The Ohio blue book; or, Who's who in the Buckeye state; a cyclopedia of biography of men and women of Ohio, Part 10

Author: Van Tassel, Charles Sumner, 1858-
Publication date: [1917]
Publisher: Toledo, Ohio
Number of Pages: 494

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BLAIR, BENJAMIN HOLLOWAY, Physi- cian: born. Kentucky. Jan. 11. 1855; son of Robert Downey Blair and Lucinda (Holloway) Blair; educated: Louisville, Ky., common schools: Jefferson (Ky.) Academy. College degrees: A. M. (Hon.); M. D. Married, Luella Miller, Oct. 16, 1877. Engaged in practice medicine Cupid, Ky., 12 yrs .; Lebanon, O., 28 yis. Mem- ber Lebanon Sch. Bd .. 6 yrs .; U. S. Pen- sion Examiner. Soes. and clubs: (ex- Pres.) Warren County Med. Soc .; Miaml Valley Med. Soc .: (1st Vice Pres.) Ohio State Med. Soc .; Ohio delegate to Am. Med. Assn .; Mississippi Valley Med. Assn .; Am. Assn. for Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality. Presbyterian. Home address: 210 Silver St., Lebanon, O.

BLAIR, JOSEPH LINN, Manufacturer; born, TIamilton. O .. Sept. 26. 1861; son of Wil- liam H. Blair and Angeline (Linn) Blair; educated: Public Schs. of Hamilton, O. Married, Jennie Wasson, Jan. 31, 1893. Employed by The Niles Tool Works Co., in clerical capacity from April 1878 to Nov .. 1884. Left their employ to enter that of The Gordon & Maxwell Co., man- ufacturers of steam pumping machinery, afterwards succeeded by The Gordon Steam Pump Co. Remained with this company as Asst. Secy. until 1896. Re-

turned to The Niles Tool Works Co., as purchasing agent. later being elected a Director and Secy. Socs. and clubs: Ham- ilton Club and Butler County Country Club. United Presbyterian Church. Home address: 244 North 7th St., Hamilton, O. BLAIR, PARK B., Com. Pleas Judge, Knox County. Term expires Dec., 1920. Home address: Mt. Vernon. O.

BLAKE, FREDERIC COLUMBUS, I'niver- sity Professor; born, Decatur, Ill .. Oct. 30, 1877; son of Christopher C. Blake and

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Rachel Ellen (Beam) Blake; educated: Univ. Colorado; Columbia Univ .; Cam- bridge Univ. (England); Univ. Berlin (Germany). College degrees: Ph. B., 1901; Ph. D., 1905. Married. Edith Sherwin Adams, Aug. 20, 1907. Teacher, sciences, Leadville (Colorado) high school, 1901-3; student, 1903-7; Asst. Prof. physics, Ohio State Univ, 1907-12; Prof. physics, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, O., 1912 -. Socs. and clubs: Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; fellow, Am. Assn. for Advancement

Science; Ohio Academy Science; Am.

Physical Soc. Congregationalist. Home address: 2107 Iuka Ave., Columbus, O.

BLAKELY, ELBERT FOLLETT, Attorney; born, Madison, O., Oct. 29, 1875; son of Harlow Westol Blakely and Alta Clarinda (Follett) Blakely; educated: Madison high school; Univ. Mich. College degrees: B. L. Married. Jessie M. Quirk. Dec. 20, 1899. Admitted to Ohio bar; engaged in practice law, member firm, Alvord & Blakely, Painesville, O .. 1909 --: elected Pros. Attv .. Lake Co .. O., 1904-11; Pres. city council, Painesville, Ohio, 1912- 1914; Corporal Company 5th O. V. I .. Spanish-American War; Capt. Co. "M" 5th O. N. G .. 1900-2. Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F .; K. O. T. M .; Sons Veterans; Am. Bar Assn .; Ohio State Bar Assn. Methodist Episcopal Ch. Home address: 120 West High St., Painesville, Ohio.

BLAKEY, HALBERT BRUSH, Physician; born. Union Grove, Wis .. June 17, 1879; son of John S. Blakey and. Mary ( Brush) Blakey; educated: Univ. of Chicago; Rush Medical College. College degrees: S. B .; M. D. Married, Edna M. Miller, 1908. Asst. Prof. of Medicine, Ohio State Univ .; Med. Staff of Protestant Hospital; Con- sultant at Grant Hospital. Socs. and clubs: Phi Delta Theta: Phi Rho Sigma; The Athletic Club of Columbus; Columbus Country Club; Columbus Republican Glee Club. First Congregational Ch. Home address: 637 E. Broad St., Columbus, O.

BLANCHARD, CHARLES EDWARD, At- torney; born, Galesburg, Mich., Jan. 17, 1876; son of Samuel E. Blanchard and Lucretia (Judson) Blanchard; educated: Univ. Mich. College degrees: LL. B. Married, Katherine M. Resh, June 28, 1899. Prin. Wauseon High Sch., 1900-03; Asst. Prof. Eng. Ohio State Univ., 1908-10; Asst. Prof. Law. Ohio State Univ .. 1911-13; member law firm, Morton, Irvine & Blanch- ard, Columbus, O., 1910-17; Morton, Irvine, Turner & Blanchard. 1917 -. Socs. and clubs: Columbus Club; American Bar Assn .: Phi Delta Phi: Mem. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Methodist. Home address: 139 West Northwood Ave., Columbus. O.

BLANCHARD, FERDINAND QUINCY, Clergyman; born, Jersey City, N. J., 1876; son of Edward R. Blanchard and Anna W. (Quincy) Blanchard; educated: Newton, Mass., high school; Amherst Coll., Am- herst. Mass .; Yale Divinity School, 1901. College degrees: A. B., 1898; B. D., 1901. Married. Ethel H. West. June 19. 1901. Pastor. Southington, Conn .. Congrega- tional Church, 1901-4; East Orange, N. J., 1904-15; Euclid Ave. Congregational Ch., Cleveland, O., 1915- Author: Treasure Island. Barnes' Classical Text. with life Stevenson and notes; "For the King's Sake." published by Dodge Pub. Co. (story) ; Hymns, in various church hymnals. Member Southington, Conn. Bd. Education: East Orange, N. J., Bd. Edu- cation (Pres.); Mem. Amherst College Alumni Council: Sec. Executive Commit- tee, American Missionary Assn .; Trustee,

Piedmont Coll., Ga .; Tillotson Coll., Texas. Socs. and clubs: Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; New England Soc., Cleveland; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Sons American Rev. Congregationalist. Home address: Cleve- land. O.

BLEICH, CLEMENT H., Commercial Secre- tary; born. Paducah. Ky .. Jan. 28, 1887; son of John J. Bleich and Rosa A. (Rock) Bleich; educated: Pub. Schs. of Paducah, Kv. Married. Serena J. Mccutchen. Dec. 18, 1905. Railroad Accountant, 1903-1907; Chief Clerk to Supt. of Railroad, 1907-11; Prop. of Bleich Amusement Co., conducted several motion picture theatres in Ken- tucky, 1911-13; Secy. H. B. M. A., Hop- kinsville, Ky .. 1913-14; Secy. Chamber of Commerce, Alliance, O., 1914-1917; Secy., Chamber of Commerce, Auto Club, Build- ers' Exchange: Real Estate Board; Nat. Councillor to National Chamber of Com- merce; Dir. Alliance Rotary Club. Socs. and clubs: Masons; Knights Templar; Shriner; Elk; Chamber of Commerce; Auto Club; Nat. Assn. of Commercial Secretaries; Ohio State Commercial Secre- taries; Rotary Club. Trinity Episcopal. Home address: 1048 South Arch St., Alli- ance. Ohio.

BLEILE, ALBERT MARTIN, Professor; born. Columbus. O .. June 26. 1856: son of Jacob Bleile and Catherine (Schmitt) Bleile; educated: Columbus Schs .; Star- ling College; Vienna; Leipsic; Paris. Col- lege degrees: M. D. Married. Flora Krumm, Nov. 4, 1880. Prof. of Physiology, Starling College: Prof. Physiology, Ohio State Univ .. 1880- Socs. and clubs: A. A. A. S .: Am. Microscope Soc .: Am. Med. Assn .: Columbus Club. Home ad- dress: 218 King Ave., Columbus, O.

BLISS, EUGENE FREDERICK, Educator- Writer; born, Granville. Washington Co., N. Y .. July 31. 1836; son of Cyrus Bliss and Susan (Fisher) Bliss; educated: Wor- cester, Mass .; Harvard Univ. College de- grees: A. B .: A. M. Teacher. 1863-1879; retired, 1879 --. Author: Diary of David Zetsberger. Translator and Editor. 1885; in memory Elizabeth Haven Appleton, 1891; editor and writer of The Life; one of the four translators from French of "Tales for a Stormy Night." Socs. and clubs: Hist. & Philosophical Soc. Ohio; Am. Hist. Assn .: American Antiquarian Soc .; Queen City Club; University Club. Home address: 450 East 5th St., Cincin- nati. · O.

BLISS, J. J., Banker; born, Russell, Geauga Co .. O .. May 16. 1854; son of Olney R. Bliss and Mahala J. (McFarland) Bliss; educated: Hiram College and Oberlin Col- lege. College degrees: A. B. and A. M. (Oberlin College). Married, Ella M. Fuhr- man. June 24. 1886. Teacher and Supt. of Schs .. 1881-1907. Kelleys Island, Crest- line and Bucyrus. Secretary of the Bucy- rus Public Library Board since 1905. Socs. and clubs: Knights of Pythias; Chamber of Commerce. Presbyterian, Was instru- mental in securing a Carnegie Library for Bucyrus and organized the Y. M. C. A. and was its first President. Home ad- dress: 512 East Rensselaer St., Bucyrus, Ohio.

BLODGETT, ALBRO, Wholesale Merchant: born. Claremont. N. H .. Nov. 18, 1864: son of Albro Blodgett and Esther (Henry) Blodgett; educated: Stevens High Sch., .Claremont, N. H .; Dartmouth Coll. Mar- ried, Elizabeth Doolittle, Jan. 21, 1993. Merchandise brokerage business, 22 yrs .; Pres. and Mgr. of The Bour Co .. Toledo, O., 1909 -; Pres. Ft. Industry Litho- graphing Co. Socs. and clubs: Toledo

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Club; Toledo Country Club; Toledo Yacht Club. Spent 4 yrs. in Europe. Home ad- dress: 2146 Parkwood Ave., Toledo, O.

BLOOM, EARL D., Lieutenant-Governor; born. Wood Co .. O .. May 29. 1871: son of James L. Bloom and Lydia A. (Acker- man) Bloom; educated: Ohio Northern L'niv. College degrees: LL. B. Married, Eleanor G. Lathrop, July 24, 1895. Attor- nex-at-Law. Elected Lieutenant-Govern- or in 1916. and is now serving in that capacity. Socs. and clubs: 32d degree Mason; Elk; Odd Fellow. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: Bowling Green, Ohio.

Mr. Bloom is Pres. of the New State Bank of Bowling Green, O.

BLUMENTHAL, HARRY J., Printer; born,

Libau. Russia. March 16, 1884 ;. son of Abraham Blumenthal and Rose (Fogel) Blumenthal; educated: public schools, Cin- cinnati and Hamilton. O. Married. Elsa Mondschein. Sept. 14. 1910. Engaged in printing business. Nov. 5. 1906-8; moved to larger quarters. 1913; changed to Blu- menthal Printing Co., formerly Star Printing Co., 1913 -. Socs. and clubs: Y. M. C. Assn .; K. P .; Butler County Cycle Club; Dir. of Ben Franklin Club of Cincinnati; Mem. Reformed and Ortho- dox Jewish Synagogue; won first place in State of Ohio for best all-round athlete. 1915. Home address: 106 North "C" St .. Hamilton. O.

BOAL, STANHOPE, Manufacturer; born, Greenup. Ky .; son of William King Boal and Eliza (Van Bibber) Boal. Pres. of The Favorite Stove and Range Co., Piqua, O. Home address: Piqua. O.

BOARDMAN, ALICE, Librarian; born, Hflls- boro, O .; daughter of Joseph Lockhart Boardman and Susan Colburn (Hill) Boardman; educated: Highland Inst., Hillsboro, O .; Amherst, Mass .; Summer School Library Science. 1894. Albany, N. Y .: Summer Library Sch .. 1898. Private Sec. Supt. State Hosp., Columbus, O., 1886-SS; recording clerk, Ohio House Rep., 1888-89; Asst. State Lib., 1889-90; clerk U. S. Pension Office, Columbus Branch, 1890-92; Asst. State Lib., 1892-, Co- lumhus. O. Socs. and clubs: D. A. R .; Am. Lib. Assn .; Ohio Lib. Assn .; Old Northwest Hist. & Gen. Soc .; Columbus Fed. Women's Clubs: Columbus Library Club. Methodist. Home address: 1233 Oak St .. Columbus. O.

BOARDMAN, AVERY WHITMAN, Busi- ness Man; born, Middlebury, O., now Akron. O .. Jan. 6, 1848; son of John Clin- ton Boardman and Priscilla Patience (Granger) Boardman; educated: High Sch., Akron, O. Married, Fannie May Funk, April 29. 1873. Tried to enter the Union Army at Camp Massillon but was re- jected on account of his youth. Worked 4 yrs. on Erie Ry. as newsboy and brake- man; served in several capacities, with the Wabash Rv .: in 1894 assisted in or- ganizing The Iron Elevator Co .; in 1895 organized the East Side Iron Elevator Co., of which he was manager and secretary until January. 1914: pioneer iron elevator man of Toledo. Served as director of public service. Toledo. O .. Jan .. 1914. to June 1. 1915. when he resigned. Largely identified with Toledo business interests. Socs. and clubs: Wapaukonica Lodge, I. O. O. F .. No. 38 and Toledo Encampment, No. 118: Toledo Commerce Club; Toledo Transportation Club; Anthony Wayne Chapter, Sons American Revolution. Con- gregationalist. Home address: 1854 Law- rence Ave .. Toledo. O.

BOBB, GEORGE WILLIAM, Wholesale Grocer; born, Columbus, O:, Aug. 18, 1871; son of George Bobb and Mary M. (Kaet- zel) Bobb; educated: Pub. Schs., Colum- bus. O. Married. Nellie Ann Pryce. Oct. 9, 1895. Has been in grocery business since 14 yrs. of age. Socs. and clubs: Junia Lodge, I. O. O. F .; Chamber of Com- merce; Columbus Athletic Club: Kiwanis Club. Broad St. M. E. Church. Home address: 723 Oak St .. Columbus. O.

BODEN, WILLIAM HERBERT, Clergyman: born, Athens. O .. Jan. 10. 1870; son of John H. Boden and Priscilla (Shotts) Boden; educated: Nat. Normal Univ., Le- banon, O .; Hiram Coll .. Hiram, O .; Ohio Univ., Athens, O. College degrees: B. S., 1890: A. B .. 1898; A. M .. 1910. Married, Dasa Hewitt, Feb. 24, 1889. Teacher, Pub. Schs., 6 yrs .; ordained in ministry of Church of Christ (Disciples), 1898; pastor, Church of Christ, Canfield, O., and Green- ford, O., 1898-1900; Trimble, O., 1900-1902; Washington C. H., O., 1902-7; Athens, O., 1907-12; Nelsonville, O., 1912-16; Evangelist of Church of Christ. New Marshfield, O., 1916- Life Dir. Foreign Christian Missionary Soc .; Mem. Board Managers, Ohio Christian Miss. Soc. Home address: New Marshfield. Ohio.

BODEY, EVELENA LOUELLA, Attorney; born. Champaign Co .. O .. Jan. 28, 1867; son of Christian Bodey and Naomi E. (Sheppard) Bodey; educated: Pub. Schs .; Northwestern Univ. Married, Rachael M. Grove, Feb. 14, 1888. Teacher Twp. Schs., 7 yrs .; Supt. Twp. Schs., 7 yrs .; admitted to bar. June. 1900: engaged in practice law, Urbana, O., 1900 -. Served as jus- tice peace. 2 terms: mayor. City Urbana, 1 term. Candidate for State Rep .. twice, but defeated. Admitted to U. S. Dist. Court, Jan .. 1915. Socs. and clubs: F. & A. M .; K. P .; Urbana Club; Masonic Club. Prefers United Brethren Ch. Home ad- dress: 336 Lafayette Ave., Urbana, O.

BOEHMS, ERNST ADOLPH, Retired Clergy- man; born, Zittau, Saxony, Germany. May 11. 1848; son of Ernst Julius Boehms and Antonie Therese (Nautz) Boehms; edu- cated: Gymnasium, Zittau, 1858-64; Luth- eran Theol. Seminary, Columbus, O., 1866- 1868. Married, Mary B. Emmelhainz, June 20. 1871. Pastor: Union City. Ind .. 1868- 1878; New Washington, O., 1878-82; resi- dent Prof. and Prof. practical theology, Theol. Seminary, Capital Univ., Columbus, O., 1882-5; pastor: Martin Luther. Church, Youngstown, O., 1885-1910; retired, 1910 -. Editor: "Die Kinderfreude." A. S. S. paper, 12 yrs .; Asst. editor and editor-in-chief : "Die Litherische Kirchenzeitung, Colum- bus. O .. 10 yrs. Pres. Theological Sem .. Capital Univ., 36 yrs .; Mem. Bd. Directors, Capital Univ .. 36 yrs. German Sec. and 1st Vice Pres. Joint Synod of Ohio and other States. Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1886-1910. Home address: 521 Yale Ave., Youngstown. O.

BOETHIUS, JACOB EDWARD, Educator; born, Swartnas, Sweden, May 23, 1872; son of Rev. Jacob T. Boethius and Augusta E. (Lindell) Boethius; educated: Prepara- tory School in Norrkoping, Sweden; Bethany Coll., Lindsborg, Kan., 1907-10; Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., 1910- 1911. College degrees: B. A., Bethany Coll .; M. A., Univ. of Kansas. Unmar- ried. Instr. in Modern Langs., Coll. of Montana. Deer Lodge, Mont .. 1911-1912; Lafayette Coll., Easton. Pa., 1912-1914; Case Sch. of Applied Science. Cleveland, O .. 1914-15; Asst. Prof. and Head of the Department of Romance Languages, Univ. of Idaho. Moscow. Idaho. 1915 Socs.

and clubs: Norrkoping Athletic Club,

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Sweden. 1888-1905; Y. M. C. A .. Cleve-

land, O., 1914-15; Swedish Naval Soc.,

Stockholm, Sweden; Nat. Geog. Soc., Washington, D. C .; Bethany Alumni Assn .; Alumni Assn. of the Univ. of Kansas; The Idaho State Teachers' Assn. Member of Evangelical Lutheran Church. Editor

of the Swedish-American Newspaper,

"Lindsborgs Posten," Lindsborg, Kan.,

1907-1908. Clerical work in Sweden and

agent for Insurance Cos. and business concerns 1888-1907. Traveled extensively in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, England, Canada, Porto Rico, and United States. Home address: Moscow, Idaho.

BOETTICHER, CHARLES, Educator; Co. Supt. of Schs., Trumbull Co. Home ad- dress: Warren. Ohio.

BOGGESS, CAREY, Educator; born, near Bethel. Clermont Co .. O .. Jan. 31. 1861; son of Jordan Boggess and Mary (Altman) Boggess. Married, A. Maude Lemon, Mar. 18. 1886. Admitted to Ohio bar: engaged in teaching, 4 yrs .. Clermont Co .; 2 yrs. Clark Co .: Supt. public schools. Spring- field, O., 1883 -. Socs. and clubs: Cen- tral Ohio Teachers' Assn .; Ohio State Teachers' Assn .; Nat. Education Assn .; Lowell Club; Mason. Methodist. Home address: 513

South Wittenberg Ave., Springfield. O.

BOHANNAN, ROSSER DANIEL, Mathema- tician; born. Mathews C. H., Va., April 20. 1855: son of Dr. John Gordan Bohan- nan and Laura Lee (Daniel) Bohannan; educated: Univ. of Virginia; Yale Univ .; Cambridge Univ., England; Gottingen Univ., Germany. College degrees: B. S .; C. E .: Mining Engr .. Univ. of Virginia, 1876. Married. Ellen James Peirce, June. 1880; died. Oct. 24, 1900: 2nd. Florence Short, June 13. 1904. Acting Prof. of Mathematics in Univ. of Virginia, 1883-4. Prof. of Mathematics in Ohio State Univ. since 1887. Was Prof. of Mathematics in Ensory and Henry College, Virginia, 2 yrs. Socs. and clubs: A. A. A. S .; Am. Math. Assn .; Columbus Riding Club. Au- thor of numerous Mathematical papers, also author of papers on horse breeding and dog breeding. Home address: 226 Sixteenth Ave .. Columbus. O.

BOHL, HENRY, Banker; born, Bavaria, Germany. July 4. 1844; son of Conrad Bohl and Catherine (Altvater) Bohl. Widower. Dir. of Ohio Mutual Fire Ins. Co. more than 38 yrs. Present Pres. of Union Bldg. && Savings Co .: Dir. State Savings Bank & Trust Co .: three terms in Ohio House of Representatives from Washington Co .. 1875. 1877. 1883: delegate to National Conventions which nominated Tilden, 1876, and Hancock for presidency, 1880; former U. S. Marshal for Southern Ohio Dist .; served as chairman of the Ohio House Finance and Insurance Committee: in 1894 managed three great railroad strikes in Ohio, including the Pullman R. R. strike in Cincinnati. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Bodies. Congregationalist. Home address: 1345 Neil Ave .. Columbus. O.

BOHN, WILLIAM FREDERICK, Assistant to the President. Oberlin College; born, St. Louis. Mo .. Aug. 24. 1878; son of Wil- liam Ferrcl Bohn and Ellen (Frisbie) Rohn: educated: Oberlin College; Oberlin Theological Seminary. College degrees: A. B .. Oberlin (1900): D. B. (1905): A. M. (1908). Married, Eva Beardsley, Nov. 28, 1901. Ordained in Congregational min- istry, 1901: Secv. to the Pres .. Oberlin, 1965-13; Sec. Bureau of Appointments, 1905-15: assistant to the president. Ober- lin Coll .. 1913- -. Socs. and clubs: The City Club of New York; Cleveland Cham-

ber of Commerce; Oberlin Board Com-

merce; Religious Education Assn .; Ober- lin Golf Club. Congregationalist. Home address: 285 Oak St., Oberlin, O.

BOLINGER, JOHN CHRISTIAN, Bank

President; born, Middletown, Frederick Co .. Md .. Aug. 7, 1859; son of John Chris- tian Bolinger and Rachel (Crawford) Bolinger; educated: common schools; at- tended two terms in the Milan, Ohio, Nor- mal Sch. Married. Annie Maude Foster. Dec. 12. 1882. In 1878. at the age of 19, entered employ of The Clyde Banking Co., Clyde, O. In 1880, at the age of 21, was made Asst. Cashier. Resigned in 1883 and became active in the organ- ization of The Peoples Banking Co., of Clyde. and was its cashier from date of organization (1884) until 1901. In 1901, was elected cashier of The Croghan Bank & Savings Co .. of Fremont, O., and in Sept., 1916, was elected Pres. of said bank. Republican. Is now serving third term as Treas. of Fremont, although the city is strongly Democratic. While in served as Treas. of the village, the school Clvde. board and Green Creek Twp. Socs. and clubs: Knights of Pythias; Masons; Royal Arcanum. and I. O. F. Attends Epis- copal Church. Home address: 615 Ewing St .. Fremont. O.

BOLLING, GEORGE MELVILLE, College Professor; born. Baltimore. Md .. Apr. 13. 1871; son of William Nicholls Bolling and Hannah Lamb (Bonham) Bolling; edu- cated: Baltimore, Md .. Loyola Coll .; Johns Hopkins Univ. College degrees: A. B., 1891; Ph. D., 1896. Married, Irene John- son, Sept. 8, 1898. Fellow in Greek, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1893-1894. Various posi- tions in Catholic Univs. of America, 1895- 1913. being finally Prof. of Greek and Assoc. Prof. of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology. Resigned these positions and devoted the year 1913-4 to research as Johnston Scholar in Greek at Johns Hop- kins Univ. Prof. of Greek, Ohio State Univ., 1914 -. Publications include: The Participle in Hesiod, The Parisistas of the Atharvaveda. and various articles in technical periodicals, especially in rela- tion to the Homeric Question. Socs. and clubs: Am. Philological Assn .; Am. Orien- tal Soc .; Archeological Inst. of Am .; Soc. for Promotion of Hellenic Studies; Am. Assn. of Univ. Professors: Cosmos Club: Faculty Club of Ohio State Univ .; Scioto Country Club. Home address: 93 N. Ohio Ave .. Columbus. O.

BOLSINGER, HIRAM C., Attorney; born, Hillsboro, O .: son of Michael Bolsinger and Martha (Wagner) Bolsinger; educated: Cincinnati. O. College degrees: LL. B. Married, Ethel Renshaw, Dec. 25, 1903. Started to work at 13 yrs. of age. Began practice of law. Jan. 1. 1904. Elected Justice of Peace. Millcreek Twp., Hamil- ton Co .. O .. 1914. and served 412 years. Served 3 yrs. as Civil Service Commis- sioner of Norwood, O., 1912-15. Attorney- at-law. Socs. and clubs: Chamber of Commerce; Mason; Eagle: Moose: Red Men. Grace M. E. Ch. Home address: 1916 Hopkins Ave .. Norwood. O.

BOND, SETH MARSHALL, President The Root & McBride Co .: born Philadelphia, Pa .. Nov. 8, 1859; son of William J. Bond and Lucelia (Nones) Bond; educated: public schools. Married, Gertrude Hay- den. June 2. 1886. Organized retail dry goods store Ft. Wayne. Ind., at age 17 yrs .; disposed of store. became salesman for Johnston & Erwin, wholesale dry goods. Indianapolis. Ind .. 1880-4; entered employ of Root & McBride Bros., Cleve- land, O .. as .department inanager, 1884-

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1905; became Sec. The Root & McBride Co, 1905-12; President company, 1912 -. Dir. Guardian Savings & Trust Co., Cleve- land; Dir. Cleveland National Bank. Socs. and clubs: Union Club; Mayfield Country Club; Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. Pres. Trustees, Calvary Presbyterian Ch. Home address: Euclid Heights, Cleveland, Ohio.

BONIFIELD, C. L., Physician; born, Mus- kingum Co., O .. March 23. 1863; son of Ephriam Bonifield and Somerville (Rcamy) Bonifield; educated: Pub. Schs. of Kan- sas; High Sch. of Zanesville, O .; Medical Coll. of Ohio, Cincinnati, O. College de- grees: M. D. Married, Mabel Finney, 1899, who died, Jan., 1901; 2nd, Grace Fin- ney, 1902. In 1$$6 he became assistant to Dr. T. A. Reamy. his uncle; in 1892 he studied In the hospitals of Berlin and other European cities; has served as gynecologist at Christ Hosp., Good Samar- itan Hosp. and Christ's Hosp .: Prof. of Gynecology to Med. Dept .. Univ. of Cin- cinnati. Socs. and clubs: University Club; Business Men's Club; Pres. Cincinnati Automobile Club; Ex-Pres. Am. Assn. of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Ilome address: 1763 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, Cincinnati. O.

BOOKWALTER, ALFRED GUETNER, State Sec., Y. M. C. A .; born, Cedar Ritids. Ia. Oct. 26, 1873; son of Lewis (I.T .. D., Clergyman, Kansas City), Book- walter and Emma (Guetner) Bookwalter; educated. Yale Univ .. A. B .. 1897; A. M., 1901; Harvard Univ .: Boston School for Social Workers: studied industrial educa- tion in Germany. Married, Amy Mitchell Shuey. April 21, 190S. Master. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H .. 1898-1903; with one year's absence, 1900-1, when was educa- tional secretary Internat. Com. Y. M. C. A. of New York; Sec. Dept. of Industrial Edn., Mass. and R. I. Y. M. C. A., 1903- 1909, representing committee of 25 manu- facturers in extending industrial educa- tion in Mass. and Rhode Island; 4 yrs. State Sec. Y. M. C. A., Columbus, O .; at Cincinnati since Sent., 1912. Author: Mon- ographs on "The Second Chance Man"; "The Continuation Schools of Germany," etc. Socs. and clubs: Ohio Soc. Sons of the Am. Revolution: Soc. for Promotion of Industrial Edn .: N. E. A .: Religious Edn. Assn .; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta: I'niv .; Business Men's; Yale; City; Schoolmasters'; Social Workers'. Epis- copalian. Home address: 564 Evanswood Place. Clifton. Cincinnati. O.

BOONE, D. J., Educator; Supt. of Schools, Lorain, (. Home address: Lorain, O.

BOOTH, HENRY JUDSON, Attorney; born, Lancaster, O .. March 14, 1849; son of Henry Madison Booth and Ann A. (Jones) Booth: educated: Amherst Coll. College degrees: A. B. Married, Madge I. Coney, 1876. Admitted to bar in May, 1874. Pres. of Franklin County Bar Assn., 1882; Trus- tee of Ohio State Univ .. 1884-18SS: Pres. Ohio State Bar Assn., 1903-1904; Vice Pres. of American Bar Assn., 1904-1905. Dele- gate to Universal Congress of Lawyers and Jurists. St. Louis, 1904. Mem. Ohio House of Representatives, 1878-1879. Mem. of law firm of Booth, Keating, Peters & Pomerene. Socs. and clubs: Scioto Coun- trv Club: Columbus Auto Club; Colum- bus Club: Columbus Country Club: Co- lumbus Riding Club; Columbus Athletic Club: The Assembly; Ohio State and Franklin Co. Bar Assn .; Chamber of Commerce; Masons. Democrat. Author: "Law of Street Railways." Home address: Vendome Hotel. Columbus. O.

BOOTH, JOHN HENRY, Attorney-Civil Engineer: born, Franklin Tp., Tuscarawas Co .. O .. May 9. 1840: son of Edwin Booth and Susanna (Welty) Booth; educated: Pub. Schs. of New Philadelphia; Univ. of Michigan. College degrees: B. S .; M. S. Married, Mary A. O'Donnell, Sept. 30, 1868. Practiced law in Tuscarawas Co. since Sept., 1868. Elected Justice Peace in 1888 and served 3 terms: now serving in that capacity. Served 7 yrs. as Co. Surveyor. Was engaged on government survey on Green Bay, Mich., 1863-1865. Contributed to the naming of "Bum" Is- land. a made island in Green Bav. at the mouth of the Menominee River. Socs. and clubs: New Philadelphia Lodge, No. 177, F. & A. M. Lutheran Church. Home address: 403 West Ray St .. New Phila- delphia. O.

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The Ohio blue book; or, Who's who in the Buckeye state; a cyclopedia of biography of men and women of Ohio, Part 10

Author: Van Tassel, Charles Sumner, 1858- Publication date: [1917] Publisher: Toledo, Ohio Number of Pages: 494

Author: Van Tassel, Charles Sumner, 1858-
Publication date: [1917]
Publisher: Toledo, Ohio
Number of Pages: 494