The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 29

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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BREIDERT, Henry C., structural engr .; b. Pekin, Ill., Aug., 1875; s. John H. and Marie (Ackermann) Breidert; prep. edn. Havana (Ill.) High Sch .; B.S. in C.E., Univ. of Ill., 1898; m. Jennie Myrtle Sny- der, of Havana, Ill., June 14, 1902. Began as struc- tural draftsman, Keystone Bridge Works, Pitts- burgh, Pa., 1898, continuing 2 yrs .; then in same capacity with C.,M.&St.P. Ry. Co., at Chicago, 1900- 1901, Am. Bridge Co., at Chicago, 1901-2; designing engr. Ft. Pitt Bridge Works, at Pittsburgh, Pa., 1902-8; contracting engr. at Chicago with same since 1908. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Illini, Chicago Engineers'. Recrea- tion: amateur photography. Home: 319 Vine Av., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 2013 Fisher Bldg., Chi- cago.

BREITUNG, Albert, cigar mfr .; b. Saalfeld, Ger- many, Sept. 27, 1861. Came to America, 1884. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union; Mason (32°). Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Hamilton, South Shore Country, Chi- cago Automobile, Germania Maennerchor. Home: 427 Wrightwood Av. Office: 306 S. Dearborn St.

BREMERMAN, Lewis Wine, surgeon; b. Wash- ington, D.C., Aug. 12, 1877; s. Laban Trout and Helen Kate (Rhinehart) Bremerman; prep. edn. pub. grammar and high schs., Washington; A.B., Central High Sch., Phila., 1897, A.M., 1905; M.D., Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila., 1900; m. Helen Tope, of Oak Park, Ill., Sept. 26, 1905 (dicd Sept. 13, 1906); m. 2d, 1912, Mrs. Margaret E. Alexander, nee Thomas. Interne, Pa. Hosp. for Injured Per- sons, Fountain Springs, Pa., 1900; same W. W. Backus Hosp., Norwich- Conn., 1901; practiced sur-

gery in New York, 1902-7, in Chicago since 1907; specialist in kidneys and bladder. Asso. prof. urol- ogy, 1904-5, prof., 1905-7, New York Sch. of Clin. Medicine; prof. urology, Bennett and Practitioners' med. colls., Chicago, since 1910; prof. genito-uri- nary surgery, Univ. of Iowa, 1914-15; surgeon to Oak Park Hosp .; consulting urologist, I.C.R.R. Capt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., in active serv- ice. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Am. Urol. Assn. (a founder), A.M.A., Congress of Clin. Sur- geons of N. America, Chicago Urol. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Am. Soc. Magi- cians. Democrat. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago Au- tomobile, Southern Club, Illinois Athletic, Chicago Press, Olympia Fields, Calumet Country. Has written over 150 articles for med. jours .; now writing a text-book on genito-urinary diseases. Recreations: magic and necromancy; has devised modifications and invented many new experiments in magic. Traveled extensively in U.S. Home: 6426 Kenwood Av. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.

BREMNER, David Francis, retired; b. Ottawa, Can., June 30, 1839; s. Robert and Rachel (Brooks) Bremner; removed to Chicago, with parents, 1848; ed. Univ. of St. Mary's of the Lake; m. 1865, Kath- erine, daughter James Michie, of Lyons, Ill. In 1861 was 2d lt. of the Highland Guard, a co. of I.N.G. under the first call for 90 days, which, at the expiration of that term, enlisted as a body for 3 years, becoming Co. E, 19th Ill. Vols., of which was 1st lt .; won a captaincy at battle of Murfreesboro; at Missionary Ridge, carried the regimental flag over the last entrenchment, after three of its bearers had been shot down in quick succession and his own overcoat had been riddled with bul- lets. Engaged as cracker mfr. at Cairo, Ill., 1865; sold out and established in same business at Chi- cago; business was merged in Am. Biscuit & Mfg. Co., of which was pres .; later it became part of the National Biscuit Co., of which was a dept mgr. and dir. until about 1906. Was 3 yrs. mem. of the Chicago Bd. of Edn. Home: 5001 Greenwood Av.

BREMNER, George Hampton, civil engr .; b. at Marshalltown, Ia., Dec. 17, 1861; s. William and Catherine C. (Hampton) Bremner; C.E., State Univ. of Ia., 1883; m. Red Oak, Ia., Sept. 5, 1888, Louie A. Stephenson; children: Charles W., Annabel F. and George H., Jr. Engaged in engring. works in ry. service since graduation, beginning with the C.G. W.Ry., 1883, and with C.&N .- W.Ry., 1884; with the C.,B.&Q.Ry. in various positions, 1884-1914, becom- ing engr. Ill. Dist .; with Interstate Commerce Commn. since 1914, now dist. engr. Central Dist. Div. of Valuation. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. (treas.) Home: 37 N. Madison Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 910 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

BREMNER, Robert Joseph, mfr .; b. at Chicago, Sept. 20, 1864; s. Robert John and Annie (Connelly) Bremner; ed. pub. school, Orland, Ill., 2 yrs. at St. Ignatius Coll., followed by 6 months at Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., 1881; m. Chicago, Oct. 20, 1886, Susan Riordan; children: Robert Joseph, Jr .. Frank M., Susan L., Joseph Edward, Paul A., Wal- ter J., Aloysius and James. Since leaving school has been engaged in the baking business, begin- ning with the D. F. Bremner Baking Co., and later with the Am. Biscuit Co .; then for 6 years with the Nat. Biscuit Co., from whom, on Jan. 1, 1904, ac- quired the plant formerly known as the William Schmidt Bakery. Forester, K.C. Recreations: fish- ing, hunting, bowling. Home: 4728 N. Ashland Av. Office: 1276-1282 Clybourn Av.

BRENNAN, Bernard G., packer: b. Sparta, Wis .. Oct. 24, 1864; s. James and Mary Brennan; ed. pub. schs .; m. Elizabeth Grace, of Chicago, July 15, 1913; 2 children: Bernard T., Rose Mary. Began in Chicago, 1883, as a live stock broker, title of B. G. Brennan & Co., which still continues; sec. Nat. Provision Co., 1897-1905; pres. Brennan Packing Co. since 1905. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore, Beverly Golf, Saddle and Sirloin. Home: 4737 Ellis Av. Office: 3916 Normal Av.

BRENNAN, Frederick Hazlitt, secretary and treasurer The N. K. Fairbank Co. Removed to Fennville, Mich. (See vol. 1911.)

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BRENNAN, John Edward, grain commn. mcht .; b. Chicago, May 1, 1880; s. Patrick and Catherine (Liston) Brennan: ed. St. Joseph's parochial sch. and St. Ignatius Coll .; m. Catherine E. Moore, of Chicago, June 23, 1909; 4 children: Catherine Doro- thy, Ruth Mary, John E., Jr., Robert James. Be- gan active career as office boy with Eschenburg & Dalton, 1897; advanced through various positions, and represented the firm as corn salesman on Chi- cago Bd. of Trade, 1905-7; associated with John Carden, as Brennan & Carden, grain and seeds, since 1907. Democrat. Roman Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Recreation: home life. Home: 112S North Shore Av. Office: 160 Jackson Boul.

BRENNAN, Patrick, packer; b. Ireland, May 4, 1861; s. of James and Mary (Flannery) Brennan; came to America with parents, 1864; ed. pub. schs .; m. Annie M. Boggie, of Chicago, Feb. 9, 1882. Be- came connected with the Union Stock Yards, 1878, and soon commenced to deal in live stock; started a slaughter house, 1897, under the name of The Nat. Provision Co .; property totally destroyed by fire in summer of 1904; at once formed The Inde- pendent Packing Co., of which has since been pres. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. K.C. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic. Home: 4941 Drexel Boul. Office: 4033 S. Halsted St.

BRENNAN, Thomas V., packer; b. Chicago; s. Patrick and Annie M. (Boggie) Brennan; student Villanova (Pa.) College; unmarried. In packing business at Chicago since 1908; sec. Independent Packing Co. K.C., Elk. Clubs: South Shore Coun- try, Olympia Fields Country. Home: 4941 Drexel Boul. Office: 4033 S. Halsted St.

BRENNAN, William Francis, contractor and mfr .; Aug. 26, 1860-Dec. 21, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

BRENNE, Richard, mechanical engr .; b. in Ger- many, May 9, 1869; s. Carl W. and Emilie (Schulte) Brenne; college edn. in old country; m. Caroline Brenne, of Chicago, Mar. 12, 1892; 7 children: Au- gusta (Mrs. John Hittan), Carl, Fred, Emily, Rich- ard, Mary, William. Came to America, 1890, and has since been connected with the Kaestner & Hecht Co., mfrs. passenger and freight .elevators; chief engr. and sec. same since 1909. Home: 2436 N. Talman Av. Office: 500 Throop St.

BRENNEMANN, Joseph, M.D .; b. at Peru, Ill., Sept. 25, 1872; s. of Joseph and Mary (Schaefer) Brennemann; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1895; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1900; St. Luke's Hosp., 1900-2; m. Bessie D. Daniels, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1905; 3 children: Mary Elizabeth, Barbara, Deborah. Asst. prof. diseases of children, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., since 1909; prof. same, Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1905-6; attending phys. diseases of chil- dren, St. Luke's, Wesley and Cook Co. hosps. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pediatric Soc., Inst. Medicine of Chicago, Nu Sigma Nu. Contbr. on diseases of children. Home: 5803 Blackstone Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

BRENNER, George, manager city office of Swift & Co .; b. Chicago, May 28, 1860; s. George and Mary Ann (Haven) Brenner; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Chicago, May 17, 1883, Eugenia F. John- son; children: Edith A., George J., Eugenia M. First business experience was in employ of S. D. Childs, Jr., & Co., printers; then with Frank Clif- ton & Co., grain and provisions, as settling and margin clerk on the Bd. of Trade; remained with that firm 15 yrs. and in 1888 became identified with Swift & Co., as bookkeeper, and eventually was made city mgr., and Bd. of Trade representative. Club: Ravenswood Whist. Home: 5448 Lakewood Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

BRENTANO, Theodore, judge; b. at Kalamazoo, Mich., Mar. 29, 1854; s. Lorenzo and Caroline Bren- tano; ed. pub. schs. and in Germany and Switzer- land; LL.B., LL.M., Nat. Univ., 1881; m. Minnie Claussenius, of Chicago, May 17, 1887; children: Johanna von Tilly, Carola, Dorothy. Home has been in Chicago since 1859; admitted to bar by Supreme Court, D.C., 1882; atty. in office of corpn. counsel, 1887; asst. city atty. Chicago, 1888; judge Superior Court, Cook Co., Ill., since 1890, and now chief justice Criminal Court of Cook Co .; present

term expires, 1921. Republican. Home: 1247 N. State St.

BRESLICH, Ernst Rudolph; b. Insterburg, Ger- many, Aug. 30, 1874; s. Louis Friedrich and Her- mine (Kummer) Breslich; came to U.S., 1892; A.B., Baldwin-Wallace Coll., Berea, O., 1898; A.M., Univ. of Chicago, 1900; m. Marie D. Christiansen, of Chi- cago, Dec. 25, 1902; children: Paul, Erna, Herman, Golde. Head of the dept. of mathematics, Univ. High Sch. (Univ. of Chicago), since 1912. Metho- dist. Author (with George W. Myers) : Myer's Sec- ond Year in Mathematics, 1908; Breslich's First- Year Mathematics, 1915; Breslich's Second-Year Mathematics, 1916; Breslich's Third-Year Mathe- matics, 1917; Logarithmitic Tables and Mathemat- ical Formulas, 1917. Home: 7100 Rhodes Av.

BRETZ, J. Harlen, geologist; b. Ionia Co., Mich., Sept. 2, 1882; s. Oliver Joseph and Rhoda Maria (Howlett) Bretz; A.B., Albion (Mich.) Coll., 1905; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1913; m. Fanny Challis, of Unionville, Mich., June 26, 1907; 1 son, Rudolf Challis. Asst. prof. geology, Univ. of Wash., 1913- 14; instr. in geology, 1914-15, asst. prof. since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Recreation: mountaineering. Home: 10750 S. Western Av.

BREWER, Orville, publisher; b. at Ashton, Ill., Mar. 31, 1857; s. of James and Elizabeth (Pratt). Brewer; prep. edn. Allen's Acad., Allen's Grove, Wis., 1867-9, Lee Center (Ill.) High Sch., 1870-3; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1878; m. Elizabeth Brough, of Indianapolis, Oct. 25, 1895. In pub. busi- ness since 1900 as Orville Brewer Pub. Co., sch. text books. Republican. Author and publisher: Brewer's National Songs and Hymns; Brewer's Popular Song Book; Brewer's American Song Book; Brewer's Assembly Song Book; Brewer's High School Song Book; Brewer's Art Studies and Famous Paintings; etc. Home: 2923 Ellis Av. Of- fice: 1304 Auditorium Bldg.

BREWER, Robert T., real estate; b. at Chicago, June 13, 1863; s. John S. and Helen M. (Shaw) Brewer; ed. high sch., Chicago; m. Paula Fabian Seckel, of St. Louis, Dec. 1, 1902; 2 sons: Fabian S., Jerome S. In mercantile pursuits, 1881-90; mfg. business, 1890-6; real estate operator, Chicago, since 1896; firm of Robert T. Brewer & Co. for several years; now managing own property. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Chicago Yacht, Germania. Recreation: yachting. Home: 1347 N. State St. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.

BREWSTER, Edward Lester, banker, broker; June 22, 1842-Mar. 21, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

BREWSTER, Walter Stanton, banker, broker; b. Evanston, Ill., Sept. 4, 1872; s. Edward Lester and Mary (Niles) Brewster; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., until June, 1891; A.B., Yale, 1895; m. Kate Lancaster, of Chicago, Jan 24, 1903; 2 children: Sarah, Edward Lancaster. Entered serv- ice, 1896, of Edward L. Brewster & Co., bankers and brokers, and in Jan., 1899, was admitted to the firm, and July 1, 1904, Edward L. Brewster & Co. was succeeded by the firm of Russell, Brewster & Co., consisting of Edward P. Russell, Walter S. Brewster and C. L. Peniston. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange (gov.), New York Stock Exchange. Dir. United Charities (chmn. exec. com.). Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Cliff Dwellers, Casino, Gagemere; University, Yale, Sleepy Hollow Country (New York). Recreations: golf, horseback riding. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 116 W. Adams St., Chicago.

BRICKWOOD, Albert William, lawyer; Nov. 21, 1855-Mar. 24, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

BRICKWOOD, Blaine Jackson, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 5, 1888; s. Albert William and Genevieve M. (Jackson) Brickwood; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Lewis Inst .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1908; unmarried. Began practice with father, 1908, title of Brickwood & Brickwood; practiced alone since death of father, 1915; sec. and dir. Wolfertz Deformity Appliance Co .; sec. and treas. Am. Ex- porters' Corpn .; treas. and dir. Electric Service Co. of America; dir. Fair Oaks Park Cemetery Assn .; consul for Venezuela in Chicago since 1914. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Upsilon, Delta Chi, S.A.R. Republican. Congrega-

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tionalist. Club: Chicago Press. Recreations: art, music, literature. Home: 859 Wellington Av. Of- fiee: 6 N. Michigan Av.

BRIDGE, George Smith, commission meht .; b. on farm, Jefferson Co., Wis., June 28, 1860; s. Robert and Isabella (Kelley) Bridge; ed. pub. schs. and State Normal Sch., Whitewater, Wis .; m. Chicago, Jan. 19, 1887, Betsy A. Randall; children: Isabella, George Randall. Engaged in milling business at Whitewater, 1881-4; special partner in firm of T. D. Randall & Co., commn. mchts., Chicago, 1885-95; gen. partner same firm, owning half interest in business, 1895-1902; established under own name as commn. mcht. in grain and hay, 1902, and in 1903 admitted John R. Leonard as partner, firm be- coming Bridge & Leonard. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Home Lodge, No. 508, A.F. and A.M .; Chicago Chapter; Chevalier Bayard Commandery, K.T. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Saddle and Sirloin, University of Evanston, Evanston Country, Westmoreland Golf. Recrea- tion: outdoor life. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Board of Trade, Chicago.

BRIDGE, Norman, M.D .; b. Windsor, Vt., Dec. 30, 1844; s. James Madison and Nancy Ann (Bag- ley) Bridge; high sch. edn .; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. (now med. dept. Northwestern Univ.), 1868, Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1878; (hon. A.M., Lake Forest Univ., 1889); m. Mae Manford, of Chicago, May 21, 1874. Prof. clinical medicine, 1887-98, prof. medicine, 1898-1901, emeritus prof. since 1901, Rush Med. Coll. (Univ. of Chicago). Mem. Chicago Bd. Edn., 1881-4 (pres. 1882-3); mem. bd. election commrs., 1886-90. Republiean. Mem. Assn. of Am. Physicians; corr. mem. Aead. Sciences, Arts and Letters of Wis. Author: The Penalties of Taste and Other Essays, 1898; The Rewards of Taste and Other Essays, 1902; Lectures on Tuberculosis, 1903; House Health, 1907; Fragments and Ad- dresses, 1915. Office: 901, 104 S. Michigan Av.

BRIDGES, Horace James, lecturer; b. London, Eng., Aug. 31, 1880; s. James and Mary Elizabeth (Harding) Bridges; spl. courses, London Univ .; m. Lucy, d. Archibald and Edith English, of London, June 2, 1906. Asso. leader, with Stanton Coit, of W. London Ethical Soc., 1905-12; leader Chicago Ethical Soc. since Apr., 1913. Trustee Booth House (social settlement), Chicago. Mason. Club: City. Author: The Ethical Movement-Its Principles and Aims, 1911, 2d edit., 1912; Criticisms of Life- Studies in Faith, Hope and Despair, 1915. Home: 610 Belden Av. Office: 410 S. Michigan Av.

BRIGGS, Charles Harold, leather; b. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 7, 1874; s. Charles Edward and Rebecca (Whittaker) Briggs; ed. pub. schs., St. James Coll., and Washington Univ. (all of St. Louis); m. Olive Fox Hafke, of Chicago, Nov. 7, 1907; 2 children: Charles Harold, Jr., Stanley Whittaker. Clerk in passenger dept. C.,B.&Q.R.R., at St. Louis, 1894-7; see. to the gen. mgr., 1897-1900; in leather business since 1900; pres. Charles H. Briggs Co. since 1905. Episeopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 827 Dakin St. Office: 231 N. 5th Av.

BRIGGS, Clare A., cartoonist. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)

BRIGGS, Clement William Kenneth, surgeon; b. London, Eng., July 14, 1881; s. William and Anne (Watson) Briggs; brought to U.S. at age of 12; ed. grammar and high sehs., Chicago; admitted to practice by Ill. State Bd. of Health, 1906; post- graduate work at Chicago; m. Charlotte Audrey Fleischer, of Chicago, Feb. 26, 1908; 2 children: Audrey Helen (deceased), Donald Preston. Asst. chief surgeon Chieago Emergeney Hosp., 1906-8; prof. toxicology, Chieago Coll. of Medieine and Surgery, since 1909; chief surgeon Hearst News- papers, J. V. Farwell Co., brotherhoods of ry. employes, and 30 other smaller coneerns. Mem. A. M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soe. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason (Blue Lodge, Chap- ter, Commandery, Shrine). Home: 4448 Malden St. Offfee: 424 Hearst Bldg.

BRIGGS, Walter Merrill, clergyman; b. Elgin, Ill., July 8, 1891; s. of Charles Alfred and Eliza Briggs; ed. Elgin Acad .; Roekford Higli School; student DePauw Univ., 1912-15; grad. Garrett Bibl. Inst., 1916; unmarried. Ordained M.E. ministry,

1913; pastor Lemont, Ill., 1910-12, Cumberland, Ind., 1912-15, Douglas Park, Chicago, 1915-16, Nor- wood Park, Chicago, since Oct. 9, 1916. Mem. Chi- cago Meth. Preachers' Assn., Delta Tau Delta. Home: 7117 Hood Av.

BRIGHAM, Bret Hart, life underwriter. Re- moved to California. (See vol. 1911.)

BRIGHAM, Edmund Douglass, railway official; b. Dunkirk, N.Y., Dec. 28, 1856; s. George F. and Aurilla D. Brigham; ed. pub. schs., Chieago; m. Ishpeming, Mich., 1879, Edith Northmore. Began ry. service as telegraph operator C.&N.W.Ry., Ish- peming, 1873; with C.&N.W.Ry. since Nov. 2, 1874, as cashier, Ishpeming, 1874-9, agt. at Peshtigo, Wis., 1879-80, Ishpeming, Mich., 1880-2, traveling frt. agt., Fond du Lac, Wis., 1882-5, chief clk. gen. frt. dept., Chicago, 1885-8, div. frt. agt. Wis., Ga- lena & Madison and Madison & Peninsular divs., 1888-93, asst. gen. frt. agt., 1893-1900, gen. frt. agt. from Feb. 1, 1900, and now asst. frt. traffic mgr. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Chieago Athletic, Hamilton, Skokie Country, Church. Home: Glen- coe, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

BRIGHAM, Henry H., freight transportation and car mfg .; b. Sharon, Wis., Aug. 31, 1868; s. Rev. George F. and Aurilla (Douglass) Brigham; ed. Sharon High Sch .; m. Belle Hanna, of Burlington, Wis., Nov. 27, 1894; children: Erwin Risley, Edith Margrett, Henry H., Jr. Employed as telegraph operator and local agt. by C.&N.W.Ry. until 1893; removed to Chicago and engaged in commercial ry. and industrial traffic service until 1908; organized the Atlantic Seaboard Despateh and the North Am. Car Co., 1908, and since pres. both companies. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Traffie, Union League, Church, Skokie Country, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: golf, yachting. Home: 815 Greenleaf Av., Gleneoe, Ill. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

BRIGHT, Orville T., educator; b. Richland, N.Y., 1840; ed. Univ. of Wis., 1857-9; m. Cora Christian, 1885; 3 children. Began teaching at Spring Prairie, Wis., 1859; prin. graded schs., Lake Geneva, Wis., 1860-2; county supt. schs., Walworth Co., Wis., 1865-8; prin. graded schs., Omro, Wis., 1868-70; came to Chicago, 1870; prin. Foster Sch., 1870-4, Douglas Sch., 1874-87; supt. 6 grammar schs. and prin. high sch., Englewood, 1887-92; beeame county supt. sehs., Cook Co., 1892, and is now dist. supt. Home: 6515 Harvard Av. Office: 830 Tribune Bldg.

BRIGHT, Philip Vaughan, fish produets; b. Tyne- burth, Wales, Dec. 11, 1879; s. William and Jane Avis (Greaves) Bright; brought to America, 1884; ed. high sch. and Washington Univ., St. Louis; m. Anne W. Chatfield, of Chicago, Apr. 2, 1902; chil- dren: Philip Vaughan, 2d, Medora C. Has engaged as importer of salt and canned fish products sinee 1904; pres. and treas. P. V. Bright Co. since 1908. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commeree, Am. Norwegian Chamber Commeree (dir.). Clubs: Traffic, Ouil- mette Country, North Shore Golf. Reereations: motoring, travel. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 148 W. Kinzie St., Chieago.

BRILL, George Mackensie, meehanieal, elee. and architectural engr. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)

BRIMSON, William George, retired; b. Tiverton, Eng., Apr. 27, 1850; s. Elias and Mary (Thorne) Brimson; ed. Norwalk (O.) High Sch., Bryant and Stratton Bus. Coll .; m. Susan H. Smitlı (M.L.A., prin. High Sch., Norwalk, O.), Aug. 28, 1873 (died Aug. 24, 1910). Telegraph operator, 1868-71, train dispatcher, 1871-5, L.S.&M.S.Ry .; supt. Logansport, Crawfordsville & S.W. Ry., 1875-80; trainmaster, 1880-1, supt., 1881-8, L.E.&W.Ry .; trainmaster, C.& E.I.R.R., 1888-90; supt., 1890-1, pres., 1891-6, Calu- met & Blue Island Ry .; pres, and gen. ingr., Chi- cago, Lake Shore & Eastern Ry., 1896-9; gen. ingr., 1899-1907, vice pres., 1907-10, Q.,O.&K.C.Ry .; be- came pres. Tex. City Transportation Co. and Tex. City Ry. Co., Apr. 1, 1910. Progressive. First vice pres. Northern Bapt. Conv., Am. Bapt. Home Mis- sionary Soc., Am. Bapt. Publ. Soe .; pres. Ill. Bapt. State Conv., 1913-15; pres. Chicago Baptist Social Union, 1914-15. Honie: 426 W. 62d St.

BRIMSTIN, William Edgar, secretary Federal Life Ins. Co .; b. Toronto, Can., Dec. 4, 1876; s. of

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Hugh and Mary A. (Owens) Brimstin; ed. pub. schs., Model Sch. and pvt. schs., Toronto; grad. Jarvis Collegiate Inst., 1895; completed sch. train- ing in Upper Canada Coll .: m. Katharine Green- wood, of Toronto, Dec. 6, 1899. Began in the policy dept. of Imperial Life Ins. Co., Toronto; then in actuarial dept. of Mfrs. Life Ins. Co .; with the Federal Life Ins. Co. since 1899; came to Chicago, 1900, as policy clerk, Federal Life Ins. Co., served as chief clerk, 1902-4, asst. sec., 1905-8, sec. since 1908. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shrin- er). Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Colonial, Olym- pia Golf. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 838 51st Boul. Office: 168 N. Michigan Boul.

BRINCKERHOFF, Clarence Eugene, surgeon; b. Homer, near Joliet, Ill., Nov. 9, 1859; s. John and Rebecca (Breckenridge) Brinckerhoff; descendant of old Knickerbocker family; removed to Chicago, 1861; ed. pub. schs .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1885, and since in practice at Chicago. Mem. A.M. A., Chicago Med. Soc. Recreations: travel, hunting, fishing. Home: 3102 Washington Boul. Office: 507 N. Halsted St.

BRINK, Arthur Perry, express; Nov. 11, 1855- Dec. 6, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

BRINKERHOFF, William Temple, piano mfr .; b. Cleveland, O., Jan. 9, 1870; s. William Britton and Fannie R. (Temple) Brinkerhoff; ed. pub. schs., St. Joseph and Clinton Co., Mo .; Lampkin's Coll., Clinton; m. Clara Markley, of Humeston, Ia., Feb. 6, 1894. Engaged in wholesale cigar business at St. Joseph 10 yrs .; settled in Chicago, 1900, and entered piano mfg. business with father; pres. Brinkerhoff Piano Co., mfrs. of pianos and player pianos, since its organization, 1911. Mem. Chicago Piano and Organ Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. B.P.O.E. Clubs: Hamilton, Colonial, Oak Park Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 332 S. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 209 S. State St., Chicago.

BRINTNALL, William Henry, banker. (See vol. 1911.)

BRITIGAN, William Henry, real estate; b. St. Marys, O., Dec. 9, 1881; s. Albert and Sarah A. Britigan; ed. pub. schs., Dayton, O .; Union Chris- tian Coll., Merom, Ind .; Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ .; m. Mary P. Sibley, of Valley Falls, R.I., May 2, 1902; children: Herbert Dana, Katherine Alice, Wolstan Dixey, William Henry, Jr. With adv. and sales depts., Nat. Cash Register Co., Dayton, O., 1899-1901; same depts., Library Bureau, Boston, Mass., 1901-3; ednl. dir. West Side Y.M.C.A., New York, 1904-7; there organized 1st real estate class in the country, of 250 real estate men, and pub. Practical Real Estate Methods; asst. to comptrol- ler (real estate office) Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., New York, 1908-9; mgr. for Joseph P. Day, real estate auctioneer, New York, 1910-14; came to Chi- cago, 1914, to sell Marquette Manor for the Assets Realization Co., and completed sale of $1,700,000 lots in 6 months (greatest lot sale ever accom- plished in Chicago); in business on own account as William H. Britigan since Sept. 1, 1915; special- ist in sale of subdivision property. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Real Estate Auctioneers' Assn., New York. Republican. Club: Windsor Golf. Home: 6950 Euclid Av. Office: 800 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 29

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