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TREADWAY, Lyman H .; pres. The Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co .; born, New Haven, Conn., March 27, 1862; son of the late A. R. Treadway, who moved to Cleveland in 1879, and organized The Wilcox-Treadway Co., manufacturers of general hardware; after- wards incorporated with The Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co .; entered his father's business in 1881, and was successively employed as mgr. Cleveland Branch, vice pres. and pres .; director of Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co., Superior Savings & Trust Co., Peerless Motor Car Co .; pres. Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, 1907-1908; pres. Masonic Temple Ass'n, 1907; Pres. Euclid Club, 1906-1907; trustee of Western Reserve University, St. Luke's Hospital, Hiram House, Cleveland Day Nursery and Free Kindergarten; 33rd degree Mason; life member Lake Erie Consistory, Scottish Rite; member New England Society, Tippecanoe Republican Club, Colonial, Euclid, Country, and Roadside Clubs, Cleveland, and Union League Club, of New York.
TRESCOTT, Samuel Butler; salesman; born, Alliance, O., Jan. 26, 1842; son of Clark and Ann Butler Trescott; educated, Alli- ance High School, class 1859; married, Sept. 15, 1864, Elizabeth J. Crawford; issue, two sons, four daughters; Republican; served as school director; fifty years traveling salesman and sales man- ager, starting at the beginning of the profession; connected with Bancroft & Trescott; Trescott-Shook Co .; General Mdse. Co., and pres. Trescott Packing Co .; member I. O. O. F., and K. of P.
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TRUNECEK, Frank J .; sec'y and treas. The Electra Pure Water Co .; born, Bohemia, Oct. 5, 1869; son of John and Theresa Pinkas Trunecek; educated, High School in Prague; married, Cleveland, Oct. 5, 1891, Rose Cenec; issue, three children; sec'y and treas. The Electra Pure Water Co .; American representative Kratochvil and growers and importers Bohemian hops, Prague Saaz, pres. The Papa Cola Co .; member Svrrnost, No. 3, C. S. P. S., Knights Pythias, No. 317, Bohemian Turners Sokol Cech; member Cleveland Athletic, and Rotary Clubs.
TUCKERMAN, Jacob Edward; surgeon; born, Austinburg, O., Aug. 23, 1876; son of Louis Bryant and Mary Ellen Hopkins Tuckerman; educated, South New Lyme Institute, South New Lyme, O., 1888-1890; Cleveland Central High School, 1893; Adel- bert College, Western Reserve University, A. B .; Cleveland College Physicians and Surgeons, M. D .; commissioner first Charter Com- mission of City of Cleveland, 1913; vice pres. American Academy of Medicine, 1912-1913; sec'y and treas. Academy of Medicine, Cleveland, 1911-1912-1913; member Ohio State Medical Ass'n, and American Medical Ass'n; taught physics and chemistry, Ogden High School, Ogden, Utah, 1897-1899; instructor embryology and comparative anatomy, Cleveland College Physicians, 1899-1902; lecturer hygiene and sanitary science, 1909-1910; interne St. Alexis Hospital, 1902-1903; physician and surgeon since 1902; director Glenville Hospital; member Chamber of Commerce, and City Club. Favorite recreation: Figure Ice Skating. Medical contributions: "Flat Foot," A Mechanical Problem Solved by an Ideal Plate, Simply Constructed and Allowing Natural Motion to the Foot. "The Economic Effect of Contract Medical Practice on the Medi- cal Profession," "Management, Maintenance and Efficiency of The School for Cripples in Cleveland," 1913, Exchange Editor of Current Medical Literature.
TURNER, J. K .; editor; born, Chicago, 1863; son of J. K. and Ellen Brady Turner; educated, common schools, three years; mar- ried, Milwaukee, Wis., 1896, May Grace Schiffman; issue, three children; pres. The Manufacturers' Information Bureau Co .; editor The Mediator Magazine; owner The Mediator Printery; member Chamber of Commerce, Geauga County Farm Improvement Ass'n, Cleveland Humane Society; member the following: The Square Deal Club, The American Academy of Political and Social Science, The American Civic Association, American Geographical Ass'n, National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education, Na- tional Educational Ass'n; member Colonial, Tippecanoe, and Auto- mobile Clubs.
TYLER, John Walter; lawyer; born, South Newburg, O., May 4, 1841; son of Cutler and Sarah Fisher Tyler; educated, common and High schools; A. B., Oberlin College, 1867, and A. M., 1870; graduated from the Union Law School, Cleveland; admitted to the bar at Wooster, O., in 1862; married, Castile, N. Y., Dec. 29,
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1875, Mary E. Higgins; issue, two sons, Walter J. and Paul W. Tyler, three daughters, Mrs W. K. Hayes, Mrs. Charles J. Johnson, and Marie S. Tyler; member and clerk of Board of County School Examiners, Lake County, 1862-1868; law partnership in Painesville with Franklin Paine, 1862-1867, and in Cleveland for ten years with Amos Denison.
UHLRICH, Emile Marie; architect; born, Epinal, France, March 28, 1873; son of Louis F. and Francoise Von der Scheer Uhlrich; educated, Ecole, Fenelon, Vanjours, France; Lycee, St. Nicholas, Paris, France; Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, France; married, Le Havre, France, October, 1908, Marguerite Augustine Juliette Gembre; pupil of Berger and Maistranse, Paris, France, 1890; designer for Des Jardines & Hayward, Cincinnati, 1894; estab- lished alone since 1904; representative works, St. Elizabeth's Church, Cincinnati, O .; St. Rocop, St. Francis, St. Johns, St. La- dislas churches; St. Michaels, Our Lady of Lourdes schools; J. L. Hudson Co.'s Building, Cleveland, Akron Music Hall, St. Mary's Church, Marietta, O., St. Peter's Church, Steubenville, O .; Our Lady of Consolation Church, Carey, O .; St. Peter's and Paul's School, Wellston, O .; St. Mary of the Angels Church, Olean, N. Y.
ULCHEK, Frank J .; manufacturer; born, Bohemia, Jan. 4, 1871; son of John Ulchek; educated, public schools, Bohemia, graduat- ing at the age of 12; two years at Manual Training School; learned tool-smithing at Storian Mills, 14 to 16; married, Cleveland, July 3, Mary Birhanzl, issue, two sons, and one daughter; Feb. 4, 1895, started as blacksmith with one helper; 1900, moved to a larger shop, 8023 Central Ave., employing six men; was burned out in 1909; re-established business in new and larger quarters, 19709 Quincy Ave .; incorporated business in 1913; employs sixty-five men, and is contemplating enlarging plant; pres. and gen. mgr. The Ulchek Tool Co .; member St. Anthony Literary Society, I. K. J., Gilmour Council, K. of C.
ULLMAN, Monroe A .; business; born, Franklin, Pa., April 5, 1866; son of Morris and Lena Abraham Ullman; educated, 1872 to 1887, Mayflower School and Spencerian Business College; married, Albany, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1892, Florence Fuld; issue, two sons, How- ard, born April 5, 1894, and Rufus, born May 30, 1895; vice pres. The Ullman-Emstein Co .; director German-American Savings Bank Co .; after he left school, he started with Ullman-Emstein Co., wholesale liquors; has been with them ever since; was made vice pres. when the firm was incorporated; member Hebrew Relief Ass'n; member Knights of Pythias, Washington Lodge; Cleveland Lodge, No. 16, I. O. B. B .; Hebrew Free Loan Ass'n; member Wil- son Ave. Temple, Excelsior, and Athletic Clubs, Chamber of Com- merce, Forest City Consistory of U. C. T., and Cleveland Com- mercial Traveler's Ass'n.
ULMER, John Christian; manfr .; born, Wurttenberg, Germany, Dec. 26, 1862; son of Christian and Ann Maria Klein Ulmer; edu-
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cated in Germany and the Cuyahoga Falls, O., High School; started in the machinist trade, jobbing and marine engine building, but mostly tool-making and foreman until 1893; started a business for the repairing of engineering, surveying and scientific instruments; in 1895, began the manufacture of same, incorporated 1906, as the J. C. Ulmer Co .; since 1896, the "Ulmer" instruments have been extensively used in the laying out of the Cleveland park system, water tunnels, sewers, track elevations, and many public and private enterprises in the city, as well as in many other cities, colleges and private corporations; railroads, as well as the U. S. Government, are owners of "Ulmer" transits and levels, which are built to stand upon their merits and are giving universal satisfaction wherever used; the company also manufacturers the "Lucaschain Tapes," which are unsurpassed for accuracy and quality, over 75,000 feet being in use by the government in the Philippine Islands, and many times more than that in North and South America; pres. and treas. The J. C. Ulmer Co .; manfr. scientific instruments; member Cleveland Engineering Society, and of all the different Masonic bodies, and the Knights of Pythias, and the Y. M. C. A. Recreations: Hunting, Fishing, Boating and Photography; is one of the very few instrument makers in the U. S., never having been connected with any instrument estab- lishment; the "Ulmer" instruments were designed by him and have many original features which characterize them; motto from the beginning has always been "What is Worth Doing is Worth Doing Well."'
UTZINGER, Leonard; born, Switzerland, Dec. 10, 1848; son of Leonard and Anna Weise Utzinger; educated in Switzerland; mar- ried, New York, Sept. 20, 1882, Anna Weise; issue, two children, Leonard and Pauline; two years in Swiss Guards; in 1864, started as florist apprentice, for Gabriel Drossel, in Switzerland; 1867, went to Basl, as florist for the Grand Duke of Baden; 'nine months as head gardener; then to the employ of the King of Wurtenberg, Royal Gardens; then to Reublingen, as head gardener for Mr. Adolph Deitterlein; then came to New York in charge of private place for Henry Miarz; came to Cleveland, and was employed by Mr. Gordon for five years; then started business for himself in present location; designer and decorator; member Florist Club, Protected Home Circle, and Reformed Church.
VAIL, George Skinner; branch mgr. Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co .; born, Lima, O., Jan. 26, 1884; son of J. B. and Rose Skinner; graduated, Case School of Applied Science, 1907, degree of B. S .; married, Lima, O., April 27, 1909, Cretora I. Hay; one daughter, Jane; salesman Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co., 1907-1911; branch mgr., 1911 to date; associate member American Institute Electrical Engineers; member American Electric Ry. Ass'n, Zeta Psi, Cleve- land Athletic Club, Chamber of Commerce.
VALENTINE, Richard F .; sales mgr .; born, Germany, Nov. 25, 1882; son of F. N. and Ernestine Hanzow Valentine; educated,
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Cleveland grammar schools and Commercial College; married, Cleveland, Nov. 17, 1909, Martha Blanchard; member the Cleve- land Grays; successful career on the concert platform and operatic stage between the age of 17 and 22; started as department mgr. at Mechanical Rubber Co., in 1907; had charge of their various departments until spring of 1911; promoted to asst. gen. sales mgr., January, 1912; advanced to gen. sales mgr., advancement due to tact and business energy, and a desire to further the in- terests of the business; pres. Board of Trustees, Trinity Congre- gational Church; member Athletic, Euclid, and Rotary Clubs; director The Colonial Club; member Chamber of Commerce. Recre- ations: Music, Golf, Baseball and Handball.
VAN DE BOE, Joseph Sherman; real estate; born, Jan. 20, 1859, Cooperstown, N. Y .; son of John Leeland Van De Boe; common school education; married in December, 1881, Miss Mary A. Wood, of Lebanon; issue, one son, Hugh Robert, born Oct. 14, 1885; Mrs. Van De Boe died in December, 1909, while visiting her son, in Hong Kong, China; business career, began to work when 12 years of age; worked on a farm; mgr. Drug Co. in Andover, N. Y .; realizing the need of further education, worked in country store in Ulysses, Pa., and attended Academy there; then went to Eastman Business College, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; worked in store in country, and later taught school; studied more, and graduated from Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass .; lived in Sanford, Fla., for four years; bookkeeper and gen. mgr. of dry goods and grocery store; went into business for himself, continuing until 1887, when store was destroyed by fire; went to Chicago, and did a brokerage busi- ness; then with Boston real estate firm; began on small salary, but in ten months made gen. mgr., with salary of $100 per week and expenses; in 1893, located in Buffalo, N. Y .; in 1895, formed part- nership with W. M. Hagar; came to Cleveland, and started present business; pres. of the company; has laid out thirteen subdivisions in Cleveland; has a branch office in Columbus, O .; member Cham- ber of Commerce and Credit Men's Ass'n, Athletic and Automo- bile Clubs; Republican; Episcopalian; prominent in Masonry.
VAN EPPS, John Sminck; coal agt .; born, Cleveland, Aug. 13, 1885; son of John Payson and Mary E. Sminek Van Epps; edu- cated, Cleveland High School; married, Cleveland, April 20, 1881, Fanny Noakes; issue, three children, Sally, Leslie J., and Mrs. J. C. Sanderson; Western sales agt. for the distribution of Anthra- cite, West of Buffalo, produced by the Delaware & Hudson Co., from 1879 to 1902; from 1902 to date, handling same product as Western sales agt. for Millspaugh & Green Co., Utica and Syra- cuse; sales agt. for The Millspaugh-Green-McMorrich Co., Detroit, Mich .; sec'y and director Trerorton Coaling Co. of Ohio and Penn- sylvania; director and chairman of the executive committee, The Ohio Lemon Co., Ohio; trustee Y. M. C. A .; member Masonic order, Halcyon, Rotary, Kokoal; member Union Club, Chamber of Com- merce, and Fellow-Craft Club, Detroit, Mich.
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VAN EPPS, Leslie; wholesale coal dealer; born, Cleveland, May 9, 1883; son of John L. and Fannie Noakes Van Epps; educated, Central High School and Case School of Applied Science; married, New York City, Sept. 29, 1908, Mabel E. Anderson; two children; supt. "Catherine Colliery," of the Trevorton Co., of Trevorton, Pa .; sec'y and treas. The Van Epps Coal Co .; member Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
VAN TRESS, Herman B .; dentist; born, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1865; son of Cyrus H. and Jane Donaldson Van Tress; educated, public schools, Wilmington, O .; married, Sandusky, O., Sept. 6, 1894, Eva D. Gordon; issue, two daughters, Bessie and Gladys; received pro- fessional training at The Ohio College of Dental Surgery, Depart- ment of Dentistry, University of Cincinnati; graduating with de- gree of D. D. S., March 11, 1891; member Ohio Dental Society, Northern Ohio Dental Society, and Cleveland Dental Society; came to Cleveland in the spring of 1897; went to Los Angeles, Cal., im- mediately after his marriage, and remained there about two years and a half; member Cleveland Camera Club. Recreations: Ama- teur Photography, Billiards and Books.
VAN VALKENBERG, Dr. Horace; dentist; born, Russell, O., Jan. 29, 1884; son of A. E. and Mary Kilby Van Valkenburg; educated, Chagrin Falls High School; graduate, D. D. S., Western Reserve University; married, Cleveland, Aug. 12, 1908, Lucy M. Hudson.
VARGA, Hugo Eugene; lawyer; born, Kassa, Hungary, June 16, 1885; son of Joseph and Sophie Varga; educated, Gymnasium in Kassa, Hungary; graduated, in 1903, with highest honors, Five Semester, in the Royal Hungarian University, of Budapest; second highest honors, University of Illinois, 1907; Northwestern Uni- versity Law School, Chicago, 1908-1909, LL. B., 1909; partici- pated in National Progressive Party Campaign in 1912, speak- ing in Northern Ohio; admitted to Illinois bar in 1910, and Ohio bar, 1911; attorney for Austro-Hungarian Consulate, 1910-1913; in active practice in Cleveland since December, 1911; 1908-1909 chief clerk of Rubens, Fisher, Mosser & Rigby, counselors, Chi- cago; abroad, asst. sec'y Law Club, Law College, Hungary; mem- ber board of directors, Royal University Scciety, Budapest; 1904- 1905, member Protective League, Chicago, and Civic League, Cleve- land; American Society for International Law; American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology; American Sociological Society, American Association for Labor Legislation, National Child Labor Committee, National Conference of Charities and Corrections; pres. Alumni Associations of Northern Ohio University; member Goethe-Schiller Verein, Woodmen of the World, Hungarian Amer- ican Federation, Corda Frabes, Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs, University of Illinois Alumni Ass'n, Northwestern University Alumni Association, Cleveland; member City Club, Chamber of Commerce and Progressive Club; in 1907, editor Chicago Hungarian Weekly News; has written as regular contributor to various local and university papers abroad; speaks several languages.
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VICKERY, Hon. Willis; lawyer; born, Bellevue, O., Nov. 26, 1857; son of William and Sarah Perkins Vickery; no schooling until the age of 19, excepting three months in the winter; then entered the Clyde, O., High School, graduating in 1880, valedic- torian of class; studied law in the office of Everett & Fowler, at Fremont, O .; continued law studies combined with teaching in the schools of Clyde and Castalia, O., in 1882, entered the law dept. of Boston University; graduated in 1884; admitted to the Ohio bar in 1885; married three times; three children by first wife, who was Anna L. Snyder; second marriage to Eleanor R. Grant, of Boston, Mass., and third marriage to Mrs. Rosalie Griggs Mayberry, of Cleveland; in 1885, opened law office in Bellevue, firm Vickery Bros .; came to Cleveland in 1896; practiced alone, and was asso- ciated with Hon. Chas. S. Bentley, firm of Bentley & Vickery, before elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas; member of firm of Vickery, Fleharty & Corlett; assumed duties of Judge in January, 1909; in 1897, one of the organizers of the Baldwin Uni- versity Law School; was sec'y and managing officer; same posi- tion when school consolidated with the Cleveland Law School; prominent in the lake front litigation settlement and by decision the city is likely to recover land on the lake front worth thirty million dollars; republican; not a partisan, and believe in the elimination of politics from the courts; known over the United States as a student of Shakespeare; former pres. the New York Shakespeare Society; member the Bibliophile Society, of Boston, Mass .; Carteret Club, Newark, N. J .; author of note, and enthusi- astic collector of rare books; the owner of : fine library, contain- ing many rare volumes; member Chamber of Commerce; pres. of the Rowfant Club, and member the Tippecanoe Club; Mason and Knights of Pythias.
VORCE, Myron Bond; pres. Vorce Engineering Co .; born, Cleve- land, Aug. 14, 1871; son of Charles M. and Evelyn Cornelia Marshall Vorce; public school education; married, Detroit, Mich., 1903, Miss Ethel Ridgley Stearns; clerk in store; then went with a surveying party; became interested in engineering; studied along that line while in Tennessee; accepted position with E. W. Bowdich, of Boston, under their employ was sent to Cleveland to develop Euclid Heights, Clifton Park and other work of that kind; accepted posi- tion as asst. engineer for Park Board; in that position until 1897; then went to work in private practice, but in 1898, entered the city engineering dept., as asst. engineer in charge of the intercept- ing sewer; promoted to pavement engineer; made building inspec- tor in 1905; served until March, 1907; formed Vorce Engineering Co .; pres. and gen. mgr .; member Civil Engineers Club, and Auto Club; member Lakewood Yacht Club; director and former com- modore; member council of the Yacht Racing Union. Recreation: Yachting.
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WADE, Benjamin Franklin; treas. The Taylor & Boggis Foundry Co .; born, Cleveland, Nov. 26, 1857; son of James and Margaret Uhl Wade; father came to Cleveland in 1845, and practiced law until his death in 1907; graduated, Brooks Military Academy, 1877; S. S. B., University of Michigan, 1879; married, Cleveland, 1887, Mary Boggis; issue, one daughter, Helen Wade, born April 26, 1889, died, Feb. 26, 1890; asst. sec'y Woodland Ave. Railway Co., about four years from 1879; treas. Cleveland Window Glass Co., for four years; since that time with the Taylor & Boggis Foundry Co .; greater part of the time as treas .; director The Chand- ler & Price Co .; member Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Auto- mobile Club.
WADE, Jeptha Homer; financier; born, Cleveland, Oct. 15, 1857; son of Randall P. and Anna R. McGaw Wade; educated, Cleveland private schools; A. M., Western Reserve University; married, Oct. 15, 1878, Miss Ellen Garrettson; issue, three children; Mr. Wade now makes his home in New York; chairman Board of Directors, Citizens Savings & Trust Co .; vice pres. The Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co .; interested in many banking, manufacturing and mining enter- prises; a large holder of Cleveland real estate; a trustee of most of the leading educational and charitable institutions of the city, and a most generous supporter of these institutions.
WAGAR, Mars E .; pres. The Western Reserve Insurance Co .; born, Lakewood, O., June 24, 1858; educated, Cleveland High School; graduated, Harvard College, 1881, degree A. B., and degree A. M., 1901; Paris, Leipsic and Zurich; teacher Central High School, in 1882; for six years member the Public Library Board; has traveled extensively; pres. the Mars Wagar Realty Co .; sec'y the Sheriff St. Market & Storage Co .; member Rowfant, Roadside, and Clifton Clubs; trustee new Church of Lakewood; director the Century Club; pres. Harvard Club; politically Independent Demo- crat.
WAGNER, Jacob; born, Switzerland, 1840; son of John R. and Mary Weltz Wagner; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Aug. 4, 1870, Elizabeth Fontins; issue, two sons, Frank A. and Charles J .; served three years in Rebellion; enlisted Co. B, 128th O. V. I., January, 1862; discharged, March, 1865; guarded rebel officers at Johnson's Island and transported them for ex- change to Vicksburg, Miss .; two different times under a flag of truce inside the rebel lines 300 miles; also to Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus, O .; pres. The Wagner Manufacturing Co., the firm was started in 1866, and the present company incorporated in 1890; the company manufactures tents, awnings and flags; a specialty of the house is the Wagner chain and tube roller owning; do a big business in furnishing outfits for encampments; during the Spanish War they had more tents in stock than any concern in the country and supplied the state with full equipment for the Ohio State Militia; furnish camping outfits, canopies and floor covering for
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weddings and large social functions; handle the best goods and own and control all of their own patents; member Swiss Beneficial So- ciety, Grand Army of the Republic, Army and Navy Post; came to Cleveland in 1853, having lived in Buffalo for three years. Recreations: Fishing and Motor Boating.
WAIN, Lewis H .; real estate; born, Ravenna, O., Oct. 15, 1863; son of Hugh and Hannah Jennings Wain; educated, Cleveland pub- lic schools; married, Cleveland, May 5, 1897, Mary Jenness Mer- win; issue, three children; active in the reorganization of the Cleveland Real Estate Board in 1895; pres. of the Board in 1896, and a trustee for five years; operator and broker in real estate and mortgages; pres. The L. H. Wain Co .; director Land Title Abstract Co .; pres. Cleveland Realization Co .; member Sons of American Revolution; has demonstrated the substantial and profitable char- acter of Cleveland and adjacent real estate as an investment by his own well-selected holdings. Recreations: Motoring and Farming.
WAITE, Frederick Clayton; college prof .; born, Hudson, O., May 24, 1870; son of Nelson and Cynthia (Post) Waite; graduate Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, 1888; B. Litt., Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1892, A. M., 1894; A. M., Harvard, 1896, Ph. D., 1898; unmarried; asst. in biology, Western Reserve, 1892- 1895; Morgan fellow, 1896-1897; demonstrator zoology, 1907-1908; Harvard, instructor biology, high schools, New York, 1898-1900; New York University, 1899-1900; asst. in anatomy, Rush Medical College, Chicago, 1900-1901; asst. prof. histology and embryology, 1901-1904; asso. prof., 1904-1906, prof., 1906 -; sec'y of faculty, 1907 -; Western Reserve University; fellow A. A. A. S .; member Association American Anatomists, American Society Naturalists, American Society Zoologists, American Microscopic Society, Boston Society Natural History, Ohio Academy Sciences, Cleveland Acad- emy Medicine; asso. member A. M. A .; vice pres. Association Amer- ican Medical Colleges, 1905-1906; member Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha. Club: University.
WALL, William E .; pres. Fred G. Clark Co .; born, Chatham, Ont., Can., Aug. 23, 1868; educated, common schools and Chatham High School and Collegiate Institute; came to Cleveland in 1890; engaged in the oil business, for the past 24 years identified with the Fred G. Clark Co .; elected pres. of the National Petroleum Ass'n, 1903; pres. the Tiona Refining Co., Indianapolis, Ind., treas. the Conewango Refining Co., Warren, Pa .; director the Monitor Oil Co .; Great Western Oil Co., and Manufacturers Oil Co .; elected sec'y of the Cleveland Petroleum Ass'n, 1904; member Euclid, Her- mit, and Clifton Clubs; Chamber of Commerce; member the Cone- wango Club, Warren, Pa., and the Venango Club, Oil City, Pa.
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