The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 13

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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BARNES, Philip Richard, lawyer; born on island in the Hudson River, near Albany, N.Y., June 5, 1856; son Samuel and Kate (Veer) Barnes; early cdn. in pub. schools; grad. State Normal School, Oshkosh, Wis., 1881; LL.B., Al- bany (N.Y.) Law School (Union Coll.), 1884; became teacher, first as prin. of pub. school, Oshkosh, Wis., then at high school, Mauston, Wis .; lectured on commercial law at Daggett Business Coll., Oshkosh; married Dec. 31, 1895, Lola Norman Strong (died Dec. 20, 1905); 1 child: Norman R. Practiced law at Oshkosh, 1885-90; since 1890 in Chicago; specialist in med. jurisprudence cases and lecturer on that subject in med. colls. Has been identified with

several murder cases, in which he has sus- tained his defense of insanity, and with other important cases involving matters of med. ju- risprudence; special counsel for John Alex. Dowie; organizer of agricultural interests; atty. for Grayland Market Co. (Inc.); gen. counsel Cook County Truck Gardeners' and Farmers' Assn .; speaker for the Ill. State Farmers' Inst. Active in matters of constructive legislation; drafted bill relating to bovine tuberculosis. Liberal in religion. Mem. of People's Church, Chicago. Republican in nat. and non-partisan in local politics; one of the founders of the Emmeline Thomas Day Nursery; dir. Nat. Med. Coll. Mem. Ill. Farmers' Club; pres. Dr. Thom- as Literary and Social; pres. 27th Ward Associ- ated Improvement, Irving Park. Recreation: country life. Residence: 5079 W. Catalpa Av., Forest Glen. Office: 118 N. LaSalle St.

BARNES, William L., ry. official; born in Illinois, September 12, 1857; son J. E. and E. A. (Ewing) Barnes; ed. pub. school; married Miss J. J. Valentine, of Kirkwood, Ill., Dec. 14, 1881; 2 children: Lynn, Gertrude. Began ry. service as telegraph operator, C.,B.&.Q.R.R. in 1875, with which has since been identified, as operator, 1875-80, train dispatcher, at Kirk- wood, Ill., 1880-93, trainmaster, Chicago div., at Fulton, Ill., 1893-5; chief dispatcher, at Galesburg, Ill., 1895-1902; supt. spl. car service, 1902-4, and supt. of transportation since June 1, 1904. Clubs: Country, Suburban (LaGrange). Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 226 W. Adams Street.

BARNES, William Robbins, jobber of school books; born Hinsdale, Ill., May 12, 1866; son Charles Montgomery and Ellen (Moore) Barnes; grad. from South Division High School, Chi- cago, 1885; married Clinton, Conn., Nov. 26, 1896, Blanche, daughter of John W. Wilcox; children: Charles Montgomery II., John Wilcox. Upon leaving school entered the business of C. M. Barnes Co., established by his father in 1873, of which was vice-pres., 1895-1900, when he became pres. of the C. M. Barnes-Wilcox Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Press. Residence: 5029 Kenmore Av. Office: 323 S. Wabash Av.

BARNETT, Ferdinand Lee, lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 18, 1856, of slave parent- age; father purchased his freedom, removing to Canada in 1859, and in 1869 to Chicago; grad. Chicago Central High School, 1874; taught school 2 years; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1878; married Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 14, 1884, Mary Graham (now deceased): children: Ferdinand L. and Albert G .; married 2d. Ida B. Wells, of Chicago, 1895; children: Charles A., Herman K., Ida B., 'Alfreda H. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1878; for nearly 15 years an asst. state's atty. of Cook County, resigning, 1911. Was several years editor-in-chief of the Conservator (news- paper published in the interest of negro race). Residence: 3234 Rhodes Av. Office: 138 N. La Salle St.

BARNETT, Joseph H., engraving and electro- typing; born Chicago, Jan. 23. 1859; son Alexan- der and Fannie (Eccles) Barnett: ed. public schools and prep. dept. Northwestern Univ .. 1874-5; married Chicago. Dec. 24. 1879. Henri- etta Sigler Wood; children: Fannie Eccles. Jo- seph H., Jr., Henrietta Louise, Irving Wood. Began business career, 1880. as clerk for Blom- gren Bros. & Co .. engravers and electrotypers. of which subsequently was see. and mgr. until 1894; sec. A. Zeese & Co., 1894-9: was pres. Brinkerhoff & Barnett Engraving Co., organ- ized 1900, but sold his interest in 1901 and has since carried on the engraving and electrotyp- ing business under the name of Jos. H. Bar- nett & Co., making half-tones a specialty. Was connected with Ill. N.G. about 20 years, rising to the rank of It .- col. Apptd. jury commr. of Cook Co., July 15, 1910, for term of 3 years. Sec. and trustee First Presbyterian Church,

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Austin, since 1894. Republican. Club: Hamil- Cass Co., Ind., June 17, 1869; son Jacob and ton (dir., 1905, 6, 7, elected 2d vice-pres., 1910, but resigned to accept position of Cook County Jury Commr.). Mem. Royal Arcanum since 1881. Residence: 134 N. Franklin Av., Austin. Office: 506 S. Dearborn St.

BARNETT, Otto Raymond, patent lawyer; born Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 1868; son The- odore J. and Eugenia M. (Hodge) Barnett; de- scended on mother's side from Robert Livings- ton, of New York; ed. pub. school, Glencoe, Ill .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1888; married Chicago, June 18, 1895, Mabel D. Row- ley; 2 sons: Lawrence Theodore and Sherman Rowley. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1889, to U.S. Su- preme Court, 1897. Entered office of James H. Raymond in 1887, and in 1900 formed partner- ship with him as Raymond & Barnett; in indi- vidual practice since death of Mr. Raymond, 1907. Occupied mainly in the law of patents, trade-marks, copyrights and corpns. Prof. of patent law, Northwestern Univ., 1902-4, 1910; vice-pres., dir. and gen. counsel Chicago Car Heating Co. Republican. Mem. Patent Law Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Am. Bar Assn. (sec. patent section.) Mem. Bd. of Edn., and pres. Library Bd., Glencoe, Ill. Clubs: Hamilton, Law, University, Skokie Coun- try; also Cosmos (Washington, D.C.), Repub- lican (New York). Recreations: reading, golf and hunting. Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: Monadnock Blk.

"BARNEY, Bruce Burleigh, real estate; see Vol. 1905.

BARNHART, Arthur Middleton, pres. Barn- hart Bros. & Spindler, type founders; born Hartfield, Chautauqua Co., N.Y., Feb. 17, 1844; son Peter and Sarah (Herrick) Barnhart; ed. pub. schools; married Angie B. Stein, of Musca- tine, Ia., 1869 (died Chicago, 1895); married 2d, Stella I. LaZelle, of Chicago, 1900; children (by 2d marriage): Arthur M., Jr., Victor Herrick (deceased). Barnhart Bros., of which was a mem., established several papers in Ia., 1865-73, including the Ia. State Leader, at Des Moines; came to Chicago, 1868, and established, with his brothers, G. W., W. and A. E., in the adver- tising agency business, and in 1869 with same brothers, purchased a controlling interest in the Great Western Type Foundry under the name of Barnhart Bros. & Spindler, of which is pres. and dir .; also pres. Great Western Type Foun- dry Co., Kansas City, Mo .; Great Western Bldg. Co., Kansas City, Mo .; director Barnhart Type Foundry, New York; Minn. Type Foundry Co., St. Paul, Minn .; Great Western Type Foundry Co., Omaha, Neb .; St. Louis Printers' Supply Co., St. Louis, Mo .; Southern Printers' Supply Co., Washington, D.C .; Pacific Printers' Supply Co., Seattle, Wash .; Barnhart Type Foundry, Dallas, Tex. Mem. Board of Governors Chicago Art Inst .; mem. Municipal Art League of Chi- cago, Friends of American Art and A.A.A.S. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, City, Glen View Golf, Homewood, Quadrangle, South Shore Country, Press, Caxton, Cliff Dwellers, Kenwood Country. Residence: 4455 Drexel Boul. Office: 183-187 Monroe St.

BARNHART, Kenneth, dry goods; born Streetsville, Ont., Can., Apr. 14, 1858; son Noah and Catherine (McMaster) Barnhart; ed. Mc- Gill School, Toronto, Ont., and Hellmuth Coll., London, Ont., grad. 1876; married Chicago, Sept. 18, 1888, Fanny Coryell Morse; 1 son: Eu- gene M. Bookkeeper for A. R. McMaster & Bro., Toronto, Ont., 1876-80; since 1880 with Marshall Field & Co., Chicago, in charge of their foreign business, and since 1905 treas. and sec. of the co. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Glen View, Saddle and Cycle, Evanston Coun- try. Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 202 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill. Office: 219 W. Adams St.

BARNHART, Marvin Elmer, lawyer; born

Mary (Fisher) Barnhart; ed. pub. grammar schools of Cass Co., Ind., and high school, Rochester, Ind .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1893; unmarried. Admitted to bar, 1893, and since in active practice at Chicago; mem. firm of Fo- ell & Barnhart. Democrat. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns., Delta Chi fraternity. Ma- son, Standard Lodge. Clubs: Iroquois (vice- pres.), Germania Maennerchor, Skokie Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 521 Surf St. Of- fice: 803 Straus Bldg.

BARNHEISEL, Frederick R., pres. H. H. Kohlsaat & Co. Residence: 4556 Greenwood Av. Office: 1701 Wabash Av.

BARNUM, Ernest Dressel, western mgr. An- sonia Clock Co .; born Utica, N.Y., Apr. 8, 1850; son Richard S. and Juliet A. (Austin) Barnum; moved to Chicago, 1855; ed. Chicago public schools; married Cleveland, O., Oct. 8, 1873, Lucy F. Bailey (now deceased); married 2d, Helen C. Clarke, of Waukegan, Ill., Oct. 5, 1905. Began as office boy for Franklin MacVeagh, 1873; salesman for E. N. Welch Mfg. Co., clocks, 1879-87; since then in his present position. Re- publican. Residence: Waukegan, Ill. Office: 105 N. Wabash Av.

BARNUM, Morgan King, ry. official; born Syracuse, N.Y., Apr. 6, 1861; son Gen. Henry A. and Lenvina (King) Barnum; A. B., Syracuse (N.Y.) Univ., 1884, A.M., 1887; married Emily Rice Maginnis, of New Albany, Ind., Oct. 18, 1887; children: Josephine R., Edmund M., Rich- ard F. Special apprentice in machine shops, N.Y.,L.E.&W.R.R., Susquehanna, Pa., 1884-5, at Hornellsville, N.Y., 1885-6; asst. in office of supt. of motive power, Erie R.R., Buffalo, N.Y., 1886-7; gen. foreman, Erie R.R. shops, Sala- manca, N.Y., 1887-9; gen. foreman, L.&N.R.R. shops, Decatur, Ala., Jan .- Sept. 1889; asst. mas- ter mechanic, A.,T.&S.F.R.R., Argentine, Kan., 1889-90; supt. shops at Cheyenne, Wyo., 1890- 1, dist. foreman at N. Platte, Neb., 1891-8, mas- ter mechanic, Neb. Div., at Omaha, 1898-1902, U.P.R.R .; asst. mech. supt., Southern Ry., at Washington, D.C., 1902-3; supt. motive power, C.,R.I.&P.R.R., at Chicago, 1903-4; mech. ex- pert, C.,B.&Q.R.R., at Chicago, 1904-10; gen. supt. motive power, I.C.R.R., at Chicago, since 1910. Clubs: Engineers', University. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 904 Central Station.

BARNUM, William H., jurist; born Onon- daga Co., N.Y., Feb. 15, 1840; son Charles and Harriet (Rogers) Barnum; parents moved to Belleville, Ill., when he was very young; ed. pvt. schools and at State Normal School, Ypsi- lanti, Mich .; student at Univ. of Mich. to junior year, and later, by action of the faculty and board of regents, enrolled among the grads. and presented with an honorary degree from the Univ .; married 1860, Clara Hyde, of Belle- ville, Ill .; children: Belle (Mrs. M. D. L. Simp- son), Gertrude, Edna (Mrs. Toles), Harry H. Studied law in office of Hon. George Trumbull, of Belleville, Ill .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1862; practiced at Chester, Ill., 1862-7; in Chicago since 1867; partner with Lawrence J. J. Nissen, 1867-76; of firm of Harding, Nissen & Barnum, 1876-8; then with Cornelius Van Schaack, 1878- 9; judge Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1879-Dec. 1, 1884, when he resigned; was also Dem. nominee for Circuit Judge, 1903; was formerly head of firm of Barnum & Barnum; now practicing alone. Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Iro- quois. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

BARNUM, William Lewis, ins .; see Vol. 1905.

BARR, Robert C., foundryman; ed. pub. schs. pres., treas. and dir. Cleveland & Barr Foun- dry Co., 1892-1906, since then pres. Barr & Kel- lerman Foundry Co .; also partner and asst. supt. Garden City Foundry Co., and was pres. and dir. Rome Petroleum & Iron Co. Resi- dence: 3848 Perry St. Office: 473 W. Erie St.

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BARR, Silas Miller, life underwriter; born Aurora, Ill., Apr. 14, 1865; son James G. and Sarah M. (Miller) Barr; ed. pub. schools of Au- rora, grad. from Aurora High School 1883; mar- ried Kankakee, Ill., June 27, 1895, Helen E. Danforth; children: Ruth E., Marjorie L. Taught school winter of 1884; clerk in First National Bank, Aurora, Ill., 1884-6; started in life ins. business with the Equitable Life Assurance Soc. in 1887, and has been in the business ever since, successively connected with the New York Life, Mutual Life of New York, Berkshire Life and Aetna Life, with W. W. Denney, in firm of Denney & Barr, mgrs. of the Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of the U.S., Mar. 15, 1903- May 1, 1905; in 1908 returned to Chicago from Los Angeles, Cal., to take up former general agency of the Equitable. Republican. Recrea- tion: music. Residence: 1621 Greenleaf Av. Of- fice: 614, 122 S. Michigan Av.

BARR, William Allen, physician; born Clark Co., Ill., Apr. 4, 1860; son James and Margaret A. Barr; ed. Northern Ind. Normal School; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1892; married Princeton, Ill., Feb. 17, 1894, Hanna Ohman. Began practice of medicine in Chicago, 1892, but in fall of that year went to Mich. and started practice; re- turned to Chicago in 1893; practice now re- stricted to diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat. Prof. of ophthalmology, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery, and Ill. Post-Grad. Med. School; ophthalmologist to Frances E. Willard Hosp .; asst. surgeon Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear In- firmary. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Republican. Residence: 2117 Jackson Boul. Office: Reliance Bldg.

*BARR, William Butler, freight agt .; moved to Washington, D.C .; see Vol. 1905.

BARRELL, Finley, stocks, bonds, grain, pro- visions, cotton and coffee; born Chicago, Oct. 28, 1864; son James and Susan (Finley) Barrell; ed. pub. and high schools and Allen's Acad., Chicago; married Chicago, Dec. 9, 1890, Grace M. Witbeck; one son: John Witbeck. Started in business as clerk for Irwin, Orr & Co., Board of Trade commn. merchants, Chicago, 1883; in employ of Norton & Worthington, in same line, Chicago, 1884-90; entered business for self, Sept. 1890, in firm of Russell & Barrell, grain commn .; succeeded 1892 by J. F. Barrell & Co., in which was the only partner; admitted James Barrell, 1894, and name changed to Finley Bar- rell & Co .; admitted Stewart E. Barrell, Apr. 10, 1899, and business was extended to stocks, bonds, cotton and coffee; David A. Noyes was admitted Jan. 1, 1903; Frederick R. Babcock was admitted Jan. 1, 1906; James Barrell, Stew- art E. Barrell and David A. Noyes retired Jan. 1, 1907; Peter J. Maloney was admitted Feb. 25, 1909, members of the firm now being Finley Barrell, Frederick R. Babcock and Peter J. Ma- loney, the latter being the New York resident partner. The firm is mem. of the New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges, New York Prod- ucc Exchange, New York Coffee Exchange, New York Produce Exchange, Philadelphia Commer- cial Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, St. Louis Merchants' Exchange, Milwaukee Cham- her of Commerce, Kansas City Board of Trade, Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Duluth Board of Trade, and Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Onwentsia, Chicago Golf, South Shore Country. Recreations: motoring and shooting. Residences: 2109 Calumet Av., and Lake For- est, Ill. Office: Monadnock Blk.

BARRELL, James, broker; born London, Eng., 1835; son John and Elizabeth (Evans) Barrell: ed. London; came to the U.S. and has lived in Chicago since 1847; married Chicago, 1865, Sue S. Finley; 3 sons: Finley, Stewart E., Albert M. Was in grain and elevator business for over 30 years with Armour, Dole & Co. and Dole & Co., first as clerk and later as partner; retired from that business, and with sons, Finley and

Stewart E. Barrell and David A. Noyes, estab- lished firm of Finley Barrell & Co., stock bro- kers. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Club: Chicago. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 226 S. Michigan Av.

BARRELL, Stewart Evans, stocks and grain commn .; see Vol. 1905.

BARRETT, Channing Whitney, physician; born Blissfield, Mich., Dec. 14, 1866; son David Fowler and Martha C. (Dewey) Barrett; ed. pub. schs., Fayette Normal Univ., Ohio, Hills- dale (Mich.) Coll .; M.D., Detroit Coll. of Medi- cine, 1895; married near Hillsdale, Mich., July 22, 1896, Luella May, daughter of late Nathan Alvord; children: Russell Alvord, Florence Louise, Helen Elizabeth, Ruth Esther. Reared on farm; teacher in pub. schools, 1886-92; stu- dent of medicine in physician's office 2 years of this time, as well as years 1892-5; interne at St. Luke's Hosp., Detroit, 1893-5; house phy- - sician to Harper Hosp., Detroit, 1895-6; asst. surgeon to Marion Sims Hosp., Chicago, since 1896; prof. gynecology, Chicago Clinical School, 1900-6; prof. gynecology, Chicago Policlinic School, and Univ. of Ill. Med. School. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecological Soc., Mississippi Valley Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. Republican. M.E. Mem. Chicago Y.M.C.A. Mcm. Ft. Dearborn Lodge, Royal Ar- canum. Residence: 446 St. James PI. Office: 32 N. State St.

BARRETT, Edward Ernest, consulting engr. and contractor; born Port Byron, Ill., Oct. 12, 1870; son Daniel Thomas and Lucy Ann (Sid- linger) Barrett; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, and Port Byron Acad., 1 year, 1888; grad. Curtiss Business College, Minneapolis, Minn., 1886; B.S., in civil engring., Univ. of Ill., 1893; married Grace Anna Hollister, of Port Byron, Ill., Nov. 24, 1894; children: Jordan Hol- lister, Gertrude (died in infancy), and Edward Daniel. With U.S. engr. corps in charge of surveys and levee constn. on Miss. River, 1893- 1901; asst. engr. C.,B.&Q.Ry., Apr. 1, 1901-Aug. 1, 1901; civil engr. with Fairbanks, Morse & Co., Chicago, Aug. 1, 1901-Nov. 1904; gen. mgr., chief engr. and dir. Roberts & Schaefer Co., engrs. and contractors, since Nov. 1904; also dir. LaGrange Trust & Savings Bank. Inventor and patentee of several devices for improved methods of handling coal which are now large- ly used for coaling locomotives. Mem. bd. of trustees Village of LaGrange, 1906-8. Repub- lican. Methodist. Mem. Sigma Chi coll. fra- ternity. Club: Chicago Engineers. Residence: 212 S. Madison Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 1275 Old Colony Bldg.

BARRETT, John Patrick, electrician: born Auburn, N.Y., 1837; son James and Bedelia (Gallagher) Barrett; went to Chicago, 1845; pub. sch. edn .; sailor 11 yrs .; married Margaret Darcy, of Chicago, 1867. Asst., 1862-76, supt .. 1876-97, fire alarm telegraph, Chicago; retired as consulting electrician for city. Invented fire alarm signals; originated police patrol system; was first to conceive the idea of laying electric wires underground; chief electricity dept. Chi- cago Expn., 1893; installed 1st municipal elec- tric light for streets, wires underground. Res- idence: 4400 Michigan Av.

BARRETT, Marcus Lorenzo, pres. M. L. Bar- rett & Co. Residence: 3733 Lake Av. Office: 233 W. Lake St.

BARRETT, Oliver Rogers, lawyer; born Jack- sonville. Ill., Oct. 14, 1873: son George J. and Ellen (Watson) Barrett; ed. Pittsfield (111.) High School; Ann Arbor (Mich.) High School: LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896: unmarried. Prac- ticed at Peoria, Ill., 1896-1905; was asst. city atty., Peoria; removed to Chicago, 1905: mem. firm of Guerin, Gallagher & Barrett since May 1. 1909. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Delta Chi fraternity. Mem. 5th Ill. Inf .. U.S.V., 189s. Spanish-Am. War. Mem. Chicago and IN. State

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Bar assns. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1406 Tribune Bldg.

BARRETT, Samuel E., chmn. Barrett Mfg. Co., roofing materials. Mem. Advisory Board Civic Federation; pres. Taylor's Battery Vet- eran Assn .: married. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Saddle and Cycle. Summer Residence: New Castle, N.H. Residence: 1408 Lake Shore Drive. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

BARRETT, Thomas Edward, sheriff of Cook Co .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

BARRETT, William Eaker, wholesale lumber merchant; born South Bend, Ind., June 9, 1859; son William L. and Harriet (Eaker) Barrett; ed. South Bend pub. schools; married Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 25, 1880, Viola Wood (died Feb. 5, 1901); 1 son: Glenn Wood Barrett (died, age 19); married 2d, June 1910, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Castle, of Oak Park, Ill. Telegraph operator 10 years, and in lumber business 18 years at Grand Rapids, Mich., his extensive operations in his specialty making him widely known in the trade as "the Shingle King." In business in Chicago since 1903 as jobber of Pacific Coast forest products, under style of William E. Bar- rett & Co. Republican. Mason (32º). Resi- dence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 1511 Heyworth Building.

*BARROLL, Henry Caruthers, banker; see Vol. 1905.

BARRON, Edward Hopkins, lawyer; born Chicago, Nov. 7, 1878; son Mahlon and Kathe- rine (Hopkins) Barron; ed. pub. schools of Chi- cago; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1901; un- married. In practice at Chicago since 1901; sec., treas. and dir. Edson Keith & Co. since 1904; active in affairs of Chicago Credit Men's Assn., Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Vice-pres. 7th Ward Re- publican Club and pres. Precinct Club. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns., Chicago Assn. of Commerce (exec. com.), Delta Chi (legal fraternity). Catholic. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: City, Chicago Athletic. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Residence: 6440 Monroe Av. Office: 24 S. Michigan Av.

BARRON, John Thomas, western mgr. of Am. Powder Mills; born Cambridge, N.Y., Oct. 26, 1865; son Thomas Barron and Mary (Cav- anaugh) Barron; removed with parents to Chi- cago, 1866; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; mar- ried Chicago, 1889, Grace Fitzgerald; children: Marie, Grace, Geraldine, Thomas, William, Mil- dred. In 1882 entered employ of the Am. Pow- der Mills, Chicago office, and continued in serv- ice of the co. until 1889, attained his present position as western mgr. Independent in poli- tics. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: mo- toring. Residence: 541 Barry Av. Office: Trib- une Bldg.

BARRY, see also Berry.

BARRY, Charles Hart, ins .; born Alton, Ill., Nov. 15, 1857; son Amasa S. and Catherine R. Barry; grad. Univ. of Ill., 1877; married Alton, Ill., 1884, Ida M. Bateman; 1 daughter: Lucile. Began in a local ins. agency at Alton, Ill .; came to Chicago, 1879, and became connected with Chicago office of the Niagara Fire Ins. Co .; spe- cial agt. for Phoenix of London for Ill., Ind., O. and Mich., 1881-4; state agt. and adjuster, 1884, for the Ins. Co. of North America and Pa. Fire for Southern Ill., and later for Mich .; in 1890 mem. of firm of J. F. Downing & Co., western mgrs. for same two companies until 1894, when Pa. Fire Ins. Co. established western dept. of its own, with headquarters at Chicago, of which has since been manager. Clubs: Union League, University, Evanston Country, Evans- ton, Glen View. Recreations: golf and motor- ing. Residence: 1225 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

BARRY, Edward Patrick, ins .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

*BARRY, John, transportation; see Vol. 1905.

BARRY, Patrick T., journalist, publisher; born Ireland, Mar. 17, 1847; ed. Ireland; hon- orary degree of A.B. from Notre Dame (Ind.) Univ .; married Sept. 1869 Rebecca Riley, of Gi- rard, Pa. Editor Council Bluffs (Ia.) Nonpareil, 1869-71, Ia. State Register, Des Moines, Ia., 1872-4; removed to Chicago, 1874; since 1880 mgr. of the Chicago Newspaper Union; also pres. Ind. Springs Co., of Kramer, Ind., and dir. First Nat. Bank of Englewood (Chicago). Re- publican; elected mem. 31st Ill. Gen. Assembly; school treas. of Hyde Park and Lake, 1890-2, until they were annexed to the city. Catholic. Life mem. Ill. State Hist. Soc .; vice-pres. for Ill., Am .- Irish Hist. Soc. of the U.S. Clubs: Press (life mem.), Union League, South Shore Country. Recreations: on his ranch in Western Mich., and at his country home, "Wildwood," South Haven, Mich. Residence: 6600 Yale Av. Office: 24 S. Jefferson St., Chicago, and 10 Spruce St., New York.

BARRY, Rupert John, lawyer; born Muske- gon, Mich., Aug. 29, 1876; son John and Rose (Blake) Barry; grad. St. Ignatius Coll., Chi- cago, 1898; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; mar- ried Mary Genevieve Healy, of Chicago, Feb. 22, 1905. In practice at Chicago since Oct. 1900; mem. firm of Barry & Crowley; sec. and dir. Barry Transportation Co., 1903-8; dir. Chicago, Racine & Milwaukee Line, 1909. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Upsilon, Knights of Colum- bus. Republican. Catholic. Mem. Irish Fellow- ship Club. Recreations: outdoor sports. Resi- dence: 5407 Winthrop Av. Office: 1217 Ashland Block.

BARRY, Walter H., treas. Variety Mfg. Co .; born Chicago, Oct. 2, 1877; son Gerard H. and Kate K. (Kelly) Barry; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; unmarried. With Columbia Typewrit- er Co., 1895-1900; now treas. and dir. Variety Mfg. Co. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Club: Illinois. Residence: 3417 W. Monroe St. Office: Sacramento and Carroll Avenues.

BARTELME, Ferdinand E., vice-pres. The Keith Lumber Co .; born Alsace-Lorraine, Jan. 15, 1856; son John and Mary (Weber) Bar- telme; came to Chicago, 1866; ed. pub. schools of Chicago and Bryant & Stratton Business Coll .; married Nov. 12, 1878, Emma C. Tiede- mann, of New Orleans; children: Mrs. Dorothy Bartelme Pole, of Chicago, Ferdinand M. and Tonnies T. Bartelme, of Minneapolis, Mrs. Mary Bartelme Cutting, of Chicago. Began as a clerk for Hatch, Holbrook & Co., lumber deal- ers, Oct. 23, 1873; was apptd. mgr. of branch yard for Hatch & Keith, 1882, successors of Hatch, Holbrook & Co .; in 1890 when The Keith Lumber Co. was organized to succeed Hatch & Keith, was made vice-pres. of the company and has so continued. Dir. The Lumberman's Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Formerly mem. 1st Regt. I.N.G. and now honorary mem. Co. A. Mem. Oak Park Lodge No. 540 A.F.&A.M .; char- ter mem. Siloam Commandery K.T., of Oak Park. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, The Oaks, Pullman. Residence: 241 N. Park Av., Austin. Office: Cor. 14th and Wood Sts.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 13

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