The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 22

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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BIRD, Paul Percy, mechanical engr .; b. Kalama- 700, Mich., Mar. 24, 1877; s. Charles H. and Mary A. (Warrant) Bird; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1900; m. Elizabeth, d. of Mrs. A. D. Hyatt, of Toledo, O .. June 20, 1908; children: Paul P., Jr., Mary Eliza- beth, Alma Darst. With Newport News ( Va.) Ship- building Co., 1900-3: instr. in marine engring., Cor- nell Univ., 1904; steam engr., Ill. Steel Co., South Chicago, 1904-7; smoke insp., City of Chicago, 1907- 11; mech. engr. with Commonwealth Edison Co .. Chicago, 1911-13; mem. firm of Morton, Bird & Whitman, consulting engrs., since 1913. Pres. In- ternat. Assn, for Prevention of Smoke, 1910; mem. Assn. of Commerce Com. on Smoke Prevention and Electrification of Ry. Terminals, Chicago, 1916: mem. Am. Soc. Mech, Engra., Nat. Electric Light

BINYON, Lewis Dexter, brick mfr .; b. at Cedar Lake, Ind., Apr. 13, 1871; s. Christopher W. and Assn., Western Soc. Engrs., Delta Tau Delta. Re-

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publican. Presbyterian. Club: University. Home: tions: golf, hunting, fishing. Home: Oak Park, III. Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chi- Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago. caso.

BIRDSALL, Richard Maurice, cold storage; b. Greene, Chenango Co., N.Y., Jan. 11, 1843; s. Mau- rice and Irene Juliand Birdsall; ed. Oxford (N.Y.) Acad .; m. Chicago, Mar. 29, 1882, Carrie M. An- drews; children: Jennie Irene (Mrs. Prof. F. A. Rogers), Carrie Lillian (Mrs. Charles R. Shult- heis), Elsie Louise (Mrs. Walter E. Toon). Began in retail grocery store at Greene, N.Y .; came to Baker, cold storage, 1878, which later became the Western Refrigerator Co., and in 1894 changed to the Western Cold Storage Co., of which was sec. until 1905, since then vice pres. Served in Civil War as orderly sergeant, Co. E, Regt. N.G.N.Y. Republican. Mason (K.T.). Recreations: reading, billiards. Home: 4158 Washington Boul. Office: 421 N. State St.

BIRK, Edward John, brewing; b. Chicago, Apr. 2, 1867; s. Jacob and Magdalena (Wheelflin) Birk; ed. Scammon (pub.) Sch. to 1882; m. Chicago, Oct. 5, 1892, Amanda Markus; 1 son, William Jacob. Began as clerk for a commn. firm on the Chicago Board of Trade, 1882-9; went to the Pacific Coast; after 8 months returned to Chicago; learned the brewer's trade with the Wacker & Birk Brewing Co. and in Aug., 1891, with elder brother, William A., organized the Birk Bros. Brewing Co., of which is now sec. and treas. Democrat. Clubs: Ger- mania Männerchor, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Coun- try, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Rec- reation: motoring. Office: 1315 Webster Av.

BIRK, William Andrew, brewer; Nov. 11, 1861- June 11, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

BIRKENSTEIN, Albert, merchant; b. Chicago, Nov. 8, 1878; s. Sigmund and Mary (Felsenthal) Birkenstein; ed. pub. schs. and Chicago Business Coll .; m. Beatrice Schloss, of Chicago, Jan. 25, 1906; 2 daughters: Ruth, Eleanor. On leaving school entered house of S. Birkenstein & Sons, metals, in which has been a partner since 1903. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Mason (32°, Shriner), Elk. Club: Hampden. Rec- reations: walking, motoring. Home: 939 Argyle St. Office: 377 W. Ontario St.

BIRKENSTEIN, Louis, merchant; b. Chicago, Aug. 6, 1866; s. Sigmund and Mary (Felsenthal) Birkenstein; ed. pub. schs .; m., Chicago, June, 1897, Bertha G. Ulman; 1 son, George U. Since 1881 engaged in business established by his father in 1865, and now partner in S. Birkenstein & Sons, dealers in metals; also pres. Globe Metal Co .; treas. Bryant Mfg. Co. Pres. Nat. Assn. Waste Material Dealers; mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Il1. Athletic, Hampden. Recreation: golf. Home: 444 Wright- wood Av. Office: 377 W. Ontario St.

BIRKHOFF, George, Jr., real estate; May 15, 1852-June 27, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

BIRKLAND, Norman Sven, coal; b. at Chicago, Dec. 3, 1861; s. Jacob S. and Serena (Mauritzon) Birkland; grad. Lake View High Sch .; m. Chicago, 1885, Anna McDonald; children: Norman Donald, Evelyn Isabel, Walter Bogle. Became associated, 1883, with Walter S. Bogle in the coal business as sec. and treas. Crescent Coal & Mining Co., con- tinuing until 1906; sec. Globe Coal Co. since 1906. Republican. Lutheran. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht. Home: 9220 Pleasant Av. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.

BISHOP, Clarence Thomas, publisher; b. Elgin, Ill., Mar. 6, 1870; s. Thomas and Emma (Stringer) Bishop; ed. common schs. and "sch. of experience"; m. Emma L., d. Rev. Henry Schumaker (pastor of German Evangelical Ch.), of Elgin, Ill., May 22, 1895. Began active career as traveling representa- tive Cropley-Phillips Co., pubs., 1899, and has since continued with the company; was made sales mgr., 1909; vice pres. and gen. mgr. since July 1, 1916.

Chicago, 1877; became mem. firm of Birdsall & Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (Blue Lodge, Commandery, Shrine). Recreations: motoring, camera enthusiast. Home: 107 N. Porter Av., El- gin, Ill. Office: Tribune Bldg., Chicago.

BISHOP, Henry Walker, lawyer; died 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BISHOP, Howard Francis, lawyer; s. Francis Howard Bishop; prep. edn. North Div. High Sch., Chicago; B.A., Yale, 1907, LL.B., 1910; m. Virginia Keith, of Chicago. Practiced in Chicago since 1910; served as asst. corpn. counsel, City of Chicago; mem. Lyman, Adams & Bishop; lecturer on munic- ipal corpns. and equitable remedies, Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. Home: 503 Fullerton Pkwy. Office: 1610 Title & Trust Bldg.

BISHOP, L(ouis) Brackett, Chicago mgr. of the Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co .; b. Boston, Mass., Feb. 2, 1854; s. Paul J. and Frances A. (Bacon) Bishop; ed. grammar and high schs., Boston; m. Minnie Ridgway, of Chicago, Apr. 2, 1890; 1 son, Ridg- way P. Began in wholesale dry goods house, Bos- ton, 1869, continuing 17 yrs .; removed to Chicago, 1886; became a solicitor for the Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co., of Springfield, Mass., at its Chicago branch, 1889, and in 1897 became Chicago mgr. of the company; dir. Mt. Hope Cemetery Assn. Mem. Life Underwriters' Assn. of Chicago (ex-pres.), Nat. Assn. of Life Underwriters (pres., 1912). Re- publican. Swedenborgian. Mem. Soc. Mayflower Descendants, New England Soc. of Chicago (ex- pres.). Club: Hamilton. Recreations: music, liter- ature (philosophy), billiards. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.

BISHOP, Rufus W., M.D .; A.B., Univ. of Vt., 1877; M.D., Univ. of Berlin, 1882. Fellow Am. Acad. Medicine; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Office: 25 E. Jackson Boul.

BISHOP, Seth Scott, M.D .; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Feb. 7, 1852; s. Lyman and Maria '(Probart) Bish- op; grad. Pooler Inst., Fond du Lac; studied at Beloit (Wis.) Coll .; New York Univ .; M.D., North- western Univ., 1876; (D.C.L., LL.D.) ; learned print- er's trade; m. Jessie A. Button, 1885; children: Jes- sie E., Mable B. Prof. diseases of the nose, throat and ear, Loyola Univ. Med. Sch .; surgeon to Jeffer- son Park Hosp., and other hosps. and charity dis- pensaries; consulting surgeon to Mary Thompson Hosp., Ill. Masonic Orphans' Home (LaGrange, Ill.) and Silver Cross Hosp., Joliet. Mem. Internat. Med. Congress, Pan-Am. Med. Congress, A.M.A., state med. socs. of Ill., Wis. and Minn., Beta Theta Pi, etc. Mem. Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Honor, Ancient Order of United Workmen. Author: Dis- eases of the Ear, Nose and Throat, and Their Ac- cessory Cavities; The Ear and Its Diseases; also numerous monographs; has written extensively for journals and books. Asso. editor New York Medical Times. Home: 1726 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 31 N. State St., Chicago.

BISSELL, Arthur, pianos and organs; b. Chica- go, Jan. 1, 1870; s. George Francis and Jerusha (Woodbridge) Bissell; ed. Chicago pub. schs., Chi- cago Manual Training Sch., Lake Forest Acad., Lake Forest Univ .; m. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 1, 1897, Emily Greeley Tredway; children: Emily Greeley Tredway, Arthur Dwight. Was 5 yrs. with Weber Piano Co .; then 5 yrs. with Lyon, Potter & Co., for- mer agents of Steinway & Sons' pianos; sec. Clay- ton F. Summy Co., publishers and importers of mu- sic and dealers in music, and Chicago representa- tive of Chickering & Sons, pianofortes, 1898-1907; then organized the Bissell-Cowan Piano Co., of which was pres. until Apr. 1, 1910, when the Aeo-

BISHOP, Charles Nelson, insurance; b. Kenosha, Wis., May 28, 1855; s. Rev. Hiram Nelson Bishop; ed. high sch., Chicago; m. Chicago, Sept. 7, 1903, Anna Robbins. In 1872 entered fire ins. agency of Thomas & W. A. Goodman, as clk., until 1875; in service of The Spectator, ins. journal, 1875-80 and 1883-5; engaged in mining, and as editor and propr. Summit Co. Leader, Colorado, 1880-3: partner in fire ins. agency of H. H. Brown & Co., Chicago, 1884-9; Chicago mgr. for the Northern Assurance Co., Ltd., of London, since 1889. Pres. Chicago Bd. lian Co. of N.Y. City purchased the lease, good will, of Underwriters, 1909. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, etc., of the Bissell-Cowan Piano Co. at 409 S. Mich- Illinois, Oak Park, Oak Park Country. Recrea- igan Av., and he was resident mgr. of that com-

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pany until 1913; pres. Bissell-Weisert Piano Co. Black; ed. pub. schs., Lancaster, O .; m. Helen Can- since 1913. Pres. Chicago Musical Art Soc. Repub- lican. Clubs: University, Cliff Dwellers, Onwentsia. Recreations: golf, music (vocal). Home: 50 E. Schiller St. Office: 410 S. Michigan Av.

BISSING, Petrowitsch, violinist, composer; b. at Saratov, Russia, Jan. 4, 1874; s. Justus and Mar- garet (Guenther) Bissing; ed. Prague, Bohemia; latest instructors, Anton Dvorak, harmony and composition, Ot. Seveik, violin; unmarried. Came to U.S., 1906, to Chicago, 1914; engaged in concert work, teaching and composing; appeared in con- cert before Emperor Joseph in Prague and in other European cities. Composer: Synthetical Violin Technique (regarded as standard work by many teachers of America and Europe), 1909; also other tech. studies for violin, songs with piano accom- paniment, violin compositions with piano accom- paniment, numbers for string orchestra, etc. Home: 5334 Ellis Av. Studio: Kimball Hall Bldg.

BITHER, William A., lawyer; b. Sherbourn Co., Minn., June 16, 1867; s. Hiram Hall and Safrona (Felch) Bither; B.S., Northern Ind. Coll., 1888; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1892; m. Stacyville, Ia., July 19, 1894, Lydia L. Penny; 1 daughter, Luella. Ad- mitted to bar by Supreme Court of Ill., 1892; mem. Bither & Goff. Pres. Masonic Temple Safety De- posit Co., Hill Construction Co .; dir. and mem. exec. bd. Security Trust & Deposit Co .; dir. Internat. Register Co. Republican. Home: 4400 Greenwood Av. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.

BLABON, Joseph Ward, railway official; b. at Farmington, Franklin Co., Me., Apr. 27, 1858; s. Joseph Eaton and Martha Ward (Smith) Blabon; ed. pub. schs., Portland, Me .; unmarried. Began as clk. at New York, 1876; in business on own ac- count, St. Paul, Minn., 1883-9; entered ry. service on G.N.R.R., 1890, with which remained until 1905, as purchasing agt., 1890-9, western traffic mgr., at Seattle, 1899-1902, 4th vice pres., 1902-5; was also pres. G.N. Express Co. and Northern Steamship Co .; traffic mgr. C.&A.R.R., Jan. 1, 1905-Dec. 31, 1908; vice pres. C.G.W.R.R. since Sept. 1, 1909. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf, South Shore Coun- try, Traffic (Chicago) ; Minneapolis (Minneapolis) ; Minnesota (St. Paul); Des Moines (Des Moines, Ia.). Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.

- BLACK, Arthur Davenport, dentist; b. Jackson- ville, Ill., Nov. 15, 1870; s. Dr. Greene V. and Eliza- beth Black; B.S., Ill. Coll., 1892; D.D.S., Northwest- ern Univ. Dental Sch., 1900, M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1901; M.A., Northwestern Univ .; m. Lenore Bronaugh, of Virden, Ill., Oct. 19, 1897; 3 children: Gilmer Vardiman, Mary Barbara, Jane. Came to Chicago from Jacksonville, 1895; was en- gaged in mfg. business in Indianapolis and Chi- cago; practiced in Chicago since 1900; prof. opera- tive dentistry, and asst. oral surgeon, Northwest- ern Univ. Dental Sch .; oral surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Inst. of Medicine of Chicago, Nat. Dental Assn., Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., Physicians' Club. Republican. Clubs: University, Westmoreland. Rec- reations: hunting and fishing. Home: 1250 Asbury Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

BLACK, Frederick E., clergyman; b. in Pa .; s. Traville F. and Susan Catherine (Oglesby) Black; A.B., Western Union Coll., Lemars, Pa .; grad. Mc- Cormick Theol. Sem .; unmarried. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1915; pastor Irving Park Immanuel Ch. Democrat. Home: 4251 N. Spaulding Av.

BLACK, Frederick William, lumber; b. Indian- apolis, Aug. 17, 1874; s. William F. and Elizabeth (Webster) Black; ed. grammar and high schs .; m. Winsted, Conn., June 20, 1899, Mary Anna Cooke; 2 daughters: Elizabeth L., Helen L. In employ of Greer, Mills & Co., Union Stock Yards, 1894-8; or- ganized, and mem. Harman-Black Coal Co., 1899- 1903; pres. F. W. Black Coal Co., 1903-5; pres. Fred W. Black Lumber Co. since 1905; also pres. Black Lumber & Vencer Co. Republican. Mem. Ch. of Christ. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: tennis. Home: 5032 St. Lawrence Av. Office: 2245 S. Crawford Av.

BLACK, George, wholesale hardware; b. in Kan., Aug. 23, 1866; s. Samuel and Mary Jane (Stuart)

non, of Lancaster, Nov. 18, 1893; 7 children: George, Howard, Lawrence, Marcello, Charles, Francis, Robert. Clerk in office of Toledo & Hocking Valley R.R., at Columbus, O., 1882-7; then bookkeeper Internat. Packing Co., Columbus, 1885; office clerk "Big Four" Ry., Pa.R.R., 1886-92 (both at Colum- bus); with Allerton, Clarke Co., wholesale hard- ware, Chicago, since 1893, now treas. of the com- pany. Republican. Club: Hardware. Home: Whea- ton, Ill. Office: 74 W. Lake St., Chicago.

BLACK, Greene Vardiman, dentist; Aug. 3, 1836- Aug. 31, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914- 15.)

BLACK, John Charles, lawyer; Jan. 27, 1839-Aug. 17, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)

BLACK, John Clarke, banker; July 3, 1837-June 1, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

BLACK, John Donald, lawyer; b. Urbana, - Ill., Sept. 11, 1872; s. Gen. John Charles and Adaline L. (Griggs) Black; ed. pub. schs. of Danville, Ill., and Washington, D.C .; Columbian Univ. Law Sch., Washington, D.C .; Harvard Law Sch .; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1902, Margaret Horton Potter; m. 2d, 1911, Louise (Love) Beckwith. Admitted to bar by Su- preme Court of Ill., 1896; now mem. law firm of Winston, Payne, Strawn & Shaw. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Glen View, Chicago Automobile. Home: 2258 Lincoln Park West. Office: First Nat. Bank Building.

BLACK, Louis N., book pub .; b. Macomb, Ill., July 27, 1879; s. Ekin and Laura (Phelps) Black; ed. pub. schs., Macomb; m. Helen M. Long, of Chi- cago, 1904. Began in employ of A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1896, continuing 5 yrs .; became con- nected with the Book Supply Co., publishers of fic- tion (mail order house), 1901, now sec. and treas. Mem. Disciples of Christ. Recreation: motoring. Home: 4114 N. Springfield Av. Office: 231 W. Mon- roe St.

BLACK, Robert A., M.D .; b. Apr. 18, 1879; s. of Rev. J. A. and Tizah M. (Cannon) Black; prep. edn. Washington Acad., Ia .; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1904. Engaged in practice at Chicago since 1904, making a specialty of the diseases of children; prof. diseases of children, Post-Grad. Med. Sch., since 1908; head dept. of pediatrics, Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery; attending pediatrician to Mercy and Washington Park hosps. Mem. Assn. Am. Teachers of Diseases of Children, A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Office and Residence: Del Prado Hotel.

BLACK, Stephen H., secretary Bauer & Black; Mar. 4, 1861-Jan. 4, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACK, William Joseph, railway official; b. St. Louis, Oct. 3, 1864; s. Andrew and Mary (O'Con- nell) Black; m. Mary M. Atchison, of Leavenworth, Kan., Apr. 24, 1895. Entered ry. service, 1879, as office boy; served in various positions until 1887; chief clerk passenger dept., Oct., 1887-Jan. 1. 1892, asst. gen. pass. agt., Jan. 1, 1892-Feb. 1, 1897, gen. pass. agt., 1897-1905, pass. traffic mgr. entire A.,T. &S.F. System, since Oct. 10, 1905. Address: Rail- way Exchange.

BLACK, William Perkins, lawyer; Nov. 11, 1842- Jan. 3, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACKBURN, Charles, secretary Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago R.R. Co. Removed to Balti- more, Md. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACKBURN, Francis Adelbert, college prof. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACKLEDGE, John Wesley, mfr. automobile parts; b. Rockville, Ind .: s. Thomas Grisselle and Susanna (Kenagy) Blackledge; ed. high sch., Indi- anapolis; unmarried. Entered mfg. business at In- dianapolis; later became mem. of the Mullen- Blackledge Co., mfrs. and packers of food prod- ucts; organized a consolidation of the largest pea canneries in Wis., 1907; started in business on own account, 1910, as The John W. Blackledge Mfg. Co .. mfrs. automobile parts, and so continues. Has be- longed to many musical socs, and received medals for valuable inventions. Mem. Indiana Soc. Re- publican. Methodist. Club: Exmoor Country. Rec- reations: golf, shooting, music, motoring. Home: 11 W. Goethe St. Office: 341 E. Ohio St.

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BLACKMAN, Chester Sidney, grain commn .; Aug. 15, 1848-Oct. 22, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACKMAN, Willis Lemuel, grain commn .; b. Jericho Center, Vt., May 2, 1845; s. Henry .C. and Minerva (Lane) Blackman; removed with parents in boyhood to Harvard, Ill .; ed. pub. schs. of Har- vard; m. Fenton, Mich., 1869, Carrie Linsley; chil- dren: Winifred (Mrs. E. E. Gray), Willis L., Bon- nibel, Marjorie. Came to Chicago in 1862 and es- tablished in the grain commn. business later with two brothers, forming the firm of Blackman Bros., to which succeeded, 1908. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Alderman of Hinsdale, 1900-4. Congregationalist. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: Bd. of Trade, Chicago.

BLACKMARR, Frank Hamlin, M.D .; b. Rouse- ville, Pa., Feb. 16, 1871; s. Hamlin L. and Mary C. (Gray) Blackmarr; Allegheny Coll., Meadville, Pa .; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1893; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1897; m. Catherine Strong, of Oil City, Pa., June 22, 1899. Practiced in Chicago since 1897; specializes in X-ray therapy, radium therapy. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Chicago Homo. Med. Soc., Am. Soc. Clin. Research, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Scottish Rite Mason. Clubs: Illinois Ath- letic (life), Press (life), Chicago Motor, South Shore Country (life), Unanimous (New York). Home: 5555 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 25 E. Wash- ington St.

BLACKMER, Ernest Alfred, wholesale paper; b. Rockford, Ill., Oct. 5, 1863; s. Orlando Cullen and Emily Cate (Wingate) Blackmer; ed. Oak Park schs .; West Div. High Sch., Chicago; A.B., Williams Coll., Williamstown, Mass., 1886; m. Emma Agnes Morton, of Oak Park, Ill., Nov. 13, 1894; 3 children: Laurence Morton, Alan Rogers, Ruth. Employed in Chicago by Hammond Typewriter Co. of New York, 1886-94; with Moser Paper Co. since 1894, sec. and dir. since 1895. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Hamilton, Oak Park. Home: 128 Wesley Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 621 Plymouth Ct., Chicago.

BLACKSTONE, Harriet, portrait painter; b. New Hartford, N.Y .; d. Mills Case and Mary Elizabeth (Ladd) Blackstone; ed. Mrs. Foster's School for Young Women, New Hartford; art student, Pratt Inst., Brooklyn; Académie Julien, Paris; under gen. corps of instrs., Paris, 1906-7; also studied with William M. Chase, New York. Exhibited in Paris Salon, and in leading cities of U.S. since 1906. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists, The Arts Club, Inter- nat. Soc. Arts and Letters (Paris), Am. Women's Art Assn. (Paris). Presbyterian. Clubs: Little Room, Cordon. Compiled books, 1901-2, which are still in use in high schs. and colleges. Home: 755 Grove St., Glencoe, Ill.

BLACKWELDER, I. S., insurance; Mar. 8, 1840- Oct. 27, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACKWOOD, Alexander Leslie, surgeon; b. in Huntington Co., Que., Can., July 28, 1862; s. John and Ann (Steell) Blackwood; ed. Huntington (Can.) Acad. and McGill Univ., Montreal; M.D., Hahne- mann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1888, New York Post- Grad. Med. Sch. and Hosp., 1889, Johns Hopkins Med. Sch., 1902; m. Helen A. Winslow, of Ham- mond, Ind., Aug. 16, 1891 (died Feb. 11, 1903). Sr. prof. materia medica and prof. clin. medicine, Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, since 1899. Ex- vice pres. Chicago Bd. of Edn. Author: Diseases of the Heart, 1901; Diseases of the Lungs, 1902; A Manual of Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Phar- macology, 1906; Pancreas and Ductless Glands, 1907; Diseases of the Food Tract. Home: 9128 Bal- timore Av. Office: 9157 Commercial Av.

BLAINE, Mrs. Emmons (Anita McCormick Blaine), philanthropist; d. Cyrus Hall (inventor of the reaping machine) and Nettie (Fowler) Mc- Cormick; sister of Harold Fowler and Cyrus Hall McCormick; widow of Emmons Blaine, lawyer (who died June 18, 1892), s. of late Hon. James G. Blaine, of Me. Founder Sch. of Edn., Univ. of Chi- cago; for a number of years mem. Bd. of Edn., Chi- cago. Home: 101 E. Erie St.

BLAIR, Chauncey Buckley, banking; b. at Lake Forest, Ill., Aug. 18, 1886; s. late Chauncey Justus and Mary A. I. (Mitchell) Blair; ed. Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., 1901-5; B.A., Yale, 1909; m. Mildred Marshall, of Chicago, Jan. 4, 1913; 1 son, Chauncey

Justus Blair, 2d. Began, 1910, as asst. sec .- treas. The Kennicott Co., mfrs. equipment for the stor- age, measurement and purification of water; sec .- treas. same, since Jan., 1914; vice-pres. Boulevard Tire & Supply Stores, Inc .; also cashier-treas. and dir. Chicago Morris Plan Bank since 1917. Mem. Zeta Psi. Republican. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Casino. Recreations: golf and tennis. Home: 574 Hawthorne Pl. Office: 21 N. LaSalle St.

BLAIR, Chauncey Justus, banker; Apr. 6, 1845- May 10, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

BLAIR, Frank Anthony, mfr .; b. Franklin Cen- ter, P.Q., Can., Sept. 15, 1869; s. Alexander and Elizabeth (Anthony) Blair; ed. Huntington (Que.) Acad., and Davis and Buie's Business Coll., Mon- treal; m. Carrie Eugenia Mann, of Hancock, Md., Dec. 23, 1895; 1 son, F. King. Came to Chicago in 1892, entering employ of the Fitzgerald Plaster Co., of which was mgr., 1892-5; with other Chicago en- terprises until 1900; began with Foley & Co., pro- prietary medicines, as salesman, 1900, becoming office mgr., 1902, 2d vice pres. and gen. mgr., 1904, vice pres., treas. and gen. mgr. since 1909; also vice pres. and mgr. the Magnolia Springs Land Co .; treas. and mgr. Foley-Gregory Engine Co. Repub- lican. Methodist. Mem. I.O.O.F., Ill. Commercial Men's Assn. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Westmoreland Golf, White Lake Yacht. Recreation: motor-boat- ing. Home: 633 Waveland Av. Office: 2835 Sheffield Avenue.

BLAIR, George Archibald, traffic mgr .; b. Steu- benville, O., Dec. 20, 1866; s. James and Mary Jane (Robertson) Blair; ed. pub. schs., and Hughes High Sch., Cincinnati (did not grad.); law student, Cin- cincinnati, 1882-4; m. Ida D. Atkins, of Cincinnati, Nov. 14, 1900. Clk. Ohio & Miss. R.R., 1884-9; trav- eling frt. agt., A.,T.&S.F.R.R., Cincinnati, 1889-98; traveling frt. agt., 1898-1900, commercial agt., Cin- cinnati, 1900-7, Pittsburgh, 1907-8, gen. Eastern agt., New York, 1908-10, asst. gen. frt. agt., Chi- cago, 1910-12, C.,M. & St.P. Ry .; gen. traffic mgr. C.&A. Ry., 1912-13; asst. frt. traffic mgr., C.,M. & St.P. R.R. since May 1, 1913. Pres. Am. Assn. of Freight Traffic Officers. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Loyal Legion; Mason. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic, Olympia Fields Country, Traffic. Office: 319 Railway Ex- change.

BLAIR, Henry Augustus, financier; b. Michigan City, Ind., July 6, 1852; s. Chauncey. Buckley and Caroline O. (DeGraff) Blair; ed. Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass .; m. Grace E. Pearce, of Chi- cago, Feb. 19, 1878; children: Natalie, Anita. After leaving school in 1871 entered the Merchants' Nat. Bank of Chicago, of which his father was founder and with which he continued, becoming vice pres., until 1902, when the bank consolidated with the Corn Exchange Nat. Bank; became receiver North Chicago Street Ry. and West Chicago Street Ry., 1904, and continued as such until the reorganiza- tion of the properties into the Chicago Rys. Co., of which has been pres. since Nov. 3, 1913; chmn. bd. Chicago Surface Lines; vice pres. Ill. Trust & Sav- ings Bank; dir. Elgin Nat. Watch Co., Common- wealth Edison Co., Pub. Service Co. of Northern Illinois, etc. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Caxton, Chicago Golf, Midlothian, South Shore Country, Exmoor, On- wentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Recreation: golf. Home: 2735 Prairie Av .; (summer) Jefferson, N.H. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

BLAIR, Sidney O., merchant; b. on farm, Bland- ford, Hampden Co., Mass., Sept. 11, 1846; s. Samuel O. and Eliza (Osborn) Blair; descendant of Robert Blair, who settled at Rutland, Worcester County, Mass., before 1720; m. Anna Louise Petty, of De- troit, Mich., May 8, 1872 (died Apr. 17, 1916); chil- dren: Mary L. (Mrs. Russell E. Burke, N.Y.), Rob- ert Osborn. Came to Chicago, 1868; employed as clk. in wholesale grocery; engaged in coffee and spice business since 1871; founded present com- pany, 1878, inc. 1882, and pres. E. B. Millar Coffee & Spice Co. until 1913, when retired from active management. Republican. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Art Inst. Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: fishing, motoring. Home: 4716 Drexel Boul. Office: 230 N. Michigan 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 22

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