The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 26

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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BONNER, Francis A(ugustus), railway econom- ics; b. Chicago, May 20, 1885; s. Andrew William and Eleanor C. (Burke) Bonner; grad. Lake View High Sch., 1903; A.B., Harvard, 1907; m. Celestine Louise Horine, of Chicago, Mar. 25, 1913. Began with editorial dept. Chicago Evening Post, 1908; ry. editor and asso. financial editor same, 1909-13; asso. dir. Bureau of Ry. News and Statistics since May 1, 1913. Furthered "See America First" move- ment, 1910-14, traveling throughout U.S. and Can. and to Cuba and Alaska and contributing several series of travel letters. Adopted, 1912, by Black- feet Indians, Mont., as "Nee-Nay-Nook-Ka" (Chief Elk). Republican. Club: Harvard. Assisted in compiling Railway Statistics of U.S.A. and The Railway Library, 1913-16. Recreations: music, reading, golf, travel. Home: 6331 Wayne Av. Of- fice: 1529 Railway Exchange Bldg.

BONNER, Robert Johnson, professor Greek; b. Oxford Co., Ont., Can., Oct. 24, 1868; s. John and Nancy (Turnbull) Bonner; B.A., Univ. of Toronto, 1890; grad. Ont. Law Sch., 1893; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1904; m. Annie Willson, of Ridgetown, Ont., Dec. 25, 1894. Prof. Latin, John B. Stetson Univ., De Land, Fla., 1900-3; asso. instr. in Greek, 1905, prof. since 1913, Univ. of Chicago. Asso. edi- tor Classical Philology. Mem. Am. Philol. Assn., Classical Assn. of Middle West and South. Author: Greek Composition, 1903; Elementary Greek, 1907; Evidence in Athenian Courts, 1905. Address: 5470 Greenwood Av.

BONNEY, Lawton Corl, president Chicago Starch Co .; b. Chicago, Jan. 2, 1862; s. Charles Carroll and Lydia A. (Pratt) Bonney; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Milwaukee, Aug. 14, 1895, Olive Baker. Began as messenger, Merchants Loan & Trust Co., 1881, and was promoted until became chief clk .; sec. Douglas Park Bldg. Assn., 1888-92; sec., treas. and dir. Chicago Gen. Ry. Co., 1892-9; engaged as investment broker to Mar., 1910; pres. Chicago Starch Co. since Apr. 1, 1910; also pres. Western Paste & Gum Co. Formerly mem. Co. H, 1st Regt. I.N.G. Christian Scientist. Club: Union League. Recreation: golf. Home: 2149 Adams St. Office: 2710 Throop St.

BOOMER, Henry Rust, broker. (See vol. 1911.)

BOON, Clement Lavern, bonds and investments. (See vol. 1911.)

BOORE, Harry, pork packer; b. at Shrewsbury, Eng., Nov. 28, 1852; s. John and Sarah Ann (Da- vies) Boore; ed. pub. schs. in Eng .; came from Eng. to Chicago in 1869; m. Chicago, Oct. 1, 1877, Lydia M. Forrest; children: Harriet E. (Mrs. Harry B. Minor), Sarah. After arrival in Chicago worked for various firms in the pork packing business un- til 1888; went to Nebraska City, 1888, for Chicago Packing & Provision Co., remaining 1 yr .; went to St. Louis as a partner in the East St. Louis Pack- ing & Provision Co., 2 yrs. Returned to Chicago, 1891, becoming connected with the Internat. Pack- ing Co .; continued in that company until they sold out in 1894; assisted in organizing the Continental Packing Co .; on Nov. 12, 1903, established business for self under name of H. Boore & Co., pork pack- ers. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: hunting and fishing and other outdoor sports. Home: 4804 Vincennes Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.

BOORN, William Charles, fire underwriter; b. at Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 30, 1863; s. Charles P. and Huldah Maria (Stevison) Boorn; ed. pub. and high schs., Peoria, Ill .; m. Peoria, Oct. 14, 1897, May C. Giles; 1 son, Philip Henry. In service of Orient Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., and London and Lan- cashire, of Liverpool, 1888, becoming agency supt. of the western dept. of that company, 1897; with Hartford Fire Ins. Co. since Jan. 1, 1902; asst. gen. agt. of western dept. of same since Nov. 1, 1903. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, Ridge. Recrea- tions: music, golf. Home: 4584 Oakenwald Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

BOOS, Albert S(idney), banker. (See vol. 1911.) BOOT, George William, M.D., surgeon; b. Wilton Junction, Ia., Mar. 3, 1870; s. Robert and Sarah (Goforth) Boot; ed. pub. schs. of Ia .; M.D., Univ. of the Northwest, 1893; M.D., Univ. of Pa., 1898; post-grad. work, Univ. of Chicago, Univ. of Minn., Northwestern Univ., and in Vienna; m. Estelle H. Bennett, of Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 6, 1899; 1 son, George William, Jr. Prof. pathology, Sioux City (Ia.) Coll. of Medicine about 1895; practiced in Chicago since 1903; asst. prof. ear, nose and throat diseases, Rush Med. Coll., since 1915; ear, nose and throat surgeon to Children's Memorial Hosp., 1910- 16; asst. otologist to Presbyn. Hosp. since 1911; attending eye, ear, nose and throat surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp. since 1913; eye, ear, nose and throat surgeon to St. Francis Hosp., Evanston. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Acad. Oto-Laryngol- ogy, Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc., Institute of Medicine (Chicago), A.A.A.S. Progressive. Unita- rian. Recreation: geology. Home: 1945 Sherman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

BOOTES, John Dwight, secretary Commercial Security Co. Removed to Rochester, N.Y. (See vol. 1911.)

BOOTH, Alfred Vernon, grain commn .; b. Du- buque, Ia., May 25, 1865; s. Sidney and Anna (Porch) Booth; ed. pub. schs. of San Francisco; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 12, 1892, Ada Bercry; 1 son, Alfred Bercry. Began business life as purser on Cal. Transportation Co.'s steamers, 1882; came to Chicago, 1883, beginning as messenger boy for Brosseau, Booth & Co .; then with W. S. Booth & Co .; later with John W. Hepburn & Co., H. G. Gay- lord & Co., and C. A. Wyland & Co .; mem. of Bd. of Trade in 1889, and in 1893 started in business alone as a broker, and was a specialist in long time priv- ilege business; since May, 1901, of firm of Al V. Booth & Co., Chicago and Milwaukee, principal broker in Bd. of Trade memberships. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: South Shore Country, Swan Lake. Home: 5127 Cornell Av. Office: 69 Board of Trade.

BOOTH, Edwin Lincoln, coal; b. at Suspension Bridge, Can., June 1, 1860; s. Joseph and Frances (Sutton) Booth; ed. pub. schs., Toronto and Ham- ilton, Ont., to 1875; m. Erie, Pa., Feb. 4, 1886, Sarah Edith Vincent; children: Blanche, Dorothy, Edwin Lincoln, Jr., Donald. Was clerk for his father in railroad business in Hamilton, Ont., 1875-9; stenog- rapher for gen. freight agt. M.C.Ry.Co., 1879-81; moved to St. Paul and became stenographer with the North-Western Fuel Co .; advanced in com- pany's service and became, 1890, 2d vice pres .; removed to Chicago in same capacity, 1899, and is mgr. the Chicago office. Republican. Episcopalian .. Club: Union League. Recreation: golf. Home: 4923 Lake Park Av. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.

BOOTH, John, mfr .; b. at Radcliff, Lancashire, Eng., Dec. 30, 1833; s. James and Maria (Walker) Booth; ed. common schs., Lancashire, Eng., to 1847; came to U.S., Sept., 1851; to Chicago, 1856; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1857, Julia Heffernan (died Feb., 1891); m. 2d, Chicago, Nov., 1892, Louise Ford; children: James, Isabella, John, Julia, Florence, Stella, Charlotte, George. Learned trade as wrought iron and wire worker in England, 1847-51; worked for Stevens & Co., in N.J., 1851-6; came to Chicago, 1856; worked consecutively for Snow & Co., Mark- ley, Alling & Co., Jones & Price; in business on own account as mem. firm of Booth & Conway, 1866-8; then alone until the big fire of 1871; estab-

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lished again in Feb., 1872, in firm of Jones & Booth until 1883; then alone, as a mfr. of wrought iron and wire goods and wire cloth; retired May 1, 1909. Republican. Episcopalian. Home: 2148 Cleveland Av.

BOOTH, William Gordon, real estate; b. Dundee, Scotland, July 7, 1874; s. James and Jane (Gordon) Booth; came to America, 1885; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Jessie M. Shields, of Chicago, Feb. 18, 1896; 3 children: Frederick S., Jean C., William Gordon, Jr. With the real estate firm of Turner & Bond, and its successor, William A. Bond & Co., since 1891; admitted as a co-partner Jan. 1, 1909. Sec. Chicago Real Estate Bd., 1911. Methodist. Recreation: fishing. Home: 7538 Eggleston Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.

BOOZ, John Taylor, lawyer; b. Saunton, Va., Aug. 21, 1868; s. John Wesley and Emma (McGhee) Booz; ed. pub. schs. and at Fishburne Mil. Acad .; m. Bess Rutherford, of Ky., Sept. 5, 1914. Was connected with Norfolk & Western R.R., in Va., as relief agt. and operator for 5 yrs., from 16 to 21 yrs. of age; published the Waynesboro Times, at Waynesboro, Va., 1889-91; sec. Va. Press Assn., 1890-1, studying law during that period; was ad- mitted to the Va. bar; came to Chicago, 1892, and has since been engaged in general practice. Demo- crat. Mason (Lodge and Chapter). Clubs: South- ern, Iroquois. Residence: Hotel Bentmere. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.

BOPP, William George, lawyer; b. Chicago, Mar. 3, 1880; s. Charles and Friedericke (Schiele) Bopp; A.B., Univ. of Ill., 1902, Ph.B., 1903, J.D., 1904; m. Emma Knoke, of Chicago, June 12, 1906; 2 daugh- ters: Helen Bernice, Marion Lois. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1904, and since engaged in active practice in Chicago. Mason (Lake View Lodge, Lincoln Park Chapter, St. Bernard Commandery, Shrine). Mem. Class A, Reserve Officers' Training Camp, Ft. Sher- idan, Ill., May 15-Aug. 13, 1917. Home: 4436 Mag- nolia Av. Office: 139 N. Clark St.

BORCHARDT, Conrad Robert, secretary Nat. Mosaic Tile Co .; b. Adlich-Briesen, Germany, June 3, 1886; s. Carl and Mathilda (Wohler) Borchardt; brought to U.S., 1894; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1909 (Phi Beta Kappa) ; m. Marie Griesbach, of Chicago, Sept. 7, 1910; 1 daughter, Marie Anna. Engaged in real estate business with Hanson & Decker, 1909- 11; sec. since 1911 of Nat. Mosaic Tile Co., mfrs. and contractors art marble and terrazo floors, etc. Lutheran. Club: German. Home: 6163 Winthrop Av. Office: 2101 S. Kedzie Av.

BORCHERDT, Albert Frederick, secretary Cud- ahy Packing Co .; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)

BORDEN, Hamilton, merchant; June 21, 1835- Oct. 11, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

BORDEN, John, explorer; b. Chicago, 1885; s. late William and Mary D. (Whiting) Borden; g.s. John Borden; B.A., Yale, 1906; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1908; m. Ellen, d. James B. Waller, of Chi- cago, Feb. 2, 1907; 2 daughters. Admitted to Il1. bar, 1908. Big game hunter; several whaling and Arctic expdns. in his own ships; his ship Great Bear was wrecked in Behring Sea, Aug. 10, 1916, he and crew camped for 15 days on uninhabited St. Matthew's Island from which they were res- cued by the Revenue Cutter Mccullough, sent out by govt. Owns yacht Kanawha which he tendered fully equipped to U.S. Govt. for submarine de- stroyer; was commd. It. comdr. U.S.N., 1917, and placed in command of Kanawha in Atlantic wa- ters. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Wolf's Head (Yale). Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Chicago Golf, etc. Home: 1020 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.

BORDERS, M(ichael) W (ashington), lawyer; b. Randolph Co., Ill., May 9, 1867; s. James Johnson and Mary A. (Ritchie) Borders; A.B., Monmouth (Il1.) Coll., 1888; Columbia Law Sch., New York, 1891; m. Alice E. Abbey, of Kirkwood, Ill., Feb. 9, 1892; children: James, Edward, Melville, Horatio. Admitted to bar, 1891; practiced at Belleville, Ill., for 11 yrs., and was master in chancery of the Cir- cuit Court of St. Clair Co., Ill., 1900-2; removed to Chicago, Apr. 1, 1903; gen. counsel for Morris & Co., packers. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar

assns., Lawyers' Inst. Democrat. Clubs: Iroquois, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country. Home: 5128 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.

BOREL, Lewis Constant, automobile accessories; b. Indianapolis, Ind., July 27, 1893; s. Lewis Con- stant and Nellie (DeWitt) Borel; ed. pub. schs .; Indiana Univ., Bloomington, 1910-11; unmarried. Entered employ of Remy Electric Co., at Ander- son, Ind., 1912; mgr. at Chicago for same, 1914-17; asst. mgr., since 1917, of United Motors Service, Inc., factory representatives of Remy Electric Co., Dayton Engring. Laboratories Co. and Klaxton Co. Protestant. Mason. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 4717 Sheridan Rd. Office: 2641 Michigan Boul. 1

BORG, M. Edward, banker. (See vol. 1911.)

BORLAND, Bruce; b. Chicago, July 31, 1880; s. late John Jay and Harriet (Blair) Borland; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1901, S.B., 1902; m. Dorothy, d. Le- roy W. Fuller, of Chicago, June 24, 1909. Engaged in mech. engring .; invented a lock used by safety deposit companies. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cy- cle, University, Union League. Home: 2632 Prairie Av. Office: Borland Bldg.

BORLAND, Chauncey Blair, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Nov. 26, 1878; s. late John Jay and Harriet (Blair) Borland; grad. Lawrenceville (N.J.) Sch., 1897; A.B., Harvard, 1901; Harvard Law Sch., 1 yr .; m. Belle Mccullough, of Chicago, June 23, 1904; 3 children: Harriet, Beatrice, Martha. With John H. Wrenn & Co., 1902-3, Northern Trust Co., 1903-4; in charge of Borland properties and buildings since 1904, and mgr. same; also pres. Borland Mfg. Co .; dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, Chicago Rys. Co., Building Mgrs.' Assn. Trustee and sec. St. Luke's Hosp., and the Old People's Home of City of Chi- cago. Episcopalian. Clubs: Harvard (Chicago, New York and Boston), Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia (Chicago) ; New York Yacht; Eastern Yacht (Marblehead, Mass.). Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 2622 Prai- rie Av. Office: 1508 Borland Bldg.

BORLAND, Leonard Clifford, M.D .; b. Cook Co., Ill., May 25, 1863; s. Dr. Matthew W. and Emily Ladd (Robinson) Borland; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1887; m. Chicago, 1897, Louisa Marie Ulscht; 1 daughter, Viola Louisa; m. 2d, Mrs. Petrine Wold; 1 son, Leonard C., Jr. En- gaged in general practice of medicine and surgery in Chicago since 1887; formerly prof. physiology, adj. prof. nervous diseases, prof. nervous anatomy. Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery; formerly prof. and head Dept. of Anatomy, Univ. of Ill. Med. Sch. and Dental Sch .; prof. practical anatomy, prof. physiology, prof. physical diagnosis, Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery; prof. practice of medicine, Jen- ner Med. Coll .; asso. in gynecology, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery; asst. prof. anatomy, Chi- cago Coll. Dental Surgery; med. dir. Sch. and Dis- pensary of Physical Therapy; distributor, Ill. Dem- onstrators' Assn. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., German Med. Soc. Club: Chi- cago Automobile. Home: 2525 Smalley Ct. Office: 209 S. State St.

BORN, Moses, wholesale tailor; b. Wollenberg. Germany, May 6, 1851; s. Aaron and Rosa ( Reis) Born; ed. common schs .; m. New York, Feb. 2, 1881. Isabella Rose; children: Alfred, Edgar, Addie. Florence. Emigrated to America, 1869, at 18; kept a gen. store in Port Jefferson. I.I., 1871-6, under the firm name of Wertheimer & Born: came to Chi- cago, 1876, and engaged in retail clothing business; originated the "tailoring to the trade" business, 1877; pres. M. Born & Co. Dir. Michael Reese Hosp. Republican. Club: Standard (pros. 1896-7). Recre- ations: traveling, golf. Home: 4801 Drexel Boul. Office: 540-544 S. 5th Av.

BORNER, William, railway official; Mar. 27. 1842-1914. (See vol. 1911.)

BORNHOEFT, John W., printer and pub .; b. at Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, May 21, 1868; s. of Nicholas and Doris (Meyer) Bornhoeft: came to U.S., 1883; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Emma Wal- lor, of Chicago, June, 1907: 2 children: John W .. Jr., Ethel Wilhelmina. Learned printer's trade un-

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der Fred Klein, and worked for various concerns; founded Columbia Printing Co., 1892, and has since continued as its head. Mem. United Typothetae of America. Evangelical Lutheran. Mason. Club: Ben Franklin. Home: 2856 Burling St. Office: 632-636 N. Halsted St.

BOROWSKI, Félix, president Chicago Musical Coll .; b. Burton, Eng., of Slavonic parentage, Mar. 10, 1872; studied music first under pvt. masters; grad. Conservatoire, Cologne, Germany, in violin, pianoforte and composition; lived in London until 1897; m. Edith Frances Grant, of Aberdeen, Scot- land, Oct. 9, 1897. Dir. dept. of composition and lecturer upon mus. history, Chicago Mus. Coll., 1897-1916, pres. since Apr., 1916. Composer of works for orchestra: Marche triomphale, 2 suites; Symphonic poem, "Eugene Onegin" (MS.); Valse Pathetique for orchestra; Allegro de Concert for organ and orchestra. Chamber music; Piano; So- naterusse; Preludes; Concerto with orchestra (MS.); also composer of many smaller works. Violin: liere Mazur, Schoumka Ukrainienne. Aria; 2ieme Mazur, Adoration, and others. Organ: Suite; 2 Sonatas. Voice: Songs, etc. Also critic and writer on musical subjects; mus. critic of Chicago Even- ing Post, 1906; mus. editor of Chicago Herald since 1909. Author of the hist. and analyt. programmes of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra (now Chicago Symphony Orchestra) since 1908. Home: 1221 Ca- talpa Av. Address: 624 S. Michigan Boul.

BORTON, Elon G., chautauqua mgr .; b. Flint, Mich., Mar. 31, 1889; s. Joseph Henry and Emily Jane (Wright) Borton; grad. high sch., Flint, 1906; A.B., Greenville (Ill.) Coll., 1910; student law dept. Univ. of Chicago, 1913-14; unmarried. Nat. travel- ing sec. (except 1 yr.), Intercollegiate Prohibition Assn., 1910-15, now sec. same; organized branches of the assn. in more than 300 colleges and univs .; salesman, fieldman and field supt., Nat. Lincoln Chautauqua System, summers, 1908-15; mgr. oper- ating dept., Mutual Lyceum & Chautauqua System, since Dec., 1915. Mem. Internat. Lyceum Assn. Home: 812 Stockton St., Flint, Mich. Office: 910 Steinway Hall, Chicago.

BORWELL, Frank L., dry goods commn. mcht .; Aug. 20, 1858-Mar. 14, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

BOSLEY, Edward Franklin, mfr .; b. at Chicago, May 29, 1869; s. Daniel Webster and Mary E. W. Bosley; ed. high sch., Chicago, to 1887; m. Chicago, Apr., 1899, Harriet L. Benham; 1 son, Maurice Ed- ward (by previous marriage). In 1887 entered the business established by his father in 1869 as a mfr. of weather strips, and was sec. of the D. W. Bosley Co. until, upon the death of D. W. Bosley, in 1899, succeeding him as pres. and treas .; also pres. Standard Cleaner Co. and Metropolitan Weather Strip Co., New York City. Republican. Mem. Mil. Order of Loyal Legion, first class (by inheritance). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Lake Geneva Country; Midwick Country (Pasadena, Cal.). Home: 1367 N. State St., Chica- go; (summer) Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

BOSTEDO, Louis Gardner, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)

BOSWORTH, Charles Henry, banker; b. Mari- etta, O., Jan. 14, 1858; s. Sala and Joanna F. (Ship- man) Bosworth; A.B., Marietta Coll., 1877; LL.B., Cincinnati Law Sch., 1879. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1879, and practiced at Cincinnati, 1879-82; began ry. service as clk. for the contractor of Cincinnati, Van Wert & Mich. Ry., Van Wert, O., 1882-3; pay- master, St. Louis Coal R.R., 1883, becoming asst. gen. frt. and pass. agt. of its successor, St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute R.R., to 1888; auditor and gen. frt. and pass. agt. St. Louis & Chicago R.R., Springfield, Ill., 1888-90, gen. mgr. same, 1890-5; also receiver and gen. mgr. Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis R.R., 1893-6, and upon reorganization, 1896, became vice pres. and gen. mgr .; pres. Peoria & Pekin Union R.R., 1895-8, and vice pres. and gen. mgr. same, 1898-1900; pres. Ill. Southern R.R., June 1, 1900-Jan. 7, 1902; was federal bank examiner for a time, then pres. Peoples Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, until 1914; dir., 1914-15, chmn. bd. and federal reserve agent, 1914-Dec. 31, 1916, of Fed- eral Reserve Bank of Chicago. Dir. Evanston Trust

& Savings Bank. Mem. Delta Upsilon, etc. Home: Evanston, Ill.

BOSWORTH, Harry John, dental supplies; b. at Cannon Falls, Minn., Sept. 1, 1873; s. Charles H. and Amelia C. (Richards) Bosworth; ed. Elizabeth St. Sch., Chicago; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 25, 1894, Anna Florence Rogers. Began in 1889 with Ill. Dental Mfg. Co., continuing until Jan. 1, 1891; with the Keller Dental Co., 1891-2; with Gideon Sibley, in the same line, 1893-1902; mgr. of the Rit- ter Dental Supply House, 1902-14; in business for self as Harry J. Bosworth Co. since 1914. Repub- lican. Mem. B.P.O.E. and K.P. Club: South Shore Country. Recreation: automobiling. Home: 1026 E. 46th St. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.

BOTKE, Jessie Arms, artist; b. Chicago, May 27, 1883; d. William Aldis and Martha (Cornell) Arms; ed. grammar schs., Lincoln and Lake View High Schs .; Art Inst. of Chicago; m. Cornelius Botke, of Haarlem, Holland, Apr. 15, 1915; 1 son, William Arms. Has exhibited at Art Inst. of Chicago, New York Water Color Club, Am. Water Color Soc .; represented in Municipal Gallery, Chicago. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists. Club: Cordon. Address: 1542 E. 57th St.

BOTSFORD, Henry, retired packer; b. Ann Ar- bor, Mich., July 30, 1834. Came to Chicago, 1855; mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1858; began in packing business, 1863. Clubs: Chicago, Union League. Home: 2129 Prairie Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.

BOUFFLEUR, Albert I., surgeon; b. Springville, Wis., Aug. 20, 1864; s. Philip and Mary A. Bouffleur; prep. edn. Viroqua (Wis.) High Sch. and Valparai- so (Ind.) Univ .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1887; m. Charlotte Martin, 1913. Engaged in practice of surgery at Chicago since 1887; asst. prof. surgery, Rush Med. Coll., 1895-1912; surgeon in chief., C.,M. &St.P. Ry. Co., Washington Boulevard Hosp .; at- tending surgeon, Cook County Hosp., 1890-1912. Mem. Am. Assn. Ry. Surgeons, A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Surg. Soc. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 2449 Washington Boul. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg.

BOUGHAN, Andrew B., lawyer; b. Chicago, June 19, 1871; s. Andrew and Sarah A. (Brenock) Bou- ghan; ed. pub. schs .; St. Ignatius Coll .; Lake For- est Univ., Law Dept., 1893; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893; candidate on Independent League Ticket for county judge of Cook County, Ill., 1906. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn. Catholic. Organized movement in 1904 against loan sharks which re- sulted in legislature passing law under which the First State Pawners Soc. was incorporated. Rec- reations: hunting, traveling. Home: 659 Welling- ton Av. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.

BOUGHER, William Sherman, M.D .; b. Athens, O., June 21, 1867; s. of John and Lucy (Gibson) Bougher; prep. edn. Athens High Sch .; M.D., Jen- ner Med. Coll., Chicago, 1908; m. Marian S. Wal- lace, of Chicago, Aug. 28, 1912. Practiced at Chi- cago since 1908. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs. Republican. Mason, K.P., Odd Fel- low. Clubs: Columbia Yacht, Sportsman's of Amer- ica. Home: 6342 S. Green St. Office: 6304 S. Hal- sted St.

BOURNIQUE, Augustus Eugene, professor of dancing; b. Cirey, France, Oct. 27, 1842; s. Augus- tus and Pauline Bournique; came to New York with parents, 1845; ed. pub. schs., at Acad. of the Holy Infancy, Manhattanville, and at Bourseaux Acad., Brooklyn, N.Y .; m. Chicago, June 14, 1862, Elizabeth Ann Corning; children: Eugene A., Alvar L., Hugh L. (deceased), May E., Lyman G. Re- moved with parents to Chicago, 1857; clerk in father's plate glass business until 1858; then in dry goods house of Ross & Foster, 1858-61; after that with clothing house of George T. Belding & Co. Studied and practiced dancing from boyhood; with wife, established Bournique's Dancing Acad., 1865; fire destroyed the building in the great fire of 1871; rebuilt on 24th St., between Mich. and Ind. Avs., and in 1883 built the academy on 23d St., be- tween Prairie and Calumet Avs., also conducting branches in various parts of city and vicinity. Recreations: fishing, canoeing, billiards. Home: Lessing Annex. Office: 624 S. Michigan Av.

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BOURNIQUE, Eugene Augustus, real estate; b. Miss. Valley and Ind. Southern rys. since 1909; Chicago, June 13, 1864; s. Augustus Eugene and vice pres. of same rys., in charge of traffic, since May 1, 1912. Club: Union League. Home: 6727 Eu- clid Av. Office: 602 Central Station. Elizabeth Ann (Branigan) Bournique; ed. public schs .; m. Chicago, 1894, Stella Grace Curtis; chil- dren: Joy, Hellen, Ruth. Was for 13 yrs. associat- ed with father, Prof. A. E. Bournique, teacher of dancing; head of Eugene A. Bournique & Co., real estate, since 1890. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Mid- Day, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

BOURQUE, N. Odéon, surgeon; b. Paris, France, Apr. 6, 1878; s. John Ophelias and Eugenie (Dar- tez) Bourque; prep. edn. Paris; M.D., Univ. of Paris, 1903, Univ. of Nashville (Tenn.), 1906; di- ploma, Univ. State of N.Y .; Ph.D., Univ. of South- ern Minn., 1910; m. Louella Landwer, of Chicago, Aug., 1910. Began practice in Beaumont, Tex., 1903; removed to Chicago, 1906; head prof. anat- omy and surgery, Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine, also dir. and chmn. bd. of censors; pres. of staff and chief surgeon, Fort Dearborn Hosp. Mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Cook Co. Med. and Surg. Soc., Canadian Assn. of French Physi- cians and Surgeons, Acad. de Médicine Française, Chicago Anatom. Soc. Mason (Shriner). Author: Students' Handbook on Anatomy, 1916. Home: 3839 Grand Boul. Office: 3831 Vernon 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 26

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