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336
BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY AND PORTRAIT GALLERY.
25, 1880, honored and esteemed by all who knew his associates and esteemed by all for his genuine
him. His mother died on June 6, 1887. worth. His name is a familiar one in railway cir-
Mr. Foster's progress has been a steady growth cles, and everywhere is a synonym for faithful-
along the line of honest, persistent effort. He is ness, ability, integrity, trustworthiness and manly
a man whose record is clean and who is prized by virtue.
JOHN TRYON CHUMASERO,
CHICAGO, ILL.
PROMINENT among the energetic, far-seeing and successful business men of Chicago, is the subject of this sketch. After a varied expe¬ rience in the East, he made Chicago his home when about thirty years of age, and has resided there continuously since.
Mr. Chumasero was born in Rochester, New York, on September 30, 1839, ^^^ comes of excel¬ lent parentage. His father, Hon. John C. Chu¬ masero, was a resident of Rochester, New York, more than forty years, and during that time was judge for many years and was very prominent in political matters. He was chairman of the com¬ mittee for raising troops, and president of the American National League in 1862, and was instru¬ mental in preventing trouble several times during the critical period of drafting. The Chumasero family trace their origin as far back as the Span¬ ish Inquisition, when they emigrated to Holland. His mother was Emily Root Tryon, of Connecti¬ cut. Her family trace their ancestry in this coun¬ try back to the year 1652, and were previously of aristocratic English lineage. Thomas Tryon was the first Governor of New York, and another member of the family was Governor of North Carolina in 1765. Other instances might be cited, but it is sufificient to say the Tryon family have an excellent record.
Under the watchful care of his parents, young Chumasero received his education first in the public schools until he was twelve years old and then for the next four years under a private tutor. During his early years he proved himself a talent¬ ed, industrious and methodical student, and was highly successful for a boy of his age. When six¬ teen years old he was placed in the ofifice of his uncle, E. N. Buell, to learn business forms and methods-. He was very successful, and for two years had charge of the books of the firm. After
leaving his uncle he conducted a manufacturing business for himself with good results, but at the commencement of the War of the Rebellion he sold out and entered the service of his country. The Governor of New York commissioned him ad¬ jutant of the One Hundred and Eighth New York Regiment, which was commanded by Colonel Oli¬ ver H. Palmer, well known in later years as presi¬ dent of the Western Union Telegraph Company. Before going to the front with his regiment he was made recruiting ofificer for his district, and mus¬ tered several regiments into the service, paying them the bounty of fifty dollars per man, which amounted to several hundred thousand dollars. The young adjutant participated with his regiment in the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, where he proved himself a brave soldier and a good disciplinarian. His arduous duties and the exposure to which he was subjected at this time brought on an attack of typhoid fever, and the best his comrades could do for him was to send him on horseback from Harper's Ferry to a sick camp at Arlington. The results of this journey and the delay of proper treatment rendered his case hopeless; the doctors gave him up, and for weeks he lay at the point of death. His consti¬ tution, however, was strong and sound, and he pulled through, contrary to expectation, but was so emaciated that he weighed only ninety pounds. The results of this illness he felt for years after. At this time he received his discharge from his regiment and went home to his family, where for two years, notwithstanding their great care and kindness, he remained an invalid. The first em¬ ployment in which he engaged after his illness was in the New York custom house, in charge of the claim desk, an ofifice to which he was appointed by Collector Hiram Barney, and which he filled with satisfaction for two years. Resigning his posi-
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| Title | The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Milwaukee and the World's Columbian Exposition |
| Title of work | The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Milwaukee and the World's Columbian Exposition |
| Short title | The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Milwaukee and the World's Columbian Exposition |
| Author | American Biographical Publishing Company |
| Description | This two-volume work from 1892 presents biographical sketches of residents of Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| County | Milwaukee County; Cook County; |
| State | Wisconsin; Illinois; |
| Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago, Illinois and New York, New York |
| Publisher (Original) | American Biographical Publishing Company |
| Publication Date (Original) | 1892 |
| Language | English |
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| Decade | 1890-1899; |
| Subject | World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago, Ill. |
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| Title of work | The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Milwaukee and the World's Columbian Exposition |
| Author | American Biographical Publishing Company |
| Publication Date (Original) | 1892 |
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| Full Text | 336 BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY AND PORTRAIT GALLERY. 25, 1880, honored and esteemed by all who knew his associates and esteemed by all for his genuine him. His mother died on June 6, 1887. worth. His name is a familiar one in railway cir- Mr. Foster's progress has been a steady growth cles, and everywhere is a synonym for faithful- along the line of honest, persistent effort. He is ness, ability, integrity, trustworthiness and manly a man whose record is clean and who is prized by virtue. JOHN TRYON CHUMASERO, CHICAGO, ILL. PROMINENT among the energetic, far-seeing and successful business men of Chicago, is the subject of this sketch. After a varied expe¬ rience in the East, he made Chicago his home when about thirty years of age, and has resided there continuously since. Mr. Chumasero was born in Rochester, New York, on September 30, 1839, ^^^ comes of excel¬ lent parentage. His father, Hon. John C. Chu¬ masero, was a resident of Rochester, New York, more than forty years, and during that time was judge for many years and was very prominent in political matters. He was chairman of the com¬ mittee for raising troops, and president of the American National League in 1862, and was instru¬ mental in preventing trouble several times during the critical period of drafting. The Chumasero family trace their origin as far back as the Span¬ ish Inquisition, when they emigrated to Holland. His mother was Emily Root Tryon, of Connecti¬ cut. Her family trace their ancestry in this coun¬ try back to the year 1652, and were previously of aristocratic English lineage. Thomas Tryon was the first Governor of New York, and another member of the family was Governor of North Carolina in 1765. Other instances might be cited, but it is sufificient to say the Tryon family have an excellent record. Under the watchful care of his parents, young Chumasero received his education first in the public schools until he was twelve years old and then for the next four years under a private tutor. During his early years he proved himself a talent¬ ed, industrious and methodical student, and was highly successful for a boy of his age. When six¬ teen years old he was placed in the ofifice of his uncle, E. N. Buell, to learn business forms and methods-. He was very successful, and for two years had charge of the books of the firm. After leaving his uncle he conducted a manufacturing business for himself with good results, but at the commencement of the War of the Rebellion he sold out and entered the service of his country. The Governor of New York commissioned him ad¬ jutant of the One Hundred and Eighth New York Regiment, which was commanded by Colonel Oli¬ ver H. Palmer, well known in later years as presi¬ dent of the Western Union Telegraph Company. Before going to the front with his regiment he was made recruiting ofificer for his district, and mus¬ tered several regiments into the service, paying them the bounty of fifty dollars per man, which amounted to several hundred thousand dollars. The young adjutant participated with his regiment in the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, where he proved himself a brave soldier and a good disciplinarian. His arduous duties and the exposure to which he was subjected at this time brought on an attack of typhoid fever, and the best his comrades could do for him was to send him on horseback from Harper's Ferry to a sick camp at Arlington. The results of this journey and the delay of proper treatment rendered his case hopeless; the doctors gave him up, and for weeks he lay at the point of death. His consti¬ tution, however, was strong and sound, and he pulled through, contrary to expectation, but was so emaciated that he weighed only ninety pounds. The results of this illness he felt for years after. At this time he received his discharge from his regiment and went home to his family, where for two years, notwithstanding their great care and kindness, he remained an invalid. The first em¬ ployment in which he engaged after his illness was in the New York custom house, in charge of the claim desk, an ofifice to which he was appointed by Collector Hiram Barney, and which he filled with satisfaction for two years. Resigning his posi- |
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