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BRENNEMANN, Joseph, M.D .; b. at Peru, III., Sept. 25, 1872; s. of Joseph and Mary (Schaefer) Brennemann; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1895; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1900; St. Luke's Hosp., 1900-2; m. Bessie D. Daniels, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1905; 3 children: Mary Elizabeth, Barbara, Deborah. Asst. prof. diseases of children, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., since 1909; prof. same, Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1905-6; attending phys. diseases of chil- dren, St. Luke's, Wesley and Cook Co. hosps. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pediatric Soc., Inst. Medicine of Chicago, Nu Sigma Nu. Contbr. on diseases of children. Home: 5803 Blackstone Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
BRENNER, George, manager city office of Swift & Co .; b. Chicago, May 28, 1860; s. George and Mary Ann (Haven) Brenner; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Chicago, May 17, 1883, Eugenia F. John- son; children: Edith A., George J., Eugenia M. First business experience was in employ of S. D. Childs, Jr., & Co., printers; then with Frank Clif- ton & Co., grain and provisions, as settling and margin clerk on the Bd. of Trade; remained with that firm 15 yrs. and in 1888 became identified with Swift & Co., as bookkeeper, and eventually was made city mgr., and Bd. of Trade representative. Club: Ravenswood Whist. Home: 5448 Lakewood Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
BRENTANO, Theodore, judge; b. at Kalamazoo, Mich., Mar. 29, 1854; s. Lorenzo and Caroline Bren- tano; ed. pub. schs. and in Germany and Switzer- land; LL.B., LL.M., Nat. Univ., 1881; m. Minnie Claussenius, of Chicago, May 17, 1887; children: Johanna von Tilly, Carola, Dorothy. Home has been in Chicago since 1859; admitted to bar by Supreme Court, D.C., 1882; atty. in office of corpn. counsel, 1887; asst. city atty. Chicago, 1888; judge Superior Court, Cook Co., Ill., since 1890, and now chief justice Criminal Court of Cook Co .; present
BRESLICH, Ernst Rudolph; h. Insterburg, Ger- many, Aug. 30, 1874; s. Louis Friedrich and Her- mine (Kummer) Breslich; came to U.S., 1892; A.B., Baldwin-Wallace Coll., Berea, O., 1898; A.M., Univ. of Chicago, 1900; m. Marie D. Christiansen, of Chi- cago, Dec. 25, 1902; children: Paul, Erna, Herman, Golde. Head of the dept. of mathematics, Univ. High Sch. (Univ. of Chicago), since 1912. Metho- dist. Author (with George W. Myers) : Myer's Sec- ond Year in Mathematics, 1908; Breslich's First- Year Mathematics, 1915; Breslich's Second-Year Mathematics, 1916; Breslich's Third-Year Mathe- matics, 1917; Logarithmitic Tables and Mathemat- ical Formulas, 1917. Home: 7100 Rhodes Av.
BRETZ, J. Harlen, geologist; b. Ionia Co., Mich., Sept. 2, 1882; s. Oliver Joseph and Rhoda Maria (Howlett) Bretz; A.B., Albion (Mich.) Coll., 1905; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1913; m. Fanny Challis, of Unionville, Mich., June 26, 1907; 1 son, Rudolf Challis. Asst. prof. geology, Univ. of Wash., 1913- 14; instr. in geology, 1914-15, asst. prof. since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Recreation: mountaineering. Home: 10750 S. Western Av.
BREWER, Orville, publisher; b. at Ashton, Ill., Mar. 31, 1857; s. of James and Elizabeth (Pratt) Brewer; prep. edn. Allen's Acad., Allen's Grove, WVis., 1867-9, Lee Center (Ill.) High Sch., 1870-3; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1878; m. Elizabeth Brough, of Indianapolis, Oct. 25, 1895. In pub. busi- ness since 1900 as Orville Brewer Pub. Co., sch. text books. Republican. Author and publisher: Brewer's National Songs and Hymns; Brewer's Popular Song Book; Brewer's American Song Book; Brewer's Assembly Song Book; Brewer's High School Song Book; Brewer's Art Studies and Famous Paintings; etc. Home: 2923 Ellis Av. Of- fice: 1304 Auditorium Bldg.
BREWER, Robert T., real estate; b. at Chicago, June 13, 1863; s. John S. and Helen M. (Shaw) Brewer; ed. high sch., Chicago; m. Paula Fabian Seckel, of St. Louis, Dec. 1, 1902; 2 sons: Fabian S., Jerome S. In mercantile pursuits, 1881-90; mfg. business, 1890-6; real estate operator, Chicago, since 1896; firm of Robert T. Brewer & Co. for several years; now managing own property. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Chicago Yacht, Germania. Recreation: yachting. Home: 1347 N. State St. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
BREWSTER, Edward Lester, banker, broker; June 22, 1842-Mar. 21, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
BREWSTER, Walter Stanton, banker, broker; b. Evanston, Ill., Sept. 4, 1872; s. Edward Lester and Mary (Niles) Brewster; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., until June, 1891; A.B., Yale, 1895; m. Kate Lancaster, of Chicago, Jan 24, 1903; 2 children: Sarah, Edward Lancaster. Entered serv- ice, 1896, of Edward L. Brewster & Co., bankers and brokers, and in Jan., 1899, was admitted to the firm, and July 1, 1904, Edward L. Brewster & Co. was succeeded by the firm of Russell, Brewster & Co., consisting of Edward P. Russell, Walter S. Brewster and C. L. Peniston. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange (gov.), New York Stock Exchange. Dir. United Charities (chmn. exec. com.). Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Cliff Dwellers, Casino, Gagemere; University, Yale, Sleepy Hollow Country (New York). Recreations: golf, horseback riding. Home: Lake Forest, 111. Office: 116 W. Adams St., Chicago.
BRICKWOOD, Albert William, lawyer; Nov. 21. 1855-Mar. 24, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
BRICKWOOD, Blaine Jackson, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 5, 1888; s. Albert William and Genevieve M. (Jackson) Brickwood; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Lewis Inst .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1908; unmarried. Began practice with father, 1908, title of Brickwood & Brickwood; practiced alone since death of father, 1915; sec. and dir. Wolfertz Deformity Appliance Co .; sec. and treas. Am. Ex- porters' Corpn .; treas. and dir. Electric Service Co. of America; dir. Fair Oaks Park Cemetery Assn .; consul for Venezuela in Chicago since 1914. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Upsilon, Delta Chi, S.A.R. Republican. Congrega-
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tionalist. Club: Chicago Press. Recreations: art, 1913; pastor Lemont, Ill., 1910-12, Cumberland, music, literature. Home: 859 Wellington Av. Of- Ind., 1912-15, Douglas Park, Chicago, 1915-16, Nor- fice: 6 N. Michigan Av.
BRIDGE, George Smith, commission mcht .; b. on farm, Jefferson Co., Wis., June 28, 1860; s. Robert and Isabella (Kelley) Bridge; ed. pub. schs. and State Normal Sch., Whitewater, Wis .; m. Chicago, Jan. 19, 1887, Betsy A. Randall; children: Isabella, George Randall. Engaged in milling business at Whitewater, 1881-4; special partner in firm of T. D. Randall & Co., commn. mchts., Chicago, 1885-95; gen. partner same firm, owning half interest in business, 1895-1902; established under own name as commn. mcht. in grain and hay, 1902, and in 1903 admitted John R. Leonard as partner, firm be- coming Bridge & Leonard. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Home Lodge, No. 508, A.F. and A.M .; Chicago Chapter; Chevalier Bayard Commandery, K.T. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Saddle and Sirloin, University of Evanston, Evanston Country, Westmoreland Golf. Recrea- tion: outdoor life. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Board of Trade, Chicago.
BRIDGE, Norman, M.D .; b. Windsor, Vt., Dec. 30, 1844; s. James Madison and Nancy Ann (Bag- ley) Bridge; high sch. edn .; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. (now med, dept. Northwestern Univ.), 1868, Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1878; (hon. A.M., Lake Forest Univ., 1889); m. Mae Manford, of Chicago, May 21, 1874. Prof. clinical medicine, 1887-98, prof. medicine, 1898-1901, emeritus prof. since 1901, Rush Med. Coll. (Univ. of Chicago). Mem. Chicago Bd. Edn., 1881-4 (pres. 1882-3); mem. bd. election commrs., 1886-90. Republican. Mem. Assn. of Am. Physicians; corr. mem. Acad. Sciences, Arts and Letters of Wis. Author: The Penalties of Taste and Other Essays, 1898; The Rewards of Taste and Other Essays, 1902; Lectures on Tuberculosis, 1903; House Health, 1907; Fragments and Ad- dresses, 1915. Office: 901, 104 S. Michigan Av.
BRIDGES, Horace James, lecturer; b. London, Eng., Aug. 31, 1880; s. James and Mary Elizabeth (Harding) Bridges; spl. courses, London Univ .; m. Lucy, d. Archibald and Edith English, of London, June 2, 1906. Asso. leader, with Stanton Coit, of W. London Ethical Soc., 1905-12; leader Chicago Ethical Soc. since Apr., 1913. Trustee Booth House (social settlement), Chicago. Mason. Club: City. Author: The Ethical Movement-Its Principles and Aims, 1911, 2d edit., 1912; Criticisms of Life- Studies in Faith, Hope and Despair, 1915. Home: 610 Belden Av. Office: 410 S. Michigan Av.
BRIGGS, Charles Harold, leather; b. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 7, 1874; s. Charles Edward and Rebecca (Whittaker) Briggs; ed. pub, schs., St. James Coll., and Washington Univ. (all of St. Louis) ; m. Olive Fox Hafke, of Chicago, Nov. 7, 1907; 2 children: Charles Harold, Jr., Stanley Whittaker. Clerk in passenger dept. C.,B.&Q.R.R., at St. Louis, 1894-7; sec. to the gen. mgr., 1897-1900; in leather business since 1900; pres. Charles H. Briggs Co. since 1905. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 827 Dakin St. Office: 231 N. 5th Av.
BRIGGS, Clare A., cartoonist. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)
BRIGGS, Clement William Kenneth, surgeon; b. London, Eng., July 14, 1881; s. William and Anne (Watson) Briggs; brought to U.S. at age of 12; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; admitted to practice by Ill. State Bd. of Health, 1906; post- graduate work at Chicago; m. Charlotte Audrey Fleischer, of Chicago, Feb. 26, 1908; 2 children: Audrey Helen (deceased), Donald Preston. Asst. chief surgeon Chicago Emergency Hosp., 1906-8; prof. toxicology, Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery, since 1909; chief surgeon Hearst News- papers, J. V. Farwell Co., brotherhoods of ry. employes, and 30 other smaller concerns. Mem. A. M.A., III. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason (Blue Lodge, Chap- ter, Commandery, Shrine). Ilome: 4448 Malden St. Office: 424 Hearst Bldg.
wood Park, Chicago, since Oct. 9, 1916. Mem. Chi- cago Meth. Preachers' Assn., Delta Tau Delta. Home: 7117 Hood Av.
BRIGHAM, Bret Hart, life underwriter. Re- moved to California. (See vol. 1911.)
BRIGHAM, Edmund Douglass, railway official; b. Dunkirk, N.Y., Dec. 28, 1856; s. George F. and Aurilla D. Brigham; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ishpeming, Mich., 1879, Edith Northmore. Began ry. service as telegraph operator C.&N.W.Ry., Ish- peming, 1873; with C.&N. W.Ry. since Nov. 2, 1874, as cashier, Ishpeming, 1874-9, agt. at Peshtigo, Wis., 1879-80, Ishpeming, Mich., 1880-2, traveling frt. agt., Fond du Lac, Wis., 1882-5, chief clk. gen. frt. dept., Chicago, 1885-8, div. frt. agt. Wis., Ga- lena & Madison and Madison & Peninsular divs., 1888-93, asst. gen. frt. agt., 1893-1900, gen. frt. agt. from Feb. 1, 1900, and now asst. frt. traffic mgr. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Skokie Country, Church. Home: Glen- coe, Il1. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
BRIGHAM, Henry H., freight transportation and car mig .; b. Sharon, Wis., Aug. 31, 1868; s. Rev. George F. and Aurilla (Douglass) Brigham; ed. Sharon High Sch .; m. Belle Hanna, of Burlington, Wis., Nov. 27, 1894; children: Erwin Risley, Edith Margrett, Henry H., Jr. Employed as telegraph operator and local agt. by C.&N. W.Ry. until 1893; removed to Chicago and engaged in commercial ry. and industrial traffic service until 1908; organized the Atlantic Seaboard Despatch and the North Am. Car Co., 1908, and since pres. both companies. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Traffic, Union League, Church, Skokie Country, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: golf, yachting. Home: 815 Greenleaf Av., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BRIGHT, Orville T., educator; b. Richland, N.Y., 1840; ed. Univ. of Wis., 1857-9; m. Cora Christian, 1885; 3 children. Began teaching at Spring Prairie, Wis., 1859; prin. graded schs., Lake Geneva, Wis., 1860-2; county supt. schs., Walworth Co., Wis., 1865-8; prin. graded schs., Omro, Wis., 1868-70; came to Chicago, 1870; prin. Foster Sch., 1870-4, Douglas Sch., 1874-87; supt. 6 grammar schs. and prin. high sch., Englewood, 1887-92; became county supt. schs .. Cook Co., 1892, and is now dist. supt. Home: 6515 Harvard Av. Office: 830 Tribune Bldg.
BRIGHT, Philip Vaughan, fish products; b. Tyne- burth, Wales, Dec. 11, 1879; s. William and Jane Avis (Greaves) Bright; brought to America, 1884; ed. high sch. and Washington Univ., St. Louis; m. Anne W. Chatfield, of Chicago, Apr. 2, 1902; chil- dren: Philip Vaughan, 2d, Medora C. Has engaged as importer of salt and canned fish products since 1904; pres. and treas. P. V. Bright Co. since 1908. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Am. Norwegian Chamber Commerce (dir.). Clubs: Traffic, Ouil- mette Country, North Shore Golf. Recreations: motoring, travel. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 148 W. Kinzie St., Chicago.
BRILL, George Mackensie, mechanical, elec. and architectural engr. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
BRIMSON, William George, retired; b. Tiverton, Eng., Apr. 27, 1850; s. Elias and Mary (Thorne) Brimson; ed. Norwalk (O.) High Sch., Bryant and Stratton Bus. Coll .; m. Susan H. Smith (M.L.A., prin. High Sch., Norwalk, O.), Aug. 28, 1873 (died Aug. 24, 1910). Telegraph operator, 1868-71, train dispatcher, 1871-5, L.S.&M.S.Ry .; supt. Logansport, Crawfordsville & S.W. Ry., 1875-80; trainmaster, 1880-1, supt., 1881-8, L.E.&W.Ry .; trainmaster, C.& E.I.R.R., 1888-90; supt., 1890-1, pres., 1891-6, Calu- met & Blue Island Ry .; pres. and gen. mgr., Chi- cago, Lake Shore & Eastern Ry., 1896-9; gen. mgr., 1899-1907, vice pres., 1907-10, Q.,O.&K.C.Ry .; be- came pres. Tex. City Transportation Co. and Tex. City Ry. Co., Apr. 1, 1910. Progressive. First vice pres. Northern Bapt. Conv., Am. Bapt. Home Mis- sionary Soc., Am. Bapt. Publ. Soc .; pres. Ill. Bapt. State Conv., 1913-15; pres. Chicago Baptist Social Union, 1914-15. Home: 426 W. 62d St.
BRIGGS, Walter Merrill, clergyman; b. Elgin, Ill., July 8, 1891; s. of Charles Alfred and Eliza Briggs; ed. Elgin Acad .; Rockford High School; student DePauw Univ., 1912-15; grad. Garrett Bibl. BRIMSTIN, William Edgar, secretary Federal Inst., 1916; unmarried. Ordained M.E. ministry, Life Ins, Co .; b. Toronto, Can., Dec. 4, 1876; s. of
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Hugh and Mary A. (Owens) Brimstin; ed. pub. schs., Model Sch. and pvt. schs., Toronto; grad. Jarvis Collegiate Inst., 1895; completed sch. train- ing in Upper Canada Coll .; m. Katharine Green- wood, of Toronto, Dec. 6, 1899. Began in the policy dept. of Imperial Life Ins. Co., Toronto; then in actuarial dept. of Mfrs. Life Ins. Co .; with the Federal Life Ins. Co. since 1899; came to Chicago, 1900, as policy clerk, Federal Life Ins. Co., served as chief clerk, 1902-4, asst. sec., 1905-8, sec. since 1908. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shrin- er). Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Colonial, Olym- pia Golf. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 838 5 Ist Boul. Office: 168 N. Michigan Boul.
BRINCKERHOFF, Clarence Eugene, surgeon; b. Homer, near Joliet, Ill., Nov. 9, 1859; s. John and Rebecca ( Breckenridge) Brinckerhoff; descendant of old Knickerbocker family; removed to Chicago, 1861; ed. pub. schs .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1885, and since in practice at Chicago. Mem. A.M. A., Chicago Med. Soc. Recreations: travel, hunting, fishing. Home: 3102 Washington Boul. Office: 507 N. Halsted St.
BRINK, Arthur Perry, express; Nov. 11, 1855- Dec. 6, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
BRINKERHOFF, William Temple, piano mfr .; b. Cleveland, O., Jan. 9, 1870; s. William Britton and Fannie R. (Temple) Brinkerhoff; ed. pub. schs., St. Joseph and Clinton Co., Mo .; Lampkin's Coll., Clinton; m. Clara Markley, of Humeston, Ia., Feb. 6, 1894. Engaged in wholesale cigar business at St. Joseph 10 yrs .; settled in Chicago, 1900, and entered piano mfg. business with father; pres. Brinkerhoff Piano Co., mfrs. of pianos and player pianos, since its organization, 1911. Mem. Chicago Piano and Organ Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. B.P.O.E. Clubs: Hamilton, Colonial, Oak Park Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 332 S. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, III. Office: 209 S. State St., Chicago.
BRINTNALL, William Henry, banker. (See vol. 1911.)
BRITIGAN, William Henry, real estate; b. St. Marys, O., Dec. 9, 1881; s. Albert and Sarah A. Britigan; ed. pub. schs., Dayton, O .; Union Chris- tian Coll., Merom, Ind .; Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ .; m. Mary P. Sibley, of Valley Falls, R.I., May 2, 1902; children: Herbert Dana, Katherine Alice, Wolstan Dixey, William Henry, Jr. With adv. and sales depts., Nat. Cash Register Co., Dayton, O., 1899-1901; same depts., Library Bureau, Boston, Mass., 1901-3; ednl. dir. West Side Y.M.C.A., New York, 1904-7; there organized 1st real estate class in the country, of 250 real estate men, and pub. Practical Real Estate Methods; asst, to comptrol- ler (real estate office) Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., New York, 1908-9; mgr. for Joseph P. Day, real estate auctioneer, New York, 1910-14; came to Chi- cago, 1914, to sell Marquette Manor for the Assets Realization Co., and completed sale of $1,700,000 lots in 6 months (greatest lot sale ever accom- plished in Chicago); in business on own account as William H. Britigan since Sept. I, 1915; special- ist in sale of subdivision property. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Real Estate Auctioneers' Assn., New York. Republican. Club: Windsor Golf. Home: 6950 Euclid Av. Office: 800 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BRITTAIN, Joseph King, real estate; b. Green- ville, Mercer Co., Pa., Dec. 27, 1867; s. Jeremiah R. and Nancy Davidson (King) Brittain; ed. Green- ville (Pa.) High Sch .; Thiel Coll., Greenville, Pa .; m. Harriett D. Borland, of Chicago, June 15, 1896; 1 son, Ashleigh Woodruff. Started in a LaSalle St. real estate office in 1888 as rent collector; opened office under name of J. K. Brittain & Co., 1891; con- solidated with Wm. H. Brown & Co., 1901, as Wm. H. Brown & Co., dealing largely in N.Dak. lands; in Nov., 1903, the firm name was changed to Brown & Brittain, dealing in Chicago real estate and first mortgages, and carrying on business in N.Dak. and Mont. lands; vice pres. of N.Dak. corpn. known as Wm. H. Brown Co. Sec .- treas. and dir. The Real Estate Assn. of 111. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Ridge Country. Recreations: traveling and driv- ing. Home: 7126 Princeton Av. Office: 205 Tacoma Bldg.
BRITTEN, Frederick Albert, congressman; b. at Chicago, Nov. 18, 1871; s. Michael and Eva (Fey) Britten; ed, pub. schs .; studied architectural draft- ing at Lewis Inst .; m. Alma Hand, of Weiser, Ida., Mar. 4, 1907. Began as contractor, 1894; now sr. mem. Britten & Reynolds. Alderman 23d Ward, 1908-12; chmn. Civil Service Commn., 1909; mem. 63d, 64th and 65th Congresses (1913-19), 9th Ill. Dist. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ham- ilton, South Shore Country, Germania (Chicago); Army and Navy ( Washington, D.C.). Recreations: athletics and swimming. Home: 327 Belden Av. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St.
BRITTON, Gertrude Howe (Mrs. James A. Brit- ton), social welfare worker; b. Chicago, Oct. 30, 1871; d. James and Marie Louise (Long) Howe; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; grad. Froebel Kindergar- ten Coll., 1897; m. James A. Britton (M.D.), of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1904. Resident of Hull House since Oct. 11, 1895; teacher of kindergarten and had charge of the nursery there until June 1, 1907; first officer of Juvenile Protective Assn., 1910-15; mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1913-16; supt. Bur. of Social Service of Cook Co. since Feb. 15, 1916. Home: Hull House, 800 S. Halsted St. Office: 1130 County Bldg.
BRITTON, Sumner Charles, publisher. Removed to N.Y. City, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
BROAD, Charles A., wholesale millinery; b. at Freeport, Ill., Dec. 3, 1868; s. of Augustus F. and Mary Josephine (Hamm) Broad; ed. pub. schs., Freeport; m. Florence Falke, of Chicago, Oct. 21, 1913: I son, John William. Began in employ of William Walton Sons, dry goods, Freeport, 1880; removed to Chicago, 1898; traveled for Albert Haufe & Co. 3 yrs .; then associated with others and bought out the business, forming Weiskopf & Co., of which has been pres. since 1914. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Club: Calumet Country. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 5516 Everett Av. Office: 37 S. Wabash Av.
BROADBENT, Thomas Albert, dentist; b. in Henry Co., 111., Sept. 29, 1862; s. William and Mar- tha (Prince) Broadbent; ed. Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., and at Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery; m. Chicago, Oct., 1887, Clara Potter; children: Earl Robert, Donald Potter. Resident of Chicago since 1885; engaged in practice of dentistry since 1887; was prof. dental surgery, Coll. of Phys. and Surg., 4 yrs .; demonstrator and instr. Chicago Dental Coll., 4 yrs. Sec. Nat. Assn. Dental Examiners, Ill. State Bd. Dental Examiners. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc. Mem. Delta Sigma Delta, Phi Delta Theta. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ravenswood, Edgewater Golf. Home: 4410 N. Hermitage Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
BROCK, Andrew A., real estate and mortgage broker; b. Sterling, Ill., Mar. 6, 1865; s. E. Fred and Jennie (Lyman) Brock; ed. pub. schs., Sterling, Ill .; m. Josephine Crawford, of Sterling, June 5, 1889; children: A. Stanley, F. Crawford, Lyman D., A. Galt. Engaged in gen. real estate and mortgage business, in Chicago, since 1891; mem. Edgar M. Snow & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Nat. Assn. Real Estate Exchanges, Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Chicago Bd. of Underwriters. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 5117 Kenmore Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
BROCK-JONES, Charles, insurance broker; b. London, Eng., Feb. 10, 1856; s. Benjamin and Ma- tilda (Davies) Brock-Jones; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chi- cago, Feb. 17, 1888, Elizabeth Morse. In fire ins. business in Chicago since 1880, beginning as office boy with McCormick Bros. & Findlay, later with Fisher Bros., and afterward with W. W. Caldwell; established, 1885, firm of Charles Brock-Jones & Co., ins. brokers, and so continues. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Western Springs. Home: Western Springs, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jack- son Boul., Chicago.
BROCKLEBANK, John Charles (Fremont), mfr .; b. St. Catherines, Can., June I, 1854; s. John W. and Catherine (Waugh) Brocklebank; direct de- scendant of Capt. Samuel Brocklebank, of Mass. Colony; ed. St. Stephen's Coll., Annandale, N.Y., and law dept. of New York Univ .; m. Anna Wood- ward Durell, of Chicago, July 8, 1890; I daughter,
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Caroline Rae; m. 2d, Mrs. Louise D. Cole. 1909. Ad-
BROMBERG, Moritz, merchant; Nov. 23, 1847- mitted to N. Y. bar, 1876; with Mutual Life Ins. Co. Feb., 1917. (See vol. 1911.) of New York, in N.Y. City, until 1885, when came BRONSON, Hermon, mfr. (See vol. 1911.) to Chicago as rep. of the Mfrs.' Paper Co. of New York, of which was 2d vice pres. and western mgr. BRONSON, Leonard, manager National Lumber Mrs.' Assn .; Aug. 3, 1856-Dec. 25, 1915. (See vol. 1911.) a number of years; was pres. J. C. Brocklebank & Co., paper mfrs., title of J. C. Brocklebank since 1914. Republican. Episcopalian. Was mem. 71st Regt. N.G.N.Y. Mem. S.A.R., Soc. Foreign Wars, Colonial Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Edgewater Golf (ex-pres.). Home: 5000 Sheridan Rd. Office: 519 The Rookery.
BROCKMAN, Albert J., real estate; b. Chicago, May 23, 1874; s. J. Henry and Sophie (Deppe) Brockman; ed. St. Paul's parish sch. (Evang. Lu- theran) ; pub, grammar sch, and English High and Manual Training Sch., Chicago; m. Emma Dorothy Schwarz, of Chicago, Sept. 26, 1900; 2 children: Gilbert Hugo (deceased), Marion Helen. Began in employ of the Wirt Electric Laboratories, continu- ing 2 yrs .; then engaged as instr. in manual train- ing, pub. schs. of Chicago, 8 yrs .; in real estate, renting and loan business in own name since 1903; sec. Sterling Furniture Co .; dir. Foltz Smokeless Furnace Co. Treas. Apartment Bldgs. Assn., 1913- 14; ex-vice pres. Cook County Real Estate Bd, (dir., 1912-13). Independent Republican. Evangelical Lu- theran. Club: City. Recreation: motoring. Home: 908 Windsor Av. Office: 111 W. Washington St.
BRODE, William Demetrius, M.D., surgeon; b. Ogle Co., Ill., Dec. 27, 1858; s. William and Paulina
on farm, Fillmore Co., Minn., Sept. 21, 1870; s. Pe- ter and Lucy (Elliot) Brode; attended Decorah (Ia.) Inst., 1889-90, Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal Sch., 1891-2; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1896; (A.M., Ewing Coll., 1910); m. Clara Bell Heagle, of Valparaiso, Ind., Aug. 30, 1900; 1 daughter, Geraldine Burnetta. Began practice, 1896, at Union Mills, Ind .; removed to Chicago, 1899; mem. consulting staff, Mary Thompson Hosp .; mem, attending med. staff, Fran- ces Willard Hosp .; prof. clinical medicine, Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery. Mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Baptist. Ma- son. Club: Illinois. Home: 2323 Jackson Boul. Of- fice: 30 N. Michigan Av.
BRODHEAD, Lucas, farmer, pres. Ashland Blk. Assn .; Apr. 12, 1844-1914. (See vol. 1911.)
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