The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 26

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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BRADLEY, Kenneth McPherson, musical ed- ucator; born Campbellsville, Ky., Sept. 27, 1872; son J. S. and Anna D. (McPherson) Bradley; ed. Add Ran Coll., Tex., 3 yrs., Univ. of Woos- ter, O., 1 yr., Univ. of Ky., 2 yrs., Cincinnati Coll. of Music, 1 yr., Cincinnati Conservatory, 2 yrs., by pvt. teacher, Paris, France, 1 yr .; un- married. After finishing sch., organized sch. of music at Waxahachie, Tex., removed it 3 yrs. later to Fort Worth, Tex., where conducted it 4 yrs .; dir. Bush Temple Conservatory of Music, Chicago, since 1902. Lecturer, pianist, theorist and instr .; has lectured before many musical clubs and colls. Author: Harmony and Analy- see Vol. 1905.

BRADLEY, Luther Daniels, cartoonist; born New Haven, Conn., Sept. 29, 1853; son Francis and Sarah Beaman (Ruggles) Bradley; ed. Ev- anston pub. school, 1865-6; Northwestern Pre- paratory Acad., 1867-70; Northwestern Univ., 1870-3; Yale Coll., 1873-5; married Evanston, Ill., Oct. 31, 1901, Agnes Floyd Smith; children: Francis, John Freeman, Elizabeth, Margaret. Upon leaving Yale, 1875, entered business in employ of Baird & Bradley, real estate, Chica- go; went to Australia, 1882; cartoonist for Aus- tralian Tit Bits, 1884; later cartoonist and ed- itor Melbourne Life; cartoonist Melbourne Punch, 1888-93; returned to Chicago, 1893; car- toonist Chicago Journal, 1894, Inter Ocean, 1894-8, Chicago Daily News and head of art dept. since 1899. Independent Republican. Epis- copalian. Residence: 822 Michigan Av., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: The Daily News.

BRADLEY, Ralph Robinson, lawyer; born Chicago, Mar. 17, 1870; son John and Sophia (Robinson) Bradley; ed. pub. schools and Univ. of Mich., 1892; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1893; married Ft. Madison, Ia., Jan. 10, 1900, Maude Louise Morrison. Admitted to bar, 1893, and became associated in 1894 as a junior partner in the firm of Collins, Goodrich, Dar- row & Vincent; in 1895 the present law firm of Goodrich, Vincent & Bradley was formed. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Union League, South Shore Country. Resi- dence: 5141 Hibbard Av. Office: The Rookery.

BRADLEY, Thomas E. D., lawyer; born on father's farm nr. Waynesville, DeWitt Co., Ill., Dec. 13, 1861; son John Enoch and Sarah (Spry) Bradley; grad. Ill. State Normal Univ., 1883; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1888; married Chicago, June 26, 1890, Lizzie Russell; children: Eleanor, Paul Russell. Admitted to Ill. bar, June 14, 1888, and engaged in practice. Was prof. of law, Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1891-2; prof. law of contracts, evidence and equity, jurisprudence and pleading, Kent Coll. of Law, 1892-9; now prof. of the law of contracts and evidence in Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Trustee Chicago Foundlings' Home. Active in religious and charitable work. Clubs: Illinois, Hamilton. Residence: Wilmette, Ill. Office: Hartford Bldg.

BRADSHAW, John Herman, merchant; born Mechanicville, Saratoga Co., N.Y., May 4, 1836; son William and Lucy (Boynton) Bradshaw; ed. district school of Mechanicville; married Charlotte, Vt., June 16, 1875, Frances A. Stone (died 1902); children: Antoinette (died in in- fancy), Grace (Mrs. Rev. Arthur E. Holt), Eu- genie Fulton, Agnes Boynton. In mercantile life from boyhood; established in business in Chicago, 1865, as a mfr. of and wholesale deal- er in glucose and syrups; firm became Brad- shaw & Wait, 1872, but Mr. Wait retired in 1897 and he conducted the business alone until 1909, when he also retired. Pres. of The Ad- vance Publishing Co. since 1902. Republican. Senior warden emeritus St. Paul's R. E. Church. Residence: 1021 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill.

BRADT, Charles Edwin, clergyman; born La- Porte, Ind., Nov. 7, 1863; son Isaac Henry and Ann Elizabeth (Bastow) Bradt; A.B., Univ. of Wooster, O., 1886, A.M., 1889, Ph.D., 1897 (D.D., 1905) ; married Nellie Acken, of Humboldt, Neb., June 11, 1889; children: Margaret, Gordon, Ed- win. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1889; pastor Second Ch., Lincoln, Neb., 1889-96, First Ch., Wichita, Kan., 1896-1905; sec. Presbyn. Bd. of Foreign Missions at Chicago since 1905. Office: 509 S. Wabash Av.

BRADWELL, James B., jurist; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

BRADWELL, Thomas, justice of the peace:

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BRADY, Hugo, mfr .; born Cuxhaven, Ger- chael Brand, until 1874; then conducted a brew- many, Sept. 12, 1854; son B. I. and Emma ery of his own at Blue Island, Ill., 1874-8; sold out and became partner with his uncle, organ- izing corporation of Michael Brand & Co., which, in 1891, became part of the U.S. Brew- ing Co., of which is now pres., treas. and dir. Also pres., treas. and dir. of U.S. Security Co. Was city treas. of Chicago, 1881-3; mem. Board of Education, 1884-7; Democrat. Mason (32º ). Club: Germania Maennerchor. Recreation: farm- ing. Residence: 53 Cedar St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. (Friedman) Brady; ed. pub. schools in Ger- many; emigrated to U.S., 1869; married Chica- go, June 16, 1885, Mathilde Schoenfeld; chil- dren: Paul A. and Doris. Was clerk in retail men's furnishing store, Washington, D.C., 1869- 75; mem. firm of Franc & Brady, men's furnish- ings, Toledo, O., 1875-9; founder and propr. men's furnishing goods store of Hugo Brady, Peoria, Ill., 1879-83; since 1883 mem. of firm of Friedlander, Brady & Co., mfrs. of knit goods. Republican. Jewish religion. Residence: 4812 Vincennes Av. Office: 501 S. Green St.

*BRADY, John Franklin; see Vol. 1905.

BRAGDON, Merritt Caldwell, physician; born Auburn, N.Y., Jan. 6, 1850; son Charles P. and Sarah (Cushman) Bragdon; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1870, A.M., M.D., 1873; post-grad. studies in Chicago Med. Coll., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Phila., and at Vienna; married Elizabeth Wayne Byerly, of Philadelphia, June 6, 1876; children: Elizabeth, Wayne, Charles Ridgaway, Sara Fran- ces, Merritt Caldwell, Jr. Engaged in medical practice at Evanston since 1873; mem. attend- ing staff Evanston Hosp. Dir. State Bank of Evanston. Mem. Board of Edn., Evanston; trus- tee Northwestern Univ. since 1899, also First Methodist Church, Evanston. Mem. Am. Inst. of Homeopathy, Ill. State Med. Soc. Residence: 1709 Chicago Av., Evanston, Ill.

BRAINARD, Edward Chauncey; born Cleve- land, O., Jan. 12, 1856; son Chauncey and Ma- linda (Parks) Brainard; ed. pub. schools of Cleveland; married Chicago, Nov. 1881, Eleanor Millar; 1 son: Millar. Treas. and trustee Mu- tual Life Ins. Co. of Ill., 1902-4; retired from active business Dec. 31, 1908. Republican; del. Republican State Convention, 1904. Clubs: Union League, Suburban of LaGrange. Residence: 237 S. Spring Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: The Rook- ery.

BRAND, Charles Herbert, sand; born Mill- edgeville, Ill., Nov. 16, 1864; son Isaac and Emma Viola (Seville) Brand; B.L., Northwest- ern Univ., 1887; married Chicago, Nov. 15, 1892, Franc Warner; 1 son: Warner Holmes. After leaving college was employed in the banking house of Preston, Kean & Co., and later with the Ill. Trust & Savings Bank; in 1889 went with the New England Mutual Life Ins. Co. as cashier of the Ill. agency until 1902; mem. firm Morrison & Brand, accident ins., 1902-5; in Cal., 1905-7; since in Chicago as pres. Atwood-Davis Sand Co .; also treas. Central Sand Co. since Mar. 1910. Republican. Methodist. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 517 Oakwood Boul. Of- fice: Merchants' Loan & Trust Bldg.

BRAND, Horace L .; born Chicago, Oct. 6. 1868; son Michael and Philippine (Darmstaet- ter) Brand; prep. edn. University School, Chica- go; grad. Mass. Inst. Technology, Boston, 1891; married Louise M. Keller, July 27, 1897; mar- ried 2d, Mrs. Margareta True, Jan. 31, 1910; daughter: Erna. Was graduated as mech. engr .; employed in Chicago Iron Works, 1891; sec. to his father in real estate and loan business, 1892-5, furniture mfr. in Chicago, 1895-7; mgr. of a fruit farm in Mo., 1897-1900. Since 1900 pres. and dir. of Brand Bros. Co .; sec. and dir. Brandsville Fruit Farm Co .; dir. Ill. Pub. Co .; pres. and dir. Vril Co. German Lutheran. Clubs: Germania Maennerchor, Exmoor Country, Ill. Athletic, Marquette, University, South Shore Country. Residence: 533 Wellington Av. Office: 104 N. 5th Av. and 23-25 W. Illinois St.

BRAND, Rudolph, pres. United States Brew- ing Co .; born Odernheim, near Mainz-on-the- Rhine, Germany, Apr. 10, 1851; ed. schools of Darmstadt, Germany; married Chicago, 1875, Clara, daughter of Ernest Uhlich; children: Hedwig (Mrs. Carl M. Gottfried), Philip Ru- dolph, Alfred. Learned brewing trade in Darm- stadt, whence came direct to Chicago in 1868; connected with the brewery of his uncle, Mi-

BRAND, Virgil Michael, brewer; born Blue Island, Ill., Jan. 16, 1862; son Michael and Phil- ippine Brand; ed. pub. schools of Chicago. With Michael Brand Brewing Co., 1878-89, which be- came a part of the U.S. Brewing Co., with which remained until 1891. Was out of busi- ness, 1891-9, but in the latter year established the Brand Brewing Co., of which has since been pres. and mgr .; was also pres. Globe Brewing Co. till it was absorbed by the Brand Brewery Co., Jan. 1, 1910; vice-pres. Brandsville Fruit Farm Co. Mem. K.P., Art Inst. of Chicago, Ger- man Hist. Soc., Chicago Numismatic Soc. Club: Ill. Athletic. Residence and Office: 2530 Elston Avenue.

BRANDRIFF, Charles Daniel, ry. accountant; born Millville, N.J., Feb. 18, 1874; son Charles P. and Emma J. (Gandy) Brandriff; grad. Mis- souri Valley (Ia.) High Sch., 1891; student Ia. (now Grinnell) Coll., Grinnell, Ia., 1892-5; B.L., Univ. of Mich., 1897; married Lola E. Chapman, of Missouri Valley, Ia., May 6, 1901; 1 son: Charles Edward. In service with C.&N.W.Ry. since 1897, successively as accountant, Missouri Valley, Ia., 1897-9, accountant, gen. offices, Chi- cago, 1900-2, gen. bookkeeper, 1903-9, and gen. auditor since May 1, 1910. Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.

BRANDT, George Washington, lawyer; 1848- 1910; see Vol. 1905.

BRANEN, Frank, physician; born Fayette Co., O., Aug. 5, 1865; son William and Margaret (Briggs) Branen; ed. Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. College, Philadelphia, 1891; married Charles City, Ia., Sept. 10, 1894, Lillian Sanford. Gynecologist to Garfield Sanitarium; prof. gynecology, Hering Med. Coll. Mem. Ill. State Homo. Med. Assn., Cook Co. Homo. Med. Soc. Republican. Mason (K.P.). Residence: 2338 W. Monroe St. Office: 32 N. State St.

ERANHAM, Benjamin Pope, publisher and printer; born Owen Co., Ky., May 26, 1865; son Benjamin Osborne and Nannie S. (Forsee) Branham; ed. pub. schs. of Kentucky; married Sallie A. Johnson, of Ky., Sept. 8, 1882; chil- dren: Goldie M., Bessie P., Lucille M., Camille L. Began learning printing trade in early boy- hood; became connected with the Courier-Jour- nal Job Printing Co., Louisville, Ky., 1884, and has since remained with that co., becoming vice- pres. in 1902; also vice-pres. Ins. Field Co., Louisville, publishers of weekly ins. paper; also pres. Commercial Publishing Co., Chicago, pub- lishers of the Hotel Bulletin. Democrat. Bap- tist. Club: Union League. Residence: 627 Ful- lerton Boul. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

BRAUN, David Johann, mfr .; born Esslingen, Kingdom of Württemberg, Germany, Dec. 30, 1842; son Johann N. and Rosine (Hamm) Braun; attended pub. school from 6th to 14th year, and attended several courses of evening schools later on; married Buffalo, N.Y., Apr. 2, 1868, Laura U. Häussler; children: Rosa Clara (Mrs. C. E. Browne), Frieda Laura (Mrs. James C. Downs), Sidney D. R. Served 4 years' ap- prenticeship as metal spinner in Germany; came to U.S. Feb. 1867; worked at trade in Buffalo, 1867-70; came to Chicago, Aug. 1870; worked at trade for Taft, Schwamb & Co. until Nov. 1874; mem. firm Braun & Geiss, electric fixtures, 1874-7; changed to Braun & Abbott, 1877-80; bought out Mr. Abbott, 1880, and conducted under own name until incorporating the David

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J. Braun Mfg. Co., 1889. Republican. Mem. Herder Lodge No. 609 A.F.&A.M .; Odd Fellow. Residence: 6800 N. Ashland Av., Rogers Park. Office: Washington and Union Sts.

*BRAY, Frank Chapin, editor; see Vol. 1905.

BREAKSTONE, Benjamin Henry, physician, surgeon; born Suwolk, Poland, Russia, Mar. 27, 1877; son Judah Reuben and Esther (Semia- tisky) Breakstone; ed. primary school and Grammar School No. 2, New York City, to 1889; grad. Scranton (Pa.) High School, 1893, Ill. Coll. of Psychology and Suggestive Therapeu- tics, Aug. 1897; passed examination, Ill. State Bd. of Health, Apr. 1898; M.D., Rush Med. Col- lege, 1899; B.S., Carnegie Univ., 1910; attended Cook Co. Hosp., 1897-9; married Rose Fried- man, of Chicago, Apr. 1905; 2 children: Judah Reuben and Blanche Dorothy. Asst. in gyneco- logical clinic, 1897-9, asst. attending neurolo- gist, 1899-1900, attending surgeon, 1900-1, house physician, 1901-2, Central Free Dispensary; ad- junct prof. chemistry, Jenner Med. Coll., 1899- 1900; physician to (and honorary member) Friends of Poor since 1898; physician to (and honorary mem.) Mutual Friends 2d Regt. Ill. Vols. since 1898; attending surgeon, 1899-1901, surgeon-in-chief since 1901, Red Shield Sanita- rium; surgeon-in-chief dept. of skin, venereal and genito-urinary diseases, Maimonides Poly- clinic Hosp .; adjunct prof. diseases of women, Ill. Med. Coll., 1900-2; attending dermatologist and genito-urinary surgeon, Ill. Med. Coll. Dis- pensary, 1899-1901; attending gynecologist, 1904, and since 1901 asso. attending surgeon, United Hebrew Charities Dispensary; prof. genito-uri- nary surgery and venereal diseases, Jenner Med. Coll., 1903-9; attending surgeon, Olivet Mission Dispensary, since 1903; surgeon to Cook Co. Hospital, 1904; consulting surgeon Mary Thompson Hosp. for Women and Children, since 1909; attending surgeon Jefferson Park Hosp. and Polyclinic since 1908; prof. genito-urinary and clinical surgery, Bennett Med. Coll. (Car- negie Univ.), 1909-10; prof. surgery, Bennett Med. Coll. (Loyola Univ.), since 1910; founder, dir. and surgeon-in-chief Maimonides Kosher Hosp .; dir. Chicago Hebrew Inst., 1907-9. Au- thor: Every Day Surgery. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Med. socs., Am. Med. Assn .; 1st vice- pres. West Chicago Med. Soc. since 1902; hon- orary alumnus Ill. Med. Coll .; founder and mem. West Side Physicians' Club. Mem. and examiner E.R.K.P., I.W.S.O., O.B.A., A.O.S., K.& L.S., I.O.B.C.U .; mem. I.O.O.F. Clubs: Lawn- dale, Self-Educational, Mckinley League, El- dorado. Independent Republican. Recreations: music and art. Residence: 3716 Douglas Boul. Office: 32 N. State St.

BREASTED, James Henry, Egyptologist; born Rockford, Ill., Aug. 27, 1865; son Charles and Harriet N. (Garrison) Breasted; A.B., North- western Coll., 1888; studied Chicago Theol. Sem. (particularly Hebrew), 1888-90; A.M., Yale, 1892; A.M., Ph.D., Univ. of Berlin, 1894; (hon. B.D., Chicago Theol. Sem., 1898); married Ber- lin, Germany, Frances Hart, Oct. 22, 1894. Asst. in Egyptology, 1894-6, instr. Egyptology and Semitic langs., 1896-8, asst. prof., 1898-1902, asso. prof., 1902-5, prof. Egyptology and Ori- ental history since 1905, Univ. of Chicago; asst. dir., 1895-1901, dir. since 1901, Haskell Oriental Mus. of Univ. of Chicago. Collecting for Univ. of Chicago in Egypt, 1894-5; Thomas lecturer, Richmond (Va.) Coll., 1897; apptd. (1900) on a year's mission to the museums of Europe by commn. of the Royal acads. of Germany (Ber- lin, Leipzig, Munich, Göttingen), to copy and arrange the Egyptian inscriptions in those mu- seums for the Egyptian dictionary, for the completion of which the acads. were commis- sioned and endowed by the German Emperor; dir. Egyptian expdn. of Univ. of Chicago, 1903. Asso, editor American Journal Semitic Lan- guages, The Biblical World. Hon. mem. Royal Acad. Sciences, Berlin. Author of various books

and papers, for titles see Who's Who in Amer- ica. Residence: 5545 Lexington Av.

BRECHER, Oscar W., lawyer; born Sand- wich, Ill., Dec. 5, 1871; son Gustave and Bar- bara (Woelfel) Brecher; grad. Lake View High School, 1889, Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake For- est Univ.), 1892; married Dora Brauckmann, of Chicago, Oct. 21, 1896; 2 children: Helen Georgine and Paul Welford. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1892; associated with law firms of Blanke & Chytraus, Blanke, Chytraus & Deneen and Chytraus & Deneen, 1889-98, with Deneen & Hamill, and Charles H. Hamill, 1899-1906, Ro- senthal & Hamill, 1906-10; senior mem. Brecher & Chindblom since June 1910. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns. Mem. Royal League. , Club: City. Recreations: motor-boating, fishing, etc. Resi- dence: 516 Briar Pl. Office: 167 W. Washington Street.

BRECKINRIDGE, William Lewis, civil engr .; born Louisville, Ky., June 29, 1857; son Marcus P. and Lucy (Long) Breckinridge; prep. edn. public schools, Alton, Ill .; C.E., Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1879 (hon. M.A., 1906); mar- ried Irene Waples, of Alton, Ill., Oct. 15, 1891; 2 sons: William Lewis, Jr., and Frank. Began engring. career with the C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1879, and became engr. of maintenance of way, 1900. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of Way Assn., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Residence: 4465 Berkeley Av. Office: 226 W. Adams St.

*BRECKON, Charles Landon, newspaper pub. ; see Vol. 1905.

BREDE, Max L., vice-pres. Albert Pick & Co .; born New York City, Feb. 25, 1865; son Lewis and Esther (Ettlinger) Brede; ed. in Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, Mar. 4. 1889, Rosa Pick; children: Maude, Teresa. Lived for 15 years in Mo., in general merchandising business; returned to Chicago, 1890, and was in shoe business on the West Side; connected with the Chicago Bar Supply Co., 1901, which later consolidated with Albert Pick & Co., of which has since been vice-president. Mason; B.P.O.E. Residence: 4755 Forrestville Av. Of- fice: 212 W. Randolph St.

BREDING, Ben Noble, lawyer; born Minne- apolis, Minn., Mar. 14, 1873; son of John Oscar and Marie (Lyons) Breding; ed. pub. schools and Central High School, Minneapolis, gradu- ating, 1892; student Univ. of Minn .; John Mar- shall Law School, Chicago. Associated in office of Gregory, Poppenhusen & McNab, 1902-4; then with Rosenthal, Kurz & Hirschl; in part- nership with Michael Gesas, as Breding & Ge- sas, commercial, corpn., real estate, probate and bankruptcy law, since May 1. 1908. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason, K.T., Shriner. Rec- reations: boating, sailing and rowing in sum- mer; devotes attention to private library in winter. Office: 1129, 76 W. Monroe St.

BREED, Roswell Allen, proprietor Internat. Leather & Belting Co .; born Norwich, Conn .. Feb. 2, 1852; son Edward and Harriet L. (He- bard) Breed; ed. pub. schs. and Norwich Free Acad .; married Charlotte Barber, of Chicago. July 15, 1907 (now deceased). Came to Chicago in 1878; was on Board of Trade 10 years, 5 years with J. T. Lester & Co. and 5 years in business for self until 1888, when began with Norwich Belt Mfg. Co. (established 1845) as

western mgr., and in 1900, when the co. was in- corporated, became its pres., in which capacity remained until Feb .. 1910, when became propr. Internat. Leather & Belting Co. Republican. Protestant. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: athletic exercises. Residence: Ill. Athletic Club. Office: 646 Washington Boul.

BREGA, Charles W., capitalist; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

BREITUNG, Albert, cigar mfr .; born Saal- feld, Germany, Sept. 27, 1861. Came to America.

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1SS4. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union; Mason (32°). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, South Shore Country, Chicago Automobile, Ger- mania Maennerchor. Residence: 427 Wright- wood Av. Office: 306 S. Dearborn St.

BREMERMAN, Lewis Wine, surgeon; born Washington, D.C., Aug. 12, 1877; son Laban Trout and Helen Kate (Rhinehart) Bremer- man; prep. edn. pub. grammar and high schs., Washington; A.B., Central High Sch., Phila., 1897, A.M., 1905; M.D., Jefferson Med. College, Phila., 1900; married Helen Tope, of Oak Park, Ill., Sept. 26, 1905 (died Sept. 13, 1906). Interne, Pa. Hospital for Injured Persons, Fountain Springs, Pa., 1900, W. W. Backus Hosp., Nor- wich, Conn., 1901; practiced surgery at New York, 1902-7, at Chicago since 1907; specialist in kidneys and bladder. Asso. prof. urology, 1904-5, prof., 1905-7, New York Sch. of Clinical Medicine; prof. urology, Bennett and Practi- tioners' Med. colls., Chicago, since 1910; sur- geon to Oak Park Hosp. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911. Democrat. Method- ist. Mem. Am. Urological Assn. (a founder), Am. Med. Assn., Congress of Clinical Surgeons of N. America, Chicago Urol. Soc., Chicago Med. Society, Am. Soc. of Magicians. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Southern. Recreations: magic and necromancy; has devised modifications and in- vented many new experiments in magic. Resi- dence: 350 Lake St., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 808- 809, 7 W. Madison St.

BREMNER, David Francis, retired; born Ot- tawa, Can., June 30, 1839; son Robert and Ra- chel (Brooks) Bremner; removed to Chicago, with parents, 1848; ed. Univ. of St. Mary's of the Lake; married 1865, Katherine, daughter James Michie, of Lyons, Ill. In 1861 was 2d lt. of the Highland Guard, a co. of I.N.G. under the first call for 90 days, which, at the expira- tion of that term, enlisted as a body for 3 years, becoming Co. E, 19th Ill. Vols., of which was 1st lt .; won a captaincy at battle of Mur- freesboro; at Missionary Ridge, carried the reg- imental flag over the last entrenchment, after three of its bearers had been shot down in quick succession and his own overcoat had been riddled with bullets. After war engaged as cracker mfr. at Cairo, Ill., in 1865; sold out and established in same business in Chicago; busi- ness was merged in Am. Biscuit & Mfg. Co., of which was pres .; later it became part of the National Biscuit Co., of which was a dept. mgr. and dir. until about 1906. Was 3 years mem. of the Chicago Bd. of Edn. Residence: 5001 Greenwood Av.

BREMNER, George Hampton, civil engr .; born Marshalltown, Ia., Dec. 17, 1861; son Will- iam and Catherine C. (Hampton) Bremner; C.E., State Univ. of Ia., 1883; married Red Oak, Ia., Sept. 5, 1888, Louie A. Stephenson; children: Charles W., Annabel F., George H., Jr. Since graduation engaged in engring. works in ry. service, beginning with the C.G.W.Ry., 1883, and C.&N .- W.Ry., 1884; since 1884, with the C., B.&Q.Ry. in various positions, now engr. of the Ill. dist. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of Way Assn., Engrs.' Club. Residence: 37 N. Madison Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 226 W. Ad- ams St.

BREMNER, Robert Joseph, mfr .; born Chica- go, Sept. 20, 1864; son Robert John and Annie (Connelly) Bremner; ed. pub. school, Orland, Ill., 2 years at St. Ignatius Coll., followed by 6 months at Bryant & Stratton Business Coll. in 1881; married Chicago, Oct. 20, 1886, Susan Riordan; children: Robert Joseph, Jr., Frank M., Susan L., Joseph Edward, Paul A., Walter J., Aloysius and James. Since leaving school has been continuously engaged in the baking business, beginning with the D. F. Bremner Baking Co., and later with the Am. Biscuit Co .; then for 6 years with the Nat. Biscuit Co., from

whom, on Jan. 1, 1904, acquired the plant for- merly known as the William Schmidt Bakery. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters, Knights of Columbus. Recreations: fishing, hunting and bowling. Residence: 4728 N. Ashland Av. Of- fice: 1276-1282 Clybourn Av.

BRENNAN, Frederick Hazlitt, sec. and treas. The N. K. Fairbank Co .; born Buffalo, N.Y., Mar. 16, 1857; son Barnabas Hazlitt and Emma R. (Ketchum) Brennan; ed. Heathcote School, Buffalo, N.Y., Shattuck (mil.) School, Faribault, Minn., and Univ. of Va .; unmarried. Began as accountant with The N. K. Fairbank Co., 1884; then mgr. of their New York office, 1896- 8, and has been sec. and treas. (at Chicago) since 1898. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Club: Press. Recrea- tion: equestrianism. Residence: 709 Bitter- sweet Pl. Office: Tribune Bldg.

BRENNAN, Patrick, pres. The Independent Packing Co .; born Ireland, May 4, 1861; son of James and Mary (Flannery) Brennan; came to America with parents, 1864; ed. pub. schools; married Annie M. Boggie, of Chicago, Feb. 9, 1882. Became connected with the Union Stock Yards, 1878, and soon commenced to deal in live stock; started a slaughter house, 1897, un- der the name of The Nat. Provision Co .; prop- erty totally destroyed by fire in summer of 1904; at once formed The Independent Packing Co., of which has since been pres. Member Knights of Columbus. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic. Residence: 4941 Drexel Boul. Office: 41st and Halsted Sts.

BRENNAN, William Francis, contractor and mfr .; born St. Louis, Aug. 26, 1860; son Peter and Sarah Agnes (Ryan) Brennan; moved to Winona, Minn., with parents, 1861; ed. pub. schools of Minn. and State Normal School, Wi- nona; married Dubuque, Ia., May 14, 1890, Mary Julia Early; children: Marjorie, Leone, Alice and Frances; also Anna and Mary, who died in infancy. In railroad constrn., 1876-94; general mgr. Chicago Gen. Ry. Co., 1894-9; mem. Bd. of Aldermen, 12th Ward, 1899-1902; deputy commr. pub. works, 1902-4; since in contracting and mfg. business; pres. Brennan Electric Constrn. Co., Blocki & Brennan Constrn. Co., Blocki- Brennan Refining Co., Heat, Power & Refriger- ation Co. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Club: Ill. Athletic. Residence: 1936 Turner Av. Office: 15 N. LaSalle St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 26

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