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BUCKLEY, Edmund, lecturer. Removed to Kra- mer, Ind. (See Who's Who in America.)
BUCKLEY, Homer John, secretary and treasurer Buckley, Dement & Co .; b. Rock Island Co., Ill., Mar. 16, 1879; s. John A. and Mary (Sullivan) Buckley; ed. pub. schs., St. Ignatius Coll. and Bry- ant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; m. Lu- cile Kathleen, d. of Willard F. Wallace, of N.Y. City, Sept. 23, 1908. Began business career with Marshall Field & Co., 1891, as messenger, remain- ing for 15 yrs. in various positions, resigning as mgr. of the circular advertising and follow-up sys-
ment & Co., direct by mail advertising, 1905, of which has since been sec., treas. and dir .; pres. Standard 5 and 10 Cent Stores, 1908-14. Pres. Nat. Assn. Direct Mail Advertisers. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce (chmn. postal service com.). Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Chi- cago Advertising, LaGrange Country, Irish Fellow- ship (sec., 1904-10), Chicago Athletic. Recreation: golf. Home: 240 8th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 605 S. Clark St., Chicago.
BUCKLEY, John P., dentist; b. Lowell, Ind., Dec. 20, 1873; s. William and Elizabeth Nancy (Darst) Buckley; ed. grammar and high schs., Lowell; Teacher's Course, Valparaiso Univ .; Ph.G., Valpa- raiso Univ., 1896; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. Dental Sur- gery, 1898; m. Mabel Jennie Snyder, of Chicago, Sept. 25, 1898; 1 son, Clarence Elmore. Teacher of chemistry, Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1896-1903; prof. materia medica and therapeutics, Univ. of Ill. Coll. of Dentistry, 1904; same Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, since 1904; vice pres. and sec. Den- tal Protective Assn. of U.S. Trustee Nat. Dental Assn .; ex-pres. Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Den- tal Soc. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Colonial (Oak Park, Ill.), Westward Ho Golf. Author: Ma- teria Medica and Therapeutics, 1909. Home: 505 Fair Oaks Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 39 S. State St., Chicago.
BUCKLEY, Michael Joseph, dentist; b. Chicago, May 26, 1877; s. Patrick and Mary (Ready) Buck- ley; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; D.D.S., Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., 1908; m. Christie Kebrdle, of Creston, Ia., Sept. 28, 1911; children: Michael J., Charles K. Practiced in Chicago since July, 1908; spl. demonstrator in orthodontia, Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc. Ma- son. Recreation: motoring. Home: 4223 W. 21st Pl. Office: 2100 S. Crawford Av.
BUCKLEY, Robert Wilbur, broker; b. St. Louis, Mo., Apr. 14, 1883; s. Charles W. and Nannie B. (Johnston) Buckley; ed. pub. schs., Evanston, Ill .; m. Alice Hodges, of Battle Creek, Mich., Apr. 28, 1908; 2 children: Charles Wilbur, Robert Sidnye. Began in breakfast food business, 1902; joined Bd. of Trade, Chicago, 1906; now sec., dir. and treas. Somers, Jones & Co .; dir. Northern Ill. Cereal Co., Northern Ill. Macaroni Co. Alderman of Highland Park, 2 terms. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 89 Board of Trade Bldg., Chicago.
BUCKLEY, Sara Craig, M.D .; b. at Churchville, N.Y .; d. James W. (M.D.) and Sarah Sharon (But- terfield) Craig; ed. normal sch., Geneseo, N.Y .; M.D., Univ. of Mich. Dept. Medicine and Surgery, 1884; interne Woman's Hosp. Foundlings' Home, Detroit, Mich., 1884-5; studied in Europe and Great Britain, 1885-6; m. Edmund Buckley, of Birming- ham, Eng., July 15, 1885; 1 daughter, Dorothy Savery. Physician in Doshisha Hosp., Kyoto, Japan, 1886-92; trip around the world, 1892-3, to Europe, 1914. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Med. Woman's Club of Chicago, D.A.R., Chicago Polit. Equality League, Chicago Univ. League. Republican. Congregationalist. Rec- reations: art, literature. Home and Office: 5510 Kenwood Av.
BUCKLIN, Edward Ira, lawyer; b. Danby, Vt., Sept. 18, 1873; s. Charles Knox and Samantha Elizabeth (Vail) Bucklin; ed. Burr and Burton Sem., Manchester, Vt., 1888-91; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1897; m. Edith M. Farnsworth, of Hyde Park, Mass., Mar. 25, 1908; 1 son, Edward Ira, Jr. Practiced law alone, 1897-1902; formerly mem. Bucklin & Bucklin, now mem. Bucklin & Scheunemann; sec., treas. and mgr. Ironite Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., S.A.R. Served as pvt. Co. H, 1st Inf., I.N.G., 1896-7. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mason. Club: Westmoreland Country. Recreations: outdoor exercises. Home: 2862 Bur- ling St. Office: 111 W. Washington St.
BUCKLIN, Vail Rhodes, lawyer; b. Danby, Vt., Aug. 16, 1878; s. Charles Knox and Samantha Elizabeth (Vail) Bucklin; grad. Burr and Burton Sem., Manchester, Vt., 1894; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1902; m. Imogene Pearl White, of
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Chicago, May 29, 1906: 1 daughter, Imogene. Taught in pub. schs., 1894-1900; mem. firm of Buck- lin & Bucklin, 1902-14, and of Bucklin & Scheune- mann since 1914; dir., co-sec., co-treas. and co-mgr. Ironite Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Congregationalist. Home: 716 Sheridan Rd. Office: 111 W. Washington St.
BUCKNER, John Lee, lumber. (See vol. 1911.)
BUDD, Britton Ihrie, railway pres .; b. San Fran- cisco, Sept. 7, 1871; s. Wayman C. and Annabelle (Parks) Budd; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Shat- tuck Sch., Faribault, Minn .; m. Katharine Kreigh, of Chicago, Jan. 1, 1900. Began as mem. of a ry. surveying corps in Ohio, 1892; was with the Intra- mural Ry. at Chicago Expn., 1893; in 1893 entered service Met. West Side Elevated Ry. Co. and served in various capacities, becoming pres., Apr. 10, 1910; also pres. Northwestern Elevated R.R. Co. and South Side Elevated R.R. Co., since Aug., 1911. Apptd. chief exec. for receiver of Chicago & Oak Park Elevated R.R., Nov., 1911. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale Golf. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Of- fice: 1234 Edison Bldg., Chicago.
BUDDE, John George, rubber tires; b. Mt. Pleas- ant, Ia., May 27, 1874; s. Dietrich Adrian and Re- becca Jane (Cuddy) Budde; grad. Mt. Pleasant High Sch. and Elliott's Business Coll., Burlington, Ia .; m. Anna Dorothea Wolfgram, of Chicago, Oct. 4, 1899. With Nat. State Bank of Mt. Pleasant for 3 yrs. before coming to Chicago in 1897; identified with Regan Printing House as sec., treas. and dir., 1898-1914; branch mgr. Miller Rubber Co., 1914-16; now sales mgr. Kansas City Tire & Rubber Corpn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hawkeye Fellowship. Rec- reations: hunting, fishing. Home: 635 S. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 30 S. State St., Chicago.
BUDLONG, Joseph James, market gardener; b. Chicago, Nov. 16, 1868; s. Lyman Arnold and Louise (Newton) Budlong; student Northwestern Univ., 1887-91; unmarried. Identified since beginning of active career with market gardening business es- tablished by father in 1857; now pres. L. A. Bud- long Co .; also pres. Lake View Trust & Savings Bank. Home: 2406 Foster Av. Office: 5224 Lin- coln Av.
BUDZBAN, Nicholas Stanislaus; b. Poland, Ger- many, Sept. 15, 1877; s. John and Julia (Jagodzin- ska) Budzban; came to America with parents, 1879; ed. at St. Stanislaus parochial schs. and St. Stanis- laus Coll., Chicago; m. at Chicago, Sept. 25, 1901, Mary Kolassa (died May 20, 1908); children: Eu- genia, Anna; m. 2d, Pauline Grabarski, June 28. 1910; children: Cecilia, Daniel. Engaged in real estate and ins. business, 1907-13; deputy clerk of Municipal Court since 1913; sec. and dir. Eagle Brewing Co. Mem. Bd. of Local Improvements during Mayor Dunne's administration. 1905-7; mem. State Bd. of Equalization, 1908-12. Demo- crat. Catholic. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters, Macierz Polska. Home: 4018 Oakdale Av. Office: City Hall.
BUECKING, Edward Frederick, M.D .; b. Wash- ington, Franklin Co., Mo., Sept. 18, 1857; s. Dr. John Henry and Minnie (Grieve) Buecking; ed. at St. Francis Solanus Coll., Quincy; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1876, and Louisville Eclectic Med. Coll., M.D., 1877; m. Apr. 13, 1879, Alona R. Wat- kins; children: Henry Watkins, Vera Clark. En- gaged in practice in Chicago since 1877, in which year became lecturer on anatomy and orthopædic surgery in Bennett Med. Coll., of which has since been, successively, prof. principles and practice of surgery, and of clinical surgery. Served as sur- geon at Cook Co. Hosp., surgeon-in-chief at Chi- cago Policlinic and Post-Grad. Policlinic schs. Mem. Ill. State Eclectic Med. Soc. (ex-pres.), Chi- cago Eclectic Med. Soc. (ex-pres.), Nat. Eclectic Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Home: 3301 Cottage Grove Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
BUEHLER, William Emmett, M.D .; b. Hatboro, Montgomery Co., Pa., Jan. 27, 1869; s. of George Washington and Alice (Lewis) Buehler; prelim- inary edn. Hatboro boller Acad. and pvt. sch. and pub. schs., Phila .; M.D., Coll. of Medicine and Sur- gery, Chicago, 1904; post-grad. work Hering Med. Coll., Bennett Med. Coll, and Am. Coll. Medicino
and Surgery (all of Chicago), also Vienna, Austria, 1909; m. Ella May Abel, of Phila., Sept. 5, 1893. Practiced since 1903; prof. obstetrics, Hering Med. Coll., 1907-8; prof. anatomy, Bennett Med. Coll., 1907, minor surgery, 1908-9. Pres. Public Safety Commn. of Chicago and Cook Co. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Orificial Surgeons Assn., Am. Nat. Red Cross, Pa. Soc. of Chicago; del. Internat. Congress Physicians and Surgeons, Budapest, 1909. Pres. Ill. Masonic Hosp. Assn. Baptist. York and Scottish Rite Mason (33º) ; mem. Odd Fellows, P.O.S. of A. (pres. Wash- ington Camp, No. 485), Elks, I.O.R.M., L.O.O.M., K.P. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, City. Home: 3758 Sheffield Av. Office: 64 E. Van Buren St.
BUEHR, Karl Albert, artist; b. at Feuerbach, Stuttgart, Germany; s. Frederick K. and Fredericka (Doh) Buehr; grad. Art Inst., Chicago, 1894; m. Mary G. Hess, of Chicago, June 28, 1899. Bronze medal, St. Louis Expn., 1904; hon. mention, Paris Salon, 1910; silver medal, Chicago Soc. Artists, 1914; silver medal, San Francisco Expn., 1915. His painting, "Beatrice," purchased by Chicago Art Com., 1915. Mem. 1st Ill. Cavalry, Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Home: 1727 Chase Av. Studio: 1555 E. 57th St.
BUEL, Munson Parker, live stock commn .; b. at Croton, Licking Co., O., Oct. 14, 1845; s. Joshua H. and Lucy (Gear) Buel; ed. pub. schs., followed by- short term at Granville (O.) Coll .; m. Chillicothe, Mo., Mar. 13, 1873, Evaline Wigley; children: For- est Lee, Daisy (Mrs. McNeil). Reared on farm in Ohio until 17; in gen. merchandise store at Croton, O., 4 yrs .; moved to Austin, Nev., and was asst. cashier nat. bank there 212 yrs .; health being af- fected by confinement, severed connection with bank and went to Chillicothe, Mo., and engaged in buying and handling live stock; became mem. live stock commn. firm of Hunter, Evans & Co., St. Louis, May 1, 1876; moved to Chicago, Apr. 15, 1885, and began business under same firm name. inc., 1889, as Evans-Snider-Buel Co., of which was vice pres. until 1894; since then pres. Pres. Chi- cago Live Stock Exchange, 1904-6. Republican. Mem. Evangelical Ch. Club: Saddle and Sirloin (ex-pres.). Home: 4720 Greenwood Av. Office: 5 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
BUELL, Charles Clinton, lawyer; b. Sterling, Ill., Feb. 14, 1867; s. Clinton C. and Mary A. (Niles) Buell; grad. Sterling High Sch., and afterwards attended Univ. of Ill., leaving in sophomore year: m. Maude Hoyne, of Chicago, Oct. 26, 1892; chil- dren: Temple Hoyne, Charles Clinton, Jr., Frances Vedder. Came to Chicago, 1886, and read law in office of uncle, Ira W. Buell; admitted to bar in Mar., 1888, later forming partnership with uncle under firni name of Ira W. & C. C. Buell (dis- solved) ; mem. firm of Buell & Abbey since Apr. 1. 1905. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Law, Chicago Athletic, Iroquois, Exmoor Country. Recreation: bridge. Home: Highland Park, 111. Office: 1612 Tribune Bldg., Chicago.
BUETTNER, Emil, wholesale florist: b. Hanover. Germany, Dec. 14. 1856; s. Ernst (M.D.) and Elisa ( Pollack) Buettner: ed. high sch., Bremen; came to IT.S., 1871; m. Bertha Hildebrand, of Milwaukee- Wis., May 17, 1892; 4 children: Margaret. Gertrude. Elizabeth and Helen (twins). Began in florist bus- iness with his brother-in-law. R. Asmus, N.Y. and N.J., 1871, continuing 10 yrs .: Came to Chicago. 1881, and entered florist business on own account ; partner in firm of E. Whenhoeber & Co., 1882-97: has conducted business in own name since 1897: also pres. A. L. Randall Co., Duro Paper Products Co .; trens. T. Buettner & Co .; dir. Park Ridge Stato Bank. Mem. Assn. Am. Florists, Rose and Carna- tion socs .. Chicago Florists' Club. Ropublican. l.u- theran. Clubs: Germania, Park Ridge Golf. Home: 1248 Hazel Av. Offices: Park Ridge, Il., and 180 N Wabash Av., Chicago.
BUFFINGTON, Eugene Jackson, capitalist; h. Guyandotte, W. Va., Mar. 14, 1863; s. James H. and Columbia (Nicholas) Buffington; student Chicker- ing Inst., Cincinnati, 1879-80. Vanderbilt Univ .. 1881-3: m. Drucilla Nichols Moore, of Catlettsburg. Ky .. Nov. 27. 1858; children: Eugenia Moore. Sarah Louise. Treas. Am. Wire & Nail Co., Anderson.
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Ind., 1884-8; sec. and treas. Am. Steel & Wire Co., 1888-9; pres. Ill. Steel Co. since Jan. 1, 1899; pres. Indiana Steel Co., Gary Land Co .; dir. Continental and Commercial Nat. Bank, South Chicago Savings Bank, Gary (Ind.) State Bank. Mem. bd. trustees Vanderbilt Univ. Clubs: Chicago, Glen View, Com- mercial, Mid-Day. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BUFFUM, Joseph Howard, oculist. Removed to San Francisco, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)
BUFORD, Coleman Graves, surgeon; b. Lafay- ette Co., Mo., Jan. 25, 1872; s. of L. G. and Orra (Chinn) Buford; ed. Wentworth Mil. Acad., Lex- ington, Mo .; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., Chicago, 1894; m. Iroquois Co., Ill., Sept. 6, 1899, Ada M. Abildgaard; children: Morgan, Shelby, Mary, Coleman, Jr., Robert Lee, Margaret, Samuel Walker, John. Physician, Ill. Eastern Hosp. for the Insane, Kankakee, 1894-6; personal asst. to late Dr. Christian Fenger, 1896-1900; has specialized in sur- gery since 1900. Instr. clin. surgery, 1897-1907, also instr. operative surgery, 1900-1, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; now instr. clin. surgery, Rush Med. Coll .; prof. surgery, Chicago Policlinic; sur- geon to Children's Memorial and Chicago Policlinic hosps. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc., Chicago Inst. of Medicine, Chicago Med. Soc., North Side Med. Soc., Soc. Med. History, Zeta Chapter Nu Sig- ma Nu. Mem. Royal League. Home: 441 Surf St. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
BUHLIG, Walter H., M.D .; b. Chicago, Sept. 24, 1876; s. Moritz and Louisa (Weissinger) Buhlig; ed. pub. schs .; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1903; m. Blanche E. Arter, of Chicago, July 1, 1903; children: Blanche Louise, Ruth Martha. Pathologist to Ohio Hosp. for epileptics, Gallipolis, O., 1903-4; instr. in bac- teriology, 1904-7, asst. prof. clin. pathology, 1907- 12, clin. asst. in medicine since 1912, Northwestern Univ. Med. School; attending physician, German Evangelical Deaconess Hosp. since 1911; mem. asst. staff in medicine, Wesley Hosp., since 1912. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Soc. Med. History, En- glewood Med. Soc. (pres., 1916-17). Republican. Protestant. Mason (K.T.). Home: 372 Normal Parkway. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
BULKLEY, Almon Wheeler, lawyer; b. Groton, Tompkins Co., N.Y., Apr. 13, 1852; s. Lorenzo and Juliette Ann (Coonley) Bulkley; B.Arch., Cornell Univ., 1875; m. Joliet, Ill., June 17, 1882, Ella Jay Stafford (died Jan. 4, 1896); children: Helen, Jo- sephine. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1879; deputy clerk Appellate Court of Ill., 2d Dist., 1879-80; settled in Chicago, Aug. 1, 1880; mem. firm of Bulkley, Gray & More, 1895-1912, Bulkley, More & Tallmadge since 1912. Mem. Draft Exemption Bd. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Ma- son (Garden City Lodge, Fairview Chapter, Cheva- dier Bayard Commandery, K.T.). Clubs: Hamilton, Windsor Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 7154 Eu- clid Av. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.
BULL, Follett Wilkison, lawyer; b. LaSalle, Ill., June 30, 1870; s. E. Follett and Helen (Perrin) Bull; ed. Univ. of Mich., 1888-9; m. Jennie Perkins, of Ottawa, Ill., Oct. 26, 1893; children: Helen P., E. Follett (deceased), Lothrop Perkins. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893; since engaged in active practice; gen. counsel Security Life Ins. Co. of America; atty. for receiver of Chicago & Milwaukee Electric R.R. Co. Sec. Civil Service Reform Assn., 1897- 1904. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Home: 300 N. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: The Rook- ery, Chicago.
Colonial (dir.). Recreations: motoring, tennis. Home: 5466 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 206 S. Wabash Avenue.
BULLARD, Albert Wilder, investment banker: b. Boston, Mass., Nov. 25, 1878; s. Benjamin F. and Dorothy (Wilder) Bullard; ed. pub. schs. of Bos- ton; m. Winifred Gray, of Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 24, 1904; 3 children: Frederick Gray, Richard Wil- der, John Cushing. Associated with E. H. Rollins & Sons, investment bankers, 1894-1916, latterly as dir .; assisted in organizing, Apr., 1916, investment banking firm of Bullard, Hetherington & Co., of which is pres .; dir. Southern Ill. Light & Power Co .; vice pres. and mgr. Great Western Power Co. of Cal., 1912. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Bond Men's of Chicago (pres., 1915.). Recreations: tennis, reading. Home: Glen- coe, Ill. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BULLARD, Elihu Robins, commission mcht .; b. Wendell, Mass., Jan. 5, 1848; s. Albert and Saman- tha (Robins) Bullard; ed. common schs. of Mass .; m. Etta Rudd, of Orion, Mich., May 17, 1882. Be- gan as clerk at Amherst, Mass., in 1864; came to Chicago, Apr., 1869; bookkeeper for a South Water St. commn. house, 1869-84; went to Detroit, Mich., in 1884, becoming bookkeeper for The G. H. Ham- mond Co .; returned to Chicago, 1889, and engaged in wholesale fruits and commn. business; mem. firm of F. E. Nellis & Co., 1889-1915 (retired). Re- publican. Congregationalist. Club: Illinois. Rec- reation: billiards. Home: 633 Elmwood Av., Oak Park, Ill.
BULLEN, Fred Fitzherbert, maltster; b. Dela- ware, Ont. Co., Can., Nov. 25, 1853; s. William F. and Anna (Mullen) Bullen; ed. common schs. in Can .; m. 1883, Cora Belle, d. Thomas Landers, of New York; 1 daughter, Mabel La Clare Bullen (Mrs. Herman F. Friested). When 14 yrs. of age came to Ill .; soon after went to Kenosha, Wis., and was employed in malt house of his brother, George Bullen; became stockholder 3 yrs. later, in Lill & Bullen Malting Co., Chicago, later known as George Bullen & Co .; built malt house at 52d and Moffett Sts., 1889, organizing and becoming pres. and treas. of Fred F. Bullen Malting Co .; sold business in Sept., 1897, to Am. Malting Co., of which was asst. gen. mgr., 1899; dir. since organization of Standard Trust & Savings Bank. Interested in Merchants' Distilling Co., of Terre Haute, Ind. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Country. Home: 6141 Sheridan Rd. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.
BULLEY, Frederick, general contractor; b. Dev- onshire, Eng., Sept. 1, 1870; s. Josiah and Mary Jane (Morey) Bulley; ed. pub. schs., Toronto, Can .; m. Emma J. Varcoe, of Chicago, June 25, 1896; 3 children: Olive E., Allan E., Bernice M. Brought to Toronto, Can., 1871; identified with the building business since beginning of active career; came to Chicago, 1893; in contracting business for self until 1901; pres. Bulley & Andrews, Inc., contract- ors, since 1901. Mem. Masons' and Builders' Assn. (dir.). Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Kenilworth. Recreations: motoring, fishing. Home: Sheridan Rd., Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 25 N. Dear- born St., Chicago.
BULLOCK, Henry Edwin, mfr .; b. at Otterville, Ont., Mar. 29, 1852; s. Edward Bullock, of Essex, Eng., and Matilda Catherine, d. Maj. Rivers, 91st Regt., British Army; ed. pub. sch., Otterville, Ont .; commercial coll., London, Ont .; m. Harriet, d. Eli- jah Samuel Mark, of Pekin, Ill., May 27, 1885. In Apr., 1871, entered employ of Crane Bros. (then known as Northwestern Mfg. Co.); became supt. of malleable dept. for them, June, 1874, and a dir. of the company, 1875, until Mar., 1880, when start- ed in malleable iron business for himself at Ro- chelle, Ill .; moved it to Chicago, 1884, and with his brother, James E., incorporated Ill. Malleable Iron Co., of which is pres .; also pres. Internat. Land & Live Stock Co. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Glen View Golf. Home: 541 Deming Pl. Office: 1801- 1825 Diversey Parkway.
BULL, Glen C., vice pres. and treas. Bird Coal & Iron Co .; b. Kokomo, Ind., Nov. 18, 1885; s. Howard L. and Frances (Trees) Bull; ed. grammar and high schs., Kokomo; Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ .; Lake Forest (Ill.) Coll .; m. Ruth E. Loop, of Kokomo, June 26, 1912; 1 son, Glen C., Jr. Deputy clerk Howard Circuit Court, Ind., 1908-9; dir. and sales mgr. LaSalle Extension Univ., 1913-14; now vice pres. and treas. Bird Coal & Iron Co .; vice pres. BULLOCK, James Edward, mfr .; Jan. 31, 1844- 1915. (See vol. 1911.) Am. Trust & Security Co., Am. Commerce Assn .; treas. Olympian Motors Co. Progressive Republic- BULLOCK, Thomas H., investment securities; b. an. Methodist. Mem. Kappa Sigma. Mason. Club: in Ireland, Nov. 29. 1868; s. Thomas and Mary
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(Wherry) Bullock; brother of "Shan F." Bullock, Irish author, London, Eng .; ed. high schs. in Ire- land; m. Christine Greenfield, of Chicago, June 15, 1903; 2 children: Catherine Mary, Gordon Wherry. Came to U.S., 1891; in stock and bond business since 1915. Served in Co. F, 1st Inf. I.N.G., 31/2 yrs .; and in Troop C, 1st Ill. Cav., as sergt. during Spanish-Am. War. Republican. Episcopalian. Ma- son. Recreations: yachting, golf, automobiling, gymnastics. Home: 244 N. Menard Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
BUNCH, Francis Marion, grain commn. Removed to Virginia. (See vol. 1911.)
BUNGE, Gustave Herman, lawyer; b. Meltzow, Province of Brandenburg, Germany, Feb. 22, 1865; s. Carl and Christine (Fraude) Bunge; came to America, 1872; ed. common schs .; 3 yrs.' course at Seminary of Evangelical Synod of North America, Elmhurst, Ill .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; m. Fan- nie M. Mason, of Kernan, LaSalle Co., Ill., Feb. 22, 1888; 1 son, George Herbert. Employed as station agt. at various points in Ill. on A.,T.&S.F.Ry. and C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1888-98; began law practice in Chi- cago as mem. firm of Gray & Bunge 1898, later, Bunge, Thorpe & Burns, and Bunge & Harbour; pres. and gen. mgr. Post Am. Forwarding Co .; atty., village of Downers Grove 6 yrs .; mem. Bd. of Trustees 2 yrs., Bd. of Edn. 2 yrs. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn. Democrat. Congregationalist. K.P. Club: Traffic. Home: Downers Grove, Ill. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
BUNKER, Charles Henry, insurance. (See vol. 1911.)
BUNNELL, John Alexander, grain commn .; b. at Brantford, Ont., Apr. 21, 1864; s. Enos and Cor- nelia (Kennedy) Bunnell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Paris, Ont., Apr. 11, 1896, Kate Capron Baird; 1 daugh- ter, Margaret. Came to Chicago in 1882; became a mem. of the Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1891, and a mem. of firm of Hately Bros., commn. mchts. in grain and provisions. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade (dir., 1897-9; pres., 1909). Mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Union League, Ex- moor, Church. Recreations: golf, church matters. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 70 Board of Trade Bldg., Chicago.
BUNTE, Ferdinand, manufacturing confection- er; b. Germany, July 16, 1846; s. Charles and Flor- ence (Schamhard) Bunte; ed. pvt. sch. in Germany; m. Phila., Pa., Aug, 16, 1868, Maria Fauss; chil- dren: Theodore W., Charles F., Martha (Mrs. W. Künkele, of Germany), Laura (Mrs. Albert Kün- kele, of Germany), Florence (Mrs. Walter A. Kee- fer, of Chicago). Lived in Phila., 1865-76; served in U.S. Marine Corps, 1865-7; in the candy business in Phila., 1867-76; came to Chicago, 1876, establish- ing, with associates, the firm of Bunte Bros. & Spoehr, incorporated Mar. 1, 1903, as Bunte, Spoehr & Co., and in Apr., 1906, as Bunte Bros., of which has since been pres. Republican. Was 3 yrs. mem. Bd. of Edn. of Rogers Park prior to annexation. Mason (Park Lodge No. 843). Home: 423 Belmont Av. Office: 720-728 W. Monroe St.
BUNTE, Gustav Adolph, mfg. confectioner; b. at Lemgo, Germany, Aug. 31, 1852; s. Charles and Florence (Schamhard) Bunte; ed. pvt. schs. in Ger- many; m. Chicago, June 1, 1879, Philippina Weck; children: Oscar C. A., Elsa Florentine (Mrs. Walter Kellner), Charlotta. In candy business in Phila., 1866-9; came to Chicago, 1869, continuing in same line, and in 1876, with brother Ferdinand and C. A. Spoehr, established firm of Bunte Bros. & Spoehr, mfrs. of candies, firm incorporated, Mar. 1, 1903, as Bunte, Spoehr & Co., of which was vice pres. until Apr., 1906, when name was changed to Bunte Bros., of which was vice pres. and treas. until 1913, since treas. Mem. Schwaben Verein, Harmonie Maenner- chor, of Lake View. Home: 618 Fullerton Av. Of- fice: 720-728 W. Monroc St.
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