Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Street, B S ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00003.html#0000719 January 31, 2008, 1:36 am Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885 B. S. Street, Mayor of Sterling, was born in Hinsdale, Mass., Jan. 29, 1836, third in order of birth in a family of five children; parents of Massachusetts nativity. His father, Horace Street, was a farmer, moved to Orleans Co., N. Y., in 1837, and resided there until his death, in June, 1875. His mother, whose maiden name was Althea Stowell, died in the same county, in January, 1844. He remained at his parental home until 1860, attending the Albion Academy.and receiving a practical education. From 1853 to 1860 he taught school, and then he came to Sterling and engaged in selling farm machinery for 18 years, then selling out. In 1883 he purchased the coal yard of Taylor Williams, of which he is now the proprietor. He is a successful, honorable business man, and a prominent citizen. His residence is on the corner of Fifth and Locust Streets. In 1865 he was elected Alderman and held that office for two years; was Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue from 1870 to 1873. In 1881 he was elected Mayor, and re-elected in 1884, and again re­elected in 1885. At present he is a member of the Board of Education of the Wallace School. In politics he is a Republican, and in respect to religion he attends the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and A. F. & A. M. Dec. 12, 1861, Mr. Street married Julia A. Smith, a native of New York, and they have three children, named Emily J., Walter S. and Albert L. Additional Comments: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full- page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/whiteside/bios/street2175nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb