People

Rev E F Cleveland

Rev. E. F. Cleveland, M.D. (born September 29, 1841) was a physician and Episcopal clergyman who settled in Dundee, IL following his graduation from the University of Michigan Medical Department in March 1868. Over the course of several decades he occupied an unusual dual role in the community, practicing medicine while also serving the local Episcopal congregation, and taking an active part in Dundee's industrial life as an officer of the Illinois Iron and Bolt Company. (Source: *Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County* (1904))

Known Activities

Medical practice. Cleveland began practicing medicine in Dundee from 1868 onward and held membership in both the Fox River Valley Medical Association and the American Medical Association. (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))

Military service. Prior to settling in Dundee, Cleveland served as First Lieutenant in Company A, Ninth Vermont Volunteer Infantry from 1862 to 1865, during the Civil War. (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))

Episcopal ministry. Cleveland was ordained a deacon in April 1879 and advanced to the priesthood in September 1886. He engaged in ministerial work at St. James Parish, the Episcopal church serving Dundee and the adjacent territory. His ordination came more than a decade after he had already established himself as a physician in the community, suggesting his clerical vocation developed alongside — rather than in place of — his medical career. (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))

Business leadership. Cleveland served as a director and Vice-President of the Illinois Iron and Bolt Company, a significant industrial concern in Dundee. His involvement placed him among the more prominent figures in the town's commercial and civic life during the Gilded Age. (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))

Family. He married Ella L. Edwards on September 22, 1870. (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))

Timeline

Year	Event
September 29, 1841	Born
1862–1865	Served as First Lieutenant, Company A, Ninth Vermont Volunteer Infantry
March 1868	Graduated from University of Michigan Medical Department
1868 onward	Settled in Dundee, IL; began medical practice
September 22, 1870	Married Ella L. Edwards
April 1879	Ordained Episcopal deacon
September 1886	Ordained Episcopal priest
By 1904	Serving as Vice-President and director of Illinois Iron and Bolt Company

## Sources

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904). Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/historicalencycl00unse#offset-4430538. Cited here as: historical-encyclopedia-illinois-kane-county-1904.