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 22

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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BISSELL, Arthur, pianos and organs; b. Chica- go, Jan. 1, 1870; s. George Francis and Jerusha (Woodbridge) Bissell; ed. Chicago pub. schs., Chi- cago Manual Training Sch., Lake Forest Acad., Lake Forest Univ .; m. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 1, 1897, Emily Greeley Tredway; children: Emily Greeley Tredway, Arthur Dwight. Was 5 yrs. with Weber Piano Co .; then 5 yrs. with Lyon, Potter & Co., for- mer agents of Steinway & Sons' pianos; sec. Clay- ton F. Summy Co., publishers and importers of mu- sic and dealers in music, and Chicago representa- tive of Chickering & Sons, pianofortes, 1898-1907; then organized the Bissell-Cowan Piano Co., of which was pres. until Apr. 1, 1910, when the Aeo-

BISHOP, Charles Nelson, insurance: b. Kenosha, Wis., May 28, 1855; s. Rev. Hiram Nelson Bishop; ed. high sch., Chicago; m. Chicago, Sept. 7, 1903. Anna Robbins. In 1872 entered fire ins. agency of Thomas & W. A. Goodman, as clk., until 1875; in service of The Spectator, ins. journal, 1875-80 and 1883-5; engaged in mining, and as editor and propr. Summit Co. Leader, Colorado, 1880-3: partner in fire ins, agency of H. H. Brown & Co., Chicago, 1884-9; Chicago mgr. for the Northern Assurance Co., Ltd., of London, since 1889. Pres. Chicago Bd. lian Co. of N.Y. City purchased the lease, good will, of Underwriters, 1909. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, etc., of the Bissell-Cowan Piano Co. at 409 S. Mich- Illinois, Oak Park, Oak Park Country. Recrea- igan Av., and he was resident mgr. of that com-

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pany until 1913; pres. Bissell-Weisert Piano Co. Black; ed. pub. schs., Lancaster, O .; m. Helen Can- since 1913. Pres. Chicago Musical Art Soc. Repub- lican. Clubs: University, Cliff Dwellers, Onwentsia. Recreations: golf, music (vocal). Home: 50 E. Schiller St. Office: 410 S. Michigan Av.

BISSING, Petrowitsch, violinist, composer; b. at Saratov, Russia, Jan. 4, 1874; s. Justus and Mar- garet (Guenther) Bissing; ed. Prague, Bohemia; latest instructors, Anton Dvorak, harmony and composition, Ot. Seveik, violin; unmarried. Came to U.S., 1906, to Chicago, 1914; engaged in concert work, teaching and composing; appeared in con- cert before Emperor Joseph in Prague and in other European cities. Composer: Synthetical Violin Technique (regarded as standard work by many teachers of America and Europe), 1909; also other tech. studies for violin, songs with piano accom- paniment, violin compositions with piano accom- paniment, numbers for string orchestra, etc. Home: 5334 Ellis Av. Studio: Kimball Hall Bldg.

BITHER, William A., lawyer; b. Sherbourn Co., Minn., June 16, 1867; s. Hiram Hall and Safrona (Felch) Bither; B.S., Northern Ind. Coll., 1888; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1892; m. Stacyville, Ia., July 19, 1894, Lydia L. Penny; 1 daughter, Luella. Ad- mitted to bar by Supreme Court of Ill., 1892; mem. Bither & Goff. Pres. Masonic Temple Safety De- posit Co., Hill Construction Co .; dir. and men. exec. bd. Security Trust & Deposit Co .; dir. Internat. Register Co. Republican. Home: 4400 Greenwood Av. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.

BLABON, Joseph Ward, railway official; b. at Farmington, Franklin Co., Me., Apr. 27, 1858; s. Joseph Eaton and Martha Ward (Smith) Blabon: ed. pub. schs., Portland, Me .; unmarried. Began as clk. at New York, 1876; in business on own ac- count, St. Paul, Minn., 1883-9; entered ry. service on G.N.R.R., 1890, with which remained until 1905, as purchasing agt., 1890-9, western traffic mgr., at Seattle, 1899-1902, 4th vice pres., 1902-5; was also pres. G.N. Express Co. and Northern Steamship Co .; traffic mgr. C.&A.R.R., Jan. 1, 1905-Dec. 31, 1908; vice pres. C.G.W.R.R. since Sept. 1, 1909. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf, South Shore Coun- try, Traffic (Chicago) ; Minneapolis (Minneapolis) ; Minnesota (St. Paul); Des Moines (Des Moines, Ia. ). Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.

BLACK, Arthur Davenport, dentist; b. Jackson- ville, Ill., Nov. 15, 1870; s. Dr. Greene V. and Eliza- beth Black; B.S., Ill. Coll., 1892; D.D.S., Northwest- ern Univ. Dental Sch., 1900, M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1901; M.A., Northwestern Univ .; m. Lenore Bronaugh, of Virden, Ill., Oct. 19, 1897; 3 children: Gilmer Vardiman, Mary Barbara, Jane. Came to Chicago from Jacksonville, 1895; was en- gaged in mfg. business in Indianapolis and Chi- cago; practiced in Chicago since 1900; prof. opera- tive dentistry, and asst. oral surgeon, Northwest- ern Univ. Dental Sch .; oral surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Inst. of Medicine of Chicago, Nat. Dental Assn., Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., Physicians' Club. Republican. Clubs: University, Westmoreland. Rec- reations: hunting and fishing. Home: 1250 Asbury Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

BLACK, Frederick E., clergyman; b. in Pa .; s. Traville F. and Susan Catherine (Oglesby ) Black; A.B., Western Union Coll., Lemars, Pa .; grad. Mc- Cormick Theol. Sem .; unmarried. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1915; pastor Irving Park Immanuel Ch. Democrat. Home: 4251 N. Spaulding Av.

BLACK, Frederick William, lumber; b. Indian- apolis, Aug. 17, 1874; s. William F. and Elizabeth (Webster) Black; ed. grammar and high schs .; m. Winsted, Conn., June 20, 1899, Mary Anna Cooke; 2 daughters: Elizabeth L., Helen L. In employ of Greer, Mills & Co., Union Stock Yards, 1894-8; or- ganized, and mem. Harman-Black Coal Co., 1899- 1903; pres. F. W. Black Coal Co., 1903-5; pres. Fred W. Black Lumber Co. since 1905; also pres. Black Lumber & Veneer Co. Republican. Mem. Ch. of Christ. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: tennis. Home: 5032 St. Lawrence Av. Office: 2245 S. Crawford Av.

BLACK, George, wholesale hardware; b. in Kan., Aug. 23, 1866; s. Samuel and Mary Jane (Stuart)

non, of Lancaster, Nov. 18, 1893; 7 children: George, Howard, Lawrence, Marcello, Charles, Francis, Robert. Clerk in office of Toledo & Hocking Valley R.R., at Columbus, O., 1882-7; then bookkeeper Internat. Packing Co., Columbus, 1885; office clerk "Big Four" Ry., Pa.R.R., 1886-92 (both at Colum- bus); with Allerton, Clarke Co., wholesale hard- ware, Chicago, since 1893, now treas. of the com- pany. Republican. Club: Hardware. Home: Whea- ton, Ill. Office: 74 W. Lake St., Chicago.

BLACK, Greene Vardiman, dentist; Aug. 3, 1836- Aug. 31, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914- 15.)

BLACK, John Charles, lawyer; Jan. 27, 1839-Aug. 17, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)

BLACK, John Clarke, banker; July 3, 1837-June 1, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

BLACK, John Donald, lawyer; b. Urbana, Ill., Sept. 11, 1872; s. Gen. John Charles and Adaline L. (Griggs) Black; ed. pub. schs. of Danville, Ill., and Washington, D.C .; Columbian Univ. Law Sch .. Washington, D.C .; Harvard Law Sch .; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1902, Margaret Horton Potter; m. 2d, 1911, Louise (Love) Beckwith. Admitted to bar by Su- preme Court of Ill., 1896; now mem. law firm of Winston, Payne, Strawn & Shaw. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Glen View, Chicago Automobile. Home: 2258 Lincoln Park West. Office: First Nat. Bank Building.

BLACK, Louis N., book pub .; b. Macomb, Ill., July 27, 1879; s. Ekin and Laura ( Phelps) Black; ed. pub. schs., Macomb; m. Helen M. Long, of Chi- cago, 1904. Began in employ of A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1896, continuing 5 yrs .; became con- nected with the Book Supply Co., publishers of fic- tion (mail order house), 1901, now sec. and treas. Mem. Disciples of Christ. Recreation: motoring. Home: 4114 N. Springfield Av. Office: 231 W. Mon- roe St.

BLACK, Robert A., M.D .; b. Apr. 18, 1879; s. of Rev. J. A. and Tizah M. (Cannon) Black; prep. edn. Washington Acad., la .; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1904. Engaged in practice at Chicago since 1904, making a specialty of the diseases of children: prof. diseases of children, Post-Grad. Med. Sch., since 1908; head dept. of pediatrics, Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery; attending pediatrician to Mercy and Washington Park hosps. Mem. Assn. Am. Teachers of Diseases of Children, A.M.A., 111. State and Chicago med. socs. Office and Residence: Del Prado Hotel.

BLACK, Stephen H., secretary Bauer & Black; Mar. 4, 1861-Jan. 4, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACK, William Joseph, railway official; b. St. Louis, Oct. 3, 1864; s. Andrew and Mary (O'Con- nell) Black; m. Mary M. Atchison, of Leavenworth, Kan., Apr. 24, 1895. Entered ry. service, 1879, as office boy; served in various positions until 1887; chief clerk passenger dept., Oct., 1887-Jan. 1. 1892, asst. gen. pass. agt., Jan. 1, 1892-Feb. 1, 1897, gen. pass. agt., 1897-1905, pass. traffic mgr. entire A.,T. &S.F. System, since Oct. 10, 1905. Address. Rail- way Exchange.

BLACK, William Perkins, lawyer; Nov. 11, 1842- Jan. 3, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACKBURN, Charles, secretary Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago R.R. Co. Removed to Balti- more, Md. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACKBURN, Francis Adelbert, college prof. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACKLEDGE, John Wesley, mfr. automobile parts; b. Rockville, Ind .; s. Thomas Grisselle and Susanna (Kenagy) Blackledge; ed. high sch., Indi- anapolis; unmarried. Entered mfg. business at In- dianapolis; later became mem, of the Mullen- Blackledge Co., mfrs. and packers of food prod- ucts; organized a consolidation of the largest pea canneries in Wis., 1907; started in business on own account, 1910, as The John W. Blackledge Mfg. Co., mfrs. automobile parts, and so continues. Has be- longed to many musical socs. and received medals for valuable inventions. Mem. Indiana Soc. Re- publican. Methodist. Club: Exmoor Country. Rec- reations: golf, shooting, music, motoring. Home: 11 W. Goethe St. Office: 341 E. Ohio St.

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BLACKMAN, Chester Sidney, grain commn .; Justus Blair, 2d. Began, 1910, as asst. sec .- treas. Aug. 15, 1848-Oct. 22, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACKMAN, Willis Lemuel, grain commn .; b. Jericho Center, Vt., May 2, 1845; s. Henry C. and Minerva (Lane) Blackman; removed with parents in boyhood to Harvard, Ill .; ed. pub. schs. of Har- vard; m. Fenton, Mich., 1869, Carrie Linsley; chil- dren: Winifred (Mrs. E. E. Gray), Willis L., Bon- nibel, Marjorie, Came to Chicago in 1862 and es- tablished in the grain commn. business later with two brothers, forming the firm of Blackman Bros., to which succeeded, 1908. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Alderman of Hinsdale, 1900-4. Congregationalist. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: Hinsdale, 111. Office: Bd. of Trade, Chicago.

BLACKMARR, Frank Hamlin, M.D .; b. Rouse- ville, Pa., Feb. 16, 1871; s. Hamlin L. and Mary C. (Gray) Blackmarr; Allegheny Coll., Meadville, Pa .; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1893; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1897; m. Catherine Strong, of Oil City, Pa., June 22, 1899. Practiced in Chicago since 1897; specializes in X-ray therapy, radium therapy. Mem. Am, Chem. Soc .. Chicago Homoe. Med. Soc., Am. Soc. Clin. Research, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Scottish Rite Mason. Clubs: Illinois Ath- letic (life), Press (life), Chicago Motor, South Shore Country (life), Unanimous (New York). Home: 5555 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 25 E. Wash- ington St.

BLACKSTONE, Harriet, portrait painter; b. New Hartford, N.Y .; d. Mills Case and Mary Elizabeth (Ladd) Blackstone; ed. Mrs. Foster's School for Young Women, New Hartford; art student, Pratt Inst., Brooklyn; Académie Julien, Paris; under gen. corps of instrs., Paris, 1906-7; also studied with William M. Chase, New York. Exhibited in Paris Salon, and in leading cities of U.S. since 1906. Mem, Chicago Soc. Artists, The Arts Club, Inter- nat. Soc. Arts and Letters ( Paris), Am, Women's Art Assn. (Paris), Presbyterian, Clubs: Little Room, Cordon. Compiled books, 1901-2, which are still in use in high schs. and colleges. Home: 755 Grove St., Glencoe, 111.

BLACKWELDER, I. S., insurance; Mar. 8, 1840- Oct. 27, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

BLACKWOOD, Alexander Leslis, surgeon; b. in Huntington Co., Que., Can., July 28, 1862; s. John and Ann (Steell) Blackwood; ed. Huntington (Can.) Acad. and McGill Univ., Montreal; M.D., Hahne- mann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1888, New York Post- Grad. Med. Sch. and Hosp., 1889, Johns Hopkins Med. Sch., 1902; m. Helen A. Winslow, of Ham- mond, Ind., Aug. 16, 1891 (died Feb. 11, 1903). Sr. prof. materia medica and prof. clin. medicine, Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, since 1899. Ex- vice pres. Chicago Bd. of Edn. Author: Diseases of the Heart, 1901; Diseases of the Lungs, 1902; A Manual of Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Phar- macology, 1906; Pancreas and Ductless Glands, 1907; Diseases of the Food Tract, Home: 9128 Bal- timore Av. Office: 9157 Commercial Av.

BLAINE, Mrs. Emmons (Anita McCormick Blaine), philanthropist; d. Cyrus Hall (inventor of the reaping machine) and Nettie (Fowler) Mc- Cormick; sister of Harold Fowler and Cyrus Hall McCormick; widow of Emmons Blaine, lawyer (who died June 18, 1892), s. of late Hon. James G. Blaine, of Me. Founder Sch. of Edn., Univ. of Chi- cago; for a number of years mem. Bd. of Edn., Chi- cago. Home: 101 E. Drie St.

BLAIR, Chauncey Buckley, banking; b. at Lake Forest, 111., Aug. 18, 1886; s. late Chauncey Justus and Mary A. 1. ( Mitchell) Blair; ed. Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., 1901-5; B.A., Yale, 1909; m. Mildred Marshall, of Chicago, Jan. 4, 1913; 1 son, Chauncey

The Kennicott Co., mfrs. equipment for the stor- age, measurement and purification of water; sec,- treas. same, since Jan., 1914; vice-pres. Boulevard Tire & Supply Stores, Inc .; also cashier-treas. and dir. Chicago Morris Plan Bank since 1917. Mem. Zeta Psi. Republican, Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Casino. Recreations: golf and tennis. Home: 574 Hawthorne Pl. Office: 21 N. LaSalle St.

BLAIR, Chauncey Justus, banker; Apr. 6, 1845- May 10, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

BLAIR, Frank Anthony, mfr .; b. Franklin Cen- ter, P.Q., Can., Sept. 15, 1869; s. Alexander and Elizabeth (Anthony) Blair; ed. Huntington (Que.) Acad., and Davis and Buie's Business Coll., Mon- treal; m. Carrie Engenia Mann, of Hancock, Md., Dec. 23, 1895; 1 son, F. King. Came to Chicago in 1892, entering employ of the Fitzgerald Plaster Co., of which was mgr., 1892-5; with other Chicago en- terprises until 1900; began with Foley & Co., pro- prietary medicines, as salesman, 1900, becoming office mgr., 1902, 2d vice pres, and gen. mgr., 1904, vice pres., treas, and gen, mgr. since 1909; also vice pres, and mgr. the Magnolia Springs Land Co .; treas. and mgr. Foley-Gregory Engine Co. Repub- lican. Methodist. Mem. I.O.O.F., 111. Commercial Men's Assn. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Westmoreland Golf, White Lake Yacht. Recreation: motor-boat- ing. Home: 633 Waveland Av. Office: 2835 Sheffield Avenue.

BLACKMER, Ernest Alfred, wholesale paper; b. Rockford, 111., Oct. 5, 1863; s. Orlando Cullen and Emily Cate (Wingate) Blackmer; ed. Oak Park schs .; West Div. High Sch., Chicago; A.B., Williams Coll., Williamstown, Mass., 1886; m. Emma Agnes Morton, of Oak Park, Ill., Nov. 13, 1894; 3 children: Laurence Morton, Alan Rogers, Ruth, Employed in Chicago by Hammond Typewriter Co. of New York, 1886-94; with Moser Paper Co. since 1894, sec. and dir. since 1895. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Hamilton, Oak Park. Home: 128 Wesley Av., agt., New York, 1908-10, asst. gen. frt. agt., Chi- Oak Park, Ill. Office: 621 Plymouth Ct., Chicago.

BLAIR, George Archibald, traffic mgr .; b. Steu- benville, O., Dec. 20, 1866; s. James and Mary Jane ( Robertson) Blair; ed. pub. schs., and Hughes High Sch., Cincinnati (did not grad.); law student, Cin- cincinnati, 1882-4; m. Ida D. Atkins, of Cincinnati, Nov. 14, 1900. Clk. Ohio & Miss. R.R., 1884-9; trav- eling frt. agt., A.,T.&S.F.R.R., Cincinnati, 1889-98; traveling frt. agt., 1898-1900, commercial agt., Cin- cinnati, 1900-7, Pittsburgh, 1907-8, gen. Eastern cago, 1910-12, C.,M. & St.P. Ry .; gen. traffic mgr. C.&A. Ry., 1912-13; asst. frt. traffic mgr., C., M. & St.P. R.R. since May 1, 1913. Pres. Am. Assn. of Freight Traffic Officers. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Loyal Legion; Mason. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic, Olympia Fields Country, Traffic. Office: 319 Railway Ex- change.

BLAIR, Henry Augustus, financier; b. Michigan City, Ind., July 6, 1852; s. Chauncey Buckley and Caroline O. (DeGraff) Blair; ed. Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass .; m. Grace E. Pearce, of Chi- cago, Feb. 19, 1878; children: Natalie, Anita. After leaving school in 1871 entered the Merchants' Nat. Bank of Chicago, of which his father was founder and with which he continued, becoming vice pres., until 1902, when the bank consolidated with the Corn Exchange Nat. Bank; became receiver North Chicago Street Ry, and West Chicago Street Ry., 1904, and continued as such until the reorganiza- tion of the properties into the Chicago Rys. Co., of which has been pres. since Nov. 3, 1913; chmn. bd. Chicago Surface Lines; vice pres. Ill. Trust & Sav- ings Bank; dir. Elgin Nat. Watch Co., Common- wealth Edison Co., Pub. Service Co. of Northern Illinois, etc. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Caxton, Chicago Golf, Midlothian, South Shore Country, Exmoor, On- wentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Recreation: golf. Home: 2735 Prairie Av .; (summer) Jefferson, N.H. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

BLAIR, Sidney O., merchant; b. on farm, Bland- ford, Hampden Co., Mass., Sept. 11, 1846; s. Samuel O. and Eliza (Osborn) Blair; descendant of Robert Blair, who settled at Rutland, Worcester County, Mass., hefore 1720; m. Anna Louise Petty, of De- troit, Mich., May 8, 1872 (died Apr. 17, 1916) ; chil- dren: Mary L. (Mrs. Russell E. Burke, N. Y.), Rob- ert Osborn. Came to Chicago, 1868; employed as clk. in wholesale grocery; engaged in coffee and spice business since 1871; founded present com- pany, 1878, inc. 1882, and pres. E. B. Millar Coffee & Spice Co. until 1913, when retired from active management. Republican. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, 111. Mfrs.' Assn., Art Inst. Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: fishing, motoring. Home: 4716 Drexel Boul. Office: 230 N. Michigan Av.

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BLAIR, Watson Franklin, capitalist; b. Michi- titles of writings see Who's Who in America. Ad- gan City, Ind., Jan. 29, 1854; s. Chauncey Buckley dress: 122 N. Ashland Boul. and Caroline O. (DeGraff) Blair; ed. Williston BLAKE, Joseph M., M.D .: h. Chicago, Aug. 22, 1875; s. Michael M. and Margaret T. Blake; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1903. Practiced at Chi- cago since 1903; prof. of proctology, Chicago Hosp. Coll. Medicine and Surgery; mem, surg. staff Ft. Dearborn Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs., Cook Co. Surgical Soc. Democrat. Catholic. Home: 7324 Yates Av. Office: 7 W. Mad- ison St. Sem., Easthampton, Mass .; m. Chicago, 1883, Alice Keep; children: Watson, Wolcott. After leaving school entered the pork and beef packing firm of Culbertson, Blair & Co., until 1877; then engaged in the grain commn. business on the Chicago Bd. of Trade as Blair & Co. until 1890, when retired from active business; was several years dir. Mer- chants' Nat. Bank (founded by father) prior to 1902, at which time that bank, after an honorable career of 40 yrs., consolidated with the Corn Ex- BLAKELEY, John Marvin, lawyer; b. St. Paul, Minn., June 14, 1864; s. of Russell and Eleanor L. ( Sheldon) Blakeley; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1886; LL.B., Yale Law Sch., 1888; m. Emily A. Robbins, of St. Paul, Sept. 26, 1908. Practiced at St. Paul, 1888-1900, Chicago since 1900; mem. firm of Wells & Blakeley. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club. Republican. Clubs: University, City, On- wentsia Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 1210 Astor St. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St. change Nat. Bank, and donated to its employes $100,000; now dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, Com- monwealth Edison Co., Field Museum of Natural History. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic Assn., Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia; Metro- politan (Washington) ; Metropolitan, Union, The Brook, New York Yacht (New York) ; Royal Thames Yacht, Hurlington (London, Eng.) ; Travelers' (Par- is). Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 720 Rush St. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.

BLAKER, Clarence Judson, insurance; b. Eldo- BLAKE, Charles George, monuments; b. Devon- rado, Kan., July 30, 1882; s. Julian and Amanda shire, Eng., Oct. 3, 1866; s. William Milne and Ann (Skinner) Blaker; ed. pub. schs., Chicago. Former- ly identified with the legal depts. of several ins. companies; then engaged as an underwriter, 1906- 15; associated with O. P. Alford, 1915, in forming the Alford & Blaker Co., ins. gen. agents and mgrs., which still continues. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons Am. Revolution, Loyal Legion. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Coun- try, Kenwood, Indian Hill. Home: 1234 N. State St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul. Maria (Prouse) Blake; ed. grammar and high schs. of Westerly, R.I .; Cowles Art Sch., Boston; Art Inst. of Chicago; studied monumental art in Eu- rope; m. Sycamore, Ill., May 10, 1899, Mildred Ger- trude Ellwood; 2 sons: Charles E. and Donald P. In business alone, 1890-5; admitted brother, W. J., as partner; mem. Charles G. Blake & Co., mfrs. of granite monuments, since 1905; dir. Calumet Trust & Savings Bank, of Morgan Park. Mem. Bd. of Trustees of Morgan Park, 1907-10. Mem. Chicago Granite Mfrs.' Assn. (pres. since 1912), Chicago Stock Exchange, Municipal Art League of Chicago (dir.), Chicago Architectural Club, Art Inst. of Chi- cago (life). Vice pres. Morgan Park Business Men's Assn .; mem. advisory com. 32d Ward Regu- lar Republican Organization. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner) ; Patriarch Militant of I.O.O.F. Clubs: Hamilton (life, mem, and chmn. bldg. and grounds com.), Ridge Country. Recreations: golf, tennis, bowling, billiards. Home: 10835 S. Hoyne Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.

BLAKE, Edgar, clergyman; b. Gorham, Me., Dec. 8, 1x69; s. Charles H. and Abigail (Redlon) Blake; ed. common schs. of Me .; grad. Boston Univ. Sch. Theology, 1898; (D.D., Neb. Wesleyan Univ., 1909, Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., 1915) ; m. Char- lotte Woodman, of Westbrook, Me., Feb. 4, 1891. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1895; pastor Salem, N.H., 1895-9, Lebanon, N.H., 1899-1903, Manchester, N.H., 1903-8: asst. sec., 1908-12, corr. sec. since June, 1912, Bd. of Sunday Schs, of M.E. Ch. Republican. Knight Templar. Home: 718 Simpson St., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 58 E. Washington St., Chicago.

BLAKE, Emily Calvin (Mrs. Walter R. B.), au- thor; b. Manchester, Eng., Sept. 28, 1882; d. Thomas and Margaret (Young) Calvin; ed. pub. and high schs .; m. Walter R. Blake, of Chicago, Sept. 14, 1904. Author: Marcia of the Little Home, 1911; En- gaged Girl Sketches, 1910; Great Moments in a Woman's Life, 1910; Suzanna Stirs the Fire, 1915. Contbr. to mags. Home: Lombard, III.

BLAKE, Freeman K., lawyer; b. in DeKalb Co., Ind., Mar. 25, 1858; s. James O. and Martha (Kel- ley) Blake; A.B., Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ., 1881; m. Andrews, Ind., Mar. 12, 1884, Iva A. Minnich; m. 2d, Chicago, Aug. 5, 1908, Florence B. Marble; 1 son, Guy M. Practiced at Auburn, Ind., 1884-9, since at Chicago. Mem. Chicago City Council, 1899-1905; judge Municipal Court of Chicago, 1906-12. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Methodist. Mem. A.F. and A.M., Columbian Knights. Clubs: Hamilton, Ridgemoor Country. Home: 4125 Greenview Av. Office: 140 N. Dearborn St.

BLAKE, James Vila, clergyman; b. Brooklyn, Jan. 21, 1842; s. Hamlin and Elizabeth (Dexter) Blake; A.B., Harvard, 1862, B.D., 1866; m. Abble BLANCHARD, Don Curtis, manager Mechanical Rubber Co .; b. Rochester, Pa., Feb. 16, 1864; s. Ira Blanchard and Dorcas Eloise (Riley) Blanchard; ed. pub. schs., Rochester, Pa., to 1878; m. Alleghe- Frances Hovey, of Haverhill, Mass., 1869. Ordained Unitarlan ministry, 1867; pastor Haverhill, Mass., 1867-9, 28th Congl. Soc., Boston, 1869-72, 2d Congl. Ch., Quincy, Ill., 1878-83, 3d Unitarian Ch., Chicago, ny, Pa., Oct. 2, 1884, Sophia Mayer; I son, Don Cur- 1883-97, then of Ch. of All Souls, Evanston, Ill. For tis, Jr. Began as messenger boy in ry. office and

BLAKESLEE, Clyde W., grinding wheels; b. at Neponset, Ill., Mar. 6, 1874; s. Ezra and Caroline (MacCraken) Blakeslee; ed. pub, schs., Neponset; m. Laura Pliemling, of LaCrosse, Wis., Nov. 21, 1896; 1 daughter, Melva Laura. Began with Deer- ing Harvester Works, 1889; then in employ of Samuel Harris & Co., 1890-8; with C. H. Besley & Co., 1898-1900, Norton Co., 1900-5; vice pres. The H. A. Stocker Machinery Co., 1905-13; mgr. The Abrasive Co., mfrs. grinding wheels, since Mar. 1, 1913. Republican. Protestant. Mason. Clubs: Rota- ry, Machinery (pres., 1916-17). Home: 133 N. Hum- phrey Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 566 W. Washing- ton Boul., Chicago.

BLAKESLEE, George S., mfr. machinery: b. at Paris, N.Y., 1848; s. Levi and Abbey J. (Smith) Blakeslee; ed. pub. schs .; m. Louisa Jones, of Utica, N.Y., 1871. Began in hay and grain busi- ness, Chicago, 1871; joined Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1876; now pres. G. S. Blakeslee & Co., mfrs. ma- chinery; also pres. G. S. Blakeslee & Co. of New York, of Sarnia, Ont., Can., and of Blakeslee & Co. of Oklahoma. Progressive Republican. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Country. Home: 6022 Woodlawn Av. Office: 2852 Quinn St.

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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 22

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