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FARWELL, John Villiers, Jr., merchant; b. Chicago, Oct. 16, 1858; s. John Villiers and Emeret (Cooley) Farwell; grad. Yale Univ., 1879; m. Wheaton, Ill., May 20, 1884, Ellen S., daughter late Judge Thomas Drummond; 1 daughter: Katharine D. Treas. and gen. mgr. John V. Farwell Co. since 1891. Dir. Nat. Bank of the Republic; pres. First State Pawners' Soc .; pres. board of trustees Y. M. C. A .; sec. board of trustees Lake Forest Univ. Was pres. Y. M. C. A. when new LaSalle St. bldg. was erected; one of organizers and first pres. Merchants' Club of Chicago; chairman of com- mittee which secured passage of new revenue law of 1897; mem. executive committee Mu- nicipal Voters' League. Clubs: Commercial, Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Merchants; also University Club of New York. Republican. Office: John V. Farwell Co., Monroe and Mar- ket Sts. Residence: Lake Forest Ill.
FARWELL, Simeon, pres. and dir. John V. Farwell Co. Clubs: Evanston, Glen View. Of- fice: 148 Market St. Residence: 1433 Hinman Av., Evanston.
FARWELL, Walter, capitalist; b. Chicago, June 23, 1863; s. Charles Benjamin (Congress- man, U. S. Senator) and Mary Evelyn (Smith) Farwell; ed. Lake Forest Acad., Lake Forest, Ill., and Yale Univ., graduating B.A., 1885; m. Washington, D. C., July 10, 1902, Mildred Williams. In 1887 entered wholesale dry goods house of John V. Farwell Co., in which served in various capacities up to his present posi- tion as vice-president. Also dir. of the Capital Freehold Land and Investment Co., of London, Eng., and Chicago, having large properties in Texas. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia; also Metropolitan, Washington, D. C. Office: 148 Market St. Residence: 65 Bellevue Pl.
FASSETT, Eugene Gerald, lawyer; b. Delta, O., Jan. 1, 1870; s. Eugene K. and Mary A. (Fraker) Fassett; grad. Univ. of Michigan, B.S. (in general science), 1892; Northwestern Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1895; post-graduate course in Lake Forest Univ. Law School, 1896. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Illinois in June, 1895. Mem. of law firm of Fassett & Andrews since May 1, 1898. Also sec .- treas. Station Equipment Co. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: 29 37th St.
FAULKNER, Robert Wesley, insurance; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 21, 1852; s. Samuel and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Faulkner; ed. public schools of Milwaukee; m. Chicago, Nov. 21, 1881, Gertrude Edgerton; children: How.rd Edgerton, Albert Wesley, Roy Mitchell. En- tered fire insurance as bookkeeper for Straight & Lyman, 1876-8; with Board of Trade firm, 1878-84; re-entered insurance business for 15 years with H. J. Straight & Co., and 11/2 years with local office of Northern Assurance Co .; since 1901 mem. firm of deRoode, Faulkner & Ettelson. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 6947 Perry Av.
FAUROT, Henry, manufacturer; h. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1864; s. Henry and Theresa (Hadcock) Faurot; grad. Friends' Seminary, New York City, 1882; m. Chicago, Nov. 29, 1891, Catherine Silverthorne; children: Henry, Frances, Julia Belle, William, George. Began business life in New York City, just after leaving school, as a clerk in a grain elevator, in 1885 came West, and was with Armour & Co., of Chicago until Jan., 1902, when became vice-pres. and treas. of the Western Felt
Works. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: River- side Golf. Office: W. 41st Av., cor. Ogden Av. Residence: Riverside, Ill.
FAVILL, Henry Baird, physician; b. Madi- son, Wis., Aug. 14, 1860; s. John and Louise Baird Favill; grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, A.B., 1880; Rush Med. College, Chicago, M.D., 1883; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1885, Miss Susan Cleve- land Pratt: 1 son: John Favill. Engaged in practice of medicine in Chicago since 1893. Prof. of therapeutics, Rush Med. College; prof. of medicine, Chicago Policlinic. Physician to St. Luke's and Passavant and Augustana hosps .; specialty internal medicine. Mem. Am. Acad. of Medicine, Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Chi- cago Golf, University. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 412 Ontario St.
FAVOR, Otis Skinner, commission mer- chant; b. Amoskeag, N. H., July 24, 1840; s. Zebulon Carr and Harriet (Hichborn) Favor; ed. public schools of New York City to 1855; came to Chicago, 1855; served in Civil War as 1st lieut. Co. K, in 104th Illinois Infy., in Army of the Cumberland: m. Chicago, Nov. 6, 1866, Allie Miles; children: Mary Harriet. George Warren, Adelaide Miles, Frederick Zebulon. Ever since Civil War identified with mercantile pursuits; Chicago agent for Enoch Morgan's Sons, New York, and for the O. & W. Thum Co. Democrat. Commander-in-chief Uni- form Rank R. A .; mem. George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R. Pres. Herbert Spencer Club: mem. Chicago Philosophical Soc. Office: 6-8 Wabash Av. Residence: 1 Madison Park.
FAVORITE, Calvin M., retired; b. near La- fayette, Ind., Jan. 22, 1834; s. Samuel and Elizabeth (Kellenberger) Favorite; ed. schools of Indiana; m. Miamisburg. O., Sept. 4, 1855. Miss Eliza C. Cassidy; children: William Fos- ter, Ward C. Came to Chicago, 1861, and work- ed for the firm of John G. Law & Co., pork packers, in which his father was a partner. the firm later becoming Favorite & Son. After that was for a short time partner in B. F. Murphy & Co., until 1877, when he entered the employ of the firm of Armour & Co. Was placed in charge of the Board of Trade dept .. became mgr. for the firm and finally a dir. in the corporation of Armour & Co .; retired from active business. 1904. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Office: 205 LaSalle St. Residence: La- kota Hotel.
FAY, Charles Norman, manufacturer; b. Burlington, Vt., Ang. 13. 1848; s. Rev. Dr. Charles and Emily (Hopkins) Fay; ed. Cam- bridge (Mass.) High School and Harvard Univ., graduating, A.B., 1869. Employed in First Nat. Bank in Marquette, Mich., and by Peter White, banker. becoming dir. and cash- ier, 1869-77; engaged, 1877-79, in winding up A. B. Meeker & Co., bankruptcy. Chicago; gen. mgr. and vice-pres. Chicago Telephone Co., 1879-87; pres., 1887-9, Chicago Gas Trust Co .. owning all gas companies of Chicago; financed and built the natural gas line from Indiana gas field; founder and pres. Chicago Arc Light and Power Co., 1887 until 1893, when it consol- idated with the Chicago Edison Co .; since 1897 pres. the Remington-Sholes Co., and its suc- cessor, the Fay-Sholes Co .. manufacturers of the typewriters. Organized. 1904, the Arith- mograph Co., of which is pres. Organizer and trustee of Orchestral Assn .. supporting the Thomas Orchestra, from 1891 to present time Mem. Am. Historical Soc : trustee St. Luke's Hospital and Children's Memorial Hosp. Mom Field Columbian Museum, Art Institute. vice- pres. for Illinois of Nat. Assn. of Manufac- turers. Republican. P. E. Clubs: Chicago, Chi- engo Golf, Saddle and Cycle, City; also I'ni- versity, New York, Ofice: 127 Rees St. Resi- dence: Chicago Club.
FAY, John B .; b. Dublin, Ireland. 1551: Stephen and Julia Fay; ed. public schools of
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Michigan and at Olivet College, Michigan; m. Della Fielding, of Dansville, Mich., 1874. Taught school near Chelsea, Mich., and clerked there in general store. Traveled for E. B. Smith & Co., booksellers and publishers, De- troit, Mich., 1877-82; came to Chicago, 1882, to enter the employ of Jansen, McClurg & Co .; is now vice-pres. of A. C. McClurg & Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Homewood Country. Office: 219 Wa- bash Av.
FAYE, Charles M., managing editor The Chi- cago Daily News. Pres. Chicago Red Cross Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press. Office: 123 5th Av. Residence: 4922 Washington Park Ct .; summer, Lake Geneva, Wis.
FECHHEIMER, Edwin Stanton, sec. and treas. of the Winslow Bros. Co., ornamental iron and bronze works on very extensive scale; b. Cincinnati, O., Feb. 23, 1871; s. Leopold S. and Mary (Hollstein) Fechheimer; ed. schools at Cincinnati and Harvard Univ .; m. Chicago, Feb. 22, 1905, Margaret, daughter of late John W. Root. Began business career in 1890 in the drafting room of the Winslow Bros. Co., and afterward was employed in other depts. of the business until Feb. 1, 1896, when he became sec. In 1899 became treas., and is now sec. and treas. of the company. Mem. and trustee Soc. for Ethical Culture. In- dependent in politics. Clubs: Union League, City, Skokie Country. Office: Harrison St. and 46th Av. Residence: Winnetka, Ill.
FELLERS, John Elmer, book publisher; b. Washington, Ind., Feb. 24, 1857; s. John and Elizabeth (Greenwood) Fellers; ed. public schools of Knox Co., Mo .; worked on farm un- til was 21; grad. State Normal, Kirksville, Mo., 1883, and Kirksville Mercantile College, 1884; principal public schools, La Belle, Mo., 1883-5; elected supt. public schools, Knox Co., Mo., 1885; m. La Belle, Mo., June 4, 1889, Anna Allen. Engaged in book business in 1886, on small scale, with the Riverside Publishing Co., St. Louis, Mo., of which from 1889-94 was, consecutively, supt. of agencies, vice-pres. and pres. Mgr. Encyclopedia Britannica dept. the Werner Co., of Chicago, 1895-9; since 1900 sales mgr. the Home Study Circle Library Assn. (owned by Victor F. Lawson of the Daily News); also, since Apr., 1904, pres. and treas. J. E. Fellers & Co., publishers of refer- ence books. Stockholder in the Werner Co., Akron, O .; the Coin Counting Machine Co., and the International Gold Mining Co., of Chicago. Republican; was nominee for State Senate from 12th Senatorial District of Missouri, 1890. Christian Scientist; trustee First Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Club: Chicago Press. Office: 355 Dearborn St. Residence: 4959 Prai- rie Av.
FELLOWS, Allen Reynolds, mfg. chemist; b. Cook Co., Ill., Apr. 21, 1866; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, 1887, Hattie E. La Faver; children: Lula A., Hattie L., Agnes E. Has been in drug trade in Chicago 26 years, be- ginning 1878 with Morrisson, Plummer & Co., later with Humiston, Keeling & Co., and with Ross, Flowers & Co., of which is pres. In 1902, assumed present position as vice-president and mgr. of the Searle & Hereth Co., mfg. pharmacists and chemists. Also pres. Fellows Pharmical Co. Mem. Chicago Drug Trade Club. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Garden City Lodge, A. F. and A. M .; York Chapter, R. A. M., Tyrian Council, R. & S. M., Columbia Commandery K. T .; Medinah Temple (A. A. O. N. M. S.) Shrine. Clubs: Men- oken, N. Y. Drug. Office: 73 Wells St. Resi- dence: 1606 Adams St.
FELLOWS, Charles Gurnee, physician; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 27, 1863; s. George and Emeline Electa (Gurnee) Fellows; grad. Law- rence Univ., Appleton, Wis., A.B., 1883, A.M., 1886; Hahnemann Med. College, Chicago, M.D., 1885; m. Appleton, Wis., Apr. 27, 1886, Angie
Woodard; children: Marguerite Way, Wood- ard. After graduation practiced in New Or- leans, La., until spring of 1888; pursued spe- cial studies in eye, ear, nose and throat work in New York City until July, 1888, then spent a year in studies in Vienna, Paris and Lon- don; located in Chicago in fall of 1889. Was asst. to chair of eye and ear in Hahnemann Med. College, later prof. of diseases of nose and throat, and for past 6 years has been senior prof. of Ophthalmology and Otology in same college. Publisher of Clinique, a med. journal. Mem. Am. Inst. of Homoeopathy, 1889, Illinois State Homœ. Med. Soc., Clinical Soc .; mem. Am. Homœ. Ophthalmological, Otologi- cal and Laryngological Soc. (pres., 1892); at- tending physician to Hahnemann Hosp. Repub- lican. R. E. Mem. Chicago Art Institute. Clubs: Kenwood, Midlothian, Chicago Athletic, Hins- dale Golf. Office: 70 State St. Residence: 4820 Kenwood Av. /
FELLOWS, William Kinne, architect; b. Winona, Minn., Sept. 3, 1870; s. J. B. and An- toinette (Kinne) Fellows; ed. public schools, Winona, Minn., and Columbia Univ., gradu- ating from School of Mines and Architecture in latter, 1894; m. Chicago, 1898, Elizabeth Steele. Began practice as architect in 1892 and in 1898 joined George C. Nimmons in firm of Nimmons & Fellows. Republican. Clubs: Uni- versity, Chicago Architectural, Homewood, Chicago Athletic. Office: Marquette Bldg.
Residence: 4565 Lake Av.
FELSENTHAL, Eli Benjamin, lawyer; b. Chicago, July 14, 1858; s. Herman and Ger- trude (Hyman) Felsenthal; grad. old Univ. of Chicago, A.B., 1878. A.M., 1880; m. Jan. 11, 1883, Nettie Goldsmith, of New York City; children: Agatha, Edward G., Gertrude, Her- man, Robert. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1880; since 1898 with Milton J. Foreman in firm of Felsenthal & Foreman. Republican. Mem. of Sinai Congregation (Jewish). Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. One of charter trustees of Univ. of Chicago, and continuously a mem. of its board. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Standard, Lakeside, Ravisloe Country. Office: 100 Wash- ington St. Residence: 4108 Grand Boul.
FELTON, Charles Emory, retired prison supt .; b. Barre, Worcester Co., Mass., Sept. 18, 1831; s. Benjamin and Ruth Meranda (John- son) Felton; ed. public school, Barre, Mass., and private academic school at Oakham, Mass .; m., 1st, Buffalo, N. Y., Apr. 2, 1853, Ellen Jane Gale (died, Chicago, June 13, 1872); children (now living): George Gale, El- len Jane (Mrs. Charles E. Willard), Mary Louise (Mrs. Grey); m., 2d, Buffalo, Jan. 26, 1874, Ellen M. Compton. Engaged as printer 19 years; mem. City Council of Buffalo, N. Y., 1861-2; gen. supt. of Penitentiary, Buffalo, 1863-72; gen. supt. House of Correction, Chi- cago, Feb., 1872, to May 1, 1890; mem. Board of Mgrs., Illinois State Reformatory, 1894-8. Also mem. Board of Trustees St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago, nearly 10 years. Was a mem. of the Federal Defence Committee, Buffalo, 1861-2, a joint committee of citizens and aldermen to care for volunteers and their families dur- ing the war. Democrat in nat., independent in local politics. Mem., since 1871, Nat. Prison Assn. (several years vice-pres.). P. E. Mason. K. T., mem. Oriental Consistory and of Medinah Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; mem. Masonic Veteran Assn. Dir. Willard Sons & Bell Co., manufacturers of car axles, and of various smaller corporations. Clubs: Washing- ton Park, Chicago Athletic. Residence: 4306 Ellis Av.
FELTON, Samuel Morse, pres. C. & A. Ry. Co. since Sept. 7, 1899; b. Philadelphia, Feb. 3, 1853; ed. Massachusetts Institute Technol- ogy; m. 1880, Dora Hamilton. Began railway service, 1868, rodman, Chester Creek R. R .; leveler and asst. engineer Lancaster R. R., 1870-1; chief engineer Chester & Delaware
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River R. R., 1873-4; gen. supt., P., C. & St. L., Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers, mem. Am. 1874-82; gen. supt. Little Miami and C. & M. Institute Electrical Engineers. Mason (32°); mem. Covenant Lodge and Oriental Consistory. Club: Union League. Office: Fisher Bldg. Resi- dence: 3229 Sheridan Rd. 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., 1891-3; pres. Alabama Great Southern R. R., 1891-3; vice-pres. Memphis & Charleston R. R., 1891-3; vice-pres. Mobile & Birmingham Ry., 1891-3; vice-pres. Knoxville & Ohio R. R., 1891-2; pres. and receiver Cincinnati, New Or- leans & Texas Pacific Ry., 1890-9; receiver Co- lumbus, Sandusky & Hocking Ry., 1897-9; re- ceiver Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Co., 1893- 1900. Pres. C. & A. R. R. Co., Alton & St. Louis R. R., Joliet & Chicago R. R. Co., Kansas City, St. Louis & Chicago R. R. Co., St. Louis, Jack- sonville & Chicago R. R., Mississippi River Bridge Co .; dir. Alabama Great Southern R. R. Co., Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pa- cific Ry. Co., Louisiana & Missouri River R. R. Co., Panama R. R. Co., Terminal R. R. Assn. of St. Louis, Farmers' & Shippers' To- bacco Warehouse Co., Investors' Audit Co. Mem. Am. Soc. C. E., Ohio Soc. Colonial Wars, Ohio Soc. Sons of Revolution. Clubs: New England, City, Mid-Day; Racquet and Tennis. University (New York); New England, Com- mercial, Queen City (Cincinnati) ; St. Louis (St. Louis) ; Chicago, Union, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago). Of- fice: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 528 Dearborn Av.
FENTON. William Taylor, banker; b. on farm near Madison, Ind., June 2, 1848; s. Wil- liam Logan and Cynthia Fenton; ed. public schools of Madison, Ind., sharing in labor of farm; m. 1871, Mary Innskeep; children: Mary Alice, Howard Withrow. Entered banking house of Fletcher & Sharpe, Indianapolis, as a boy, serving for 10 years; then went to Merchants' Nat. Bank, Chicago, as discount clerk: and afterward cashier for 6 years of the First Nat. Bank of Ottumwa. Ia .; returned to Chicago, 1891, assisting in organization of Nat. Bank of the Republic, of which he be- came cashier; since 1897 vice-pres. and cash- ier. Has served as pres. Illinois Bankers' Assn., Chicago Clearing House and Chicago Bank- ers' Club. Club: Chicago. Republican. Union League. Kenwood. Midlothian, East End. Of- fice: 171 LaSalle St. Residence: 4749 Ellis Av.
FENTRESS, James, pres. Chicago Tubing and Braiding Co .; b. Bolivar, Tenn., Jan. 12, 1871; s. Judge James and Mary T. (Perkins) Fentress; ed. public and private schools of Bolivar, Tenn., and New Orleans, La., fol- lowed by regular course at Southwestern Pres- byterian Univ., Clarksville. Tenn .; 2 years at Bingham's School (Military), Asheville. N. C .; thence to Princeton Univ., where was grad. A.B., 1894; m. Providence, R. I., Jan. 7, 1898, Grace Louise Addeman; 1 daughter: Olivia Primrose. On Sept. 15, 1896, took charge of western branch of Cleveland Foundry Co .. of Cleveland, O., at Chicago, and was a dir. of the company, remaining with them until Nov. 15, 1901, when upon the incorporation of the Chi- cago Tubing and Braiding Co. assumed pres- ent position as pros. of that company. Demo- crat. Presbyterian. Club: Saddle and Cycle. Office: 141-143 Laffin St. Residence: Winnetka, 111
FERGUS, William Loveday. consulting en- gincer: h. Chicago. July 25, 1875; s. John B. and Louise F. (Loveday) Fergus: cd. Chicago public schools, Chicago Manual Training School and the College of Engineering of the Univ. of Illinois. Entered office of Charles G. Armstrong as draftsman. 1897, became his asst., 1899, and was admitted to partnership, 1901, in firm of Armstrong & Fergus, consult- ing engineers (mechanical and electrical) ; in 1904, by the retirement of Mr. Armstrong, the frm became W. L. Fergus & Co. Associate
FERGUSON, Alexander Hugh, M.D .; b. On- tario Co., province of Ontario, Can., Feb. 27, 1853; s. Alexander and Annie (McFadyen) Fer- guson (both natives of Argyleshire, Scotland) ; ed. Rockwood Acad. and Manitoba College; taught school for a time and later was in- structor in Manitoba College; began to read medicine under Dr. John H. O'Donnell, at Winnipeg, Man., 1877, then studied in med. College of Trinity Univ., Toronto, -becoming honor graduate, M.B., 1881, and later in same year an honor graduate, M.D., C.M., of Trinity Univ .; visited Am. hosps., 1881, and those of London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Berlin, 1889. taking a course at Koch's laboratory in Ber- lin; m. 1882, Sarah Jane Thomas. of Nassaga- weya, Ont .. Can .; 2 sons: Ivan Havelock, Al- exander Donald. Began practice at Buffalo. N. Y., 1881. but after 7 months returned to Win- nipeg, Can., and practiced there until July. 1894; there took active part in founding the Manitoba Med. College, in which was 3 years prof. of physiology and histology, and prof. of surgery from 1886 to 1894; was mem. of general staff of Winnipeg General Hosp., sur- geon-in-chief St. Boniface Hosp. and chief op- erator at Brandon and Mordon hosps., Mani- toba; 1st pres. Manitoba branch, British Med. Assn. and mem. Provincial Board of Health: is now prof. clinical surgery in the College of Physicians and Surgeons (the Med. College of Illinois State Univ.); elected prof. of sur- gery in Chicago Post-Graduate Med. School and Hosp., Dec. 18, 1893, and assumed his du- ties in June, 1894; is surgeon to Post-Grad- uate Hosp., surgeon-in-chief to the Chicago Hosp., surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp. for the In- sane. Has successfully performed partial hep- atectomy, splenectomy, pylorectomy for can- cer, nephrectomy, craniotomies, throidectomies, hip-joint amputations, excisions, thorocoplas- ty, cholecyst-duodenostomies, appendicecto- mies, and a large number of other major oper- ations, including many original operations. Author of important med. papers on Hyatids of the Liver: Operative Treatment of Diseases of the Gall Bladder and others concerning dif- ficult operations in surgery. Mom. British Med. Assn., International Surgical Assn., Am. Sur- gical Assn., Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Assn .. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gyne- cological Soc., Chicago Surgical Soc .: fellow Chicago Acad. of Medicine and Am. Assn. of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Ex-pres. of the Chicago Med. Soc .; the Tristate Med. Assn .: and of Western Surgical and Gynecological Assn. Fellow of the Southern Surgical and Gynecological Assn .; mem. of the Mississippi Valley Med. Assn .: hon. mem. Michigan State Med. Assn .; Wayne Co. Med. Soc .. and of the Military Tract Med. Assn. Presbyterian. Ma- son (32°). Chub: Washington Park. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 10 Drevel Sq.
FERGUSON. Edward Ashley. insurance: b. Milwaukee, Wis .. July 24. 1862; s. Thomas and Nancy (Kilbourn) Ferguson: ed. Hellmuth College. London, Ont., and at Harvard Univ. class of 1882; m. Kenosha, Wis .. Apr. 15, 1891. Tila M. Bohn. Was clerk and special agent of Mutual Life Insurance Co., of New York, at Detroit. 1883-9; asst. general agent for Illi- nois, same company, 1889-21: executive special agent of same company, 1891-3: in Apr. 1894. was appointed western mgr. of the Nederland Life Insurance Co., of Holland. In Apr., 1597. that company discontinued writing now busi- ness, but he still has charge of western bust- ness now in force; since Apr., 1897. Chicago mgr. Union Central Life Insurance Co., of Cin- cinnati. Clubs: University, Riverside Golf. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: Riverside. Il1
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FERGUSON, James Larnard, insurance; b. Norwood, Charlevoix Co., Mich., Nov. 5, 1874; s. Charles H. and Sarah L. (Miller) Ferguson; ed. public schools, Harvard school, Chicago, and Univ. of Michigan; m. May 6, 1895, Kath- erine Chase, of Chicago; children: Charles HI., Jas. L., Jr. Entered service of Mutual Life Insurance Co., of New York, 1893, as asst. bookkeeper, from which he advanced to cash- ier. In 1890, became general agent for north- ern Illinois of the Prudential Insurance Co. of America, of Newark, N. J. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Sigma Phi fraternity. Clubs: Hamilton, Skokie Country. Office: 135 Adams St. Residence: Winnetka, Il1.
FERGUSON, Louis Aloysius, electrical en- gineer; b. Dorchester, Mass., Aug. 19, 1867; s. Dennis and Louisa Ferguson; grad. Dorches- ter High School, 1884; grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1888 (B.S., electrical engineering); m. Dorchester, Mass., June 21, 1892, Martha Sargent Jenkins; children: Louis, John, Arthur. Joined staff Chicago Edison Co., Aug., 1888, as engineer underground dept .; promoted to asst. electrical engineer construc- tion dept., 1889; electrical engineer of co., 1890; gen. supt. Chicago Edison Co., June, 1897, to July, 1902, and of Commonwealth Electric Co., Apr., 1898, to July, 1902; 2d vice-pres. Chicago Edison Co. and Commonwealth Electric Co., July, 1902; dir. Chicago Sectional Electric Un- derground Co. and N. Shore Electric Co .; mem. board of managers of Am. Institute of Elec- tric Engineers. Has done much notable work in central station practice. Appointed, 1895, on staff lecturers Univ. of Wisconsin; pres. Northwestern Alumni Assn. of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1898-9; pres. Nat. Electric Light Assn., 1902-3; pres. of Assn. of Edison Illuminating Cos., 1901-3. Clubs: Merchants, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia, Glen View, Evanston Country, Edgewater Golf. Office: 139 Adams St. Resi- dence: Evanston, Ill.
FERGUSON, William, pres. Ferguson & Lange Foundry Co .; b. Glasgow, Scotland, May 31, 1853; s. Daniel and Sarah (Pollock) Fergu- son; ed. public schools, Canada; m. Muskegon, Mich., Nov. 25, 1875, Mary Cleghorn; children: Hugh Daniel, William, Margaret, May, Bessie. Learned foundry trade in Chatham, Kent Co., Can., then came to U. S .; was in Denver 3 years, in Nebraska 3 years, and later in Ot- tumwa, Ia., whence came to Chicago in 1888; in 1898 established the William Ferguson Foundry Co., which changed in 1903 to pres- ent style of Ferguson & Lange Foundry Co., manufacturers of light and heavy castings, of which is pres. and dir. Independent in poli- tics. Mem. St. Andrews' Soc., Royal Arcanum, I. O. O. F. Office: Clybourn Av. and Willow St. Residence: 4120 Ashland Av.
FERNALD, James William, hay and grain merchant; b. Wolfboro, N. H., July 24, 1839; s. Jonathan P. and Mary Cotton (Pike) Fernald; ed. public schools; m. Nov. 21, 1866, Sarah R. Higgins (died Apr. 20, 1902); children: Paul, Lyn, Raymond. In business for 40 years and every year, except that of "big fire", 1871, has increased assets; established present business October, 1871, and now pres., treas. and owner of practically the entire stock of the J. W. Fernald Co., hay and grain; still active in business, with frequent vacations for travel and pleasure. Republican; was mem. of the Board of Education of Chicago, 1890-1-2, and made the fight, lasting about 4 months, in the Board of Education for the Am. flag to be placed on our school bldgs .; finally adopted unanimously, establishing a precedent which has since been followed by nearly every school bldg. in this country. Many years prominent in secret societies; mem. and Past Grand Re- gent of Illinois Royal Arcanum, 7 years mem. of Supreme Council, 5 years of which chair- man of Supreme Trustees (6 years mem. of
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