The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 61

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 650

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FOREMAN, Samuel Henry, shoe merchant; b. Chicago, Aug. 9, 1859; s. Henry and Fannie (Seeleman) Foreman; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, 1893, Hattie Klopfer; children: Gertrude, Henry. Began business career in the employ of Mandel Bros., dry goods, 1874-81; in 1881 established retail shoe, business, out of which has developed the present Foreman Shoe Co., of which is pres. Republican. Jewish Religion. Club: Standard. Office: 151 State St. Residence: 4435 Ellis Av.

FORESMAN, Hugh Austin, vice-pres. Scott, Foresman & Co., publishers; b. Easton, Pa., July 8, 1867; s. Robert and Elizabeth (Reiley). Foresman; grad. Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., in class of 1887; m. White Rock, Pa., Oct. 21, 1896, Lila Patterson; children: Emily, Dorothy. Taught in Union High School, Coler- aine, Pa., 1888-91; came to Chicago, 1891, and was with firm of Silver, Burdett & Co., school book publishers, until 1895; in 1895 joined in. organizing Scott, Foresman & Co., publishers of school books; vice-pres. Club: Quadrangle. Office: 378 Wabash Av. Residence: 5554 Mon- roe Av.

FORGAN, David Robertson, vice-pres. 1st- Nat. Bank of Chicago since Sept., 1900; b. St Andrews, Scotland, Apr. 16, 1862; s. Robert and Elizabeth Forgan; common school education (honorary) M.A., Illinois College, 1903; m Winnipeg, Man., June 9, 1885, Agnes Kerr children: Robert, Marion, Ethel, David, James At 15 entered Clydesdale Bank as messenger immigrated to Halifax, N. S., 1880, and se cured a position in the Bank of Nova Scotia was mgr. of its branch at Fredericton, N B., 1883-8; asst. cashier Am. Exchange Bank Duluth, Minn., 1888-90; cashier Northwestern Nat. Bank, Minneapolis, 1890-5; vice-pres. 1896-8; pres., 1898-1900, Union Nat. Bank which was merged into 1st Nat. Bank, o which his brother, James B. Forgan, is pres. vice-pres. 1st Nat. Bank, 1st Trust & Saving Bank .; dir. City Nat. Bank (Evanston). Ha written much on banking subjects, notably review of W. H. Harvey's "Coin's Financia School," 1894, which attracted wide attention also "Banking as a Profession," and other ad dresses. Was western amateur golf champio of U. S. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Evansto Country, Bankers, Exmoor, Merchants (treas. Office: 1st Nat. Bank. Residence: 1112 Greer wood St., Evanston.

FORGAN, James Berwick, pres. 1st Na Bank, Chicago; b. St. Andrews, Scotland, Ap 11, 1852; s. Robert and Elizabeth Forgan; e( Madras College, St. Andrews, and Forres Acad Forres, Scotland; m. Halifax, N. S., Oct. 1 1875, Mary Ellen Murray; children: Robert D Jessie Wilhelmina, Donald M., James B., J

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First engagement was with the Royal Bank of Scotland, for about 3 years; later with Bank of British North America, with assignments to Montreal, New York and Halifax; later paying teller, afterward inspector of agencies, Bank of Nova Scotia; established agency in Minne- apolis, of which he was mgr. for 3 years; about 1888, became cashier and mgr. of the Northwestern Nat. Bank; came to 1st Nat. Bank, Chicago, as vice-pres., 1892, and later succeeded Lyman J. Gage as pres .; pres. 1st Trust & Savings Bank, Nat. Safe Deposit Co .; dir. Chicago & Alton Ry. Co., Chicago Title & Trust Co., Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of the U. S., Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland, Guarantee Co. of North America, Metropolitan West Side Elevated Ry. Co., Am. Radiator Co .; mem. western board of control the Audit Co. of New York. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Bankers, Chicago Golf, Commercial, Exmoor, Glen View, Saddle and Cycle. Office: 1st Nat. Bank. Residence: 541 Dearborn Av.

FORREST, Alfred Edgar, vice-pres. and sec. North Am. Accident Assn. of Chicago; b. Northumberland Co., Ont., Can., Apr. 22, 1863; s. Dr. William Forrest (b. Glasgow, Scotland) and Anabella (White) Forrest (born in Eng- land) ; ed. public and high schools; m. 1st, State Bridge, N. Y., 1883, Saidee L. Potter; children: Saidee, Forrest, Rathbone; m. 2d, Susie C. Kimbrough, at Memphis, Tenn., 1888. After leaving school engaged in mercantile pursuits, coming to Chicago in 1883. and embarking in the insurance business. In 1890 founded the North Am. Accident Assn. as a level premium mutual company, there being then no law in Illinois under which a stock accident insur- ance company could be organized; drafted and had passed in 1899 the present casualty insur- ance law of the state, and two months after law went into effect reorganized his company as the North Am. Accident Insurance Co., a stock corporation, of which is vice-pres. and sec. Republican. Clubs: Washington Park, Hamilton, Kenwood, Chicago Athletic. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 4500 Woodlawn Av.

FORREST, William Sylvester, lawyer; b. Baltimore, Md., July 9, 1852; early education in public schools of Baltimore; grad. Dart- mouth College, 1875; taught school in Somer- ville, Mass., and studied law in Boston, 1875- 1878; came to Chicago, 1878; m. 1st, Apr. 17, 1879, Elizabeth Whitney (died Mar. 6, 1895); children: Elizabeth, Marshall, Jean; m. 2d, July 9, 1896, Emily Conti Kimball; 1 child: Maulsby. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1879; dis- tinguished as criminal lawyer; conducted de- fense in many celebrated cases, including the Lamb, Schank, Cronin, Maney, O'Malley, Baron Curt von Beidenfeld, etc .; prosecuted Mannow and Windrath, who were hanged for the murder of Carey B. Birch; Lake and Gris- wold, who were sentenced to the penitentiary for life for the murder of Patrick Owens; Healy and Robbard, who received a like sen- tence at Dubuque, Ia., for the murder of 2 private policeman. Mason. Democrat. Club: Iroquois. Office: Ashland Blk. Residence: 3264 Groveland Av.

FORSYTH, Joseph Ethan, vice-pres. and treas. Forsyth Automatic Air & Steam Coupler Co .; b. Sidney, O., Sept. 1, 1854; s. John Pier- son and Mary (Maxin) Forsyth; ed. public schools; m. Sidney, O., Feb. 9, 1876, Anna M. Bush; children: Harley B., Ralph (deceased). Learned watchmakers' trade and worked at it for 7 years; traveling furniture salesman. 1874-83; came to Chicago, 1887, and organized the Hanson Car Coupler Co .; organized the Forsyth Automatic Air & Steam Coupler Co., of which is vice-pres., treas. and dir. Repub- lican. Methodist. Mason. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 3825 Ellis Av.

FORSYTH, Oliver Osborne, real estate; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., June 15, 1858; s. Jacob and Caroline M. (Clarke) Forsyth; ed. Pennsyl-

vania Military Acad., and at Dufferin Col- lege, London, Ont., Can. Since 1880 has been engaged in real estate operations in Chicago, beginning by buying options on lands in va- rious parts of the city; now chiefly a dealer in Calumet lands. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Calumet, Washington Park. Office: 135 Adams St. Residence: 1915 Michigan Av.

FORSYTH, Robert, consulting engineer; dir. Nat. Autophone Co. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers since 1875, Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers since 1881 (mgr., 1891-4). Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park, Union, Caxton. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 307 N. Clark St.

FORSYTH, Wellington Burgess, grain com- mission; b. Niagara Co., N. Y., Feb. 5, 1858; s. Chauncy A. and Elizabeth Burgess; ed. pub- lic school; m. Plano, Ill., Oct. 8, 1881, Agnes Kearsley; 1 daughter: Pauline. Began business life in employ of David Dows, of Baltimore, Md., for 2 years; came to Chicago in 1880; secured membership in the Chicago Board of Trade and has since been engaged in business as a commission merchant and dealer in grain and provisions. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg. Residence: 314 52d St.

FORTNER, Elbert Church, physician; b. Bremer Co., Ia., Apr. 15, 1861; s. Amon and Clarissa (Wilson) Fortner; ed. public schools and Iowa State College, graduating from Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1886; serving as nurse at Cook Co. Hosp. dur- ing 2d and 3d years of college to aid in paving expenses; m. Chicago, 1888, Eva Tuthill (niece of Judge R. S. Tuthill) ; children: Harmon T., Phillip T., Evelyn. Practiced medicine at Sum- ner, Ia., 1886-90; in Chicago since 1890, cover- ing a general med. and surgical practice. Ap- pointed on Board of U. S. Pension Examiners. 1889; local surgeon of Chicago & Great West- ern Ry., 1890; County Physician of Cook Co .. 1894-9. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Iowa State Med. Soc. Republican. Mason. K. P. Office: 3462 S. Halsted St.

FORTUNE, Peter, brewer: b. Co. Wexford. Ireland, 1835; s. John and Dora (Dean) For- tune; ed. schools of Ireland; came to U. S .. 1854 (New York); came to Chicago, May, 1855: m. Rockford, Ill., 1874, Mary Lacey. Was em- ploved in freight dept. of old Galena depot. 1855; opened general grocery and liquor store at Polk and Desplaines Sts .; later removed to Harrison and Desplaines Sts., until 1862: es- tablished brewery and malting business, with his brother John, 1866, and began brewing ale and porter: changed later to brewing of beer. when, in 1882, the Fortune Bros. Brewing Co. was incorporated, and he has since been pres. Democrat. Co. Commissioner, 1886-S. Office: 225 S. Desplaines St. Residence: 258 Park Av.

FOSS, George Edmund, congressman. law- yer; b. Berkshire, Vt .. July 2, 1863; grad. Har- vard, 1885; Union College of Law, LI .. B .. 1889; admitted to Illinois bar same year: has since practiced in Chicago. Mem. Congress. 1895-1903, 7th Illinois district, and 1903-7. 10th district. Republican. Introduced bill to reorganize the navy in 55th Congress: chair- man naval committee. 56th Congress. Resi- dence: 47 Gordon Terrace.

FOSTER, Adelbert Merton, druggists' glass- ware; b. Stoddard, N. H .. Jan. 29. 1859; . George W. and Mary A. (Sawyer) Foster; od Charleston public school. Boston, Mass .: m. East Summerville, Mass .. Jan. 9. 1884, Lillian E. Bagley; children: Vesta. Robert Bagley. Lillian, John Marshall. On Oct. 14. 1874. en- tered the Boston house of Dean, Foster & Co .: was employe and partner, first at Boston and later at the Chicago branch (established Jan 1, 1883), until Oct. 9. 1893, when the Chicago business took the style of A. M. Foster & Co. manufacturers of druggists' glassware, bot- tles and corks, and druggists' sundries. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago

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Athletic, Evanston, Evanston Country. Office: 120 Lake St. Residence: 1220 Hinman Av., Evanston.

FOSTER, Charles Fredric, consulting en- gineer; b. Boston, Mass., Sept. 28, 1852; s. Homer and Mary Jane (Dudley) Foster; ed. Boston common schools and in high school, Andover, Mass .; m. Andover, Mass., June 7, 1877, Kate Ware Cooke. Began engineering experience in 1869 and was consecutively asst. engineer, City Engineering Dept., Bos- ton, Mass .; asst. engineer, Lowell & Andover R. R., Lowell, Mass .; asst. engineer Lawrence (Mass.) Water Works; mechanical engineer, Manchester Mills, Manchester, N. H .; mechan- ical and gen. supt. St. Louis Cotton Factory, St. Louis, Mo .; vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Heine Safety Boiler Co., St. Louis, Mo .; chief me- chanical engineer, World's Columbian Expo- sition Co., Chicago; consulting engineer in Chicago since 1893; consulting engineer Crane Co., Chicago; chief operating engineer, Louis- iana Purchase Exposition Co .; is vice-pres. Nat. Supply Co. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers, Western Soc. of Engineers, St. Louis Engineers' Club. Inde- pendent in politics. Congregationalist. Office: Manhattan Bldg. Residence: 7058 Eggleston Av.

FOSTER, Frederick Earl, shoe merchant; b. Belleville, Ont .. Can., Aug. 21, 1867; s. Daniel and Sarah (Vrooman) Foster; ed. public schools of Belleville, Ont .; m. Fulton, N. Y., 1895, Marian Merriam (died 1901). Began business career working for a hardware store in Belleville, Ont .; came to Chicago in 1892; was a mem. of F. E. Foster Co., shoe dealers, 1896-1902, when firm consolidated with that of Reeves & Beebe, under present firm style of Foster-Reeves Shoe Co. Republican. Office: 26 Washington St. Residence: 3000 S. Park Av.

FOSTER, George Burman, educator; b. Al- derson, W. Va., Apr. 2, 1858; grad. West Vir- ginia Univ., 1883; Rochester Theological Sem- inary, 1887; Univs. Göttingen and Berlin, 1891- 1892 (A.M., Ph.D., Denison Univ., Ohio); m. Aug. 6, 1884, Mary, d. Prof. Franklin Lyon, West Virginia Univ. Pastor 1st Baptist Church, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., 1887-91; prof. philosophy, McMaster Univ., 1892-5; was prof. systematic theology, now prof. of phi- losophy of religion, Univ. of Chicago. Address: 5535 Lexington Av.

FOSTER, George P., congressman; b. Dover, N. J., Apr. 3, 1860: s. Peter and Margaret Foster; came to Chicago when 7 years old; ed. public schools and old Univ. of Chicago; grad. Union College of Law, 1882; admitted to bar same year and began practice in Chi- cago; m. Nov. 27. 1884, Julie (Hoey) Foster: children: George P., Jr., Raymond F., Willard J. Presidential elector. 1896, but resigned in order to permit a fusion between the Demo- cratic and People's parties. Mem. Congress, 1899-1903. 3d Illinois district, and 1903-5. 4th district. Is general agent for the Empire State Surety Co. Democrat. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 1403 35th St.

FOSTER. Harry Charles, banker; b. Chicago, Mar. 14, 1872; s. C. H. and Caroline (Van In- wagen) Foster: ed. Chicago public schools until 1884; DeVeaux College, Niagara Falls, N. Y., 1885-6; m. Wheaton. Ill., Aug. 30, 1894, Ella Gary. Began in banking business, 1886, as messenger in Illinois Trust & Savings Bank, advancing through all other positions to and including paying teller, until 1900; in stock and bond business, firm of H. C. Foster & Burnet, 1901-2; became cashier Mar. 1, 1902, and pres. June 1, 1903, Oakland Nat. Bank. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Glen View. Office: 3901-3 Cottage Grove Av. Residence: 4402 Lake Av.

FOSTER, Jacob Thomas, surveyor and civil engineer; b. Auburn, N. Y., June 23, 1827; s. Jacob and Lovisa (Brooks) Foster; grad. Au-

burn Acad., 1846; m. 1st, 1849, S. M. Page (died Hokah, Minn., 1866); children: J. Frank, Sarah Genevieve, Clark Harold; m. 2d, Brewer- ton, Oneida Co., N. Y., Mrs. Annie Barber. Entered railway service, 1847, as rodman on N. Y. C. R. R., then asst. and chief asst. en- gineer on various railroads, etc., until 1859, when became cashier Green Bay Bank, at La- Crosse, Wis .; organized a battery of light ar- tillery, which on fall of Fort Sumter tendered to the government, and it was mustered into U. S. service at Racine, Wis., as the 1st Wis. Battalion, of which became commander, with which served until Oct. 1, 1864, taking part in many actions, including Cumberland Gap, Kanawha Valley, Young's Point (opposite Vicksburg), Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Port Gibson, Richmond and Jackson, Miss., Champion Hills, Black River Ridge (wounded by shell, destroying right eye), siege of Vicksburg; in Red River Expedition, etc .; when company was mustered out was com- missioned col. 1st Wis. Heavy Art., with which served until mustered out. Since war in prac- tice as surveyor and civil engineer; chief engineer to Cook Co. Drainage Commission, 1867; chief engineer towns of Lake and Cicero, 1868-71; lumbering in Adirondack region, 1871- 1874; chief engineer town of Lake, 1874-83; county surveyor of Cook Co., 1884-8. Repub- lican. Mem. G. A. R. Mason and K. T. Mem. I. O. O. F. Office: 92 LaSalle St.

FOSTER, Richard Norman, physician; b. Toronto, Ont., Can., Oct. 23, 1834; ed. Cana- dian common schools, Urbana Univ. at Urbana, O., B.A., A.M .; Hahnemann Med. College of Philadelphia, and Hahnemann Med. College of Chicago, M.D., 1869; m. Northampton, Mass., 1860, Annie, daughter of Dr. Hatfield Halsted; children: Marion Guyon (now Mrs. Wash- burne), Edith Burnham (now Mrs. Flint). Prof. of Latin and Greek in Urbana Univ., 1859-60; prof. of physiology and diseases of the nervous system, in Hahnemann Med. Col- lege of Chicago, 1869-70; prof. of obstetrics, Chicago Homo. Med. College, 1881-1902; now emeritus prof. Mem. Am. Institute of Homo- opathy, Homo. Med. Soc. of Chicago, Ill. Homœ. Med. Assn. Swedenborgian; translated several volumes of Swedenborg's works, 1865- 1870. Clubs: Irving, Alliance. Office and resi- dence: 553 Jackson Boul.

FOSTER, Stephen A., lawyer; b. Derby Line, Vt., Dec. 23, 1866; s. Austin T. and Sarah Hurd (Gilman) Foster; grad. Tufts' College, Boston, A.B., 1887, A.M., 1891; grad. law} school of Harvard Univ., LL.B., 1891; m. Elm- hurst, Ill., June 27, 1899, Almeda Hodges; 1 daughter: Rachel. Began law practice in Bos- ton, 1891; came to Chicago, 1896, and was a partner in the law firm of Aldrich, Reed, Fos- ter & Allen, 1896-7. Republican. Universalist. Club: University. Office: Home Insurance Bldg. Residence: 12147 Harvard Av.

FOSTER, William Elmore, lawyer; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., May 7, 1861; s. William Avery and Sarah A. (Himes) Foster; ed. publi( schools of Chicago, 1868-77; Central High School of Chicago, 1877-80, when grad. Union College of Law, 1886-8, LL.B. Fron 1881 to 1886 was clerk and sec. to the loca freight agent of the L. S. & M. S. Ry. Co. and 1888 to 1898 was in the legal dept. of the same road as asst. atty .; practiced alone, 1898: 1904; then became associated with Thomas E D. Bradley under firm style of Foster & Brad ley. One of the trial attys. of the Northwest ern Elevated R. R. Co., Chicago & Oak Par Elevated R. R. Co., Union Elevated R. R. Co and Suburban R. R. Co., with which has bee: identified for 5 years. Was professor plead ing, practice and procedure in Kent Colleg of Law, 1899-1900; since 1900 prof. of pro cedure and trials, Chicago Kent College 0 Law. Republican. R. E. Served 4 years wit state militia of Illinois, 1879-82. Now men

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law firm of Foster, Bradley & Stetson. Club: Union League. Office: Fort Dearborn Bldg. Residence: 829 E. 50th St.

FOSTER, William Thomas, manufacturer; b. Chicago, Jan. 12, 1869; s. Richard C. and Jenny Foster; ed. Chicago public schools to 1885; m. Chicago, Aug. 2, 1892, Helen M. Hani- fan; children: Elliott E. and Helen M. In 1885 entered employ of the Decorators' Supply Co., manufacturers of interior and exterior orna- ments for buildings, to learn the trade; now owns a one-third interest and is sec. of the company. Also sec. and treas. of the Del Isle Construction Co., of St. Louis, Mo. Mason; mem. Lincoln Park Commandery, K. T .; also mem. Medinah Temple. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Menoken. Office: 215 S. Clinton St. Resi- dence: 769 Warren Av.

FOWLER, Ernest Spencer, optician; b. Guil- ford, Conn., Sept. 15, 1855; s. Edwin and Eme- line B. (Spencer) Fowler; ed. public schools of Connecticut and New Haven (Conn.) High School; widower; children: Earl B., Irma. Be- gan to learn the optical business in New York City in 1871; came to Chicago, 1881, and estab- lished firm of E. S. & W. S. Fowler, opticians. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Oak Park. Of- fice: 96 State St. Residence: 209 S. Oak Park Av., Oak Park.

FOX, Harry, insurance; b. Sharonville, Hamilton Co., O., Jan. 22, 1862; s. Henry and Margaret A. (Shepherd) Fox; ed. public schools of Sharonville, Lockland and Cincin- nati, O., and at Lebanon (O.) Normal School; m. Reading, O., Sept. 7, 1887, Frances H. De- Camp. Entered the fire insurance business in 1885, in the local office of E. W. Lyman & Co., and advanced through every branch of the business, both local and general; now mgr. Chicago office of the Milwaukee Me- chanics' Insurance Co., of Milwaukee, Wis. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Office: 159 La- Salle St. Residence: 216 S. Madison Av., La- Grange, Ill.

FOX, John Victor, real estate and loans; b. Beloit, Wis., Jan. 16, 1863; s. James B. and Katherine (Carroll) Fox; ed. public schools of Chicago, Lena and Freeport, Ill .; m. Sioux City, Ia., June 4, 1902, Mary Louise Conway; 1 son: John Victor, Jr. Came to Chicago, 1876; continuing in school until 1882; then em- ployed in Chicago postoffice (chief clerk city delivery division) until 1889; since then active- ly engaged in the real estate and loan busi- ness. Democrat. R. C. Served 5 years, 1883-7, in Co. C, 1st Regt. Infy., I. N. G. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Post Lake (sec. and treas.). Office: 108 Dearborn St. Residence: 279 Lake View Av.

FOX, Orvin L., editor and publisher; b. Hardwick, Vt., Jan. 16. 1844; s. John Fox, soldier of the War of 1812, who was son of John Fox, soldier of the War of the Revolu- tion; mother died in his infancy; ed. public schools of Hardwick, Vt .; m. Boston. Mass., June 29, 1869, Ancella M. Faunce: children: Hubert Orvin, Jesse Eugene. Ralph Edgar. Was engaged in farming, 1851-60; in woolen mills, 1860-1; published city and county direc- tories in New England and the west, 1861-4; founded and published varions class journals from 1868-79, among them the Railroad and Merchants' Journal, the first railroad paper published in the west: the Western Manufac- turer; Factory and Farm; National Live Stock Journal; National Farmer: American Horse- shoer; and in 1878 established and has since edited The Indicator, piano and organ trade journal, to the interests of which has since devoted entire attention; pres. and treas. of The Indicator Co., publishers of The Indi- entor. Came to Chicago in 1865 and has ro. sided in this city ever since. Office: Andito- rium Bldg. Residence: Auditorium Hotel.

FOX, Samuel Robinson, treas, and western mgr. the Turbine Engineering Co .; b. Musca-

tine, Ia., Nov. 10, 1873; s. C. R. and S. A. (Eckle) Fox; ed. public schools of Muscatine, Ia., and grad. Purdue Univ., Lafayette. Ind .. in class of 1896, with degree of B.S. and Elec- trical Engineer in Mechanical Engineering. Was in employ of the General Electric Co., at Lynn, Mass., for 3 years, and later in Chicago. and on July 1, 1904, was appointed to present position as western mgr. of the Turbine En- gineering Co., of New York, and western agent De Laval Steam Turbine Co., of Trenton, N. J. Republican. Was sergeant Co. H, 2d Regt. U. S. Vol. Engineers, in Spanish-Am. War. Mason; Iowa Lodge, Washington Chapter, De Molay Commandery. Muscatine. Ia., Mystic Shrine, Davenport. Office: Fisher Bldg. Resi- dence: 436 E. 62d St.

FOX, Walter Howard, dentist; b. Portland. Me., Dec. 19, 1857; s. A. Lewis and Dora Fox: grad. Cornell Univ .. 1880; Chicago College of Dental Surgery, D.D.S .. 1892; Nat. Med. Univ .. 1902; special work in Univ. of Chicago. 1905: m. 1884, Minnie A. Morse. In practice in Chi- cago since 1892; prosector. 1892, professor, 1894, Chicago College of Dental Surgery. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi and Delta Sigma Delta. For- merly dental surgeon St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum and Lake Bluff Orphanage. Mem. Chi- cago Dental Soc., Odontographic Soc. and Illi- nois State Dental Soc. Office: 92 State St. Residence: 2159 Clarendon Av.

FRAKE, James, lawyer; b. Loughborough. Leicestershire, Eng., Mar. 29, 1841; s. George and Amy (Taylor) Frake; parents emigrated to U. S., 1844, settling on farm at Wheeling. Cook Co., Ill; grad. law school of the Univ. of Chicago, 1869; m. 1st. 1869, Melinda Doty. of Frankport, Will Co., Ill. (died. 1873) ; m. 2d. 1874, Evelyn M. Allen, of Elk Grove, Ill. Ad- mitted to bar, 1869, and has ever since been engaged in practice. Trustee Northwestern Univ. since 1874; was also trustee Union Col- lege of Law for several years. Mem. Chicago Board of Education, to fill unexpired term. 1879-81. Republican. Mem. Centenary M. E. Church. Club: Illinois. Office: 132 LaSalle St. Residence: 625 Fulton St.

FRANCIS, Charles Randall, lawyer; b. Erie. Pa .. Jan. 31, 1868; s. Daniel T. and Frances Rosabel (Hammond) Francis: ed. Elizabeth St. (now Tilden) School. Chicago. 1876-9: Brown School, 1880-1: Northwestern Univ. (Union College of Law), 1887-9, graduating LL.B., 1889; m. Chicago. Oct. S. 1903. Miette De la Fontaine. Admitted to bar .June 12. 18S2. and since then associated with Samuel E. Dale in law firm of Dale & Francis, making a spe- cialty of corporation law. Sec. and dir. Am. Tourist Assn., and of Illinois Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat College; pres. and dir. Chicago Water Chute Co. Was Illinois atty. League of Am. Wheelmen, 1893-5. Served 10 years (1887- 1897) in Co. A. 1st Regt .. T. N. G .; 1st ser- geant. 1894-6. Republican. Mem Booth Chap- ter. Phi Delta Phi, 1888. Clubs: Lincoln, Meno- ken. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn .. Chicago Law Institute. Office: 108 Dearborn St. Residence: 1574 .Jackson Boul.

FRANCIS. John Newton: h. Hartford, Conn. Aug. 2, 1823; s. John. III. and Adelia S. (Bowles) Francis; his grandfather Francis. of Puritan descent. was merchantman in coast- ing trade, whose vessel was captured by French privateers, near close of 13th century: mother was sister of Samuel Bowles (founder Springfield Republican), with whom his father was associated. in firm of Bowles & Francis. as publishers Hartford Times, at time of his birth; ed. public schools of Hartford, Conn. Springfield, Mass, and Bloomfield Acad : was proofreader on Hartford Times under Editor Gideon Wells, afterward Sec. of the Navy. m. Providence, R. I., 1843, Laura O. Arnold: chil dron: John A. (deceased), Ellen M. (Mrs. Da- vid P. Brown). Removed from Hartfont in Providence, 1841, and was engaged in the cat-

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 61

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 650

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 650