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 25

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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BOGUE, Hamilton B., Jr., b. Chicago, Dec. 26, 1868; s. Ilamilton B. and Emily Augusta (Hoyt) Bogue; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., N.H., 1889; A.B., Princeton, 1893; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1895; unmarried. Admitted to Ill, bar,

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1895, and practiced about 6 yrs .; now in real estate Treatise on the Law of Mechanics' Liens, 1897. business. Office: 5 N. LaSalle St.

BOHANNON, Lacy R., florist; b. Versailles, Ky., Feb. 5, 1872; s. Henry B. and Mary (Todd) Bohan- non; ed. Woodland Coll., Independence, Mo .; m. Eula Allen, of Sedalia, Mo., June 3, 1897; 2 chil- dren: Jenette A., Lacy R., Jr. In floral business since 1897; established the Bohannon Floral Co., retail florists, 1907, and since continued as head of company. Mem. Nat. Union, North Am. Union. Club: Kawanas. Recreations: music, fishing, base- ball. Home: 4338 N. Robey St. Office: 75 E. Mon- roe St.

BOHART, James Camburn, live stock commn. (See vol. 1911.)

BOHN, Henry John, journalist, publisher; b. in Cuyahoga Co., O., Feb. 7, 1855; s. Henry C. and Henrietta (Koechel) Bohn; ed. pub, schs. and Bald- win Univ .; m. Bertha Roselle Bowlby, of Chicago, 1891; children: Harold Jay, Olive Ramona, Louise Mildred, Beryl Marion, Carliemax. Worked on farm until 18, in sawmill at 19, printing office at 20, telegraph office at 22; came to Chicago in Dec., 1876; became foreman in newspaper office at 23, and since Apr., 1879, has been a publisher; now mem. firm of H. J. Bohn & Son, editors and pub- lishers of The Hotel World, founded Apr., 1879; publisher of tech. books and class papers, and with Harold Jay Bohn, propr. Bohn Mfg. Co. Was chmn. and has for 34 yrs. been a mem. of bd. of dirs. Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Assn. of the U.S. and Can .; organizer and sec. and treas. Ill. Hotelkeep- ers' Assn. Organized the Chicago Trade Press Assn., and long an officer; trustee Village of Mor- gan Park 4 yrs .; pres. of bd. of commrs. of Calu- met Park Dist .; organized Hotel Assn. of Chicago, 1897, and still sec. and treas. Republican. Agnos- tic; chmn. bd. of trustees Independent Religious Soc .; mem. Haeckel Fellowship Club. Mem. Ohio Soc. of Chicago (sec. 6 yrs.), Horticultural Soc., Art Inst. of Chicago, Chicago Assn. of Commerce (chmn. subdivision No. 66). Clubs: Union League, Press (life mem, and financial sec. 2 yrs.), Hamil- ton (charter mem.), Ridge Country, Recreation: nature study. Home: 10980 Prospect Av. Office: 1330, 440 S. Dearborn St.

BOHNEN, George J., tea and coffee mcht .: b. Chicago, Nov. 7, 1870; s. George and Anna Mary (Zilligen) Bohnen; ed. St. Anthony's parochial sch .; m. Mary A. Neckermann, of Chicago, Sept. 14, 1897; 3 children: Theodore George, Edwin Joseph, Virginia Elizabeth. In employ of C. R. Cave, dry goods, 1884-7; pattern maker Vierling Steel Works, 1887-96; became connected with the Eureka Tea Co., 1896, and now buyer, sec. and treas, same; dir. Stony Island Trust & Savings Bank. K.C., Forester, Royal League. Home: 6817 Bennett Av. Office: 502 W. 26th St.

BOHNER, George, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)

BOISOT, Emile Kellogg, banker; b. Dubuque, Ia., Feb. 26, 1859; s. Louis and Albertina (Bush) Boisot; ed. grammar and high schs. of Dubuque; m. Lillie Reid, of Chicago, Nov. 4, 1891; children: Louis M., Marion. Employed in German Bank, Du- buque, 1875-8; with First Nat. Bank, Chicago, since 1878, in bond and foreign exchange dept., of which became mgr., 1897. Upon the opening, Dec., 1903, of the First Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago, was apptd. its vice pres. and mgr .; elected pres. same, Jan. 11, 1916; vice pres. Nat. Safe & Deposit Co., Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Ry .; dir. First Nat. Bank, 111. Southern Ry. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Un- ion League, Chicago Golf, Mid-Day, South Shore and selling hides; traveling agt. H. C. Tillinghast Country, Lake Geneva Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: Blackstone Hotel. Office: 56 W. Mon- roe St.

BOISOT, Louis, banker; b. Dubuque, Ia., May 23, 1856; s. Louis and Albertina (Bush) Boisot; A.B., Hamilton Coll., 1877; LL.B., Columbia, 1879; ad- mitted to bar, 1880; m. Mary Spencer, May 13, 1887; 1 child, Pauline. Practiced law in Chicago, 1880-1904, except a short time in Colo .; trust officer First Trust and Savings Bank, 1904-15, and vice pres. since 1913. Clubs: University, City, LaGrange Country. Recreations: golf, gardening, chess. Au- thor: By-Laws of Private Corporations, 1892-1902;

Contbr. to legal periodicals. Home: LaGrange, Il1. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago.

BOKUM, Richard Drummond, insurance; Jan. 30, 1854-Apr. 17, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

BOLDENWECK, Frederick, general mdse .; b. at Heilbron, Germany, Apr. 14, 1842; s. Carl George and Christina Boldenweck; ed. in Germany until 12 years of age, when came to America; mainly ed. by practical experience; m. Chicago, Oct. 29, 1876, Salina Alexander. Began mercantile business on Blue Island Av., 1866 and has ever since continued; business conducted in own name. Republican. Lutheran. Mem. Nat. Union, Royal League. Home: 6022 Vernon Av. Office: 6343 S. Ashland Av.

BOLDENWECK, William, ex-assistant U. S. treasurer. (See vol. 1911.)

BOLDUAN, Frank, mfg. chemist. (See vol. 1911.)

BOLES, Frederic T., lumberman; b. Three Rivers, Mich., June 7, 1866; s. of Thomas H. and Rachel ( Trattles) Boles; ed. Constantine (Mich.) High Sch., and 3 yrs. in Olivet (Mich.) Coll .; m. Annette Hinman, of Portland, Mich., Oct. 24, 1894; 2 daugh- ters: Marion, Winifred. Began with Detroit Lum- ber Co., Menominee, Mich., 6 mos., 1888; with Per- ley Lowe & Co., Chicago, 1888-9; identified with The Lord & Bushnell Co., lumber, Chicago, since Jan., 1889, beginning as salesman, later sec., vice pres. and gen. mgr., and pres. since 1906. Also pres. Great Northern Lumber Co., Leavenworth, Wash. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Union League, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Rec- reations: motoring, golf. Home: 45 3d St., Hins- dale. Ill. Office: 2424 Laflin St., Chicago.

BOLGER, Thomas J., investment banker; b. in Waterloo Co., Ont., Can., Sept. 7, 1856; s. John and Mary (Charles) Bolger; ed. pub. schs. of Canada; m. Kate C. Johnson, of W. Williams Tp., Middle- sex Co., Ont., Can., Dec. 7, 1880; children: Rev. T. Johnson, Florence Kate ( Mrs. Theo. F. Elworth), Mayme Esther. Began in municipal bond business in Chicago, Jan., 1894, as pres. Thomas J. Bolger Co., which, in 1912, became Bolger, Mosser & Wil- laman. Trustee and treas. Northern Bapt. Theol. Sem. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Art Inst. of Chicago, Humane Soc. Chmn. bd. of trustees Sec- ond Bapt. Ch .; dir. and mem, finance com. Chicago Bapt. Exec. Council, Chicago Bapt. Hosp .; mem. Church Federation of America. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: motoring, travel. Home: 1916 Potomac Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

BOLLENSEN, George Steininger, foreign mgr. Felt & Tarrant Mfg. Co .; b. Naperville, Ill., Aug. 8, 1875; s. Louis Christopher and Lizzie Anne (Stein- inger) Bollensen; ed. pub. schs. and business coll .; m. Florence Eleanor Risley, of Rochester, N.Y., Sept. 20, 1905; children: George Joseph, Robert Hinde, Louis Charles. Has been connected with the Felt & Tarrant Mfg. Co., mfrs. calculating ma- chines, since 1893; now foreign mgr. for same; managing dir. Comptometer, G.m.b.H., of Berlin, Germany. Republican. Methodist. Home: Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 1713-1735 N. Paulina St., Chicago.

BOLLES, Charles Edwin, merchant, banker; b. Cambridge, Vt., Oct. 14, 1844; s. Lemuel and Mary Ann (Weaver) Bolles; ed. Fulton (Ill.) Mil. School and at Wheaton (Ill.) Coll .; m. Turner, Ill., Sept. 19, 1867, Mattie Butterfield (died Apr. 14, 1910); 1 daughter, Mrs. Abram Gale; m. 2d, Jennie Brice, May 15, 1912. Served in Civil War as pvt. Co. K, 13th Ill. Vol. Inf. Began business career buying & Co., 10 yrs .; senior partner Bolles & Rogers, dealers in hides, wools, pelts and tallow, 1880-1908; pres. West Chicago (Ill.) State Bank; dir. Avenue State Bank of Oak Park, Harlem State Bank (For- est Park, 1]1.). Republican. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park. Recreations: fishing, hunting; lover of good horses. Home: 917 Lake St., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 129 W. Kinzie St., Chicago.

BOLTE, Anson Lee, secretary Waugh Draft Gear Co .; b. Lexington, Mich., Sept. 20, 1860; s. William Henry and Jane Usher (Baker) Bolte; came to Chi- cago, Dec. 25, 1867; grad. Haven Grammar Sch., 1876; in. Chicago, Oct. 13, 1887, Marion Endicott; 3

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children: Edward Endicott, Charles Lawrence, Russell Anson. Beginning in 1876, was employed in clerical capacity until 1892; vice pres. Cole Lith- ographing Co., 1892-1900, Snitzler & Bolte Adver- tising Co., 1902-5; sec. C. J. Boedeker Coal Co., 1905-6; sec. Waugh Draft Gear Co. since 1907. En- listed in 1st Inf., I.N.G., 1879; apptd. sergt., 1886; commd. 2d lt., 1887; 1st lt., 1888; capt., 1894; mus- tered into U.S. service as capt. 1st Ill. Vol. Inf., 1898, for war against Spain; served in Cuban Cam- paign; hon. mustered out, Jan., 1899. Mem. S.A.R., Soc. Foreign Wars, Soc. Army of Santiago de Cuba; ex-comdr. Ist Regt. Veteran Corps. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Olympia Fields Country. Recreations: golf, fishing, bil- liards. Home: 3757 Ellis Av. Office: 122 S. Michi- gan Av.

BOLTE, Charles Guy, mfr .; b. London, Ont., Can., Feb. 8, 1857; s. William Henry and Jane Usher (Baker) Bolté; came to U.S., 1868; ed. Haven Sch., Chicago; m. Jessie Willard, of Chicago, Dec. 18, 1882; 4 children: John Willard, Guy, Linda and Don (deceased). Pres. The Bolte Mfg. Co., mfrs. lighting systems and brass goods. Served in 1st Regt. Inf., I.N.G., 16 yrs., retiring as capt. Meth- odist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie Country. Residence: Skokie Country Club, Glencoe, Ill. Of- fice: 125 S. Racine Av., Chicago.

BOLTÉ, Guy Willard, mfr .; b. Chicago, Ill., Apr. 26, 1888; s. Charles Guy and Jessie (Willard) Bolté; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1909; Mass. Inst. Tech., 1910; unmarried. Was western mgr. Advertising & Selling Magazine, 1915-17; vice pres. The Bolté Mfg. Co. since Jan., 1917. Mem. Battery D, Ill. Field Arty. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta. Home: 234 S. Maple Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 125 S. Racine Av., Chicago.

BOLZA, Oskar, mathematician. Removed to Ger- many. (See vol. 1911.)

BOMAN, Charles H., life ins .; b. Calmar Co., Sweden, July 9, 1848; s. Charles M. and Caroline (Anderson) Boman; ed. pub. schs. in Sweden; m. Rock Island, Ill., June 9, 1880, Margaret Cervin; children: Ella, Rudolph, Anton, Anna, Berndt, Her- bert. At age of 22 came with parents to U.S., lo- cating at Galesburg, Ill .; clerk in gen. store for about a year; dealer in stoves and hardware at Rock Island, Ill., until Sept., 1902; sec. Scandia Life Ins. Co., Chicago, since 1902. Republican. Luther- an. Recreations: gardening, hunting and fishing. Home: 5220 Kenmore Av. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.

BONANNO, Raoul Spoleti (Prince of Cattolica and Duke of Misilmeri), opera and concert singer; b. Palermo, Italy, Oct., 1887; s. Luigi and Theresa Bonanno of the Princes of Cattolica; ed. Palermo Gymnasium; Lyceum; Military Sch .; Conservatory of Milano. Born of a family of soldiers; started for a military career, but abandoned it to study for the opera; appeared in many European opera houses; made three concert tours in U.S., and has appeared as baritone soloist with leading sym- phonic orchestras of the country; formerly dir. Sch, of Opera, Sherwood Music Sch., Chicago. The only exponent of Italian folk songs in America. Mem. Chicago Artists' Assn. Christian Scientist. Club: Chicago Press. Compiler: The Folksongs of Sicily and other Italian Regions, 1917. Recrea- tions: golf, fencing, hunting. Address: 700 E. 40th St., Chicago; (summer) 3109 S. Grand Av., St. Louis, Mo.

BONBRIGHT, Danlel, educator; 1831-Nov. 28, 1912. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)

Chicago, and Grossmont, Cal. Office: 744 S. Michi- gan Av., Chicago.

BOND, William Alonzo, real estate; b. Newark, N.J., Nov. 15, 1849; s. William Scott and Phoebe Elizabeth (Baldwin) Bond; prepared for coll., Lake Forest (Ill.) Acad .; m. Sarah Barber Fisher, of Chicago, Sept. 8, 1874; children: William Scott, Juliette G. (Mrs. Robert V. Massey), Laurence Colton, Rachel Elizabeth (wife of Lt. Comdr. Ral- ston S. Holmes, U.S.N.), Phyllis Eleanor (de- ceased), Gladys Alberta. Engaged in real estate business at Chicago since 1871; mem. firm of Turner & Bond, 1875-1892; organized firm of Wil- liam A. Bond & Co. in 1892, of which has since been sr. mem .; pres. The Pressed Prism Plate Glass Co. Pres. Chicago Real Estate Bd., 1893; vice pres. Chicago Assn. Commerce; trustee Chi- cago Bureau of Public Efficiency, 1910-11. Repub- lican. Mem. Kenwood Evangelical Ch. Clubs: Union League, Camp Fire (Chicago); Hennepin Shooting; Duckville Gun (Utah). Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 4025 Drexel Boul. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.

BOND, William Scott, real estate; b. Chicago, May 9, 1876; s. William Alonzo and Sarah Barber (Fisher) Bond; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1897; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1899; unmarried. In law offices of Peck, Miller & Starr, 1897-1900; admitted to Ill. bar, 1899; now mem. real estate firm of William A. Bond & Co. Vice pres. Univ. of Chicago Settlement. Republican. Clubs: Univer- sity, Quadrangle, City, South Shore Country. Rec- reations: athletics, hunting, fishing. Home: 4643 Woodlawn Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.

BONE, Alfred Rufus, telephone official; b. Shel- byville, Ind., June 25, 1871; s. Alfred Plummer and Louisa Matilda (Deacon) Bone: ed. pub. schs., Shelbyville; student Bethany Coll .. W. Va., 1890-2; m. Estelle Kennedy Aldrich, of Greensburg, Ind., Sept. 7, 1892; 3 children: Hester Louisa, Julia Walker, Alfred Rufus, Jr. Began as telephone operator Greensburg Telephone Co., 1887, serving later as repairman, collector and gen. asst .; busi- ness mgr. Anderson (Ind.) Democrat, 1893-5; spl. agt. Interior Dept., Washington, 1895-8; business mgr. Greensburg Telephone Co., 1898-9; with Chi- cago Telephone Co. since 1899, successively as so- licitor, suburban exchange mgr., spl. agt., commer- cial supt. and now gen. commerical supt. Mem. Chamber of Commerce U.S.A., Chicago Assn. of Commerce (chmn. ways and means com. council), Telephone Pioneers of America, Beta Theta Pi. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason, Elk. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Traffic, Electric (pres. 1915), Business Men's Prosperity (pres. 1916), Ridge Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 7233 Harvard Av. Office: 212 W. Washington St.

BONGGREN, Olof Jakob, editor; b. at Bergane, parish of Habol, Dalsland, Sweden, Oct. 7, 1854; s. Olof O. and Maria B. Bonggren; grad. Coll. of Venersborg, 1874; (L.H.D., Bethany Coll., Kan., 1900); m. in Sweden, Johanna Sporre, Sept. 24, 1877 (died Oct. 8, 1903); m. 2d, Olga Amalia Lundin, Apr. 29, 1905 (died Oct. 1, 1906). Came to U.S., 1882; had been connected with newspapers in Sweden; editor of the Svenska Amerikanaren, Swedish newspaper, since May 3, 1883. Author: Bibeln mot Bibeln, 1879; Läsarelif, 1879; Först- lingar (poems), 1882; Det hemlighetsfullas verld (theosophical), 1892; Sånger och Sagor (poems), 1902; Second Coming of the Christ, 1911. Transla- tor: Helvetet och Spoken (from Robt. Ingersoll), 1878; Cæsar's Kolonn (from Ignatius Donnelly), 1891. Home: 2407 N. Kedzie Boul, Office: 208 N. 5th Av.

BOND, Carrie Jacobs, composer; b. Janesville, Wis., Aug. 11, 1862; d. Hannibal (M.D.) and Emma (Davis) Jacobs; ed. pub. schs .; m. Frank L. Bond BONHAM, Walter R., Chicago mgr. Triumph Electric Co. of Cincinnati; b. Lakeville, Dakota Co., Minn., Feb. 6, 1871; s. Eugene W. and Sarah (Pen- ny) Bonham; ed. pub. schs., St. Paul, Minn .; m. Ida Staley, of Farmer City, Ill., Jan. 15, 1902; 2 chil- dren: William W., Helen Louise. Teacher in elec- tric sch., Chicago, 1898-1900; began in elec. busi- ness as selling representative of various com- panies, Chicago, 1900; mgr. at Chicago for Triumph Electric Co. since 1910. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner); mem. Royal League. Clubs: Electric, (M.D.), of Iron River, Mich., June, 1887 (died 1895). Pres. C. J. Bond & Son, pubs. Mem. Am. Assn. Pen-Women; hon. mem. Kappa Beta Gamma. Episcopalian. Clubs: Woman's Press, Amateur Musical, etc. Composer: Seven Songs, 1903; Ten Songs, 1904; Eleven Songs, 1904; Path o' Life, 1910; Stories in Verse, 1910; A Perfect Day, 1910; Little Pink Rose, 1911; O Haunting Memory, 1912; Hundred Years from Now, 1913; God Remembers When the World Forgets, 1914; To-Day, 1915; Do You Remember? 1916. Home: 6939 Jeffery Av., Jovian League, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: golf,

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motoring. Home: 9515 S. Robey St. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St.

BONNER, Charles, brick mfr .; b. Mahoning, Pa., Feb. 15, 1855; s. Jeremiah and Eliza ( Hutchinson) Bonner; student Allegheny Coll., Meadville, Pa., 1877-9; m. May Stanley Kelly, of Tionesta, Pa., June 14, 1883; children: Archibald B. (deceased), Bertha M. ( Mrs. Amos G. Allen), Charles A. En- tered manufacture of brick in Chicago as May, Purington & Bonner Brick Co., 1887; later oper- ated as Charles Bonner & Co., incorporated, 1905, as Bonner & Marshall Brick Co., of which is pres .; also pres. Builders' Teaming Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Builders', South Shore Coun- try. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 5752 Harper Av. Office: 133 W. Washington St.

BONNER, Francis Augustus), railway econom- Ics; b. Chicago, May 20, 1885; s. Andrew William and Eleanor C. (Burke) Bonner; grad. Lake View High Sch., 1903; A.B., Harvard, 1907; m. Celestine Louise Horine, of Chicago, Mar. 25, 1913. Began with editorial dept. Chicago Evening Post, 1908; ry. editor and asso. financial editor same, 1909-13; asso. dir. Bureau of Ry. News and Statistics since May 1, 1913. Furthered "See America First" move- ment, 1910-14, traveling throughout U.S. and Can. and to Cuba and Alaska and contributing several series of travel letters. Adopted, 1912, by Black- feet Indians, Mont., as "Nee-Nay-Nook-Ka" (Chief Elk). Republican. Club: Harvard. Assisted in compiling Railway Statistics of U.S.A. and The Railway Library, 1913-16. Recreations: music, reading, golf, travel. Home: 6331 Wayne Av. Of- fice: 1529 Railway Exchange Bldg.

BONNER, Robert Jobnson, professor Greek; b. Oxford Co., Ont., Can., Oct. 24, 1868; s. John and Nancy (Turnbull) Bonner; B.A., Univ. of Toronto, 1890; grad. Ont. Law Sch., 1893; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1904; m. Annie Willson, of Ridgetown, Ont., Dec. 25, 1894. Prof. Latin, John B. Stetson Univ., De Land, Fla., 1900-3; asso. instr. in Greek, 1905, prof. since 1913, Univ. of Chicago. Asso. edi- tor Classical Philology. Mem. Am. Philol. Assn., Classical Assn. of Middle West and South. Author: Greek Composition, 1903; Elementary Greek, 1907; Evidence in Athenian Courts, 1905. Address: 5470 Greenwood Av.

BONNEY, Lawton Corl, president Chicago Starch Co .; b. Chicago, Jan. 2. 1862; s. Charles Carroll and Lydia A. (Pratt) Bonney; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Milwaukee, Aug. 14, 1895, Olive Baker. Began as messenger, Merchants Loan & Trust Co., 1881, and was promoted until hecame chief clk .; sec. Douglas Park Bldg. Assn., 1888-92; sec., treas. and dir. Chicago Gen. Ry. Co., 1892-9; engaged as investment broker to Mar., 1910; pres. Chicago Starch Co. since Apr. 1, 1910; also pres. Western Paste & Gum Co. Formerly mem. Co. H, 1st Regt. I.N.G. Christian Scientist. Club: Union League. Recreation: golf. Home: 2149 Adams St. Office: 2710 Throop St.

BOOMER, Henry Rust, broker. (See vol. 1911.)

BOON, Clement Lavern, bonds and investments. (See vol. 1911.)

BOORE, Harry, pork packer; b. at Shrewsbury, Eng., Nov. 28, 1852; s. John and Sarah Ann (Da- vies ) Boore; ed. pub, schs, in Eng .; came from Eng. to Chicago in 1869; m. Chicago, Oct. 1, 1877, Lydia M. Forrest; children: Harriet E. (Mrs. Harry B. Minor), Sarah. After arrival in Chicago worked for various firms in the pork packing business un- til 1888; went to Nebraska City, 1888, for Chicago Packing & Provision Co., remaining 1 yr .; went to St. Louis as a partner in the East St. Louis Pack- ing & Provision Co., 2 yrs. Returned to Chicago, 1891, becoming connected with the Internat. Pack- ing Co .; continued in that company until they sold out in 1894; assisted in organizing the Continental Packing Co .; on Nov. 12, 1903, established business for self under name of H. Boore & Co., pork pack- ers. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: hunting and fishing and other outdoor sports, Home: 4804 Vincennes Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.

BOORN, William Charles, fire underwriter; b. at Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 30, 1863; s. Charles P. and Huldah Maria (Stevison) Boorn; ed. pub. and high schs., Peoria, Ill .; m. Peoria, Oct. 14, 1897, May C. Giles; 1 son, Philip Henry. In service of Orlent Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., and London and Lan- cashire, of Liverpool, 1888, becoming agency supt. of the western dept. of that company, 1897; with Hartford Fire Ins. Co. since Jan. 1, 1902; asst. gen. agt. of western dept. of same since Nov. 1, 1903. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, Ridge. Recrea- tions: music, golf. Home: 4584 Oakenwald Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

BOOS, Albert S(idney), banker. (See vol. 1911.) BOOT, George William, M.D., surgeon; b. Wilton Junction, Ja., Mar. 3, 1870; s. Robert and Sarah (Goforth) Boot; ed, pub. schs. of la .; M.D., Univ. of the Northwest, 1893; M.D., Univ. of Pa., 1898; post-grad. work, Univ. of Chicago, Univ. of Minn., Northwestern Univ., and in Vienna; m. Estelle H. Bennett, of Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 6, 1899; 1 son, George William, Jr. Prof. pathology, Sioux City ( Ja.) Coll. of Medicine about 1895; practiced in Chicago since 1903; asst. prof. ear, nose and throat diseases, Rush Med. Coll., since 1915; ear, nose and throat surgeon to Children's Memorial Hosp., 1910- 16; asst. otologist to Presbyn. Hosp. since 1911; attending eye, ear, nose and throat surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp. since 1913; eye, ear, nose and throat surgeon to St. Francis Hosp., Evanston. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Acad. Oto-Laryngol- ogy, Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc., Institute of Medicine (Chicago), A.A.A.S. Progressive. Unita- rian. Recreation: geology. Home: 1945 Sherman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

BOOTES, John Dwight, secretary Commercial Security Co. Removed to Rochester, N.Y. (See vol. 1911.)

BOOTH, Alfred Vernon, grain commn .; b. Du- buque, Ia., May 25, 1865; s. Sidney and Anna ( Porch) Booth; ed. pub. schs. of San Francisco; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 12, 1892, Ada Bercry; 1 son, Alfred Bercry. Began business life as purser on Cal. Transportation Co.'s steamers, 1882; came to Chicago, 1883, beginning as messenger boy for Brosseau, Booth & Co .; then with W. S. Booth & Co .; later with John W. Hepburn & Co., H. G. Gay- lord & Co., and C. A. Wyland & Co .; mem. of Bd. of Trade in 1889, and in 1893 started in business alone as a broker, and was a specialist in long time priv- ilege business; since May, 1901, of firm of Al V. Booth & Co., Chicago and Milwaukee, principal broker in Bd. of Trade memberships. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: South Shore Country, Swan Lake. Home: 5127 Cornell Av. Office: 69 Board of Trade.

BOOTH, Edwin Lincoln, coal; b. at Suspension Bridge, Can., June I, 1860; s. Joseph and Frances (Sutton) Booth; ed, puh. schs., Toronto and Ham- ilton, Ont., to 1875; m. Erie, Pa., Feb. 4, 1886, Sarah Edith Vincent; children: Blanche, Dorothy, Edwin Lincoln, Jr., Donald. Was clerk for his father in railroad business in Hamilton, Ont., 1875-9; stenog- rapher for gen. freight agt. M.C.Ry.Co., 1879-81; moved to St. Paul and became stenographer with the North-Western Fuel Co .; advanced in com- pany's service and became, 1890, 2d vice pres .; removed to Chicago in same capacity, 1899, and is mgr. the Chicago office. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Union League. Recreation: golf. Home: 4923 Lake Park Av. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.

BOOTH, John, mfr .; b. at Radcliff, Lancashire, Eng., Dec. 30, 1833; s. James and Maria (Walker) Booth; ed. common schs., Lancashire, Eng., to 1847; came to U.S., Sept., 1851; to Chicago, 1856; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1857, Julia Heffernan (died Feb., 1891); m. 2d, Chicago, Nov., 1892, Louise Ford; children: James, Isabella, John, Julia, Florence, Stella, Charlotte, George. Learned trade as wrought iron and wire worker in England, 1847-51; worked for Stevens & Co., in N.J., 1851-6; came to Chicago, 1856; worked consecutively for Snow & Co., Mark- ley, Alling & Co., Jones & Price; in business on own account as mem. firm of Booth & Conway, 1866-8; then alone until the big fire of 1871; estab-

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lished again in Feb., 1872, in firm of Jones & Booth until 1883; then alone, as a mfr. of wrought iron and wire goods and wire cloth; retired May 1, 1909. Republican. Episcopalian. Home: 2148 Cleveland Av.

BOOTH, William Gordon, real estate; b. Dundee, Scotland, July 7, 1874; s. James and Jane (Gordon) Booth; came to America, 1885; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Jessie M. Shields, of Chicago, Feb. 18. 1896: 3 children: Frederick S., Jean C., William Gordon, Jr. With the real estate firm of Turner & Bond, and its successor, William A. Bond & Co., since 1891; admitted as a co-partner Jan. 1. 1909. Sec. Chicago Real Estate Bd., 1911. Methodist. Recreation: fishing. Home: 7538 Eggleston Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn 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 25

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