The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 30

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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BRUCKNER, William Tretzel, banker; born Monroe, Mich., Aug. 4, 1869; son George W. and Ann Eliza (Spalding) Bruckner; ed. pub. schools, Monroe, Mich .; unmarried. Began with the Wells & Nellegar Co. in 1890, with which remained 11/2 years; identified with the Commercial Nat. Bank in 1892, and has since remained with it and its successor, Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank, in various capacities, becoming vice- pres. of latter upon the consolidation in 1910; also dir. Lake View Trust & Savings Bank, and Cicero State Bank, Hawthorne, Ill. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Bankers', Hinsdale Golf, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, theatre, motoring. Residence: Windermere Hotel. Office: Continental & Com- mercial Nat. Bank.

BRUMBACK, Arthur Henry, physician; born Hancock Co., Ill., Mar. 31, 1862; son Thomas Benton and Abbie D. (Southwick) Brumback; ed. Carthage (Ill.) Coll .; M.D., Coll. of Physi- cians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1884; married Augusta, Ill., Dec. 12, 1884, Rose G. Steed; mar- ried 2d, Milwaukee, Wis., July 17, 1889, Sophia J. Wiborg; children: Benton Lee, Marion. Aft- er graduation, 1884, located in practice of medi- cine at Mound Station, Brown Co., Ill., 2 years; after that practiced 412 years at Kansas City, Mo .; since Oct. 1, 1890, practicing at Chicago; gynecologist at West Side Hosp .; adjunct prof. gynecology, Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Mason (32º). Mem. Royal League, Royal Arcanum, K.P., North Am. Union. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Illinois, Physi-

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cians. Residence: 1503 Jackson Boul. Office: 32 N. State St.

BRUMLEY, Daniel Joseph, civil engr .; born near Leipsic, Putnam Co., O., Mar. 19, 1865; son Joseph and Phillippina (Leffler) Brumley; acad. edn. Ohio Normal Univ., Ada; C.E., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, 1895; married Susanna Pinkarton Lytle, of Deshler, O., Sept. 1, 1908; 1 son: David Joseph. Rodman and asst. engr., L.&N.R.R., Louisville, Ky., 1895-1901; engr. maintenance of way, Nat. Ry. of Mexico, Sept. and Oct., 1901; roadmaster, L.&N.R.R., Eliza- bethtown, Ky., 1901-4; div. engr. Ind. Southern R.R., 1904-5; principal asst. engr., 1905-10, engr. of construction since May 1, 1910, I.C.R. R. and Yazoo and Miss. Valley R.R. Dir. of Yazoo-Miss. Delta Land Co. Private Co. A, 14th Inf. Ohio N.G., 1893-5. Republican. Methodist. Member Am. Soc. Civ. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of Way Assn., Nat. Geog. Soc., Ohio State Univ. Club of Chi- cago. Recreation: photography. Residence: 5706 Washington Av. Office: 706 Central Station.

BRUMMEL, Frederick William, fire ins .; born Chicago, June 4, 1872; son Henry and Su- sanna (Stoll) Brummel; grad. St. Francis So- lanus Coll., Quincy, Ill., 1889; married Chicago, June 12, 1895, Mamie Rose Berresheim. In fire ins. since July 15, 1889; chief clerk of German Ins. Co., of Freeport, Ill., Mar. 1894 to Apr. 1901; now of firm of Brummel Bros., Cook Co. mgrs. of the Williamsburg City Fire Ins. Co. of New York, and the German Fire Ins. Co. of Peoria, Ill. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: bowling, golf, swim- ming. Residence: 5833 Kenmore Av. Office: 401 Association Bldg.

BRUMMEL, Henry Christopher, fire ins .; born Chicago, Jan. 11, 1878; son Henry and Su- sanna (Stoll) Brummel; grad. St. Francis So- lanus Coll., Quincy, Ill., 1895; married Mabel Taylor, Cincinnati, O., Jan. 1, 1908; children: Gordon, Jerome. In fire ins. since May 25, 1895; was Cook Co. special agent and mgr. for Western Underwriters' Assn., of Chicago, Ill., Jan. 1900-Apr. 1, 1902; now of firm of Brummel Bros., Cook Co. mgrs. of the Williamsburg City Fire Ins. Co. of New York, and the German Fire Ins. Co. of Peoria, Ill. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: golf. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 401 Associa- tion Bldg.

BRUNDAGE, Edward Jackson, corpn. coun- sel; born Campbell, N.Y., May 13, 1869; son Victor and Maria L. (Armstrong) Brundage; removed with parents to Detroit, Mich., in 1880; ed. pub. schools of Campbell, N.Y., and Detroit until 1883. Employed in railroad office in Detroit and Chicago; studied law in leisure hours; admitted to Ill. bar, 1892; grad. Chicago Coll. of Law, LL.B., 1893. Republican. Mem. House of Representatives in 41st and 43d Gen- eral Assemblies, from 6th Senatorial Dist. of Ill .; elected, Nov. 1904, pres. of the Board of Co. Commrs. of Cook Co., and re-elected Nov. 1906; resigned Apr. 16, 1907, to accept position of corpn. counsel City of Chicago. Was vice- pres. for Ill. of Pan-Am. Exposition, Buffalo; N. Y. Mason (K.T.), K.P., Royal League, Co- lumbian Knights. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, Industrial, Hamilton. Residence: 2228 Dayton St. Office: City Hall.

BRUNE, Adolf Gerhard, musician, composer, critic; born in Germany, June 21, 1870; ed. in Germany; studied harmony, composition, piano, organ and violin under masters in Germany; came to U.S., 1889; married Mary R. Ramsey, of Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 7, 1899. Instr. of musi- cal theory, Chicago Musical Coll., since 1898; organist St. Joseph's and Cathedral, Peoria, 111 .; asso. musical editor Chicago Inter Ocean. Has written 2 symphonies, and much other music, more than 50 songs, variations and other pieces for piano. Recreations: reading

and study of literature. Residence: 1260 Bryn Mawr Av. Studio: 624 S. Michigan Av.

BRUNER, Frank C., clergyman; born in Switzerland Co., Ind .; reared on farm in Rock Island Co., Ill., and attended country schools; enlisted in 9th Ill. Cav. at age of 15, and served to close of war; promoted for gallantry, Dec. 1864; finished classical and scientific edn. Mem. Rock River Conf. of M.E. Church and is now pastor Loomis St. Church, West Englewood, Chicago; also platform lecturer. Chaplain 3d Ill. Vols. during Spanish-Am. War; chaplain-in- chief G.A.R., 1897-8; mem. Meade Post G.A.R. Residence: 6715 Perry Av.

BRUNER, Frank G., psychopathologist; born Streator, Ill., Mar. 28, 1874; son John Mathew and Anna (Haney) Bruner; grad. Northern Ind. Normal School, 1896; supt. schools, Dwight, Ill., 1899-1901; fellow Univ. of Neb., 1901-3, A. B., 1903; instr., Columbia Univ., 1903-5; M.D., Coll. Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia), 1905; Ph.D., Columbia, 1907; married Lottie Weldy, of Coldwater, Mich., June 28, 1906. Supt. of sections of anthropometry and psy- cholometry, St. Louis Expn., 1904; psycho- pathologist, dept. of child study and ednl. re- search, Chicago Board of Edn., since 1905. Author of various monographs, papers and ar- ticles. Mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Psychol. Assn. Ma- son. Methodist. Residence: 1053 Foster Av. Office: Tribune Bldg.

*BRUNSON, Randolph, physician; see Vol. 1905.

BRUSH, Charles Eliphalet, architect; born Carbondale, Ill., Mar. 17, 1855; son Daniel Har- mon and Julia (Etherton) Brush; early edn. in pub. schools of Carbondale; grad. Univ. of Ill., 1877, B.S., 1895; married Fort Wayne, Ind., Mar. 11, 1885, Ida E. Fleming. Engaged in prac- tice as architect at Chicago since 1892; archi- tect of the Northern Ill. State Normal School at DeKalb, Ill., the Lee Co. Court House at Dix- on, Ill., and numerous hotel, office, bank and other buildings, pub. and private, in Chicago and elsewhere. Mem. Am. Inst. of Architects; mem. Military Order of the Loyal Legion (by inheritance), Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Ma- son. Residence: 864 Irving Park Boul. Office: 54 W. Randolph St.

BRUSH, Emerson Howard, real estate; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

*BRUSHINGHAM, John Patrick, clergyman; see Vol. 1905.

BRYAN, Alfred Cochrane, real estate and loan agent; born Chicago, July 22, 1852; son Frederick A. and Ann (Hodgson) Bryan; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; married Chicago, 1889, Helen A. Thompson; children: James A., Beatrice .H., John F. After leaving school learned printing trade; in 1874 engaged in the real estate business; in 1888 was joined by brothers, F. W. and J. C., and organized firm of Bryan Bros., real estate and loans. Club: Hins- dale. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: La- fayette Bldg.

*BRYAN, Benjamin Butters, commn. mer- chant; moved to N. Y .; see Vol. 1905.

BRYAN, Edward Arthur, mfr .: born Peoria. Ill., July 16, 1856; son William F. and Jane Evans Bryan: ed. pub, schools; married Peoria. Ill., Nov. 4, 1886, Lucy Gibson: 1 son: William F. Began business life as clerk in grain busi- ness, Peoria. Since 1884 has been engaged in iron business and builder of all kinds of steel storage tanks, etc .; organized, Feb. 1902, and was pres. and mgr. E. A. Bryan Co., with plant at Harvey, Ill., mfg. steel storage tanks, steel grain elevators, tank cars, and structural iron work, 1902-7; engaged in same line with fac- tory at Paris, Ill., until 1909; mgr. of tank and car dept. The Kennicott Co., factory at Chicago Heights, since 1909. Mason, K.T., Shriner. Club: Ill. Athletic. Residence: 4642 Drexel Boul. Office: Great Northern Bldg.

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BRYAN, Frederick William, real estate; born (on site of new Federal Bldg.) Chicago, May 13, 1848; son Frederick A. and Ann (Hodgson) Bryan: ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chi- cago, Nov. 13, 1873, Nellie Wheeler; one daugh- ter: May (Mrs. H. G. Steinson). After leaving school was engaged in the drug business and was for years with the firm of Burnhams & Van Schaack, and in 1886 became identified in real estate business with brothers, A. C. and J. C. Bryan, organizing firm of Bryan Bros., which has since been engaged in an extensive real estate and loan business, in charge of Chicago properties. Mason, K.T. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soc. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: flower gardening, possessing the only real Jap- anese garden in this part of the country; also fond of traveling and photography. Residence: 1423 Kenilworth Av. Office: Lafayette Bldg.

BRYAN, John Charles, physician; born Chi- cago, Oct. 31, 1850; son Frederick A. and Ann (Hodgson) Bryan; ed. pub. and high schools of Chicago; grad. Rush Med. Coll., M.D., 1877; married England, 1888, Mary E. Lynch; 1 daughter: Marie E. Also since 1886 with brothers, A. C. and F. W. Bryan, mem. of Bryan Bros., real estate and loans. Vice-pres. Boyn- ton Wool Scouring Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Chicago Pathological Soc. Club: Chicago Athletic. Ex-pres. Menoken Club. Residence: 5536 Sheridan Rd. Office: 70 La- fayette Bldg.

BRYAN, Thomas Joseph, chemist; born War- wickshire, Eng., Sept. 26, 1869; A.B., Colgate Univ., 1893, A.M., 1895; student Univ. of Göt- tingen, 1899, Univ. of Heidelberg, 1900; Ph.D., Univ. of Freiburg, 1901. Asst. in chemistry, Colgate Univ., 1893-9, Wesleyan Univ., 1901- 2; instr. chemistry, Williams Coll., 1902-3, Univ. of Ill., 1903-6; state analyst, Ill. State Food Commn., since 1906. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1620 Manhattan Bldg.

BRYAN, W. S. Plumer, clergyman; born Al- legheny City, Pa., Aug. 30, 1856; son Samuel S. and Kate (Plumer) Bryan; grad. Davidson Coll., N.C., A.B., 1875, A.M., 1878, Columbia Theol. Sem., 1878; (D.D., Centre Coll., Ky., 1892); married Dec. 1, 1887, Alice C. Reid, Staunton, Va .; children: William Plumer (de- ceased), Alison Reid, Helen Reid, George Plumer. In charge of churches in Randolph Co., W.Va., 1878-87; pastor Presbyterian Church, Asheville, N.C., 1887-92, Second Pres- byterian Church, Cincinnati, O., 1892-5, Church of the Covenant, Chicago, since Feb. 1, 1895. Residence: 840 Belden Av.

BRYAN, William Edward, lawyer; born Port Hope, Ont., Can., Sept. 12, 1867; son James and Letitia (Rothwell) Bryan; ed. Port Hope High School; Canadian Business Univ., Toronto; Lake Forest ( Ill.) Univ. Law School, 1897-8; married Chicago, Feb. 24, 1892, Minnie C. Has- kell; 1 daughter: Ethel May. Engaged as sten- ographer, clerk and cashier, 1888-1895; law clerk in the law dept. Armour & Company, 1895-8; admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; asst. counsel for Armour & Company, 1898-1907; mem. law firm of Seitz, Bryan & Wilber since 1907; also gen. mgr. Wilber Mercantile Agency, Chicago. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Lawyers' Assn. of Ill. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Mason, North American Union. Club: Charlevoix. Recreations: automobiling and bil- liards. Residence: 5741 Indiana Av. Office: 1512-1517 Ashland Block.

pres. White Lake Lumber Co .; also dir. Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank. Independent Re- publican. Mason. Residence: 234 Maple Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 133 W. Washington St.

BRYANT, Clifford Wellington, sec. and treas. White Lake Lumber Co .; born Lexington, Mass., Oct. 11, 1859; son of Albert W. and Nancy (Wellington) Bryant; ed. in pub. schools of Lexington, Mass .; married Trenton, Tenn., Nov. 4, 1890, Nellie Levy; 1 daughter: Cornelia Crawford. Was in wholesale drug house in Boston for 5 years prior to 1882, when came to Chicago and entered employ of The Soper Lum- ber Co., with which remained until 1887; since then with the White Lake Lumber Co., of which is now sec. and treas. Republican. Ma- son, 32° K. T., Shriner; Elks; mem. Sons of Am. Revolution. Recreation: reading. Resi- dence: 3635 Michigan Av. Office: 407 Chamber of Commerce.

BRYANT, Henry Willis, pres. Bryant & Stratton Business Coll .; born Cleveland, O., July 22, 1855; son Henry B. and Lucy Stratton Bryant (father was pioneer in field of business edn. and with brother-in-law, Henry D. Strat- ton, founded the Bryant & Stratton Business Coll. in Chicago in 1856); came to Chicago with parents, 1860; grad. Harvard Univ., 1879; mar- ried Chicago, 1887, Miss Antoinette Kellogg Re Qua; children: Catharine Re Qua and Willis Re Qua. In 1879 became associated with father in the management of the Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., and in 1892 succeeded his father as pres. Republican. Club: Union League. Residence: 2454 Michigan Boul. Office: 80 E. Randolph St.

BRYANT, John J., retired grain merchant; born Elizabeth, N. J .; ed. pub. schools, Eliza- beth; married Matilda Miller. Went to New York, 1863, and was in employ of H. B. Claflin & Co., wholesale dry goods, until 1864; enlisted, 1864, in 9th N.J. Vol. Inf., serving to end of war; came to Chicago, May 1871; general agent Elliptic Sewing Machine Co. 2 years; in employ of C. P. Comstock & Co., grain commn. mer- chants, 1873-5; in business for self as senior mem. of Bryant & Co., 1875-1906, now retired. Mem. of Chicago Board of Trade from Jan. 1872 (dir. 1883). Mem. S.A.R. Mason. Resi- dence: Riverside, Ill.

BRYANT, John J., Jr., broker; born Chicago, Dec. 9, 1875; son John J. and Matilda (Miller) Bryant; ed. at the Harvard School, Chicago, U. S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md., 1891-4; LL.B., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y., 1898; unmarried. Admitted to the N.Y. bar, 1898, Ill. bar, 1899, and engaged in practice at Chicago, 1899-1901; mgr. bond dept. Granger Farwell & Co., bank- ers, until 1907, when that co-partnership be- came the Farwell Trust Co. of which was sec., 1907-9; resigned 1909 to accept mgrship. Chi- cago office of Jas. H. Oliphant & Co., bankers and brokers, of New York. Mem. Sigma Phi, S. A.R. Clubs: University, Exmoor Country, Riv- erside Golf. Recreations: golf and horseback riding. Residence: University Club. Office: 711 The Rookery.

*BRYANT, Stowell Lyman, clergyman; see Vol. 1905.

BRYSON, William John, retired civil engr .; born New Rochelle, N.Y., July 16, 1845; son William and Julia Goodwin Bryson; ed. private schools, followed by special courses in civil en- gring .; married Emma Edna Horton. Began practice of civil engring. in 1865 in employ of U.S. Govt. on fortification work at Washington, D.C., and in 1867 was employed on work for the City of Chicago; later returned to govt. work in Chicago, Appleton, Wis., and Oshkosh, Wis., until 1874, when became asst. engr. of the C.& A.R.R. until 1900, when retired from practice. Dir. James B. Clow & Sons, and Joliet & Chica- go Ry. Co. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Ham-

BRYANT, Arthur W., pres. White Lake Lum- ber Co .; born Lexington, Mass., Jan. 20, 1847; son Albert W. and Nancy (Wellington) Bryant; ed. high school, Lexington, Mass .; married Chi- cago, 1883, Ella Swartley; children: Marion Elizabeth, Elsie Harriet. Came to Chicago from Lexington, Mass., in 1865; first in wholesale drug house and later clerk in bank until 1872; with Park & Soper Lumber Co. until 1879; since in wholesale lumber business for self and now . ilton, Mid-Day, Saddle and Cycle, South Shore

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Country, Glen View. Residence: 731 Buena Av. Co., Pa., Feb. 19, 1856; son John and Rachel Office: 410 S. Michigan Av.

BUCHANAN, De Witt W., coal mine opera- tor; born Chicago, May 16, 1876; son Milford D. and Mary S. (Wheeler) Buchanan; prep. edn. Harvard and University schools, Chicago; M.E., Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1898; married Apr. 12, 1905, Grace D. Follansbee (died July 19, 1906). With engring. dept. I.C.R.R.Co., 1898-9; resigned to enter coal mining business with the Wilmington Star Mining Co .; sec. and treas. Wilmington Star Mining Co., Ohio Valley Min- ing Co .; pres. Bituminous Coal Washing Co., the Coalfield Co. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic (life), Exmoor Coun- try, Oconomowoc Lake. Recreations: yachting, hunting. Residence: Oconomowoc, Wis. Office: 11th floor McCormick Bldg.

BUCHANAN, James Nelson, real estate; born cor. Dearborn and Adams Sts., Chicago, Oct. 16, 1849; son Nelson and Ellen Maria (Paine) Bu- chanan; ed. pub. schools, Palmer's Acad. and Dyrenfurth's Coll., all of Chicago; married Chi- cago, Oct. 17, 1876, Isadora Berry; children: Grace (Mrs. G. H. Lamberton), William Nelson, Isadora Berry. Began active career in employ of Culver, Page & Hoyne, 1864; was with Hol- lister & Phelps, 1867-8; took up contracting and real estate, also operated coal mine in Ind .; in real estate business, loans and ins. as owner or agent since 1871. Mem. 36th General Assembly of Ill., representing 2d Dist. Mem. Co. A, 1st Regt. Ill. N.G., serving as private, corpl., sergt., lieut., and 21/2 years as capt., total service of 81/2 years in the regt .; was in 1st Brigade staff 61/2 years, with Gen. Charles Fitzsimons, as commissary and asst. insp .- gen., rank of lieut .- col. Episcopalian. Club: Press. Recreations: camping and trout fishing. Residence: 5555 Monroe Av. Office: 54 W. Randolph St.

BUCHANAN, Milford De Witt; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

BUCHHOLZ, Frederick William, mathemati- cian; born Cleveland, O., Jan. 5, 1865; son Will- iam and Mary Philena (Farrand) Buchholz; A. B., Oberlin Coll., 1889; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1895; married Chicago, Aug. 29, 1893 Laura Belle Mullendore. Principal De Pere (Wis.) High School, 1889-91, Menasha (Wis.) High School, 1891-3; teacher of mathematics Chicago English High and Manual Training School, 1893-1902; head dept. of mathematics, Chicago Normal School since 1902. Mason. Con- gregationalist. Residence: 6818 St. Lawrence Avenue.

BUCHSBAUM, Samuel, mfg. jeweler; born Szörte Téglás, Hungary, Aug. 12, 1865; son Herman and Marie (Greenwald) Buchsbaum; ed. in pub. schools in Hungary to 1879; mar- ried Chicago, Feb. 19, 1893, Jennie Hirschko- vitz; children: J. Herbert, Chester William, Al- ice, Mildred. Engaged in mfg. in old country, 1879-84; came to U.S .; after a year in New York, came to Chicago, 1885, and entered shop of M. Newmann; in 1889 established for self as mfg. jeweler under present firm name of S. Buchsbaum & Co. Mem. Jewelers' Club. Re- publican. Mason; B.P.O.E., B'nai B'rith, Free Sons of Israel, Austria-Hungarian Soc. Resi- dence: 5430 Michigan Av. Office: 401 Masonic Temple.

BUCK, Carl Darling, philologist; born Or- land, Me., Oct. 2, 1866; son Edward and Eme- line (Darling) Buck; A.B., Yale, 1886, Ph.D., 1889; mem. Am. School Classical Studies, Ath- ens, 1887-9; studied in Leipzig, 1889-92; mar- ried Clarinda Darling Swazey, of Bucksport. Me., Sept. 10, 1889. Asst. prof. Sanskrit and Indo-European comparative philology, 1892-4, asso. prof., 1894-1900, prof., 1900-3, prof. and head of dept. since 1903, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Philol. Assn., Am. Oriental Soc. Au- thor of various books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 5733 Lexington Av.

BUCK, James P., physician; born Cambria

(Sherry) Buck; A.M., St. Vincent Coll., La- trobe, Pa., 1876; taught school 2 seasons; took course in anatomy at Hahnemann College, Phila .; M.D., Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila., 1879; practiced in Western Pa., 1879-84; post-grad. work in med. schools of Vienna and Heidelberg, and in univs. and hosps. of Berlin and Prague, 1884-5; married Chicago, June 30, 1877, Cather- ine M. Grass; children: Marie G., Harold F. J., Cecil C. Served in Servian army, then at war with Bulgaria, Roumania, as surgeon, with rank and title of capt., 1885-6, and with Dr. Bridges had charge of a mil. hosp .; when re- signed commn. became asst. to Prof. Hock, lec- turer on diseases of the eye at Vienna Poli- clinic; returned to U.S., 1887, locating in Chi- cago, where has since been engaged in general practice of medicine, but making a specialty of surgery. Inventor of various instruments and appliances for operative surgery. Mem. Chi- cago Med. Soc., A.M.A. Recreation: motoring. Office and Residence: 1161 LaSalle Av.

BUCK, Niels, architect and contractor; born Morsö, Denmark, Mar. 24, 1866; son Christ and Cecil Buck; ed. pub. schools in Denmark; mar- ried Chicago, Mar. 1, 1892, Emma Rubart; chil- dren: Fred, Downell, Adelaide. Learned trade of cabinet maker in Denmark, near Copenha- gen; at age of 17 came to Chicago, and started in with A. H. Andrews & Co. as a cabinet maker; was later with Jenson & Dryer as supt. of carpenters and builders; studied architecture and became mem. of firm and gen. supt. of Wheatley, Buck & Co. and then from 1893 was in business for himself as architect, and in 1903 was joined by Fred Schroeder, forming present firm of Niels Buck & Co., contractors and build- ers. Pres. Ziegler Dist. Colliery Co. since 1905. Republican. Lutheran. Mason. Club: Chicago Automobile. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 5332 Kenmore Av. Office: 9 S. LaSalle St.

BUCK, William F., ry. official. Began ry. service with N.P.R.R. as machinist, and was shop foreman, 1893-5, gen. foreman of shops at Missoula, Mont., 1895-9, at Helena, Mont., 1899- 1902, master mechanic Rocky Mountain div., at Missoula, Mont., 1902-4; with A.,T.&S.F. Sys- tem since 1904, as master mechanic Ariz. div., at Needles, Cal., and is now supt. of motive power, at Chicago. Residence: Hotel Metropole. Office: 1018 Railway Exchange.

BUCKBEE, John Calvin, engr .; born Galena, S.D., July 12, 1876; son Arthur and Fannie (Woods) Buckbee; ed. high school, S.D. and Utah, supplemented by 5 months at Univ. of Utah; married Cora Agnes Long, of Louisville, Ill., May 2, 1909. Began as mechanic of Eureka Hill Mining Co., Eureka, Utah, 1892-5; supt. Sunbeam Mining Co., Silver City, Utah, 1895-8; came to Chicago, 1898; special engr. on mining plants for Fraser & Chalmers and their suc- cessors, the Allis-Chalmers Co., 1898-1906; or- ganized in 1906, and since pres., J. C. Buckbee Co., engrs. Appointed by Gov. Deneen delegate to Nat. Mining Congress, 1906. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Chicago Yacht. Recre- ations: billiards and fishing. Residence: Del Prado Hotel. Office: 1735 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

BUCKINGHAM, Benjamin J., sec. Bucking- ham Bros. Co., skirts. Office: 180 W. Adams Street.

BUCKINGHAM, Clarence, real estate; dir. Ill. Trust & Savings Bank. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 653 The Rookery.

BUCKINGHAM, Ebenezer, capitalist; born Zanesville, O., Jan. 16, 1829; son Ebenezer and Eunice (Hale) Buckingham; grad. Yale, 1848; married Lucy Sturges: children: Clarence, Kate S., Lucy M. Removed to Chicago, Nov. 1859; engaged in grain and storage business, Oct. 1866-Dec. 1891; pres. Traders Ins. Co., 1883- 1902; pres. Northwestern Nat. Bank from Aug. 1890 until it was consolidated with the Corn Exchange Nat. Bank and the Am. Nat. Bank,

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Sept. 15, 1900. Has been dir. South Side Ele- vated R.R. and other large corpns. Residence: 2036 Prairie Av. Office: The Rookery.

BUCKINGHAM, George Tracy, lawyer; born Delphi, Ind., Apr. 21, 1864; son Tracy Wilson and Helen (Clark) Buckingham; ed. common schools and normal school, Ladoga, Ind .; stud- ied law in office of W. J. Calhoun, Danville, Ill .; admitted to bar, 1890; married Danville, Nov. 3, 1893, Victoria Donlon; 1 son: Tracy. Was a mem. successively at Danville of law firms of Wilson & Buckingham, Buckingham & Dysert, Buckingham, Dysert & Troup, Buckingham & Troup, 1893-1908; came to Chicago, May 1, 1908, at invitation of surviving mems. of firm of De- frees, Brace & Ritter, after death of William Brace, firm becoming Defrees, Buckingham, Rit- ter & Campbell, which continues as Defrees, Buckingham, Ritter, Campbell & Eaton. Pres. and chief owner of Danville Belt Coal Co. While at Danville organized or was financially inter- ested in following cos .: Ike Stern Co., mercan- tile corpn., Danville Dept. Store, Kelly Coal Co., Consumers' Coal Co., Vermilion County Coal Co., Traer Coal Co., and various traction cos. allied to the Ill. Traction Co. Was dist. atty. Wabash Ry. Co. and then and now gen. counsel Ill. Coal Operators' Assn. Asst. state's atty. Vermilion Co., 1894-8; candidate for justice Su- preme Court of Ill., 1907, to succeed Justice Wilkin, deceased; convention balloted 155 times -lacked 5 votes of majority. Mem. I.N.G., 1886- 1904, last rank col. Trustee Insane Hosp., Kan- kakee, 1897-1901; pres. Joliet Prison Bd., 1901- 5. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Vermilion Co., Chicago, and Ill. State Bar assns. Mason (32°); mem. K.P., Elks, Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Recrea- tions: motoring, golf, etc. Residence: Winder- mere Hotel. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 30

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