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FARWELL, Frederick Marcus, president Oak- woods Cemetery Assn .; b. Chicago, Sept. 2, 1866; s. Marcus A. and Lucia Day (Cross) Farwell; ed. Haven (pub.) Sch. to 1879; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., 1880, and Mich. Military Acad., Or- chard Lake, 1881-3; twice married; 1 son, Arthur Frederick, by first wife; m. 2d, Mt. Clemens, Mich., Oct. 5, 1903, Anna Davis; 2 children: Frederick Marcus, Jr., Helen Louise. Packed goods for the wholesale grocery firm of Farwell, Miller & Co., July, 1883-Sept., 1884; entered employ Oakwoods Cemetery Assn., Oct., 1884, of which has been pres. since June 26, 1894; also dir. and chmn. exec. com. Republican. Recreation: fishing. Home: 6927 Ogles- by Av. Office: E. 67th St., cor. Greenwood Av.
FARWELL, Granger, retired; b. Chicago, May 25, 1857; s. Judge William W. and Mary E. (Gran- ger) Farwell; ed. Chicago grammar and high schs .; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1878; m. Sarah C. Goodrich, of Chicago, Dec. 23, 1880; chil- dren: Leslie (Mrs. Edw. B. Hill), Ruth Goodrich (Mrs. Franklin C. Kenley), Olive (Mrs. Henry G. Boston), Sarah Granger, Helen. After graduation studied law 2 yrs., but in 1880 entered employ of James H. Pearson & Co., lumber, of which firm he was a partner, 1882-90; mem. brokerage firm of Lobdell, Farwell & Co., 1890-8; head of Granger Farwell & Co., 1898-1907; pres. Farwell Trust Co., 1907-11; dir. and chmn. Monarch Coal Mining Co .; trustee Harvey Land Assn. Maj. q.m. U.S.A., 1917. Ex-pres. Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, Onwentsia; University (New York). Recreations: riding and driving, golf, farming. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FARWELL, John Albro, jeweler; Sept. 3, 1833- vol. 1911.) Mar. 31, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
FARWELL, John Villiers, merchant; b. Chicago, Oct. 16, 1858; s. late John Villiers and Emeret (Cooley) Farwell; A.B., Yale, 1879; m. Ellen S., d. late Thomas Drummond, of Wheaton, Ill., May 20, 1884; 1 daughter, Katharine D. Became treas. and mgr., 1891, now pres. John V. Farwell Co .; dir. C.&N.W.R.R.Co. since Oct. 21, 1909; dir. Nat. Bank of the Republic; Chicago dir. Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. of London; dir. Capitol Freehold Land & Investment Co. of London. Pres. First State Pawners' Soc .; pres. bd. of trustees Y.M.C.A .; treas. bd. of trustees Lake Forest Univ .; mem. Corpn. of Yale Univ. Was pres. Y.M.C.A., Chicago, when new LaSalle St. bldg. was erected; chmn. of com. which secured passage of new revenue law of 1897: mem. advisory com. Municipal Voters' League. Republican. Clubs: Commercial, Chicago, University, Merchants (an organizer and 1st pres.), Onwentsia, Shore Acres, Old Elm; University, Mer- chants', Yale (New York). Home: Lake Forest, Il1. Office: 102 S. Market St., Chicago.
FARWELL, Walter, capitalist; b. Chicago, June 23, 1863; s. Charles Benjamin (Congressman, U.S. Senator) and Mary Evelyn (Smith) Farwell; A. B., Yale Univ., 1885; m. Washington, D.C., July 10, 1902, Mildred Williams. In 1887 entered wholesale dry goods house of John V. Farwell Co., of which is now 1st vice pres .; also mng. dir. Capitol Free- hold Land & Investment Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, On- Jan. 31, 1915. (See vol. 1911. )
wentsia; also Metropolitan (Washington). Office: 102 S. Market St.
FASSETT, Eugene Gerald, lawyer; b. Delta, O., Jan. 1, 1870; s. Eugene K. and Mary A. (Fraker) Fassett; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1892; LL.B., North- western Univ. Law Sch., 1895; post-grad. course in Lake Forest Univ. Law Sch., 1896; unmarried. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1895. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Club: City. Recreation: yacht- ing. Home: 1555 E. 61st St. Office: 414 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
FATCH, Edward Patrick, casualty ins .; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 17, 1867; s. Theodore J. and Rose M. (Cassidy) Fatch; ed. Holy Family Sch. (paro- chial); m. Geneva, Ill., May 27, 1889, Lavinia M. Bruno. Began as office boy in the Chicago office of the Standard Life & Accident Ins. Co., 1884, of which was local mgr., 1889-1906; sr. mem. firm of E. P. Fatch & Co., since 1907. Republican. Clk. of City of Wilmette 2 terms. Clubs: Hamilton, Wil- mette Country, North Shore Golf. Home: Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
FAULKNER, Charles James, Jr., lawyer; b. at Martinsburg, W.Va., Aug. 23, 1877; s. of Charles James and Sallie (Winn) Faulkner; student Wash- ington and Lee Univ., Lexington, Va., 1893-8; m. Elizabeth Durkee, of Yarmouth, N.S., Oct. 12, 1907. Admitted to W.Va. bar, 1898, and began practice at Martinsburg; removed to Chicago, 1899; with Peck, Miller & Starr, 1899-1903; gen. practice, 1903-5; be- came atty. for Armour & Co., 1905; asst. gen. coun- sel same, since 1914. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country; Phi Gamma Delta (New York). Home: 5529 Hyde Park Boul. Office: Armour & Co., Union Stock Yards.
FAULKNER, Georgene (Miss), writer; b. Chi- cago, Oct. 6, 1873; d. of Samuel and Cornelia E. (Smith) Faulkner; grad. Kenwood Inst .; grad. Nat. Kindergarten Coll. Was the first story teller em- ployed by Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1906; tells stories before library training classes and in social set- tlements, schs., etc .; dresses in costumes of vari- ous nationalities and gives children's matinees in costume; gave a large one in Astor Gallery, at Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, Mar., 1913, also at Waldorf, Apr., 1915; on Chautauqua platform 8 yrs. Children's editor, Chicago Sunday Herald; "Story Lady" in Ladies' Home Journal, telling "Bedtime Stories" each month. Mem. Ill. Woman's Press Assn. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Wom- an's, Chicago Kindergarten, Chicago Library, Cor- don. Home: 4746 Dorchester Av.
FAULKNER, Robert Wesley, insurance. (See
FAUNTLEROY, Thomas Smyth, mfr .; b. Vin- cennes, Ind., Feb. 29, 1844; s. Henry and Isabella (Smith) Fauntleroy; ed. pub. sch. of Nashville, Tenn .; m. Mary R. Robinson, of Beverly, Mass., June 3, 1879 (now deceased); children: Robert R., Katharine, Gorton, Eugene. Came to Chicago in 1861, and began as messenger in bank, working up to teller; then bookkeeper in wholesale dry-goods house; next, for a time in the lumber business and later following railroading in Chicago and in Ky .; with The Ewart Mfg. Co., 1879-1905, of which was sec. and treas. until 1905; pres. Moline Malleable Iron Co. since 1905. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automobile. Home: Geneva, Ill. Office: St. Charles, 111.
FAUROT, Henry, mfr .: b. Albany, N.Y., Nov. 30. 1864; s. Henry and Theresa (Hadcock) Faurot; grad. Friends' Sem., N.Y. City, 1882; m. Chicago, Nov. 29, 1891, Catherine Silverthorne; children: Henry, Jr., Frances, Julia Belle, William Silver- thorne, George Silverthorne. Began as a clerk in a grain elevator, New York; with Armour & Co., Chi- cago, 1885-1902; vice pres., treas., 1902-9, and since pres. Western Felt Works. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Club: Riverside Golf. Home: Riverside, 111. Office: 4115 Ogden Av., Chicago.
FAVILL, Henry Baird, M.D .; Aug. 14, 1860-Feb. 20, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15. )
FAVOR, Otis Skinner, commission mcht .; died
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FAVORITE, Calvin M., grain mcht .; Jan. 22, Home: 4820 Kenwood Av. Office: 30 N. Michi- 1834-Oct. 8, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
FAY, Albert Rice, traffic mgr. Swift & Co .; b. at Chicago, 1860; s. Albert R. and Nancy (Himes) Fay; grad. old Central High Sch., Chicago, 1880; m. Jennie L., d. Jeremiah Slocum, prin. South Div. High Sch., 1889. Entered employ of Fuller & Ful- ler Drug Co. at age of 19; then with C. F. Gibbs & Son, seeds; traffic mgr. Swift & Co. since 1884. Also vice pres. Swift Refrigerator Transportation Co. of Me., St. Paul Bridge & Terminal Co. of Minn. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Kenwood, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country, Midlothian Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4510 Greenwood Av. Office: Swift & Co., Union Stock Yards.
FAY, Charles Norman. (See vol. 1911.)
FEARING, Joseph Lea, Chicago agent Internat. Paper Co .; b. Phila., Nov. 12, 1874; s. William H. and Gertrude (Lea) Fearing; ed. Cutler's Sch., N.Y. City, 1884-8; St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., 1888- 92; Columbia Univ., 1892-6; m. Iola Lamar Munroe, of Macon, Ga., Dec. 27, 1899 (died 1914); children: Joseph Lea, Jr., Lamar Munroe, Gertrude Lea, Nathan Munroe, Iola Lamar. Was with W. H. Par- sons & Co., of New York, paper mfrs., and export- ers, 1896-8; with Internat. Paper Co. of New York, as its Cincinnati agent, 1898-1901; Chicago agent for same company since 1901. Episcopalian. Ma- son (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Highland Park, Uni- versity. Recreations: gardening, tennis. Home: Ravinia, Ill. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chi- cago.
FECHHEIMER, Edwin Stanton, secretary and treasurer Winslow Bros. Co .; b. Cincinnati, Feb. 23, 1871; s. Leopold S. and Mary (Hollstein) Fech- heimer; ed. schs. at Cincinnati and Harvard Univ .; m. Chicago, Feb. 22, 1905, Margaret, d. late John W. Root. Began with the Winslow Bros. Co., 1890, of which became sec. in 1896 and treas. in 1899. Pres. The Chicago Ethical Soc. Pres. Bd. of Edn., Win- netka, Ill. Independent in politics. Clubs: Union League, City. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 4600 W. Harrison St., Chicago.
FELLINGHAM, Robert J., lawyer; b. Verona, Ill., Sept. 19, 1872; s. George and Elizabeth Ann (Seif- let) Fellingham; prep. edn. Northwestern Univ. Acad .; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1896; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1898; m. Gertrude A. Cooley, of Ca- nandaigua, N.Y., Sept. 12, 1903; children: Frederick Cooley, Elizabeth. Admitted to the Ill. bar, 1898; mem. law firm of Tyrrell & Fellingham, 1901-8; atty. for Ill. of the Travelers Ins. Co. since 1908. Republican. Home: 2101 Sunnyside Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
FELLMAN, Jacob, clergyman; b. Völkersleier, Bavaria, Germany, Oct. 10, 1837; s. Samuel and Elisabeth (Zeiset) Fellman; ed. parochial schs., Bavaria; came to America, Aug., 1855; student Rochester (N.Y.) Theol. Sem., 1861-5; m. Mary Snyder, of Waterloo, Ont., Can., Mar. 15, 1866. Or- dained Baptist ministry, Carrick, Ont., Sept., 1865; pastor there, 1865-9, Wilmington, Del., 1869-74, Baltimore, Md., 1874-6, Berlin, Ont., 1876-90, Sec- ond German Baptist Ch., Chicago, 1890-4, Oak Park, Ill., 1890-1900, Humboldt Park German Ch., Chicago, 1900-11; dist. missionary at Chicago since 1911. Home: Oak Park, Ill.
FELLOWS, Charles Gurnee, M.D .; b. Milwaukee, Apr. 27, 1863; s. George and Emeline Electa (Gur- nee) Fellows; A.B., Lawrence Univ., Appleton, Wis., 1883, A.M., 1886; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1885; m. Appleton, Wis., Apr. 27, 1886, Angie Woodard; children: Marguerite May, Woodard. Practiced in New Orleans, La., until spring of 1888; pursued special studies in eye, ear, nose and throat, New York City until July, 1888; then spent a year in Vienna, Paris and London; settled in Chicago, 1889; sr. prof. ophthalmology and otology, Hahnemann Med. Coll. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Am. Inst. Homœopathy, Ill. State Homo. Med. Assn., Am. Homo. Ophthal., Otol. and Laryngol. Soc. (pres. 1892), Western Acad. Ophthalmology and Otology, Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Art Inst. of Chicago. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Kenwood, Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Hinsdale Golf, Olympian Field Golf.
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FELLOWS, William Kinne, architect; b. Winona, Minn., Sept. 3, 1870; s. J. B. and Antoinette (Kinne) Fellows; grad. Columbia Sch. of Mines and Archi- tecture, 1894; m. Chicago, 1898, Elizabeth Steele. Began practice as architect in 1892; mem. firm Nimmons (George C.) & Fellows, 1898-1911, Per- kins (Dwight H.), Fellows & Hamilton (John L.) since 1911. Fellow Am. Inst. Architects. Repub- lican. Clubs: University, Flossmoor Country, Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country, Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 4530 Lake Park Av. Office: 814 Tower Court.
FELSENTHAL, Eli Benjamin, lawyer; b. Chica- go, July 14, 1858; s. Herman and Gertrude (Hy- man) Felsenthal; A.B., (old) Chicago Univ., 1878, A.M., 1880; m. Nettie Goldsmith, of N.Y. City, Jan. 11, 1883; children: Agatha, Edward G., Gertrude, Herman, Robert. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1880; for- merly mem. law firm of Felsenthal & Foreman (Milton J.), later Felsenthal & Beckwith (John W.), now of Felsenthal & Wilson. One of charter trus- tees of Univ. of Chicago, 1890, and continuously a mem. of its bd. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Mem. Sinai Congregation (Jewish). Mason. Clubs: Union League, Standard, Ravisloe Country. Home: 4608 Drexel Boul. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.
FELSENTHAL, Julius L., jobbers of fancy goods; b. Brownsville, Tenn., Apr. 8, 1860; s. Jacob and Caroline (Felsenthal) Felsenthal; ed. pub. schs., Jackson, Tenn., and Cincinnati, O .; m. Hat- tie Pfaelzer, of Chicago, Jan. 6, 1891; children: Florence (deceased), J. Merrill. In jewelry busi- ness with brother, in Louisville, Ky., 1884-92; re- moved to Chicago, 1892, and continues business in own name. Mem. Elks, K.P., B'nai B'rith. Club: Idlewild. Home: 4931 Grand Boul. Office: 512 S. 5th Av.
FELT, Charles Frederick Wilson, civil engr .; b. Salem, Mass., Apr. 29, 1864; s. Charles W. and Martha Seeth (Ropes) Felt; B.S., Mass. Agrl. Coll., 1886; m. Clara C. Root, of Galveston, Tex., Apr. 6,. 1904. Axman, rodman and bridge engr., A.,T.&S.F. Ry., 1886-8; levelman, D.&R.G.Ry., Feb .- May, 1888; instrumentman, Ariz. & Southeastern R.R., 1888-9; transitman, Topolobampo Ry., Mexico, 1889-90; resident engr., Gulf, Colo. & Santa Fe Ry., at Cle- burne, Tex., 1890-2; office engr., Rio Grande South- ern Ry., 1892-3; div. engr., Gulf, Colo. & Santa Fé Ry., Feb .- May, 1893; res. engr. same rd., Galveston, Tex., 1893-6, chief engr., 1896-1909; chief engr., A.,T.&S.F.Ry., 1909-13, since chief engr., A.,T.&S.F. Ry. System. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. Club: Engineers'. Home: 5344 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
FELT, Dorr Eugene, inventor and mfr .; b. at Beloit, Wis., Mar. 18, 1862; s. Eugene Kincaid and Elizabeth (Morris) Felt; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Agnes McNulty, of Bellevue, Ia., Jan. 15, 1891; 4 daughters: Virginia, Elizabeth, Constance, Doro- thea. Inventor of first key operated calculating machines, also of the first practical adding and listing machines. Organized firm of Felt & Tar- rant, 1886, to mfr. his inventions, and incorporated the Felt & Tarrant Mfg. Co., 1887, of which has since been pres. Republican. Home: 432 Welling- ton Av. Office: 1735 N. Paulina St.
FELTON, Samuel Morse, railway pres .; b. Phila., Feb. 3, 1853; s. Samuel Morse and Maria (Low) Felton; ed. Mass. Inst. Tech .; m. Dora Hamilton, 1880. Began ry. service 1868, rodman Chester- Creek R.R .; leveler and asst. engr. Lancaster R.R., 1870-1; chief engr. Chester & Del. River R.R., 1873- 74; gen. supt., P.,C.&St.L., 1874-82; gen. supt. Little Miami and C.&M. rys., 1881-2; gen. mgr. N.Y.&N.E. R.R., 1882-4; asst. to pres. Erie R.R., 1884; gen. mgr. N.Y.,P.&O.R.R., 1884-5; vice pres. Erie R.R., 1885-90; pres. E. Tenn., Va. & Ga. Ry., 1890-2; pres. Louisville Southern R.R. and Ala. Great Southern R.R., 1891-3; vice pres. Memphis & Charleston R.R. and Mobile & Birmingham Ry., 1891-3; vice pres. Knoxville & Ohio R.R., 1891-2; pres. and receiver- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Tex. Pacific Ry., 1890-9; receiver Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Ry., 1897 --
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99, Ky. & Ind. Bridge Co., 1893-1900; pres. C.&A. R.R.Co., Sept., 1899-Nov., 1907; pres. Mexican Cen- tral Ry. Co., Nov., 1907-Mar., 1909; chmn. bd. dirs. Tenn. Central R.R., June 9, 1909-Sept., 1909; pres. C.G.W.R.R., since Sept. 1, 1909. One of receivers P.M.R.R., Aug., 1912-June, 1914. Pres. Western R. R. Assn .; mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Ohio Soc. Colonial Wars, Ohio Soc. S.R. Clubs: University (New York) ; Commercial (Cincinnati) ; Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Golf, Univer- sity, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago); Minnesota (St. Paul) ; Minneapolis (Minneapolis); Jockey (City of Mexico). Was in charge of orgn. of engr. regts. for service in France; apptd. dir. gen. of rys. for War Dept., July 26, 1917. Home: 1366 N. Dear- born St. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.
FENN, Prosper Dalien, publisher, printer and binder; b. Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 17, 1865; s. The- ophilus and Margaretta Dilinger (Verbeke) Fenn; ed. Harrisburg Acad .; widower; 1 daughter, Mar- garetta Elizabeth. Came to Chicago, 1881; began as solicitor with J. L. Regan & Co .; became con- nected with W. B. Conkey Co., pubs. and printers, in 1885, and remained as solicitor, later sec., until becoming vice pres .; resigned, 1903, and organized the Metropolitan Syndicate Press, of which has since been pres. Mem. United Typothetae and Franklin Clubs. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Ill. Athletic, Press. Recreations: motoring, golf, fishing, hunting. Home: 901 Forest Av., Ev- anston, Ill .; (summer) Fennville, Mich. Office: 108- 128 N. Jefferson St., Chicago.
FENTON, Howard Withrow, banker; b. Indian- apolis, Ind., Dec. 29, 1877; s. William Taylor and Mary Louise (Inskeep) Fenton; grad. high sch., 1895; m. Ethel Beatrice Carpenter, of Chicago, May 22, 1901; 2 daughters: Alice Beatrice, Mary Louise. Began in a clerical position with N. W. Harris & Co., 1895, continuing with its successor, the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, of which was made treas., 1907, dir. and mem. exec. com., 1909, and vice pres., 1911. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Mid-Day. Home: 5725 Woodlawn Av. Office: 117 W. Monroe St.
FENTON, William Taylor, banker; b. on farm nr. Madison, Ind., June 2, 1848; s. William Logan and Cynthia (Ray) Fenton; ed. pub. schs. of Madi- son, sharing in labor of farm; m. 1871, Mary Ins- keep; children: Mary Alice (Mrs. George B. Bur- rage), Howard Withrow. Entered banking house of Fletcher & Sharpe, Indianapolis, as a boy, serv- ing 10 yrs .; then went to Merchants Nat. Bank, Chicago, as discount clk .; afterward cashier for 6 yrs. of First Nat. Bank of Ottumwa, Ia .; returned to Chicago, 1891, assisting in organization of Nat. Bank of the Republic, of which became cashier; vice pres. same, since 1897; now also dir. Mem. Am. Bankers' Assn. (exec. com. 6 yrs.). Served as pres. Ill. Bankers' Assn., Chicago Clearing House, 2 terms, and Chicago Bankers' Club; life mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Union League, Kenwood, Bankers', Old Elm, Indiana.Soc. Recreations: art, literature, travel. Homes: 4953 Blackstone Av., Chicago; (summer) Lake County, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FENTRESS, Calvin, lumber and banking; b. at Bolivar, Tenn., May 22, 1879; s. James and Mary Tate (Perkins) Fentress; descendant of James Fentress, who came from England to Norfolk, Va., about 1740; prep. edn. Univ. Sch., Chicago, Law- renceville (N.J.) Acad., and Princeton (N.J.) Prep. Sch .; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1901; m. Paulina S. Lyon, of Chicago, Jan. 14, 1903; 6 children: Thomas L., Mary, Calvin, Jr., Emily, Paul Lyon, Harriet. Entered business in Chicago, 1902, and has since been identified with lumber and banking interests as treas., dir. Lyon, Gary & Co., and Chicago Tub- ing & Braiding Co .; asst. treas., dir. Lyon Cypress Lumber Co .; sec., treas., dir. Bagdad Land & Lum- ber Co .; treas., dir. Stearns Lumber & Export Co., Continental Timber Land Co., Chehalem Lumber Co., Great Northern Lumber Co .; dir. Chicago & Calumet Canal & Dock Co. Independent in politics. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Indian Hill. Recreation: tennis. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FENTRESS, James, president Chicago Tubing & Braiding Co .; b. Bolivar, Tenn., Jan. 12, 1871; s. of Judge James and Mary T. (Perkins) Fentress; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., Bolivar, Tenn., and New Or- leans, La., followed by regular course at South- western Presbyn. Univ., Clarksville, Tenn .; 2 yrs. at Bingham's Sch. (mil.), Asheville, N.C .; A.B., Princeton, 1894; m. Providence, R.I., Jan. 7, 1898, Grace Louise Addeman; children: Olivia Primrose, James, Jr., Louise Addeman, D. Wendell. Took charge of western branch of Cleveland (O.) Foun- dry Co., at Chicago, Sept. 15, 1896, was a dir. of the company, continuing until Nov. 15, 1901; pres. Chi- cago Tubing & Braiding Co. since Nov., 1901. Dem- ocrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Indian Hill. Recreation: scientific reading. Home: Hub- bard Woods, Ill. Office: 216 N. Clinton St., Chicago.
FERGUS, William Loveday, consulting engr .; b. Chicago, July 25, 1875; s. John B. and Louise F. (Loveday) Fergus; ed. pub. schs., Chicago Manual Training Sch .; Coll. of Engring. Univ. of Ill .; un- married. Entered office of Charles G. Armstrong as draftsman, 1897, became his asst., 1899, and was admitted to partnership, 1901, firm of Armstrong & Fergus, consulting engrs .; mem. firm W. L. Fergus & Co. since 1904. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs .; asso. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Clubs: Union League, Glen View. Home: 5121 Kenmore Av. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.
FERGUSON, Alexander Hugh, surgeon; Feb. 27, 1853-Oct. 20, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
FERGUSON, Charles William, real estate; b. at North English, Ia., Apr. 3, 1870; s. Stephen R. and Louvenia Elisabeth (Thomas) Ferguson; B.S., Cor- nell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia., 1898; student State Univ. of Ia .; m. Lucy C. Corbin, of Galesburg, Ill., Dec. 29, 1896; children: Dorothy May, Robert Ed- win, Stephen Corbin. Organized, 1900, and pres. to 1909, Chicago Lyceum Bur .; also with Charles E. Bentley organized Coit Lyceum Bur. (Cleveland), Columbian Lyceum Bur. (St. Paul), Co-Operative Lyceum Bur. (Omaha), 1905, and pres. of each 3 yrs .; organized Chautauqua Mgrs.' Assn., Chicago, 1906, and pres. same until 1917; pres. N. Birchwood Improvement Assn .; vice pres., dir. Phillip State Bank, Chicago; head of Charles W. Ferguson Co., real estate, loans and ins. Republican. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Hawkeye, Speedway. Home: 1542 Juneway Terrace. Office: 1635 Howard St.
FERGUSON, Clara, M.D., surgeon; M.D., North- western Univ. Woman's Med. Sch., 1894. With Cook Co. Infirmary as head woman physician, 1895-1901; in Vienna, Austria, 1901-2; practiced in Chicago since 1902; surgeon and obstetrician, Mary Thomp- son Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Medical Woman's Club (pres.). Club: Cordon. Home: 4548 N. Paulina St. Office: 31 N. State St.
FERGUSON, Edward Ashley, insurance; b. Mil- waukee, July 24, 1862; s. Thomas and Nancy (Kil- bourn) Ferguson; ed. Hellmuth Coll., London. Ont., and at Harvard Univ., class of 1882; m. Lila M. Bohn, of Kenosha, Wis., Apr. 15, 1891. Was clerk and spl. agt. of Mutual Life Ins. Co., of New York, at Detroit, 1883-9; asst. gen. agt. for Ill., same company, 1889-91; exec. spl. agt. of same company. 1891-3; apptd., Apr., 1894, western mgr. of the Nederland Life Ins. Co., of Holland. In Apr., 1897, that company discontinued writing new business. but he still has charge of western business now in force; since Apr., 1897, Chicago mgr. and since 1906 Ill. mgr., Union Central Life Ins. Co. of Cincinnati. Clubs: University, Mid-Day, Casino, Riverside Golf, Chicago Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: Riv- erside, Ill. Office: 7 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
FERGUSON, Elbert Campbell, lawyer; b. Cincin- nati, May 1, 1856; s. William Gibbon and Eliza Jane (Hildreth) Ferguson; ed. Farmers Coll., Cin- cinnati; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law (Northwestern Univ.), 1880; m. Estelle G. Gobel, of Chicago, June 28, 1893. In practice at Chicago since 1SS0; mem. firm of Ferguson & Goodnow. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Commercial Law League of America, Chicago Assn. Commerce, Republican. Baptist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner); mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic,
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Beverly Country, South Shore Country. Recrea- Nov. 21, 1866, Sarah K. Higgins (died Apr. 20, tions: traveling, golf, automobiling. Lectures on civic and commercial club work, and travel sub- jects. Home: 5101 Woodlawn Av. Office: 10 S. La Salle St.
FERGUSON, James Larnard, insurance. (See vol. 1911. )
FERGUSON, John Lounsford, railway official; b. Henry Co., Ky., Aug. 23, 1854; s. William L. and Fannie L. (Carpenter) Ferguson; ed. pub. schs. in Mo .; m. Fannie L. Sweetland, of Milwaukee, Apr. 17, 1881; 2 children: Frank A., Isa (Mrs. William C. Cutler). Began ry. service as telegraph opera- tor, St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern, 1868, with which remained until 1875; with C.&N.W.Ry. since 1875, as ticket clerk and city pass. agt. at Milwau- kee, 1875-93, city pass. agt. at Chicago, 1893-6, asst. gen. pass. agt., 1896-8, and asst. gen. passenger and ticket agt. since 1898. Republican. Mason; mem. B.P.O.E. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Traffic; also Milwaukee Athletic. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.
FERGUSON, Louis Aloysius, electrical engr .; b. Dorchester, Mass., Aug. 19, 1867; s. Denis and Louisa (Doherty) Ferguson; B.S., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1888; m. Martha Sargent Jenkins, of Dor- chester, Mass., June 21, 1892; children: Louis, John (deceased), Arthur, Martha, Alan. Joined staff Chicago Edison Co., Aug., 1888, as engr. under- ground dept., promoted asst. elec. engr. constrn. dept., 1889, elec. engr. of company 1890, gen. supt. Chicago Edison Co., 1897-1902, and of Common- wealth Elec. Co., 1898-1902; 2d vice pres. Chicago Edison Co. and Commonwealth Edison Co., July, 1902-14, vice pres. since Feb. 24, 1914; pres. Miner- allac Electric Co .; dir. Middle West Utilities Co., Pub. Service Co. of Northern Ill. Has done much notable work in central station practice. Apptd. 1895 on staff lecturers Univ. of Wis. Pres. North- western Alumni Assn. of Mass. Inst. Tech., 1898-9, Nat. Elec. Light Assn., 1902-3, Assn. of Edison Il- luminating Cos., 1901-3, Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., 1908-9. Republican. Roman Catholic. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Commercial, Mid-Day, University, Glen View, Old Elm (Chicago); Engineers' (New York). Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 72 W. Adams St., Chicago.
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