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BRADSHAW, John Herman, merchant; May 4, 1836-July 9, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
BRADT, Charles Edwin, clergyman; b. LaPorte, Ind., Nov. 7, 1863; s. Isaac Henry and Ann Eliza- beth (Bastow) Bradt; A.B., Univ. of Wooster, O., 1886, A.M., 1889, Ph.D., 1897 (D.D., 1905); m. Nellie Acken, of Humboldt, Neb., June 11, 1889; children: Margaret, Gordon, Edwin. Ordained Presbyn. min- istry, 1889; pastor Second Ch., Lincoln, Neb., 1889- 96, First Ch., Wichita, Kan., 1896-1905; sec. Pres. byn. Bd. of Foreign Missions at Chicago since 1905. Mason. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 509 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.
BRADWELL, Thomas, lawyer; b. Chicago, Dec. 26, 1856; s. Hon. James B. and Myra (Colby) Brad- well; father was judge of County and Probate Court of Cook Co .; ed. Lake Forest Acad., Brown Sch., Univ. of Chicago and Northwestern Univ. (no degrees); m. Hattie Barton, of Chicago, Jan. 1, 1887; 1 son, James Bradwell (M.D.). Admitted to Ill. bar, 1885, and since practiced at Chicago; police magistrate at Harrison St. Police Station; sec. Chicago Legal News Co. Mason (32°). Clubs: Chicago Press, Columbia Yacht. Home: 4626 Lake Park Av. Office: 32 N. Dearborn St.
BRADY, Hugo, knit goods mfr .; b. Cuxhaven, Germany, Sept. 12, 1854; s. Bernhard I. and Emma (Friedman) Brady; ed. pub. schools in Germany; emigrated to U.S., 1869; m. Chicago, June 16, 1885, Mathilde Schoenfeld; children: Paul A., Doris (Mrs. George A. Wheeler). Was clerk in retail men's fur- nishing store, Washington, D.C., 1869-75; mem. firm of Franc & Brady, men's furnishings, Toledo, O., 1875-9; founder and propr. men's furnishing goods store of Hugo Brady, Peoria, Ill., 1879-83; mem. Friedlander, Brady & Co., mfrs. knit goods,
Republican. Jewish religion. Home: 854 E. 52d St. Office: 2909 Indiana Av.
BRAGDON, Merritt Caldwell, M.D .; b. Auburn, N.Y., Jan. 6, 1850; s. Charles P. and Sarah (Cush- man) Bragdon; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1870, A.M., M.D., 1873; post-grad. studies in Chicago Med. Coll., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Phila., and at Vienna; m. Elizabeth Wayne Byerly, of Phila., June 6, 1876; children: Elizabeth, Wayne, Charles Ridgaway, Sara Frances, Merritt Caldwell, Jr. Engaged in practice at Evanston since 1873; mem. attending staff Evanston Hosp. Dir. State Bank of Evanston. Mem. Bd. of Edn., Evanston; trustee Northwestern Univ. since 1899, also First Meth- odist Ch., Evanston. Mem. Am. Inst. of Homo- opathy, Ill. State Med. Soc. Home: 1709 Chicago Av., Evanston, Ill.
BRAINARD, Edward Chauncey; b. Cleveland, O., Jan. 12, 1856; s. Chauncey and Malinda (Parks) Brainard; ed. pub. schs. of Cleveland; m. Chicago, Nov., 1881, Eleanor Millar; 1 son, Millar. Former- ly pres. Foulds Milling Co. (retired). Republican; del. Rep. State Conv., 1904. Clubs: Union League, Suburban of LaGrange (ex-pres.), LaGrange Coun- try. Home: 237 S. Spring Av., LaGrange, Ill.
BRAMKAMP, John Milton, clergyman; b. Cincin- nati, O., Dec. 21, 1867; s. Lewis Christian and Anna Catherine (Belmer) Bramkamp; prep. edn. Wood- ward High Sch., Cincinnati; A.B., Wittenberg Coll., Springfield, O., 1890 (D.D., 1911); grad. Hamma Div. Sch., Springfield, 1893; m. Sarah S. Brecken- ridge, of Springfield, Jan. 31, 1895; children: Lewis Breckenridge, Mary Garver. Ordained Luth. min- istry, 1893; pastor New Castle, Ind., 1893-6, Belle- vue, Ky., 1896-1906, Calvary Ch., Chicago, since 1906. Vice pres. Synodical Bd. of Home Missions and Ch. Extension of Evangelical Luth. Synod of Northern Ill .; editor Chicago Lutheran Advocate. Home: 4114 N. Tripp Av.
BRANCH, Joseph Gerald, author, publisher; b. Columbia, Tenn., Nov. 21, 1866; s. Joseph and Mary Jones (Polk) Branch; student Univ. of Tenn., 1881- 83; Lehigh Univ., 1885-7; B.S., Princeton, 1886; studied Univ. of Berlin, Germany, 1887; studied law in office of Gov. Marks, Nashville, Tenn .; un- married. Admitted to Tenn. bar, 1888, Mo. bar, 1899, Ill. bar, 1914; state and county revenue atty., 1889-93; chmn. com. on edn, and admission to bar, Tenn., 4 yrs .; chmn. com. on platform and resolu- tions, Dem. State Conv., 1898; moved to St. Louis, Mo., 1899; chief Dept. of Inspection of Boilers and Elevators, St. Louis, 1903-7, also chief engr., St. Louis, 4 yrs .; moved to Chicago, 1908, to take charge of own books pub. by Rand, McNally & Co., later entering pub. business on own account, as The Branch Pub. Co., of which is pres .; pres. The Joseph G. Branch Sch. of Engring., Joseph G. Branch Pub. Co., Practical Electricity & Engring. Pub. Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Kappa Sig- ma. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mason, K.P. Club: Southern. Author: Heat and Light from Municipal and Other Waste, 1906; Stationary Engineering (3 vols.), 1907; Conversations on Electricity, 1908; Gespraeche Ueber Elektrizitaet, 1909; Electric Wiring, 1910; Practical Mathematics for the En- gineer and Electrician, 1912; One Thousand Ques- tions and Answers, 1912. Home: 4239 Drexel Boul. Office: 542 S. Dearborn St.
BRAND, Charles Herbert, sand; Nov. 16, 1864- May, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
BRAND, Horace L., publisher; b. Chicago, Oct. 6, 1868; s. Michael and Philippine (Darmstaetter) Brand; ed. pub. schs. and University Sch., Chicago; B.S. in Mech. Engring., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1891; m. Louise M. Keller, July 27, 1897; m. 2d, Mrs. Mar- gareta True, Jan. 31, 1910; 1 daughter, Erna L. Sec. to father in real estate and loan business, 1891-3; sec. and treas. J. P. Wolf Mfg. Co., mfrs. of furniture, 1893-5; treas. Brand, Bullen & Gunn Co., malsters, 1896-7; pres. and treas. Brand Bros. Co., brewers, 1890-11; pres. and treas. since 1911, Ill. Pub. Co., publishers Illinois Staats-Zeitung and Chicagoer Presse. Mem. Mass. Inst. Tech. Alumni Assn., Phi Beta Epsilon. Republican. Lutheran. Clubs: University, Press, Ill. Athletic, German
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Press, Germania, Edgewater Golf, South Shore pub. schs. and pvt. sch. (German), Chicago; m. Country; Nat. Press (Washington, D.C.). Home: 533 Wellington Av. Office: 24-28 S. 5th Av.
BRAND, Rudolph, president United States Brew- ing Co .; Apr. 10, 1851-Mar. 24, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
BRAND, Virgil Michael, brewer; b. Blue Island, Ill., Jan. 16, 1862; s. Michael and Philippine Brand; ed. pub. schs., Chicago. With Michael Brand Brew- ing Co., 1878-89, which became a part of the U.S. Brewing Co., with which remained until 1891. Was out of business, 1891-9, but in the latter year established the Brand Brewing Co., of which has since been pres. and mgr .; was also pres. Globe Brewing Co. till it was absorbed by the Brand Brewing Co., Jan. 1, 1910; vice pres. Brandsville Fruit Farm Co. Mem. K.P., Art Inst. Chicago, German Hist. Soc., Chicago Numismatic Soc. Club: Ill. Atheltic. Home and office: 2530 Elston Av.
BRANDON, George Russel, mechanical engr .; b. Salt Springs, Mo., Sept. 10, 1869; s. Calvin Knox and Louisa McClellan (Russel) Brandon; ed. pub. schs., Detroit; B.S. in Mech. Engring., Univ. of Mich., 1891; m. Luella Jenkins, of Chicago, Nov. 27, 1899. Has been identified with the Whiting Foun- dry Equipment Co. and its predecessor since 1891, vice pres. and gen. engr. since 1906. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Engineers', Floss- moor Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: Flossmoor, Ill. Office: 1245 Marquette Bldg., Chi- cago.
BRANDRIFF, Charles Daniel, accountant; b. at Millville, N. J., Feb. 18, 1874; s. Charles P. and Emma J. (Gandy) Brandriff; grad. Missouri Val- ley (Ia.) High Sch., 1891; student Ja. (now Grin- nell) Coll., Grinnell, Ia., 1892-5; B.L., Univ. of Mich., 1897; m. Lola E. Chapman, of Missouri Val- ley, Ia., May 6, 1901; 2 children: Charles Edward, Helen. In service with C.&N .- W.Ry. since 1897, successively as accountant, Missouri Valley, Ia., 1897-9, accountant in gen. offices, Chicago, 1900-2, gen. bookkeeper, 1903-9, and gen. auditor since May 1, 1910. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Skokie Country. Recreation: golf. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
BRANDT, Henry, wholesale boots and shoes; b. Province of Hanover, Germany, Feb. 16, 1855; s. Henry and Adelheit (Haake) Brandt; ed. nat. schs. of Germany; m. Ida S. Schwartz, of Chicago, June 10, 1881 (died 1903); 4 children: Henry C., Alfred C., Ella (died Mar. 18, 1914), Louise. Was with H. F. C. Dovenmuehle, wholesale shoes, 1872-88; in re- tail shoe business, 1881-1907, wholesale since 1907; sr. partner H. Brandt & Sons. Mem. bd. of dirs. of parochial sch., Evangelical Lutheran Ch., 20 yrs .; mem. bd. of dirs. German Hosp. 3 yrs. Republican. Evangelical Lutheran. Recreations: outdoor life. Home: 553 Arlington Pl. Office: 307 W. Monroe St.
BRANEN, Frank, M.D .; b. Fayette Co., O., Aug. 5, 1865; s. William and Margaret (Briggs) Branen; ed. Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Phila., 1891; m. Lillian Sanford, of Charles City, Ia., Sept. 10, 1894. Gynecologist to Garfield Sanitarium; lecturer materia medica, Hahnemann Med. Coll. Mem. Ill. Homo. Med. Assn., Cook Co. Homœ. Med. Soc. Republican. Mason, K.P. Home: 3521 Monroe St. Office: 32 N. State St.
BRANHAM, Benjamin Pope, publisher and print- er; b. Owen Co., Ky., May 26, 1865; s. Benjamin Osborne and Nannie S. (Forsee) Branham; ed. pub. schs. of Ky .; m. Sallie A., d. James Johnson, of Ky., Sept. 8, 1882; children: Goldie M. (Mrs. Harrison Cotner), Bessie P. (Mrs. Frank Murphy), Lucile M. (Mrs. Charles T. Minter), Camille L. Began learn- ing printing trade in early boyhood; became con- nected with the Courier-Journal Job Printing Co., Louisville, Ky., 1884, and has since remained with that company, becoming vice pres. in 1902; also pres. Ben. P. Branham Printing Co., publishers of Hotel Bulletin, Chicago; vice pres. Insurance Field Co., Louisville, publishers of weekly ins. paper. Democrat. Baptist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Advertising. Home: 613 Ful- lerton Boul. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
BRAREN, Edward F., mfr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 31, 1858; s. Nahmen and Charlotta (Thies) Braren; ed.
Mary Becker, of Chicago, May 4, 1882; children: Edlyn, Waldo Western. Began at 13 as messenger boy with Pacific & Atlantic Telegraph Co .; with Pullman Co. 12 yrs., 7 of which was gen. store- keeper at Pullman, Ill .; in real estate business at Kensington and Roseland (suburbs of Chicago), 1889-1904; vice pres. and supt. Weller Mfg. Co., mfrs. of elevating, conveying and power transmis- sion machinery, since 1904; dir. Ill. Mfrs.' Casualty Assn. Republican. Lutheran. Mem. North Shore Lodge No. 927, A.F. and A.M. Clubs: German, Park Ridge Country. Home: Park Ridge, Ill. Office: 1856 N. Kostner Av., Chicago.
BRAUDE, Emil, wholesale jeweler; b. at Mitau, Germany, Dec. 15, 1868; s. Abraham S. and Chasse (Meiselson) Braude; ed. in old country; m. Anna Caplan, of Leeds, Eng., Dec. 1; 1894; 7 children: Heyman L., Jacob M., Clara, Sidney, Benjamin, Freda, Abraham S. Identified with wholesale jew- elry business since 1883; came to Chicago, 1891; entered business on own account, 1894; pres. and treas. since 1900, Emil Braude & Bro., watches and jewelry. Mem. Nat. Jewelers' Bd. of Trade. Dir. Kehilath Jacob Congregation, Marks Nathan Jew- ish Orphanage. Jewish religion. Mem. B'nai B'rith, K. of P. Home: 1149 Independence Boul. Office: 307 Heyworth Bldg.
BRAUDE, Morris, M.D .; b. at Mitau, Courland, Russia, Dec., 1883; s. Abraham Samuel and Libbie (Barr) Braude; ed. govt. schs. of Russia; came to U.S., 1893; grammar and high schs., Chicago; Univ. of Chicago, 1901-3; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1905; m. Dorothy Rosenstein, of Mishawaka, Ind., Nov. 3, 1914; 1 child, Fay. Practiced at Chicago since 1905; asso. in neurology, Michael Reese Hosp. and Rush Med. Coll .; attending neurologist, Jewish Aid Dispensary. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Jewish religion. Home: 1100 Independ- ence Boul.
BRAUN, see also Brown, also Browne.
BRAUN, David Johann, retired; b. at Esslingen, Kingdom of Württemberg, Germany, Dec. 30, 1842; s. Johann N. and Rosine (Hamm) Braun; attended pub. school from 6th to 14th year, and attended several courses of evening schs. later on; m. Buf- falo, N.Y., Apr. 2, 1868, Laura U. Häussler; chil- dren: Rosa Clara (Mrs. C. E. Browne), Frieda Laura (Mrs. James C. Downs), Sidney D. R. Served 4 years' apprenticeship as metal spinner in Ger- many; came to U.S., Feb., 1867; worked at trade at Buffalo, 1867-70; came to Chicago, Aug., 1870; worked at trade for Taft, Schwamb & Co. until Nov., 1874; mem. firm Braun & Geiss, electric fix- tures, 1874-7; changed to Braun & Abbott, 1877-80; bought out Mr. Abbott, 1880, and conducted under own name until incorporating the David J. Braun Mfg. Co., 1889; retired from business, Apr., 1915. Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow. Home: 6800 N. Ashland Av., Rogers Park.
BRAUN, George Philip, Jr., investment securi- ties; b. Chicago, Feb. 10, 1885; s. George Philip and Martha Ellen (Vail) Braun; grad. Phillips Andover Acad., Mass., 1903; student Yale, class of 1907 (non-grad.); m. Vesta McFatrich, of Chicago, Mar. 16, 1908; 2 children: George Philip, 3d, James Bur- ton. Pres. George P. Braun Co., oleomargarine mfrs., 1905-8; on floor Chicago Stock Exchange, 1909-11; now dealing individually in investment securities; pres. The McFatrich Land Co. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: University, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Chicago Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 1221 Astor St. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.
BRAUNWARTH, Anna M., M.D .; b. Muscatine. Ia., Jan. 11, 1857; d. Jacob and Louisa (Wagner) Braunwarth; grad. Muscatine High Sch., 1874; stu- dent State Univ. of la., 1874-5; student Ia. State Med. Coll., 3 yrs., 1879-81 inclusive; M.D., Woman's Med. Coll., Chicago (now affiliated with North- western Univ.), 1886. Practiced in Monmouth, Ill., 1886-90; interne Woman's Hosp., Chicago, 18 months, 1890-2; supt. Post-Grad. Hosp., 1892-3; asst. to Dr. Byford, 1893-1902: practiced alone since 1902. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Chicago Polytechnic Soc., Chicago
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Geog. Soc., Internat. Geog. Soc. Home: 3119 South Park Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
BRAWLEY, Frank, ophthalmologist; b. Orion, Ill., Nov. 23, 1875; s. Ellis T. and Lizzie S. (Hig- gins) Brawley; grad. Peoria (Ill.) High Sch., 1895; Ph.G., Northwestern Univ., 1897; M.D., Univ. of 111. Med. Dept., 1902; m. Mary Vernon Wilson, of Detroit, Mich., Apr. 24, 1907. Practiced in Chicago since 1902; oculist and aurist to St. Luke's Hosp. Fellow Amn. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Ophthal. Soc., Chicago Laryn- gol. Soc., Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto-La- ryngology, Phi Rho Sigma. Clubs: Hamilton, South Shore Country, Olympia Fields Country. Author of numerous monographs on the eye and accessory sinuses of the nose; contbr. to Am. Ency. of Oph- thalmology, and Ophthalmic Therapeutics, Oph- thalmic Operations, etc. Editorial sec. Ophthalmic Record. Home: 7211 Crandon Av. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
BRAY, (Thomas) Henry Truro, author; b. nr. Truro, Eng., Dec. 16, 1846; s. Richard and Lavinia Howe (Truro) Bray; came to America at 16; matriculated and did first year's work in North- western Univ., 1871; B.A., Victoria Coll. (Univ. of Toronto), 1875, M.A., 1878, LL.B., 1883; B.D., Drew Theol. Sem., Madison, N.J., 1876; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1883; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1902; passed the ten yrs.' post-grad. course for LL.D., Victoria Univ., Cobourg, Can., in 1885; m. Agnes Lewarne, of Cobourg, 1875 (died June 18, 1877) ; m. 2d, Mabel Summy, of Vinton, Ia., Aug. 17, 1878 (died Jan. 2, 1885) ; m. 3d, Mary Wormald, of Maysville, Ky., Oct., 1888. Deacon, 1877, priest, 1879, P.E. Ch .; first charge in Canton, Miss .; rector successively of chs. in Pueblo and Greeley, Colo., Manitowoc, Wis., and Booneville, Mo .; was deposed at own request in St. Louis, Mo., 1889, by the bishop of Mo .; later in practice of medicine, Chi- cago. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Ill. State Homo. Soc. Theist. Author: The Knowability of God, 1887; God and Man, 1888; The Evolution of a Life, 1890; Reason and Dogma, 1894; The Living Universe, 1910, 2d edit., 1914. Address: 1216 Car- men Av.
BREAKSTONE, Benjamin Henry, M.D., surgeon; b. Suwolk, Poland, Russia, Mar. 27, 1877; s. Judah Reuben and Esther (Semiatisky) Breakstone; ed. primary sch. and Grammar Sch. No. 2, N.Y. City, to 1889; grad. Scranton (Pa.) High Sch., 1893; Ill. Coll. of Psychology and Suggestive Therapeutics, Aug., 1897; passed examination, Ill. State Bd. of Health, Apr., 1898; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1899; B.S., Carnegie Univ., 1910; attended Cook Co. Hosp., 1897-9; m. Rose Friedman, of Chicago, Apr., 1905; 4 children: Judah Reuben, Blanche Dorothy, Ir- ving, Annette. Asst. in gynecol. clinic, 1897-9, asst. attending neurologist, 1899-1900, attending sur- geon, 1900-1, house phys., 1901-2, Central Free Dis- pensary; adjunct prof. chemistry, Jenner Med. Coll., 1899-1900; phys. to (and hon. mem.) Friends of Poor since 1898; phys. to (and hon. mem.) Mu- tual Friends 2d Regt. Ill. Vols. since 1898. Attend- ing surgeon, 1899-1901, surgeon in chief since 1901, Red Shield Sanitarium; surgeon in chief dept. of skin, venereal and genito-urinary diseases, Mai- monides Polyclinic Hosp .; adjunct prof. diseases of women, Ill. Med. Coll., 1900-2; attending derma- tologist and genito-urinary surgeon, Ill. Med. Coll. Dispensary, 1899-1901; attending gynecologist, 1904, and asso. attending surgeon, 1901-12, United Hebrew Charities Dispensary; prof. genito-urinary surgery and venereal diseases, Jenner Med. Coll., 1903-9; attending surgeon, Olivet Mission Dispen- sary, since 1903; surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp., 1904; consulting surgeon Mary Thompson Hosp. for Women and Children, since 1909; attending sur- geon Jefferson Park Hosp. and Polyclinic since 1908; consulting surgeon Rhodes Av. Hosp. until 1911; prof. genito-urinary and clin. surgery, Ben- nett Med. Coll., 1909-10; also prof. surgery, Ben- nett Med. Coll. since its affiliation with Loyola Univ., 1910; founder, dir. and surgeon in chief, Maimonides Hosp., until 1914; dir. Chicago Hebrew Inst., 1907-9; surgeon in chief, West End Hosp .; specializes in surgery and diseases of women. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago and Ill. State med. socs., Chicago Acad. Surgery, Ill. Surg. Soc .; 1st vice
pres. West Chicago Med. Soc. since 1902; hon. alumnus Ill. Med. Coll .; founder and mem. West Side Physicians' Club; mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Mem. and examiner E.R.K.P., I.W.S.O., O. B.A., A.O.S., K. and L.S., I.O.B.C.U .; mem. I.O.O.F. Independent voter, except Republican in nat. elec- tions. Clubs: Press, Lawndale, Self-Educational, Mckinley League, Eldorado. Recreations: music and art. Author: Every Day Surgery. Contbr. Chi- cago Med. Recorder, Ill. State Med. Jour., Internat. Clinic, Am. Jour. Clin. Medicine, etc. Home: 3716 Douglas Boul. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
BREASTED, James Henry, Orientalist, histori- an; b. Rockford, Ill., Aug. 27, 1865; s. Charles and Harriet N. (Garrison) Breasted; A.B., Northwest- ern Coll., 1888; studied Chicago Theol. Sem. (par- ticularly Hebrew), 1888-90; A.M., Yale, 1892; A.M., Ph.D., Univ. of Berlin, 1894; (hon. B.D., Chicago Theol. Sem., 1898); m. at Berlin, Germany, Frances Hart, Oct. 22, 1894. Asst. in Egyptology, 1894-6, instr. Egyptology and Semitic langs., 1896-8, asst. prof., 1898-1902, asso. prof., 1902-5, prof. Egyptol- ogy and Oriental history, since 1905, Univ. of Chi- cago; asst. dir., 1895-01, dir. since 1901, Haskell Oriental Mus., U. of Chicago, chmn. Dept. of Ori- ental Languages, since 1915. Collecting for Univ. of Chicago in Egypt, 1894-5; Thomas lecturer, Richmond (Va.) Coll., 1897; apptd. (1900) on mis- sion to the museums of Europe by commn. of the Royal acads. of Germany (Berlin, Leipzig, Munich, Göttingen), to copy and arrange the Egyptian in- scriptions in those museums for the Egyptian dic- tionary, for the completion of which the acads. were commissioned and endowed by the German Emperor; dir. Egyptian expdn., Univ. of Chicago, 1905-7; Morse lecturer, Union Theol. Sem., 1912. Asso. editor Am. Journal Semitic Languages, The Biblical World. Corr. mem. Royal Acad. Sciences, Berlin. For titles of writings see Who's Who in America. Address: 5615 University Av.
BRECHER, Oscar W., lawyer; b. Sandwich, Ill., Dec. 5, 1871; s. Gustave and Barbara (Woelfel) Brecher; grad. Lake View High Sch., 1889; Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1892; m. Dora Brauckmann, of Chicago, Oct. 21, 1896; 2 children: Helen Georgine, Paul Welford. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1892; associated with law firms of Blanke & Chytraus, Blanke, Chytraus & Deneen and Chy- traus & Deneen, 1889-98, with Deneen & Hamill, . and Charles H. Hamill, 1899-1906, Rosenthal & Hamill, 1906-10; sr. mem. Brecher & Chindblom (Carl R.) since June, 1910. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: City, Congregational, German. Recreations: golf, motor boating, fishing, outdoor sports. Home: 516 Briar Pl. Office: 410, 69 W. Washington St.
BRECKINRIDGE, Sophonisba Preston, social worker; b. Lexington, Ky .; d. of William Campbell Preston and Issa (Desha) Breckinridge; A.B., Wel- lesley, 1888; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; unmar- ried. Asst. prof. household administration, Univ. of Chicago, since 1908. Actively interested in civic and philanthropic work; sec. Immigrants' Protec- tive League; dir. dept. social investigation, Chica- go Sch. of Civics and Philanthropy. Author: Legal Tender, A Study in Am. Monetary History, 1901; (with Edith Abbott) The Delinquent Child and the Home, 1901; (with Marion Talbot) The Modern Household, 1912. Address: 2559 S. Michigan Boul.
BRECKINRIDGE, William Lewis, civil engr .; b. Louisville, Ky., June 29, 1857; s. Marcus P. and Lucy (Long) Breckinridge; prep. edn. pub. schs., Alton, Ill .; C.E., Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1879 (hon. M. A., 1906) ; m. Irene Waples, of Alton, Ill., Oct. 15, 1891; 2 sons: William Lewis, Jr., and Frank. Began engring. career with the C., B.&Q. R.R., 1879, and became engr. of maintenance of way, 1900. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Home: 4465 Berkeley Av. Office: 546 W. Jackson Boul.
BREDE, Max L., real estate; b. N.Y. City, Feb. 25, 1865; s. Lewis and Esther (Ettlinger) Brede; ed. in pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, Mar. 4, 1889, Rosa Pick; children: Maude, Teresa. In gen. mdse. business in Mo., 15 yrs .; removed to Chicago, 1890, and was in shoe business on the West Side; con- nected with the Chicago Bar Supply Co., 1901, which
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later consolidated with Albert Pick & Co., of which has since been vice pres. Also engaged in real estate operations. Mason, Elk. Home: 5228 Ingle- side Av. Office: 6 N. Clark St.
BREDING, Ben Noble, lawyer; b. Minneapolis, Minn., Mar. 14, 1873; s. John Oscar and Marie (Lyons) Breding; ed. grammar schs. and Central High Sch., Minneapolis, graduating 1892; student Univ. of Minn .; John Marshall Law Sch., Chicago; married. Practicing alone, specializing in commer- cial, corpn. and real estate law. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Ma- son (K.T., Shriner). Home: 7037 Clyde Av. Office: 111 W. Washington St.
BREED, Reuben Leonard, supt. Chicago City Missionary Soc .; b. Utica, Mich., Jan. 11, 1874; s. of Rev. Dwight P. and Delina (Briggs) Breed; prep. edn. high sch., Michigan City, Ind .; A.B., Olivet (Mich.) Coll., 1894 (D.D., 1913); B.D., Chicago Theol. Sem., 1899; post-grad. work Univ. of Chi- cago and Columbia Univ .; m. Estelle Potter, of Kewanee, Ill., May 21, 1896; 2 children: Eleanor Delina, Clara Estelle. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1896; pastor 2d Ch., Moline, Ill., 1895-8, Wabasha, Minn., 1898-1902, Menomonie, Wis., 1902-5, Ft. Dodge, Ia., 1905-9; asst. sec. Charity Orgn. Soc., N.Y. City, 1909-11; same, Congl. Home Missionary Soc., 1911-16; supt. Chicago City Missionary Soc. since Dec., 1916; dir. Union Theol: Coll. Progres- sive Republican. Home: 209 N. Long Av. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.
BREED, Roswell Allen, leather. (See vol. 1911.) BREEN, George Tinker, sales mgr .; b. New Cum- berland, W. Va., May 6, 1882; s. of John Scott and Ambrozine (Murray) Breen; ed. pub. and high schs., New Cumberland; m. Emma Hall, of St. Louis, 1905; 1 son, George Edward. With engring. dept. Terminal R.R., St. Louis, 3 yrs .; identified with the Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Co., of New York, since 1903; sales mgr. at St. Louis, 1903-11, in charge Chicago office since 1911. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Rotary (dir.), Edgewater Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5823 Winthrop Av. Office: 211 W. Washington St.
BREEN, James W., lawyer; b. Chicago, Aug. 31, 1873; s. Thomas and Mary Breen; ed. pub. schs .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1897; unmarried. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and since practiced at Chi- cago; asst. pros. atty. under Mayor Busse, 1907-11; asst. corpn. counsel since July 24, 1915. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Home: 5241 Mor- gan St. Office: 511 City Hall.
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