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BLACK, John Charles, lawyer; born Lexing- ton, Miss., Jan. 27, 1839; son Rev. John and Josephine (Culbertson) Black; ed. Wabash Col- lege; (A.M., LL.D., Knox Coll.); married Ada- line L. Griggs, of Urbana, Ill., Sept. 28, 1867. Pvt. and sergt .- maj. 11th Ind. Inf., Apr. 25-Aug.
July 12, 1862; col., Dec. 31, 1862; bvtd. brig .- gen. vols., Apr. 9, 1865, "for gallant services in assault on Ft. Blakely, Ala."; awarded medal of honor, Oct. 31, 1893, for Battle of Prairie Grove, Ark., Dec. 7, 1862 (severely wounded) ; resigned, Aug. 15, 1865. Admitted to bar, 1867; practiced at Danville, Ill., from 1867; candidate for Con- gress, 1866, 1880, 1884, for lt .- gov., 1872; del. Dem. Nat. Conv., 1872; Dem. nominee for U.S. senator, 1879; U.S. commr. of pensions, 1885-9; mem. 53d Congress (1893-5), Ill. at-large; U.S. atty. for Northern Dist. of Ill., 1895-9; mem. U.S. Civil Service Commn. since Dec., 1903, pres. since Jan., 1904. Comdr .- in-chief G.A.R., 1903-4 (comdr. Ill. dept., 1902-3); comdr. Ill. Commandery, Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Resi- dence: Chicago. Office: 1314 Connecticut Av., Washington.
BLACK, John Clarke, banker; born Middle- bury, Addison Co., Vt., July 3, 1837; son Daniel and Jean (Lawrence) Black; ed. pub. schools in Vt .; married New York City, Sept. 25, 1875, Ele- nor Clarke. Arrived in Chicago Mar. 6, 1856; was first employed as bookkeeper and cashier for Ross & Bamber, dry goods, at 141 Lake St., and later with Armour & Co., until 1881. Was one of the organizers and incorporators, Mar. 1883, of the Continental Nat. Bank, of which was for many years pres., and later chmn. board of dirs .; now dir. Continental & Com- mercial Nat. Bank, Northwestern Safe & Trust Co .; trustee Prussian Nat. Ins. Co., of Stettin, Germany; mem. western board of control of the Audit Co. of New York., Trustee Art Inst. of Chicago, Armour Mission. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Bank- ers', Saddle and Cycle. Recreation: travel. Res- idence: 30 W. Walton Pl. Office: 206 S. LaSalle Street.
BLACK, John Donald, lawyer; born Urbana, Ill., Sept. 11, 1872; son Gen. John Charles and Adaline L. (Griggs) Black; ed. pub. schools of Danville, Ill., and Washington, D.C., Columbian Univ. Law School, Washington, Harvard Law School; married Chicago, Jan. 1, 1902, Margaret Horton Potter (divorced, 1910). Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Ill., 1896; now mem. of law firm of Winston, Payne, Strawn & Shaw. Clubs: Mid-Day, Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automo- bile. Residence: Ill. Athletic Club. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BLACK, Robert A., physician; born Apr. 18, 1879; son Rev. J. A. and Tizah M. (Cannon) Black; prep. edn. Washington Acad., Ia .; M. D., Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1904. Engaged in med. practice at Chicago since 1904, making a specialty of the diseases of children; prof. diseases of children, Post-Grad. Med. School, since 1908; attending pediatrician, Chicago Hosp. and Jackson Park Sanitarium. Mem. Assn. Am. Teachers of Diseases of Children, A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Office and Residence: Del Prado Hotel.
BLACK, Stephen H., sec. Bauer & Black; born Davenport, Ia., Mar. 4, 1861; son William and Mary J. (Henley) Black; ed. pub. schools of Clinton, Ia .; married Jennie Ticknor, of Chi- eago, Oct. 13, 1885. Began business career in retail drug store at Clinton, Ia., in 1876, in which remained until went to Omaha in 1880, to engage in wholesale drug business; came to Chicago in 1882 and engaged in same line until 1884, when became mfrs.' agent, in which con- tinued until 1890; mgr. of a mfg. business at New York City, 1891-3; returned to Chicago in 1894 and organized the corpn. of Bauer & Black, mfrs. of porous plasters and surgical dressings, with which has since been identified as sec. and dir. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid- lothian Country, South Shore Country. Recrea- tion: golf. Residence: 2945 Michigan Av. Of- fice: 45 W. 25th St.
BLACK, William Joseph, ry. official; born St. Louis, October 3, 1864; son Andrew and Mary
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(O'Connell) Black; married Mary M. Atchison, of Leavenworth, Kan., Apr. 24, 1895. Entered ry. service, 1879, as office boy; served in vari- ous positions until 1887; chief clerk passenger dept., Oct. 1887-Jan. 1, 1892, asst. gen. pass. agt., Jan. 1, 1892-Feb. 1, 1897, gen. pass. agt., 1897-1905, pass. traffic mgr. entire A.,T.&S.F. System, since Oct. 10, 1905. Office: Railway Exchange.
BLACK, William Perkins, lawyer; born Wood- ford Co., Ky., Nov. 11, 1842; son Rev. John (D.D.) and Josephine (Culbertson) Black; fa- ther died when son was 5 years old, and with mother he removed to Danville, Ill .; ed. schools of Danville, and in 1860 entered Wabash Coll., Crawfordsville, Ind .; remained there until Apr. 15, 1861; enlisted on President Lincoln's 90-day call, in Co. I of the 11th Ind. Zouaves; was mustered out as corporal at end of enlistment and assisted in recruiting a co. in Vermillion Co., Ill., of which was elected capt. (commn. dated Sept. 18, 1861), and it was mustered in for 3 years' service as Co. K, 37th Ill. Inf., at the head of which he remained until the ex- piration of his enlistment, Sept. 30, 1864, par- ticipating in all the engagements of his regt .; married 1869, Hortensia M. MacGreal, of Gal- veston, Tex .; 1 son: William P. E. After re- turning home was 1 year in office of the provost marshal of 7th Congressional Dist. of Ill., at Danville; studied law in office of Arrington & Dent, Chicago; admitted to bar, 1867; practiced at Danville 1 year; returned to Chicago and became partner of his former preceptor, Thom- as Dent, in firm of Dent & Black, until 1886, when the partnership was dissolved, following his defense of the famous anarchist case, in which he was leading counsel, conducting the defense and the subsequent appeals to the Su- preme Court of Ill. and the Supreme Court of U.S. After the close of the trial resumed prac- tice, becoming later senior partner of Black & Fitzgerald; now in individual practice. Was Republican until 1872, when espoused the cause of Horace Greeley; since then has been iden- tified with the Democratic party. Dem. candi- date for Congress, 1882; identified with various reform movements. Pres. Hot Blast Smokeless Stoker Co. Mem. of Geo. H. Thomas Post No. 5 G.A.R. Residence: 3220 Franklin Boul. Office: Ashland Blk.
BLACKBURN, Charles, sec. Cincinnati, Bluff- ton & Chicago R.R. Co .; born Leighton Buz- zard, Eng., July 13, 1874; son Robert and Sa- rah (Crowley) Blackburn; ed. public schools; married Chicago, Dec. 6, 1899, Gertrude S. Bra- cey; children: Ethel Maude, Charles Bracey. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Beverly Country, Ridge Country. Residence: 9351 Pleasant Av. Office: Tribune Bldg.
BLACKBURN, Francis Adelbert, univ. prof .; born Gaines Tp., Genesee Co., Mich., Mar. 5, 1845; son John and Almira Montgomery (Co- vert) Blackburn; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1868, A.M., 1871; Ph.D., Univ. of Leipzig, Germany, 1892; married Berkeley, Cal., Mary Eliza Reed, of Middletown, Conn., Dec. 23, 1884 (died July 8, 1900); married 2d, Harriet Rebecca Black- burn, of Hunnewell, Mo., June 19, 1902; 2 sons: John Francis and Hubert Ely. Prof. ancient languages, Albion (Mich.) Coll., 1870-1; instr. Latin, Univ. of Mich., 1871-5; prin. high school, Pontiac, Mich., 1876-7; teacher, 1877-81, prin., 1881-6, high school, San Francisco; teacher, Bel- mont School, Cal., 1886-9; assistant prof. Eng- lish language, 1892-6, asso. prof. since 1896, Univ. of Chicago. Contributor to philol. jour- nals. Served as pvt. Battery G, 1st Mich. Light Arty., 1864-5. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. Amer- ica. Advisory Council Simplified Spelling Board, Psi Upsilon. Recreations: landscape photog- raphy, making and coloring lantern slides, walk- ing, bicycle riding and archery. Residence: 1228 E. 56th St.
born Jericho Center, Vt., Aug. 15, 1848; son Henry C. and Minerva (Lane) Blackman; par- ents came to Ill., settling in McHenry Co .; ed. pub. schools of Harvard, Ill .; married Harvard, 1871, Jennie Diggins. Began in the grain com- mission business with his brother, Willis L., 1862, and a few years later the present style of Blackman Bros. was adopted. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Illinois, Hinsdale Golf. Residence: Hins- dale, Ill. Office: Board of Trade.
*BLACKMAN, Franklin Pierce, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
BLACKMAN, Willis Lemuel, grain commn; born Jericho Center, Vt., May 2, 1845; son Hen- ry C. and Minerva (Lane) Blackman; removed with parents in boyhood to Harvard, Ill .; ed. pub. schools of Harvard; married Fenton, Mich., 1869, Carrie Linsley; children: Winifred (Mrs. E. E. Gray), Willis L., Bonnibel, Marjorie. Came to Chicago in 1862 and established in the grain commn. business later with two brothers, form- ing the firm of Blackman Bros., to which suc- ceeded, 1908. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Re- publican. Alderman of Hinsdale, 1900-4. Con- gregationalist. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: Board of Trade.
BLACKWELDER, I. S., underwriter; born Montgomery Co., Ill., Mar. 8, 1840; son Peter and Nelly Blackwelder; ed. common schools, Litchfield, Ill., and acad. at Hillsboro, Ill .; mar- ried Lawrence, Kan., Apr. 5, 1877, Alice Ger- trude Boughton; children: Paul, Eliot. County clerk of Montgomery Co., Ill., 1861-4; in drug business, 1864-6; local fire ins. agent at Hills- boro, Ill., 1864; in field as representative of va- rious prominent fire ins. cos., 1868-74 and 1877- 81; traveled as supervising agt. Nat. Board of Fire Underwriters, 1874-6; western mgr. Ni- agara Fire Ins. Co., of New York, Apr. 1881- Jan. 1, 1908. Republican. Mem. S.A.R., Mason, K.T. Club: Union League. Residence: Morgan Park, Ill. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
BLACKWOOD, Alexander Leslie, surgeon; born Huntingdon Co., Que., Can., July 28, 1862; son John and Ann (Steell) Blackwood; ed. Huntingdon (Can.) Academy and McGill Univ., Montreal; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chica- go, 1888, New York Post-Grad. Med. Sch. and Hosp., 1889, Johns Hopkins Med. Sch., 1902; married Helen A. Winslow, of Hammond, Ind., Aug. 16, 1891 (died Feb. 11, 1903); 2 sons: Les- lie Winslow, Howard C. Sr. prof. materia med- ica and prof. clin. medicine, Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, since 1899. Mem. Chicago Bd. Edn. (vice-pres.) Author: Diseases of the Heart, 1901; Diseases of the Lungs, 1902; A Manual of Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacology, 1906; Pancreas and Ductless Glands, 1907; Diseases of the Food Tract. Res- idence: 9128 Erie Av. Office: 34 E. Washington Street.
BLAIR, Chauncey J., banker; born Michigan City, Ind., Apr. 6, 1845; eldest son Chauncey Buckley and Caroline O. (DeGraff) Blair; ed. pvt. schools in Chicago; married Chicago, Oct. 26, 1882, Mary A. I. Mitchell; children: Italia Mitchell, Chauncey B., Mildred M., William M. Came to Chicago in 1864; pres. Merchants' Nat. Bank (founded by his father), 15 years; began with that bank in 1879, and served in various capacities until 1888, when succeeded his father as pres .; bank was consolidated in spring of 1903 with the Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, of which is vice-pres. Also pres. Kennicott Water Softener Co .; dir. South Side Elevated R.R. Co. Vice-pres. Chicago Home for the Friendless. Republican. Clubs: Chicago. Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Bankers', Casino (Edgewater), Caxton, Onwentsia, Quadrangle, Saddle and Cy- cle. Recreations: reading and outdoor diver- sions. Residence: 4830 Drexel Boul. Office: Corn Exchange Nat. Bank.
BLAIR, Frank Anthony, mnfr .; born Franklin BLACKMAN, Chester Sidney, grain commn .; Center, P.Q., Can., Sept. 15, 1869; son Alexander
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and Elizabeth (Anthony) Blair; ed. at Hunting- don (Que.) Acad., and Davis & Buie's Business Coll., Montreal; married Carrie Eugenia Mann, of Hancock, Md., Dec. 23, 1895; 1 son: F. King. Came to Chicago in 1892, entering employ of the Fitzgerald Plaster Co., of which was mgr., 1892-5; with other Chicago enterprises until 1900; began with Foley & Co., proprietary med- icines, as salesman, 1900, becoming office mgr., 1902, 2d vice-pres. and general mgr., 1904, and vice-pres., treas. and gen. mgr. since 1909; also vice-pres. and mgr. the Magnolia Springs Land Co .; treas. and mgr. Foley-Gregory En- gine Co. Republican. Methodist. Mem. I.O.O.F., Ill. Commercial Men's Assn. Clubs: Marquette, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: motor-boating. Resi- dence: 532 Oakdale Av. Office: 319-331 W. Ohio Street.
*BLAIR, Frank Preston, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
BLAIR, Henry Augustus, financier; born Michigan City, Ind., July 6, 1852; son Chauncey Buckley and Caroline O. (DeGraff) Blair; ed. Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass .; married Grace E. Pearce, of Chicago, Feb. 19, 1878; children: Natalie, Anita. After leaving school in 1871 entered the Merchants' Nat. Bank of Chicago, of which his father was founder and with which he continued, becoming vice-pres., until 1902, when the bank consolidated with the Corn Exchange Nat. Bank; in 1904 became receiver North Chicago Street Ry. and West Chicago Street Ry. and continued as such until the reorganization of the properties into the Chicago Rys. Co .; vice-pres. Ill. Trust & Sav- ings Bank; dir. Union Trust Co., Calumet and Chicago Canal & Dock Co., Elgin Nat. Watch Co., Commonwealth Edison Co .; chmn. board of dirs. Chicago Rys. Co. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Caxton, Chicago Golf, Midlothian, South Shore Country, Exmoor, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Recrea- tion: golf. Residence: 2735 Prairie Av .; Sum- mer, Jefferson, N.H. Office: Borland Bldg.
BLAIR, Sidney O., merchant; born on a farm, Blandford, Hampden Co., Mass., Sept. 11, 1846; son Samuel O. and Eliza (Osborn) Blair; mar- ried Anna Louise Petty, of Detroit, Mich., May 8, 1872; children: Mary L. (Mrs. Russell E. Burke, N.Y.), and Robert Osborn. Came to Chi- cago in 1868; employed as clerk in wholesale grocery; in 1871 engaged in coffee and spice business; founded present company in 1878; in- corporated in 1882; pres. E. B. Millar Coffee & Spice Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: fishing and motoring. Residence: 4448 Drexel Boul. Office: Michigan Av. and South Water St.
BLAIR, Watson Franklin, capitalist; born Michigan City, Ind., Jan. 29, 1854; son Chaun- cey Buckley and Caroline O. (De Graff) Blair; ed. Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass .; mar- ried Chicago, 1883, Alice Keep; children: Wat- son, Wolcott. After leaving school entered the pork and beef packing firm of Culbertson, Blair & Co., until 1877; then engaged in the grain commn. business on the Chicago Board of Trade as Blair & Co. until 1890, when retired from active business; was several years dir. Merchants' Nat. Bank (founded by his father) prior to 1902, at which time that bank, after an honorable career of 40 years, consolidated with the Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, and it do- nated to its employes $100,000; now dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle, On- wentsia. Recreations: golf and motoring. Res- idence: 720 Rush St. Office: Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.
BLAKE, Charles George, granite mfr .; born Devonshire, Eng., Oct. 3, 1866; son William Milne and Ann Maria (Prouse) Blake; ed. grammar and high schools of Westerly, R.I .; Cowles Art School, Boston; Art Inst. of Chi- cago; studied monumental art in Europe; mar-
ried Sycamore, Ill., May 10, 1899, Mildred Ger- trude Ellwood; 2 sons: Charles E. and Donald P. In business alone, 1890-5; then took William J. Blake (brother) into partnership, firm be- coming Charles G. Blake & Co., mfrs. of gran- ite monuments; dir. Calumet Trust & Savings Bank, of Morgan Park. Republican; member Board of Trustees of Morgan Park, 1907-10. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange, Municipal Art League of Chicago; life mem. Art Inst. of Chi- cago. Episcopalian; senior warden Church of the Mediator, Morgan Park. Was mem. R.I. Militia and of provisional regt. sent to New York to participate in the Washington Centen- nial. Mason, 32°, K.T., Shriner; Patriarch Mil- itant of I.O.O.F. Clubs: Hamilton (life mem.), Chicago Architectural, Ridge Country. Recrea- tions: golf, tennis, baseball and bowling. Resi- dence: 10823 Armida Av., Morgan Park, Ill. Of- fice: The Temple.
BLAKE, Edgar, clergyman; born Gorham, Me., Dec. 8, 1869; son Charles H. and Abigail (Redlon) Blake; ed. common schools of Me .; grad. Boston Univ. School Theology, 1898; (D. D., Neb. Wesleyan Univ., 1909); married Char- lotte Woodman, of Westbrook, Me., Feb. 4, 1891. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1895; pastor Salem, N. H., 1895-9, Lebanon, N.H., 1895-1903, Manches- ter, N.H., 1903-8; asst. sec. Board of Sunday Schools, M.E. Church, since July, 1908. Repub- lican. Residence: 612 Church St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 14 W. Washington St.
BLAKE, Edward Everett; see Vol. 1905.
BLAKE, Freeman K., judge; born DeKalb Co., Ind., Mar. 25, 1858; son James O. and Mar- tha (Kelley) Blake; A.B., Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ., 1881; married Andrews, Ind., Mar. 12, 1884, Iva A. Minnich; married 2d, Chicago, Aug. 5, 1908, Florence B. Marble; 1 son: Guy M. Practiced at Auburn, Ind., 1884-9, since at Chi- cago. Mem. Chicago City Council, 1899-1905; judge Municipal Court of Chicago, Dec. 1, 1906- Dec. 1, 1912. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Ma- sonic Order, Nat. Union, Columbian Knights, Modern Woodmen of America. Clubs: Hamil- ton, City. Recreations: golf and walking. Resi- dence: 4125 Perry St. Office: Municipal Courts Building.
BLAKE, James Vila, clergyman; born Brook- lyn, Jan. 21, 1842; son Hamlin and Elizabeth (Dexter) Blake; A.B., Harvard, 1862, B.D., 1866; married Abbie Frances Hovey, of Haverhill, Mass., 1869. Ordained Unitarian ministry, 1867; pastor Haverhill, Mass., 1867-9, 28th Congl. Soc., Boston, 1869-72, Second Congl. Church, Quincy, Ill., 1878-83, Third Unitarian Church, Chicago, 1883-97, Church of All Souls, Evans- ton, Ill., since 1892. Author of numerous books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 122 N. Ashland Boul.
BLAKELEY, John Marvin, lawyer; born St. Paul, Minn., June 14, 1864; son of Russell and Eleanor L. (Sheldon) Blakeley; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific School (Yale), 1886; LL.B., Yale Law School, 1888; married Emily A. Robbins, of St. Paul, Sept. 26, 1908. Practiced at St. Paul, 1888- 1900, Chicago since 1900; mem. firm of Wells & Blakeley. Republican. Clubs: University, City. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1210 Astor St. Of- fice: 19 S. LaSalle St :.
*BLAKELY, Charles Franklin, printer; see Vol. 1905.
BLAKEY, Alvin Jay, investment broker; born Racine Co., near Union Grove, Wis., Feb. 28, 1855; son Thomas and Mary (Stott) Blakey; ed. common school, Yorkville, Racine Co., Wis .; be- gan teaching at age of 19; grad Wis. State Nor- mal School, Whitewater, 1877; married Mar. 4, 1885, Carrie A. Turner, native of New York City; children: Harold A. (deceased), Katherine Alice. Taught school 4 years, then was a com- mercial traveler in watches, diamonds and jew- elry for 10 years, traveling from Chicago; since 1889 has been an investor in Chicago, and was
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a mem. for some years of firm of Bobb & Bla- key, real estate brokers; now investment bro- ker, also pres. La. Lumber & Farm Co. Repub- lican. Recreations: chess and checkers. Resi- dence: 5423 Kenmore Av. Office: 106 N. LaSalle Street.
BLANCHARD, Don Curtis, mgr. Mechanical Rubber Co .; born Rochester, Pa., Feb. 16, 1864; son Ira Blanchard and Dorcas Eloise (Riley) Blanchard; ed. pub. school, Rochester, Pa., to 1878; married Allegheny, Pa., Oct. 2, 1884, So- phia Mayer; 1 son: Don Curtis, Jr. Began busi- ness career as messenger boy in ry. office and with Western Union Telegraph Co., Rochester, Pa .; telegraph operator and mgr. of telegraph office in general offices of the Pa. Lines west of Pittsburgh, at Pittsburgh, Pa .; came to Chi- cago, 1887, and entered employ of Chicago Rub- ber Works, which changed, 1892, to the Me- chanical Rubber Co., started as office clerk, be- came supt. in 1895 and has been mgr. since Jan. 1, 1904. Company's plant at Grand Av. and W. Ohio St., mfg. rubber goods for mechanical purposes, belting, hose, etc. Sec. and treas. The Walldren Express & Van Co., Chicago. Repub- lican. 32° Mason, K.T., Shriner. Recreations: theatre, driving and baseball. Residence: 2331 Washington Boul. Office: 307 W. Randolph St.
BLANCHARD, Wallace, orthopedic surgeon; born Fredonia, N.Y., Dec. 15, 1849; son Dr. Jo- seph and Jane Agnes (Mills) Blanchard; resi- dent Chicago from 1858; graduate Hathaway's Acad., 1865; M.D., Med. Dept. Northwestern Univ., 1869; unmarried. Engaged in practice since 1869; specialist in orthopedic surgery; for years has been orthopedic surgeon to the Home for Destitute Crippled Children. Mem. A.M.A., Congress of Am. Physicians and Surgeons, Am. Orthopedic Assn., Ill. State Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Methodist. Past Com- mander St. Bernard Commandery No. 35, K.T., Ill .; Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Chicago Council No. 4, Royal and Select Master Masons. Residence: 3706 Pine Grove Av. Office: 15 E. Washington St.
BLANDEN, Charles Granger, sec. Rialto Co., and author; born Marengo, McHenry Co., Ill., Jan. 19, 1857; son Granger and Anna Louise (Tiffany) Blanden; ed. pub. schools, Park Av. Inst., Bridgeport, Conn .; married Ottumwa, Ia., Sept. 17, 1884, Elizabeth Mills. For 15 years was with the First Nat. Bank of Fort Dodge, Ia., as teller, asst. cashier and cashier; came to Chicago, 1890; since 1891 with the Rialto Co. (incorporated, 1886), owning the Postal Tele- graph Bldg .; is sec. and dir. of company, and agent of the bldg. Was mayor of Fort Dodge, Ia., 1887-8; pres. of school trustees, town of Cicero, 1904-5. Republican. Author several books of verse. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg.
BLATCHFORD, Eliphalet Wickes, retired mfr .; born Stillwater, N.Y., May 31; 1826; son Dr. John and Frances (Wickes) Blatchford; grad. Ill. Coll., Jacksonville, 1845 (LL.D.); mar- ried Oct. 7, 1858, Mary Emily Williams, Chicago. Engaged in business at St. Louis, 1850; came to Chicago, 1854; mem. and treas. Northwestern branch U.S. Sanitary Commn., 1861-5; long dir. and over 30 years pres. board of trustees, Chi- cago Theol. Sem .; one of the two original exec- utors and trustees of Walter L. Newberry's es- tate, charged with duty of creating the New- berry Library, of which he is pres .; trustec John Crerar Library; pres. board of trustees, Chicago Manual Training School, from its foun- dation till its absorption by the Univ. of Chi- cago, and connected with many other ednl. and religious organizations; corporate mem. (vice- pres., 1885-98) Am. Board of Commrs. for For- eign Missions (Congregational); pres. E. W. Blatchford & Co. Clubs: University, Chicago Literary. Residence: 1111 LaSalle Av. Office: 230 N. Clinton St.
BLATCHFORD, Nathaniel Hopkins, mfr .:
born Quincy, Ill., Sept. 25, 1849; son Rev. John and Frances (Wickes) Blatchford; ed. Chicago High School and at Norwich, Conn .; married Ella Marion Philbrick, Concord, N.H. (died 1899); married 2d, Helen D. Wheeler, Ripon, Wis., 1901; children: Francis Wickes (M.D.), Nathaniel H., Jr. Entered the office of E. W. Blatchford & Co., mfrs. of lead pipe, etc., as clerk in 1869, and has been connected with that firm and company ever since; also mgr. branch of United Lead Co. Republican. Congregational- ist. Clubs: Skokie Country, Union League. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 230 N. Clinton St.
BLATCHFORD, Paul, sec. Central Supply Assn .; born Chicago, July 18, 1859; son E. W. and Mary E. (Williams) Blatchford; A.B., Am- herst (Mass.) Coll., 1882; married Bangor, Me., 1887, Frances V. Lord; children: John, Dorothy L., Barbara, Charles L. From 1882 until 1900 was actively engaged at Blatchford & Co.'s lead works, West Side, withdrawing in 1900 to be- come sec. of the Central Supply Assn., embrac- ing mfrs. and jobbers of water, steam and gas supplies. Also sec. and dir. E. W. Blatchford & Co. Sec. Chicago Metal Trades' Assn. since 1903; sec. Employers Assn. of Hotel Men of Chicago. Republican. Gov. Ill. Soc. Mayflower Descendants, 1907-9; lieut .- gov. Ill. Soc. Colo- nial Wars, 1908-9; mem. Ill. Soc. S.A.R. Mason, Oak Park Lodge, Cicero Chapter R.A.M., Siloam Commandery K.T., Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine. Clubs: University, Westward Ho, Cax- ton. Residence: 333 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 7 S. Dearborn St.
BLAUVELT, Martin Post, ry. comptroller; born Suffern, Rockland Co., N.Y., Feb. 25, 1865; son Cornelius Aaron and Arminda (Post) Blau- velt; ed. Goshen (N.Y.) Collegiate Inst .; mar- ried Mary Fraser, of Jersey City, N.J., Jan. 20, 1892. Began ry. service as clerk local freight office D.,L.&W.R.R., Hoboken, N.J., 1886-7; with Erie R.R., New York, as clerk in various depts., 1887-1902, asst. auditor, June 1-Oct. 1, 1902, auditor, Oct. 1, 1902-Jan. 1, 1903, comptroller, Jan. 1, 1903-Feb. 1910; comptroller I.C.R.R. since Feb. 8, 1910; also comptroller Yazoo & Miss. Valley R.R. Co .; comptroller and dir. In- dianapolis Southern R.R. Co. Republican. Dutch Reformed Church. Vice-pres. Assn. Am. Ry. Accounting Officers. Clubs: South Shore Coun- try (Chicago), New York Athletic. Recreations: athletics. Residence: 4559 Greenwood Av. Of- fice: Central Station.
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