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BOUTELL, Henry Sherman, diplomatist. Re- moved to Washington, D.C. (See Who's Who in America.)
BOWE, Charles Nelson, dental supplies; b. Buf- falo, N.Y., July 28, 1856; s. Charles Nelson and Mary A. (Blodgett) Bowe; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Lydia Harriet Monks, of Benton Harbor, Mich., August 6, 1878; 1 son, John Hamilton, D.D.S., Chi- cago. Came to Chicago from Detroit, 1864; began active career in employ of Chicago office of Water- bury Clock Co., fall of 1878; became traveling salesman of H. D. Justi & Son, Jan. 1, 1876; west- ern mgr. for company since 1899. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason. Recreation: music. Home: 3909 W. Jackson Boul. Office: 810 Masonic Temple.
BOWEN, Joseph Tilton; Apr. 1, 1854-Mar. 29, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
BOWEN, Louise de Koven (Mrs. Joseph Tilton B.), social worker; b. Chicago, Feb. 26, 1859; d. John and Helen (Hadduck) de Koven; ed. Dearborn Sem., Chicago; m. Joseph Tilton Bowen, of Chi- cago, June 1, 1886 (now deceased). Pres. Juvenile Protective Assn .; vice pres. United Charities, Chi- cago; treas. Hull House, Chicago; dir. Sch. of Civ- ics and Philanthropy, Com. of 15. Mem. State Council of Defense and chmn. Women's Com. of Council of Nat. Defense. Progressive. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Woman's City, Fri- day, Cordon, Hull House Woman's. Author of sev- eral vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 1430 Astor St., Chicago; (summer) Bar Harbor, Me. Office: Hull House, 800 S. Halsted St.
BOWER, Robert Allan, map maker. Removed to Pasadena, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)
BOWERSOCK, Clement Cory, lawyer. Removed to St. Paris, O. (See vol. 1911.)
BOWES, C (harles) Frank, valves; b. Crete, Will Co., Ill., Dec. 25, 1865; s. George H. and Sylvia A. (Adams) Bowes; ed. pub. schs .; m. Alice W. Eggles- ton, of Chicago, July 27, 1889; 2 children: Lau- rence C. and Leon F. Began, 1880, with E. B. Pres- ton & Co., succeeded, 1886, by W. D. Allen Mfg. Co .; continued with the latter and, after various promotions, served as vice pres., 1899-1907; mgr. Chicago office of The Lunkenheimer Co., engring. specialties, since 1907. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Rec- reation: hunting. Home: 9556 Prospect Av. Office: 188 N. Dearborn St.
BOWES, Frank B., railway official; b. Chicago, Jan. 29, 1862; ed. pub. schs. Began ry. service with I.C.R.R., 1876, with which has since been identified; clk. in auditor's, gen. frt. and gen. pass. offices, 1876-87; gen. northern pass. agt., 1886-94; asst. gen. pass. agt., 1894-5; gen. frt. agt. southern lines and Yazoo & Miss. Valley R.R., 1895-1903; asst. traffic mgr. same lines, 1903-5, frt. traffic mgr. same, 1905-8, and gen. traffic mgr. I.C., Yazoo &
BOWLES, John P., live stock commn .; b. Quincy, Ill., May 26, 1859; s. John and Mary (Cass) Bowles; ed. pub. schs. of Quincy, Ill., and Gem City Busi- ness Coll .; m. Quincy, Oct. 18, 1893, Ella Bertha Hense; children: Dolores Joan, John Hense, Helen Edith. Reared on a farm and from boyhood iden- tified with live stock business, in which was en- gaged at Edina, Mo., before coming to Chicago, 1880; was with Keenan & Hancock 9 yrs .; mem. firm of Tomlinson, Bowles & Co. 7 yrs .; after that 3 yrs. of Strahorn, Hutton, Evans Commn. Co., un- til present company of Bowles Live Stock Commn. Co. was organized, Aug. 1, 1899, of which is pres .; also pres. Chicago Feed & Fertilizer Co. Democrat. Clubs: South Shore Country, Saddle and Sirloin. Home: 4340 Vincennes Av. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
BOWMAN, Charles John, produce commn. mcht .; b. Oneida Co., N.Y., Aug. 31, 1873; s. Lucius S. and Elizabeth (Hurd) Bowman; ed. pub. schs., Jack- son, Mich .; m. Olive Pursell, of Indianapolis, Ind., June 17, 1902; 2 children: Mary Elizabeth, Charles Pursell. Has been identified with commn. business since 1892; pres. Bowman & Bull Co., 1912-16; pres. Bowman & Co. since 1916. Republican. Mason. Club: Oak Park. Home: 238 S. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 136 W. Lake St., Chicago.
BOWMAN, Ernest M., secretary and dir. the Bowman Dairy Co. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 158 W. Ontario St., Chicago.
BOWMAN, John Gabbert; b. Davenport, Ia., May 18, 1877; s. John R. and Mary A. (Gabbert) Bow- man; A.B., State Univ. of Ia., Iowa City, 1899, A.M., 1904; grad. student Columbia, 1904-5; (LL.D., Coe Coll., 1912, Univ. of Miss., 1914) ; m. Florence Ridg- way Berry, of St. Louis, June 29, 1908. Newspaper work, 1899-1901; instr. English, State Univ. of Ia., 1902-4, Columbia, 1905-7; sec. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, New York, 1907- 11; pres. State Univ. of Ia., 1911-14; dir. Am. Coll. of Surgeons, Chicago, since 1915. Clubs: The Play- ers, St. Andrews Golf (New York), Cosmos (Wash- ington, D.C.). Home: 1415 Estes Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
BOWMAN, Johnston R., president Bowman Dairy Co. Home: 436 Wellington Av. Office: 158 W. On- tario St.
BOWMAN, William Charles, manager Linen Thread Co .; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 9, 1861; s. The- odore H. and Angeline (Major) Bowman; ed. Brook- lyn Collegiate and Poly. Inst., and at Noelle's Sch. of Language, Hanover, Germany; m. Chicago, Apr., 1901, Carrie M. Warden. Connected with the Linen Thread Co. since 1887, beginning in a subordinate capacity, becoming mgr., 1900; also sec. of the Art Marble Co. Republican. Recreations: automobil- ing, yachting, fishing. Residence: Plaza Hotel, Chi- cago; (summer) Sylvan Beach, White Lake, Mich. Office: 154 W. Austin Av., Chicago.
BOWMAN, William Henry, real estate. (See vol. 1911.)
BOWRING, William Palmer, secretary of C. H. Worcester Co .; Oct. 18, 1868-July, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BOWSFIELD, Colvin C., author; b. at Orange- ville, Ont., Can., 1855; ed. pub. schs. and in printing office; m. Inez Pierson, of Ellendale, N.D., 1899. Reared on farm; learned printer's trade; became writer on country weeklies, later Washington corr. and subsequently contbr. to Chicago Tribune, Chi- cago Evening News, New York Times, Buffalo Cou- rier, etc .; was 1st sec. N.Dak. Senate, 1889, when statehood was established; now residing on model farm nr. Elgin, Ill. Republican. Author: Making the Farm Pay, 1913; Wealth from the Soil, 1914; How Boys and Girls Can Earn Money, 1916. Home: Elgin, Ill. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BOWYER, Lorraine Fleetwood, real estate and coal; b. Mt. Pleasant, Ia., June 30, 1866; s. Lewis Franklin and Elizabeth Sarepta (Surface) Bowyer; grad. Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1885. After leaving coll. entered staff Chicago Daily News;
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then in 1889 in the wholesale coal business; now pres. and treas, of the Kanawha Valley Coal Co .; vice pres. New Kanawha Coal & Mining Co. Has large real estate interests at Chicago, owns the Bowyer Blk., 305 N. Mich. Av. Republican. Recre- ations: golf, driving. Office: 305 N. Michigan Av.
BOYCE, Simeon Leonard, lawyer; Jan. 14, 1850- Sept., 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
BOYCE, William D., publisher; b. Allegheny Co., Pa., June 16, 1860; s. David and Margaret J. Boyce; ed. Univ. of Wooster, O. Began as adv. solicitor, Chicago, 1881; became newspaper pub. in Dak .; or- ganizer and mgr. bur. of correspondence, represent- ing 1,200 newspapers, New Orleans Cotton Expn., 1884; established "patent inside" house, Chicago, and Winfield, Kan .; assisted in establishing the Saturday Blade, Chicago, of which became owner; bought Chicago Ledger and other publs. now pub. by W. D. Boyce Co., of which is pres. Owner of Boyce Bldg., Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Home: 504 Wrightwood Av. Office: 508 N. Dearborn St.
BOYD, Edward B., railway official; b. Greencas- tle, Ind., July 18, 1861; s. George M. and Ann G. (Thorpe) Boyd; ed. pub. schs. in Ind .; m. May Marshall, of Chicago, Oct. 16, 1889. Began ry. serv- ice, 1883, in gen. offices C.,R.I.&P.Ry., becoming chief rate clk., 1887-92, 2d asst. gen. frt. agt., 1892- 96, 1st asst. gen. frt. agt., 1896-7, gen. frt. agt. lines west of Mo. River, 1897-9, and gen. frt. agt. lines east of Mo. River, 1899-1904; mgr. transportation dept. Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1904-8; became asst. to the vice pres. "Gould System," Jan. 1, 1908; now chin. Western Trunk Line Com., Chicago. Repub- lican. Clubs: Hamilton, Exmoor Country. Recrea- tions: outdoor sports. Home: 4558 Lake Park Av. Office: 610 S. Dearborn St.
BOYD, Jeanne Margaret, composer; b. Mt. Car- roll, Ill., Feb. 25, 1890; d. James P. W. and Jane Ann (Hughes) Boyd; prep. edn. high sch., Fremont, Neb .; lit. and musical courses, Frances Shimer Sch., Mt. Carroll, Ill .; studied piano and composi- tion under Emil Liebling, Chicago, 1908-13. Head of Harmony Dept., teacher of piano and coach- accompanist in Lyceum Arts Conservatory, Chi- cago, since 1914. Mem. Chicago Artists' Assn. Con- gregationalist. Composer of various songs. Home: 5227 Cornell Av. Studio: 600 Lyon & Healy Bldg.
BOYDEN, Ralph Whiting, business mgr. (See vol. 1911.)
BOYDEN, William Cowper; b. Sheffield, Ill., Apr. 6, 1864; s. Albert W. and Ellen R. (Webb) Boyden; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1882; A.B., Harvard, 1886, LL.B., 1889; m. Mabel G. Burlingham, of Chi- cago, Apr. 13, 1893; children: William C., Preston B., Margaret, Elizabeth. Admitted to bar, 1889; practiced, 1890-7, as mem. of firm of Hamlin, Hol- land & Boyden; mem. Matz, Fisher & Boyden since 1897; dir. Central Trust Co. of Ill., Sullivan Ma- chinery Co., Liquid Carbonic Co. Overseer Harvard Univ. since 1911. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Club. Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago, City, Indian Hill. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BOYESEN, Norman Fravel, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
BOYLE, Daniel, printing, binding and engrav- ing; b. County Donegal, Ireland, June 6, 1854; s. Francis and Nora (Ward) Boyle; came to U.S., 1863; ed. parochial and pub. schs .; m. Mary E. O'Meara, of Scranton, Pa., Aug. 1, 1881; 8 children: Mary E. (wife of Emil A. Roch, M.D.), Francis J., Lillian A. (Mrs. C. H. Heyden, of Oak Park, Ill.), John H., Daniel, Jr., Agnes, Christopher C., James V. Apprenticeship to the printing business, Spring- field, O., 1868; became salesman for C. H. Blakely & Co., Chicago, 1886, later with J. C. Winship & Co. and Slason Thompson Co .; entered employ of The Henry O. Shepard Co., as salesman, Oct. 1, 1899, and later was elected dir. of the company; sec. and dir. since 1915; treas. and dir. Lakewood Lot Own- ers' Assn., Lakewood Utilities Co., Lakewood Street Ry. Co. Mem. Chicago Advertising Assn. Mem. Royal League, Royal Arcanum, Knights of Colum- bus. Democrat. Roman Catholic. Clubs: Irish Fel- lowship, Traffic. Home: 1331 Greenleaf Av., Rogers Park. Office: 632 Sherman St.
BOYLE, John Patrick, ice; b. Chicago, July 6, 1870; s. Thomas and Mary (Maginnis) Boyle; ed. Chicago Manual Training School; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1888; m. Grace O'Brien, of Chicago, Mar. 28, 1894; children: Marion, Thomas, Grace, Irene. Practiced law a few years; asst. pros. atty. of Chicago during Mayor Washburne's administra- tion; mgr. Lincoln Ice Co., 1892-5; asst. gen. mgr. Knickerbocker Ice Co., 1895-6; mem. firm of Walsh, Lange & Co., wholesale grocers, and its successors, Walsh, Boyle & Co., 1897-1906; now pres. Boyle Ice Co .; vice pres. Associated Industries Fire Ins. Co. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Edgewater Golf, South Shore Country. Home: 6900 Sheridan Rd. Office: 136 W. Lake St.
BOYLES, Charles Dickinson; b. Chicago, Aug. 1, 1865; s. of Charles C. and Hannah (Dickinson) Boyles; ed. high sch., Chicago, and old Chicago Univ .; m. Detroit, Jan. 31, 1899, Edith M. Johnson. Began in employ of The Albert Dickinson Co. in 1878, while still attending school; became asst. sec. on incorporation of the company in 1887, and sec., 1888-1912; now pres. Hoboken Mfrs. R.R. Co. Epis- copalian. Club: Union League. Recreations: golf, horseback riding. Home: 625 Oak St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: Conway Bldg., Chicago.
BOYLSTON, John, engineers' supplies; b. Chica- go, May 6, 1864; s. John and Alice (Quinlan) Boyls- ton; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mary Moore, of Chicago, 1888; 4 children: Emily (Mrs. Hollis Gleason), Ma- rie, John, Ruth (Mrs. Roy Rennicker). In mercan- tile business since 1886; ex-pres. Western Kieley Steam Specialty Co .; now pres. Boylston Steam Specialty Co. and Chicago Engineers' Supply Co. Home: 4526 Malden St. Office: 120 W. Illinois St.
BOYNTON, Charles T., vice president Pickands, Brown & Co .; b. West Stockbridge, Mass., Dec. 5, 1858; s. Charles Sumner and Elizabeth (Thompson) Boynton; ed. pub. schs., Catskill, N.Y .; m. Anna E. Bell, of Catskill, N.Y., June 17, 1880; 3 children: Elizabeth, Edith, Donald. Came to Chicago, 1879, and entered employ of the Washburn & Moen Mfg. Co., as office boy, with which remained until 1898; was gen. western mgr. of that company when it was sold to Am. Steel & Wire Co., of which was gen. sales agt. and dir. until June, 1900; pres. Shel- by Steel Tube Co., 1900-2; vice pres. Pickands, Brown & Co. since Mar. 1, 1902; vice pres. By- Products Coke Corpn., Rogers-Browne Ore Co .; dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank, Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, Dearborn Co., Buck & Rayner Drug Co., Semet-Solvay Co. Repub- lican. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Exmoor Coun- try, Evanston Country, Highland Park. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring, fishing, shooting. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
BOYNTON, Melbourne Parker, clergyman; b. at Lynn, Mass., Nov. 6, 1867; s. Benjamin Skinner and Mary Elizabeth (Croscup) Boynton; ed. Cal. Coll., Oakland; Div. Sch., Univ. of Chicago; (D.D., Des Moines Coll., Ia., 1910); m. Hattie Wells, of San José, Cal., Sept. 8, 1892. Ordained Bapt. ministry, Sept. 8, 1892; consecutively asst., acting, and pas- tor First Ch., San Francisco, 1894-7; pastor Lexing- ton Av. Ch. (now Woodlawn Bapt.), Chicago, since Aug., 1897; erected new edifice and dedicated it Oct. 26,1902. Mem. hdqrs. com. Ill. Anti-Saloon League; recording sec. Chicago Church Federation Council; good citizenship com. Bapt. Brotherhood of Chi- cago; dir. Midnight Mission, etc .; pres. Chicago Ch. Federation Council; 1st pres. Ill. Vigilance Assn. (2 terms). Home: 6529 Ingleside Av.
BOYNTON, Percy Holmes, professor English; b. Newark, N.J., Oct. 30, 1875; s. George Mills and Julia Hoyt (Holmes) Boynton; A.B., Amherst, 1897; A.M., Harvard, 1898; grad. student Univ. of Chi- cago, 1902-3; m. Lois Damon, of St. Louis, Oct. 11, 1902. Instr. in English, Smith Acad., St. Louis, 1898-1902; reader in English, Univ. of Chicago, 1902-3; actg. asst. prof. of English, Washington Univ., winter quarter, 1903; asso. in English, 1903- 05, instr., 1905-9, asst. prof., 1909-14, asso. prof. since 1914, also dean in Junior Colls., Univ. of Chi- cago. Sec. of instrn., Chautauqua Instn., 1903-14; prin. summer schs., same, since 1914. Mem. Psi Upsilon: Clubs: University, Quadrangle, City. Au- thor: London in English Literature, 1913. Joint
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Author: First View of English and American Lit- try. erature, 1909; Principles of Composition, 1915. Asso. editor The English Journal. Home: 5748 Kimbark Av.
BOYNTON, Stuart Dunlevy, mechanical engr .; b. Chicago, Nov. 23, 1869; s. Charles W. and Mary (Morris) Boynton; ed. pub. and manual training schs., Chicago, until 1886; in real estate business, managing father's property, 1886-9; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1893. In U.S. Revenue Service as 2d asst. engr., 1893-4; resigned 1894 to come to Chicago; was mgr. and principal of the storage business of C. W. Boynton until 1906; since then pres. Power Equipment Co., contractors for steam and electric plants. Club: Union League. Recreations: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: 211 E. Ontario St. Office: Fisher Bldg.
BRACEY, Smith Herbert, railway contractor. (See vol. 1911.)
BRACH, Emil Julius, mfg. confectioner; b. at Schoenwald, Germany, May 21, 1859; s. Martin and Wilhelmina (Hamler) Brach; brought to U.S. by parents when 7 yrs. of age; ed. in schs. of Germany and Burlington, Ia .; m. Katharine A. Cunningham, of Chicago, Sept. 24, 1885; children: Edwin James, Francis Leo, Anna Theresa. Came to Chicago from Burlington, Ia., 1880; engaged in mfg. confection- ery business since 1881; pres. and supt. of the Dreibus-Heim Co., 1896-1904; now sr. mem. E. J. Brach & Sons. Republican. Mem. Royal League. Home: 945 Galt Av. Office: 543 N. Franklin St.
BRACKEN, Willard S., M.D .; b. at Henry, Ill., Sept. 23, 1867; s. Archibald and Esther (York) Bracken; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1902; m .. Octavia Hobbs, of Chicago, Aug. 21, 1892; 1 child (deceased). Formerly instr. nose and throat dept. Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; clin. prof. ophthalmology, Bennett Med. Coll. (Loyola Univ.) ; supervisor ophthalmology, Chicago Dept. of Health; associated with Dr. E. Fletcher Ingals, in nose and throat work, 1906-16. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Phi Delta. Re- publican. Protestant. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Home: 5007 Grand Boul. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.
BRACKEN, Mrs. Willard S. (Octavia Bracken), teacher of singing; b. at DeWitt, Ia .; d. Thomas Thompson and Huldah (Cral) Hobbs; musical edn. in Paris, France; studied with Pauline Viardet- Garcia and Madame Mathilde Marchesi; m. Wil- lard Sherman Bracken, of Chicago, Aug. 21, 1892. Pres. Cosmopolitan Sch. of Music and Dramatic Art. Mem. Soc. Am. Musicians. Club: The Cordon. Home: 5007 Grand Boul. Studio: 9th floor, Audito- rium Bldg.
BRADBURY, Clifford C., patent lawyer; b. Rich- mond, Ind., Sept. 8, 1880; s. Wilbern K. and Eliza- beth (Lipton) Bradbury; ed. pub. schs., Richmond; Swarthmore Coll., Pa., 1901; B.S. in E.E., Purdue Univ., LaFayette, Ind., 1904; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1909; m. Dorothy Fairbanks, of Roch- ester, N.Y., Sept. 7, 1911; 2 children: Wilburn Fair- banks, Arthur Donald. Began in engring. dept. Western Electric Co., July, 1904; with Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co., Chicago, 1905-9; admit- ted to Ind. bar, 1909, N.Y. bar, 1913, Ill. bar, 1915; connected with Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co., Rochester, N.Y., 1909-12; with patent dept. Western Electric Co., New York, 1912-14; mem. firm of Williams, Bradbury & See, patent lawyers, Chicago, since Jan., 1915. Recreation: automobil- ing. Home: 204 S. Harvey St., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1315 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
BRADEN, Joseph Coll, insurance broker; Jan. 29, 1858-Apr. 15, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BRADFORD, William Josiah, paper incht. (See vol. 1911.)
BRADLEY, Benjamin Webster, grain commn .; b. Brodhead, Wis., April, 1863; s. William W. and Marilla A. (Taft) Bradley; ed. pub. schools; mar- ried. Engaged in grain commn. business at Chi- cago since 1879; now mem. Hulburd, Warren & Chandler; mem. Chicago and New York stock ex- changes, Chicago Board of Trade, Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis Merchants' Ex- change, New York Produce Exchange. Clubs: Hamilton, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Coun-
Home: 5527 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
BRADLEY, Herbert E., lawyer; b. at Brooklin, Ont., Can., Dec. 20, 1874; s. Thomas and Margaret (Bradshaw) Bradley; ed. pub. schs. of Ont., Port Perry (Ont.) High Sch., Whitby Collegiate Inst .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; spl. student in North- Western Univ. Law Sch., 1909; m. Mary W. Hast- ings, June 21, 1910; 1 daughter, Alice Hastings. Taught in Canadian schs., 1893-5; came to Chicago in 1896; was with firm of Morgan & Wright until 1898; engaged in gen. practice of law; mem. Mac- Chesney & Bradley, 1900-3, MacChesney, Becker & Bradley, 1903-13; practiced alone since 1913. Inter- ested largely in Chicago real estate; vice pres. Windsor Park Bank; sec. Dewey Cement Gun Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason; Past Regent Ft. Dearborn Council Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Twenti- eth Century, Quadrangle, Builders'. Recreations: horseback riding, camping. Home: 5344 Hyde Park Boul. Office: Chamber of Commerce.
BRADLEY, John Dorr, real estate agt .; b. Bos- ton, Feb. 9, 1864; s. Richards and Sarah A. W. (Merry) Bradley; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1886, LL.B., 1890; m. Chicago, 1896, Frances E. Kales; 2 daugh- ters: Alice Pritchard, Eleanor. Practiced law in Boston, 1890-3; came to Chicago in 1894 and was associated with the real estate office of Bryan Lathrop until 1897, when became connected with firm of Aldis, Aldis, Northcote & Co., and later mem. present firm of Aldis & Co. Clubs: Univer- sity, City, Cliff Dwellers, Onwentsia. Recreations: agriculture, outdoor sports. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
BRADLEY, John J., U.S. marshal; b. Ottawa, Ill., 1866; ed. pub. schs., Ottawa. Came to Chicago, 1886; entered employ of Swift & Co. in car shops; later with Chicago Junction Ry., becoming chief clerk, resigning Feb. 1, 1902; since engaged in real estate and ins. business. Alderman from 30th Ward, 2 terms, 1902-6; candidate for county treas., 1914; apptd. U.S. marshal, Norinern Dist. of Ill., 1914. Was mem. Dem. Co. Central Com. Catholic. Home: 4840 Grand Boul. Offices: 804 Federal Bldg., and 4709 S. Halsted St.
BRADLEY, Joseph Harley, mfr. (See vol. 1911.) BRADLEY, Kenneth McPherson, musical educa- tor; b. Campbellsville, Ky., Sept. 27, 1872; s. J. S. and Anna D. (McPherson) Bradley; ed. Add Ran Coll., Tex., 3 yrs., Univ. of Wooster, O., 1 yr., Univ. of Ky., 2 yrs., Cincinnati Coll. of Music, 1 yr., Cincinnati Conservatory, 2 yrs., by pvt. teach- er, Paris, France, 1 yr .; unmarried. After finishing sch., organized sch. of music at Waxahachie, Tex., removed it 3 yrs. later to Fort Worth, Tex., where conducted it 4 yrs .; dir. Bush Conservatory of Mu- sic, Chicago, since 1902. Lecturer, pianist, theorist and instr .; has lectured before many musical clubs and colleges. Author: Harmony and Analysis; The Triangle. Was first to establish the preceptorial methods in music schs. Home: 39 E. Elm St. Of- fice: 800 N. Clark St.
BRADLEY, Luther Daniels, cartoonist; Sept. 29, 1853-Jan. 9, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
BRADLEY, Mary Hastings (Mrs. Herbert Ed- win B.), author; b. Chicago; d. William and Lina (Rickcords) Hastings; B.A., Smith Coll., Mass., 1905; m. Herbert Edwin Bradley, of Chicago, June 21, 1910. Congregationalist. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi (Smith). Clubs: Cordon, College, Twentieth Cen- tury. Author: The Favor of Kings, 1912; The Pal- ace of Darkened Windows, 1914; The Splendid Chance, 1915; also short stories in Woman's Home Companion, Harper's, American Mag., Good House- keeping, etc. Home: 5344 Hyde Park Boul.
BRADLEY, Preston, clergyman: b. at Linden, Mich., Aug. 18, 1888: s. Robert McFarlan and Anna Elizabeth (Warren) Bradley; grad. Linden High Sch., 1905; student Alma (Mich.) Coll., 1905-6; studied law, Flint, Mich., 1906-9; spl, work Univ. of Michigan, 1909-10; unmarried. Student pastor Grand Blanc (Mich.) Ch., 1907-9: student pastor Ch. of Providence (Presbyn.), Chicago, 1911-12; withdrew from Presbyn. Ch., July 1. 1912, and be- gan preaching independently; founded Peoples Ch .. Chicago, July 6, 1912 (first meeting place corner
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Clark and Addison Sts .; moved Oct. 5, 1913, to Wil- 1883-1914; sec. and treas. Klein, Brady, Friedland- son Av. Theatre). Lecturer on drama, philosophy, er, Inc., since 1915, and of H. Brady & Son, gloves. art. Home: Wilmette, Ill.
BRADLEY, Ralph Robinson, lawyer; b. Chicago, Mar. 17, 1870; s. of John and Sophia (Robinson) Bradley; ed. pub. schs. and Univ. of Mich., 1892; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1893; m. Maude Louise Morrison, of Ft. Madison, Ia., Jan. 10, 1900. Admitted to bar, 1893, and became asso- ciated in 1894 as a jr. partner in the firm of Col- lins, Goodrich, Darrow & Vincent; law firm of Goodrich, Vincent & Bradley was formed, 1895, and so continues; personally is gen. counsel Chi- cago, North Shore & Milwaukee R.R. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Union League, South Shore Country. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Home: 5141 Kenwood Av. Office: 443 The Rookery.
BRADLEY, Thomas E. D., lawyer; b. on farm nr. Waynesville, DeWitt Co., Ill., Dec. 13, 1861; s. John Enoch and Sarah (Spry) Bradley; grad. Ill. State Normal Univ., 1883; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1888; m. Chicago, June 26, 1890, Lizzie Russell; children: Eleanor, Paul Russell. Admitted to Ill. bar, June 14, 1888, and engaged in practice; mem. Young, Makeel & Bradley, 1890-1902, Foster, Bradley & Stetson, 1902-10, Bradley, Harper & Eheim since 1910. Prof. of law, Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1891-2; prof. law of contracts, evi- dence and equity, jurisprudence and pleading, Kent Coll. of Law, 1892-9; prof. law of contracts and evidence, Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1900-13; asso. editor dept. med. jurisprudence, Am. Law Register and Review, 1894-6. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Trustee Chicago Foundlings' Home. Clubs: Hamilton, Union League. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BRADLEY, William Harrison, consul-general; b. Galena, Ill., June 3, 1848; s. William Henry and S. S. Bradley; A.B., Yale, 1872; student, Columbia, 1879-80; m. Mary Capen Gray, of Springfield, Mass., Apr. 25, 1873; 2d, Carolina Lawson, of Chicago, Nov., 1883. Am. consul at Nice, France, 1889-93, at Tunstall, 1897-1903, at Manchester, Eng., 1903-5, consul-gen., same, 1905-6, consul, same, 1906-7; consul-gen. at Montreal, Can., since Aug. 15, 1907. Clubs: Century (New York), University, Chicago Literary (Chicago), Mt. Royal (Montreal). Home: Chicago. Address: Am. Consulate-Gen., Montreal, P.Q., Can.
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