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BELL, GEORGE EDWIN, County Supt. of Schools; born, Cambridge, O., Aug. 2, 1868; son of John Bell and Sarah J. (Wat- son) Bell; educated: Muskingum College, New Concord, O .; Allegheny Theol. Sem., Allegheny City. Pa. College degrees: B. S .; M. S. Married. Florence L. Clark, June 25. 1902. Taught in rural and vil- lage schools of Guernsey Co .. 1887-1890. Prin. of Salem Schs., 1894-96. Prin. Con- noquennessing Academy, Butler Co., Pa., 1898-1900. Member Co. Bd. of Sch. exams., Guernsey Co., 1901-1907. Secy. of Ohio Sch. Improvement Fed., 1904-1908. of Cumberland Pub. Schs., 1902-10. Supt.
Supt. of Carrollton Pub. Schs., 1910-14. County Supt. of Carroll Co. Schs., 1914 (term ex- pires 1919). Served as Pres. and member of Ex. Com. of Guernsey Co. Teachers' Inst., 1902-08. United Presbyterian. Home address: Carrollton, O.
BELL, JAMES F., Attorney; born, near London. Madison Co .. O .. Jan. 12. 1872; son of Joseph Bell and Elizabeth (Amos) Bell; educated: Dist. Sch. of Oak Run Twp .. Madison, Co .. O., and the Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Ohio. Married, Rowena Moore, June 27, 1899. Worked on farm in summer and attended Dist. Scli. in winter until 19 years of age, then taught school and attended University until 1899, when graduated from the Ohio State Univ. College of Law, 1899, and since that time has been practicing law in Lon- don, O. Served as Clerk of Oak Run Twp., as member of the Bd. of Deputy State Supvrs. of Elections, as Mayor of London, and as Prosecutor of Madison Co. Socs.
and clubs: Mem. of Madison Lodge No. 70, I. O. O. F .. Past Grand and Past Dist. Deputy; Mem. of Encampment No. 126: Mem. London Club and the London Bd. of Trade. Presbyterian Church, Lon- don, O. Home address: 166 Washington Ave .. London. O.
BELL, SAMUEL W., Judge of Municipal Court; born, Cincinnati, O., June 25, 1870; son of Samuel Walter Bell and Mary Alice (Logan) Bell; educated: Hartwell and Carthage Schs .; MacDonald Night Law Sch., 1899. College degrees: LL. B. Married, Matilda Custer. Oct. 15. 1903. Solicitor of Village of Carthage, O., 1900- 1911; Annexation Commissioner of Village of Carthage 1910-1911; Justice of the Peace of Millcreek Tp .. 1905-1913: Judge of the Municipal Court, 1914-15; Presiding Judge of Municipal Court, 1916. Socs. and clubs: Blaine Club; Third Ward Republican Club; All Trades Republican Club; Mohawk Rep. Club; North Cincinnati Rep. Club; West End Republican Club; Cuvier Press Club; Millcreek Valley Improvement Assn., Fed- erated Improvement Assns., of Hamilton County; K. of P .; Junior Order United American Mechanics; I. O. O. F .; Naomi Court, Tribe of Ben Hur: Carel Council, Royal Arcanum; Loyal Order of Moose; Fraternal Order of Eagles; Dramatic Or- der Knights of Korassan; Daughters of America; Pythian Sisters; Order of Poca- hontas: Methodist Episcopal Church; Al- ford Chapter, Epworth League; Cincin- nati Missionary Soc .; Progressive Council No. 7. Welfare Assn. of the Blind; Storn Fishing Club. Home address: 7023 Van Kirk Ave., Carthage, Cincinnati, O.
BELT, WILLIAM ALVIN, Physician; born, Wapakoneta. O .. April 23. 1863: son of Rev. LeRoy A. Belt. D. D .. and Racliel (Burgett) Belt: educated: Toledo Public Schools: Ohio Wes. Univ., 1884; Med. Coll. Ohio. 1886. College degrees: B. S .; M. S .; M. D. Married. Alba F. Webster, 1887; second marriage, Barbara Garst Belt, 1901. Engaged in medical practice, Ken- ton. O., 1886 -: Mem. Board Pension Examiners, 1902 -; Mem. Board Educa- tion. 1902-10: Mem. Hardin Co., Ohio State, Northwestern Ohio, and Am. Med. Socs .; Trustee and Sec. Board Ohio Northern Univ., 1895-1905; Chairman Hardin Co. Ex. Committee. 1902-1904; Mem. Rep. State Executive Committee, 1904-06; Mem. Ohio Centennial Commission, 1898-1902. Joint- editor: Vols. 1. 2 and 3, "History Masonry in Ohio." Delegate to General Conference M. E. Church, held in Los Angeles, Calif., 1904. Socs. and clubs: Grand Master, F. & A. M. of Ohio: 33d degree Mason. and member of all other Masonic divisions; Grand High Priest, R. A. M. of Ohio, 1916- 1917. Methodist. Home address: 233 N. Main St., Kenton, O.
BEMAN, LAMAR T., Educator-Attorney- Welfare Worker; born, Cleveland, O., June 2. 1877; son of Anson W. Beman and Clara E. (Williams) Beman; educated: (Grad.) Cleveland High Schs .; Adelbert College; Ohio State Univ .; Post-Grad. work at Western Reserve Univ .; Univ. of Wiscon- sin, and Cleveland Law Sch. College de- grees: A. M .; A. B .: LL. B. Teacher at South High Sch., 1902-1906: at Cleveland Fast High Sch., 1906-1915. Nominated for State Legislature at head of Republican ticket. 1912, defeated at elections because of split in party. Director of Public Wel- fare. Cleveland. Jan. 1. 1916. Socs. and clubs: Masons: K. of P .; Moose Lodge: City Club of Cleveland; Am. Economic Assn .; Am. Political Science Assn .: Alpha Tau Omega Frat .; Delta Theta Phi Law Frat .; Delta Sigma Rho Honorary Soc.
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Miles Park Presbyterian Church. Pub- lisher of "Compulsory Industrial Arbitra- tions" 1911, and "Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic," 1915, in the Debaters Handbook series, and numerous articles in paper's and magazines. Home address: 1939 East 86th St ... Cleveland. O.
BENNEHOFF, JOHN H., Abstracter; born, Seneca Co .. O .. Aug. 29. 1851; son of Solo- mon Bennehoff and Ann (Rader) Benne- hoff; educated: public schools; Heidelberg Coll .; Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College. Cincinnati. O. Married. Ida. A. Hensinger. Nov. 9. 1852. Abstracter of titles. real estate and loans, general con- veyances, Tiffin, O. County recorder, 1881-7; member Bd. Education. 10 yrs., and clerk of same. Socs. and clubs: Sen- eca Lodge. No. 35. I. O. O. F .; Equity Club. German Reformed. Home address: 468 South Washington St., Tiffin, O.
BENNER, RAYMOND CALVIN, . Chemist; born, Minneapolis, Minn .; son of Webster Benner and Clara Ellen (Hoak) Benner; educated: Univ. Minn .. 1902; Univ. Wis., 1906. College degrees: B. S .; M. A .; Ph. D. Married, Lillian Brownell Stebbens, June 8, 1908. Instructor, Michigan Agri- cultural Coll .. 1902-3; Univ. Wis .. 1903-6; Asst. Prof. Chemistry, Univ. Arizona, 1906- 11; Prof. electrometallurgy, Univ. Pitts- burgh, 1911-13; chemist Wis. Geol. Survey, 1903-6; in charge of the Smoke Investi- gation of the Mellon Institute of the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 1911-13; Director of The Laboratories of the National Carbon Co .. at Fremont. O .. 1913 --: extensive researcher and contributor of many arti- cles on Metall. and' technical subjects. Societies and clubs: American Chem. Soc .; Engs. Soc. of Western Pennsylvania; Alpha Chi Sigma; Acacia; Mason. Demo- crat. Congregationalist. Home address: Fremont, O.
BENNETT, ARTHUR J., Manufacturer; born. Jan. 18. 1866; son of Benjamin Ben- nett and Elizabeth B. (Crocker) Bennett; educated: London, Eng. Married, Martha C. Locke. Oct. 13. 1892. Learned china and glass trade. was interested in man- ufacturing china in Carlsbad, Bohemia; organized the business and president and owner of The Cambridge Glass Company, Cambridge, O., and Byesville. O., (fac- tories). 1901- Vice Pres. Central Na-
tional Bank, Cambridge, O., 1915 -. Socs. and clubs: Lotus Club (New York) ; Columbus Athletic Club (Columbus, O.). Episcopalian. Home address: 519 North Seventh St., Cambridge, O.
BENNETT, BEN L., Attorney; born. East Liverpool. O .. June 20. 1886: son of T. Mills Bennett and Malvina (McBane) Bennett; educated: East Liverpool High Sch .: Univ. of Michigan; Ohio Northern Univ. College degrees: LL. B. Married, Eve Whittenberger. Nov. 25, 1914. Prac- ticing Attorney-at-Law. City Solicitor, East Liverpool. O .. 1912-1915. Socs. and clubs: Sigma Phi Epsilon; T. N. E .; B. P. O. E .. Presbyterian Church. Repub- lican. Home address: East Liverpool, O. BENNETT, CLARENCE WORDEN, Manu- facturer; born, Adrian, Mich., Dec. S. 1874; son of Clarence E. Bennett and
Imogen (Worden) Bennett; educated : Pub. Schs .. Detroit. Mich .; Kansas City, Mo .. and Toledo. O. Married. Aimee E. Weed, June 14, 1899. Traveling sales- man. 1897-1908: N. Y. Branch Manager, Toledo Metal Wheel Co., 1909-1911; Gen. Mgr .. Amer. Metal Wheel Co., Toledo, O., 1912-16; Vice. Pres. and Gen. Mgr .. same, 1917 -. Socs. and clubs: Knight Temp- lar; Shriner; Toledo Commerce Club; To- ledo Automobile Club. Episcopalian.
Home address: 401 W. Bancroft St., To- ledo. Ohio.
BENNETT, HENRY HOLCOMB, Editor- Artist; born. Chillicothe, O., Dec. 5, 1863; son of John Henry Bennett and Eliza Jane . (Mcclintock) Bennett; educated : Chillicothe Schs .; Kenyon Coll. Employed in general offices B. & O. S. W. R. R. and Union Pacific, Kansas City, Mo .; reporter, Kansas City Times. 1890; city editor, Scioto Gazette, Chillicothe, O., 1893-1897; editor, Chillicothe News-Advertiser, Chil- licothe, O., 1914 -. Writer for Atlantic, Century, and other magazines. Studied at
Art Students League, N. Y. City; illus- trated own articles; landscape painter; art director Ohio Columbus Centennial, 1912; director Pageants, Ohio State Univ .; Sec. and landscape director Chillicothe
Park Commission. Author: "The Flag
Goes By," and other poems. Socs. and
clubs: Theta Delta Chỉ. Episcopalian (vestryman. St. Paul's Ch.). Home ad- dress: 76 West Second St., Chillicothe, O.
BENNETT, LUTHER JORDAN, Educator; born, Covington. O., Feb. 28, 1878; son of Reuben F. Bennett and Frances M. (Jor- dan) Bennett; educated: elementary and high schools, Covington, O .; Piqua high school: Ohio Wes. Univ .; Teachers' Coll., Columbia Univ. College degrees: A. B .; A. M., (O. W. U.); A. M., (Columbia). Married, Adelyn F. Harwood, June 18, 1906. Teacher, Bethel Township High School, Tippecanoe City, O., 1901-1902; Covington, O., High Sch., 1902-03: Supt. Bethel Town Schs., 1903-04; Supt. Coving- ton, O., Schs., 1904-14; Supt. Schs., Miami Co., O., 1914 -. Instructor in Method, Miami Univ., summer, 1914; Miami Co. Sch. Examiner, 1907 -. Socs. and clubs: Mason; National Educational Assn .; Miami Valley Sch. Masters' Club: Western Ohio Supt. Round Table: State & Local Teach- ers' Assns. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: Troy. Ohio.
BENNETT. N. E .. Clergyman; born. Green- field. O .. Sept. 27. 1850: son of J. K. Ben- nett and Christina (Beales) Bennett; edu- cated: Denison Univ. Married, Elizabeth Churchill. Jan. 25. 1880. Pastor in Bap- tist Ch .. 20 yrs .: teacher astronomy. Wil- mington Coll .. 6 yrs .; Supt. Irwin Auger Bit Co., Wilmington. O., 15 yrs. Socs. and clubs: American Assn. for Advancement of Science: Am. Astro-Physical Soc .; Astronomical Soc. of France; Belgium Soc. of Astronomv. Baptist. Home address: Wilmington. O.
BENNETT, WILLIAM ZEBINA, Chemist; born. Montpelier. Vt .. Feb. 25. 1856: son of George Hackett Bennett and Emiline (Young) Bennett; educated: Harvard Univ. Studied twice abroad. first time. 188S. in Lah. Imperial Bd. Health, Berlin, last time, 1909-10. in Lab. Emil Fischer, Berlin, and in Sorbonne. Paris. College degrees: A. B .. 1878: A. M .. 1881; Ph. D .. 1883. Mar- ried, Minnie Sinclair Proctor, Aug. 14, 1881. Asst. in chemistry. Harvard, 187S- 1880; Asst. Prof .. Chemistry, Wooster, 1880-1883; Kauke Prof .. natural sciences, 1883-6: Brown Prof. chemistry and phys- ics, 1886-1902; Brown Prof. chemistry and Dir .. chemistry Lab., 1902 -. Univ. Wooster. Wooster. O. Has done impor- tant research work in organic and physi- cal chemistry and water analysis. Socs. and clubs: Fellow. Am. Chem. Soc .; Fel- low. A. A. A. S .: Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft; Phi Beta Kappa. Presby- terian. Home address: Wooster. O.
BENNINGHOFEN, CHRISTIAN, Manufac- turer; born. Hamilton. O .. Sept. 25. 1855; son of John W. Benninghofen and Wilhel-
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mina E. (Klein) Benninghofen; educated: Pub. Schs. of Hamilton, O. Married, Anna Stahl. Aug. 15. 1881. After leaving pub- lic schools became associated with father in manufacture of woolen goods; later be- came one of the owners of Shuler & Ben- ninghofen, large woolen manufacturers. Pres. Hamilton Auto Register Co .; Dir. of First National Bank, Hamilton, O .; member of firm of Krauth & Benning- hofen; member of firm of C. Benning- hofen & Sons; member City Council from Fifth Ward for three terms; now member at large of City Council; also member of City Board of Public Service. Established the electric railway in Hamilton. German Lutheran Church. ITome address: 807 Dayton St .. Hamilton. O.
BENNINGHOFEN, PETER, Manufacturer; born. Hamilton. O .. Sept. 29. 1860: son of John W. Benninghofen and Wilhelmina E. (Klein) Benninghofen; educated: Pub. Schs. of Hamilton O. Unmarried. En- gaged in business as soon as he left school with Shuler & Benninghofen. Vice Pres. of the First Natl. Bank of Hamil- ton; member of the firms of Shuler & Ben- ninghofen and Hamilton Autographic Reg- ister Co. Member of City School Board, term of 4 years. Helped to build and oper- . ate electric railway line for Hamilton. Dir. of Y. M. C. A. of Hamilton and the Butler Co. Country Club. Home address: 327 N. Second St .. Hamilton. O.
BENTLEY, LUETTE P., Educator; born, Streetsboro. O .. June 2. 1841; daughter of Charles Bentley and Clarina (Bronson) Bentley; educated: Lake Erie Sem., Painesville. O .. graduated in 1865; Hon- orary degrees: Mt. Holyoke Coll .. M. A., 1909. Unmarried. Taught at Lake Erie Sem. (now college), 1865; Asst. Prin., 1877- 1898; Dean of College in 1898. and re- signed in 1909. Home address: 549 Men- tor Ave., Painesville, O.
BENTLEY, WILLIAM BURDELLE, Uni- versity Professor; born. Aug. 8. 1866: Son of
William H. Bentley and Elizabeth (Cummings) Bentley; educated: Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., and Harvard Univ. College degrees: A. B .. 1889; A. M .. 1890; Ph. D .. 1898. all from Harvard. Married, Susan Prescott. Dec. 15. 1891. Asst. Har- vard Chem. Dept., Sept., 1889-March, 1891; Asst. Chemist. U. S. Torpedo Station, New- port. R. I .. summer of 1890: Adj. and Assoc. Prof. Chemistry and Physics, Univ. of Arkansas, Marclı. 1891-June, 1900; Prof. of Chemistry, Ohio Univ .. Sept., 1900 -. Socs. and clubs: Fellow Am. Assn. for Ad- vancement of Science; Am. Chem. Soc .; Hon. Fellow Soc. Biological Chemistry; K. T .; Athens Reading Club. Home ad- dress: 42 Morris Ave .. Athens. O.
BENTON, ELBERT JAY, Prof. History; born. Dubuque. Ia .. March 23. 1871; son of Oliver Dustin Benton and Sarah (Proc- tor) Benton; educated: Kansas City Univ. (Campbell Coll.). A. B .. 1895: post-Grad. work in history. Univ. Chicago, Johns Hopkins Univ .; fellow in history, Johny Hopkins, 1902-3; Ph. D., 1903. Married, Emma Kaul. June 25. 1895. Prin. High Sch .. Holton. Kan .. 1895-7; teacher his- torv. Lafayette (Ind.) high school. 1898- 1901; Instr. history, 1903-6; Asst. Prof., 1906-9; Prof .. 1909- Western Reserve Univ .. Cleveland. O .: Albert Shaw lecturer' Johns Hopkins, 1907. Secy. Western Re- serve Hist. Soc. and editor of the pub- lications of the Society since 1914. All- thor: History Taxation in Kansas, 1900; The Wabash Trade Route, 1903; Internat. Law and Diplomacy of the Spanish-Amer. War. 1908: (with Prof. Henry E. Bourne) Introductory American History, 1912; His-
tory of the United States, 1913. Socs. and clubs: Civic League; Am. Hist. Assn .; Am. Political Science Assn .; City Club. Home address: Cleveland, Ohio.
BERG, JOHN C., Educator; born, Antwerp, Paulding Co., O., Oct. 20, 1882; son of Adam Berg and Martha (Bowyer) Berg; educated: Antwerp high school: Lima (O.) Coll. Grad .. 1907; special work, Ohio Northern Univ .: Ohio State Univ. College degrees: B. Ped. Married. Elizabeth Rhees, Aug. 30. 1908. Taught common school. 2 years: Supt. Schs. of Boughton, Antwerp. Lattv. Paulding Co .. O .; elected county Supt .. Paulding Co .. O .. 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Philomathean Lit. Soc., O. N. U .: Mason. Presbyterian. Home address: Paulding. Ohio.
BERG, PHILLIP C .. Supt. Dept. of Banks and Banking of Ohio. Democrat. Term expires Jan .. 1919. Home address: Hills- boro. Ohio.
BERGER, DANIEL, Clergyman; born, near Reading. Pa .. Feb. 14. 1832: son of Daniel Berger and Esther (Boda) Berger; edu- cated: Ohio Conference High Sch. College degrees: (Hon.) A. M .. Ohio Univ .. 1858; A. M .. Otterbein Univ .; D. D .. Westfield Coll., 1878. Married, Mary Frances Merry, July 28, 1853. Teacher, Linden Hill Acad., New Carlisle, O., 1852-55; Prin. Pub. Schs., Springfield. O .. 1855-7; Prin. Springfield, O., High Sch., 1857-8; pastor, U. B. Church, 1858-64; editor, Religious Telescope, U. B. Publishing House. Dayton, O .. 1864-9; editor. Sunday School Literature. U. B. Pub. House. 1869-97; author: History of the United Brethren Church. 1897: con- tributor, Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia; American Church History Series; Weaver's Theology; magazines and various publi- cations. Member International Sunday School Lesson Committee, 1884-96; dele- gate, Triennial International S. S. Con- ventions. 1875 to 1896: World's S. S. Con- vention, 1893: member and chairman United Brethren S. S. Board. 1865-1897. United Brethren. Home address: Dayton, O .. 231 West Fourth St.
BERGUNDTHAL, WILLIAM C., Banker; born. Monroe Co .. O .. Dec. 6. 1851; edu- cated: Pub. Schs. Married, Cora V. Dor- sey. Jan. 20. 1881. Cashier. German Sav- ings Bank, Martins Ferry, O., since April 26. 1902. Treasurer of Belmont Co., O., 1899-1900-1901-1902. Socs. and clubs: Ma- son. Home address: 201 N. Fifth St., Mar- tins Ferry, O.
BERKLEY, JOHN WESLEY, Insurance; born, Hamilton Tp., Lawrence Co., O., Nov. 13. 1848; son of James Hermall Berk- ley and Elizabeth Ann (Davisson) Berk- ley; educated: Dist. Sch. in Hamilton Twp. Married, Helen Josephine Compton, Dec. 20, 1876. Farmer and carpenter, 1878; merchant, 1878-1892; bookkeeper and col- lector for Fort Wayne Electric Co., 1892- 1894; . engaged in the Gen. Ins. and Bldg. and Loan business since 1894. Was Mng. Trustee of Woodland Cemetery, 3 years, 1910-1913. Socs. and clubs: F. & A. M .; Knights of the Maccabees of the World, Tent No. 193: National Union. Southern Ohio Council No. 133; Mem. of Ironton Chamber of Commerce. Mem. of First Congl. Ch. of Ironton. O. Home address: 519 Vernon St .. Ironton. O.
BERMONT, CHARLES LEWIS, Prosecuting Attorney; born, Lexington. Richland Co., O .. Dec. 30. 1877; son of Daniel Bermont and Retta (Riley) Bermont: educated: Fredericktown. O., Pub. Schs .; studied law under the direction of Hon. I. C. Still- well. Mt. Vernon. O .; admitted to prac- tice, Dec., 1912. Married. Zada M. Studor,
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Oct. 25. 1905. Taught school. 1898-1905. Mayor of village of Fredericktown. O., 1903-1905; clerk of courts of Knox Co., O., 1905-10; prosecuting attorney. Knox Co., 1915 -. Methodist-Episcopal. Democrat. Home address: 507 N. Main St .. Mt. Ver- non. Ohio.
BERNHART, REUBEN Y., Wholesale Mer- chant; born, Salem. Pa .. July 17. 1873; son of John J. Bernhart and Martha (Adair) Bernhart; educated: Toledo Pub. Schs. Married. Julia Kress. June 4, 1914. Toledo agent. Arbuckle Bros .. New York, N. Y .. 1893-1897: special agent, traveling T'nited States for Arbuckle Bros., New York, N. Y., 1897-1907; salesman and sales manager for The Gasser Coffee Co .. To- ledo. O .. 1907 -. Socs. and clubs: Coni- mercial Club: Knights of Pythias. Evan- gelical. Home address: 1337 Goodale Ave., Toledo. O.
BERRIDGE, CLODIUS EUGENE, Jour- nalist; born. Gallia Co. O .. Aug. 1. 1867; son of John L. Berridge and Missouri A. ( Lewis) Berridge: educated: Com. School. Married, Margaret L. Merrill, April 15, 1914. Taught in
the public schools. Special political editor for Irontonian, democratic newspaper, since 1897. Prom- inent in Democratic politics. Mem. Board of Review of Ironton. O .. 1903-1908. Chief of Police. 1908-12; District Tax Assessor, 1913-14. Socs. and clubs: K. of P .; K. of G. E. Congregational Church. Home ad- dress. Ironton. O.
BERRY, ARTHUR J., Pres. United Electric Supply Co .: born. Pleasant Twp .. Marion Co .. O., Aug. 20, 1876; son of Joshua Berry and Susan (Danner) Berry; edu- cated: public schools and high school. Pres. United Electric Supply Co., 1910-17; Pres. Berry-Glosser Co., 1912-1917, inc .; Secy. The Marion County Telephone Co., 1908-1917. Organized Chamber of Com- merce. 1914; Pres. same. 1915-1916. Socs. and clubs: 32d degree Scottish Rite Ma- son: Shriner; K. P .: Elk; Marion County Automobile Club: Marion Club. Home ad- dress: 342 Windsor St., Marion. O.
BERRY, CHARLES WOLF, Secy. & Treas., McNeil Boiler Co .; born. Akron. O., April 15. 1863; son of George Chase Berry and Annie (Wheeler) Berry; educated: Akron, O. Married. Romina Leah Bauer. Oct. 26, 1900. Retail business, house furnishings, 10 yrs .: Secy. and Treas. of the McNeil Boiler Co .; Mem. Bd. of Education. Grace Church. Home address: 39 South Portage Path. Akron. O.
BETTMAN, ALFRED, Attorney; born, Cin- cinnati. O .. Aug. 26. 1873: son of Louis Bettman and Rebecca (Bloom) Bettman; educated: Cincinnati Pub. Schs .; Harvard College; Harvard Law Sch. College de- grees: A. B .: A. M .: LL. B. Married, Lillian Wyler. June 20. 1904. In active practice of law since 1898 at Cincinnati. O .; attorney of the trustees of The Cin- cinnati Southern Railway; Asst. Pros. Atty. of Hamilton Co .. O .. in charge of Civil Dept., 1909-1911; City Solicitor Cincinnati. O .. 1912-13. Socs. and clubs: of American. Ohio. and Cincinnati Bar Assns .; City Club; Chamber of Commerce; Business Men's Club; Queen City Club: Phoenix Club; Cuvier Press Club; numer- ous national Assns., relating to civics, po- litical science, etc. Jewish Church. Home address: Navarre Bldg., Cincinnati, O.
BEVIS, HOWARD L., Attorney; born, Bevis, Hamilton Co .. Nov. 19. 1885: son of Ed- gar M. Bevis and Cara E. (Corson) Bevis; educated: Colerain Twp. Pub. Schs .: Cin- cinnati Technical School; Univ. of Cincin- nati; Cincinnati Law Sch. College degrees:
A. B .: LL. B. Married. Alma D. Murray, June 30. 1914. Practitioner at Cincinnati bar. Socs. and clubs: Master. McMalsin Lodge. No. 120. F. & A. M .; Chamber of Commerce; Real Estate Exchange; Bar Assn .; Phi Alpha Delta. Law Frat .: Tau Kappa Alpha, Debating Frat .: Masonic Club. McMillan Chapter. R. A. M .: Pres. of Board of Trustees. Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. Lecturer on Commer- cial Law. College of Commerce. Univ. of Cincinnati. Home address: 6246 Aspen Ave., Cincinnati, O. Office: 415 First Natl. Bank Bldg .. Cincinnati. O.
BEYERLY, WADE JEFFERSON, Attorney; born. Union Twp .. Ross Co .. O .. May 25. 1861; son of Andrew Jackson Beverly and Susan (Fulton) Beyerly; educated: Coni- mon Schs .; Ohio Univ .. Athens. O .; and 1 yr. at Ohio State Univ. Married. Artie May Sigler. Jan. 31. 1890. Taught school from 18 yrs. of age until 1911, at Zaleski, Bainbridge. New Richmond, where he was superintendent. and at Chillicothe where he was principal of the Western District School. Began practice of law in 1900. Clerk of Chillicothe City Coun- cil, 1911-15. Socs. and clubs: Masons, Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council, and Odd Fel- lows. First Presbyterian Church. Home address: 242 W. Second St .. Chillicothe, Ohio.
BICKEL, JOSEPH, Attorney; born, Wash- ington Tp .. Darke Co .. O .. Dec. 2. IS52: son of Tobias Bickel and Elizabeth (Mc- Adams) Bickel; educated: Public Schs. Married. Metilla Clark. Oct. 1. 1SS3. En- gaged in farming in early youth: teacher country schools. 12 yrs .: admitted to Ohio bar. 1885; law partner Judge J. I. Allread, Greenville, O., 18SS-1894; member law firm, Bickel & Baker. 1900-12: law firm. Bickel, Baker & Murphy, Greenville, O., 1912 -; Member Bd. of County Sch. Examiners, Darke Co., O .. 1888-92: elected Probate Judge. Darke Co., O .. 1894-1900. Socs. and clubs: Mason. Home address: Greenville, Ohio.
BICKLE, HARRY C., Business Man: born. Chippewa. Ontario, Canada, Nov. 23, 1875; son of Henry Bickle and Theresa (Gallin- ger) Bickle; educated: Chardon High Sch. Married. Caroline Conley. Nov. 9. 1904. Automobile dealer; Director First Natl. Bank; Mayor of Chardon, Ohio, 1904-1907 and 1914 -; Councilman. 1902-1904. Socs. and clubs: K. of P .; I. O. O. F .; K. O. T. M .: Cleveland Chamber of Com- merce. Home address: Chardon, O.
BICKLEY, BEN A., Attorney; born. St. Charles. O .. Oct. 12. 1877: son of Benja- min H. Bickley and Sarah E. (Grant) Bick- ley; educated: New London High School; Shandon. O .; Univ. of Mich. College de- grees: B. L. Married. Myrtle M. Fye, June 28. 1911. Mem. of law firm of Bick- ley & Bickley. Hamilton. O .; Pros. Atty. of Butler Co., 1913 -. Congregationalist. Home address: 349 Third St .. Hamilton; Ohio.
BICKNELL, JOHN EDWARD, Manufac- turer and Banker; born, Morrisville, N. Y .: son of J. Bennett Bicknell and Han- nah W. (Wagner) Bicknell; educated: Morrisville High School: Cleveland Higli School. Married, Ida M. Grove. Oct. 20, IS90. Oil Refiner and Producer; Pres. Findlay Electric Porcelain Co .; Pres. Am. Natl. Bank. Socs. and clubs: Masonic; Scottish Rite: Elk: Y. M. C. A. (Pres.). Presbyterian. Home address: 1017 S. Main St .. Findlay. O.
BICKNELL, WARREN, Railway President; born. Morrisville. Madison Co .. N. Y .: son of Charles Thompson Bicknell and Susan
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