The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 32

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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BROWN, T. Barbour, coffee broker; b. St. Mat- thews, Ky., Sept. 6, 1858; s. Theodore and Sally (Bryan) Brown; ed. local schs. until 12 yrs. of age, then at Rugby Sch., Louisville, Ky., 6 yrs .; m. Nanny Dorsey, of Ky., Dec. 28, 1886; 3 children: Helen Dorsey, Rose Louise, Lydia Lawrence. With J. W. Doane & Co., coffee and tea, Chicago, 1884- 1902; associated in business with Lawrence, Brown & Co., 1902-9; coffee broker on own account, title of T. Barbour Brown & Co., since 1909. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Exmoor Country, Lake For- est Winter, Sangamois Shooting. Homes: 1443 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.

BROWN, Walter Burrows, mfg. chemist; b. at Grand Detour, Ogle Co., Ill., Apr. 23, 1874; s. John Spalding and Cornelia E. (Turner) Brown; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1897, M.S., 1905; m. Antoinette Mae Farren (Oberlin Coll., 1901), at Paris, France, Jan. 23, 1906. Asst. to the N.Y. state chemist at Buf- falo, 1897-9; asst. chemist C.&N.W.Ry., Chicago, 1899-1900; chief chemist Morris & Co., Chicago, 1900-3; directing chemist and gen. supt. Victor Chemical Works, 1903-13, now vice pres. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc. and Soc. Chem. Industry (London). Ma- son. Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago Auto- mobile. Recreations: hunting, fishing and other outdoor diversions. Home: 5434 Cornell Av. Office: Fisher Bldg.

BROWN, Walter Zolvah, auditor Ill. Life Ins. Co .; b. Coventry, Conn., Oct. 26, 1855; s. Walter C. and Sarah A. (Clark) Brown; ed. Natchaug High Sch., Willimantic, Conn .; m. South Paris, Me., June 24, 1880, Mabel Phelps (died 1908); children: Wal- ter G. (died 1905), Edith, Burton, Edwin, Mildred; m. 2d, Portland, Ore., June 28, 1909, Marie A. Luce. Taught school in Conn., 1872-3; cashier and book- keeper for B. F. Spinney & Co., shoe mfrs., Lynn, Mass., to 1880; then went to New York, where was treas. to the receiver of the Lackawanna & Pitts- burgh Ry. (subsequently reorganized as the Lacka- wanna & Southwestern Ry.) and was identified with other railroad projects; next in banking and brokerage business on Wall St .; came to Chicago, 1892, and was with the Rockwood Bros., wholesale grocers, and in 1894 became identified with the Ill. Life Ins. Co., of which was treas., 1901-5, since auditor; asst. sec. and treas. LaSalle Hotel Co. since its organization, 1907. Republican. Presby- terian. Club: Hamilton (vice pres.). Recreations: golf and amateur photography. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

BROWN, William, Jr., lawyer; b. Jacksonville, . Ill., Oct. 24, 1870; s. William and Clara (Robb) Brown; ed. Whipple Acad., Jacksonville, Ill., 1886- 87, Ill. Coll., Jacksonville, 1887-9, U.S. Mil. Acad., 1889-92; LL.B., Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1896; m. Chicago, Dec. 30, 1903, Marguerite, d. William R. Manierre; 1 daughter, Margery Manierre. Ad- mitted to bar, June, 1897; in law dept. of C.&A.R.R. Co., 1897-1900; formed partnership with T. J. Sco- field as Scofield & Brown, representing C.&A.Ry. Co. as district attys., and the M.,K.&T.Ry.Co., as local attys .; associated with Eugene E. Prussing and Hoyt King, formed firm of Prussing, Brown & King, which continued, 1903-7; mem. law firm of Hay (William Sherman) & Brown since 1907, rep- resenting Wabash and M.,K.&T.Ry: companies as local attys. Dem. nominee for judge Superior Court of Cook Co., 1909; apptd. U. S. naval officer of Cus- toms for Port of Chicago, Nov., 1913. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn. (treas., 1912-15); Phi Delta Phi (exec. council, 1897-9; vice pres., 1898-9). Episco- pafian. Clubs: University, Onwentsia, Iroquois, Law. Home: 1510 Dearborn Pkwy. Office: 112 W. Adams St.

BROWN, Taylor Everett, patent lawyer; b. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 22, 1860; s. Capt. Henry Stuart and Emma Jane (Taylor) Brown; ed. pub. and high schs., St. Louis; learned trade of pattern-maker at Vulcan Iron Works, St. Louis; worked at trade until 1882; took partial law course at Union Coll. BROWN, William Bruce, steel furniture; b. at Edinburgh, Scotland, Feb. 3, 1876; s. William and Margaret MacDougal (Reid) Brown; ed. pub. schs. and Navigation Sch., Edinburgh; came to U.S., Mar., 1892; m. Hinsdale, Ill., Dec. 2, 1905, Sara Mor- gan Gardner; children: Gardner, Elizabeth Mac- Dougal, Keith Spalding, Ruth Edgerton. Became identified with Durand Steel Locker Co., mfrs. of steel furniture, 1906, as vice pres., treas. and gen. mgr. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Served in 1st Cal. U.S. Vols. in Philippines during Spanish- Am. War and Philippine Insurrection. Mem. Nat. Soc. Army of the Philippines. Republican. Mason. of Law, Chicago, 1883; was patent office drafts- man, 1883-4; m. Fannie Garrison Dayton, of Chi- cago, Jan. 30, 1888 (died Dec. 28, 1901); children: Melville S., Taylor G. (deceased), Charles Everett, Jessie Imogen, Dayton Reginald E., Fannie Susan; m. 2d, Jessie May Catlin, of Ripon, Wis., Nov. 3, 1904. Admitted to bar, 1884; mem. Brown & Mehl- hope. Served in Mo. N.G., 1877-80; then in I.N.G., until retired as maj. (at own request), Nov., 1899; served in 1st Ill. Vol. Inf. and Provisional Battal- ion of Engrs. in war with Spain, 1898; apptd. insp .- gen. I.N.G., rank of lt. col., Feb. 24, 1908; chief ord- nance officer, I.N.G., May, 1910; retired as col., Dec. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Hinsdale Golf. Rec-

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reations: golf, swimming. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Co. since Feb., 1905; dir. Henry Newgard & Co. Office: 76 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

BROWN, William Coren, general mgr. Chicago Drop Forge & Foundry Co .; b. Plainfield, N.J., Aug. 26, 1872; s. Edward Lownes and Helen Struthers (Jones) Brown; ed. pvt. schs., Plainfield, N.J., Chi- cago pub. schs., and Chicago Manual Training School; m. Catherine Bulkley Dewey, of Chicago, Sept. 29. 1903. Came to Chicago, 1882; engaged with A. F. Seaberger in wholesale hardware busi- ness, 1890-5; became identified with the Chicago Drop Forge & Foundry Co., 1896, becoming gen. mgr. in 1908. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Cal- umet Country. Home: 5014 Blackstone Av., Chi- cago. Office: 447 Kensington Av., Kensington, Ill.

BROWN, William Curtis, mineral grinding; b. at Shelbyville, Ind., May 31, 1859; s. William and El- vra (Victor) Brown; m. Katherine Wells, of Brook- lyn, N.Y., Nov. 12, 1884. Came to Chicago, 1880; began as clerk for William Blair & Co .; identified with iron and steel business, 1884-1902; pres. U.S. Mica Co., 1902-11; mgr. The Mineral Grinding Co. since 1911. Republican. Mason (32°). Home: 730 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 179 W. Washing- ton St., Chicago.

BROWN, William Henry, real estate; b. Warren, Ill., May 14, 1860; s. Thomas and Elizabeth (Camp- bell) Brown; ed. Cedar Falls (Ia.) Normal Sch. and Valparaiso (Ind.) Business Coll .; m. S.D., 1885, Hattie Aunger; children: Paul E., Ethel F., Cecil A., Raymond P. Was engaged in real estate busi- ness for many years before coming to Chicago, in 1901; now sr. mem. Brown & Brittain, real estate; pres. William H. Brown Co. Republican; was may- or of Devil's Lake, N.D., 1900-1. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Ridge Country. Home: 10324 Long- wood Boul. Office: Tacoma Bldg.

BROWN, William Horace, author; Aug. 7, 1855- Mar. 19, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

BROWN, William Liston, iron mfr .; b. at St. Jo- seph, Mich., Aug. 23, 1842; s. Hiram and Jane Reese Tilton (Liston) Brown; ed. pub. schs. and Garden City Acad., Chicago; m. Catharine E. Seymour, of Chicago, Sept. 27, 1871. Began as clk. Bd. of Trade commn. house, Chicago, 1857; enlisted in Chicago Mercantile Battery Light Arty., July, 1862, and served actively with command until July, 1865; mustered out as q.m. sergeant; participated in siege and occupation of Vicksburg; siege and occupation of Jackson, Miss .; movement on Texas coast below Galveston; Banks Red River Expedi- tion; movement on Mobile, etc. Bookkeeper, July, 1865, later partner, organizing, 1883, Pick- ands, Brown & Co., of which is pres .; an organizer, 1890, and pres. Chicago Shipbuilding Co .; an or- ganizer, 1899, later pres., Am. Shipbuilding Co .; pres. Federal Furnace Co .; dir. 1st Nat. Bank, Chi- cago, 1st Trust and Savs. Bank, Lackawanna Steel Co., Bi-Products Coke Corpn .; also dir. furnace companies, iron mines, steamship companies. Trustee Northwestern Univ., Chicago Symphony (Thomas) Orchestra. Republican. Swedenborgian. Mem. Am. Jron and Steel Inst., Soc. Naval Archi- tects and Marine Engineers, G.A.R. Mason. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, Mid-Day, Press, Caxton, On- wentsia, Glen View, Old Elm, etc. Home: 217 Dempster St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 332 S. Michi- gan Av., Chicago.

BROWNE, see also Brown, also Braun.

BROWNE, Aldis Jerome, real estate; b. Wash- ington, D.C., Nov. 25, 1886; s. Aldis B. and Mary (Delahay) Browne; B.S., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1907; m. Elizabeth Stone Cunningham, of Chicago, May 1, 1911; 2 children: Aldis J., Jr., Se- cor Delahay. Entered real estate business in Wash- ington, D.C., 1907; removed to Chicago, 1908; now sec. Standard Office Co .; partner Ross & Co. Mem. Realty Club of Chicago, Building Mgrs.' Assn. (vice pres.). Republican. Clubs: Yale, University, Casino, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 149 E. Chicago Av. Office: 848 Railway Exchange.

BROWNE, Charles Edward, electrical supplies; b. Colon, Mich., Oct. 27, 1864; s. William Henry and Marion (French) Browne; ed. grammar and high schs., Niles, Mich .; m. Rosa Clara Braun, of Chi- cago, Nov. 25, 1891; children: Loretta Clara (de- ceased), Hedwig Violet. Pres. Am. Elec. Supply

Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shrin- er). Clubs: Hamilton, Evanston, Belmont Golf. Home: 6733 Greenview Av. Office: 955 Washington Boulevard.

BROWNE, Charles Francis, artist; b. at Natick, Mass., May 21, 1859; s. George Warren and Eme- line (Wetherbee) Browne; studied at Boston Art Mus., 1882-4; Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, 1885-7, and at École des Beaux Arts under Gérôme and other mas- ters, 1887-90; m. Miss Taft, sister of Lorado Taft, May 21, 1909. For many years instr. and lecturer on history of art, Chicago Art Inst. Edited Brush and Pencil, 1897-1900. Exhibited at Paris expns., 1889, 1900, Chicago Expn., 1893, and the important current exhibitions. Asst. U.S. commr. gen. fine art expns., Buenos Aires, and Santiago, Chili, 1910; asst., dept. fine arts, and mem. Internat. Jury of Awards, Panama-Pacific Internat. Expn., 1915. Winner of Fine Arts Building Prize ($500), Chi- cago, 1908. A.N.A., 1913; mem. exhbn. com. Am. Federation of Arts; mem. Soc. Western Artists (pres., 1912-14), Chicago Soc. of Artists (pres., 1913-14); dir. Municipal Art League of Chicago; life mem. Nat. Civic Assn. Clubs: The Little Room, Cliff Dwellers, City. Studio: 1543 E. 57th St.

BROWNE, Francis Fisher, editor; Dec. 1, 1843- May 11, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BROWNE, J(ohn) Lewis, organist; b. London, Eng., May 18, 1866; s. William and Mary Anne (Grace) Browne; brought to America, 1875; ed. in U.S. and Europe; (Mus.Doc., Univ. State of N.Y., 1902) ; m. Lottie Grace Gray, of San Francisco, Oct. 4, 1891 (died 1914) ; children: Lewis R., William A. Served as soloist, Royal Acad. of St. Cecilia, Rome, 1901; organist Wanamaker's Egyptian Hall, Phila., 1907-10; World's fairs, St. Louis and Jamestown; Carnegie Concerts, Pittsburgh; more than 500 ap- pearances in Phila .; recitals in Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, St. Paul, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Toronto, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Savannah, Oma- ha, Altoona, etc .; designed great organ in Medinah Temple, Chicago, and conducted important con- certs there; conducted Atlanta Festival 3 yrs .; or- ganist and choirmaster, St. Patrick's Ch., Chicago, since 1912; head of theory dept., Metropolitan Con- servatory. Mem. Ill. Chapter Am. Guild of Organ- ists (dean, 1916-18); distinguished mem. Royal Philharmonic Acad., Rome. Mason (Oriental Con- sistory, Medinah Temple). Composer of opera, "La Corsicana"; Missa Solemnis; more than 60 songs (sacred and secular); pieces for organ, orchestra, part-songs, etc. Recreations: swimming, athletics. Address: 130 S. Desplaines St.

BROWNE, Maurice, theatrical director; b. Read- ing, Eng., Feb. 12, 1881; s. Frederick Herbert and Frances Anna (Neligan) Browne; B.A., Univ. of Cambridge, Eng., 1903, sr. classical scholar. Peter- house; m. Ellen Van Volkenburg, 1912. Teacher until 1906; founder, 1906, Samurai Press, pub. works of Georgian poets; came to U.S., 1910; founder, with Ellen Van Volkenburg, 1912, dir. Chi- cago Little Theatre. Author: Zetétés and other poems, 1905; Epithalamios, 1906; Job (dramatic poem), 1906; Songs of Exile, 1907; The King of the Jews (a tragedy), 1916; also prose publs., The Na- ture and Function of Poetry, 1908; The Temple of a Living Art, 1913; The New Rhythmic Drama, 1914. Home: 1014 S. Michigan Av. Office: 410 S. Michigan Av.

BROWNE, Waldo Ralph, editor The Dial. Home: Wyoming, N.Y. (See Who's Who in America.)

BROWNING, Granville Williams, lawyer; b. In- dianapolis, Ind., Mar. 14, 1856; s. George T. and Elizabeth (McClung) Browning; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1877; m. Carry Woolfolk, of Chicago, Sept. 13, 1903; 2 children: Elizabeth, Granville. Admit- ted to bar, June, 1880; partner of Samuel M. Moore, chancellor of the Superior Court, until 1886; mem. firm of Woolfolk & Browning. 1890-5, Browning & Shepard, 1898-1905; master in chancery Superior Court, 1897-1906, Circuit Court, 1906-16. Atty. of West Town of Chicago, 1886-7; candidate for judge Circuit Court, 1893, 1897; special counsel for City of Chicago, 1897-1906. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn .. Chicago Law Inst. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle,

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Law. Recreations: automobiling, farming. Home: Am. Union. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Physicians. 1510 N. Dearborn Pkwy. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St. Home: 1503 Jackson Boul.

BROWNING, Thomas Walter, broker; Jan. 4, 1866-June 2, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BRUBAKER, William A., chairman Prohibition Central Com. of Cook Co. (See vol. 1911.)

BRUCE, Charles Austin, packer; b. Racine, Wis., July 17, 1853; s. William and Sarah June (Math- ews) Bruce; ed. pub. sch., Clinton, Wis .; m. Bloom- ington, Ill., Oct. 16, 1877, Effa Mayers; 1 son, Law- rence Woods. In employ Am. Express Co. at Clin- ton, Wis., Mendota and Bloomington, Ill., 1870-5; with Maxwell & Co., Bloomington, 1875; mem. firm Bruce & Brown, wholesale confectioners, Bloom- ington, 1880-5; moved to Chicago, 1897, to enter the employ of Miller & Hart, packers, as credit man, and since incorpn. of that firm, 1898, has been treas. Republican. Presbyterian. Forester. Rec- reations: motoring, fishing, golf. Home: 10628 Prospect Av. Office: W. 46th St. and Packers Av.

BRUCE, Edward Malcolm, M.D .; b. Aurora, Ill., May 10, 1861; s. Malcolm Robert and Euphemia Bruce; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1891; m. Marion Alexander, of Aurora, Nov. 15, 1893; children: Constance Fay and Malcolm Alexander. Practiced at Chicago since 1891; prof. theory and practice of medicine, Hahnemann Med. Coll., since 1900. Mem. city, state and nat. Homœ. med. socs. Club: City. Home: 5331 Dorchester Av. Office: 29 E. Madison St.

BRUCKER, Matthew W., M.D., surgeon; b. Em- pire, Wis., Apr. 6, 1882; s. Peter and Gertrude (Schneider) Brucker; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1906; m. Helen F. Mullee, of Lowell, Mass., Oct. 26, 1909; 1 son, Matthew W., Jr. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1906; laryngologist to West Side Hosp. since 1912; prof. clin. laryngology, Chi- cago Coll. Medicine and Surgery, since 1914. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Catholic. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: athletics. Home: 3845 W. Van Buren St. Office: 735 S. Crawford Av. and 30 N. Michi- gan Av.

BRUCKNER, William T., banker; b. at Monroe, Mich., Aug. 4, 1869; s. George W. and Ann Eliza (Spalding) Bruckner; ed. pub. schs., Monroe, Mich .; m. at Santa Barbara, Cal., Edith Alexander, May, 1911; children: Herbert A., Charlotte Spalding. Be- gan with the Wells & Nellegar Co., in 1890, con- tinuing 11/2 yrs .; became identified with the Com- mercial Nat. Bank in 1892, and has since remained with it and its successor, the Continental & Com- mercial Nat. Bank, in various capacities, becoming vice pres. of latter upon the consolidation in 1910; also dir. Lake View Trust & Savings Bank, and Cicero State Bank, Hawthorne, Ill. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day, Bankers', Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: golf, theatre, motoring. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

BRUDER, L. G., coal; b. Granville, Ill., Feb. 3, 1873; s. Christian G. and Barbara (May) Bruder; ed. pub. schs., Granville; Bryant and Stratton Busi- ness Coll., Chicago; m. Elnora Grace Lowitz, of Chicago, Mar. 20, 1903; 3 children: Catherine, Vir- ginia, Leonard George. Came to Chicago from Granville, 1889; has been identified with the coal business since 1890; was with Peabody Coal Co. 13 yrs .; mgr. Davis Coal and Coke Co. and later mgr. B. Nicoll & Co .; mgr. at Chicago of the Cleveland & Western Coal Co., of Cleveland, O., also of William C. Atwater & Company, Inc., dealer in Pocahontas coal (New York). Republican. Protestant. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Chicago Automobile. Rec- reation: farming. Home: Mokena, Ill. Office: 1135 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago.

BRUMBACK, Arthur Henry, M.D .; b. Hancock Co., Ill., Mar. 31, 1862; s. Thomas Benton and Abbie D. (Southwick) Brumback; ed. Carthage (Ill.) Coll .; M.D., Coll. of Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1884; m. Augusta, Ill., Dec. 12, 1884, Rose G. Steed; m. 2d, Milwaukee, Wis., July 17, 1889, Sophia J. Wiborg; children: Benton Lee, Marion. Practiced at Mound Station, Brown Co., Ill., 2 yrs .; at Kansas City, Mo., 41/2 yrs., Chicago since 1890; gynecologist to West Side Hosp. Mem. Draft Exemption Bd. Mem. A.M. A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Repub- lican. Mason (32°). Mem. Royal Arcanum, North

BRUMLEY, Daniel Joseph, civil engr .; b. near Leipsic, Putnam Co., O., Mar. 19, 1865; s. Joseph and Phillippina (Leffler) Brumley; acad. edn. Ohio Normal Univ., Ada; C.E., Ohio State Univ., Colum- bus, 1895; m. Susanna Pinkarton Lytle, of Deshler, O., Sept. 1, 1908; 1 son, David Joseph. Rodman and asst. engr., L.&N.R.R., Louisville, Ky., 1895-1901; engr. maintenance of way, Nat. Ry. of Mexico, Sept. and Oct., 1901; roadmaster L.&N.R.R., Eliza- bethtown, Ky., 1901-4; div. engr. Ind. Southern R.R., 1904-5; prin. asst. engr., 1905-10, engr. of con- strn. since May 1, 1910, I.C.R.R. and Yazoo & Miss. Valley R.R .; engr. maintenance of way, I.C. and Y.&M.V. rys., Apr. 1, 1913-Nov. 19, 1913; asst. chief engr., same roads, Nov. 19, 1913-Apr. 1, 1914; valu- ation engr. same roads since Apr. 1, 1914. Pres. Yazoo-Miss. Delta Land Co. Pvt. Co. A, 14th Inf. Ohio N.G., 1893-5. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Am. Ry. En- gring. Assn., Am. Com. of Electrolysis. Clubs: Chi- cago Engineers', Olympia Fields Country, Ohio State Univ. Club of Chicago. Recreations: pho- tography and gardening. Home: Flossmoor, Ill. Office: Room 706, I.C.R.R. Station.

BRUMMEL, Frederick William, real estate; b. at Chicago, June 4, 1872; s. of Henry and Susanna (Stoll) Brummel; grad. St. Francis Solanus Coll., Quincy, Ill., 1889; m. Chicago, June 12, 1895, Mamie Rose Berresheim. In fire ins. business, July 15, 1889-1914; formerly mem. firm of Brummel Bros., insurance underwriters, Chicago; dir. Aetna State Bank since Mar., 1913; in real estate business since 1914. Clubs: South Shore Country, Edgewater Golf, Ill. Athletic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Recrea- tions: bowling, golf, swimming. Home: 5833 Ken- more Av. Office: 111 W. Washington St.

BRUMMEL, Henry Christopher, fire ins .; b. Chi- cago, Jan. 11, 1878; s. Henry and Susanna (Stoll) Brummel; grad. St. Francis Solanus Coll., Quincy, Ill., 1895; m. Mabel Taylor, of Cincinnati, June 1, 1907; children: Gordon, Jerome, Marian. In fire ins. business since May 25, 1895; was Cook Co. spl. agt. and mgr. for Western Underwriters' Assn., Chicago, Jan., 1900-Apr. 1, 1902; sr. mem., since 1902, of firm of Brummel Bros., Cook Co. mgrs. for various ins. companies; dir. New Brunswick Fire Ins. Co., German Bank of Chicago. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Recreations: golf, bowling. Home: 6313 Winthrop Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

BRUMMITT, Dan Brearley, clergyman, editor; b. Batley, Eng., Aug. 13, 1867; s. James and Ann E. (Brearley) Brummitt; came to America, 1882; stu- died, Kan. Agrl. Coll .; A.B., Baker Univ., 1894, A.M., 1898; B.D., Drew Theol. Sem., 1902; post-grad. work, N.Y. Univ .; (D.D., Baker, 1906); m. Stella Wyatt, of Howard, Kan., Sept. 12, 1894. Entered M.E. ministry, 1891 (ordained, 1893); pastorates, Lawrence, Kan., 1891; Maple Hill, Kan., 1892; Alta- mont, Kan., 1894; Fort Smith, Ark., 1895; Little Rock, Ark., 1897. Asst. editor The Epworth Her- ald, 1901-10; mgr. dept. circulation, Methodist Book Concern, 1910-12; editor The Epworth Herald since 1912. Mem. bd. of control Epworth League of M.E. Ch. Progressive. Club: City. Author: Epworth League Methods, 1906; The Efficient Epworthian, 1914. Home: 2523 Park Pl., Evanston. Office: 740 Rush St., Chicago.

BRUNDAGE, Edward Jackson, lawyer; b. Camp- bell, N.Y., May 13, 1869; s. Victor and Maria L. (Armstrong) Brundage; removed with parents to Detroit, Mich., in 1880; ed. pub. schs. of Campbell, N.Y., and Detroit until 1883; employed in railroad office in Detroit and Chicago; studied law in leisure hours; admitted to Ill. bar, 1892; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1893; m. Germain Vernier, of Caen, France, Dec. 17, 1913; 1 son, Edward J., Jr. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1893; mem. Ill. legislature, 41st and 43d gen. assemblies, from 6th Senatorial Dist. of Ill .; elected, Nov., 1904, pres. of the Bd. of County Commrs. of Cook Co., and re-elected Nov., 1906; resigned Apr. 16, 1907, to become corpn. counsel City of Chicago, which office he held until Apr., 1911; apptd. judge of Court of Claims, Ill., 1915; resigned to become atty. gen. of Ill. for term, 1917-21. Was vice pres. for Ill. of Pan-Am. Expn.,

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Buffalo, N.Y. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar BRUNT, John Paul, box mfr .; b. Osage Mission, Assn., Chicago Lawyers' Assn. Mason (32°, K.T.); Kan., Aug. 17, 1881; s. John Rich and Lois C. (Van- mem. K.P., Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, University, Industrial, Hamilton, Sangamo, Illini Country. Home: 2422 Orchard St., Chicago, and 705 S. Grand Av., Springfield. Office: 734 Otis Bldg., Chicago, and Supreme Court Bldg., Spring- field, Ill. laningham) Brunt; ed. grammar schs., Kan. and Anderson, Ind .; grad. high sch., Anderson, 1899, Anderson Business Coll., 1900; m. May Llewellyn Lindberg, of Chicago, Aug. 17, 1910; children: Paul Rich, William Griffin. Successively sales corr., salesman and sales mgr., Sefton Mfg. Co., for Chi- cago, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Anderson, Ind., 1904-14; vice pres. and sales mgr. Mid West Box Co., of Chicago, Kokomo and Anderson, Ind., since Sept. 1. 1914. Pres. Nat. Assn. Fibre Box Mfrs., 1916-17. Democrat. Elk. Home: 809 Buena Av. Office: 1610 Lytton Bldg.

BRUNE, Adolf Gerhard, musician, composer, critic; b. Bakkum, Germany, June 21, 1870; s. A. Wilhelm and Anna (Segers) Brune; studied har- mony, composition, piano, organ and violin under masters in Germany; came to U.S., 1889; m. Mary R. Ramsey, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 7, 1899. Instr. of musical theory, Chicago Musical Coll., since 1898; organist St. Joseph's Ch. and Cathedral, Peo- ria, Ill .; was asso. musical editor Chicago Inter- Ocean. Has written 3 symphonies, and much other music, more than 50 songs, variations, and other pieces for piano. Recreations: reading and study of literature. Home: 1260 Bryn Mawr Av. Studio: 624 S. Michigan Av.

BRUNER, Frank C., clergyman. (See vol. 1911.) BRUNER, Frank G., psychopathologist; b. Strea- tor, Ill., Mar. 28, 1874; s. John Mathew and Anna (Haney) Bruner; grad. Northern Ind. Normal Sch., 1896; supt. schs., Dwight, Ill., 1899-1901; fellow Univ. of Neb., 1901-3, A.B., 1903; instr. Columbia Univ., 1903-5; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surgs., 1905; Ph.D., Columbia, 1907; m. Lottie Weldy, of Cold- water, Mich., June 28, 1906. Supt. of sections of anthropometry and psycholometry, St. Louis Ex- pn., 1904; psychopathologist, dept. of child study and ednl. research, Chicago Bd. of Edn., since 1905. Author of various monographs, papers and arti- cles. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Psychol. Assn. Mason. Methodist. Home: 5047 Kenmore Av. Of- fice: Tribune Bldg.

BRUNKER, Albert Ridgely; b. Phila., Pa., Jan. 7, 1883; s. Robert J. and Edith (Henry) Brunker; ed. Germantown Friends' Sch., Phila, and Univ. of Pa .; unmarried. Served as mining engr. through- out the West for Harrison Bros. & Co., Inc., Phila., 1903-8, also as sales mgr .; gen. sales mgr. in New York, Pittsburgh and Chicago, for Am. Steel Foun- dries, 1908-12; pres. Liquid Carbonic Co., Chicago, since 1913; also pres. Atlantic Steel Castings Co. (Chester, Pa.), Pyramid Paint Co. (Phila.), A. R. Brunker & Co. (Phila.); vice pres. Ky. Lumber Co., Lexington, Ky .; vice pres. and treas. The Gosso Co., Chicago. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Navy League of U.S. (pres. Chicago sect.). Republican. Clubs: University (Chicago and Phila.), Indian Hill (Chi- cago), Germantown Cricket (Phila.), Duquesne (Pittsburgh), Railroad (New York), Graduates (New Haven). Residence: University Club. Office: 3100 S. Kedzie Av.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 32

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