The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 10

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774

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BAIN, Foree, patent lawyer and elec. and mech. expert; born LaGrange, Oldham Co., Ky., Feb. 1, 1853; son Thomas J. and Eunitia A. (Foree) Bain; ed. pub. schools of LaGrange, Ky .; legal edn. in Chicago Coll. of Law and Kent Coll. of Law; self taught in engring., with 25 years of practical experience; married La Grange, Ky., Dec. 16, 1875, Cora Foster; chil- dren: Clara Louise, Virginia M., Cora M., Fo- ree, Jr. Telegraph operator, 1868; electric engr. and mfr., 1879-94; consulting engr. since 1886; elec. and mech. engineer-frequently called up- on to testify as an expert in causes in which elec. and patent matters are involved. Pioneer in constructing elec. coal machinery and adapt- ing electricity to mining use (1887) for cutting

and hauling coal and lighting mines. Has de- signed and constructed many automatically op- erating machines and devices; prolific inventor; since 1900 practicing as patent lawyer, and since 1909 senior mem. of Foree Bain & May. Has contributed many articles to technical journals. Independent in politics. Agnostic in religion. Mem. Chicago Patent Law Assn. Club: Suburban of LaGrange. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 947 Monadnock Blk.

BAIRD, Edward Payson, mfr .; born Philadel- phia, Jan. 26, 1860; son James H. and Adeline Whittemore (Torrey) Baird; ed. pub. school Montclair, N.J., and Heightstown (N.J.) Acad .; married Chicago, Oct. 30, 1895, Cora Lee Cox; children; Coreta Cox, Edward Payson, Jr., and Helen I. Entered employ of William A. Torrey & Co., New York, 1875; Seth Thomas Clock Co., New York, 1879; Electro-Mechanical Clock Co., Montreal, Can., 1887; established Baird Clock Co., of Montreal and Plattsburg, N.Y., 1888; moved to Chicago, 1893; established, 1900, Baird Mfg. Co. and in 1910 the Baird Electric Co., of which is pres. Republican. Presbyterian; dir. Christopher House Assn. Clubs: Evanston Country, Skokie Country. Residence: 1221 Jud- son Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 3145 N. Halsted Street.

BAIRD, Frederick S., lawyer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

BAIRD, George Ambrose, executor estate of Peter L. Kimberly; born Rochester, Beaver Co., Pa., May 10, 1865; son Charles A. and Mary B. (Ambrose) Baird; ed. public schools, Sharon, Mercer Co., Pa .; married Sharon, Mar. 24, 1897, Ella R. Stewart; 1 son: George Stewart. In iron and steel mfg. business with P. L. Kimberly & Co., Sharon, 1881-94; asst. sec. and treas. At- lantic Iron & Steel Co., New Castle, Pa., 1894-S; mgr. Sharon Iron Co., Ltd., and the Buhl Steel Co., Sharon, 1898-9; removed to Chicago, 1899; vice-pres. and mgr. sales dept. Republic Iron & Steel Co., May 1, 1899-Jan. 1, 1906; has since been managing executor estate of late Peter L. Kimberly. Engaged in the irrigation enterprise of the Twin Falls Land & Water Co., of South- ern Ida., and various mining propositions in Lake Superior district and the far West. Re- publican. Mason (Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Mid-Day, South Shore Country (Chicago), Duquesne (Pittsburg). Rec- reation: golf. Residence: Monrovia, Cal., and Chicago Athletic Club, Chicago. Office: 1430 Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.

BAIRD, Lucius Olmsted, clergyman; born Chicago, June 15, 1863; son Lyman and Eliza- beth (Warner) Baird; B.A., Yale University, 1885, B.D., 1890; student Chicago Law School, 1887-8; (D.D., Drury College, Springfield, Mo .. 1910); married Jeannette Stuart Woods, of Kingston, Can., Sept. 19, 1895; children: Eliza- beth, Jeannette Woods, Harriet Warner. Or- dained Congregational ministry, 1890; pastor Pullman, Wash., as mem. of the "Yale band." 1890-4; pastor Ottawa, Ill., 1895-1905, St. Mary's Av. Ch., Omaha, Neb., 1905-10; western sec. Am. Missionary Assn., Chicago, since 1910. Dir. Congl. Summer Assembly. Progressive Repub- lican. Mem. Psi Upsilon, Apollos Club. Recre- ations: motor-boaung and fishing. Residence: 57 Crescent Pl., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1027, 19 S. LaSalle St.

BAIRD, Lyman, real estate; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

BAIRD, Max, lawyer; born Chicago, Jan. 4. 1869; son Lyman and Elizabeth Mather (War- ner) Baird; A.B., Yale Univ., 1890; married June 18. 1906, Lily Olmsted do Palézieux. daughter of Lucius D. Olmsted. Was assoc. in practice with the office of John P. Wilson from 1891-9, having been admitted to bar of Ill. in 1892; since 1899 has been engaged as counsel for the Ill. Trust & Savings Bank. Mom. Law Club of Chicago, Chicago Bar Assn. Trustee Thomas Orchestra. Congregationalist. Clubs:

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University, Yale Club of Chicago, Psi Upsilon coll. fraternity. Residence: 666 Irving Park Boul. Office: Ill. Trust & Savings Bank.

BAIRD, Wyllys Warner, real estate; born New Haven, Conn .; son Lyman and Elizabeth M. (Warner) Baird; ed. Univ. School, Chicago; married Chicago, 1883, Olivia, daughter of Ol- iver B. Green; children: Warner Green, Katha- rine Louisa. Entered employ of Baird & Brad- ley, 1878; later became mem. of that firm (es- tablished 1857) until 1893; since then of its successor, the firm of Baird & Warner. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board (pres. 1903). Con- gregationalist; for several years treas. Chicago Theol. Seminary. Republican. Clubs: Union League, City. Recreations: fishing and hunting. Residence: 445 Wellington Av. Office: 104 N. LaSalle St.

BAKER, Alfred Landon, stock and bond bro- ker; born of Boston citizens temporarily visit- ing Nova Scotia, Apr. 30, 1859; son Addison and Maria (Mudge) Baker; grad. Lynn (Mass.) High School, 1876; studied law in office of George W. Smith, Boston; married Chicago, June 5, 1894, Mary Corwith; children: Isabelle and Mary. Admitted to bar of Essex Co., Mass., 1881; practiced law with John R. Bald- win (firm Baldwin & Baker) at Lynn until 1886; was mem. Lynn City Council and Lynn school board. Came to Chicago, 1886, and for several years was senior mem. law firm of Ba- ker & Greeley, until he retired from active practice and engaged in business as banker and broker and mem. Chicago Stock Exchange, later also becoming mem. Chicago Board of Trade and the New York Stock Exchange; in Jan. 1899 was joined by Solomon Sturges and Hugh McB. Johnston, partners in the present firm of Alfred L. Baker & Co .; vice-pres. Nat. City Bank; pres. Chicago Stock Exchange, 1898- 1900; pres. board of trustees, Lake Forest Univ., 1906-7. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Univer- sity, Commercial, Onwentsia (pres., 1901-6), Merchants (pres., 1905). Recreation: golf. Res- idence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Home Ins. Bldg.

BAKER, Charles M., telegraph official; born Alexandria, Pa., Apr. 13, 1854; son Michael W. and Catharine S. Baker; ed. in Alexandria, Pa., pub. school; married Dwight, Ill., Apr. 30, 1874, Nellie C. Adams; 1 daughter: Adelaide Adams Baker (now Mrs. John R. Hilton). Drug- gist at Dwight, Ill., 1868-86; telegraph opera- tor in connection with drug business, 1870-86; superintendent of construction Mutual Union Telegraph Co., Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co., American Union Telegraph Co., Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Co., and Postal Telegraph- Cable Co., since 1872; built all the lines of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. from the Pa. State Line to Cal. and from New Orleans to Duluth; built and owned a line of telegraph between Chicago and Milwaukee, which was sold to Postal Telegraph-Cable Co .; now gen. supt. of plant, Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: hunting, fishing, motoring. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 1000, 140 W. Van Buren St.

BAKER, Charles Whalen, sec. The Chicago Live Stock Exchange; born Lockport, N.Y., Apr. 5, 1856; son Timothy, Jr. and Elizabeth (Ray- mond) Baker; took 3-year eclectic course in Chicago Univ .; married Chicago, Sept. 15, 1878, Ada, daughter of George W. Mathews; children: Raymond Macy, Grace Elizabeth, Harold Hol- man, Martha Burns. After leaving , coll., 1875, engaged in business on the Chicago Board of Trade, leaving it in 1877 to assume charge, as gen. mgr. traffic dept. of Union Stock Yard & Transit Co .; since Mar. 13, 1884, sec. Chicago Live Stock Exchange, and in 1889 organized also The Nat. Live Stock Exchange, of which has also been sec. from its organization. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Club: Saddle and Sir- loin. Mason. Residence: 7157 Princeton Av. Of- fice: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.

*BAKER, Danford Morse, ins .; see Vol. 1905.

BAKER, Edwin Rice, Cook Co. auditor; born Cleveland, O., Dec. 10, 1864; son of Oliver and Mary Ellen (Rice) Baker; Revolutionary an- cestry; ed. high schools, Toledo and Cincinnati, O .; special studies Oberlin Coll., Ohio State Univ. and Univ. of Minn .; married Ada L. Lewis, of Janesville, Wis., Mar. 1892; 1 daughter: Elsie. Came to Chicago, 1890; auditor Great Western Mfg. Co. until 1895; sec. Chicago Union Lime Works Co., 1896-99; auditor United Breweries Co., 1900-02; in private practice as pub. ac- countant, 1902-3; auditor for County Board of Cook Co. since 1903 (qualified first out of 23 candidates in civil service examination). First and only candidate to pass the first examina- tion under the Certified Pub. Accountant Act, 1903. Mem. Toledo Cadets, Ohio N.G., 1882. Re- publican. Presbyterian; treas. Granville Av. Presbyterian Church, 1907-8. Pres. Ill. Inst. Ac- countants, 1906-7. Mason, Edgewater Lodge (1st sec.), Oriental Consistory, Medinah Tem- ple Mystic Shrine; K.P .; ex-pres. Merchants' Council No. 8 Nat. Union; mem. S.A.R. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: music and walking. Residence: 6242 Lakewood Av. Office: 512 Court House.

BAKER, Elmer Jerome, publisher; born Bu- chanan Co., Ia., Nov. 3, 1861; son D. P. and Mary C. (Smith) Baker; ed. public and high schools, Sycamore, Ill., Wheaton (Ill.) Coll. and Univ. of Ill. Resident of Chicago since 1880, and after leaving coll., 1882, engaged as pub- lisher in Chicago; now publisher of Farm Im- plement News. Clubs: Press, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Columbia Yacht, Chicago Advertising Assn. Recreations: reading and motoring. Residence: 410 Diversey Boul. Of- fice: Masonic Temple.

BAKER, Francis E., jurist; born Goshen, Ind., Oct. 20, 1860; son Judge John H. and Har- riet (DeFrees) Baker; ed. Goshen until 1875; Ind. State Univ., 1876-8; B.A., Univ. of Mich., 1882; literary editor University Chronicle, 1881- 2; married Goshen, Ind., Feb. 21, 1888, May Ir- win. Entered, 1882, law office of his father and his uncle, Joseph A. S. Mitchell; latter became supreme judge (Ind.), 1885; firm Baker & Ba- ker, until senior became U.S. judge, 1892; then was Baker & Miller until 1899; firm were attys. for L.S.&M.S.Ry., and other prominent corpns .; judge Supreme Court of Ind., 1899-1902; judge U.S. Circuit Court, 7th Circuit, since Feb. 4, 1902. Clubs: University, Union League (hon.), Chicago Athletic; also Columbia, Marion (Indi- anapolis). Residence: Goshen, Ind. Office: 725 Federal Bldg.

BAKER, Frank, jurist; born Melmore, O., May 11, 1840; son Richard and Fanny (Wheel- er) Baker; A.B., Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1861; LL. B., Albany Law School, 1863; private in 84th Ohio Vol. Inf., 1862-5; married London, O., Nov. 10, 1870, Eliza Warner; children: Ethel (Mrs. E. L. Andrews), Nora (Mrs. S. M. Kochersperger). Engaged in practice of law in Chicago, 1873-87; since 1887 judge of the Circuit Court of Cook Co., and since June 1904 assigned to Appellate Court of First Dist. of Ill. Democrat. Mem. U. S. Grant Post G.A.R., S.A.R., Soc. of Colonial Wars. Residence: 3543 Lake Av. Office: Ash- land Blk.

BAKER, Frank Collins, zoologist; born War- ren, R.I., Dec. 14, 1867; son Francis Edwin and Anna Collins (Thurber) Baker; ed. Brown Univ., 1888; Jessup scholar, Acad. Natural Sci- ences, Phila., 1889-90; married Lillian May Hall, of Rochester, N.Y., June 16, 1892. On Mex- ican exploring expedition sent out by Acad. Natural Sciences, 1890; invertebrate zoologist, Ward's Natural Science Establishment and sec. Rochester Acad. Sciences, 1891-2; curator zoöl- ogy, Field Columbian Mus., Chicago, 1894; cu- rator Chicago Acad. Sciences since July 1894 (life mem., sec., 1894-7). Corr. mem. Rochester Acad. Sciences; vice-pres. Ill. Audubon Soc .;

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mem. Am. Assn. of Museums, A.A.A.S., Ill. surance Corpn., Ltd. Democrat. Methodist. Mem. Acad. Sciences. Author: A Naturalist in Mexi- co, 1895; Mollusca of the Chicago Area, 1898- 1902; Shells of Land and Water, 1903. Contbr. to zoöl. jours., principally on mollusca. Home: 1738 York Pl. Office: Chicago Academy of Sci- ences, Lincoln Park.

"BAKER, Frank Henry; see Vol. 1905.

BAKER, Frank Joseph, vice-pres. North Shore Electric Co .; born Cleveland, Sept. 11, 1864; son William D. and Josephine (Bussell) Baker; B. S., in mech. engring., Univ. of Mich., 1887; LL. B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1897; mar- ried Chicago, Oct. 1906, Gayle Nelson. Vice- pres. North Shore Electric Co. since 1902; also vice-pres. Chicago Suburban Water & Light Co. Associate Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs .; mem. Nat. Electric Light Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason . (32°, Shriner). Club: University. Resi- dence: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1010 Home Ins. Building.

BAKER, Frank Spencer, architect; born Chi- cago, May 2, 1874; son Orris P. and Rose M. (Spencer) Baker; ed. Chicago Manual Training School, Lewis Inst., Univ. of Chicago; passed state examination for architects, fall of 1904; unmarried. Carpenter, 1894-5; architect, drafts- man and supt. with Holabird & Roche, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, Frost & Granger, Patton & Miller, 1895-1906; practiced alone, 1906-7; as Hall & Baker, 1908-9; sec. and architect for Guaranty Construction Co., builders, since Sept. 1, 1909. Republican. Trustee Woodlawn Park Congregational Church. Vice-president Citizens' League. Clubs: City, Kenwood Country, Con- gregational. Recreation: tennis. Residence: 6049 Ellis Av. Office: Harris Trust Bldg.

BAKER, Fredric Philip, clergyman; born Franeker, Netherlands, Feb. 25, 1848; son Al- bert and Della W. (Zipma) Baker; ed. Hope Coll., Holland, Mich., and Western Sem. of Re- formed Church in America, B.D., 1876; (D.D., 1896); married Holland, Mich., Sept. 14, 1876, Laura M. Heald; 1 daughter: Grace Lucinda. Licensed to preach by Classis of Reformed Church, 1876; ordained by Presbytery of Win- nebago, 1877; pastor Presbyterian Churches at Rural, Wis., 1876-83, Marshfield, Wis., 1883-7, Wayne, Neb., 1887-91, Reformed Church, Con- stantine, Mich., 1891-3; Presbyterian Churches at Hot Springs, S.D., 1893-7, Sheldon, Ill., 1897- 9, Reformed Church of Irving Park, Chicago, since 1899. Republican. Residence: 4045 N. 42d Avenue.

BAKER, Frederick Sherman, lawyer; born Chicago, Oct. 8, 1858; son Levi S. (resident of Chicago from 1847) and Lucetta (Smith) Baker; ed. pub. schools of Chicago and by private tu- tor; studied law in office of J. H. Truman; mar- ried Chicago, Sept. 1888, Josephine Turck; chil- dren: Beatrice, Roschen, Frederick, Jr. Admit- ted to Ill. bar, Jan. 1883, and began practice in partnership with William J. Donlin as firm of Baker & Donlin; since 1901 in practice alone. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 208 N. 5th Av.

BAKER, George, gen. mgr. of salcs, Ill. Steel Co., and mgr. of sales, Carnegie Steel Co., and Tenn. Coal, Iron & R.R. Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Colonial, South Shore Country. Resi- dence: 732 Diversey Parkway. Office: 1512 Com- mercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

BAKER, George Reuben, druggist; deccased; see Vol. 1905.

BAKER, Henry, coal merchant; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

BAKER, John Clark, lawyer; born St. Louis, Nov. 25, 1877; son James and Margaret (Clark) Baker; ed. Evanston Acad .; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1901. fellow in physics, 1901-2, A.M., 1902; student Mich. School of Mines. 1902-3; married Elgin, Ill., Aug. 24, 1904, Hester Sproul. Admitted to Ill. bar, Feb. 1905. and since prac- ticed at Chicago; atty. Employers' Liability As-

Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Nu. Sergeant major 2d Mo. Vol. Inf., 1898, Spanish- Am. War. Author (with Henry Crew) : Thermal Development of the Spark Spectrum (Proceed- ings Am. Acad. Science), 1901. Clubs: Univer- sity, Ouilmette Country, University of Evans- ton. Recreation: tennis. Residence: 347 Hill St., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

BAKER, John Ezra, lawyer; born St. Paris, O., May 23, 1876; son of Benjamin F. and Eliz- abeth (Furrow) Baker; ed. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1891-5; Ohio State Univ., A.B., 1897, LL.B., 1898; married Apr. 30, 1907, Elisabeth, daughter of John T. Alexander, of Chicago; 1 son: John Ez- ra, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898, and has since then been engaged in general- practice; mem. firm of Winkler & Baker, 1904-6, Winkler, Ba- ker & Holder, Dec. 1906-Sept. 1909, Baker & Holder since Sept. 1909. Republican. Mason. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Residence: 3004 Prairie Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

BAKER, Lucius K., lumberman; born Kel- loggsville, Ashtabula Co., O., Aug. 16, 1855; son Edward P. and Paulina (Bloss) Baker; ed. county grammar schools and Grand River Inst., Austinburg, O .; widower. Began business ca- reer at Ludington, Mich .. 1874; with J. S. Stearns, John W. Gary and John S. Woodruff, organized the J. S. Stearns Lumber Co., Odanah. Wis., 1893, of which was sec. and treas. until 1907, when became pres .; also pres. Baker Lum- ber Co. since 1900, and of Ashland, Odanah & Meringo R.R. since 1907; dir. Northern Nat. Bank, of Ashland, Wis., and Lyon Cypress Lum- ber Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Trus- tee Northland Coll., Ashland, Wis. Clubs: Chi- cago, Chicago Athletic, Calumet; also Milwau- kee (Milwaukee). Residence: Ashland, Wis. Office: 406 Marquette Bldg.

*BAKER, Luther Elijah, ins .; see Vol. 1905. *BAKER, Samuel, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

*BAKER, William Bryan; see Vol. 1905.

BAKER, William Henry, coal merchant; born on farm in Lyons Tp., Cook Co .. Ill., Sept. 18, 1865; son Digory W. and Agnes (Bielby) Baker; removed with parents to Chicago, 1868; ed. at Brown School and afterward at Souder's Busi- ness Coll., graduating from latter; married Chi- cago, June 22, 1891, Belle Clement; 2 sons and 1 daughter. Began in employ of Baker Bros., coal merchants; mgr. of the business, 1890- 1905, since member of firm. Trustee Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 2 terms, 1900-10. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, South Shore, Chicago Automobile. Recreations: mo- toring, and shooting. Residence: 3533 W. Ad- ams St. Office: 189 W. Madison St.

BAKER, William Vincent, banker and bro- ker; born Raneegunge, British India, Nov. 17. 1850; son Col. William Thurlow Baker (late of H.B.M. 4th Regt. of Foot) and Elizabeth (Vin- cent) Baker; father was 25 years in British East Indian service; ed. India, England. France and Canada; M.A., McGill Univ .. Montreal. P. Q., 1870; married Chicago, June 24. 1877. Fran- ces E. Markley; 1 daughter: Ethel Markley. Came from Canada in 1870 and went into the life ins. business with the Chicago Life Ins. Co. as office boy, and left it ten years later as actuary of the company; broker in commercial paper in firm of Baker & Parmele, 1880-5; mem. firm of A. O. Slaughter & Co., stocks and bonds, 1890-7; with firm of E. L. Brewster & Co., 1897- 1901; with Edwin L. Lobdell & Co .. 1901-4; as- sociate and mgr. with Chapman, De Golyer & Co., stocks, bonds, 1904-7; with A. I., Baker & Co. since 1907. Independent in politics, Mason. Clubs: Chicago. Union League, Midlothian. Rec- reations: golf, fishing, sailing. Residence: 2125 Calumet Av. Office: Home Ins. Bldg.

BALATKA, Christian Ferdinand, musician: born Chicago, July 21, 1861; son Hans and Hed-

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wig (Fessel) Balatka; ed. high school and Dyr- also Algonquin (Boston), New York (New enfurth Coll., Chicago; began studying music York). Residence: 2937 Michigan Av. under his father at early age and afterward BALDWIN, Henry R., lawyer; born on farm in McHenry Co., Ill .; son Sebrean C. T. and La- vina (Stevens) Baldwin; ed. pub. schools of Ill. and at Northern Ind. Normal School; married Nettie C. Borden, of Crystal Lake, Ill. Was several years teacher in country and village schools in McHenry Co. and also county supt. of schools there; for about 20 years was part- ner in firm of Jesse A. & Henry R. Baldwin, in Chicago; upon accession to Circuit Court bench of Jesse A. Baldwin, succeeded to business of former firm and is now mem. law firm of Bald- win & Barnes. Mem. Chicago Law Inst., Chi- cago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Am. Bar Assn., Royal League, Royal Arcanum, Order Columbian Knights. Clubs: Union League, Ham- ilton, South Shore Country, Ridge Country. Re- publican. Baptist. Residence: Morgan Park, Ill. Office: 708 Reaper Blk. studied with other local teachers; completed studies under best instructors of Royal Acad. of Music, Berlin, 1889-91; degree of Mus. D. from Grand Conservatory of Music (N.Y. State Univ.), New York, Apr. 1903; married Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 2, 1901, Anna Nordin. On re- turn from Europe assumed directorship of the piano dept. of the Balatka Musical College, es- tablished, 1879, by his father, who was the pio- neer music teacher of the West; after his fa- ther's death, Apr. 1899, became dir. of the coll. Mem. German Hist. Soc. Republican. Mason (Pleiades Lodge, Wiley M. Egan Chapter, Apollo Commandery K.T., and Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine); mem. Royal Arcanum and Nat. Union. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Columbia Yacht, Owls, Ger- man Press. Recreations: `yachting, literature. Residence: 1617 Wellington Av. Office: 27 E. Randolph St.

BALDWIN, A (rchibald) Stuart, civil engr .; born Winchester, Va., Sept. 28, 1861; son Rob- ert Frederick and Caroline (Barton) Baldwin; ed. Shenandoah Valley Acad., Winchester, Va., and Staunton (Va.) Mil. Acad .; married Mattie Frazier, of Staunton, Va., Dec. 19, 1883. Rod- man on Richmond & Allegheny R.R. (now C.&O. Ry.), 1879; asst. engr. and engr. Iron and Steel Works Assn. of Va., 1880-3; draftsman and asst. engr. Phila. extension, B.&O.R.R., 1883-5; prin. asst. engr. Mo. River Bridge, Kansas City, for C.,M.&St.P.Ry., 1885-6; resident engr. Louis- ville, St. Louis & Tex. R.R., 1886-7; asst. engr. and roadmaster L.&N.R.R., 1887-1901; prin. asst. engr., 1901-3, engr. of constrn., 1903-5, chief engr. in charge constrn. and maintenance of way since Mar. 20, 1905, I.C.R.R. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of Way Assn. Club: Engineers'. Residence: 1364 E. 49th St. Office: Central Station.

*BALDWIN, Aristides Edwin, physician, den- tist; see Vol. 1905.

*BALDWIN, Erastus Bostwick, grain com- mn .; see Vol. 1905.

BALDWIN, George Almon, pres. Rebuilt Typewriter Co .; born Utica, N.Y., Nov. 28, 1865; son of Myron T. and Mary C. (Harvey) Bald- win; ed. pub. schools, Univ. of Chicago and Denison Univ., Granville, O .; married Mary G. Bruce, of LaGrange, Ill., Nov. 1, 1887; 1 daugh- ter: Grace Mae. Identified with the typewriter industry since beginning active business career in 1889; with the Remington Typewriter Co., Chicago, 1889-96, Underwood Typewriter Co., 1896-1908; retired on account of ill health, 1908- 10; pres. and treas. Rebuilt Typewriter Co., Chicago. since 1910. Republican. Congregation- alist. Royal Arch Mason; Odd Fellow. Nom- inated for trustee Village of LaGrange for term of 1911-13. Clubs: Suburban of LaGrange, LaGrange Motor (1st vice-pres.). Recreation: motoring. Residence: 15 W. Maple Av., La Grange, Ill. Factory: 326-328 N. May St. Of- fice: 417 S. Dearborn St.

BALDWIN, George Frederick, retired banker and broker; born Boston, Oct. 27, 1853; son George Dexter and Sarah Maria (Childs) Bald- win; grad. English High School, Boston, 1870; married Boston, Feb. 25, 1879, Mary Scott; 1 son: George Scott Baldwin (died at Harvard Coll., Dec. 12, 1903). After graduation went with father's firm, Baldwin, Botume & Co., in which became partner in 1874, and later alone with father under firm name of George D. Bald- win & Co., in packing business at Union Stock Yards, Chicago, coming here from Boston in Oct. 1876; continued that firm until father's death, then formed firm of Baldwin, Wrenn & Farnum, banking and commn. stocks and grain, the firm later becoming Baldwin, Farnum & Co., and finally Baldwin, Gurney & Co .; retired from business June 1899. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Clubs: Calumet, Chicago Athletic;

BALDWIN, Jesse A., judge; born Greenwood, Ill., Aug. 9, 1854; son Sebrean C. T. and Lavina (Stevens) Baldwin; student Univ. of Ill., 1872; taught school 5 years; studied law under Hon. T. D. Murphy, Woodstock, Ill .; married Fannie M. Benton, of Greenwood, Ill., Jan. 29, 1879; children: Louise, Jesse R. (deceased). Fannie M. (deceased), Theodore W., Norman L., Will- iam Storrs. Admitted to bar, 1877; asst. U.S. atty., 1877-84; resigned and began private prac- tice; for years senior mem. firm of Jesse A. and Henry R. Baldwin; judge Circuit Court of Cook Co. since 1909. Has been town atty., pres. of board of edn. and trustee Library Inst. of Oak Park, Ill. Trustee Univ. of Chicago, Rush Med. Coll. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns., Patent Law Assn. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, City, Chicago, Quadrangle. Resi- dence: 341 Pleasant St., Oak Park, Ill. Address: Court House.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 10

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 774

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774