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BEARD, Thomas Francis ("Frank Beard"), artist; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
BEARDSLEE, Franklin Smilie, mfr .; born on farm in DeKalb Co., Ill., Dec. 28. 1861; son of Smilie Ransom and Ruth (Hebron) Beardslee; grad. Grand Prairie Sem., Onarga, Ill., 1884; married Charlotte Isabel Harland, of Chicago, Apr. 8, 1891; 1 son: Harland Franklin. After leaving school traveled for various firms in gas and electric fixtures until 1889; was one of the incorporators of the W. S. Edwards Mfg. Co .; withdrew (1901) and organized the Beardslee Chandelier Mfg. Co., of which is pres. Repub- lican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Electric, Edge- water Country; also Delavan Lake Yacht Club. Recreations: motoring and yachting. Resi- dence: Hollywood Annex, Edgewater, Ill. Office: 227 S. Clinton St.
BEARDSLEE, George Murray, mfr .; born Iroquois Co., Ill., June 20, 1868; son Smilie Ransom and Ruth (Hebron) Beardslee; ed. pub. schools of Iroquois Co., Ill., at Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Chicago, and Northern Ind. Normal and Business Inst., Valparaiso, Ind .; married Constantine, Mich., Mar. 30, 1898, Marie Louise Castle. Has been engaged in the gas and electric fixtures business since Sept. 1890, and was with the W. S. Edwards Mfg. Co. until Aug. 1901, when, upon the organization of the Beardslee Chandelier Mfg. Co. he became its treas., and is now vice-pres., the co. being wholesale mfrs. of gas, electric and combina- tion fixtures. Independent in politics. Recrea- tions: fishing and swimming. Residence: 1642 Bryan Av. Office: 225-7 S. Clinton St.
BEARDSLEY, Arthur Lehman, mgr, Chicago branch Cleveland Twist Drill Co .; born Bu- chanan, Mich., Dec. 27, 1869; son S. I. and Martha (Foster) Beardsley; grad, high school Kalamazoo, Mich., 1887: married Stella Hug- gett, of Kalamazoo, Mich., June 16, 1896; chil- dren: Olive Maud. Edward Huggett. After leav- ing school worked on the home farm until Oct. 1889; entered employ of Edwards & Chamber- lain Hardware Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., as clerk to Dec. 1900; then with a lumber firm at Lum- ber City, South Ga., until July 1902, when be- came mgr. Chicago branch of the Cleveland Twist Drill Co. Republican. Mason. Residence: 1624 Farwell Av. Office: 9 N. Jefferson St.
BEATON, David, clergyman; born Arbuth- not, Scotland, 1848; A.M., Univ. of Edinburgh.
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1876; B.D., Theol. Hall, Scotland Congl. Ch., 1879. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1877; pres. Redfield (S.D.) Coll., 1881-6; supt. and pastor, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1886-91; pastor Lin- coln Park Ch., Chicago, 1891-1907; lecturer in gen. literature, Univ. of Chicago, since 1906. Pres. Poly. Soc., Chicago, since 1903. Author: Cyrus the Magician, 1898; Selfhood and Serv- ice, 1898; A Scientific System of Religious Edu- cation. Address: 2573 N. Clark St.
BEATTIE, Charles Stuart, lawyer; born Ot- tawa, Ill., Sept. 30, 1855; son Charles J. and Eliza B. (Card) Beattie; removed with parents in 1857 to Pontiac, Ill., and ed. pub. and high schools there; removed to Chicago, 1872; stud- ied law in office of John Lyle King 1 year and later in office of his father; married New Or- leans, La., Dec. 25, 1884, Miss Florence L. Smith; 1 daughter: Gladys. Admitted to bar, Jan. 1875, by examination before Supreme Ct. at Springfield, Ill. Democrat. Odd Fellow, K.P., A.O.U.W. Residence: 2666 Washington Boul. Office: 5 N. LaSalle St.
BEATTIE, Robert Hezekiah, clergyman; born Bethlehem, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1864; son Robert H. and Mary Ann (Brewster) Beattie; A.B., Prince- ton Univ., 1885, A.M., 1890; teacher and prin. prep. dept. Syrian Prot. Coll., Beirut, Syria, 1885- 9; teacher classical dept., Princeton Univ., 1889- 90; teacher English history, Evelyn Coll., Prince- ton, N.J., 1890-1; grad. Princeton Theol. Sem., 1891; student Univ. of Berlin, Germany, 1893-4; married Carolyn Palen Weller, of Newburgh, N.Y., Apr. 16, 1895; children: Eleanor, Robert, Elizabeth, Carol, Charles, Dale. Ordained Re- formed Dutch Ch. ministry, 1891; pastor New- burgh, N.Y., 1891-1903, First Presbyn. Ch., Aus- tin, since Jan. 1903. Mem. Soc. Bibl. Lit. and Exegesis, Chicago Soc. Bibl. Research. Recrea- tion: golf. Residence: 240 N. Waller Av., Austin.
BEATTY, George Bateman, manager western business of George P. Ide & Co .; born Philadel- phia, Apr. 13, 1867; son Archibald and Mary (Seeds) Beatty (both born in Ireland); grand- son William Beatty, of Londonderry, Ireland, at one time largest linen maker in the world; ed. pvt. schools, and Univ. of Kansas; married Chicago, Feb. 23, 1897, Effie Andrews Byers. Located in Chicago, 1892; mem. firm of Thomp- son, Beatty & Lieberman, mfrs.' agts., 1892- 1906; became connected with George P. Ide & Co., 1896, and since 1905 mgr. of Chicago office. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mason; Elk. Club: Ill- nois Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 933 Alexander Pl. Office: Cor. Jackson Boul. and 5th Av.
BEATTY, Ross James, general mgr. Inland Steel Co .; born on farm in Beaver Co., Pa., Aug. 12, 1858; son Jonathan and Perthenia Jane (Sheets) Beatty; ed. pub. schools, acad. at Da- mascus, O., and Iron City Business Coll., Pitts- burg, Pa., graduating, 1873; married Muncie, Ind., Sept. 12, 1894, Mildred Veronese, daugh- ter of Hon. J. W. Ryan; children: John Town- send, Suzanna Dodge (died Oct. 1907), Thomas Rosslyn, Mildred Veronese. Employed in mer- cantile business, Pittsburg, 1873-80; treas. and bookkeeper, Portsmouth (O.) Iron & Steel Co., 1880-4; gen. sales agt. Leechburg Iron Works and Chartiers Iron & Steel Co., Pittsburg, 1884- 8; gen. sales agt. W. Dewees Wood Co., mfrs. of planished iron, Pittsburg, 1888-92; in 1891-2 organized Midland Steel Co. and built a steel plant and rolling mill at Muncie, Ind .; was pres. and gen. mgr. of same until works were sold, Apr. 1, 1900, to Am. Sheet Steel Co., of which was gen. western mgr. until Apr. 30, 1901; since May 1, 1901, gen. mgr. and dir. In- land Steel Co. of Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Residence: Highland Park. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BEATTY, William Trimble, pres. and gen.
mgr. Austin Mfg. Co., machinery; born New Brunswick, N.J., Oct. 2, 1864; son of William Trimble (D.D.) and Sarah Colwell (Fulton) Beatty; ed. pub. schools of Pittsburg, Pa .; mar- ried Valerie Lee Jones, of West Chester, Pa., Apr. 2, 1891. Entered employ of Austin Mfg. Co., 1885, becoming vice-pres. and gen. mgr., 1902 and pres., 1911; also pres. and gen. mgr. of Austin-Western Co. Republican. Member S.A.R., Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: Homewood Country (ex-pres.), Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Yacht. Residence: Flossmoor, Ill. Office: Manhattan Bldg.
BEAUMONT, George, architect; born Farn- ley, near Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng., Feb. 13, 1854; son James and Elizabeth (Gledhill) Beaumont; common school edn .; married Chicago, Apr. 13, 1882, Harriet Wood, of Leeds, Eng. (deceased) ; children: Marie, Francis Harold, George Stan- ley, Bessie. Began study of architecture Nov. 1, 1869; obtained medal of Leeds and Yorkshire Architectural Assn., Leeds, Eng., 1880; traveled extensively in Europe for architectural study; emigrated to U.S., locating in Chicago, Sept. 2, 1881; employed as architectural draftsman and gen. supt. on buildings to Feb. 4, 1886; since then in gen. practice on own account. Mem. Royal Inst. of British Architects since 1881; organized Architectural Club, Chicago (pres. 1886-7); fellow Am. Inst. of Architects, mem. (now pres.) Ill. Chapter of same; mem. Chi- cago Architects' Business Assn. (pres., 1899- 1900) ; chmn. architects' subdivision of Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Recreations: scientific farming and fruit growing, music. Residence: 1226 Ful- lerton Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.
*BEAUMONT, John F., physician; see Vol. 1905.
BEAUNISNE, Albert G., pub .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
BEBB, Edwin, lawyer; born Salem, Ill., Oct. 19, 1858; son Michael S. (son William Bebb, gov. of Ohio, and commr. of patents under Lin- coln) and Catherine (Hancock) Bebb; ed. coun- try dist. schools, Wheaton (Ill.) Coll., Univ. of Ill .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.); married Byron Twp., Ogle Co., Ill., Feb. 18, 1885, Minnie A. Jones; children: Herbert, Kenneth, Edwin Adams. Was apptd. state grain inspector in 1878, and in 1883 was apptd. agt. of the grain receiving commn. merchants of the Chicago Board of Trade to take charge of their business at C.,R.I.&P.R.R. receiving de- pot. Admitted to bar, 1898, and since engaged in gen. practice. Republican. Residence: 1652 W. 102d St. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.
BECK, Alexander Richard, retiredlumberman; born Magdeburg, Prussia, May 3, 1839; son Alex- ander and Jane (Kirk) Beck; father was Scotch, and mother was English; came to U.S., settling in Milwaukee, Oct. 1846; ed. pub. schools of Milwaukee; married 1869, Elizabeth Wall, of Milwaukee, who died the same year, leaving him 1 child: Edward W. R .; married 2d, 1871, Annie Walsh, of Chicago; children: Margaret J., Clara B., Alexander E., Mary G., Annie L. Began career of sailor on Great Lakes in 1852, filling all positions from cabin boy to capt. un- til 1866; lumber inspector in Chicago market, 1866-73; foreman of lumber yard for Sylvester Wheelock, 1873-4; mgr. of lumber yard at S. Chicago for Mr. Wheelock, 1874-8; in business for himself, 1878-84; incorporated, 1884, as A. R. Beck Lumber Co., of which was pres .; was treas. of the Rudolph Hegener Co. Was school dir. and pres. Board of Edn., S. Chicago, 1875-9; trustee village of Hyde Park, 1878-84. Demo- crat. Mason; has served as high priest of the Royal Arch Chapter and Eminent Commander of K.T. Residence: McHenry, Ill.
BECK, Carl, surgeon; born Milan, Austria, Mar. 26, 1864; son Ignatz and Elizabeth (Pol- lak) Beck; ed. common school and gymnasium
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in Prague, Bohemia, and med. school of the Royal and Imperial Univ. of Prague, M.D., 1889; served as asst. in surgical and gynecological clinics in Prague, assisting first Prof. Gussen- bauer and later Dr. Schauta, famous gynecolo- gist of Vienna; married Chicago, Apr. 10, 1899, Eda Stein; children: Helen Babette, Frances Eda, William. Visited most of the univs. of Germany, Austria and other countries; made several trips to America as steamer surgeon, 1889-90, and in 1890 settled in Chicago in gen.
practice of medicine. Is prof. surgery in Chi- cago Coll. of Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), Post-Grad. Med. School and Chicago Coll. of Dentistry, attending surgeon to Cook Co., St. Joseph, North Chicago, and other hosps., de- voting time to surgery. Founded St. Anthony Hosp. with the Sisters of Joliet. Founded Ger- man Med. Soc. and Bohemian Med. Soc. of Chi- cago; mem. A.M.A. and most of the local med. socs .; also of the German Soc. of Surgeons of Berlin, and Society of Physicians of Prague. Served as volunteer in 11th Inf. regt., Austrian Army, and later 1st It. of 75th Inf. regt. Con- tributor to Am. and foreign med. journals on surgical subjects. Mem. Independent Religious Soc. Residence: 601 Deming Pl. Office: 108 N. State St.
BECK, Edward Scott, newspaper man; born Bainbridge, Ind., Dec. 12, 1868; son Moses M. and Mary Hamilton (Scott) Beck; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1893; married Cora Frances Reilly, of Chicago, Sept. 9, 1896 (died Oct. 12, 1899). Be- gan newspaper work on reportorial staff of the Chicago Daily Tribune in 1893, with which has since been identified, becoming night city ed- itor in 1896, city editor in 1898 and night ed- itor in 1908, in which capacity has since con- tinued. Residence: University Club. Office: The Tribune.
BECK, Joseph Carl, physician; born Bohemia, Austria, Sept. 26, 1870; son Ignatz and Louise (Pollack) Beck; resided in Clinton and Holden, Mo., 1885-93; since 1893 in Chicago; ed. public schools of Prague, Austria, and in Catholic Convent school in Holden, Mo .; grad. from Coll. of Phys. and Surg. (med. dept., Univ. of Ill.), M.D., 1895; married Chicago, Mar. 26, 1899, Car- rie A. Stein; children: Elsa, Philip, Joseph C., Jr. Since 1895 engaged in practice of medicine and surgery in Chicago, limiting practice to eye, ear, nose and throat. Prof. of otology and laryngology in Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Coll .; clinical prof. otology and rhino- laryngology, Coll. of Phys. and Surg .; oto-lar- yngologist and ophthalmologist to North Chi- cago Hosp., and partner with his brothers, Dr. Carl and Emil G. Beck and Dr. Bernard G. Katz; surgeon in oto-laryngology, Cook Co. Hosp. Fellow Am. Acad. of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology; mem. Am. Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Soc., German Med. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngological Soc., and Nu Sig- ma Nu, med. fraternity. Republican. Mason. Residence: 4755 Lake Av. Office: 108 N. State Street.
BECK, Rudolph, dentist; born Prague, Aus- tria, Sept. 18, 1868; son I. and Elizabeth Beck; grad. Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1899; un- married. Has resided in Chicago since 1888; prof. dental anatomy, Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc. Clubs: Illinois Athletic, Ridgemorc Golf. Residence: 3617 Rokeby St. Office: Stew- art Bldg.
BECKEN, Albert Charles, wholesale jeweler; born Buffalo, N.Y., Apr. 19, 1855; son Ferdinand Charles and Ulricka (Holz) Becken; cd. dist. school; father died when was 10 years old and mother married again; married Driftwood. Pa., Apr. 19, 1883, Grace, daughter of Judge Hunt- ley; children: Clara Louise, Albert Charles. Af- ter mother's second marriage, stepfather took him from school to assist in live stock busi-
ness, which proved too hard for him; went into barber shop and learned the trade; established for self in barber business at Driftwood, Pa., 1874, and by 1883 had saved $9,000; entered the jewelry business, traveling among lumber camps selling watches to the men; went to St. Paul, Minn., in 1886 and established in watch-jobbing business, introducing the Dueber - Hampden watches in that territory; since 1892 in whole- sale watch and jewelry business. Mem. Chi- cago Jewelers' Assn., Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Republican. Mem. First Presbyterian Church. Mason (K.T.). Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Recreations: agriculture and traveling. Residence: Park Ridge, Ill. Office: Powers Bldg.
BECKER, Abraham G., commercial paper; born Warsaw, O., Sept. 21, 1857; son Nathan and Henrietta (Schaffner) Becker; ed. public schools; married Chicago, Feb. 8, 1887, Kate Friedman; children: Helen, Louise, James H., Margaret. Began business career Jan. 1, 1878, in house of Hermann Schaffner & Co., in which he became a partner, and after the death of Mr. Schaffner organized and incorporated, July 1, 1894, the firm of A. G. Becker & Co., dealers in commercial paper, of which is pres. and treas. Also dir. Live Stock Investment Co., Woods Motor Vehicle Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Union League, Standard, Ham- ilton, City. Residence: 5132 East End Av. Of- fice: 102 S. LaSalle St.
BECKER, Anthony William, merchant and mfr .; born Dubuque, Ia., Apr. 27, 1858; son Gerhard and Fannie (Kohaus) Becker; ed. pub. schools of Dubuque, Ia., to 1872, then student in prep. schools at Telgte, Germany, for 3 years; married at Chicago, Apr. 27, 1881, Clara Elma Hoagland, of Dayton, O .; 1 son: Frederick G. Began in 1878 as bookkeeper with his father, a wholesale clothing dealer, at Dubuque, Ia .; in 1879 went to Minneapolis, Minn., as mgr. of branch house, and in 1880 both plants were removed to Chicago; was financial mgr. and credit man of the firm, 1880-90, and upon his father's retirement from the clothing business, entered firm of Lange Bros. & Co., but retired from it Jan. 1, 1893, to organize, with H. L. and Joseph Mayer and H. B. Hellman, the pres- ent firm of Becker, Mayer & Co., mfrs. of cloth- ing, in which is credit man and financial mgr. Republican. Catholic. Mem. Credit Men's Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Nat. Sales Mgrs.' Assn., Nat. Clothiers' Assn., Patriotic Order Ancient and Honorables. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: collector of books, mu- sic and walking. Residence: Windermere Hotel. Office: 501 S. Franklin St.
BECKER, Benjamin Vogel, lawyer; born Warsaw, Ind., June 20, 1871; son Leopold and Caroline (Vogel) Becker; ed. pub. schools, War- saw and Fort Wayne, Ind., to 1885; married Jackson, Mich., June 20, 1901, Elizabeth Loeb; 1 son: John Leonard. Came to Chicago from Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1887, and began to read law in the office of Jacob Newman; was ad- mitted to bar by Supreme Court of Ill., 1892. and Supreme Court of U.S., 1900, and continued in same office; admitted to partnership in 1898 in present firm of Newman, Northrup, Levin- son & Becker. Dir. in several corpns. Member Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Rav- isloe Country. Residence: 4610 Woodlawn Av. Office: Chamber of Commerce.
BECKER, Charles Jacob, mfr .: born Free- port, Ill., Aug. 27, 1867; son Jacob Henry and Katherine (Maurer) Becker: ed. pub. and high schools, Freeport, Ill .; married Chicago. Sept. 11. 1899, Margaret A. Knoller: children: Erma (dled at age of 10 months). Ethel I. Learned the machinist trade with the Stover Mfg. Co .. of Freeport, Ill., serving 4 years' apprentice- ship, 1881-4; worked as journeyman machinist 1 year, then went with the Belding Motor Co .. of which was foreman for about 3 years, and
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in Aug. 1891, with brother, Oliver E., estab- lished firm of Becker Bros., elec. repairs and mfrs. of all kinds of dynamos and motor brushes, in which is still partner and mgr .; also vice-pres. Perfection Vacuum Cleaner Co. of Chicago. Royal League, Odd Fellows. Mason, Berwyn Lodge, LaGrange Chapter R.A.M., Si- loam Commandery K.T., Oriental Consistory, Medinah Temple. Clubs: Berwyn, LaGrange Motor (dir.), Knapp Island Gun. Recreations: motoring and hunting. Residence: 3420 Berke- ley Av., Berwyn, Ill. Office: 561 W. Washing- ton Boul.
BECKER, Frederick Walter, lawyer; born Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 27, 1844; son Hiram and Sophia (Millard) Becker; grad. Ann Arbor High School, 1861; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1866, LL.B., 1867; attended lectures at The Sorbonne, Paris, 2 years, 1867-9; married Clara, daughter Judge D. M. Cooley, of Dubuque, Ia .; children: Wal- ter Cooley, Harlan Aldrich. Admitted to bar, 1869; to' Supreme Court of U.S., 1872; member firm of Carter (Walter S.) & Becker until 1880 (firm founded 1858), and since of MacChesney (Nathan W.), Becker & Bradley (Herbert E.). Mem. Chicago Law Inst., Alpha Delta Phi. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Club: Twentieth Cen- tury. Residence: 4169 Berkeley Av. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
BECKER, John William, tax specialist; born Cloppenberg, Germany, Apr. 9, 1864; son Her- man J. and Elizabeth (von Ravensburg) Beck- er; came with parents to Chicago when 3 years old; ed. pub. and high schools, Chicago; mar- ried Boston, Mass., Nov. 19, 1900, Esther M. Walker. Established in real estate business on own account in 1884; sold out and went into co. treas.'s office in 1885 as clerk; was ad- vanced to asst. chief clerk, and then was chief clerk for 9 years; in Feb. 1904, with George J. Lawton, established firm of John W. Becker & Co., gen. real estate, with a specialty in tax matters. Republican. Mason (32°), Shriner. Residence: 541 Oakdale Av. Office: Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.
BECKER, Louis Alexander, pres. L. A. Beck- er Co .; born Winona, Minn., Sept. 11, 1869; son John S. and Marie Kathryn (Faehr) Becker; ed. pub. school and business coll. at Winona, Minn .; Ph.G., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy (Univ. of Ill.), 1888; married Chicago, 1892, Elizabeth T. Nash; 1 daughter: Marie Kathryn. Appren- tice, A. M. Pett & Son's drug store, Winona, Minn., 1884-6, then to pharmaceutical coll .; drug clerk, N. Gray Bartlett, Chicago, 1888-90; in drug business for self, 1890-1; salesman for Am. Soda Fountain Co., 1891-7; in business as mfr. under partnership of L. A. Becker & Co., incorporated, 1898, as L. A. Becker Co., of which is pres. and mgr .; organized, 1902, and since been pres. of the Dispenser Publishing Co., pub- lishers of The Soda Fountain. Inventor and mfr. of the 20th Century Sanitary Soda Water Fountain. Democrat. Mason (32°, K.T., Shrin- er). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Coun- try, Germania, Drug Trade. Recreations: golf and other outdoor diversions. L. A. Becker Co. absorbed by the Bishop & Babcock Co. of Cleve- land, Mar. 3, 1911, under name of Bishop-Bab- cock-Becker Co., of which he is vice-pres. Res- idence: 4454 Drexel Boul. Office: 2241 S. Hal- sted St.
BECKER, Oliver Edward, elec. engr .; born Lanark, Ill., Feb. 9, 1871; son Jacob Henry and Katherine (Maurer) Becker; ed. pub. schools, Freeport, Ill., 3 years in Rose Polytechnic Inst., Terre Haute, Ind., 1891-3; Ohio State Univ., 1894- 5; married Chicago, June 11, 1902, Mabel Louise Thorsell; 2 sons: Oliver Edward, Jr., and Rich- ard F. Began electrical work in 1888; in 1890 with Charles J. Becker established firm of Becker Bros., elec. engrs., machinery, dynamos, motors, brushes, etc. Also pres. and treas. Am. Maintenance Co .; dir. Internat. Land & Live Stock Co. of Mexico; treas. Perfection Vacuum
Cleaner Co. of Chicago. Independent in politics. Mason, Blue Lodge, Chapter, Consistory, Shrine. Clubs: Ill. Athletic (life), Chicago Fly Cast- ing. Recreations: automobiling and fishing. Residence: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 561 W. Wash- ington Boul.
BECKER, S. Max, fur merchant; born Doern- bach, Germany, Dec. 14, 1855; son Isaac and Henrietta Becker; ed. pub. school; came to U.S., 1872; married Chicago, Apr. 30, 1891, Lilly Hirsh; children: Rober G., Florence E., S. Max, Jr. Lived at Pine Bluff, Ark., 1872-81; in Jan. 1882 came to Chicago as a dealer in wool and furs; in 1886 established the firm of Wolf, Becker & Co .; in 1888 became a mem. of the firm of Bach, Becker & Co., which firm was suc- ceeded by Becker Bros. & Co., 1905. Hebrew re- ligion. Club: Standard. Residence: 4058 Grand Boul. Office: 43 W. Michigan St.
BECKER, Simon, merchant; born Ft. Wayne, Ind., Apr. 26, 1856; son Jacob and Henrietta (Lohmann) Becker; ed. high school, Ft. Wayne; married Angola, Ind., May 27, 1885, Rosa Stie- fel; 3 children. In mercantile business continu- ously for 36 years in Goshen, Ind., New York City and Chicago; removed to Chicago, 1903: an organizer of Becker, Ryan & Co. dept. store, 1904, and financial mgr. of the firm. Republican. Jew- ish religion. Clubs: Ravisloe Country, Idlewild Country. Residence: 438 Oakwood Boul. Office: 6245-6257 Halsted St.
BECKETT, James Beach, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
BECKLER, Elbridge Harlow, civ. engr .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
BECKLEY, Welcome Louis, wholesale hard- ware merchant; born Crystal Lake, Ill., Nov. 21, 1867; son Captain John E. and Emma C. Beckley; ed. pub. schools of Crystal Lake, El- gin (Ill.) Acad. and business coll. in Chicago; unmarried. Began business life at 16 as errand boy and a year later was shipping clerk for a year; then bookkeeper in iron and steel commn. business for 2 years, supt. of iron and steel warehouse 2 years. Started Mfrs.' & Merchants' Warehouse (iron and steel storage commn.), 1890; managed the warehouse for 3 years and bicycle material dept. of same for 3 years; or- ganized The Beckley-Ralston Co., wholesale tools, hardware, automobile and bicycle sup- plies, 1896 (incorporated 1897), of which is pres. Republican. Club: Illinois. Residence: 3830 W. Van Buren St. Office: 157 N. Michigan Av.
BECKMAN, Bernard Christian, sales mgr .; born Naperville, Ill., Feb. 20, 1877; son Philip and Elizabeth (Pfeiffer) Beckman; ed. North- western Coll., Naperville; married May Ballou, of Naperville, Ill., Oct. 24, 1901; 2 daughters: Bernice and Eleanor. Taught school 1 year; en- tered employ of Chicago office of the Standard Paint Co., 1896, in minor capacity; western sales mgr. since 1905. Republican; alderman 3d Ward, Naperville, 1908-10, 1910-12. Christian Scientist. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: out- door diversions, gardening. Residence: Naper- ville, Ill. Office: 961-963 People's Gas Bldg.
BECKWITH, Clarence Augustine, theologian; born Charlemont, Mass., July 21, 1849; son Jus- tin Williams and Sarah (Upton) Beckwith; A.B., Olivet (Mich.) Coll., 1874, A.M., 1877; stud- ied Yale Divinity Sch., 1874-6; grad. Bangor (Me.) Theol. Sem., 1877; Univ. of Berlin, 1897- 8; (S.T.D., Olivet, 1892); married Boston, V. Eugenie Loba, of Olivet, Mich., Sept. 25, 1878. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1877; pastor Brewer, Me., 1877-82, W. Roxbury (Boston), 1882-92; prof. Christian theology, Bangor Theol. Sem., 1892-1905; prof. systematic theology, Chicago Theological Sem., since 1905. Corporate mem. A.B.C.F.M .; mem. Soc. Bibl. Research. Author: Realities of Christian Theology, 1906. Editor dept. theology and philosophy, in the new Schaff- Herzog Encyclopedia. Address: 81 Ashland Boulevard.
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BECKWITH, John William, lawyer ;. born Chicago, Apr. 17, 1871; son Corydon and Mary Anne (Smith) Beckwith; B.A., Yale Univ., 1889; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1892; mar- ried Chicago, Apr. 22, 1898, Eunice Stuart; 1 daughter: Mary A. Entered practice in law dept. of C.&A.R.R., 1892; asst. corpn. counsel City of Chicago, 1903-6; mem. firm of Felsen- thal, Foreman & Beckwith, 1906-11, Felsenthal & Beckwith since Jan. 1, 1911; dir. Hotel Sher- man Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Episcopalian. Democrat. Clubs: University, Yale, Law. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: 607 Rush St. Office: 810 Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.
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