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BEVINGTON, Edwin Leslie, railway official; b. New Lenox, Ill., Feb. 22, 1866; s. of William and Theresa (Clemens) Bevington; ed. pub. schs., by private instrn. and at commercial coll .; m. Etta Barrow, of Chicago, Aug. 2, 1596. Began ry. serv- ice as bill clk., C.&N. W.Ry .; entered passenger dept. C.&A. R.R., 1852, continuing in various capacities 18 yrs .; gen. mgr. Denver, Boulder & Northern R.R., Denver, 1900-1; became sec. Trans-Continental Pass. Assn., Chicago, 1901, and is now chmn. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Shriner). Residence: The Plaza. Office: 608 S. Dearborn St.
BICKETT, Cornelius A., coal miner and shipper; b. Cincinnati, O., Mar. 15, 1864; s. John and Mary (Deighan) Bickett; ed. at Cincinnati; m. Frances Ball, Apr. 16, 1895. Came to Chicago, 1892; pres. Bickett Coal & Coke Co. since 1905; pres. Chicago Sandoval Coal Co., Chicago Bearing Metal Co .; vice pres. Franklin Coal & Coke Co., Hygienic Ice Co .; dir. Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Chicago automobile, Olym- pia Fields Country. Home: 7027 Euclid Av. Office: 507, 332 S. Michigan Av.
BIDDLE, William Baxter, railway official. Re-
BIDWILL, Joseph E., contractor; b. at Chicago, Feb. 21, 1837; s. Richard and Mary (English) Bid- will; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Mary A. O'Sullivan, of Chicago, Sept. 14, 1882; children: Joseph E. (clerk of Circuit Court), Genevieve, Loretto, Earl, Charles, Richard, Arthur. Entered grain business, 1878, in which year was appointed mem. State Grain Inspection; promoted from position of helper through intervening duties until became 1st asst .; mem. Chicago Council, 1889-97, resigning to be- come railroad and warehouse commr. of Ill. under appointment of Gov. John R. Tanner, 1897-1901: chief grain inspector of Ill., under appointment of Gov. Richard Yates, 1901-4, being the only person who has ever served from lowest to highest posi- tions in that service. Pres, and treas. The Pacific Co., paving contractors; pres. Am. Engring. & Con-
BETZ, Hugo Edward, M.D .; b. at Davenport, Ia., Dec. 15, 1861; s. Philip and Mary ( Banrose) Betz; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1896; m. Augusta Enderle, of Chicago, Sept. 6, 1887. Practiced at strn. Co. Mem. Chicago Central Com. 12 yrs .; mem.
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Cook Co. nepublican Com .; del. to Rep. Nat. Conv., Cleveland, O .; m. Lelia Emily Baird, of Cleveland; 1896. Catholic. Home: 5823 Washington Bou . 2 daughters: Ruth, Dorothy. Removed from Mich. Office: 504, 155 N. Clark St. to Chicago, 1888; in employ of wholesale paper BIEDENWEG, William C., stained glass. (See vol. 1911. ) house until became connected, Jan., 1904, with Ber- mingham & Seaman Co., mfrs. of paper, also whole- sale dealers, and is now sec. and dir. same. Mem. 111. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mason (32°), Recreations: motoring, fishing. Home: 4716 Magnolia Av. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
BIEDERMANN, Hans, musical educator; b. Neu- damm, Germany, Feb. 6, 1871; s. Johannes and 1da (Kapisohke) Biedermann; grad. high sch., also Royal Conservatory, Berlin, 1893; m. Camilla B. Hoetsch, of Chicago, Mar. 16, 1911. Came to Amer- ica, I899; teacher of music, Chicago, 1899-1904; dir. Englewood Musical Coll., 1904-8; dir. Biedermann Sch. of Piano and Vocal Art, Auditorium Bldg., un- til 1916, now in Lyon & Healy Bldg. Served in German Army, 1891-2. Musical dir. Chicago Teach- ers' Chorus, Schiller Liedertafl, Junger Maenner- chor, etc. Republican. Evangelical Lutheran. Ma- son, Odd Fellow. Home: 408 W. 61st St. Address: Lyon and Healy Bldg.
BIEDERWOLF, William Edward, evangelist. (See Who's Who in America. )
BIEHN, Joseph Favil, M.D., bacteriologist; b. at Chicago, Apr. 1, 1878; A.M., Northwestern Univ., 1898, M.D., 1901; student Post-Grad. Med. School, 1901 --. Instr. bacteriology and clinical pathology. Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1899-1902; asst. prof. pathology. Post-Grad. Med. School, 1901-2; prof. bacteriology, sanitary sciences and pub, health, Dearborn Med. School, since 1903; supt. and bacteriologist, Municipal Laboratory, Chicago, 1904-9; dir. scientific and research laboratories, Abbott Alkaloidal Co., 1909; bacteriologist to Mercy, Samaritan, Wesley hosps, and Post-Grad, Hosp. Training School; pathologist and bacteriologist, Dearborn Post-Graduate Medical School; prof. bac- teriology and special pathology, Am. Med. Coll. Home: 5444 Lakewood Av.
BIERBOWER, Austin, lawyer, author; died Apr. 12, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
BIERD, William G., railway official; b. Balti- more, Md., May 24, 1864; s. Obediah and Mary Bierd; ed. pub. and night schs .; m. Maude, d. E. D. Chapman, of Fulton, Ill., Feb. 25, 1891. Began rail- road work at 17 as bridge gang laborer, C.&N .- W. Ry .; resigned after 5 yrs .; overseer of construc- tion, C., B.&Q.Ry.Co .; yardmaster U.P.R.R., Chey- enne, Wyo .; trainmaster Norfolk & Western R.R., Roanoke, Va .; same Lehigh Valley rd., Buffalo, N. Y., until 1902; trainmaster and div. supt., C., R.I. &P.Ry., 1902-4; asst. to the gen. mgr., same rd., 1904-5; gen. supt. and gen. mgr. Panama R.R. & Steamship Co., Colon, Panama, 1905-7; gen. supt., N. Y., N. H.&H. R.R., 1907-9; vice pres. and gen. mgr., M.&St.L.R. R., 1910-14; pres., C.&A. R.R. since 1914. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Golf. Home: 2258 Lincoln Park W. Office: 608 S. Dearborn St.
EIERINGER, William Augustus, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)
BIESENTHAL, Max, M.D .; b. Milwaukee, Dec. 13, 1882; s. Edward and Eva Biesenthal; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. ( Univ. of 111.), Chicago, 1904; m. C. Bacharach, of Chicago, Dec. 20, 1911. Practiced at Chicago since 1904; attending phys. Cook Co. Hosp., same, Municipal Tuperculosis Commn, Mem. A.M.A., Ill, State and Chicago med. socs., Nat. Assn. Prevention of Tuberculosis, Hebrew. Home: 6045 South Park Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
BIGELOW, Edward Alpheus; Aug. 18, 1849-Dec. 18, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BIGELOW, Harry Augustus, professor law; b. at Norwood, Mass., Sept. 22, 1874: s. Erwin A. and Amy (Fisher) Bigelow; A.B., Harvard, 1896, LL. B., 1899; m. Mary Parker, of Georgetown, Colo., Apr. 12, 1902. Instr. criminal law, Harvard Law Sch., 1899-1900; engaged in practice of law in Honolulu, H.T., 1900-3; asst. prof. law, 1904-6, asso. prof., 1906-9, prof, since July 1, 1909, Univ. of Chicago. Editor 3d edit. May's Criminal Law, 1905; writer of legal treatises and articles. Mem. Ill. Bar Assn., Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, Order of the Coif. Democrat. Clubs: University, City, Quad- rangle, Legal. Home: 1225 E. 56th St.
BIGELOW, Louis Herbert, wholesale paper; b. Cleveland, O., May 23, 1866; s. Louis Henry and Kate (Adams) Bigelow; grammar and high schs.,
BIGELOW, Nelson P., lumber. Removed to Bige- low, Ark. (See vol. 1911.)
BIGGER, Robert Rush, clergyman; b. New Con- cord, O., Apr. 27, 1867; s. James McClure and Nancy Agnes ( Rush) Bigger; A.B., Muskingum Coll., 1891, A.M., 1894; studied Lake Forest Univ .; Ph.D., Franklin Coll., 1899; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., 1894; m. Anna Margaret Clark, of Cambridge, O., Aug. 12, 1891; children: Mary Arnette, Robert Reid. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1893; pastor 3d Ch., Wheeling, W.Va., 1894-1903, 2d Ch., Massillon, O., 1903-9, Westminster Ch., Cleveland, 1909-16, 6th Ch., Chicago, since Apr., 1916. Founder Presbyn. Brotherhood of America. Progressive Republican. Mason. Home: 3614 Lake Park Av.
BILL, Ingram Ebenezer, clergyman; b. Hampton, N.B., Can., Nov. 23, 1872; s. Ingram Ebenezer and Eleanor (Pyke) Bill; A.B., Acadia Univ., Nova Sco- tia, 1893; student Newton Theol. Instn., 1893-4; B.D., Rochester (N.Y.) Theol. Sem., 1897; Div. Sch. of Univ. of Chicago, 1905-8; fellow in ch. history, Univ. of Chicago, 1907-8; m. Blanche Thomas, of London, Ont., May 5, 1897. Ordained Baptist min- istry, Sept. 19, 1894; pastor West Cleveland, O., 1894-5, First Ch., Oberlin, O., 1897-1905; acting pas- tor Capitol Hill Ch., Denver, Colo., Mar .- Sept., 1908; pastor North Shore Ch., Chicago, 1908-13, City Park Ch., Denver, 1913-16, Parkside Ch., Chi- cago, since Sept., 1916. Home: 1515 E. 69th Pl.
BILLINGS, Charles Lewis, lawyer; b. Highland, Wis .; s. Henry M. and Ann ( Bray) Billings; ed. common schs., lowa Co., Wis .; Normal Sch., Platte- ville, Wis .; spl. student Univ. of Wis., 1878-82; un- married. Chief clerk in office of atty. gen, of Wis., 1882-3; settled in Chicago, 1883; wrote articles and notes upon legal subjects for law journals, 1883-4; asst. librarian Chicago Law Inst., 1885; atty. in credit dept. of J. V. Farwell & Co., 1886; practiced in Kansas City, Mo., 1887-90, Chicago since 1890; mem. Paddock, Wright & Billings, 1894-1901. Elected state senator 1st Senatorial Dist., Nov., 1906; Rep. candidate for municipal judge, 1914. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chi- cago Law Inst. Clubs: Law, Chicago, University. Recreation: music. Home: 229 E. Huron St. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
BILLINGS, Frank, M.D .; b. Highland, Iowa Co., Wis., Apr. 2, 1854; s. Henry M. and Ann (Bray) Billings; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1881, M.S., 1890; interne Cook Co. (Ill.) Hosp., 1881-2; studied in Vienna, 1885-6; m. Dane Ford Brawley, of Wash- ington, D.C., May 26, 1887. Prof. medicine, North- western Univ., 1891-8; prof. medicine since 1898, dean of faculty since 1900, Rush Med. Coll. (Univ. of Chicago); professorial lecturer, 1901-5, prof. medicine, since 1905, Univ. of Chicago. First It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., since 1908; phys. to Presbyn. Hosp .; consulting physician to the Chil- dren's Memorial, St. Luke's, Michael Reese and Provident hosps .; pres. Ill. State Bd. Charities. Mem. A.M.A. (pres., 1902-4, treas., 1904-10), Assn. Am. Physicians (pres., 1905-6), Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (pres., 1890), Chicago Neurol. Soc., Nat. Assn. for Study and Prevention of Tu- berculosis (pres., 1907-8). Head of U.S. commn. on sanitation, medicine and food distribution in Rus- sia and sent there, July, 1917; mem. med. advisory com. Am. Red Cross. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Athletic. Home: 242 E. Walton Pl. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.
BILLINGSLEA, Edward L., resident partner firm of Rogers, Brown & Co., pig iron. Home: 4539 Ellis Av. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
BILLMAN, Joseph E., clergyman; b. Minneapo- lis, Minn., Feb. 6, 1890; s. J. L. Billman; prep. edn. Pillsbury Acad., Owatonna, Minn .; student Univ. of Minn .; Univ. of Chicago; m. Vera Sheldon, of Wa- terville, Minn., Sept. 15, 1914; 1 daughter, Eunice
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Ada. Pastor Galilee Bapt. Ch., Chicago, since Sept. Flora (Pierce) Binyon: ed. high sch., Crown Point, 15, 1914. Home: 2019 Wellington Av.
BILLOW, Clayton Oscar, consulting engr .; b, at Shelby, O., June 14, 1860; s. David and Susan (Tressler) Billow; grad. Shelby (O.) High Sch., 1879; m. Springfield, O., Nov. 24, 1887, Helen Park- er; children: Robert (died in infancy), Virginia. Operator in Shelby Woolen Mills, 1877-8, in sur- veying corps as transitman, 1879; in government employ, 1880; with James Leffel & Co., turbine wheels, Springfield, O., 1881; with Cincinnati, San- dusky & Cleveland Ry., 1882, St. John Sewing Ma- chine Co., 1883, Champion City Oil Co., 1884-8, and during that period, with E. E. Billow, carried on experiments with crude oil for fuel and made some of the earliest installations of apparatus for stor- ing, controlling and burning liquid fuels; gen. western mgr. Pasteur-Chamberlain Filter Co., at St. Louis, Mo., 1888-9; in 1890, with E. E. Billow, came to Chicago and organized Nat. Supply Co., of which is sec. Was asst. mech. engineer of the World's Columbian Expn., 1892-3, and designed, in- stalled and operated the fuel oil appliances con- nected with the power plant (received two medals and three diplomas). Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Ohio Soc. (sec., 1913-16; pres., 1916-17). Republic- an. Lutheran. Mason (Past Comdr. Apollo Com- mandery No. 1, K.T.), Elk, K.P. Co-inventor and patentee of the Billow System fuel oil appliances, furnaces, forges, kilns, etc. Clubs: Union League, Engineers. Home: 1013 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 416 Grand Av., Chicago.
BILLOW, Elmer Ellsworth, pres. Nat. Supply Co .; b. Shelby, O., May 11, 1862; s. David and Susan (Tressler) Billow; student Wittenberg Coll., Spring- field, O., 1883; m. Minnie B. Faust, of Shelby, O., 1881 (died 1889) ; children: Vera (Mrs. John Deles- tenier), Susan (Mrs. C. B. Adams) ; m. 2d, Harris- burg, Pa., 1891, Jessie McKee; children: Marjorie, Elmer E., Jr. Engaged in oil business at Spring- field for 6 yrs., coming to Chicago in 1888, and be- coming pres. of the Nat, Supply Co .; receiver Wy- opo Co. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Beta Theta Pi, S.A.R. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Press (life). Recreation: traveling. Home: 823 Washington St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 416 W. Grand Av .. Chicago.
BINGHAM, Arthur E., lumber mcht. (See vol. 1911.)
BINGHAM, Charles Lyman, mfr. dental supplies, retired. (See vol. 1911.)
BINGHAM, Millard F., president Samuel Bing- ham's Son Mfg. Co., printers' rollers; b. N. Y. City, 1847; s. Samuel Bingham, 1st mfr. of printing press rollers, Office: 636 Sherman St.
BINKOWITZ, Samuel D., vice pres. Am. Insu- lated Wire & Cable Co. (See vol. 1911.)
BINSWANGER, Augustus, lawyer; b. at Catons- ville, Baltimore Co., Md., Jan. 19, 1844; s. Emanuel and Elise (Seligman) Binswanger; ed. pub. schs., Baltimore; LL.B., Yale Law Sch., 1867; m. Carrie Vogel, of Chicago, Nov. 20, 1872 (died Dec. 23, 1914) ; children: Ida, Alvin. Practiced at St. Louis, 1867-88; removed to Chicago, 1888; in charge of le- gal business of Nelson Morris & Co. until 1915. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chi- cago Law Inst. Democrat. Mason. Dir. and sec. Chicago Sinai Congregation for 5 yrs. Mem. B'nai B'rith. Club: Standard. Residence: Hotel Metro- pole. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
BINSWANGER, Jacob, mfr .; b. Germany, Mar. 30, 1862; s. Oswald and Caroline (Kahn) Binswan- ger; ed. puh. schs. and commercial coll., Augsburg, Bavaria; m. San Francisco, Bella Ottenheimer, of Jebenhausen, Germany, Apr. 20, 1890; children: Richard M. and Elsie K. Served apprenticeship in a wholesale dry goods house of Geneva, Switzer- land; came to America, 1883. traveled 16 yrs. for Pacific Coast houses; then for a St. Louis firm; associated with Ottenheimer & Co., mfrs. of duck clothing, 1901-5, and still retains interest in that house; propr. Binswanger Children's Muslin Under- wear Co. Jewish religion. Home: 5244 South Park Av. Office: 510 Throop St.
Ind .; m. Fanny Spencer, d. of late S. S. Kimbell, of Chicago, Nov. 22, 1893; 2 sons: Spencer, Millard. Taught district sch. in Lake Co., Ind., until coming to Chicago in 1888; was employed by Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. a short time, then in whole- sale dept. of Marshall Field & Co. 3 yrs .; identified with brick mfg. industry since 1893 and became sec. S. S. Kimbell Brick Co. in 1902, and pres. in 1907. Republican. Clubs: Builders' (ex-pres.), Au- tomobile, Beverly Golf. Recreation: motoring. Home: 2604 Kimball Av. Office: 304 Chamber of Commerce.
BINZ, Charles Augustus, twines and cordage; h. St. Louis, May 30, 1853; s. Stephen and Anna M. (Leonard) Binz; ed. grammar and high schs. and business coll. at St. Louis; m. Catherine Hetzel, of St. Louis, Sept. 17, 1878 (died May 22, 1910); 1 daughter, Lillian L. (Mrs. Harry L. Malcher). Be- gan as order clerk for Curtis & Co. Mfg. Co., St. Louis, 1878, coming to Chicago, 1880, as mgr. of the branch office; incorporated. 1suv, a separate company of the same name, of which has been sec. since 1887. Democrat. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Catholic. Mem. Royal League. Recrea- tions: howling, motoring. nome: 4363 Kenmore Av. Office: 215 N. Desplaines St.
BIRCH, Hugh Taylor, lawyer; b. Lake Co., Ill., Aug. 2, 1848; s. Erastus Mitchell and Sally ( Milli- gan) Birch; studied Antioch Coll., Yellow Springs, O .; m. Maria Root, of Buffalo; 1 daughter, Helen Louise. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1871, and since prac- ticed in Chicago; mem. Galt, Birch & Galt. Was Ist asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., 1872-76. Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago. Winter home: 12 E. Scott St. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
BIRD, George Henry, automobiles; b. London, Eng., Feb. 9, 1877; s. John William and Henrietta ( Maylem) Bird; brought to U.S., 1879; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago: m. Elizabeth Curtis, of Ft. Atkin- son, Wis., Sept. 30, 1903; 2 children: George Curtis, Henrietta. Began active career in employ of A. Flanagan & Co., pubs., 1893; then with Ginn & Co., pubs., 1893-5; with C. J. Whipple, bicycles, later Whipple & Bird; entered bicycle business on own account as George H. Bird & Co., 1902; associated in automobile business with A. G. Bennett, 1902, title later becoming Bennett, Bird Co .; is pres. Bird-Sykes Co., distributors of the Paige automo- biles, since 1906. Mem. Chicago Automobile Deal- ers' Assn. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason. Clubs: Ouilmette Country, Detroit Athletic. Recre- ation: gardening. Home: 510 Washington Av., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 2215 S. Michigan Boul., Chicago.
EIRD, Harry Lewis, editor, lawyer; b. Marinette, Wis, Oct. 8, 1870; s. Hon. H. P. and Sarah J. ( Fair- child) Bird; A.B., Lake Forest Coll., 1894; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law; m. Chicago, 1897, Grace Wilson; children: Harlan Wilson, Harry Lewis, Jr., Elizabeth, Thomas Sheldon. Came to Chicago, 1894; was on editorial staff Chicago Chronicle 3 yrs., Chicago Daily News 3 yrs., city editor of lat- ter, 1899-1901; chief paymaster City of Chicago, 1901-4; engaged in gen, law practice with Graham H. Harris; later associated with John Vennema and James W. Hyde; gen. sec. Legislative Voters' League of Ill .; asst. editor The Continent; editor The Multitude Magazine; sec. Business Federation of America; with Chicago Daily News, 1917. Ma- son. Club: Hamilton (life mem .; dir., 1906-8). Home: 5441 Kenmore Av.
BIRD, Paul Percy, mechanical engr .; b. Kalama- 700, Alich., Mar. 24, 1877; s. Charles H. and Mary A. (Warrant) Bird; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1900; m. Elizabeth, d. of Mrs. A. D. Hyatt, of Toledo, O., June 20, 1908; children: Paul P., Jr., Mary Eliza- beth, Alma Darst. With Newport News ( Va.) Ship- building Co., 1900-3; instr. in marine engring., Cor- nell Univ., 1904; steam engr., Ill. Steel Co., South Chicago, 1904-7; smoke insp., City of Chicago, 1907- 11; mech. engr. with Commonwealth Edison Co., Chicago, 1911-13; mem. firm of Morton, Bird & Whitman, consulting engrs., since 1913. Pres. In- ternat. Assn. for Prevention of Smoke, 1910; mem. Assn. of Commerce Com. on Smoke Prevention and Electrification of Ry. Terminals, Chicago, 1915; mem. Am. Soc. Mech, Engrs., Nat. Electric Light
BINYON, Lewis Dexter, brick mfr .; b. at Cedar Lake, Ind., Apr. 13, 1871; s. Christopher W. and Assn., Western Soc. Engrs., Delta Tau Delta. Re-
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publican. Presbyterian. Club: University. Home: tions: golf, hunting, fishing. Home: Oak Park, I11. Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chi- Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago. cago.
BIRDSALL, Richard Maurice, cold storage; b. Greene, Chenango Co., N. Y., Jan. 11, 1843; s. Mau- rice and Irene Juliand Birdsall; ed. Oxford (N. Y.) m. Emma L., d. Rev. Henry Schumaker (pastor of
Acad .; m. Chicago, Mar. 29, 1882, Carrie M. An- drews; children: Jennie Irene (Mrs. Prof. F. A. Rogers), Carrie Lillian (Mrs. Charles R. Shult- heis), Elsie Louise (Mrs. Walter E. Toon). Began in retail grocery store at Greene, N.Y .; came to Chicago, 1877; became mem, firm of Birdsall & Western Refrigerator Co., and in 1894 changed to until 1905, since then vice pres. Served in Civil War as orderly sergeant, Co. E, Regt. N.G.N. Y. Republican. Mason (K.T.). Recreations: reading, billiards. Home: 4158 Washington Boul. Office: 421 N. State St.
BIRK, Edward John, brewing; b. Chicago, Apr. 2, 1867; s. Jacob and Magdalena (Wheelflin) Birk; ed. Scammon (pub.) Sch. to 1882; m. Chicago, Oct. 5, 1892, Amanda Markus; I son, William Jacob. Began as clerk for a commn. firm on the Chicago Board of Trade, 1882-9; went to the Pacific Coast; after 8 months returned to Chicago; learned the brewer's trade with the Wacker & Birk Brewing Co. and in Aug., 1891, with elder brother, William A., organized the Birk Bros. Brewing Co., of which is now sec. and treas. Democrat. Clubs: Ger- mania Männerchor, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Coun- try, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Rec- reation: motoring. Office: 1315 Webster Av.
BIRK, William Andrew, brewer; Nov, 11, 1861- June 11, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
BIRKENSTEIN, Albert, merchant: b. Chicago, Nov. 8, 1878; s. Sigmund and Mary (Felsenthal) Birkenstein; ed. pub. schs. and Chicago Business Coll .; m. Beatrice Schloss, of Chicago, Jan. 25, 1906: 2 daughters: Ruth, Eleanor. On leaving school entered house of S. Birkenstein & Sons, metals, in which has been a partner since 1903. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Mason (32º, Shriner), Elk. Club: Hampden. Rec- reations: walking, motoring.
Home: 939 Argyle 1877; M.D., Univ. of Berlin, 1882. Fellow Am. Acad. St. Office: 377 W. Ontario St.
BIRKENSTEIN, Louis, merchant; b. Chicago, Aug. 6, 1866: s. Sigmund and Mary ( Felsenthal ) Birkenstein; ed. pub. schs .; m., Chicago, June, 1897, Bertha G. Ulman; 1 son, George U. Since 1881 engaged in business established by his father in 1865, and now partner in S. Birkenstein & Sons, dealers in metals; also pres. Globe Metal Co .; treas. Bryant Mfg. Co. Pres. Nat. Assn. Waste Material Dealers; mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Mason (32º, Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Hampden. Recreation: golf. Home: 444 Wright- wood Av. Office: 377 W. Ontario St.
BIRKHOFF, George, Jr., real estate; May 15, 1852-June 27, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BIRKLAND, Norman Sven, coal; b. at Chicago, Dec. 3, 1861; s. Jacob S. and Serena (Mauritzon) Birkland; grad. Lake View High Sch .; m. Chicago, 1885, Anna McDonald; children: Norman Donald, Evelyn Isabel, Walter Bogle. Became associated, 1883, with Walter S. Bogle in the coal business as sec. and treas. Crescent Coal & Mining Co., con- tinuing until 1906; sec. Globe Coal Co. since 1906. Republican. Lutheran. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht. Home: 9220 Pleasant Av. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
BISHOP, Clarence Thomas, publisher; b. Elgin, Ill., Mar. 6, 1870; s. Thomas and Emma (Stringer) Bishop; ed. common schs. and "sch. of experience"; German Evangelical Ch.), of Elgin, Ill., May 22, 1895. Began active career as traveling representa- tive Cropley-Phillips Co., pubs., 1899, and has since continued with the company; was made sales mgr., 1909; vice pres. and gen. mgr. since July 1, 1916. Republican, Congregationalist. Mason (Blue Lodge,
Baker, cold storage, 1878, which later became the Commandery, Shrine). Recreations: motoring, camera enthusiast. Home: 107 N. Porter Av., El-
the Western Cold Storage Co., of which was sec. gin, Ill. Office: Tribune Bldg., Chicago.
BISHOP, Henry Walker, lawyer; died 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
BISHOP, Howard Francis, lawyer; s. Francis Howard Bishop; prep. edn. North Div. High Sch., Chicago; B.A., Yale, 1907, LL.B., 1910; m. Virginia Keith, of Chicago. Practiced in Chicago since 1910; served as asst. corpn. counsel, City of Chicago; mem. Lyman, Adams & Bishop; lecturer on munic- ipal corpns. and equitable remedies, Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. Home: 503 Fullerton Pkwy. Office: 1610 Title & Trust Bldg.
BISHOP, L(onis) Brackett, Chicago mgr. of the Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co .; b. Boston, Mass., Feb. 2, 1854; s. Paul J. and Frances A. ( Bacon) Bishop; ed. grammar and high schs., Boston; m. Minnie Ridgway, of Chicago, Apr. 2, 1890; 1 son, Ridg- way P. Began in wholesale dry goods house, Bos- ton, 1869, continuing 17 yrs .; removed to Chicago, 1886; became a solicitor for the Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co., of Springfield, Mass., at its Chicago branch, 1889, and in 1897 became Chicago mgr. of the company; dir. Mt. Hope Cemetery Assn. Mem. Life Underwriters' Assn. of Chicago (ex-pres.), Nat. Assn. of Life Underwriters (pres., 1912). Re- publican. Swedenborgian. Mem. Soc. Mayflower Descendants, New England Soc. of Chicago (ex- pres.). Club: Hamilton. Recreations: music, liter- ature (philosophy), billiards. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: III W. Monroe St.
BISHOP, Rufus W., M.D .; A.B., Univ. of Vt., Medicine; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Office: 25 E. Jackson Boul.
BISHOP, Seth Scott, M.D .; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Feb. 7, 1852; s. Lyman and Maria ( Probart) Bish- op; grad. Pooler Inst., Fond du Lac; studied at Beloit (Wis.) Coll .; New York Univ .; M.D., North- western Univ., 1876; (D.C.L., LL.D.) ; learned print- er's trade; m. Jessie A. Button, 1885; children: Jes- sie E., Mable B. Prof. diseases of the nose, throat and ear, Loyola Univ. Med. Sch .; surgeon to Jeffer- son Park Hosp., and other hosps. and charity dis- pensaries; consulting surgeon to Mary Thompson Hosp., Ill. Masonic Orphans' Home (LaGrange, Ill.) and Silver Cross Hosp., Joliet. Mem. Internat. Med. Congress, Pan-Am. Med. Congress, A.M.A., state med. socs. of Ill., Wis. and Minn., Beta Theta Pi, etc. Mem. Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Honor, Ancient Order of United Workmen. Author: Dis- eases of the Ear, Nose and Throat, and Their Ac- cessory Cavities; The Ear and Its Diseases; also numerous monographs; has written extensively for journals and books. Asso, editor New York Medical Times. Home: 1726 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 31 N. State St., Chicago.
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