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BLAKEY, Alvin Jay, investment broker. (See vol. 1911.)
BLANCHARD, Charles Albert, college pres .; b. Galesburg, Ill., Nov. 8, 1848; s. Jonathan and Mary Avery (Bent) Blanchard; A.B., Wheaton (Ill.) Coll., 1870; student Chicago Theol. Sem., 1875; (D.D., Monmouth Coll., 1896) ; m. Ella Milligan, of Pitts- burgh, Pa., Oct. 16, 1873 (died Oct. 30, 1884); 2d, Jeannie Carothers, of Wheaton, Ill., June 30, 1886 (died Feb. 9, 1894); 3d, Dr. Frances Carothers, of Des Moines, Ia., Feb. 18, 1896. Agt. and lecturer Nat. Christian Assn., 1870-2; prin. prep. dept., Wheaton Coll., 1872-4; prof. English lit, and lang., 1874-82, vice pres., 1878-82, prof. mental and moral science and pres. since 1882, Wheaton Coll. Pres. Sabbath Assn. of Ill .; pres. coll. sect., Ill. State Teachers' Assn., 1894; pres. Nat. Christian Assn., 1903, 04. Author: Educational Papers, 1883; Mod- ern Secret Societies, 1903; Light on the Last Days, 1913; Getting Things from God, 1915. Address: Wheaton, Ill.
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with Western Union Telegraph Co., Rochester, Pa .; telegraph operator and mgr. of telegraph office in gen. offices of the Pa. Lines West of Pittsburgh, at Pittsburgh, Pa .; came to Chicago, 1887, and entered employ of Chicago Rubber Works, which changed, 1892, to Mechanical Rubber Co., started as office clerk, became supt. in 1895 and has been mgr. since Jan. 1, 1904. Company's plant at Grand Av. and W. Ohio St., mfg. rubber goods for mechanical pur- poses, belting, hose, etc .; pres. The Walldren Ex- press & Van Co., Chicago, since Jan. 1, 1916; pres. The Oakley Warehouse Co., The Claremont Garage; dir. West Town State Bank. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs : Hamilton, Chicago Ath- letic. Recreations: automobiling, baseball. Home: 2331 Washington Boul. Office: 307 W. Randolph St.
BLANCHARD, Fredric Mason, professor public speaking; b. Williamstown, Vt., Mar. 15, 1867; s. George Washington and Louise Hannah (Elmer) Blanchard; grad. Goddard Sem., Barre, Vt., 1889; Ph.B., Oberlin (Ohio) Coll., 1893, A.M., 1897; grad. Emerson Coll. of Oratory, Boston, 1896; m. Susy Kendall, of Cavendish, Vt., July 17, 1897. Instr. Emerson Coll. of Oratory, 1896-7; instr. in public speaking, 1897-1902, asst. prof. since 1902, Univ. of Chicago; lecturer and public reader. Congregation- alist. Clubs: Quadrangle, Reynolds. Recreations: music, agriculture. Home: Lakeside, Mich. Ad- dress: 6034 Ingleside Av., Chicago.
BLAUVELT, Martin Post, railway comptroller. BLANCHARD, Irene Martha (Miss), college Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
dean; b. Lower Waterford, Vt., 1876; d. Enoch and Susan (Bugles) Blanchard; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1898, grad. student, 1911-12. Teacher, Battle Creek (Mich.) High Sch., 1898-9, Ill. Northern Univ., Normal, 1899-1910; acting dean of women, 1912- IS, dean since 1913, Northwestern Univ. Mem. Kappa Alpha Theta, Assn. Collegiate Alumna, D.A. R. Presbyterian. Address: Willard Hall, Evans- ton, Ill.
BLANCHARD, Wallace, orthopedic surgeon; b. Fredonia, N.Y., Dec. 15, 1849; s. Dr. Joseph and Jane Agnes (Mills) Blanchard; resident of Chicago since 1858; grad. Hathaway's Acad., 1865; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Dept., 1869; m. Galifen Brandt, July 12, 1900. Engaged in practice since 1869; specialist in orthopedic surgery; asst. prof. orthopedic surgery, Rush Med. Coll .; orthopedic surgeon to the Home for Destitute Crippled Chil- dren. Mem. A.M.A., Congress of Am. Phys. and Surg., Am. Orthopedic Assn., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T.). Home: 164 N. Ridgeland Av., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 15 E. Washington St., Chicago.
BLANDEN, Charles Granger, secretary Rialto Co., author; b. Marengo, McHenry Co., Ill., Jan. 19, 1857; s. Granger and Anna Louise (Tiffany ) Blan- den; ed. pub. schs .; Park Av. Inst., Bridgeport, Conn .; m. Elizabeth Mills, of Ottumwa, Ja., Sept. 17, 1884. With First Nat. Bank of Fort. Dodge, Ia., 15 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1890; since 1891 with the Rialto Co. (incorporated, 1886), owning the Postal Telegraph Bldg .; is sec. and dir. of company, and agent of the bldg. Was mayor of Fort Dodge, Ia., 1887-8; pres. of sch. trustees, town of Cicero, 1904- 05. Mem. III. Soc. Sons of Revolution. Republican. Clubs: Caxton, Cliff Dwellers (Chicago); Authors' (London, Eng.). For writings see Who's Who in America. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 332 S. La Salle St., Chicago.
BLATCHFORD, Eliphalet Wickes, mfr .; May 31, 1826-Jan. 25, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BLATCHFORD, Nathaniel Hopkins, mfr. lead pipe; b. Quincy, Ill., Sept. 25, 1849; s. Rev. John and Frances (Wickes) Blatchford; ed. Chicago High Sch. and at Norwich, Conn .; m. Ella Marion Philbrick, Concord, N.H. (died 1899); children: Francis Wickes (M.D.), Nathaniel H., Jr .; m. 20, Helen D. Wheeler, Ripon, Wis., 1901. Entered office of E. W. Blatchford & Co., as clk., 1869, with which has since remained; also mgr. branch office of United Lead Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Skokie Country, Union League. Recreation: golf. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 230 N. Clinton St., Chicago.
BLATCHFORD, Paul, secretary National Metal Trades Assn .; b. Chicago, July 18, 1859; s. E. W. and Mary E. (Williams) Blatchford; A.B., Amherst,
1882; m. Frances . V. Lord, of Bangor, Me., 1887; children: John, Dorothy L., Barbara, Charles L. With Blatchford & Co.'s lead works, 1882-1900; sec. Central Supply Assn. since 1900; sec. Chicago br. Nat. Metal Trades Assn. since 1903; sec, and dir. E. W. Blatchford & Co. Gov. Ill. Soc. Mayflower Descendants, 1907-9; It. gov. Ill. Soc. Colonial Wars, 1908-9; mem. Ill. Soc. S.A.R. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: University, West- ward Ho, Caxton, Oak Park Country. Home: 333 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 139 N. Clark St., Chicago.
BLATT, Maurice Lamm, M.D .; b. Yankton, S.D., July 25, 1879; s. William and Frances (Lamm) Blatt; grad. Yankton Coll. Acad., 1898; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1903; post-grad. study, Vienna and Ber- lin, 1901; m. Irma Mickel, of Chicago, Dec. 20, 1910. Interne St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago, 1903-5; instr. pediatrics, Univ. of Ill .; mem. attending staff Mu- nicipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium; gen. staff Michael Reese Hosp .; attending phys. contagious dept. Cook County Hosp. Served as sergt. 1st S.Dak. U.S.V., Spanish-Am. War and Philippine Insurrection; capt. Med. Corps, Ill. N.G., assigned 1st Ill. Cav. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pediatric Soc., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S., Phi Beta Pi. Club: City. Home: 5134 Greenwood Av. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.
BLAYNEY, Frederick Hamilton, M.D., surgeon; h. Summerton, Morrow Co., O., Jan. 3, 1869; s. of Henry Giles and Mary Caroline (Todd) Blayney; A.B., Washington and Jefferson Coll., Washington, Pa., 1891, later A.M .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1898; m. Grace Beymer, of Corning, Ia., June 29, 1904; 2 children: Anna Elizabeth, Freder- ick Arthur. Taught Latin and Greek in Corning (Ia.) Acad., 1891-5; interne West Side Hosp., Chi- cago, 1898-1900; engaged in gen. practice of medi- cine since June, 1900; formerly clin. instr. in sur- gery, Coll. Phys. and Surg.,. and III. Post-Grad. Sch .; maj. Med. Corps, I.N.G., assigned to 2d Inf. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S., Chicago Assn. Commerce, Phi Gamma Delta, Nu Sigma Nu. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mason, K.P. Recreations: camping and shooting. Home: 115 N. Lockwood Av. Office: 59 E. Madison St.
BLECH, Gustavus Meximilian, surgeon; b. Riga, Livonia, Nov. 28, 1870; s. Johann (M.D.) and Jo- hanna (Wohlfarth) Blech; collegiate edn., Riga City Lycee; studied medicine in Germany, France and U.S .; M.D., Barnes Univ., 1894; hon. degrees from other professional schs .; m. Rose Berken- stadt. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1892; consulting surgeon People's Hosp .; chief surgeon Lincoln Hosp .: prof. surgery, Loyola Univ. Dir. commanding Ill. div. Red Cross Field Corps; served as asst. surgeon of vols. during Spanish- Am. War. Mem. A.M.A., Miss. Valley Med. Assn., etc. Mem. Soc. for Ethical Culture. Author of several med. books and contbns, to med. literature. Home: 1008 Leland Av. Office: 25 E. Washington Street.
BLEI, George Frederick, mfr. and dealer in coop- erage supplies, etc .; b. Chicago, Oct. 18, 1872; s. Daniel and Wilhelmina (Ladwig) Blei; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and in Bryant and Stratton Busi- ness Coll .; m. Ida M. Saubert, of Chicago, Oct. 23, 1897; children: Ruth M. C., Henrietta O., George W. Connected in various capacities with several mer- cantile concerns in Chicago until 1901; then joined J. D. Hollingshead in organizing the Hollingshead & Blei Co., mfrs. of cooperage supplies, of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Sharpshooters' Assn. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, German. Home: 3534 Janssen Av. Of- fice: 10 S. LaSalle St.
BLESSING, Lewis Greene, mfr .; b. Manteno, III., Mar. 28, 1873; s. John Lewis and Jane (Esgar) Blessing; ed. pub. schs., Morris, Ill., and Chicago; m. Grace Elizabeth Williams, of Columbus, O., Sept. I, 1896; 1 daughter, Marion Elizabeth; m. 2d, Rosalie Koch, of Chicago, Oct. 4, 1910; 1 daughter, Jane Henrietta. Clk. in gen. offices of C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1889-94; bookkeeper, Cleveland Faucet Co., Chica- go, 1894-5, Berner-Mayer Co., 1895-7; dept. mgr. Liquid Carbonic Co., 1898-1900; with Gilmore &
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Blessing, coal, 1900-2; traveling salesman, Charles (retired). Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. L. Bastian Mfg. Co., 1902-7; treas, and gen. mgr. Mason (33º ) ; was one of 3 Masons apptd. to carry out plan of erecting Masonic Temple in Chicago. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Home: 4863 Lake Park Av. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St. The Bastian-Blessing Co., mfrs, soda fountain parts, etc., since 1907. Also pres. Ferguson-Lander Mfg. Co .; vice pres. E. R. Moore Co., Co-operative Adv. Co., Endfire Extinguisher Co. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Motor, Colonial, Oak Park Country, Glen Oak Coun- try. Recreations: motoring, traveling, baseball, golf. Home: 701 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Il1. Of- fice: 120 W. Austin Av., Chicago.
BLESSING, Wilbur Paul, manager Presbyn. Bd. of Publication and Sabbath School Work; b. Green- ville, O., Feb. 12, 1875; s. Ira W. and Elizabeth (Herbert) Blessing; ed. pub. grammar and high schs., McPherson, Kan .; m. Grace Anderson, of Dayton, O., July 21, 1899; 2 children: Genevieve and Holly Paul; m. 2d, Vinnie Shideler, Mar. 25, 1914. Engaged with United Brethren Pub. House, Dayton, O., 1893-1900; identified with the Presbyn. Bd. of Publication and Sabbath School Work since 1900, as asst. mgr. until 1903, and mgr. of the Chi- cago depository since 1903. Mem. Ohio Soc. of Chi- cago. Republican. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation : golf. Home: 1122 E. 46th St. Office: 509 S. Wabash Avenue.
BLEYER, Charles Edwin, mfrs.' agent; b. Dav- enport, Ia., Aug. 1, 1856; s. Maurice H. and Autoi- nette S. Bleyer; ed. pub. schs. of la. and St. Louis, Mo .; widower; 1 son, Clifford Melville. Began busi- ness career in St. Louis, but has been a resident of Chicago since 1885, except for 5 yrs., 1901-6, in New York and Los Angeles, Cal .; identified with mfg., 1889-1912; since in mfrs.' agency business. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Served on staffs 2 govs. of l11., title of col .; was sec. and treas. The Interstate Nat. Guard Assn. of America for 6 years. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht; Engi- neers', Aero of America, Machinery (New York). Recreations: traveling, literature. Residence: Union League Club. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
BLISS, Amos R., electrical engr .; b. Hillsboro, Albert Co., N.B., Can., Oct. 6, 1862; s. Amos A. and Malvina (Rayworth) Bliss; ed, pub, schs., Hal- ifax, N.S., Mt. Allison Acad., Sackville, N.B., 1877, 78; matriculated in Mt. Allison Univ., Sackville, 1878; studied scientific course, but left coll. dur- ing sr. year, 1881; m. Flora C. Crawford, of Hali- fax. N.S., Dec. 22, 1885 (died Feb. 8, 1907); chil- dren: Amos A., Stella R., Bessie; m. 2d, Wilena M. Dewar, of Lowell, Mass., Nov. 25, 1908; 1 son, Don- ald R. Began as elec. contractor, Halifax, N.S., 1885; installed and operated telephone and electric light plant in Sackville, N.B., 1886; supt. and elec. engr., lighting plant, Moncton, N.B., 1887-9; same, Consolidated Electric Co., St. John, N.B., 1889-95; engaged in mfr. of motors, Lowell, Mass., 1895-8; treas. and gen. mgr. New England Motor Co., 1898- 1912; mgr. branch office Heinze Electric Co., at Chi- cago, since 1912. Republican. Methodist. Club: Chicago Motor. Recreations: hunting, golf. Home: 815 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill, Office: 1256 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
BLISS, Charles Lewis, fire ins .; b. Carroll Co., Ill., Nov. II. 1852; s. George Jenkins and Climanda (Preston) Bliss: ed. Northwestern Univ., class of 1875. Engr. on N.P.R.R., 1873-4: actuarial dept. of Nat. Life Ins. Co. of U.S.A., 1875-8; then with land dept. of C.&N .- W.Ry.Co. until 1885; fire ins. since 1885. Republican. Mason (Shriner). Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Jackson Park Yacht. Recreation: yachting. Home: Downers Grove, Ill. Office: In- surance Exchange, Chicago.
BLISS, Eliakim Raymond, lawyer; b. at New Brunswick, N.J., Sept. 3, 1846; s. George Ripley (D.D., LL.D.) and Mary A. (Raymond) Bliss; ed. Univ. of Lewisburg, Pa., and old Univ. of Chicago, A.M .; LL.B., Columbian (now George Washington) Univ., 1873; m. Margaret Holmes, of Chicago, 1882. Has lived in Chicago since 1863; admitted to bar, 1873, but did not begin practice until 1876; county atty. Cook Co., Ill., 1882-4, 1886-9; as county atty., established, 1869, valldity of law permitting annex- ation of Hyde Park, Lake View and other suburbs; recently identified with negotiations relating to Chicago's traction problem; gen. counsel and dir. Chicago City Ry. Co. Judge advocate gen. I.N.G.
BLISS, Eliakim Raymond, Jr., lawyer; b. Chi- cago, July 1, 1885; s. Eliakim Raymond and Mar- garet (Holmes) Bliss; preliminary edn. grammar schs., Chicago; grad. University High Sch .; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1910; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1912; m. Lila T. Tollifson, of Chicago and Wheaton, Ill., Oct. 12, 1914; 1 child, Margaret Lila. In real estate business, and sec. and treas. Santo Domingo Lumber Co., 1909-12; practiced alone in Chicago since 1912; sec., treas. and dir. Concrete Mixing and Conveying Co. Asso. mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd .; mem. Cook County Real Estate Bd., Chicago Law Inst., Chicago Bar Assn., Am. Red Cross, Art Inst. of Chicago (life), Delta Tau Delta. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Press (life). Recreation: photography. Home: 6920 South Shore Drive. Office: 38 S. Dear- born St.
BLISS, Gilbert Ames, college prof .; b. Chicago, May 9, 1876; s. George Harrison and Mary Maria (Gilbert) Bliss; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1897, M.S., 1898, fellow, 1899-1900, Ph.D., 1900; student Univ. of Göttingen, 1902-3; married. Instr. mathematics, Univ. of Minn., 1900-2; asso. in mathematics, Univ. of Chicago, 1903-4; asst. prof. mathematics, Univ. of Mo., 1904-5, Princeton Univ., 1905-8; asso. prof. mathematics, 1908-13, prof. since 1913, Univ. of Chicago. Asso. editor Annals of Mathematics, 1906-8, Transactions Am. Math. Soc., 1908-16. Mem. Nat. Acad, Sciences. Republican. Mem. Delta Kap- pa Epsilon. Clubs: Quadrangle, University, Home: 5625 Kenwood Av.
BLISS, James Harris, Jr., department store mcht., accountant; b. Sugar Grove, 111., Oct. 13, 1889; s. James Harris and Grace E. (Carter) Bliss; prep. edn. West Aurora (Ill.) High Sch .; North- western Univ. Night Sch .; m. Ethel Taylor, of De Kalb, Ill., Apr. 28, 1915. Served as auditor Streator Telephone & Telegraph Co. and Peoples Home Tel- ephone Co., Leavenworth, Kan., 3 yrs .; then gen. mgr. Chicago, Aurora & DeKalb R.R. Co., 5 yrs .; with Anderson, Delany & Co., certified pub. ac- countants, 4 months; sec .- treas. Siegel, Cooper & Co. since Nov., 1916; auditor for Central Div. and Chicago Chapter, Am. Nat. Red Cross. Certified pub. accountant; mem. Am. lust. Accountants. Lecturer Northwestern Univ. School of Commerce. Republican. Mason (R.A.), Elk. Clubs: City, Kis- waukee Country (DeKalb, Ill.). Home: 214 S. Lom- bard Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Siegel, Cooper & Co., Chicago.
BLISS, Samuel Eugene, mfr .; b. Jericho, Vt., Jan. 31, 1846; s. Samuel Butler and Sally Clarisa (Cadwell) Bliss; ed. Underhill (Vt.) Acad .; m. at Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 1869, Mary Frances Hickok. Worked in shop of father, blacksmith and carriage builder, 1862-4; clk. in hardware store, Burlington, Vt., 1864-8; came to Chicago Mar. 23, 1868; clk. and traveling salesman until 1885; in business for self as dealer, 1885-91; sold out, Feb., 1891, and started in business as a mfr. of shafting; organized Bliss & Laughlin, Harvey, Ill., incor- porated, of which he is pres. and treas .; was pres. Metropolitan Trust & Savings Bank; vice pres. and dir. Central Trust Co. of Ill. Mem. Il1. Mfrs' Assn. Pres. Ill. Soc. S.A.R .; vice pres. Nat. Soc. S.A.R. Republican. Mason, K.T. (Past Master and Past High Priest of Chapter and Past Grand Sovereign of the Order of Red Cross of Constantine). Club: Chicago Athletic (life). Recreations: fishing, hunt- ing. Home: 3630 Lake Park Av. Office: 1025 W. Jackson Boul.
BLOCK, Emanuel J., steel; b. Cincinnati, O., May 22, 1880; s. Joseph and Rose (Cahn) Block; ed. pub. schs., Cincinnati; m. Helen Mannheimer, of Chl- cago, Dec. 2, 1908; 2 children: Marjorie A., Helen Rose. Has been identified with steel mfg. since 1901; now asst. sec, and asst. treas., also dir., In- land Steel Co. Dir. Chicago Home for Jewish Or- phans. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country, Ravisloe Country, Hammond Coun- try. Home: 4928 Greenwood Av. Office: 38 S. Dear- born St.
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BLOCK, Isaac, iron incht .: Dec. 23, 1840-July 11, and its successor, Fuller & Fuller, 1862-5; formed 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
BLOCK, Leopold E., steel; b. Cincinnati, Jan. 13, 1869; s. Joseph and Rose (Cahn) Block; ed, pub. schs. of Cincinnati; m. Cora B. Bloom, of Chicago, June 20, 1900; 4 children: Joseph, Leopold, Babette, Eleanor. Entire business life has been in the coal and iron trade, first in Cincinnati, and since 1897 in Chicago; treas. and dir. Inland Coal & Washing Co., 1897-1905; vice pres. Inland Steel Co. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country, Lake Shore Country. Home: 4412 Drexel Boul. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
BLOCK, Louis James, teacher, author; b. in Aus- tria, Sept. 10, 1851; s. Lazarus and Fanny ( Gostorf) Block; A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Washington Univ. Prin. John Marshall High School, Chicago, since 1895. Mem. N.E.A., North Central Assn. Colls. and Sec- ondary Schs. Clubs: Chicago Literary, 20th Cen- tury, Cliff Dwellers, City. Lectured on Platonism at Concord Sch. of Philosophy, 1878, on philosophy of literature, Glenmore, Adirondacks, N. Y., 1885. Author: Dramatic Sketches and Poems, 1891; The New World and Other Verse, 1895; Capriccios, 1898; Many Moods and Many Minds, 1906; The Judge (play), 1915. Conthr. to periodicals. Home: 133 Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Address: John Marshall High Sch., W. Adams St. and Kedzie Av., Chicago.
BLOCK, Philip Dee, steel mfr .; b. Cincinnati, O., Feb. 16, 1871; s. Joseph and Rose (Cahn) Block; grad. Hughes High Sch., Cincinnati, June, 1888; m. Chicago, June 1, 1899, Celia F. Leopold; children: Madeline Babette, Philip Dee, Jr. With Block- Pollak Iron Co., Chicago and Cincinnati, 1888-1903; with Inland Steel Co. since 1903 as vice pres. and treas .; vice pres. Chicago, Ill. & Ind. Ry. Co., Buf- falo Steel Co .: dir. Indestructible Post Co. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country, Lake Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4920 Greenwood Av. Of- fice: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BLOCK, Willard Thomas, capitalist; Jan. 6. 1853- Mar. 17. 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
BLOCKI, Frederick William, electric and steam railroads; b. Chicago, Nov. 2, 1868; s. John and Emma (Leadbeater ) Blocki: ed. high sch., and Lewis Inst., Chicago; m. Chicago, 1899, Louise Wol- tersdorf; 1 son, Frederick A. L. Engaged in busi- ness as druggist and mfr. of perfumes; treas, firm of John Blocki & Son; now treas. Brennan Constrn. Co., Blocki-Brennan Refining Co. Has been active in politics in Chicago. Apptd. by Mayor Carter H. Harrison, Jr., as supt. of Bur. of Maps, City of Chicago; 6 mos. later promoted to deputy commr. of pub. works, and, after 18 mos., commr. of pub. works; reapptd. after 2 yrs., and held that position until Apr., 1905, when was elected treas. of the City of Chicago, term ending 1907; now mem. Bd. of Review of Cook Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, Germania Maennerchor, Iroquois, Illinois, etc. Recreations: motoring, fishing. Home: 822 Buena Av. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.
BLOCKI, Gale, lawyer: b. Chicago, Dec. 22, 1870; s. William F. and Emily L. (Hallock) Blocki; grad. grammar sch., River Forest, 1886; Oak Park High Sch., 1890; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1895; mar- ried; 3 children: Gale, Jr., Jane, Barbara. Began practice, 1895; went to Cal. to take charge of west- ern litigation for Chicago clients in 1896, and prac- ticed in Los Angeles for 1 yr .; opened an office in Chicago, 1897, and has continued in active practice since that time; mem. Tinsman & Blocki; first vice pres. Woodlawn Improvement Assn., also of Shel- don Sen. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, South Shore Country. Home: 6407 Kimbark Av. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
BLOCKI, John, perfumer; b. on feudal estate, Hanswalde, near Koenigsberg, Prussia, June 15, 1845; s. Frederick William and Emma (Doehling) Blocki; came to U.S. with parents, 1850; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., Sheboygan, Wis .; m. Emma Lead- beater, of Chicago, Oct. 7, 1867 (dled 1913) ; 2 chil- dren: Frederick William, Jeannette (Mrs. Hugo T. Petersen). Began apprenticeship in store of F. A. Wheeler, Sheboygan; came to Chicago, 1862; with wholesale drug house of Fuller, Finch & Fuller
partnership with E. Dietzsch and A. C. Hesing, 1865, and engaged in business as Dietzsch, Blocki & Co., later Biroth, Blocki & Co .; sold interest to Mr. Biroth, 1869, and bought interest of Mr. Mears in Mears & Rockwood, conducting business under title of Rockwood & Blocki; burned out by great fire of 1871, and started again, taking in brother, E. W., as partner; moved to 20 Market St., 1872; title of firm now John Blocki & Son, mfrs. per- fumery. Mem. Perfumers', Soap and Extract Mfrs.' Assn., Am. Pharm. Assn., Ill. Pharm. Assn., Mfg. Perfumers' Assn., U.S.A., Chicago Veteran Drug- gists' Assn., Chicago Drug Club, etc. Clubs: Ger- mania, Chicago Automobile. Home: 523 Oakdale Av. Office: 117 E. 13th St.
BLOCKI, William F., druggist; Dec. 8, 1841-Aug. 23, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
BLOME, Rudolph S., general contractor; b. Mon- roe, Mich., Apr. 7, 1871; s. Joseph and Caroline ( Blome) Sedlaczek (legally changed to Blome) ; ed. Monroe ( Mich.) High Sch., Univ. of Mich. and De- troit Business Univ .; came to Chicago, 1891; m. Chicago. Jan. 18, 1899, Viola Josephine Dix. In Jan., 1892, entered the business of Joseph Stam- sen, established 1866, contractor for cement pav- ing and concrete constrn .; became partner, Jan., 1894, under firm name of Stamsen & Blome; ac- quired sole ownership of the business after the death of Mr. Stamsen, 1896, and the title changed to Rudolph S. Blome Co .; firm name Blome-Sinek Co. since 1914; company has offices in Chicago, New York, and Vancouver, B.C., and has erected many large bldgs. and other structures. Pres. Chi- cago Concrete Contractors' Assn. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Germania. Recreations: golf, motoring, travel. Home: 612 Deming Pl. Office: 139 N. Clark St.
BLOMFELDT, Peter Axel, machinery; h. Koping, Sweden, Apr. 10, 1858; s. of Peter Eric and Anna ( Bernwall) Blomfeldt; ed. pub, schs. in Sweden; came to Chicago direct from old country, 1880; m. Chicago, Oct., 1896, Emily Samuelson; 1 son, Axel Allen. Learned machinist trade in Sweden; after coming to Chicago worked at the trade until 1896; established in business, 1896, under firm name of Blomfeldt & Rapp, special machinery, Mem. Swed- ish Engring. Soc. Republican. Mason; mem. Inde- pendent Order of Svithiod. Home: 6523 Greenview Av. Office: 108 N. Jefferson St.
BLOMGREN, Oscar Nathaniel, retired; b. near Gothenburg, Sweden, Sept. 11, 1848; s. Carl and Hanna (Benett) Blomgren; came to Chicago with parents in 1854; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chi- cago, Dec. 31, 1876, Emma Peterson; children: Edna Olivia (Mrs. Rev. Adolf Hult, of Rock Island, Ill. ), Natalie Amanda, Ray Augustus. After learning trade engaged on own account, in 1875, in busi- ness of engraving and electrotyping, and was pres. of Blomgren Bros. & Co., engravers and electro- typers, till 1909 (retired). Mem. Ill. Mfrs' Assn. Was mem. Sch. Bd., Lake View. Recreations: yachting and fishing. Home: 1449 Fargo Av.
BLOOM, Henry M., mfr .; b. N.Y. City, Sept. 18, 1870; s. Julius and Jennie ( Hirsch) Bloom; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Frances Guthman, of Chicago, Nov. 2, 1905; 2 daughters: Dorothy Helen, Mildred Irene. Began in employ of Rosenwald & Weil, 1898-1901; entered manufacture of white goods, 1901; now pres. White Goods Mfg. Co., mfrs. night robes, bath robes, pajamas, summer clothing spe- cialties, etc., of which is pres. Mason. Home: 5420 South Park Av. Office: 325 S. Market St.
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