. Notable men of Illinois & their state . STILLWELL, HOMER ALLISON, merchant, Chicago; b. Nineveh, Pa., Oct. .31, 1860: s. Madison Homer andRhoda (Thompson) Stilhvell; ed. grammar schls., in Pa.; grammar and high schls., Urbana, lil., and at Univ. ofHi. two years; moved to Chicago, 1882, and employed by Butier Bros, as eierl^; became general manager, 1893,and vice-pres. in 1907; dir. Nat. City Banls; mem. Chi. Assn. of Commerce (pres., 1910); ciubs. Union League(dir., 1909-11), Mid-Day, Press, Hamilton, C. A. A., Traffic, Midlothian, Onwentsia, South Shore, Illini; See; office
. Notable men of Illinois & their state . STILLWELL, HOMER ALLISON, merchant, Chicago; b. Nineveh, Pa., Oct. .31, 1860: s. Madison Homer andRhoda (Thompson) Stilhvell; ed. grammar schls., in Pa.; grammar and high schls., Urbana, lil., and at Univ. ofHi. two years; moved to Chicago, 1882, and employed by Butier Bros, as eierl^; became general manager, 1893,and vice-pres. in 1907; dir. Nat. City Banls; mem. Chi. Assn. of Commerce (pres., 1910); ciubs. Union League(dir., 1909-11), Mid-Day, Press, Hamilton, C. A. A., Traffic, Midlothian, Onwentsia, South Shore, Illini; See; office, Butler Bros., Randolph St. Bridge. 348. DICKINSON, CHARLES, seed merchant, Chicago; b. Chicago, May 28, 1858; s. Albert A. and Ann Eliza(Anthony) Dicliinson; ed. high schl., Cliiragu Med. Coll., Harvey Med. Coll.; 1872 went with brother, Albert,who took fathers business; incorpnniicd. ixss. as Albert Dickinson Co., wholesair yrass and Held seeds, ofwhich has been vice-pres. since; liccn dir. since 1889, vice-pres. since 1895, CliicviKcj Dock Co.; also Terminal Ry. Co.; vice-pres. Twin City Trading Co., Minneapolis, and gen. mgr., Hoboken, N. J.,Mfrs, Ry., since 1910; had two first phonographs in Chicago and one of the first automobiles, in 189t): and trustee, Iroquois Memorial hosp.; trustee, Chi. Acad, of Science; mem. Chi. Board of Trade, Exchange, N. Y. Produce Exchange, Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Duluth Board of Trade. St,Louis Chamber of Commerce, and of many clubs and societies; oflBce, W. Taylor .St. and Chicago River. 349
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