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BILLIG, George Washington, physician and surgeon; see Vol. 1905.
BILLINGS, Charles Lewis, lawyer; born High- land, Wis .; son Henry M. and Ann (Bray) Bil- lings; ed. common school, Ia. Co., Wis .; Normal School, Platteville, Wis .; special student Univ. of Wis., 1878-82; unmarried. Chief clerk in of- fice of atty .- gen. of Wis., 1882-3; located in Chi- cago, Sept. 1883; during 1883-4 wrote articles and notes upon legal subjects for the Law Reg- ister and the Central Law Journal, and assisted in the preparation of new editions of the U.S. Supreme Court Reports and New York Chan- cery Reports; asst. librarian Chicago Law Inst., 1855; atty. in credit dept. of J. V. Farwell & Co., 1886; in gen. practice of law at Kansas City, Mo., 1887-90; since 1890 in Chicago, main- ly devoted to real estate law and titles, ins. and commercial law; was a mem. of the firm of Paddock, Wright & Billings, 1894-1901. Elected state senator 1st Senatorial Dist., Nov. 1906; Republican. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Clubs: Law, Chi- cago, University. Residence: 335 E. 22d St. Of- fice: Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.
BILLINGS, Frank, physician; born Highland, Ia. Co., Wis., Apr. 2, 1854; son Henry M. and Ann (Bray) Billings; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1881, M.S., 1890; interne Cook Co. (Ill.) Hosp., 1881-2; studied in Vienna, 1885-6; married Dane Ford Brawley, of Washington, May 26, 1887; 1 daughter: Margaret. Prof. medicine, Northwest- ern Univ., 1891-8; prof. medicine since 1898, dean of faculty since 1900, Rush Med. College (Univ. of Chicago) ; professorial lecturer, 1901- 5, prof. medicine, since 1905, Univ. of Chicago. First It. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps since 1908; physician to Presbyn. Hosp .; consulting phy- sician to Cook Co., Children's Memorial, St. Luke's, Michael Reese and Provident hosps .; pres. Ill. State Bd. Charities. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. (pres. 1890). Chicago Neurol. Soc .; Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. (pres. 1902-4, treas., 1904-10), Assn. Am. Physicians (pres. 1905-6), Nat. Assn. for Study and Prevention of Tuber- culosis (pres., 1907-8). Clubs: Chicago, Univer- sity, Chicago Athletic, Quadrangle. Residence: 335 22d St. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.
BILLINGSLEA, Edward L., resident partner firm of Rogers, Brown & Co., pig iron; vice- pres. Chicago Short Line Ry. Residence: 4539 Ellis Av. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.
BILLOW, Clayton Oscar, consulting engr .; born Shelby, O., June 14, 1860; son David and Susan . (Tressler) Billow; grad. Shelby (Ohio) High School, 1879; married Springfield, O., Nov. 24, 1887, Helen Parker; children: Robert (died in infancy), Virginia. Operator in Shelby Wool- en Mills, 1877-8, in surveying corps as transit-
man, 1879; in government employ, 1880; with James Leffel & Co., turbine wheels, Springfield, O., 1881; with Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Ry., 1882, St. John Sewing Machine Co., 1883, Champion City Oil Co., 1884-8, and during that period, with E. E. Billow, carried on experi- ments with crude oil for fuel and made some of the earliest installations of apparatus for storing, controlling and burning liquid fuels; gen. Western mgr. Pasteur-Chamberlain Filter Co., at St. Louis, Mo., 1888-9; in 1890, with E. E. Billow, came to Chicago and organized Nat. Supply Co., of which is sec., treas. and dir. Was asst. mech. engineer of the World's Columbian Expn., 1892-3, and designed, installed and oper- ated the fuel oil appliances connected with the power plant (received two medals and three diplomas). Republican. Lutheran .- Mason; past commander Apollo Commandery No. 1; K.T .; Elks, K.P. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs. Co- inventor and patentee of the Billow System fuel oil appliances, furnaces, forges, kilns, etc. Clubs: Union League, Engineers; also Lagondo Club, Springfield, O. Recreation: traveling. Res- idence: 1013 Ridge Av., Evanston. Office: 416 W. Indiana St.
BILLOW, Elmer Ellsworth, pres. Nat. Sup- ply Co .; born Shelby, O., May 11, 1862; son Da- vid and Susan (Tressler) Billow; student Wit- tenberg College, Springfield, O., 1883; married Harrisburg, Pa., 1891, Jessie McKee; children: Vera, Susan, Marjorie, Elmer E., Jr. After leav- ing coll. engaged in the oil business at Spring- field, O., for 6 years, coming to Chicago in 1888, and becoming pres. of the Nat. Supply Co., in which position has since continued; also vice- pres. and gen. mgr. Wyopo Co. and vice-pres. Nat. Machine & Construction Co., Kansas City; sec. Bi-Metallic Mining Co., Ft. Erie Ferry Ry. and International Ferry Co., Buffalo, N.Y. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Republican. Mason, Apollo Commandery, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine. Club: Press (life). Recreation: traveling. Res- idence: 823 Washington St., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 416 W. Indiana St.
*BINES, Robert, grain; see Vol. 1905.
BINGHAM, Arthur E., lumber merchant and mfr .; born Cleveland, O., Dec. 23, 1852; son Ed- ward and Esther (Sanford) Bingham; ed. Cleve- land pub. schs., and Brooklyn Poly. Inst .; mar- ried Helen, daughter George W. Whitney, of Cleveland, 1875; children: Florence, Harold, Ed- ward, Madeline. Began in Nat. City Bank of Cleveland, where was successively collector, gen. bookkeeper and paying teller, 1872-7; came to Chicago, Nov. 1877; connected with Cobb's Library, 1877-80; afterward in lumber business as Wells & Bingham; in Jan. 1883 formed part- nership with George A. Marsh and W. B. Ran- som as Marsh, Bingham & Ransom. Mr. Ran- som retired Aug. 27, 1883, and the Marsh & Bingham Co. was incorporated; was vice-pres. and treas. until the death of Mr. Marsh, Aug. 12, 1888; since then pres. and treas. Clubs: Union League, Calumet (Chicago), Algonquin (Boston), Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Coun- try (Cal.). Residence: Santa Barbara, Cal. Of- fice: 1405 W. 37th St., Chicago.
BINGHAM, Charles Lyman, retired; born Jericho Centre. Vt., June 13, 1852; son Stillman Rockwell and Mary (Lyman) Bingham; ed. Chi- cago pub. schools; also under pvt. tutor. fol- lowed by business edn .; studied music with D. N. Hood; married Chicago. Oct. 15, 1874. Jennie Elizabeth Leonard; children: Jessie May (Mrs. Mark R. Kimball), Carrie Anna (Mrs. Edward E. Rice), Mabel (Mrs. Harry B. Hess), Eleanor Elizabeth. On July 5, 1870, entered employ of the Chicago branch of the S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co. as mailing clerk, and after regular promotion, became, 1896, Chicago mgr. for the company, continuing until Jan. 1911. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Was. sec. Apollo Club 6 years. Clubs: Kenwood, Homewood. Recrea- tions: traveling and outdoor diversions. Resi-
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dence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Summer Resi- dence: Intervale, N.H.
BINGHAM, Millard F., pres. Samuel Bing- ham's Son Mfg. Co., printers' rollers; born New York City, 1847; son Samuel B., 1st mfr. of printing press rollers. Residence: 2147 Wash- ington Boul. Office: 318 S. Canal St.
BINKLEY, John Thomas, Jr., physician; see Vol. 1905.
BINKOWITZ, Samuel D., vice-pres. Am. In- sulated Wire & Cable Co .; born Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 1, 1879; son David and Sarah (Berk- man) Binkowitz; ed. pub. schools and Spal- ding's Commercial Coll., Kansas City; married Anna Koffman, of Kansas City, Feb. 21, 1909. Came to Chicago, 1898, as office mgr. of the Al- den Electric Co. and the Ill. Insulated Wire Co., both corpns. being under one control; corpns. dissolved, 1899, and became office mgr. for the Am. Insulated Wire & Cable Co., then a part- nership; upon incorporation, 1905, was elected vice-pres., which office still holds. Republican. Jewish religion. Mem. K.P., B'nai B'rith. Rec- reations: outdoor diversions, reading, theater. Residence: 821 Sheridan Rd. Office: 954-964 W. 21st St.
BINSWANGER, Augustus, lawyer; born Ca- tonsville, Baltimore Co., Md., Jan. 19, 1844; son of Emanuel and Elise (Seligman) Binswanger; ed. pub. schs., Baltimore; LL.B., Yale Law Sch., 1867; married Carrie Vogel, of Chicago, Nov. 20, 1872; children: Ida and Alvin. Practiced at St. Louis, 1867-88; removed to Chicago, Oct. 1888, to take charge of legal business of Nelson Mor- ris & Co .; in general practice since 1867; dir. Siegel, Cooper & Co., George Lanz & Co., etc. Democrat. Mason. Reform Jewish belief; was dir. and sec. Chicago Sinai Congregation for 5 years. Mem. B'nai B'rith, Independent Free Sons. Residence: 3342 South Park Av. Office: 1520-1521 Ft. Dearborn Bldg.
BINSWANGER, Jacob, pres. Chicago Muslin Underwear Co .; born Germany, Mar. 30, 1862; son Oswald and Caroline (Kahn) Binswanger; ed. pub. schs. and commercial coll., Augsburg, Bavaria; married Bella Ottenheimer, of Jeben- hausen, Germany, Apr. 20, 1890, at San Fran- cisco, Cal .; children: Richard M. and Elsie K. Served apprenticeship in a wholesale dry goods house of Geneva, Switzerland; came to Amer- ica, 1883; traveled 16 years for Pacific Coast houses; then for a St. Louis firm; associated with Ottenheimer & Co., mfrs. of duck clothing, 1901-5, and still retains interest in that house; pres. Chicago Muslin Underwear Co. since 1905; sec. Madame Mariette Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Served one year in Bavarian Army and qualified for lt. of reserve. Royal Arch Ma- son. Recreations: literature, philately. Resi- dence: 5244 South Park Av. Office: 533 S. Frank- lin St.
BINYON, Lewis Dexter, brick mfr .; born Ce- dar Lake, Ind., Apr. 13, 1871; son Christopher W. and Flora (Pierce) Binyon; ed. high school, Crown Point, Ind .; married Fanny Spencer, daughter late S. S. Kimball, of Chicago, Nov. 22, 1893; 2 sons: Spencer and Millard. Taught district school in Lake Co., Ind., until coming to Chicago in 1888; was employed by Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. a short time, then in wholesale dept. of Marshall Field & Co. 3 years; identified with brick mfg. industry since 1893 and became sec. S. S. Kimball Brick Co. in 1902, and pres. in 1907. Republican. Club: Builders' (ex-pres.). Recreation: motoring. Res- idence: 2604 Kimball Av. Office: 304 Chamber of Commerce.
BINZ, Charles Augustus, sec. Curtis & Co. Mfg. Co .; born St. Louis, Mo., May 30, 1853; son of Stephen and Anna M. (Leonard) Binz; ed. pub. grammar and high schools and business coll. at St. Louis; married Catherine Hetzel, of St. Louis, Sept. 17, 1878 (died May 22, 1910) ; 1 daughter: Mrs. Harry L. Malcher, of Chicago.
Began business career as order clerk for Curtis & Co. Mfg. Co., St. Louis, in 1878, coming to Chicago, 1880, as mgr. of the branch office in which capacity remained until 1886, when he incorporated a separate co. of the same name in Ill. and in 1887 purchased the Chicago co., of which has since been sec. and dir. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Royal League, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Recreation: bowling. Residence: 5331 Magnolia Av., Edgewater. Office: 215 N. Desplaines St.
BIRCH, Hugh Taylor, atty. at law; born Lake Co., Ill., Aug. 2, 1848; son Erastus Mitchell and Sally (Milligan) Birch; studied at Antioch Coll., Yellow Springs, O .; married Maria Root, of Buffalo. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1871, and since actively engaged in practice at Chicago; mem. law firm of Galt, Birch & Galt. Was 1st asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., Dec. 1, 1872-Dec. 1, 1876. Stand pat Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago, Saddle and Cycle. Winter Residence: 1912 Michigan Av. Office: 804, 32 N. Clark St.
BIRD, Curtis D., ry. official; see Vol. 1905.
BIRD, Harry Lewis, lawyer; born Marinette, Wis., Oct. 8, 1870; son Hon. H. P. and Sarah J. (Fairchild) Bird; A.B., Lake Forest Coll., 1894; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law; married Chi- cago, 1897, Grace Wilson; children: Harlan Wil- son, Harry Lewis, Jr., Elizabeth. Came to Chi- cago, 1894; was on editorial staff Chicago Chron- icle 3 years, Chicago Daily News 3 years, city editor Chicago Daily News, 1899-1901; chief paymaster City of Chicago, 1901-4. Engaged in gen. law practice with Graham H. Harris; la- ter associated with John Vennema and James W. Hyde; gen. sec. Legislative Voters' League of Ill., in active charge of its work, since May, 1910. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton (dir., 1906-8), City. Residence: 455 Bowen Av. Office: Tribune Bldg.
BIRD, Paul P., chief smoke inspector, City of Chicago. Residence: 1363 E. 48th St. Office: 105 N. Clark St.
BIRDSALL, Richard Maurice, vice-pres. West- ern Cold Storage Co .; born Greene, Chenango Co., N.Y., Jan. 11, 1843; son Maurice and Irene Juliand Birdsall; ed. Oxford (N.Y.) Academy; married Chicago, Ill., Mar. 29, 1882, Carrie M. Andrews; children: Jennie Irene (Mrs. Prof. F. A. Rogers), Carrie Lillian (Mrs. Chas. R. Shult- heis, Elsie Louise (Mrs. Walter E. Toon). Be- gan business career in retail grocery store at Greene, N.Y .; came to Chicago, 1877; became mem. firm of Birdsall & Baker, cold storage, 1878, which later became the Western Refrig- erator Co., and in 1894 changed to the Western Cold Storage Co., of which was sec. until 1905, since then vice-pres. Served in Civil War as orderly sergeant, Co. E, Regt. N.G.S.N.Y. Re- publican. Mason (K.T.). Recreations: reading, billiards. Residence: 3210 Washington Boul. Office: 421 N. State St.
BIRK, Edward John, sec. and treas. of Birk Bros. Brewing Co .; born Chicago, Apr. 2, 1867; son Jacob and Magdalena (Wheelflin) Birk; ed. Scammon (pub.) School to 1882; married Chi- cago, Oct. 5, 1892, Amanda Markus; 1 son: William Jacob. Began as clerk for a commn. firm on the Chicago Board of Trade, 1882-9; went to the Pacific Coast; after 8 months re- turned to Chicago; learned the brewer's trade with the Wacker & Birk Brewing Co. and in Aug. 1891, with elder brother, William A., or- ganized the Birk Bros. Brewing Co., of which is now sec. and treas. Democrat. Clubs: Ger- mania Männerchor, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 419 Oakdale Av. Office: 1325 Webster Av.
BIRK, William Andrew, president Birk Bros. Brewing Co .; born Chicago, Nov. 11, 1861; son Jacob and Magdalena Birk; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; married. In grain commn. business on Chicago Board of Trade until 1882; with Wack-
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er & Birk Brewing Co., Chicago, 1882-91; in 1891, with brother, Edward J., organized the Birk Bros. Brewing Co., of which is now pres. Democrat. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, In- dustrial, South Shore Country, Germania Män- nerchor. Residence: 555 Stratford Pl. Office: 1315-1325 Webster Av.
BIRKENSTEIN, Albert, merchant; born Chi- cago, Nov. 8, 1879; son Sigmund and Mary (Fel- senthal) Birkenstein; ed. Chicago pub. school and Chicago Business Coll .; married Beatrice Schloss, of Chicago, Jan. 25, 1906; 1 daughter: Ruth. On leaving school entered house of S. Birkenstein & Sons, metals, in which he has been a partner since 1903. Mason, 32°. Club: Ill. Athletic. Residence: 938 Wilson Av. Office: 409 W. Ontario St.
BIRKENSTEIN, Louis, merchant; born Chi- cago, Aug. 6, 1866; son Sigmund and Mary (Fel- senthal) Birkenstein; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, June, 1897, Bertha G. Ulman; 1 son: George U. Since 1881 engaged in busi- ness established by his father in 1865, and now partner in S. Birkenstein & Sons, dealers in new and old metals, ingot copper, pig lead, spelter, block tin, etc. Also treas. of Bryant Mfg. Co., and pres. of Globe Metal Co. Mason, 32°. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Hampden (pres.). Res- idence: 444 Wrightwood Av. Office: 409 W. Ontario St.
BIRKHOFF, George, Jr., real estate; born Rotterdam, Holland, May 15, 1852; son George and Agatha (Van Butten) Birkhoff; ed. in Hol- land; married Chicago, June 22, 1875, Elizabeth Van Winden; children: Genevieve M., Agatha L., George III. Came to U.S. and on July 21, 1871, became connected with the real estate firm of W. D. Kerfoot & Co. (established 1862), of which firm he is now a member. Dir. Chicago Title & Trust Co., Chicago Opera House Co. Has been consul of the Netherlands in Chicago since 1886; was commr .- gen. of the Netherlands at the World's Columbian Expn. in 1893. Officer of the order of Orange Nassau, conferred by the Queen of Holland; Chevalier of the Eiken Kroon, conferred by the Grand Duke of Lux- emburg. Mem. and ex-pres. Chicago Real Es- tate Board, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, Midlothian. Recreation: golf. Resi- dence: 4943 Woodlawn Av. Office: 58 W. Wash- ington St.
BIRKLAND, Norman Sven, coal; born Chica- go, Dec. 3, 1861; son Jacob S. and Serena (Mau- ritzon) Birkland; grad. Lake View High School; married Chicago, 1885, Anna McDonald; chil- dren: Norman Donald, Evelyn Isabel, Walter Bogle. In 1883 became associated with Walter S. Bogle in the coal business as sec. and treas. Crescent Coal & Mining Co., continuing until 1906; since then sec. Globe Coal Co. Repub- lican. Lutheran. Mason, K.T., Shriner. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht. Resi- dence: 746 Oakley Boul. Office: McCormick Building.
BISHOP, Charles Nelson, ins .; born Kenosha, Wis., May 28, 1855; son Rev. Hiram Nelson Bishop (rector St. John's P.E. Church, Chica- go); ed. high school, Chicago; married Chicago, Sept. 7, 1903, Anna Robbins. In 1872 entered fire ins. agency of Thomas & W. A. Goodman, as clerk, until 1875; in service of The Spectator, ins. journal, 1875-80 (and also in 1883-5), part of time as traveling agent and part of time as mgr. western office in Chicago; lived in Colo- rado, 1880-3, where was engaged in mining, and as editor and proprietor Summit Co. Leader; partner in local fire ins. agency of H. H. Brown & Co., Chicago, 1885-9; since 1889 Chicago mgr. for the Northern Assurance Co., Ltd., of Lon- don. Pres. Chicago Board of Underwriters, 1909. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Illinois, Oak Park, Westward Ho. Recreations: golf, hunting and fishing. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
BISHOP, Henry Walker, lawyer; born Lenox, Mass .; son Henry W. and Sarah (Taintor) Bish- op; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1850; student Harvard Law School; married 1863, Mrs. Anne Mauger, of Portland, Me. (died 1884); married 2d, 1886, Jessica Ayrault, daughter of Robert Pomeroy, of Pittsfield, Mass. Came to Chicago and en- gaged in gen. practice; master in chancery Cir- cuit Court of the U.S., Northern District of Ill., since 1865. Clubs: Union, University, Chicago, Chicago Literary. Residence: Chicago Club. Of- fice: Federal Bldg.
BISHOP, L(ouis) Brackett, Chicago mgr. of the Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co .; born Boston, Mass., Feb. 2, 1854; son Paul J. and Frances A. (Bacon) Bishop; ed. pub. and high schools at Boston, Mass., to 1869; married -Chicago, Apr. 2, 1890, Minnie Ridgway; 1 son: Ridgway P. Began business life in wholesale dry goods house in Boston, 1869, continuing in business in that city until 1886, when came to Chicago. In 1888 became a solicitor for the Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co., of Springfield, Mass., at its Chi- cago branch, and in 1897 became Chicago mgr. of the co. Dir. Mt. Hope Cemetery Assn. Mem. and ex-pres. of the Life Underwriters' Assn. of Chicago. Republican. Swedenborgian; presi- dent Kenwood Parish New Church. Mem. Board of Managers of the Y.M.C.A. of Chicago about 3 years. Mem. Soc. of Mayflower Descendants; vice-pres. New England Soc. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: music, literature (philosophy), bil- liards. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
BISHOP, Rufus W., physician; grad. Univ. of Vermont, A.B., 1877; Univ. of Berlin, M.D., 1882. Fellow Am. Acad. of Medicine; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Club: Calumet. Med. dir. of the Nat. Life Ins. Co. of the U.S.ofA. Office: 138 N. State St.
BISHOP, Seth Scott, physician; born Fond du Lac, Wis., Feb. 7, 1852; son Lyman and Maria (Probart) Bishop; grad. Pooler Inst., Fond du Lac, Wis .; studied at Beloit (Wis.) Coll., Univ. of New York, and grad. Northwestern Univ., 1876 (B.S., M.D., LL.D.) ; learned printers' trade; married 1885, Jessie A. Button; children: Jessie and Mable. Prof. otology, rhinology and lar- yngology, Chicago Post-Grad. Med. School and Hosp .; prof. diseases of the nose, throat and ear, Loyola Univ. Med. School; surgeon to Ill. Hosp. and the Post-Grad. Hosp .; consulting sur- geon to Mary Thompson Hosp., Ill. Masonic Orphans' Home of Chicago, and Silver Cross Hosp., Joliet. Mem. Internat. Med. Congress, Pan-Am. Med. Congress, A.M.A., state med. socs. of Ill., Wis. and Minn., etc. Mem. Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Honor, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Beta Theta Pi. Author: Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat, and Their Accessory Cavities; The Ear and Its Dis- eases; also numerous monographs; has written extensively for journals and books. Residence: 1726 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Columbus Memorial Bldg.
BISSELL, Arthur, pianos and organs; born Chicago, Jan. 1, 1870; son George Francis and Jerusha (Woodbridge) Bissell; ed. Chicago pub. schools, Chicago Manual Training School, Lake Forest Acad., Lake Forest Univ .; married St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 1, 1897, Emily Greeley Tred- way; children: Emily Greeley Tredway, Arthur Dwight. Was 5 years with Weber Piano Co .: then 5 years with Lyon, Potter & Co., former agents of Steinway & Sons' pianos; sec. Clayton F. Summy Co., publishers and importers of mu- sic and dealers in music, and Chicago repre- sentative of Chickering & Sons, pianofortes. 1898-1907; then organized the Bissell-Cowan Pi- ano Co., of which was pres. until Apr. 1. 1910. when the Aeolian Co. of New York City pur- chased the lease, good will, etc., of the Bissell- Cowan Piano Co. at 409 S. Michigan Av., and he was apptd. one of the resident mgrs. of that co. Pres. Chicago Musical Art Soc. Republican.
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Clubs: University, Cliff Dwellers, Onwentsia. 4, 1861; maj. 37th Ill. Inf., Sept. 5, 1861; lt .- col., Recreations: golf and music (vocal). Resi- dence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 409 S. Michigan Avenue.
BITHER, William A., lawyer; born Sherbourn Co., Minn., June 16, 1867; son Hiram Hall and Safrona (Felch) Bither; B.S., Northern Ind. Coll., 188S; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1892; married Stacyville, Ia., July 19, 1894, Lydia L. Penny; 1 daughter: Luella. Admitted to bar by Su- preme Court of Ill., 1892. Pres. and dir. Ma- sonic Temple Safety Deposit Co .; dir. and mem. executive board Security Trust & Deposit Co .; dir. Internat. Register Co .; dir. and pres. Hill Construction Co. Republican. Residence: 4400 Greenwood Av. Office: New York Life Bldg.
BLABON, Joseph Ward, ry. official; born Farmington, Franklin Co., Me., Apr. 27, 1858; son Joseph Eaton and Martha Ward (Smith) Blabon; ed. pub. schools, Portland, Me .; unmar- ried. Began as clerk at New York, 1876; in bus- iness on own account, St. Paul, Minn., 1883-9; entered ry. service on Great Northern R.R., 1890, with which remained until 1905, as pur- chasing agt., 1890-9, western traffic mgr., at Seattle, 1899-1902, 4th vice-pres., 1902-5; was also pres. Great Northern Express Co. and Northern Steamship Co .; traffic mgr. C.&A.R.R., Jan. 1, 1905-Dec. 31, 1908; vice-pres. C.G.W.R.R. since Sept. 1, 1909. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf, South Shore Country. Residence: Chicago Club. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.
BLACK, Arthur Davenport, dentist; born Jack- sonville, Ill., Nov. 15, 1870; son Dr. Greene V. and Elizabeth Black; grad. Ill. Coll., B.S., 1892, Northwestern Univ. Dental School, D.D.S., 1900, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1901; married Virden, Ill., Oct. 19, 1897, Lenore Bro- naugh; 3 children: Gilmer Vardiman, Mary Bar- bara, Jane. Came to Chicago from Jacksonville, Ill., 1895; was engaged in mfg. business in In- dianapolis and Chicago; since 1900 practicing dentistry in this city. Asst. prof. operative den- tistry, and asst. oral surgeon, Northwestern Univ. Dental School; oral surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club, Nat. Dental Assn., Ill. State Dental Soc., Northern Ill. Den- tal Soc., Chicago Dental Soc. Republican. Club: University. Residence: 1250 Asbury Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 34 E. Washington St.
BLACK, Elmer Ellsworth, banker; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
BLACK, Frederick William, lumber; born In- dianapolis, Aug. 17, 1874; son William F. and Elizabeth (Webster) Black; ed. grammar and high schools; married Winsted, Conn., June 20, 1899, Mary Anna Cooke; 2 daughters: Elizabeth L., Helen L. In employ of Greer, Mills & Co., Union Stock Yards, 1894-8. Organized Harman- Black Coal Co., July 2, 1899; dissolved Aug. 1, 1903; pres. F. W. Black Coal Co., 1903-5; since pres. Fred W. Black Lumber Co. Republican. Mem. Church of Christ. Club: Hamilton. Rec- reation: tennis. Residence: 5032 St. Lawrence Av. Office: Blue Island Av. and Roby St.
BLACK, Greene Vardiman, dentist; born Scott Co., Ill., Aug. 3, 1836; D.D.S., Mo. Dental Coll., St. Louis, 1877; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1884; (Sc.D., Ill. Coll .; LL.D., Northwestern Univ., 1898). Prof. operative dentistry, pathology and bacteriology and dean Northwestern Univ. Den- tal School. Author: Formation of Poisons by Micro-Organisms; Periosteum and Peridental Membrane; Anatomy of the Human Teeth; Op- erative Dentistry (2 vols.); also many soc. pa- pers and journal articles. Residence: 4549 Oak- enwald Av. Office: Northwestern Univ. Bldg.
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