The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 17

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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BEARDSLEE, George Murray, lighting fixtures; b. Iroquois Co., Ill., June 20, 1868; s. Smilie Ran- som and Ruth (Hebron) Beardslee; ed. pub. schs. of Iroquois Co., Ill., at Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Chicago, and Northern Ind. Normal and Busi- ness Inst., Valparaiso, Ind .; m. Constantine, Mich., Mar. 30, 1898, Marie Louise Castle. Has been en- gaged in the gas and electric fixtures business since Sept., 1890, and was with the W. S. Edwards Mfg. Co .; upon the organization of the Beardslee Chandelier Mfg. Co., 1901, became its treas., and is now vice pres. Recreations: golf, fishing, swim- ming. Home: 1642 Jarvis Av. Office: 216 S. Jef- ferson St.

BEARDSLEY, Arthur Lehman, manager Chicago branch Cleveland Twist Drill Co .; b. Buchanan, Mich., Dec. 27, 1869; s. S. L. and Martha (Foster) Beardsley; grad. high sch. Kalamazoo, Mich., 1887; m. Stella Huggett, of Kalamazoo, June 16, 1896; children: Olive Maud, Edward Huggett. Clerk for Edwards & Chamberlain Hardware Co., Kalama- zoo, to Dec., 1900; then with a lumber firm at Lum- ber City, South Ga .; mgr. Chicago branch of the Cleveland Twist Drill Co. since July, 1902. Repub- lican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Pullman, Machinery (treas.). Recreations: motor- ing, billiards. Home: 1624 Farwell Av. Office: 9 N. Jefferson St.

BEATON, David, clergyman; 1848-1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BEATTIE, Charles Stuart, lawyer; Sept. 30, 1855- 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

BEATTIE, Robert Hezekiah, clergyman; b. Beth- lehem, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1864; s. Robert H. and Mary Ann (Brewster) Beattie; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1885, A.M., 1890; teacher and prin. prep. dept. Sy- rian Prot. Coll., Beirut, Syria, 1885-9; teacher classical dept., Princeton Univ., 1889-90; teacher English history, Evelyn Coll., Princeton, N.J., 1890- 91; grad. Princeton Theol. Sem., 1891; student Univ. of Berlin, Germany, 1893-4; m. Carolyn Palen Weller, of Newburgh, N.Y., Apr. 16, 1895; children: Eleanor, Robert, Elizabeth, Carol, Charles, Dale. Ordained Reformed Dutch Ch. ministry, 1891; pas- tor Newburgh, N.Y., 1891-1903, First Presbyn. Ch., Austin, since Jan., 1903. Mem. Soc. Bibl. Lit. and Exegesis, Chicago Soc. Bibl. Research. Home: 321 N. Central Av.

BEAR, Charles, bakers' supplies; b. New Wash- ington, O., June 27, 1874; s. Jacob J. and Catharine M. (Karager) Bear; ed. pub. schs .; m. Georgia M. Garlick, of Chicago, June 10, 1901; children: Laura Mildred, Harold Edgar. An organizer, 1899, of Bear Bros. Co., bakers' specialties, of which is BEATTY, George Bateman, shirts and collars; b. pres. and treas. Republican. Mason. Recreation: Phila., Pa., Apr. 13, 1868; s. Archibald and Mary

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(Seeds) Beatty; ed. pvt. schs. and Univ. of Kan .; m. Effie Andrews Byers, of Chicago, Feb. 23, 1897. Settled in Chicago, 1892; mem. firm of Thompson, Beatty & Lieberman, mfrs.' agents, 1892-6; became connected with George P. Ide & Co., shirts and col- lars, Troy, N.Y., 1896, and mgr. Chicago house since 1905, general sales mgr. since 1915. Progres- sive. Episcopalian. Mason, Elk. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Press; Troy, Pafraets Dael (Troy). Home: 856 Ainslie St. Office: Jackson Boul. and 5th Av.

BEATTY, Ross James, vice pres. Inland Steel Co .; b. on farm in Beaver Co., Pa., Aug. 12, 1854; s. Jonathan and Perthenia Jane (Sheets) Beatty; ed. pub. schs., acad. at Damascus, O., and Iron City Business Coll., Pittsburgh, Pa., graduating 1873; m. Muncie, Ind., Sept. 12, 1894, Mildred Veronese, d. of Hon. J. W. Ryan; children: John Townsend, Su- zanne Dodge (died Oct., 1907), Thomas Rosslyn, Mildred Veronese. Employed in mercantile busi- ness, Pittsburgh, 1873-80; treas. and bookkeeper, Portsmouth (O.) Iron & Steel Co., 1880-4; gen. sales agt. Leechburg Iron Works and Chartiers Iron & Steel Co., Pittsburgh, 1884-8; gen. sales agt. W. Dewees Wood Co., mfrs. of planished iron, Pittsburgh, 1888-92; organized Midland Steel Co., 1891-2, and built a steel plant and rolling mill at Muncie, Ind .; was pres. and gen. mgr. of same until works were sold, Apr. 1, 1900, to Am. Sheet Steel Co., of which was gen. western mgr. until Apr. 30, 1901; gen. mgr. and dir., 1901-11, and since vice pres. Inland Steel Co. of Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Illinois Athletic, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Recreations: outdoor di- versions. Home: Highland Park. Office: 38 S. Dear- born St., Chicago.

BEATTY, William Trimble, president Austin Mfg. Co., machinery; b. New Brunswick, N.J., Oct. 2, 1864; s. William Trimble (D.D.) and Sarah Col- well (Fulton) Beatty; ed. pub. schs. of Pittsburgh, Pa .; m. Valerie Lee Jones, of West Chester, Pa., Apr. 2, 1891. Entered employ of Austin Mfg. Co., 1885, becoming vice pres. and gen. mgr., 1902, and pres., 1911; also pres. and gen. mgr. of Austin- Western Co. Republican. Mem. S.A.R., Soc. Colo- nial Wars. Clubs: Homewood Country, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Home: Flossmoor, Ill. Office: 910 S. Michigan Av., Chi- cago.

BEAUMONT, George, architect; b. Farnley, nr. Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng., Feb. 13, 1854; s. James and Elizabeth (Gledhill) Beaumont; common sch. edn .; m. Chicago, Apr. 13, 1882, Harriet Wood, of Leeds (wife now deceased); children: Marie, Francis Harold, George Stanley, Bessie. Began study of architecture, 1869; obtained medal of Leeds and Yorkshire Architectural Assn., 1880; traveled in Europe for architectural study; emigrated to U.S., settling in Chicago, 1881; employed as architec- tural draftsman and gen. supt. on buildings to 1886; since in gen. practice on own account. Mem. Royal Inst. of British Architects since 1881; or- ganized Architectural Club, Chicago (pres., 1886- 87); fellow Am. Inst. of Architects and mem. Ill. Chapter same; mem. Chicago Architects' Business Assn. (pres., 1899-1900), Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Episcopalian. Recreations: farming and fruit growing, music. Home: 1226 Fullerton Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.

BEAUPRÉ, Arthur Matthias, diplomat; b. Oswe- go, Ill., July 29, 1853; s. Matthias and Sarah J. (Patrick) Beaupré; m. Mary F., d. Hon. C. W. Marsh, of Dekalb, Ill., Oct. 20, 1880. Went to Au- rora, Ill., at 21; admitted to Ill. bar; county clerk Kane Co., Ill., 1886-94; apptd. consul-gen. and sec. legation, Guatemala, Oct. 7, 1897; transferred to Colombia in same capacity, Oct. 27, 1899; E.E. and M.P. to Colombia, Feb. 12, 1903; served there dur- ing pendency of Panama Canal Treaty in Colom- bian Congress; E.E. and M.P. to Argentine Repub- lic, 1904-8, to the Netherlands and Luxemburg, 1908-11, to Cuba, Aug., 1911-June 28, 1913. Mem. Administrative Council, Permanent Court of Arbi- tration, The Hague. Del. Internat. Exchange Conf., The Hague, 1911; signed treaty with Cuba convey- ing Guantanamo Naval Sta. to U.S., 1913; E.E. and M.P. on spl. mission to attend inauguration of Pres. Menocal of Cuba, 1913, and was made chief of that mission. Home: 4224 Hazel Av.

BEBB, Edwin, lawyer; b. at Salem, Ill., Oct. 19, 1858; s. Michael S. (s. William Bebb, gov. of Ohio, and commr. of patents under Lincoln) and Cath- erine (Hancock) Bebb; ed. country dist. schs., Wheaton (Ill.) Coll., Univ. of Ill .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.); m. Byron Twp., Ogle Co., Ill., Feb. 18, 1885, Minnie A. Jones; chil- dren: Herbert, Kenneth, Edwin Adams. State grain inspector, 1878-83; agt. of the grain receiving commn. merchants of the Chicago Bd. of Trade in charge of their business at C.,R.I.&P.R.R. receiv- ing depot, 1883-93; admitted to bar, 1893, and since engaged in gen. practice. Republican. Home: 1652 W. 102d St. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

BECHT, Frank Christian, M.D., teacher; b. Lex- ington, Ill., Nov. 28, 1879; s. August and Catharine (Freidinger) Becht; ed. Bradley Poly. Inst., Peo- ria, Ill .; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1907, Ph.D., 1909; Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1912-15; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1915; m. Ruby A. Cumming, of East Peoria, Ill., Sept. 13, 1908; chil- dren: Arno Cumming, Elizabeth Garnet. Asst. prof. pharmacology, Univ. of Chicago, since 1914. Mem. Am. Physiol. Soc., Am. Pharmacol. Soc., Sigma Xi. Home: 5463 Greenwood Av.

BECK, Alexander Richard, lumberman; May 3, 1839-Sept. 20, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

BECK, Carl, surgeon; b. Milin, Austria, Mar. 26, 1864; s. Ignatz and Elizabeth (Pollak) Beck; ed. common schs. and gymnasium in Prague, Bohemia, and med. sch. of the Royal and Imperial Univ. of Prague, M.D., 1889; served as asst. in surg. and gynecol. clinics in Prague, assisting first Prof. Gussenbauer and later Dr. Schauta, famous gyne- cologist of Vienna; m. Chicago, Apr. 10, 1899, Eda Stein; children: Helen Babette, Frances Eda, Wil- liam. Made several trips to America as steamer surgeon, 1889-90, and in 1890 settled in Chicago in gen. practice of medicine; prof. surgery, Chicago Coll. of Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), Post-Grad. Med. Sch. and Chicago Coll. of Dentistry; attend- ing surgeon to Cook Co., St. Joseph and North Chicago hosps .; now devoting time to surgery. Founded St. Anthony Hosp., with the Sisters of Joliet. Founded German Med. Soc. and Bohemian Med. Soc. of Chicago; mem. A.M.A .; also of the German Soc. of Surgeons of Berlin, and Soc. of Physicians of Prague. Served as volunteer in 11th Inf. regt., Austrian Army, and later 1st lt. of 75th Inf. Regt. Mem. Independent Religious Soc. Au- thor: Principles of Surgery, 1905; also many arti- cles in med. jours .; collaborator of Internat. Jour. Gynecology and Obstetrics (internat. sec.). Home: 601 Deming Pl. Office: 2551 N. Clark St.

BECK, Edward Scott, editor; b. Bainbridge, Ind., Dec. 12, 1868; s. Moses Milton and Mary Hamilton (Scott) Beck; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1893; m. Cora Frances Reilly, of Chicago, Sept. 9, 1896 (died Oct. 12, 1899); m. 2d, Grace Kennicott Redfield, of Chi- cago, Aug. 23, 1911. Began newspaper work on reportorial staff of the Chicago Daily Tribune in 1893, with which has since been identified, becom- ing night city editor, 1896, city editor, 1898, night editor, 1908, mng. editor, 1910. Mem. Beta Theta Pi, Loyal Legion. Clubs: University. Cliff Dwel- lers. Home: 209 E. Chestnut St. Office: Tribune Office.

BECK, Emil Georg, surgeon; b. in Bohemia, Mar. 26. 1866; s. Ignatz and Elizabeth (Pollak) Beck; student Univ. of Prague, 1878-83; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1896; post-grad. work, Univ. of Zurich; m. Clara Hyde, of Chicago, June 28. 1897. Founder, 1906, and builder North Chicago Hosp., and conducted same for 12 yrs .; now surgeon same. and treas. North Chicago Hosp .. Inc. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., II1. State, Chicago and German med. socs., Am. Roentgen Soc., West- ern Surg. Assn., Chicago Surg. Soc., Gesellschaft Deutscher Chirurgen. Mason. Club: City. Author: (brochures) Fistelgänge und Abscesshoehlen (Tu- bingen, Germany). 1909; Bismuth Paste in Chronic Suppuration, 1913; Localization of Foreign Bodies (2 vols.), 1916. Home: 2632 Lake View Av. Office: 2551 N. Clark St.

BECK, Joseph C(arl), M.D .; b. Bohemia, Austria. Sept. 26, 1870; s. Ignatz and Elizabeth (Pollak) Beck; resided in Clinton and Holden, Mo., 1885-93; in

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Chicago since 1893; ed. pub. schs. of Prague, Aus- tria, and in Catholic convent sch. in Holden, Mo .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1895; m. Carrie A. Stein, of Chicago, Mar. 26, 1899; children: Elsa, Philip, Joseph C., Jr. Engaged in practice of medicine and surgery in Chicago, since 1895, limit- ing practice to eye, ear, nose and throat; prof. otology and laryngology, Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Coll. until 1915; asso. prof. otology and rhino-laryngology, Coll. Phys. and Surg .; oto-laryn- gologist and ophthalmologist to North Chicago Hosp., and partner with brothers, Drs. Carl and Emil G. Beck and Dr. Bernard G. Katz in the North Chicago Hosp .; surgeon in oto-laryngology, Cook Co. Hosp .; mem. oto-laryngol. staff, University Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, Am. Acad. Oph- thalmology and Oto-Laryngology; mem. Am. Lar- ryngol., Rhinol. and Otol. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngol. Soc., Chicago Röntgen Soc., Chicago Ophthal. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., German Med. Soc., Am. Med. Editors' Assn., Nu Sigma Nu. Republican. Mason. Club: Chicago Press. Recreations: baseball, mo- toring, travel. Residence: Parkway Hotel. Office: 108 N. State St.

BECK, Rudolph, dentist; Sept. 18, 1868-Mar. 15, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BECKEN, Albert Charles, wholesale jeweler; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Apr. 19, 1855; s. Ferdinand Charles and Ulricka (Holz) Becken; ed. dist. sch .; father died when son was 10 yrs. old and mother married again; m. Driftwood, Pa., Apr. 19, 1883, Grace, d. Judge G. W. Huntley; children: Clara Louise, Al- bert Charles. After mother's second marriage, step- father took him from school to assist. in live stock business, which proved too hard for him; went into barber shop and learned the trade; established for self in barber business at Driftwood, Pa., 1874, and by 1883 had saved $9,000; entered the jewelry busi- ness, traveling among the lumber camps selling watches to the men; went to St. Paul, Minn., 1886, and established in watch jobbing business, intro- ducing the Dueber-Hampden watches in that terri- tory; in wholesale watch and jewelry business since 1892; pres. A. C. Becken Co. since 1:05; has a ranch in Ariz. and is interested in lumber. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn. (ex-vice pres.), Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. First Presbyn. Ch. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Park Ridge Country. Recreations: agriculture and trav- eling. Home: Park Ridge, Ill. Office: Powers Bldg., Chicago.

BECKER, Abraham G., commercial paper; b. at Warsaw, O., Sept. 21, 1857; s. Nathan and Henri- etta (Schaffner) Becker; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Feb. 8, 1887, Kate Friedman; children: Helen, Louise, James H., Margaret. Began business ca- reer Jan. 1, 1878, in house of Hermann Schaffner & Co., in which he became a partner, and after the death of Mr. Schaffner organized and incorporated, July 1, 1894, the firm of A. G. Becker & Co., dealers in commercial paper, of which is pres .; dir. Live Stock Investment Co., Greenebaum Sons Bank & Trust Co., Drexel State Bank, Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Union League, Standard, Hamilton, City. Home: 5132 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.

BECKER, Anthony William, merchant and mfr. (See vol. 1911.)

BECKER, Benjamin Vogel, lawyer; b. Warsaw, Ind., June 20, 1871; s. Leopold and Caroline (Vogel) Becker; ed. pub. schs., Warsaw and Fort Wayne, Ind., until 1885; m. Elizabeth Loeb, of Jackson, Mich., June 20, 1901; 1 son, John Leonard. Came to Chicago from Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1887, and began to read law in the office of Jacob Newman; admit- ted to bar by Supreme Court of Ill., 1892, Supreme Court of U.S., 1900, and continued in same office; became mem., 1898, firm of Newman, Northrup, Levinson & Becker, which later changed to New- man, Levinson, Becker & Cleveland; retired from last named firm, Jan. 1, 1914, and formed part- nership of present firm of Levinson, Becker & Schwartz; dir. Nat. Bank of the Republic (Chica- go), Woods Motor Vehicle Co., Union Switch & Sig- nal Co. (Swissvale, Pa.), Webster Electric Co. (Racine, Wis.), Amalgamated Machinery Corpn. and Charlton Silk Co. (Chicago), Pfanstiehl Co.,

Walden W. Shaw Corpn., and several other corpns. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Hist. Soc. Republican. Clubs: City, Ill. Athletic, Ravisloe Country, Lake Shore Country, etc. Recreations: golf, traveling. Home: 4610 Woodlawn Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

BECKER, Charles Jacob, electrical appliances; b. Freeport, Ill., Aug. 27, 1867; s. Jacob Henry and Katherine (Maurer) Becker; ed. grammar and high schs., Freeport; m. Chicago, Sept. 11, 1889, Mar- garet A. Kneller; children: Erma (deceased), Ethel L. Served 4 yrs.' apprenticeship in machinists' trade, 1881-4; with the Belding Motor Co., about 3 yrs .; in Aug., 1891, with brother, Oliver E., estab- lished firm of Becker Bros., elec. repairs and mfrs. of dynamos and motor brushes, of which is now vice pres .; also vice pres. Am. Maintenance Co. (motor insurance). Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner) ; mem. O.E.S., Odd Fellows. Clubs: Mystic Athletic, Rotary (pres. 1917-18), Berwyn, Berwyn Motor, Knapp Island Gun, Brandywine Gun (Memphis, Tenn.). Recreations: motoring and hunting. Home: 3420 Berkeley Av., Berwyn, Ill. Office: 23 N. Jef- ferson St., Chicago.

BECKER, Frederick Jacob, mfr .; b. at Chicago, Feb. 6, 1870; s. Frederick and Eva Elizabeth (Mad- ary) Becker; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Adela Fricke, of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1895; 1 son, Freder- ick William. Was in employ of wholesale dept. Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. 28 yrs., resigning June 30, 1912; organized, 1906, the Justrite Mfg. Co., mfrs. sheet metal specialties, acetylene and fire preventive devices, and has continued as pres. of company and chmn. bd. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason (Shriner). Clubs: Birchwood Country, German. Recreation: golf. Home: 1628 Morse Av. Office: 2061 Southport Av.

BECKER, Frederick Walter, lawyer; Oct. 27, 1844-Apr. 28, 1910. (See vol. 1911.)

BECKER, John William, tax specialist; b. Clop- penberg, Germany, Apr. 9, 1864; s. Herman J. and Elizabeth (von Ravensburg) Becker; came with parents to Chicago when 3 yrs. of age; ed. pub. and high schs., Chicago; m. Boston, Mass., Nov. 19, 1900, Esther M. Walker; m. 2d, Chicago, Dec. 28, 1916, Elizabeth G. Kane. Established in real estate business on own account, 1884; sold out and en- tered county treas.'s office, 1885, as clk .; advanced to asst. chief clk. and then was chief clk. for 9 yrs .; in Feb., 1904, with George J. Lawton, estab- lished firm of John W. Becker & Co., gen. real estate, with a specialty in tax matters. Republic- an. Mason (32°, Shriner). Home: 904 LaFayette Parkway. Office: Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.

BECKER, Louis Alexander, president L. A. Beck- er Co. (See vol. 1911.)

BECKER, Ludwig, violinist; b. Cronberg, Ger- many, July 23, 1873; s. Jacob and Katharina (An- thes) Becker; studied with Prof. Hugo Heerman, at Hoch's Conservatory, Frankfort; at 16 played under directorship of Brahms, Richard Strauss, Weingartner and other leaders; apptd. concert- meister, Concert House Orchestra, Frankfort, later concertmeister Kroll's Theatre, Berlin; m. Alice Dieffenbach, of Frankfurt, Germany, Oct. 12, 1898; children: Dorothea, Ludwig, Mignon. Came to U.S. upon invitation of Theodore Thomas, 1897, and joined his orchestra; served as asst. concertmeis- ter and first concertmeister, appearing in leading cities of the country; resigned, 1911, and since asso. dir. and head Violin Dept., Columbia Sch. of Music, Chicago; also dir. Tri-City Symphony Or- chestra, of Davenport, Ia., Rock Island and Moline, Ill .; has played in many concerts and recitals, Chi- cago, and other cities. Mem. Soc. Am. Musicians. Home: 509 Oakdale Av. Office: 509 S. Wabash Av.

BECKER, Oliver Edward, electrical engr .; b. at Lanark, Ill., Feb. 9, 1871; s. of Jacob Henry and Katherine (Maurer) Becker; ed. pub. schs., Free- port, Ill., 3 yrs. in Rose Poly. Inst., Terre Haute, Ind., 1891-3; Ohio State Univ., 1894-5; m. Chicago, June 11, 1902, Mabel Louise Thorsell; 2 sons: Oli- ver Edward, Jr., and Richard F. Began electrical work in 1888; with brother, Charles J., established firm of Becker Bros., elec. engrs., machinery, etc., Aug., 1891; also pres. and treas. Am. Maintenance.

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Co .; dir. Internat. Land & Live Stock Co. of Mex- ico; treas. Perfection Vacuum Cleaner Co. of Chi- cago. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic (life), Chicago Fly Casting, Westward Ho Golf. Recreations: golf, automobiling, fishing. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 23 N. Jefferson St., Chicago.

BECKER, S. Max, fur merchant; b. Doernbach, Germany, Dec. 14, 1855; s. Isaac and Henrietta Becker; ed. pub. schs .; came to U.S., 1872; m. Chi- cago, Apr. 30, 1891, Lilly Hirsh; children: Rober G., Florence E., S. Max, Jr. Lived at Pine Bluff, Ark., 1872-81; came to Chicago, 1882, as a dealer in wool and furs; established the firm of Wolf, Beck- er & Co., 1886; became a member of the firm of Bach, Becker & Co., 1888, succeeded by Becker Bros. & Co., 1905. Mem. Fur Merchants' Credit Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Hebrew religion. Club: Standard. Home: 4743 Drexel Boul. Office: 416 N. Dearborn St.

BECKER, Simon, merchant; b. Ft. Wayne, Ind., Apr. 26, 1856; s. Jacob and Henrietta (Lohmann) Becker; ed. high sch., Ft. Wayne; m. Angola, Ind., May 27, 1885, Rosa Stiefel; 3 children. In mercan -. tile business continuously since 1875, at Goshen, Ind., N.Y. City and Chicago; removed to Chicago, 1903; an organizer of Becker, Ryan & Co., dept. store, 1904, and financial mgr. of the firm. Repub- lican. Jewish religion. Club: Ravisloe Country. Home: 919 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 6245-6257 Hal- sted St.

BECKETT, James Beach, lawyer; b. at Chicago, Aug. 12, 1871; s. James D. and Georgiana (Beach) Beckett; Ph.B., Yale, 1893; Univ. of Mich. Law Sch .. 1893-4; m. Florence Mills Macy, of Western Springs, Ill., Apr. 27, 1915; 1 son, James Dunceith. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896, and since in practice at Chicago; dir. Standard Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Theta Delta Chi. Club: University. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington St., Chi- cago.

BECKLEY, Walter Louis, automobile supplies; b. Crystal Lake, Ill., Nov. 21, 1867; s. Capt. John E. and Emma C. Beckley; ed. pub. schs. of Crystal Lake, Elgin (Ill.) Acad. and business coll. in Chi- cago; unmarried. Began at 16 as errand boy and a year later was shipping clerk; bookkeeper in iron and steel commn. business for 2 yrs .. supt. of iron and steel warehouse 2 yrs. Started Mfrs.' & Mer- chants' Warehouse (iron and steel storage com- mn.), 1890; managed the warehouse for 3 yrs. and bicycle material dept. of same for 3 yrs .; organized The Beckley-Ralston Co., automobile supplies, 1896 (incorporated, 1897), of which is pres. Republican. Club: Illinois Athletic. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Of- fice: 1801 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

BECKMAN, Bernard Christian; b. Naperville, Ill., Feb. 20, 1877; s. Philip and Elizabeth (Pfeif- fer) Beckman; ed. Northwestern Coll., Naperville; m. May Ballou, of Naperville, Ill., Oct. 24, 1901; 3 daughters: Bernice, Eleanor, Sylvia Allen. Taught sch. 1 yr .; entered employ of Chicago office of the Standard Paint Co., 1896, in minor capacity; west- ern sales mgr. same company, 1905-12; pres. Beck- man-Dawson Co., asphalt shingles, since 1912; pres. Winthrop Asphalt Shingle Co., Argo, Ill .; dir. First Nat. Bank, Naperville. Republican; alderman 3d Ward, Naperville, 1908-10, 1910-12. Christian Scientist. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: outdoor diversions, gardening, motoring. Home: Naper- ville, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

BECKWITH, Clarence Augustine, theologian; b. Charlemont, Mass., July 21, 1849; s. Justin Wil- liams and Sarah (Upton) Beckwith; A.B., Olivet (Mich.) Coll., 1874, A.M., 1877; studied Yale Divin- ity Sch., 1874-6; grad. Bangor (Me.) Theol. Sem., 1877; Univ. of Berlin, 1897-8; (S.T.D., Olivet, 1892) ; m. at Boston, V. Eugénie Loba, of Olivet, Mich., Sept. 25, 1878. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1877; pas- tor Brewer, Me., 1877-82, W. Roxbury (Boston), 1882-92; prof. Christian theology, Bangor Theol. Sem., 1892-1905; prof. systematic theology, Chicago Theol. Sem., since 1905. Corporate mem. A.B.C. F.M .; mem. Soc. Bibl. Research. Author: Realities of Christian Theology, 1906. Editor dept. theology, philosophy and ethics, in the New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Address: Fac- ulty Exchange, Univ. of Chicago.

BECKWITH, Edwin Burt, M.D .; b. Ridgebury, Bradford Co., Pa., June 8, 1870; s. Edwin Ruthven and Julia Philura (Burt) Beckwith; prep. edn. Phillips Exeter Acad., Exeter, N.H .; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1899; M.D., Hering Med. Coll., Chicago, 1908; m. Ella Blanche Huntington, of Princeton, Ill., June 29, 1910. Practiced in Chicago since 1908. Mem. Internat. Hahnemannian Assn., Ill. Homœ. Assn., Southern Homœ. Soc., Regular Homœ. Med. Soc. (pres.). Vice pres. Chicago Theosophical Assn. Mason, K.P. Home: 1124 E. 44th St. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

BECKWITH, Floyd Irving, clergyman; b. on farm, Oakland Co., Mich., June 8, 1875; s. George Edwin and Elizabeth Marie (Barker) Beckwith; ed. pub. schs., Fenton, Mich .; S.B., Kalamazoo (Mich.) Coll., 1904; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1905, B.D., 1906; m. Dorothy Grace Pierce, of Utica, Mich., July 31, 1901; 1 daughter, Dorothea -Julia. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1900; pastor 1st Ch., Can- ton, O., 1906-11, Tabernacle Ch., Chicago, since 1911. 'Republican. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: automobile, golf. Home: 3355 W. Monroe St. Of- fice: 3300 W. Monroe St.

BECKWITH, John William, judge; b. Chicago, Apr. 17, 1871; s. Corydon and Mary Anne (Smith) Beckwith; B.A., Yale, 1889; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1892; m. Chicago, Apr. 22, 1898, Eu- nice Stuart; 1 daughter, Mary A. Entered practice in law dept. of C.&A.R.R., 1892; asst. corpn. coun- sel of Chicago, 1903-6; mem. firm of Felsenthal, Foreman & Beckwith, 1906-11, Felsenthal & Beck- with, 1911-14; corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1914-15; judge Municipal Court since 1916. Dir. Hotel Sher- man Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Epis- copalian. Clubs: University, Yale, Law. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 743 Lincoln Parkway. Office: N. Dearborn St. and Austin Av.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 17

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