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 36

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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BURRELL, Ernest Lincoln, leather belting; b. Stone Church, Pa., Mar. 21, 1865; s. Rev. John 11- gen and Susan Eli abeth (Schwartz) Burrell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 21, 1888, Alice Bridge Willetts; 1 daughter, Florence Willetts. Entered service of Charles A. Schieren & Co., of New York, tanners and mfrs. of leather, May 12, 1880; served in various capacities at New York; mgr, Western br. at Chicago, 1889-1913; was pres. Charles Munson Belting Co., 1902-7; pres. Burrell Belting Co. since 1913. Mem. of Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Nat. Union. Club: Edgewater Coun- try. Home: 1358 Thorndale Av. Office: 413 S. Her- mitage Av.

BURRELL, George T., engineer, contractor; b. LaSalle, 111., Nov. 9, 1873; s. Frank C. and Mary (Wheatman) Burrell; largely self-ed .; m. Hattie Westwood, of Streator, Ill., Aug. 2, 1898; children: George T., Jr., Joseph T., Frank C. Sheet iron worker by trade; machinery salesman until 1898; mem. firm G. T. Burrell & Co., 1898-1902; pres. Bur- rell Engring. & Constrn. Co., builders of grain ele- vators, since 1902. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner) ; mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Mys- tic Athletic, Oak Park Country. Recreations: fish- ing, hunting. Home: 460 N. Forest Av., River For- est, Ill. Office: 1102 Webster Bldg., Chicago.

BURRES, Joseph Reuben, lawyer; b. Coles Co., Ill .; s. George W. and Amanda ( Woods) Burres; reared on farm; ed. pub. schs. of Coles and Doug- las counties, Ill .; De Pauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind .; LL.B., Wesleyan Law Sch., Bloomington, Ill .; m. Almeda May Wamsley, of Tuscola, 111 .; 1 son, Jo- seph. Before and after his graduation was teacher in the pub. schs. of Ill., and served 4 yrs. as county supt. of schs. of Douglas Co .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1885, to Supreme Court of U.S., 1909; moved to Tacoma, Wash., and practiced law, but returned to Ill., 1892, and has since engaged in gen. practice in Chicago. Mem. Am., 111., and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner) ; mem. Ori- ental Consistory and Woodlawn Commandery. Clubs: Hamilton, Mystic Athletic. Has written some short stories dealing with the sentimental side of Masonry, among them the "Story of the Roses," which went the rounds of Masonic litera- ture. Home: 1400 E. 59th St. Office: 1217 Conway Bldg.

BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice, author; b. Chicago, Sept. 1, 1875; s. Maj. George Tyler and Mary Eva- line (Zieger) Burroughs; ed. Phillips Acad., Ando- ver, Mass., and Mich, Mil. Acad., Orchard Lake, Mich .; m. Emma Centennia Hulbert, of Chicago, Jan. 31, 1900. Served in 7th U.S. Cav., Ft. Grant, Ariz., short time (discharged by favor) ; treas. Am. Battery Co., Chicago, 1899-1903; dept. mgr. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 1906-8; same, A. W. Shaw Co .. pubs. of System, 1912-13; in interim was gold miner in Ore., storekeeper and cowboy in lda., po- liceman in Salt Lake City, etc. Mem. Loyal Legion. Progressive. Club: Press. Author: Tar. an of the Apes, 1914; The Return of Tarzan, 1915; The Beasts of Tarzan, 1916; also numerous novels and novel- ettes for magazines. Home: 414 Augusta St., Oak Park, Il1.

BURROUGHS, George Tyler; Oct. 13, 1833-Feb. 15, 1913. (See vol. 1905.)

BURROWES, Alexander J., college pres. Re- moved to St. Louis, Mo. (See Who's Who in America.)

BURROWS, Herbert V., insurance; b. at Phila., Pa., May 4, 1871; s. Robert Bryson and Flora (Val- entine) Burrows; ed. pub. schs., Williamsport and Phila .; m. Janet Adele Schontag, of New Rochelle, N. Y., June 9, 1896, Was with Citizens Fire Ins. Co. of New York 14 years; became connected with Starkweather & Shepley, Inc., fire, marine and casualty ins., Providence, R.I., 1902, and has served as mgr. for the company at Chicago since 1907. Nem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Kenwood Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Normal Park Chapter; Englewood Commandery, K.T .; Shrine. Republic-

BURRAS, Charles Hayes, lawyer, surety under- writer; b. X. Fairfield, O., July 16, 1873; s. Oscar and Annette (Hakes) Burras; student Lake Forest (Ill.) Univ., 1894-6; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1896; m. Charlotte Ritchie Meredith, of Chicago, Dec. 30, 1895. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896; mem. firm of Vermilyea & Burras, 1896-7; atty. for the pub. administrator of Cook Co., 1900-4; pres. Joyce & Co., gen. agents for Nat. Surety Co. Mem. Chicago an. Episcopalian. Club: Union League, Chicago

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Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, burg, Ill., 1886; degree of M.H., Internat. Y.M.C.A. motoring. Home: 5436 East View Park. Office: 175 !V. Jackson Boul.

BURROWS, William French, packer; b. Somer- ville, Mass., Nov. 13, 1859; s. Robert and Parmelia ( French) Burrows; family removed to Chicago, 1865; ed. pub. schs .; m. Annie L. Libby, of Chi- cago; children: Louisa L., Marjorie P., William F., Jr., Arthur A. With Underwood & Co., packers, 1875-82; identified with Libby, McNeill & Libby since 1882, becoming sec., 1893, vice pres., sec. and dir., 1905, and pres. Mar., 1915. Also dir. Fort Dear- born Nat. Bank. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country, South Shore Country. Home: 4847 Woodlawn Av. Office: Union Stock Yards.

BURRY, James, surgeon; b. Montreal, Can., Jan. 3, 1853; s. William and Mary ( Bryson) Burry; early edn. in pub. schs .; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1875; m. Lisbon, Ill., Sept. 2, 1879, Caroline J. Sherrill; children: Caroline J., James, Mary S., Emily S. Began practice in 1875 at Raub, Benton Co., Ill .; came to Chicago in 1883 and since engaged in prac- tice of medicine and surgery; chief surgeon Ill. Steel Co .; surgeon E.,J.&E.R.R. Apptd. Ist It. U.S. A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911. Mem. Chicago Surg. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Inde- pendent in politics. Presbyterian. Clubs: Univer- sity, Chicago Athletic. Contbr. to med. jours. Rec- reation: farming. Home: 5430 East View Park. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

BURRY, William, lawyer ; b. Montreal, Can., Jan. 10, 1851; s. William and Mary (Bryson) Burry; A.B., Harvard, 1874; m. Jane R. King. of Chicago, June 3, 1896; 1 son, William. Admitted to bar, 1875; mem. Runnells & Burry, 1887-1905, Runnells, Burry & Johnstone, now Burry, Johnstone & Pe- ters, principally corpn. law. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Law, Sad- dle and Cycle. Home: 1432 Astor St. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.

BURSIK, Frank, president Bursik & Krupka Co .; 1. in Bohemia, Sept., 1868; s. Frank and Ellen Bur- sik; ed. in Bohemia; came to Chicago from Aus- tria, 1887; m. Chicago, 1893, Annie Zelenka; chil- Iren: Helena, Annie, Emma, Frank, Lillie, Olga. Learned trade of cabinetmaker in old country and followed it at Chicago until 1891, when engaged in sash and door mtg .; in 1899, with Edward Krup- ka, established as mfrs. of sash, doors, blinds, frames, fine interior finish and stairs, and in 1903 incorporated as Bursik & Krupka Co., of which is pres. Home: 1443 S. Central Park Av. Office: 1919 S. Fairfield Av.

BURSON, William Worth, inventor and mfr .; Sept. 22, 1832-Apr. 10, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BURT, see also Burtt.

BURT, Alonzo, vice president and treas. Chicago Telephone Co .; b. on farm nr. Cambridge, O., Dec. 6, 1849; ed. pub. schs., Cambridge to 15; m. Vir- ginia Clark, of Washington, O., 1873; 2 daughters: Mrs. J. L. Procter, Chicago, and Mrs. R. W. Scott, Phila. In employ mdse. concern. Cambridge, O., 1864-73: in ry. postal service at Cincinnati, 1873- 92, as clk. and chief clk., 1873-9, supt. Cincinnati Post Office, 1879-84 and supt. ry. mail service at Cincinnati, 1884-92; mem. spl. commn. apptd. by Postmaster Gen. to investigate methods of con- ducting the large post offices, 1883, 84; represented Bell Telephone Co. as mem. bd. dirs. of all its com- panies west of Chicago except Pacific Coast, from 1892; also gen, mgr. Mo. & Kan. Telephone Co., comprising Mo., Kan., Okla, and Ind. Ty., 1893-1900 and pres. same 1900-5; pres. Wis. Telephone Co., 1905-11; 1st vice pres., treas. and dir. Chicago Telephone Co. since 1911. Mem. of Telephone Pioneers' Assn., Chamber Commerce U.S.A., Chi- rago Assn. Commerce, etc. Mason. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Traffic, Electric - Jovian League, Oak Park Country (twice pres.). Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 212 W. Washington St., Chi- cago.

BURT, Andrew Gano, president Standard Rubber Shoe Co. (See vol. 1911.)

BURT, Frank H., president Y.M.C.A. Coll .; b. at Galva, Ill., Feb. 3, 1863; s. George Preston and Frances ( Willard) Burt; B.S., Knox Coll., Gales-

Coll., Springfield, Mass., 1910; (LL.D., Knox Coll.) ; m. Lola Maddox, of Galva, Ill., May 5, 1896; 3 chil- dren: Roland W., Helen M., Margaret J. Prin. puh. schs., Marengo, Ill., 1886-9; student sec., 1889-95, asst. sec., 1895-1900, Ill. Y. M.C.A .; state sec. Y.M. C.A. of Mo., 1900-3; dean, 1903-5, pres. since 1905, Y.M.C.A. Coll., Chicago. Dir. Y.M.C.A., Oak Park. Ill. Republican. Baptist. Club: Union League. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 5315 Drexel Av., Chi- cago.

BURT, Frederic Percy, publisher. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)

BURT, Henry Jackson, civil engr .; b. Urbana, Ill., Feb. 6, 1872; s. Henry Jackson and Isabelle (Dunlap) Burt; B.S. in C.E., Univ. of Ill., 1896, C.E., 1914; m. Edith Fleming, of Champaign, III .. July 2, 1901; children: Henry Jackson, Luella, Jesse Fleming, Morris Nathan, Helen Edith. Draftsman, 1896-9; railroad surveys and construc- tion, 1900; asst. prof. civ. engring., Ia. State Coll., 1901; designer, estimator and office mgr., Am. Bridge Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Denver, Colo., 1901-11; structural engr. for Holabird & Roche, architects, Chicago, since 1911. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. (pres., 1917), Am. Soc. Testing Materials, Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn. Republican. Mason. Clubs: University, Chicago Engineers', Illini. Recreations: motoring, travel. Home: 1027 Elmwood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1400 Monroe Bldg., Chicago.

BURT, Horace Greeley, railway pres .; Jan., 1849- May 19, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BURTIS, Guy Seaman, foundry; b. Hudson, Ill. : s. Edwin Lewis and Martha ( Barsby ) Burtis; grad. Ill. State Normal Univ., 1900; m. Iris O'Brien, of Deer Creek, Ill .; children: Laurence, Guy S., Jr. Pres. James A. Brady Foundry Co. since 1900. Re- publican. Methodist. Mason (32°). Clubs: Hamil- ton, South Shore Country. Home: 7139 Normal Av. Office: 35th St. and Ashland Av.

BURTON, Arthur M., vocal instructor; b. Ba- tavia, III., June 20, 1871; s. George and Ann (Ben- son) Burton; ed. in Chicago, London, Paris and Berlin; m. Anna Mae Sawyer, of Chicago, Nov. 15, 1899. Teacher of singing, in Chicago, since 1901. Mem. Soc. Am. Musicians. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Little Room. Rec- reations: golf, gardening. Home: Geneva, Ill. Of- fice: 618 Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago.

BURTON, Charles A., machinery; b. Shelburne Falls, Mass., May 6, 1854; s. Augustus G. and Lu- cretia (Wheelock) Burton; ed. common schs .; m. Lena Bragg, of Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 1, 1890; 1 daughter, Josephine (Mrs. J. C. Van Riper, Jr.). Has been identified with manufacture of bookbind- ers' machinery, in Chicago, since 1882; business established by father, 1878; sole propr. A. G. Bur- ton's Son since 1900. Mem. Ill. Mfrs' Assn. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: yachting. Home: 6338 Kenmore Av. Office: 118 S, Clinton St.

BURTON, Charles Pierce, author. Removed to Gary, Ind. (See Who's Who in America.)

BURTON, Charles Smith, lawyer; b. Elyria, O., Nov. 9, 1852; s. Nathan Smith and Sarah John (Fairfield) Burton: ed. Univ. of Mich., class of 1872; m. Phebe A. Millard, of Chicago, May 3, 1887: 4 sons: Robert N., Norman L., Ernest R., Clifford K. In practice at Chicago since 1882, patent, copy- right, trade mark and corpn. law; has represented Chicago mfrs. in patent and copyright litigation in many different circuits of the U.S. courts; prac- tices in U.S. Patent Office as sr. mem. firm of Bur- ton & Burton. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Baptist. Pres. Bd. of Edn .. Oak Park, 1894-7; pres. Oak Park and River Forest Tp. High Sch. Bd. of Edn., 1899-1909. Home: 311 N. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1415 Marquette Bldg., Chicago,

BURTON, Ernest DeWitt, theologian; b. Gran- ville, O., Feb. 4, 1856; s. Nathan Smith and Sarah J. ( Fairfield) Burton; A.B., Denison Univ., 1876; grad. Rochester Theol. Sem., 1882; student Univ. of Leip- zig, 1887, Univ. of Berlin, 1894; (D.D., Denison. 1897. Oberlin, 1912) ; m. Frances Mary Townson, of Rochester, N.Y., Dec. 28, 1883. Taught in acad, and pub. sch., 1876-9; instr. N.T. Greek, Rochester

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Theol. Sem., 1882-3; asso, prof. N.T. interpretation, 1883-6, prof., 1886-92, Newton Theol. Instn .; prof. and head of dept. N.T. lit. and interpretation, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892. Asso. editor, 1892-1906, and since 1913, editor-in-chief, 1906-13, Biblical World; editor American Journal of Theology, since 1897; Oriental ednl. commr., Univ. of Chicago, 1908-9; dir. Univ. Libraries, Univ. of Chicago, since 1910. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 5525 Woodlawn Av.

BURTON, Margaret Ernestine (Miss), author; b. Newton Center, Mass., Apr. 18, 1885; d. Rev. Ern- est De Witt and Frances Mary (Townson) Burton; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1907. Sec. Y. W.C.A., Univ. of Minn., 1907-8; sec. Y.W.C.A., Univ. of Chicago, 1910-12; see. Nat. Bd. of the Y.W.C.Assns. of U.S. .A. since 1913. Baptist. Club: Women's University (New York). Author: The Education of Women in China, 1911; Notable Women of Modern China, 1912; The Education of Women in Japan, 1914; Comrades in Service, 1915; Women at Work in the Orient, 1917. Home: 5525 Woodlawn Av., Chi- cago. Address: 600 Lexington Av., New York.

BURTON, Oliver Milton, mfr .; h. Geneva, Ill., Mar. 18, 1877; s. John and Elizabeth Lucy (Long) Burton; ed. pub. schs. and business colls., Chicago; m. Ann J. Tatham, of Chicago, Oct. 20, 1909. Be- gan business career with father, 1895; became sec. and treas. of Oliver M. Burton Co., 1899, and has heen pres. and treas. since 1905; also pres. and treas. Dixie Cotton Felt Mattress Co. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Il]. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Credit Men. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Indian Hill, South Shore Conn- try. Home: 185 E. Chestnut St. Office: 2024 S. Ra- cine Av.

BURTON, William Meriam, oil; b. Cleveland, O., Nov. 17, 1865; s. Erasmus Darwin and Emeline ( Meriam) Burton; ed. Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, O .; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1889; m. Kean Woodruff, of Louisville, Ky., Dec. 27, 1911. Has been identified with the Standard Oil Co. since 1889; vice pres. Standard Oil Co. of Ind. since 1914. Republican. Clubs: University, South Shore Coun- try, Exmoor. Recreation: motoring. Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

BURTT, see also Burt.

BURTT, Joe Beatty, lawyer; b. Utica, Clark Co., Ind., Dec. 4, 1862; s. Eli and Paulina (Hardin) Burtt; ed. dist. schs. at Utica; student Oberlin (O.) Coll .; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1888, LL.B., 1889; m. Anna H. Gurney, of Hart, Mich., Mar. 26, 1890; children: John Gurney, Helen Katheryn. Clerk in law office of Sidney C. Eastman, Chicago, 1889-91: mem. law firm of Sherman & Burtt, 1891-1902; practiced alone, 1902-3: firm of Burtt & Kriete, 1903-7, Bnrtt, Kriete & Kriete, 1907-8, Mahony, Burtt, Kriete & Kriete, 1908-12, alone since 1912. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Alumni Assn. of Univ. of Mich., Oberlin Assn. of Ill., Am. Peace Soc .; pres. Frater- nal Edn. Assn .; ex-sec, dept. of fraternal and so- cial service of the Religious Edn. Assn .; chmn. 1st com. on fraternal orders at a national peace con- gress; was the first person to discuss fraternal or- ders at a nat. ch. or religious gathering; dir. ]]]. Marriage and Divorce Commn .; trustee Sane Fourth Assn. Democrat. Congregationalist. Ma- son (32°), K.P., Odd Fellow. Prominently identi- tied with movement in favor of better fraternal edn .; advocates that each nationality, church, lodge or other organization assume responsibility for its own delinquents and undesirables; also advocate of preventive litigation and legislation: inaugurated a movement for crime prevention. Addresses: Fra- ternal Education (pub, in "Education and National Character"), 1908; Fraternal Orders and Peace ( Proe. 2d Nat. Peace Congress), 1909. Recreation: fraternal edn. Home: 5108 University Av. Office: Ashland Block.

BURWASH, Henry John, M.D .; Nov. 17, 1854- Feb. 8, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

man, 1898-1901, Lyman, Busby & Lyman, 1901-6, Shope, Zane, Busby & Weber, 1906-12, Busby, Web- er, Miller & Robinson, 1913. Gen. counsel, 1908-12. pres, since Dec. 28, 1911, Calumet & South Chicago Ry. Co .; gen. counsel, 1910-12, pres. Dec. 28, 1911- 14, Chicago City Ry. Co .; pres. Chicago Surface Lines since Feb. 1, 1914. Trustee John Crerar Li- brary since 1901. Mem. Phi Delta Theta. Demo- erat. Clubs: Chicago, Law, Mid-Day, Chicago Golf. Home: 3118 Sheridan Rd. Office: Borland Bldg.

BUSCH, Francis X., lawyer; b. Detroit, Mich., 1876; ed. grammar sch., South Bend, Ind .; grad. high sch., Coldwater, Mich .: came to Chicago, 1895: LE.B., Ill. Coll. Law, 1901, LL.M., 1902, D.C.L .. 1903. Admitted to bar, 1901; asst. corpn. counsel and atty. for Chicago Civil Service Commn., Apr. 1904-Jan., 1906; was gen. atty. for Nat. Plumbers and Gas Fitters' Union of U.S .: candidate for Dem. nomination for judge Municipal Court, 1912. Prof. common law pleading and law of bailments, 1ll. Coll. of Law, from 1903; dean DePaul Univ. Law Sch. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Lawyers' Assn., etc. Catholic. Clubs: Iroquois, City. Home: 2080 Greenleaf Av. Office: 29 S. La Salle St.

BUSENBARK, William R., broker. (See vol. 1911.)

BUSH, Bertha E., M.D .; b. Sterling, Ill., Nov. 19. 1865; d. Martin Luther and Catherine push; M.D. Northwestern Univ. Woman's Med. School, 1889. Practiced at Chicago since 1889. Mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Micros. Soc. Episcopilian. Address: 1644 Morse Av., Rogers Park.

BUSH, David L., railway official; b. at Sharon, Wis., July 31, 1855; s. Jacob H. and Martha Bush; ed. pub. schs .; m. Racine, Wis., 1879, Nellie M. Smith; 3 children. Began ry. service as night oper- ator on the Western Union Ry., 1872; chief opera- tor at Racine, Wis., 1875-7; train dispatcher, Jan. 18, 1877-Sept. 26, 1880; supt. telegraph, Western Union and Sabula, Ackley & Dak. rys., May 1, 1877- Ian. 1, 1882; supt. Racine & Southwestern div. C .. M.&St.P. Ry., July 1, 1887-Feb, 1, 1888; supt. James River div., Feb. 1, 1888-Jan, 31, 1890; supt. South- ern Minn. div., Feb. 1, 1890-Aug. 15, 1894; supt. of Hastings and Dak. div., Aug. 15, 1894-Apr. 1, 1898: supt. River div., at St. Paul, Aug. 15, 1894-May 1, 1898; asst. gen, supt. at Milwaukee, May 1, 1895- May 1, 1903; gen. supt. entire C.,M.&St.P. System, May 1, 1903-Oct. 1, 1909; gen. mgr. entire system. Oct. 1, 1909-Jan., 1913, vice pres, in charge of op- eration C.,M.&St.P.Ry. since Jan., 1913. Home: Ev- anston, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange, Chicago.

BUSH, Henry W., fire underwriter; Nov. 29, 1847- 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BUSH, William Henry, retired mcht .; h. Martins- burg, Lewis Co., N.Y., Oct. 22, 1849; s. James and Caroline L. (Hills) Bush; ed. Lowville (N. Y.) Acad .; m. DeKalb, Ill., Feb, 1, 1877, Elva Glidden (died 1906); m. 2d, Oct. 20, 190%, Ruth Gentry, of Kansas City; 2 children: Wilhelmina Gentry and Ruth Emeline. Clerk for Seth Miller & Son, Con- stableville, N.Y., 1866-8; came to Chicago, 1869: engaged as wholesale dealer in hats, caps and gloves; pres. and treas. of William H. Bush & Co., and later of Bush Hat Co .; retired Jan. 1, 1917. Mem. Chicago llist. Soc., Art Inst. of Chicago ( governing mem.), United Charities (dir.). Trus- lee Fourth Presbyn. Ch. Chibs: Chicago, City, Cliff Dwellers. Caxton, Edgewater Golf. Recreation: travel. Home: 1538 N. State Parkway, Office: 1446, 38 S. Dearborn St.

BUSH, William Lincoln, piano mfr .; b. Chicago, Mar. 2, 1861; 8. W. H. and Mary J. (Brunt) Ensh: ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, Feb, 26, 1887. Pearl E. Barrow. Began with George Woods & Co .. mfrs. of pianos at Cambridgeport, Mass., 1877, first in the factory and later as traveling sales- inan; represented W. W. Kimball Piano Co. as trav- rling salesman. 1879-A1; road mer. for a Board of Trade firm, 1881-5: with his father and John Gerts. formed firm of W. H. Bush & Co., 1885, of which was mgr. and when business was incorporated,

BUSBY, Leonard Asbury, lawyer; b. at Jewett, Harrison Co., O., May 22, 1869; s. Sheridan and Margaret (Quigley) Busby; A.B., Ohio Wesleyan, 1889, as the Bush & Gerts Piano Co., became sec 1894; LL.B., Northwestern, 1895. Began practice and mgr., and upon death of his father, became at Chicago, 1895; mem. firm Jackson, Busby & by- pres .; also pres. Bush & Gerts Piano Co. of Tex ..

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Bush & Gerts Piano Co., of Memphis, Tenn. Treas. (Smith) Buswell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Brooklyn, N.Y., and founder Bush Temple Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art; pres. Bush Temple of Music of Dallas, Tex. Pres. Chicago Harmonic Assn. Re- publican. Mason, Shriner. Residence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 1550 Dayton St.

BUSHNELL, Charles Henry, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)

BUSHNELL, Lemuel Moffett, mfr .; b. Ashtabula Co., O., Jan. 8, 1844; s. Sidney S. and Laura ( Mof- fett) Bushnell; ed. pub. schs. of Ohio; m. Chicago, Annie Creswell; 1 son, Charles E. Early life spent on a farm; came to Chicago in 1862 in the employ of J W. Bushnell & Bro., commn. mchts., until 1867; exchange clerk Union Nat. Bank, 1867-8; in retail hardware business with D. H. Wells & Co., as a partner; later engaged in hardware manufac- turing, Vaughan & Bushnell, incorporated in 1882 as the Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co. Presbyterian. Clubs: Illinois, Union League, Glen View, South Shore Country. Residence: Parkway Hotel. Office: 2130 Carroll Av.

BUSHNELL S(amuel) Morgan, electrical engr .; b. Beloit, Wis., Apr. 6, 1866; s. Jackson Jones and Sarah Eliza (Lewis) Bushnell; grad. Beloit Coll., 1888; unmarried. Has been connected with the Commonwealth Edison Co. as elec. engr. since 1888; vice pres. Ill. Maintenance Co. since 1906; mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Am. Soc. Heating and Ven- tilating Engrs. Congregationalist. Clubs: Univer- sity, Exmoor Country, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: athletic games. Residence: University Club. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

BUSSE, Fred A., mayor; Mar. 3, 1866-July 9, 2914. (See vol. 1911.)

BUSSE, William; b. Elk Grove Tp., Cook Co., Ill., Jan. 27, 1864; s. Louis and Christina (Kirchoff) Busse; ed. pub. and German Lutheran parochial schs. Lived on farm during earlier years; farmed for self, 1885-90; succeeded his father in gen. store business at Mt. Prospect, firm now William Busse & Son; dir. Arlington Heights State Bank. Deputy sheriff Cook Co. under Sheriff Gilbert, 1890-1900; mem. Bd. of Cook Co. Commrs., since 1900 (re- elected every 2 yrs.) and pres. of bd., Apr. 15, 1907- Dec. 5, 1910. Republican. Lutheran. Home: Mt. Prospect, Ill.

BUSSEY, George Newton, M.D., surgeon; b. Al- bion, Wis., Dec. 18, 1864; s. Benjamin and Jane (North) Bussey; student of Albion ( Wis.) Acad., 1883-8; Ph.B., Univ. of Wis., 1890; M.D., Rush Med- ical Coll., 1893; house physician Augustana Hosp., 1893-5; m. Chicago, May, 1899, Flora M. Squires; children: Frederick Newton, Kenneth George. En- gaged in gen. med. practice since 1893; attending phys. and surgeon, Ravenswood Hosp. Dir. Ravens- wood Nat. Bank. Mem. North Shore Branch Chi- L'ago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Univ. of Wis. Club, Physicians' Club. Republican. Meth- odist. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 4543 .N. Hermitage Av. Office: 1810 Wilson Av.

BUSSEY, William Thompson, stove mfr .; b. at Troy, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1854; ed. pub, schs. and acad., Troy, N.Y .; m. Millersburg, O., Oct. 12, 1877, Ella Lusk; children: Irene (Mrs. Charles C. Meloy), Cornelia. Entire business career has been in the stove industry, beginning in 1873 in the repair dept. of the Bussey, McLeod Stove Works; in 1876 en- tered the Chicago office of the same company; was for several years pres. the Chicago Stove Works. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Illinois. Recrea- tion. fishing. Home: 5225 Kenmore Av.

BUSWELL, Clark A., M.D., surgeon; b. Carroll Co., II1., Nov. S. 1870; s. Joel B. and Laura V. ( Shoemaker) Buswell; ed. pub, schs .; Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia .; M.D., Coll. Phys, and Surg. ( Univ. of Ill.), 1900; m. Emma Rink, of Elgin, Ill., Nov. 4, 1903: children: Clark Joel, Robert Rink. Practiced att Chicago since 1903: surgeon to Ravenswood Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A. M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., North Shore Surg. Assn., Physicians' Club. Progressive Republican. Congregationalist. Home: 4455 N. Ashland Av. Of- tice: 1952 Irving Park Boul.

Oct. 8. 1890, Josephine del Risco; children: Joseph- ine (wife of Dr. Willard D. Duckworth, White Plains, N. Y.), Walter (student Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn.), Marian, Florence. Began in the office of Provident Savings Life Assurance Soc., in N.Y. City; clerk in the home office of the Home Ins. Co. of New York, 1885, and has remained in the service of that company continuously ever since, removing to Chicago in June, 1903, as local mgr. Treas. Chicago Bd. of Underwriters, 1906-11; vice pres. same, 1911-14, pres., 1915-16-17. Served 10 yrs. as mem. of the 23d (Brooklyn) Regt. N.G.N.Y. Presbyterian. Recreations: salt water sailing, fish- ing. Home: 1014 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill .; (summer) Center Moriches, L.I., N.Y. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

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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 36

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