# Major William Le Baron Jenney — The Autobiography of an Idea character guide

> Major William Le Baron Jenney in The Autobiography of an Idea by Louis H. Sullivan.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Billy, Jenney, Major Jenney

**First appearance:** 0011-xi-chicago

## Who they are

A pioneering architect and engineer in Chicago.

## In the story

### [XI: Chicago](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_an_idea_se/chapters/xi-chicago)

Architect of the Portland Block; Louis inquires about him and learns the building was actually designed by a draftsman named Cudell.

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