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 24

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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Park. Office: 79 Clark St. Residence: 403 On- tario St.

BROWN, John Haven, rubber goods; b. Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 21, 1842; s. John K. and Mary D. (Hartley) Brown; ed. public schools of Stoneham, Mass .; served in Union Army, 1861-4, 1st private in 1st Co. of An- drews Massachusetts Sharpshooters, for 14 months, and after that 22 months in the bat- talion of U. S. Engineers, 1861-4, receiving discharge as artificer of engineers; m. Chicago, Apr. 12, 1876, Martha J. Mooar; 1 daughter: Mary L. After the war settled in St. Louis, Mo., where he was engaged in the rubber goods business; later went east in same line and in Jan., 1884, came from Brooklyn, N. Y., to Chicago, as mgr. for the Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Co. (established in New York, 1855), in which position he has since continued; Francis E. Miller has been joint mgr. since 1897. Republican. Mem. George G. Meade Post, G. A. R. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 96-8 Lake St. Residence: 547 W. Sixty- second St.

BROWN, Lincoln, investments; b. Gales- burg, Ill., Sept. 23, 1861; s. Luke S. and El- mina (Wright) Brown; resident of Chicago since 1868; ed. public and high schools of Chicago to 1876. In 1876 entered law offices of Walker, Dexter & Smith, In which read law and remained until 1884; sec. of the Metcalf Stationery Co. until 1891; retired 1891-5; since 1895 in real estate business in Chicago, hand- ling property for Boston parties. Pres. Elk Rapids Iron Co. Mason (32º). Clubs: Caxton, Chicago Athletic, Washington Park, City; also Rowfant (Cleveland). Office: 160 Washington St. Residence: 1453 Maple Av., Evanston.

BROWN, Lot, railway official; b. Rockford, Ill., Dec. 25, 1855; s. William A. and Abigail Brown; ed. Talbot Hall, Nebraska City, Neb., and in public schools of Omaha, Neb .; m. Ne- braska City, Neb., Sept. 24, 1889, Annie Wilcox Payne; children: Robert Allen, Lucy Ellen. Was editor and part owner of the Nebraska City Press, 1875-84. Entered service of Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. Co., Oct. 15, 1884, as bill clerk at Chicago. Became travel- ing freight agent, 1885-6; local freight agent at Chicago, 1886, to Mar., 1901; since latter date commercial agent of same company. Re- publican; former mem. of Town Board of Cic- ero; was mem. of Cook Co. Republican Central Committee; now mem. at large from Cook Co., in Republican State Central Committee. Elect- ed Nov., 1904, elector at large from State of Illinois on Republican presidential ticket. Clubs: Twentieth Century, Morton Park. Of- fice: 211 Clark St. Residence: Morton Park, Ill.

BROWN, Moreau Roberts, physician; h. Gal- veston, Tex., July 26, 1853; s. James Moreau and Rebecca Ashton (Rhodes) Brown; ed. prl- vate schools, Chester (Pa.) Acad., Jefferson Med. College, Philadelphia, and in med. dept. of Univ. of Louisville, from which was grad- uated in 1876; took post-graduate courses in Germany and Austria; twice m .; 1 son: James Moreau Brown, by first wife; m., 2d., Jeaner- ette, La., July 18, 1887, Louise Grevemberg; 1 daughter: Rebecca Alice Brown. After graduation began practice in Galveston, Tex., where was house physician Galveston City Hosp., county physician of Galveston Co., quarantine physician of Galveston and city physician of Galveston. Came to Chicago 1886; specialist in diseases of throat, ear and nose. Prof. of laryngology, rhinology and otology in Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons; prof. of laryngology and rhinology, Chicago Policlinic. Fellow of the Am. Laryngological Soc. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., State Med. Soc., Medico-Legal Soc. Med. dir. of National Union. Club: Physicians. Office: 34 Washington St. Residence: Winnetka, Ill.

BROWN, Paul, lawyer; b. McHenry, Mc- Henry Co., Ill., Dec. 1, 1864; s. Dr. Henry T. and Almira M. Brown; ed. common and high schools of McHenry Co .; studied law in office of Hoyne, Horton & Hoyne; m. 1888, Grace A., daughter of O. W. Owen, of McHenry Co .; children: Paul Donald, Grace Dorothy, Clar- ence Raymond. Admitted to bar, 1885, and a few months later was appointed Master in Chancery of the Circuit Court of Cook Co. (resigned 1893). In 1889 joined Clarence A. Knight in firm of Knight & Brown; dissolved fall 1903; since Dec. 1, 1903, a mem. of the Arm of Horton & Brown. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Office: First National Bank Bldg. Residence: Glencoe, Ill.

BROWN, Richard Hunt, physician; b. New York City, Dec. 2, 1862; s. Richard and Thalia (Newton) Brown; grad. high school, Canfield, O., 1879; 3 years at Franklin College, Frank- lin, Ind .; grad. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1891, as M.D., with second honors; m. Fremont, O., Apr. 6, 1893, Elva L. Powers; children: Ralph Powers, Eben New- ton. Since 1891 in med. practice in Chicago; specialist in diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Since 1892 has conducted clinic at West Side Dispensary in this specialty. Asso- ciate clinical prof. of diseases of ear, nose and throat at Med. School of Univ. of Illinois. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Independent in politics. Congregationalist. Office: 70 State St. Resi- dence: 1217 Jackson Boul.

BROWN, Sanger, physician; b. Bloomfield, Ont., Can., Feb. 16, 1852; s. Stewart and Catherine (Comer) Brown; ed. Ontario public schools; Albert College Univ., Belleville, Ont. (studies in arts and engineering, 1872-3); grad. Bellevue Hosp. Med. College, New York, 1 1880; m. Chicago, July 9, 1885, Bella Christy; son: Christy. Asst. physician Hosp. for Insane, Ward's Island, N. Y., 1880-1; Dan- vers, Mass., State Hosp. for Insane, 1881-2; Bloomingdale Asylum, New York, 1882-6; act- ing med. supt., 1886; prof. neurology, Post- Graduate Med. School, Chicago, since 1890; prof. medical jurisprudence and hygiene, Rush Med. College, 1892-7; now associate prof. medi- cine and clinical medicine, College of Physi- cians and Surgeons, Chicago. Conducted (with Prof. E. A. Schäfer) series of vivisection ex- periments on monkeys at Univ. College, Lon- don, 1886-7, which afforded first conclusive proof that in these animals the center for vision is in the occipital lobe. Results were published as: An Investigation into the Func- tions of the Occipital and Temporal Lobes of the Monkey's Brain, Philosophical Transac- tions, Royal Soc. of London, 1888. Wrote: Hered- itary Ataxia, with Clinical Report of 25 cases, Brain, 1892; Responsibility in Crime from the Medical Standpoint, Popular Science Monthly, December, 1894. Physician in charge Kenil- worth Sanitarium, Kenilworth, Ill. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, University, Glen View. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Neurological Soc., London (England) Neuro- logical Soc., Fellow New York Acad. of Medi- cine. Office: 100 State St. Residence: Kenil- worth, Ill.

BROWN, Taylor Everett, lawyer: b. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 22, 1860; s. Capt. Henry Stuart and Emma Jane (Taylor) Brown; ed. public 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 College of Law, Chicago, 1883; was patent office draftsman, 1883-4; m., Ist. Chicago, Jan. 30, 1888, Fannie Garrison Dayton (died Dec. 28, 1901); children: Melville S., Taylor G. (de- ceased), Charles Everett, Jessie Imogen, Day- ton Reginald E., Fannie Susan; m .. 2d, Nov. 3, 1904, Jessie May Catlin, Ripon, Wis. Admitted

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to bar, Mar., 1884; since 1887 mem. Poole & Brown, solicitors of U. S. and foreign letters patent for inventors, securing copyrights, reg- istering trade-marks and labels, and attending to litigation in Supreme Court of U. S., U. S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and other Federal courts. Served in Missouri N. G., 1877-80; then in I. N. G., as private, corporal, color- sergeant, lieut., capt. and major, until retired as maj. (at his own request), Nov., 1899; served in 1st Ill. Vol. Infy. and Provisional Battalion of Engineers in U. S., Cuba, and Porto Rico in Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Mem. Military Order Foreign Wars of U. S .; com- mander Illinois Commandery and treas .- in- chief Nat. Commandery Naval and Military Order Spanish-Am. War; mem. Veteran Corps, 1st Infy. I. N. G. Was first officer of U. S. A. to land in Porto Rico (Guanica) and was rec- ommended for brevet maj. U. S. V., "for gal- lantry in action" by Gen. Miles, and name was sent to Senate by Pres. Mckinley, etc. Episco- palian; St. Paul's Church, Hyde Park; mem. Men's Club of Christ Church, Brotherhood of St. Andrew, sec. and treas. Church Home for Aged Persons, incorporator and trustee Chi- cago Home for Convalescent Women and Chil- dren; pres. Nat. Conference of Church Clubs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Church; also mem. Missouri Athletic Assn. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: 5136 Hibbard Av.

BROWN, Walter Zolvah, treas. Illinois Life Insurance Co .; b. Coventry, Conn., Oct. 26, 1855; s. Walter C. and Sarah A. (Clark) Brown; ed. public schools and Natchaug (Conn.) High School at Willimantic, Conn .; m. South Paris, Me., 1880, Mabel Phelps; chil- dren: Walter G., Edith, Burton, Edwin, Mil- dred. Taught school in Connecticut, 1872-3; cashier and bookkeeper for B. F. Spinney & Co., shoe manufacturers, Lynn, Mass., to 1880; then went to New York, where was treas. to the receiver of the Lackawanna & Pittsburgh Ry. (subsequently reorganized as the Lacka- wanna & Southwestern Ry.) and was identi- fied with other railroad projects; next was in banking and brokerage business on Wall St .; came to Chicago, 1892, and was with the Rock- wood Bros., wholesale grocers, and in 1894 became identified with the Illinois Life Insur- ance Co., of which has ever since been an offi- cial and treas. for past 3 years. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Hamilton. Office: 134 Mon- roe St. Residence: 427 Orchard St.

BROWN, William, Jr., lawyer; b. Jackson- ville, Ill., Oct. 24, 1870; s. William and Clara (Robb) Brown: ed. public schools, Jackson- ville, Ill., 1878-86, Whipple Acad., Jacksonville, Ill., 1886-7, Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill., 1887-9, U. S. Military Acad., West Point, N. Y., 1889-92; law dept. Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo., 1894-6, graduating LL.B .; m. Chi- cago, Dec. 30, 1903, Marguerite, daughter of William R. Manierre. Admitted to bar, June, 1896, and entered law dept. of Chicago & Alton R. R. Co., remaining until 1900; formed part- nership with T. J. Scofield as Scofield & Brown, representing Chicago & Alton Ry. Co. as district attys., and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Ry. Co., as local attys. In Apr., 1903 (with Eugene E. Prussing and Hoyt King), formed firm of Prussing, Brown & King, which succeeds to the railroad connections of Scofield & Brown, and also engaged in a gen- eral law practice. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Delta Phi, legal fraternity (on exec- utive council, 1897-9, and its vice-pres., 1898- 1899). Clubs: City, Law, Glen View, Kenwood Country. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 397 Superior St.

BROWN, William Henry, real estate dealer; b. Warren, Ill., May 14, 1860; s. Thomas and Elizabeth (Campbell) Brown; ed. Lena, Ill., public schools, Cedar Falls, Ia., Normal Schools and Valparaiso, Ind., Business College; m. South Dakota, 1885, Hattie Aunger; chil-

dren: 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 Co. & Brittain, real estate; also pres. William H. Brown Co., North Dakota lands. Mem. Chicago Real Es- tate Board. Republican; was mayor of Devil's Lake, N. Dak., 1900-1. Mason. Office: Tacoma Bldg. Residence: 10101 S. Wood St.

BROWN, William Liston, merchant in pig iron and iron ores; b. St. Joseph, Mich., Aug. 23, 1842; s. Hiram and Jane Reese Tilton (Lis- ton) Brown; came to Chicago, 1848; ed. public and private schools, Chicago; m. Sept. 27, 1871, Mrs. Catherine Seymour Bigelow, daugh- ter of Dr. Stephen Seymour, a pioneer homo. physician of Chicago. Began business career, 1859, as clerk for a Board of Trade commis- sion house; served in Chicago Mercantile Bat- tery of Light Artillery, 1862-5, in Vicksburg campaign and Red River Expedition, etc .; re- turned to Chicago; became interested in iron business; one of organizers, 1883, and since then member firm of Pickands, Brown & Co., one of largest in U. S. in iron and iron ore trade. One of organizers, 1890, of Chicago Shipbuilding Co .; since 1899, pres. Am. Ship- building Co. (Consolidated Lake Ship Yards) ; pres. S. Chicago Furnace Co .; dir. First Na- tional Bank. Republican. Trustee Chicago New Church (Swedenborgian) Soc .; trustee Chicago Orchestral Assn. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, Caxton, Tolleston, Glen View, Evanston, Evanston Country, Castalia, Fishing, Mid- Day. Office: The Rookery. Residence: Evanston, Il1.

BROWNING, Granville Williams, lawyer; b. Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 14, 1856; s. George T. and Elizabeth (McClung) Browning; grad. Univ. of Michigan, B.S., 1877; m. Lake Geneva, Wis., Sept. 13, 1903, Carrie Woolfolk. Admitted to bar, June, 1880; partner of Samuel M. Moore, Chancellor of the Superior Court, until 1886; of firm of Woolfolk & Browning, 1890-5; of firm of Browning & Shepard since 1898. Master of Chancery of Superior Court since 1897. Democrat. Att'y of West Town of Chi- cago, 1886-7; candidate for Circuit Court Judge, 1893, 1897; special counsel for City of Chicago since 1897. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, On- wentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Law. Office: Hart- ford Bldg. Residence: 604 E. Division St.

BROWNING, Thomas Walter, broker in stocks, grain and provisions: b. Philadelphia, Jan. 4, 1866; s. William H. and Elizabeth (Bolton) Browning; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Apr. 5, 1904. Esther St. John. Came to Chicago in 1879 and worked as office boy for the old firm of William Young Co .; mem. of the Board of Trade since 1890; mem. of the firm of Pringle, Fitch & Rankin, formed Mar. 1, 1904. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Union League, Colonial. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 81 E. 48th St.

BRUMBACK, Arthur Henry, physician; b. Hancock Co., Ill., Mar. 31, 1862; s. Thomas Benton and Abbie D. (Southwick) Brumback; ed. public schools of Hancock Co., Ill., Car- thage College, Carthage, Ill .; grad. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, M.D .. 1884; m., 1st., Augusta, Ill., Dec. 12, 1884, Rose G. Steed; m., 2d., Milwaukee, Wis., July 17, 1889, Sophia J. Wiborg; children: Benton Lee, Ma- rion. After graduation, 1884, located in prac- tice of medicine at Mound Station, Brown Co., Ill., two years; after that practiced 412 years at Kansas City, Mo .; since Oct. 1, 1890, prac- ticing at Chicago; staff physician at West Side Hosp. and Cook Co. Hosp. Prof. of physi- cal diagnosis at College of Physicians and Surgeons. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Mason (32º). Mem. Royal League, Royal Ar- canum, K. P., North American Union. Clubs: Illinois, Physicians. Office: 100 State St. Resi- dence: 530 Jackson Boul.

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BRUNDAGE, Edward Jackson, pres. Board of Co. Commissioners of Cook Co .; b. Camp- bell, N. Y., May 13, 1869; s. Victor and Maria L. (Armstrong) Brundage; removed with par- ents to Detroit. Mich., in 1880; ed. public schools of Campbell, N. Y., and Detroit, Mich., until 1883. Employed in railroad office in De- troit and Chicago; studied law in leisure hours; admitted to Illinois bar, 1892; grad. Chicago College of Law, LL.B., 1893. Republican; mem. House of Representatives in 41st and 43d Gen- eral Assemblies, from 6th Senatorial District; elected, Nov., 1904, pres. of the Board of Co. Commissioners of Cook Co. Was vice-pres. for Illinois of Pan-Am. Exposition at Buffalo, N. Y. Mason, K. T., K. P., Royal League, Columbian Knights. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Marquette. Office: 153 LaSalle St. Residence: 225 Osgood St.

BRUNSON, Randolph, physician; b. Pine Bluff, Ark., Jan. 12, 1865; s. Dr. Randolph and Frances (White) Brunson; early education in grammar school of Univ. of The South, Sewa- nee, Tenn .; collegiate course in Univ. of The South; med. education in med. college of the Univ. of the City of New York and med. dept. of Tulane Univ., graduating M.D., 1888; m. Chicago, May, 1897, Helen A. Brewer; 1 daughter: Frances Atherton. Took up special study of eye, ear, nose and throat in New York City, London and Vienna, and located in practice as specialist in Chicago. Prof. of ear, nose and throat disease at Chicago Post- Graduate Med. School. Mem. Am. Med. Assn .. Mississippi Valley Med. Assn., Am. Acad. of Ophthalmology, Otology and Laryngology, Chicago Med. Soc. and other med. socs. Dem- ocrat. Episcopalian. Office: 103 State St. Resi- dence: 1852 Surf St.

BRUSH, Emerson Howard, real estate deal- er; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1852; s. Joseph B. and Sarah (Atwater) Brush; ed. private schools and at the Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y .; m. Geneva Lake, Wis., 1881, Rena S. Sturges. Came to Chicago from New York City in 1888, and was connected with mercantile pursuits until 1894; since then handling real estate and investments. Also vice-pres. of the Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Co. Republi- can. Clubs: Union League. Twentieth Century. Office: 90 LaSalle St. Residence: Elmhurst, IIl.

BRUSHINGHAM, John Patrick, clergyman; b. Hornellsville, N. Y .; s. Thomas and Mary Brushingham; preparatory education, Olean, N. Y .; grad. Northwestern Univ., 1881; theo- logical education, Garrett Biblical Institute (A.M., D.D., Northwestern); m. Olean, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1882, Lillie Norton. Ordained to minis- try, Oct. 1, 1880; has since filled pastorates in Rock River Conference; now pastor first M. E. Church, Chicago. Was delegate Ecumenical Methodist Conference, London, 1901; pres. Chi- cago Methodist Social Union; pres. Chicago Methodist Preachers' Meeting; organizer Mu- nicipal Voters' League, Chicago. Club: Union League. Address: 108 E. Washington St. Resi- dence: 831 Millard Av.

BRYAN, Alfred Cochrane, real estate and loan agent; b. Chicago, July 22, 1852; s. Fred- erick A. and Ann (Hodgson) Bryan; ed. public schools of Chicago; m. 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 busi- ness and was a partner of George Newberry for 3 years; in 1888 was joined by brothers, F. W. and J. C., and organized firm of Bryan Bros., the firm doing a general business in local real estate and loans. Independent in politics. Club: Hinsdale. Office: Lafayette Bldg. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill.

BRYAN, Benjamin Butters, commission merchant; mem. firm Logan & Bryan; married. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Union League, Washington

Park, Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Office: Board of Trade, Residence: 5124 Cornell Av.

BRYAN, Edward Arthur, pres. E. A. Bryan Co., manufacturers of steel tanks and struc- tural iron work; b. Peoria, Ill., July 16, 1856; s. William F. and Jane Evans Bryan; ed. pub- lic schools; m. Peoria, Ill., Nov. 4, 1886, Miss Lucy Gibson; 1 son: William F. Began busi- ness life as clerk in grain business, Peoria. Since 1884 has been engaged in iron business and builder of all kinds of steel storage tanks, etc .; in Feb., 1902, organized the E. A. Bryan Co., with plant at Harvey, Ill., engaged in the manufacture of steel storage tanks, steel grain elevators, tank cars, and all kinds of struc- tural iron work, of which company is pres. and mgr. Mason, K. T., Shriner. Club: Illinois Athletic. Office: First National Bank Bldg. Residence: 4642 Drexel Boul.

BRYAN, Frederick William, real estate: b. (on site of new Federal Bldg.) Chicago, May 13, 1848; s. Frederick A. and Ann (Hodgson) Bryan; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, Nov. 13, 1873, Nellie Wheeler; one daughter: 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 with 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. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Menoken. Office: Lafayette Bldg. Residence: 1033 Touhy Av.

BRYAN, John Charles, physician; b. Chica- go. Oct. 31, 1850; s. Frederick A. and Ann (Hodgson) Bryan; ed. public and high schools of Chicago; grad. Rush Med. College, M.D., 1877; m. England, 1888, Mary E. Lynch; 1 daughter: Marie E. Also since 1866, with brothers. A. C. and F. W. Bryan, mem. of Bryan Bros., real estate and loans. Mem. Chi- cago Pathological Soc. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Menoken (ex-pres.). Office: Lafayette Bldg. Residence: 1079 Washington Boul.

BRYAN, W. S. Plumer, clergyman; b. Alle- gheny City, Pa., Aug. 30, 1856; s. Samuel S. and Kate (Plumer) Bryan; grad. Davidson College, North Carolina, A.B., 1875, A.M., 1878, Columbia Theological Seminary, B.D., 1878 (D.D. Centre College, Kentucky, 1892); m. Dec. 1, 1887, Alice C. Reid, Staunton, Va .; chil- dren: William Plumer (deceased), Alison Reid, Helen Reid, George Plumer. From grad- uation from theological seminary, 1878, took charge of churches in Randolph Co., W. Va., until 1887; pastor Presbyterian Church, Ashe- ville, N. C., 1887-92; pastor Second Presbyte- rian Church, Cincinnati, O., 1892-5; since Feb. 1, 1895, pastor of Church of the Covenant, Chicago. Residence: 3 Chalmers Pl.

BRYANT, Arthur W., pres. White Lake Lumber Co .; b. Lexington, Mass., Jan. 20, 1847; s. Albert W. and Nancy ( Wellington) Bryant; ed. grammar and high schools, Lexington, Mass .; m. Chicago, 1883, Ella Swartley; chil- dren: Marion Elizabeth, Elsie Harriet. Came to Chicago from Lexington, Mass., in 1865; en- gaged in various business lines, first in whole- sale drug house and later clerk in bank until 1872, when with Park & Soper Lumber Co. until 1879; since then in wholesale lumber business for self and now pres. of the White Lake Lumber Co .; also dir. Oak Park Trust and Savings Bank. Independent Republican. Mason; mem. lodge, chapter and Siloam Com- mandery, K. T. Club: Oak Park. Office: 163 Randolph St. Residence: 234 Maple Av., Oak Park.

BRYANT, Henry Willis, pres. Bryant & Stratton Business College; b. Cleveland, O., July 22, 1855; s. Henry B. and Lucy Stratton Bryant (father was pioneer in field of business education and with brother-in-law, Henry D. Stratton, founded the Bryant & Stratton Busi- ness College in Chicago in 1856); came to Chi-

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cago with parents, 1860; grad. Harvard Univ. in class of 1879; m. Chicago, 1887, Miss An- toinette Kellogg Re Qua; children: Catherine Re Qua and Willis Re Qua. In 1879 became associated with father in the management of the Bryant & Stratton Business College, and in 1892 succeeded his father as pres. Also has large real estate interests in Chicago and its vicinity. Republican. Club: Union League. Of- fice: 315 Wabash Av. Residence: 2973 Prairie Avenue.

BRYANT, John J., grain commission; b. Elizabeth, N. J .; ed. public schools, Elizabeth, N. J. Went to New York, 1863, and was in em- ploy of H. B. Claflin & Co., wholesale dry goods, until 1864; enlisted, 1864, in 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, serving to end of war; came to Chicago, May, 1871, and was gen- eral agent Elliptic Sewing Machine Co. 2 years; in employ of C. P. Comstock & Co., grain commission merchants, 1873-5; since 1875 in business for self as senior mem. of Bryant & Co. Mem. of Chicago Board of Trade from Jan., 1872 (dir. 1883). Office: 145 Van Buren St. Residence: Riverside, Ill.

BRYANT, Stowell Lyman, clergyman; b. Windham (on the Western Reserve), O., Jan. 17, 1870; s. Clark L. and Clara (Lyman) Bry- ant; grad. Windham (O.) High School, 1887; Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware, O., A.B., 1891; Boston Univ. School of Theology, B.D., 1893. Since 1893 minister of the M. E. Church; served churches in Baltimore and Lutherville, Md., and for 6 years before coming to Chicago was pastor of the St. Paul's M. E. Church of Washington, D. C .; since Jan. 1, 1902, pastor of Hyde Park M. E. Church, Chicago. Republi- can. Residence: 5510 Washington Av.

BRYSON, William John, retired civil engi- neer; b. New Rochelle, N. Y., July 16, 1845; s. William and Julia Goodwin Bryson; ed. pri- vate schools, followed by special courses in civil engineering; m. Emma Edna Horton. Be- gan practice of civil engineering in 1865 in employ of the U. S. Government on fortifica- tion work at Washington, D. C., and in 1867 was employed on work for the City of Chica- go; later returned to Government work in Chi- cago, Appleton, Wis., and Oshkosh, Wis., until 1874, when became asst. engineer of the Chi- cago & Alton R. R. until 1900, when retired from practice. Dir. James B. Clow & Sons, and of Joliet & Chicago Ry. Co. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Hamilton, Washington Park, Mid-Day, Edgewater Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Office: 203 Michigan Av. Residence: 169 Buena Avenue.

BUCHANAN, Milford De Witt, pres. of Wil- mington Star Mining Co., etc .; b. Newport, Herkimer Co., N. Y., Oct. 10, 1835; s. Thomas and Mary (Churchill) Buchanan; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Oct. 10, 1861, Mary S. Wheeler; children; Gordon, Mary C., Mar- guerite, De Witt W. Began business life at Utica, N. Y., at age of 14, in office of his brother, then general freight agent Syracuse & Utica Ry. Co .; 2 years later became ticket agent at Rome, N. Y., for same road, and later, upon consolidation, also ticket agent for Wa- tertown & Rome Ry. for both roads, and after- ward also for 5 other roads, including the New York Central; then became teller Oneida Central Bank, Rome, N. Y., until 1857; teller Merchants' Savings, Loan & Trust Co., Chi- cago, 1857-8; pres. Central Bank, Peoria, Ill., 1858-9; then in 1859 returned to Merchants' Savings, Loan and Trust Co., from which went, as cashier, to bank of Chapin, Wheeler & Co., until 1863, when became mem. of tan- ning firm of Buchanan, Richards & Co .: be- came paying teller of Merchants' National Bank, 1866, and later, with others, purchased Commercial National Bank, of which was cash- ier 7 years; later organized the Prairie Loan and Trust Company and was its vice-pres. until 1875, when purchased the Wilmington

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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 24

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