Chicago Tribune (IL) - July 17, 1955
William Busse Dies at 91; Long a Power in G.O.P.
Deceased Name: William Busse
William Busse, 91, of 100 S. Emerson st., Mount Prospect, former Cook county commissioner and veteran Republican leader of Elk Grove township, died last night in Sherman hospital, Elgin. He entered the hospital June 18 with an illness described as a heart condition complicated by advanced age.
Busse retired from the county board last December, after 52 years of service.
He leaves four daughters, Mrs. Martha Froemling, Mrs. Mathilde Ehard, Mrs. Sophie Miller, and Mrs. Helen Biermann; two sons, Albert and Fred C.; four brothers, George, Louis, August, and Ernst, and three sisters, Mrs. Hannah Redeker, Mrs. Sophie Meier, and Mrs. Christina Behrens.
Clan Ruled Elk Grove
Commissioner Busse headed a family clan which ruled Elk Grove township, both politically and commercially, for more than half a century. The commissioner himself gained his first election to the county board in 1900.
His grandparents, Frederick and Johanna Busse, immigrants from Hanover, Germany, walked out Milwaukee av. in the summer of 1848 with their four sons and two daughters, seeking personal freedom, opportunity, and rich black earth. They found all three in Elk Grove township.
Commissioner Busse was born on a farm in the township in 1864. In 1891 he was appointed deputy sherif. With the exception of a two year period from 1912 to 1914, when all Cook county Republican candidates were defeated by "Bull Moose" opposition, he had been a member of the county board since 1900.
Favored Good Roads
He was president of the board twice and served on all the important committees. The commissioner was an early supporter of good roads and backed the program for acquiring the thousands of acres of forest preserves.
While serving as a county commissioner, Mr. Busse also found time to serve in his local community as well as interest himself in a wide variety of commercial enterprises. He served for 12 years as secretary of the local school board. In 1917, when the village of Mount Prospect was organized, he was elected first president of the board of trustees and held that office for 12 years.
Sons Join Business
He had started a general merchandise business in 1897, in what later became the town of Mount Prospect. Later with his sons he organized an automobile agency, conducted a hardware, plumbing, and heating business, and continued active interest in a number of farming enterprises.
He headed the Mount Prospect State bank for many years, his sons taking over after he gave up active direction of the bank's affairs.
Mr. Busse was married twice. His first wife, the former Sophie Bartels, was the mother of five children. She died in 1894. His second wife, the former Dina Busse, died in 1941.
Commissioner Busse continued to live in the family residence at 100 S. Emerson st., Mount Prospect, and guide the activities of the spreading Busse clan. Thruout his life, he was active in church affairs, having helped found the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran church of Mount Prospect 40 years ago.
Chicago Tribune (IL)
Date: July 17, 1955
Edition: Chicago Tribune
Record Number: 19550717fp007
Copyright 1955, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.
(Obit kindly supplied by S. Hattendorf)
William Busse Dies at 91; Long a Power in G.O.P.
Deceased Name: William Busse
William Busse, 91, of 100 S. Emerson st., Mount Prospect, former Cook county commissioner and veteran Republican leader of Elk Grove township, died last night in Sherman hospital, Elgin. He entered the hospital June 18 with an illness described as a heart condition complicated by advanced age.
Busse retired from the county board last December, after 52 years of service.
He leaves four daughters, Mrs. Martha Froemling, Mrs. Mathilde Ehard, Mrs. Sophie Miller, and Mrs. Helen Biermann; two sons, Albert and Fred C.; four brothers, George, Louis, August, and Ernst, and three sisters, Mrs. Hannah Redeker, Mrs. Sophie Meier, and Mrs. Christina Behrens.
Clan Ruled Elk Grove
Commissioner Busse headed a family clan which ruled Elk Grove township, both politically and commercially, for more than half a century. The commissioner himself gained his first election to the county board in 1900.
His grandparents, Frederick and Johanna Busse, immigrants from Hanover, Germany, walked out Milwaukee av. in the summer of 1848 with their four sons and two daughters, seeking personal freedom, opportunity, and rich black earth. They found all three in Elk Grove township.
Commissioner Busse was born on a farm in the township in 1864. In 1891 he was appointed deputy sherif. With the exception of a two year period from 1912 to 1914, when all Cook county Republican candidates were defeated by "Bull Moose" opposition, he had been a member of the county board since 1900.
Favored Good Roads
He was president of the board twice and served on all the important committees. The commissioner was an early supporter of good roads and backed the program for acquiring the thousands of acres of forest preserves.
While serving as a county commissioner, Mr. Busse also found time to serve in his local community as well as interest himself in a wide variety of commercial enterprises. He served for 12 years as secretary of the local school board. In 1917, when the village of Mount Prospect was organized, he was elected first president of the board of trustees and held that office for 12 years.
Sons Join Business
He had started a general merchandise business in 1897, in what later became the town of Mount Prospect. Later with his sons he organized an automobile agency, conducted a hardware, plumbing, and heating business, and continued active interest in a number of farming enterprises.
He headed the Mount Prospect State bank for many years, his sons taking over after he gave up active direction of the bank's affairs.
Mr. Busse was married twice. His first wife, the former Sophie Bartels, was the mother of five children. She died in 1894. His second wife, the former Dina Busse, died in 1941.
Commissioner Busse continued to live in the family residence at 100 S. Emerson st., Mount Prospect, and guide the activities of the spreading Busse clan. Thruout his life, he was active in church affairs, having helped found the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran church of Mount Prospect 40 years ago.
Chicago Tribune (IL)
Date: July 17, 1955
Edition: Chicago Tribune
Record Number: 19550717fp007
Copyright 1955, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.
(Obit kindly supplied by S. Hattendorf)
Chicago Tribune (IL) - July 17, 1955
William Busse Dies at 91; Long a Power in G.O.P.
Deceased Name: William Busse
William Busse, 91, of 100 S. Emerson st., Mount Prospect, former Cook county commissioner and veteran Republican leader of Elk Grove township, died last night in Sherman hospital, Elgin. He entered the hospital June 18 with an illness described as a heart condition complicated by advanced age.
Busse retired from the county board last December, after 52 years of service.
He leaves four daughters, Mrs. Martha Froemling, Mrs. Mathilde Ehard, Mrs. Sophie Miller, and Mrs. Helen Biermann; two sons, Albert and Fred C.; four brothers, George, Louis, August, and Ernst, and three sisters, Mrs. Hannah Redeker, Mrs. Sophie Meier, and Mrs. Christina Behrens.
Clan Ruled Elk Grove
Commissioner Busse headed a family clan which ruled Elk Grove township, both politically and commercially, for more than half a century. The commissioner himself gained his first election to the county board in 1900.
His grandparents, Frederick and Johanna Busse, immigrants from Hanover, Germany, walked out Milwaukee av. in the summer of 1848 with their four sons and two daughters, seeking personal freedom, opportunity, and rich black earth. They found all three in Elk Grove township.
Commissioner Busse was born on a farm in the township in 1864. In 1891 he was appointed deputy sherif. With the exception of a two year period from 1912 to 1914, when all Cook county Republican candidates were defeated by "Bull Moose" opposition, he had been a member of the county board since 1900.
Favored Good Roads
He was president of the board twice and served on all the important committees. The commissioner was an early supporter of good roads and backed the program for acquiring the thousands of acres of forest preserves.
While serving as a county commissioner, Mr. Busse also found time to serve in his local community as well as interest himself in a wide variety of commercial enterprises. He served for 12 years as secretary of the local school board. In 1917, when the village of Mount Prospect was organized, he was elected first president of the board of trustees and held that office for 12 years.
Sons Join Business
He had started a general merchandise business in 1897, in what later became the town of Mount Prospect. Later with his sons he organized an automobile agency, conducted a hardware, plumbing, and heating business, and continued active interest in a number of farming enterprises.
He headed the Mount Prospect State bank for many years, his sons taking over after he gave up active direction of the bank's affairs.
Mr. Busse was married twice. His first wife, the former Sophie Bartels, was the mother of five children. She died in 1894. His second wife, the former Dina Busse, died in 1941.
Commissioner Busse continued to live in the family residence at 100 S. Emerson st., Mount Prospect, and guide the activities of the spreading Busse clan. Thruout his life, he was active in church affairs, having helped found the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran church of Mount Prospect 40 years ago.
Chicago Tribune (IL)
Date: July 17, 1955
Edition: Chicago Tribune
Record Number: 19550717fp007
Copyright 1955, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.
(Obit kindly supplied by S. Hattendorf)
William Busse Dies at 91; Long a Power in G.O.P.
Deceased Name: William Busse
William Busse, 91, of 100 S. Emerson st., Mount Prospect, former Cook county commissioner and veteran Republican leader of Elk Grove township, died last night in Sherman hospital, Elgin. He entered the hospital June 18 with an illness described as a heart condition complicated by advanced age.
Busse retired from the county board last December, after 52 years of service.
He leaves four daughters, Mrs. Martha Froemling, Mrs. Mathilde Ehard, Mrs. Sophie Miller, and Mrs. Helen Biermann; two sons, Albert and Fred C.; four brothers, George, Louis, August, and Ernst, and three sisters, Mrs. Hannah Redeker, Mrs. Sophie Meier, and Mrs. Christina Behrens.
Clan Ruled Elk Grove
Commissioner Busse headed a family clan which ruled Elk Grove township, both politically and commercially, for more than half a century. The commissioner himself gained his first election to the county board in 1900.
His grandparents, Frederick and Johanna Busse, immigrants from Hanover, Germany, walked out Milwaukee av. in the summer of 1848 with their four sons and two daughters, seeking personal freedom, opportunity, and rich black earth. They found all three in Elk Grove township.
Commissioner Busse was born on a farm in the township in 1864. In 1891 he was appointed deputy sherif. With the exception of a two year period from 1912 to 1914, when all Cook county Republican candidates were defeated by "Bull Moose" opposition, he had been a member of the county board since 1900.
Favored Good Roads
He was president of the board twice and served on all the important committees. The commissioner was an early supporter of good roads and backed the program for acquiring the thousands of acres of forest preserves.
While serving as a county commissioner, Mr. Busse also found time to serve in his local community as well as interest himself in a wide variety of commercial enterprises. He served for 12 years as secretary of the local school board. In 1917, when the village of Mount Prospect was organized, he was elected first president of the board of trustees and held that office for 12 years.
Sons Join Business
He had started a general merchandise business in 1897, in what later became the town of Mount Prospect. Later with his sons he organized an automobile agency, conducted a hardware, plumbing, and heating business, and continued active interest in a number of farming enterprises.
He headed the Mount Prospect State bank for many years, his sons taking over after he gave up active direction of the bank's affairs.
Mr. Busse was married twice. His first wife, the former Sophie Bartels, was the mother of five children. She died in 1894. His second wife, the former Dina Busse, died in 1941.
Commissioner Busse continued to live in the family residence at 100 S. Emerson st., Mount Prospect, and guide the activities of the spreading Busse clan. Thruout his life, he was active in church affairs, having helped found the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran church of Mount Prospect 40 years ago.
Chicago Tribune (IL)
Date: July 17, 1955
Edition: Chicago Tribune
Record Number: 19550717fp007
Copyright 1955, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.
(Obit kindly supplied by S. Hattendorf)
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