Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 20

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652

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BOOTH, William Vernon, pres. A. Booth Co .; b. Chicago, Dec. 22, 1856; s. A. Booth; m. 1886, Helen, daughter of John T. and Mary (Sher- gold) Lester, of Chicago. After leaving col- lege, entered the business established half a century ago by his father, now largest enter- prise of its kind in the world, with great packing houses at Baltimore, salmon can- neries at Astoria. Ore., steamship lines, great can factories, cold storage warehouses, fishing fleets, etc., employing 5,000 men. Clubs: Chi- cago, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Golf, Chicago Yacht, Ontwentsia. Union. Washington Park. Saddle and Cycle. Office: 143 Dearborn St. Resi- dence: 31 Bellevue Pl.

BOOZ, John Taylor, lawver: b. Staunton. Va., Aug. 21. 1868; s. John Wesley and Emma (McGhee) Booz; ed. public schools and at

Fishburne Military Acad. Was engaged with Norfolk & Western R. R., in Virginia, as re- lief agent and operator for 5 years, from 16 to 21 years of age; published the Waynesboro Times, Waynesboro, Va., 1889-91; sec. Vir- ginia Press Assn., 1890-1, studying law during this period; was admitted to the Virginia bar; came to Chicago, 1892, and has since been en- gaged in general practice of law in this city. Democrat. Mason, lodge and chapter. Clubs: Lincoln Park (pres.), Lincoln Cycling (was pres. 1 year), Illinois Athletic. Office: Aslıland Blk. Residence: 25 Walton Pl.

BORDEN, Hamilton, merchant; b. on farm in Burlington Co., N. J., June 21, 1835; s. John Allen and Sarah Armstron (Davison) Borden; ed. private schools in Burlington Co., N. J., and in private academy at Mt. Holly, N. J .; m. Vicksburg, Miss., June 26, 1868, Charlotte M. Page; children: Sara A., Francis C .. John Hamilton. Learned trade of coach- maker in Philadelphia and worked for a time at same; clerk for Adams Express Co., Phila- delphia, 1856-8; went to Memphis, Tenn., as agent Adams Express Co., 1858; agent Adams Express Co. and Southern Express Co., 1858- 1862; merchant and lumberman, Vicksburg, Miss., 1863-67; connected with railroad busi- ness in Iowa and on Pacific Coast, 1867-72; manufacturer of machinery, Philadelphia, 1872-6; in Chicago since 1876; general agent for Howe Standard Scales, and Howe Gas & Gasoline Engines; in 1879 firm of Borden, Selleck & Co. was formed; since 1890 pres. Borden & Selleck Co. Came in personal rela- tions with Gen. Leonidas Polk, of Confederate army, in Memphis, 1861-2: with Gen. W. T. Sherman, in Memphis, 1862-3; frequently met Gen. U. S. Grant at his headquarters in Vicks- burg, Miss., 1863; also Gens. McPherson, Logan, Strong, N. J. T. Dana and others. Re- publican. Club: Union League. Office: 48-50 Lake St. Residence: 12 Groveland Park.

BORDERS, Michael Washington, lawyer; b. Randolph Co., Ill., May 9, 1867; s. James John- son and Mary A. (Ritchie) Borders; grad. Monmouth (II1.) College A.B., 1888; Columbia Law School, New York, 1891; m. Kirkwood, Ill., Feb. 9, 1892, Alice E. Abbey; children: James, Edward, Melville, Horatio. Admitted to bar, 1891; practiced at Belleville, Ill., for 11 years, and was mem. of the law firm of Hamill & Borders, and was Master in Chan- cery of the Circuit Court of St. Clair Co., Ill., 1900-2; came to Chicago, Apr. 1, 1903, and has since practiced here; general counsel for Nel- son Morris & Co., packers. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. and Illinois State Bar Assn. Democrat. Mem. B. P. O. E. Clubs: Iroquois, Colonial, Mid-Day. Chicago Athletic, Illinois Athletic. Office: 234 LaSalle St. Residence: 4050 Grand Boul.

BORLAND, Leonard Clifford, physician: b. Cook Co., Ill., May 25. 1863; s. Dr. Matthew W. and Emily Ladd (Robinson) Borland: ed. public schools of Chicago and Rush Med. Col- lege, M.D., 1887; m. Chicago. 1897, Louisa Marie Ulscht: 1 daughter: Viola Louisa. En- gaged in general practice of medicine and sur- gery in Chicago since 1887. Demonstrator of anatomy in Chicago College of Dental Sur- gery; proprietor of Home Hosp., 1091 W. 12th St. Dir. Ochaleta Oil and Mineral Co. Inde- pendent Republican. Mem. Turner Soc. Clubs: Illinois, Germania. Office: 1091 W. 12th St. Residence: 960 Douglas Boul.

BORN, Moses, wholesale tailor to the trade; b. Wollenberg, Germany, May 6, 1851; s. Aaron and Rosa (Reis) Born: ed. common school; m. New York, Feb. 2, 1881. Isabella Rose: chil- dren: Alfred, Edgar. Addie, Florence. Emigrat- ed to America in 1869, at age of 18, and kept a small general store in Port Jefferson, L. I .. 1871-6, under the firm name of Wertheimer & Born: came to Chicago, 1876, and engaged in retail clothing business at 167 S. Clark St .;

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originated the "tailoring to the trade" busi- ness in 1877 at 45 S. Clark St., and M. Born & Co. do today the largest business of this kind in the world; is pres. of the company. Repub- lican. Club: Standard (pres., 1896-7). Office: 337 Franklin St. Residence: 4801 Drexel Boul.

BOROWSKI, Felix, dir. dept. of composition and lecturer upon musical history, Chicago Musical College. Address: 202 Michigan Boul., Chicago. (See Who's Who in America for sketch.)

BOSCH, Henry, merchant; b. Amsterdam, Holland, Jan. 25, 1845; s. Peter Vanden and Fenna Geziena (Breeman) Bosch; ed. Amster- dam, Holland; m. Chicago, May 30, 1869, Reina Mulder (died Oct. 16, 1883) ; m. 2d, Mar .- 3, 1884, Frederica Mulder; children: Peter, Frederica, Henry, Jr., Charles, Fanny Geziena, Reina Marie. Arrived in Chicago Apr. 1, 1867, from Grand Rapids, Mich .; went to work as journey- man painter; was contracting painter June 1, 1869, to Oct., 1880; bought retail wall paper and paint business at 120 Blue Island Av., Oct., 1880, and conducted it until Oct., 1895; incorporated, Jan. 1, 1892, as Henry Bosch Co., and moved to Wabash Av .; acquired Alfred Peats' business, New York, Chicago, and Bos- ton, May 1, 1903; president Henry Bosch Co., of Chicago; Henry Bosch Co., of New York, and Alfred Peats Co., of New York, conducting large business as jobbers and wholesalers of wall paper, paint, oils, etc. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Colonial. Office: 338-44 Wabash Av. Resi- dence: 5405 Ridgewood Ct., Hyde Park.

BOSLEY, Edward Franklin, manufacturer; b. Chicago, May 29, 1869; s. Daniel Webster and Mary E. Wiser; ed. public and high schools of Chicago to 1887; m. Chicago, Apr., 1899, Harriet L. Benham; 1 son: Maurice Ed- ward. Upon leaving school in 1887 entered the business established by his father in 1869 as a manufacturer of weather strips, and was sec. of the D. W. Bosley Co. until, upon the death of Mr. D. W. Bosley, in 1899, he succeeded him as pres. and treas .; also interested in other manufacturing enterprises. Republican. Mem. by inheritance of Military Order of Loyal Legion, first class. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Washington Park, Illinois, Chicago Yacht, Glen View. Office: 299-311 Fulton St. Resi- dence: 191 Ashland Boul.

BOSTEDO, Louis Gardner, stocks, bonds, grain, etc .; b. Weyauwega, Wis., Aug. 7, 1861; s. Alfred Lee and Emma (Gardner) Bostedo; ed. Weyauwega, Wis., public school prior to 1877; Univ. of Wisconsin, 1877-9; Bryant & Stratton Business College, Chicago, 1879; m. Weyauwega, Wis., Sept. 19, 1882, Elnora For- dyce; children: Alfred Gardner, Helen Kath- erine, Josephine. First employment was in re- tail hardware store of Andrew Gardner, Weyauwega, Wis., about 1 year, 1876; next, in latter half of 1879, in office of the Wilson Packing Co., of Chicago; surveyor for Denver & Rio Grande Railway Co. in Colorado, 1880-1; in fall of 1881 joined A. L. Bostedo (father) in retail dry goods and carpets at Atlantic, Ia., firm being A. L. Bostedo & Son; retained in- terest in that business until 1893, but in 1884 came to Chicago and started the Bostedo Package & Cash Carrier Co., afterward the Bostedo Pneumatic Tube Co .; was mgr. of that company until sold interest in 1898. After that, maintained only a small office in Chi- cago, not settling permanently in any busi- ness until joined firm of L. D. Miller & Co., brokers; bought out L. D. Miller, Mar. 31, 1904, and on July 1, 1904, changed business to own name, as broker in stocks, bonds and grain. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade and Chi- cago Stock Exchange. Dir. Street's Western Stable Car Line. Henry George Democrat. Club: Oak Park. Office: Chicago Stock Ex- change Bldg. Residence: River Forest, III.

BOSWORTH, Harry John,

mgr. Ritter Dental Supply House; b. Cannon Falls, Minn., Sept., 1873; s. Charles H. and Amelia C. (Richards) Bosworth; ed. Elizabeth Street School, Chicago; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 25, 1894, Anna Florence Roddich. Began business career in 1889 with the Illinois Dental Manu- facturing Co., remaining with them until Jan. 1, 1891, when entered the employ of the Keller Dental Co .; a year later became connected with Gideon Sibley, in the same line, for whom was mgr. 9 years, and at the beginning of 1902 assumed his present position as mgr. of the Ritter Dental Supply House (R. C. Shumway, proprietor) making a specialty of dental office furnishings, including the Favor- ite Columbia dental chairs and the Columbia electric dental engines. Republican. Mem. B. P. O. Elks and K. P. Office: S. E. corner of Lake and Dearborn Sts. Residence: 4757 Lake Av.

BOTSFORD, Henry, commission merchant; dir. Continental Nat. Bank, Nat. Warehouse and Transfer Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago, Union League. Office: 218 LaSalle St.

BOULTON, George D'Arcy, vice-pres. First National Bank; b. Cobourg, Ont., June 13, 1844; s. D'Arcy Edward and Emily (Heath) Boulton; ed. Canadian public schools and Upper Canada College; m. 1868, Emily A. Street, of Hamilton, Ont .; children: Ethel D'Arcy, Alice Marjorie, Kenneth Percival, Elsie Beatrice, Helen Wray, Muriel Heath. At age of 17 went to British Guiana as overseer on a sugar plantation, but 2 years later re- turned to Canada; came to Chicago soon after and connected himself with the First National Bank, with which he has ever since remained; long mgr. of the foreign exchange dept .; be- came 2d vice-pres. in 1897, and vice-pres. 1900. Formerly Democrat, but in 1896 aligned him- self with Republican party, as an active advo- cate of the gold standard. Episcopalian. Office: First National Bank. Residence: Highland Park, Ill.

BOURNIQUE, Augustus Eugene, prof. of dancing; b. Cirey, France, Oct. 27, 1842; s. Augustus and Pauline Bournique; came to New York with parents, 1845; ed. public schools, at Acad. of the Holy Infants, Man- hattanville and Bourseaux Acad., Brooklyn, N. Y .; m. Chicago, June 14, 1862, Elizabeth Ann Corning, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram V. Corning (nee Chase), adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Branigan; children: Eugene A., Alvar L., Hugh L. (now deceased), May E., Lyman G. Removed with parents to Chicago, 1857; was bookkeeper in father's plate glass business until 1858; then in dry goods house of Ross & Foster, as salesman, 1858-61; after that salesman in clothing house of George T. Beld- ing & Co. Studied and practiced dancing from boyhood; after coming to Chicago attended the dancing school of Prof. J. P. Lasairre, in which Miss Corning was a teacher until he married her. In 1865, with wife, established Bournique's Dancing Acad., at State and Ran- dolph Sts., and soon after a branch at Adams and Halsted Sts. Fire destroyed the down- town premises in the great conflagration of 1871; rebuilt on 24th St., between Michigan and Indiana Avs., and in 1883 built the present large academy on 23d St., between Prairie and Calumet Avs .; also conducting branches on North and West Sides. Clubs: Calumet, Wash- ington Park. Office and residence: 51 23d St.

BOURNIQUE, Eugene Augustus, real estate; b. Chicago, June 13, 1864; s. Augustus Eugene and Elizabeth Ann (Branigan) Bournique; ed. public schools; m. Chicago. 1894, Stella Grace Curtis; children: Joy, Ellen, Ruth. Was for 15 years associated with father, Prof. A. E. Bournique, teacher of dancing. Since 1890, real estate business, Eugene A. Bournique & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Repub-

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lican. Office: First National Bank Bldg. Resi- dence: Highland Park, Ill.

BOUTELL, Henry Sherman, congressman, lawyer; b. Boston, Mass., Mar. 14, 1856; s. Louis Henry and Anna (Greene) Boutell; grad. Northwestern Univ., 1874; Harvard, 1876 (A.M., 1877); LL.D., Northwestern Univ., 1904. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1879, and Supreme Court of U. S., 1885; trustee Northwestern Univ .; dir. Am. Institute Germanics; m. Dec. 29, 1880, Euphemia Lucia Gates, of Providence, R. I .; 3 children. Mem. Illinois Legislature, 1884; elected to Congress, Nov., 1897, to fill unexpired term of Edward Deane Cooke, de- ceased; re-elected, 1898-1903, 6th Illinois dis- trict, and 1903-7, 9th district. Republican. Now a mem. of Boutell, Currier & Freeman. Office: 205 LaSalle St. Residence: Virginia Hotel.

BOUTON, Nathaniel Sherman, retired; b. Concord, N. H., May 14, 1828; s. Rev. Nathan- iel and Harriet (Sherman) Bouton; ed. New Hampshire schools; farmed and taught school until 1846; came west as traveling representa- tive of the Fairbank Scale Co. until 1852; be- came employe of a foundry firm in which he soon after became partner; later became asso- ciated with Am. Bridge Co., which sold to Illi- nois Central R. R. Co. in 1857; then bought Union Car Works, which operated until 1863; served as asst. q. m. in 88th Illinois Infantry (2d Board of Trade Regt.) from 1862 until after battle of Chickamauga; became head of Union Foundry Works until its consolidation with Pullman Car Works in 1886; then organ- ized Bouton Foundry Co .; now pres. and dir. of the S. Wilks Manufacturing Co .; dir. of the Kenwood Bridge Co .; oldest car wheel manufacturer in the U. S. and one of pioneers in manufacture of structural iron work. Fel- low of Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers. Repub- lican. Mem. Loyal Legion. Club: Kenwood. Office: 135 Adams St. Residence: 191 47th St.

BOWEN, Ira Pardee, asst. cashier Conti- nental National Bank; b. Little Falls, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1845; s. James H. and Caroline A. (Smith) Bowen; ed. public schools and Racine College; m. Chicago, 1867, Mary Butler Reed (now deceased); children: Jane Terry (de- ceased), John Reed (deceased), Ira Reed. First work was as general utility man with the Third National Bank of Chicago, of which his father was pres .; then was employed in the office of the asst. treas. of the U. S. at Chicago; after that cashier of Bowen Bros. in the crockery and glassware business until 1871; after the great fire was employed with the Merchants Loan & Trust Co. Bank until 1883, when, upon its organization, he entered the Continental National Bank, of which is now asst. cashier. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Bankers Club. Office: 218 LaSalle St. Residence: 369 Chicago Av.

BOWEN, Joseph Tilton, surety bonds; b. Providence, R. I., April 1, 1854; s. William H. and Ednah B. (Goodhue) Bowen; ed. public and high schools of Providence; m. Chicago, June 1, 1886, Louise Hadduck de Koven; chil- dren: John de Koven, Joseph T., Jr., Helen Hadduck, Louise de Koven. Until Jan. 1, 1890, was with Cheney & Bro., silk manufacturers of South Manchester, Conn., doing business in New York City and Chicago; since Jan. 1, 1890, resident vice-pres. and mgr. of the City Trust, Safe Deposit & Surety Co. of Phila- delphia, surety bonds. Republican. Episco- palian. Clubs: Chicago, University, City, Mer- chants, Saddle and Cycle, Church. Onwentsia. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 136 Astor St.

BOWER, Robert Allan, vice-pres. Rand, Mc- Nally & Co .; b. Brown Co., O., 1841; s. William Smith and Margaret McArthur (Sutherland) Bower; ed. State Normal Univ .. Bloomington, Ill .; m. Chicago, 1876, Charlotte E. Cuyler. Bookkeeper 4 years after leaving normal school; taught school; came to Chicago, 1869, and identified with printing and publishing

house of Rand, McNally & Co .; became dir. in 1877, and, after the death of Andrew Mc- Nally, 1904, was elected vice-pres. Started map dept. of the house; originated the index map system, and has had charge of map dept. since 1876. By suggestion to the Pennsylvania R. R. officials received credit for originating the Limited Train system, which was first put in operation on the Pennsylvania R. R .; (the Pennsylvania Co. gave him full credit for originating this fast passenger service on its lines). Republican. Mem. Waubansia Lodge, No. 160, A. F. & A. M. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Marquette. Office: 168 Adams St. Residence: Virginia Hotel.

BOWERS, Lloyd Wheaton, lawyer; b. Springfield, Mass., Mar. 9, 1859; s. Samuel Dwight and Martha Wheaton (Dowd) Bowers; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1879; Columbia Law School, New York, LL.B., 1882; m. Winona, Minn., Sept. 7, 1887, Louise Bennett Wilson (died Dec. 17, 1897); children: Thomas Wil- son, Martha Wheaton. Admitted to bar, June, 1882; since June 1, 1893, general counsel of the Chicago & North-Western Ry. Co. Repub- lican. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Chicago Law (pres. 1900-01), Chicago, University, Ath- letic, Onwentsia, Skokie Country. Office: Frank- lin St. and Jackson Boul. Residence: 20 Ritchie Place.

BOWERSOCK, Clement Cory, lawyer; b. St. Paris, O .; s. Samuel and Sarah (Cory) Bowersock; took special literary course in Univ. of Michigan and law course in Union College of Law, Chicago, graduating, LL.B., 1887. Admitted to bar in 1887, and has since been engaged in practice of law in Chicago. Club: Illinois. Office: 108 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 118 Ashland Boul.

BOWLES, Charles Edward, clergyman; b. Chicago, July 27, 1869; s. Thomas Goodwin and Katherine (Baker) Bowles; ed. McGill Model School, Montreal, Can., and Western Theological Seminary, Chicago, graduating B.D., 1892. Ordained deacon, 1892; ordained priest, 1893, by Bishop McLaren; was priest in charge of St. Luke's Church, Chicago, 1893-8; since Jan. 16, 1898, rector All Saints' Episcopal Church. Church: Hermitage and Wilson Avs.

BOWLES, John P., pres. Bowles Live Stock Commission Co .; b. Quincy, Ill., May 26, 1859; s. John and Mary (Cass) Bowles; ed. public schools of Quincy, Ill., and Gem City Busi- ness College; m. Quincy, Ill., Oct. 18, 1893, Ella Bertha Hense; children: Dolores Joan, John Hense, Helen Edith. Reared on a farm and from boyhood identified with live stock business, in which was engaged at Edina, Mo., before coming to Chicago, 1881; was with Keenan & Hancock for 9 vears; mem. of firm of Tomlinson, Bowles & Co., 7 years; after that for 3 years of Strahorn, Hutton, Evans Commission Co., until present company of Bowles Live Stock Commission Co. was or- ganized, of which he is pres. Democrat. Clubs: Sheridan, Saddle and Sirloin. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards. Residence: 4340 Vin- cennes Av.

BOWMAN, William Charles, mgr. Linen Thread Co .; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1861; s. Theodore H. and Angeline (Major) Bow- man; ed. Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y., and at Noelle's School of Language, Hanover, Ger .; m. Chi- cago, Apr., 1891, Carrie M. Warden. Began business career as salesman; since 1887 con- nected with the Linen Thread Co., beginning in a subordinate capacity and advancing step by step until 1900, when became mgr., in which position has since continued. Also sec. of the Art Marble Co. Republican. Protestant. Office: 120-122 Franklin St. Residence: 371 E. Superior St.

BOWMAN, William Henry, real estate; b. Zanesville, O., June 9, 1841; s. John and Su-

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sannah (Border) Bowman; ed. public schools of Zanesville, O .; served as private in 159th Ohio Infy. Regt. (a 100-days regt.) during Its term of service; m. Springfield, O., Nov. 9, 1876, Anna S. Moore. Assisted father, who was in pork-packing business at Zanesville, O., until 1866; in Colorado, in range cattle busi- ness, 9 years; came to Chicago, 1878; entered employ of Chicago Packing and Provision Co., and later, with Charles Counselman & Co. Engaged in real estate business in Chicago since 1884, making a specialty of building homes for working people in the Brighton Park district; has built 500 cottages there, and is still in the business. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board, Presbyterian Church, and the Ohio Soc. Republican. Office: 3560 Archer Av. Residence: Lexington Hotel.

BOYCE, Simeon Leonard, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Jan. 14, 1850; s. Le Roy Merrick and Helen Maria (Williams) Boyce; grad. Yale Univ., 1873; studied law in offices in Chicago; m. Chicago, Jan. 7, 1875, Helen Isabel; chil- dren: Helen, James Leonard, Le Roy (de- ceased), Leonard (deceased), Elizabeth. Ad- mitted to bar of Illinois and began practice Jan. 1, 1876. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Homewood. Office: 135 Adams St. Residence: 3335 Grand Boul.

BOYCE, William D., publisher; b. Allegheny Co., Pa., June 16, 1858; s. David and Mar- garet J. Boyce; reared on farm; ed. common schools and Univ. of Wooster, O .; m. Pitts- burgh, Pa., 1883, Mary Jane Beacon; children: Ben, Happy, Sydney. Came to Chicago in 1881 and for 6 months was advertising solicitor for a monthly magazine; went to St. Paul and worked for a month as canvasser for an in- dustrial history; went to Dakota, published a newspaper and took part in politics, and in 1884, having organized a bureau of corre- spondence representing 1,200 newspapers, went to New Orleans Cotton Exposition of 1884; came to Chicago and established a "patent inside" house, securing a good patronage for his Chicago office, and also for another which he established in Winfield, Kan .; at solicita- tion of two eastern newspaper men invested as a partner in establishing the Saturday Blade, but took no active part in its manage- ment until a few months afterward, when it was losing $400 per week; his partners offered their interests to him at $100 each, which he paid; then went to work to make the paper pay and soon succeeded; sold out "ready- print" business and devoted entire attention to Saturday Blade; then bought the Chicago Ledger, which had been running 19 years, and built up for it a great circulation. Later also established Boyce's Monthly, now Woman's World, and other papers which are still pub- lished by W. D. Boyce Co., of which he is pres. and dir .; also pres. and dir. of the W. D. Boyce Paper Mills Co. and of the Marseilles Land & Water Power Co. (Marseilles, Ill.). Owns the Boyce office bldg., 112-114 Dearborn St. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Office: 112 Dearborn St. Residence: Ottawa, Ill., summer time; Chicago, Ill., win- ter time.

BOYDEN, William Cowper; b. Sheffield. Il1 .. Apr. 6, 1864; s. Albert W. and Ellen R. (Webb) Boyden; ed. public schools, Sheffield, Ill, Phil- lips Exeter Acad., graduating. 1882; Harvard College, A.B., 1886; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1889; m. Chicago, Apr. 13, 1893, Mabel G. Burlingham: children: William C., Preston B., Margaret. Admitted to bar, 1889; practiced law, 1890-7, as mem. of firm of Hamlin, Hol- land & Boyden; since 1897 of firm of Matz, Fisher & Boyden. Republican. Mem. Illinois State and Chicago Bar Assns., Chicago Law Club. Dir. Western Trust and Savings Bank. Clubs: University, Skokie, City. Office: 107 Dearborn St. Residence: Winnetka, Ill.

BOYESEN, Ingolf Krohg, lawyer; b. Kongs- berg, Norway, Jan. 5, 1855; s. S. F. and Helen (Trocton) Boyesen; ed. schools of Norway and by private tutor; grad. Chicago Law School, LL.B., in class of 1875; m. Chicago, Dec. 14, 1878, Janie S. Stewart (now de- ceased) ; children: Ralph S., Norman F. En- gaged in practice of law, alone, in Chicago, 1875-90, and in latter year became mem. of law firm of Herrick, Allen, Boyesen & Martin. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, Quadrangle, Wash- ington Park, Law. Office: 107 Dearborn St. Residence: 5125 Kimbark Av.

BOYLE, John Patrick, wholesale grocer; b. Chicago, July 6, 1870; s. Thomas and Mary ( Maginnis) Boyle; ed. public schools, Chica- go Manual Training School, Chicago College of Law, LL.B., 1888; m. Chicago. Mar. 28, 1894, Grace O'Brien; children: Marion, Thom- as. Engaged in practice of law, and during Mayor Washburn's administration was asst. prosecuting atty. of the City of Chicago; en- gaged in commercial business since 1892; mgr. Lincoln Ice Co., 1892-5; asst. gen. mgr. Knick- erbocker Ice Co., 1895-6; in 1897 bought inter- est in wholesale grocery firm of Walsh, Lange & Co., which changed to the present corpora- tion of Walsh, Boyle & Co., of which is vice- pres. and dir. Democrat. Club: Illinois Ath- letic. Office: 3-13 State St. Residence: 271 Bel- den Av.

BOYLE, Loren Laughlin, western mgr. "The Keystone"; b. New Bethlehem, Clarion Co., Pa., Feb. 1, 1853; s. Rev. John T. and Sarah Ann (Laughlin) Boyle; academic education at St. Joseph, Mo .; m. Warren. O., June 30, 1885, Mary Field; 1 daughter: Allys. Learned print- ers' trade at St. Joseph, Mo., and later took to journalism. Worked on various papers; be- fore was 25 years old was half owner in St. Joseph Daily Evening Chronicle; later was traveling salesman for a wholesale and retail jewelry house of St. Joseph; came to Chicago, Jan. 1, 1903, to take the western office of "The Keystone," organ of the retail jewelry and optical trades (published in Philadelphia), which position has since held. Vice-pres. and treas. Illinois Optical Soc. Republican. Metho- dist. Clubs: Jewelers, Homewood. Office: 42 Madison St. Residence: 5470 Washington Av

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 20

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 652

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652