b Apr. 29, 1860, Elmwood, IL; d Oct. 30, 1936, Chicago.
Sculptor; designed sculpture for World's Columbian Exposition, Eternal Silence grave monument in Graceland, Fountain of Time on Midway, and Fountain of the Great Lakes at Art Institute.
Talcott, Mancel
b Oct. 12, 1817, Rome, NY; d June 5, 1878, Chicago.
Alderman; partner at Singer & Talcott Stone Co.; founded First National Bank of Chicago.
Tallmadge, Emily
b Feb. 14, 1840? Dutchess, NY.
Printer; labor songwriter.
Tallmadge, James D.
b Feb. 4, 1822? Tioga, NY.
Printer; labor songwriter.
Tallmadge, Thomas Eddy
b Apr. 24, 1876, Washington, DC; d Jan. 1, 1940, Arcola, IL.
Architect; teacher; writer.
Tampa Red [Hudson Whittaker; Hudson Woodbridge]
b Jan. 8, 1903, Smithville, GA; d Mar. 19, 1981, Chicago.
Blues singer; slide guitarist; popular performer on Chicago club circuit.
Taylor, Anson H.
b ca. 1805, Hartford, CT? d 1878.
Storekeeper; builder; operated inn near Glencoe site in 1835.
Taylor, Augustine Deodat
b Apr. 28, 1796, Hartford, CT; d Mar. 31, 1891, Chicago.
Carpenter; builder; worked on St. James' (Episcopal) Church and St. Patrick's Church.
Taylor, Benjamin Franklin
b July 19, 1819 or 1822, Lowville, NY; d Feb. 24, 1887, Cleveland, OH.
Journalist; poet; Civil War correspondent; editor for Chicago Evening Journal and Chicago Journal.
Taylor, Bert Leston
b Nov. 13, 1866, Goshen, MA; d Mar. 19, 1921, Glencoe, IL.
Writer; newspaper columnist.
Taylor, Graham
b May 2, 1851, Schenectady, NY; d Sept. 26, 1938, Ravinia, IL.
Clergyman; social reformer; educator; founded Chicago Commons settlement; president of Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy.
Taylor, Henry
active 1830s.
Came to Orland Park in 1834.
Taylor, John W.
b 1846; d early 1920s?
Photographer; architectural and view photography; landscapes; view albums.
Taylor, Lea Demarest
b June 24, 1883, Hartford, CT; d Dec. 3, 1975, Highstown, NJ.
Social reformer; director of Chicago Commons settlement house (1922–1954).
Taylor, Lisa
active 1830s.
Operated inn with husband Anson H. Taylor beginning 1835.
Taylor, Marshall W. “Major”
b Nov. 26, 1878, Indianapolis, IN; d June 21, 1932, Chicago.
Cyclist; champion racer in 1890s.
Taylor, Robert Rochon
b ca. 1899 or 1900; d Mar. 1, 1957, Chicago.
Housing developer; manager of Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments; chairman of Chicago Housing Authority.
Taylor, Theodore Roosevelt “Hound Dog”
b Apr. 12, 1917, Natchez, MS; d Dec. 17, 1975, Chicago.
Blues singer; guitarist; played Maxwell Street market district; part of the 1970s blues revival on Alligator records.
Teale, Edwin Way
b June 2, 1899, Joliet, IL; d Oct. 18, 1980, Norwich, CT.
Naturalist; writer; photographer; worked to save the Indiana Dunes from development.
Tecumseh
b c. 1768, probably along Scioto River, OH; d Oct. 5, 1813.
Shawnee chief; led movement to unite tribes against U.S. military; killed in War of 1812.
Teich, Curt Otto
b Mar. 23, 1877, Lobenstein, Germany; d Jan. 12, 1974, Clearwater, FL.
Postcard printer; founded Curt Teich Co.
Tennes, Mont Jacob
b Jan. 16, 1874, Chicago; d Aug. 6, 1941, Chicago.
Gambler; inherited Mike McDonald's gambling empire; dominant force in racetrack gambling.
Tenskwatawa [Shawnee Prophet]
b 1775, Old Piqua, OH; d Nov. 1836, Kansas City, KS.
American Indian; active around Fort Dearborn in 1803 in Pan-Indian Movement.
Teresita, Mary
active 1910s.
Nun; one of the first women to earn bachelor's degree at DePaul, 1912.
Terkel, Louis “Studs”
b May 16, 1912, New York, NY; d Oct. 31, 2008, Chicago.
Author; actor; radio broadcaster; television personality; oral historian.
Terra, Daniel J.
b June 8, 1911, Philadelphia, PA; d June 28, 1996, Washington, DC.
Businessman; art collector; founded Terra Museum of American Art.
Teschemacher, Frank M.
b Mar. 13, 1906, Kansas City, MO; d Mar. 1, 1932, Chicago.
Jazz musician; clarinetist; alto saxophonist; member of Austin High Gang.
Thatcher, David C.
b 1810, Cooperstown, NY; d Apr. 1869, River Forest, IL.
Merchant; moved to River Forest in 1858; owned arms and ammunition store.
Thomas, Danny [Muzyad Yakhoob; Amos Jacobs]
b Jan. 6, 1912, Deerfield, MI; d Feb. 6, 1991, Los Angeles, CA.
Radio and television actor, comedian; philanthropist; star of Make Room for Daddy; career began in Chicago clubs and radio.
Thomas, Frazier
b June 13, 1918, Rushville, IN; d Apr. 3, 1985, Chicago.
Television entertainer; hosted children's programs on WGN-TV for 30 years; created character Garfield Goose.
Thomas, Frederick
active 1830s.
Barber-surgeon; ran retail drug business in 1830s.
Thomas, Henry
b 1874, Big Sandy, TX; d 1950s?
Ragtime folk musician; recorded in Chicago in 1920s.
Thomas, Hiram Washington
b Apr. 29, 1832, Hampshire County, VA; d Aug. 12, 1909, De Funiak Springs, FL.
Preacher; Methodist; founded People's Church of Chicago.
Thomas, John W. E.
b May 1, 1847, Montgomery, AL; d Dec. 18, 1899, Chicago.
Lawyer; ex-slave and civil rights leader; first African American state legislator (1878).
Thomas, Theodore
b Oct. 11, 1835, Esens, Germany; d Jan. 4, 1905, Chicago.
Founder and first conductor of Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891).
Thomas, William
b 1777; d Sept. 27, 1838.
Early landowner; owned cabin, sawmill and general store near Coffee Creek in Chesterton, IN.
Thomas, William Isaac
b Aug. 13, 1863, Russell County, VA; d Dec. 5, 1947, Berkeley, CA.
Sociologist; professor at Univ. of Chicago; coauthor of The Polish Peasant in Europe and America (1918).
Thompson, Daniel M.
active 1870s.
Businessman; owner of grain elevators; built first large home on Prairie Avenue in 1870.
Thompson, James
b Jan. 2, 1789, Abbeville, SC; d Oct. 6, 1872, Preston, IL.
Farmer; judge; first surveyor of Chicago.
Thompson, Mary Harris
b Apr. 15, 1829, Fort Ann, NY; d Mar. 21, 1895, Chicago.
Surgeon; established Chicago Hospital for Women and Children and Woman's Hospital Medical College.
Thompson, William Hale
b May 14, 1867, Boston, MA; d Mar. 19, 1944, Chicago.
Mayor of Chicago (1915–1923, 1927–1931).
Thomson, George
b Oct. 3, 1864 or 1865, Fort Hill, IL; d June 17, 1912, Grayslake, IL.
Merchant; first president of Grayslake in 1895.
Thordarson, Chester Hjortur
b May 12, 1867, Stadur, Hrutafjordur, Iceland; d Feb. 6, 1945, Chicago.
Electrical inventor; businessman; specialized in the field of electrical transformers.
Thorne, George R.
b Sept. 29, 1837, Vergennes, VT; d Sept. 24, 1918, Lake Forest, IL.
Cofounded Montgomery Ward; founded country club in Midlothian.
Thornton, William F.
b ca. 1789, VA; d Oct. 21, 1873, Shelbyville, IL.
State representative; I&M Canal commissioner and president of its board.
Thorp, George G.
b 1904; d 1972.
Artist; head of Illinois Art Project (1938–1941).
Thurber, W. Scott
b July 24, 1848, St. Lawrence County, NY; d Sept. 24, 1913, Chicago.
Art dealer; gallery owner; displayed radical modern art in 1912.
Tiffany, Joel
b Sept. 6, 1811, Brakhamsted, CT; d 1893.
Judge; first village president of Hinsdale.
Tillstrom, Burr
b Oct. 13, 1917, Chicago; d Dec. 6, 1985, Palm Springs, CA.
Puppeteer; created Kukla, Fran and Ollie children's television show.
Tilton, George W.
b Jan. 12, 1830, Manchester, NH; d Aug. 17, 1890, Chicago.
Superintendent for Northwestern Railroad for 25 years.
Tinker, Joseph Bert
b July 27, 1880, Muscotah, KS; d July 27, 1948, Orlando, FL.
Baseball player; Chicago Cubs shortstop; in Hall of Fame.
Tinley, Samuel, Sr.
b Sept. 2, 1808, Nottinghamshire, England; d July 31, 1882, Tinley Park, IL.
Longtime Rock Island stationmaster; came to Chicago in 1848.
Tomlins, William Lawrence
b Feb. 8, 1844, London, England; d Sept. 26, 1930, Delafield, WI.
Music teacher; directed Apollo Chorus.
Tonti, Henri de [Tonty]
b 1649 or 1650, France; d Sept. 1704, Mobile, AL.
Fur trader; explorer; French “Governor of the Illinois” (late 1680s).
Toomer, Jean [Nathan Pinchback Toomer; Eugene Pinchback]
b Dec. 26, 1894, Washington, DC; d Mar. 3, 1967, Doylestown, PA.
Writer; philosopher; poet; wrote Cane; taught Gurdjieff gospel of higher consciousness while living in Chicago.
Torres, Rubin J.
b Feb. 25, 1918; d July 4, 1998.
Published Pilsen neighborhood newsletter for over 60 years.
Torrio, John
b Feb. 1882, Orsara, Italy; d Apr. 16, 1957, Brooklyn, NY.
Saloon and brothel keeper; gangster; Prohibition-era bootlegger; established West Side syndicate; mentor of Al Capone.
Tough, David Jaffray
b Apr. 26, 1907, Oak Park, IL; d Dec. 9, 1948, Newark, NJ.
Jazz drummer; performed with Austin High Gang, Tommy Dorsey, and Benny Goodman.
Touhy, Patrick L.
b 1839 or 1842, Feakle, Ireland; d Oct. 16 or 17, 1911, Chicago.
Real-estate developer; founded Rogers Park.
Towle, Marcus
b ca. 1841 or 1843; d 1910.
First mayor of Hammond.
Towner, Lawrence William
b Sept. 10, 1921, St. Paul, MN; d June 12, 1992, Chicago.
Historian; directed Newberry Library for 24 years.
Traynor, William B.
b Jan. 10, 1886, New York, NY; d Jan. 7, 1968, Chicago.
Businessman; president of Chicago Board of Education (1949–1955).
Tree, Anna Magie
b ca. 1832, NJ; d Oct. 8, 1908, at sea near New York.
Artist; cofounded Tree Studios to attract artists.
Tree, Lambert
b Nov. 29, 1832, Washington, DC; d Oct. 9, 1910, New York, NY.
Lawyer; Circuit Court judge (elected 1864); state legislator; diplomat; cofounded Tree Studios.
Tripp, Sylvester L.
b Oct. 22, 1865, Half Day, IL; d 1939.
President of incorporated Mundelein in 1909.
Trowbridge, Raymond W.
b July 1886, Seneca, IL; d Dec. 16, 1936, Chicago.
Architect; photographer.
Truax, Charles Henry
b Sept. 24, 1852, Milton, WI; d Feb. 5, 1918, Chicago.
Surgical supply wholesaler; president and founder of Truax & Co.
Trumbull, Lyman
b Oct. 12, 1813, Colchester, CT; d June 25, 1896, Chicago.
Lawyer; U.S. senator.
Tucker, Preston Thomas
b Sept. 21, 1903, Capac, MI; d Dec. 26, 1956, Ypsilanti, MI.
Automobile manufacturer; built Tucker sedans, rear-engine six-cylinder cars.
Tucker, Sophie Abuza
b Jan. 13, 1889, Russia; d Feb. 9, 1966, New York, NY.
Singer vaudeville star; performed in Chicago vaudeville and nightclubs.
Tufts, James Hayden
b July 9, 1862, Monson, MA; d Aug. 5, 1942, Berkeley, CA.
Philosopher; professor and department head at Univ. of Chicago.
Tuley, Murray F.
b Mar. 4, 1827, Louisville, KY; d Dec. 25, 1905, Kenosha, WI.
Circuit court judge; alderman (1879–1883); attorney general of New Mexico.
Tumbelston, Peter G.
b Mar. 15, 1957, Philadelphia, PA; d Jan. 27, 1992, Chicago.
Independent dance producer; dance consultant; executive director of MoMing Dance and Arts Center.
Tunney, James Joseph “Gene”
b May 25, 1897, New York, NY; d Nov. 7, 1978, Greenwich, CT.
World heavyweight boxing champion; defeated Jack Dempsey in 1927 bout at Soldier Field.
Tupper, Chester
b Sept. 1797, NY; d Feb. 3, 1861, CA.
House mover; ca. 1840s–1850s.
Turbyfill, Mark
b June 29, 1896, Wynnewood, OK; d June 6, 1990, Chicago.
Dancer; poet; painter; choreographer; principal dancer of Chicago Allied Art; danced with Ruth Page.
Turner, Clyde “Bulldog”
b Mar. 10, 1919, TX; d Oct. 30, 1998, Gatesville, TX.
Football player; played for the Chicago Bears for 13 seasons.
Turner, George Kibbe
b Mar. 23, 1869, Quincy, IL; d Feb. 15, 1952, Miami, FL.
Magazine journalist; editor; wrote “The City of Chicago: A Study of the Great Immoralities” for McClure's (1907).
Turner, John
active 1870s.
Landowner in North Center.
Turner, John Bice
b Jan. 14, 1799, Colchester, NY; d Feb. 26, 1871, Chicago.
Founded Galena & Chicago Union Railroad (later the Chicago & North Western Railway).
Turner, Ralph G.
b 1898; d Sept. 2, 1980, Chicago.
Railroad worker; civil rights leader; founding member of DuSable Museum.