The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 17

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 650

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BISHOP, Louis Brackett, Chicago mgr. of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co .; b. Boston, Mass., Feb. 2, 1854; s. Paul J. and Frances A. (Bacon) Bishop; ed. public and high schools at Boston, Mass., to 1869; m. Chicago, Apr. 2, 1890, Minnie Ridgway; 1 son: Ridgway P. Began business life in a whole- sale dry goods house in Boston, 1869, continu- ing in business in that city until 1886, when came to Chicago. In 1888 became a solicitor for the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Springfield, Mass., at its Chicago branch, and in 1897 became Chicago mgr. of the company. Mem. and ex-pres. of the Life Underwriters' Assn. of Chicago. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Board of Managers of the Y. M. C. A. of Chicago. Mem. of the Soc. of Mayflower Descendants. Club: Hamilton.

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Office: 135 Adams St. Residence: Hotel Del Prado. BISHOP, Rufus W., physician; grad. Univ. of Vermont, A.B., 1877; Univ. of Berlin, M.D., 1882. Fellow Am. Acad. of Medicine; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc. Club: Calu- met. Med. director of the National Life Insur- ance Co. of the U. S. of A. Office: 70 State St. BISHOP, Seth Scott, physician; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Feb. 7, 1852; s. Lyman and Maria (Probart) Bishop; grad. Pooler Institute, Fond du Lac, Wis .; studied at Beloit College, Wis., Univ. of New York. and grad. Northwestern Univ., 1876 (B.S., M.D., LL.D.); learned print- ers' trade; m. 1885, Jessie A. Button; chil- dren: Jessie and Mable. Prof. otology, rhi- nology and laryngology, Chicago Post-Gradu- ate Med. School and Hosp .; prof. diseases of the nose, throat and ear, Illinois Med. College; surgeon to Illinois Hosp. and the Post-Grad- uate Hosp .; consulting surgeon to Mary Thompson Hosp., Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home of Chicago, and Silver Cross Hosp., Joliet; mem. International Med. Congress, Pan-Am. Med. Congress, Am. Med. Assn., State Med. Socs. of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minne- sota, etc. Mem. Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Honor, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Beta Theta Pi. Author: Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat, and Their Accessory Cav- ities; The Ear and its Diseases; also numerous monographs; editor of the Illinois Med. Bul- letin; one of the editors of The Laryngo- scope; has written extensively for journals and books. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 719 W. Adams St.

BISSELL, Arthur G., sec. Clayton F. Sum- my Co., music publishers and piano dealers; b. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1870; s. George Francis and Jerusha (Woodbridge) Bissell; ed. Chi- cago public schools, Chicago Manual Training School, Lake Forest Acad., Lake Forest Univ .; m. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 1, 1897, Emily Greeley Tredway; children: Emily Greeley Tredway, Arthur Dwight. Was 5 years with Weber Pi- ano Co .; then 5 years with Lyon, Potter & Co., former agents of Steinway & Sons' pianos; since Apr., 1898, sec. of Clayton F. Summy Co., publishers and importers of music and dealers in music and Chicago representative of Chickering & Sons, pianofortes. Pres. Chi- cago Bureau Agency of Music. Republican. Club: Onwentsia. Office: 220 Wabash Av. Resi- dence: Lake Forest, III.

BITHER, William A., lawyer; b. Sherbourn Co., Minn., June 16, 1867; s. Hiram Hall and Safrona (Felch) Bither; grad. Northern Indi- ana College, B.S., 1888; Univ. of Michigan, LL.B., 1892; m. Stacyville, Ia., July 19, 1894, Lydia L. Penny; 1 daughter: Luella. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Illinois, 1892. Pres. and dir. Masonic Temple Safety Deposit Co .; dir. and mem. executive board Security Trust and Deposit Co .; dir. Savage Construc- tion Co., International Register Co., Namood Oil Co. (treas.). Republican. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 4206 Ellis Av.

BLACK, Arthur Davenport, dentist; b. Jack- sonville, Ill., Nov. 15, 1870; s. Dr. G. V. and Elizabeth Black; grad. Illinois College, B.S., 1892, Northwestern Univ. Dental School, D.D.S., 1900, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1901; m. Virden, Ill., Oct. 19, 1897, Lenore Bronaugh; 1 son: Gilmer Vardiman. Came to Chicago from Jacksonville, Ill., 1895; was engaged in manufacturing business in In- dianapolis and Chicago; since 1900 practicing dentistry in this city. Assistant professor of operative dentistry, and assistant oral sur- geon, Northwestern Univ. Dental School. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chi- ago Med. Soc., Nat. Dental Assn., Illinois State Dental Soc., Northern Illinois Dental Soc., Chicago Odontographic Soc. Republican. Club: Kenwood Country. Office: 31 Washing- on St. Residence: 4465 Oakenwald Av.

BLACK, Elmer Ellsworth, banker; b. Daven- port, Ia., Sept. 24, 1863; s. William and Mary J. (Henley) Black; ed. public schools of Clin- ton, Ia .; m. Glenwood, Ia., Apr. 26, 1893, Ida M. Powell; 1 daughter: Dorothy Powell. After leaving school, in 1877, became identified with the bank at Clinton, Ia., and from there came to Chicago in 1886 and entered the employ of N. W. Harris & Co., bankers, of which firm he became a mem. in 1896. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, Washington Park. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: 368 E. 49th St.

BLACK, Frederick William, coal; b. In- dianapolis, Ind., Aug. 17, 1874; s. William F. and Elizabeth (Webster) Black; ed. "grammar and high schools; m. Winsted, Conn., June 20, 1899, Mary Anna Cooke; 1 daughter: Eliza- beth L. Black. Entered employ of Greer, Mills & Co., Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Jan. 1, 1894, as messenger, and later was bookkeeper until Apr. 1, 1898, when began selling coal. Organized Harman-Black Coal Co., July 2, 1899; dissolved Aug. 1, 1903; organized F. W. Black Coal Co., of which he is pres .; also treas. and mgr. Illinois & Eastern Coal Co. Republican. Mem. Church of Christ. Clubs: Hamilton, Colonial. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: 4958 Vincennes Av.

BLACK, Greene V., dentist; b. Scott Co., Ill., Aug. 3, 1836; grad. Missouri Dental College, St. Louis, 1877 (D.D.S.); (M.D., Chicago Med. College; Sc.D., Illinois College; LL.D., North- western Univ.); dean and prof. operative den- tistry, pathology and bacteriology, Northwest- ern Univ. Dental School, Chicago. Author: Formation of Poisons by Micro-Organisms; Periosteum and Peridental Membrane; Anat- omy of the Human Teeth; many soc. papers and journal articles. Office: 87 Lake St. Resi- dence: 4465 Oakenwald Av.

BLACK, John Charles, lawyer, soldier; b. Lexington, Miss., Jan. 27, 1839; s. Rev. John Black, D.D., and Josephine (Culbertson) Black; ed. Wabash College; served in U. S. Volunteer Army, Apr. 14, 1861, to Aug. 15, 1865, enlisting as private in Montgomery Guards, for 3 months (mustered into service as Co. I, 11th Ind. Zouaves) ; at expiration of term of service went to Danville and recruited company for 37th Ill. Vols., became maj. of regt. and with it took part in 13 battles and 2 great sieges; promoted lieut .- col., June 9, 1862; col., Feb. 1, 1863; brevetted brig .- gen., U. S. A., Apr. 9, 1865, "for gallantry in action at the storming of Blakely batteries"; m. Sept. 28, 1867, Adaline L. Griggs, of Urbana. Ill. Studied law; admitted to bar, 1867, and engaged in practice at Danville, gaining prominence at Illinois bar. Democrat; candi- date for Congress, 1866, 1880, 1884; for lieut. gov., 1872; Democratic nominee for U. S. Senator in Legislature of 1879; U. S. Commis- sioner of Pensions, 1885-9; elected Congress- man-at-Large from Illinois. 1892; resigned seat in Congress, Dec. 12, 1894, to become U. S. Atty. for Northern District of Illinois, 1895-9; since Dec., 1903, U. S. Civil Service Commissioner. Declined nomination for gover- nor of Illinois by Nat. Democracy, 1896. Past Commander Military Order of the Loyal Le- gion; dept. commander G. A. R. of Illinois, 1902-3; commander-in-chief G. A. R., 1903-4. Pres. U. S. Civil Service Commission since Jan., 1904. Address: 1825 19th St., N. W .. Washington, D. C.

BLACK, John Clarke, banker, capitalist; b. Middlebury, Addison Co., Vt., July 3, 1837; 8. Daniel and Jean (Lawrence) Black; ed. public schools in Vermont; m. New York City, Sept. 25. 1875, Elenor Clarke. Arrived in Chicago Mar. 6, 1856; was first employed as book- keeper and cashier for Ross & Ramber, dry goods, at 41 Lake St., and later with Armour & Co. until 1881. Was one of the organizers and incorporators, Mar., 1883, of the Continen- tal National Bank, of which has been for many

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years pres. Also pres. and director of the Northwestern Safe and Trust Co .; mem. of Western Board of Control of the Audit Co. of New York; trustee of the Prussian Na- tional Insurance Co., of Stettin, Germany; trustee Art Institute of Chicago; trustee Ar- mour Mission. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Bankers, Sad- dle and Cycle, Union. Office: 218 LaSalle St. Residence: 9 Walton Pl.

BLACK, John Donald, lawyer; b. Champaign, Ill., Sept. 11, 1872; s. Gen. John C. and Adaline L. (Griggs) Black; ed. public schools of Dan- ville, Ill., and Washington, D. C., Columbian Univ. Law School, Washington, D. C .; Har- vard Law School; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1902, Margaret Horton Potter. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Illinois, 1896; now being mem. of the law firm of Winston, Payne & Strawn. Club: Mid-Day. Office: First National Bank Bldg. Residence: 442 Chestnut St.

BLACK, William Perkins, lawyer; b. Wood- ford Co., Ky., Nov. 11, 1842; s. Rev. John (D.D.) and Josephine (Culbertson) Black; father died when he was 5 years old, and with mother he removed to Danville, Ill .; ed. schools of Danville, Ill., and in 1860 entered Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind .; re- mained there until April 15, 1861; enlisted, on Pres. Lincoln's 90-day call, in Company I of the 11th Indiana Zouaves; was mustered out as corporal at end of enlistment and assisted in recruiting a company in Vermillion Co., Ill., of which was elected Capt. (at age of 19), and it was mustered in for 3 years' service as Company K, 37th Illinois Infantry, at the head of which he remained until the expiration of his enlistment, Sept. 30, 1864, participating in all the engagements of his regiment; m. 1869, Hortensia M. MacGreal, of Galveston, Tex .; 1 son: William P. E. After returning was 1 year in office of the provost marshal of 7th congressional district of Illinois, at Danville; studied law in office of Arrington & Dent, Chi- cago; admitted to bar 1867; practiced at Dan- ville 1 year; returned to Chicago and became partner of his former preceptor, Thomas Dent, in firm of Dent & Black, until 1886, when the partnership was dissolved, following his de- fense of the famous anarchist case, in which he was leading counsel. conducting the de- fense and the subsequent appeals to the Su- preme Court of Illinois and the Supreme Court of the U. S. After the close of the trial re- sumed practice, becoming later senior partner of Black & Fitzgerald and now of Black & Black. Was Republican until 1872, when es- poused the cause of Horace Greeley; since then has been identified with the Democratic party. Was candidate for Congress on Demo- cratic ticket in 1882; identified with various reform movements. Pres. Hot. Blast Smokeless Stoker Co. Chairman executive committee Chi- cago Tropical Planters Co. and other corpora- tions. Mem. of Geo. H. Thomas Post No. 5, G. A. R. Office: 59 Clark St. Residence: 1377 Franklin Boul.

BLACKBURN, Charles, sec. Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago R. R. Co .; b. Leighton Buz- zard, England, July 13, 1874; s. Robert and Sarah (Crowley) Blackburn; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Dec. 6, 1899, Gertrude S. Bracey; children: Ethel Maude, Charles Bracey. Sec., treas. and director Indestructible Post Co .; director Junction Oil & Gas Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 9351 Pleasant Av.

BLACKMAN, Chester Sidney, grain com- mission; b. Jericho Center, Vt., Aug. 15, 1848; s. Henry C. and Minerva (Lane) Blackman; parents came to Illinois, settling in McHenry Co .; ed. public schools of Harvard, Ill .; m. Harvard, Ill., 1871, Jennie Diggins. Began in the grain commission business with his broth- er, Willis L. Blackman, 1862, and a few years later the present style of Blackman Bros. was

adopted. Mem. of the Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Illinois, Hinsdale Golf. Office: Board of Trade. Resi- dence: Plaza Hotel.

BLACKMAN, Franklin Pierce, lawyer; b. Warsaw, Coshocton Co., O., Mar. 25, 1855; s. Dr. Holder and Elizabeth (Spencer) Blackman; early education in public schools; taught in schools of Ohio and afterward, for 2 years, near Henry and Sparta, Marshall Co., Ill .; then after some time at Ann Arbor (Mich.) High School, entered the Univ. of Michigan, 1881, graduating, A.B., 1885, and LL.B., 1887; m. 1877, Harriet, daughter of William Lytle, of Clermont Co., O. Located in practice of law at Des Moines, la., 1887-8; then came to Chicago, where he has since been in successful prac- tice, and recently elected sec. and gen. counsel St. Louis & Fenton R. R. Co. Democrat. At- tended Central Church, founded by late Prof. Swing. Club: Iroquois. Offices: Frisco Bldg., St. Louis, Mo .; 145 LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill.

BLACKMAN, Willis Lemuel, grain commis- sion; b. Jericho Center, Vt., May 2, 1845; s. Henry C. and Minerva (Lane) Blackman; re- moved with parents in boyhood to Harvard, Ill .; ed. public schools of Harvard, Ill .; m. Fenton, Mich., 1869, Carrie Linsley; children: Winifred, Willis L., Bonnibel, Marjorie. Came to Chicago in 1862 and established in the grain commission business in a small way, later being joined by brother, Chester S. Blackman, in forming present firm of Blackman Bros. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Alderman of the City of Hinsdale. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Of- fice: Board of Trade. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill.

BLACKWELDER, I. S., underwriter; b. Montgomery Co., Ill., Mar. 8, 1840; s. Peter and Nelly Blackwelder; ed. common schools, Litchfield, Ill., and academy at Hillsboro, Ill .; m. Lawrence, Kan., Apr. 5, 1877, Alice Ger- trude Boughton; children; Paul, Eliot. County clerk of Montgomery Co., Ill., 1861-4; in drug business, 1864-6; local fire insurance agent at Hillsboro, Ill., 1864; in field as representative of various prominent fire insurance companies, 1868-74 and 1877-81; traveled as supervising agent National Board of Fire Underwriters, 1874-6; since Apr., 1881, western mgr. Niagara Fire Insurance Co., of New York. Pres. West- ern Adjustment and Inspection Co. Repub- lican. Mem. S. A. R., Mason, K. T. Club: Union League. Residence: Morgan Park, Ill. Office: 159 LaSalle St.

BLACKWOOD, Alexander Leslie, physician; b. Huntingdon Co., Quebec, Can., July 28, 1862; 8. John and Ann (Steell) Blackwood; ed. Hunt- ingdon Acad., Huntingdon, Quebec, and McGill Univ., Montreal, Can .; grad. from Hahnemann Med. College, Chicago, M.D., 1888; New York Post-Graduate Med. School, 1889; Johns Hop- kins Med. School, Baltimore, Md., 1902; m. Hammond, Ind., Aug. 16, 1891, Helen A. Wins- low (died, Feb. 11, 1903); children: Leslie Winslow, Howard C. Since 1888 engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in Chi- cago. Senior prof. of materia medica, and prof. clinical medicine in Hahnemann Med. Col- lege and Hosp., Chicago. Author: Diseases of Heart and Lungs; also Materia Medica Prepa- rations and Pharmacology. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Office: 31 Washington St. Resi- dence: 9128 Erie Av.

BLAIR, Chauncey J., banker; b. Michigan City, Ind., Apr. 6, 1845; eldest s. Chauncey B. and Caroline O. (De Graff) Blair; ed. private schools in Chicago; m. Chicago, Oct. 26, 1882, Mary A. I. Mitchell; children: Italia Mitchell, Chauncey B., Mildred M., William M. Was for 15 years pres. of the Merchants' National Bank, which was founded by his father; be- gan with that bank in 1879, and served in various capacities until 1888, when succeeded his father as pres .; bank was consolidated in spring of 1903 with the Corn Exchange Na-

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tional Bank, of which is vice-pres. Also pres. the Kennicott Water Softener Co., and a direc- tor of the South Side Elevated R. R. Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade; vice-pres. Chicago Home for the Friendless. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Washington Park,

Chicago Athletic, Bankers, Casino (Edge- water), Caxton, Homewood, Onwentsia, Quad- rangle, Saddle and Cycle. Bank: The Rookery. Residence: 4830 Drexel Boul.

BLAIR, Frank Preston, lawyer; b. St. Louis, Mo., 1860; s. Maj .- Gen. Francis Preston Blair, U. S. A. (who was also U. S. Senator from Missouri and Democratic nominee for vice- pres. in 1868) and Apolline (Alexander) Blair; ed. State Univ. of Missouri, at Columbia, and U. S. Military Acad., West Point, graduating from latter in class of 1886; m. Columbia, Mo., Florence Price; 1 daughter, Emily. Served in U. S. Army in W. and S., becoming cap- tain in U. S. Cav. Service; resigned, studied law and was admitted to bar at St. Louis, Mo .; came to Chicago, 1891, and has since been engaged in practice of law. Was for some time an asst. state's atty. under Charles S. Deneen. Is also graduate of College of Phy- sicians and Surgeons, and is now a lecturer

on med. jurisprudence in that institution. Mem. Am. Bar Assn. Club: University. Office: 99 Randolph St. Residence: 36 Cedar St.

BLAIR, Henry Augustus, financier; b. Mich- igan City, Ind., July, 1852; s. Chauncey Buck- ley and Caroline O. (De Graff) Blair; ed. Wil- liston Seminary, East Hampton, Mass .; m. Chicago, Feb. 19, 1878, Grace E. Pearce; chil- dren: Natalie, Anita. After leaving school in 1871 entered the Merchants' National Bank of Chicago, of which his father was founder and with which he continued, becoming vice-pres., until 1902 the bank, on the expiration of its second 20-year charter, consolidated with the Corn Exchange National Bank. Is receiver and director of the North Chicago Street Ry. Co., and of the West Chicago Street Ry. Co., and a director of the Calumet and Chicago Canal and Dock Co., the Elgin National Watch Co., the West Division Ry. Co., and the Chi- cago Edison Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League (director), Washington Park, Chicago Athletic, Caxton, Chicago Golf, Mid- lothian, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 2735 Prairie Av .; summer, Jefferson, N. H.

BLAIR, Sidney O., merchant; b. on a farm, Blandford, Hampden Co., Mass., Sept. 11, 1846; s. Samuel O. and Eliza (Osborn) Blair; m. Anna Louise Petty, Detroit, Mich., May 8, 1872. Went to Chicago in 1868; employed as clerk in wholesale grocery; in 1871 engaged in coffee and spice business; founded present company in 1878; incorporated in 1882. Pres. E. B. Mil- lar Coffee and Spice Co .; 2 children: Mary L., Robert Osborn. Clubs: Kenwood Social, Home- wood. Republican. Office: Michigan Av. and S. Water St. Residence: 4319 Drexel Boul.

BLAIR, Watson Franklin, capitalist; b. Michigan City, Ind., Jan. 29, 1854; s. Chauncey Buckley and Caroline O. (De Graff) Blair; ed. Williston Seminary, East Hampton, Mass .; m. Chicago, 1881, Alice Keep; children: Watson, Wilcott. After leaving school entered the pork and beef packing firm of Culbertson, Blair & Co., and remained in that business until 1877; then engaged in the grain commission busi- ness on the Chicago Board of Trade as Blair & Co. until 1890, when retired from active commercial business; was for several years a director in the Merchants' National Bank (founded by his father) prior to 1902, at which time that bank, after an honorable carcer of 40 years, consolidated with the Corn Exchange National Bank, and it donated to its employes $100,000; now director Corn Exchange National Bank. Clubs: Chicago, Chi- cago Athletic, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 164 Rush St.

BLAKE, Edward Everett, field sec. Cook Co. Prohibition Committee; b. Burr Oak, Kan., May 14, 1875; s. Edward Everett and Sarah Elizabeth (Kenyon) Blake; grad. from Skin- ner (public) School, Chicago, June, 1890; un- married. Entered employ of Price Baking Powder Co. as bill clerk, July, 1890; trans- ferred, Feb., 1891, to advertising dept. as asst. to the mgr .; asst. auditor Price Baking Pow- der Co., Aug., 1891, to July, 1894; auditor same, 1894-9; auditor of advertising accounts, Royal Baking Powder Co., July, 1899, to Nov. 1, 1902, when became business mgr. of The New Voice, national organ of the Prohibition party, located in Chicago; Nov. 1, 1903, was assigned to present position as ffeld sec. of the Prohibition party of Cook Co .; Jan. 1, 1905, became managing editor of The People's Com- panion, Chicago. Was pres. Young People's Prohibition Leagues of New York, New Jer- sey and Pennsylvania (an Inter-State organi- zation) 1901-3; sec. New York State Prohibi- tion Committee, 1902. Baptist. Pres. West Side Baptist Young People's Union, 1898-9. Office: 40 Dearborn St. Residence: 886 W. Adams St. BLAKE, James Vila, clergyman; b. Brook- lyn, Jan. 21, 1842; s. Hamlin and Elizabeth (Dexter) Blake; preparatory education Brook- lyn Polytechnic Institute; grad. Harvard, 1862; m. Haverhill, Mass., 1869, Abbie Frances Hovey. Ordained to Unitarian ministry, Haver- hill, Mass., Jan., 1867; for 1 year was asst. sec. to Gov. Andrew of . Massachusetts. Churches: 1st Parish, Haverhill, Mass., 28th Congregational Soc., Boston, 2d Congregation- al Church, Quincy, Ill .; 3d Unitarian Church, Chicago; the Church of All Souls, Evanston, Ill., since 1892. Author of several books (see Who's Who in America). Address: 21 Laflin St. BLAKELY, Addison, lawyer; b. Washington, D. C., Apr. 6, 1866; s. Hon. Theron Melville and Ernestine Louisa Rose (Simpson) Blake- ly; ed. Omaha (Neb.) High School, 1877-81; Healdsburg College, Healdsburg, Calif., 1883- 1887; Univ. of Michigan, 1888-90 (LL.B.). Learned printers' trade; moved west and with father and brother edited and published The Portfolio, of Omaha; studied law in office of Hon. William M. Robertson; m. Chicago, Ill., Feb. 12, 1902, Miss Mabelle Rogers Touhy; Went to California where was successively prof. English Literature in Healdsburg Col- lege; then an attache of the executive dept. of the State at Sacramento, and later editor- in-chief of the Fresno Enquirer. While there published an essay on alphabetical develop- ment which elicited the approval of great philologists in America and Europe: also com- piled Blakely's Parliamentary Rules. which have met with extended use; prepared a vol- ume of Am. State Papers with extensive anno- tations; returned east and was lecturer in political science and history, Univ. of Chicago, 1893-6; asst. corporation counsel, 1901-2. Dem- ocrat; took active part in the Bryan cam- paigns of 1896 and 1900. Active in movements for the initiative and referendum (being the first pres. of the Direct Legislation Union of Illinois) and also in movement for municipal ownership of public utilities. Now gen. sec. Municipal Ownership League. Clubs: North Shore Union (pres. 3 years). Jefferson. Office: Unity Bldg. Residence: 230 Belden Av.

BLAKELY, Charles Franklin, printer; b. Danielsville, Conn., July 8, 1845; adopted s. David and Addie P. (Low) Blakely; name changed to Blakely by act of the legislature of Minnesota: ed. public schools; unmarried. Began in printing business as a boy in the printing office of the Rochester Post. owned by David Blakely, from whom received a half interest on becoming of age, after having thor- oughly learned the business; in 1865, with father, sold interests in Rochester and bought the old Chicago Post; after the Chicago fire founded, in 1871, house of C. F. Blakely,

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which in 1874 became Blakely & Brown, ville, 1845 (LL.D.); in. Oct. 7, 1858, Mary printers, and after, by addition of Hon. C. W. Emily Williams, Chicago. Engaged in business Marsh, of Sycamore, Ill., became Blakely, Brown & Marsh; in 1885 business was incor- poarted as the Blakely Printing Co., of which is vice-pres. Episcopalian. Club: Chicago Press. Office: 132 Market St. Residence: 2340 Prairie Av

BLAKEY, Alvin Jay, real estate; b. Racine Co., near Union Grove, Wis., Feb. 28, 1855; s. Thomas and Mary (Stott) Blakey; ed. com- mon school, Yorkville, Racine Co., Wis .; began teaching at age of 19; entered State Normal School at Whitewater, Wis., graduating 1877; m. March 4, 1885, Carrie A. Turner, native of New York City; children: Harold A. (died Apr. 21, 1894, aged 14 months). After gradua- tion from Normal School resumed teaching for 4 years, then was a commercial traveler in watches, diamonds and jewelry for 10 years, traveling from Chicago; since 1889 has been an investor in Chicago, and was a mem. for some years of firm of Bobb & Blakey, real estate brokers; now engaged in same busi- ness alone. Republican. Office: 132 LaSalle St. St.

BLANCHARD, Don Curtis, mgr. Mechanical Rubber Co .; b. Rochester, Pa., Feb. 16, 1864; s. Ira Blanchard and Dorcas Eloise (Riley) Blanchard; ed. public school, Rochester, Pa., to 1878; m. Allegheny, Pa., Oct. 2, 1884, Sophia Mayer; 1 son: Don Curtis, Jr. Began business career as messenger boy in railway office and with Western Union Telegraph Co., Rochester, Pa .; telegraph operator and mgr. of telegraph office in general offices of the Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh, at Pittsburgh, Pa .; came to Chicago, 1887, and entered employ of Chicago Rubber Works, which changed, 1892, to the Mechanical Rubber Co., of New York, manufacturers of rubber goods for mechanical purposes, belting, hose, etc .; was office clerk at first, becoming supt. in 1895 and mgr. Jan. 1, 1904. Still mgr. for this company, of old Chicago Rubber Works plant at Grand Av. and W. Ohio St., employing 300 hands. Repub- lican. Office: 230 E. Randolph St. Residence: 872 Washington Boul.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 17

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 650

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 650