Van Buren, Chester G., 1875-1928
Dates
- Existence: 1875 - 1928
Biographical History
Chester G. Van Buren (1875-1928) was a scientist and manufacturer in Utah and Illinois.
Chester Granville Van Buren was born on March 15, 1875 in Manti, Utah to Andrew Cheney Van Buren and Lovina Emeline Cox. He studied at Brigham Young Academy, and was invited to participate in the institution's South American Expedition between 1900 and 1902. During his time in Central America he was largely responsible for gathering biological and ethnographic specimens, which he shipped back to the Academy.
After 1910 he left Utah for Chicago, Illinois, where he managed a family manufacturing company that produced binders. While there he married Verena Alice Buckmiller.
Van Buren passed away in Chicago on December 16, 1928.
Citation:
Register to the Chester G. Van Buren Collection ... 1983: t.p. (b. 1875; d. 1928)RLIN, 4/18/95 (hdg.: Van Buren, C. G.)
Familysearch, via WWW, Nov. 6, 2020 (Chester Granville Van Buren, Chester G. Van Buren; b. Mar. 15, 1875 in Manti, Utah; parents: Andrew Cheney Van Buren and Lovina Emeline Cox; student at Brigham Young Academy, participated in the South American Expedition; scientist and biologist; collected animal and ethnographic specimens, formed basis of natural history collections at Brigham Young University; teacher at Brigham Young University; later moved to Chicago, Ill., working as manager of Van Buren Bros. binder manufacturing firm; m. June 24, 1925 in Cook County, Ill. to Verena Alice Buckmiller; d. Dec. 16, 1928 in Chicago, Ill.)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Chester G. Van Buren papers
Contains handwritten journals, typescripts of journals, handwritten and typewritten correspondence to, from and concerning Van Buren and the expedition, supply lists, financial papers, certificates, passports, maps and photographs concerning the expedition. The majority of the material dates from 1900-1903.