THE BOOK OF DETROITERS

A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of Detroit

Edited by Albert Nelson Marquis

Chicago

A. N. Marquis & Company

1908

Copyright, 1908 by Albert Nelson Marquis

Pages 262 - 269

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KEYSER, John H.; born, New York City, Nov. 5, 1861; son of George E. and Rebecca M. (Hawes) Keyser; educated in public schools of New York City; married at Detroit, June 15, 1887, Fannie G. Tietsort. Began active career, 1884, in employ of Hammond, Standish & Co., wholesale provisions, Detroit; continued with the company for thirteen years and became foreman of the packing house; has been manager of the Hammond Beef Co. since 1897. Member Masonic order. National Union, I.O.O.F. Office: 889-895 Michigan Av. Residence: 609 Baker St.

KIEFER, Alfred K., banker; born, Detroit, Mich; July 12, 1852; son of Herman and Frances (Kehle) Kiefer; graduate Bishop Union School, Detroit, June, 1867, and Detroit High School, June, 1870 and Detroit Business College, 1871; attended School of Mines, Columbia College, New York City, 1870-71; School of Mines, Freiberg Saxony, 1873-77, School of Mines, Berlin, 1877-78; returned to the United States and engaged in mining in Utah and Colorado, 1878-81; married at Detroit, may 12, 1879, Fannie Weber. Entered banking business at Detroit, Mar. 1, 1882, and is now secretary and treasurer of The Wayne County Savings Bank; treasurer and director Michigan Sulphite Fibre Co.; president Nipigon Transit Co.; secretary and director North Shore Timber Co. Member Phi Gamma Delta. Club: Bankers’ Office: Wayne County Savings Bank, Detroit. Residence: Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

KIEFER, Arthur E.; born, Detroit, Aug. 19, 1856; son of Hermann and Frances (Kehle) Kiefer; educated in public schools and German Seminary, Detroit, and at Poltechnic of Karlsruhe and Munich, Germany, graduating from Engineering Department, degree of M.E., 1880; married, Detroit, Dec. 9, 1884, Kate Reed Baker. Engaged as surveyor and mechanical draughtsman, 1880 to 1885; was one of the founders of the Detroit Edge Tool Works, of which has been secretary and treasurer since its organization. Republican. Member Detroit Board of Commerce. Recreation: Travel. Office: Wight St. and Mt. Elliott Av. Residence: 241 Seminole Av.

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KIEFER, Guy Lincoln, physician; born, Detroit, Apr. 25, 1867; son of Herman and Franciska (Kehle) Kiefer; graduate Washington Union (public) School, 1880; Detroit High School, 1884; University of Michigan, degree of A.B., 1887, A.M. and M.D., 1891; married at Toledo, May 2, 1893, Josephine Fannie Henion. Began practice 1893; county physician Wayne Co., 1895-96; city physician City of Detroit, 1897-98; U.S. pension examiner, 1898-1901; health officer City of Detroit since 1901. Adjunct professor of hygiene and clinical medicine, Detroit College of Medicine; president Michigan Cremation Association. Member Wayne County Medical Society (ex-president), Michigan State Medical Society, American Academy of Medicine, American Medical Association, American Public Health Association. Republican. Member Delta Tau Delta, Phi Rho Sigma. Clubs: Harmonie, Turnverein. Recreation: Travel. Office: 233 St. Antoine St. Residence: 168 Harper Av.

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KIEFER, Hermann, physician; born, Sulzburg, Baden, Germany, Nov. 19, 1825; son of Conrad and Friedericke (Schweyckert) Kiefer; educated in Gynmnasiums of Mannheim, Freiburg and Carlsruhe and at universities of Freiburg, Heidelberg, Prague and Vienna, graduating Mary 13, 1849; came to America, Aug. 19, 1849, and located in Detroit; married, Detroit, July 21, 1850, Franciska Kehle. Began practice of medicine at Detroit, Oct. 19, 1849. Member Wayne County Medical Society, Michigan State Medical Society (honorary), American Medical Association, American Academy of Medicine, national Association for Prevention of Tuberculosis, Quarter Century Medical Club, American Historical Association, American Academy of Political and Social Science, American Forestry Association, etc. Member Detroit Board of Education, 1855-56; commissioner of Detroit Public Library, 1882-83; U.S. consul at Stettin, Germany, 1883-85; regent University of Michigan, 1889-1901; honorary M.D. and professor emeritus of practice of medicine, University of Michigan since 1902. Republican. Agnostic. Clubs: Harmonie Society (honorary), Arbeiter Unterstutsungs Verein. Recreation: Literature. Office: 87 E. Forest Av. Residence: 89 E. Forest Av.

KILPATRICK, Arthur Wellesley, lawyer; born, Rothsay, Ont., Can., Feb. 28, 1874; son of Joseph and Joanna (Courtney) Kilpatrick; educated in public schools of St. Thomas, Mt. Pleasant, and Newburgh, Ont., and high school at Omemee, Ont,; was student at Newburgh Academy for three years; graduate Detroit College of Law, LL.B., June 13, 1903; unmarried. Has engaged in practice in Detroit since June, 1903; member law firm of James & Kilpatrick. Also partner Home Building Co. Member Detroit Bar Association. Republican. Member Great Western Lodge No. 47, A.F. & A.M., Peninsular Chapter No. 16, R.A.M., Detroit Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, Theta Lambda Phi, St. Andrews Society. Club: New Mervue. Recreation: Outdoor sports. Office: 1206-1211 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 752 Champlain St.

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KIMBALL, George Henry, consulting engineer; born at Newburyport, Mass., 1849; son of Lafayette and Mary (Morgan) Kimball; attended public schools of Massachusetts and graduated from Mass. Institute of Technology; married at Malden, Mass., Emma A. Carpenter. Superintendent bridges and buildings, Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Ry., 1876-9; superintendent Columbus & Sunday Creek Valley Rd., 1879-80; engineer maintenance of way Little Miami Rd., 1880-81; chief engineer southern extension Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis Ry., 1881-82; superintendent New York, Chicago & St. Louis Ry., 1882-89; chief engineer Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry., 1889-91; in general practice as consulting engineer, 1891-98; superintendent and chief engineer Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Rd., 1898-99; chief engineer Pere Marquette Rd., 1899-1902; chief engineer Central Electric Construction Co., at New York, 1902-03; engaged in designing a system of freight terminals for trunk lines at Buffalo, N.Y., 1903-04; chief engineer Chicago & Alton R.R., 1904-January, 1906, in general practice since Jan. 1, 1906. member American Society Civil Engineers. Baptist. Mason. Recreation: Literature. Office: 516 Penobscot Bldg.

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KING, Dale Murray, physician; born, St. Thomas, Ont., Can., Dec. 16, 1875; son of William H. and Blanche (Barrett) King; educated in St. Thomas public and high schools; matriculated in Western University, London, Ont., attended University of Michigan one year; graduated in medicine at Cleveland, O., 1896; unmarried. In practice since 1896. Homeopath. Member Michigan Homepathic Society, Southeastern Michigan homeopathic Society, Practitioners’ Club. Editor and publisher Medical Counselor (Homeopathic journal) since February, 1906. Republican. Episcopalian. Recreatons: Out-of-door sports and games. office: 32 Adams Av., W. Residence 2041 Woodward Av.

KING, Edward Gilbert, credit insurance; born, Providence, R.I., Feb. 19, 1867; son of Edward Gilbert and Mary (Atwater) King; educated at St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H., and Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.; unmarried. Credit man for a shoe manufacturing company at St. Louis, Mo., 1890-1902; special agent, credit insurance, 1893-99; general agent and manager The American Credit-Indemnity Co. of N.Y., since Mar. 1, 1899, at Detroit since 1907, in charge of Michigan and Wisconsin; director and vice president J. Kann & Co. (Inc), ladies’ shirtwaist manufacturers, Baltimore, Md.; director Rhode Island Tool Co., Providence, R.I. Republican. Congregationalist. Member Chi Phi. Recreations: Golf, tennis, boating. Office: Suite 7 Campau Bldg. Residence: Cromwell Apts.

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KING, Louis B., president L.B. King & Co.; born, Detroit, Dec. 4, 1851; son of Robert W. and Elizabeth (Buhl) King; educated in Detroit High School and University of Michigan, graduating, degree of B.S., 1874; married at Greenwich, N.Y., Mar. 14, 1883, Jennie Reed Carpenter. Entered crockery and glassware business in 1874 (established by his father, 1849); became member of firm, 18789; business incorporated, 1894, as L.B. King & Co., of which was secretary, 1894-1907, and has been president since June, 1907. Member Detroit Board of Commerce. Republican. Congregationalist. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon, University of Michigan. Clubs: Fellowcraft, Detroit Golf. Recreatons: Golf and fishing. Office: 103 Woodward Av. Residence: 43 Joy St.

KINGSBURY, Nathan Corning; born, Mentor, O., Jan. 29, 1867; son of S.B. and Huldah (Corning) Kingsbury; educated at Oberlin College and Ohio University; married at Duluth, Minn., June 6, 1893, Lillian B. Prescott. Studied law and was admitted to the bar in Ohio, 1892;was general counsel for the Jeffrey Manufacturing Co., Columbus, O., for ten years; removed to Detroit, fall of 1906, and since November of same year has been vice president of the Michigan State Telephone Co.; not now engaged in active practice of law. Member Detroit Board of Commerce. Scottish Rite Mason. Clubs: Detroit, Country. Office: Mich. State Telephone Co. Residence: 409 Pasadena Apts.

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KINNEAR, Wilson Sherman, railway official; born, Circleville, O., May 25, 1864; son of Richard and Mary Hall (Crow) Kinnear; educated at Kansas State University,1881-83, degree of C.E., married at Springfield, O., Nov. 13, 1887, Carrie M. Nichols. Began active career as ax man engineering corps, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry., 1883, and was rodman, draughtsman, levelman, trasnitman, Southern Kansas Ry., 1883-84; rodman and assistant engineer Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield Rd., 1884-85; assistant engineer maintenance of way Missouri Pacific Ry. at Kansas City, Mo., 1885-86; division engineer and office manager Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Rd., 1886-87; in private practice at Los Angeles, Cal., 1887-89; office engineer, assistant engineer and acting chief engineer North and South American Construction Co., Santiago, Chili, S.A., 1889-90; assistant engineer maintenance of way Michigan Central R.R., 1890-95; supervising engineer Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Ry., Hamilton, Ont., 1895-96; principal assistant engineer Michigan Central R.R., 1896-1901, assistant superintendent Canadian Division, 1901-02, assistant general superintendent, 1902, chief engineer, 1902-05, assistant general manager Michigan Central R.R. and chief engineer Detroit River Terminal Co., since April, 1905. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Railway Engineers and Maintenance of Way Association, Detroit Engineering Society. Clubs: Detroit, Detroit Golf, Detroit Transportation. Recreations: Golf and fishing. Office: M.C.R.R. Depot. Residence: 89 Alger Av.

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KINNUCAN, Henry J.; born, Detroit, Feb. 3, 1859; educated in public schools; married at Detroit, Feb. 24, 1897, Sarah A. Dwyer. Began in telegraph business as messenger for Western Union Telegraph Co., 1876, and became chief clerk in Detroit office; entered service of Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., 1892, and has been superintendent Detroit office since 1893. Member Harmonie Society. Office: McGraw Bldg., Detroit. Residence: Grosse Pointe, Mich.

KIRCHNER, George H., cashier German-American Bank; born, Detroit, Jan. 1, 1866; son of Sebastian and Mary A. (Luttenbacher) Kirchner; educated in parochial schools, Detroit; married at Windsor, Ont., June 23, 1892, Marie Josephine Valentin. Began active career at 14 as office boy in law office; became messenger in private banking firm of Vincent J. Scott, Detroit, continuing, 1882-86; was in charge of financial department of Jeynes & Sons, general contractors, 1886-90; teller City Savings Bank, 1890-1904, and cashier German-American Bank since 1904. Co-partner National Apron Co. Independent in politics. Catholic in religious belief. Member C.M.B.A., royal Areanum, I.O.F., Loyal Guard. Clubs: Fellowcraft, B.P.O.E. Recreation: Gardening. Office; German-American Bank. Residence: 365 Cadillac Avenue.

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