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BAILEY, E(li) Stillman, M.D .; b. Little Genesee, N. Y., Sept. 2, 1851; s. James and Tacy ( Hubbard) Bailey; grad. Milton (Wis.) Coll., 1873; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1878; unmarried. Practiced in Chicago since 1878; ex-dean Hahne- mann Med. Coll. Mgr. The Clinique 10 yrs. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy. Republican. Seventh-Day Baptist. Author: Indiana Sand Dunes, 1916. Home:
6222 Woodlawn Av. Office: 22 E. Washington St. Commrs .; mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Dir.
BAILEY, Georgs Troy, M.D .; b. Jacksonville, Ill., Nov. 30, 1864; s. James R. and Mary T. W. Bailey; ed. Ill. Coll., Jacksonville, and Northwest- ern Univ. Med. Sch., grad., M.D., 1894; m. Chicago, Feb. 14, 1899, Clara Koch; children: John Hayes, Helen Hildegarde. Began practice in Chicago, 1894; med. examiner N.Y. Life Ins. Co. since 1896. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Ma- son (Chevalier Bayard Commandery, K.T.). Recre- ations: duck shooting, fishing. Home: 656 E. 45th St. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
BAILEY, William E., railway auditor; b. Dowa- giac, Mich., Oct. 26, 1857. Began ry. service with A.,T.&S.F.Ry., 1884, as clerk in auditor's office at Topeka, Kan., 1884-5, traveling auditor and clerk in charge of freight accounts Wichita & Western div., at Wichita, Kan., 1885-90, spl. agt. in account- ing dept., 1890-2, chief clerk to gen. auditor, 1892-5, asst. to the Ist vice pres., 1895-9, auditor Southern Cal. Ry. and Santa Fe Pacific R.R., 1899-1900, asst. gen. auditor, 1900-5, and gen. auditor since Oct., 1905. A.,T.&S.F.Ry. Ex-pres. Assn. of Am. Ry. Ac- counting Officers. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: Railway Exchange.
BAILLOT, Edouard Paul; b. Paris, France, July 28, 1861; s. Amédée and Eliza (Walter) Baillot; B.Sc., Univ. of France, 1879; L.H.D., Illinois Coll., Jacksonville, Ill., 1895; m. Laura Colton Spooner, of Lockport, N. Y., July 30, 1889. Came to America, 1885; began teaching at Cornell Univ., 1890; later in charge of dept., Ind. Univ .; prof. Romance langs., Northwestern Univ., since Sept., 1898, also head of dept .; has given regular courses of lectures at Co- lumbia, Cornell, Univ. of Chicago, Univ. of Me., etc. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America, Soc. French Profs. of America (pres, western br.), Alli- ance Française, Chicago (dir.) ; Officier d'Académie. Episcopalian. Clubs: University (Evanston, Ill., and Chicago). Editor series of French books, 1898. Home: 426 Hamilton St., Evanston, Ill.
BAILY, see also Bailey.
BAILY, Jacob L., lawyer; b. nr. Vermont, Fulton Co., Ill., Aug. 29, 1851; s. Thomas and Nancy A. ( Bottenberg) Baily; ed. Oberlin (O.) Coll. and Northwestern Univ .; m. Lois C. Foster, of Table Grove, 111., Aug. 20, 1876; children: Mrs. Jessie P. Twyman, Frances (Mrs. D. S. Farrar). Admitted to Ill. bar, 1876; practiced law at Macomb, Ill., un- til 1900, when came to Chicago; head of firm of Baily, Hall & Spunner. Trial atty, for the Union Elevated R.R. Co., Northwestern Elevated R.R. Co., Cicero & Oak Park Elevated R.R. Co .; asst. trial atty. Union Traction Co. Democrat. Methodist. Mason (K.T.). Club: Union League. Home: 4420 Berkeley Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
BAIN, Foree, patent lawyer and elec. and mech. expert; b. LaGrange, Oldham Co., Ky., Feb. 1, 1853; s. Thomas J. and Eunitia A. (Foree) Bain; ed. pub. schs. of LaGrange, Ky .; legal edn. in Chicago Coll. of Law and Kent Coll. of Law; self taught in engring .; m. Cora Foster, of LaGrange, Ky., Dec. 16, 1875; children: Clara Louise, Virginia M., Cora M., Foree, Jr. Telegraph operator, 1868; electric engr. and mfr., 1879-94; consulting engr. since 1886; frequently called upon to testify as an expert In causes in which elec, and patent matters are in-
BAIN, John, banker: b. at Stornoway, Scotland, Nov. 26, 1868; s. Kenneth and Catherine ( Morri- son) Bain; ed. grammar sch., Scotland, and night sch., Chicago; m. Susan M. Leslie, of Chicago, Feb. 25, 1889; children: Catherine H., Lillian F., John H., Marion J., Robert A., Leslie L. Came to Amer- ica, 1887; engaged in real estate business since 1897; mem. John Bain & Co .; also pres. Englewood Ashland State Bank, Marquette Park Bank, High- lands State Bank, Drexel Park Investment Co., Western Av. Investment Co. Mem. Bd. South Park
Chicago Boys' Club. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Beverly Country, Olympia Fields Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 1534 W. 62d St. Office: 1610 W. 63d St.
BAIRD, Duane William, wholesale lumber; b. at Greenwood, Wis., Aug. 27, 1877; s. Octavius Hast- ings and Marguerite Samantha (Fradette) Baird; ed. pub. schs .; m. Florence Guirl, of Clay City, Ind., 1906. In lumber business since 1899; now pres. of the D. W. Baird Lumber Co. Republican. Mason (Shriner). Club: Oak Park. Home: 5452 Ellis Av. Office: 1026 W. 22d St.
BAIRD, Edward Payson, mfr .; b. Phila., Pa., Jan. 26, 1860; s. James H. and Adeline Whittemore (Torrey) Baird; ed. pub. schs., Montclair, N.J., and Hightstown (N.J.) Acad .; m. Chicago, Oct. 30, 1895, Cora Lee Cox; children: Coreta Cox, Edward Payson, Jr., and Helen I. Entered employ of Wil- liam A. Torrey & Co., New York, 1875; Seth Thomas Clock Co., New York, 1879; Electro-Mechanical Clock Co., Montreal, Can., 1887; established Baird Clock Co., of Montreal and Plattsburg, N.Y., 1888; moved to Chicago, 1893; established, 1900, Baird Mfg. Co. and in 1915 the Chicago Cabinet Lock Co., of which is gen. mgr. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Evanston Country. Home: 1221 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1850 Otto St., Chicago.
BAIRD, Frank Theodore, teacher of singing; b. Auburn, Mass .; s. Samuel Eddy and Mary Ann (Stone) Baird; ed. in Worcester, Mass., also in Chi- cago and Europe. Began teaching in Chicago, 1884. Republican. Episcopalian. Recreations: golf, so- cial life. Home: 274 Main St., Aurora, III. Studio: 424 Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago.
BAIRD, George Ambrose, pres. The Kimberly Corporation, holding corpn., operating gen. mining concerns; b. Rochester, Beaver Co., Pa., May 10. 1865; s. Charles A. and Mary B. (Ambrose) Baird; ed. pub. schs., Sharon, Mercer Co., Pa .; m. Sharon, Mar. 24, 1897, Ella R., d. of Dr. D. P. Stewart; I son, George Stewart. In iron and steel mfg. busi- ness with P. L. Kimberly & Co., Sharon, 1881-94; asst. sec. and treas. Atlantic Iron & Steel Co., New Castle, Pa., 1894-8; mgr. Sharon Iron Co., Ltd., and the Buhl Steel Co., Sharon, 1898-9; removed to Chi- cago, 1899; vice pres. and mer. sales dept. Republic Iron & Steel Co., May 1, 1899-Jan. 1, 1906; manag- ing executor estate of late Peter L. Kimberly, 1906-I1; pres. The Kimberly Corporation since 1911. Engaged in irrigation enterprise, the Twin Falls Land & Water Co., of southern Ida., and various mining propositions in Lake Superior dist. and the far west. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Union League, Mid- Day, South Shore Country (Chicago); Duquesne (Pittsburgh). Recreation: golf. Residence: South Shore Country Club. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.
BAIRD, Lucius Olmsted, missionary secretary; b. Chicago, June 13, 1863; s. Lyman and Elizabeth ( Warner) Baird; B.A., Yale, 1885; student Chicago Law Sch., 1887-8; B.D., Yale Div. Sch., 1890; (D.D., Drury Coll., Springfield, Mo., 1910); m. Jeannette Stuart Woods, of Kingston, Can., Sept. 19, 1895. Ordained Congl, ministry, 1890; pastor Pullman. Wash. (as mem. "Yale Band"), 1890-4, Ottawa, Ill .. 1895-1905, St. Mary's Av. Ch., Omaha, Neb., 1905- 10; western sec. Am. Missionary Assn., Chicago,
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since 1910. Pres. Congl. Summer Assembly, 1912- stories, verse, etc., to mags. since 1904. Author: 15. Progressive. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Home: 57 Coquo and the King's Children, 1902; The Queen's Crescent Pl., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
*BAIRD, Max, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
BAIRD, Wyllys Warner, real estate; b. New Ha- ven, Conn .; s. Lyman and Elizabeth M. (Warner) Baird; ed. Univ. Sch., Chicago; m. Olivia, d. of Oliver B. Green, of Chicago, 1883 (now deceased) ; children: Warner Green, Katharine Louisa. En- tered employ of Baird & Bradley, 1878; later be- came mem. of firm (established 1855), continuing until 1893; since mem, of its successor, Baird & Warner, Charles T. Gilbert, John T. Wheeler and self. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. (pres., 1903). Republican. Congregationalist; treas. Chicago Theol. Sem. Clubs: Union Leagne, Indian Hill. Recreations: golf, fishing and hunting. Home: 445 Wellington Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
Mass., 1881: practiced law with John R. Baldwin (firm Baldwin & Baker) at Lynn until 1886; was mem. Lynn City Council and Lynn sch. bd. Came to Chicago, 1886, and for several years was senior mem. law firm of Baker & Greeley, until retired from active practice, in 1895, and engaged in busi- ness as banker and broker and mem. Chicago Stock Exchange, later also becoming mem, Chicago Bd. of Trade and the New York Stock Exchange; in Jan., 1896, was joined by Solomon Sturges and Hugh McB. Johnston, now partners in the firm of Alfred L. Baker & Co .; vice pres. Nat. City Bank. Pres. Chicago Stock Exchange, 1898-1900; pres. bd. of trustees, Lake Forest Univ., 1906-7; trustee and treas. Chicago Bureau Public Efficiency. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Commercial, Onwentsia (pres., 1901-6), Merchants (pres., 1905), University. Recreations: golf. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 141 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BAKER, Charles, grain, stocks, provisions, etc .; b. Evansville, Ind., Oct. 25, 1874; s. Charles E. and Susan H. (Stevenson) Baker; ed. South Div. High Sch., Chicago; Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Nellie C. University, Chicago Athletic Assn., Exmoor, Sko- Jillson, of Chicago, Jan. 26, 1904; 2 children: Charles J., Martha B. Began as trader in wheat abont 1890; has been connected with J. F. Harris, A. J. White & Co., J. Simons & Co., Logan & Bryan and was Chicago mgr. for Kensch & Schwartz Co., 1913-15; now pres. Simons, Day & Co. Mem. Chi- cago Bd. of Trade. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Beverly Country, Ridge Country. Rec- Seeley Av. Office: 324-328 Postal Telegraph Bldg.
BAKER, Charles M., telegraph official; b. Alex- anaria, Pa., Apr. 13, 1854; s. Michael W. and Cath- arine S. Baker; ed. pub. schs., Alexandria; m. Dwight, Ill., Apr. 30. 1874, Nellie C. Adams; 1 daughter, Adelaide Adams (Mrs. John R. Hilton). Druggist at Dwight, 111., 1868-86; telegraph opera- tor in connection with drug business, 1870-86; supt. of construction, Mutual Union Telegraph Co., Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co., American Union Telegraph Co., Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Co., and Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., since 1872: built all the lines of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. from the state line of Pa. to Cal. and from New Orleans to Duluth; built and owned a line of tele- graph between Chicago and Milwaukee, which was sold to Postal Telegraph-Cahle Co .; now gen. supt. of plant. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Electric Club-Jovian League. Recreations: hunt- ing, fishing, motoring. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.
BAKER, Charles Whalen; Apr. 5, 1856-Oct. 8, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
BAKER, Cornelia, anthor; b. Jackson Co., O., June 16, 1855; d. William and Electra McGhee; M.E.L. (Mistress English Literature), Wesleyan Coll., Cincinnati, 1871; m. Jackson, O., Wilson G. Baker, of Chicago, Sept. 15, 1874. Contbr. short
Page, 1905; Young People in Old Places, 1906; The Court Jester, 1906; The Magic Image from India, 1909. Address: 221 E. Erie St.
BAKER, Dillard B., lawyer; b. Mount Sterling, Ky., July 9, 1876; s. Joseph W. and Eliza A. (Pence) Baker; prep. edn. Grove Acad., Ky .; Valparaiso ( Ind.) Univ .; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch., 1903; m. Edna M. Prickett, of Goshen, Ind., Nov. 28, 1907; children: Dillard B., Jr., Edith Lucille, Jeanette Edna. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903, and since prac- ticed in Chicago; mem. faculty Chicago Law Sch. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Cen- tral Improvement Assn., Chicago. Democrat. Pres- byterian. Mason. Home: 3659 N. Springfield Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
BAKER, Edwin Rice, accountant. (See vol. 1911.) BAKER, Elmer Jerome, publisher; b. Buchanan BAKER, Alfred Landon, stock and bond broker; b. of Boston citizens temporarily visiting Nova Scotia, Apr. 30, 1859; s. Addison and Maria (Mudge) Baker; grad. Lynn (Mass.) High Sch., 1876; stud- ied law in office of George W. Smith, Boston; m. Mary Corwith, of Chicago, June 5, 1894; children: Co., Ia., Nov. 3, 1861; s. D. P. and Mary C. (Smith) Baker; ed. grammar and high schs., Sycamore, Ill .; Wheaton (111.) Coll .; Univ. of Ill .; m. Florence R. Rohland, 1902. Resident of Chicago since 1880, and after leaving coll., 1882, engaged as publisher; now publisher of Farm Implement News. Clubs: Press, Isabelle, Mary. Admitted to bar of Essex Co., Chicago Athletic Assn., Chicago Automobile, Chi- cago Advertising Assn. Recreations: reading and motoring. Home: 819 Buena Av. Office: 159 N. State St.
BAKER, Francis Elisha, U. S. circult judge. Home: Goshen, Ind. (See Who's Who in America.) BAKER, Frank, jurist; May 11, 1840-July 9, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
BAKER, Frank Collins, zoologist. Removed to Syracuse, N.Y. (See Who's Who in America.)
BAKER, Frank Joseph, engineer; b. Cleveland, Sept. 11, 1864; s. William D. and Josephine (Rus- sell) Baker; B.S. in Mech. Engring., Univ. of Mich., 1887; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1897; m. Gayle Nelson, of Chicago, Oct., 1906; children: Channing, Nona Gayle. Identified with operation of electric light plants and electric rys., 1882-7; in practice of law. 1897-1902; vice pres. North Shore Electric Co., 1902-11; vice pres. Public Service Co. of Ill. since Nov. 1, 1911. Asso. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs .; mem. Nat. Electric Light Assn. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: kie. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 72 W. Adams St., Chicago.
BAKER, Frank Spencer, architect; b. Chicago, May 2, 1874; s. Orris P. and Rose M. (Spencer) Baker; ed. Chicago Manual Training Sch., Lewis Inst., Univ. of Chicago; passed state examination for architects, fall of 1904; m. Mary Wilcoxson, of Chicago, Mar. 19, 1909; children: Frank S., Jr., reations: handball, golf, tennis. Home: 10235 S. Eleonor. Carpenter, 1894-5; architect, draftsman and supt. with Holabird & Roche, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, Frost & Granger, Patton & Miller, 1895- 1906; practiced alone, 1906-7; mem. Hall & Baker, 1908-9; practiced alone since 1909. Mem. Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Vice pres. or sec. Citizens' League, 1906-15. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Rec- reations: gardening, tennis. Homeand Studio: Lom- bard, Ill. Office: 133 W. Washington St., Chicago.
BAKER, Fredric Philip, clergyman; b. Franeker, Netherlands, Feb. 25, 1848; s. Albert and Della W. (Zipma) Baker; ed. Hope Coll., Holland, Mich., and Western Sem. of Reformed Ch. in America, B.D., 1876; (D.D., 1896); m. Holland, Mich., Sept. 14, 1876, Laura M. Heald; 1 daughter, Grace Lucinda. Licensed to preach by Classis of Reformed Ch., 1876; ordained by Presbytery of Winnebago, 1877; pastor Presbyn. chs. at Rural, Wis., 1876-83, Marshfield, Wis., 1883-7, Wayne, Neb., 1887-91, Re- formed Ch., Constantine, Mich., 1891-3; Presbyn. chs. at Hot Springs, S.D., 1893-7, Sheldon, Ill., 1897- 99, Irving Park Ch., Chicago, since 1899. Repub- lican. Home: 4047 N. Keeler Av.
BAKER, Frederick Sherman, lawyer. Removed to Detroit, Mich. (See vol. 1911.)
BAKER, George, general mgr. sales, Ill. Steel Co .; b. Hamilton, Ont., Can .; ed, high sch. and com- mercial coll .; m. Ann J. Brown, 1871; 3 children: Annette, Olive, Orrin. Connected with the North Chicago Rolling Mills, 1871-8; engaged in manu-
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facture of implements In Can., 1878-89; returned by) Turck; B.A., Milwaukee-Downer Coll .; studied to Chicago and became identified with the Ill. Steel Boston Sch. of Oratory; m. Frederick Sherman Co., of which has been gen. mgr. of sales since Baker, of Chicago, Nov. 10, 1888. Founder, 1899, 1899, also dir. of the company; sales mgr. Carnegie and editor Correct English Magazine; author and Steel Co. and Tenn. Coal, Iron & R.R. Co. Clubs: pub. of a number of books on "Correct English." Home: 1516 Maple Av., Evanston, 111. Union League, Chicago Athletic Assn., Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Au- tomobile, Evanston Golf. Recreations: golf, bil- liards. Home: 417 Barry Av. Office: 208 S. LaSalle Street.
BAKER, Henry Dunster, consul; b. Attleboro, Mass., Feb. 26, 1873; s. William T. Baker; A.B., Yale, 1896; m. Miss Griffiths, of Australia. Con- nected with editorial depts. Chicago Tribune, New York Evening Post and Commercial West, Minne- apolis, to 1904; in spl. lit. work, 1904-7; consul at Hobart, 1907-IO; spl. duty in New Zealand to in- vestigate trade conditions, 1910-1I; consul at Nas- sau, 1912-13; spl. detail to investigate opportuni- ties for extension of commerce of U.S. in India, 1913; consul at Bombay, 1913-14; apptd. commer- cial attaché, Dept. of Commerce, Oct. 3, 1914, and designated for duty at Am. Embassy, Petrograd; consul at Trinidad, W.I., Oct. 27, 1916. Home: Chi- cago, Il1. Address: Am. Consulate, Trinidad, W.I.
BAKER, Horace S., assistant city engr .; b. Chica- go, July 18, 1878; s. Henry D. and Agnes M. (Milne) Baker; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Evanston High Sch .; B.S., Northwestern Univ., 1901; B.S., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1903; m. Florence L. Yerxa, of Cam- bridge, Mass., Apr. 12, 1904; 3 children: Barbara, Edward, Henry. Entered engring. dept., C.&N .- W. R.R., 1903; then with C.&W.I.R.R., 1905-6; became connected in official capacity with City of Chicago, as engr. Water Pipe Extension Div., 1906; later in Construction Div. and in charge of Designing Div .: engr. Track Elevation Dept., 1910-11; asst. city engr., City of Chicago, since 1911. First It. Engr. Corps, I.N.G .; with U.S. Army on Mexican border, June-Nov., 1916. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Congregationalist, Home: 6657 Greenview Av. Office: 402 City Hall.
BAKER, James R., merchandise broker; b. Char- lottesville, Va., Sept. 28, 1869; s. Samuel and Louise (McIntire) Baker; ed. pub. and prep. schs .; Univ. of Va .; m. Elizabeth Cheatham, of Louisville, Ky., June 5, 1898; 1 daughter, Elizabeth G. Entered mdse. brokerage business in Chicago, 1886; began with firm of Hard & Rand, teas and coffees; pres. James R. Baker & Co., grocers' sundries, since 1903. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Wholesale Grocers' Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., In- dustrial, Glen View Golf, Evanston Country. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 1240 Forest Av., Evanston, 111. Office: 1016 Hearst Bldg., Chicago.
BAKER, John Clark, lawyer; b. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 25, 1877; s. James and Margaret (Clark) Bak- er; ed. Evanston (Ill.) Acad .; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1901, fellow in physics, 1901-2, A.M., 1902; student Mich. Sch. of Mines, 1902-3; m. Hester Sproul, of Elgin, Ill., Aug. 24, 1904; 1 son, James Edward. Admitted to Ill. bar, Feb., 1905, and since practiced at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Nu. Sergeant major 2d Mo. Vol. Inf., 1898, Spanish-Am. War; capt. of inf., Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Democrat. Meth- odist. Clubs: University, Ouilmette Country, Uni- versity of Evanston. Wrote: (with Henry Crew) Thermal Development of the Spark Spectrum (Proc. Am. Acad. Science), 1901. Recreation: ten- nis. Home: 347 Hill St., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
BAKER, John Ezra, lawyer; b. St. Paris, O., May 23, 1876; s. Benjamin F. and Elizabeth (Furrow) Baker; ed. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1891-5; A.B., Ohio State Univ., 1897, LL.B., 1898; m. Elisabeth, d. of John T. Alexander, of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1907; 2 sons: John Ezra, Jr., Bruce Alexander. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898, and has since been engaged In gen- eral practice; mem. Winkler & Baker, 1904-6, Win- kler, Baker & Holder, Dec., 1906-Sept., 1909, Baker & Holder since Sept., 1909. Republican. Mason. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic Assn., Chicago Yacht. Home: 55 Cedar St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BAKER, Lucius K., lumberman; b. Kelloggsville, Ashtabula Co., O., Aug. 16, 1855; s. Edward P. and Paulina (Bloss) Baker; ed. country schs. and Grand River Inst., Austinburg, O .; m. May C. Fos- ter, of Ludington, Mich., June 26, 1882 (died, 1890); I daughter, Helen Foster. Connected with Thomas R. Lyon, agt. lumber mfrs., Ludington, and en- gaged in various pursuits there, 1874-96; associat- ed with others, 1893, in organizing the J. S. Stearns Lumber Co., Odanah, Wis., of which was sec. and treas., 1893-1907, pres. since 1907; pres. Baker Lumber Co., Ashland, Odanah & Marengo R.R., Langlade Lumber Co .; vice pres. Lyon, Gary & Co., Scott & Howe Lumber Co., Continental Timber Co., Northern Nat. Bank (Ashland, Wis.); dir. Lyon Cypress Lumber Co. (Chicago), Callapooia & Rock Creek Timber Co., Mellen Lumber Co., Bagdad Lumber Co. Pres. Northern Pine Mfg. Assn., 1910. Trustee Northland Coll., Ashland; mayor of Lud- ington, 1892. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic Assn., Union League; Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wis.), Chequamegon (Ash- land). Home: Ashland, Wis. Addresses: Odanah, Wis., and 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, 111.
BAKER, William Henry, coal mcht .; b. on farm in Lyons Tp., Cook Co., Ill., Sept. 18, 1865; s. of Digory W, and Agnes (Bielby ) Baker; removed with parents to Chicago, 1868; ed. Brown Sch .; grad. Souder's Business Coll .; m. Belle Clement, of Chicago, June 22, 1891; 3 children. Began in employ of Baker Bros., coal mchts .; mgr. of the business, 1890-1905; mem. of firm until became pres, of Baker Bros., 1913. Trustee Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 2 terms, 1900-10. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recrea- tions: motoring and shooting. Home: 454 Belmont Av. Office: 37 W. Van Buren St.
BAKER, William Vincent, broker; b. at Ranee- gunge, British India, Nov. 17, 1850; s. Col. William Thurlow Baker (late of H.B.M. 4th Regt. of Foot) and Elizabeth (Vincent) Baker; father was 25 yrs. in British East Indian service; ed. India, England, France and Canada; M.A., McGill Univ., Montreal, P.Q., 1870; m. Frances E. Markley, of Chicago, June 24, 1877; 1 daughter, Ethel Markley. Came from Canada in 1870 and engaged in life ins. busi- ness until 1880; broker in commercial paper, firm of Baker & Parmele, 1880-5; mem. firm of A. O. Slaughter & Co., stocks and bonds, 1890-7; with E. L. Brewster & Co., 1897-1901, with Edwin L. Lobdell & Co., 1901-4; associate and mgr. with Chapman, De Golyer & Co., stocks, bonds, 1904-7; with A. L. Baker & Co. since 1907. Mason. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Midlothian, Old Colony. Recreations: golf, fishing, sailing. Home: 2125 Calumet Av. Office: 141 S. LaSalle St.
BALATKA, Christian Ferdinand, music teacher; b. Chicago, July 21, 1861; s. Hans and Hedwig (Fessel) Balatka: ed. high sch. and Dyrenfurth Coll., Chicago; studied music under father and afterward with other local teachers; completed studies under instructors of Royal Acad. of Music, Berlin, 1889-91; degree of Mus. D. from Grand Con- servatory of Music (N. Y. State Univ.), New York, Apr., 1903; m. Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 2, 1901, Anna Nordin. On return from Europe assumed director- ship of the piano dept. of the Balatka Musical Coll., established, 1879, by father; after father's death, Apr., 1899, became dir. of the coll. and upon incor- poration, in 1915, its pres. Mem. German Hist. Soc. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recreations: yachting, literature. Home: 1016 Irving Park Boul. Office: 20 E. Jackson Boul.
BALDERSTON, Stephen V., M.D .; b. Prince Ed- ward Island, Canada, ISts; s. of John and Sarah (Weeks) Balderston; A.B., Prince of Wales Coll., Charlottetown, IS87; M.D., Univ. of Pa., 1895; m. Jessie Thompson, of Hampton, Va., Jan. 5. 1903. Came to U.S., 1892; began practice in Va., 1895; re- moved to Evanston, Ill., 1900; commr. of health,
BAKER, Josephine Turck, editor, author; b. at Milwaukee, Wis .; d. James Byron and Sarah (Ash- Evanston; mem. med. bd. Evanston Hosp. Fellow
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BALDWIN, A(rchibald) Stuart, chief engr. I.C. R.R .; b. Winchester, Va., Sept. 28, 1861; s. Robert Frederick and Caroline (Barton) Baldwin; ed. at Shenandoah Valley Acad., Winchester, Va., and Staunton (Va.) Mil. Acad .; m. Mattie Frazier, of Staunton, Va., Dec. 19, 1883. Rodman on Richmond & Allegheny R.R. (now C.&O.Ry.), 1879; asst. engr. and engr., Iron and Steel Works Assn. of Va., 1880- 83; draftsman and asst. engr., Phila. extension B.&O.R.R., 1883-5; prin. asst. engr., Mo. River Bridge, Kansas City, for C.,M.&St.P.Ry., 1885-6; resident engr., Louisville, St. Louis & Tex. R.R., 1886-7; asst. engr. and roadmaster, L.&N.R.R., 1887- 1901; prin. asst. engr., 1901-3, engr. of constrn., 1903-5, chief engr. since Mar. 20, 1905, I.C.R.R. Co. Mem. Soc. of the Cincinnati in State of Va., Am. Soc. of C.E., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. (pres.), West- ern Soc. Engineers. Clubs: Engineers', Homewood Country. Home: 1364 E. 49th St. Office: 706 Cen- tral Station.
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