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Star Mining Co., operating coal mines at Coal City, Grundy Co., of which has ever since been pres. Also pres. of the Coalfield Co., of Coal City. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: Oconomowoc, Wis.
BUCK, Carl Darling, prof. Sanskrit and com- parative philology, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892. (See Who's Who in America for sketch.) Address: 5733 Lexington Av.
BUCK, James P., physician; b. Cambria Co., Pa., Feb. 19, 1856; s. John and Rachel (Sherry) Buck; ed. district schools and at St. Vincent College of Latrobe, Pa., from which graduated A.M., 1876; taught school 2 seasons, but in 1877 entered Jefferson Med. College, Philadel- phia, from which was graduated M.D., 1879; practiced in Western Pennsylvania, 1879-84; post graduate work in med. schools of Vienna and Heidelberg, and in universities and hos- pitals of Berlin and Prague, 1884-5; m. Chi- cago, June 30, 1877, Catherine M. Grass; chil- dren: Marie G., Harold F. J., Cecil C. Served in Servian army, then at war with Bulgarian Roumania, as surgeon, with rank and title of capt., 1885-6, and with Dr. Bridges had charge of a military hospital; when resigned com- mission became asst. to Prof. Hock, lecturer on diseases of the eye at Vienna Policlinic; returned to U. S., 1887, locating in Chicago, 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. Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Office and residence: 413 LaSalle Av.
BUCK, Niels, architect, contractor; b. Morsö, Denmark, Mar. 24, 1866; s. Christ and Cecil Buck; ed. public schools in Denmark; m. Chicago, Mar. 1, 1892, Emma Rubart; chil- dren: Fred, Downell, Adelaide. Learned trade of cabinet-maker in Denmark, near Copen- hagen; 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 superintendent of carpenters and builders; studied architecture and became mem. of firm and general superintendent of Wheatley, Buck & Co. and then from 1893 was in business for self as architect and in 1903 was joined by Fred Schroeder, forming present firm of Niels Buck & Co., contractors and builders. Repub- lican. Lutheran. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Oconto, Ravenswood. Office: 125 LaSalle St. Residence: 2401 Kenmore Av.
BUCKINGHAM, Ebenezer, capitalist; b. Zanesville, O., Jan. 16, 1829; s. Ebenezer and Eunice (Hale) Buckingham; grad. Yale, 1848; m. Lucy Sturges. Removed to Chicago, Nov., 1859, and engaged in the grain and storage business from Oct., 1866, to Dec., 1891; pres. of the Traders Insurance Co., 1883-1902, and pres. of the Northwestern Nat. Bank from Aug., 1890, until it was consolidated with the Corn Exchange Nat. Bank and the Am. Nat. Bank, Sept. 15, 1900. Has been dir. of the South Side Elevated R. R. and other large corporations. Club: Union League. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 2036 Prairie Av.
BUCKLEN, Herbert E .; b. W. Winfield, Her- kimer Co., N. Y., July 9, 1848; ed. public schools of Herkimer Co., N. Y., New York State Acad., and finished at a business college in Chicago; m. 1879, Bertha E., daughter of Hon. George Redfield. Removed, 1860, with parents, to Elkhart, Ind .; was druggist there, 1863-79; came to Chicago, 1879, and has since been engaged in the manufacture of proprie- tary medicines; now pres. and treas. of H. E. Bucklen & Co .; also publisher of The Druggist. Office: 275 Michigan Av. Residence: 265 Michi- gan Av.
BUCKLEY, Charles Wilbur, grain commis- sion; b. Peoria, Ill., Aug. 20, 1857; s. Robert C. and Elizabeth M. Buckley; ed. public schools of Peoria, Ill .; m. Peoria, 1882. Nannie B. Johnston; children: Robert, Saidee, Warren,
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Elizabeth. Removed to St. Louis, Mo., 1880, where was engaged in the grain business until 1884, when came to Chicago, and has since been continuously engaged in commission business; now vice-pres. Pratt & Buckley, commission merchants in grain, provisions, etc. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade (dir., 1898- 1901). Clubs: Evanston Country, Exmoor. Of- fice: Board of Trade. Residence: Highland Park.
BUCKLEY, Edmund, writer and lecturer; b. Birmingham, England, Mar. 31, 1855; grad. Univ. of Michigan, 1884; student in Germany, 1884-5; London, 1885-6; Ph.D., Univ. of Chica- go, 1894; m. 1885, Sarah S. Craig, M.D .; prof. of philosophy, Doshisha College, Kyoto, Japan, 1886-92; traveled in China, India, Egypt, Pales- tine, Europe, 1892-3; fellow in hierology, 1892- 1893; docent in hierology since 1894, Univ. of Chicago. Contributor to magazines numerous articles on religion and art. Editor: Universal Religion, 1897; University Lessons in Art, 1901; The World To-Day, 1902-4. Address: 301 E. Fifty-sixth St.
BUCKNER, John Lee, lumber; b. Sweet Springs, Mo., Dec. 19, 1863; s. W. G. and Sarah (Brown) Buckner; ed. Westminster College, Fulton, Mo .; m. Slater, Mo., Apr. 23, 1885, Alice P. Smith; children: Madeline, Frances, J. L., Jr. Started at age 16 in lumber business with G. W. Smith at Sweet Springs, Mo .; thence to Kansas City, 1886; mgr. 2 years for C. P. Deatherage Lumber Co .; then in retail lumber business for himself up to 1895; in wholesale lumber brokerage to 1896; lumber traffic mgr. Kansas City, Pittsburgh & Gulf Ry. till July, 1898; came to Chicago in 1898; founded the firm of Buckner, Saunders & Co. (J. L. Buckner, D. G. Saunders, A. P. Buckner), manufacturers and wholesale dealers in yel- low pine lumber, with specialties in long leaf yellow pine and railroad timbers. Club: Mar- quette. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: Lakota Hotel.
BUECKING, Edward Frederick, physician; b. Washington, Franklin Co., Mo., Sept. 18, 1857; s. Dr. John Henry and Minnie (Grieve) Buecking; ed. public schools and at St. Francis Solanus College, Quincy; grad. Bennett Med. College, Chicago, M.D., 1876, and Louisville Eclectic Medical College, M.D., ad eundem gradum, 1877; m. Apr. 13, 1879, Alona R. Wat- kins; children, Henry Watkins, Vera Clark. Engaged in practice in Chicago since 1877, in which year became lecturer on anatomy and orthopaedic surgery in Bennett Med. Col- lege, of which has since been, successively, prof. of principles and practice of surgery, and of clinical surgery. Served as surgeon at Cook Co. Hosp., surgeon-in-chief at Chicago Polyclinic and Post-Graduate Polyclinic Schools. Mem. Illinois State Eclectic Med. Soc. (ex-pres.). Chicago Eclectic Med. Soc. (ex-pres.), National Eclectic Med. Assn., Chi- cago Med. Soc. Republican. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 3627 Grand Boul.
BUEHLER, John W., pres. and dir. Leitzow & Simon Mfg. Co., planing mill; s. John and Christina (Schwartz) Buehler; was formerly cashier and later vice-pres. and dir. Garden City Banking and Trust Co., which was out- growth of private banking business of his father, established, 1873. Clubs: Union
League, Chicago Athletic, Bankers. Address: 505 W. Kinzie St.
BUEL, Monson Parker, live stock commis- sion; b. Croton, Licking Co., O., Oct. 14, 1845; s. Joshua H. and Lucy (Gear) Buel; ed. pub- lic schools, followed by short term at Gran- ville college, Granville, O .; m. Chillicothe, Mo., Mar. 13, 1873, Evaline Wigley; children: Forest Lee, Daisy (Mrs. McNeill). Reared on farm in Ohio until 17 years old; 4 years in general merchandise store at Croton, O .; moved to Austin, Nev., and was asst. cashier of National Bank there 21% years; health being
affected by confinement, severed connection with bank and went to Chillicothe, Mo., where engaged in buying and handling live stock; became mem. of live stock commission firm of Hunter, Evans & Co., at St. Louis, Mo., May 1, 1876; moved to Chicago, Apr. 15, 1885, and began business under same firm name; in- corporated, 1887, as Evans-Snider-Buel Co., of which was vice-pres. until 1894; since then pres. Also of firm of Buel & Pryor, owners of cattle. Pres. Chicago Live Stock Exchange. Republican. Mem. Evangelical Church, Green- wood and 46th St. Club: Saddle and Sirloin ( ex-pres.). Office: Union Stock Yards. Resi- dence: 4444 Greenwood Av.
BUELL, Charles Clinton, lawyer; b. Ster- ling, Ill., Feb. 14, 1867; s. Clinton C. and Mary A. (Niles) Buell; grad. Sterling High School, and afterward attended Univ. of Illinois, leav- ing in sophomore year; m. Chicago, Oct. 26, 1892, Maude Hoyne; children: Temple Hoyne, Charles Clinton, Jr., Frances Vedder. Came to Chicago, 1886, and read law in office of uncle, Ira W. Buell; admitted to bar in Mar., 1888, afterward forming partnership with uncle under firm name of Ira W. & C. C. Buell, and since Apr. 1, 1905, a mem. of Dolph, Buell & Abbey. Has paid special attention to cor- poration, real estate, chancery and probate law. Democrat. Attends Second Presbyterian Church. Past-master Blaney Lodge No. 271, A. F. & A. M .; member of Oriental Consist- ory and Medinah Temple (Shrine). Clubs: Law, Chicago Athletic. Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: 1833 Indiana Av.
BUELL, Ira Warner, lawyer; b. Lebanon. Madison Co., N. Y., Dec. 9, 1830; s. Elijah and Elizabeth Buell; brought up on farm; attended country schools; was school teacher at 16; at 19 entered Madison Univ., and after leaving there studied law; m. 1st, 1858, Lydia A. Gil- lette; 2d, 1867, Anna M. Averell; 1 daughter: Elizabeth Averell Buell (Mrs. Harry C. Pat- terson); 3d, 1890, Olive W. Wright. Admitted to bar, Rochester, N. Y., Sept., 1855; came to Chicago and engaged in practice, 1856; espe- cially successful in chancery, insurance and commercial cases. Supervisor of North Chi- cago, 1860; city atty. of Chicago, 1861. Repub- lican; nominee for judge of Circuit Court, 1879, but defeated with rest of Republican ticket that year. Mem. Law Institute; one of founders of the Union League Club of Chicago and dir. for first 3 years. Mason; K. T. Club: Union League. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 2832 Indiana Av.
BUFFINGTON, Eugene Jackson, business man, capitalist; b. Guyandotte, W. Va., Mar. 14, 1863; s. James H. and Columbia (Nicho- Jas) Buffington; ed. Covington, Ky., 1870-9; Chickering Institute, Cincinnati. 1879-80; Van- derbilt Univ., 1881-3; m. Catlettsburg, Ky., Nov. 27, 1888, Drucilla Nichols Moore. Treas. Am. Wire and Nail Co., Anderson, Ind., 1884-8; sec. and treas. Am. Steel and Wire Co., 1888-9; pres. Illinois Steel Co. since Jan. 1, 1899. Clubs: Chicago, Union League. Merchants. Office: The Rookery. Residence: Evanston, Ill.
BUFFUM, Joseph Howard, physician; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 24, 1849; s. Joseph C. and Maria Buffum; entered Cornell Univ., 1869, in sophomore class, graduating A.B .; student Hahnemann Med. College. Philadelphia, 1 year, then in New York Homeopathic Med. College, graduating 1873; m. 1876, Evelyn Bar- rett Sprague. of Jamestown, N. Y .; children: Howard E., Natalie S. Practiced in Pittsburgh, Pa., and was attending physician to Pitts- burgh Homeopathic Hosp., 1873-6; practiced in New York City, 1876-80, with special study and practice in diseases of the eye and ear: called to Chicago, 1880, as prof. diseases of the eye and ear in the Chicago Homeopathic Med. College, and has since practiced here as a specialist in diseases of the eye and ear. Was pres. of Indianapolis meeting of Am.
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Soc. of Homoeopathic Oculists, 1882. Mem. Am. Institute of Homoeopathy. Author of a work on Ophthalmology. Mason (32º), Cleveland Lodge, Washington Chapter, Apollo Com- mandery, Oriental Consistory and Medinah Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Office: 34 Washington St. Residence: 17 Bellevue PI. BUFORD, Coleman Graves, physician and surgeon; b. Lafayette Co., Mo., Jan. 25, 1872; s. L. G. and Orra (Chinn) Buford; ed. Went- worth Military Acad., Lexington, Mo., and Northwestern Univ. Med. School, Chicago, graduating M.D., 1894; m. Iroquois Co., Ill., Sept. 6, 1899, Ada M. Abildgaard; children: Morgan, Shelby, Mary. After graduating was physician at Illinois Eastern Hosp. for the Insane, at Kankakee, Ill., 1894-6; personal assistant to late Dr. Christian Fenger, 1896- 1900; since 1900, specialist in surgery. Since 1897 has been instructor in clinical surgery in Northwestern Univ. Med. School, and, 1900-01, was instructor in dept. of operative surgery in same school. Now junior surgeon at Mercy Hosp., and lecturer on surgery at Mercy Hosp. Training School for Nurses. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., North Side Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc. Independent in politics. Mem. Royal League; mem. and past supreme med. examiner, Independent Order of Red Men. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 429 E. Huron Street.
BULKLEY, Almon Wheeler, lawyer; b. Gro- ton, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Apr. 13, 1852; s. Lorenzo and Juliette Ann (Coonley) Bulkley; ed. district school, West Groton, N. Y., until age 15; private school 1 winter, at Skanea- teles, N. Y., 1869; Cornell Univ., 1871-5; de- gree of B.Arch .; m. Joliet. Ill., June 17, 1882, Ella Jay Stafford (died Jan. 4, 1896); chil- dren: Helen, Josephine. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1879; deputy clerk Appellate Court of Illinois, 2d District, 1879-80; located in Chi- cago, Aug. 1, 1880; since May 1, 1895, of firm of Bulkley, Gray & More. Mem, Illinois State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Mason, mem. Garden City Lodge, Fairview Chapter; Cheva- lier Bayard Commandery, K. T. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Office: Home Insurance Bldg. Residence: 7154 Euclid Av.
BULL, Follett Wilkison, pres. of The Photo- graph Co. of America; h. LaSalle, Ill., June 30, 1870; s. Follett and Helen (Perrin) Bull; cd. public schools and in the Univ. of Mich- igan, 1888-89; m. Ottawa, Ill., Oct. 26, 1893, Jennie Perkins; children: Helen P., E. Follett, Lothrop Perkins. Was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of Illinois, and engaged in active practice, 1893-1903; was sec. the Chi- cago Bar. Assn., 1903; vice-pres. Chicago Envelope Co. since June, 1901; also, since Oct. 1, 1903, pres. of The Photograph Co. of America. Republican. Sec. of the Civil Service Reform Assn., 1897-1904. Clubs: City, Ken- wood, Press, Union League. Office: 61 Market St. Residence: 225 Elmwood Av .. Oak Park, Ill. BULLARD, Charles William, hardware mer- chant; b. Alsted, Cheshire Co., N. H., May, 1844; s. Joel and Augusta F. (Richardson) Bullard; ed. public school, Brattleboro, Vt., until 14 years old; m. Chicago, Mar., 1867, Emily A. Watts; children: Joel, Albert, Charles H., Kenneth. Came to Chicago from Vermont in 1865; entered employ of Larrabee & North, dealers in hardware and cutlery, re- maining with them until May, 1883, when, with James H. Gormley and C. O. Blackburn, founded present business, under style of Bul- lard, Gormley & Blackburn, which was incor- porated, 1887, as Bullard & Gormley Co., of which is vice-pres. Also pres. of the Prescott Hardware Manufacturing Co. Republican. Office: 78 Randolph St. Residence: Maywood, Il1.
BULLEN, Fred Fitzherbert, maltster; b. Delaware, Ontario Co., Can., Nov. 25, 1853; s. W. F. and Anna (Mullen) Bullen; ed. common
schools in Canada; m. 1883, Cora Belle, daugh- ter of Thomas Landers, of New York; 1 daughter: Mabel La Clare Bullen. When 14 years old came to Illinois; soon after went to Kenosha, Wis., and was employed in malt house of his brother, George Bullen; became stockholder 3 years later, in Lill & Bullen Malting Co., Chicago, later known as George Bullen & Co .; in 1889 built malt house of his own at 52d and Moffett Sts., organizing and becoming pres. and treas, of Fred F. Bullen Malting Co .; sold business in Sept., 1897, to Am. Malting Co., of which he has since been asst. gen. mgr. Interested in Merchants' Dis- tilling Co., of Terre Haute, Ind., and owns 2 large plantations of 5,000 acres each on the isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. Mem. Chi- cago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Menoken, Chicago Automobile. Office: 169 Jackson Boul. Residence: 1015 Warren Av.
BULLOCK, George Sumner, retired mer- chant; b. Berlin, Vt., Jan. 4, 1836; s. Christo- pher C. and Orlena (Nye) Bullock; ed. schools of Vermont; widower. First came to Chicago in July, 1855, but went to Cleveland, O., and remained 2 years, returning to Chicago in 1857. First employment was with Potter Pal- mer, dry goods; afterward was employed in the Chicago postoffice under Isaac Cook, until 1860, when, with his brother, engaged in the retail boot and shoe business until 1890; sold out and retired, except the management of his property interests. Office: Reaper Blk. Residence: 2933 Michigan Av.
BULLOCK, Henry Edwin, manufacturer; b. Otterville, Ont., Mar. 29, 1852; s. Edward Bul- lock, of Essex, England, and Matilda Catherine, daughter of Maj. Rivers, 91st Regt., British Army; ed. public school, Otterville, Ont .; com- mercial College, London, Ont .; Chicago Athe- naeum; m. Chicago, May 27, 1885, Harriet, daughter of Elijah Samuel Mark, of Pekin, Ill. Upon leaving school entered employ of brother, James E. Bullock; later entered com- mercial school and after graduation returned to brother's employ. Came to U. S. Sept., 1870; first position in Chicago was bookkeeper for Huyck & Knox, and next in freight office of the Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. at Milwaukee; returned to Chicago, Apr., 1871, in employ of Crane Bros. (then known as Northwestern Manufacturing Co.); became superintendent of malleable dept. for them June, 1874, and a dir. of the company, 1875, until Mar., 1880, when started in malleable iron business for himself at Rochelle, Ill .; moved it to Chicago, 1884, and with brother incorporated Illinois Malleable Iron Co., of which is pres .; also in 1892 bought wholesale supply business of Fieldhouse & Dutcher Manufacturing Co. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Glen View. Office: 30-32 W. Monroe St. Residence: 1769 Deming PI.
BULLOCK, James Edward, manufacturer; b. Middlesex Co., Ont., Can., Jan. 31, 1844; s. Edward Bullock, of Essex. Eng., and Matilda Catherine, daughter of Maj. Rivers of the 91st Regt., British Army; ed. public schools in Canada; m. 1st, Bay City, Mich., May 17, 1877, Mrs. Mary A. Burger (widow), who died May 26, 1888; m. 2d, Nov. 4, 1891, Ida Mary Blood, of Leavenworth, Kan .; 1 daughter: Mary Kathrine. Began business life at Otterville, Ont .. Can .. in lumber business for self, 1860- 1872; 1872-7 in the contracting line on the Port Dover & Lake Huron R. R. in the construction of that road, which was absorbed by the Grand Trunk R. R. Co. in 1880. In 1881 removed to Rochelle, Ill., and in conjunction with his brother, H. E. Bullock, established the Illinois Malleable Iron Co .; removed to Chi- cago, and since July, 1884, has been sec. and treas. of the Illinois Malleable Iron Co., manu- facturers of malleable iron and cast iron steam and gas fittings and other foundry work. Independent in politics. Episcopalian.
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Club: Glen View. Office: 30-32 W. Monroe St. Residence: 1740 Diversey Boul.
BULLOCK, Milo Sanderson, clothing; b. Prince William Co., Va., Dec. 26, 1853; s. Abraham and Fannie W. (Sanderson) Bullock; ed. public schools; m. Sioux City, Ia., July 25, 1895, Caroline Sprague; 1 daughter: Blanche. Began business life as clerk in general mer- chandise store at Dunlop, Ia .; later started retail store for self at Sioux City, Ia., re- maining there 6 years; came to Chicago, 1866, and took position as traveling salesman for Strauss, Ulman & Guthmann until 1894, when united with John B. Whitney and August Christenson in forming present firm of Whit- ney, Christenson & Bullock, manufacturers of men's clothing. Republican. Office: 200 Market St. Residence: 4947 Vincennes Av.
BUMANN, Charles Fredrick, banker; b. on farm in Marathon Co., Wis., Oct. 6, 1876; s. Edward and Elizabeth Bumann; began educa- tion in a Catholic Sisters' school and later attended the Univ. of Wisconsin and Chicago Law School; m. Chicago, Apr. 7, 1901, Eliza- beth Casey; 1 son: Charles Lloyd. Has had wide business and traveling experience. In early life became interested in the cotton business in Arkansas, and later was elected pres. of the New Orleans Cereal Co .; came to Chicago and in 1900 established and managed the Garfield Bank, of which he is still owner, and in 1901 was elected pres. and treas. of the Consumers' Coal Co. Office: 1050 E. Garfield Boul. Residence: Fifty-sixth St. and Indiana Av.
BUNCH, Francis Marion, grain commission; b. Peoria, Ill., Oct. 25, 1871; s. James Frank- lin and Hannah (McFall) Bunch; ed. Peoria grammar and high schools; m. Peoria, Ill., Apr. 30, 1899, Evangeline Gould. Began busi- ness life as office bov with the Advance Ele- vator Co., Peoria, Ill., 1885-6; with Smith- Hippen Co., grain, Peoria, Ill., 1886-94; with Rumsey, Lightner & Co., grain, Chicago, 1894- 1902, and since 1902 mem. of firm of Rumsey & Co. (established 1867) commission mer- chants in grain, seeds and provisions. Also, since 1904, vice-pres. and mem. of board of trustees of Keystone Mutual Co., Chicago, controlling large tracts of Georgia and other Southern lands. Mem. Peoria Board of Trade since 1890, and of Chicago Board of Trade since 1894. Republican. Mem. Am. Reformed Church. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: Norwood Park.
BUNKER, Charles Henry, insurance; b. on farm at East Troy, Wis., Sept. 22, 1850; s. George and Fannie (Hulbert) Bunker; ed. public schools and Univ. of Wisconsin; m. Oregon, Wis., Oct. 15, 1873, Helen A. Abbott; children: Genevieve Estelle, Gerald DeForest, Arthur Stuart. Engaged in railroad building and development of coal lands in Kansas, 1873-6: organized, 1877, and managed until 1889 the Abbott Buggy Co. of Chicago. En- tered insurance business, 1889, as sec. and mgr. of Metropolitan Accident Assn .; organ- ized, 1900, and was pres. of the Metropolitan Accident Co., which was later, with the North- western Benevolent Soc., the Continental As- surance Co. of Detroit, the Railway Officials and Employes Accident Assn. of Indianapolis. and others, consolidated as the Continental Casualty Co., of which he is pres. One of or- ganizers, pres. 2 years and now chairman of executive committee, International Assn. of Accident Insurance Underwriters. Republican. Clubs: Colonial, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Kenwood. Office: 1208 Michigan Av. Residence: 484 E. Forty-second St.
BUNNELL, John Alexander, grain commis- sion; b. Brantford, Ont., Apr. 21, 1864; s. Enos and Cornelia (Kennedy) Bunnell; ed. public schools; m. Paris, Ont., Apr. 11, 1896, Kate Capron Baird; 1 daughter: Margaret. Came to Chicago in 1882 and held various positions
until 1891, when became a niem. of the Chi- cago Board of Trade and a mem. of the firm of Hately Bros., commission merchants in grain and provisions. Republican. Episco- palian. Was dir. of the Chicago Board of Trade, 1897-9. Club: Homewood. Office: Board of Trade Bldg. Residence: 5140 Cornell Av.
BUNTE, Ferdinand, manufacturing confec- tioner; b. Germany, July 16, 1846; s. Charles and Florence (Schamhard) Bunte; ed. private school in Germany; m. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 16, 1868, Maria Fauss; children: Theodore W., Charles F., Martha, Laura, Florence. Lived in Philadelphia, 1865-76; served in U. S. Marine Corps, 1865-7; in the candy business in Philadelphia, 1867-76; came to Chicago, 1876, establishing, with associates, the firm of Bunte Bros. & Spoehr, which was incorporated Mar. 1, 1903, as Bunte, Spoehr & Co., of which he is pres. Republican; was 3 years mem. Board of Education of Rogers Park prior to annexation. Mason; mem. Park Lodge No. 843. Office: 139-41 W. Monroe St. Residence: 803 Greenland Av., Rogers Park.
BUNTE, Gustav Adolph, manufacturing con- fectioner; b. Lemgo, Germany, Aug. 31, 1852; s. Charles and Florence (Schamhard) Bunte; ed. private schools in Germany; m. Chicago, June 1, 1879, Philippina Weck; children: Oscar C. A., Elsa Florentine, Charlotta. In candy business in Philadelphia, 1866-69; came to Chicago, 1869, continuing in same line, and in 1876 with his brother Ferdinand and C. A. Spoehr established firm of Bunte Bros. & Spoehr, manufacturers of high grade choco- lates and candies; on incorporation of the business, Mar. 1, 1903, as Bunte, Spoehr & Co., became vice-pres. Independent in politics. Mem. Schwaben Verein, Harmonie Männerchor of Lake View. Office: 139-41 W. Monroe St. Residence: 652 Fullerton Av.
BURCH, Julian Alvaro, lawyer; b. on farm in Winnebago Co., Ill., Sept. 9, 1860; s. Levi B. and Irena (Briggs) Burch; ed. public schools of Winnebago, Ill., Mt. Morris (III.) College, and Northwestern Univ .; m. Genoa, Ill., Sept. 5, 1893, Elizabeth J. Burzell; chil- dren: Albert Randolph, Clarence Everett, Irene M. Taught school at Genoa, Ill., 1880-6; then attended to lands belonging to father and friends in Nebraska and Kansas; later read law in Genoa, Ill., and Cambridge, Ill., and in 1896 came to Chicago; was admitted to bar; since 1901 mem. of law firm of Burch & Lee. Was formerly for 4 years supreme sec. of the Patrons of Industry for State of Illinois, while residing at Genoa, Ill. Republican. Mem. Genoa Lodge, A. F. & A. M .; Knights of the Maccabees. Office: 160 Washington St. Resi- dence: 1035 E. Fifty-third St.
BURCHARD, Edgar Warne, public apprais- er; b. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 7, 1862; s. Mortimer N. and Jennie (Warne) Burchard; ed. public schools of St. Louis, Mo .; m. Chicago, July 18, 1894, Ella Elliott; 1 daughter: Marjorie. Was first engaged in business for himself in firm of E. W. Burchard & Co., wholesale jewelry, and in 1891 became chief accountant for the Am. Radiator Co .; later became au- ditor and financial man for the Ames & Frost Co. until 1900, when, with Mr. Wm. E. Coats, established the Coats & Burchard Co., public appraisers and accountants, of which is treas. Republican. Veteran of the 1st Regt., I. N. G. Episcopalian. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 3214 Molden St.
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