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BURNHAM, Clara Louise, author; b. at Newton, Mass .; d. late Dr. George F. Root, composer; moved to Chicago in childhood; m. when very young. Has written poems and stories for many mags., and the text for many of her father's cantatas. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: The Elms Hotel, E. 53d St., Chicago; (summer) Bailey, Me.
BURNHAM, Claude George, railway official; b. Peterboro, Eng., June 20, 1879; s. Harry and Fanny (Brawn) Burnham; ed. pub. schs. of St. Paul; m. Mary Gillis, of Minneapolis, Sept. 6, 1904. Began ry. service with G.N.R.R., St. Paul, 1895, with which remained in various capacities, 7 yrs .; en- tered foreign traffic dept. of C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1902, be- coming foreign traffic agt., 1904, asst. to the 1st
BURNHAM, Edward, hair goods; b. at Hookset, N.H., Nov. 11, 1848; s. James and Lucy A. (Taylor) Burnham; removed with parents to Windham, N.H .; ed. dist. sch., Windham, N.H., followed by course in Bryant and Stratton Commercial Coll., Manchester, N.H .; m. Chicago, Jan. 23, 1879, Mary McGee; children: Edward, Jr., Frederic, Raymond, Mary Genevieve, Clarence, Norbert, Gerald, Har- old, Isabel, Julian, Donald. Came to Chicago, 1867; in hair goods business since 1871. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Home: 932 E. 50th St. Offices: 138 N. State St. and 24 W. Washington St.
BURNHAM, Frederic, lawyer; b. Chicago, Mar. 7, 1881; s. Edward and Mary (McGee) Burnham; A.B., Yale, 1902; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1905; m. Adda M. Ghost, of Denver, Colo., Jan. 4, 1911. Began law work in office of Hoyne, O'Con- nor & Hoyne, Chicago, 1902; connected with legal dept. C.&N .- W.Ry.Co., Chicago, 1905-9; asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., 1909-12; practiced alone and as mem. law firm Northup, Burnham, Fairbank & Klein until 1917; now associated with Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. (municipal court com.), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: City (ex-chmn. public order com.), Hamilton (ex-dir.). Recrea- tions: outdoor exercises. Home: 1426 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 2010 Continental & Commercial Bank Bldg.
BURNHAM, Hugh Lascelle, lawyer; b. Chicago, Mar. 14, 1857; s. Edwin R. and Mary D. (Lascelle) Burnham; ed. pub. schs., Chicago Acad .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1882; m. Chicago, Dec. 29, 1885, Mary L. Burt; children: Dorothy, Constance, Law- rence B., E. Crebert, Katharine P., Phyllis E., Ed- win, Ernest J., Marjorie, Alice T. Admitted to bar, 1882, and practiced in Chicago. Pres. of village of Glen View 3 terms. Swedenborgian. Clubs: Uni- versity, Glen View, Law. Home: Glen View, Ill.
BURNHAM, John, stocks and bonds; b. Chicago, Nov. 28, 1878; s. Daniel H. and Margaret (Sher- man) Burnham; ed. grammar and high schs., Ev- anston, Ill .; Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa .; Princeton Univ .; m. Catharine W. Wheeler, of Evanston, 1906; children: Catharine, John. In brokerage busi- ness in Chicago as John Burnham & Co. since 1903. Clubs: University, Chicago, Union League, Old Elm, Glen View. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 41 S. LaSalle St., Chi- cago.
BURNS, see also Byrnes.
BURNS, Clyde Fenimore, editor; b. Belle Plaine, Kan., May 4, 1880; s. Jonas Jerome and Jennie Elizabeth (Hill) Burns; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Chicago Manual Training Sch .; m. Nina C. Brokaw, of Granville, Ill., Sept. 17, 1902; children: James Jerome, Barbara, Miriam Brokaw, Jeannette Mu- riel. Engaged in electric railway construction, 1900-5; asst. mgr. Chicago & South Shore Ry., 1902- 03; with Railway Review since 1905; mng. editor same since 1915. Republican. Congregationalist. Recreations: camping, fishing. Home: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Office: 537 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
BURNS, Elmer Ellsworth, author; b. Monroe Co., Ia., Feb. 22, 1868; s. Aaron William and Martha Ann (Prather) Burns; B.S., Simpson Coll., India- nola, Ia., 1894; post-grad. work, Univ. of Chicago, 2 yrs., 1894-5 and 1898-9; m. Harriet Thompson, of Indianola, Ia., June 23, 1898. Began as teacher, In- dianola, 1895; teacher of physics, Joseph Medill High Sch., Chicago, since Sept. 1, 1904. Mem. Soc. Midland Authors. Methodist. Author: The Story of Great Inventions, 1910; also a series of tech. books. Address: 3515 Home Av., Berwyn, Ill.
BURNS, John E., lumberman; b. Natick, Mass., Mar. 20, 1867; s. Lawrence and Ellen Agnes (Dal- ton) Burns; grad. pub. sch. of Natick, Mass .; m. Agnes May Hines, of Chicago, 1894; 5 children:
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Dalton Francis, Dorothy Loretto, Ruth Edna, Eu- nice (deceased), John E., Jr. Started in lumber business at Lowell, Ind., 1893; sold out to Wilbur Lumber Co., and began business in same line at Chicago in 1898, as the John E. Burns Lumber Co., of which is pres. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Democrat. Mem. Columbian Knights, Knights of Columbus, Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Builders'. Recreations: motoring, fishing, golf. Home: 6159 Kenmore Av. Office: 700 W. Chicago Avenue.
BURNS, Randall W., lawyer; b. Lansing, Mich., Jan. 21, 1864; s. David and Lavinia H. (White) Burns; prep. edn. Albion (Mich.) High Sch .; Albion Coll .; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ. Law Sch., 1893; m. Bertha Clough, of Chicago, Dec. 18, 1894; children: Susan K., Bertha Helena, Randall Essex. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Gardner, Foote & Burns; dir. Hinsdale State Bank, Brennan Packing Co. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., S.A.R. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Clubs: University, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 1602 Corn Exchange Bank Bldg., Chi- cago.
BURNS, Walter Noble, writer; b. Lebanon, Ky., Oct. 24, 1872; s. Col. Thomas Edgar and Chris Ella (Noble) Burns; ed. pub. and high schs., Louisville, Ky .; m. Rose Marie Hoke, of Chicago, Nov. 10, 1902. Began newspaper work on Louisville Evening Post, 1890; later connected with St. Louis Post Dispatch, Kansas City Times, Denver Republican, San Fran- cisco Examiner; Sunday editor Chicago Inter- Ocean, 1910-14, Chicago Examiner, 1915; now on Chicago Tribune. Made a whaling voyage in the brigantine Alexander, out of San Francisco, in the '90's, to the South Seas, Behring Sea and Arctic Ocean, reaching 74 degrees north latitude. Served in 1st Ky. Inf. during Spanish-Am. War, 1898, tak- ing part in Porto Rico campaign. Author: A Year with a Whaler, 1913. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Chicago Press. Home: 3221 Broadway. Of- fice: The Chicago Tribune.
BURNS, William Henry, clergyman; Sept. 11, 1840-Apr. 4, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
BURNS, William Henry, railway official; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 23, 1865; s. of Patrick and Margaret (Casey) Burns; grad. pub. schs., 1881; m. Jan. 17, 1893, Mary E. Ryan, of Albany, N.Y .; children: Warren H., Esther, Frances, Howard. Business life has all been in the service of the C., R.I.&P.Ry. Co., beginning as clk. in the store dept., July, 1881; roadmaster's office, 1882-3; clk. and chief clk., in office of freight auditor, 1883-98; auditor frt. traf- fic, 1898-1902; asst. gen. auditor, 1905-9, gen. audi- tor since Dec. 10, 1909. Clubs : Ill. Athletic, Ridge Country. Home: 7317 Princeton Av. Office: La Salle Station.
BURNS, William John, detective agency; b. Bal- timore, Oct. 19, 1861; s. Michael and Bridget (Tra- hey) Burns; ed. parochial and pub. schs. and busi- ness coll .; m. Annie M. Ressler, of Columbus, O., July 5, 1880. Pres. The William J. Burns Internat. Detective Agency. Progressive. Roman Catholic. Office: 609 Transportation Bldg., Chicago; Wool- worth Bldg., New York, N.Y.
BURR, Albert Henry, M.D .; b. Hancock Co., Ill., Aug. 19, 1850; s. Andrew and Harriet E. (Dickin- son) Burr; prepared for coll. at Hedding Sem .; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1877; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1881; m. Lizzie L. Westlake, 1879 (dicd 1881); m. 2d, Chicago, Nov. 5, 1885, Johanna Hess; children: Marguerite H., Walter Andrew. Prac- ticed since 1881; attending phys. to Provident Hosp .; adj. prof. practice of medicine, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1897-1900. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Methodist. Home: 1317 Farwell Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
BURRAS, Charles Hayes, lawyer, surety under- writer; b. N. Fairfield, O., July 16, 1873; s. Oscar and Annette (Hakcs) Burras; student Lake Forest (Ill.) Univ., 1894-6; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1896; m. Charlotte Ritchie Meredith, of Chicago, Dec. 30, 1895. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896; mem. firm of Vermilyca & Burras, 1896-7; atty. for the pub. administrator of Cook Co., 1900-4; pres. Joyce & Co., gen. agents for Nat. Surety Co. Mem. Chicago
Bar Assn., Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Mason, Elk. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, The Forty, Chicago Automobile; The Lambs (New York). Rec- reation: golf. Home: 368 Williams St., River For- est, Ill. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.
BURRELL, Ernest Lincoln, leather belting; b. Stone Church, Pa., Mar. 21, 1865; s. Rev. John Il- gen and Susan Elizabeth (Schwartz) Burrell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 21, 1888, Alice Bridge Willetts; 1 daughter, Florence Willetts. Entered service of Charles A. Schieren & Co., of New York, tanners and mfrs. of leather, May 12, 1880; served in various capacities at New York; mgr. Western br. at Chicago, 1889-1913; was pres. Charles Munson Belting Co., 1902-7; pres. Burrell Belting Co. since 1913. Mem. of Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Nat. Union. Club: Edgewater Coun- try. Home: 1358 Thorndale Av: Office: 413 S. Her- mitage Av.
BURRELL, George T., engineer, contractor; b. LaSalle, Il1., Nov. 9, 1873; s. Frank C. and Mary (Wheatman) Burrell; largely self-ed .; m. Hattie Westwood, of Streator, Ill., Aug. 2, 1898; children: George T., Jr., Joseph T., Frank C. Sheet iron worker by trade; machinery salesman until 1898; mem. firm G. T. Burrell & Co., 1898-1902; pres. Bur- rell Engring. & Constrn. Co., builders of grain ele- vators, since 1902. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner) ; mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Mys- tic Athletic, Oak Park Country. Recreations: fish- ing, hunting. Home: 460 N. Forest Av., River For- est, Ill. Office: 1102 Webster Bldg., Chicago.
BURRES, Joseph Reuben, lawyer; b. Coles Co., Ill .; s. George W. and Amanda (Woods) Burres; reared on farm; ed. pub. schs. of Coles and Doug- las counties, Ill .; De Pauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind .; LL.B., Wesleyan Law Sch., Bloomington, Ill .; m. Almeda May Wamsley, of Tuscola, Ill .; 1 son, Jo- seph. Before and after his graduation was teacher in the pub. schs. of Ill., and served 4 yrs. as county supt. of schs. of Douglas Co .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1885, to Supreme Court of U.S., 1909; moved to Tacoma, Wash., and practiced law, but returned to Ill., 1892, and has since engaged in gen. practice in Chicago. Mem. Am., Ill., and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner) ; mem. Ori- ental Consistory and Woodlawn Commandery. Clubs: Hamilton, Mystic Athletic. Has written some short stories dealing with the sentimental side of Masonry, among them the "Story of the Roses," which went the rounds of Masonic litera- ture. Home: 1400 E. 59th St. Office: 1217 Conway Bldg.
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice, author; b. Chicago, Sept. 1, 1875; s. Maj. George Tyler and Mary Eva- line (Zieger) Burroughs; ed. Phillips Acad., Ando- ver, Mass., and Mich. Mil. Acad., Orchard Lake, Mich .; m. Emma Centennia Hulbert, of Chicago, Jan. 31, 1900. Served in 7th U.S. Cav., Ft. Grant, Ariz., short time (discharged by favor) ; treas. Am. Battery Co., Chicago, 1899-1903; dept. mgr. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 1906-8; same, A. W. Shaw Co .. pubs. of System, 1912-13; in interim was gold miner in Ore., storekeeper and cowboy in Ida., po- liceman in Salt Lake City, etc. Mem. Loyal Legion. Progressive. Club: Press. Author: Tar. an of the Apes, 1914; The Return of Tarzan, 1915; The Beasts of Tarzan, 1916; also numerous novels and novel- ettes for magazines. Home: 414 Augusta St., Oak Park, Ill.
BURROUGHS, George Tyler; Oct. 13, 1833-Feb. 15, 1913. (See vol. 1905.)
BURROWES, Alexander J., college pres. Re- moved to St. Louis, Mo. (See Who's Who in America.)
BURROWS, Herbert V., insurance; b. at Phila .. Pa., May 4, 1871; s. Robert Bryson and Flora (Val- entine) Burrows; ed. pub. schs., Williamsport and Phila .; m. Janet Adele Schontag, of New Rochelle. N.Y., June 9, 1896. Was with Citizens Fire Ins. Co. of New York 14 years; became connected with Starkweather & Shepley, Inc., fire, marine and casualty ins., Providence, R.I., 1902, and has served as mgr. for the company at Chicago since 1907. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Kenwood Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Normal Park Chapter; Englewood Commandery, K.T .: Shrine. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Club: Union League, Chicago
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Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, burg, Ill., 1886; degree of M.H., Internat. Y.M.C.A. motoring. Home: 5436 East View Park. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
BURROWS, William French, packer; b. Somer- ville, Mass., Nov. 13, 1859: s. Robert and Parmelia (French) Burrows; family removed to Chicago, 1865; ed. pub. schs .; m. Annie L. Libby, of Chi- cago; children: Louisa L., Marjorie P., William F., Jr., Arthur A. With Underwood & Co., packers, 1875-82; identified with Libby, McNeill & Libby since 1882, becoming sec., 1893, vice pres., sec. and dir., 1905, and pres. Mar., 1915. Also dir. Fort Dear- born Nat. Bank. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country. South Shore Country. Home: 4847 Woodlawn Av. Office: Union Stock Yards.
BURRY, James, surgeon; b. Montreal, Can., Jan. 3, 1853; s. William and Mary (Bryson) Burry; early edn. in pub. schs .; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1875; m. Lisbon, Ill., Sept. 2, 1879, Caroline J. Sherrill; children: Caroline J., James, Mary S., Emily S. Began practice in 1875 at Raub, Benton Co., Ill .; came to Chicago in 1883 and since engaged in prac- tice of medicine and surgery; chief surgeon Ill. Steel Co .; surgeon E.,J.&E.R.R. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S. A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911. Mem. Chicago Surg. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Inde- pendent in politics. Presbyterian. Clubs: Univer- sity, Chicago Athletic. Contbr. to med. jours. Rec- reation: farming. Home: 5430 East View Park. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
BURRY, William, lawyer; b. Montreal, Can., Jan. 10, 1851; s. William and Mary (Bryson) Burry; A.B., Harvard, 1874; m. Jane R. King, of Chicago, June 3, 1896; 1 son, William. Admitted to bar, 1875; mem. Runnells & Burry, 1887-1905, Runnells, Burry & Johnstone, now Burry, Johnstone & Pe- ters, principally corpn. law. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Law, Sad- dle and Cycle. Home: 1432 Astor St. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.
BURSIK, Frank, president Bursik & Krupka Co .; b. in Bohemia, Sept., 1868; s. Frank and Ellen Bur- sik; ed. in Bohemia; came to Chicago from Aus- tria, 1887; m. Chicago, 1893, Annie Zelenka; chil- dren: Helena, Annie, Emma, Frank, Lillie, Olga. Learned trade of cabinetmaker in old country and followed it at Chicago until 1891, when engaged in sash and door mfg .; in 1899, with Edward Krup- ka, established as mfrs. of sash, doors, blinds, frames, fine interior finish and stairs, and in 1903 incorporated as Bursik & Krupka Co., of which is pres. Home: 1443 S. Central Park Av. Office: 1919 S. Fairfield Av.
BURSON, William Worth, inventor and mfr .; Sept. 22, 1832-Apr. 10, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
BURT, see also Burtt.
BURT, Alonzo, vice president and treas. Chicago Telephone Co .; b. on farm nr. Cambridge, O., Dec. 6, 1849; ed. pub. schs., Cambridge to 15; m. Vir- ginia Clark, of Washington, O., 1873; 2 daughters: Mrs. J. L. Procter, Chicago, and Mrs. R. W. Scott, Phila. In employ mdse. concern, Cambridge, O., 1864-73; in ry. postal service at Cincinnati, 1873- 92, as clk. and chief clk., 1873-9, supt. Cincinnati Post Office, 1879-84 and supt. ry. mail service at Cincinnati, 1884-92; mem. spl. commn. apptd. by Postmaster Gen. to investigate methods of con- ducting the large post offices, 1883, 84; represented Bell Telephone Co. as mem. bd. dirs. of all its com- panies west of Chicago except Pacific Coast, from 1892; also gen. mgr. Mo. & Kan. Telephone Co., comprising Mo., Kan., Okla. and Ind. Ty., 1893-1900 and pres. same 1900-5; pres. Wis. Telephone Co., 1905-11; 1st vice pres., treas. and dir. Chicago Telephone Co. since 1911. Mem. of Telephone Pioneers' Assn., Chamber Commerce U.S.A., Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, etc. Mason. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Traffic, Electric - Jovian League, Oak Park Country (twice pres.). Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 212 W. Washington St., Chi- cago.
BURT, Andrew Gano, president Standard Rubber Shoe Co. (See vol. 1911.)
BURT, Frank H., president Y.M.C.A. Coll .; b. at Galva, Ill., Feb. 3, 1863; s. George Preston and Frances (Willard) Burt; B.S., Knox Coll., Gales-
Coll., Springfield, Mass., 1910; (LL.D., Knox Coll.); m. Lola Maddox, of Galva, Ill., May 5, 1896; 3 chil- dren: Roland W., Helen M., Margaret J. Prin. pub. schs., Marengo, Ill., 1886-9; student sec., 1889-95, asst. sec., 1895-1900, Ill. Y.M.C.A .; state sec. Y.M. C.A. of Mo., 1900-3; dean, 1903-5, pres. since 1905, Y.M.C.A. Coll., Chicago. Dir. Y.M.C.A., Oak Park. Ill. Republican. Baptist. Club: Union League. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 5315 Drexel Av., Chi- cago.
BURT, Frederic Percy, publisher. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)
BURT, Henry Jackson, civil engr .; b. Urbana, Ill., Feb. 6, 1872; s. Henry Jackson and Isabelle (Dunlap) Burt; B.S. in C.E., Univ. of Ill., 1896, C.E., 1914; m. Edith Fleming, of Champaign, Ill., July 2, 1901; children: Henry Jackson, Luella, Jesse Fleming, Morris Nathan, Helen Edith. Draftsman, 1896-9; railroad surveys and construc- tion, 1900; asst. prof. civ. engring., Ia. State Coll., 1901; designer, estimator and office mgr., Am. Bridge Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Denver, Colo., 1901-11; structural engr. for Holabird & Roche, architects, Chicago, since 1911. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. (pres., 1917), Am. Soc. Testing Materials, Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn. Republican. Mason. Clubs: University, Chicago Engineers', Illini. Recreations: motoring, travel. Home: 1027 Elmwood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1400 Monroe Bldg., Chicago.
BURT, Horace Greeley, railway pres .; Jan., 1849- May 19, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
BURTIS, Guy Seaman, foundry; b. Hudson, Ill .; s. Edwin Lewis and Martha (Barsby) Burtis; grad. Ill. State Normal Univ., 1900; m. Iris O'Brien, of Deer Creek, Ill .; children: Laurence, Guy S., Jr. Pres. James A. Brady Foundry Co. since 1900. Re- publican. Methodist. Mason (32°). Clubs: Hamil- ton, South Shore Country. Home: 7139 Normal Av. Office: 35th St. and Ashland Av.
BURTON, Arthur M., vocal instructor; b. Ba- tavia, Ill., June 20, 1871; s. George and Ann (Ben- son) Burton; ed. in Chicago, London, Paris and Berlin; m. Anna Mae Sawyer, of Chicago, Nov. 15, 1899. Teacher of singing, in Chicago, since 1901. Mem. Soc. Am. Musicians. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Little Room. Rec- reations: golf, gardening. Home: Geneva, Ill. Of- fice: 618 Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago.
BURTON, Charles A., machinery; b. Shelburne . Falls, Mass., May 6, 1854; s. Augustus G. and Lu- cretia (Wheelock) Burton; ed. common schs .; m. Lena Bragg, of Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 1, 1890; 1 daughter, Josephine (Mrs. J. C. Van Riper, Jr.). Has been identified with manufacture of bookbind- ers' machinery, in Chicago, since 1882; business established by father, 1878; sole propr. A. G. Bur- ton's Son since 1900. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: yachting. Home: 6338 Kenmore Av. Office: 118 S. Clinton St.
BURTON, Charles Pierce, author. Removed to Gary, Ind. (See Who's Who in America.)
BURTON, Charles Smith, lawyer; b. Elyria, O., Nov. 9, 1852; s. Nathan Smith and Sarah John (Fairfield) Burton; ed. Univ. of Mich., class of 1872; m. Phebe A. Millard, of Chicago, May 3, 1887; 4 sons: Robert N., Norman L., Ernest R., Clifford K. In practice at Chicago since 1882, patent, copy- right, trade mark and corpn. law; has represented Chicago mfrs. in patent and copyright litigation in many different circuits of the U.S. courts; prac- tices in U.S. Patent Office as sr. mem. firm of Bur- ton & Burton. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Baptist. Pres. Bd. of Edn., Oak Park, 1894-7; pres. Oak Park and River Forest Tp. High Sch. Bd. of Edn., 1899-1909. Home: 311 N. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1415 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
BURTON, Ernest DeWitt, theologian; b. Gran- ville, O., Feb. 4, 1856; s. Nathan Smith and Sarah J. (Fairfield) Burton; A.B., Denison Univ., 1876; grad. Rochester Theol. Sem., 1882; student Univ. of Leip- zig, 1887, Univ. of Berlin, 1894; (D.D., Denison, 1897, Oberlin, 1912) ; m. Frances Mary Townson, of Rochester, N.Y., Dec. 28, 1883. Taught in acad. and pub. sch., 1876-9; instr. N.T. Greek, Rochester
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Theol. Sem., 1882-3; asso. prof. N.T. interpretation, man, 1898-1901, Lyman, Busby & Lyman, 1901-6. 1883-6, prof., 1886-92, Newton Theol. Instn .; prof. Shope, Zane, Busby & Weber, 1906-12, Busby, Web- er, Miller & Robinson, 1913. Gen. counsel, 1908-12, pres. since Dec. 28, 1911, Calumet & South Chicago Ry. Co .; gen. counsel, 1910-12, pres. Dec. 28, 1911- 14, Chicago City Ry. Co .; pres. Chicago Surface Lines since Feb. 1, 1914. Trustee John Crerar Li- brary since 1901. Mem. Phi Delta Theta. Demo- crat. Clubs: Chicago, Law, Mid-Day, Chicago Golf. Home: 3118 Sheridan Rd. Office: Borland Bldg. and head of dept. N.T. lit. and interpretation, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892. Asso. editor, 1892-1906, and since 1913, editor-in-chief, 1906-13, Biblical World; editor American Journal of Theology, since 1897; Oriental ednl. commr., Univ. of Chicago, 1908-9; dir. Univ. Libraries, Univ. of Chicago, since 1910. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 5525 Woodlawn Av.
BURTON, Margaret Ernestine (Miss), author; b. Newton Center, Mass., Apr. 18, 1885; d. Rev. Ern- est De Witt and Frances Mary (Townson) Burton; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1907. Sec. Y.W.C.A., Univ. of Minn., 1907-8; sec. Y.W.C.A., Univ. of Chicago, 1910-12; sec. Nat. Bd. of the Y.W.C.Assns. of U.S. A. since 1913. Baptist. Club: Women's University (New York). Author: The Education of Women in China, 1911; Notable Women of Modern China, 1912; The Education of Women in Japan, 1914; Comrades in Service, 1915; Women at Work in the Orient, 1917. Home: 5525 Woodlawn Av., Chi- cago. Address: 600 Lexington Av., New York.
BURTON, Oliver Milton, mfr .; b. Geneva, Ill., Mar. 18, 1877; s. John and Elizabeth Lucy (Long) Burton; ed. pub. schs. and business colls., Chicago; m. Ann J. Tatham, of Chicago, Oct. 20, 1909. Be- gan business career with father, 1895; became sec. and treas. of Oliver M. Burton Co., 1899, and has been pres. and treas. since 1905; also pres. and treas. Dixie Cotton Felt Mattress Co. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Credit Men. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Indian Hill, South Shore Coun- try. Home: 185 E. Chestnut St. Office: 2024 S. Ra- cine Av.
BURTON, William Meriam, oil; b. Cleveland, O., Nov. 17, 1865; s. Erasmus Darwin and Emeline (Meriam) Burton; ed. Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, O .; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1889; m. Kean Woodruff, of Louisville, Ky., Dec. 27, 1911. Has been identified with the Standard Oil Co. since 1889; vice pres. Standard Oil Co. of Ind. since 1914. Republican. Clubs: University, South Shore Coun- try, Exmoor. Recreation: motoring. Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
BURTT, see also Burt.
BURTT, Joe Beatty, lawyer; b. Utica, Clark Co., Ind .. Dec. 4, 1862; s. Eli and Paulina (Hardin) Burtt; ed. dist. schs. at Utica; student Oberlin (O.) Coll .; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1888, LL.B., 1889; m. Anna H. Gurney, of Hart, Mich., Mar. 26, 1890; children: John Gurney, Helen Katheryn. Clerk in law office of Sidney C. Eastman, Chicago, 1889-91; mem. law firm of Sherman & Burtt, 1891-1902; practiced alone, 1902-3; firm of Burtt & Kriete, 1.903-7, Burtt, Kriete & Kriete, 1907-8, Mahony, Burtt, Kriete & Kriete, 1908-12, alone since 1912. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., III. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Alumni Assn. of Univ. of Mich., Oberlin Assn. of Ill., Am. Peace Soc .; pres. Frater- nal Edn. Assn .; ex-sec. dept. of fraternal and so- cial service of the Religious Edn. Assn .; chmn. 1st com. on fraternal orders at a national peace con- gress; was the first person to discuss fraternal or- ders at a nat. ch. or religious gathering; dir. Ill. Marriage and Divorce Commn .; trustee Sane Fourth Assn. Democrat. Congregationalist. Ma- son (32°), K.P., Odd Fellow. Prominently identi- fied with movement in favor of better fraternal edn .; advocates that each nationality, church, lodge or other organization assume responsibility for its own delinquents and undesirables; also advocate of preventive litigation and legislation; inaugurated a movement for crime prevention. Addresses: Fra- ternal Education (pub. in "Education and National Character"), 1908; Fraternal Orders and Peace (Proc. 2d Nat. Peace Congress), 1909. Recreation: fraternal edn, Home: 5408 University Av. Office: Ashland Block.
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