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BAKER, James R., merchandise broker; b. Char- lottesville, Va., Sept. 28, 1869; s. Samuel and Louise (McIntire) Baker; ed. pub. and prep. schs .; Univ. of Va .; m. Elizabeth Cheatham, of Louisville, Ky., June 5, 1898; 1 daughter, Elizabeth G. Entered mdse. brokerage business in Chicago, 1886; began - with firm of Hard & Rand, teas and coffees; pres. James R. Baker & Co., grocers' sundries, since 1903. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Wholesale Grocers' Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., In- dustrial, Glen View Golf, Evanston Country. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 1240 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1016 Hearst Bldg., Chicago.
BAKER, John Clark, lawyer; b. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 25, 1877; s. James and Margaret (Clark) Bak- er; ed. Evanston (Ill.) Acad .; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1901, fellow in physics, 1901-2, A.M., 1902; student Mich. Sch. of Mines, 1902-3; m. Hester Sproul, of Elgin, Ill., Aug. 24, 1904; 1 son, James Edward. Admitted to Ill. bar, Feb., 1905, and since practiced at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Nu. Sergeant major 2d Mo. Vol. Inf., 1898, Spanish-Am. War; capt. of inf., Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Democrat. Meth- odist. Clubs: University, Ouilmette Country, Uni- versity of Evanston. Wrote: (with Henry Crew) Thermal Development of the Spark Spectrum (Proc. Am. Acad. Science), 1901. Recreation: ten- nis. Home: 347 Hill St., Wilmette, 111. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
BAKER, John Ezra, lawyer; b. St. Paris, O., May 23, 1876; s. Benjamin F. and Elizabeth (Furrow) Baker; ed. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1891-5; A.B., Ohio State Univ., 1897, LL.B., 1898; m. Elisabeth, d. of John T. Alexander, of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1907; 2 sons: John Ezra, Jr., Bruce Alexander. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898, and has since been engaged in gen- eral practice; mem. Winkler & Baker, 1904-6, Win- kler, Baker & Holder, Dec., 1906-Sept., 1909, Baker & Holder since Sept., 1909. Republican. Mason. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic Assn., Chicago Yacht. Home: 55 Cedar St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BAKER, Josephine Turck, editor, author; b. at Milwaukee, Wis .; d. James Byron and Sarah (Ash-
by) Turck; B.A., Milwaukee-Downer Coll .; studied Boston Sch. of Oratory; m. Frederick Sherman Baker, of Chicago, Nov. 10, 1888. Founder, 1899, and editor Correct English Magazine; author and pub. of a number of books on "Correct English." Home: 1516 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill.
BAKER, Lucius K., lumberman; b. Kelloggsville, Ashtabula Co., O., Aug. 16, 1855; s. Edward P. and Paulina (Bloss) Baker; ed. country schs. and Grand River Inst., Austinburg, O .; m. May C. Fos- ter, of Ludington, Mich., June 26, 1882 (died, 1890); 1 daughter, Helen Foster. Connected with Thomas R. Lyon, agt. lumber mfrs., Ludington, and en- gaged in various pursuits there, 1874-96; associat- ed with others, 1893, in organizing the J. S. Stearns Lumber Co., Odanah, Wis., of which was sec. and treas., 1893-1907, pres. since 1907; pres. Baker Lumber Co., Ashland, Odanah & Marengo R.R., Langlade Lumber Co .; vice pres. Lyon, Gary & Co., Scott & Howe Lumber Co., Continental Timber Co., Northern Nat. Bank (Ashland, Wis.); dir. Lyon Cypress Lumber Co. (Chicago), Callapooia & Rock Creek Timber Co., Mellen Lumber Co., Bagdad Lumber Co. Pres. Northern Pine Mfg. Assn., 1910. Trustee Northland Coll., Ashland; mayor of Lud- ington, 1892. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic Assn., Union League; Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wis.), Chequamegon (Ash- land). Home: Ashland, Wis. Addresses: Odanah, Wis., and 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, Il1.
BAKER, William Henry, coal mcht .; b. on farm in Lyons Tp., Cook Co., Ill., Sept. 18, 1865; s. of Digory W. and Agnes (Bielby) Baker; removed with parents to Chicago, 1868; ed. Brown Sch .; grad. Souder's Business Coll .; m. Belle Clement, of Chicago, June 22, 1891; 3 children. Began in employ of Baker Bros., coal mchts .; mgr. of the business, 1890-1905; mem. of firm until became pres. of Baker Bros., 1913. Trustee Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 2 terms, 1900-10. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recrea- tions: motoring and shooting. Home: 454 Belmont Av. Office: 37 W. Van Buren St.
BAKER, William Vincent, broker; b. at Ranee- gunge, British India, Nov. 17, 1850; s. Col. William Thurlow Baker (late of H.B.M. 4th Regt. of Foot) and Elizabeth (Vincent) Baker; father was 25 yrs. in British East Indian service; ed. India, England, France and Canada; M.A., McGill Univ., Montreal, P.Q., 1870; m. Frances E. Markley, of Chicago, June 24, 1877; 1 daughter, Ethel Markley. Came from Canada in 1870 and engaged in life ins. busi- ness until 1880; broker in commercial paper, firm of Baker & Parmele, 1880-5; mem. firm of A. O. Slaughter & Co., stocks and bonds, 1890-7; with E. L. Brewster & Co., 1897-1901, with Edwin L. Lobdell & Co., 1901-4; associate and mgr. with Chapman, De Golyer & Co., stocks, bonds, 1904-7; with A. L. Baker & Co. since 1907. Mason. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Midlothian, Old Colony. Recreations: golf, fishing, sailing. Home: 2125 Calumet Av. Office: 141 S. LaSalle St.
BALATKA, Christian Ferdinand, music teacher; b. Chicago, July 21, 1861; s. Hans and Hedwig (Fessel) Balatka; ed. high sch. and Dyrenfurth Coll., Chicago; studied music under father and afterward with other local teachers; completed studies under instructors of Royal Acad, of Music, Berlin, 1889-91; degree of Mus. D. from Grand Con- servatory of Music (N.Y. State Univ.), New York, Apr., 1903; m. Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 2, 1901, Anna Nordin. On return from Europe assumed director- ship of the piano dept. of the Balatka Musical Coll., established, 1879, by father; after father's death, Apr., 1899, became dir. of the coll. and upon incor- poration, in 1915, its pres. Mem. German Hist. Soc. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recreations: yachting, literature. Home: 1016 Irving Park Boul. Office: 20 E. Jackson Boul.
BALDERSTON, Stephen V., M.D .; b. Prince Ed- ward Island, Canada, 1868; s. of John and Sarah (Weeks) Balderston; A.B., Prince of Wales Coll., Charlottetown, 1887; M.D., Univ. of Pa., 1895; m. Jessie Thompson, of Hampton, Va., Jan. 5. 1903. Came to U.S., 1892; began practice in Va., 1895; re- moved to Evanston, Ill., 1900; commr. of health. Evanston; mem. med. bd. Evanston Hosp. Fellow
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A.M.A .; mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pediatric 10; judge Appellate Court since Dec., 1910. Has Soc. Clubs: Evanston, University. Office : 800 Davis St., Evanston, Ill.
BALDWIN, A(rchibald) Stuart, chief engr. I.C. R.R .; b. Winchester, Va., Sept. 28, 1861; s. Robert Frederick and Caroline (Barton) Baldwin; ed. at Shenandoah Valley Acad., Winchester, Va., and Staunton (Va.) Mil. Acad .; m. Mattie Frazier, of Staunton, Va., Dec. 19, 1883. Rodman on Richmond & Allegheny R.R. (now C.&O.Ry.), 1879; asst. engr. and engr., Iron and Steel Works Assn. of Va., 1880- 83; draftsman and asst. engr., Phila. extension B.&O.R.R., 1883-5; prin. asst. engr., Mo. River Bridge, Kansas City, for C.,M.&St.P.Ry., 1885-6; resident engr., Louisville, St. Louis & Tex. R.R., 1886-7; asst. engr.and roadmaster, L.&N.R.R., 1887- 1901; prin. asst. engr., 1901-3, engr. of constrn., 1903-5, chief engr. since Mar. 20, 1905, I.C.R.R. Co. Mem. Soc. of the Cincinnati in State of Va., Am. Soc. of C.E., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. (pres.), West- ern Soc. Engineers. Clubs: Engineers', Homewood Country. Home: 1364 E. 49th St. Office: 706 Cen- tral Station.
BALDWIN, C. Kemble, vice pres. Robins Con- veying Belt Co .; b. Phila., Pa .; s. Lewis Kemble and Sarah B. (Gray) Baldwin; ed. pub. schs. and Manual Training Sch., Phila .; M.E., Lehigh Univ., 1895; m. Helen M. Abbott, of South Bethlehem, Pa., 1899. Associated since 1896 with Thomas Robins in the manufacture of belt conveyors; asso. editor American Mechanical Engineers Handbook, pre- paring sect. on Hoisting and Conveying Machin- ery; has written many papers on the subject of the handling of materials for tech. press and engring. handbooks. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., Lake Superior Mining Inst. Club: Engineers'. Home: 5438 Har- per Av. Office: Old Colony Bldg.
BALDWIN, George Almon, mfrs.' representa- tive; b. Utica, N.Y., Nov. 28, 1865; s. of Myron T. and Mary C. (Harvey) Baldwin; ed. pub. schs., Univ. of Chicago and Denison Univ., Granville, O .; m. Mary G. Bruce, of LaGrange, Ill., Nov. 1, 1887; 1 daughter, Grace Mae. Identified with the type- writer industry, 1889-1912; with the Remington Typewriter Co., Chicago, 1889-96, Underwood Type- writer Co., 1896-1908; retired on account of ill health, 1908-10; pres. and treas. Rebuilt Typewriter Co., Chicago, 1910-12; out of business, 1912-15; mgr. and treas. Internat. Carbon Paper Co., 1915-17; now representative of S. F. Bowser & Co., mfrs. of oil and gasoline tanks, storage systems, of Ft. Wayne, Ind. Trustee Village of LaGrange, 1911-15. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), Odd Fellow. Clubs: Chicago Motor, Sub- urban of LaGrange, LaGrange Motor (1st vice pres.). Recreation: motoring. Home: 240 S. 5th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 105 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
BALDWIN, George Frederick, banker and bro- ker; Oct. 27, 1853-Sept. 14, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
BALDWIN, Henry R., lawyer; b. on farm in Mc- Henry Co., Ill .; s. Sebrean C. T. and Lavina (Ste- vens) Baldwin; ed. pub. schs. of Ill. and at North- ern Ind. Normal Sch .; m. Nettie C. Borden, of Crys- tal Lake, Ill. Was several yrs. teacher in country and village schs. in McHenry Co. and also county supt. of schs. there; for about 20 yrs. was partner in law firm of Jesse A. & Henry R. Baldwin, in Chicago; upon accession to Circuit Court bench of Jesse A. Baldwin, took over the law practice of the firm. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Chicago Bar Assn. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Royal League, Order . Columbian Knights. Clubs: Union League, Hamil- ton (dir., 1917-18), City. Republican. Baptist. Home: 10867 S. Hoyne Av., Morgan Park, Ill. Office: 74 W. Washington St., Chicago.
BALDWIN, Jesse A., judge; b. Greenwood, Ill., Aug. 9, 1854; s. Sebrean C. T. and Lavina (Stevens) Baldwin; student Univ. of Ill., 1872; taught sch. 5 yrs .; studied law under Hon. T. D. Murphy, Wood- stock, Ill .; m. Fannie M. Benton, of Greenwood, Ill., Jan. 29, 1879. Admitted to bar, 1877; asst. U.S. atty., 1877-84; resigned and began pvt. practice; for yrs. sr. mem. firm of Jesse A. and Henry R. Baldwin; judge Circuit Court of Cook Co., Ill., 1909-
been town atty., pres. of bd. of edn. and trustee Library Inst. of Oak Park, Ill. Trustee Univ. of Chicago, Rush Med. Coll. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Patent Law Assn. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, City, Chicago, Quadrangle. Home: 341 Pleasant St., Oak Park, Ill. Address: 412 County Bldg., Chicago.
BALDWIN, L(auris) Blake, M.D. Removed to Louisville, Ky. (See vol. 1911.)
BALDWIN, Luther Hubbell, president Baldwin Equipment & Supply Co. (See vol. 1911.)
BALDWIN, Robert Rogers, lawyer; b. Clinton, Ia., Jan. 14, 1860; s. Isaac and Elizabeth (Means) Baldwin; ed. pub. schs., Clinton; LL.B., State Univ. of Iowa, 1884; widower. Entered practice, 1884; in gen. civil practice, Chicago, since 1892. Mem. Am., Ill. and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. For- mer sec. finance com. Municipal Voters' League; dir. Chicago City Missionary Soc .; treas. Ministe- rial Relief Assn. of the State of Ill. Republican. Mem. Soc. of the Cincinnati, S.A.R., Mil. Order of Foreign Wars (sec.). Mason (K.T.). Club: City. Home: 225 E. Huron St. Office: 1727 Conway Bldg.
BALKE, Julius, vice-pres. The Brunswick-Balke- Collender Co .; b. Cincinnati, O., May 27, 1857; s. Julius and Charlotte (Harcamp) Balke; ed. high schs., Cincinnati, and polytechnic sch., Stuttgart, Germany; m. Roberta B. Bolling, of Petersburg, Va., Sept. 4, 1901. Began business career, 1875, in factory of The Brunswick & Balke Co. (of which father was one of founders), Cincinnati, O., and has since been identified with the company and its successor, The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., be- coming dir. in 1890, sec., 1893, vice pres., 1906. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, K.T.), K.P. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic Assn., South Shore Country. Recreations: billiards and golf. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: 623 S. Wabash Avenue.
BALL, David Morris, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
BALL, Edward Henry, belting mfr .; Nov. 12, 1857-1912. (See vol. 1911.)
BALL, Farlin Herbert, lawyer; b. Chicago, Oct. 19, 1872; s. Judge Farlin Quigley and Elizabeth (Hall) Ball; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1895; LL.B., Chi- cago Law Sch., 1897; m. Laura Frances Leonard, of Chicago, Apr. 23, 1903; 3 daughters: Barbara, Elizabeth, Jane. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; mem. law firm of Ball & Lunsford, 1901-5, Wolseley & Ball since 1906; master in chancery Circuit Court since 1912. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Am. Polit. Science Assn., Psi Upsilon. Ma- son. Clubs: Law, Legal, Union League, City, Oak Park, Oak Park Country. Recreations: gardening, walking. Home: 211 Clinton Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.
BALL, Farlin Quigley, judge; Mar. 28, 1838-Aug. 29, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
BALL, Godfrey Howitt, fancy groceries; b. Mel- bourne, Australia, Feb. 15, 1853; s. George Palmer and Isabella Ball; ed. pub. schs., Brooklyn, N.Y .; m. Chicago, June 24, 1885, Mary Clement Herriott; children: James Percival, Louise Herriott. Identi- fied with fancy grocery importing business since 1870; mgr. Chicago house of James P. Smith & Co., New York and Chicago. Episcopalian. Club: South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, fishing, hunting, baseball. Home: 4028 Lake Park Av. Office: 33 E. South Water St.
BALLARD, Frank Edward, real estate; Sept. 30, 1856-Apr. 5, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
BALLENGER, William Lincoln, M.D .; Apr. 26, 1861-Dec. 21, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
BALLINGER, John Ralph, surgeon; b. Atchi- son, Kan., Apr. 9, 1875; s. Thomas Edward and Julia Relph (Holland) Ballinger; ed. Atchison Co. High Sch .; Midland Coll., Atchison, Kan .; Univ. of Kan .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1900; post- grad. work Johns Hopkins, Univ. of Berlin, 1907, Middlesex Hosp., London, 1912; m. Flora Grooms, of Richmond, Ind., Apr. 12, 1904. Practiced at Chi- cago since 1900; night warden, Cook Co. Hosp.,
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1911; surgeon Norwegian Deaconess and West Side 1888. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. hosps .; prof. neurology, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Phi Rho Sigma, Sigma Chi. Episcopalian. Mason. Club: Ridgemoor Country. Home: 4603 Sheridan Rd. Of- fice: 2724 W. North Av.
BALLMANN, Martin, orchestra and band leader; b. Dortmund, Westphalia, Germany, Sept. 13, 1863; s. Leonhard and Anna Ballmann; ed. Dortmund, Hamburg and Celle, Germany, and Vienna, Aus- tria: m. Anna Ritter, of Phila., Pa., Apr. 24, 1893. Began to learn flute at 6; became member of band at 9, later of orchestras, acquiring large repertoire on various instruments; served military term as musician in 2d Inf. Regt. No. 77 Band, Hanover; became 1st flute soloist, Julius Laube Orchestra, Hamburg (65 pieces) ; came to U.S. as solo flutist, Eduard Strauss' Orchestra, 1890; settled in Chica- go as mem. Theodore Thomas Orchestra, 1891, continuing with that organization until 1907; founder, 1907, and dir. Ballmann's Orchestra and Ballmann's Symphony Band; founder and dir. Ball- mann's Orchestral Sch .; dir. Chicago Sextette Club, Medinah Shrine Military Band. Has played en- gagements in leading musical centers of U.S. Mem. Chicago Federation of Musicians, Chicago Musi- cians' Club, Deutscher Kreiger Verein, German Soc. of Chicago, Verein Deutscher Musiker von Chicago, Masonic Hosp. Assn., etc. Mason (K.T .. Shriner); mem. Zirkel Soc. of German Masons; mem. B.P.O.E. Clubs: Press, Verein Deutsche Press, Urgemuethlichkeit, Chicago Skat, Round Table. Home and Studio: 1257 Foster Av.
*BALLOU, Amos Percy, mining operator. (See vol. 1911.)
BALLOU, George Frost, vice pres. the Osgood Co. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
BALLOU, Ralph Norton, banker; b. Naperville, Ill., Jan. 15, 1877; s. Sylvester A. and Eliza Ann (Norton) Ballou; ed. pub. and high schs., Naper- ville; Northwestern Coll., Naperville, 1893-5; m. Elizabeth Yost, of Naperville, Jan. 25, 1902; 2 sons: Ralph Norton, Jr., Ray Allen. Began with First Nat. Bank, Naperville, 1897; cashier Nat. Produce Bank, Chicago, since 1905, also dir .; vice pres. Ir- ving Park Nat. Bank, Bowmanville Nat. Bank, First Nat. Bank of Downers Grove, Plainfield State Bank. Ex-Jr. Comdr. Sons of Veterans of Illinois. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Mason. Clubs: Bankers, Ill. Ath- letic. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: Naper- ville, Ill. Office: 196 N. Clark St., Chicago.
BALM, Edmund Alexander, president Ill. Metal Ceiling & Supply Co. (See vol. 1911.)
BALMER, Edwin, author; b. Chicago, July 26, 1883; s. Thomas and Helen Clark (Pratt) Balmer; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1902; A.M., Harvard, 1903; m. Katharine MacHarg, of Chicago, June 10, 1909. Reporter on Chicago Tribune, fall of 1903; associated with Graham Taylor in the publication of The Commons, Jan., 1904-Oct., 1905, when it was merged with Charities, New York; formerly edi- torial adviser and contbr. to Hampton's Mag .; also contbr. to Collier's Weekly, American Mag., Satur- day Evening Post, Ladies' Home Jour., Outlook, London Illustrated News, Popular Mag., Youth's Companion, and others. Has traveled in Cuba, Mex- ico, Europe, Hawaii and Japan. See Who's Who in America for list of books and writings. Mem. Soc. Midland Authors, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: University, Harvard. Home: 727 Lincoln St., Evanston, Ill.
BALMER, Thomas, advertising; Mar. 29, 1848- June 13, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
BANCROFT, Edgar Addison, lawyer; b. Gales- burg, Ill., Nov. 20, 1857; s. Addison N. and Cath- erine (Blair) Bancroft; A.B., Knox Coll., 1878, A.M., 1881 (LL.D., 1912); LL.B., Columbia, 1880; m. Mar- garet Healy, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Apr. 18, 1896. In general practice, Galesburg, 1884-92, Chicago since 1892; solicitor for Ill. of A.,T.&S.F.R.R.Co., 1892-5; vice pres. and gen. solicitor, Chicago & Western Ind. R.R. Co. and the Belt Ry. Co., 1895-1904; mem. law firm Scott, Bancroft, Martin & Stephens, gen- eral counsel Internat. Harvester Co., since 1907, also of Butler Bros. Republican presdl. elector,
(ex-pres.), Chicago Bar Assn. (ex-pres.), Law Club (ex-pres.). Clubs: Chicago, University, Union League (pres., 1904-5), Hamilton, Chicago Liter- ary, Merchants' (pres., 1899), City, Cliff Dwellers, Onwentsia. Author: The Chicago Strike of 1894, 1895; The Moral Sentiment of the People, the Foundation of National Greatness, 1896; Destruc- tion or Regulation of Trusts, 1907. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 77 E. Cedar St. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.
EANFORD, Henry Harris, real estate; b. Dan- ville, Ky., Nov. 4, 1869; s. William H. and Laura (Latham) Banford; ed. Central Univ., Ky .; m. Jo- sephine Reid, of Danville, Nov. 14, 1904. Journalist and newspaper corr. at Lexington and Danville, 1888-90; bookkeeper for wholesale grocery house, Danville, 1890-1; came to Chicago, 1891, and was mem. of the registration com. of Am. Trotting Register Assn. 1 yr .; with J. L. Cochran, real estate, 1892-5; in business for self, 1895-1905, and since head of firm of H. H. Banford & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. (sec., 1905). Republican. Recreation: motoring. Home: 900 Galt Av. Office: 40 N. Dearborn St.
BANGS, Frederick Augustus, lawyer; b. Lacon, Marshall Co., Ill., Apr. 3, 1865; s. Hon. Mark and Harriet Cornelia (Pomeroy) Bangs; ed. pub. schs. of Lacon and Chicago; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1886; m. Oct. 5, 1893, Ruth Tileston, of Evansville, Ind .; 1 daughter, Ruth. Admitted to bar, 1886; joined father in firm of Bangs & Bangs; firm later changed to Bangs, Wood & Bangs; now in individ- ual practice. Pres. West Chicago Park Commrs., 1901-5. Col. on staff of Gov. Yates. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Re- publican. Mason. Home: 5838 Washington Boul. Office: 522 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BANGS, Hal Crumpton, lawyer; b. Chatsworth, Ill., Oct. 8, 1880; s. Edward A. and Ann M. (Crump- ton) Bangs; B.Litt., Northwestern Univ., 1901; LL. B., Yale, 1903; m. Martha Porter Anderson, of Cyn- thiana, Ky., July 23, 1903; 1 son, Hal Crumpton, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1905, and since practiced at Chicago; mem. firm of Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt, since 1907. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi, Theta Nu Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi, Corbey Court (Yale). Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Sko- kie Country; also Yale (N.Y. City and Chicago). Home: 494 Sheridan Rd., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BANGS, John Dean, hardware mcht .; b. Lowell, Mass., July 19, 1855; s. Dean and Eliza Buckley (Brown) Bangs; ed. pub. schs., Lowell and Chicago, and at old Chicago Univ .; m. Winnetka, July 14, 1886, Elizabeth Lathrop. Entered father's hard- ware store upon leaving sch. and, in 1878, suc- ceeded to the business under present firm name of John D. Bangs & Co. Was one of the original mem- bers of 1st Regt. I.N.G., having entered as sergt. and later promoted successively as 2d lt. and 1st lt. of Co. C; was 3 years q.m., afterward elected as maj., and also served as treas., 1879-86 (resigned). Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, New England Soc. of Chicago. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: golf, boating, fishing. Home: 3861 Ellis Av. Office: 421 S. Wabash Av.
BANISTER, William Brodnax, officer medical corps U.S.A. (See Who's Who in America.)
BANKS, Alexander French, railway pres .; b. in Crawford Co., Ind., Jan. 31, 1861; s. Henry Bartlett and Julia C. (French) Banks; ed. pub. schs .; m. Blanche Nichelson, of Evansville, Ind., Nov. 13, 1883. Began with St. Louis & Southeastern Ry. Co., 1877, as contracting agt., at Evansville, Ind., 1878- 80; traveling agt. and gen. agt., Continental Fast Freight Line, 1880-8; gen. agt. la. Central Ry .. Peoria, Ill., Jan .- Sept., 1888; gen. frt. agt., 1888-9. gen. frt. and pass. agt., 1889-90, traffic mgr., 1890-3, Ia. Central Ry .; traffic mgr. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry., 1893-1900; pres. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry. and C., L.S.&E. Ry., since 1900. Dir. Continental and Commercial Nat. Bank, S. Chicago Savings Bank. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Union League, Glen View. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BANKS, William Henry, bonded public ware- houseman; b. nr. Quincy, Adams Co., Ill., June 3,
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1842; s. Eli and Harriet (Betts) Banks; ed. pub. 1867-8, U. S. Geol. Survey of Territories, 1872; in schs, and in Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., med. practice since 1874; founded with Dr. J. S. Jewell and jointly edited Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, 1874-1881; has been connected with several other med. jours. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Med. Psychol. Assn. (hon.); asso. mem. Am. Neu- rol. Assn. Contbr. to med. publs. Home: 828 Jud- son Av., Evanston, Il1. Chicago; widower; 1 child, Harry Pickands. Served as clerk for W. & D. J. Lake, grain commn. mer- chants, 1861, and later for V. A. Turpin & Co., packers; clerk for Larrabee & North, hardware, Chicago, 1862; became partner, 1868, in business of agrl. implements, seeds and tools, with J. Harley Bradley, as Bradley & Banks; this firm made first BANZET, George Thomas, dentist; b. Sandwich, Ill., Nov. 22, 1866; s. Albert and Mary (Hickey) Banzet; B.S., Chicago Sch. of Science, 1895; D.D.S., Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., 1893; m. Lillian E. Randall, of Chicago, June 2, 1898. Engaged in practice at Chicago since 1893. Mem. Internat., Nat., State and local dental socs. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Home: 5469 Cornell Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St. shipments of agrl. implements to Japan, under or- ders from Japanese Govt .; bought interest of part- ner, 1872, continuing as W. H. Banks & Co .; dis- posed of interest in agrl. business, 1876, and en- gaged in sale of celebrated Kelly Barbed Wire, controlling trade in Ill., Ind., and Wis .; became sec. and mgr. Van De Poele Electric Light Co., 1882; while with this company, Van De Poele in- vented the electric trolley now in use on street rys. of the world; company built first trolley de- vice, which was operated on street car line at Lima, O., 1891; became mgr. of a storage company, 1889, which operated a warrant system of storage and issued storage warrants; organized a ware- housing company of larger capital, 1899, and con- tinued at its head until it was merged into a New York company, of which he was western mgr., in Chicago; business was conducted by the Am. Ware- housing Co. of Baltimore, 1905-7; acquired inter- ests of Baltimore company, 1907, and has since operated the business individually. Republican. Episcopalian. Recreation: walking. Residence: New Southern Hotel. Office: The Rookery.
BANNARD, Henry Clay, brewer; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 21, 1844; s. John W. and Eliza Landon (Stone) Bannard; B.A., Yale, 1869; m. Lafayette, Ind., 1879, Florence Spears (died 1883); 1 daughter, Florence Spears (Mrs. Francis Adams); m. 2d, Jan., 1894, Mrs. Alice Yeakel Stockton, of Lafayette, Ind. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar at Springfield, 1869; in law office of Norman C. Perkins, Chicago, 1869-70; associ- ated with Franklin MacVeagh in wholesale grocery business, Chicago, 1870-81; of Bannard, Lyman & Co., wholesale grocers, 1882-4; vice pres. and gen. mgr. The N. K. Fairbank Co., 1885-96; out of busi- ness, 1897-8; pres. and treas. United Breweries Co. since 1899. Episcopalian; parishioner St. Chrysos- tom's Ch. Mem. Chicago Yale Assn., Chicago Hist. Soc. Clubs: Chicago (pres., 1896-7), University, Mid-Day (Chicago) ; University (New York). Rec- reation: travel. Home: 36 Bellevue Pl. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
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