The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 29

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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son, Keystone Lodge No. 637, York Chapter, Columbia Commandery, Oriental Consistory, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine; K. P., Laramie Lodge No. 152, of Iowa. Recreations: motor- ing, hunting and fishing. Residence: 803 Sheri- dan Rd. Office: 914 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

BROWN, Heman Hampton, physician, ocu- list; born Jersey Shore, Pa., July 8, 1863; son George R. and Elizabeth G. Brown; ed. literary and med. depts. of Univ. of Mich. (M.D., 1886); married Adrian, Mich., 1886, Myrtie L. Poucher; children: Myrtie, Belle. After graduation es- tablished in practice in Ohio, and for 4 years was U.S. pension examining surgeon under the Harrison administration; came to Chicago, 1892, and has since practiced as a specialist in oph- thalmology, otology, rhinology and laryngol- ogy. Was formerly associated in dept. of oph- thalmology, in the Chicago Policlinic, and in same dept. of the Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary; mem. the advisory and consulting staff of Cook Co. and Columbus hosps .; oph- thalmologist to Tribune Hosp .; prof. ophthal- mology and 8 years pres. Ill. Med. Coll .; prof. ophthalmology, Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Coll. Mem. Chicago Ophthal. Soc., Am .. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology, A. M.A., Chicago, Ill. State, Miss. Valley and Tri- State Med. socs., etc. Republican. Clubs: Union League, University, Chicago Automobile. Resi- dence: Manor House, Edgewater, Ill. Office: 31 N. State St.

BROWN, Henry Temple, mem. firm of Chase & Sanborn, importers of teas and coffees; born Yarmouth, N.S., Jan. 21, 1866; son George S. (mem. of the Provincial Parliament) and Eliz- abeth (Bond) Brown; graduated English High School, Boston, 1885; married Chicago, Nov. 1893, Anna F. Lenz; children: Elizabeth Anna, Ronald Norman. On graduation obtained a po- sition in the coffee importing business in Bos- ton, and a year later entered the employ of Chase & Sanborn; for 2 years traveled for them through Neb. and Colo., and in 1888 became asst. mgr. of the Chicago dept. of the firm, de- voting particular attention to the development of the tea business; became a partner in the firm, Jan. 1, 1900. Mason, Lincoln Park Chap- ter R.A.M. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie Country. Residence: 455 Barry Av. Office: 76 E. Lake St.

BROWN, James Edgar, lawyer; born Halleck, W.Va., Feb. 8, 1865; son Granville and Eliza- beth (Watson) Brown; B.S., W.Va. Univ., 1889, LL.B., 1891. In practice in Chicago since 1892. Has made a special study of municipal affairs and administration of justice in various coun- tries of Europe; lecturer Ill. Coll. of Law; has taken active interest in local, state and nat. politics and as campaign speaker. Past Regent of Garden City Council Royal Arcanum. Club: Hamilton. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Geographic Soc. of Chicago, Sons of Revolution, S.A.R., Ill. Soc. War of 1812, Ill. Hist. Soc. Author: Gene- alogy of the Brown Family of Prince William County, Va., 1898. Recreations: traveling and lecturing. Residence: Hamilton Club. Office: 409 Ashland Blk.

*BROWN, James Moreau, physician; see Vol. 1905.

BROWN, John A., lawyer; born Tannersville. Greene Co., N.Y., June 21. 1876; son James and Catherine (Goggin) Brown; ed. private tutor and later, in North Division High School (Chi- cago); LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1898; LL. B. and LL.M., Ill. Coll. of Law, post-grad. course. 1899; bachelor. Started in study of law by oc- cupying positions as clerk of Circuit Court of Cook Co. under Frank J. Gaulter: later clerk in law office of Lackner & Butz: when Jacob J. Kern retired from state's atty.'s office. 1896. and formed a partnership with Elisha S. Bot- tum, started in with them; Mr. Bottum died in 1898 and Charles D. Fullen became partner, as Kern & Fullen: became silent partner in that

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firm and upon retirement of Mr. Fullen, 1900, dence: 219 Park Av., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 1438 firm became Kern & Brown until 1910; in prac- First Nat. Bank Bldg. tice alone since Oct. 1910; identified with forma- tion of large industrial corpns. and a general practice; in 1907 purchased the property around the lake at Glen Ellyn, subdivided the same, and added it to the village, the subdivision be- ing known as John A. Brown's Addition to Glen Ellyn, DuPage Co., Ill. Democrat. Mem. Phi Alpha Delta (legal fraternity), Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Central Y.M.C.A. Past Regent Ill. Council Royal Arcanum; mem. Northwestern Council Royal Arcanum, Banner Lodge No. 219 K. of P. Clubs: Press, Birch- wood Country. Residence: 228 Ontario St. Of- fice: 1601 Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.

*BROWN, John Haven, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

BROWN, Lincoln, investments; born Gales- burg, Ill., Sept. 23, 1861; son Luke S. and El- mina (Wright) Brown; resident of Chicago since 1868; ed. high school, Chicago, to 1876; read law in offices of Walker, Dexter & Smith, in which remained until 1884. Sec. Metcalf Stationery Co. until 1891; retired 1891-5; since 1895 in real estate business in Chicago; also pres. Elk Rapids Iron Co. Mason (32°). Clubs: Caxton, Chicago Athletic, City; also Rowfant (Cleveland). Residence: 1453 Maple Av., Ev- anston. Office: 167 W. Washington St.

*BROWN, Lot, ry. official; see Vol. 1905.

BROWN, Moreau Roberts, physician; born Galveston, Tex., July 26, 1853; son James Mo- reau and Rebecca Ashton (Stoddart) Brown; ed. private schools, Chester (Pa.) Acad., Jeffer- son Med. Coll., Phila., and in med. dept. of Univ. of Louisville, from which was grad. in 1876; took post-grad. courses in Germany and Austria; twice married; 1 son: James Moreau Brown, by first wife; married 2d, Jeanerette, La., July 18, 1887, Louise Grevemberg; 1 daugh- ter: Rebecca Alice Brown. After graduation began practice in Galveston, Tex., where was house physician Galveston City Hosp., county physician of Galveston Co., quarantine physi- cian of Galveston and city physician of Galves- ton. Came to Chicago, 1886; specialist in dis- eases of throat, ear and nose; prof. laryngol- ogy, rhinology and otology, Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons; prof. laryngology and rhinology, Chicago Policlinic; med. dir. Nat. Union. Fel- low Am. Laryngological Soc .; mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Medico-Legal Soc. Club: Physicians. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 15 E. Washington St.

BROWN, Paul, lawyer; born McHenry, Mc- Henry Co., Ill., Dec. 1, 1864; son Dr. Henry T. and Almira M. Brown; ed. common and high schools of McHenry Co .; studied law in office of Hoyne, Horton & Hoyne; married 1888, Grace A., daughter of O. W. Owen, of McHenry Co .; children: Paul Donald, Grace Dorothy, Clarence Raymond. Admitted to bar, 1886, and a few months later was appointed master in chancery Circuit Court of Cook Co. (resigned 1893). In 1889 joined Clarence A. Knight in firm of Knight & Brown; dissolved fall 1903; on Dec. 1, 1903, became a mem. of the firm of Horton & Brown; dissolved May 1, 1908; since prac- ticing alone. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Country; also Columbia (In- dianapolis). Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.

BROWN, Philip Sidney, lawyer; born Evans- .ton, Wyo., Apr. 10, 1876; son Clarence A. and Corinne (Stubbs) Gooding; mother mar- ried Frank E. Brown, 1883, who in 1890 legally adopted him as his son; grad. Hyde Park High School, 1894; student Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1895-6; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1897; married Rose Swain Brown, of Chicago, Dec. 22, 1906; 1 son: Frank Edward. Was in law of- fice of Clarence S. Darrow, 1896-1900, since in practice alone. Joined Social Democratic party, 1900. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Art Inst. of Chi- cago. Recreations: golf and yachting. Resi-

BROWN, Richard Hunt, physician; born New York City, Dec. 2, 1862; son Richard and Thalia (Newton) Brown; grad. high school, Canfield, O., 1879; 3 years at Franklin (Ind.) Coll .; M.D., Coll. Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1891, with second honors; married Fremont, O., Apr. 6, 1893, Elva L. Powers; children: Ralph Pow- ers, Eben Newton and Elva Powers. Since 1891 in med. practice in Chicago; specialist in dis- eases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Since 1892 has conducted clinic at West Side Dis- pensary in this specialty; asso. clinical prof. diseases of ear, nose and throat, Coll. Physi- cians and Surgeons. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. Independent in pol- itics. Congregationalist. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: swimming. Residence: 2742 Jack- son Boul. Office: 1102, 7 W. Madison St.

BROWN, Sanger, physician; born Bloomfield, Ont., Can., Feb. 16, 1852; son Stewart and Cath- erine (Comer) Brown; ed. Albert Coll. Univ., Belleville, Ont. (in arts and engring.), 1872-3; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., New York, 1880; married Bella Christy, of Chicago, July 9, 1885; 1 son: Christy. Asst. physician Hosp. for Insane, Ward's Island, N.Y., 1880-1, Danvers (Mass.) State Hosp. for Insane, 1881-2, Bloom- ingdale Asylum, New York, 1882-5, and acting med. supt., 1886; prof. neurology, Post-Grad. Med. School, Chicago, since 1890; prof. med. jurisprudence and hygiene, Rush Med. Coll., 1892-7; prof. clinical neurology, Coll. of Physi- cians and Surgeons (Univ. of Ill.), Chicago, 1902-8; consulting neurologist Cook Co. Hosp., Chicago; attending neurologist St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago; physician in charge Kenilworth (Il1.) Sanitarium. Conducted (with Prof. E. A. Scha- fer) series of vivisection experiments on mon- keys at Univ. Coll., London, 1886-7, which af- forded first conclusive proof that in these ani- mals the center for vision is in the occipital lobe. Results were published as: An Investiga- tion into the Functions of the Occipital and Temporal Lobes of the Monkey's Brain, Philo- sophical Trans., Royal Soc. of London, 1888. Wrote: Hereditary Ataxia, with Clinical Report of 25 Cases, Brain, 1892; Responsibility in Crime from the Medical Standpoint, Popular Science Monthly, Dec. 1894. Clubs: Union League, Uni- versity, Glen View. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Am. Neurological Soc., Chicago Neuro- logical Soc .; fellow Royal Society of Medicine, England, New York Acad. of Medicine. Resi- dence: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 32 N. State St.

BROWN, Stewart Reed, lawyer; born Brook- lyn, Sept. 18, 1876; son Alexander Parks and Jeannette (Fraser) Brown; educated Marquette Grammar School, Chicago; Central Y.M.C.A .; ex- tension work Univ. of Chicago; LL.B., Law Dept. Lake Forest Univ., 1897; unmarried. In practice at Chicago since 1902; mem. firm of McMahon, Cheney & Brown. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Commercial Law League of America. Sec. North Side Center, Univ. of Chicago ex- tension dept., 1901-3, and mem. advisory board, 1904-9, now asso. mem .; trustee Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Was chmn. North Side div. of Associated Cycling Clubs and vice-pres. of central body, 1898-1900; was mem. com. that worked for boulevarding Jackson St. and the speedways in parks; actively engaged in racing sport, winning several races, and later engaged in lawn tennis diversions, affiliating with sev- eral lawn tennis clubs. Recreation: tennis. Residence: 5410 Southport Av. Office: 1131-1136 Unity Bldg.

BROWN, Taylor Everett, lawyer; born St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 22, 1860; son Capt. Henry Stu- art and Emma Jane (Taylor) Brown; ed. pub. and high schools, St. Louis, until 17 years old; learned trade of pattern-maker at Vulcan Iron Works, St. Louis; worked at trade until 1882; took partial law course at Union Coll. of Law,

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Chicago, 1883; was patent office draftsman, was with the Rockwood Bros., wholesale gro- 1883-4; married Chicago, Jan. 30, 1888, Fannie cers, and in 1894 became identified with the Ill. Life Ins. Co., of which was treas., 1901-5, since auditor; asst. sec. and treas. LaSalle Hotel Co. since its organization in 1907. Republican. Pres- byterian; trustee of Church of Covenant. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: golf and amateur pho- tography. Residence: 858 Oakdale Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St. Garrison Dayton (died Dec. 28, 1901); children: Melville S., Taylor G. (deceased), Charles Ev- erett, Jessie Imogen, Dayton Reginald E., Fan- nie Susan; married 2d, Nov. 3, 1904, Jessie May Catlin, Ripon, Wis. Admitted to bar, Mar. 1884; since 1887 member Poole & Brown, patent law- yers and solicitors of U.S. and foreign letters patent for inventors, securing copyrights, reg- BROWN, William, Jr., lawyer; born Jackson- ville, III., Oct. 24, 1870; son William and Clara (Robb) Brown; ed. Whipple Acad .. Jacksonville, Ill., 1886-7, Ill. Coll., Jacksonville, 1887-9, U.S. Mil. Acad., West Point, N.Y., 1889-92; LL.B., Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1896; married Chi- cago, Dec. 30, 1903, Marguerite, daughter of William R. Manierre. Admitted to bar, June 1897; in law dept. of C.&A.R.R.Co., 1897-1900; formed partnership with T. J. Scofield as Sco- field & Brown, representing C.&A.Ry. Co. as dis- trict attys., and the M.,K.&T.Ry.Co., as local attys .; (with Eugene E. Prussing and Hoyt King), formed firm of Prussing, Brown & King, which continued, 1903-7; mem. law firm of Hay (William Sherman) & Brown since 1907, repre- senting Wabash and M.,K.&T.Ry. cos. as local attys. Democratic nominee for judge Superior Court of Cook Co., 1909. Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Delta Phi (on exec. council, 1897-9, and vice-pres., 1898-9). Clubs: University, Onwent- sia, Law. Residence: 1510 Dearborn Parkway. Office: 1318 Hartford Bldg. istering trade-marks and labels, and attending to litigation in Supreme Court of U.S., U.S. Cir- cuit Courts of Appeals, and other federal courts. Served in Mo. N.G., 1877-80; then in III. N.G., as private, corporal, color-sergt., lieut., capt. and major, until retired as major (at his own request), Nov. 1899; served in 1st Ill. Vol. Inf. and Provisional Battalion of Engrs. in U.S., Cu- ba and Porto Rico in war with Spain, 1898; ap- pointed inspector-gen. Ill. N.G., rank of lieut- col., Feb. 24, 1908, and chief ordnance officer, Ill. N.G., May 1910. Was first officer of U.S.A. to land in Porto Rico (Guanica) and was rec- ommended for brevet major U.S. Vols. "for gal- lantry in action" by Gen. Miles, and name was sent to Senate by President Mckinley, etc. Mem. Mil. Order Foreign Wars of U.S .; com- mander Ill. Commandery and commander-in- chief Nat. Commandery Naval and Mil. Order Spanish-Am. War; pres. Veteran Corps, First Inf., Ill. N.G. Episcopalian; mem. Brotherhood of St. Andrew; pres. Nat. Conference of Church Clubs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, South Shore Country, Church (Chicago), Army and Navy (New York and Washington), Mo. Athletic (St. Louis). Residence: 5210 Hibbard Av. Office: Marquette Bldg.

BROWN, Thomas James, clergyman; born Burford, Ont., Can., June 2, 1858; son John and Ellen (Adair) Brown; ed. pub. schools, Brant Co., Ont., and Albert Univ., Belleville, Ont .; student Chicago Seminar of Science; married Lillian Wood Haney, of Welland, Ont., Oct. 8, 1885. Ordained Congregational ministry, Ham- ilton, Ont., June 2, 1884; pastorates: Mukwon- ago, Wis., 1886-90, Waupun, Wis., 1890-5, Lan- caster, 1896-1903, Vermillion, S.D., 1905-6, Grace Church, Chicago, since Nov. 1907. Chaplain Wis. State Penitentiary, Waupun, 1892-5. Mason (32°; grand chaplain Wis. Grand Lodge, 1896- 1904); mem. Modern Woodmen of America, Equitable Fraternal Union. Recreations: fishing and hunting. Residence: 2347 Greenwood Ter- race.

BROWN, Walter Burrows, mfg. chemist; born Grand Detour, Ogle Co., Ill., Apr. 23, 1874; son John Spalding and Cornelia E. (Turner) Brown; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1897, M.S., 1905; married Antoinette Mae Farren (Oberlin Coll., 1901), at Paris, France, Jan. 23, 1906. Asst. to the N.Y. state chemist at Buffalo, 1897-9; asst. chemist C.&.N.W.Ry., Chicago, 1899-1900; chief chemist Morris & Co., Chicago, 1900-3; direct- ing chemist and gen. supt. Victor Chemical Works since 1903. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc. and Soc. Chem. Industry (London). Mason. Repub- lican. Recreations: hunting, fishing and other outdoor diversions. Residence: 5434 Cornell Av. Office: 509 Fisher Bldg.

BROWN, Walter Zolvah, auditor Ill. Life Ins. Co .; born Coventry, Conn., Oct. 26, 1855; son Walter C. and Sarah A. (Clark) Brown; ed. Natchaug High School, Willimantic, Conn .; mar- ried South Paris, Me., June 24, 1880, Mabel Phelps (died 1908); children: Walter G. (died 1905), Edith, Burton, Edwin, Mildred; married 2d, Portland, Ore., June 28, 1909, Marie A. Luce. Taught school in Conn., 1872-3; cashier and bookkeeper for B. F. Spinney & Co., shoe mfrs., Lynn, Mass., to 1880; then went to New York, where was treas. to the receiver of the Lacka- wanna & Pittsburgh Ry. (subsequently reor- ganized as the Lackawanna & Southwestern Ry.) and was identified with other railroad projects; next in banking and brokerage busi- ness on Wall St .; came to Chicago, 1892, and

BROWN, William Bruce, vice-pres. Durand Steel Locker Co .; born Edinburgh, Scotland, Feb. 3, 1876; son William and Margaret Mac- Dougal (Reid) Brown; ed. pub. schools and Navigation School, Edinburgh; came to U.S., March, 1892; married Hinsdale, Ill., Dec. 2, 1905, Sara Morgan Gardner; 2 children: Gardner and Elizabeth MacDougal. Became identified with Durand Steel Locker Co., mfrs. of steel furni- ture, 1906, as vice-pres., treas. and gen. mgr. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Served in 1st Cal. U.S. Vols. in Philippines dur- ing Spanish-Am. War and Philippine insurrec- tion. Mem. Nat. Soc. Army of the Philippines. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: golf and swimming. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

BROWN, William Coren, gen. mgr. Chicago Drop Forge & Foundry Co .; born Plainfield, N. J., Aug. 26, 1872; son of Edward Lownes and Helen Struthers (Jones) Brown; ed. private schools, Plainfield, N.J., Chicago pub. schools, and Chicago Manual Training School; married Catherine Bulkley Dewey, of Chicago, Sept. 29, 1903. Came to Chicago, 1882; engaged with A. F. Seaberger, in wholesale hardware business, 1890-5; became identified with the Chicago Drop Forge & Foundry Co., 1896, becoming gen. mgr. in 1908. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Calu- met Country. Residence: 5014 Washington Av. Office: 447 Kensington Av., Kensington, Ill.

BROWN, William Curtis, pres. U.S. Mica Co .; born Shelbyville, Ind., May 31. 1859; son Will- iam and Elvra (Victor) Brown; married Kath- erine Wells, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 12, 1884. Came to Chicago, 1880; began as clerk for Wm. Blair & Co .; identified with iron and steel busi- ness, 1884-1902; . pres. and dir. U.S. Mica Co. since 1902. Republican. Mason (32°). Resi- dence: 730 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 234 S. LaSalle St.

BROWN, William Henry, real estate: born Warren, Ill., May 14, 1860; son Thomas and Elizabeth (Campbell) Brown; ed. Cedar Falls (Ia.) Normal School and Valparaiso (Ind.) Bus- iness Coll .; married S.D., 1885, Hattie Aunger; children: Paul E., Ethel F., Cecil A., Raymond P. Was engaged in real estate business for many years before coming to Chicago, in 1901; now senior mem. of Wm. H. Brown & Brittain. real estate; also pres. William H. Brown Co. Republican; was mayor of Devil's Lake, N.D .. 1900-1. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Ridge

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Country. Residence: 10324 Longwood Boul. Of- fice: Tacoma Bldg.

BROWN, William Horace, author; born near Logansport, Ind., Aug. 7, 1855; son Josiah and Elizabeth (Thompson) Brown; acad. edn., Wau- kon, Ia .; married Belle Henderson, of San Fran- cisco, June 6, 1893. Sec. Civic Federation of Chicago since 1900. Author: The Slaves of Folly, 1889; A Southern Heritage, 1902; The Glory-Seekers, 1906. Contbr. on civic and so- ciol. subjects. Residence: 5611 Kenmore Av. Of- fice: 620 The Temple.

BROWN, William Liston, merchant in pig iron and iron ores; born St. Joseph, Mich., Aug. 23, 1842; son Hiram and Jane Reese Tilton (Lis- ton) Brown; came to Chicago, 1848; ed. pub. and private schools, Chicago; married Sept. 27, 1871, Mrs. Catherine Seymour Bigelow, daugh- ter of Dr. Stephen Seymour, M.D., of Chicago. Began business career, 1859, as clerk for a Board of Trade commn. house; served in Chi- cago Mercantile Battery of Light Artillery, 1862-5, in Vicksburg campaign and Red River expedition, etc .; returned to Chicago; one of or- ganizers, 1883, and since mem. firm of Pickands, Brown & Co., one of largest in U.S. in iron and iron ore trade. One of the organizers, 1890, of Chicago Shipbuilding Co .; since 1899, chmn. Am. Shipbuilding Co. (consolidated Lake Ship Yards); pres. Federal Furnace Co .; dir. First Nat. Bank. Republican. Trustee Chicago New Church (Swedenborgian) Soc .; trustee Chicago Orchestral Assn. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, Caxton, Press, Mid-Day, Tolleston, Glen View, Evanston Country, Castalia Fishing. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 1740, 72 W. Adams St.

BROWNE, see also Brown, also Braun.

BROWNE, Charles Francis, artist; born Na- tick, Mass., May 21, 1859; son George Warren and Emeline (Wetherbee) Browne; studied at Boston Art Mus., 1882-4; Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, 1885-7, and at École des Beaux Arts under Gérôme and other masters, 1887-90; married Miss Taft, sister of Lorado Taft, May 21, 1909. Instr. and lecturer on history of art, Chicago Art Inst. Edited Brush and Pencil, 1897-1900. Exhibited at Paris expositions, 1889, 1900, Chi- cago Exposition, 1893, and the important cur- rent exhibitions. Mem. Soc. Western Artists, Chicago Soc. of Artists; dir. Municipal Art League of Chicago; mem. N.E. Soc. Clubs: The Little Room, Cliff Dwellers. Studio: 1543 57th Street.

BROWNE, Francis Fisher, editor; born S. Halifax, Vt., Dec. 1, 1843; son William Gold- smith and Eunice (Fisher) Browne; learned the printer's trade and attended high school at Chicopee, Mass., leaving school for service in 46th Mass. Vols., 1862-3; studied law Roches- ter, N.Y., and Univ. of Mich., 1866-7; married Susan Seaman Brooks, of Rochester, N.Y., June 26, 1867. Editor Lakeside Monthly, Chicago, 1869-74; literary editor of The Alliance, 1878-9; editor The Dial since 1880. Chmn. Com. on Con- gress of Authors at World's Congress Auxil- iary of Columbian Exposition, 1893. One of founders (1874), and now honorary mem. Chi- cago Literary Club; honorary mem. Caxton Club (Chicago), Twilight Club (Pasadena, Cal.). Au- thor or editor of numerous books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: The Dial, Fine Arts Bldg.

BROWNING, Granville Williams, lawyer; born Indianapolis, Ind., March 14, 1856; son George T. and Elizabeth (McClung) Browning; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1877; married Lake Ge- neva, Wis., Sept. 13, 1903, Carrie Woolfolk. Ad- mitted to bar, June 1880; partner of Samuel M. Moore, chancellor of the Superior Court, until 1886; mem. firm of Woolfolk & Browning, 1890- 5, Browning & Shepard, 1898-1905; master in chancery Superior Court, 1897-1906, Circuit Court since 1906. Atty. of West Town of Chi- cago, 1886-7; candidate for judge Circuit Court, 1893, 1897; special counsel for City of Chicago,

1897-1906. Democrat. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, On- wentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Law. Recreations: automobiling, farming. Residence: 57 Cedar St. Office: Hartford Bldg.

BROWNING, Thomas Walter, broker; born Phila., Jan. 4, 1866; son William H. and Eliz- abeth (Bolton) Browning; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, Apr. 5, 1904, Esther St. John. Came to Chicago in 1879 and entered employ of William Young Co .; became mem. of the firm of Pringle, Fitch & Rankin, Mar. 1, 1904; now of Walter Fitch & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade since 1890. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Residence: 1352 E. 48th St. Office: Board of Trade.

BRUBAKER, William A., chmn. Prohibition Central Com. of Cook Co .; born Somerset Co., Pa., Sept. 12, 1853; son Abraham and Anna (Bisel) Brubaker; ed. Pa. State Normal School, Millersville, class of 1874; married Stella Chap- pell, of Fallsington, Pa., Nov. 28, 1878; 4 chil- dren. Taught school 2 years, and read law 2 years; was engaged in ry. work and as commr. Ill. Ry. Freight Assn. State organizer and lec- turer for Prohibition Party, in Ill., Neb., Tex. and Mich .; chmn. Prohibition Central Com. of Cook Co. since May 1905. Elected Prohibition nominee for mayor of Chicago, primary elec- tion, 1911. Congregationalist. District chief templar Independent Order of Good Templars; mem. Royal Arcanum. Residence: 6542 Ellis Av. Office: 160 W. Washington St.

BRUCE, Charles Austin, packer; born Racine, Wis., July 17, 1853; son William and Sarah June (Mathews) Bruce; ed. pub. school, Clin- ton, Wis .; married Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 16, 1877, Effa Mayers; 1 son: Lawrence Woods. In employ Am. Express Co., at Clinton, Wis., Men- dota and Bloomington, Ill., 1870-5; with Max- well & Co., Bloomington, 1875; mem. firm of Bruce & Brown, wholesale confectioners, Bloom- ington, 1880-5; moved to Chicago, 1897, to enter the employ of Miller & Hart, packers, as credit man, and since incorpn. of that firm in 1898 has been treas. Republican. Presbyterian. Fores- ter. Recreations: motoring, fishing, golf. Resi- dence: 6828 Union Av. Office: 25th and LaSalle Streets.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 29

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