Gary, Elbert H.

Judge Elbert H. Gary (1846-1927). Full name: Elbert Henry Gary.

Wikipedia page for Elbert Henry Gary

Born in Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois.

Mentioned in Andreas' History of Chicago, 1886 edition.

Graduated from Union College of Law in 1867, and was made a judge of the County Court of DuPage County in 1882. He served two terms as a DuPage County judge from 1882 to 1890.

He is also listed on the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois website: http://www.iardc.org/ldetail.asp?id=801473920.

Elbert H. Gary was a co-founder and became the first Chairman of the Board of United States Steel Corporation, the world's first billion dollar corporation.

The city of Gary, Indiana, a steel town, was named for him when it was founded in 1906.

He donated the Gary Memorial Methodist Epioscopal church to Wheaton.

Daughters: Mrs. Robert W. Campbell and Mrs. Gertrude Sutcliffe.

Details of his life are in the Chicago Tribune, August 16, 1927 page 2.