Cardwell, James Robert
James Robert Cardwell Soundex Code C634
James Robert Cardwell, President of Union Draft Gear Company;
born in: Concord, Virginia, on Monday, October 27, 1873;
son of: Charles Wesley Cardwell and Dolly Ming Cardwell; nee: Dolly Ming Franklin
education: graduate of manual training sen. of Washington University in St. Louis, 1893;
married: Zonella Cardwell, nee: Zonella Durbin, daughter of W.L. Durbin, of Chicago, on Monday, March 14, 1904;
children: Dorothy Cardwell, Virginia Cardwell.
With American Cotton Oil Company, In various capacities, 1893-1905;
organized, April 1905, and since president of Union Draft Gear Company;
also president of Cardwell Manufacturing Company.
Has invented a number of devices now in use, including the friction draft gear.
Guarantor: Northwestern University.
Clubs: Union League Club, City Club, Western Railway Club, Edgewater Golf Club.
Recreations: outdoor sports.
Office: 332 S. Michigan Avenue.
Home: 2100 W. Pratt Avenue, West Ridge
Source: Book of Chicagoans, 1917, Rogers Park Directory, 1919, page 14.
