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BARBER, John Child, president Standard Car Truck Co .; b. St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., Dec. 12, 1844; s. Alonson and Emeline (Child) Barber; on mater- nal side descended from early settlers of Saratoga, N. Y .; ed. pub. schs. of St. Lawrence Co., and Rock Co., Wis .; served in a Wis. regt. in the Civil War, Sept., 1861-Aug., 1865; m. Fannie M. Craig, of Fond St., Chicago. du Lac, Wis., Mar. 3, 1869; children: Annie C., Franklin L., Lee W. Employed by C.&N. W. Ry. Co. at Fond du Lac, 1865-71; car foreman N.P. Ry., St. Paul, 1871-3; master car builder M., K.&T. Ry., Sedalia, Mo., 1873-83; supt. Rio Grande Div. Texas Pacific Ry., Ft. Worth, Tex., 1883-5; master car builder N.P. Ry., St. Paul, 1885-97; came to Chicago in 1898 and organized the Standard Car Truck Co., of which has since been pres. Inventor of railroad appliances, and originator and patentee of the Barber trucks. Republican. Clubs: South Shore Country; Commercial ( Brainerd, Minn.). Recrea- tions: motoring, fishing, hunting, stock farming (farm in Minn.). Home: (winter) Chicago; (sum- mer) "Twin Oaks," Brainerd, Minn. Office: Mc- Cormick Bldg., Chicago.
BARBER, Sherman, nut locks; b. Chicago, Mar. 8, 1871; s. Hiram and Louisa (McEwan) Barber; in ranch life near Mitchell, Dak. Ty. (now S.D.), 1881- 88; attended pub, schs., Mitchell; took course at Chicago Athenaeum, 1888; m. Ethel May Mess- more, of Mishawaka, Ind., Dec. 20, 1905; children: Roger Philip, Sherman, Jr., Elizabeth (deceased). Was mgr. West Side Natatorium, 1891; employed in mfg., 1892; mgr. South Side Natatorium, 1893- 1900; identified since 1896 with The Jones Positive Nut Lock Co., of which is pres. Republican. Epis- copalian. Mason. Address: 2812 S. Wabash Av.
BARBOUR, Frank, fire underwriter; b. Norwalk, Conn., Feb. 18, 1863; ed. pub. schs. Entered ins. business in 1880 and later became a mem, firm of Smith, Miller, Whitney & Barbour (established 1874), consolidated in 1901 with R. S. Critchell & Co. (established 1863), under firm name of Critch- ell, Miller, Whitney & Barbour, fire ins, agents. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic Assn., Midlothian. Recreation: golf. Resi- dence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 175 W. Jack- son Boul.
BARBOUR, James J(oseph), lawyer; b. Hart- ford, Conn., Dec. 28, 1869; s. Rev. H. H. and Frances E. Barbour; ed. grammar and high schs. of New- ark, N.J., to 1886; Chicago Coll. of Law, 1889-92; m. Chicago, Sept. 1, 1891, Lillian Clayton; children: Justin F., Heman H., Elizabeth. Newspaper re- porter, Camden, N.J., 1887; student in office of Judge Frederick A. Smith, Chicago, 1888; became asst. to Henry F. Eames, pres. Commercial Nat. Bank, 1889, and upon admission to bar, 1891, atty. for the bank until Mr. Eames' death in 1897; apptd. asst, state's atty., Jan., 1904, by Charles S. Deneen, reapptd. by John J. Healy in Dec., 1904, and was Ist asst., 1907-8; as prosecutor obtained convic- tions of Inga Hanson for perjury in her suit against Chicago City Ry. for alleged personal in- juries; of Lucy Hagenow, sentenced to 20 yrs. for murder, resulting from illegal operation; assisted in prosecution of officials of Milwaukee Av. State Bank; conducted trial of Iroquois Theatre fire case at Danville, Ill .; removed Lipsey habeas corpus case to Supreme Court by certiorari, and obtained decision denying right of habeas corpus writ after conviction affirmed by the Supreme Court. In case of Herman Billik, murder by poisoning, obtained initial decision in U.S. Supreme Court that that court could not hear appeals from orders denying habeas corpus writs except upon certificate of judge that appeal is meritorious; prosecuted first Sunday saloon closing case; during the afternoon of Nov. 16, 1908, caused arrest, indictment, trial, and sentence for forgery of Peter Van Vlissingen, real estate dealer, guilty of forgeries exceeding $1,000,000; resigned Dec. 1, 1908, to enter pvt. prac- tice. Active during 1909-14, litigation in New York and Chicago in behalf of Mrs. Mary A. Yerkes, in- volving her interests in the estate of her late hus- band, Charles T. Yerkes; of counsel for defense in Eastland disaster prosecution in Chicago and Grand Rapids (1915-16), obtaining decision absolv- ing boat owners and navigators from blame; or- ganized, and first pres. Rogers Park Nat. Bank, 1913-15; elected mem. Ill. Senate, 6th Dist., 1916; active in real estate and building operations. Re- publican. Mem. 1st Bapt. Ch., Evanston. Mem. Park Lodge, No. 843, A.F. and A.M .; Royal Arca- num, Royal League. Club: Evanston Golf. Home: 7622 Sheridan Rd., Birchwood. Office: 5 N. LaSalle
BARD, George Morris, hardware specialties; b. Alliance, O., July 22, 1852; s. of Jesse and Saralı ( Ulary) Bard; ed. pub. schs. of Ohio; m. Beverly, Mass., 1881, Helen Norwood; children: Norwood, Ralph A., Roy Emerson. In gen. hardware busi- ness at Alliance, and Cleveland, 1869-83; in iron and steel business at Cleveland, 1883-91; treas. and mgr. Ind. Iron Co., Muncie, I891-9; gen. supt. and dir. Republic Iron & Steel Co., Chicago, 1899-1901; pres. Norwall Mfg. Co., 1903-7; became pres. Barco Brass & Joint Co., Mar. 13, 1907. Republican. Ma- son (K.T.). Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: High- land Park, Ill. Office: 212 W. Illinois St., Chicago.
BARDONSKI, Victor, druggist; b. Wiele, Po- land-Germany, Dec. 23, 1852: s. John and Agniszka ( Mroz) Bardonski; ed. common schs. in Poland- Germany, Chicago schs. and grad. Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy; m. Josephine Bloch, of Chicago, Jan. 22, 1873 (died Feb., 1904); 6 children: Anna Martha ( Mrs. Dr. F. Kalacinski), John B., Mary (Mrs. Walter Chojnacki, Lemont, III.), Leokadia (Mrs. Matt Kalacinski), Matilda, Irene. In drug business at Chicago since 1882. Democrat; ex-county com- mr. Nem. Catholic Order of Foresters, Polish Na- tional Alliance. Office and Home: 1256 Noble St.
BARDWELL, Orsamus Havelock, manager Chi- cago branch The Globe-Wernicke Co .; b. Shelburne. Mass., Feb. 17, 1859; s. Orsamus O. and Helen (Packer) Bardwell; descendant of early Colonial ancestry; grad. Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass., 1880; special studies in civil engring .; m. Cora E. Elmendorf, of Chicago, Mar. 6, 1889; 2 chil- dren: William O., Louise E. Employed in hydraulic engring. dept., Holyoke (Mass.) Water Power Co., 1882-3; became connected with Globe-Wernicke Co., 1884, as traveling salesman, and in 1896 estab- lished the Chicago branch of the company, of which has since been mgr. Mem. S.A.R. Republic- an. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., South
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Shore Country, Wausaukee. Recreations: golf and Co. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: fishing. Home: 5425 S. Michigan Av. Office: 11 N. 436 Arlington Pl. Office: 341 E. Ohio St. Wabash Av.
BARFIELD, William G,, architect; b. England; has practiced in Chicago many years. Club: Ham- ilton. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 58 W. Washing- ton St., Chicago.
BARGER, Richard Watson, lawyer. Removed to Independence, Kan. (See vol. 1911.)
BARKER, Burt Brown, lawyer; b. Waitsburgh, Wash., Nov. 3, 1873; s. William C. and Elvira (Brown) Barker; prep. edn. Willamette Univ., Sa- lem, Ore .; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1897; LL.B., Har- vard Law Sch., 1901; m. Ella Merrill, of Hartford, Conn., June 15, 1904: 1 daughter, Barbara. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1902; formerly mem. law firm of Wolseley & Barker, now practicing alone; also maintains office in N.Y. City and spends about one- fourth of time in Chicago; dir. Markets Publishing Corpn. of N. Y. City. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. (sec.), Alumni Assn. Univ. of Chicago; charter mem, Delta Sigma Rho. Mem. com. of management Hyde Park branch Y.M. C.A. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Harvard, Union League, South Shore Country (life); City (N.Y.), Harvard of N.Y. (non-res.). Made a study of the relation of atty. and prisoner incarcerated in jails throughout the country, with the result that an improved system has been incorporated in jail of Cook Co., Ill. Has in preparation a work on bar assns. of the U.S. Home: 5642 Dorchester Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
BARKER, Clarence Freeman, M.D .; b. Montville, Waldo Co., Me., Jan. 19, 1852; s. Isaac Truman and Abbie (Dyer) Barker; grad. Kent's Hill Coll. and Sem., Readfield, Me., 1875; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Hosp., Chicago, 1880; m. Arta Louise Cul- ver, of Chicago, Feb. 24, 1880. Practiced at Hol- liston, Mass., 2 yrs., at Manistee, Mich., until 1894; removed to Chicago, 1895; former prof. surgery, Hahnemann Med. Coll. Mem. Am. Inst. Homco- pathy, 111. Med. Assn., Clinical Soc. of Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Hosp. Home: 3942 Ellis Av.
BARKER, David Nelson, retired; b. at Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y., Mar. 3, 1844; s. David Earle and Naomi (Hill) Barker; ed. pub. sch. and Cort- land Co. Acad., Homer, N. Y., and in Ames Commer- cial Coll., Syracuse, N.Y .; m. Waukegan, Ill., Sept. 7, 1870, Mary, d. Alson S. Sherman; children: Earle Sherman, Mrs. Marion Barker Wing. Came to Chi- cago, 1872; with Jones & Laughlin, 1875, becoming mgr., 1894, of the Chicago house formerly known as Jones & Laughlins, Ltd., but now as Jones & Laughlin Steel Co .; resigned as mgr., July 1, 1916. Dir. State Bank of Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Westmoreland Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 1220 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill.
BARKER, Frank William, retired mfr .; b. Chi- cago, Oct. 15, 1851; s. Joseph N. and Frances M. (Long) Barker; ed. pub. schs. and old Chicago Univ .; m. Chicago, June 15, 1882, Julia R. Shum- way; children: Joseph S., Margery, Ellen Gould. Admitted to 111. bar, 1877; practiced law until 1882; apptd. receiver for an iron concern and abandoned the law for iron and steel mfg. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Dunedin ( Fla.) Yacht. Recreations: yachting and automo- biling. Home: 4633 Greenwood Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BARKER, John Thomas, lawyer. Removed to N. Y. (See vol. 1911.)
BARLOW, Henry Clay, traffic dir. Chicago Assn. Commerce; b. Niles, Mich., Aug. 15, 1850; s. Lemuel and Hannah ( Orcutt) Barlow; ed. pub. schs., Niles, Mich., and Amboy, Ill .; m. Jan. 12, 1883, Mary Cone, of Winona, Minn .; children: Henry Cone, Louise F., Frances F. Began ry. service as office boy and clk. 1.C.R.R., Warren, Ill., Feb. 17, 1866; telegraph operator, C.&N.W.Ry., Barrington, III., June, 1866- Feb., 1867; clk. and operator on various divisions same road, 1867-77; agt. at Norwalk, Wis., 1877-9; traveling frt. agt., same road, 1879-81; div. frt. agt. Winona & St. Peter and Dakota Central R.R., Winona, Minn., 1881-2; asst. gen. frt. agt., 1882-3, and gen. frt. agt., 1883-4, A.,T.&S.F.R.R .; traffic mgr. Mexican Central R.R., 1884-6, Wis. Central lines, 1887-93; vice pres. and gen. mgr., 1893-5, and pres., 1895-1901, Evansville & Terre Haute R.R .; now traffic dir. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mason. Clubs: Union League, City. Recreation: outdoor diversions. Home: 2146 Lincoln Park West. Office: 501 Otis Bldg.
BARLOW, Louis Nathan, M.D .; July 30, 1861- Mar. 24, 1916. (See vol. 1905.)
BARMORE, Nathaniel L., president F. H. Hill Co., coffins. Home: 4837 Kimbark Av. Office: 954 Washington Boul.
BARNARD, Frederick, law printer; Oct. 3, 1836- Apr. 10, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BARNARD, James Henry, lawyer; vice pres. Corpn. Finance Co .; b. Albion, N.Y., Feb. 4, 1869; s. Henry B. and Huldah L. (Comstock) Barnard; ed. Albion High Sch. and Cornell Univ., 1886-7; m. Feb. 3, 1904, Mrs. Louise Black Clarke, d. of ex- Mayor John Black, Milwaukee, Wis. Admitted to bar 1890 and engaged in general practice; vice pres. Corpn. Finance Co .; dir. Hibernian Banking Assn. Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Recreations: travel, golf. Home: 1325 Astor St. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.
BARNARD, William Wilcox, seedsman; b. Chi- cago, July 4, 1856; s. William and Miranda (Wil- cox) Barnard; ed. grammar schs. and Englewood High Sch .; unmarried. Began as bookkeeper and cashier with Hiram Sibley & Co., warehouse and seedsmen, Chicago, 1871; entered business on own account Nov., 1887, incorporated, 1905, on consoli- dation with Goodwin, Harris & Co .; pres, and treas. The W. W. Barnard Co., seeds and stock food. Ex- treas. Village of Washington Heights. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Union Ch. Club: Ridge Country. Home: 1924 W. 103d St. Office: 233 W. Madison St.
BARNES, Albert Crane, lawyer; b. Addison, Vt .; s. Asahel and Ellen S. (Crane) Barnes; ancestors fought in the Pequot War and Am. Revolution; A.B., Univ. of Vt., 1876 (LL.D., 1914); LL.B., Al- bany (N.Y.) Law Sch., 1877; m. Jessie Welles Gris- wold, of Chicago, May 25, 1895. Admitted to N.Y. bar, 1877; in law office at Plattsburgh, N.Y., till 1879; in U.S. Land Office, 1879-83; practiced law in N.D., 1883-5, and since in Chicago except when in public office; asst, state's atty., Cook Co., under Charles S. Deneen, 1896-1904; elected judge Supe- rior Court Cook Co., 1904 and 1911; justice Appel- late Court 1st Dist., Ill., since 1912. Republican. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Ill. Soc. Criminal Law and Criminology (ex-pres.), Sons of Revolution (ex-pres.), Sons of New Eng- land (ex-pres.), Sigma Phi. Mason (32º), Odd Fel- low. Clubs: Hamilton, Exmoor Golf, Union League. Recreation: golf. Home: 1223 E. 50th St. Cham- bers: 30 N. Michigan Av.
BARLER, Augustus Condon, oil heaters; b. at Chester, 111., May 23, 1856; s. Orson L. and Emeline A. (Condon) Barker; ed. pvt. schs. and Shurtleff BARNES, Albert Rice, printer; b. West Brook- (Rice) Barnes; ed. pub. schs. Brookfield and acad. Coll., Upper Alton, Ill .; m. Chicago, June, 1878, field, Mass., Sept. 21, 1851; s. Harrison and Rebecca Came to Chicago, 1875; clk. for MeClay & Tucker, at West Salem, Mass .; m. Chicago, Dec., 1879, Cora Shedd. Came from Mass. to Chicago in 1872, and has ever since been engaged in the printing business; firm became Barnes & Gritzner, 1873, and changed to Bliss, Barnes & Co., 1875; became A. R. Barnes & Co., 1879; business was incorporated, 1902, as A. R. Barnes & Co., printers and copying book mfrs., of which is pres .; dir. Central Trust
Cordelia J. Higgins; children: Alice L., Harold A. produce commn. merchants, 1875-7; entered em- ploy of Sidney Shepherd & Co. as bookkeeper and asst. cashier, 1877, later representing them on road until 1886; went to Fremont, Neb., 1886, and joined Theo. Huette & Sons, hardware, as partner, re- maining until 1892; then came to Chicago, organ- izing and incorporating the Huette-Barler Mfg. Co .; in 1893 acquired the interests of the Messrs. Co. Mem, Chicago Assn. Commerce (drainage and Huette, and changed the name to A. C. Barler Mfg. sanitary efficiency com., also sr. council), Nat.
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Mfrs.' Assn. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Hen- Co., 1892-1900, P. F. Pettibone & Co., 1900-4; medi- nepin Shooting, Duckville Gun (Utah). Recrea- tions: hunting, fishing, travel. Home: 1314 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1104 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.
BARNES, Carl L .; b. Connellsville, Pa., May 18, 1872; s. Zepheniah Ellis and Elizabeth (Dawson) Barnes; prep. edn. high sch., Connellsville, Pa .; M.D., Ind. Univ., Indianapolis, 1892; LL.B., Kent College of Law, Chicago, 1898; m. Mable Clara BARNES, Nelson Ludington, broker; b. Chicago, Gage, of Indianapolis, 1896. Organized, 1900, U.S. May 30, 1873; s. Charles J. and Mary (Ludington) Chem. Co., of which was pres .; was pres. Barnes Barnes; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1892; B.A., Yale, 1897; m. Anna O. Barker, Aug. 19, 1905; children: Mary Ludington, John Barker, Nelson L., Jr. Engaged as a broker in bonds in 1900 with Tracy & Co., Chicago; became bondsman with the firm of King, Hodenpyl & Co., 1904; now associated with its successor, Babcock, Rushton & Co. Re- Sch. of Anatomy, and sec. and treas. Chicago In- valids' Coach Co. Republican; candidate for Con- gress from 6th Ill. Dist., 1908 and 1910. Mem. A.A. A.S., A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Mason (32°, K.T.). Club: Hamilton. Author: Contagious and Infectious Diseases, Disinfectants and Disinfection, 1903; At- las of Arterial and Venous System, 1905; Anatomy, publican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Golf, Sanitary Science and Embalming, 1906. Address: 1977 Ogden Av.
BARNES, Cecil, lawyer; b. at Chicago, Apr. 17, 1880; s. Cecil and Annie Dean (Larrabee) Barnes; A.B., Harvard, 1903, A.M., 1904; traveled abroad 9 months, 1904-5; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1908; m. Margaret Ayer, of Chicago, May 21, 1910; 2 children: Cecil, Jr., Edward Larrabee. Ad- mitted to bar in 1908; associated with firm of Mus- grave & Lee, 1908-10, Peckham, Brown, Packard & Walsh, 1910-15; mem, firm Miller, Starr, Brown, Packard & Peckham since 1915. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Legal Club of Chicago, A.A.A.S., Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi. Episcopalian. Clubs: City, Chicago, University. Recreations: motoring, boat- ing. Home: 1153 N. Dearborn St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BARNES, Charles Joseph, real estate. Removed to Cal. (See vol. 1911.)
BARNES, Clifford Webster, trustee estate Simon Reid; b. Corry, Pa., Oct. 8, 1864; s. Joseph and Anna (Webster) Barnes; A.B., Yale, 1889, B.D., 1892; A.M., Univ. of Chicago, 1893; (LL.D., Lake Forest Univ., 1913); m. Alice Reid, of Lake Forest, Ill., May 5, 1898; 1 daughter, Lilace Reid. Resident worker, Hull House Social Settlement, Chicago, 1893-4; pastor in Chicago, 1894-7; student at Ox- ford, Eng., 1898; dir. Student Christian Movement, Paris, France, 1898-9; acting pres. Am. Art Assn., Paris, 1898-9; instr. sociology and dir. Univ. Set- tlement Work, Univ. of Chicago, 1899-1900; pres. and prof. sociology, Ill. Coll., 1900-5; gen. sec. Re- ligious Edn. Assn. of America, 1905-6; now trustee BARNES, William Thomas, consulting civ. engr .; b. Salem, Mass., May 29, 1871; s. Thomas H. and Louisa J. ( Varney) Barnes; S.B., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1893; m. Maude Frances Getchell, of Waterville, Me., Oct. 17, 1906; 1 son, Wellington Thomas. With G. S. Rice and George E. Evans, engrs., Boston, 1893-8; resident engr. on reconstruction of road, B.&O.S.W.R. R., 1899-1901; became connected with Metcalf & Eddy, engrs., Boston and Chicago, 1901, resident partner at Chicago since 1912. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Water Works Assn., N.E. Water Works Assn., Western Soc. Engrs .. Boston Soc. Engrs. Republican. Universalist. Club: Univer- Estate of Simon Reid. Spl. commr. to Europe to investigate moral and religious training in schs., 1906-7; hon. sec. and chmn. exec. com. Internat. Com. on Moral Training since 1907; chmn. exec. com. Legislative Voters' League of Ill., 1907-9 (pres. since 1909); pres. Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1908, Com. of Fifteen, 1911-16, since mem. exec. com .; chmn, Chicago Community Trust since 1916. Pres. Pa. Soc., 1915-16. Clubs: Chicago, Uni- versity, City (Chicago) ; Onwentsia (Lake Forest, Ill.); Yale (N.Y.) ; Annandale Country ( Pasadena, Cal.). Recreations: golf, horseback riding, travel. Apptd. commr. on U.S. Naval Training Camps, sity (Chicago). Recreation: golf. Home: 150 N. 1917. Ilome: Lake Forest, Ill. Address: 10 S. La Menard Av. Office: 111 W. Monroe St. Salle St., Chicago.
BARNES, Frank J(ohn), furniture; b. Swanzey, N.H., Sept. 10, 1845; ed. pub. schs. of Athol, Mass .; removed to Wis. ( when 4 yrs. of age) with parents, who located on a farm in Newton, Wis .; m. Julia Mead, 1894. Learned chair-making trade in Bos- ton, 1861-4; came to Chicago, 1864, and established chair jobbing business under name of E. F. Pierce & Co .; mem. I. S. Ford Johnson & Co., 1872-83; Chicago mgr. for the Crocker Chair Co., 1883-1912; branch mgr. E. H. Stafford Mfg. Co. since 1912. Republican. Recreation: traveling. Home: 4614 Lake Park Av. Office: 1407 S. Michigan Av.
BARNES, Llewellyn Edwin, M.D .; b. Belleville, Wayne Co., Mich., Sept. 30, 1878; s. George Norton and Ellen E. (Soop) Barnes; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; student Reliance Med. Coll .; M.D., Ill. Med. Coll. ( Loyola Univ.), 1910; m. Mary Tem-
cal student, 1905-9; gen. practice, 1910-13; spe- cialist in treatment of eye, ear, nose and throat since 1913; asso. dir., eye dept. Mandel Memorial Dispensary, 1915-16. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs .. Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology. Mem. Washington Park Roque Assn. Home: 7001 S. Peoria St. Office: 6860 S. Hal- sted St.
Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: golf and shooting. Home: 22 E. Ontario St. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.
BARNES, Philip Richard, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
BARNES, William L., railway official; b. in Illi- nois, Sept. 12, 1857; s. of J. E. and E. A. (Ewing) Barnes; ed. pub. schs. and Univ. of Ill .; m. J. J. Valentine, of Kirkwood, Ill., Dec. 14, 1881; 2 chil- dren: Lynn (deceased), Gertrude (Mrs. H. H. Mitchell). Began ry. service as telegraph operator, C., B.&Q.R.R., 1875, with which has since been iden- tified, as operator, 1875-80, train dispatcher, at Kirkwood, Ill., 1880-93, trainmaster, Chicago div., at Fulton, Ill., 1893-5; chief dispatcher at Gales- burg, Ill., 1895-1902; supt. spl. car service, 1902-4, and supt. of transportation since June 1, 1904. Mem. com. on car service Council of Nat. Defense. Clubs: Country, Suburban (LaGrange). Home: La Grange, Ill. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago. BARNES, William Robbins, jobber of sch. books; b. Hinsdale, 111., May 12, 1866; s. Charles Mont- gomery and Ellen (Moore) Barnes; grad. from South Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1885; m. Nov. 26, 1896, Blanche, d. of John W. Wilcox; children: Charles Montgomery, 2d, John Wilcox; m. 2d, June 20, 1912, Ella M. Hurtt. Upon leaving sch. en- tered the business of C. M. Barnes Co., established by his father in 1873, of which was vice pres., 1895-1900: became pres. of the C. M. Barnes-Wil- cox Co., 1900. Mem. S.A.R. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: City, Congregational. Home: 5029 Kenmore Av. Office: 1018 S. Wabash Av.
BARNETT, Ferdinand Lee, lawyer; b. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 18, 1856, of slave parentage; father purchased his freedom, removing to Canada in 1859, and in 1869 to Chicago; grad. Chicago Cen- tral High Sch., 1874; taught sch. 2 yrs .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1878; m. Mary Graham, of Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 14, 1884 (now deceased); children: Ferdinand L., Albert G .; m. 2d, Ida B. Wells, of Chicago, 1895; children: Charles A., Her- man K., Ida B., Alfreda H. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1878; for nearly 15 yrs. an asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., resigning, 1911. Was several years edi- tor-in-chief of the Conservator (newspaper pub- lished in the interest of Negro race). Mason. Home: 3234 Rhodes Av. Office: 184 W. Washing- ton St.
BARNETT, Joseph H., engraving and electro- typing; b. Chicago, Jan. 23, 1859; s. Alexander and
pleton Wallace, of Rothesay, Scotland, Sept. 25, Fannie (Eccles) Barnett; ed, pub. schs. and prep. 1901; children: Llewellyn E., Harriett W. (both de- dept. Northwestern Univ., 1874-5; m. Chicago, Dec. ceased), Luella Mae. With Stromberg, Allen & 24, 1879, Henrietta Sigler Wood; children: Fannie
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Eccles, Joseph H., Jr., Henrietta Louise, Irving Wood. Began business career, 1880, as clerk for Blomgren Bros. & Co., engravers and electrotypers, of which subsequently was sec. and mgr. until 1894; sec. A. Zeese & Co., 1894-9; was pres. Brinker- hoff & Barnett Engraving Co., organized 1900, but sold his interest in 1901 and has since carried on the engraving and electrotyping business under the name of Jos. H. Barnett & Co., making half- tones a specialty. Was connected with Ill. N.G. over 20 yrs., rising to the rank of lt. col. Apptd. jury commr. of Cook Co., July 15, 1910, for term of 3 yrs., and reapptd. for same period 1913 and 1916. Sec. and trustee First Presbyn. Ch., Austin, 1894- 1915. Republican. Club: Hamilton (dir., 1905-6-7, elected 2d vice pres., 1910, but resigned to accept position of Cook Co. jury commr.). Mem. Royal Arcanum since 1881. Home: 134 N. Mayfield Av., Austin. Office: 508 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
BARNETT, Otto Raymond, patent lawyer; b. at Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 1868; s. Theodore J. and Eugenia M. (Hodge) Barnett; descendant on mother's side of Robert R. Livingston, of N.Y .; ed. pub. schs., Glencoe, Ill .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1888; m. Mabel D. Rowley, of Chicago, June 18, 1895; 2 sons: Lawrence Theodore, Sher- man Rowley. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1889, to U.S. Supreme Court, 1897; entered office of James H. Raymond in 1887, and in 1900 formed partnership with him as Raymond & Barnett; in individual practice, 1907-12; mem. Barnett & Truman (Per- cival H.) since 1912; occupied mainly in the law of patents, trade-marks, copyrights and corpns .; prof. patent law, Northwestern Univ., 1902-4, 1910; gen. counsel Vapor Car Heating Co. Mem. Patent Law Assn. (pres.), Am. Bar Assn. (ex-sec. patent sect.), Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Mem. Park Bd. and pres. Library Bd., Glencoe, III. Clubs: Hamilton, Law, City, University, Skokie Country, Chicago Automobile; Cosmos, University (Wash- ington, D.C.). Recreations: reading, floriculture, golf, hunting. Contbr. to Yale Law Rev., Mich. Law Rev., III. Law Rev., and other law publs.
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