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BESLEY, Frederick Atwood, M.D .; b. Waukegan, Ill., Apr. 19, 1868; s. William and Sylvia (Jocelyn) Besley; ed. pub. and high schs. of Waukegan, Chi- cago Manual Training Sch .; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1894; m. Mrs. Myra E. Busey, of Chicago, Oct. 6, 1910. Practiced in Chicago since 1894; asso. prof. surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; attending surgeon Cook Co., Woman's, Wes- ley and Chicago Charity hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Chi- cago Surg. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Univer- sity, Midlothian. Maj. Med. Corps, U.S.A., and in active service in France, 1917. Home: 4515 Green- wood Av. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.
BEST, A (lbert) Starr, merchant; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Apr. 25, 1871; s. Albert and Estelle (Starr) Best; ed. pub. schs., N.Y. City; m. Marjorie Ayres, of New York, Apr. 18, 1897; 4 children: Marshall Ayres, Albert Leonard, Marjorie Starr and Louise Estella. Began as clerk in father's clothing store, New York, 1888; came to Chicago, 1901, and estab- lished A. Starr Best, Inc., infants', children's and young men's outfitters, of which has since been pres. and treas. Was mem. 7th Regt. N.G.N.Y. 10 yrs. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Evans- ton, Westmoreland Country, Union League. Rec- reations: golf, bowling, billiards, fishing. Home: 2911 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1 N. Wa- bash Av., Chicago.
BEST, Cyrus Williams, manager C. W. Best Art- ists' Series; b. Mendota, Ill., Apr. 22, 1865; s. J. E.
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and Hannah M. (Cook) Best; grad. Oberlin (O.) Conservatory of Music, 1890, Mus.B., 1906; also studied Leipzig, Germany, 1890-3; m. Frances Mc- Cracken, of Paxton, Ill., June 20, 1900. Dir. Con- servatory of Music, Waynesburg, Pa., 1902-9; mgr. C. W. Best Artists' Series since 1911. Republican. Congregationalist. Home: 5631 Kenwood Av.
BEST, William, cigar mfr .; b. Canterbury, Eng., Aug. 29, 1841; s. William and Mary Ann (White- head) Best; family came to U.S., 1852; ed. Canter- bury and Chicago pub. schs .; m. Aug. 1, 1865, Louise C., d. Isaac B. Sterling, of Chicago; chil- dren: William, Florence G. (Mrs. Walter G. War- ren), Grace L. (died aged 13). First employment on leaving sch. in 1857 was as office boy in whole- sale tobacco house of John C. Partridge & Co., in which, after a few years, he became partner; on death of Mr. Partridge, 1876, became head of the house and organized the firm of Best, Russell & Co., wholesale tobacconists and cigar mfrs .; firm incorporated, 1891, as Best & Russell Co., of which became pres. South Town collector, 1883; South Park commr., 1885-1911 (pres. of bd., 1887-91, audi- tor of bd., 1905-11), thus making 25 yrs. of service, the longest continuous period ever served by a commr. in the City of Chicago; also served as a mem. Special Park Commn. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mason (32°, K.T.). Mem. Sixth Pres- byterian Ch. Clubs: Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Iroquois, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Home: 4620 Ellis Av. Office: 535 S. Wabash Av.
BEST, William, Jr., cigar mfr .; b. Chicago, May 13, 1873; s. William and Louise Caroline (Sterling) Best; ed. Chicago Manual Training Sch .; m. Junia Verne Swing, of Mason City, Ill., June 19, 1896 (died 1909); 1 daughter, Vernie Elizabeth; m. 2d, Verne Mildred Halbert, of Chicago, Apr. 14, 1911. Identified with Best & Russell Co., mfrs. and deal- ers in tobacco and cigars, since 1893; became vice pres., 1904, and when company merged into The General Cigar Co., Inc., New York, was elected vice pres. of latter. Democrat. Clubs: South Shore Country, Midlothian Country, Calumet Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5429 Cornell Av. Office: 535 S. Wabash Av.
BESTOR, Arthur Eugene, president Chautauqua Instn .; b. Dixon, Ill., May 19, 1879; s. Orson Porter and Laura Ellen (Moore) Bestor; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; m. Jeanette Louise Lemon, of Bed- ford, Ind., Mar. 24, 1905. Prof. history and polit. science, Franklin Coll., Ind., 1901-3; lecturer on polit. science, Extension Div., Univ. of Chicago, 1904-1912; asst. gen. dir., 1905-7, dir. 1907-15, pres. since 1915, Chautauqua Instn. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Polit. Science Assn., Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: City, Quadrangle. Home: 5737 Kimbark Av., Chicago; (summer) Chautauqua, N. Y. Offices: Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago, and Chau- tauqua, N.Y.
BETSCHE, Charles William. (See vol. 1911.)
BETTS, Louis, artist; b. Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 5, 1873; s. Edward Daniel Betts; ed. St. Louis, Mus- kegon (Mich.), N.Y. City, Davenport (Ia.) and Oak- land (Cal.); m. Giovanni M. Kurzenknabe, of Chi- cago, July 7, 1899. Began portrait painting as child of 7 yrs .; represented by portraits of Luther Laflin Mills and Charles Eugene Banks, in Chicago Press Club; portrait of Prof. G. W. Hough, in Dearborn Obs., Evanston, Ill .; portrait of Franklin W. Tracy, Springfield, Ill .; "Apple Blossoms," in Art Inst., Chicago; etc. Address: 334 S. Michigan Av.
BETTS, William Hamilton, casualty ins .; b. Fort Gratiot, Mich., Feb. 19, 1875; s. John and Margaret (Hamilton) Betts; ed. pub. schs., London, Ont., Can .; m. Margaret Boylan, of Detroit, Mich., June 26, 1901. Asst. auditor Union Station & Terminal Assn., Detroit, 1893-8; agency dept., Continental Casualty Co., 1898-1903; resident mgr., same com- pany, at San Francisco, 1903-6, sec. since May 1, 1906. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Olympia Fields. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 5119 Kimbark Av. Office: 910 S. Michigan Av.
BETZ, Hugo Edward, M.D .; b. at Davenport, Ia., Dec. 15, 1861; s. Philip and Mary (Banrose) Betz; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1896; m. Augusta Enderle, of Chicago, Sept. 6, 1887. Practiced at
Chicago since 1896; supt. Iroquois Memorial Hosp. Mem. A. M. A .; trustee Chicago Med. Soc .; pres. Alumni Assn. Bennett Med. Coll. Republican. Lutheran. Home: 5500 S. Halsted St.
BETZ, Mathew J., wholesale millinery; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 19, 1874; s. Peter and Mary (Thorn) Betz; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., Chicago; m. Margaret Kelling, of Chicago, June 16, 1897; children: Cath- erine, Helen, Margaret, Mathew, Jr. Has been connected since 1887 with D. B. Fisk & Co., mfrs. and importers of millinery, Chicago, New York, Cleveland, St. Louis and Atlanta; European buyer for the company 13 yrs., vice pres. since 1909. Clubs: Evanston, Birchwood Country. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 1319 Chase Av. Office: 225 N. Wabash Av.
BETZ, Theodore Herman, Chicago mgr. Frank S. Betz Co .; b. Eau Claire, Wis., Mar. 21, 1887; s. of Charles F. and Wilhelmina (Ronneberger) Betz; ed. pub. schs. and Allen's Business Coll., Eau Claire; m. Elizabeth Heath, of Chicago, Jan. 10, 1916. Began in employ of Frank S. Betz Co., sur- gical and hosp. supplies, Hammond, Ind., 1905; mgr. Chicago office of the company since Oct. 20, 1915. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Hammond, Hammond Country. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 5924 Magnolia Av. Office: 30 E. Randolph St.
BEVAN, Arthur Dean, M.D., surgeon; b. Chicago, Aug. 6, 1861; s. Thomas and Sarah (Ramsey) Be- van; ed. Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1878-9; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1883; m. Anna L. Barber, of Akron, O., Feb., 1896. U.S. Marine Hosp. Service, 1883-7; prof. anatomy, Ore. State Univ., 1886-7; prof. anatomy, 1887-9; asso. prof. surgery, 1899-1902, prof. surgery since 1902, Rush Med. Coll .; professorial lecturer on surgery, Univ. of Chicago, since 1901; surgeon Presbyterian Hosp. (ex-pres.); 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., since 1908. Fellow Am. Surg. Assn .; mem. A.M.A., Chi- cago Med. Soc. (pres., 1898-9), etc. Clubs: Univer- sity, Glen View, Onwentsia. Home: 2917 Michigan Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
BEVINGTON, Edwin Leslie, railway official; b. New Lenox, Ill., Feb. 22, 1866; s. of William and Theresa (Clemens) Bevington; ed. pub. schs., by private instrn. and at commercial coll .; m. Etta Barrow, of Chicago, Aug. 2, 1896. Began ry. serv- ice as bill clk., C.&N.W.Ry .; entered passenger dept. C.&A. R.R., 1882, continuing in various capacities 18 yrs .; gen. mgr. Denver, Boulder & Northern R.R., Denver, 1900-1; became sec. Trans-Continental Pass. Assn., Chicago, 1901, and is now chmn. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Shriner). Residence: The Plaza. Office: 608 S. Dearborn St.
BICKETT, Cornelius A., coal miner and shipper; b. Cincinnati, O., Mar. 15, 1864; s. John and Mary (Deighan) Bickett; ed. at Cincinnati; m. Frances Ball, Apr. 16, 1895. Came to Chicago, 1892; pres. Bickett Coal & Coke Co. since 1905; pres. Chicago Sandoval Coal Co., Chicago Bearing Metal Co .; vice pres. Franklin Coal & Coke Co., Hygienic Ice Co .; dir. Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Chicago Automobile, Olym- pia Fields Country. Home: 7027 Euclid Av. Office: 507, 332 S. Michigan Av.
BIDDLE, William Baxter, railway official. Re- moved to St. Louis. (See Who's Who in America.)
BIDWILL, Joseph E., contractor; b. at Chicago, Feb. 21, 1857; s. Richard and Mary (English) Bid- will; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Mary A. O'Sullivan, of Chicago, Sept. 14, 1882; children: Joseph E. (clerk of Circuit Court), Genevieve, Loretto, Earl, Charles, Richard, Arthur. Entered grain business, 1878, in which year was appointed mem. State Grain Inspection; promoted from position of helper through intervening duties until became 1st asst .; mem. Chicago Council, 1889-97, resigning to be- come railroad and warehouse commr. of Ill. under appointment of Gov. John R. Tanner, 1897-1901: chief grain inspector of Ill., under appointment of Gov. Richard Yates, 1901-4, being the only person who has ever served from lowest to highest posi- tions in that service. Pres, and treas. The Pacific Co., paving contractors; pres. Am. Engring. & Con- strn. Co. Mem. Chicago Central Com. 12 yrs .; mem.
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Cook Co. nepublican Com .; del. to Rep. Nat. Conv., Cleveland, O .; m. Lelia Emily Baird, of Clevelan 1896.
Catholic. Home: 5823 Washington Bou . 2 daughters: Ruth, Dorothy. Removed from Mic Office: 504, 155 N. Clark St.
BIEDENWEG, William C., stained glass. (See vol. 1911.)
BIEDERMANN, Hans, musical educator; b. Neu- damm, Germany, Feb. 6, 1871; s. Johannes and Ida (Kapisohke) Biedermann; grad. high sch., also Royal Conservatory, Berlin, 1893; m. Camilla B. Hoetsch, of Chicago, Mar. 16, 1911. Came to Amer- ica, 1899; teacher of music, Chicago, 1899-1904; dir. Englewood Musical Coll., 1904-8; dir. Biedermann Sch. of Piano and Vocal Art, Auditorium Bldg., un- til 1916, now in Lyon & Healy Bldg. Served in German Army, 1891-2. Musical dir. Chicago Teach- ers' Chorus, Schiller Liedertafl, Junger Maenner- chor, etc. Republican. Evangelical Lutheran. Ma- son, Odd Fellow. Home: 408 W.61st St. Address: Lyon and Healy Bldg.
BIEDERWOLF, William Edward, evangelist. (See Who's Who in America.)
BIEHN, Joseph Favil, M.D., bacteriologist; b. at Chicago, Apr. 1, 1878; A.M., Northwestern Univ., 189S, M.D., 1901; student Post-Grad. Med. School, 1901 --. Instr. bacteriology and clinical pathology, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1899-1902; asst. prof. pathology. Post-Grad. Med. School, 1901-2; prof. bacteriology, sanitary sciences and pub. health, Dearborn Med. School, since 1903; supt. and bacteriologist, Municipal Laboratory, Chicago, 1904-9; dir. scientific and research laboratories, Abbott Alkaloidal Co., 1909; bacteriologist to Mercy, Samaritan, Wesley hosps. and Post-Grad. Hosp. Training School; pathologist and bacteriologist, Dearborn Post-Graduate Medical School; prof. bac- teriology and special pathology, Am. Med. Coll. Home: 5444 Lakewood Av.
BIERBOWER, Austin, lawyer, author; died Apr. 12, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
BIERD, William G., railway official; b. Balti- more, Md., May 24, 1864; s. Obediah and Mary Bierd; ed. pub. and night schs .; m. Maude, d. E. D. Chapman, of Fulton, Ill., Feb. 25, 1891. Began rail- road work at 17 as bridge gang laborer, C.&N .- W. Ry .; resigned after 5 yrs .; overseer of construc- tion, C.,B.&Q.Ry.Co .; yardmaster U.P.R.R., Chey- enne, Wyo .; trainmaster Norfolk & Western R.R., Roanoke, Va .; same Lehigh Valley rd., Buffalo, N.Y., until 1902; trainmaster and div. supt., C.,R.I. &P.Ry., 1902-4; asst. to the gen. mgr., same rd., 1904-5; gen. supt. and gen. mgr. Panama R.R. & Steamship Co., Colon, Panama, 1905-7; gen. supt., N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R., 1907-9; vice pres. and gen. mgr., M.&St.L.R.R., 1910-14; pres., C.&A.R.R. since 1914. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Golf. Home: 2258 Lincoln Park W. Office: 608 S. Dearborn St.
BIERINGER, William Augustus, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)
BIESENTHAL, Max, M.D .; b. Milwaukee, Dec. 13, 1882; s. Edward and Eva Biesenthal; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), Chicago, 1904; m. C. Bacharach, of Chicago, Dec. 20, 1911. Practiced at Chicago since 1904; attending phys. Cook Co. Hosp., same, Municipal Tuperculosis Commn. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago ined. socs., Nat. Assn. Prevention of Tuberculosis. Hebrew. Home: 6045 South Park Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
BIGELOW, Edward Alpheus; Aug. 18, 1849-Dec. 18, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BIGELOW, Harry Augustus, professor law; b. at Norwood, Mass., Sept. 22, 1874; s. Erwin A. and Amy (Fisher) Bigelow; A.B., Harvard, 1896, LL.B., 1899; m. Mary Parker, of Georgetown, Colo., Apr. 12, 1902. Instr. criminal law, Harvard Law Sch., 1899-1900; engaged in practice of law in Honolulu, H.T., 1900-3; asst. prof. law, 1904-6, asso. prof., 1906-9, prof, since July 1, 1909, Univ. of Chicago. Editor 3d edit. May's Criminal Law, 1905; writer of legal treatises and articles. Mem. Ill. Bar Assn., Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, Order of the Coif. Democrat. Clubs: University, City, Quad- rangle, Legal. Home: 1225 E. 56th St.
BIGELOW, Louis Herbert, wholesale paper; b. Cleveland, O., May 23, 1866; s. Louis Henry and Kate (Adams) Bigelow; grammar and high schs.,
to Chicago, 1888; in employ of wholesale pap house until became connected, Jan., 1904, with Be mingham & Seaman Co., mfrs. of paper, also whol sale dealers, and is now sec. and dir. same. Me Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mas (32°). Recreations: motoring, fishing. Home: 47 Magnolia Av. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
BIGELOW, Nelson P., lumber. Removed to Big low, Ark. (See vol. 1911.)
BIGGER, Robert Rush, clergyman; b. New Co cord, O., Apr. 27, 1867; s. James McClure and Nan Agnes (Rush) Bigger; A.B., Muskingum Coll., 189 A.M., 1894; studied Lake Forest Univ .; Ph.I Franklin Coll., 1899; grad. McCormick Theol. Sen 1894; m. Anna Margaret Clark, of Cambridge, ( Aug. 12, 1891; children: Mary Arnette, Robert Rei Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1893; pastor 3d C Wheeling, W. Va., 1894-1903, 2d Ch., Massillon, ( 1903-9, Westminster Ch., Cleveland, 1909-16, 6 Ch., Chicago, since Apr., 1916. Founder Presby Brotherhood of America. Progressive Republica Mason. Home: 3614 Lake Park Av.
BILL, Ingram Ebenezer, clergyman; b. Hampto N.B., Can., Nov. 23, 1872; s. Ingram Ebenezer al Eleanor (Pyke) Bill; A.B., Acadia Univ., Nova Sc tia, 1893; student Newton Theol. Instn., 1893- B.D., Rochester (N.Y.) Theol. Sem., 1897; Div. Sc of Univ. of Chicago, 1905-8; fellow in ch. histor Univ. of Chicago, 1907-8; m. Blanche Thomas, London, Ont., May 5, 1897. Ordained Baptist mi istry, Sept. 19, 1894; pastor West Cleveland, ( 1894-5, First Ch., Oberlin, O., 1897-1905; acting pa tor Capitol Hill Ch., Denver, Colo., Mar .- Sep 1908; pastor North Shore Ch., Chicago, 1908-1 City Park Ch., Denver, 1913-16, Parkside Ch., Ch cago, since Sept., 1916. Home: 1515 E. 69th Pl.
BILLINGS, Charles Lewis, lawyer; b. Highlan Wis .; s. Henry M. and Ann (Bray) Billings; e common schs., Iowa Co., Wis .; Normal Sch., Platt ville, Wis .; spl. student Univ. of Wis., 1878-82; u married. Chief clerk in office of atty. gen. of Wi 1882-3; settled in Chicago, 1883; wrote articles a notes upon legal subjects for law journals, 1883- asst. librarian Chicago Law Inst., 1885; atty. credit dept. of J. V. Farwell & Co., 1886; practic in Kansas City, Mo., 1887-90, Chicago since 189 mem. Paddock, Wright & Billings, 1894-190 Elected state senator 1st Senatorial Dist., No 1906; Rep. candidate for municipal judge, 191 Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Ch cago Law Inst. Clubs: Law, Chicago, Universit Recreation: music. Home: 229 E. Huron St. Offic 69 W. Washington St.
BILLINGS, Frank, M.D .; b. Highland, Iowa C Wis., Apr. 2, 1854; s. Henry M. and Ann (Bra Billings; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1881, M. 1890; interne Cook Co. (Ill.) Hosp., 1881-2; studi in Vienna, 1885-6; m. Dane Ford Brawley, of Was ington, D.C., May 26, 1887. Prof. medicine, Nort western Univ., 1891-8; prof. medicine since 189 dean of faculty since 1900, Rush Med. Coll. (Uni of Chicago); professorial lecturer, 1901-5, pro medicine, since 1905, Univ. of Chicago. First Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., since 1908; phys. Presbyn. Hosp .; consulting physician to the Ch dren's Memorial, St. Luke's, Michael Reese a Provident hosps .; pres. Ill. State Bd. Charitie Mem. A.M.A. (pres., 1902-4, treas., 1904-10), Ass Am. Physicians (pres., 1905-6), Ill. State Med. So Chicago Med. Soc. (pres., 1890), Chicago Neuro Soc., Nat. Assn. for Study and Prevention of T berculosis (pres., 1907-8). Head of U.S. commn. sanitation, medicine and food distribution in Ru sia and sent there, July, 1917; mem. med. advisor com. Am. Red Cross. Clubs: Chicago, Universit Chicago Athletic. Home: 242 E. Walton Pl. Offic Peoples Gas Bldg.
BILLINGSLEA, Edward L., resident partner fir of Rogers, Brown & Co., pig iron. Home: 45 Ellis Av. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
BILLMAN, Joseph E., clergyman; b. Minneap lis, Minn., Feb. 6, 1890; s. J. L. Billman; prep. ed Pillsbury Acad., Owatonna, Minn .; student Univ. Minn .; Univ. of Chicago; m. Vera Sheldon, of W terville, Minn., Sept. 15, 1914; 1 daughter, Euni
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Ada. Pastor Galilee Bapt. Ch., Chicago, since Sept. 15, 1914. Home: 2019 Wellington Av.
BILLOW, Clayton Oscar, consulting engr .; b. at Shelby, O., June 14, 1860; s. David and Susan (Tressler) Billow; grad. Shelby (O.) High Sch., 1879; m. Springfield, O., Nov. 24, 1887, Helen Park- er; children: Robert (died in infancy), Virginia. Operator in Shelby Woolen Mills, 1877-8, in sur- veying corps as transitman, 1879; in government employ, 1880; with James Leffel & Co., turbine wheels, Springfield, O., 1881; with Cincinnati, San- dusky & Cleveland Ry., 1882, St. John Sewing Ma- chine Co., 1883, Champion City Oil Co., 1884-8, and during that period, with E. E. Billow, carried on experiments with crude oil for fuel and made some of the earliest installations of apparatus for stor- ing, controlling and burning liquid fuels; gen. western mgr. Pasteur-Chamberlain Filter Co., at St. Louis, Mo., 1888-9; in 1890, with E. E. Billow, came to Chicago and organized Nat. Supply Co., of which is sec. Was asst. mech. engineer of the World's Columbian Expn., 1892-3, and designed, in- stalled and operated the fuel oil appliances con- nected with the power plant (received two medals and three diplomas). Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Ohio Soc. (sec., 1913-16; pres., 1916-17). Republic- an. Lutheran. Mason (Past Comdr. Apollo Com- mandery No. 1, K.T.), Elk, K.P. Co-inventor and patentee of the Billow System fuel oil appliances, furnaces, forges, kilns, etc. Clubs: Union League, Engineers. Home: 1013 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 416 Grand Av., Chicago.
BILLOW, Elmer Ellsworth, pres. Nat. Supply Co .; b. Shelby, O., May 11, 1862; s. David and Susan (Tressler) Billow; student Wittenberg Coll., Spring- field, O., 1883; m. Minnie B. Faust, of Shelby, O., 1881 (died 1889) ; children: Vera (Mrs. John Deles- tenier), Susan (Mrs. C. B. Adams); m. 2d, Harris- burg, Pa., 1891, Jessie McKee; children: Marjorie, Elmer E., Jr. Engaged in oil business at Spring- field for 6 yrs., coming to Chicago in 1888, and be- coming pres. of the Nat. Supply Co .; receiver Wy- opo Co. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Beta Theta Pi, S.A.R. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Press (life). Recreation: traveling. Home: 823 Washington St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 416 W. Grand Av., Chicago.
BINGHAM, Arthur E., lumber mcht. (See vol. 1911.)
BINGHAM, Charles Lyman, mfr. dental supplies, retired. (See vol. 1911.)
BINGHAM, Millard F., president Samuel Bing- ham's Son Mfg. Co., printers' rollers; b. N.Y. City, 1847; s. Samuel Bingham, 1st mfr. of printing press rollers. Office: 636 Sherman St.
BINKOWITZ, Samuel D., vice pres. Am. Insu- lated Wire & Cable Co. (See vol. 1911.)
BINSWANGER, Augustus, lawyer; b. at Catons- ville, Baltimore Co., Md., Jan. 19, 1844; s. Emanuel and Elise (Seligman) Binswanger; ed. pub. schs., Baltimore; LL.B., Yale Law Sch., 1867; m. Carrie Vogel, of Chicago, Nov. 20, 1872 (died Dec. 23, 1914); children: Ida, Alvin. Practiced at St. Louis, 1867-88; removed to Chicago, 1888; in charge of le- gal business of Nelson Morris & Co. until 1915. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chi- cago Law Inst. Democrat. Mason. Dir. and sec. Chicago Sinai Congregation for 5 yrs. Mem. B'nai B'rith. Club: Standard. Residence: Hotel Metro- pole. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
BINSWANGER, Jacob, mfr .; b. Germany, Mar. 30, 1862; s. Oswald and Caroline (Kahn) Binswan- ger; ed. pub. schs. and commercial coll., Augsburg, Bavaria; m. San Francisco, Bella Ottenheimer, of Jebenhausen, Germany, Apr. 20, 1890; children: Richard M. and Elsie K. Served apprenticeship in a wholesale dry goods house of Geneva, Switzer- land; came to America, 1883· traveled 16 yrs. for Pacific Coast houses; then for a St. Louis firm; associated with Ottenheimer & Co., mfrs. of duck clothing, 1901-5, and still retains interest in that house; propr. Binswanger Children's Muslin Under- wear Co. Jewish religion. Home: 5244 South Park Av. Office: 510 Throop St.
Flora (Pierce) Binyon; ed. high sch., Crown Point, Ind .; m. Fanny Spencer, d. of late S. S. Kimbell, of Chicago, Nov. 22, 1893; 2 sons: Spencer, Millard. Taught district sch. in Lake Co., Ind., until coming to Chicago in 1888; was employed by Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. a short time, then in whole- sale dept. of Marshall Field & Co. 3 yrs .; identified with brick mfg. industry since 1893 and became sec. S. S. Kimbell Brick Co. in 1902, and pres. in 1907. Republican. Clubs: Builders' (ex-pres.), Au- tomobile, Beverly Golf. Recreation: motoring. Home: 2604 Kimball Av. Office: 304 Chamber of Commerce.
BINZ, Charles Augustus, twines and cordage; b. St. Louis, May 30, 1853; s. Stephen and Anna M. (Leonard) Binz; ed. grammar and high schs. and business coll. at St. Louis; m. Catherine Hetzel, of St. Louis, Sept. 17, 1878 (died May 22, 1910): 1 daughter, Lillian L. (Mrs. Harry L. Malcher). Be- gan as order clerk for Curtis & Co. Mfg. Co., St. Louis, 1878, coming to Chicago, 1880, as mgr. of the branch office; incorporated, 1dov, a separate company of the same name, of which has been sec. since 1887. Democrat. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Catholic. Mem. Royal League. Recrea- tions: bowling, motoring. nome: 4363 Kenmore Av. Office: 215 N. Desplaines St.
BIRCH, Hugh Taylor, lawyer; b. Lake Co., Ill., Aug. 2, 1848; s. Erastus Mitchell and Sally (Milli- gan) Birch; studied Antioch Coll., Yellow Springs, O .; m. Maria Root, of Buffalo; 1 daughter, Helen Louise. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1871, and since prac- ticed in Chicago; mem. Galt, Birch & Galt. Was 1st asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., 1872-76. Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago. Winter home: 12 E. Scott St. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
BIRD, George Henry, automobiles; b. London, Eng., Feb. 9, 1877; s. John William and Henrietta (Maylem) Bird; brought to U.S., 1879; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. Elizabeth Curtis, of Ft. Atkin- son, Wis., Sept. 30, 1903; 2 children: George Curtis, Henrietta. Began active career in employ of A. Flanagan & Co., pubs., 1893; then with Ginn & Co., pubs., 1893-5; with C. J. Whipple, bicycles, later Whipple & Bird; entered bicycle business on own account as George H. Bird & Co., 1902; associated in automobile business with A. G. Bennett, 1902, title later becoming Bennett, Bird Co .; is pres. Bird-Sykes Co., distributors of the Paige automo- biles, since 1906. Mem. Chicago Automobile Deal- ers' Assn. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason. Clubs: Ouilmette Country, Detroit Athletic. Recre- ation: gardening. Home: 510 Washington Av., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 2215 S. Michigan Boul., Chicago.
BIRD, Harry Lewis, editor, lawyer; b. Marinette, Wis., Oct. 8, 1870; s. Hon. H. P. and Sarah J. (Fair- child) Bird; A.B., Lake Forest Coll., 1894; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law: m. Chicago, 1897. Grace Wilson; children: Harlan Wilson. Harry Lewis, Jr., Elizabeth, Thomas Sheldon. Came to Chicago, 1894; was on editorial staff Chicago Chronicle 3 yrs., Chicago Daily News 3 yrs., city editor of lat- ter, 1899-1901; chief paymaster City of Chicago, 1901-4; engaged in gen. law practice with Graham H. Harris; later associated with John Vennema and James W. Hyde; gen. sec. Legislative Voters' League of Ill .; asst. editor The Continent: editor The Multitude Magazine; sec. Business Federation of America; with Chicago Daily News, 1917. Ma- son. Club: Hamilton (life mem .; dir., 1906-8). Home: 5441 Kenmore Av.
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