Kropf, Oscar Armin
born of: German parents, at Vienna, Austria, on Sunday, March 10, 1872;
son of: Ferdinand Michael Kropf and Eleanor Johanna Kropf, nee: Eleanor Johanna Wehrhofske,
came to U.S. with parents, 1877;
education: graduate, Washburn Academy, Topeka, Kansas, 1891;
Bachelor of Arts, 1895 (valedictorian),
Master of Arts 1897;
Bachelor of Laws, Northwestern University School of Law, 1901;
married: Edith Alfreda Kropf, nee: Edith Alfreda Anderson, of Chicago, on Wednesday, October 21, 1908;
children: Richard Thomas Kropf, Eleanor Arietta Kropf.
Superintendent of public schools, Hays City, Kansas, 1897-8;
admitted to Illinois Bar, 1901;
member law firm of: Paden & Kropf since 1904;
director of Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank and Capital State Savings Bank. Oscar Armin Kropf
Member: American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association.
Member Phi Alpha Delta.
Mason; Lincoln Park Lodge (Worshipful Master, 1909); Lawn Chapter; Lincoln Park Commandery; Oriental Consistory; Medinah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. (Potentate, 1913-14);
member of the executive board Chicago Masonic Board of Relief; Grand Orator of the Masonic Grand Lodge, 1915-16-17.
Clubs: Union League Club, Ridgemoor Country Club, Law Club, The German club of Chicago (pres., 1914-15).
Recreations: fishing, horseback riding, golf, and gardening.
Office: 175 W. Jackson Boulevard
Home: 1404 W. Sherwin Avenue, 1917, 1919.
Source: Book of Chicagoans, 1917; Rogers Park Directory, 1919, page 46.
