The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 11

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784

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BADENOCH, John Joseph, hay, grain; b. Fyfe- shire, Scotland, Apr. 19, 1851; s. Joseph and Helen (Tough) Badenoch; ed. pub. schs. of New York; m. Chicago, 1874. Clemence Ward; children: Joseph W., John J., Jr. (deceased), Edward C., Annie L. (wife of Rev. Percy W. Stephens), David A., Er- nest W. Came to Chicago, 1867, and was in employ of M. Kronberg & Co., wholesale jewelers, 7 yrs .; in 1873 established present firm of J. J. Badenoch & Co., commn. mchts. and shippers of hay, grain, feed, etc., of which is pres. Was alderman of old 11th Ward; pres. of the Bd. of Election Commrs. 3 yrs., and Bd. of Edn. 3 yrs .; gen. supt. of police of the City of Chicago 2 yrs. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Ex-pres. Masonic Orphans' Home, St. An- drew's Soc. Republican. Mason (Past Comdr. St. Bernard Commandery, K.T., Shriner). Recreations: yachting, fishing. Home: 2956 Washington Boul., Chicago; (summer) Brown's Lake, Burlington, Wis. Office: 400 N. Union Av., Chicago.

BADENOCH, Joseph W., grain and feed; b. Chi- cago, May 4, 1875; s. John Joseph and Clemence (Ward) Badenoch; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Anna Carter, of Chicago, Oct. 4, 1898; children: Helen, Lester, John, Gordon. Associated with father in business since 1888; sec. and treas. J. J. Badenoch Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Club: Union League. Home: 2912 War- ren Av. Office: 400 N. Union Av.

BADENOCH, Rowland Nathaniel, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 28, 1871; s. Joseph and Elizabeth (Hill) Badenoch; ed. Englewood grammar and high schs., graduating 1891; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1897; m. Mary R. Russell, of Jacksonville, Ill., Oct. 25, 1901; 1 son, Rowland Russell. Admitted to bar, Sept. 15, 1898; engaged in practice of law; now in real estate business. Republican. Baptist. Home: 754 Junior Ter. Office: 105 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

BADER, John, lumber mcht .; Aug. 20, 1849-1914. (See vol. 1911.)

BADGER, Alpheus Shreve, lumber mcht .; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 16, 1862; s. Alpheus C. and Elvira C. (Sheridan) Badger; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Sarah Frances Cowles, of San Francisco, Dec., 1890; children: Edwin H., Shreve C., Frances S. Began in lumber business in the office of T. W. Harvey, 1876-8; was afterward in accounting dept. Pullman Palace Car Co. and later in wholesale dept. of Field, Leiter & Co .; became connected with Nat. Lumber Co., at Creston, Ia., 1888, and later treas. and mgr. of the company in Chicago; pres. A. S. Badger Co. since Apr., 1896. Home: 1125 Davis St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

BADT, Francis Beatus, electrical engr .; Oct. 4, 1849-Apr. 12, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BAER, Almerin Webster, M.D .; b. Wayne Co., O., Feb. 3, 1862; s. Benjamin F. and Amanda (Butter- more) Baer; ed. pub. schs. of Pa .; Ph.G., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy, 1885; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1889. Engaged in practice of medicine in Chicago from 1889; now specialist in electro-therapy and X-ray practice. Mem. Am. Electro-Therapeutic

Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Home: 1259 Devon Av. Office: 29 E. Madison St.

BAER, Otto, lawyer; b. in Germany, Sept. 8, 1883; s. Louis and Johanna (Hart) Baer; brought to U.S. in infancy; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; North Chicago Business Coll .; LL.B., John Mar- shall Law Sch., 1909; m. Estelle Koelsch, of Cin- cinnati, O., July 15, 1915. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1910, and since practiced in Chicago; associated in practice with Judge Timothy D. Hurley as Hurley & Baer. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Ill. Lawyers' Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Jewish reli- gion. Mason; mem. K. of P., Nat. Union, Woodmen of the World. Home: 4908 Glenwood Av. Office: Unity Bldg. (127 N. Dearborn St.).

BAGGOT, James Edward, president E. Baggot Co., plumbers, gas fitters, etc .; b. Chicago, Sept. 6, 1865; s. Edward and B. Baggot; grad. St. Ignatius Coll., 1881; m. Chicago, 1890, Julia A. Heeney; 4 children: Edward, Genevieve, Evyline, James E. In 1881 entered the plumbing business established by father, 1861, learning the trade and later hav- ing charge of the plumbing and lighting fixtures in many of the largest buildings in Chicago; now pres. of E. Baggot Co., contractors for plumbing and gas fitting and mfrs. of gas and electric fix- tures; also treas. Chicago General Fixture Co. Re- publican. Catholic. Recreations: motoring and other outdoor diversions. Home: 4357 Vincennes Av. Store: 17 E. Lake St. Factory: 238 E. Illinois Street.

BAGLEY, Henry Patterson, M.D .; b. Huntington, Ind., Dec. 21, 1876; s. Leon T. and Isabella P. (Pat- terson) Bagley; ed. pub. schs., Huntington; Butler Univ., Irvington, Ind .; M.D., Univ. of Ill. Coll. of Medicine, 1905; post-grad. work, Univ. of Chicago and Harvard Med. Sch .; m. Winnifred Smith Church, of Springfield, Mass., Sept. 12, 1902. Spe- cialist in treatment of eye, ear, nose and throat; practiced in Chicago and at Rush Med. Coll. since 1905; instr. Ear, Nose and Throat Dept., Rush Med. Coll. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Nu Sigma Nu. K.P. Home: 208 Clinton Av., Oak Park. Office: 31 N. State St., Chi- cago.

BAILEY, see also Baily.

BAILEY, Clarence Mitchell, brigadier-gen. U.S. Army. Removed to Ft. Wayne, Ind. (See Who's Who in America.)

BAILEY, Edward Payson, banker; b. Almont, Lapeer Co., Mich., Dec. 28, 1841; s. Frederick Kins- man and Sarah (Shaw) Bailey; descendant of John Baley, Salisbury, Mass., 1635; ed. pub. schs. and Bryant and Stratton Commercial Coll., Chicago; m. Katharine Baxter, of Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 26, 1866; children: Delia Augusta (Mrs. Arthur H. Day, New Haven, Conn.), Annie Baxter (died in in- fancy); m. 2d, Minerva Spruance, of Chicago, May 9, 1889; children: Edward Payson, Harmon (daugh- ter), Frederick Spruance, Vaughn. Was clerk for Densmore & Rice, Chicago, 1860-1, for Cooley, Far- well & Co., 1862, Chicago; bookkeeper at Odell, Ill., 1863; clerk quartermaster's dept., U.S.A., 1863-4; cashier of bank at Knoxville, Tenn., 1865-75; with A. T. Stewart & Co., New York, 1875-82; became connected, 1882, with Chicago Malleable Iron Co. and Nat. Malleable Castings Co., and was mgr. of Chicago Malleable Iron Works (established 1873) until 1912; vice pres. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co. since 1911; dir. C. B. Live Stock Co. Mem. bd. of trustees and bd. of mgrs. Y.M.C.A. Re- publican. Episcopalian; chmn. central com. Lay- men's Missionary Movement. Mem. Ill. Soc. Colo- nial Wars, Ill. Soc. S.R. Clubs: Union League, Bankers', Chicago Literary, Church, Midlothian. Recreation: golf. Home: 2400 South Park Av. Of- fice: 7 W. Madison St.

BAILEY, Edward William, grain mcht .; b. El- more, Vt., Aug. 31, 1843; s. George W. and Rebecca (Warren) Bailey; ed. grammar schs., Montpelier, Vt .; m. Montpelier, Vt., May 26, 1870, Jennie Car- ter (died 1908); children: George C. and Mary Blanchard (Mrs. Fred Meyer); m. 2d, Corah Hasel- tine, of Chicago, Oct., 1909. Worked on farm until 1869; then successively in grocery and grain busi- ness until 1877, and later exclusively in grain.

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Came to Chicago, 1879, and established the commn., grain and provisions business of E. W. Bailey & Co., of which he is sole principal; also under same firm name at Montpelier, Vt., with special co-part- ners at that branch of the business, doing a whole- sale and retail trade in flour and grain and con- ducting. a mill. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Press, South Shore Country, Beverly Golf. Office: 72 Board of Trade.

BAIN, John, banker; b. at Stornoway, Scotland, Recreation: his library. Home: 4858 Kenwood Av. Nov. 26, 1868; s. Kenneth and Catherine (Morri-

BAILEY, E (li) Stillman, M.D .; b. Little Genesee, N.Y., Sept. 2, 1851; s. James and Tacy (Hubbard) Bailey; grad. Milton (Wis.) Coll., 1873; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1878; unmarried. Practiced in Chicago since 1878; ex-dean Hahne- mann Med. Coll. Mgr. The Clinique 10 yrs. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy. Republican. Seventh-Day Baptist. Author: Indiana Sand Dunes, 1916. Home: 6222 Woodlawn Av. Office: 22 E. Washington St. BAILEY, George Troy, M.D .; b. Jacksonville, Ill., Nov. 30, 1864; s. James R. and Mary T. W. Bailey; ed. Ill. Coll., Jacksonville, and Northwest- ern Univ. Med. Sch., grad., M.D., 1894; m. Chicago, Feb. 14, 1899, Clara Koch; children: John Hayes, Helen Hildegarde. Began practice in Chicago, 1894; med. examiner N.Y. Life Ins. Co. since 1896. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Ma- son (Chevalier Bayard Commandery, K.T.). Recre- ations: duck shooting, fishing. Home: 656 E. 45th St. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

BAILEY, William E., railway auditor; b. Dowa- giac, Mich., Oct. 26, 1857. Began ry. service with A.,T.&S.F.Ry., 1884, as clerk in auditor's office at Topeka, Kan., 1884-5, traveling auditor and clerk in charge of freight accounts Wichita & Western div., at Wichita, Kan., 1885-90, spl. agt. in account- ing dept., 1890-2, chief clerk to gen. auditor, 1892-5, asst. to the 1st vice pres., 1895-9, auditor Southern Cal. Ry. and Santa Fé Pacific R.R., 1899-1900, asst. gen. auditor, 1900-5, and gen. auditor since Oct., 1905, A.,T.&S.F.Ry. Ex-pres. Assn. of Am. Ry. Ac- counting Officers. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: Railway Exchange.

BAILLOT, Edouard Paul; b. Paris, France, July 28, 1861; s. Amédée and Eliza (Walter) Baillot; B.Sc., Univ. of France, 1879; L.H.D., Illinois Coll., - Jacksonville, Ill., 1895; m. Laura Colton Spooner, of Lockport, N.Y., July 30, 1889. Came to America, 1885; began teaching at Cornell Univ., 1890; later in charge of dept., Ind. Univ .; prof. Romance langs., Northwestern Univ., since Sept., 1898, also head of dept .; has given regular courses of lectures at Co- lumbia, Cornell, Univ. of Chicago, Univ. of Me., etc. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America, Soc. French Profs. of America (pres. western br.), Alli- ance Française, Chicago (dir.) ; Officier d'Académie. Episcopalian. Clubs: University (Evanston, Ill., and Chicago). Editor series of French books, 1898. Home: 426 Hamilton St., Evanston, Ill.

BAILY, see also Bailey.

BAILY, Jacob L., lawyer; b. nr. Vermont, Fulton Co., Ill., Aug. 29, 1851; s. Thomas and Nancy A. (Bottenberg) Baily; ed. Oberlin (O.) Coll. and Northwestern Univ .; m. Lois C. Foster, of Table Grove, Ill., Aug. 20, 1876; children: Mrs. Jessie P. Twyman, Frances (Mrs. D. S. Farrar). Admitted to Ill. bar, 1876; practiced law at Macomb, Ill., un- til 1900, when came to Chicago; head of firm of Baily, Hall & Spunner. Trial atty. for the Union Elevated R.R. Co., Northwestern Elevated R.R. Co., Cicero & Oak Park Elevated R.R. Co .; asst. trial atty. Union Traction Co. Democrat. Methodist. Mason (K.T.). Club: Union League. Home: 4420 Berkeley Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

BAIN, Foree, patent lawyer and elec. and mech. expert; b. LaGrange, Oldham Co., Ky., Feb. 1, 1853; s. Thomas J. and Eunitia A. (Foree) Bain; ed. pub. schs. of LaGrange, Ky .; legal edn. in Chicago Coll. of Law and Kent Coll. of Law; self taught in engring .; m. Cora Foster, of LaGrange, Ky., Dec. 16, 1875; children: Clara Louise, Virginia M., Cora M., Foree, Jr. Telegraph operator, 1868; electric engr. and mfr., 1879-94; consulting engr. since 1886; frequently called upon to testify as an expert in causes in which elec. and patent matters are in-

volved. Inventor; has designed and constructed automatically operating machines and devices; practicing as patent lawyer since 1900, and since 1909 sr. mem. of Foree Bain & May. Mem. Chicago Patent Law Assn. Agnostic. Club: Suburban (La Grange). Contbr. to tech. jours. Recreations: fish- ing, camping. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 1648 Monadnock Blk.

son) Bain; ed. grammar sch., Scotland, and night sch., Chicago; m. Susan M. Leslie, of Chicago, Feb. 25, 1889; children: Catherine H., Lillian F., John H., Marion J., Robert A., Leslie L. Came to Amer- ica, 1887; engaged in real estate business since 1897; mem. John Bain & Co .; also pres. Englewood Ashland State Bank, Marquette Park Bank, High- lands State Bank, Drexel Park Investment Co., Western Av. Investment Co. Mem. Bd. South Park Commrs .; mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Dir. Chicago Boys' Club. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Beverly Country, Olympia Fields Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 1534 W. 62d St. Office: 1610 W. 63d St.

BAIRD, Duane William, wholesale lumber; b. at Greenwood, Wis., Aug. 27, 1877; s. Octavius Hast- ings and Marguerite Samantha (Fradette) Baird; ed. pub. schs .; m. Florence Guirl, of Clay City, Ind., 1906. In lumber business since 1899; now pres. of the D. W. Baird Lumber Co. Republican. Mason (Shriner). Club: Oak Park. Home: 5452 Ellis Av. Office: 1026 W. 22d St.

BAIRD, Edward Payson, mfr .; b. Phila., Pa., Jan. 26, 1860; s. James H. and Adeline Whittemore (Torrey) Baird; ed. pub. schs., Montclair, N.J., and Hightstown (N.J.) Acad .; m. Chicago, Oct. 30. 1895, Cora Lee Cox; children: Coreta Cox, Edward Payson, Jr., and Helen I. Entered employ of Wil- liam A. Torrey & Co., New York, 1875; Seth Thomas Clock Co., New York, 1879; Electro-Mechanical Clock Co., Montreal, Can., 1887; established Baird Clock Co., of Montreal and Plattsburg, N.Y., 1888; moved to Chicago, 1893; established, 1900, Baird Mfg. Co. and in 1915 the Chicago Cabinet Lock Co., of which is gen. mgr. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Evanston Country, Home: 1221 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1850 Otto St., Chicago.

BAIRD, Frank Theodore, teacher of singing; b. Auburn, Mass .; s. Samuel Eddy and Mary Ann (Stone) Baird; ed. in Worcester, Mass., also in Chi- cago and Europe. Began teaching in Chicago, 1884. Republican. Episcopalian. Recreations: golf, so- cial life. Home: 274 Main St., Aurora, Ill. Studio: 424 Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago.

BAIRD, George Ambrose, pres. The Kimberly Corporation, holding corpn., operating gen. mining concerns; b. Rochester, Beaver Co., Pa., May 10. 1865; s. Charles A. and Mary B. (Ambrose) Baird; ed. pub. schs., Sharon, Mercer Co., Pa .; m. Sharon, Mar. 24, 1897, Ella R., d. of Dr. D. P. Stewart; 1 son, George Stewart. In iron and steel mfg. busi- ness with P. L. Kimberly & Co., Sharon, 1SS1-94; asst. sec. and treas. Atlantic Iron & Steel Co., New Castle, Pa., 1894-8; mgr. Sharon Iron Co., Ltd., and the Buhl Steel Co., Sharon, 1898-9; removed to Chi- cago, 1899; vice pres. and mgr. sales dept. Republic Iron & Steel Co., May 1, 1899-Jan. 1, 1906; manag- ing executor estate of late Peter L. Kimberly, 1906-11; pres. The Kimberly Corporation since 1911. Engaged in irrigation enterprise, the Twin Falls Land & Water Co., of southern Ida, and various mining propositions in Lake Superior dist. and the far west. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Union League, Mid- Day, South Shore Country (Chicago); Duquesne (Pittsburgh). Recreation: golf. Residence: South Shore Country Club. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.

BAIRD, Lucius Olmsted, missionary secretary: b. Chicago, June 15, 1863; s. Lyman and Elizabeth (Warner) Baird; B.A., Yale, 1885; student Chicago Law Sch., 1887-8; B.D., Yale Div. Sch., 1890; (D.D., Drury Coll., Springfield, Mo., 1910); m. Jeannette Stuart Woods, of Kingston, Can., Sept. 19, 1895. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1890; pastor Pullman, Wash. (as mem. "Yale Band"), 1820-4, Ottawa, III .. 1896-1905, St. Mary's Av. Ch., Omaha, Neb., 1906- 10; western sec. Am. Missionary Assn., Chicago.

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since 1910. Pres. Congl. Summer Assembly, 1912- stories, verse, etc., to mags. since 1904. Author: 15. Progressive. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Home: 57 Crescent Pl., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

*BAIRD, Max, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

BAIRD, Wyllys Warner, real estate; b. New Ha- ven, Conn .; s. Lyman and Elizabeth M. (Warner) Baird; ed. Univ. Sch., Chicago; m. Olivia, d. of Oliver B. Green, of Chicago, 1883 (now deceased) ; children: Warner Green, Katharine Louisa. En- tered employ of Baird & Bradley, 1878; later be- came mem. of firm (established 1855), continuing until 1893; since mem. of its successor, Baird & Warner, Charles T. Gilbert, John T. Wheeler and self. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. (pres., 1903). Republican. Congregationalist; treas. Chicago Theol. Sem. Clubs: Union League, Indian Hill. Recreations: golf, fishing and hunting. Home: 445 Wellington Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

BAKER, Alfred Landon, stock and bond broker; b. of Boston citizens temporarily visiting Nova Scotia, Apr. 30, 1859; s. Addison and Maria (Mudge) Baker; grad. Lynn (Mass.) High Sch., 1876; stud- ied law in office of George W. Smith, Boston; m. Mary Corwith, of Chicago, June 5, 1894; children: Isabelle, Mary. Admitted to bar of Essex Co., Mass., 1881; practiced law with John R. Baldwin (firm Baldwin & Baker) at Lynn until 1886; was mem. Lynn City Council and Lynn sch. bd. Came to Chicago, 1886, and for several years was senior mem. law firm of Baker & Greeley, until retired from active practice, in 1895, and engaged in busi- ness as banker and broker and mem. Chicago Stock Exchange, later also becoming mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade and the New York Stock Exchange; in Jan., 1896, was joined by Solomon Sturges and Hugh McB. Johnston, now partners in the firm of Alfred L. Baker & Co .; vice pres. Nat. City Bank. Pres. Chicago Stock Exchange, 1898-1900; pres. bd. of trustees, Lake Forest Univ., 1906-7; trustee and treas. Chicago Bureau Public Efficiency. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Commercial, Onwentsia (pres., 1901-6), Merchants (pres., 1905), University. Recreations: golf. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 141 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

BAKER, Charles, grain, stocks, provisions, etc .; b. Evansville, Ind., Oct. 25, 1874; s. Charles E. and Susan H. (Stevenson) Baker; ed. South Div. High Sch., Chicago; Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Nellie C. Jillson, of Chicago, Jan. 26, 1904; 2 children: Charles J., Martha B. Began as trader in wheat about 1890; has been connected with J. F. Harris, A. J. White & Co., J. Simons & Co., Logan & Bryan and was Chicago mgr. for Keusch & Schwartz Co., 1913-15; now pres. Simons, Day & Co. Mem. Chi- cago Bd. of Trade. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Beverly Country, Ridge Country. Rec- reations: handball, golf, tennis. Home: 10235 S. Seeley Av. Office: 324-328 Postal Telegraph Bldg.

BAKER, Charles M., telegraph official; b. Alex- anaria, Pa., Apr. 13, 1854; s. Michael W. and Cath- arine S. Baker; ed. pub. schs., Alexandria; m. Dwight, Ill., Apr. 30, 1874, Nellie C. Adams; 1 daughter, Adelaide Adams (Mrs. John R. Hilton). Druggist at Dwight, Ill., 1868-86; telegraph opera- tor in connection with drug business, 1870-86; supt. of construction, Mutual Union Telegraph Co., Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co., American Union Telegraph Co., Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Co., and Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., since 1872; built all the lines of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. from the state line of Pa. to Cal. and from New Orleans to Duluth; built and owned a line of tele- graph between Chicago and Milwaukee, which was sold to Postal Telegraph-Cable Co .; now gen. supt. of plant, Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Electric Club-Jovian League. Recreations: hunt- ing, fishing, motoring. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.

BAKER, Charles Whalen; Apr. 5, 1856-Oct. 8, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

BAKER, Cornelia, author; b. Jackson Co., O., June 16, 1855; d. William and Electra McGhee; M.E.L. (Mistress English Literature), Wesleyan Coll., Cincinnati, 1871; m. Jackson, O., Wilson G. Baker, of Chicago, Sept. 15, 1874. Contbr. short

Coquo and the King's Children, 1902; The Queen's Page, 1905; Young People in Old Places, 1906; The Court Jester, 1906; The Magic Image from India, 1909. Address: 221 E. Erie St.

BAKER, Dillard B., lawyer; b. Mount Sterling, Ky., July 9, 1876; s. Joseph W. and Eliza A. (Pence) Baker; prep. edn. Grove Acad., Ky .; Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ .; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch., 1903; m. Edna M. Prickett, of Goshen, Ind., Nov. 28, 1907; children: Dillard B., Jr., Edith Lucille, Jeanette Edna. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903, and since prac- ticed in Chicago; mem. faculty Chicago Law Sch. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Cen- tral Improvement Assn., Chicago. Democrat. Pres- byterian. Mason. Home: 3659 N. Springfield Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

BAKER, Edwin Rice, accountant. (See vol. 1911.)

BAKER, Elmer Jerome, publisher; b. Buchanan Co., Ia., Nov. 3, 1861; s. D. P. and Mary C. (Smith) Baker; ed. grammar and high schs., Sycamore, Ill .; Wheaton (Ill.) Coll .; Univ. of Ill .; m. Florence R. Rohland, 1902. Resident of Chicago since 1880, and after leaving coll., 1882, engaged as publisher; now publisher of Farm Implement News. Clubs: Press, Chicago Athletic Assn., Chicago Automobile, Chi- cago Advertising Assn. Recreations: reading and motoring. Home: 819 Buena Av. Office: 159 N. State St.

BAKER, Francis Elisha, U. S. circuit judge. Home: Goshen, Ind. (See Who's Who in America.) BAKER, Frank, jurist; May 11, 1840-July 9, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

BAKER, Frank Collins, zoologist. Removed to Syracuse, N.Y. (See Who's Who in America.)

BAKER, Frank Joseph, engineer; b. Cleveland, Sept. 11, 1864; s. William D. and Josephine (Rus- sell) Baker; B.S. in Mech. Engring., Univ. of Mich., 1887; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1897; m. Gayle Nelson, of Chicago, Oct., 1906; children: Channing, Nona Gayle. Identified with operation of electric light plants and electric rys., 1882-7; in practice of law, 1897-1902; vice pres. North Shore Electric Co., 1902-11; vice pres. Public Service Co. of Ill. since Nov. 1, 1911. Asso. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs .; mem. Nat. Electric Light Assn. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic Assn., Exmoor, Sko- kie. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 72 W. Adams St., Chicago.

BAKER, Frank Spencer, architect; b. Chicago, May 2, 1874; s. Orris P. and Rose M. (Spencer) Baker; ed. Chicago Manual Training Sch., Lewis Inst., Univ. of Chicago; passed state examination for architects, fall of 1904; m. Mary Wilcoxson, of Chicago, Mar. 19, 1909; children: Frank S., Jr., Eleonor. Carpenter, 1894-5; architect, draftsman and supt. with Holabird & Roche, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, Frost & Granger, Patton & Miller, 1895- 1906; practiced alone, 1906-7; mem. Hall & Baker, 1908-9; practiced alone since 1909. Mem. Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Vice pres. or sec. Citizens' League, 1906-15. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Rec- reations: gardening, tennis. Home and Studio: Lom- bard, Ill. Office: 133 W. Washington St., Chicago.

BAKER, Fredric Philip, clergyman; b. Franeker, Netherlands, Feb. 25, 1848; s. Albert and Della W. (Zipma) Baker; ed. Hope Coll., Holland, Mich., and Western Sem. of Reformed Ch. in America, B.D., 1876; (D.D., 1896); m. Holland, Mich., Sept. 14, 1876, Laura M. Heald; 1 daughter, Grace Lucinda. Licensed to preach by Classis of Reformed Ch., 1876; ordained by Presbytery of Winnebago, 1877; pastor Presbyn. chs. at Rural, Wis., 1876-83, Marshfield, Wis., 1883-7, Wayne, Neb., 1887-91, Re- formed Ch., Constantine, Mich., 1891-3; Presbyn. chs. at Hot Springs, S.D., 1893-7, Sheldon, Il1., 1897- 99, Irving Park Ch., Chicago, since 1899. Repub- lican. Home: 4047 N. Keeler Av.

BAKER, Frederick Sherman, lawyer. Removed to Detroit, Mich. (See vol. 1911.)

BAKER, George, general mgr. sales, Ill. Steel Co .; b. Hamilton, Ont., Can .; ed. high sch. and com- mercial coll .; m. Ann J. Brown, 1871; 3 children: Annette, Olive, Orrin. Connected with the North Chicago Rolling Mills, 1871-8; engaged in manu-

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facture of implements in Can., 1878-89; returned to Chicago and became identified with the Ill. Steel Co., of which has been gen. mgr. of sales since 1899, also dir. of the company; sales mgr. Carnegie Steel Co. and Tenn. Coal, Iron & R.R. Co. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic Assn., Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Au- tomobile, Evanston Golf. Recreations: golf, bil- liards. Home: 417 Barry Av. Office: 208 S. LaSalle Street.

BAKER, Henry Dunster, consul; b. Attleboro, Mass., Feb. 26, 1873; s. William T. Baker; A.B., Yale, 1896; m. Miss Griffiths, of Australia. Con- nected with editorial depts. Chicago Tribune, New York Evening Post and Commercial West, Minne- apolis, to 1904; in spl. lit. work, 1904-7; consul at Hobart, 1907-10; spl. duty in New Zealand to in- vestigate trade conditions, 1910-11; consul at Nas- sau, 1912-13; spl. detail to investigate opportuni- ties for extension of commerce of U.S. in India, 1913; consul at Bombay, 1913-14; apptd. commer- cial attaché, Dept. of Commerce, Oct. 3, 1914, and designated for duty at Am. Embassy, Petrograd; consul at Trinidad, W.I., Oct. 27, 1916. Home: Chi- cago, Ill. Address: Am. Consulate, Trinidad, W.I.

BAKER, Horace S., assistant city engr .; b. Chica- go, July 18, 1878; s. Henry D. and Agnes M. (Milne) Baker; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Evanston High Sch .; B.S., Northwestern Univ., 1901; B.S., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1903; m. Florence L. Yerxa, of Cam- bridge, Mass., Apr. 12, 1904; 3 children: Barbara, Edward, Henry. Entered engring. dept., C.&N .- W. R.R., 1903; then with C.&W.I.R.R., 1905-6; became connected in official capacity with City of Chicago, as engr. Water Pipe Extension Div., 1906; later in Construction Div. and in charge of Designing Div .; engr. Track Elevation Dept., 1910-11; asst. city engr., City of Chicago, since 1911. First It. Engr. Corps, I.N.G .; with U.S. Army on Mexican border, June-Nov., 1916. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Congregationalist. Home: 6657 Greenview Av. Office: 402 City Hall.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 11

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1917 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 784

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784