Ohio

Biographical Sketch of Albert Judson Cook

Cook, Albert Judson; physician; born, Madison, Lake County, O., Jan. 3, 1850; son of George Turney and Louise Genung Cook; education, common schools and Western University, M. D., 1871; Ad Eundem degree, later; married, Madison, O., Oct. 1, 1873, Grace Evelyn Bidwell; four children, one living; district physician; six years member Board of Health; four years capt. and asst. surgeon, 5th Regiment, O. N. G.; 40 years practiced medicine and surgery in Cleveland; 2nd vice pres., director and chairman of daily and executive committee of The Broadway Savings & Trust Co.; director and member of appraisal and daily and weekly … Read more

Biographical Sketch of William Clement Connelly

Connelly, William Clement; mfr.; born, Cleveland, 1875; son of Daniel and Kate Laughlin Connelly; education, St. Ignatius College and Case School of Applied Science; married, Buffalo, Nov. 12, 1907, Mary C. Schaefer; issue, Daniel, born April 6, 1909; on leaving college, entered employ of his father, who had been established as a boiler manufacturer in Cleveland since 1875; business incorporated in 1905, and taken into firm as secretary and treasurer; elected president of the D. Connelly Boiler Co., on death of father, in 1911; member Chamber of Commerce and Cleveland Athletic Club.

Biographical Sketch of James W. Conger

Conger, James W.; merchant and mfr.; born, Washington County, Pa., Aug. 6, 1845; son of Wm. Henry Harrison and Martha Auld Conger; country school education and business college, (Columbus, O.); married, Columbus, O., 1869, Anna M. Higgins; issue, one daughter and two sons (one deceased); served three years, ten months, in Civil War (43d O. V. I.); never absent from regiment; presidential elector 1896, delegate Republican National convention, 1912, but declined to serve; delegate to Progressive National convention 1912, being on committee to notify Theodore Roosevelt of his nomination; elector-at-large, heading state Progressive ticket, same year; vice pres. and treas. … Read more

Biographical Sketch of W. P. Congalton

Congalton, W. P.; real estate; born, Guelph, Can., 1875; came to Cleveland when a boy; public school and Spencerian Business College Education; business career, clerk for several years Relief Dept. of the Pennsylvania R. R.; asst. bookkeeper Standard Tool Co.; for three years charge of Real Estate Dept. of the Old Savings & Trust Co.; previous to its consolidation with the Citizens Savings & Trust Co.; in 1902, became associated with John H. Blood in the capacity of real estate salesman; in 1906, started in business for himself, making a speciality of business realty; member Chamber of Commerce, Athletic Club, … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Ludwig S. Conelly

Conelly, Ludwig S.; real estate; born, Ross County, O., 1883; son of George B. and Elizabeth Shaner Conelly; educated in country schools of Ross County, O., and finished in the grammar schools of Cleveland; married, Cleveland, Nov. 24, 1904; Sadie M. Cummings; issue, son (1906), and daughter (1911); first lieut. Cleve-land Grays (joined in 1903); pres. The Conelly Co.; member Cleve-land Real Estate Board; Athletic Club; trustee Cleveland Grays. Recreations: Horseback Exercise and Rifle Shooting.

Biographical Sketch of Jesse Grant Conant

Conant, Jesse Grant; contractor and builder; born, Hinckley, O., Nov. 5, 1869; son of Lewis and Catherine Dunn Conant; educated in the Hinckley schools, 1875 to 1885; married, Cleveland, O., June 8, 1892, Hattie E. Kirsch; one son, Kirsch Lewis Conant; at the age of 20, in the spring of 1890, he came to Cleveland to learn the carpenter’s trade; worked at it until 1906; he then started in the contracting business; has been successful, averaging three houses a month during some seasons; in 1909, began dealing in real estate in connection with his contracting, both businesses have had a … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Frank Mason Comstock

Comstock, Frank Mason; college prof.; born, LeRoy, N. Y., May 20, 1855; son of Samuel Frances and Mary Mason Turner Comstock; A. B., C. E., Union College, 1876; A. M., 1879; Ph. D., 1891; married, Louise Brown, of LeRoy, N. Y., June 29, 1882; on New York Adirondack survey, 1876 principal LeRoy Academic Institution, 1879-1891; prof. natural history and descriptive geometry, Case School of Applied Science, since 1891; member American Forestry Ass’n, Canadian Forestry Ass’n, National Geological Society, etc. Contributor to technical periodicals.

Biographical Sketch of George P. Comey

Comey, George P.; manufacturer; born, Brooklyn, N. Y., April 21, 1858; son of George P. and Clara Dean Comey; educated, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Connecticut Literary Institute, at Suffield, Conn.; married, Hinsdale, Mass., June 29, 1881, Miss Nannie J. Gill; issue, seven children, Clara M., Florence L., George Lawrence, Frederick Harlan, Ralph, Harold and Robert; business career with his father and uncle in New York City, in the manufacture of ladies’ hats and straw goods for two years, came to Cleveland in 1880, and engaged in the same business with J. G. Pettee & Co.; after three years bought Mr. … Read more

Biographical Sketch of John Joseph Comerford

Comerford, John Joseph; plumbing contractor; born, Cleveland, March 1, 1868; son of John and Bridget Elizabeth Fennel Comerford; educated, St. Patrick’s Parochial School; married, Cleveland, Oct. 16, 1889; Anna D. Dolan; asst. plumbing inspector in 1893-1894; did the plumbing in the mansion of Colonel Morgan in Alliance, O., all piping was made of brass, costing about $13,000; trustee and director Cuyahoga Plumbing Supply Co.; pres. of the Local Union, No. 35, in 1892; treas. Cleveland Master Plumbers’ Ass ‘n, in 1904, and pres. in 1905; member The Builder’s Exchange; pres. of the Cleveland Master Plumbers’ Club, 1912, treas. in 1911.

Biographical Sketch of D. Jay Collver

Collver, D. Jay; district passenger agt., N. Y. C. Lines; born, Stanhope, N. J., Aug. 20, 1846; educated, public schools, Clyde, O.; engaged in the dry goods business in Clyde; came to Cleveland about 1875; entering the service of the Bee Line R. R. Co., now part of the Big Four system of the N. Y. Central Lines; originator of long-distance excursions and high-class tours in the U. S.; enlisted Co. A, 72d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, November, 1861; discharged, March, 1863; re-enlisted, 1864, 196th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Hospital Steward) ; chief clerk at headquarters Duryea; brigade to close of war; … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Arthur W. Collier

Collier, Arthur W.; real estate; born, England, June, 1884; son of James and Eliza Collier; educated, Saint Thomas School and King Edward Grammar School, England, and under private tutors; pres. The Collier Realty & Trust Co.; sec’y and treas. The Farmer’s Exchange & Realty Co.; vice pres. The Collier Bro.’s Provision Co.; trustee Sunshine Cottage; member West Farmington Hunt Club. Recreations: Tennis and Golf.

Biographical Sketch of Willard A. Collie

Collie, Willard A.; supt. car service, N. Y., C. & St. L. R. R.; born, Martin, Mich., Nov. 28, 1871; public school education in Plainvill, Mich.; married, Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 20, 1897, Ella Crosby; two sons, Murray and Wayne; entered service of N. Y., C. & St. Louis R. R. March 10, 1890 as telegraph operator; then car distributor, chief clerk to division supt. and chief clerk to supt. transportation; appointed supt. car service, January, 1911.

Biographical Sketch of Charles M. Collacott

Collacott, Charles M.; Cleveland Trust Co., Real Estate Dept.; born, Cleveland, Dec. 18, 1881; son of Charles C. and Almyra Hicks Collacott; educated, Shaw Academy, East Cleveland, and Glenville High School, graduating there; married, Cleveland June 18, 1903, Florence Jessie Sprules; one son, and two daughters; asst. sec ‘y and treas. the Fairmount Savings Bank Co., 1901-1904, 1904 to date with the Cleveland Trust Co. as Loan Clerk and asst. mgr. The Real Estate department. Just a plain, hard-working Clevelander, who is coming.

Biographical Sketch of Frederick Albert Coleman

Coleman, Frederick Albert; pres. the J. D. Smith Foundry Supply Co.; born, Ocenta, Wis., Feb. 26, 1869; son of Spencer A. and Mary Hart Coleman; graduated from Lehigh University, 1892, with degree of C. E.; married, Bethlehem, Pa., Sept. 19, 1894, Luicie Abbott; issue, Spencer Albert and Elizabeth Abbott; member American Society of Civil Engineering, Cleveland Engineering Society, Zeta Psi fraternity and University Club.

Biographical Sketch of Albert A. Cohn

Cohn, Albert A.; cloak mfr.; born, Wheeling, W. Va., Sept. 10, 1873; son of Herman and Kate Eiseman Cohn; common schools of Wheeling and Cleveland; married. Cleveland, Aug. 31, 1900, Alice May Newman; issue, Robert N., Margaret A., Janet E.; sec’y and treas. Cohn, Goodman Co.; director H. Cohn Clothing Co. and Cleveland and Sandusky Brewing Co.; member Excelsior and Oak-wood Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of James Edward Cogan

Cogan, James Edward; physician; born in Canada, Dec. 15, 1871; son James and Mary Daly Cogan; Phm. B., Toronto University, 1892; M. S., Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., 1896; married, Cleveland, June 1, 1905, Katherine M. Gleason; two children; 1910 to 1913, member Cleveland Board of Health; visiting ontologist and laryngologist to St. Alexis Hospital; assistant visiting ophthalmologist to Lakeside Hospital; secretary of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat section of Academy of Medicine, 1910 to 1912; member American Medical Ass’n, Ohio State Medical Ass’n, Cleveland Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Ophthalmology and Ota Laryngology; member Knights of Columbus and … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Henry Bissell Cody

Cody, Henry Bissell; real estate; born, Painesville, O., Oct. 12, 1866; son of Lindus and Sarah Amelia Farnsworth Cody; educated, Central High School and Western Reserve University, 1891, A. B.; married, Cleveland, Feb. 26, 1895, Alma C. Canfield; one son, Louis Faucher Cody; pres. 1st Cleveland School Board; pres. Union Woodhill Realty Co.; treas. Woodhill and E. Boulevard Realty Co.; trustee Woman’s Hospital Ass’n, of Cleveland; member civic committee, Federated Churches; member Delta Tau, and Delta Upsilon College Fraternities; Chamber of Commerce and Euclid Club; owner and operator 28 allotments in and about Cleveland.

Biographical Sketch of Richard J. Coach

Coach, Richard J.; Secret Service Co.; born, Galveston, Texas, July 22, 1860; engaged in secret service work in 1877; established the R. J. Coach Detective Service in 1884, and incorporated in 1904; has established offices throughout the United States and in all the principal cities in the world; pres. and gen. mgr. The R. J. Coach Secret Service Co.; member Chamber of Commerce.

Biographical Sketch of Alfred Clum

Clum, Alfred; lawyer; born, Staten Island, Sept. 26, 1863; son of William and Elizabeth A. VanDusen Clum; educated, public schools, Washington, D. C., Law School, Columbian University, of Washington, D. C., now The George Washington University, of Washington, D. C., LL. B. at graduation and LL. M. at post graduate course; married, Washington, D. C., June 2, 1886, Lizzie W. Bohrer; three children; atty. for Village of East Cleveland, from May 1, 1901, to Dec. 31, 1909; solicitor for City of East Cleveland, from Jan. 1, 1912, to Dec. 31, 1913; began Law practice in Cleveland, April, 1890, and still … Read more

Biographical Sketch of George Franklin Clough

Clough, George Franklin; L. S. & M. S. R. R. Co.; born, Cleveland, March 27, 1876; son of John Johnson and Mary Rivers Lowman Clough; public school education, Cleveland; married, Cleveland, Nov. 22, 1898, Blanche Mildred Leither; two sons, Kenneth and Herbert; started with L. S. & M. S. R. R. Co. in 1894, as stenographer; was private sec’y to Freight Traffic Mgr., General Traffic Mgr., and Chief clerk to General Freight Agt., to January, 1913; commercial agent L. S. & M. S. R. R. Co.; member Presbyterian Church. Recreations: Amateur Photography, Fishing, and Motoring.