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POLLANSBEE, George Alanson, lawyer; b. Cook Co., Ill., Feb. 26, 1843; s. Horatio N. and Emeline (Sherman) Follansbee; A.B., Lawrence Univ., Ap- pleton, Wis., 1865; LL.B., Harvard, 1867; m. Susan Dana Davis, of Appleton, Wis., Apr. 14, 1869; chil- dren: Mitchell Davis, Mrs. Blanche Follansbee Caldwell, Mrs. Susan Follansbee Hibbard, Alanson, Eunice D. Admitted to bar, Mar. 17, 1867; since then engaged in gen. practice; now counsel, firm Adams, Follansbee, Hawley & Shorey. Mem. Am. Bar Assn. (ex-vice pres.), Ill. State Bar Assn., Chi- cago Bar Assn. (ex-pres.), Law Club, Chicago Hist. Soc. Del. Universal Congress of Lawyers and Ju- rists, St. Louis, 1904. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Harvard. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FOLLANSBEE, Mitchell Davis, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Jan. 23, 1870; s. George Alanson and Susan Dana (Davis) Follansbee; ed. South Div. High Sch., Harvard Sch., Chicago; A.B., Harvard, 1892; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1894 (LL.D., 1915); m. Julia Rogers McConnell, of Chicago, Apr. 14, 1903; chil- dren: Eleanor, Mitchell Davis, Jr., Rogers, Susan. Practiced in Chicago since 1894; mem. Adams, Fol- lansbee, Hawley & Shorey; dir. Bucyrus Co., Met. Life Ins. Co., Erie R.R., Chicago & Western Indi- ana R.R., Wells Co. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. (pres., 1914-15), Law Club, Legal Club. Republican. Unitarian; dir. United Charities. Clubs: University, Chicago, Hamilton, City, Saddle and Cycle, Harvard (Chi- cago) ; University, Harvard (New York) ; Harvard Union (Cambridge, Mass.); Associated Harvard Clubs (ex-pres.). Home: 65 Bellevue Pl. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.
FOLLETTE, Herbert Amsden, metal roofing. (See vol. 1911.)
FOLLETTE, William A., general western agent Red Line Transit Co. (See vol. 1911.)
FOLSOM, Richard S., lawyer; b. Chicago. Aug. 5, 1872; s. Charles Antoine and Sarah T. (Sweet) Folsom; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Racine (Wis.) Coll .; Columbia Coll .; A.B., Williams, 1894; studied Northwestern Univ .; m. Dorothy E. Moulton, of Chicago, May 30, 1905. Admitted to Ill. bar. 1896. and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Lewis (James Hamilton), Folsom & Streeter (Wallace), 1910-15; master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1911-15: corpn. counsel City of Chicago, 1915: gen. counsel Bd. of Edn., Chicago, 1912-15; vice pres. Pugh Stores Co. Mom. Ill. State Bar Assn .. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club. Democrat. Episco- palian. Clubs: University, Illinois Athletic Assn., Chicago Yacht. Home: 2945 Michigan Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
FOLSOM, William Rickcords, treasurer Chicago Title & Trust Co .: b. Folsomdale, N.Y., May 25. 1873: s. Benjamin F. and Alice (Rickcords) Fol- som: A.B., Williams, 1896; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1899; m. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1900. Bertha Bul- lock. After graduation entered the service of Chi- cago Title & Trust Co., of which he is now treas. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: University, Twen-
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tieth Century, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Home: 1454 Dearborn Av. Of- fice: 69 W. Washington St.
FOLTZ, Fritz, architect. (See vol. 1911.)
FONES, James J., grain commn .; b. East Green- wich, R.I., Feb. 12, 1860; s. James J. and Margaret (Dunn) Fones; ed. East Greenwich Acad. and pvt. sch. of Soc. of Friends, Providence; m. Mary E. Wilcox, of East Greenwich, 1883; 3 children: Grace, Oceanna, John Harris. Grain elevator busi- ness at Wall Lake, Ia., 1880-90; board of trade commn. mcht., Chicago, since 1890. Mem. Chicago Bd. Trade (dir. 3 yrs.). Home: Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FOOTE, John Burgoyne, machinery; b. Chicago, Apr. 6, 1865; s. George C. and Anne E. (Burnes) Foote; ed. pub. schs., Park Ridge, Ill .; m. Aimee Shannon, of Chicago, Oct. 27, 1898. Settled at Chi- cago, 1876; with Chicago Stamping Co., 1877-80; foreman press dept. Cragin Mfg. Co., 1880-3; re- signed to learn machinist's trade with Fraser & Chalmers; worked for Norton Bros., Chicago, also the Boyle Ice Machine Co., Goodrich Mfg. Co .; master mechanic Albert Fischer Mfg. Co., Hamil- ton, O .; left Hamilton, 1893, to engage in busi- ness with James Grant & Foote, mfrs. of gears; then operated at 60 S. Canal St. until 1904 (plant destroyed by fire); organized, 1904, Foote Bros. Gear & Machine Co., of which is pres. and treas. Republican. Catholic. Knight of Pythias, Elk. ( Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Oak Park. Home: 415 Maple Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 210 N. Carpenter St., Chicago.
FOOTE, Mark Alpha, U.S. commr .; b. at North Fairfield, Huron Co., O., Apr. 10, 1858; s. Marcus and Lora Kinney (Gere) Foote; ed. pub. schs. of North Fairfield, Hillsdale, Mich., and Richmond, Ill .; m. Nunda, Ill., Jan. 1, 1881, Kate E. St. Clair. Was railroad telegrapher, 1871-9; U.S. commmis- ioner's clerk, 1879-94; U.S. commr. since 1895. Re- publican. Mason; K.P .; mem. Old Time Telegra- phers' and Hist. Assn. Congregationalist. Home: 4122 N. Kedvale Av., Irving Park. Office: 876 Fed- eral Bldg.
FOOTE, Roger Lee, lawyer; b. Cincinnati, June 25, 1874; s. Edward A. and Sarah Aborn (Bowler) Foote; ed. pub. schs. of Cincinnati; m. Mar. 9, 1912, Margaret Randolph Lake, of Chicago; children: Robert Lake and Gordon. Admitted to bar, 1900, and since in practice in Chicago; mem. firm Gard- ner, Foote & Burns since 1911. Mem. A.A.A.S., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: City, Union League, University of Evanston, Glen View. Recreation: golf. Home: 1716 Ridge Av., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FORBES, Daniel, tanner; Nov. 15, 1842-Aug. 5, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
*FORBES, Richard Tasker, banker. (See vol. 1911.)
FORD, Francis Chipman, anatomist; b. at Niles, Mich., June 26, 1865; s. Henry Allen and Emily F. (Chipman) Ford; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1888; M.D., Homo. Med. Dept., Univ. of Mich., 1890; m. Ida Harriet Larimore, of Niles, Mich., July 15, 1890; 1 son, Chester Larimore. Practiced, Niles, Mich., 1890-1, Chicago, 1891-3, Los Angeles and Pasadena, Cal., 1893-6; removed to Chicago, 1897; anatomist in Chicago med. colls., 1897-1914; prof. and head dept. of anatomy, Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, since 1906. Chmn. com. of management, Hahne- mann dept., Chicago Y.M.C.A. Mem. Am. Inst. Ho- mæopathy, Ill. Homo. Med. Assn., Chicago Homœ. Med. Assn., Alpha Sigma Kappa. Republican. Pres- byterian. Author: Handbook of Regional Anato- my, 1910. Home: 229 N. Mayfield Av.
FORD, George Wilson, stationer; b. at Oswego, N.Y., May 31, 1851; s. Asa R. and Mary A. (Nickles) Ford; ed. pub. schs., Oswego; m. Minnie M. Cherry, of Chicago, 1879; 1 daughter, Mary Cherry (Mrs. Arthur Bentley). Came to Chicago, 1868; partner in firm of Dunwell & Ford, stationery, since 1876. Republican. Club: Woodlawn Park. Home: 6530 Kenwood Av. Office: 114 S. Wabash Av.
FORD, James Story, telephone engr .; b. Albany, N.Y., Sept. 20, 1868; s. of George and Catharine (Dingman) Ford; grad. Albany High Sch., 1888;
mech. engring. course Cornell Univ., 1888-92; m. Mabel L. Ireland, of Ithaca, N.Y., Nov. 22, 1893; 2 children: Marguerite D., James S., Jr. With Chi- cago Telephone Co. since 1893; has served in many capacities, supt. equipment, supt. exchanges, gen. plant insp. over Chicago, Wis., Mich., Cleveland, etc .; engr. of the company for Ill. since Oct. 1, 1916. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Phi Sigma Kappa. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Oak Park. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 522 Fair Oaks Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 2001, 212 W. Wash- ington St., Chicago.
FORD, James Tooker, clergyman; b. at Madura, India, Aug. 3, 1848; s. George and Ann Janette (Tooker) Ford; brought to U.S., 1855; prep. edn., Lawrence Acad., Groton, Mass .; A.B., Williams, 1871; student Auburn Theol. Sem., 1871-2; grad. Union Theol. Sem., 1874; m. Sarah Russell Holmes, of Douglas, Wis., Sept. 24, 1877; children: George A., John A., James R. H. Ordained Presbyn. min- istry, 1876; stated supply, Oxford, Wis., 1874-7, Black River Falls, 1877-8, Maiden Rock, 1878-81, Oxford, 1881-4, Waukegan, Ill., 1884, Williamsburg, Ky., 1885-6, Elwood, Ill., 1886-7, DuPage, 1887-92; pastor Merrill, Wis., 1892-5; stated supply, Green- wood, Wis., 1895-8, Warren, Ill., 1898-1902, Cedar- ville, 1902-4, Arlington Heights, 1904; now pastor 9th Church, Chicago. Prohibitionist. Home: 1542 Washburne Av.
FORD, John Sherlock, mfr. Removed to Burton, O. (See vol. 1911.)
*FORD, Joseph Albert, advertising mgr. (See vol. 1911.)
FORD, Joseph Sherman, railway official. Re- moved Mass. (See vol. 1911.)
FORD, Paty, president Ward Lumber Co .; Feb. 20, 1874-July 25, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
FORD, Robert Henry, civil engineer; b. St. Al- bans, Vt., Sept. 8, 1869; s. Martin and Eliza (Fair) Ford; A.M., C.E., Norwich Univ., Northfield, Vt., 1892; m. Emma Jackson, of Swanzy, N.H., June 26, 1894; children: Margaret N., Robert H., Jr., Richard M. Engring. staff Rutland Ry., 1892-3; asst. and asst. chief engr. Central Vt. R.R., 1893- 1906; prin. asst. engr. Mo.P.R.R. System, St. Louis, 1906-11; chief engr. The Hodges-Downey Constrn. Co., St. Louis, 1911-12; spl. engr., 1912-13, engr. track elevation since 1913, C.,R.I.&P.Ry. Mem. of Bd. Edn., St. Albans, Vt., 5 yrs .; mem. Vt. State Bd. of Edn., 2 yrs. Served in Vt. N.G. 5 yrs. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn .; pres. Gen. Alumni Assn. Norwich Univ., 1900-6. Mason. Home: 9041 S. Hoyne Av. Office: LaSalle Station.
FORD, Smith Thomas, clergyman; b. Camden, N.Y., Feb. 3, 1851; s. Rev. William and Susannah (Hedge) Ford; A.B., Colgate Univ., Hamilton, N.Y., 1878, A.M., 1881 (D.D., 1900); grad. Hamilton Theol. Sem., 1881; m. Mary H. Grant, of Greene, N.Y., Feb. 19, 1879 (died June 24, 1889); m. 2d, Myra Louella Palmer, of Syracuse, N.Y., July 6, 1891; 2 sons: Grant, Montague Palmer. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1879; pastor Greene, N.Y., 1878-81, Waverly, N.Y., 1881-4, First Ch., Albany, N.Y., 1884-6, Central Ch., Syracuse, N.Y., 1886-96, First Ch., Lowell, Mass., 1896-1905, Englewood Ch., Chi- cago since 1905. Pres. Chicago Federation of Chs., 1908-10; vice pres. Bapt. Old People's Home; pres. Central Bapt. Children's Home. Mem. Delta Up- silon. Home: 432 W. 61st Pl.
FORD, William James, crockery mcht .; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 28, 1865; s. John and Delia (O'Shaugh- nessey) Ford; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Feb. 18, 1890, Margaret McAuley (now deceased) ; chil- dren: Margaret M., Marie E. (Mrs. W. S. Keefe), Eileen K., John Henry. Began with the Plume & Atwood Co., 1882, and in 1884 entered employ of Burley & Tyrrell (established 1838, incorporated 1891). Was 1st vice pres. for a number of years previous to consolidation of Burley & Co. and Bur- ley & Tyrrell in 1907; dir. Burley & Tyrrell Co. since 1907. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal League; treas. Particular Council Soc. St. Vincent de Paul. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1220 Columbia Av. Office: 7 N. Wabash Av.
FOREMAN, see also Forman.
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FOREMAN, Edwin G., banker; July 14, 1862- Nat. Bank and First Trust & Savings Bank, 1900- Aug. 26, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
FOREMAN, Harold Edwin, banker; b. Chicago, Aug. 30, 1888; s. Edwin G. and Rose (Kohn) Fore- man; A.B., Dartmouth, 1909; m. Florence Born, of Chicago, June 5, 1912; children: Harold E., Jr., John B. Began as messenger Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, 1909; with Foreman Bros. Banking Co. since 1910, vice pres. since 1914. Mem. Sigma Chi. Re- publican. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country. Home: 5103 Ellis Av. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
FOREMAN, Henry Gerhard, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 22, 1857; s. Gerhard and Hannah (Greene- baum) Foreman; ed. pub. schs. and business coll .; m. Lottie, d. Charles H. Schwab, Apr. 28, 1885. Re- ceived commercial and financial training in First Nat. Bank, Chicago; has devoted attention chiefly to real estate and financial operations. One of or- ganizers Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Title & Trust Co. and Chicago Real Estate Bd. Pres. Bd. Commrs. of Cook Co., 1903-5; mem. Bd. South Park Commrs., 1902-13 (pres. bd., 1903-5 and 1907-11); apptd. commr., 1904, to create outer belt of parks to circle Chicago, and complete outdoor recreation system. Del. Rep. Nat. Conv., Phila., 1900. Clubs: Union League, Standard, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Lake Shore Country, Ravisloe Country. Residence: Lakota Hotel. Office: 42 N. Dearborn St.
FOREMAN, Milton J., lawyer; b. Chicago, 1862; s. Joseph and Mary (Hoffman) Foreman; ed. pub. schs. After leaving sch. at 14 was employed by Keith Bros. & Co. until 1898, when left the firm to engage in practice of law, having been admitted to the bar, 1898; formerly mem. Felsenthal, Foreman & Beckwith, now practicing alone. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican; active in political affairs of city. Entered mil. service, 1894, in the Chicago City Troop; served as capt. 1st Ill. Vol. Cav. in Spanish-Am. War, and is now col. 2d Regt. Arty., I.N.G. Was pres. Young Men's Hebrew Charity Assn., 1889. Clubs: Union League, Standard, Mid- Day. Home: 5349 Sheridan Rd. Office: 38 S. Dear- born St.
FOREMAN, Oscar G., banker; b. Chicago, Nov. 1, 1863; s. Gerhard and Hannah (Greenebaum) Fore- man; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. Fannie Mandel, of Chicago, Sept. 28, 1893; children: Gerhard, Mad- eleine. Began business career, 1881, with the Nat. Bank of Illinois, and in 1883 entered the banking house of his father, who retired in 1885, after transferring his banking business to his sons; they carried on the business as Foreman Bros. until Jan., 1897, when it was incorporated as Foreman Bros. Banking Co., of which was vice pres. until 1915, since pres. Pres. Ill. Bankers' Assn., 1909. Active in charitable work. Democrat. Clubs: Un- ion League, Standard, Iroquois, Bankers', Lake Shore Country. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FOREMAN, Samuel Henry. (See vol. 1911.)
FORESMAN, Hugh Austin, publisher; b. Easton, Pa., July 8, 1867; s. Robert and Elizabeth (Reiley) Foresman; grad. Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa., 1887; m. White Rock, Pa., Oct. 21, 1896, Lila Patterson; children: Emily, Dorothy and Lila P. Taught in Union High Sch., Coleraine, Pa., 1888-91; came to Chicago, 1891, and was with Silver, Burdett & Co., sch. book pubs., until 1895; in 1895 joined in or- ganizing Scott, Foresman & Co., pubs. of sch. books, of which is vice pres. Clubs: Quadrangle, University, City. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 623 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.
FORGAN, David Robertson, banker; b. St. An- drews, Scotland, Apr. 16, 1862; s. Robert and Eliza- beth (Berwick) Forgan; common sch. edn .; (hon. M.A., Ill. Coll., 1903); m. Agnes Kerr, of Winnipeg, Man., June 9, 1885; children: Robert Russell, Ma- rion (Mrs. Halstead Freeman), Ethel, David and James. At 15 entered Clydesdale Bank as messen- ger; emigrated to Halifax, N.S., 1880, and secured position in Bank of N.S .; was mgr. of its branch at Fredericton, N.B., 1883-8; asst. cashier Am. Ex- change Bank, Duluth, Minn., 1888-90; cashier of Northwestern Nat. Bank, Minneapolis, 1890-5; vice pres. 1896-8, pres. 1898-1900, Union Nat. Bank, which was merged into First Nat. Bank of Chi- cago, of which his brother is chmn .; vice pres. First
1906; organizer, 1907, and since pres., Nat. City Bank of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, Bankers', Com- mercial, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Evanston Country. Has written much on banking subjects, notably a rev. of W. H. Harvey's "Coin's Financial School," 1894, which attracted wide attention; also "Bank- ing as a Profession," and other addresses. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 1112 Greenwood Boul., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 105 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
FORGAN, James Berwick, banker; b. St. An- drews, Scotland, Apr. 11, 1852; s. Robert and Eliz- abeth (Berwick) Forgan; ed. Madras Coll., St. An- drews, and Forres (Scotland) Acad .; m. Mary Ellen Murray, of Halifax, N.S., Oct. 19, 1875; children: Robert Donald, Jessie Wilhelmina (Mrs. John Nash Ott), Donald M., James B., Jr. First engage- ment was with the Royal Bank of Scotland for about 3 yrs .; later with Bank of British North America, with assignments to Montreal, New York and Halifax; later paying teller, afterward insp. of agencies, Bank of Nova Scotia; established an agency in Minneapolis, of which he was mgr. 3 yrs .; about 1888, became cashier and mgr. North- western Nat. Bank; came to First Nat. Bank, Chi- cago, as vice pres., 1892, and succeeded Lyman J. Gage as pres., 1900; chmn. bd. of dirs. since Jan., 1916; also chmn. bd. First Trust & Savings Bank, Security Bank of Chicago, Second Security Bank; pres. Nat. Safe Deposit Co .; mem. bd. dirs. Federal Reserve Bank; dir. Chicago Title & Trust Co., Eq- uitable Life Assurance Soc. U.S., Fidelity & De- posit Co. of Md., Guarantee Co. of North America, Am. Radiator Co .; mem. Western bd. of control the Audit Co. of New York. Trustee Presbyn. Hosp. Mem. Ill. St. Andrew Soc. (pres., 1916). Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Bankers', Commercial (pres., 1916), Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 1415 N. Dearborn St. Office: First National Bank.
FORGAN, James Berwick, Jr., banker; b. Minne- apolis, Minn., Jan. 12, 1890; s. James Berwick and Mary Ellen (Murray) Forgan; ed. University Sch., Chicago, and Williams Coll., Mass .; m. Margaret Meeker, of Chicago, Jan. 24, 1914; children: Mar- garet Louise, Mary Ellen. Engaged in banking at Chicago since 1909, beginning as clk. in First Nat. Bank, of which has been asst. cashier since 1915. Dir. Security Bank of Chicago and Second Se- curity Bank of Chicago. Clubs: University, Bank- ers', Casino, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 440 Barry Av. Office: First National Bank.
FORGAN, Robert, banker; b. St. Andrews, Scot- land, Mar. 7, 1884; s. Thomas Berwick and Marga- ret Smith (Lawrence) Forgan; ed. Madras Coll., St. Andrews, Scotland; m. Elizabeth J. Congdon, of Omaha, Neb., June 12, 1916. With Commercial Bank of Scotland, Ltd., St. Andrews, 1900-4; suc- cessively clk., acting insp. and mgr., Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto, Can., 1904-10; cashier Mid City Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, 1911-13; pres. of West Town State Bank since Apr. 30, 1913. Pres- byterian. Club: Illinois. Home: 3540 W. Jackson Boul. Office: 2354 W. Madison St.
FORGAN, Robert Donald, banker; b. Halifax, N.S., Can., Aug. 22, 1876; s. James Berwick and Mary Ellen (Murray) Forgan; grad. University Sch., Chicago, 1895; m. Elizabeth M. C. Wright- Clark, of Newark, N.J., Feb. 25, 1904; 4 children: Margaret Wright, James Berwick, 3d, Robert, Jr., Mary Elizabeth. In a clerical position, Union Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1895-7; with the Bank of Nova Scotia, Chicago, 1897-1900; entered employ of the First Nat. Bank of Chicago in 1900, serving in va- rious positions until 1903, when became identified with the First Trust & Savings Bank, of which was elected treas., 1905. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Exmoor, Edgewater. Recreations: golf and motoring. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: First Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago.
FORGAN, Robert Russell, banker; b. Frederic- ton, N.B., Can., May 6, 1886; s. David Robertson and Agnes (Kerr) Forgan; ed. Hill Sch., Potts- town, Pa .; University Sch., Chicago; Princeton Univ .; m. Henrietta M., d. Howard H. Hoyt, of Evanston, 111., Sept. 21, 1908. Began business ca- reer with the firm of Charles Hathaway & Co. and
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then with their successors, 1906-10; assisted in organizing, and officially connected with the W. T. Rickards Co., commercial paper, 1910-14; vice pres. Nat. City Bank since 1914. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Indian Hill Country, Onwent- sia, Princeton. Recreations: golf and motoring. Home: 312 Grant Pl. Office: 105 S. Dearborn St.
FORMAN, see also Foreman.
FORMAN, Leslie Hamilton, baseball writer; b. Nashville, Ill., Jan. 28, 1894; s. Christopher M. and Dora (Catterlin) Forman; grad. East St. Louis High Sch., 1911; m. Hilda C. Tuncil, of East St. Louis, Jan. 3, 1917. Began newspaper career in Jan., 1913, with live stock paper, as market editor; went from there to St. Louis Times as baseball expert and asst. sporting editor, Sept., 1915; base- ball critic, Chicago Herald, since June, 1916. Meth- odist. Recreations: tennis, billiards, baseball, box- ing. Home: 4722 N. Racine Av. Office: Chicago Herald.
FORREST, Alfred Edgar, vice pres. and gen. mgr. North Am. Accident Ins. Co., of Chicago; b. Northumberland Co., Ont., Can., Apr. 22, 1863; s. Dr. William (b. Glasgow, Scotland) and Anabella (White) Forrest (b. in England) ; ed. grammar and high schs .; m. State Bridge, N.Y., 1883, Saidee L. Potter; 1 child, Mrs. Saidee Forrest Rathbone; m. 2d, Susie C. Kimbrough, at Memphis, Tenn. After leaving sch. engaged in mercantile pursuits, com- ing to Chicago in 1883 and embarking in the ins. business. In 1890 founded the North Am. Accident Assn. as a level premium mutual co., there being then no law in Ill. under which a stock accident ins. co. could be organized; drafted and had passed in 1899 the present casualty ins. law of the state, and 2 months after law went into effect reorgan- ized his co. as the North Am. Accident Ins. Co., a stock corpn., of which is vice pres. and gen. mgr. Elected pres. Nat. Ins. Assn. of Casualty Cos .; also pres. Health and Accident Underwriters' Conf., 1916. Republican. Clubs: City, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country, Exmoor. Recreations: literature (history and philosophy), motoring and fishing. Home: 2340 Lincoln Park W. Office: The Rookery.
FORREST, William Sylvester, lawyer; b. Balti- more, July 9, 1852; A.B., Dartmouth, 1875; taught sch. in Somerville, Mass .; studied law in Boston; removed to Chicago, 1878; m. Elizabeth Whitney, Apr. 17, 1879 (died Mar. 6, 1896) ; children: Eliza- beth, Marshall, Jean; m. 2d, Emily Conti Kimball, July 9, 1896; 3 children: Maulsby, William S., Jr., and Nelson. Admitted to bar, 1879; has devoted himself chiefly to practice of criminal law; con- ducted defense in numerous celebrated cases; also has assisted the state in prosecution of important criminal cases. Mason. Democrat. Mem. Ill. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.
FORRESTER, Claude Riopelle Gouin, surgeon; b. Houghton, Mich., 1880; s. Fruum Gouin and Jes- sie G. Forrester; ed. Upper Canada Coll., Toronto, Can .; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1902; stud- ied Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.); research, Edinburgh Univ .; m. Georgia Sang Post, of Co- lumbus, Neb., Apr. 5, 1913. Practiced in Chicago since 1902; lecturer Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery ( Valparaiso Univ.); mem. staff West Side Hosp .; consulting surgeon for B.&O.R.R. and B.&O. C.T.R.R. Officer Ill. Naval Reserve, 3 yrs. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Phi Delta Theta. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Auto- mobile. Home: 1236 North Shore Av., Rogers Park. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.
FORSBERG, Charles J., city collector; b. in Sweden, Sept. 2, 1862; s. Wilhelm Forsberg; ed. pub. schs., Sweden, and evening schs., Chicago; m. Christina Anderson, of Chicago, 1886 (died 1896); children: Esther, Victor, Alfred; m. 2d, Sigred Stolberg, of Sweden, 1899; children: Leslie, Carl, Percy. Engaged in various mercantile pursuits until 1900; deputy sheriff and chief bailiff for sev- eral years; alderman 35th Ward, 1907-12; city col- lector since Apr. 26, 1915. Republican. Lutheran. Mason, Odd Fellow. Recreations: swimming, fish- ing, country life. Home: 4856 W. Huron St. Office: City Hall.
FORSTALL, James Jackson, lawyer; b. New Or- leans, La., Feb. 18, 1882; s. Theobald and Annie (Walton) Forstall; grad. Chicago Manual Train- ing Sch., 1900; B.S., Princeton, 1904; LL.B., North- western Univ. Law Sch., 1907. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1907, and since practiced in Chicago; asst. atty. Legal Aid Soc. of Chicago, 1907-8; associated in practice with George W. Brown, 1909, Herrick, Allen & Martin, 1909-16, since practiced alone. Lecturer on Ill. constitution, at Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. and in constl. law at John Mar- shall Law Sch .; asso. editor Ill. Law Review. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Legal Club. Democrat. Clubs: City, Chicago Tennis (pres.). Recreations: social service, modern languages, lawn tennis. Home: 721 Grace St. Office: 1023 Home Insurance Bldg.
FORSYTH, Holmes, mfr .; b. Allegheny City, Pa., Feb. 13, 1867; s. of Henry Hazlett and Mary Blackie (Hoge) Forsyth; prep. edn. University Sch., Chicago; A.B., Princeton, 1888; m. Marion Smith, of Evanston, Ill., Sept. 10, 1904; 1 son, Wil- liam Holmes, Jr. Began with older brother, 1889, and developed a railway supply mfg. business; sold the main dept., 1899, to a new organization, The Curtain Supply Co., of which became sec. and gen. mgr., also vice pres., and so continues. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: Chicago, City, Onwentsia (Chicago); University (Chicago and New York). Recreation: golf. Home: 1316 Ritchie Pl. Office: 320 W. Ohio St.
FORSYTH, Joseph Ethan, president of Forsyth Automatic Air & Steam Coupler Co. (See vol. 1911.)
FORSYTH, Oliver Osborne, real estate; b. Pitts- burgh, Pa., June 15, 1856; s. Jacob and Caroline M. (Clarke) Forsyth; ed. Pa. Mil. Acad., and at Duf- ferin Coll., London, Ont., Can. Engaged in real es- tate operations in Chicago since 1880. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Calumet. Home: 1915 Michi- gan Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
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