The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 12

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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BARBER, Courtenay, life underwriter; born Simcoe, Ont., Can., June 5, 1877; son of Charles Edgar and Josephine Amelia (Lowe) Barber; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, Simcoe, Ont .; married Leila Cook, of Chicago, Jan. 16, 1902. Began business career as clerk in Chi- cago office of the Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of the U.S., Dec. 22, 1892, with which has since been identified, as clerk, 1892-9, solicitor, 1899- 1902, and general agent at Chicago since Aug. 1, 1902. Sec. and mem. board trustees Chicago Home for Boys since its organization in 1906; mem. nat. council, and since 1910, 2d vice-pres. Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Republican. Epis- copalian; vestryman Church of the Redeemer since 1903. Mason, Kenwood Lodge, Oriental Consistory, Medinah Temple. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Church Club of Chicago. Residence: 1438 E. 51st St. Office: 617 Peoples Gas Bldg.

BARBER, Herbert Lee, investments; born Jackson, Mich., May 20, 1865; son of Levi W. and Martha L. (Naracon) Barber; ed. pub. schools and Olivet (Mich.) Coll .; married M. Elizabeth Graham, of Oskaloosa, Ia., Aug. 26, 1901; 2 children: Haskell and Bernice. Began teaching school in Mich. and Ind., which con- tinued until 1890, when came to Chicago and engaged in publishing business, in which re- mained until 1904; publications included va- rious productions of the late Murat Halstead and others; engaged as dealer in investment se- curities since 1905, under the firm name of H. L. Barber & Co .; also editor of Investing For Profit (newspaper). Republican. Congregation- alist. Mem. Chicago Assn, of Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Birchwood Coun- try, Aero of Illinois. Recreations: his library and bowling. Residence: 1540 Lunt Av., Rogers Park. Office: 408 Great Northern Bldg.

BARBER, Hiram, lawyer; born Queensbury, Warren Co., N.Y., Mar. 24, 1835; son Hiram and Salome (Seeley) Barber; moved to Wis., 1846; ed. 3 years in Univ. of Wis .; attended Albany Law School; married 1857, Louisa, daughter of Gen. James McEwan, of Chester, Wis .; chil- dren: Helen (Mrs. H. L. Kadish), Florence (Mrs. D. C. Everitt), Sherman, Cameron. Ad- mitted to bar, 1856; practiced at Juneau, Wis., as partner of Hon. Charles Billinghurst; later at Watertown, Wis., partner of Col. Charles R. Gill, former atty,-gen. of Wis .; removed to Chi- cago, 1866; mem. firm of Jussen (Edmund) & Barber until 1869, Barber & Lackner (Francis), 1869-78; mem. of Congress, 1879-81; receiver of Land Office, Mitchell, Dak., 1881-5; returned to Chicago and practiced in partnership with The- odore Brentano until latter was elected to bench of Superior Court; since then in practice alone; master in chancery Superior Court of Cook Co. since 1891. Secured original appropriation for Waukegan harbor, 1880. Republican. Mason (K.T.). Residence: Maywood, Ill. Office: 32 N. Clark St.

BARBER, John Child, mfr .; born St. Law- rence Co., N.Y., Dec. 12, 1844; son Alonson and Emeline (Child) Barber; ed. pub. schools of St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., and Rock Co., Wis., 1852- 60; served in a Wis. regt. in the Civil War, Sept. 1861-Aug. 1865; married Fond du Lac, Wis., Mar. 3, 1869, Fannie M. Craig; children: Annie C., Franklin L., Lee W. Employed by C.&N.W.Ry.Co. at Fond du Lac, Wis., 1865-71;

car foreman Northern Pacific Ry., St. Paul, 1871-3; master car builder M.,K.&T.Ry., Sedalia, Mo., 1873-83; supt. Rio Grande division Texas Pacific Ry., Ft. Worth, Tex., 1883-5; master car builder Northern Pacific Ry., St. Paul, 1885-97; came to Chicago in 1898 and organized the Standard Car Truck Co., of which has since been pres. Inventor of R.R. appliances, and originator and patentee of the Barber trucks. Republican. Club: South Shore Country. Rec- reations: motoring, fishing, hunting. Residence: 5627 Monroe Av. Office: McCormick Bldg.

*BARBER, Lyman W .; see Vol. 1905.

BARBER, Sherman, mfr .; born Chicago, Mar. 8, 1871; son Hiram and Louisa (McEwan) Bar- ber; in ranch life near Mitchell, Dakota Ty. (now S.D.), 1881-8; attended Mitchell (pub.) School; in 1888 took course at Chicago Athen- æum, and later other special courses; married Ethel May Messmore, of Mishawaka, Ind., Dec. 20, 1905; 2 sons: Roger Philip and Sherman, Jr. Was mgr. West Side Natatorium, 1891; em- ployed in mfg., 1892; mgr. South Side Natato- rium, 1893-1900. Since 1896 identified with The Jones Positive Nut Lock Co., of which is pres. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Club: Colo- nial. Residence: Lexington Hotel. Office: 2812- 2814 Wabash Av.

BARBOUR, Frank, fire underwriter; born Norwalk, Conn., Feb. 18, 1863; ed. pub. schools; unmarried. Entered ins. business in 1880 and later became a mem. firm of Smith, Miller, Whitney & Barbour (established 1874), consol- idated in 1901 with R. S. Critchell & Co. (estab- lished 1863), under firm name of Critchell, Mil- ler, Whitney & Barbour, sole agents for 13 large English and Am, companies. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day, Kenwood, Midlothian. Recreation: golf. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: La- Salle St., S.W. Cor. Madison St.

BARBOUR, James Joseph, lawyer; born Hart- ford, Conn., Dec. 28, 1869; son Rev. H. H. and Frances E. Barbour; ed. grammar and high schools of Newark, N.J., to 1886, Chicago Coll. of Law, 1889-92; married Chicago, Sept. 1, 1891, Lillian Clayton; children: Justin F. Heman H., Elizabeth. Newspaper reporter, Camden, N. J., 1887; began study of law with Judge Fred- erick A. Smith, Chicago, 1888; became asst. to Henry F. Eames, pres. Commercial Nat. Bank, 1889, and upon admission to bar, 1891, continued as atty. for the bank until Mr. Eames' death, in 1897. Appointed asst. state's atty., Jan. 1904, by Charles S. Deneen, reappointed by John J. Healy in Dec. 1904, and was 1st asst., 1907-8; as prosecutor obtained convictions, of Inga Hanson, for perjury committed by her in her suit against Chicago City Ry. for alleged per- sonal injuries; of George S. McReynolds, fraud- ulent removal of grain covered by warehouse receipts, upon which McReynolds had borrowed more than $700,000; of William Eugene Brown, attempted subornation of perjury in disbar- ment proceedings growing out of charge of bank swindling; of Lucy Hagenow, sentenced to 20 years for murder, resulting from illegal operation. Assisted in prosecution of Paul O. Stensland and other officials of Milwaukee State Bank; conducted trial of Iroquois Theatre fire case at Danville, Ill .; the first "Sunday closing" case; removed Ralph Lipsey habeas corpus case from Superior Court to Supreme Court by cer- tiorari, and was there successful in obtaining decision denying right of habeas corpus writ to a defendant whose conviction has been affirmed by the Supreme Court. In case of Herman Billik, convicted of murder by poisoning, ob- tained initial decision in U.S. Supreme Court that that court lacked jurisdiction to consider appeals from orders denying habeas corpus writs except upon certificate of nisi prius judge that appeal is meritorious; obtained evidence of huge primary election frauds in the nomination for state's atty. in Aug. 1908, which evidence

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formed the basis of a lengthy contest in the County Court, and the subsequent appointment of special state's atty. and the return of many indictments charging fraudulent voting. Dur- ing the afternoon of Nov. 16, 1908, caused the arrest, indictment, trial in court, and sentence to the penitentiary for forgery, of Peter Van Vlissengen, real estate dealer, who admitted forgeries of mortgage notes exceeding $1,000,- 000. Resigned Dec. 1, 1908, to enter private practice with Clarence A. Knight and William G. Adams, composing firm of Knight, Barbour & Adams. Active during 1909 in the conduct of litigation in New York and Chicago in behalf of Mrs. Mary A. Yerkes, involving her interests in the estate of her late husband, Charles T. Yerkes. Republican. Member Park Lodge A.F. &A.M. Clubs: Birchwood Country, Birchwood Golf. Residence: 7622 Sheridan Rd., Birchwood. Office: Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.

BARD, George Morris, pres. Barco Brass & Joint Co .; born Alliance, O., July 22, 1852; son Jesseand Sarah (Ulary) Bard; ed. pub. schools of Ohio; married Beverly, Mass., 1881, Helen Nor- wood; children: Norwood, Ralph A., Roy Emer- son. In general hardware business at Alliance, O., and at Cleveland, 1869-83; in iron and steel business at Cleveland, 1883-91; treas. and mgr. of the Ind. Iron Co., Muncie, 1891-99; gen. supt. and dir. Republic Iron & Steel Co., Chicago, 1899-Oct. 1, 1901; pres. Norwall Mfg. Co., 1903- 7; became pres. Barco Brass & Joint Co., Mar. 13, 1907. Republican. Mason (K.T.). Recrea- tions: golf and fishing. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 230 N. Jefferson St.

BARDONSKI, Victor, druggist; born Weile, Poland-Germany, Dec. 23, 1852; son John and Agniszka (Moz) Bardonski; ed. common schools in Poland-Germany, Chicago schools and grad. Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy; married Josephine Bloch, of Chicago, Jan. 22, 1873 (died Feb. 1904); 6 children: Anna Martha (Mrs. Dr. F. Kalacinski), John B., Mary (Mrs. Walter Choj- nacki, Lemont, Ill.), Leokadia (Mrs. Matt Kal- acinski), Matilda, Irene. In drug business in Chicago since 1882. Democrat; ex-county com- mr. Catholic. Mem. Catholic Order of Forest- ers, Polish National Alliance. Office and Resi- dence: 1256 Noble St.

BARDWELL, Orsamus Havelock, mgr. Chi- cago branch The Globe-Wernicke Co .; born Shel- burne, Mass., Feb. 17, 1859; son Orsamus O. and Helen (Packer) Bardwell; grad. Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass., 1880; special studies in civil engring .; married Cora E. Elmendorf, of Chicago, Mar. 6, 1889; 2 children: William O., Louise E. Employed in hydraulic engring. dept., Holyoke (Mass.) Water Power Co., 1882-3; be- came connected with Globe-Wernicke Co., 1884, as traveling salesman, and established their Chicago branch, 1896, of which has since been manager. Republican. Mason. Mem. S.A.R. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf and fishing. Residence: 4758 Champlain Av. Office: 235 S. Wabash Av.

BARFIELD, William G., architect; born in England; has lived in Chicago and practiced his profession here for many years. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 58 W. Washington St.

BARGER, Richard Watson, lawyer; born at Waynesville, DeWitt Co., Ill., Nov. 11, 1847; son Rev. John S. and Sarah Lcc (Baker) Bar- ger; early edn. at pub. schools; at 13 was drum- mer boy in Co. K, 73d Ill. Vols., of which regt. his father was chaplain, but was not enlisted because of youth and only remained with the regt. until after the battle of Perryville, Ky .; although still under age, succeeded in culisting in Co. D, 1st Battalion of Cav. of Miss. Marine Brigade, engaged in keeping open the Miss. River from St. Louis to New Orleans; served until Jan. 2, 1865; A.B., Ill. Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, 1871, later A.M .; in 1871 began study of law in office of Joseph Fifer (later gov. of Ill.); admitted to bar, Mt. Pleasant, Ia.,

1873. Practiced at Mt. Pleasant, 1873-5, at Des Moines, Ia., 1875-90; specialized in ins. law and became noted as expert in that specialty; re- moved to Chicago, 1890, and has practiced as ins. lawyer all over the U.S .; head of firm of Barger & Hicks. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country. Residence: 4052 Grand Boul. Office: 416, 39 S. LaSalle St.

BARKER, Clarence Freeman, physician; born Montville, Waldo Co., Me., Jan. 19, 1852; son Isaac Truman and Abbie (Dyer) Barker; grad. Kent's Hill Coll. and Sem., Readfield, Me., grad- uating 1875; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Hosp., Chicago, 1880; married Chicago, Feb. 24, 1880, Arta Louise Culver. Practiced at Hollis- ton, Mass., 2 years, at Manistee, Mich., until 1894; since 1895 in practice in-Chicago. Prof. surgery Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Ill. Med. Assn., Clinical Soc. of Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Hosp. Office and Residence: 3942 Ellis Av.

BARKER, David Nelson, mfrs.' mgr. in iron and steel; born Homer, Cortland Co., N.Y., Mar. 3, 1844; son David Earle and Naomi (Hill) Barker; ed. pub. school and Cortland Co. Acad., Homer, N.Y., and in Ames Commercial Coll., Syracuse, N.Y .; married Waukegan, Ill., Sept. 7, 1870, Mary, daughter of Alson S. Sherman; chil- dren: Earle Sherman Barker, Mrs. Marion Bar- ker Wing. Came to Chicago, 1872; since Jan. 1875 with Jones & Laughlin, and in Aug. 1894 became mgr. of the Chicago house formerly known as Jones & Laughlins, Ltd., but now as Jones & Laughlin Steel Co., operating large plant at Pittsburg, Pa., in the mfr. of all kinds of iron and steel products; dir. State Bank of Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Evanston Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1236 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 440 W. Lake St.

BARKER, Frank William, retired mfr .; born Chicago, Oct. 15, 1851; son Joseph N. and Fran- ces M. (Long) Barker; ed. pub. schools and old Chicago Univ .; married Chicago, June 15, 1882, Julia R. Shumway; children: Joseph S., Mar- gery, Ellen Gould. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1877; practiced law until 1882; appointed receiver for an iron concern and abandoned the law for iron and steel mfg .; now chmn. board dirs. of the Kenwood Bridge Co. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs. Republican. Clubs: Kenwood, Chicago Athletic, Dunedin (Fla.) Yacht. Recreations: yachting and automobiling. Residence: 4633 Greenwood Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

BARKER, John Samuel, underwriter; see Vol. 1905.

BARKER, John Thomas, lawyer; born Eng- land, Oct. 27, 1860; son John and Mary (Shim- well) Barker; came to America, 1873; ed. pub. schools, evening classes Chicago Athenaeum and by home study; married Chicago, Dec. 14. 1881, Anna Laura Blanchard. Admitted to bar. 1893, and since in practice at Chicago: atty. Central Safety Deposit Co. and mgr. Central Safety Deposit Vaults. Alderman 3d Ward, Ev- anston, 1900-3; mayor of Evanston. 1903-7. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Member Chicago Bar Assn. Mason; mem. Nat. Union, Royal League. Club: Hamilton. Residence: $17 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: The Rookery.

BARKER, Nelson Earle, banker; see Vol. 1905.

BARLER, Augustus Condon, pres. A. C. Bar- ler Mfg. Co., oil heaters; born Chester, Ill., May 23. 1856: son Orson L. and Emeline A. (Con- don) Barler; ed. pvt. schools and Shurtleff Coll .. Upper Alton, Ill .; married Chicago, June 1878. Cordelia J. Higgins; children: Alice I., Harold A. Came to Chicago, 1875, entering employ of McClay & Tucker, produce commu. merchants. as clerk, and remaining with that house until Nov. 1877, when entered employ of Sidney Shep- herd & Co. as bookkeeper and asst. cashier, la- ter representing them on road until 1886; went

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to Fremont, Neb., 1886, and joined Theo. Huette N.Y. bar, 1877, and after further study, Keese- & Sons, hardware, as partner, remaining until 1892; then came to Chicago, organizing and in- corporating the Huette-Barler Mfg. Co .; in 1893 acquired the interests of the Messrs. Huette, and changed the name to A. C. Barler Mfg. Co. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Recreations: traveling and pho- tography. Residence: 436 Arlington Pl. Office: 60 W. Lake St.

BARLOW, Henry Clay, traffic dir. Chicago Assn. of Commerce; born Niles, Mich., Aug. 15, 1850; son Lemuel and Hannah (Orcutt) Bar- low; ed. pub. schools, Niles, Mich., and Amboy, Ill .; married Jan. 12, 1883, Mary Cone, of Wi- nona, Minn .; children: Henry Cone, Louise F., Frances F. Began ry. service as office boy and clerk I.C.R.R., Warren, Ill., Feb. 17, 1866; tele- graph operator C.&N.W.Ry., Barrington, Ill., June 1866-Feb. 1867; clerk and operator on va- rious divisions same road, 1867-77; agt. at Nor- walk, Wis., 1877-9; traveling freight agt., same road, 1879-81; division freight agt. Winona & St. Peter and Dakota Central R.R., Winona, Minn., 1881-2; asst. general freight agt., 1882-3, and gen. freight agt., 1883-4, A.,T.&S.F.R.R .; traffic mgr. Mexican Central R.R., 1884-6; traf- fic mgr. Wis. Central lines, 1887-93; vice-pres. and gen. mgr., 1893-5, and pres., 1895-1901, Ev- ansville & Terre Haute R.R .; now traffic dir. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mason. Club: Union League. Recreation: outdoor diversions. Residence: 515 Fair Oaks Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Great Northern Bldg.

BARLOW, Louis Nathan, physician; see Vol. 1905.

BARMORE, Nathaniel L., pres. F. H. Hill Co., coffins. Residence: 4837 Kimbark Av. Office: 954 Washington Boul.

BARNARD, Frederick, law printer; born Som- erton, Somersetshire, Eng., Oct. 3, 1836; son Thomas and Amelia (Frampton) Barnard; ed. schools in England until 1847, when came to Chicago; married Chicago, 1858, Jennie A. Mc- Lean; children: Jennie A. (deceased), Bertie (Mrs. John J. Miller), Lucy (Mrs. W. M. El- ton), Alice (Mrs. F. M. Wagner), Edward, Fred- erick. Began business career as a newsboy car- rying the Chicago Journal in 1847; learned printing in old Journal office. Began as master printer in Jan. 1857 in firm of Beach & Bar- nard; changing to Beach, Barnard & Co., 1871, and in 1893 to Barnard & Miller, who make a specialty of law printing. Is oldest "boss" printer and oldest "newsboy" in Chicago. Mem. Typothetae (ex-pres.), Chicago Hist. Soc., Oak Park Lodge A.F.&A.M .; Lincoln Council, Nat. Union; Old-Time Printers' Soc. Member First Congl. Ch., Oak Park. Residence: 424 South Boul., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 170-172 N. LaSalle Street.

BARNARD, Gilbert Wordsworth, mcht .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

BARNARD, Hayden Suffield, physician, sur- geon; see Vol. 1905.

BARNARD, James Henry, lawyer; born Al- bion, N.Y., Feb. 4, 1869; son Henry B. and Huldah L. (Comstock) Barnard; ed. Albion High School and Cornell Univ., 1886-7; married Feb. 3, 1904, Mrs. Louise Black Clarke, daughter of ex-May- or John Black, Milwaukee, Wis. Admitted to bar 1890; since engaged in general practice. Pres. Benedetto Allegretti Co., Lounetta Mining Co .; vice-pres. Lumber World Pub. Co. Repub- lican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Mid- Day. Recreations: outdoor life and travel. Res- idence: 1325 Astor St. Office: Tribune Bldg.

BARNARD, Lucius Allyn, coal dealer; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

BARNES, Albert Crane, lawyer; born Addi- son, Vt .; son Asahel and Ellen S. (Crane) Barnes; A.B., Univ. of Vt., 1876; LL.B., Albany (N.Y.) Law School, 1877; married Chicago, May 25, 1895, Jessie Welles Griswold. Admitted to

ville and Plattsburgh, N.Y., went to Washing- ton, D.C., passed civil service examination and was apptd. to position in U.S. General Land Of- fice, requiring him to write decisions upon con- tested land claims within railroad grants, which position held, 1879-83; went to N.D. and was apptd. by the governor one of the commrs. to organize Bottineau Co., of which, in 1884, was elected district atty .; came to Chicago, 1885; practiced in connection with S. M. Millard until 1896, when was appointed by Charles S. Deneen asst. state's atty., and after the resignation of Judge McEwen was first asst. until elected judge of Superior Court of Cook Co. for term expiring Dec. 1910. Republican. Mem. Sons of the Revolution. Clubs: Hamilton, Homewood Golf, Union League. Residence: 1223 E. 50th Street.

BARNES, Albert Rice, printer; born West Brookfield, Mass., Sept. 21, 1851; son Harrison and Rebecca (Rice) Barnes; ed. pub. schools Brookfield and academy at West Salem, Mass .; married Chicago, Dec. 1879, Cora Shedd. Came from Mass. to Chicago in 1872, and has ever since been engaged in the printing business. In 1873 the firm became Barnes & Gritzner, and in 1875 changed to Bliss, Barnes & Co., so con- tinuing until 1879, when it became A. R. Barnes & Co. In 1902 the business was incorporated as A. R. Barnes & Co., printers and copying book mfrs., of which is pres. and dir. Independent in politics. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Nat. Mfrs.' Assn. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Hennepin Shooting, Duckville Gun (Utah). Rec- reations: hunting, fishing and travel. Resi- dence: 1314 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1104 S. Wabash Av.

BARNES, Carl L., pres. Barnes School of Anatomy; born Connellsville, Pa., May 18, 1872; son Zepheniah Ellis and Elizabeth (Dawson) Barnes; prep. edn. high school, Connellsville, Pa .; M.D., Ind. Univ., Indianapolis, 1892; LL.B., Kent College of Law, Chicago, 1898; married Mable Clara Gage, of Indianapolis, 1896. Or- ganized in 1900, and incorporated in 1903, the U.S. Chem. Co., of which has since been pres .; also pres. Barnes School of Anatomy, and sec. and treas. Chicago Invalids' Coach Co. Repub- lican; candidate for Congress from 6th Ill. Dis- trict, 1908 and 1910. Member A.A.A.S., A.M.A., Am. Red Cross Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Mason (32°, K.T.). Club: Hamilton. Author: Contagious and Infectious Diseases, Disinfectants and Dis- infection, 1903; Atlas of Arterial and Venous System, 1905; Anatomy, Sanitary Science and Embalming, 1906. Residence: 314 Oakley Boul. Office: 1977 Ogden Av.

BARNES, Cecil, lawyer; born Chicago, Apr. 17, 1880; son Cecil and Annie Dean (Larrabee) Barnes; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1903, A.M., 1904; traveled abroad 9 months, 1904-5; LL.B., North- western Univ. Law School, 1908; married Mar- garet Ayer, of Chicago, May 21, 1910. Admitted to bar in 1908; associated with firm of Mus- grave & Lee, Sept. 1908-Dec. 1910; has since been identified with law firm of Peckham, Brown, Packard & Walsh. Independent in poli- tics. Episcopalian. Mem. A.A.A.S., Chicago Bar Assn., Legal Club of Chicago, Phi Beta Kappa (honor) fraternity, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Saddle and Cycle, City. Rec- reations: motoring and boating. Residence: 20 E. Goethe St. Office: 1050 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

BARNES, Charles Joseph; born Evansville, Ind., July 27, 1837; ed. pub. schools. In 1860 became identified with house of A. S. Barnes & Co .; was with the house at New York until 1868, when came to Chicago as mgr. of the branch house in this city, so continuing until 1890, when, with other large school book pub- lishers, combined in formation of the Am. Book Co., of which was managing dir. at Chicago, until 1907, and chmn. board of dirs. until Apr. 1910, when resigned; now member of Barnes &

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Young, real estate; spends most of his time in Paris, France. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soc .; gov. Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: Calumet, Caxton, Chicago, Chicago Golf. Residence: Paris, France. Office: 1104 S. Wabash Av.

*BARNES, Charles Montgomery; see Vol. 1905.

BARNES, Charles Reid, univ. prof .; 1858- 1910; see Vol. 1905.

BARNES, Clifford Webster, educator and capitalist; born Corry, Pa., 1864; son Joseph and Anna (Webster) Barnes; A.B., Yale, 1889, B.D., 1892; fellow Univ. of Chicago, 1892-3, M.A., 1893; married Lake Forest, Ill., 1898, Al- ice Reid. Resident worker, Hull House Social Settlement, Chicago, 1893-4; pastor in Chicago, 1894-7; student at Oxford, Eng., 1898; dir. of Student Christian Movement, Paris, France, 1898-9; acting pres. Am. Art Assn., Paris, 1898- 9; instr. sociology and dir. Univ. Settlement Work, Univ. of Chicago, 1899-1900; pres. and prof. sociology, Ill. Coll., 1900-5; gen. sec. Re- ligious Edn. Assn., 1905-6; special commr. to Europe, investigating moral training in schools, 1906-7; exec. chmn. Internat. Com. on Moral Training, since 1907. Pres. Legislative Voters' League of Ill. since 1908; pres. Chicago Sunday Evening Club since 1908. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, City, On- wentsia (Lake Forest, Ill.), Yale (New York). Recreations: golf, horseback riding and trav -. eling. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 1634- 1636 Tribune Bldg.

BARNES, Francis Asbury, real estate; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

BARNES, Frank John, wholesale chairs; born Swanzey, N.H., Sept. 10, 1845; ed. pub. schools of Athol, Mass .; removed to Wis. (when 4 yrs. of age) with parents, who located on a farm in Newton, Wis .; learned chair-making trade in Boston, 1861-4; came to Chicago, 1864, and es- tablished chair jobbing business under name of E. F. Pierce & Co .; bought out Mr. Pierce in 1871, and established business as Stolle & Barnes, and 1 year later the firm was dissolved. He then formed a partnership with J. S. Ford Johnson & Co., which continued until 1883; since then he has been the Chicago mgr. for the Crocker Chair Co .; also pres. Luxury Chair Co., of Chicago and Grand Rapids, Mich. Repub- lican. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Rec- reation: traveling. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 823 S. Wabash Av.

BARNES, Julian, architect; see Vol. 1905.

BARNES, Nelson Ludington, broker; born Chicago, May 30, 1873; son Charles J. and Mary (Ludington) Barnes; grad. Phillips Acad., An- dover, Mass., 1892; B.A., Yale Univ., 1897; mar- ried Aug. 19, 1905, Anna O. Barker; children: Mary Ludington, John Barker. Engaged in bus- iness as a broker in bonds in 1900 with Tracy & Co., Chicago, continuing in that connection un- til Jan. 1904, when assumed position as bonds- man with the firm of King, Hodenpyl & Co .; now associated with its successors, Babcock, Rushton & Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: golf and shooting. Residence: 22 E. Ontario St. Office: The Rookery.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 12

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