The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 19

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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BENTLEY, Cyrus, lawyer; born Chicago, Sept. 5, 1861; son Cyrus and Anna (Riley) Bent- ley; A.B., Yale Univ., 1882; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law (Northwestern Univ.), 1884; married Chicago, Jan. 8, 1889, Elizabeth King; children: Margaret and Richard. In practice at Chicago since May, 1883; mem. firm of Bentley, Burling & Swan. Clubs: University, Chicago (Chicago), University (New York). Residence: 713 Rush St. Office: 203 S. Dearborn St.

BENTLEY, Frank Taggart, traffic mgr. Ill. Steel Co .; born Charlestown, Ind .. May 2, 1864; son Francis W. and Catherine (Taylor) Bent- ley; educated Charlestown (Ind.) pub. schools, Charlestown Acad. (private), Davenport (Ia.) Business Coll .; married Chautauqua Lake, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1889, Catherine L. Brownell. After several years spent in roughing it in the West, entered accounting dept. of Monon Route. Feb. 1885; changed to operating dept., C.&N .- W.Ry., July 1886, and to traffic dept. of C.G. W.Ry., Apr. 1889; local freight agent of same, Chicago. 1892-3; gen. freight agent Consolidated Steel & Wire Co., June 1894; for Am. Steel & Wire Co. from its formation until Mar. 1899; since then traffic mgr. of the Ill. Steel Co., Ind. Steel Co .. and western traffic mgr. Universal Portland Ce- ment Co. Independent Republican. Presbyte- rian. Mem. of all masonic bodies, Royal Ar- canum, Ind. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Chi- cago Yacht, Exmoor Country, Traffic (Chicago), Traffic (New York). Recreations: golf, fishing and yachting. Residence: The Lessing. Office: Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

BENTLEY, Frederic William, lawyer: born Edgerton, Wis., July 22, 1860; son William Per- ry and Harriet Louise (Burdick) Bentley; B.S .. Milton (Wis.) Coll., 1880. A.M., 1890; LL.B., Univ. of Wis., 1883; married Josephine Cody. of Cleveland, O., Dec. 27, 1893; 2 sons: Paul Cody

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and Alden Robinson. Admitted to bar, 1883; ville, Putnam Co., Ill., Feb. 11, 1853; son Au-

trial atty. A., T.&S.F.Ry.Co., Wichita, Kan., 1883- 1900; associated in practice with J. D. Houston, Wichita, 1883-90; was gen. atty. and receiver for W.&W.Ry., 1894-8; atty. for nat. banks in liquidation, in Kan., under comptroller of the currency, 1893-1900; came to Chicago, 1900; as- sociated with W. Irving Osborne, 1900-4, with Hon. Russell M. Wing since 1905. Lecturer on trial evidence, Ill. Coll. of Law. Cleveland Dem- ocrat. Baptist. Mason (32°). Club: Ill. Ath- letic. Recreations: swimming, working with tools, literature. Residence: 4750 Kenwood Av. Office: N.Y. Life Bldg.

BENTLEY, Wilber Gorton, retired lawyer and underwriter; born Watertown, N.Y., Dec. 13, 1835; son Gorton and Alancy (Clark) Bent- ley; ed. common school and Wyoming Acad., Wyoming, N.Y .; studied law with Hon. Harlow L. Comstock, Warsaw, N.Y., 1858-61; married Lena, Ill., June 25, 1860, Mary A. Bailey; chil- dren: Marshall G., Mrs. Alice Bentley Gardiner, William J. (died aged 4), Cora M. (Mrs. O. V. Emery). Served as capt., maj. and lieut .- col. 9th N.Y. Vol. Cav. from Oct. 14, 1861, partici- pating in nearly 100 engagements; severely wounded at White House Landing, Va., June 21, 1864, resulting in loss of left leg; mustered out of service Oct. 1864; admitted to bar at Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 1864; moved to Des Moines, Ia., and, in 1865, elected probate and county judge; re- signed because of ill health, 1867; moved to St. Louis, Mo., and worked life and fire ins. for ten years; atty. and supt. of agencies Continental Fire Ins. Co. of New York, 1877-85; gen. north- western mgr. for same, 1885-91; in banking business, 1891-3; for nearly 15 years in office of Hon. E. B. Sherman, master in chancery U. S. Court; since retired. Mem. Loyal Legion, Western Soc. of Army of Potomac. Baptist. Residence: 83 E. Elm St.

BENTON, Alphonso Loomis, clergyman; born Cortland, N.Y., Nov. 9, 1831; son Chester and Tirza Porter (Loomis) Benton; A.B., Hamilton Coll., Clinton, N.Y., 1856 (D.D., 1896); grad. Au- burn (N.Y.) Theol. Sem., 1859; married Emma Sandford, of Ovid, N.Y., Jan. 4, 1860; children: George Parsons, Emma. Ordained Presbyterian ministry, Mar. 6, 1861; pastor Lima, N.Y., 1860- 70; associate pastor Central Church, Buffalo, N.Y., 1870-2; pastor Fredonia, N.Y., 1872-82. Montrose, Pa., 1882-1902 (pastor emeritus of latter since May, 1902); supplied various churches at Chicago since June 1903. Resi- dence: 4212 Calumet Av.

BERG, Morris Henry, jeweler; born New York City, Feb. 2, 1853; son Henry and Henri- etta (Hyman) Berg; removed with parents to Chicago in infancy; ed. pub. schools and in Dyrenforth's School of Trade, Chicago; married Chicago, Mar. 4, 1877, Rose Weil: children: Ag- nes Berg (Mrs. Joseph Landauer), Herbert Morris. In 1868 entered the jewelry house of Wendell & Hyman as an errand boy, and con- tinued with the house until he advanced to a partnership in the jewelry firm of Hyman, Berg & Co., with which remained until Mar. 1, 1910, when, with son, established firm of Berg & Co. Mason. Club: Standard. Recreations: fishing and motoring. Residence: Lakota Hotel. Office: 512 S. Michigan Av.

BERKSON, Maurice, lawyer; born Rock Is- land, Ill., Jan. 15, 1880; son Simon and Hannah (Sternberg) Berkson; ed. pub. schools of Rock Island; high school, Lincoln, Neb .; Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.); married Chicago, July 28, 1907, Maude May Gelder. Practiced as mem. firm of Fishell & Berkson, 1903-6, Sonnenschein, Blumenthal & Berkson, 1906-9, Sonnenschein, Berkson & Fishell, since Apr. 1, 1909. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns. Democrat. Mason; mem. B'nai B'rith. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 5711 Indiana Av. Office: 934, 30 N. LaSalle St.

BERLIN, Robert Carl, architect; born Gran-

gustus and Helene (Brennemann) Berlin; ed. Granville pub. school; grad., receiving diploma as architect, from Eidgenæssisches Polytech- nikum, Zürich, Switzerland, 1877; married Chi- cago, May 10, 1883, Agnes Augusta Dodge; children: Lillian Agnes, Marie Valentine, Har- old Robert. In practice of architecture in Chi- cago since 1877; designer and has superintend- ed erection of many fine residences, apartment buildings, factories, business buildings, church- es, schools, etc., in Chicago, and also at other points in Ill. and other states. Fellow of Am. Inst. of Architects, and of Ill. Chapter of same (dir. and treas.); mem. Chicago Architects' Business Assn. (1st vice-pres.), Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Club: University. Residence: 4500 N. Ashland Av., Ravenswood. Office: Association Bldg.

BERMINGHAM, Thomas C., wholesale paper merchant; born on farm in Washington Co., Wis., May 21, 1850; son Thomas and Ann (Cos- tello) Bermingham; ed. common schools, Beloit, Wis., 1857-65; married Des Moines, Ia., Oct. 6, 1880, Belle Daugherty. Began business life in 1868 as office boy with Davis, Lawrence & Da- vis, paper mfrs., Beloit, Wis .; traveling sales- man for same firm, 1870-2; for J. W. Butler Pa- per Co., 1872-82; in range cattle business in Arapahoe Co., Colo., 1882-92; lost all his money in the business and returned to Chicago, 1892, and worked for several firms in wholesale pa- per business, 1892-9; secured interest in whole- sale paper business of F. K. Moody & Co., 1899; reorganized as Moody & Bermingham Co., 1902, becoming its pres., Mr. Moody retiring from firm same year; changed name of company, 1904, to Bermingham & Seaman Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Rec- reations: reading, motoring and traveling. Res- idence: 1013 Dempster St., Evanston, Ill. Office: Tribune Bldg.

BERRIMAN, Edward Charles, cigar mfr .; born Oswego, N.Y., Mar. 28, 1864; son George W. and Elizabeth (Stroud) Berriman; ed. nub. schools of N.Y. State; married Chicago, 1892, Mary R. Wood; two children: Katherane M., Edward W. Since 1881 has been actively en- gaged in the cigar-making business in Chicago, and now of the firm of Berriman Bros., oper- ating Factory No. 83 at Tampa, Fla., and hav- ing offices in New York and Chicago. Mason. Clubs: Edgewater Golf, Chicago Athletic, Co- lumbia Yacht. Recreations: yachting and golf. Residence: 435 Diversey Parkway. Office: 1044 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

BERRY, see also Barry.

BERRY, Franklin James, commn. merchant; 1837-1909; see Vol. 1905.

BERRY, John B., chief engr. C.,R.I.&P.Ry .; supervising engr. St.L.&S.F.Ry .; formerly chief engr. U.P.R.R. Address: 803 LaSalle Station.

BERRY, Joseph John, pres. Oelerich & Berry Co .; born on farm near St. Louis, Mo., May 23, 1862; son Jacob and Frances (Frauel) Berry; ed. common schools and Christian Brothers' Coll., St. Louis; married Julia M. Maybrun, of Galena, Ill., May 18, 1886; children: Heribert J., Loretta, Eleanor. Began as dealer in gro- ceries and feed, St. Louis, June 1883; sold it out, 1889, came to Chicago, and entered the business conducted by the Berry-Maybrun Co. till July 1, 1910, at which time name was changed to Oelerich & Berry Co., molasses, syr- up, sugar, of which is pres. Residence: 521 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 854 Larrabee Street.

BERSBACH, Alfred, treas. and gen. mgr. The J. Manz Engraving Co .; born Chicago, Nov. 5, 1856; son John and Magdaline (Zanner) Bers- bach; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Dec. 25, 1878, Helena Malcolm; children: Lillian C. C. (Mrs. D. F. Anderson), Amy A. F. (Mrs. S. S. Porter), Frank John. Began his connection

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with the engraving house of J. Manz & Co. as boy in 1872, was admitted to partnership in 1880, and upon incorpn. of the business in 1890 to The J. Manz Engraving Co., became sec. and treas. and is now treas. and gen. mgr. Mason, 33°, K.T., Shriner. Club: Chicago Athletic. Rec- reations: music and motoring. Residence: 530 Washington Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: Majestic Building.

BERSBACH, Emil, 2d vice-pres. Tablet & Ticket Co .; born Chicago, Nov. 2, 1861; son John and Magdaline Bersbach; ed. Chicago pub. school; married Chicago, Oct. 6, 1889, Nora Jeannette Abbott; 1 son, Emil. First business experience was as errand boy for Vergo, Ruh- ling & Co., 1872; then with Boston Store (firm of C. W. & E. Pardridge); with Wade Abbott, lawyer; then 6 years with A. T. Stewart & Co., 2 years with John V. Farwell & Co., 11/2 years at Evanston, Wyo., with Blythe & Fargo; since 1886 with the Tablet & Ticket Co .; mgr. of the company's branch at New York, 1889-99; be- came sec., 1899, and now 2d vice-pres. of the company and located at Chicago. Republican. Club: Ill. Athletic (life mem.). Residence: 4336 N. Ashland Av.

BERTLING, Adolphus Edmund, physician and surgeon; born Northeim, Germany, Jan. 28, 1865; son August and Henrike (Bohne) Bert- ling; ed. gymnasium at Northeim until coming to America, 1884; A.B., Northwestern Univ., Watertown, Wis., 1887; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1895; married Alma Dengler, of Chicago, July 7, 1909; 2 children: Adeline and Lolita. In active practice of medicine and surgery at Chi- cago from 1895; specialty genito-urinary sur- gery; associate prof. surgery, Chicago Clinical School since 1897; associate prof. genito-uri- nary diseases, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Sur- gery, since 1906; pres. Grace Hosp. since 1909; mem. staff of Frances Willard Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Urol. Soc., German Med. Soc. of Chi- cago. Republican. Lutheran. Club: Illinois. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 1010 Ashland Boul. Office: 1106 Reliance Bldg.

BESLEY, Frederick Atwood, physician; born Waukegan, Ill., Apr. 19, 1868; son William and Sylvia (Jocelyn) Besley; ed. pub. and high schools of Waukegan, Chicago Manual Train- ing School; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Medical School, 1894; married Mrs. Myra E. Busey, of Chicago, Oct. 6, 1910. Since 1894 has been en- gaged in the practice of medicine in Chicago; associate prof. surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. School; prof. surgery, Post-Grad. Med. School; attending surgeon Cook Co., Woman's, Wesley and Chicago Charity hosps. Mem. A.M. A., Chicago Surgical Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Miss. Vallcy Med. Soc. Clubs: University, Mid- lothian. Residence: 5258 South Park Av. Office: Columbus Memorial Bldg.

BEST, A(lbert) Starr, merchant; born Buf- falo, N.Y., Apr. 25, 1871; son Albert and Estelle (Starr) Best; ed. pub. schools, New York City; married Marjorie Ayres, of New York, Apr. 18, 1897; 4 children: Marshall Ayres, Albert Leon- ard, Marjorie Starr and Louise Estella. Began as clerk in father's clothing storc, New York, 1888; came to Chicago, 1901, and established A. Starr Best, Inc., infants', children's and young men's outfitters, of which has since been pres. and treas. Was mem. 7th Regt. N.G.S.N.Y. 10 years. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Evanston, Evanston Golf, Union League. Rec- reations: golf, bowling, billiards and fishing. Residence: 1936 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: N.E. Cor. Madison St. and Wabash Av.

BEST, William, importer and dealer in cigars and cigarettes; born Canterbury, Eng., Ang. 29, 1841; son William and Mary Ann (Whitehead) Best; family came to U.S., 1852; ed. Canterbury and Chicago pub. schools; married Ang. 1, 1865, Louise C., daughter of Isaac B. Sterling, of Chicago; children: William, Florence G. (Mrs.

Walter G. Warren), Grace L. (died aged 13). First employment on leaving school in 1857 was as office boy in wholesale tobacco house of John C. Partridge & Co., in which, after a few years, he became partner, and on death of Mr. Partridge, 1876, became head of the house and organized the firm of Best, Russell & Co., wholesale tobacconists and cigar mfrs .; on in- corpn. as Best & Russell Co., 1891, became pres. South Town collector, 1883; South Park commr., 1885-1911 (pres. of board, 1887-91, auditor of board, 1905-1911), thus making 25 years of service, the longest continuous period ever served by a commr. in the City of Chicago; also mem. Special Park Commn. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mason (32°, K.T.). Trus- tee Sixth Presbyterian Church. Clubs: Mid- Day, South Shore Country, Iroquois, Ill. Ath- letic. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 4616 Ellis Av. Office: 533 S. Wabash Av.

BESTOR, Arthur Eugene, dir. Chautauqua Instn .; born Dixon, Ill., May 19, 1879; son Or- son Porter and Laura Ellen (Moore) Bestor; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; married Jeanette Louise Lemon, of Bedford, Ind., Mar. 24, 1905; children: Arthur Eugene, Jr., Mary Frances. Prof. history and political science, Franklin (Ind.) Coll., 1901-3; lecturer on political sci- ence, Extension Div., Univ. of Chicago, since 1904; asst. gen. dir., 1905-7, dir. since 1907, Chautauqua Instn. Pres. Internat. Chautauqua Alliance; mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Political Science Assn., Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: City, Quadrangle. Residence: Hotel Del Prado, Chicago; Summer: Chautauqua, N.Y. Of- fices: Chautauqua, N.Y., and 5704 Kimbark Av., Chicago.

BETHEA, Solomon Hicks, lawyer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

BETSCHE, Charles William, furniture mfr .; born Baden, Germany, Aug. 11, 1848; son Jacob and Christina (Branch) Betsche; ed. schools in Germany; married Chicago, 1872, Kate Fischer; children: Emma, Lydia, Oscar, William, Arthur, Clara, Carl. Came from Germany in 1865 to Chicago; learned the trade of upholsterer here, and worked at trade until 1879. when estab- lished business for self; later joined by Henry Ricke and organized the Betsche & Ricke Mfg. Co., of which was sec. and mgr .; in 1866 organ- ized firm of Charles W. Betsche & Co., of which was pres. until 1908, and pres. of its successor, Betsche & Sandberg Co., since 1908. Mason, Lincoln Park Lodge, Lawn Chapter, Lincoln Park Commandery, K.T. Residence: 38S Dayton Street.

*BETTMAN, Boerne, physician, oculist and aurist; see Vol. 1905.

BETTS, William Hamilton, ins .; born Fort Gratiot, Mich., Feb. 19, 1875; son John and Margaret (Hamilton) Betts; ed. pub. schools, London, Ont., Can .; married Margaret Boylan, of Detroit, Mich., June 26, 1901. Asst. auditor Union Station & Terminal Assn., Detroit, May 1, 1893-May 1, 1898; clerk Continental Casualty Company, May 1, 1898-1900, asst. mgr., 1900-3, resident mgr. at San Francisco, 1903-6, sec. since May 1, 1906. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Coun- try. Recreations: golf, hunting. Residence: 5117 Kimbark Av. Office: 1208 Michigan Av.

BEVAN, Arthur Dean, surgeon; born Chi- cago, Aug. 6, 1861; son Thomas and Sarah (Ramsey) Bevan; ed. Sheffield Scientific School (Yale), 1878-9; M.D., Rush Med. Coll .. Chicago. 1883; married Anna L. Barber, of Akron. O., Feb. 1896. U.S. Marine Hosp. Service, 1883-7; prof. anatomy, Ore. State Univ., 1886-7; prof. anatomy, 1887-9, associate prof. surgery, 1899- 1902, prof. surgery since 1902, Rush Med. Coll .; professorial lecturer on surgery. Univ. of Chi- cago, since 1901; pres. and surgeon Presbyte- rian Hosp .; 1st Heut. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps since 1908. Fellow Am. Surg. Assn .; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. (pres., 1898-9), etc.

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Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, University, Glen View, Onwentsia. Residence: 2917 Michi- gan Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan AV.

BEVINGTON, Edwin Leslie, ry. official; born New Lenox. Ill., Feb. 22, 1866; son William and Theresa (Clemens) Bevington; ed. pub. schools, by private instruction and commercial coll .; married Etta Barrow, of Chicago, Aug. 2, 1896. Began ry. service as bill clerk C.&N .- W.Ry., until 1882, when entered passenger dept. C.&A. R.R., in various capacities until 1900; gen. mgr. Denver, Boulder & Northern R.R., Denver, 1900- 1; sec. Trans-Continental Pass. Assn., Chicago, since 1901. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Shriner). Residence: The Plaza. Office: 405 Railway Exchange.

BICKFORD, Luther Henry, editor; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

BICKFORD, Russel Kittridge, lumber; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

*BICKNELL, Ernest Percy; see Vol. 1905.

BICKNELL, Orlando Lane; 1841-1907; see Vol. 1905.

BIDDLE, William Baxter, ry. official; born Beloit, Wis., Nov. 12, 1856; son Charles H. and Alice (Coffman) Biddle; grad. high school, Be- loit; married Nov. 23, 1880, Ella Frost, of Be- loit; children: Robert C., Wheldon F., Walter C. Began ry. career in 1887 as brakeman for Santa Fe Co .; later station agent and, 1882-6, chief clerk gen. freight office Atlanta & Pacific R.R .; promoted to asst. freight agent, 1886, then division freight and passenger agent, and, in 1888, asst. gen. freight agent Santa Fe Sys- tem; asst. traffic mgr., 1890-4, and freight traf- fic mgr., 1894-Mar. 1, 1905; 3d vice-pres. C.,R.I. &P.Ry.Co., Mar. 1, 1905-Dec. 1, 1909; vice-pres. C.&E.I. and St. Louis & San Francisco rys. since Dec. 1, 1909. Clubs: Union League, Mid- Day, Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, Midlothian. Residence: 4135 Drexel Boul. Office: LaSalle St. Station.

BIDWILL, Joseph E .; born Chicago, Feb. 21, 1857; son Richard and Mary (English) Bidwill; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, Sept. 14, 1882, Mary A. O'Sullivan; children: Joseph E. (clerk of Circuit Court since 1906), Gene- vieve, Loretto, Earl, Charles, Richard, Arthur. In grain business since 1878, in which year was appointed mem. of the State Grain Inspection; promoted from position of helper through in- tervening duties until became 1st asst .; mem. Chicago Council, 1889-97, resigning to become railroad and warehouse commr. of Ill. under appointment of Gov. John R. Tanner, 1897- 1901; chief grain inspector of Ill., under ap- pointment by Gov. Richard Yates, 1901-4, being the only person who has ever served from low- est to highest positions in that service. Now treas. American Engring. & Construction Co., doing a large amount of work in Louisville, Ky., and other large cities, as well as Chicago. Mem. Chicago Central Com. for 12 years; mem. Cook Co. Republican Com .; delegate to Repub- lican Nat. Convention of 1896. Catholic. Resi- dence: 1113 S. Ashland Boul. Office: 912, 155 N. Clark St.

BIEDENWEG, William C., stained glass, etc .; born near Berlin, Germany, 1853; son Charles and Mary Biedenweg; came to Chicago with parents in 1857; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; married Chicago, 1884, Matilda Kugler. After leaving school, engaged in various pursuits un- til 1874, when engaged in the stained glass bus- iness, and in 1885 established for self, with J. E. Flanagan, the business being incorporated in 1893; is now treas. and dir. of the Flanagan & Biedenweg Co .; also senior mem. firm of Bie- denweg & Seifert. Residence: 4847 N. Hermit- age Av. Office: 312 W. Illinois St.

BIEHN, Joseph Favil, physician, bacteriolo- gist; born Chicago, Apr. 1, 1878; A.M., North- western Univ., 1898, M.D., 1901; student Post- Grad. Med. School, 1901-2. Instr. bacteriology

and clinical pathology, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1899-1902; asst. prof. pathology, Post-Grad. Med. School, 1901-2; prof. bacteriol- ogy, sanitary sciences and pub. health, Dear- born Med. School, since 1903; supt. and bacteri- ologist, Municipal Laboratory, Chicago, 1904-9; dir. scientific and research laboratories, Abbott Alkaloidal Co., since 1909; bacteriologist to Mercy, Samaritan, Wesley hosps. and Post- Grad. Hosp. Training School; pathologist and bacteriologist, Dearborn Post-Graduate Medical School; prof. bacteriology and special pathol- ogy, Am. Med. Coll. Residence: 5444 Lakewood Av. Office: 4753 E. Ravenswood Park.

BIERBOWER, Austin, lawyer, author; born Shelly's Island, Pa .; son Casper and Lydia (Herman) Bierbower; A.B., Dickinson Coll., 1864, A.M., 1866; student Univ. of Berlin, 1872; (LL.D., Ia. Wesleyan Univ., 1902); admitted to bar, 1874; unmarried. Prof. Greek and Latin, Ia. Wesleyan Univ., 1864-8; foreign correspond- ent Chicago Tribune and Cincinnati Times-Star, 1870-2; editorial writer Chicago Daily News, 1879-83; in law practice since 1883. Author: Principles of a System of Philosophy; The Morals of Christ, 1885; The Socialism of Christ, 1890; The Virtues and Their Reasons, 1896; From Monkey to Man, 1894; How to Succeed, 1900; On the Training of Lovers, 1900; Thoughts for the Rich, 1905. Also various articles in magazines. Residence: 1810 Michigan Av. Of- fice: 58 W. Washington St.

BIERINGER, William Augustus, physician; born Bielefeld, Westphalia, Germany, May 7, 1872; son Wilhelm A. and Marie (Hauphoff) Bieringer; ed. gymnasium, Bielefeld, Germany, to 1889; student Gross Med. Coll., Denver, Colo., 1896-8; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1900; married Leadville, Colo., Feb. 20, 1895, Emily Bowden. Was druggist, Hanover, Germany, 1889-91; came to U.S., Apr. 1891; druggist in Cheyenne, Wyo., Leadville, Colo., Denver, Colo., until fall of 1896; in practice of medicine in Chicago since June, 1900. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Med. Soc. Republican. Lutheran. Rec- reation: traveling. Office and Residence: 1245 LaSalle Av.

BIGELOW, Edward Alpheus, retired; born Zanesville, O., Aug. 18, 1849; son Loyal H. and Wealthy M. (Pier) Bigelow; ed. Zanesville pub. schools; entered army at age of 14 years and 4 months, pvt. Co. F, 68th Ohio Vet. Vol. Inf. in Civil War; participated in Sherman's cam- paigns from Vicksburg to close of war; mar- ried 1st, 1871, Margaret R., daughter of W. H. Bush, of Chicago (died 1879); married 2d, Chi- cago, Aug. 23, 1887, Susan Springer; 1 son: Loyal Arthur. After war became grain and pro- vision commn. merchant; for many years at head of E. A. Bigelow & Co .; retired from grain business, 1897; organized, May 1903, and was pres. Continental Life Ins. Co. until co. discon- tinued business; sec. and dir. Bush Temple Con- servatory. Served in Spanish-Am. War as maj. and paymaster. Mem. Loyal Legion, G.A.R. Republican. Methodist. Club: Marquette. Rec- reation: political lecturing. Residence: 333 Bel- den Av.

BIGELOW, Harry Augustus, prof. of law; born Norwood, Mass., Sept. 22, 1874; son Erwin A. and Amy (Fisher) Bigelow; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1896, LL.B., 1899; married Mary Parker Bigelow, of Georgetown, Colo., Apr. 12, 1902. Instr. criminal law, Harvard Law School, 1899- 1900; engaged in practice at Honolulu, H.T., 1900-3; asst. prof. law, 1904-6, asso. prof., 1906- 9, prof. since 1909, Univ. of Chicago. Club: Quadrangle. Residence: 5533 Washington Av.

*BIGELOW, James Loyal; see Vol. 1905.

BIGELOW, Nelson P., lumber; born Racine, Wis., July 19, 1862; son Anson A. and Emma W. (Ullmann) Bigelow; brought to Chicago by parents, Sept. 1862; grad. Yale, 1884; married Nov. 23, 1893, Sophia Dallas Borda; children: Matilda, Anson A. After leaving coll. entered

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the business of Bigelow Bros. In 1887 he be- came a partner in the firm, and when it was succeeded in 1902 by the corporation of Bigelow Bros. & Walker Co., he became its pres. and later pres. of the Fourche River Lumber Co. Sec. of First State Pawners Soc .; mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Uni- versity, Onwentsia, Commercial. Recreations: golf and horseback riding. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 5 N. LaSalle St.

BILL, Ingram Ebenezer, clergyman; born Hampton, N.B., Can., Nov. 23, 1872; son Ingram Ebenezer and Eleanor (Pyke) Bill; A.B., Acadia Univ., Nova Scotia, 1893; student Newton Theol. Instn., 1893-4; B.D., Rochester (N.Y.) Theol. Sem., 1897; Div. School of Univ. of Chicago, 1905-8; fellow in ch. history, Univ. of Chicago, 1907-8; married Blanche Thomas, of London, Ont., May 5, 1897. Ordained Baptist ministry, Sept. 19, 1894; pastor West Cleveland, O., 1894- 5, First Church, Oberlin, O., 1897-1905; acting pastor Capitol Hill Church, Denver, Colo., Mar .- Sept., 1908; pastor North Shore Church, Chi- cago, since Nov. 1908. Residence: 4620 Mag- nolia Av.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 19

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