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BENTLEY, Charles Edwin, dentist; b. Cincin- nati, O., Feb. 21, 1859; s. Charles E. and Sarah ( Watson) Bentley; grad. Cincinnati High Sch .; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1887; m. Florence Augusta Lewis, of Phila., Pa., June 2, 1897. Engaged in practice of dentistry in Chicago since 1887; oral surgery, Rush Med. Coll. Dispen- sary, 1887-90; prof. oral surgery in Harvey Med. Coll .; sec. Provident Hosp. Ex-pres. odontographic Soc. of Chicago; vice pres. Chicago Dental Soc .; mem. Nat. Dental Soc., 111. State Dental Soc .; hon. mem. Wis. State Dental Soc. Unitarian; mem. All Souls' Ch. Mem. Anti-Crime Com .; pres. Equal Op- portunity League. Club: Chicago Dental Golf. Au- thor of many contributions to dental lit., among them: Obituary of Greene V. Black, M.D .; To What Extent Is the Dentist Justified in the Use of In- ternal Medication, 1890; A Cursory Survey of Some Papers Presented to the Columbian Dental Con- gress, 1893; The Application of Comparative Anat- omy to Dentistry, 1894; Report of the Investiga- tion as to What Governments in the Civilized World Had Done for the Care of Children's Teeth, 1900; The Limitation of the Porcelain Inlay, 1902; The Porcelain Inlay, 1901; Review of Scientific Dental Literature, 1908; Patents vs. Ethics, 1908; Some Points of Contact between the Medical and Dental Professions, 1910; Care of the Mouth (book), 1911; Facts, Fads and Follies Concerning Pyorrhea, 1915; etc. Recreation: golf. Home: 529 E. 41st St. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
BENTLEY, Charles S., commission mcht .; b. at Schoharie, N.Y., June 23, 1839; s. Edward Edwin and Nancy Maria (Gallup) Bentley; ed. Charlotte- ville (N. Y.) Conf. Sem .; m. Mary E. Duncan, of St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 3, 1864; 3 children: Marcia D. (Mrs. F. J. Pike), Jessie M. (Mrs. M. R. Dial), Vir- ginia E. (Mrs. H. S. Thompson). Entered service, 1861, and served in 2d Wis. Cav. throughout the Civil War successively as private, sergt., 1st lt., capt., and was mustered out at its close, 1865, as insp .- gen. of the cav. brigade at Memphis, Tenn. Holds rank of col. of 4th Ia. and brig .- gen. 2d Brigade la. N.G .; commanded nat. mil. encamp- ments, composed of regular army detailments and of nat, guard companies, North and South, held at Nashville, Tenn., 1882, at Dubuque, la., 1884, and at Mobile, Ala., 1885. After war, settled in Ja .; came to Chicago in 1885, and since been engaged in the grain commn. business. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Trustee Village of LaGrange, 1908-10. Was chief marshal of the Memorial Day parades at Chi- cago, 1901, 4, 10 and 15, and of the Dewey parade
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Bldg., Oct. 9, 1899. Elected comdr. Dept. of Ill.,
BERANEK, Emanuel, broker. Mem. firm of Bab- G.A.R., June 8, 1917. Mem. Loyal Legion (comdr. cock, Rushton & Co .; also vice pres, and dir. Am. Ill. Commandery, 1915-16), Hiram Mcclintock Post State Bank, Home: 1646 N. Richmond St. Office: G. The Rookery. G.A.R. (ex-comdr.). Presbyterian. Clubs: Subur- ban of LaGrange, LaGrange Country. Home: 211 S. 5th Av., LaGrange, IIl. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St .. Chicago.
BENTLEY, Cyrus, lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 5, 1861; s. Cyrus and Anna ( Riley ) Bentley ; A. B., Yale Univ., 1882; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law (North- western Univ.), 1884; m. Chicago, Jan. 8, 1889, Elizabeth King: children: Margaret, Richard. In practice in Chicago since May, 1883; mem. Bentley, Burling & Kumler. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: University, Chicago (Chicago), University (New York). Home: 1505 Astor St. Of- fice: 203 S. Dearborn St.
BENTLEY, Frank Taggart, traffic mgr. Ill. Steel Co .; h. Charlestown, Ind., May 2, 1864; s. Francis W. and Catherine (Taylor) Bentley; ed. Charles- town (Ind.) puh. schs., Charlestown Acad. (pvt.), Davenport (la.) Business Coll .; m. Chautauqua Lake, N.Y., Aug. 11, 1889, Catherine L. Brownell. After several years spent in roughing it in the West, entered accounting dept. of Monon Route. Feb., 1885; changed to operating dept., C.&N .- W. Ry., July, 1886, and to traffic dept. of C.G. W. Ry., Apr., 1889; local freight agent of same, Chicago, 1892-3; gen. freight agent Consolidated Steel & Wire Co., June. 1894; for Am. Steel & Wire Co. from its formation until Mar .. 1899; since then traffic mgr. of the Ill. Steel Co., Ind. Steel Co., Min- nesota Steel Co., and western traffic mgr. Univer- sal Portland Cement Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Nat. Industrial Traffic League (exec. com., chmn. membership com.). Pres. U.S. Freight Traffic Golf Assn., 1917. Inde- pendent Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Union League, Exmoor Country; Traffic (Chicago and New York). Recreations: golf, fishing, yachting. Residence: The Lessing. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
BENTLEY, Frederic William, lawyer: b. Edger- ton, Wis., July 22, 1860; s. William Perry and Har- riet Louise (Burdick) Bentley: B.S., Milton (Wis.) Coll., 1880, A.M., 1890; LL.B., Univ. of Wis., 1883; m. Josephine Cody, of Cleveland, O., Dec. 27, 1893: 2 sons: Paul Cody and Alden Robinson. Admitted to bar, 1883; trial atty. A.,T.&S.F. Ry. Co., Wichita, Kan., 1883-1900; asso. in practice with J. D. Hous- ton, Wichita, 1883-90; was gen. atty. and receiver for W.&W. Ry., 1894-8; atty. for nat. banks in liquidation, in Kan., under comptroller of the cur- rency, 1893-1900; came to Chicago, 1900; asso, with W. Irving Osborne, 1900-4, with Hon. Russell M. Wing, 1905-11; mem. Coburn & Bentley since 1911. Lecturer on trial evidence, Ill. Coll. of Law, Dem- ocrat. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Lawyers' Assn. Baptist. Mason (32°). Club: Ill. Athletic. Recrea- tions: swimming, working with tools, literature. Home: 4750 Kenwood Av. Office: 106 N. LaSalle St.
BENTLEY, Wilber Gorton, lawyer and under- writer; b. Watertown, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1835; s. Gorton and Alancy (Clark) Bentley; ed. common sch. and Wyoming Acad., Wyoming, N. Y .; studied law with Hon. Harlow L. Comstock, Warsaw, N. Y., 1858-61; m. Lena, Ill., June 25, 1860, Mary A. Bailey; chil- dren: Marshall G. (deceased), Mrs. Alice Bentley Gardiner, William J. (died aged 4), Cora M. (Mrs. O. V. Emery). Served as capt., maj. and lt. col. 9th N. Y. Vol. Cav. from Oct. 14, 1861 ; severely wounded at White House Landing, Va., June 21, 1864, result- ing in loss of left leg; mustered out of service Oct., 1864; admitted to bar at Buffalo, N. Y., 1864; moved to Des Moines, Ia .; probate and county judge, 1865- 67 ; in ins. business at St. Louis, Mo., 1867; atty. and supt, of agencies Continental Fire Ins. Co. of New York. 1877-85; gen. northwestern mgr. for same, 1885-91; in banking business, 1891-3; in office of Hon. E. B. Sherman (Chicago), master in chancery U.S. Court, 1893-1910; gen. practice since 1910. Mem. Loyal Legion, Western Soc. of Army of Poto- mac. Baptist. Recreations: lecturing and writing on patriotic subjects. Home: 83 E. EIm St. Office: 127 N. Dearborn St.
BENTON, Alphonso Loomis, clergyman; de- ceased. (See vol. 1911.)
FEREZNIAK, Leon A., lawyer; b. Starokonstan- tinov, Russia, Mar. 15, 1873; s. Abraham and Sarah (Katz) Berezniak; grad, grammar sch., 1884; grad. gymnasium, Odessa, 1889; A.B., Univ. of St. Pe- tersburg, 1893; LL.B., Univ. of Ill. Law Sch., 1902; m. Marie Davis, of Chicago, Aug. 15, 1897; 2 chil- dren: Dorothy, Abner Herbert. Came to U.S., 1893: newspaper reporter, 1893-8, also writer of short stories and translator; admitted to Ill. bar, 1902; pres. Layor Amusement Co., Midland Credit Ad- justment Co., Regal Producing Co. Democrat. Mem. Odd Fellows, Royal Arcanum, Knights of Macca- hees. Recreation: short story writing. Home: 441- 445 Roslyn Pl. Office: 1347-1349 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
EERG, John Josef Albert, inventor; h. Randers, Denmark, Sept. 9, 1865; s. Adolph F. and Frederika ( Balsmith) Berg; ed, in schs. of Denmark; m. Mary Soederz, of Denmark, Sept. 9, 1890; 2 children: William, Stanley. Learned machinist's trade in the old country; came to Chicago, 1890; began manu- facture of metal specialties, as John J. A. Berg, 1892: title changed, 1904, to Metal Specialties Co., of which is treas. and dir., the company manufac- turing his inventions, largely automobile accesso- ries. Served in the army in Denmark. Lutheran. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Motor, Co- lumbia Yacht. Recreations: hunting, fishing, mo- toring. Home: 5439 Iowa St. Office: 338 N. Kedzie Avenue.
BERG, Morris Henry, jeweler; Feb. 2, 1853-Dec. 25, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
BERGENDAHL, Gustave S., civil engr., contrac- tor; b. in Norway, Feb. 24, 1870; s. Johan C. and Sophie (Schiestad) Bergendahl; ed. in Norway; m. Kristiane Gulbrandsen, of Christiania, Norway, June 11, 1892; children: Augusta (Mrs. Herbert Firth), Dagney, Ruth, Gustave S., Jr. Came to U.S. in 1887; lived in St. Louis for 9 yrs .; was connected with the Am. Bridge Co., first as draughtsman, then as engr., until 1906; in contracting business since 1907, both in St. Louis and Chicago; settled in Chicago, 1912; now pres. Bergendahl-Knight Co., engrs, and contractors. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., West- ern Soc. Engrs., Chicago Engineers' Club. Baptist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Templar, Ravens- wood. Recreations: club life, fishing, Home: 1253 Norwood St. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.
EERGER, Henry A., lawyer; b. Chicago; s. of David and Sarah (Anis) Berger; ed. grammar schs. and Northwest Div. High Sch., Chicago; Lewis Inst .; univ. extension course: Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law; m. Dorothy Cole, of Chicago. Apr. 15, 1913; 2 children: Marie, Marjorie. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901, and since practiced at Chicago; asst. corpn. counsel, 1911-12: asst. state's atty. since Dec. 3, 1912. Democrat. Mason, Knight of Pythias. Home: 5233 Michigan Av. Office: Criminal Court Bldg.
BERGERON, Joseph Z., M.D., surgeon; b. Kanka- kee, 111., Aug. 16, 1864; s. Antoine and Luce ( Bosse) Bergeron; ed. St. Viateur's Coll .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 18%9; m. Genevieve Ferguson, of Chicago, May 20, 1889; 2 children: Marguerite, Arthur J. Practiced in Chicago since 1889; now attending laryngologist, St. Joseph's Hosp. Mem. A. M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Acad. Oph- thalmology and Oto-Laryngology, Chicago Laryn- gol. Soc. Catholic. Clubs: University, Ill. Athletic. Author of Vincent's Angina ( Ill. Med. Jour.), 1915: Pillar Compression Forceps (Jour. A.M.A.), 1916; Relationship of Apparently Healthy Tonsils to Rheumatic Infection (Chicago Med. Recorder). 1914. Home: 515 Roscoe St. Office: 104 S. Michi- gan Av.
BERGMAN, Nils, M.D .: b. Venersborg. Sweden, Apr. 11, 1862; s. Gustaf Thiodolf Svante and Ida ( Mankell) Bergman; B.A., Coll. of Venersborg, Sweden, 1882; student tech. and preliminary med. schs., Gothenburg, 1883, 4, 5; came to U.S., 1886; M.D., Chicago Home. Med. Coll., 1892; studied abroad, 1893; m. at Florence, Italy, Tekla Elizabeth Birchman, of Jonkoping, Sweden, Nov. 11, 1893; 2
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children: Norna Mankell, Eric Mankell, Interne In employ of Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods Co., and asst. physician and surgeon, Lincoln Park Kansas City, May 1, 1891-Jan. 1, 1907; then with Am. Cement Plaster Co., May 1, 1911-Jan. 1, 1914; gen. mgr. Am. Fireproofing Co., Chicago, since Jan. 1, 1914. Republican. Catholic. Recreation: bowl- Sanitarium, Chicago, 1890-3; practiced in Central Ill., 1894-1904; removed to Chicago, 1904; prof. the- ory and practice of medicine, Hering Homo. Med. Coll., 1904-8. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Ill. ing. Home: 1218 Lunt Av. Office: 111 W, Washing- Home. Med. Assn., Chicago Home. Soc., Alpha ton St. Sigma. Republican. Mem. Ch. of New Jerusalem. Mason. Home: 4872 Winthrop Av.
BERKSON, Maurice, lawyer; b. Rock Island, III., Jan. 15, 1880; s. Simon and Hannah (Sternberg) Berkson; ed. pub, schs. of Rock Island; high sch., Lincoln, Neb .; Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.); m. Maude May Gelder, of Chicago, July 28, 1907; 1 daughter, Ethel May. Practiced as mem. firm of Fishell & Berkson, 1903-6, Sonnenschein, Blumenthal & Berkson, 1906-9, Sonnenschein, Berk- son & Fishell, since Apr. 1, 1909. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Democrat. Mason; mem. B'nai B'rith. Recreation: fishing. Home: Winnet- ka, Ill. Office: 934, 30 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BERLIN, Robert Carl, architect; b. Granville, Putnam Co., Ill., Feb. 11, 1853; s. Augustus and Helene (Brennemann) Berlin; ed. pub. schs., Gran- ville; grad., receiving diploma as architect, from Eidgenoessisches Polytechnikum, Zürich, Switzer- land, 1877; m. Agnes Augusta Dodge, of Chicago, May 10, 1883; children: Lillian Agnes (Mrs. Roy S. Bartlett), Marie Valentine, Harold Robert. In prac- tice of architecture in Chicago since 1877. Fellow Am. Inst. Architects and mem. Ill. Chapter same; mem. Ill. Soc. of Architects. Republican. Club: University. Home: 4500 N. Ashland Av., Ravens- wood. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BERMINGHAM, Thomas C., paper mcht .; May 21, 1850-1915. (See vol. 1911.)
BERNSTEIN, Fred, lawyer; h. Chicago, Jan. 18, 1882; s. H. H. and Bertha Bernstein; ed. Englewood High Sch .; Univ. of Mich., 1900-2; LL.B., John Marshall Law Sch., Chicago, 1906; m. Lillie Green- berg, of Chicago, May 30, 1909; 3 children. Admit- ted to Ill. bar, 1906, and since in practice at Chi- cago; now sr. mem. Fred & Aleck L. Bernstein; dir. United State Bank. Clubs: Iroquois, Covenant, South Side Jewish Men's Club. Home: 6136 Eber- hart Av. Office: 139 N. Clark St.
BERRIMAN, Edward Charles, cigar mfr .; b. Os- wego, N. Y., Mar. 28, 1864; s. George W. and Eliza- beth (Stroud) Berriman; ed. pub. schs. of N.Y. State; m. Chicago, 1892, Mary R. Wood; 2 children: Katherane M., Edward W. Since 1881 has been ac- tively engaged in the cigar-making business at Chicago, and now of the firm of Berriman Bros., operating Factory No. 83 at Tampa, Fla., and hav- ing offices in New York and Chicago. Mason. Clubs: Edgewater Golf, Chicago Athletic, Columbia Yacht. Recreations: yachting, golf. Home: 435 Diversey Parkway. Office: 1044 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BERRY, see also Barry.
BERRY, John Bennington, engineer. Was chief engr. U.P.R.R., 1898-1905; chief engr., 1905-13, asst. to the pres., 1913-14, C.,R.I.&P.Ry .; was also super- vising engr. St. Louis & San Francisco Ry. (Frisco System), 1911-12; sr. mem. firm of Berry & Rob- erts, consulting engrs., Chicago, since 1914. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E. Club: Engineers'. Home: 109 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 608 S. Dear- born St., Chicago.
BERRY, Joseph John, president Meeker Sugar Refining Co .; b. on farm nr. St. Louis, Mo., May 23, 1862; s. Jacob and Frances (Frauel) Berry; ed. common schs. and Christian Brothers' Coll., St. Louis; m. Julia M. Maybrun, of Galena, Ill., May IS, 1886; children: Harry J., Loretta, Eleanor. Began as dealer in groceries and feed, St. Louis, June, 1883; sold it out, 1889, came to Chicago, and entered the business conducted by the Berry-May- brun Co., name changed, 1910, to Oelerich & Berry Co., molasses, sugar, etc., of which was pres .; now pres. Meeker Sugar Refining Co. Home: 521 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago.
BERRYMAN, John Brondgeest, Ist vice pres. Crane Co .; ed. pvt. schs .; m .; 2 children: Paul, Ruth. Became connected with the Crane Co., 1892, and has held various official positions, Ist vice pres. since 1914; sec. Crane & Ordway Co., St. Paul, Minn. Republican. Clubs: City, Chicago Yacht, Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring, yacht- ing. Home: Downers Grove, Ill. Office: 836 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
BERSBACH, AIfred, engraver: b. Chicago, Nov. 5, 1856; s. John and Magdaline (Zanner) Bersbach; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Dec. 25, 1878, Helena Malcolm; children: Lillian C. C. (Mrs. D .F. Ander- son), Amy A. F. (Mrs. S. S. Porter), Frank John. Began with the engraving house of J. Manz & Co. as boy, 1872, was admitted to partnership, 1880, and upon incorpn. of the business, 1890, to J. Manz Engraving Co., became sec. and treas. and is now treas. and gen. mgr. Mason (33º, K.T., Shriner). ('lub: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: music, mo- toring. Home: 1120 Michigan Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 4015 Ravenswood Av., Chicago.
BERSBACH, Emil, 2d vice pres. Tablet & Ticket Co .; b. Chicago, Nov. 2, 1861; s. John and Magda- line (Zernitz) Bersbach; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Nora Jeannette Abbott, of Chicago, Oct. 6, 1889; I son, Emil. Held different positions in various lines of activity, 1872-86; with the Tablet & Ticket Co. since 1886; mgr. of the company's branch at New York, 1889-99; became sec., 1899, and now 2d vice pres. of the company and located at Chicago. Republican. Club: Ill. Athletic (life). Home: 1504 Cullom Av. Office: 624 W. Adams St.
BERTLING, Adolphus Edmund, M.D., surgeon; b. Northeim, Germany, Jan. 28, 1865; s. August and Henrike (Bohne) Bertling; ed. gymnasium at Nort- heim until coming to America, 1884; A.B., North- western Univ., Watertown, Wis., 1887; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1895; m. Alma Dengler, of Chicago, July 7, 1909; 2 children : Adeline and Lolita. In practice at Chicago since 1895; asso. prof. surgery, Chicago Clin. Sch. since 1897; asso, prof. genito-urinary dis- eases, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery, since 1906; mem. staff West Side Hosp .; mem. staff Frances Willard Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Urol. Soc., German Med. Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Luther- an. Club: Illinois, Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 25 E. Washing- ton St., Chicago.
BESLEY, Frederick Atwood, M.D .; b. Waukegan, Ill., Apr. 19, 1868; s. William and Sylvia (Jocelyn) Besley; ed. pub, and high schs, of Waukegan, Chi- cago Manual Training Sch .; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1894; m. Mrs. Myra E. Busey, of Chicago, Oct. 6, 1910. Practiced in Chicago since 1894; asso. prof. surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; attending surgeon Cook Co., Woman's, Wes- ley and Chicago Charity hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Chi- cago Surg. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Univer- sity, Midlothian. Maj. Med. Corps, U.S.A., and in active service in France, 1917. Home: 4515 Green- wood Av. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.
BEST, A(Ibert) Starr, merchant; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Apr. 25, 1871; s. Albert and Estelle (Starr) Best; ed, pub. schs., N.Y. City; m. Marjorie Ayres, of New York, Apr. 18, 1897; 4 children: Marshall Ayres, Albert Leonard, Marjorie Starr and Louise Estella. Began as clerk in father's clothing store, New York, 1888; came to Chicago, 1901, and estab- lished A. Starr Best, Inc., infants', children's and young men's outfitters, of which has since been pres. and treas. Was mem. 7th Regt. N.G.N.Y. 10 yrs. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Evans- ton, Westmoreland Country, Union League. Rec- reations: golf, bowling, billiards, fishing. Home: 2911 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, III. Office: 1 N. Wa- bash Av., Chicago.
BERRYHILL, Charles A., contractor; b. Kansas City, Mo., Mar. 27, 1880; s. William R. and Mary A. (Ryan) Berryhill; ed. Christian Bros. Coll., Kansas City; m. Anna Marie Flynn, of Kansas City, May BEST, Cyrus Williams, manager C. W. Best Art- 20, 1913; 2 children: Mary Louise, Charline Anna. ists' Series; b. Mendota, Ill., Apr. 22, 1865; s. J. E.
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and Hannah M. (Cook) Best; grad. Oberlin (O.) Chicago since 1896; supt. Iroquois Memorial Hosp. Conservatory of Music, 1890, Mus.B., 1906; also Mem. A. M. A .; trustee Chicago Med. Soc .: pres. studied Leipzig, Germany, 1890-3; m. Frances Mc- Alumni Assn. Bennett Med. Coll. Republican. Cracken, of Paxton, Ill., June 20, 1900. Dir. Con- Lutheran. Home: 5500 S. Halsted St. servatory of Music, Waynesburg, Pa., 1902-9; mgr. C. W. Best Artists' Series since 1911. Republican. Congregationalist. Home: 5631 Kenwood Av.
BEST, William, cigar mfr .; b. Canterbury, Eng., Aug. 29, 1841; s. William and Mary Ann (White- head) Best; family came to U.S., 1852; ed. Canter- bury and Chicago pub. schs .; m. Aug. 1, 1865, Louise C., d. Isaac B. Sterling, of Chicago; chil- dren: William, Florence G. (Mrs. Walter G. War- ren), Grace L. (died aged 13). First employment on leaving sch. in 1857 was as office boy in whole- sale tobacco house of John C. Partridge & Co., in which, after a few years, he became partner; on death of Mr. Partridge, 1876, became head of the house and organized the firm of Best, Russell & Co., wholesale tobacconists and cigar mfrs .; firm incorporated, 1891, as Best & Russell Co., of which became pres. South Town collector, 1883; South Park commr., 1885-1911 (pres. of bd., 1887-91, audi- tor of bd., 1905-11), thus making 25 yrs. of service, the longest continuous period ever served by a commr. in the City of Chicago; also served as a mem. Special Park Commn. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mason (32°, K.T.). Mem. Sixth Pres- byterian Ch. Clubs: Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Iroquois, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Home: 4620 Ellis Av. Office: 535 S, Wabash Av.
BEST, William, Jr., cigar mfr .; b. Chicago, May 13, 1873; s. William and Louise Caroline (Sterling) Best; ed. Chicago Manual Training Sch .; m. Junia Verne Swing, of Mason City, Ill., June 19, 1896 (died 1909); 1 daughter, Vernie Elizabeth; m. 2d, Verne Mildred Halbert, of Chicago, Apr. 14, 1911. Identified with Best & Russell Co., mfrs, and deal- ers in tobacco and cigars, since 1893; became vice pres., 1904, and when company merged into The General Cigar Co., Inc., New York, was elected vice pres. of latter. Democrat. Clubs: South Shore Country, Midlothian Country, Calumet Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5429 Cornell Av. Office: 535 S. Wabash Av.
BESTOR, Arthur Eugene, president Chautauqua Instn .; b. Dixon, 111., May 19, 1879; s. Orson Porter and Laura Ellen (Moore) Bestor; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; m. Jeanette Louise Lemon, of Bed- ford, Ind., Mar. 24, 1905. Prof. history and polit. science, Franklin Coll., Ind., 1901-3; lecturer on polit. science. Extension Div., Univ. of Chicago, 1904-1912; asst. gen. dir., 1905-7, dir. 1907-15, pres. since 1915, Chautauqua Instn. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Polit. Science Assn., Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: City, Quadrangle. Home: 5737 Kimbark Av., Chicago; (summer) Chautauqua, N. Y. Offices: Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago, and Chau- tauqua, N.Y.
BETSCHE, Charles William. (See vol. 1911.)
BETTS, Louis, artist; b. Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 5, 1873; s. Edward Daniel Betts; ed. St. Louis, Mus- kegon (Mich.), N.Y. City, Davenport (la.) and Oak- land (Cal.); m. Giovanni M. Kurzenknabe, of Chi- cago, July 7, 1899. Began portrait painting as child of 7 yrs .; represented by portraits of Luther Laflin Mills and Charles Eugene Banks, in Chicago Press Club; portrait of Prof. G. W. Hough, in Dearborn
Obs., Evanston, Ill .; portrait of Franklin W. Tracy, moved to St. Louis. (See Who's Who in America. ) Springfield, 111 .; "Apple Blossoms," in Art Inst., Chicago; etc. Address: 334 S. Michigan Av.
BETTS, William Hamilton, casualty ins .; b. Fort Gratiot, Mich., Feb. 19, 1875; s. John and Margaret (Hamilton) Betts; ed. pub. schs., London, Ont., Can .; m. Margaret Boylan, of Detroit, Mich., June 26, 1901. Asst. auditor Union Station & Terminal Assn., Detroit, 1893-8; agency dept., Continental Casualty Co., 1898-1903; resident mgr., same com- pany, at San Francisco, 1903-6, sec. since May 1, 1906. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: ll1. Athletic, South Shore Country, Olympia Fields. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 5119 Kimbark Av. Office: 910 S. Michigan Av.
BETZ, Mathew J., wholesale millinery; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 19, 1874; s. Peter and Mary (Thorn) Betz; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., Chicago; m. Margaret Kelling, of Chicago, June 16, 1897; children: Cath- erine, Helen, Margaret, Mathew, Jr. Has been connected since 1887 with D. B. Fisk & Co., mfrs. and importers of millinery, Chicago, New York, Cleveland, St. Louis and Atlanta; European buyer for the company 13 yrs., vice pres. since 1909. Clubs: Evanston, Birchwood Country. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 1319 Chase Av. Office: 225 N. Wabash Av.
BETZ, Theodore Herman, Chicago mgr. Frank S. Betz Co .; b. Eau Claire, Wis., Mar. 21, 1887; s. of Charles F. and Wilhelmina (Ronneberger) Betz; ed. pub. schs. and Allen's Business Coll., Eau Claire; m. Elizabeth Heath, of Chicago, Jan. 10, 1916. Began in employ of Frank S. Betz Co., sur- gical and hosp. supplies, Hammond, Ind., 1905: mgr. Chicago office of the company since Oct. 20, 1915. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Hammond, Hammond Country. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 5924 Magnolia Av. Office: 30 E. Randolph St.
BEVAN, Arthur Dean, M.D., surgeon; b. Chicago, Aug. 6, 1861; s. Thomas and Sarah ( Ramsey) Be- van; ed. Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1878-9; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1883; m. Anna L. Barber, of Akron, O., Feb., 1896. U.S. Marine Hosp. Service, 1883-7; prof. anatomy, Ore. State Univ., 1886-7; prof. anatomy, 1887-9; asso. prof. surgery, 1899-1902, prof. surgery since 1902, Rush Med. Coll .; professorial lecturer on surgery, Univ. of Chicago, since 1901; surgeon Presbyterian Hosp. (ex-pres.); 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., since 1908. Fellow Am. Surg. Assn .; mem. A.M.A., Chi- cago Med. Soc. (pres., 1898-9), etc. Clubs: Univer- sity, Glen View, Onwentsia. Home: 2917 Michigan Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
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