Cleveland Ohio

Biographical Sketch of Franklyn Breed Tabor

Tabor, Franklyn Breed; sec’y the Telling Bros. Co.; born, Titusville, Pa., Feb. 23, 1868; educated in the public schools of Painesville, O.; supt. the Painesville Water Works Co., 1893-1898; upon purchase by the city, was elected sec’y; served until 1899, when he moved to Cleveland; auditor the Telling Bros. Ice Cream Co., 1900-1903; upon the re-organization of the company in 1904, elected sec’y; still serving; sec’y and treas. Cable-Trace Co., and interested in other business enterprises; Republican.

Biographical Sketch of Henry G. Slatmeyer

Slatmeyer, Henry G.; general contractor; born, Cleveland, Cleveland, July 28, 1848; educated, common schools of Cleveland; in 1879, started in the contracting business; has continued in it ever since; erected the Perry-Payne Bldg.; director the National Woolen Mills Co., and the Pearl St. Savings & Loan Co.; member German-American Clubs Chamber of Commerce and Builders’ Exchange; Independent in politics.

Biographical Sketch of H. S. Odbert

Odbert, H. S.; coal business; born, Youngstown, O., Aug. 18, 1875; first business experience, Akron, O., in the retail coal concern of Odbert & Roseman, 1889; with the Starret Bros. Construction Interests, 1892-1898; with the exception of 1893, which year was spent in the coal mines of his father; 1898, to date has been affiliated with The H. S. Odbert Coal Co., and various mining interests, with which the firm is concerned; in 1910, upon the death of his father, was elected pres. of the company; member Chamber of Commerce, Athletic, Keswick Golf, and Automobile Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of Warren Sherman Hayden

Hayden, Warren Sherman; investment banker; born, Danbury, Ct., Oct. 20, 1870; son of Warren L. and Anna Flower Sherman Hayden; his father was born in Ohio and mother in Vermont; educated, Hiram College, 1892, Ph. B.; married, Hiram; O., 1893, Blanche R. Squire : one daughter, Margaret Hayden; second marriage, Cleveland, 1906, Elizabeth Strong; one son, Sherman Strong Hayden, and one daughter, Eleanor Hayden; pres. Cleveland Council of Sociology, 1909-1910; vice pres. Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, 1912; vice pres. Investment Bankers Ass’n of America, 1912; pres. Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, 1913; representative Lamprecht Bros. & Co., 1892-1895; manager Bond Department … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Eugene K. Hays

Hays, Eugene K.; merchant; born, Cleveland, Jan. 3, 1872; son of Joseph and Rosetta Swartzenburg Hays; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Dec. 4, 1907, Edna Feiss; two daughters, Carrie Feiss, born Sept. 17, 1909, Virginia Jean, born Jan. 27, 1912; member firm of K. & E. Blouse Makers; pres. Aetna Realty Co.; member Excelsior and Oakwood Clubs, and Chamber of Commerce.

Biographical Sketch of William Barriss McAllister

McAllister, William Barriss; contractor; born, Cleveland, March 5, 1877; son of Arthur and Emma Barriss McAllister; educated, public schools, Cleveland, Mount Pleasant Academy, Ossining, 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 Engineering 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.

Biographical Sketch of Harry Prescott Simpson

Simpson, Harry Prescott; advertising counselor and advisor; born, Chelton, Eng., Jan. 24, 1870; son of William Grace and Jane Benson Luce Simpson; educated at St. Margaret’s Grammar School, Kent, Eng.; married, Pittsburgh, April 6, 1896, Laura Mudge; issue, one son, Edmund Gordon; in stove manufacturing, Pittsburgh, fifteen years; advertising counselor, eight years; pres. Fowler-Simpson Co.; adv. director the Everstick Patent Holding Co.; member Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Athletic, Cleveland Advertising, Euclid Clubs, Cleveland, Saranac Lake Country Club.

Biographical Sketch of Clifford W. Fuller

Fuller, Clifford W.; lawyer; born, Garrettsville, O., Feb. 6, 1864; son of Sherman W. and Flora R. Case Fuller; educated, Garrettsville public schools, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., A. B., M. A. and Ph. D. pro merite; capt. 10th O. V. I., war with Spain; admitted to the Ohio bar, 1890; practiced law in Cleveland since 1891; sec’y The Cleveland & Youngstown R. R. Co.; sec’y and treas. Willowick Country Club; director The West Ninth Co., The Shaker Vineyards Land Co., and The Sedgwick Land Co.; sec’y Terminal Bldg. Co.; trustee The H. B. Hurlburt Trust for Art; member Phi Gamma … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Gustav Henry Arndt

Arndt, Gustav Henry; master plumber; born, Tiegenhoff, April 18, 1871; son of Cornelius Michael and Caroline Bernhart Arndt; educated, public and Evangelical Church school; married, Cleveland, May 20, 1898, Amanda M. Reppe; issue, six daughters; started in the plumbing business in Dec., 1907, on. W. 14th St.; have a branch at South Brooklyn, which now occupies a two-story cement building on Pearl Rd., and is one of the best equipped plumbing shops in the city; pres. The Arndt Plumbing Co. and The Arndt Garage & Auto Supply Shop; member Ellsworth Lodge F. & A. M., Pearl Lodge No. 163 K. … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Edward Chellis Daoust

Daoust, Edward Chellis; attorney-at-law; born, Defiance, O., Oct. 19, 1887; son of Charles J. and Mary Hooker Daoust; his father was a banker at Defiance, and his mother was the daughter of Judge Hooker, of Illinois; educated, Defiance High School, graduating, special student University of Michigan, 1904-1905, special student Scientific School, Yale University, 1907-1908; graduated from Yale 1909, with degree LL. B. (Nov honors); married, Cleveland, April 24, 1912, Clara Louis Bunts, daughter of Dr. Frank E. Bunts; issue, one daughter, Frances Harriet, born Feb. 12, 1913; private Troop A, First Squadron, Ohio National Guard, since 1910; entered general practice … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Harwood Wilson

Wilson, Harwood; iron merchant; born, Trenton, Tenn., Jan. 15, 1880; son of R. D. and Lydia R. Harwood Wilson; educated, Trenton public schools; married, Trenton, Tenn., Dec. 30, 1903, Charlotte Virginia Greggard; issue, one daughter; assistant resident manager The Rogers, Brown & Co.; member Hermit Club.

Biographical Sketch of Hamilton Fisk Biggar

Biggar, Hamilton Fisk; surgeon; born, Oakville, Ont., Can., March 15, 1839; son of Rev. Hamilton and Eliza Phelps (Racey) Biggar; A. B., Victoria University, Toronto, Canada, 1863 (LL. D., 1893); MD., Cleveland University of Medicine and Surgery, 1866; since practiced at Cleveland; married Sue Miles Brooks, of Columbus, O., Feb. 25, 1870; formerly prof. anatomy and clinical surgery; surg. diseases of women, Homeopathic Hospital College, surgeon-in-chief Surgical Institute, a founder and dean, Training School for Nurses; Member American Institute Homeopathy (hon. pres.), Homeopathic Medical Society of Ohio, Homeopathic Medical Society of New York; A. A. A. S.; hon. pres. International … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Stewart Henry Chisholm

Chisholm, Stewart Henry; iron business; born, Montreal, Can., Dec. 21, 1846; son of Henry and Jean Allan Chisholm; educated, Cleveland public schools; first marriage, 1872, Miss Harriet Kelly; issue, three sons; second marriage, 1900, to Mrs. H. P. Cord; Mrs. Chisholm died in 1901; entered the employ of Stone, Chisholm & Jones, later merged in the Cleveland Rolling Mill Co.; then still later became a branch of the American Steel & Wire Co.; for a number of years vice pres. of the Cleveland Rolling Mill Co., and held same office in the American Steel & Wire Co.; pres. of the … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Frank P. Shumaker

Shumaker, Frank P.; real estate and insurance; born near Galion, O., Dec. 20, 1858; son of Joseph H. and Susan Walton Shumaker; educated, district school, Mt. Union College, Alliance, O., degree M. S., 1886; married, Alliance, O., June 18, 1889, Maggie M. Atwell; issue, two girls and one son; councilman and mayor of Chagrin Falls, O.; member of the Ohio State Senate from Cuyahoga County, 1904-1905; teacher District School, Principal Mt. Union Public Schools, 1866-1867; supt. Chagrin Falls schools, 1888-1901; granted life high school certificate in 1886; director The Chagrin Falls Banking Co.; member Cleveland Fire Insurance Exchange; pres. Chagrin … Read more

Biographical Sketch of James Hotchkiss Rogers

Rogers, James Hotchkiss; pianist, organist; born, Fair Haven, Conn., Feb. 7, 1857; son of Martin L. and Harriet (Hotchkiss` Rogers; educated, Lake Forest, Ill.; studied music, Berlin and Paris, 1875-1880; married Alice Abigail Hall, of Indianapolis, Oct. 20, 1891; composer of about 150 compositions, including songs, piano pieces, anthems and part songs; two cantatas: “The Man of Nazareth”; “The New Life”; as well as part songs and music for organ and violin.

Biographical Sketch of Walter Irving Lewis

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.

Biographical Sketch of Henry Everett McMillin, Jr.

McMillin, Henry Everett, Jr.; musical instruments; born, Shelby, O., April 27, 1876; son of H. E. and Emma C. North McMillin, Sr.; educated, Hiram College, Hiram, O.; married, Cleveland, April 19, 1899, Minna A. Frisch, of Mansfield, O.; Q. M. Sergt., Co. K, 10th O. V. I., Spanish American War; vice pres. and gen. mgr. The H. E. McMillin Co.; member Cleveland Athletic Club. Fond of Tennis.

Biographical Sketch of Dayton Clarence Miller

Miller, Dayton Clarence; physicist; born at Strongsville, O., March 13, 1866; son of Charles W. D. and Vienna (Pomeroy) Miller; A. B., Baldwin University, 1886, A. M., 1889; D. Sc., Princeton, 1890; married Edith C. Easton, of Princeton, N. J., June 28, 1893; prof. natural science, Baldwin University, 1883-1889; asst. in mathematics and physics, 1890-1893; prof. physics, since 1893, Case School Applied Science; fellow A. A. A. S. (sec’y Sect. Physics, 1903-1907, vice pres. 1908; gen. sec’y 1910), member American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, Cleveland Engineering Society (pres., 1906); trustee Baldwin University since 1899. Author: Laboratory Physics, 1903; Boehm … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Morris A. Bradley

Bradley, Morris A.; real estate; born, Cleveland, Aug. 15, 1859; son of Alva Bradley; educated, public schools and Hiram College; married, Cleveland, May 10, 1883, Anna Leiminger; issue, five children; with his father, Alva Bradley, until 1885; at his death, took charge of the estate; pres., treas. and mgr. The Bradley Transportation Co.; pres. Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co.; vice. pres. United States Coal Co.; director Peoples Gas, Light and Coke Co., and interested in a number of other corporations; member Union, Euclid, and Roadside Clubs; Republican.

Biographical Sketch of A. Oberdoerster

Oberdoerster, A.; dairy business; born Parma Township, Dec. 22, 1876; at the age of 14, started as a driver on his father’s milk wagon; in 1901, started in business for himself; in 1909, formed a partnership, dissolving this in 1911; doing independent business since; has a prosperous plant, fully equipped for the pasteurizing of milk.