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BRITTAIN, Joseph King, real estate; b. Green- ville, Mercer Co., Pa., Dec. 27, 1867; s. Jeremiah R. and Nancy Davidson (King) Brittain; ed. Green- ville (Pa.) High Sch .; Thiel Coll., Greenville, Pa .; m. Harriett D. Borland, of Chicago, June 15, 1896; 1 son, Ashleigh Woodruff. Started in a LaSalle St. real estate office in 1888 as rent collector; opened office under name of J. K. Brittain & Co., 1891; con- solidated with Wm. H. Brown & Co., 1901, as Wm. H. Brown & Co., dealing largely in N.Dak. lands; in Nov., 1903, the firm name was changed to Brown & Brittain, dealing in Chicago real estate and first mortgages, and carrying on business in N.Dak. and Mont. lands; vice pres. of N.Dak. corpn. known as Wm. H. Brown Co. Sec .- treas. and dir. The Real Estate Assn. of Ill. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Ridge Country. Recreations: traveling and driv- ing. Home: 7126 Princeton Av. Office: 205 Tacoma Bldg.
BRITTEN, Frederick Albert, congressman; b. at Chicago, Nov. 18, 1871; s. Michael and Eva (Fey) Britten; ed. pub. schs .; studied architectural draft- ing at Lewis Inst .; m. Alma Hand, of Weiser, Ida., Mar. 4, 1907. Began as contractor, 1894; now sr. mem. Britten & Reynolds. Alderman 23d Ward, 1908-12; chmn. Civil Service Commn., 1909; mem. 63d, 64th and 65th Congresses (1913-19), 9th Ill. Dist. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ham- ilton, South Shore Country, Germania (Chicago); Army and Navy (Washington, D.C.). Recreations: athletics and swimming. Home: 327 Belden Av. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St.
BRITTON, Gertrude Howe (Mrs. James A. Brit- ton), social welfare worker; b. Chicago, Oct. 30, 1871; d. James and Marie Louise (Long) Howe; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; grad. Froebel Kindergar- ten Coll., 1897; m. James A. Britton (M.D.), of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1904. Resident of Hull House since Oct. 11, 1895; teacher of kindergarten and had charge of the nursery there until June 1, 1907; first officer of Juvenile Protective Assn., 1910-15; mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1913-16; supt. Bur. of Social Service of Cook Co. since Feb. 15, 1916. Home: Hull House, 800 S. Halsted St. Office: 1130 County Bldg.
BRITTON, Sumner Charles, publisher. Removed to. N.Y. City, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
BROAD, Charles A., wholesale millinery; b. at Freeport, Ill., Dec. 3, 1868; s. of Augustus F. and Mary Josephine (Hamm) Broad; ed. pub. schs., Freeport; m. Florence Falke, of Chicago, Oct. 21, 1913; 1 son, John William. Began in employ of William Walton Sons, dry goods, Freeport, 1880; removed to Chicago, 1898; traveled for Albert Haufe & Co. 3 yrs .; then associated with others and bought out the business, forming Weiskopf & Co., of which has been pres. since 1914. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Club: Calumet Country. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 5516 Everett Av. Office: 37 S. Wabash Av.
BROADBENT, Thomas Albert, dentist; b. in Henry Co., Ill., Sept. 29, 1862; s. William and Mar- tha (Prince) Broadbent; ed. Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., and at Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery; . m. Chicago, Oct., 1887, Clara Potter; children: Earl Robert, Donald Potter. Resident of Chicago since 1885; engaged in practice of dentistry since 1887; was prof. dental surgery, Coll. of Phys. and Surg., 4 yrs .; demonstrator and instr. Chicago Dental Coll., 4 yrs. Sec. Nat. Assn. Dental Examiners, Ill. State Bd. Dental Examiners. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc. Mem. Delta Sigma Delta, Phi Delta Theta. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ravenswood, Edgewater Golf. Home: 4410 N. Hermitage Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
BROCK, Andrew A., real estate and mortgage broker; b. Sterling, Ill., Mar. 6, 1865; s. E. Fred and Jennie (Lyman) Brock; ed. pub. schs., Sterling, Ill .; m. Josephine Crawford, of Sterling, June 5, 1889; children: A. Stanley, F. Crawford, Lyman D., A. Galt. Engaged in gen. real estate and mortgage business, in Chicago, since 1891; mem. Edgar M. Snow & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Nat. Assn. Real Estate Exchanges, Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Chicago Bd. of Underwriters. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 5117 Kenmore Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
BROCK-JONES, Charles, insurance broker; b. London, Eng., Feb. 10, 1856; s. Benjamin and Ma- tilda (Davies) Brock-Jones; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chi- cago, Feb. 17, 1888, Elizabeth Morse. In fire ins. business in Chicago since 1880, beginning as office boy with McCormick Bros. & Findlay, later with Fisher Bros., and afterward with W. W. Caldwell; established, 1885, firm of Charles Brock-Jones & Co., ins. brokers, and so continues. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Western Springs. Home: Western Springs, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jack- son Boul., Chicago.
BROCKLEBANK, John Charles (Fremont), mfr .; b. St. Catherines, Can., June 1, 1854; s. John W. and Catherine (Waugh) Brocklebank; direct de- scendant of Capt. Samuel Brocklebank, of Mass. Colony; ed. St. Stephen's Coll., Annandale, N.Y., and law dept. of New York Univ .; m. Anna Wood- ward Durell, of Chicago, July 8, 1890; 1 daughter,
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BROMBERG, Moritz, merchant; Nov. 23, 1847- mitted to N.Y. bar, 1876; with Mutual Life Ins. Co. Feb., 1917. (See vol. 1911.) of New York, in N.Y. City, until 1885, when came BRONSON, Hermon, mfr. (See vol. 1911.) to Chicago as rep. of the Mfrs.' Paper Co. of New York, of which was 2d vice pres. and western mgr. BRONSON, Leonard, manager National Lumber Mfrs.' Assn .; Aug. 3, 1856-Dec. 25, 1915. (See vol. 1911.) a number of years; was pres. J. C. Brocklebank & Co., paper mfrs., title of J. C. Brocklebank since 1914. Republican. Episcopalian. Was mem. 71st Regt. N.G.N.Y. Mem. S.A.R., Soc. Foreign Wars, Colonial Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Edgewater Golf (ex-pres.). Home: 5000 Sheridan Rd. Office: 519 The Rookery.
BROCKMAN, Albert J., real estate; b. Chicago, May 23, 1874; s. J. Henry and Sophie (Deppe) Brockman; ed. St. Paul's parish sch. (Evang. Lu- theran) ; pub. grammar sch. and English High and Manual Training Sch., Chicago; m. Emma Dorothy Schwarz, of Chicago, Sept. 26, 1900; 2 children: Gilbert Hugo (deceased), Marion Helen. Began in employ of the Wirt Electric Laboratories, continu- ing 2 yrs .; then engaged as instr. in manual train- ing, pub. schs. of Chicago, 8 yrs .; in real estate, renting and loan business in own name since 1903; sec. Sterling Furniture Co .; dir. Foltz Smokeless Furnace Co. Treas. Apartment Bldgs. Assn., 1913- 14; ex-vice pres. Cook County Real Estate Bd. (dir., 1912-13). Independent Republican. Evangelical Lu- theran. Club: City. Recreation: motoring. Home: 908 Windsor Av. Office: 111 W. Washington St.
BRODE, William Demetrius, M.D., surgeon; b. on farm, Fillmore Co., Minn., Sept. 21, 1870; s. Pe- ter and Lucy (Elliot) Brode; attended Decorah (Ia.) Inst., 1889-90, Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal Sch., 1891-2; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1896; (A.M., Ewing Coll., 1910); m. Clara Bell Heagle, of Valparaiso, Ind., Aug. 30, 1900; 1 daughter, Geraldine Burnetta. Began practice, 1896, at Union Mills, Ind .; removed to Chicago, 1899; mem. consulting staff, Mary Thompson Hosp .; mem. attending med. staff, Fran- ces Willard Hosp .; prof. clinical medicine, Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery. Mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Baptist. Ma- son. Club: Illinois. Home: 2323 Jackson Boul. Of- fice: 30 N. Michigan Av.
BRODHEAD, Lucas, farmer, pres. Ashland Blk. Assn .; Apr. 12, 1844-1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BRODSKY, Jacob Joseph, wholesale grocer; b. Kiev, Russia, Jan. 1, 1879; s. Isaac and Esther Brodsky; brought to U.S., 1883; ed. pub. schs., Cor- ry, Pa .; m. Fanny Greenblatt, of Chicago, Apr. 10, 1899; 4 children: William, Sidney, Leo, Victor. Came to Chicago, 1894; began as clerk in grocery store; became salesman for Grossfeld & Roe Co., wholesale grocers, 1905, continuing 8 yrs .; organ- ized Brodsky, Palmer & Gelber Co., wholesale gro- cers, Aug., 1915, and became pres., name changed to Brodsky-Gross & Co., Feb. 1, 1917; company spe- cializes in Sincerity Brand goods. Republican. Pa- tron Mark Nathan Orphans' Home, Jewish Home for the Aged. Mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Recrea- tion: motoring. Home: 1617 S. Millard Av. Office: 652 W. Randolph St.
BROEKSMIT, John Shaw, cashier Harris Trust & Savings Bank; b. Cedar Rapids, Ia., Feb. 12, 1881; s. John Cornelis and Laura (Shaw) Broeksmit; A.B., Coe Coll., Cedar Rapids, 1901; A.B., Yale, 1904; unmarried. Began in employ of Merchants Nat. Bank, Cedar Rapids, Feb., 1905; cashier Citi- zens Nat. Bank, 1906-8, Merchants Nat. Bank, 1908- 11 (both of Cedar Rapids) ; cashier Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, since May, 1911. Trustee Coe Coll. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Union League, Onwentsia. Home: 185 E. Chestnut St. Office: 115 W. Monroe St.
BROELL, Albert Charles, M.D .; b. Dubuque, Ia., Mar. 4, 1864; s. John and Rosa (Sinniger) Broell; grad. high sch., Dubuque, Ja .; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1886; m. Chicago, Oct. 1, 1896, Agnes Happel; children: Frederick Gaudenz, Rose Helen, Albert Frank. Engaged in practice at Chicago since 1886; asst. attending phys. St. Joseph's Hosp., 1890; at- tending phys., same, 1895; several years attending phys. Home for the Aged. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State, German, and Chicago med. socs. Catholic. Recrea- tions: fishing, swimming. Office and Home: 1954 Fremont St. .
BROMBERG, Isidore, merchant. (See vol. 1911.)
BRONSON, Solon Cary, theologian; b. at West Union, Ia., July 26, 1855; s. Harvey S. and Jane (McCool) Bronson; A.B., Upper Ia. Univ., Fayette, Ia., 1875, A.M., 1879; B.D., Garrett Bibl. Inst., Chi- cago, 1878 (D.D., 1894; D.D., Cornell College, Ia., 1902); m. Frances Avann, of Cleveland, O., July 2, 1879; children: Edna M. (Mrs. A. W. Campbell, Seattle), Elizabeth G. (Mrs. E. W. Brownell, Seat- tle), Earle A. and Reid R. Entered M.E. ministry, 1878; pastor in Ia. at Hopkinton, 1878-81, Water- loo, 1881-4, Toledo, 1884-7, Clinton, 1887-92, Bur- lington, 1892-6; Cornelia Miller prof. practical the- ology, 1896-1913, prof. practical theology and social relations since 1913, acting pres., 1908-9, Garrett Bibl. Inst .; also sec. of the faculty, same. Trustee Upper Ia. Univ., 1902-5; pres. Chicago Boys' Club. Mem. Soc. for Bibl. Research, Federation for So- cial Service. Republican. Clubs: University of Ev- anston, City, and Gull Lake (Mich.) Country. Au- thor: Religious Delusions, 1895. Home: 2026 Or- rington Av., Evanston, Ill.
BROOKE, Freeborn D., clergyman; b. at Oregon, Ogle Co., Ill., Dec. 27, 1858; s. William and Paulina Roena (Healy) Brooke; ed. pub. sch., Eagle Point, Ill .; m. Ridott, Ill., June 28, 1882, Lizzie B. Bardell; children: Clarke Harding, William Sullivan, Lena Harriet, Mae Evangel. United with Ill. Annual Conference, Free Meth. Ch., and traveled in the itineracy for 10 yrs .; presiding elder, 1891-1901; pastor Dearborn St. Free Meth. Ch., 1901-4; pre- siding elder Elgin dist., 1904-7; pastor Evanston, Ill., 1907-10; presiding elder, Chicago dist., 1910- 14; pastor Englewood Ch. since 1914. Treas. Ill. Conf. Bd. of Trustees Old People's Rest Home; sec. Chicago Industrial Home for Children; pres. bd. trustees Evansville Junior Coll .; pres. of Free Meth. Minister's Mutual Aid Soc. Prohibitionist. Home: 1142 W. 62d St.
BROOKS, Everett Wellington, lumber mcht .; Dec. 29, 1840-Mar., 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
BROOKS, James Carter, lumber; Aug. 25, 1837- Apr. 15, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BROOKS, Jesse Wendell, clergyman; b. Cheshire. Conn., Sept. 26, 1858; s. Jesse R. and Louise A. (Smith) Brooks; 6th in lineal descent from Henry Brooks, of the New Haven Colony; A.B .. Rutgers, 1881; grad. Union Theol. Sem., 1884; Ph.D., New York Univ., 1889; m. Louise Bissell, d. Prof. Na- than Upham, of Brooklyn, 1884. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1884; pastor Bay Shore, L.I., N.Y., 1884- 87; in Europe, 1887, Stuyvesant Av. Ch., Brooklyn, 1887-8, Fast New York Dutch Ref. Ch., Brooklyn. 1888-94, Irving Park Ch., Chicago, 1894-S; sec. and supt. Chicago Tract Soc., 1898-1914; pres. Union Missionary Training Inst., New York, 1914-16: again sec. and supt. Chicago Tract Soc. since 1916. Sec. Northwestern Agency of Am. Tract Soc., 1898- 1902, 1910-14; N.Y. State supt. Christian Endeavor. 1887-8; an organizer and 3 yrs. vice pres. Am. Soc. Comparative Religion; mem. Bd. Domestic Mis- sions Ref. Ch. in America and chmn. Gen. Synod's Sabbath Observance Com. several years and ad- dressed Congressional Com. regarding the Sunday closing of Chicago World's Fair, 1893. Mem. coun- cil Hope Coll., 1898-1904; mem. bd. mgrs. Am. Sab- bath Union and of Lord's Day Alliance of U.S .. 1892-14, vice pres. since 1914; mem. exec. com. Fed- eral Council Churches of Christ in America since 1912. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Chi Psi; organizer and first sec. Chicago Alumni Assn. Union Theol. Sem. Home: Wheaton, Ill. Office: 440 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
BROOKS, Virginia (Mrs. Charles S. Washburne), reformer, lecturer; b. Chicago, Jan. 11, 1888; d. of Oliver Henry and Flora (Pennock) Brooks; m. Charles S. Washburne, of Chicago, Apr. 3, 1913. Began reform work in West Hammond, Ill., Dec., 1910; disreputable resorts closed after long and hard-fought campaign, and reform ticket elected, Aug., 1912. Founder and 1st pres. Hammond Settle-
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ment Assn. Presbyterian. Mem. Chicago Political Equality League, Ill. Women's Press Assn,, Ham- mond Chamber of Commerce. Author: Little Lost Sister, 1915; My Battles with Vice, 1915. Home: 619 Groveland Park.
BROOME, Thornhill, president Midland Ware- house & Transfer Co .; m. Caryl, d. John Alden Spoor, of Chicago. Pres. Midland Warehouse & Transfer Co .; also sec. and dir. Chicago Junction Ry .; dir. Liberty Trust & Savings Bank, People's Stock Yards State Bank, Stock Yards Savings Bank, West Side Trust & Savings Bank. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, Casino. Home: 127 E. Chestnut St. Office: 1312, 38 S. Dearborn St.
BROOMELL, Chester Chapin, real estate; b. at Chicago, Feb. 19, 1862; s. George D. and Ellen (Chapin) Broomell; grad. Hayes Sch., 1875, Central High Sch., Chicago, 1879; m. Lena F. Johnson, of Chicago, July 2, 1888; children: Ellyn C., Francis J., Mary. With Chicago Public Library, 1877-80; with A. W. Wheeler, wholesale hardware, 1879-82; with Lapp & Flershem, wholesale jewelers, 1882-4; one of organizers, and treas. Cook Co. Abstract Co., 1885-90; dept. mgr. Chicago Title & Trust Co., 1890- 1900; then sec. same for several years; sec. and dir. First-Mortgage Bond & Trust Co. until 1904; mem. Broomell Bros., real estate, since 1904. Re- publican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ham- ilton, Chicago Whist, City. Home: 5750 Midway Park, Austin. Office: Conway Bldg., Chicago.
BROOMELL, Francis Ely, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 6, 1874; s. George Dare and Ellen B. (Chapin) Broomell; B.S., Swarthmore Coll., 1893; m. Georgia Silver, of Chicago, Sept. 23, 1908; chil- dren: Kenneth Foster, Margaret, John Graham. After graduation spent a year in Washington, D.C., in the study of architecture; returned to Chicago and became identified with real estate business; mem. Broomell Bros. since 1904. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Delta Upsilon. Clubs: University, City, Edgewater, Edgewater Golf. Home: 6233 Winthrop Av. Office: Conway Bldg.
BROOMELL, George Dare, educator; b. Chester Co., Pa., July 27, 1832; s. John and Letitia (Parry) Broomell; academic edn .; m. Chicago, 1861, Ellen B. Chapin; children: Chester C., George D., Francis E. In business at Phila., 1854-6; came to Chicago, 1856; principal Dearborn School, 1857-63; in busi- ness, 1863-5; resumed position as principal of Dearborn Sch., 1865-6; prin. Haven Sch., 1866-9; asst. supt. schs. of Chicago, 1869-70; at own re- quest was relieved and apptd. teacher of mathe- matics, Chicago High Sch., resigned, 1882; mem. firm of Wanzer & Co., commn. mchts. on Chicago Bd. of Trade until 1893; since retired. An advo- cate of phonetic reform in English spelling. Uni- tarian. Home: 2129 Prairie Av. Office: 241 Conway Bldg.
BROPHY, Truman William, oral surgeon; b. in Will Co., Ill., Apr. 12, 1848; s. William and Amelia (Cleveland) Brophy; acad. edn .; D.D.S., Pa. Coll. Dental Surgery, 1872; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chi- cago, 1880; (LL.D., Lake Forest Univ., 1889; Sc.D., Univ. of Pa., 1914); m. Emma Jean, of Chicago, May 8, 1873 (died 1899); m. 2d, E. W. Strawbridge, of Moorestown, N.J., Mar. 31, 1908. Pres. and prof. oral surgery, Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery; cons. surgeon to Presbyn. Hosp .; oral surgeon St. Joseph's, Michael Reese and Frances Willard hosps. Pres. 14th Internat. Med. Congress, Inter- nat. Commn. of Edn .; del. 4th Internat. Dental Congress, at Madrid, Spain, 1893. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Internat. Dental Federation (pres. 1915), Assn. N. Am. Surgeons, Assn. Mil. Surgeons U.S.A., Nat. Assn. Dental Faculties, Inst. Dental Pedagogics, and many others. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Home: 6007 Kenmore Av. Of- fice: 81 E. Madison St.
BROSS, Mason, lawyer; student Northwestern Univ., class of 1883; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1884; m. Isabel F., d. George E. Adams, of Chicago, 1906; 1 son, John Adams. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1884, and since engaged in practice at Chicago. Mem. Omega Chapter Sigma Chi, Chicago Bar Assn., etc. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Chicago Literary. Home: 20 E. Goethe St. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
BROSSEAU, Leonard Auguste, grain commn .; b. Chicago, July 13, 1891; s. Zenophile Peter and Eliz- abeth (Leonard) Brosseau; student Georgetown Univ., D.C., 1909-12; m. Jessie Marie Whyland, of Chicago, Feb. 21, 1916; 1 daughter, Patricia. In grain commn. business, Chicago since 1914; mem. Brosseau & Co. since 1915. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Phi Delta Phi. Catholic. Clubs: University, Germania. Recreations: tennis, golf, music. Home: 540 Oakdale Av. Office: 67 Board of Trade.
BROSSEAU, Louis Charles, grain commission; b. Chicago, June 26, 1886; s. late Zenophile P. and Elizabeth L. Brosseau; A.B., St. Ignatius Coll., Chi- cago, 1905, and Harvard Univ., 1907; m. Helen Eliz- abeth Geraghty, of Chicago, Apr. 26, 1913. Head of firm of Brosseau & Co., grain commn. Mem. of Chicago Bd. of Trade. Catholic. Clubs: Harvard (sec. 1911, 12, 14, vice pres. 1916), University, Edgewater Golf. Home: 443 Barry Av. Office: 67 Board of Trade.
BROSSEAU, Zenophile P., grain commn .; Oct., 1840-Mar. 10, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
BROTHERS, David M., judge; b. Neenah, Wis., Jan. 1, 1861; s. Martin and Katherine Brothers; ed. pub. schs. of Wis .; West Div. High Sch. and Bry- ant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; student Chicago Coll. of Law; LL.B., Ill. Coll. of Law, 1898; m. Agnes B. Bulger, Chicago, Feb. 1, 1883. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898, and began practice in Chicago; asst. state's atty., under Healy and Way- man, 1902-8; judge Circuit Court, 1915-21. Repub- lican. Unitarian. Mem. Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Chi- cago Bar Assn. Mason; mem. Nat. Union, North Am. Union, A.O.U.W. Home: 2050 N. Racine Av. Address: County Bldg.
BROTHERS, Elmer De Witt, lawyer; b. nr. De- catur, Ind., June 30, 1860; s. Clark and Ann Mary (Stevens) Brothers; B.S., Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ., 1882; Hopedale (O.) Coll .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich. Law Dept., 1892; m. Cora Ann Manley, of Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1892. Supported self in school by teaching, 1878-84; supt. schs., Council Grove, Kan., 1884-6; admitted to bar, 1888; began practice, Chi- cago, 1892; associated in practice with the late Lu- ther Laflin Mills, 1895-1904, and with his son, Mat- thew Mills, as Brothers & Mills, 1908-16, and with Frank M. Fairfield, as Brothers & Fairfield, since 1916. Lecturer John Marshall Law Sch. and in med. and dental depts. of Univ. of Ill. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. York and Scottish Rite Mason, K.P., Odd Fellow. Club: Hamilton. Author: Medical Ju- risprudence, 1914; Dental Jurisprudence, 1914. Rec- reations: swimming, photography, automobiling. Home: 7054 N. Ashland Boul. Office: 39 S. LaSalle Street.
BROUGHTON, John Wheat, fire insurance; b. St. Charles, Minn., Nov. 17, 1866; s. Henry E. and Mar- tha K. (Armstrong) Broughton; ed. pub. schs .; m. Harriet Herrick, of Poultney, Vt., Oct. 21, 1891; 3 children: Ruth S., Mary, Harriet. Came to Chicago, 1876; began in employ of mfg. concern, 1886-7; was clerk for R. H. Labagh & Co. (Bd. of Trade) until 1889; then became a mem. of the board and en- gaged as trader, to 1907; broker in investment se- curities until 1915; since in fire ins. business; pres. River Forest State Bank. Mem. S.A.R. Clubs: III. Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: motoring, yachting. Home: 253 Keystone Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BROUILLET, Ralph Julian, M.D .; b. Chicago, Aug. 7, 1884; s. of Julian and Cordelia (Cheffer) Brouillet; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; M.D., Ill. Med. Coll., 1905; m. Isabelle Mcclintock, of Chicago, Dec. 25, 1907. Practiced at Chicago since 1905. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Mason, Odd Fel- low. Home: 3537 Western Av. Boul. Office: 2456 W. 38th St.
BROWER, Jule Franklin, lawyer; b. Ottawa, Ill., June 19, 1868; s. Frank F. and Ruth Waldon (Mill- er) Brower; ed. pub. schs. of Ottawa and Chicago; student Northwestern Univ., 1887-8; LL.B., Chi- cago Law Sch., 1892; m. Katherine L. Wells, Oct. 9, 1913. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1892, and since actively engaged in practice at Chicago. Resident consul of the Republic of Guatemala, at Chicago, since 1909; acting consul Republic of Honduras; vice pres. Pan-Am. Consular Assn. of Chicago. Mem.
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Chicago Bar Assn., Art Inst. of Chicago. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Home: 531 Briar Pl. Office: 1331 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BROWN, see also Browne, Braun.
BROWN, Archibald L., general sales agt. (See vol. 1911.)
BROWN, Arthur Charles Lewis, college prof .; b. Avon, N.Y., Aug. 18, 1869; s. Rev. Fortune Charles and Sarah (Lewis) Brown; A.B., Hobart Coll., Ge- neva, N.Y., 1893; A.B., Harvard, 1894, A.M., 1895, Ph.D., 1900; Rogers traveling fellow of Harvard at univs. of Paris and Freiburg, 1900-1; m. Octavia Crenshaw, of Richmond, Va., June 15, 1907. Instr. in English, Haverford (Pa.) Coll., 1896-8; instr. and asst. prof. English, Univ. of Wis., 1901-6; prof. and head of dept. English, Northwestern Univ., since Sept. 20, 1906. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn., Am. Folk-Lore Soc. (pres. Ill. br.), Société Amicale Gaston, Paris, Irish Texts Soc. (sec. Am. Council), Phi Beta Kappa. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: University (Evanston), Cliff Dwellers (Chicago). Author: Iwain, A Study in the Origins of Arthu- rian Romance, 1903. Editor: Macbeth (in the Tu- dor Shakespeare), 1911. Home: 625 Colfax St., Evanston, Ill.
BROWN, Charles Albert, patent lawyer; b. Man- chester, N.Y., Aug. 25, 1858; s. Thomas A. and Emily A. Brown; A.B., Univ. of Rochester, 1879, A.M., 1889; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1890, LL.M., 1891; m. Chicago, July 27, 1892, Caroline Cotton; children: Kenneth, Malcolm, Meredith, Winifred, Barbara, Marian, Gordon. With Western Electric Mfg. Co. and its successor, the Western Electric Co., Chicago, 1879-91. In practice of patent law since 1891; dir. Milwaukee Sanitarium Assn., Hins- dale Trust & Savings Bank, Hinsdale Cemetery Assn. Mem. Patent Bar Assn., Am. Bar Assn., Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Clubs: Law, Union League, City, Hinsdale Golf, LaGrange Motor. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 1550 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
BROWN, Charles Edward, secretary of Central Electric Co .; b. Phila., Pa., July 15, 1866; s. George F. and Catherine (Wager) Brown; ed. pub. schs .; m. Helen Deshler, 1911; children: Charles E., Jr., Elizabeth, Deshler. Was employed for 5 yrs. in the wholesale dry goods house of Marshall Field & - Co .; became connected, 1890, with the Central Elec- tric Co., electrical supplies, of which he has been sec. since 1892. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Shore Acres, Gagemere. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 320 S. 5th Av., Chicago.
BROWN, Charles LeRoy, lawyer; b. Meyersdale, Pa., Dec. 14, 1874; s. George W. Ira and Magdalene (Miller) Brown; parents moved, 1878, to Dixon, Ill .; A.B., Dixon Coll., 1892; attended Univ. of Mich., 1893-5; LL.B., Northern Ill. Coll. of Law, 1897; m. Alice McHugh, of Chicago, June 28, 1911. Admit- ted to bar, 1897; was associated in practice with William Barge at Dixon, for few months; in fall of 1897 moved to Chicago; in law dept. of N. Chicago St. R.R. Co., 1898-9, Chicago Union Traction Co., 1899-1901; gen. practice in association with James W. Duncan, 1901-5; mem. firm of Morrison, Brown & Gould, 1906-10; practiced alone, 1910-16; mem. firm Brown & Slade since 1917. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Soc. of Ad- vocates. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Law, South Shore Country. Recreations: horse- back riding, golf. Home: 1130 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
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