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BUSWELL, Roy Burr, vice pres. Elliott-Fisher Co .; b. LaGrange, O., May 3, 1874; s. George W. and Clara M. (Hastings) Buswell; prep. edn. Welling- ton (O.) High Sch .; student Oberlin Coll., 1891-2; m. Katharine M. Gott, of Wellington, O., Oct. 23, 1903; children: Otis L., Virginia. Began as sales- man of Smith Premier Typewriter Co., at Cleve- land, O., 1894; then with United Typewriter & Sup- ply Co. until 1901; became connected with Fisher Book Typewriter Co., of Cleveland, and continued with its successor, the Elliott-Fisher Co .; vice pres. same, in charge of western sales, hdqrs. in Chicago, since 1914; dir. Husted Co., Cleveland. Democrat. Clubs: Oak Park (Oak Park), Cleveland (O.) Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Home: 608 S. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 14 N. Frank- lin St., Chicago.
BUTLER, Albert Edwin, investment banker; b. Cameron, Mo., Feb. 14, 1879; s. Frank H. and Mary (Fruen) Butler; grad. pub. schs., Chicago, 1894; Armour Inst., 1894-5; Evanston Township High Sch., 1897; Northwestern Univ., class of 1903; m. Agnes Howard, of Evanston, Ill., 1905; 1 son, How- ard. Associated with John Burnham, 1903, and or- ganized firm of Burnham & Butler, dealers in stocks and bonds; name changed to Burnham, But- ler & Co., 1904; withdrew from that firm and or- ganized firm of A. E. Butler & Co., 1909; also sr. mem. Butler, Small & Co., industrial financing. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange since 1905. Enlisted Ist Cav. Ill. Vols., May 10, 1898, Spanish-Am. War; discharged at Ft. Sheridan, Oct. 11, 1898; enlisted 1st Cav. I.N.G., Oct. 12, 1898; served Virden, Ill., riots, Oct., 1898; commd. 2d lt., Aug., 1899; 1st lt., 1900; recommd., 1903; apptd. capt., ordnance officer and insp. rifle practice, 1st Cav., I.N.G., 1906; mem. Ill. State Rifle Team, nat. matches, Seagirt, N.J., 1905-6, Camp Perry, O., 1907; placed on retired list, Oct. 1, 1910. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi, Theta Nu Epsi- lon (Northwestern Univ.). Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Evanston, Lincoln Park Yacht, Evanston Gun, Campfire. Recreations: military, rifle shoot- ing, hunting, fishing. Home: 1732 Chicago Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 116 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BUTLER, Burridge Davenal, publisher; b. Louis- ville, Ky., Feb. 5, 1868; s. Rev. Thomas Davenal and Marie Burridge (Radcliffe) Butler; common sch. edn .; m. Winifred Whitfield, of Grand Rapids, Mich. (died 1904); m. 2d, Ina Hamilton Busey, of New York, July 30, 1906. In editorial work, Grand Rapids, 1885-93; advertising mgr., Chicago, 1894-9; founded Omaha Daily News (vice pres.), 1899, St. Paul Daily News (vice pres.), 1900, Minneapolis Daily News (pres.), 1903; sold newspaper proper- ties and returned to Chicago, 1909; owner and pub- lisher The Prairie Farmer (founded 1841) since 1909; pres. Prairie Farmer Pub. Co. Mason. Pres. Agrl. Publishers' Assn. of U.S., 1914-16. Interested in civic reform and practical charitable work; owns art collection, postage stamp collection. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country, Agate. Mem. Am. Automobile Assn., Touring Club of France. Itecreations: golf, fishing, motoring, for- eign travel, Home: Waverly Rd., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 536 S. Clark St., Chicago.
BUTLER, Edward Burgess, merchant; b. Lewis- ton, Ale., Dec. 16, 1853; s. Manly Orville and Eliza- beth (Howe) Butler; ed. Boston pub. schs .; m. Jane, d. William Henry Holly, of Norwalk, Conn., 1880 With brother, George H., founded house of
BUSWELL, Henry Grant, insurance; b. Jersey chty, NA. Mar, 4, 1865; s. Henry L. and Isabella Butler Brothers, at Boston, 1877; now at New York,
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Chicago, St. Louis and Minneapolis; dir. Corn Ex- change Nat. Bank. Chmn. ways and means com., and chmn. of dept. admissions and collections, Chi- cago Expn., 1893. Pres. for yrs. Glenwood (]]].) Manual Training Sch .; trustee Hull House, Chi- cago Orphan Asylum, Girls' Refuge, First State Pawners' Soc., Art Inst. Home: 199 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 440 W. Randolph St.
BUTLER, Engene Kincaid, real estate; b. on farm nr. Rome, N.Y., June 8, 1843; s. Ezekiel and Eunice (Shaw) Butler; ed. Kenosha (Wis.) High Sch .; m. Sarah R. Olmsted, of Geneseo, Ill., Mar. 4, 1867; children: Hulbert W., Frank (died in in- fancy), Robert S., Edward Earl. Worked on farm, 1859-66; entered employ of C. H. & L. J. McCor- mick, as salesman, continuing with that firm and its successors until 1898 in various depts., becom- ing sec. and gen. mgr .; now in real estate and land business; pres. The Keystone Co., Sterling, II]., mfrs. of farm implements, 1902-5. Republican. Club: Union League. Recreations: travel, motor- ing. Office: 105 N. Clark St.
BUTLER, Francis Peabody, bonds; b. Chicago, Apr. 12, 1887; s. of Hermon Beardsley and Jessie (Peabody ) Butler; ed. The Hill Sch., 1902-5; B.A., Yale, 1903; m. Deborah Hunter, of Fargo, N.D., Aug. 31, 1912; 2 children: Hermon Beardsley, 3d, Deborah.' Connected with Peabody, Houghteling & Co. in various capacities since May, 1910; dir. Chi- cago Morris Plan Bank. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, University, City, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: Winnetka, Il1. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BUTLER, Frank DeWitt, fruit and vegetable shipper; b. Berlin, Wis., Jan. 5, 1857; s. DeWitt Clinton and Adeline Matilda (Saxton) Butler; ed. high sch., Walnut Hills (Cincinnati), Ohio, 3 yrs .; m. Katharine Jones, of Oshkosh, Wis., Mar. 27, 1890; 3 children: Hugh DeWitt, Margaret, Kath- arine Lois. With Roundy, Peckham & Co., whole- sale grocers, Milwaukee, Wis., 1874-87; entered jobbing business in Chicago, 1887; partner Butler, Homan & Co. since 1891. Independent Democrat. Mem. B.P.O.E. Club: City. Home: River Forest, 111. Office: 84 W. South Water St., Chicago.
BUTLER, Frank Osgood, paper mcht .; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 22, 1861; s. Julius Wales and Julia (Os- good) Butler; ed. Brown Sch. and Central High Sch., Chicago; m. Louisville, Ky., June 10, 1886, Fannie M. Bremaker; children: Paul, Julius Wales, Jr. After leaving sch. entered employ of J. W. Butler Paper Co. and became vice pres. in 1890, pres. in 1913; pres. Natoma Farm, Hinsdale, ]]]. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale Golf, LaGrange Motor. Recreations: farming, stockrais- ing, dairying. Home: Hinsdale, 111. Office: 221 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
BUTLER, George Prank, M.D., author. Home: Attica, Ind. (See Who's Who in America.)
BUTLER, Horace Graham, publisher; b. Clear- field, Pa., Mar. 13, 1877; s. Henry Seymour and Maria Thatcher (Patterson) Butler; ed. pub. schs,, Blairstown, N.J .; Blair Presbyterial Acad., Blairs- town; Princeton Univ., 1895-7; m. Jessie Skelton, 1902 (died 1908); children: Catherine Richards, William Skelton; m. 2d, Susan Farley Rolfe, of Champaign, Ill., May 3, 1911; children: Martha, Emily. Entered employ of Scott, Foresman & Co., publishers, 623 S. Wabash Av., Chicago, 1897; he- came connected with Henry Holt & Co., about 1903, and in a few months was apptd. mgr. for the house in Chicago; has been western managing dir, for the company since 1915. Independent Republican Con- gregationalist. Recreation: motoring. Home: Downers Grove, Ill. Office: 2451-9 Prairie Av., Chi- cago.
BUTLER, Hurbert Wilson, real estate; b. Free- port, Ill., Jan. 10, 1868; s. Eugene K. and Sarah (Olmstead) Butler; ed. Chicago pub, schs .; LL.B., Yale. 1888; m. Viola Douglas; 1 son, Douglas; m. 2d, Chicago, Sept. 17, 1901, Alice Carter; 1 son, Eugene K., Jr. Engaged in real estate business since 1890. Alderman from 27th Ward for 5 terms. Republican. Mem. First Congl. Ch. of Jefferson Park. Mason (K.T.), Odd Fellow, K.P. Club: Ham- ilton. Home: 5410 Giddings St. Office: 105 N. Clark St.
BUTLER, John Gage, manager Chicago branch, Pillsbury Flour Mills Co .; b. Concord, N.H., Dec. 1, 1856; s. Nehemiah and Mary (Gage) Butler; ed. in pub. schs. and Penacook (N.H.) Acad .; widower. In 1879 entered employ of Chas. A. Pillsbury & Co., flour mills, Minneapolis; continued with its suc- cessor, the Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Co., Ltd., and became mgr. Chicago office, 1903; name changed, 1908, to Pillsbury Flour Mills Co. and so continues. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreation: driving. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
BUTLER, Julius Fred, wholesale paper; b. Chi- cago, July 20, 1866; s. Julius Wales and Julia A. (Osgood) Butler; grad. West Division High Sch., 1884; m. Lillie T. Taggart, Louisville, Ky .; 1 daugh- ter, Florence Elizabeth. After leaving sch. entered his father's wholesale paper business; was made gen. supt. of the mfg. depts., 1891, sec., 1892, vice pres., 1913. Mem. Paper Trade Club of Chicago. First It. Co. G. 2d Regt., I.N.G., 5 yrs. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Oak Park. Recreations: farming, horse- back riding. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 221 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
BUTLER, Julius Wales, paper mcht .; May 7, 1828-Oct. 17, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
BUTLER, Morton, timber lands; b. New York, Feb. 2, 1859; s. Cyrus and Marion ( Beardsley) But- ler; ed. pvt. schs. in New York and at Yale Univ .; m. Julia S. Pettibone, of Buffalo, N. Y., Apr. 16, 1884; 4 children: Gerald Morton, Donald, Nora (Mrs. E. L. Ryerson, Jr.), John Meigs. Entered printing house of the Buffalo Courier as asst. sec., 1884, continuing until 1885; removed to Chicago and entered employ of Joseph Rathborne, and shortly after became mem, firm of Joseph Rath- borne & Co., owners of several southern mills, with) which continued until 1896; pres. New River Lum- ber Co., 1901-8; engaged in buying timber lands since 1908. Clubs: Union League, Evanston Coun- try, Evanston Golf. Recreations: motoring, hunt- ting, fishing. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
BUTLER, Nathaniel, educator; b. Eastport, Me., May 22, 1853; s. Nathaniel and Jennette (Loring) Butler: A.B., Colby Univ., 1873, A.M., 1876 (D.D., 1895, LL.D., 1903); m. Florence Reeves Sheppard, of Chicago, 1881 (died June 21, 1902); 2d, Lillian M. Googins, of Chicago, Dec. 12, 1903. Asso. prin- Ferry Hall Female Coll., Lake Forest, III., 1873-6, Highland Hall Coll. for Women, Highland Park, Ill., 1876-9, prin. same, 1880-4; master Yale Sch, for Boys, Chicago, 1879-80; ordained Bapt. minis- try, 1884; prof. rhetoric and English lit., old Univ. of Chicago, 1884-6; prof. Latin, 1886-9, prof. Eng- lish lang. and lit., 1889-92, Univ. of Ill .; acting dir. Univ. Extension Div., 1893-4, Univ. Extension asso. prof. English lit. and dir. Univ. Extension Div .. 1894-5, Univ. of Chicago; pres. Colby Coll., 1805- 1901; prof. edn. and dir. cooperative work since 1901, dean Coll. of Edn., 1905-9, Univ. of Chicago Del. Univ. of Chicago to World's Congress on Univ. Extension, London, 1894. Address: 1217 E. 56th St.
BUTLER, Rush Clark, lawyer; b. Northwood', Ja., Aug. 27, 1871; s. Lindley S. and Julia ( Picker+ ing) Butler; Ph.B., Iowa State Univ., 1893; m. Isa- belle Crilly, of Chicago, June 6, 1901: 3 sons: Rush Clark, Jr., Crilly, Milburn. Admitted to bar, 1894; mem. firm of Cassoday ( Eldon J.) & Butler, July 1, 1899, until partner's death, June 18, 1910; sr. mem. Cassoday, Butler, Lamb & Foster (specializing in practice of interstate commerce and Sherman law cases), partners being William E. Lamb, ex-Judge Stephen A. Foster, Harry Eugene Kelly, C. R. Hill- yer, Ernest O. Best, Cornelius Lynde and Herbert Pope. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns .. Chicago Law Inst .; life mem. Art Inst. of Chicago; charter mem. Com. of Fifteen. Congregationalist. Mason. Clubs: Union League, University, Law, Midlothian Country, South Shore Country, Indian Hill. Author: (with Cornelius Lynde) The Federal Trade Commission and the Regulation of Business under the Federal Trade Commission and Clayton Laws, 1915. (This publication has had nat. circu- lation. ) Home: 3826 Michigan Av. Office: 1414 Monadnock Blk.
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BUTLER, Sheppard (Emery), newspaper man; 1. Highland Park, III .. July 9, 1883: s. Nathaniel and Florence Reeves (Sheppard) Butler; prep. edn. Coburn Classical Inst., Waterville, Me .; A. B., Colby Coll., Waterville, Me., 1903; A.M., Univ. of Chi- cago, 1904; m. Bertha Ballou, of Chicago, Jan. 4, 1909. Instr. in English and Greek, Coburn Classi- cal Inst., 1904-5; reporter Chicago Tribune, 1905-9; spl. writer, asst. dramatic critic and Sunday ed- itor, Chicago Record-Herald, 1909-14; day city edi- tor, Chicago Examiner, 1914-15; editorial staff Chi- cago Tribune since 1915. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsi- lon, Phi Beta Kappa. Independent Republican. Clubs: Press, Chicago Automobile, Home: 946 Ainslie St. Office: 7 S. Dearborn St.
BUTLER, Walter, lawyer; b. Kinderhook, Co- lumbia Co., N.Y., Jan. 7. 1841; s. Walter and Maria ( Van Alen) Butler; resident of Chicago since Oct. 16, 1844; A. B., Princeton, 1862, M.A., 1866; m. Wau- kegan, Ill., Feb. 10, 1881, Bertha Heinrichs. Taught school in N.J., 1862-3; read law in offices of Wood- bridge & Grant, Chicago, Aug., 1863-5; admitted to bar, 1865, and since continuously engaged in gen. practice. Master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., 17 yrs .: alderman from the 25th Ward, 1899-1901. Dir. Ill. Humane Soc. since 1901 (ex- pres.). Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Home: 646 Fuller- ion Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
BUTLER, William J., M.D .; b. Park Hill, Can., May 8, 1874; s. James and CatharIne (Doyle) But- ler; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1894; unmarried. Asst. prof. diseases of children, Rush Med. Coll., 1903-8; asst, attending phys., dept. of diseases of children, Presbyn. Hosp., 1903-8; prof. and head of dept. of medicine, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery; at- tending phys., Cook County Hosp., Frances Wil- lard Hosp. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S. Army, 1911. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chi- cago Med. Soc. Home: 3220 Jackson Boul. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
BUTT, George B., M.D .; b. Seneca, Kan., Apr. 28, 1876, s. Edward and Ida ( Pinckney ) Butt; prep. edn. high school; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1900; in. Kathrine Collins, of Chicago, Apr. 26, 1910; 2 children: Georgia, Edward. Practiced at Chicago since 1900. Mem. A.M.A., III. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Mason, Club: Bey- erly Country. Home: 6017 St. Lawrence Av. Of- tice: 401 E. 61st St.
BUTTERFIELD, Ray Evan, clergyman; b. at Weathersfield, Vt., Apr. 25, 1883; s. Stephen War- ren and Sarah Josephine (Mudgett) Butterfield; prep. edn. Kimball Union Acad., Meriden, N.H .; A.B., Dartmouth, 1906: grad. Hartford Theol. Sem., 1909; m. Minnie MacGilvary Saunders, of Worces- ter, Mass., June 8, 1908, Ordained Congl. ministry, 1909; pastor Medway, Mass., 1909-11, First Ch., Woodhaven, N. Y. City, 1911-14, Thomas Memorial Ch., Chicago, 1914-17. First Ch., South Chicago, since May 1, 1917. Republican. Clubs: Scrooby, Congregational. Recreations: tennis, camping. Home: 9002 Escanaba Av.
BUTTOLPH, Albert Charles, wholesale grocer. (See vol. 1911. )
BUTTON, Frank Morse, landscape gardener; b. Brandon. Vt .. Aug., 1866; s. Frank R. and Laura A. ( Morse) Button; grad. Brandon (Vt.) High Sch .; C.E., Univ. of Vt., Burlington, 1887; m. Florence Brison, of Chicago, Apr. 17, 1894; 1 daughter. In engring. work q .- m. dept. U.S.A. on constrn. of Fort Sheridan, Ill., 1889-93, inil, post, Little Rock, Ark., 1893-5; asst. engr. World's Columbian Com- mn., 1891-2; identified with O. C. Simonds, land- scape gardener, Chicago, since 1895, becoming a mem. of O. C. Simonds & Co. in 1903. Fellow Am. Soc. Landscape Architects; mem. Sigma Phi. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Edgewater Country (pres.), City. Home: 5242 Magnolia Av. Office: 1101 Buena Av.
BUTTON, William Jesse, textbook editor. (See publican. Home: 426 Oakwood Boul.
vol. 1911.)
BUTZ, Otto Charles, lawyer; b. Chicago, May 2, 1857; s. Caspar and Julia ( Magnus) Butz; ed. Kin- zie Sch. and Wiedingers German Sch., Chicago, Schau's German Sch., New York; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1877; m. LeRoy, N.Y., Mar. 3, 1880, Alice Rogers: children Robert Otto, Theodore Caspar,
Herbert. Admitted to Ill. bar, Apr. 1, 1877; since practicing in Chicago, first in firm of Butz, Eschen- burg & Prussing, and successively, Butz & Eschen- burg, Otto C. Butz, Lackner & Butz, Lackner, But% & Miller, and since 1915 of Butz, Van Ammon & Johnston. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.
BUTZ, Theodore Caspar, mortgage investments; b. Chicago, Aug. 16, 1888; s. Otto Charles and Alice ( Rogers) Butz: ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Rugby Sch., Kenilworth, Ill .; Lewis Inst., Chicago, Athe- næum Business Coll .; m. Jean Hitchcock, Feb. 14, 1912; 1 son, Howard Hitchcock. Began active ca- reer in 1904; then went to Robertson & Lackner and was admitted to the firm, Jan., 1908; Mr. Rob- ertson withdrew and name changed to Lackner & Butz Sons, which continues; dir. Northwestern De- henture Bond Co. Mem. Mfrs.' and Dealers' Club, Chicago Assn. Commerce, Cook Co. Real Estate Bd., Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Recreations: athletic sports. Home: 822 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
BUTZOW, Arthur M., M.D .; b. Chicago, Nov. 7, 1874; s. C. H. and Emma Mary (Kraul) Butzow : grad, high sch., Chicago, 1894; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; m. Chicago, Nov. 27, 1901, Mary A. Arens. Interne, St. Joseph's Hosp., 1898-9; since then in gen, practice; personal asst. to late Nicho- las Senn, 1898-1907, at St. Joseph's Hosp .; instr. bandaging, 1 yr., instr. anaesthetics, 1 yr., Rush Med. Coll .; attending phys, and surgeon, St. Jo- seph's Hosp. Dispensary, 1900-4; attending surgeon, St. Joseph's Hosp., since 1904. Mem. A.M.A., Chi- cago, Ill. State and German med. socs. Office and Home: 1704 Otto St.
BUXBAUM, Emanuel, wholesale clothing; b. at Eibechheim, Baden, Germany, Feb. 2, 1855; s. of Moses and Malka (Schlesinger) Buxbaum; ed. New York; m. Chicago, Nov. 12, 1889, Julia, d. Abraham Kuh (died July 10, 1899) ; m. 2d, Apr. 22, 1903, Car- rie L. Hart; children: Myra C., Louise R. Came to U.S., 1860; engaged in clothing business, and 1889. became connected with the wholesale house of Kuh, Nathan & Fischer Co., of which he has been pres. since 1901. Hebrew religion. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country. Home: 4418 Michigan Av. Office: 330 S. Franklin St.
BUZZELL, Edgar Augustus, lawyer; b. Lowell, Mass., Oct. 10, 1860; s. Rev. Oliver Augustus and Mary Adelaide (Merrill) Buzzell; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1886; m. Apr. 4, 1888, Jennie Isetta Gib- son, of Chicago; children: Edgar Gibson, Althea May, Harold Winfield, Merrill Elliott, Miriam Do- rothea. Admitted to bar, Oct., 1888; mem, firm of Holden ( William H.) & Buzzell, 1890-1915; practic- ing alone since 1915. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chi- cago Law Inst., Phi Kappa Psi (pres. Chicago Alumni Assn.), Art Inst. of Chicago (life). Re- publican. Club: University. Recreation: farming. Home: 6136 Ellis Av .: (summer) Delavan Lake. Wis. Office: Hartford Bldg., Chicago.
BYERS, John Wesley, live stock; b. York Co., Pa., Dec. 12, 1844; s. Jacob and Sarah ( Myers) Byers; ed. pub. schs. of Pa .; m. Harrisburg, Pa., 1868, Frances MI. Mohler; children: Nellie A., Pina B., Daisy M., Ralph M. Born and reared on a farm; at the age of 19 came to Ill. and engaged with his brother in the live stock commn, business for sev- eral years. Salesman at the Union Stock Yards with Denney & Redman, live stock commn., till 1876: associated with brother and others in the live stock commn. business, first under firm name of Patterson, Byers & Co., later under the name of Byers, Moon & Byers, and since 1890 under the style of Byers Bros. & Co., with branches at South Omaha, Neb., South St. Joseph, Mo., and Kansas City, Mo. Mem. Chicago Live Stock Exchange. Re-
BYFORD, Henry Turman, gynecologist; b. Ev- ansville, Ind., Nov. 12, 1853; s. Dr. William H. and Anne ( Holland) Byford; grad. Berlin (Germany) High Sch., 1868, and Williston (Mass.) Sem., 1870; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. (Northwestern Univ.), 1873; m. Lucy Richard Larned, of Chicago, Nov. 8, 1882; children: Genevieve ( Mrs. Charles S. Roh-
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erts), Mary (deceased). Heath Turman, William in practice at Chicago from 1894; interne, St. Eliz- Holland. Engaged in practice in Chicago; prof. abeth's Hosp., 1895; asst. in anatomy, Rush Med. gynecology, Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago (Univ. Coll., 1896-7; formerly attending phys. to St. Eliza- of Ill.), since 1892; surgeon to St. Luke's Hosp., beth's Hosp .; surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp .; at present surgeon to Columbus Hosp,; prof. of surgery, Ben- nett Med. Coll. (Loyola Univ.). Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc. Mem, Knights of Columbus, Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Home: 454 Mel- rose St. Offices: 29 E. Madison St. and 3203 N. Clark St. Chicago. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., 1911. Hon. pres. Internat. Congress Gynecology, 1896; F.R.C.M., England; fellow Am. Coll. Sur- geons; pres. Chicago Gynecol. Soc., 1887-S; mem. Am. Gynecol. Soc., A.M.A., Western Surg. and Gynecol. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood Country, South Shore Country, Chicago Literary, Physicians' (Chicago); Authors' (London). Au- thor: Manual of Gynecology; Diseases of Women C ( with late Dr. William Heath Byford). Joint Au- thor: American Text Book of Gynecology; Keating CABLE, Benjamin Stickney, assistant sec. of commerce and labor .; Sept. 24, 1872-Sept. 27, 1915. (See vol. 1911.) and Coe's Clinical Gynecology; Kelly and Noble's Operative Gynecology: To Panama and Back, 1908. Contbr. over a hundred papers on gynecol. subjects. Recreations: art, literature and modern languages. Home: 1411 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 112 S. Michi- gan Av.
BYLLESBY, Henry Marison, electrical engr .; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 16, 1859; s. Rev. DeWitt Clin- ton and Sarah (Mathews) Byllesby; ed. Lehigh Univ., Pa .; m. Margaret Stearns Baldwin, of Ro- selle, N.J., June 15, 1882. Was associated with Thomas A. Edison in the early days of electric lighting in N.J., and has been identified with many movements and advances in elec. enterprises. Now pres. of H. M. Byllesby & Co., engrs., Chicago; also officer and dir. Mobile (Ala.) Electric Co., Ft. Smithi ( Ark.) Light & Traction Co., Okla. Gas & Electric Co. (Okla. City, Okla.), Enid (Okla.) Elec, & Gas Co., Muskogee (Okla.) Gas & Elec. Co., Ottumwa ( Ia.) Ry. & Light Co., San Diego (Cal.) Consolidat- ed Gas & Elec. Co., Standard Gas & Electric Co., Ark. Valley Ry., Light & Power Co. (Colo.), Appa- lachian Power Co. (Va. and W. Va.), Securities Ex- change Co .; dir. Pub. Service Co., London, Eng. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., West- ern Soc. Engrs., Nat. Electric Light Assn., Nat. Civic Federation (exec. com.), Chicago Civic Fed- eration (treas.), Universal Mil. Training League ( exec. com.). Mem. exec. com. St. Luke's Hosp. ( Chicago); dir. Chase House. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Automobile, Glen View Golf (Chicago); Metropolitan, Bankers', Recess, Lawyers', Railway (New York); Minnesota (St. Paul) : Tavern, Pendennis (Louisville) ; Minneapo- lis (Minneapolis) ; Arlington (Portland, Ore.); Lake Geneva (Wis.) Country, Lake Geneva Yacht. Re- publican. Home: 4358 Drexel Boul., Chicago; (sum- mer) Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BYRAM, Harry E., railway vice-pres .; b. Gales- burg, Ill., Nov. 28, 1865; s. Maynard and Cornelia Byram; common sch. edn .; m. Estella Berquist, of Galesburg, Ill., May 26, 1891 (died June, 1909); 2d. Mrs. L. T. Morrison, Oct., 1910. Entered service of C., B.&Q.R.R. Co. as call boy at Galesburg, at 16; was stenographer and clk. at Chicago until 1889; clk. in gen. mgr.'s office and chief elk. in vice pres.' office G.N. Ry., St. Paul, 1894-8; asst. gen. supt. Mont. Central Ry., Great Falls, Mont., Mar., 1898- Oct., 1899; supt. Cascade div. G.N. Ry., Everett, Wash., 1899-1902; asst. to 1st and later to 4th vice pres. C.,R.l.&P. Ry., Chicago, 1902-4; gen. supt. Southwestern dist. C.,R.I.&P., Topeka, Kan., Feb .- July, 1904; gen. supt. Neb. dist., C.,B.&Q.R.R., Sept., 1904-May 15, 1909, asst. to 2d vice pres., May 15, 1909-Feb. 1, 1910, 2d vice pres., Feb. 1, 1910-Sept., 1917. C.,B.&Q.R.R.Co .; pres. C.,M.&St.P.Ry. since Oct. 1, 1917. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange, Chicago.
BYRNE, see also Burn. BYRNE, John Henry, M.D. (See vol. 1911.) BYRNE, Miriam (Miss), author; b. Chicago, Jan. 13, 1886; d. James and Hannah (Elliott) Byrne; grad. West Div. High Sch., 1902. Author: The Would-Be Witch, 1906; House of the Red Fox, 1908. Home: 4337 Wilcox Av.
BYRNES, see also Burns.
BYRNES, Frank, M.D., surgeon; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., May 4, 1863; s. Maurice and Rose (Reilly ) Byrnes; ed. common schs. and commercial coll. at Fond du Lac; M.D., Rush Med. Coll .. Chicago, 1894; m. Chicago. Sept., 1897, Annie M. Burns. Engaged
CABLE, Fayette S., piano mfr .; b. Cannonsville. N. Y., Mar. 18, 1855; s. Silas and Mary (Goodrich) Cable; ed. pub. schs. and at Delaware Lit. Inst., Franklin, N. Y .; m. Kate Elting. of Ellenville, N.Y .. Oct. 16, 1879; children: Anne S. (Mrs. Thomas L. Powell), Rachel Elting ( Mrs. J. L. Hench), Gladys Goodrich, Dorothy Roselle. Was in the sch. book business with A. S. Barnes & Co., N.Y. City, 1876- 80; then canie to Chicago and represented Porter & Coates, of Philadelphia, in same line until 1890; became connected with the Chicago Cottage Organ Co. and was sec. of the same until 1899, when name was changed to The Cable Co., of which was pres. until 1903; then established the Fayette S. Cable Piano Co., and in July, 1904, the business was re- organized as the Cable-Nelson Piano Co., mfrs. of the Cable-Nelson pianos, with factory at South Haven, Mich., of which is pres. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale. Recreation: farming. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 209 S. State St., Chicago.
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