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 15

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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BARTLETT, Charlee Carroll, lawyer; b. Man- chester, N.H., Feb. 5, 1868; s. Charles H. and Mary F. ( Locke) Bartlett; ed. Dartmouth Coll. and 3 yrs. in Boston Univ. Law Sch., graduating, LL.B., 1892; m. Kendall, Ill., Oct. 16, 1901, Iva A. Simons; 1 daughter, Helen. Admitted to bar, Jan., 1892. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State bar assns. Republican. Methodist. Mason, Odd Fellow. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

BARTLETT, Charles Lincoln, lawyer; b. Morris, Ill., Sept. 4, 1860; s. Rufus and Sarah B. ( Wood) Bartlett; grad. LeRoy (N.Y.) Academic Inst., 1878; A.B., Brown Univ., 1882, A.M., 1890; m. Chicago, Mar. 23, 1895, Marie M. Baker. In practice at Chi- cago since 1885; mem, firm of Johnson & Bartlett, 1888-92, Johnson, Morrill & Bartlett, 1892; atty. for Title Guarantee & Trust Co., 1892-1901; gen, solic- itor of Chicago Title and Trust Co., 1901-11, since gen. counsel and dir. same. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Phl Beta Kappa. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Evanston (ex-pres.), University (Chicago), Glen View. Recreation: golf. Home: 1415 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Chicago Title & Trust Bldg., Chicago.

BARTLETT, Frederic Clay, artist; b. Chicago, June 1, 1873; s. Adolphus Clay and Mary H. (Pit- kin) Bartlett; ed. Harvard Sch., St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., Royal Acad. Art, Munich, Germany, and studied art in Paris under Collin, Aman-Jean, Whistler, etc .; m. Dora Tripp, of White Plains, N.Y., Oct. 4, 1898. Professionally engaged as artist In niural decorations; has done work in Univ. of Chicago, Second Presbyn. Ch., University Club, Chicago; mural decorations in Council Chamber of Chicago City Hall, New 4th Presbyn. Ch., etc. Sil- ver medal, St. Louis Expn., 1904, San Francisco Expn., 1915; hon. mention, Carnegie Inst., Pitts- burgh. Address: 2901 Prairie Av.

salesman until 1896; since in real estate business; mem. Watson & Bartlett, 1899-1904; organized, 1904, firm of Frederick H. Bartlett & Co., sales agents and buyers of real estate, buying for cash and selling on terms, handling Chicago real estate exclusively. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: motoring, hunting. Home: 4742 Drexel Boul. Of- fice: 69 W. Washington St.

BARTLETT, Valentine Crouse, president Orange- ine Chemical Co .; b. Utica, N.Y., Feb. 14, 1892; s. Charles Leffingwell and Clara (Crouse) Bartlett; prep. edn. Chicago Latin Sch., and Hotchkiss Sch., Lakeville, Conn .; B.A., Yale, 1915; m. Marie A. Frost, of Chicago, June 7, 1917. Became sec. and dir., Aug., 1915, pres, and gen. mgr. since 1917, Orangeine Chemical Co., Chicago. Congregation- alist. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Club: University. Home: 61 E. Oak St. Office: 224 W. Huron St.

BARTLETT, Warren Goddard, vice pres. and treas. North Western Expanded Metal Co .; b. St. Louis, Mo., Mar, 18, 1877; s. James Alfred and Mar- garet Missouri (Wineland) Bartlett; ed. Smith Acad., St. Louis, 1884-93, and Central High Sch., 1893-5; m. Arline Morton, d. of Charles E. Brown, of Malden, Mass,, Sept. 4, 1907; 1 son, Morton. Was clerk in accounting dept. M.,K.&T.Ry.Co., St. Louis, 1895-1904; sec. and purchasing agent Bes Line Con- strn. Co., 1904-7; also sec. Florissant Constrn., Real Estate and Investment Co., and vice pres. St. Louis & Meramec R.R. Co., 1905-6; purchasing agent Den- ver, Enid & Gulf R.R., Denver, Kansas & Gulf Ry., 1905-6; sec. North Western Expanded Metal Co., Chicago, since June, 1907, also treas, and dir. since Feb., 1911, vice pres. since 1914. Republican. Uni- tarian. Home: 860 Vernon Av., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 37 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.

*BARTLETT, William Alfred, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)

BARTLEY, Charles Earle, lawyer; b. nr. Cold- water, Mich., July 1, 1868; prep. edn. at Denison Univ., Granville, O., 1882-5; Harvard Univ., 1885-9; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1895; m. Virginia For- sythe, July 17, 1892; children: Virginia, Gladys. Was engaged in real estate and bldg, business at Toledo, O., until 1892; admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and since practiced in Chicago; pres. Anglo-Am. Copper Mining Co., McDonough Directory Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Delta Chi. Republican.' Bap- tist. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chi- cago Automobile, Harvard, South Shore Country, Kenwood, Maywood Golf, Aero of Ill .; also Toledo, Toledo Yacht (Toledo, O.). Home: 5000 Drexel Boul. Office: 1253 Conway Bldg.

BARTLING, Louis Charles, Chicago manager of Nat. Enameling & Stamping Co .; b. at Oldendorf, Prussia, Germany, Oct. 25, 1839; s. Louis and Al- dine (Fisher) Bartling; ed. pub. sens., Germany; m. in Germany, 1866, Minnie Deppmeier; children: Minnie (Mrs. B. M. Mai), Henry W., Elizabeth ( Mrs. William R. Schick), William C. Learned the mir. of tin and stamped ware in Germany and, coming direct from Germany to Chicago, 1868, worked for the Chicago Stamping Co. until 1884; vice pres. Kieckheffer Bros. Co., of Milwaukee, un- til that business was consolidated, 1899, with the Nat. Enameling & Stamping Co., New York, of which has since heen mgr. at Chicago. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mason (32º Shriner). Club: Hardware. Home: 1155 Farwell Av. Office: 346 W. Kinzie St.

BARTON, Arthur Willis, educator; b. Abilene, Kan., June 8, 1873; s. of Thomas S. and Mary A. (Tonkin) Barton; ed. pub. schs., Abilene; Ph.G., Univ. of Wash., 1897, B.A., 1902; Seattle Business Coll., 1898; Univ. of Chicago, summer quarter, 1911; research, dept. of chemistry, Northwestern Univ. Sen. of Medicine, 1913-14, and since 1916; un-

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married. Asst. prin. Union High Sch., Waterville, perior-gen. Am. br. Guild of the Holy Ghost. Fel- low Philos. Soc. Eng., 1914. Mason. Address: 6935 Stewart Av. Wash., 1902-3; prin. high sch., Aberdeen, Wash., 1903-4; prof. biology and chemistry, 1904-7, regis- trar and sec. of faculty, 1905-7, Coll. of Puget *BASCH, Joseph, second vice pres. Siegel, Coo- per & Co. (See vol. 1911.) Sound, Tacoma, Wash .; instr., dept. of science Lincoln High Sch., Seattle, Wash., 1907-13, 1914-16 (leave of absence, 1913-14); instr. botany and BASKERVILL, Charles Read, professor English literature; b. Covington, Tenn., Apr. 17, 1872; s. pharmacognosy, 1913-14, prof. since 1916, North- western Univ. Sch. of Pharmacy. Mem. Delta Tau George Booth and Sallie Lewis (Read) Baskervill; Delta, Phi Delta Chi. Republican. Methodist. Rec- reations: golf, tennis. Home: 2731 Indiana Av. Of- fice: 2431 S. Dearborn St.

BARTON, Enos M., mfr .; Dec. 2, 1842-May 3, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

BARTON, George Preston, patent lawyer. Re- moved to Altadena, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)

BARTON, Jesse Billings, lawyer; May 28, 1850- Apr. 18, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

BARTON, Samuel George, president of Barton- Hobart Paper Co .; b. in Mercer Co., Ill., June 11, 1871; s. Francis and Eliza (Briggs) Barton; grad. Wheaton Prep. Sch., and Wheaton Coll., B.L., 1896; m. Bassett, Wis., June 6, 1900, Sarah Elizabeth Bas- sett; children: Elizabeth Bassett, William Leroy. Began with the old firm of Donohue & Henneberry, 1897; became connected with the Henneberry Pub- lishing Co., 1900; then with the Copelin-Lee Paper Co. and the Dearborn Paper Co. until 1910; now pres. Barton-Hobart Paper Co., wholesale and re- tail paper. Democrat. Congregationalist. Home: 521 N. Central Av., Chicago; (summer) Twin Lakes, Wis. Office: 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago. BARTON, William Eleazar, clergyman; b. Sub- lette, Ill., June 28, 1861; s. Dr. Jacob B. and Helen (Methven) Barton; B.S., Berea Coll., 1885, M.S., 1888, A.M., 1890; B.D., Oberlin Theol. Sem., 1890; (D.D., Berea, 1895; LL.D., Knox 'Coll., 1913) ; m. Esther Treat Bushnell, of Johnsonville, O., July 23, 1885. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1885; pastor Rob- bins, Tenn., 1885-7, Litchfield, O., 1887-90, Welling- ton, O., 1890-3, Shawmut Congl. Ch., Boston, 1893-9, First Ch., Oak Park, Ill., since Mar. 1, 1899. Asso. editor Bibliotheca Sacra; editor pastors' dept. of The Advance, 1904-12, editor-in-chief, same, since 1913; lecturer on applied practical theology, 1905-9, on ecclesiastical law, since 1911, Chicago Theol. Sem .; on staff Youth's Companion since 1900. Cor- porate mem. A.B.C.F.M .; vice pres. Congl. S.S. and Pub. Soc., 1899-1905, Am. Peace Soc .; dir. Congl. Ednl. Soc., 111. Home Missionary Soc., 1900-6 (pres. 1906), Chicago Theol. Sem .; trustee Berea Coll. since 1896; vice pres. Am. Missionary Assn. since 1913; del. Nat. Congl. Council, 1895, 98, 04, 07, 10, 13, 15; sec. commn. of 19 on polity and chmn. com. on constitution for the Nat. Council, 1913; del. Inter- nat. Decennial Council, 1899, 08, Tri-Church Union, 1906-7. Mem. S.A.R., Chicago Soc. Bibl. Research, Soc. Midland Authors. Clubs: Congregational (pres. 1897), Monday (Boston), Congregational (pres. 1907-8). University, City, Westward Ho Golf, Apol- los, Oak Park. For titles of writings see Who's Who in America. Address: Oak Park, Il1.

BARTZEN, Peter, president Board of Cook Co. Commrs., 1910. Was for several years senior mem. firm of Peter Bartzen & Son, real estate. Home: 2546 Lawrence Av.

B.A., Vanderbilt Univ., 1896, M.A., 1898; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1911; m. Catharine Pendleton Quarles, of Richmond, Va., Aug. 19, 1903; 1 daugh- ter, Latham. Asst. in English, Vanderbilt Univ., 1898-9; head of Dept. of English, Central State Normal Sch., Okla., 1903-5; instr. in English, Univ. of Tex., 1905-11; fellow in English, 1901-2, 1907-8, instr., 1911-12, asst. prof., 1912-15, asso. prof. since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Asso. editor Modern Philol- ogy. Club: Quadrange. Author: English Elements in Jonson's Early Comedy, 1911; Some Evidence for Early Romantic Plays in England, 1916; also various research articles on English lit. history (pub, in Modern Philology, Modern Language Pub- lications, Modern Lang. Notes, etc.). Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 5709 Kimbark Av.

BASQUIN, Olin Hanson, college prof .; b. Dows, Ia., Jan. 30, 1869; s. Oliver William and Hannah (Valentine) Basquin; A.B., Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1892; A.B., Harvard, 1894; A.M., Northwestern Univ., 1895, Ph.D., 1901; m. Jessie C. Guthrie, of Aledo, IlI. (died, 1907); m. 2d, Anna Stuart, of Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 12, 1908. Chief engr. Luxfer Prism companies, at Chicago, 1897, at London, 1898, at Berlin, 1899; asst. prof. physics, 1901-9, prof. applied mechanics, since 1909, Northwestern Univ. Editor: Luxfer Prism Pocket Book, 1898; Luxfer Prism Hand Book (transl. into German and French), 1899; also papers on exptl. work in phys- ics and in strength of materials. Chanute Medal, 1915, by Western Soc. Engrs. for best paper in civ. engring. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., Am. Assn. Univ. Professors, Sigma Xi, Delta Tau Delta. Home: 724 Foster St., Evanston, Ill.

BASS, Elizabeth (Mrs. George Bass), club wom- an; b. . Buxton, Me .; d. of Roscoe and Catherine (Douglas) Merrill; ed. puh. schs. and under pvt. tutors; m. George Bass (lawyer), of Chicago, Aug. 8, 1894. Ex-pres. Chicago Woman's Club; chmn. local biennial bd. for Gen. Federation of Women's Clubs conv., 1914; actively interested for many years in promoting the welfare of dependent and neglected girls in Ill. and has served on many committees and commissions to promote legisla- tion for the care of dependents and delinquents; was a mem. of original Juvenile Court Com. of Ill .; now mem. of Marriage and Divorce Commn .; chmn. Com. on Pub. Affairs 2 yrs. Prominently connected with Dem, politics since 1914, and mgr. of the Woman's Bureau of the Dem. nat. campaign, 1916, having under her jurisdiction the campaign in the 12 states where women vote; now chmn. Nat. Woman's Bur. of Dem. Party; mem. Woman's Dem. Council of Ill .; mem. Woman's Liberty Loan Com. apptd. by Sec. of the Treasury. Mem. D.A.R. Club: Chicago Woman's. Episcopalian. Home: 6050 Prairie Av., Chicago; (summer) Manitowoc, Wis.

BASS, George, lawyer; b. at Williamstown, Vt., Dec. 10, 1846; s. Joel, Jr., and Catharine (Burn- ham) Bass; A.B., Harvard, 1871; student law dept. Harvard Univ., 1872; m. Manitowoc, Wis., Aug. 8, 1894, Elizabeth Merrill. Came to Chicago, 1872, and was admitted to Ill. bar; in office of Judge Beckwith, 1872-5; since then alone. Elected mem. of State Senate, 1892; master in chancery, 1888- 1900; presidl. elector on the Blaine and Logan ticket. Mem. of Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Union League, Harvard. Home: 6050 Prairie Av., Chi- cago; (summer) Manitowoc, Wis. Office: 8 S. Dear- born St., Chicago.

BARWELL-WALKER, Francis John, clergyman; b. London, Eng., Oct. 25, 1881; s. Thomas and Cath- erine (Barwell) Walker; studied science Univ. of London, arts and theology, Univ. of Durham, Eng .; came to America, 1909; A.B., Oskaloosa (la.) Coll., 1910, B.D., 1912, S.T.D., 1913; A.M., Highland Univ., Kan., 1912, Ph.D., 1913; M.A., Muskingum Coll., Ohio, 1915; Sc.D., Milton Univ., Md., 1916; D.C.L., Chicago Law Sch., 1916; (D.D., Campbell Univ., Kan .; Litt.D. and Ph.D., Univ. of South Minn .; LL.D., Oskaloosa Coll.); m. Amy Louisa Largen, of London, Eng., July 8, 1908. First took up phar- macy and medicine, later drugless healing; organ- ist and lay preacher, 1896-1911; deacon, 1911, BASS, John Foster, war corr .; b. Chicago, 1866; s. Perkins and Clara (Foster) Bass; A.B., Harvard, 1891, LL.B., 1894; admitted to N. Y. bar, 1894. Cam- paigns: 1895, in Egypt with English and Cretan in- surrection; 1896, across Armenia at time of mas- sacre; 1897, Cretan rebellion and Greek War; 1898, Spanish-Am. War; 1899, Philippine insurrection; priest, 1912, P.E. Ch .; rector Ascension Ch., On- tonagon, and St. George's Ch., Hancock, Mich., 1911-15; rural dean and rector St. Mark's Ch., Ches- ter, and vicar Holy Trinity Ch., Murphysboro, 111., 1915-16; asst. St. Bartholomew's Ch., Chicago, since 1916. Prof., Oskaloosa Coll., since 1914, Univ. of South Minn., since 1915. Founder, 1910, and su- 1900, Boxer insurrection in China, and march of

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allies to relief of Pekin; 1903, Bulgarian uprising succeeded, 1888; now pres. The Bastian & Blessing in Macedonia; 1904, Russo-Japanese War, 6 months Co. Mason (32", Shriner). Mem. North Am. Union. Home: Junior Terrace and Clarendon Av. Office: 129 W. Austin Av. in the field with Kuroki's army; with Russian army, 1914-15. Chmn. exec. council and treas. Nat. Conservation Assn. since 1909. Chmn. Illinois Pro- BASTRUP, Louis, lawyer; July 8, 1856-Nov. 14, 1914. (See vol. 1911.) gressive State Com., 1913. Fellow Royal Geog. Soc., London; mem. Explorers' Club, New York. Club: University. Home: 242 E. Walton Pl. Office: BATCHELDER, see also Bacheldor. 203 S. Dearborn St.

BASS, Mrs. John Foster; b. Boston; m. John Foster Bass, 1895; 1 son, John F., Jr. Pres. Feder- ation of Suffrage Clubs; mem. Cook Co. exec. com. Progressive Party; exec. com. Political Equality League, Ill. Equal Suffrage Assn., Cook Co. Suff- rage Alliance. First Am. woman in P.I. after they came into possession of U.S. Elected hon. mem. Japan Red Cross Soc. for work in Russo-Japanese War; engaged in relief work in Constantinople during massacre and in China during Boxer rebel- lion. In France, Italy, and Balkan States, 1915-16 doing newspaper and hospital work; in Russia, 1917. Was chmn. exec. com. and active in organ- izing women of Middle and Western states for Progressive party, 1912. Clubs: Woman's City, Woman's Athletic, Home: 242 E. Walton Pl.

BASSETT, Frederick Pomeroy, piano mfr .; b. at Cincinnati, O., Aug. 13, 1876; s. George Pomeroy and Eliza (Andrews) Bassett; Ph.D., Yale, 1900; m. Marie Josephine Schulz, of Chicago, June 6, 1906; children: Frederick Pomeroy, John Andrews, Ralph Pomeroy, Robert Otto. Identified with piano mfg. business since 1906; vice pres. M. Schulz Co., Wer- ner Piano Co., Magnote Talking Machine Co .; dir. Brinkerhoff Piano Co. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: University. Rec- reations: golf, sailing. Home: 6246 Kenmore Av. Office: 711 Milwaukee Av.

BASSETT, Neal, fire ins .; b. Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 3. 1871; s. Henry Willis (M.D.) and Caroline Elizabeth (Neal) Bassett; ed. pub. schs .; unmar- ried. Began in ins, business at Waco, Tex., 1891; removed to Chicago, 1901; vice pres. and western mgr. since 1910, of Firemens Ins. Co. of Newark, N.J., Girard Fire and Marine Ins. Co. of Phila., Me- chanics Ins. Co. of Phila. Ex-pres. Western Ins. Bur. Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Exmoor Country. Residence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.

BASSETT, Orland P., florist. Removed to Cali- fornia. (See vol. 1911.)

BATCHELDER, Frank C., railway official; b. at Fall River, Wis., May 27, 1857; s. Sanford L. and Dolly Batchelder; ed. common sch .; m. Ursula G. O'Connell, of Minneapolis, Apr. 2, 1894; 1 daughter, Dorothy. Began ry. service with C., M.&St. P.Ry .. 1874, with which remained until ISSS, as operator and train dispatcher, at various points; train dis- patcher, 1888-93, asst. supt., 1893-9, supt. Wis. and Peninsula div., Feb .- July, 1899, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry .; supt. northwestern div., at Garrett, Ill., 1899-1901, supt. Newark (O.) div., 1901-5, supt. Chicago div., 1905-7, gen. supt. main line system, Baltimore, 1907-10, B.&O.R.R .: Ist vice pres., Apr. 1, 1910, pres. since Apr. 11, 1912, B.&O. Chicago Terminal R.R .; vice pres. B.&O.R.R. since 1915. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Beverly Country. Home: 4828 Dorchester Av. Office: 305 Grand Central Station.

BATCHELDER, George Hutchinson, fire ins .: b. St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 8, 1862; s. George W. and Helen M. (Bartine) Batchelder; grad. East Orange (N.J.) High Sch., 1878; m. Frances L. Taylor, of Denver, Colo., Apr. 10, 1889. In employ of London Assurance Corpn., New York, 1880-3; engaged in mining and ins. business in Colo., 1884-1907; asst. mgr. at Chicago of several ins. companies, 1907-11; asst. mgr. Rochester German Underwriters, Ger- man-American Ins. Co., Rochester, N.Y., 1911-15; mgr. Penn. Fire Ins. Co. since 1915. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Evanston Golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Insurance Ex- change. Chicago.

BATEMAN, Floyd Lawerence, forwarding agent and warehouse man; h. Grand Island, Neb., July 26, 1875; s. of Selim James and Josephine E. ( Boyce) Bateman; grad. Grand Island High Sch., 1893; m. Kenosha, Wis., June 11, 1900, Alta E., d. of George D. Aspinwall; 3 children: Donald F., Lawerence and Barbara Jean. Was engaged as a gen. railroad accountant until Mar, 1, 1903, and then became sec. and treas., later, pres., of the Trans-Continental Freight Co. (incorporated, 1899), engaged as for- warding, distributing and export freight agents throughout the country, and conducting a general warehouse and transfer business at Los Angeles and San Francisco, Cal., and Seattle, Wash .; sec. and treas. Chicago Furniture Forwarding Co., for- warders for Chicago Furniture Mfrs.' Assn., since Aug., 1915; sec. Chicago Furniture Mfrs' Assn. Republican in nat., independent in local politics.

BASSLER, Clarence J., lawyer; h. Chicago, Mar. 13, 1887; s. Eugene and Sarah (Combs) Bassler; LL.B., Western Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1911; LL.M., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1912; m. Lottie M. Hen- nick, of Chicago, June 30, 1908; I daughter, Char- lotte Isabel. Admitted to Ill, bar, 1911, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Bassler, Bippus & Rose; organized, and sec .- treas. the Blackstone Presbyterian. Clubs: Traffic, Union League, Chi- Sch. of Business Law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Baptist. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

cago Automobile, Wilmette Country, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: golf and motoring. Home: 735 Michi- gan Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 203 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

BASSOE, Peter, M.D .; b. Drammen, Norway, May 18, 1874; s. Rev. L. A. and Marie (Andersen) Bas- BATES, James Benjamin, marine inspector; b. Windsor, N.S., Apr. 22, 1842; s. Thomas and Han- nah (Dyer) Bates; ed. pub. schs. of Nova Scotia; m. Catherine Corrin, of Milburn, Ill., May 22, 1879; children: James Perry, Ida Catherine, Byron Ross. Began as a farm hand in boyhood, then served an apprenticeship in the shipyard of W. C. Fitch, at Windsor, N.S .; came to Chicago in 1869 and worked at trade for W. W. Bates & Co .; was made foreman, and in 1892 established firm of J. B. Bates & Co .; now marine insp. Republican. Congregationalist. Jackson St., Chicago. soe; came to America, 1893; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), Chicago, 1897; m. Miriam Gardner, of Pasadena, Cal., Nov. 30, 1907; 4 daugh. ters and 1 son. Engaged in practice in Chicago since 1897, making a splty. of neurology; asst. prof. nervous and mental diseases, Rush Med. Coll., since 1907; attending neurologist to German, Ev- anston, Norwegian Deaconess, Swedish Covenant and Presbyn. hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Neurol. Assn., Inst. of Medicine of Chicago, Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chi- Mason. Home: Berwyn, Ill. Office: 1049, 175 W. cago Neurol. Soc. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.

BATES, Mark, grain commn. mcht. (See vol, 1911.)

BASTIAN, Charles Leopold, mfr. soda fountain parts; b. Baden Baden, Germany, Nov. 16, 1861; s. BATES, Morley Da Costa, M.D. (See vol. 1911.) BATES, Onward, civil engr .; b. St. Charles Co., Mo., Feb. 24, 1850; s. Barton and Caroline Matilda (Hatcher) Bates; student Rensselaer Poly. Inst., class of 1875, did not graduate; (hon. C.E., Univ. of Wis., 1897); m. Virginia Castleman Breckinridge, of St. Louis, June 23, 1892. Engr. and supt. bridges Frederick and Pauline Bastian; ed. pub. schs. of Baden Baden, and Meyers Commercial Coll., Mil- waukee, Wis .; m. Chicago, Feb. IS, 1888, Meta Schroeder; children: Pauline (Mrs. William Lo- thar), Emily (Mrs. William C. Buttner), Emil, Henrietta, Elsa. Came to U.S., 1880, settling at Milwaukee; engaged in elec. business until 1886; came to Chicago, becoming mem. of firm of T. S. and blogs., C., M.&St.P. Ry. Co., 1888-1901. Trustee Wild & Son, brass founders and finishers, to whom Chicago Bur. Public Efficiency. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E.

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(pres. 1909), Western Soc. Engrs. (pres. 1899) In- Coast and Geod. Survey, 1900-2; magnetic observer stn. of C.E. (Great Britain), Theta Xi, etc. Clubs: in Can, of eclipse for same, 1905. Fellow A.A.A.S .; City, University, Engineers' (Chicago), Engineers' (New York), Democrat. Presbyterian. Home: 832 Belden Av. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.

BATES, Robert Peck, head master Chicago Latin Sch .; b. Coventry, R.l., Jan. 28, 1872; s. Mason Ar- nold and Cornelia (Peck) Bates; prepared for coll. at Windham High Sch., Willimantic, Conn .; grad. Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn., 1893; m. Mary, d. Judge John M. Lansden, of Cairo, Ill., July 1, 1905. Head master Chicago Latin Sch. since 1894. Epis- copalian. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Club: University. Recreation: fishing. Home: 17 Scott St. Office: 18 E. Division St.

BATES, Thomas, lawyer; b. Griggsville, Pike Co., Ill., Mar. 4, 1844; s. Thomas and Elvira (Cleve- land) Bates; ed. pub, schs .; was in govt. service as a wagon-master under Gen. Sully in his expdn. against the Indians, 1865-6; assisted father in his lumber office at Lincoln, Ill .; principal of Gilman (Ill.) pub. sch. 4 yrs., reading law during the last 2 yrs .; came to Chicago, Apr., 1876, and finished legal studies in office of Leonard Swett; m. Dec. 24, 1870, Sarah H., d. of Albion Ricker, of Turner, Me .; children: Rose Cleveland, Alfred Ricker. Admitted to Ill. bar, Sept., 1876, and was 2 yrs. mem. of firm of Swett & Bates, then for 1 yr. of Higgins, Swett & Bates, later of Swett, Bates & Haskell and of Bates, Harding & Atkins, now Bates & Bates, Mem. Law Inst. Republican. Club: Evanston Country. Lecturer on insurance law, Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law. Home: 2112 Orrington Av., Evanston, Il1. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

BATTEN, John Henry, lawyer; b. London, Eng., July 16, 1850; s. John H, and Mary Ann Batten; ed. Franklin and Newberry Schs., Chicago, 1856-66; Racine (Wis.) Coll., 1866-9: m. Ida Haight, of Na- perville, Ill., Aug. 26, 1874 (died Aug. 15, 1915); children: Marion (Mrs. Albert Hayes Wetten), Percy Haight, Ralph Ellsworth. Admitted to bar, 1872; state's atty. DuPage Co., Ill., 1888-96; county judge, DuPage Co., first to fill unexpired term and later for full term, 1897-1902; acting county judge of Cook Co., assisting Judge Carter 2 yrs .; acting probate judge of Cook Co., 1899-1900. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Club: Hamilton (pres., 1910-11). Residence: Hyde Park Hotel. Office: Chicago Title and Trust Bldg.

BATTIS, Angie Belle (Mrs. William S. Battis), pianist; b. Eau Claire, Wis., July 7, 1889; d. Charles and Elizabeth Sager; ed, pub. and high schs., Osh- kosh, Wis .; studied piano and pipe organ under pvt. teachers, Oshkosh, until 1907, when came to

BAUM, Harry H., banker; b. New Haven, Conn., Mar. 11, 1866; s. Emanuel and Marian Baum; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; m. Nettie Lederer, of St. Louis, Mo., June 16, 1901; 2 sons. Began as bank Chicago to study piano under Emil Liebling; m. clk., 1880; pres, Madison & Kedzie State Bank William Sterling Battis, of Chicago, Oct. 6, 1909. Professional pianist and organist at Oshkosh and Chicago for 13 yrs .; mgr. Professional Service Bur. Christian Scientist. Home: 517 Elgin Av., Forest Park, Ill. Office: 64 E. Jackson St., Chicago. BAUER, see also Baur.

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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 15

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