston, July 3, 1853; son of Peter and Mary A. (Donnelly) McGee; graduate public schools, Boston; M. D., Western Reserve University, 1878; married Mary Lavina Rogers, of Cleveland, October 1884 (died May, 1885); 2nd, Elizabeth Dieter, of Cleveland, Sept. 17, 1892; formerly prof. therapeutics, and sec'y Cleveland College of Physicians and Sur- geons; now associate prof. therapeutics, Western Reserve Univers- ity; member A. A. A. S., American Anthrop. Ass'n, A. M. A., Ohio State Medical Society, Cleveland Academy of Medicine.
McGINNESS, John Randolph; brig-gen., U. S. A .; born, near Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 17, 1840; son of Francis and Anne (Hart- ford) McGinness; graduate, U. S. Military Academy, 1863; un- married; appointed 1st lieut. ordnance, June 11, 1863; took part in Civil War, becoming chief ordnance officer, Dept. of the South, April, 1864, and afterward on various duties; bvtd. capt. and maj. for gallant and meritorious services before Charleston; promoted capt., Feb. 10, 1869; maj. June 1, 1881; lieut .- col., July 7, 1898; col., June 14, 1902; chiet ordnance officer P. I., Dec. 31, 1898-April 1, 1901; Dept. Cal., 1901-1902, Lakes, 1902-1904; brig. gen. and retired, Sept. 17, 1904.
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