The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 33

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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BURR, Albert Henry, physician; born Han- cock Co., Ill., Aug. 19, 1850; son Andrew and Harriet E. (Dickinson) Burr; prepared for coll. at Hedding Sem. to 1871; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1877; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1881; married 1st, 1879, Lizzie L. Westlake (died, Mar. 18, 1881); 2d, Chicago, Nov. 5, 1885, Jo- hanna Hess; children: Marguerite H., Walter Andrew. Engaged in gen. practice of medicine from 1881; adjunct prof. medicine, Coll. of Phy- sicians and Surgeons, 1897-1900; attending phy-

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sician to Provident Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A. Republican. Methodist. Residence: 1007 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 32 N. State St.

BURRAS, Charles Hayes, lawyer and liabil- ity underwriter; born N. Fairfield, O., July 16, 1873; son Oscar and Annette (Hakes) Burras; student Lake Forest (Ill.) Univ., 1894-6; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1896; married Charlotte Ritchie Meredith, of Chicago, Dec. 30, 1895. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1896; mem. firm of Vermil- yea & Burras, 1896-7; atty. for the pub. ad- ministrator of Cook Co., 1900-4; senior mem. firm of Burras & Goodbody, resident mgrs. of the Pacific Coast Casualty Co., since 1910, and is atty. for that co. for this territory; also dir. Vehicle Woodstock Co. Republican. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Phi Delta Phi fraternity. Ma- son; mem. Royal League, North Am. Union. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, West- ward Ho, The Forty (sec.). Recreation: golf. Residence: 148 N. Pine Av. Office: 626 New York Life Bldg.

BURRELL, Ernest Lincoln, leather belting; born Stone Church, Pa., Mar. 21, 1865; son Rev. John Ilgen and Susan Elizabeth (Schwartz) Burrell; ed. pub. schools until 12 years of age; married at Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 21, 1888, Alice Bridge Willetts; 1 daughter: Florence Willetts. Entered service of Charles A. Schieren & Co., of New York, tanners and mfrs. of leather, May 12, 1880, served in various capacities in New York, coming to the Chicago house of the same firm in 1889; is now mgr. of its western dept. Firm has large tanneries at Bristol, Tenn., works in Brooklyn, N.Y., main office in New York, and branches in Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Denver and Hamburg, Germany, as well as in Chicago. Also pres. Charles Munson Belting Co. Member Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Nat. Union. Club: Edgewater Coun- try. Residence: 4917 Lake Av. Office: 116 N. Franklin St.

BURRES, Joseph Reuben, lawyer; born Coles Co., Ill., Oct. 5, 1858; son George W. and Aman- da (Woods) Burres; reared on farm; ed. public schools of Coles and Douglas Cos., Ill .; De Pauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind .; LL.B., Wes- leyan Law School, Bloomington, III., 1885; mar- ried Almeda May Wamsley, of Tuscola, Ill., May 28, 1885; 1 son: Joseph. Before and after his graduation was teacher in the pub. schools of Ill., and served 4 years as county supt. of schools of Douglas Co., Ill .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1885; located in Tacoma, Wash., to practice law, but returned to native state in 1892, com- ing to Chicago, where he has since been en- gaged in the gen. practice. Republican. K.P., Odd Fellow. Club: Hamilton. Office: Ashland Block.

BURROUGHS, George Tyler; see Vol. 1905. BURROUGHS, Wallace McMurray, physi- cian; see Vol. 1905.

BURROWES, Alexander J., coll. pres .; born St. Louis, Oct. 14, 1853; son Michael and Mary (Quirk) Burrowes; ed. Christian Brothers' Sch., St. Louis, 6 years, Niagara Univ., 1 year, Wood- stock Coll., Md., 7 years (mental and moral phi- losophy, theology, science and mathematics). Ordained priest Catholic Church, 1886; vice- pres. Detroit (Mich.) Coll., 1889-90; pres. St. Xavier's College, Cincinnati, 1893-7, Marquette Coll. (chartered as univ. during his term of Office), 1900-8, St. Ignatius Coll., since Feb. 11, 1908 (Loyola Univ., established 1909, with de- partments of Law, Medicine and Coll. of Arts and Sciences, is an expansion of St. Ignatius). Trustee St. Ignatius Coll. and Loyola Univ. Residence: St. Ignatius Coll.

*BURROWS, Daniel Webster, ins .; see Vol. 1905.

BURRY, James, surgeon; born Montreal, Can., Jan. 3, 1853; son William and Mary (Bry- son) Burry; early edn. in pub. schools; M.D.,

Chicago Med. Coll., 1875; married Lisbon, Ill., Sept. 2, 1879, Caroline J. Sherrill; children: Caroline J., James, Mary S., Emily S. Began practice in 1875 at Raub, Benton Co., Ill .; came to Chicago in 1883 and since engaged in prac- tice of medicine and surgery. Is chief surgeon Ill. Steel Co .; surgeon E.,J.&E.R.R. Apptd. 1st It. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911. Mem. Chi- cago Surgical Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Mem. U.S. Examining Board for Pen- sions. Independent in politics. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic. Residence: 4862 Washington Av. Office: 727, 72 W. Adams Street.

BURRY, William, lawyer; born Montreal, Can., Jan. 10, 1851; son William and Mary (Bryson) Burry; grad. academic course at Har- vard Univ., 1874; married Chicago, June 3, 1896, Jane R. King; 1 son: William. Studied law and admitted to bar 1875; of Runnells & Burry, 18.87-1905, now Runnells, Burry & Johnstone (John S. Runnells, William Burry, F. B. John- stone), principally corpn. law. Dir. in several corpns. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chica- go, University, Onwentsia, Law, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: The Temple. ›

BURSIK, Frank, pres. Bursik & Krupka Co .; born in Bohemia, Sept. 1868; son Frank and El- len Bursik; ed. in Bohemia; came to Chicago from Austria in 1887; married Chicago, 1893, Annie Zelenka; children: Helena, Annie, Emma, Frank, Lillie. Learned the trade of stair-build- er in old country and followed it in Chicago until 1891, when engaged in the sash and door industry. In 1899, with Edward Krupka, es- tablished as mfrs. of sash, doors, blinds, frames, fine interior finish and stairs, and in 1903 incorporated the business as Bursik & Krupka Co., of which is pres. Residence: 1443 S. Central Park Av. Office: 1901 S. Fairfield Av.

BURSON, William Worth, inventor and mfr .; born Venango Co., Pa., Sept. 22, 1832; son Sam- uel and Mary (Henry) Burson; came to Ill., 1842; lived on farm until 1858; A.B., Lombard Coll., 1856 (later A.M.); married; children: Wil- son Worth, Florence Adele, Ernest Emerson. Since 1858 engaged in mech. study and mfg .; has worked mainly on grain binders, harvesters and automatic knitting machines; 1st patent was dated Nov. 2, 1858; about 50 have followed. Made the 1st grain binder to tie the present binder knot, 1860; the 1st 1,000 grain binders, 1863; several important features of grain har- vesters; a universal automatic knitting ma- chine in which every stitch of the fabric is controlled by a pattern, removable, 1878; also numerous other improvements. Founder of the Burson Mfg. Co. and Burson Knitting Co. Mem. Franklin Inst., Philadelphia, Am. Chemical Soc .. Am. Electrochem. Soc. Republican. Unitarian. Club: Hamilton. Residence: 6905 Sheridan Rd. Office: Rockford, Ill.

BURT, see also Burtt.

BURT, Andrew Gano, pres. Standard Rubber Shoe Co .; born Cincinnati, O., July 7, 1863; son Gen. Andrew Sheridan (U.S.A.) and Elizabeth J. (Reynolds) Burt; ed. pub. schools of Cin- cinnati; married Chicago, July 8, 1SS4, Georgia Wicker; 1 son: Andrew Gano, Jr. Bookkeeper and asst. mgr., U.S. Rubber Co., 1891-1901; con- nected with the Standard Rubber Shoe Co. since its incorporation in Jan. 1902, appointed treas. June 1, 1903, and became pres., 1905. Re- publican. Mason. Clubs: Ravenswood Golf, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: golf. Residence: 918 Le- land Av. Office: 311 W. Monroe St.

BURT, Frank H., pres. Institute and Training School of Y.M.C.A .; born Galva. Ill., Feb. 3. 1863; son George Preston and Frances (Wil- lard) Burt; B.S., Knox Coll., Galesburg. Ill., 1886; degree of M.H., Internat. Y.M.C.A. Train- ing School, Springfield, Mass., 1910; married Lola Maddox, of Galva, Ill., May 5, 1896: 3 chil- dren: Roland W., Helen M., Margaret J. Prin.

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pub. schools, Marengo, Ill., 1886-9; student sec., 1889-95, assistant sec., 1895-1900, Ill. Y.M.C.A .; state sec. Y.M.C.A. of Mo., 1900-3; dean, 1903- 5. pres. since 1905, Institute and Training Sch. of Y.M.C.A., Chicago. Dir. Y.M.C.A., Oak Park, Ill. Republican. Baptist. Club: Union League. Residence: 118 Wesley Av., Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: Association Bldg.

BURT, Horace Greeley, ry. pres .; born Jan. 1849; C.E., Univ. of Mich., 1872. Began ry. service, 1868; resident engr., Mar. 1873-81, div. supt., 1881-7, chief engr., Aug. 1887-Nov. 1888, C.&N.W.Ry.Co .; gen. mgr. Fremont, Elkhorn & Mo. Valley and Sioux R.R. cos., 1888-96; gen. mgr., C.,St.P.,M.&O.Ry., July-Oct. 1896; 3d vice- pres. C.&N.W.Ry.Co., 1896-7; pres. U.P.R.R., Jan. 1, 1898-Jan. 1904; now consulting engr. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.

BURTON, Charles Pierce, author; born An- derson, Ind., Mar. 7, 1862; son Pierce and Ellen Gertrude (Lapham) Burton; grad. E. Aurora (Ill.) High Sch., 1880; married Cora L. Vree- land, of Aurora, Ill., May 25, 1887. City editor, 1882-1900, owner, 1900-3, Aurora Daily Express; in charge Ill. state printing, 1901-3; writer of business literature, Chicago, since 1903. Lec- turer. Club: Press. Author: The Bashful Man and Others, 1902; The Boys of Bob's Hill, 1905; The Bob's Cave Boys, 1909. Residence: Aurora, Ill. Office: 22 W. Monroe St.

BURTON, Charles Smith, lawyer; born Ely- ria, O., Nov. 9, 1852; son Nathan Smith and Sa- rah John (Fairfield) Burton; ed. Univ. of Mich., class of 1872; married Phebe A. Millard, of Chi- cago, May 3, 1887; 4 sons: Robert N., Norman L., Ernest R. and Clifford K. In practice at Chi- cago since 1882, patent, copyright, trade mark and corpn. law; has represented Chicago mfrs. in patent and copyright litigation in many dif- ferent circuits of the U.S. courts; practices in U.S. Patent Office as senior mem. firm of Bur- ton & Burton. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Republican. Baptist. Pres. Bd. of Edn., Oak Park, 1894-7; pres. Oak Park and River Forest Tp. High School Bd. of Edn., 1899-1909. Residence: 326 Home Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1410 Marquette Bldg.

BURTON, Ernest DeWitt, theologian; born Granville, O., Feb. 4, 1856; son Nathan Smith and Sarah J. (Fairfield) Burton; A.B., Denison Univ., 1876; grad. Rochester Theol. Sem., 1882; student Univ. of Leipzig, 1887, Univ. of Berlin, 1894; (D.D., Denison, 1897); married Frances Mary Townson, of Rochester, N.Y., Dec. 28, 1883. Taught in acad. and pub. sch., 1876-9; instr. N.T. Greek, Rochester Theol. Sem., 1882- 3; asso. prof. N.T. interpretation, 1883-6, prof., 1886-92, Newton Theol. Instn .; prof. and head of dept. N.T. lit. and interpretation, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892. Asso. editor, 1892-1906, editor-in-chief, since 1906, Biblical World; edi- tor American Journal of Theology, since 1897; Oriental ednl. commr., Univ. of Chicago, 1908-9. Author of various books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 5525 Woodlawn Avenue.

BURTON, LeGrand S., real estate. Residence: 1254 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 901, 8 S. Dear- born St.

BURTON, Oliver Milton, mfr .; born Geneva, Ill., Mar. 18, 1877; son John and Elizabeth Lucy (Long) Burton; ed. pub. schools and business colls., Chicago; married Ann J. Tatham, of Chi- cago, Oct. 20, 1909. Began business career with father; acquired a financial interest in the bus- iness, 1895; became sec. and treas. of The J. Burton Co., 1899, and has been pres. and treas. since 1907; also pres. and treas. Dixie Cotton Felt Mattress Co. (The J. Burton Co. is a lead- ing cotton felt mfg. concern of the country, branch at New York.) Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Credit Men's Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recre-

ations: outdoor sports. Residence: 185 E. Chest- nut St. Office: 21st St. and Centre Av.

BURTT, see also Burt.

BURTT, Joseph Beatty, lawyer; born Utica, Clark Co., Ind., Dec. 4, 1862; son Eli and Paulina (Hardin) Burtt; ed. dist. schools at Utica, Ind .; student Oberlin (O.) Coll .; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1888, LL.B., 1889; married Hart, Mich., Mar. 26, 1890, Anna H. Gurney; children: John Gur- ney, Helen Katheryn. Clerk in law office of Sidney C. Eastman, Chicago, 1889-91; mem. law firm of Sherman & Burtt, 1891-1902; practiced alone, 1902-3; firm of Burtt & Kriete, 1903-7, Burtt, Kriete & Kriete, 1907-8, Mahony, Burtt, Kriete & Kriete, since Sept. 1908. Mem. Am. Peace Soc., Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Alumni Assn. of Univ. of Mich., Oberlin Assn. of Ill .; president Fraternal Edn. Assn .; sec. dept. of fraternal and social service of the Religious Edn. Assn. Democrat. Con- gregationalist. Mason (32°); K.P., Odd Fellow. Prominently identified with movement in favor of better fraternal edn .; advocates that each nationality, church, lodge or other organization, assume responsibility for its own delinquents and law-breakers. Addresses: Fraternal Educa- tion (pub. in "Education and National Charac- ter"), 1908; Fraternal Orders and Peace (pro- ceedings 2d Nat. Peace Congress), 1909. Recre- ation: fraternal edn. Residence: 5408 Lexing- ton Av. Office: 1609 Ashland Blk.

BURWASH, Henry John, physician; born St. Andrews, province of Quebec, Can., Nov. 17, 1854; son Albert and Jane (Jefferson) Burwash; ed. pub. school of St. Andrews, P.Q., Can., La Chute Acad., 1874; grad. medical dept. McGill Univ., Montreal, P.Q., Can., 1879; also licentiate of Royal Coll. of Physicians, London, England, 1879; post-grad. St. Thomas Hosp. Med. School, London, 1879; married Minneapolis, Minn., May 3, 1883, Margarita A. Meyer, of Hanover, Ger- many; children: Elvira T. J., Florence M. H. (died at age of 5 years). Has practiced medi- cine in Chicago since 1884; for several years surgeon Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. and ex-pres. Mc- Gill Alumni Assn., Chicago; mem. A.M.A., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Phy- sicians' Club. Has written numerous mono- graphs on med. subjects. Republican. Mason, D. C. Cregier Lodge, Washington Chapter, Chi- cago Commandery, K.T .; Royal League. Club: Ill. Athletic. Residence: 1550 N. Hoyne Av. Of- fice: 29 E. Madison St.

BUSBEY, William Harrison, journalist; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

BUSBY, Leonard Allen, lawyer; born Jewett, Harrison Co., O., May 22, 1869; son Sheridan and Margaret (Quigley) Busby; A.B., Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1894; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1895. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; clerk with law firm of Lyman & Jackson; admitted to the firm, Dec. 1898, under the style of Jackson, Busby & Lyman; after the death of Col. Jackson, Jan. 3, 1901, David B. Lyman resigned as pres. Chicago Title & Trust Co. and became senior mem. of Lyman, Busby & Ly- man, which dissolved Dec. 1906, and the pres- ent firm of Shope, Zane, Busby & Weber was formed. Counsel for Chicago City and Connect- ing Rys., Chicago City Ry. Co., Calumet & South Chicago Ry. Co., Hammond, Whiting . & East Chicago Ry. Co. Sole executor and trus- tee of the Huntington W. Jackson estate; trus- tee The John Crerar Library; former treas. and mem. board of mgrs. Chicago Bar Assn. Mem. Phi Delta Theta. Democrat (Cleveland). Clubs: Chicago, Law, Mid-Day. Residence: 6517 Kim- bark Av. Office: 1639 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

BUSENBARK, William R., broker; born Ann Arbor, Mich., Apr. 25, 1855; son John H. and Lucy Amey (Wooster) Busenbark; ed. public schools of Ann Arbor; married Mason, Mich., Oct. 10, 1876, Marie E., daughter Judge Amos E. Steele; 1 daughter: Grace Marie. Entered service of the M.C.R.R. Apr. 1873 in telegraph

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dept .; in traffic dept., 1876-81; gen. western pass. agt., Chicago, 1881; gen. eastern agt., Buf- falo, 1883; asst. gen. pass. agt., Chicago, 1887; gen. pass. agt. C.G.W.Ry., 1889-91; gen. traffic mgr. same, 1891-4; in banking and brokerage business since 1894; associated with Counsel- man & Co., 1895-1905; now mgr. J. B. Russell & Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chi- cago, Union League. Midlothian. Residence: 3122 Michigan Av. Office: The Rookery.

BUSH, David L., ry. mgr .; born Sharon, Wis., July 31, 1855; son Jacob H. and Martha Bush; pub. school edn .; married Racine, Wis., 1879, Nellie M. Smith; children: 1 son and 2 daugh- ters. Began ry. service as night operator on the Western Union Ry., 1872; chief operator at Racine, Wis., 1875-7; train dispatcher, Jan. 18, 1877-Sept. 26, 1880; supt. telegraph, Western Union and Sabula, Ackley & Dak. Rys., May 1, 1877-Jan. 1, 1882; supt. Racine & Southwestern div. C.,M.&St.P.Ry., July 1, 1887-Feb. 1, 1888; supt. James River div., Feb. 1, 1880-Jan. 31, 1890; supt. Southern Minn. div., Feb. 1, 1890- Aug. 15, 1894; supt. Hastings and Dak. div., Aug. 15, 1894-Apr. 1, 1898; supt. River div., at St. Paul, Aug. 15, 1894-May 1, 1898; asst. gen. supt. at Milwaukee, May 1, 1898-May 1, 1903; gen. supt. entire . C.,M.&St.P. System, May 1, 1903-Oct. 1, 1909; gen. mgr. entire system since Oct. 1, 1909. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Ry. Exchange.

BUSH, Henry W., fire underwriter; born Kal- amazoo, Mich., Nov. 29, 1847; son Harvey and Laura M. (Burdick) Bush; ed. public schools, Jackson, Mich .; married Chicago, Oct. 4, 1869, Hannah P. Frisbie; children: Laura M., Hattie F., Harvey A., George A. Entered ins. office of Bush & McGee, Jackson, Mich., 1869, and later became mem. of firm of Harvey, Bush & Son, then Bush, Brown & Bush, and afterward Bush & Ernst; traveled, 1874-82, as spl. agt. of the Fire Assn. of Phila. and Am. Fire Ins. Co. of Phila .; asst. mgr. western dept. Fire Assn. of Phila., 1892-1900; apptd. mgr. Nov. 1900; mem. firm Belden & Bush, mgrs. western dept. Fire Assn. of Phila., 1902-9; retired. Republican. Club: Union League. Residence: 621 E. 41st St.

BUSH, William Henry, merchant; born Mar- tinsburg, Lewis Co., N.Y., Oct. 22, 1849; son James and Caroline L. (Hills) Bush; ed. Low- ville (N.Y.) Acad .; married DeKalb, Ill., Feb. 1, 1877, Elva Glidden (died 1906); married 2d, Oct. 20, 1908, Ruth Gentry, of Kansas City; 2 daughters: Wilhelmina, Ruth. First employ- ment was in 1863 as clerk for Smith & Pitcher, Martinsburg, N.Y., for 1 year; then was in school 2 years, and after Sept. 10, 1866, was 2 years clerk for Seth Miller & Son, Constable- ville, N.Y .; came to Chicago, Feb. 22, 1869; es- tablished in business as a wholesale dealer in hats, caps and gloves; now pres. and treas. of William H. Bush & Co .; also pres. Francis T. Simmons & Co., women's kid gloves. Presby- terian. Clubs: Chicago, City. Recreation: trav- el. Residence: 1538 N. State St. Office: 333 W. Adams St.

BUSH, William Lincoln, piano mfr .; born Chicago, Mar. 3, 1861; son W. H. and Mary J. (Brunt) Bush; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; married Chicago, Feb. 26, 1887, Pearl E. Bar- row. Began business career in 1877 with George Woods & Co., mfrs. of pianos at Cambridge- port, Mass., first in the factory and later as traveling salesman; represented W. W. Kimball Piano Co. as traveling salesman, 1879-81; road ingr. for a Board of Trade firm, 1881-5; in 1885. with his father and John Gerts, formed firm of W. H. Bush & Co., of which he was mgr., and when business was incorporated, 1889, as the Bush & Gerts Piano Co., became sec. and mgr., and upon death of his father, became pres .; also pres. Bush & Gerts Piano Co., of Tex .. Bush & Gerts Piano Co., of Memphis, Tenn. Dir. of the North Side State Savings Bank. Treas, and founder Bush Temple Conservatory

of Music and Dramatic Art; pres. Bush Temple of Music of Dallas, Tex. Pres. of the Chicago Harmonic Assn. Republican. Mason, Shriner. Clubs: Marquette (pres., 1901-3), Hamilton, Il1. Athletic, Mendelssohn (hon.). Residence: Plaza Hotel. Office: Clark St. and Chicago Av.

BUSHNELL, Charles Henry, physician; born Chicago, Apr. 30, 1860; son Lewis and Harriet Augusta (Hitchcock) Bushnell; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1896, and post-grad. and hon. M.D., Am. Coll. of Medicine and Surgery of Chicago; was asst. to a Chicago physician for 15 years prior to graduation in 1896; married Chicago, Nov. 24, 1881, Ella Clark Dole; children: Lewis Edward, Anson Charles, Elmer Dole. In gen. practice of medicine since 1896; attending gynecologist St. Anthony's Hosp. and Orphanage, 4 years; at- tending gynecologist Frances E. Willard Na- tional Temperance Hosp., 6 years; mem. of fac- ulty Bennett Med. Coll., 6 years; prof. obstet- rics, Am. Coll. of Medicine and Surgery, 4 years; prof. obstetrics, Chicago Coll. for Nurses, 4 years; attending surgeon Chicago Union Hosp .; med. examiner several fraternal ins. assns .; was attending obstetrician Am. Hosp. of Chicago; now attending obstetrician Cook Co. Hosp .; prof. and head of dept. of gynecology and obstetrics, Bennett Med. Coll., 10 years. Ex-pres. Ill. State and Chicago Eclectic Med. and Surgical socs .; mem. Nat. Eclectic Med. Soc., A.M.A., Nat. Red Cross Soc., Ill. State Med. Assn., Ill. Soc. for Prevention of Tuber- culosis, Chicago Med. Soc. Mason, Oriental Lodge, Lafayette Chapter, Apollo Commandery, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Chicago Automobile. Republican. Recrea- tions: music and traveling. Residence: 4415 Sheridan Rd. Office: 3203 N. Clark St.

BUSHNELL, Lemuel Moffett, mfr .; born Ash- tabula Co., O., Jan. 8, 1844; son Sidney S. and · Laura (Moffett) Bushnell; ed. pub. schools of Ohio; married Chicago, Annie Creswell; 1 son: Charles E. Early life spent on a farm; came to Chicago in 1862 in the employ of J. W. Bush- nell & Bro., commn. merchants, until 1867; ex- change clerk Union Nat. Bank, 1867-8; in retail hardware business with D. H. Wells & Co., as a partner; later engaged in hardware manufac- turing, Vaughan & Bushnell, incorporated in 1882 as the Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Illinois, Midlothian, Union League. Office: 2130 Carroll Av.

BUSHNELL, S(amuel) Morgan, elec. engr .; born Beloit, Wis., Apr. 6, 1866; son of Jackson Jones and Sarah Eliza (Lewis) Bushnell; grad. Beloit Coll., 1888; unmarried. Has been con- nected with the Commonwealth Edison Co. since 1888 as elec. engr .; mgr. Ill. Maintenance Co. 4 years; asso. Am. Institute of Elec. Engrs .; mem. Am. Soc. of Heating and Ventilating Engrs., Illuminating Engring. Soc .. Western Soc. of Engrs. Congregationalist. Clubs: Uni- versity, Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country, Ill. Athletic, Highland Park. Recreation: athletic games. Residence: University Club. Office: 120 W. Adams St.

BUSSE, Fred A., mayor; born Chicago, Mar. 3, 1866; son late Capt. Gustave and Caroline (Gross) Busse; ed. pub. schools of Chicago: married Josephine Lee, of Chicago, Apr. 17. 1908. Was engaged in hardware business with his father for years, then went into the coal business and was sec, and treas. Northwestern Coal Co., later pres. Busse-Reynolds Coal Co .. and Busse Coal Co. Always a Republican and active in politics; was town clerk of North Chi- cago 1 term; then 4 years in the sheriff's and after that chief clerk in the North Town col- lector's office. Elected to House of Representa- tives, 39th and 40th Ill. Gen. Assemblies (1894 and 1896); stato senator from the 21st Sena- torial District, 1898-1902; state treas, of Ill .. 1902-6; postmaster of Chicago, Jan. S, 1906- Apr. 11, 1907; mayor for term 1907-11. Mem.

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Rep. State Com .; mem. Cook Co. Central Rep. Com. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Mar- quette, Chicago Athletic, Press, Germania Maen- nerchor, South Shore Country. Residence: 1441 Sedgwick St.

BUSSE, Gustave Adolph, mcht .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

BUSSE, William, pres. Board of Cook Co. Commrs .; born Elk Grove Tp., Cook Co., Ill., Jan. 27, 1864; son Louis and Christina (Kir- choff) Busse; ed. pub. and German Lutheran parochial schools. Lived on farm during ear- lier years; farmed for self, 1885-90; succeeded his father in gen. store business at Mt. Pros- pect, firm now William Busse & Son; dir. Ar- lington Heights State Bank. Deputy sheriff Cook Co. under Sheriff Gilbert, 1890-1900; mem. Bd. of Cook Co. Commrs., since 1900 (reelected every 2 years) and pres. of bd., Apr. 15, 1907- Dec. 5, 1910; Republican. Lutheran. Mem. Pros- pect Sch. Bd. 12 years. Clubs: Hamilton, Con- cordia League. Residence: Mt. Prospect, Ill.

BUSSEY, George Newton, physician and sur- geon; born Albion, Wis., Dec. 18, 1864; son Ben- jamin and Jane (North) Bussey; prepared for coll. at Albion (Wis.) Acad., 1883-8; Ph.B., Univ. of Wis., 1890; M.D., Rush Medical Coll., 1893; house physician Augustana Hosp., 1893-5; married Chicago, May 1899, Flora M. Squires; children: Frederick Newton, Kenneth George. Engaged in gen. med. practice since 1893; at- tending physician and surgeon, Ravenswood Hosp. Mem. North Shore Branch Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Univ. of Wis. Club, Physicians' Club. Republican. Methodist. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Residence: 4543 N. Hermitage Av. Office: 1810 Wilson Av.

BUSSEY, William Thompson, pres. Chicago Stove Works; born Troy, N.Y., Dec. 5, 1854; ed. pub. schools and acad., Troy, N.Y .; married Mil- lersburg, O., Oct. 12, 1877, Ella Lusk; children: Irene (Mrs. Charles C. Meloy), Cornelia. En- tire business career has been in the stove in- dustry, beginning in 1873 in the repair dept. of the Bussey, McLeod Stove Works; in 1876 started in the Chicago office of the same com- pany, and has continued in that business ever since; now pres. the Chicago Stove Works. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs'. Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Illinois. Recre- ations: hunting, fishing. Residence: 1454 Jack- son Boul. Summer Residence: Burt Lake, Mich. Office: Blue Island Av. and 22d St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 33

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