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, 1917, Part 10

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782

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E. Lutz; 2 sons: Frank, Karl. Spent a year in wire BABCOCK, Orville Elias, banker and broker; b. nail mills at Oberbilk-Düsseldorf before coming, Chicago, Aug. 13, 1872; s. Gen. Orville E. (U.S.A.) in 1879, to Cleveland, O .; worked in every dept. of and Annie (Campbell) Babcock; Ph.B., Sheffield the H. P. Nail Co.'s plant, 1879-81; supt. of the Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1894; m. Ellen Walsh, of Chicago, Nov. 20, 1901. Became a mem. of John C. King & Co., bankers and brokers, 1896; firm was succeeded by King, Hodenpyl & Co., and later again resumed name of John C. King & Co., succeeded, 1907, by Babcock, Rushton Co., of which is sr. mem. Mem. New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republic- an. Clubs: Chicago, University, South Shore Coun- try, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle; Racquet and Tennis (N.Y.). Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.

plant, 1881-4; went to Beaver Falls, Pa., 1884, to erect wire nail plant for Hartman Steel Co .; while there undertook a series of experiments which re- sulted in producing what is now known as the Standard wire nail; organized, July, 1885, and be- came gen. mgr. Salem Wire Nail Co., of Salem, O .; business was absorbed, Apr., 1898, with other plants at New Philadelphia and Findlay, O., by the Am. Steel & Wire Co., of Ill., of which became gen. mgr .; upon absorption of this company, Jan., 1899, by the Am. Steel & Wire Co. of N.J. was elected gen. supt., and in 1900 was elected gen. sales agent and dir. of the company, being made vice pres., 1905. CIubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Chi- cago Automobile, Mid-Day, Calumet, South Shore Country, Germania. Recreations: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: 4932 Lake Av .; (summer) Baackes Lodge, Lake Content, Eagle River, Wis. Office: 1432, 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

BABB, Washington Irving, lawyer. Home: Au- rora, III. (See Who's Who in America.)

BABBITT, Benton Holcomb, wall paper; b. on farm, Warren Co., O., July 28, 1858; s. James Madi- son and Eleanor R. (Hall) Babbitt; ed. common schs. of Warren Co .; m. Danville, Ill., Dec. 16, 1886, Alice Knight; children: Alice (Mrs. Edward M. Gallup), Benton Knight, Eleanor, Gladys. At 15 began work in a grocery store in Warren Co., O .; was with Hale & West, wall paper, Lebanon, O., 1872-8; with J. H. Madden, Danville, Ill., station- ery and wall paper, 1878-83; came to Chicago and was traveling representative for J. J. McGrath, 1883-7; traveling salesman, 1887-91, and office mgr., 1891-7, Lartz Wall Paper Co .; Chicago mgr. Alfred Peats Co., wall paper, since 1897. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Congregational, Birchwood Coun- try. Home: 1309 Lunt Av. Office: 25 S. Wabash Av.

BABCOCK, Adolph Borie, stock broker; b. Wash- ington, D.C., Aug. 10, 1876; s. Gen. Orville E. (U.S.A.) and Annie (Campbell) Babcock; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1898; unmarried. Since 1900 engaged as a stock broker in Chicago, and now connected with Babcock, Rushton Co., bankers and brokers. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: Chicago Club. Office: Home Insurance Bldg.

BABCOCK, Alfred Jerome. (See vol. 1911.)

BABCOCK, Frederick Reynolds, lawyer; b. Mil- waukee, Wis., May 4, 1865; s. Simeon and Sarah L. (Reynolds) Babcock; ed. Univ. of Mich., and Chi- cago Coll. of Law; m. Abby Kettelle, of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1900. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890; retired from practice of law, Jan. 1, 1906, to engage in odist. Mason. Chmn. fellowship com., Chicago

banking and brokerage business as mem, firm of Finley Barrell & Co., until 1910. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club, Loyal Legion. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Press, South Shore Country, Chicago Golf; California ( Los An- geles, Cal.), Midwick (Pasadena, Cal.), Nat. Golf Links of America. Home: nr. Wheaton, Ill.

BABCOCK, Leland Almanzo, secretary Sprague Canning Machinery Co .; b. Freeport, Ill., Oct. 6, 1868: s. Leland A. and Margarette Ella (Bechtol) Babcock; ed. common schs. of Freeport, Ill., North- western Prep. Sch. at Evanston; Lake Forest Univ., 2 yrs., leaving to enter business; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Grace Alexandra Heap, of Chi- cago, Nov. 19, 1900; children: Grace Elizabeth, Basil Philip. Was with Montgomery Ward & Co., 3 yrs .; then with Sprague, Warner & Co., and later with Bd. of Trade in the grain and feed business of Hadfield & Co .; upon decease of father, in 1893, succeeded to the estate and devoted time during next 2 years to matters pertaining to the closing of the estate; later employed by Nat. Bank of Ill, and by the Western Mutual Life Ins. Co. as cashier and atty. until 1899; vice pres. and sec. Sprague Can- ning Machinery Co. since 1899; pres. I. W. McCagg Co., Chicago; vice pres. Stickney Machine Co., Portland, Me. Mem. Nat. Credit Men's Assn. Re- publican. Recreation: motoring. Home: 427 Wash- ington Boul., Oak Park, III. Office: 222 N. Wabash Av., Chicago.

BABCOCK, Robert Hall, M.D .; b. Watertown, N.Y., July 26, 1851; s. Robert Stanton and Emily M. (Hall) Babcock; ed. Inst. for Blind, Phila., 1864- 7; prep. dept. Olivet (Mich.) Coll., 1867-9; Western Reserve Coll., 1869-73, A.B., 1873, A.M., 1897: Univ. of Mich. (lit. dept.), 1873-4, (med. dept.), 1874-6; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1878, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), 1879; continued med. studies Berlin, Munich, Wurzburg, 1880-3; (LL.D., Univ. of Mich., 1910); m. Lizzie C. Weston, of Montclair, N.J., June 12, 1879 ; children: Eleanor Clinton, Rob- ert Weston. In practice, Chicago, since 1883; prof. clin. medicine and physical diagnosis, Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1887-92; prof. clin. medicine and diseases of chest, Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chi- cago, 1891-1905; attending physician, 1891-1907, consulting physician, since 1907, Cook Co. Hosp .; consulting physician to Mary Thompson, Marion Sims, St. Anthony de Padua and Passavant hosps. Mem. Assn. Am. Physicians, Am. Climatol. Assn., A.M.A., Nat. Assn. for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, Internat. Inst. for Tuberculosis, Am. Congress of Physicians and Surgeons; corr. mem. Medico-Chirurg. Soc. of Edinburgh; mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, etc. Author: Diseases of the Heart and Arterial System, 1903; Diseases of the Lungs, 1907. Home: 74 E. Elm St. Office: 30 N. Michi- gan Av.

BABCOCK, William Wesley, life insurance; b. at Cedar Rapids, Ia., Sept. 2, 1876: s. John Robinson and Josephine (Baker) Babcock; ed. pub. schs., Cedar Rapids; m. Emy E. Davis, of Cedar Rapids, Ia., Feb. 6, 1896 (died 1910); children: Ruth J. (Mrs. Fernly R. Harris), Mary E., Hazel L., Wil- liston A .; m. 2d, Ella F. Crabb, of Chicago, Ill., Oct. 1, 1912; 1 son, Robert W. Engaged in educa- tional pursuits until 1905; life ins. salesman for Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Milwaukee, and N.Y. Life Ins. Co., 1905-15; Chicago mgr. for For- est City Life Ins. Co., Oct. 1, 1915-June, 1917; Chi- cago mgr. Minneapolis Mut. Life Ins. Co. of St. Paul, Minn., since June, 1917. Republican. Meth- Sunday Evening Club. Recreation: baseball. Home: 1101 Maple Av., Evanston, III, Office: 105 W. Mon- roe St., Chicago.

BACH, Emanuel, merchant; b. Bavaria, Ger- many, Sept. 26, 1841; s. Isaac and Fanny (Levi- gard) Bach; ed. pub. schs. in Bavaria; m. Carrie Kohn, of Chicago, Apr. 22, 1879; children: Isaac E., Adele I., Corinne E. Came to U.S., 1858; went to Oskaloosa, Ia., 1861, where was in mercantile and banking business 27 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1888, and established wholesale wool and fur business; since 1905 discontinued the wool business; pres. Bach Fur Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5043 Drexel Boul. Office: 108 W. Austin Av.

BACH, Frederick A., brick mfr .; Feb. 13, 1864- 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

BACH, Julius Henry, brick mir .; b. Plochingen, Germany, Sept. 21, 1865; s. William and Catharina Regina (Haegele) Bach; ed. in Germany and part course in engring., Internat. Corr. Sch., Scranton, Pa .; m. Emma S. Braentigan, of Chicago, Mar. 2, 1903: 3 children: Gilbert Jule O., Julius Irving, Elizabeth D. Came to U.S. with parents, 1881; ac- tively engaged in hrick manufacture since boy- hood; assisted father, who started a pottery in Chicago, 1883, which soon was known as W. Bach, mfr. of brick and tile; title changed to William Bach & Sons, Inc., 1895, Bach Brick Co., Inc., 1905,

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6 brothers sole stockholders; father died, 1912, and Officer Baginski, acquitted of murder; John Kie- business now conducted by William, Julius, Henry, bel, acquitted of murder; Edward R. Hibbard, con- Otto and Emil (brother Fred, now deceased, also victed in U.S. Court of using mails to defraud, case was in business until 1913); vice pres. and supt.

afterward reversed; David Rosenbaum, acquitted Bach Brick Co., Inc. Patentee of closed top kill of murder; counsel for Ullman & Keller, Supreme burning patent and other devices for brick manu- facture. Assisted in making 8,000 brick in 10 hours with one machine, about 1884; later made 20,000 brick with 2 machines in 10 hours, and in plant on Montrose Av. now manufactures 200,000 brick in day of 8 hours. Republican. Protestant Evan- gelical Ch. (trustee). Clubs: Chicago Motor, Ger- mania, Sharpshooters'. Home: 7306 Sheridan Rd. Office: 2647 Montrose Av.

BACH, Leopold, wholesale jeweler: b. Binswan- gen, Germany, Sept. 21, 1844; s. Isaac and Fannie (Levigart) Bach; ed. in nat. schs. of old country; m. Julie Einstein, of Chicago, Feb. 27, 1877 (died 1916); 3 children: Isaac N., Clarence L., Henry K. (died 1914). Came to U.S. and settled in Pella, Ia., 1864, and engaged in clothing business; removed to Chicago, 1882, and has since been identified with wholesale jeweler's business; pres, and treas. Bach & Co. since 1910. Mem. Nat. Wholesale Jewelers' Assn. Jewish religion. Recreations: motoring, traveling. Home: 4742 Michigan Av. Office: 301 Heyworth Bldg.

BACH, Otto Carl, mfr .; b. Plochingen, Wurttem- berg, Germany, Jan. 18, 1872; s. William and Kath- arina (Haegele) Bach: family came to America, settling at Chicago, 1881; ed. pub. schs., Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., night and corr. schs .; m. Louise Cora Gatter, of Evanston, III., Jan. 17, 1907; 4 children: Otto Carl, Jr., Robert William, Marjorie L., Paula Jean. Began to work for father, a brick mfr., 1886, becoming a stockholder of the reorganized firm of Wm. Bach & Sons Co., in 1900, which continued until the retirement of father, in 1905, when the present corporation, Bach Brick Co., consisting of himself and five brothers, was organ- ized, of which has since been sec. Republican. Evangelical Lutheran. Mem. Nat. Union. Recrea- tions: billiards and bowling. Home: 7631 Sheridan Rd. Office: 2647 Montrose Av.

BACH, William Frederick, brick mfr .; b. Ploch- ticed at Chicago since 1884. Formerly interne of ingen, Wurttemberg, Germany, Nov. 29, 1861; s. of William and Katharina (Haegele) Bach; ed. pub. sch. and spl. course in drawing; m. Marie Lena Ramspberger, of Plochingen, Germany, 1884; 4 children: William J., Adolph F., Albert J., Lillie M. Began in brick mfg. business with father, 1883, be- coming mem, firm of William Bach & Sons Co., 1900, vice pres. of its successor, Bach Brick Co., 1905, and pres. since Jan. 1, 1916. Republican. Evangelical. Mem. Schwaben Verein. Home: 2820 Wilson Av. Office: 2647 Montrose Av.

BACHELDOR, see also Batchelder.

BACHELDOR, Edward Ayrault, real estate; b. Waukegan, III .; s. Edward S. L. and Ann Atherton (Ayrault) Bacheldor: ed. Lake Forest Acad. In grocery business at Chicago 5 yrs .; engaged in the hotel business, 1873, as proprietor of the Atherton House, the Southern Hotel, and later of the Lex- ington Hotel, until 1900, when disposed of the hotel business and engaged in the real estate business. Republican. Club: Union League. Residence: Lex- ington Hotel.

Chicago, 1897, M.S., 1898; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1900. Asso. prof. gynecology, Chicago Policlinic; asst. prof. obstetrics, Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill .; gynecologist to Henrotin Memorial, Chicago Policlinic, and Lake View hosps. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Home: 4521 Sheridan Rd. Office: 30 N. Mich- igan Av.

Court of U.S., white slave law declared unconsti- tutional; atty. for "Mike de Pike," acquitted of conspiracy; for Jack Johnson, former champion heavyweight pugilist, convicted of violating Mann Act, case reversed by U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- peals; for Joseph Fish, fire ins. adjuster for the assured, indicted for 18 cases of arson, trials in 2 cases ending in acquittals, etc. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Jewish religion. Club: Idlewild Country. Recreations: golf, swimming, bowling, walking. Home: 1053 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.

BACHRACH, Walter, lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 13, 1885; s. Charles and Leonora (Goldman) Bach- rach; ed. grammar and high schs .; LL.B., Chicago- Kent Coll. of Law, 1908; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1908; began as law clk. in offices of Moses, Rosenthal & Kennedy, 1907; mem. of firm since Mar. 1, 1913. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Dir. Maxwell Street Set- tlement Assn. Jewish religion. Clubs: City, Idle- wild Country. Recreations: art, literature. Home: 4757 Ingleside Av. Office: 600 Woman's Temple.

BACMEISTER, Theodore, Jr., M.D., surgeon; b. Toulon, Ill., May 15, 1876; s. Theodore Bacmeister; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1898; M.D., Univ. of Mich. Homeopathic Med. Coll., 1900. In practice at Chi- cago since 1900, specializing in obstetrics; lecturer on electrotherapeutics, Univ. of Mich, Home. Med. Coll., 1908-9; adj. prof. materia medica and lectur- er on obstetrics, Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago. Dir. Irving Park Nat. Bank. Mem. Chicago Home. Soc. (sec.). Home and Office: 4041 N. Keeler Av.

BACON, Charles Sumner, obstetrician; b. Spring Prairie, Wis., July 30, 1856; s. John, Jr., and Chloe Ann (Thompson) Bacon; Ph.B., Beloit Coll., 1878; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1884; post-grad. study in Germany and Austria, 1891, 1894-95; m. Vienna, Austria, Aug. 17, 1895, Marie von Rosthorn. Prac-

Cook Co. Hosp. and asst. surgeon Alexian Bros. Hosp .; prof. obstetrics, Chicago Policlinic, since 1895; prof. obstetrics, and head of dept. of obstet- ries and gynecology, Univ. of Ill. Med. Sch., since 1903; attending obstetrician to Henrotin, Poli- clinic, University, Evangelical Deaconess, German and Chicago Lying-In hosps. Fellow Am. Coll. Sur- geons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecol. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Physicians' Club. Mem. Soc. for Ethical Cul- ture. Author: Obstetrical Nursing, 1915. Clubs: University, City. Home: 2156 Sedgwick St.

BACON, DeWitt Clinton, dentist; b. Oneida, Knox Co., Ill., July 13, 1864; s. DeWitt Clinton and Louise (Knight) Bacon; ed. pub. schs. of Oneida, Ill., Univ. of Mich. and Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, D.D.S., 1887; m. Marie Thompson, of Chicago, 1887. Engaged in gen. practice of dentistry in Chicago since 1887. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc. Republican. Mason. Club: Illinois Athletic. Residence: Luzerne Hotel. Office: 31 N. State St.

BACON, Edward Richardson, grain; b. Chicago, BACHELLÉ, Cecil Von, surgeon; B.S., Univ. of Feb. 22, 1857; s. Moses S. and Georgianna (Rich- ardson) Bacon; ed. Ogden Sch., Newberry Sch., W. Div. High Sch., Phillips Exeter Acad .; A.B., Har- vard, 1878; m. Clara Cram, 1879 (now deceased) ; m. 2d, Katherine D. Horton, 1902; children: Ray- mond C., Edward R., Jr., John W., Robert C. En- gaged as buyer and shipper of grain since 1878. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Home: 452 Briar Pl. Office: 230 S. LaSalle St.

BACHRACH, Benjamin Charles, lawyer; b. El- BACON, Francis M., live stock commn. (See vol. 1911.) gin, Ill., Jan. 29, 1874; s. Charles and Leonora (Goldman) Bachrach; A.B., Univ. of Notre Dame, BACON, George Andrews, publisher. Removed to Massachusetts. ( See vol. 1911.) Ind., 1892; student Cornell Univ .; studied Columbia Law Sch., N.Y .; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1896; m. Chicago, June 5, 1898, Martha Hartman; BACON, Henry Martyn, lawyer; b. Rochester, N. Y., Apr. 8. 1849; s. Samuel Robert and Lucy Al- mira (Gilbert) Bacon; ed. common schs .; Geneseo Collegiate Inst .; Business Coll .; studied law in of- children: Leona, Marie. In practice at Chicago since 1896, Appeared in defense of Alderman Thomas O'Malley, acquitted of murder; Baron von Biedenfeld, acquitted of murder; Charles W. Spal- fices of the late Charles Hitchcock, and Hitchcock ding, banker, acquitted of embezzlement; Police & Dupee; m. Anna Tilden, d. of the late Willlam

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Lathrop Moss, of Chicago, Feb. 5, 1894; 3 children: Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Robert Lathrop, Anna Elizabeth, Henry Martyn, Republican. Home: 1259 Devon Av. Office: 29 E. Madison St. Jr. Admitted to Ill, bar, 1880, and since practiced in Chicago. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Recreation: athletics. Home: Highland Park, Lake Co., Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

BACON, Paul Valentine, publisher. Removed to Boston, Mass. (See vol. 1911.)

BACON, Robert Stillwell, mfr. veneers. (See vol. 1911. )

BADENOCH, David Alexander, grain mcht .; b. Chicago. Nov. 21, 1883: s. John Joseph and Clem- ence (Ward) Badenoch; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1904; m. Grace Digby Byrne, of Chicago, Oct. 30, 1906; children: Byrne Mennel, Edward Lee. Identi- fied since 1904 with grain commn. business estab- lished by father; now sec. and treas. Park & Pol- lard Co. of Ill. Mem. Sigma Phi. Republican. Bap- tist. Clubs: University, Traffic. Home: 1033 As- bury Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 727 Postal Tele- graph Bldg., Chicago.

BADENOCH, John Joseph, hay, grain; b. Fyfe- shire, Scotland, Apr. 19, 1851; s. Joseph and Helen (Tough) Badenoch; ed, pub. schs. of New York; m. Chicago, 1874, Clemence Ward; children: Joseph W., John J., Jr. (deceased), Edward C., Annie L. (wife of Rev. Percy W. Stephens), David A., Er- nest W. Came to Chicago, 1867, and was in employ of M. Kronberg & Co., wholesale jewelers, 7 yrs .; in 1873 established present firm of J. J. Badenoch & Co., commn. mchts, and shippers of hay, grain, feed, etc., of which is pres. Was alderman of old 11th Ward; pres. of the Bd. of Election Commrs. 3 yrs., and Bd. of Edn. 3 yrs .; gen. supt. of police of the City of Chicago 2 yrs. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Ex-pres. Masonic Orphans' Home, St. An- drew's Soc. Republican. Mason (Past Comdr. St. Bernard Commandery, K.T., Shriner). Recreations: yachting, fishing. Home: 2956 Washington Boul., Chicago; (summer ) Brown's Lake, Burlington, Wis. Office: 400 N. Union Av., Chicago.

BADENOCH, Joseph W., grain and feed; b. Chi- cago, May 4, 1875; s. John Joseph and Clemence (Ward) Badenoch; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Anna Carter, of Chicago, Oct. 4, 1898; children: Helen. Lester, John, Gordon. Associated with father in business since 1888: sec. and treas. J. J. Badenoch Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Club: Union League. Home: 2912 War- ren Av. Office: 400 N. Union Av.

BADENOCH, Rowland Nathaniel, lawyer; h. Chi- cago, Dec. 28, 1871; s. Joseph and Elizabeth (Hill) Badenoch; ed. Englewood grammar and high schs., graduating 1891; LL. B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1897; m. Mary R. Russell, of Jacksonville, 111., Oct. 25, 1901; 1 son, Rowland Russell. Admitted to bar, Sept. 15, 1898; engaged in practice of law; now in real estate business. Republican. Baptist. Home: 754 Junior Ter. Office: 105 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

BADER, John, lumber mcht .; Aug. 20, 1849-1914. (See vol. 1911. )

BADGER, Alphens Shreve, lumber mcht .; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 16. 1862; s. Alpheus C. and Elvira C. (Sheridan) Badger; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Sarah Frances Cowles, of San Francisco, Dec., 1890; children: Edwin H., Shreve C., Frances S. Began in lumber business in the office of T. W. Harvey, 1876-8; was afterward in accounting dept. Pullman Palace Car Co. and later in wholesale dept. of Field, Leiter & Co .; became connected with Nat. Lumber Co., at Creston, Ja., 1888, and later treas. and mgr. of the company in Chicago; pres. A. S. Badger Co. since Apr., 1896. Home: 1125 Davis St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

BADT, Francis Beatus, electrical engr .; Oct. 4, 1849-Apr. 12, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BAER, Otto, lawyer; b. in Germany, Sept. 8, 1883; s. Louis and Johanna (Hart) Baer; brought to U.S. in infancy; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; North Chicago Business Coll .; LL.B., John Mar- shall Law Sch., 1909; m. Estelle Koelsch, of Cin- cinnatl, O., July 15, 1915. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1910, and since practiced in Chicago; associated in practice with Judge Timothy D. Hurley as Hurley & Baer. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Ill, Lawyers' Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Jewish reli- gion. Mason; mem. K. of P., Nat. Union, Woodmen of the World. Home: 4908 Glenwood Av. Office: Unity Bldg. (127 N. Dearborn St.).

BAGGOT, James Edward, president E. Baggot Co., plumbers, gas fitters, etc .; b. Chicago, Sept. 6, 1865; s. Edward and B. Baggot; grad. St. Ignatius Coll., 1881; m. Chicago, 1890, Julia A. Heeney; 4 children: Edward, Genevieve, Evyline, James E. In 1881 entered the plumbing business established by father, 1861, learning the trade and later hav- ing charge of the plumbing and lighting fixtures in many of the largest buildings in Chicago; now pres. of E. Baggot Co., contractors for plumbing and gas fitting and mfrs. of gas and electric fix- tures; also treas. Chicago General Fixture Co. Re- publican. Catholic. Recreations: motoring and other outdoor diversions. Home: 4357 Vincennes Av. Store: 17 E. Lake St. Factory: 238 E. Illinois Street.

BAGLEY, Henry Patterson, M.D .; b. Huntington, Ind., Dec. 21, 1876; s. Leon T. and Isabella P. (Pat- terson) Bagley; ed. pub. schs., Huntington; Butler Univ., Irvington, Ind .; M.D., Univ. of Ill. Coll. of Medicine, 1905; post-grad. work, Univ. of Chicago and Harvard Med. Sch .; m. Winnifred Smith Church, of Springfield, Mass., Sept. 12, 1902. Spe- cialist in treatment of eye, ear, nose and throat; practiced in Chicago and at Rush Med. Coll. since 1905; instr. Ear, Nose and Throat Dept., Rush Med. Coll. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Nu Sigma Nu. K.P. Home: 208 Clinton Av., Oak Park. Office: 31 N. State St., Chi- cago.

BAILEY, see also Baily.

BAILEY, Clarence Mitchell, brigadier-gen. U.S. Army. Removed to Ft. Wayne, Ind. (See Who's Who in America.)

BAILEY, Edward Payson, banker; b. Almont, Lapeer Co., Mich., Dec. 28, 1841; s. Frederick Kins- man and Sarah (Shaw) Bailey; descendant of John Baley, Salisbury, Mass., 1635; ed. pub. schs. and Bryant and Stratton Commercial Coll., Chicago; m. Katharine Baxter, of Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 26, 1866; children: Delia Augusta (Mrs. Arthur H. Day, New Haven, Conn.), Annie Baxter (died in in- fancy); m. 2d, Minerva Spruance, of Chicago, May 9, 1889; children: Edward Payson, Harmon (daugh- ter), Frederick Spruance, Vaughn. Was clerk for Densmore & Rice, Chicago, 1860-1, for Cooley, Far- well & Co., 1862, Chicago; bookkeeper at Odell, Ill., 1863; clerk quartermaster's dept., U.S.A., 1863-4; cashier of bank at Knoxville, Tenn., 1865-75; with A. T. Stewart & Co., New York, 1875-82; became connected, 1882, with Chicago Malleable Iron Co. and Nat. Malleable Castings Co., and was mgr. of Chicago Malleable Iron Works (established 1873) until 1912; vice pres. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co. since 1911; dir. C. B. Live Stock Co. Mem. bd. of trustees and bd. of mgrs. Y.M.C.A. Re- publican. Episcopalian; chmn. central com. Lay- men's Missionary Movement. Mem. 111. Soc. Colo- nial Wars, Ill. Soc. S.R. Clubs: Union League, Bankers', Chicago Literary, Church, Midlothian. Recreation: golf. Home: 2400 South Park Av. Of- fice: 7 W. Madison St.

BAILEY, Edward William, grain mcht .; b. El- more, Vt., Aug. 31, 1843; s. George W. and Rebecca (Warren) Bailey; ed. grammar schs., Montpelier, Vt .; m. Montpelier, Vt., May 26, 1870, Jennie Car- ter (died 1908); children: George C. and Mary Blanchard (Mrs. Fred Meyer); m. 2d, Corah Hasel- tine, of Chicago, Oct., 1909. Worked on farm until 1869; then successively in grocery and grain busl-

BAER, Almerin Webster, M.D .; b. Wayne Co., O., Feb. 3, 1862; s. Benjamin F. and Amanda (Butter- more) Baer; ed. pub, schs. of Pa .; Ph.G., Chicago Coll of Pharmacy, 1885; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1889. Engaged in practice of medicine in Chicago from 1889; now specialist in electro-therapy and X-ray practice. Mem. Am. Electro-Therapeutic ness until 1877, and later exclusively in grain.

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Came to Chicago, 1879, and established the commn., volved. Inventor; has designed and constructed grain and provisions business of E. W. Bailey & automatically operating machines and devices; Co., of which he is sole principal; also under same practicing as patent lawyer since 1900, and since 1909 sr. mem. of Foree Bain & May. Mem. Chicago Patent Law Assn. Agnostic. Club: Suburban (La Grange). Contbr. to tech. jours. Recreations: fish- ducting a mill. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chi- ing, camping. Home: LaGrange, Il). Office: 1648 Monadnock Blk. firm name at Montpelier, Vt., with special co-part- ners at that branch of the business, doing a whole- sale and retail trade in flour and grain and con- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Press, South Shore Country, Beverly Golf. Recreation: his library. Home: 4858 Kenwood Av. Office: 72 Board of Trade.

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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, 1917, Part 10

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 782

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782