The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 76

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784

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FERGUSON, Robert Hastings, manager Chicago office Ehret Magnesia Mfg. Co .; b. Bartville, Lan- caster Co., Pa., May 15, 1881; s. Nathaniel Bart and Hanna Mary (Hastings) Ferguson; ed. common schs., Bartville, and business coll., Wilmington, Del .; m. May Lowber, of Dover, Del., Dec. 17, 1909. With Pa. Steel Co., Steelton, Pa., 2 yrs .; became connected with Dupont Powder Co., 1901, and served as chief cost accountant 5 yrs .; mgr. Chi- cago branch Ehret Magnesia Mfg. Co. since 1907. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Pullman; Dupont Rifle (Wilmington, Del.). Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 4744 Magnolia Av. Office: 20 E. Jackson Boul.

FERGUSON, William, foundryman; May 31, 1853-Aug. 30, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

FERNALD, Gustavus Stockman, lawyer; b. Otis- field, Me., Nov. 11, 1857; s. Osborne and Hannah E. (Stockman) Fernald; descendant of Dr. Reginald Fernald, surgeon in British Navy, who was given grant of land on which portion of Kittery Navy Yard is located; acad. edn. Oxford Normal Inst., Paris, Me .; read law in office of Gen. Charles P. Mattocks, Portland, Me .; m. Gertrude Whittier Bucknam, of Portland, Sept. 24, 1878; 2 sons: Frank Osborne, Robert Witham. Admitted to bar, 1882, and began practice at Brainerd, Minn., continuing there until 1.890; municipal judge 1 yr., and city atty. 1 yr .; atty., 1886-90, tax commr., 1890-1905, N.P.Ry .; spl. counsel for receivers, same, 1893-6; asst. gen. solicitor, 1905-9, gen. atty. since Nov., 1909, the Pullman Co. Mem. Am., Minn. and Chi- cago bar assns. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country; Min- nesota, Town and Country (St. Paul). Recrea- tions: golf, motoring. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 400 Pullman Bldg.

FERNALD, James William, hay and grain; b. at Wolfboro, N.H., July 24, 1839; s. Jonathan P. and Mary Cotton (Pike) Fernald; ed. pub. schs .; m.

1902); children: Paul, Lyn, Raymond. In business for more than 55 yrs .; established present busi- ness Oct., 1871, and now pres. and treas. J. W. Fernald Co., hay and grain. Republican; mem. Bd. of Edn. of Chicago, 1890-1-2, and made the fight, lasting about 4 mos., in the Bd. of Edn. for the Am. flag to be placed on our sch. bldgs .; finally adopted unanimously, establishing a precedent which has since been followed by nearly every sch. bldg. in this country. Many years prominent in secret so- cieties; mem. and Past Grand Regent of Ill. Royal Arcanum (7 yrs. mem. of Supreme Council-6 yrs. of which chmn. of Supreme Trustees); 21 yrs. mem. of Supreme Council of Royal League and 20 yrs. mem. of the mng. com, and chmn. of Com. of Investments for past 19 yrs. (since establishment of investment fund) with special duties relating to this fund, now amounting to about $2,000,000. Instituted the Bd. of Trade Mut. Benefit Assn., a most successful benefit assn. of commercial na- ture, and has been at its head ever since. Chris- tian Scientist; treas. of First Ch. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: civic affairs. Home: 4434 Greenwood Av. Office: 1500 S. Morgan St.

FERRIO, Emial, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

FERRIS, Elmer Ellsworth, author. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)

FERRIS, Lemuel Vernon, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

FERRY, Watson Jared, lawyer; b. Preston, Che- nango Co., N.Y., Mar. 27, 1844; s. Moses J. and Mary A. (Booth) Ferry; ed. Albany (N.Y.) Acad. and St. Lawrence Univ., in class of 1861; m. Chi- cago, July 7, 1896, present wife, Mrs. Jenny Von Groening Egersdorff; children: Harriet (Mrs. Charles W. Appleton), Ada (Mrs. Alfred L. Gray), Wallace J. Studied law in offices; admitted to bar, 1867, and practiced in St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., until 1872; practiced at Kansas City, Mo., 1872-96; in practice in Chicago since 1896. Mem. Mo. legisla- ture, 1 term, 1883; police commr., Kansas City, Mo., 6 yrs .; was on military staff of Gov. Marma- duke of Mo. Democrat. Episcopalian. Home: 1449 E. 50th St. Office: 1541 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

FESSENDEN, Benjamin Arthur, real estate; b. Boston; s. Charles Bucknam and Susan Elizabeth (Skinner) Fessenden; ed. 2 yrs. in Coll. City of New York; made voyages around the world in one of his father's ships; m. Manitou, Colo., Mar. 1, 1880, Laura Dayton, of N.Y. City; 4 children: Ay- mar C., Alice Hyde (wife of Capt. Robert Gray Peck, U.S. Army), Ben Hurd, Dorothy Dayton. As a young man was on the frontier and was also as- sociated with the M.,K.&T., C.&A., C.,B.&Q., and Texas Pacific rys .; with lumber interests of Dr. W. A. Bell, Manitou, Colo., 1880; mem. firm of H. C. Morey & Co., real estate, Chicago, 1888; firm changed to Morey & Fessenden, 1889, and to Fes- senden & High, 1891; alone since 1899. Republican. Unitarian. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

FETZER, John Clark, real estate, banking; b. at Clarion, Pa., June 13, 1865; s. William H. and Hen- rietta (Clark) Fetzer; grad. Ottumwa (Ia.) High Sch., 1881; m. Alice A. Stick, of Union City, Ind., Aug. 27, 1904. Was employed as head man under Pres. Euclid Martin, of Parlin, Orendorff & Martin Co., agrl. implements, Omaha, for 12 yrs., until coming to Chicago, Jan. 10, 1896, to become mgr. of the real estate and financial interests of the Cyrus Hall McCormick Estate; mem. real estate firm of Fetzer, Peters & Co., 1903-12; in business for self since 1912. Was apptd. Feb. 15, 1904, by U.S. Cir- cuit Judge P. S. Grosscup, as managing receiver of the Chicago Union Traction Co., the North Chicago St. Ry. Co. and the West Chicago St. Ry. Co .; pres. Ill. Northern Ry .; dir. Hinsdale State Bank, Pro- tection Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Mill Owners' Fire Ins. Co. (Chicago), Keystone Mut. Fire Ins. Co. (Phila.), 1900-15. Chmn. finance com. Bd. of Edn., 1907-8; mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Chris- tian Scientist; mem. bd., 1st Ch. of LaGrange. Clubs: Hamilton (2d vice pres. 1903-4, 1st vice pres. 1904-5), Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf, LaGrange Motor. Recreations: traveling and reading. Home: Hins- dale, Ill. Office: 1304, 105 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

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FETZER, Wade, insurance; b. Ottumwa, Ia., Nov. 22, 1879; s. William H. and Henrietta (Clark) Fetzer; grad. high sch., Ottumwa, 1897; m. Mar- garet Spilman, of Ottumwa, June 11, 1901; 3 chil- dren: John Clark, William Melville and Margaret. Identified with W. A. Alexander & Co., gen. agts. of Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York, since Sept. 27, 1897; advanced through positions of cash- ier, office mgr., spl. agt., state agt. and in 1904 was made partner in the firm; mng. partner since 1908. Elected 1st pres. Nat. Assn. Casualty and Surety Agents, 1913. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Trustee Village of Hinsdale since 1906. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Hinsdale (dir.), Hinsdale Golf (pres. 1916), LaGrange Mo- tor. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

FEULNER, Herman J., wholesale millinery; b. Chicago, Sept. 30, 1884; s. Andrew and Margaret (Wiesel) Feulner; ed. parochial schs., Chicago; m. Elizabeth Baitzer, of Chicago, June 3, 1908; 2 sons: Joseph, Edward. Began in employ of Marshall Field & Co., 1898; became connected with Reed Bros. & Co., wholesale millinery, 1901, mgr. Chi- cago office since 1908. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters. Club: Dramatic (pres. 1906-17). Recre- ations: dramatics, baseball. Home: 5402 Lafin St. Office: 77-79 E. Madison St.

FIEDLER, Anton Bernhardt, dress trimmings; b. Chicago, Dec. 28, 1867; s. Anton Bernhardt and Julianna Frederika (Neubert) Fiedler; ed. pub. schs., Chicago. In 1883, on leaving sch., entered the business established by father and brothers in 1864 under style of A. B. Fiedler & Sons, dress trimmings and braids, now treas. same. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Republican. Recreations: read- ing, bowling. Home: 3732 Pine Grove Av. Office: 367 W. Adams St.

FIEDLER, Edmund Gustave, mfr. and importer; b. Germany, Nov. 5, 1849; s. Anton Bernhardt and Julianna Frederika (Neubert) Fiedler; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Dec. 8, 1872, Alvina Emde; children: Frederic Julius, Oscar Carl, Laura (Mrs. Klein), Charlotte (Mrs. John Kunze). On leaving sch. entered the house established by his father, known as A. B. Fiedler & Sons, of which is now pres. Mason. Republican. Mem. Chicago Turnge- meinde. Recreation: motoring. Home: 2430 N. Clark St. Office: 367 W. Adams St.

FIEDLER, Julius, corsets; b. Chicago, Feb. 8, 1870; s. George Louis and Elise (Jacobson) Fied- ler; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Bessie Randak, of Chicago, June 18, 1904; 1 daughter, Marjory Gladys. Began with Western Pub. House, 1882; then with Western Stone Co., 1890-8; credit mgr. with George C. Batcheller & Co., mfrs. corsets, of New York, since 1898. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Chicago Corset. Recreation: fishing. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 301 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

FIEDLER, Paul Oswald, mfr. and importer. (See vol. 1911.)

FIELD, Arthur Carpenter, woolen commn .; b. at Chicago, June 24, 1870; s. Richard I. and Mary El- len (Carpenter) Field; grad. Ogden Sch., Chicago, 1884, Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1887; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1891; unmarried. Commn. mcht. in woolens as mem. firm of A. C. & G. W. Field since 1895. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Union League, Saddle and Cycle, Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 838 N. Dearborn St. Office: 206 S. Market Street.

FIELD, Charles Edward, mfr .; b. at Greenfield, Mass., June 3, 1857; s. Charles Reed and Martha Hinckly (Barr) Field; B.S., Norwich Univ., 1874; m. Coldwater, Mich., Jan. 3, 1883, Helen Ledyard Powers; children: Margaret Ledyard and Charles Barr. Entered employ of D. B. Shipman White Lead Works, May, 1877, representing it on the road a number of years; later was made sec. and treas., and when that company was merged with the Nat. Lead Co. became comptroller, and later asst. mgr. of the Chicago branch; in Sept., 1910, was made mgr., and in Dec., 1910, elected a dir. of the company. Ex-pres. Nat. Paint, Oil and Varnish Assn., Chicago Paint, Oil and Varnish Club, Mass.

Soc. of Chicago; mem. New England Soc. Clubs: Church, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Paint, Oil and Varnish. Episcopalian. Home: Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 900 W. 18th St., Chicago.

FIELD, Elisha C., lawyer; Apr. 9, 1842-Apr. 2, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

FIELD, Harry B., grain commn .; b. Peoria, Ill., Mar. 30, 1867; s. of Frank and Sophia (Kellogg) Field; family came to Chicago, 1877; grad. Lake View High Sch., 1885; m. Hattie Spangenberg, of Chicago, 1895; 1 son, Eugene. Employed in whole- sale boot and shoe mfg. business, 1885-91; broker in grain and provisions since 1891. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Mem. Nat. Union. Club: Ravens- wood. Home: 4516 Hermitage Av. Office: 234 S. LaSalle St.

FIELD, Heman Humphrey, lawyer; b. Leverett, Mass., May 17, 1857; s. Frederick W. and Caroline (Adams) Field; ed. grammar and high schs., Am- herst, Mass., and Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham; m. Mintie G. Stearns, of Milwaukee, Mar. 31, 1883. Began as bookkeeper, Milwaukee, 1876; admitted to bar, 1879; with legal dept. C.,M.&St.P.Ry. since 1880, gen. solicitor since Jan. 1, 1912. Mem. New England Soc. of Chicago, Chicago Hist. Soc. Re- publican. Clubs: Kenwood, Olympia Fields. Rec- reations: golf, motoring. Home: 4826 Kimbark Av. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boul.

FIELD, James Alfred, economist; b. at Milton, Mass., May 26, 1880; s. James Alfred and Caroline Leslie (Whitney) Field; A.B., Harvard, 1903; post- grad. work, Harvard, 1903-5, Univ. of Berlin, 1905- 06; m. Amy Morehead Walker, of Chicago, Sept. 17, 1914. Asst. in economics, 1903-4, Austin teaching fellow in economics, 1904-5, instr., 1906-8, Har- vard; instr. in economics, Radcliffe Coll., 1906-7; instr. polit. economy, 1908-10, asst. prof., 1910-13, asso. prof. since 1913, Univ. of Chicago. Mng. edi- tor, Journal of Political Economy. Mem. Am. Econ. Assn., Am. Statis. Assn., Am. Sociol. Soc., etc. Clubs: Quadrangle, University, City (Chicago) ; Harvard (New York) ; Harvard (Boston). Address: 5328 Hyde Park Boul.

FIELD, John S., president Knickerbocker Ice Co. (See vol. 1911.)

FIELD, Marshall, 3d; b. Chicago, Sept. 28, 1893; s. of Marshall, Jr., and Albertine (Huck) Field: reared and ed. in England; student Eton Coll., and Cambridge Univ .; m. Evelyn, d. late Charles H. Marshall, of N.Y. City, Feb. 6, 1915; 1 son. En- gaged in operations involved in the estate of late Marshall Field. Enlisted as pyt., 1st Ill. Cav .. 1917; promoted to sergt. Clubs: Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago) ; Knickerbocker, Racquet and Tennis, Union, Brook (New York). Home: 1200 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 1216, 112 W. Adams St.

FIELD, Roswell Martin, author. Removed to Morristown, N.J. (See Who's Who in America.)

FIELD, Stanley, merchant; b. Manchester, Ens .. May 13, 1875; s. of Joseph Nash and Katherine (Blackwell) Field; ed. Repton Sch., Eng .: m. Sara Carroll Brown, of Baltimore, Apr. 17, 1900: 3 chil- dren: Katherine Blackwell, Daphne and Joseph Nash, 2d. Came to U.S., 1893, and has since been identified with Marshall Field & Co., becoming 1st vice pres., Jan., 1906; dir. C.,M.&St.P.Ry., Nat. City Bank (Chicago), Ill. Trust & Savings Bank, Peo- ples Gas Light & Coke Co. Pres. Field Museum of Natural History. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Old Elm Golf, Shore Acres Golf. Recreations: golf, fishing and motoring. Homes: 1550 N. State Parkway, Chi- cago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 219 W. Adams St., Chicago.

FIELD, Walter Taylor, author; b. at Galesburg. Ill., Feb. 21, 1861; s. Horatio Nelson and Charity Lamoreux (Taylor) Field; student Dartmouth, 2 yrs .; A.B., Amherst, 1883; m. Sara Lounsherry Peck, of Chicago, Dec. 6. 1892; children: Walter Donald, Ruth Alden (deceased), John Stanley, Ed- itorial work for S. C. Griggs & Co., pubs., Chicago, 1883-6; asso. editor The Advance, Chicago, 1886-7: connected with Harper & Bros., pubs .. 1887-90; studied and traveled in Italy, 1890; with Chicago house of Ginn & Co., pubs., since 1890. Lecturer on art and lit .; contbr, to mags. of poems and essays.

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Author: Children's Books-Their Selection and Their Influence (pamphlet), 1901; Rome (2 vols.), 1904; Fingerposts to Children's Reading, 1907; What Is Success? 1910; The Quest of the Four- leaved Clover, 1911; (with Mrs. Ella Flagg Young) Young and Field Literary Readers, 1914-15. Editor of The Abbey Classics, 1907-10. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 2301 Prairie Av., Chicago.

FIELD, William Henry, business mgr. Chicago Tribune; b. Rutland, Vt., Apr. 18, 1877; s. Henry Francis and Annie Louisa (Howe) Field; ed. Hotch- kiss Sch., Lakeville, Conn .; Phillips Acad., Ando- ver, Mass .; B.A., Yale, 1899; m. Ethel Scovil Clem- ent, of Rutland, Vt., Sept. 8, 1903; 3 children: Lind- say Clement, Elizabeth Clement, William. Was connected with Frank A. Munsey Co., N.Y. City, most of time, 1900-9; 2d vice pres. and business mgr. The Tribune Co., Chicago, since Nov. 1, 1909. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: University, Mid-Day. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 320 Tribune Bldg., Chicago.

FIELDHOUSE, Walter, investment broker. (See vol. 1911.)

FIELDING, Edward, major-general Volunteers of America; . b. Westchester Co., N.Y., June 28, 1862; s. Robert and Marie (Jones) Fielding; ed. pub. schs. of New York and pvt. schs. in England; m. Manchester, Eng., Aug., 1881, Eliza Hoyle; chil- dren: May, Eva Maud, Myrtle Katherine, Edward Ballington. Joined the Salvation Army in England in 1879; returned to America in its service and was rapidly promoted; was one of the men in charge of its pioneer movement in the U.S., and for 13 yrs. was a brigadier in the Salvation Army, and had charge of the West, with hdqrs. in Chicago, 1889- 97. Being an American, affiliated with the Volun- teers of America when founded in 1897 by Com- mander and Mrs. Ballington Booth, and was placed in charge of Chicago and the Northwest territory, with rank of colonel, and in 1903 was elected vice pres. of Volunteers of America with rank of maj .- gen. Mason (Waubansia Lodge, Lafayette Chap- ter, Apollo Commandery K.T.). Home: 1512 Birch- wood Av. Office: 1201 W. Washington Boul.

FIELDS, Warren K., western mgr. Alberene Stone Co .; b. Hustontown, Pa., July 25, 1876; s. of George N. and Susan A. (Zimmerman) Fields; ed. pub. and high schs., Neponset, Ill .; Gem City Busi- ness Coll., Quincy, Ill .; m. Carrie Scott, of Nepon- set, June 24, 1903; 1 daughter, Helen M. In stone business at Chicago, with Alberene Stone Co., since 1898; mgr. at Chicago since 1908. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Hamil- ton. Recreations: fishing, motoring. Home: 1519 Lunt Av. Office: 214-224 N. Clinton St.

FIETSCH, Herman, printer; b. Chicago, Dec. 2, 1857; s. Herman and Christiana Fietsch; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Christina Charlston, of Chicago, Dec. 2, 1882; children: Herman, Jr., Alma (Mrs. Harold Cady), Mabel (deceased), Marguerite and Franklin Wixon. In employ of Jameson & Morse, printers, 15 yrs .; then with Chapman & Wilson, which firm was succeeded by Kehm, Fietsch & Wil- son, later changed to the present corpn., The Kehm, Fietsch & Miller Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Trustee Unity Ch. Ma- son (32°, K.T., Shriner); mem. North Am. Union. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Mystic Athletic (dir.), Chicago Automobile. Recreations: automobiling, golf, fish- ing, hunting. Home: 342 Home Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 430 W. Erie St., Chicago.

FINCH, Charles Edgar, traffic director; b. Anna, Ill., 1870; s. of Edgar A. and Rebecca (Dresser) Finch; academic edn .; m. Luna Stevenson, of Boone, Ia., 1897; 3 children: Arthur, Lewis, Helen. With American Express Co. since 1890, as clk. in local office at Omaha, Neb., later agt. and route agt. at various points in Ia. and Neb. until 1903; supt. Ia .- Neb. div. at Omaha, 1903-4; supt. south- ern div. at St. Louis, 1904-6, and gen. supt. same div., 1906-8; gen. agt. at Chicago, 1908-16; head of The C. E. Finch Co., traffic dirs., since 1916. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Club: Traffic. Home: 6008 Winthrop Av. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.

FINCH, Hunter Woodis, coal. (See vol. 1911.)

FINDEISEN, Frederick, mfr .; b. at Gaggstadt, Württemberg, Feb. 14, 1850; s. John George and Margareth (Walther) Findeisen; ed. common sch. in Kirchberg, Württemberg, Germany, also took pvt. lessons in drawing and designing, 1855-64; m. Charles City, Ia., Dec. 25, 1879, Evelyn Palmer Shaw; children: Grace M., Etta M., Florence S., Charles Walter, Eugene R., Frederick J. Was ap- prenticed to carriage and wagon builders' trade, 1864-7; came to America July 1, 1870; established carriage and wagon shop at Northwood, Ia., 1876; continued same until Dec., 1884, when, with broth- er William, started a wagon and harrow factory at Fergus Falls, Minn .; continued same for 2 yrs., then organized the Fergus Falls Wagon Co .; withdrew 1890, and together with J. H. Featherstone, leased and operated the Fergus Falls Flouring Mill; in same year sold out interest to Mr. Featherstone; came to Chicago and took position with the Weber Wagon Co. and remained until Jan. 1, 1892, when, in company with J. H. Durfee, engaged in the man- ufacture of plumbers' woodwork and cabinet ware; Mr. Durfee retired, 1894, and O. F. Kropf entered, and the business was organized under present style of Findeisen & Kropf Mfg. Co., of which is pres .; now also mfg. carburetors. Independent in politics. Lutheran. Odd Fellow. Home: 3122 Ive- son Av., Berwyn, Ill. Office: 2559 W. 21st St., Chi- cago.

FINDLATER, James Rowland, manager Chicago agency, Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co. (See vol. 1911.)

FINDLAY, Ephraim Kirkpatrick, M.D., oculist; b. Carleton Place, Ont., Mar. 6, 1870; s. David and Margaret (Kirkpatrick) Findlay; ed. pub. schs. of Ontario; Med. Dept., Univ. of Manitoba, 1890; m. Irene Nelson, of Chicago, Oct. 22, 1913. Practiced medicine in Manitoba 3 yrs .; in eye, ear, nose and throat practice in Chicago since 1896; asst. oculist, Univ. Hosp .; surgeon, eye dept., Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary; asst. prof. clin. ophthalmology, Univ. of Ill., since 1912. Capt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Flossmoor Country. Home: 4818 Forestville Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

FINDLEY, Samuel Whitten, clergyman; b. War- ren Co., Ill., May 13, 1867; s. James Lorimer and Sarah Rachel (Walker) Findley; A.B., Monmouth (Ill.) Coll., 1893; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., 1896; m. Susan Alibone Stewart, of Bloomingburg, Fayette Co., O., June 3, 1896; 2 children: Samuel Walker, Kathryn. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1896; pastor Bainbridge, O., 1896-1900, Oquawka, Ill., 1900-4, Urbana, 1904-13, Morgan Park Ch., Chi- cago, since Jan., 1914. Home: 11012 S. Hoyne Av.

FINDLEY, Thomas Clement, western mgr. York Wall Paper Co .; b. Crawford Co., Pa., July 4, 1859; s. Samuel H. and Louisa Ann (Custard) Findley; ed. pub. schs. and univ. at Lawrence, Kan .; m. Har- riet E. Garner, of Linesville, Pa., June, 1895; chil- dren: Miriam Louise (deceased), Wilbert Thomas. Was engaged in gen. merchandising in Crawford Co., Pa., firm of Findley Bros., and then at Cleve- land, 6 yrs .; became sec. Findley Bros. Co., Cleve- land, 1892; came to Chicago, 1898; established wall paper business which was incorporated in 1902 un- der style of Findley Wall Paper Co., of which was pres. until 1908; western mgr. York Wall Paper Co., of York, Pa., since 1908. Republican. Chris- tian Scientist. Mason. Club: Kenwood. Recrea- tion: baseball. Home: 5131 Dorchester Av. Office: 208 N. Wabash Av.

FINK, Jacob John, lumber dealer; b. in Bohemia, July 25, 1870; s. Anton and Eva Fink; ed. in Bohe- mia, and pub. schs., Chicago, 2 yrs .; m. Marie Bi- can, of Chicago, July 1, 1891; 6 children: Julia, Jo- seph, Frank, Rosie, Helen, Lucie. Came to U.S., 1881; with T. W. Harvey, lumber dealer, 1883-91; in employ Heath, Withbell Co., 1891-1901; pres. Fink-Heistler Co. since 1902; pres. Hospodin Loan & Bldg. Assn .; dir. and treas. Bohemian-Am. Hall Assn. Republican. Mem. Catholic Workmen, Cath- olic Sokol, Chicago Council No. 182, K. of C., St. Mathias Court No. 521, C.O.F., First Cent Union No. 131. Clubs: Rieger, Drevak, Cerhov, Lawndale Automobile. Home: 2825 Millard Av. Office: 2449 S. Ashland Av.

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FINKL, Anton, mfr .; b. Neuberg, Germany, May 13, 1848; ed. pub. schs. in Germany; m. Chicago, 1871, Josephine Schillinger; children: Charles Er- nest, Fred, Frank, May. Learned blacksmith trade in Germany; came to U.S. and worked at his trade in Milwaukee, Wis., 1 yr. before coming to Chicago in 1872. In 1880 established the business later in- corporated as A. Finkl & Sons Co., of which is pres. and treas. Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow; mem. Independent Order of Foresters and Eastern Star. Home: 6214 Lakewood Av. Office: 1326 Cort- land St.

FINKL, Charles Ernest, mfr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 2, 1874; s. Anton and Josephine (Schillinger) Finkl; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and Bryant and Stratton Business College to 1889; m. Chicago, Nov., 1894, Elizabeth Weber; 1 son, William. Learned steam forging and blacksmithing trade under his father and later was admitted to partnership and since incorporation of A. Finkl & Sons Co., in 1902, has been mgr. of the business. Republican. Mason. Recreation: motoring. Home: 6214 Lakewood Av. Office: 1326 Cortland St.

FINLEY, William Henry, civil engr .; b. Dela- 15, 1881; s. Henry J. and Mary Fischer; ed. pub. ware City, Del., Jan. 22, 1862; s. William F. and Mary (McDonough) Finley; ed. pub. schs. of Wil- mington, Del., and by pvt. instrn .; m. Chester, Pa., Sarah H. Furry, of Trenton, N.J .; children: Jean- ette C., Ralph H., Max H., Cedric F. Worked in office of Delaware Gazette, 1878-82; in service of Edge Moor Iron Co., 1882-7; in engring. dept., C.,M. &St.P.Ry., 1887-92; engr. of bridges, 1892-1900, prin. asst. engr. of bridges, 1900-5, C.&N .- W.Ry .; vice pres. and mgr. Widell-Finley Co., engrs. and con- tractors, 1905-6; asst. chief engr. C.&N .- W.Ry., 1906-13, chief engr. since 1913. Was mem. Engring. Corps, I.N.G. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Permanent Internat. Assn. of Navigation Congresses. Clubs: Union League, Engineers'. Home: Batavia, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

FINNEGAN, Richard J., newspaper man; b. Chi- cago; ed. grammar sch. and old West Div. High Sch., Chicago; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch., 1907; m. Lucille Adams, July 6, 1907; children: Lucille Ve- ronica, Ruth Ursula, Richard Adams. Reporter on Chicago Chronicle, 1901; with Chicago Inter Ocean, 1903-4; with Chicago Daily Journal since 1904, city editor, 1914-15, mng. editor since Feb., 1916. Dem. candidate for Congress, 10th Ill. Dist., 1910; mem. Cook Co. Jury Commn., 1911-14. Home: 5531 Lakewood Av. Office: 15 S. Market St.

FINNEY, C. Edgar, investment banker; Aug. 24, 1865-Mar. 9, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

FINNEY, Harry Warren, investment banker; b. Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 28, 1877; s. Charles E. and Su- san M. (Leonard) Finney; A.B., Harvard, 1899; un- married. Cashier Medford Nat. Bank, 1899-1900; with Goldman, Sachs & Co., investment bankers, Chicago, 1900-9; investment banker, 1909-15; mem. firm Finney, Jackson & Co., since 1915; also head of Finney & Co. since 1916. Republican. Mason (32°). Clubs: University, Harvard of Chicago. Recreation: golf. Home: 58 E. Elm St. Office: 230 S. LaSalle St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 76

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1917 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 784

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784