Matz and Schramm Families - Person Sheet
NameRudolph Matz 
Birth11 Dec 1860, Chicago, Illinois
Death15 Mar 1917, Manhattan, New York, New York
OccupationAttorney 1911
EducationWilliams College 1882, Northwestern Law School 1886
FatherOtto Herman Matz (1830-1919)
MotherMary Elizabeth Lewis (1838-1911)
Spouses
Birth1 Jan 1861, Chicago, Illinois
Death4 Nov 1938, Winnetka, Illinois
FatherCharles Mather Henderson (1834-1896)
MotherEmily H Hollingsworth (1838-1922)
Marriage19 Nov 1890, Cook County, Illinois
Notes for Rudolph Matz
Awarded 2nd prize for mathematics at Williams graduation according to N.Y. Times.
Was in St. Petersburg, Russia at time of brother’s wedding in October, 1886.
2008 “Bell, Boyd & Lloyd. The law firm specializes in corporate, financial, and intellectual property law serving clients in such industries as manufacturing, financial service, and technology. Bell, Boyd was founded in Chicago in 1888 by attorneys Rudolph Matz and Walter L. Fisher and now has a second office in Washington, DC.”
Chicago: Its History and its Builders “Because of being executor of the estate of his father-in-law, Charles M. Henderson, Mr. Matz was also vice president and director of the wholesale boot and shoe house of C. M. Henderson & Company from 1896 until 1902. He is also a director of the United Shoe Machinery Company. Aside from his work in connection with the legal profession he is known in business circles as a director of the Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Company and as a director of the Chicago Auditorium Association.”
1905 The Book of Chicagoans
“MATZ, Bndolph, lawyer; b. Chicago, Dec. 11, I860; s. Otto H. and Mary E. (Lewis) Matz; ed. public and high schools, Chicago; grad. Williams College, Mass., A.B.. 1882; Northwestern Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1886; m. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1890, Florence H. Henderson; children: Ruth Henderson. Charles Henderson. Emily Florence. Admitted to bar, 1886; was In office of Dexter, Herrick & Allen 1 year, while In law school; after graduating from law school traveled for a year around the world; on Ills return spent 10 months In the office of Barnum. Rubens & Ames, and in 1888 became associated with Walter L. Fisher, under firm name of Matz & Fisher, changing in Oct.. 1897, to present firm of Matz, Fisher & Boyden. Dir. of the Chicago Savings Bank and of the United Shoe Machinery Co. Republican. Trustee of 2d Presbyterian Church; dir. of the Bureau of Justice. Clubs: Washington Park, University. Skokle Country, Chicago Literary. Office: Í07 Dearborn St. Residence: Winnetka. “
In his letter of resignation from the board of United Shoe Machinery Co., dated 6 Dec 1906, Louis Brandeis says that he became a director at Mr. Matz’s request to represent the interests of the Henderson family. He was continuing as counsel to the company.
Director of Chicago Savings Bank and United Shoe Machinery Co. Mentioned as director in N.Y. Times, June 16, 1907.
1910 Census says that his father was born in Illinois and his mother in Wisconsin which does not agree with family information.
President of the Chicago Legal Aid Society.
Was in St. Petersburg, Russia at time of brother’s wedding in October, 1886.
2008 “Bell, Boyd & Lloyd. The law firm specializes in corporate, financial, and intellectual property law serving clients in such industries as manufacturing, financial service, and technology. Bell, Boyd was founded in Chicago in 1888 by attorneys Rudolph Matz and Walter L. Fisher and now has a second office in Washington, DC.”
Chicago: Its History and its Builders “Because of being executor of the estate of his father-in-law, Charles M. Henderson, Mr. Matz was also vice president and director of the wholesale boot and shoe house of C. M. Henderson & Company from 1896 until 1902. He is also a director of the United Shoe Machinery Company. Aside from his work in connection with the legal profession he is known in business circles as a director of the Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Company and as a director of the Chicago Auditorium Association.”
1905 The Book of Chicagoans
“MATZ, Bndolph, lawyer; b. Chicago, Dec. 11, I860; s. Otto H. and Mary E. (Lewis) Matz; ed. public and high schools, Chicago; grad. Williams College, Mass., A.B.. 1882; Northwestern Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1886; m. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1890, Florence H. Henderson; children: Ruth Henderson. Charles Henderson. Emily Florence. Admitted to bar, 1886; was In office of Dexter, Herrick & Allen 1 year, while In law school; after graduating from law school traveled for a year around the world; on Ills return spent 10 months In the office of Barnum. Rubens & Ames, and in 1888 became associated with Walter L. Fisher, under firm name of Matz & Fisher, changing in Oct.. 1897, to present firm of Matz, Fisher & Boyden. Dir. of the Chicago Savings Bank and of the United Shoe Machinery Co. Republican. Trustee of 2d Presbyterian Church; dir. of the Bureau of Justice. Clubs: Washington Park, University. Skokle Country, Chicago Literary. Office: Í07 Dearborn St. Residence: Winnetka. “
In his letter of resignation from the board of United Shoe Machinery Co., dated 6 Dec 1906, Louis Brandeis says that he became a director at Mr. Matz’s request to represent the interests of the Henderson family. He was continuing as counsel to the company.
Director of Chicago Savings Bank and United Shoe Machinery Co. Mentioned as director in N.Y. Times, June 16, 1907.
1910 Census says that his father was born in Illinois and his mother in Wisconsin which does not agree with family information.
President of the Chicago Legal Aid Society.