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BOOZ, John Taylor, lawyer; b. Saunton. Va., Aug. 21, 1868 ; s. John Wesley and Emma ( McGhee) Booz; ed. pub. schs. and at Fishburne Mil. Acad .; m. Bess Rutherford, of Ky., Sept. 5. 1914. Was connected with Norfolk & Western R.R., in Va., as relief agt. and operator for 5 yrs., from 16 to 21 yrs. of age; published the Waynesboro Times, at Waynesboro, Va., 1889-91; sec. Va. Press Assn., 1890-1, studying law during that period; was ad- mitted to the Va. bar; came to Chicago, 1892, and has since been engaged in general practice. Demo- crat. Mason (Lodge and Chapter). Clubs: South- ern, Iroquois. Residence: Hotel Bentmere. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
BOPP, William George, lawyer; b. Chicago, Mar. 3, 1880; s. Charles and Friedericke (Schiele) Bopp; A.B., Univ. of Ill., 1902, Ph.B., 1903, J.D., 1904; m. Emma Knoke, of Chicago, June 12, 1906; 2 daugh- ters: Helen Bernice, Marion Lois. Admitted to Il1. bar, 1904, and since engaged in active practice in Chicago. Mason (Lake View Lodge, Lincoln Park Chapter, St. Bernard Commandery, Shrine). Mem. Class A, Reserve Officers' Training Camp, Ft. Sher- idan, 111., May 15-Aug. 13, 1917. Home: 4436 Mag- nolia Av. Office: 139 N. Clark St.
BORCHARDT, Conrad Robert, secretary Nat. Mosaic Tile Co .: b. Adlich-Briesen, Germany, June 3, 1886; s. Carl and Mathilda (Wohler) Borchardt: brought to U.S., 1894; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1909 (Phi Beta Kappa) ; m. Marie Griesbach, of Chicago, Sept. 7, 1910; 1 daughter, Marie Anna. Engaged in real estate business with Hanson & Decker, 1909- 11; sec. since 1911 of Nat. Mosaic Tile Co., mfrs. and contractors art marble and terrazo floors, etc. Lutheran. Club: German. Home: 6163 Winthrop Av. Office: 2101 S. Kedzie Av.
BORCHERDT, Albert Frederick, secretary Cud- ahy Packing Co .; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)
BORDEN, Hamilton, merchant; June 21, 1835- Oct. 11, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
BORDEN, John, explorer; b. Chicago, 1885; s. late Wilham and Mary D. (Whiting) Borden; g.s. John Borden; B.A., Yale, 1906; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1908; m. Ellen. d. James B. Waller, of Chi- cago, Feb. 2, 1907; 2 daughters. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1908. Big game hunter; several whaling and Arctic expdns. in his own ships; his ship Great Bear was wrecked in Behring Sea. Aug. 10, 1916, he and crew camped for 15 days on uninhabited St. Matthew's Island from which they were res- cued by the Revenue Cutter McCullongh, sent out by govt. Owns yacht Kanawha which he tendered fully equipped to U.S. Govt. for submarine de- stroyer; was commd. It. comdr. U.S.N., 1917, and placed in command of Kanawha in Atlantic wa- ters. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Wolf's Head (Yale). Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Chicago Golf, etc. Home: 1020 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.
BORDERS, M(ichae1) W (ashington), lawyer; b. Randolph Co., Ill., May 9, 1867; s. James Johnson and Mary A. (Ritchie) Borders; A.B., Monmouth (III.) Coll., 1888; Columbia Law Sch., New York, 1891; m. Alice E. Abbey, of Kirkwood, Ill., Feb. 9. 1892; children: James, Edward, Melville, Horatio. Admitted to bar, 1891; practiced at Belleville, 111., for 11 yrs., and was master in chancery of the Cir- cult Court of St. Clair Co., Ill., 1900-2; removed to Chicago, Apr. 1, 1903; gen. counsel for Morris & Co., packers. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar
assns., Lawyers' Inst. Democrat. Clubs: Iroquois, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country. Home: 5128 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
BOREL, Lewis Constant, automobile accessories; b. Indianapolis, Ind., July 27, 1893; s. Lewis Con- stant and Nellie (DeWitt) Borel: ed. pub. schs .; Indiana Univ., Bloomington, 1910-11; unmarried. Entered employ of Remy Electric Co., at Ander- son, Ind., 1912; mgr. at Chicago for same, 1914-17; asst. mgr., since 1917, of United Motors Service, Inc., factory representatives of Remy Electric Co., Dayton Engring. Laboratories Co. and Klaxton Co. Protestant. Mason. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 4717 Sheridan Rd. Office: 2641 Michigan Boul.
BORG, M. Edward, banker. (See vol. 1911.)
BORLAND, Bruce; b. Chicago, July 31, 1880; s. late John Jay and Harriet (Blair) Borland; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1901, S.B., 1902; m. Dorothy, d. Le- roy W. Fuller, of Chicago, June 24, 1909. Engaged in mech, engring .; invented a lock used by safety deposit companies. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cy- cle, University, Union League. Home: 2632 Prairie Av. Office: Borland Bldg.
BORLAND, Channcey Blair, real estate; h. Chi- cago, Nov. 26, 1878; s. late John Jay and Harriet ( Blair) Borland; grad. Lawrenceville (N.J. ) Sch., 1897; A.B., Harvard, 1901; Harvard Law Sch., 1 yr .; m. Belle McCullough, of Chicago, June 23, 1904; 3 children: Harriet, Beatrice, Martha. With John H. Wrenn & Co., 1902-3, Northern Trust Co., 1903-4; in charge of Borland properties and buildings since 1904, and mgr. same; also pres. Borland Mfg. Co .; dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, Chicago Rys. Co., Building Mgrs.' Assn. Trustee and sec. St. Luke's Hosp., and the Old People's Home of City of Chi- cago. Episcopalian. Clubs: Harvard (Chicago, New York and Boston), Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia (Chicago) ; New York Yacht; Eastern Yacht (Marblehead, Mass.). Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 2622 Pral- rie Av. Office: 1508 Borland Bldg.
BORLAND, Leonard Clifford, M.D .; b. Cook Co., 111., May 25, 1863; s, Dr. Matthew W. and Emily Ladd ( Robinson) Borland; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1887; m. Chicago, 1897, Louisa Marie Ulscht: 1 daughter, Viola Louisa; m. 2d, Mrs. Petrine Wold; 1 son, Leonard C., Jr. En- gaged in general practice of medicine and surgery in Chicago since 1887: formerly prof. physiology, adj. prof. nervous diseases, prof. nervous anatomy, Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery; formerly prof. and head Dept. of Anatomy, Univ. of III. Med. Sch. and Dental Sch .; prof. practical anatomy, prof. physiology, prof. physical diagnosis, Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery; prof. practice of medicine, Jen- ner Med. Coll .; asso, in gynecology, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery; asst. prof. anatomy, Chi- cago Coll. Dental Surgery; med. dir. Sch. and Dis- pensary of Physical Therapy; distributor, 111. Dem- onstrators' Assn. Mem. A. M.A., 111. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., German Med. Soc. Club: Chi- cago Automobile. Home: 2525 Smalley Ct. Office: 209 S. State St.
BORN, Moses, wholesale tailor; b. Wollenberg, Germany, May 6, 1851; s. Aaron and Rosa ( Reis) Born; ed. common schs .; m. New York, Feb. 2, 1881, Isabella Rose; children: Alfred, Edgar, Addie, Florence. Emigrated to America, 1869, at 18; kept a gen. store in Port Jefferson, L.1., 1871-6, under the firm name of Wertheimer & Born; came to Chl- cago, 1876, and engaged in retail clothing business; originated the "tailoring to the trade" business, 1877; pres. 31. Born & Co. Dir. Michael Reese Hosp. Republican. Club: Standard (pres. 1896-7). Recre- ations: traveling, golf. Home: 4801 Drexel Boul. Office: 540-544 S. 5th Av.
BORNER, William, railway official; Mar. 27, 1842-1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BORNHOEFT, John W., printer and pub .; b. at Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, May 21, 1868; s. of Nicholas and Doris (Meyer) Bornhoeft: came to U.S., 1883; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Emma Wal- lor, of Chicago, June, 1907; 2 children: John W .. Jr., Ethel Wilhelmina. Learned printer's trade un-
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der Fred Klein, and worked for various concerns; & Savings Bank. Mem. Delta Upsilon, etc. Home: founded Columbia Printing Co., 1892, and has since Evanston, Il1. continued as its head. Mem. United Typothetae of America. Evangelical Lutheran. Mason. Club: Ben Franklin. Home: 2856 Burling St. Office: 632-636 N. Halsted St.
BOROWSKI, Félix, president Chicago Musical Coll .; b. Burton, Eng., of Slavonic parentage, Mar. 10, 1872; studied music first under pvt. masters; grad. Conservatoire, Cologne, Germany, in violin, pianoforte and composition; lived in London until 1897; m. Edith Frances Grant, of Aberdeen, Scot- land, Oct. 9, 1897. Dir. dept. of composition and lecturer upon mus. history, Chicago Mus. Coll., 1897-1916, pres. since Apr., 1916. Composer of works for orchestra: Marche triomphale, 2 suites; Symphonic poem, "Eugene Onegin" (MS.); Valse Pathetique for orchestra; Allegro de Concert for organ and orchestra. Chamber music; Piano; So- naterusse; Preludes; Concerto with orchestra (MS.); also composer of many smaller works. Violin: liere Mazur, Schoumka Ukrainienne. Aria; 2ieme Mazur, Adoration, and others. Organ: Suite; 2 Sonatas. Voice: Songs, etc. Also critic and writer on musical subjects; mus. critic of Chicago Even- ing Post, 1906; mus. editor of Chicago Herald since 1909. Author of the hist. and analyt. programmes of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra (now Chicago Symphony Orchestra) since 1908. Home: 1221 Ca- talpa Av. Address: 624 S. Michigan Boul.
BORTON, Elon G., chautauqua mgr .; b. Flint, Mich., Mar. 31, 1889; s. Joseph Henry and Emily Jane (Wright) Borton; grad. high sch., Flint, 1906; A.B., Greenville ( Ill.) Coll., 1910; student law dept. Univ. of Chicago, 1913-14; unmarried. Nat. travel- ing sec. (except I yr.), Intercollegiate Prohibition Assn., 1910-15, now sec, same; organized branches of the assn. in more than 300 colleges and univs .; salesman, fieldman and field supt., Nat. Lincoln Chautauqua System, summers, 1908-15; mgr. oper- ating dept., Mutual Lyceum & Chautauqua System, since Dec., 1915. Mem. Internat. Lyceum Assn. Home: 812 Stockton St., Flint, Mich. Office: 910 Steinway Hall, Chicago.
BORWELL, Frank L., dry goods commn. mcht .; Aug. 20, 1858-Mar. 14, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
BOSLEY, Edward Franklin, mfr .; b. at Chicago, May 29, 1869; s. Daniel Webster and Mary E. W. Bosley; ed. high sch., Chicago, to 1887; m. Chicago, Apr., 1899, Harriet L. Benham; 1 son, Maurice Ed- ward (by previous marriage). In 1887 entered the business established by his father in 1869 as a mfr. of weather strips, and was sec. of the D. W. Bosley Co. until, upon the death of D. W. Bosley, in 1899, succeeding him as pres. and treas .; also pres. Standard Cleaner Co. and Metropolitan Weather Strip Co., New York City. Republican. Mem, Mil. Order of Loyal Legion, first class (by inheritance). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Lake Geneva Country; Midwick Country (Pasadena, Cal.). Home: 1367 N. State St., Chica- go; (summer) Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
BOSTEDO, Louis Gardner, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)
BOSWORTH, Charles Henry, banker; b. Mari- etta, O., Jan. 14, 1858; s. Sala and Joanna F. (Ship- man) Bosworth: A. B., Marietta Coll., 1877: LL.B., Cincinnati Law Sch., 1879. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1879, and practiced at Cincinnati, 1879-82; began ry. service as clk. for the contractor of Cincinnati, Van Wert & Mich. Ry., Van Wert, O., 1882-3; pay- master, St. Louis Coal R.R., 1883, becoming asst. gen. frt. and pass. agt, of its successor, St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute R.R., to 1888; auditor and gen. frt. and pass. agt. St. Louis & Chicago R.R., Springfield, Ill., 1888-90, gen. mgr. same, 1890-5; also receiver and gen. mgr. Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis R.R., 1893-6, and upon reorganization, 1896, became vice pres. and gen. mgr .; pres. Peoria & Pekin Union R.R., 1895-8, and vice pres. and gen. mgr. same, 1898-1900; pres. Ill. Southern R.R., June 1, 1900-Jan. 7, 1902; was federal bank examiner for a time, then pres. Peoples Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, until 1914; dir., 1914-15, chmn. bd. and federal reserve agent, 1914-Dec. 31, 1916, of Fed- eral Reserve Bank of Chicago. Dir. Evanston Trust
BOSWORTH, Harry John, dental supplies; b. at Cannon Falls, Minn., Sept. 1, 1873; s. Charles H. and Amelia C. (Richards) Bosworth; ed. Elizabeth St. Sch., Chicago; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 25, 1894, Anna Florence Rogers. Began in 1889 with Ill. Dental Mfg. Co., continuing until Jan. 1, 1891; with the Keller Dental Co., 1891-2; with Gideon Sibley, in the same line, 1893-1902; mgr. of the Rit- ter Dental Supply House, 1902-14; in business for self as Harry J. Bosworth Co. since 1914. Repub- lican. Mem. B.P.O.E. and K.P. Club: South Shore Country. Recreation: automobiling. Home: 1026 E. 46th St. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.
BOTKE, Jessie Arms, artist; b. Chicago, May 27, 1883; d. William Aldis and Martha (Cornell) Arms; ed. grammar schs., Lincoln and Lake View High Schs .; Art Inst. of Chicago; m. Cornelius Botke, of Haarlem, Holland, Apr. 15, 1915; 1 son, William Arms. Has exhibited at Art Inst. of Chicago, New York Water Color Club, Am. Water Color Soc .; represented in Municipal Gallery, Chicago. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists. Club: Cordon. Address: 1542 E. 57th St.
BOTSFORD, Henry, retired packer; b. Ann Ar- bor, Mich., July 30, 1834. Came to Chicago, 1855; mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1858; began in packing business, 1863. Clubs: Chicago, Union League. Home: 2129 Prairie Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.
BOUFFLEUR, Albert I., surgeon; b. Springville, Wis., Aug. 20, 1864; s. Philip and Mary A. Bouffleur; prep. edn. Viroqua (Wis.) High Sch. and Valparai- so ( Ind.) Univ .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1887; m. Charlotte Martin, 1913. Engaged in practice of surgery at Chicago since 1887; asst. prof. surgery, Rush Med. Coll., 1895-1912; surgeon in chief., C.,M. &St.P. Ry. Co., Washington Boulevard Hosp .; at- tending surgeon, Cook County Hosp., 1890-1912. Mem. Am. Assn. Ry. Surgeons, A.M.A., 111. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Surg. Soc. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 2449 Washington Boul. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg.
BOUGHAN, Andrew B., lawyer; b. Chicago, June 19, 1871; s. Andrew and Sarah A. ( Brenock) Bou- ghan; ed. puh. schs .; St. Ignatius Coll .; Lake For- est Univ., Law Dept., 1893; unmarried, Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893; candidate on Independent League Ticket for county judge of Cook County, Ill., 1906. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn. Catholic. Organized movement in 1904 against loan sharks which re- sulted in legislature passing law under which the First State Pawners Soc. was incorporated. Rec- reations: hunting, traveling. Home: 659 Welling- ton Av. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.
BOUGHER, William Sherman, M.D .; b. Athens, O., June 21, 1867; s. of John and Lucy (Gibson) Bougher; prep. edn, Athens High Sch .; M.D., Jen- ner Med. Coll., Chicago, 1908; m. Marian S. Wal- lace, of Chicago, Aug. 28, 1912. Practiced at Chi- cago since 1908. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs. Republican. Mason, K.P., Odd Fel- low. Clubs: Columbia Yacht, Sportsman's of Amer- ica. Home: 6342 S. Green St. Office: 6304 S. Hal- sted St.
BOURNIQUE, Augustus Eugene, professor of dancing; b. Cirey, France, Oct. 27, 1842; s. Augus- tus and Pauline Bournique; came to New York with parents, 1845; ed. pub. schs., at Acad. of the Holy Infancy, Manhattanville, and at Bourseaux Acad., Brooklyn, N.Y .; m. Chicago, June 14, 1862, Elizabeth Ann Corning; children: Eugene A., Alvar L., Hugh L. (deceased), May E., Lyman G. Re- moved with parents to Chicago, 1857; clerk in father's plate glass business until 1858; then in dry goods house of Ross & Foster, 1858-61; after that with clothing house of George T. Belding & Co. Studied and practiced dancing from boyhood; with wife, established Bournique's Dancing Acad., 1865; fire destroyed the building in the great fire of 1871; rebuilt on 24th St., between Mich, and Ind. Avs., and in 1883 built the academy on 23d St., be- tween Prairie and Calumet Avs., also conducting branches in various parts of city and vicinity. Recreations: fishing, canoeing, billiards. Home: Lessing Annex. Office: 624 S. Michigan Av.
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BOURNIQUE, Eugene Augustus, real estate; b. Miss. Valley and Ind. Southern rys. since 1909; Chicago, June 13, 1864; s. Augustus Eugene and vice pres. of same rys., in charge of traffic, since Elizabeth Ann (Branigan) Bournique; ed. public May 1, 1912. Club: Union League. Home: 6727 Eu- schs .; m. Chicago, 1894, Stella Grace Curtis; chil- clid Av. Office: 602 Central Station. dren: Joy, Hellen, Ruth. Was for 13 yrs. associat- ed with father, Prof. A. E. Bournique, teacher of dancing; head of Eugene A. Bournique & Co., real estate, since 1890. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Mid- Day, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
BOURQUE, N. Odéon, surgeon; b. Paris, France, Apr. 6, 1878; s. John Ophelias and Eugenie (Dar- tez) Bourque; prep. edn. Paris; M.D., Univ. of Paris, 1903, Univ. of Nashville (Tenn.), 1906; di- ploma, Univ. State of N. Y .; Ph.D., Univ. of South- ern Minn., 1910; m. Louella Landwer, of Chicago, Aug., 1910. Began practice in Beaumont, Tex., 1903; removed to Chicago, 1906; head prof. anat- omy and surgery, Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine, also dir. and chmn. bd. of censors; pres. of staff and chief surgeon, Fort Dearborn Hosp. Mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Cook Co. Med. and Surg. Soc., Canadian Assn. of French Physi- cians and Surgeons, Acad. de Medicine Française, Chicago Anatom. Soc. Mason (Shriner), Author: Students' Handbook on Anatomy, 1916. Home: 3839 Grand Boul. Office: 3831 Vernon Av.
BOUTELL, Henry Sherman, diplomatist. Re- moved to Washington, D.C. (See Who's Who in America.)
BOWE, Charles Nelson, dental supplies; b. Buf- falo, N.Y., July 28, 1856; s. Charles Nelson and Mary A. (Blodgett) Bowe; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Lydia Harriet Monks, of Benton Harbor, Mich., August 6, 1878; 1 son, John Hamilton, D.D.S., Chi- cago. Came to Chicago from Detroit, 1864; began active career in employ of Chicago office of Water- bury Clock Co., fall of 1878; became traveling salesman of H. D. Justi & Son, Jan. 1, 1876; west- ern mgr. for company since 1899. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason. Recreation: music. Home: 3909 W. Jackson Boul. Office: 810 Masonic Temple.
BOWEN, Joseph Tilton; Apr. 1, 1854-Mar. 29, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
BOWEN, Louise de Koven (Mrs. Joseph Tilton B.), social worker; b. Chicago, Feb. 26, 1859; d. John and Helen ( Hadduck) de Koven; ed. Dearborn Sem., Chicago; m. Joseph Tilton Bowen, of Chi- cago, June 1, 1886 (now deceased). Pres. Juvenile Protective Assn .; vice pres. United Charities, Chi- cago; treas. Hull House, Chicago; dir. Sch. of Civ- ics and Philanthropy, Com. of 15. Mem. State Council of Defense and chmn. Women's Com. of Council of Nat. Defense. Progressive. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Woman's City, Fri- day, Cordon, Hull House Woman's. Author of sev- eral vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 1430 Astor St., Chicago; (summer) Bar Harbor, Me. Office: Hull House, 800 S. Halsted St.
BOWER, Robert Allan, map maker. Removed to Pasadena, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)
BOWERSOCK, Clement Cory, lawyer. Removed to St. Paris, O. (See vol. 1911.)
BOWES, C(harles) Frank, valves; b. Crete, Will Co., Ill., Dec. 25, 1865; s. George H. and Sylvia A. (Adams) Bowes; ed. pub. schs .; m. Alice W. Eggles- ton, of Chicago, July 27, 1889; 2 children: Lau- rence C. and Leon F. Began, 1880, with E. B. Pres- ton & Co., succeeded, 1886, by W. D. Allen Mfg. Co .; continued with the latter and, after various promotions, served as vice pres., 1899-1907; mgr. Chicago office of The Lunkenheimer Co., engring. specialties, since 1907. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Rec- reation: hunting. Home: 9556 Prospect Av. Office: 188 N. Dearborn St.
BOWLES, John P., live stock commn .; b. Quincy, Ill., May 26, 1859; s. John and Mary (Cass) Bowles; ed. pub. schs. of Quincy, Ill., and Gem City Busi- ness Coll .; m. Quincy, Oct. 18, 1893, Ella Bertha Hense; children: Dolores Joan, John Hense, Helen Edith. Reared on a farm and from boyhood iden- tified with live stock business, in which was en- gaged at Edina, Mo., before coming to Chicago, 1880; was with Keenan & Hancock 9 yrs .; mem. firm of Tomlinson, Bowles & Co. 7 yrs .; after that 3 yrs. of Strahorn, Hutton, Evans Commn. Co., un- til present company of Bowles Live Stock Commn. Co. was organized, Ang. 1, 1899, of which is pres .; also pres. Chicago Feed & Fertilizer Co, Democrat. Clubs: South Shore Country, Saddle and Sirloin. Home: 4340 Vincennes Av. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
BOWMAN, Charles John, produce commn. mcht .; b. Oneida Co., N.Y., Aug. 31, 1873; s. Lucius S. and Elizabeth (Hurd) Bowman; ed. pub. schs., Jack- son, Mich .; m. Olive Pursell, of Indianapolis, Ind., June 17, 1902; 2 children: Mary Elizabeth, Charles Pursell. Has been identified with commn. business since 1892; pres. Bowman & Bull Co., 1912-16; pres. Bowman & Co. since 1916. Republican. Mason. Club: Oak Park. Home: 238 S. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 136 W. Lake St., Chicago.
BOWMAN, Ernest M., secretary and dir. the Bowman Dairy Co. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 158 W. Ontario St., Chicago.
BOWMAN, John Gabbert; b. Davenport, Ia., May 18, 1877; s. John R. and Mary A. (Gabbert) Bow- man; A.B., State Univ. of Ia., Iowa City, 1899, A.M., 1904; grad. student Columbia, 1904-5; (LL.D., Coe Coll., 1912, Univ. of Miss., 1914) ; m. Florence Ridg- way Berry, of St. Louis, June 29, 1908. Newspaper work, 1899-1901; instr. English, State Univ. of Ja., 1902-4, Columbia, 1905-7; sec. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, New York, 1907- 11; pres. State Univ. of Ja., 1911-14; dir. Am. Coll. of Surgeons, Chicago, since 1915. Clubs: The Play- ers, St. Andrews Golf (New York), Cosmos ( Wash- ington, D.C.). Home: 1415 Estes Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
BOWMAN, Johnston R., president Bowman Dairy Co. Home: 436 Wellington Av. Office: 158 W. On- tario St.
BOWMAN, William Charles, manager Linen Thread Co .; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1861 ; s. The- odore H. and Angeline (Major) Bowman; ed. Brook- lyn Collegiate and Poly. Inst., and at Noelle's Sch. of Language, Hanover, Germany; m. Chicago, Apr .. 1901, Carrie M. Warden. Connected with the Linen Thread Co. since 1887, beginning in a subordinate capacity, becoming mgr., 1900; also sec. of the Art Marble Co. Republican. Recreations: automobil- ing, yachting, fishing. Residence: Plaza Hotel, Chi- cago; (summer) Sylvan Beach, White Lake, Mich. Office: 154 W. Austin Av., Chicago.
BOWMAN, William Henry, real estate. (See vol. 1911.)
BOWRING, William Palmer, secretary of C. H. Worcester Co .; Oct. 18, 1868-July, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
BOWSFIELD, Colvin C., author; b. at Orange- ville, Ont., Can., 1855; ed. pub. schs. and in printing office; m. Inez Pierson, of Ellendale, N.D., 1899. Reared on farm; learned printer's trade; became writer on country weeklies, later Washington corr. and subsequently contbr. to Chicago Tribune, Chi- cago Evening News, New York Times, Buffalo Cou- rier, etc .; was 1st sec. N.Dak. Senate, 1889, when statehood was established; now residing on model farm nr. Elgin, Ill. Republican. Author: Making the Farm Pay, 1913; Wealth from the Soil, 1914; How Boys and Girls'Can Earn Money, 1916. Home: Elgin, Ill. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BOWES, Frank B., railway official; b. Chicago, Jan. 29, 1862; ed. pub. schs. Began ry, service with I.C.R.R., 1876, with which has since been identified; clk. in auditor's, gen. frt. and gen. pass. offices, 1876-87; gen. northern pass. agt., 1886-94; asst. BOWYER, Lorraine Fleetwood, real estate and coal; b. Mt. Pleasant, Ia., June 30, 1866; s. Lewis Franklin and Elizabeth Sarepta (Surface) Bowyer; grad. Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1885. After gen. pass. agt., 1894-5; gen. frt. agt. southern lines and Yazoo & Miss. Valley R.R., 1895-1903; asst. traffic mgr. same lines, 1903-5, frt. traffic mgr. same, 1905-8, and gen, traffic mgr. I.C., Yazoo & leaving coll. entered staff Chicago Daily News;
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then in 1889 in the wholesale coal business; now pres. and treas, of the Kanawha Valley Coal Co .; vice pres. New Kanawha Coal & Mining Co. Has large real estate interests at Chicago, owns the Bowyer Blk., 305 N. Mich. Av. Republican. Recre- ations: golf, driving. Office: 305 N. Michigan Av.
BOYCE, Simeon Leonard, lawyer; Jan. 14, 1850- Sept., 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
BOYCE, William D., publisher: b. Allegheny Co., Pa., June 16, 1860; s. David and Margaret J. Boyce; ed. Univ. of Wooster, O. Began as ady, solicitor, Chicago, 1881; hecame newspaper pub. in Dak .; or- ganizer and mgr. bur. of correspondence, represent- ing 1,200 newspapers, New Orleans Cotton Expn., 1884; established "patent inside" house, Chicago. and Winfield, Kan .; assisted in establishing the Saturday Blade, Chicago, of which became owner; bought Chicago Ledger and other publs. now pub. by W. D. Boyce Co., of which is pres. Owner of Boyce Bldg., Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Home: 504 Wrightwood Av. Office: 508 N. Dearhorn St.
BOYD, Edward B., railway official; b. Greencas- tle, Ind., July 18, 1861; s. George M. and Ann G. (Thorpe) Boyd; ed. puh. schs, in Ind .; m. May Marshall, of Chicago, Oct. 16, 1889. Began ry. serv- ice, 1883, in gen. offices C.,R.I.&P.Ry., becoming chief rate clk., 1887-92, 2d asst. gen. frt. agt., 1892- 96, 1st asst. gen. frt. agt., 1896-7, gen. frt, agt. lines west of Mo. River, 1897-9, and gen. frt. agt. lines east of Mo. River, 1899-1904; mgr. transportation dept. Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1904-8; hecame asst. to the vice pres. "Gould System," Jan. 1, 1908; now chmn. Western Trunk Line Com., Chicago. Repub- lican. Clubs: Hamilton, Exmoor Country. Recrea- tions: outdoor sports. Home: 4558 Lake Park Av. Office: 610 S. Dearborn St.
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