The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 27

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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BRENNEMANN, Joseph, physician; born Pe- ru, Ill., Sept. 25, 1872; son Joseph and Mary (Schaefer) Brennemann; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1895; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1900; St. Luke's Hosp., 1900-2; married Bessie D. Daniels, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1905; 2 children: Mary Elizabeth, Barbara. Asst. prof. diseases of children, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, since 1909; prof. same, Chicago Post-Grad. Med. School, 1905-6; attending physician diseases of children, St. Luke's and Wesley hosps. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Englewood Med. Soc .; sec. Chicago Pediatric Soc .; mem. Nu Sigma Nu. Re- publican. Residence: 4632 Lake Av. Office: 309 E. 47th St.

BRENNER, George, mgr. City office of Swift & Co .; born Chicago, May 28, 1860; son George and Mary Ann (Haven) Brenner; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, May 17, 1883, Eugenia F. Johnson; children: Edith A., George J., Eugenia M. First business experience was in employ of S. D. Childs, Jr. & Co., printers; then with Frank Clifton & Co., grain and provi- sions, as settling and margin clerk on the Bd. of Trade; remained with that firm 15 years and in 1888 became identified with Swift & Co., as bookkeeper, and eventually assumed present position as city mgr., and Board of Trade rep- resentative. Member Ravenswood Whist Club. Residence: 5448 Lakewood Av. Office: 1236, 76 W. Monroe St.

BRENTANO, Theodore, judge; born Kalama- zoo, Mich., Mar. 29, 1854; son Lorenzo and Car-

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oline Brentano; ed. pub. schs. and in Germany and Switzerland; LL.B., LL.M., Nat. Univ., 1881; married Minnie Claussenius, of Chicago, May 17, 1887; children: Johanna von Tilly, Carola, Dorothy. Home has been in Chicago since 1859; admitted to bar by Supreme Ct., D.C., 1882; atty. in office of corpn. counsel, 1887; asst. city atty. Chicago, 1888; judge Superior Ct., Cook Co., since 1890; present term expires, 1915. Re- publican. Clubs: Marquette, Germania Maen- nerchor. Residence: 701 Gordon Terrace.

BRETT, Rufus Franklin, mfr .; moved to Minn .; see Vol. 1905.

BREWER, Orville, publisher; born Ashton, Ill., Mar. 31, 1857; son James and Elizabeth (Pratt) Brewer; prep. edn. Allen's Acad., Allen's Grove, Wis., 1867-9, Lee Center (Ill.) High School, 1870-3; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1878; married Elizabeth Brough, of Indianapolis, Oct. 25, 1895. In pub. business since 1900 (Orville Brewer Publishing Co., school text books) ; also mgr. The Brewer Teachers' Agency, and of The Teachers' Co-operative Assn. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Press. Author and publisher: Brew- er's National Songs and Hymns; Brewer's Pop- ular Song Book; Brewer's American Song Book; Brewer's Assembly Song Book; Brewer's High School Song Book; Brewer's Art Studies and Famous Paintings; etc. Residence: 2923 Grove- land Av. Office: 1300 Auditorium Bldg.

BREWER, Robert T., real estate; born Chi- cago, June 13, 1863; son John S. and Helen M. (Shaw) Brewer; ed. high school, Chicago; mar- ried, Paula Fabian Seckel, of St. Louis, Dec. 1, 1902; 2 sons: Fabian S., Jerome S. In mercan- tile pursuits, 1881-90; in mfg. business, 1890-6; in real estate operations at Chicago since 1896, firm of Robert T. Brewer & Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Germania. Recrea- tion: yachting. Residence: 1347 N. State St. Office: 701 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

BREWSTER, Edward Lester, banker, broker; born Brockport, N.Y., June 22, 1842; son Fred- erick W. and Jeannette (Downs) Brewster; ed. Brockport Collegiate Inst .; married, Mary, daughter of Hiram Niles, Buffalo, N.Y .; chil- dren: Walter S., Pauline. Left school at 15; be- came clerk in dry goods store, Brockport, 1 year; then in ins. office, Buffalo, attending night course of commercial coll .; located in Chicago, 1860; employe banking house, 1860-8; wholesale grocer, 1868-72; mem. Wrenn & Brewster, bank- ers and brokers, 1872-6; head of firm of Edward L. Brewster & Co., 1876-1904; since then special partner Russell, Brewster & Co .; dir. Common- wealth Edison Co. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic; also Metropolitan, Union League (New York). Office: 114 W. Adams St.

BREWSTER, Walter Stanton, banker and broker; born Evanston, Ill., Sept. 4, 1872; son Edward Lester and Mary (Niles) Brewster; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H., until June 1891; A.B., Yale Univ., 1895; married Chicago, Jan. 24, 1903, Kate Lancaster; 2 children: Sa- rah, Edward Lancaster. In 1896 entered the service of Edward L. Brewster & Co., bankers and brokers, and in Jan. 1899 was admitted to the firm, and July 1, 1904, Edward L. Brewster & Co. was succeeded by the firm of Russell, Brewster & Co. Governor Chicago Stock Ex- change; mem. New York Stock Exchange. Dir. United Charities (mem. exec. com.). Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle; also University and Yale (New York). Recrea- tions: golf, horseback riding. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 114 W. Adams St.

Blaine Jackson. Practiced in Chicago since 1876; was mem. firm of Brickwood & Walker until election of partner to municipal judgeship, 1906; apptd. master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., Ill., Dec. 1906. Editor Brickwood's Sackett on Instructions to Juries. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Mem. I.N.G. (cav.), 1877-81, also Mounted Special Police, July 1877 (Agra- monte's Cav.). Clubs: Press, Hamilton. Resi- dence: 126 N. Ashland Boul. Office: 1201-1202 Rector Bldg.

BRIDGE, George Smith, commn. merchant; born on farm, Jefferson Co., Wis., June 28, 1860; son Robert and Isabella (Kelley) Bridge; ed. pub. schools and State Normal School, White- water, Wis .; married Chicago, Jan. 19, 1887, Betsy A. Randall; children: Isabella, George Randall. Engaged in milling business at White- water, Wis., 1881-4; special partner in firm of 'T. D. Randall & Co., commn. merchants, Chica- go, 1885-95; gen. partner same firm, owning half interest in business, 1895-1902; established under own name as commn. merchant in grain and hay, 1902, and in 1903 admitted John R. Leonard as partner, firm becoming Bridge & Leonard. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Mason, Home Lodge 508 A.F.&A.M., Chicago Chapter, Cheva- lier Bayard Commandery, K.T. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Saddle and Sirloin, Evanston Country. Rec- reation: outdoor life. Residence: Evanston, Il1. Office: Board of Trade.

BRIDGE, Norman, physician; born Windsor, Vt., Dec. 30, 1844; son James Madison and Nan- cy Ann (Bagley) Bridge; high sch. edn .; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. (now med. dept. Northwest- ern Univ.), 1868, Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1878; (hon. A.M., Lake Forest Univ., 1889); mar- ried Mae Manford, of Chicago, May 21, 1874. Prof. clinical medicine, 1887-98, prof. medicine, 1898-1901, emeritus prof. since 1901, Rush Med. Coll. (Univ. of Chicago.) Treas. Mexican Pe- troleum Co., Am. Petroleum Co., Am, Oilfields Co., Mexican Nat. Gas Co., etc. Mem. Chicago Bd. Edn., 1881-4 (pres. 1882-3); mem. bd. elec- tion commrs., 1886-90; Republican. Mem. Assn. Am. Physicians, Chicago Acad. Sciences; corr. mem. Acad. Sciences, Arts and Letters of Wis. Clubs: Union League, University, Hamilton (Chicago), University, California (Los Ange- les). Author: The Penalties of Taste and Other Essays, 1898; The Rewards of Taste and Other Essays, 1902; Lectures on Tuberculosis, 1903; House Health, 1907. Also 44 papers on med. and cognate subjects in med. jours. and books. Residence: 10 Chester Pl. Office: Auditorium Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.

BRIGGS, Clare A., cartoonist; born Reeds- burg, Wis., Aug. 5, 1875; son William Pardee and Ella (Stewart) Briggs; ed. pub. schools, Lincoln, Neb., and Univ. of Neb .; married Ruth G. Owen, of Lincoln, July 18, 1900; 2 children: Sarah Stewart, John Owen. Artist on St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1896-8; cartoonist on St. Louis Chronicle during Spanish-Am. War, 1898; on New York World and Journal until 1900; car- toonist on Chicago American and Chicago Ex- aminer, 1900-7, on Chicago Tribune since May 1907. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Riverside Golf, Chicago Motor, Chicago News- paper (was vice-pres. and succeeded to presi- dency, 1910). Recreations: motoring, golf, fish- ing. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: 302 Trib- une Bldg.

BRIGGS, David C., mfr .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

BRICKWOOD, Albert William, lawyer; born Mt. Erie, Wayne Co., Ill., Nov. 21, 1855; son BRIGHAM, Bret Hart, life underwriter; born Rutland, Vt., May 6, 1871; son Leonard W. and Henrietta (Hubbard) Brigham; B.S., Lombard Coll., Galesburg, Ill., 1890: LL.B., Northwest- ern Univ. Law School, 1892; married Ventura, Cal., Mildred Woods, July 20, 1892; children: Grace E., Cecelia H. Practiced law in Chicago John and Maria Bennett (Venn) Brickwood; ed. common and high schools, Ill .; Ill. Agrl. Coll., Irvington, Ill .; Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chi- cago, 1876; married Niles, Mich., Jan. 2, 1879, Genevieve M. Jackson; children: Albert Will- iam, Jr., Genevieve Maria, Beatrice Margarette, in partnership with I. T. Greenacre, 1892-7;

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bought a ranch in vicinity of Los Angeles which operated 2 years; returned to Chicago, 1899, and became identified with Nat. Life Ins. Co. as mgr. for Wis., with headquarters at Mil- waukee, in which has continued, office being moved to Chicago in 1908. Republican. Univer- salist. Residence: 3631 Bosworth Av. Office: 728 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

BRIGHAM, Edmund Douglass, ry. official; born Dunkirk, N.Y., Dec. 28, 1856; son George F. and Aurilla D. Brigham; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; married Ishpeming, Mich., 1879, Edith Northmore. Began ry. service as telegraph op- erator C.&N.W.Ry., Ishpeming, 1873; with C.& N.W.Ry. since Nov. 2, 1874, as cashier, Ishpem- ing, 1874-9, agt. at Peshtigo, Wis., 1879-80, Ish- peming, Mich., 1880-2, traveling freight agt., Fond du Lac, Wis., 1882-5, chief clerk gen. freight dept., Chicago, 1885-8, division freight agt. Wis., Galena & Madison and Madison & Peninsular divisions, 1888-93, asst. gen. freight agt., 1893-1900, gen. freight agt. from Feb. 1, 1900, and now asst. freight traffic mgr. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Ham- ilton, Skokie Country, Church. Residence: Glen- coe, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.

*BRIGHT, Matthew M .; see Vol. 1905.

BRILL, George Mackensie, mech., elec. and architectural engr .; born Poughquag, Dutchess Co., N.Y., Mar. 24, 1866; son Thomas and Mary (Hurd) Brill; prep. edn. Wilbraham (Mass.) Acad .; grad. elec. and mech. engring, Cornell Univ., 1891; married 1892, Achsah A. Quick, of New York; children: Elliot, Meredith, Roland. Technical expert for Solvay Process Co., Syra- cuse, N.Y., 1891-5; chief engr. for same com- pany, Detroit, Mich., engaged in constructing new plant, 1895-7; supervising engr. and gen. engr. Swift & Co., packers, Chicago, 1897-1900; since 1900 in general practice as consulting and designing engr., specializing in mfg. and power plants; mem. firm Brill & Gardner, engrs., since Jan. 1910. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. of Engrs., Soc. for Promotion of Engring. Edn., Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., A.A.A.S. Clubs: Union League (Chicago), Columbia (In- dianapolis). Residence: 6613 Harvard Av. Of- fice: Marquette Bldg.

BRIMSTIN, William Edgar, sec. Federal Life Ins. Co .; born Toronto, Can., Dec. 4, 1876; son Hugh and Mary A. (Owens) Brimstin; ed. pub. schools, Model School and private schools, To- ronto; grad. Jarvis Collegiate Inst., 1895; com- pleted school training in Upper Canada Coll .; married Toronto, Dec. 6, 1899, Katharine Green- wood. Began in the policy dept. of Imperial Life Ins. Co., Toronto; then in actuarial dept. of Mfrs.' Life Ins. Co .; with the Federal Life Ins. Co. since 1899; came to Chicago, 1900, as policy clerk, served as chief clerk, 1902-4, asst. sec., 1905-8, sec. since 1908. Republican. Meth- odist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Colonial, Columbia Yacht. Recre- ations: outdoor sports. Residence: 838 51st Boul. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St.

BRINCKERHOFF, Clarence Eugene, physi- cian; born Homer, near Joliet, Ill., Nov. 9, 1859; son John and Rebecca (Breckenridge) Brincker- hoff; descendant of old Knickerbocker family; removed to Chicago, 1861; ed. in pub. schools and worked at various kinds of business before taking up study of medicine; grad. from Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons (Univ. of Ill.), 1885. Engaged in general practice of medicine since 1885, largely specializing in surgery. Mem. A. M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Recreations: travel, hunting and fishing. Office and Residence: 507 N. Halsted St.

*BRINCKERHOFF, Henry Morton, elec. engr .; see Vol. 1905.

BRINK, Arthur Perry, express; born Stock- bridge, Vt., Nov. 11. 1855; son Washington Per- ry and Fidelia S. (Holland) Brink; ed. pub. and high schools of Chicago, graduating 1874, fol-

lowed by course in Bryant & Stratton Business Coll .; married Chicago, Jan. 6, 1876, Nina M. Meader; children: Percival Arthur, Cora Fidelia (Mrs. W. S. Tyson, of Chicago) and Olive M. In 1873 entered the express business founded by his father in 1859, and incorporated in 1879; now gen. mgr. and treas. Brink's Chicago City Express Co. Pres. Ravenswood Hist. Soc. Ma- son (32°), St. Bernard Commandery K.T .; Me- dinah Temple Mystic Shrine; member Royal League. Republican. Clubs: Birchwood, Con- gregational. Recreations: automobiling, horse- back riding, motor-boating, hunting and fish- ing. Residence: 1427 Bryan Av. Summer Resi- dence: Crystal Lake, Frankfort, Mich. Office: 711 W. Monroe St.

BRINTNALL, William Henry, banker; born Attica, Wyoming Co., N.Y., Nov. 17, 1847; son Solva and Janet (Hurd) Brintnall; ed. N.Y. State and Chicago grammar and high schools; married Warsaw, N.Y., Aug. 8, 1876, Gertrude Shattuck; children: Charles S., Henry S., Les- lie C., Gertrude. Came to Chicago from Suspen- sion Bridge, N.Y., May 1863; in 1866 became clerk in his father's hardware store, until 1883; with father started the Drovers Nat. Bank, of which was cashier until Jan. 1900, and pres., 1900-2, and pres. of its successor, the Drovers Deposit Nat. Bank, several years from 1902; was also pres. Drovers Safe Deposit Co. Repub- lican. Mem. Evangelical Church. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Bankers', Kenwood. Resi- dence: 4621 Ellis Av.

BRISTOL, Edward Samuel; 1842-1906; see Vol. 1905.

BRITTAIN, Joseph King, real estate; born Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa., Dec. 27, 1867; son Jeremiah R. and Nancy Davidson (King) Brit- tain; ed. Greenville (Pa.) High School, Thiel Coll., Greenville, Pa .; married Chicago, June 15, 1896, Harriet D. Borland; 1 son: Ashleigh Wood- ruff. Started in a LaSalle St. real estate office in 1888 as rent collector on small salary, and after a few months was put in sales dept .; in 1891 opened office under name of J. K. Brittain & Co .; in 1901 consolidated with Wm. H. Brown & Co., as Wm. H. Brown & Co., dealing largely in N.D. lands, and in Nov. 1903, the firm name was changed to Wm. H. Brown & Brittain, deal- ing extensively in Chicago real estate and first mortgages and carrying on a large business in N.D. and Mont. lands; vice-pres. N.D. corpn. known as Wm. H. Brown Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Republican. Elder in Nor- mal Park Presbyterian Church. Clubs: Union League, Ridge Country. Recreations: traveling and driving. Residence: 7126 Princeton Av. Office: Tacoma Bldg.

BRITTEN, Frederick Albert, general contract- or; born Chicago, Nov. 18, 1871; son Michael and Eva (Fey) Britten; lived in San Francisco during earlier years and ed. in pub. schools there; returned to Chicago with team of ath- letes from Olympic Club, in 1893, for World's Fair; studied architectural drafting at Lewis Inst., Chicago; married Alma Hand, of Weiser, Ida., Mar. 4, 1907. Began as contractor, 1894; has done large construction work at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Seattle, Wash .; Algiers Na- val Station, New Orleans; bldgs. for U.S. Govt. at Helena, Mont., Portland, Ore., Los Angeles, Cal., Beaumont, Tex., Worcester, Mass., Jack- son, Miss .; pub. school bldgs. and other pub. bldgs. in Chicago; pres. Britten & Ortseifen Co., general contractors; senior mem. Britten & Reynolds. Was elected alderman 23d Ward, 1908 and 1910; active in revising Chicago bldg. ordinances; chairman Civil Service Com., 1909; also on harbor coms. Republican. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Marquette. Recrea- tions: athletics and swimming. Residence: 327 Belden Av. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St.

BRITTON, Sumner Charles, publisher; born Arkadelphia, Ark., Dec. 16, 1866; son William A. and Mildred (Tennyson) Britton; ed. pub.

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schools and acad .; married Orpha E. Adams, of Muskogee, Okla., Dec. 24, 1890; children: Will- iam Adams and Sumner Hamilton. At age of 21 became a member of the Original Town Site Co., of Colby, Kan., and was also interested in banking, ins. and real estate there; reporter on Kansas City Journal, 1889-92; represented the Kansas City Star at the World's Columbian Expn., 1893; removed to Chicago, July 1, 1894, and entered the trade dept. of the Werner Pub. Co., with which remained until 1897, when or- ganized the firm of Britton & Co., publishers, of which remained the head until 1898; was also sec. The George M. Hill Co., publishers, 1897-1901; organized Apr. 1, 1902, and became pres. of the Madison Book Co., which in 1904 was reorganized as The Reilly & Britton Co., of which has since been pres. and dir. Repub- lican. Mason; K. of P. Clubs: Chicago Athlet- ic, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Res- idence: 6950 Euclid Av. Office: 319 S. Wabash Avenue.

BROADBENT, Thomas Albert, dentist; born in Henry Co., Ill., Sept. 29, 1862; son William and Martha (Prince) Broadbent; ed. Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., and at Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery; married Chicago, Oct. 1887, Clara Pot- ter; children: Earl Robert, Donald Potter, Grant Bell. Resident of Chicago since fall of 1885, when he came from Galesburg, Ill .; engaged in practice of dentistry since 1887; was prof. den- tal surgery, Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, 4 years; demonstrator and instr., Chicago Den- tal Coll., 4 years. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc., Ill, State Dental Soc. Sec. Ill. State Board of Dental Examiners; sec. Nat. Assn. of Dental Examiners. Mem. Delta Sigma Delta, Phi Delta Theta fraternities. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ravenswood, Edgewater Golf. Residence: 4410 N. Hermitage Av. Office: 705, 15 E. Washington St.

BROBERG, Gustaf, newspaper pub .; 1858- 1909; see Vol. 1905.

BROCK-JONES, Charles, ins. broker; born London, Eng., Feb. 10, 1856; son Benjamin and Matilda (Davies) Brock-Jones; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, Feb. 17, 1888, Elizabeth Morse. In fire ins. business in Chicago since 1880, be- ginning as office boy with McCormick Bros. & Findlay, later with Fisher Bros., and afterward with W. W. Caldwell until 1885, when estab- lished present firm of Charles Brock-Jones & Co., ins. brokers. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.). Trustee Village of Western Springs. Club: Suburban of LaGrange. Residence: Western Springs, Ill. Office: 928 Nat. Life Bldg.

BROCKLEBANK, John Charles (Fremont), mfr .; born St. Catherines, Can., June 1, 1854; son John W. and Catherine (Waugh) Brockle- bank; ed. St. Stephen's Coll., Annandale, N.Y., and law dept. of New York Univ .; married Chi- cago, July 8, 1890, Anna Woodward Durell; 1 daughter: Caroline Rae. Admitted to N.Y. bar, 1876; with Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York, in New York City, until 1885, when came to Chicago as representative of the Mfrs.' Paper Co. of New York, of which was 2d vice-pres. and western mgr. a number of years; now pres. J. C. Brocklebank & Co., paper mfrs. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Was mem. of 71st Regt. N. G.S.N.Y. Mem. S.A.R., Soc. of Foreign Wars, Colonial Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Edgewater Golf (ex-pres.). Residence: 5000 Sheridan Rd. Office: 612 The Rookery.

BRODE, Willard Demetrius, physician and surgeon; born on farm at Prosper, Fillmore Co., Minn., Sept. 21, 1870; son Peter and Lucy (El- liot) Brode; attended Decorah (Ia.) Inst., 1889- 90, Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal School, 1891-2, pursuing scientific and prep. med. courses; M. D., Rush Med. Coll., 1896; (A.M., Ewing Coll., 1910); married Valparaiso, Ind., Aug. 30, 1900, Clara Bell Heogle: 1 daughter: Geraldine Bur- netta (born Feb. 13, 1903). Began practice of medicine, 1896, at Union Mills, Ind .; removed

from there, June 15, 1899, to Chicago, where has since practiced medicine and surgery. Mem. consulting staff Mary Thompson Hosp .; mem. attending med. staff Frances Willard Hosp .; prof. diseases of chest, Chicago Coll. of Med- icine and Surgery. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Republican. Baptist. Mason, Odd Fellow, K.P. Residence: 2323 Jackson Boul. Office: Chicago Savings Bank Bldg.

BRODHEAD, Lucas, farmer, pres. Ashland Blk. Assn .; born Frankfort, Ky., Apr. 12, 1844; son Lucas and Mary Cordelia (Price) Brod- head; ed. private school of B. B. Sayre, a cele- brated educator of Frankfort, Ky .; married Richmond, Ky., June 29, 1880, Sallie W., daugh- ter of Rev. Robert L. Breck, D.D. On Jan. 1, 1866, had flour and feed store at 144 Franklin St., Chicago; managing partner in Montgomery Mills, Sept. 1, 1866-Nov. 1, 1869, and later in the Black Hawk Mills, Aurora, Ill .; agent for the Woodburn Farm at Spring Station, Ky., Nov. 1869-May 1900; partner in mill and mill- ing firm of Hord, Brodhead & Co., Aurora, Ill., 1872-97; in 1884 built the Lexington (Ky.) Roll- er Mills and organized the Lexington Roller Mills Co., of which is vice-pres .; in 1900 or- ganized the J. E. M. Milling Co., at Frankfort, Ky., of which is vice-pres .; in 1892, together with late R. A. Waller, leased the ground and built the Ashland Blk. at Chicago, and, on the death of Mr. Waller, became pres. of the Ash- land Blk. Assn. Is executor of the estate of A. J. Alexander, and was trustee under will of R. S. C. A. Alexander. Mem. New York Gene- alogical and Biographical Soc., Va. Hist. Soc., Nat. Geographic Soc., Ky. Soc. Sons of the Revolution. Gold Standard Democrat. Presby- terian. Mason, K.T. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Residence: Versailles, Ky. Office: Ash- land Blk.

*BRODIE, Andrew M., clergyman; see Vol. 1905.

BROELL, Albert Charles, physician; born Dubuque, Ia., Mar. 4, 1864; son John and Rosa (Sinniger) Broell; grad. high school, Dubuque. Ia .; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1886; married Chicago, Oct. 1, 1896, Agnes Happel; children: Frederick Gaudenz, Rose Helen, Albert Frank. Engaged in practice in Chicago since 1886; asst. attending physician St. Joseph's Hosp .. 1890; attending physician, same, 1895; several years attending physician Home for the Aged; at- tending obstetrician LaSalle Av. Hosp. Mem. German Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Catholic. Recreations: fish- ing and swimming. Office and Residence: 1954 Fremont St.

BROMBERG, Isidore, merchant; born Frank- fort-on-Main, Germany, Feb. 15, 1876; son Mo- ritz and Rose (Gordon) Bromberg; ed. pub. schools, Frankfort-on-Main, until 18SS; unmar- ried. Came to Chicago, 1889, and entered the business established by his father as a fur- skin dresser and dyer, in which business he later became a partner. Recreation: billiards. Residence: 2333 Racine Av. Office: 1406 N. Hal- sted St.

BROMBERG, Moritz, merchant; born Bres- lau, Silesia, Germany, Nov. 23, 1847; son Jacob and Eva Salzberg Bromberg; ed. pub. school in Germany; married Breslau, Germany, 1873, Rose Gordon; children: Louis, George, Helen (Mrs. M. M. Linick), Hannah (Mrs. D. Gordon) and Isidore. Came to U.S., 1886; resided in New York 1 year and became resident of Chicago, 1887, establishing the business which he now (with his son, Isidore) conducts as M. Brom- berg & Son Co., fur-skin dressers and dyers. Has been in the business from boyhood, in Ger- many and the U.S. Democrat. Mem. Nat. Union. Recreation: reading. Residence: 2333 Racine Av. Office: 1406 N. Halsted St.

*BRONSON, Edward Pitkin; see Vol. 1905. BRONSON, Hermon, mfr .; born Peninsula.

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O., Aug. 15, 1846; son Hiram V. and Ruth L. Lumber Co., Parish, Wis., Wis. Valley Lumber Bronson; prep. edn. Western Reserve Acad., Co., Harrison, Wis., and vice-pres. Union Wire Mattress Co. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Hammond Country. Residence: 4932 Lake Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St. Hudson, O .; A.B., Adelbert Coll., Western Re- serve Univ., 1868; read law at Richmond, Ind., 1868-9; married Lizzie M. Hazlett, of Phila., Apr. 9, 1882. Admitted to bar, 1869; U.S. vice- consul at City of Mexico, 1870; U.S. consul at Isthmus of Tehauntepec, Mex., 1871-3; with the Eastern Ry. Assn., at Phila., 1877-81; asst. cashier Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co., Akron, O., 1881-7; business mgr. Beacon Pub. Co., Akron, 1887-9; pres. Cleveland Gordon Press Co., 1889- 93; came to Chicago, 1893, and since engaged as mfr. of printers' machinery; senior mem. firm of H. Bronson & Son since 1904. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Delta Upsilon. Residence: 608 N. Central Av. Office: 703 S. Dearborn St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 27

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