The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 69

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774

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FARWELL, Arthur Burrage, pres. Chicago Law and Order League; born Leominster, Mass., Oct. 2, 1852; son Peter and Elizabeth S. (Bur- rage) Farwell; ed. pub. school, Leominster, Mass .; married Floretta Woodbery, of Beverly, Mass., Dec. 25, 1882. Began with Babcock Fire Extinguisher Co., 1869-70; John V. Farwell & Co., 1870-6; C. M. Henderson & Co., boots and shoes, 1876-1902; Watson-Plummer Shoe Co., 1902-7; has devoted entire time to such work as that of the Chicago Law and Order League since 1907 (pres. since 1905). Pres. Ill. Vigi-

Assn. since 1892; mem. Anti-Saloon League of Ill., and other reform organizations. Republic- an. Congregationalist. Recreations: appreciat- ing nature, church and kindred work. Resi- dence: 1454 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1005 Asso- ciation Bldg.

FARWELL, Arthur Lincoln, 2d vice-pres. John V. Farwell Co .; B.A., Yale Univ., 1884. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia. Resi- dence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 102 S. Market Street.

FARWELL, Francis Cooley, merchant; born Chicago, Dec. 28, 1860; son John V. and Emeret (Cooley) Farwell; A.B., Yale Univ., 1882; mar- ried Chicago, May 19, 1887, Fanny N. Day; chil- dren: Albert Day, Marian, Elizabeth Cooley. In 1883, started in the house of J. V. Farwell & Co. as bookkeeper and cashier, and later placed in charge of the credits; upon incorporation of J. V. Farwell Co., 1900, was elected sec. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Commer- cial, Onwentsia, Lake Forest. Recreations: hunt- ing, fishing, golf. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 102 S. Market St.

FARWELL, Frederick Marcus, pres. Oak- woods Cemetery Assn .; born Chicago, Sept. 2, 1866; son Marcus A. and Lucia Day (Cross) Farwell; ed. Haven (pub.) School to 1879; Bry- ant & Stratton Business Coll., 1880, and Mich. Military Acad., Orchard Lake, 1881-3; twice married; 1 son: Arthur Frederick, by first wife; married 2d, Mt. Clemens, Mich., Oct. 5, 1903, Anna Davis. Packed goods for the wholesale grocery firm of Farwell, Miller & Co., July 1883-Sept. 1884: in Oct. 1884, went to work for the Oakwoods Cemetery Assn., with which has continued; elected pres. June 26, 1894, and still holds that position; also dir. and chmn. exec. com. Republican. Recreation: fishing. Resi- dence: 5415 East End Boul. Office: 332 S. Mich- igan Av.

FARWELL, Granger, banker and broker; born Chicago, May 25, 1857; son Judge William W. and Mary E. (Granger) Farwell; ed. Chicago pub. and high schools; Ph.B., Sheffield Scien- tific School (Yale Univ.), 1878; married Dec. 23, 1880, Sarah C. Goodrich. After graduation stud- ied law 2 years, but in 1880 entered employ of James H. Pearson & Co., lumber, of which firm he was a partner, 1882-90; mem. brokerage firm of Lobdell, Farwell & Co., 1890-8; established, 1898, firm of Granger Farwell & Co., of which he was head until 1907, when he became pres. Farwell Trust Co. Dir. Diamond Match Co., Utah Gas & Coke Co., Price Bros. Co., Limited, State Bank (Lake Forest). Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, University, Onwentsia; also Uni- versity (New York). Recreations: riding and driving, golf, farming, other outdoor diversions. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 226 S. La Salle St.

FARWELL, John Albro; born at Fitchburg, Mass., Sept. 3, 1833; son John Thurston and Mersylvia (Todd) Farwell; ed. common and high schools of Fitchburg, Mass .; married Chi- cago, Oct. 28, 1869, Ava Wilhelmina Chambers; children: John Arthur; also Winthrop Cham- bers, who died in infancy. Came to Chicago, Nov. 1855; engaged in retail hardware store as cashier and bookkeeper; in private bank of James M. Adsit, 1858-69; chief clerk, city comp- troller's office, Chicago, Jan. 1870-June 1876, when the mayor appointed him city comptrol- ler; reappointed, 1877, serving until May 1879; entered firm of J. B. Chambers & Co., retail jewelers (established 1857), in 1881, and from its incorporation, in 1886, to 1899, was vice-pres. and treas .; now retired from active business. Club: Union League. Residence: Windermere Hotel. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.

FARWELL, John Villiers, Sr., merchant; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

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FARWELL, John Villiers, merchant; born Chicago, Oct. 16, 1858; son late John Villiers and Emeret (Cooley) Farwell; A.B., Yale, 1879; married Ellen S., daughter late Thomas Drum- mond, of Wheaton, Ill., May 20, 1884; 1 daugh- ter: Katharine D. Treas. and mgr. John V. Far- well Co. since 1891; dir. C.&N.W.R.R.Co. since Oct. 21, 1909; dir. Nat. Bank of the Republic. Pres. First State Pawners' Soc .; pres. bd. of trustees Y.M.C.A .; pres. bd. of trustees Lake Forest Univ. Was pres. Y.M.C.A., Chicago, when new LaSalle St. bldg. was erected; chmn. of com. which secured passage of new revenue law of 1897; mem. finance com. Municipal Vot- ers' League. Republican. Clubs: University, Merchants (New York), Commercial, Chicago, University, Merchants (an organizer and 1st pres.), Onwentsia (Chicago). Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 102 S. Market St.

FARWELL, Simeon, merchant; died 1911; see Vol. 1905.

FARWELL, Walter, capitalist; born Chicago, June 23, 1863; son Charles Benjamin (Congress- man, U.S. Senator) and Mary Evelyn (Smith) Farwell; A.B., Yale Univ., 1885; married Wash- ington, D.C., July 10, 1902, Mildred Williams. In 1887 entered wholesale dry goods house of. John V. Farwell Co., of which is now 1st vice- pres. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia; also Metro- politan, Washington, D.C. Office: 102 S. Market Street.

FASSETT, Eugene Gerald, lawyer; born at Delta, O., Jan. 1, 1870; son Eugene K. and Mary A. (Fraker) Fassett; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1892; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1895; post-grad. course in Lake Forest Univ. Law School, 1896. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; mem. law firm of Fassett & Andrews since May 1, 1898. Dir. Station Equipment Co. Judge advo- cate of Columbia Yacht Club. Residence: 1446 E. 66th St. Office: Marquette Bldg.

FATCH, Edward Patrick, insurance; born at Chicago, Mar. 17, 1867; son of Theodore J. and Rose M. (Cassidy) Fatch; ed. Holy Family School (parochial); married Geneva, Ill., May 27, 1889, Lavinia M. Bruno. Began as office boy in the Chicago office of the Standard Life & Accident Ins. Co. in 1884, of which was local mgr., 1889-1906; senior mem. firm of E. P. Fatch & Co., since 1907. Also sec., treas. and dir. Ia. Cattle Co. of Ill. Republican. Has been clerk of the City of Wilmette two terms. Clubs: Wil- mette Country, North Shore Golf. Residence: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

FAULKNER, Robert Wesley, insurance; born Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 21, 1852; son Samuel and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Faulkner; ed. pub. schools of Milwaukee; married Chicago, Nov. 21, 1881, Gertrude Edgerton; children: Howard Edger- ton, Albert Wesley, Roy Mitchell. Bookkeeper for Straight & Lyman, 1876-8; with Board of Trade firm, 1878-84; re-entered insurance busi- ness for 15 years with H. J. Straight & Co., and 11/2 years with local office of Northern Assur- ance Co .; was mem. firm of deRoode, Faulkner & Ettelson, now Faulkner & Ettelson. Resi- dence: 6947 Perry Av. Office: Nat. Life Bldg.

FAUNTLEROY, Thomas Smyth, mfr .; born Vincennes, Ind., Feb. 29, 1844; son of Henry and Isabella (Smith) Fauntleroy; ed. public school of Nashville, Tenn .; married Mary R. Robinson, of Beverly, Mass., June 3, 1879 (now deceased) ; children: Robert R., Katharine, Gor- ton, Eugene. Came to Chicago in 1861, and be- kan as messenger in bank, working up to teller; then bookkeeper in wholesale dry-goods house; next, for a time in the lumber business and later following railroading in Chicago and in Ky .; with The Ewart Mfg. Co., 1879-1905, of which was sec. and treas. until 1905; pres. Mo- line Malleable Iron Co. since 1905. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automobile. Residence: Geneva, Ill. Office: St. Charles, Ill.

FAUROT, Henry, mfr .; born Albany, N.Y., Nov. 30, 1864; son Henry and Theresa (Had- cock) Faurot; grad. Friends' Sem., New York City, 1882; married Chicago, Nov. 29, 1891, Catherine Silverthorne; children: Henry, Fran- ces, Julia Belle, William, George. Began as a clerk in a grain elevator, New York; in 1885 came West, and was with Armour & Co., of Chicago until Jan. 1902, when became vice- pres. and treas. Western Felt Works and is now pres. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Riverside Golf. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Of- fice: 4115 Ogden Av.

FAVILL, Henry Baird, physician; born Mad- ison, Wis., Aug. 14, 1860; son John and Louise (Baird) Favill; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1880; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1883; - married Su- san Cleveland Pratt, of Brooklyn, June 1885; 1 son: John. In practice of medicine at Chicago since 1893; prof. medicine, Chicago Policlinic, since 1893; prof. therapeutics, Rush Med. Coll., since 1898; phys. to St. Luke's, Passavant, and Augustana hosps. Apptd. 1st 1t. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1908. Mem. Am. Acad. Medi- cine, A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc:, Chicago Pathol. Soc. Clubs: University, Chicago Literary, Chicago Golf. Residence: 78 Elm St. Office: 32 N. State St.

FAVOR, Otis Skinner, commn. merchant; born Boston, July 24, 1840; son Zebulon Carr and Harriet (Hichborn) Favor; ed. pub. schools of New York City to 1855; came to Chicago, 1855; served in Civil War as 1st 1t. Co. K, in 104th Ill. Inf., in Army of the Cumberland: married Chicago, Nov. 6, 1866. Allie Miles; chil- dren: Mary Harriet (Mrs. Stafford T. Mitchell. M.D.), George Warren, Adelaide Miles, Freder- ick 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 Uniform Rank R. A .; mem. George H. Thomas Post G.A.R. Pres. Herbert Spencer Club; mem. Chicago Philosophical Soc. Resi- dence: 1377 Madison Park. Office: 227 N. Wa- bash Av.

FAVORITE, Calvin M., retired; born near La- fayette, Ind., Jan. 22, 1834; son Samuel and Elizabeth (Kellenberger) Favorite; ed. schools of Ind .; married Miamisburg, O., Sept. 4, 1855, Eliza C. Cassidy (died Jan. 1908); children: William Foster, Ward C. Came to Chicago. 1861, and worked 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 en- tered 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 corpn. of Armour & Co .; retired from active business, 1904. Mason. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Residence: 3247 Michigan Av. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.

FAY, Addison G., pres. Aetna Powder Co. Residence: Hubbard Woods, 111. Office: 1718 Tribune Bldg.

FAY, Charles Norman; born Burlington, Vt., Aug. 13, 1848; son Rev. Dr. Charles and Emily (Hopkins) Fay; A.B., Harvard Univ .. 1869. Em- ployed in First Nat. Bank in Marquette. Mich .. and by Peter White, banker, becoming dir. and cashier, 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 cos. of Chicago; financed and built the natural gas line from Ind. gas field: founder and pres. Chicago Arc Light & Power Co., 1887-93, when it consolidated with the Chicago Edison Co .; 1897-1906, pres. the Rom- ington-Sholes Co., and its successors, the Fay- Sholes Co., mfra. of the typewriters, and the Arithmograph Co. Organizer and trustee of Orchestral Assn., supporting the Thomas Or-

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chestra since 1891. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn .; trus- tee St. Luke's Hosp. Life mem. Field Colum- bian Museum, Art Inst. Republican. Episco- palian. Clubs: Chicago, City, University. Res- idence: 119 E. 20th St.

*FAY, John B .; see Vol. 1905.

FAYE, Charles M., managing editor The Chi- cago Daily News. Residence: 5013 Grand Boul. Office: Daily News.

FEARING, Joseph Lea, Chicago agent Inter- national Paper Co .; born Philadelphia, Nov. 12, 1874; son William H. and Gertrude (Lea) Fear- ing; ed. in Cutler's Sch., New York City, 1884- S, St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H., 1888-92, Co- lumbia Univ., New York, 1892-6; married Iola Lamar Munroe, of Macon, Ga., Dec. 27, 1899; children: Joseph Lea, Jr., Lamar Munroe, Ger- trude Lea, Nathan Munroe. Was with W. H. Parsons & Co., of New York, paper mfrs. and exporters, 1896-8; with Internat. Paper Co. of New York, as their Cincinnati agent, 1898-1901; since 1901 Chicago agent for same co. Episco- palian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: High- land Park, Exmoor Country. Recreations: gar- dening, tennis, golf. Residence: Ravinia, Ill. Office: 1014 Tribune Bldg.

FECHHEIMER, Edwin Stanton, sec. and treas. Winslow Bros. Company; born Cincinnati, O., Feb. 23, 1871; son Leopold S. and Mary (Holl- stein) Fechheimer; ed. schools at Cincinnati and Harvard Univ .; married Chicago, Feb. 22, 1905, Margaret, daughter late John W. Root. Began with the Winslow Bros. Co., 1890, of which became sec. in 1896 and treas. in 1899. Pres. The Chicago Ethical Soc. Independent in politics. Clubs: Union League, City, Skokie Country. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Har- rison St. and 46th Av.

FELLERS, John Elmer, book publisher; see Vol. 1905.

FELLINGHAM, Robert J., lawyer; born Ve- rona, Ill., Sept. 19, 1872; son George and Eliza- beth Ann (Seiflet) Fellingham; prep. edn. North- western Univ. Acad .; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1896; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1898; married Gertrude A. Cooley, of Canandaigua, N.Y., Sept. 12, 1903; children: Frederick Cooley and Elizabeth. Admitted to the Ill. bar, 1898; mem. law firm of Tyrrell & Fellingham, 1901-8; atty. for Ill. of the Travelers Ins. Co. since; also sec. Northwestern Terra Cotta Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Resi- dence: 2101 Sunnyside Av. Office: American Trust Bldg.

FELLMAN, Jacob, clergyman; born Völk- ersleier, Bavaria, Germany, Oct. 10, 1837; son Samuel and Elisabeth (Zeiset) Fellman; ed. parochial schools, Bavaria; came to America, Aug. 1855; student Rochester (N.Y.) Theol. Sem., 1861-5; married Mary Snyder, of Water- loo, Ont., Can., Mar. 15, 1866. Ordained Bap- tist ministry, Carrick, Ont., Sept. 1865; pastor there, 1865-9, Wilmington, Del., 1869-74, Balti- more, Md., 1874-6, Berlin, Ont., 1876-90, Sec- ond German Baptist Church, Chicago, 1890-4, Oak Park, Ill., 1890-1900, Humboldt Park Ger- man Church, Chicago, since 1900. Residence: 1859 N. Spaulding Av.

FELLOWS, Charles Gurnee, physician; born Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 27, 1863; son George and Emeline Electa (Gurnee) Fellows; A.B., Law- rence Univ., Appleton, Wis., 1883, A.M., 1886; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1885; married Appleton, Wis., Apr. 27, 1886, Angie Woodard; children: Marguerite Way, Woodard. Practiced in New Orleans, La., until spring of 1888; pursued special 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 London; located in Chicago in fall of 1889. Was asst. to chair of eye and ear in Hahnemann Med. Coll., later prof. diseases of nose and throat, and now senior prof. of oph- thalmology and otology in same coll. Mem.

Am. Inst. of Homoeopathy, Ill. State Homo. Med. Assn., Am. Homœ. Ophthal., Otol. and Laryngol. Soc. (pres. 1892.) Republican. Epis- copalian. Mem. Chicago Art Inst. Clubs: Ken- wood, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Hins- dale Golf. Residence: 4820 Kenwood Av. Of- fice: 34 E. Washington St.

FELLOWS, William Kinne, architect; born Winona, Minn., Sept. 3, 1870; son J. B. and An- toinette (Kinne) Fellows; grad. Columbia Sch. of Mines and Architecture, 1894; married Chi- cago, 1898, Elizabeth Steele. Began practice as architect in 1892; mem. firm Nimmons (George C.) & Fellows, 1898-1911, Perkins (Dwight H.), Fellows & Hamilton (John F.) since 1911. Mem. Am. Inst. Architects. Republican. Clubs: Uni- versity, Chicago Architectural, Homewood, Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country, Cliff Dwel- lers. Residence: 4530 Lake Av. Office: Straus Building.

FELSENTHAL, Eli Benjamin, lawyer; born Chicago, July 14, 1858; son Herman and Ger- trude (Hyman) Felsenthal; A.B. (old) Chicago Univ., 1878, A.M., 1880; married Jan. 11, 1883, Nettie Goldsmith, of New York City; children: Agatha, Edward G., Gertrude, Herman, Robert. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1880; formerly mem. law firm of Felsenthal & Foreman (Milton J.), now of Felsenthal & Beckwith (John W.). Repub- lican. Member Sinai Congregation (Jewish). Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. One of charter trus- tees of Univ. of Chicago, and continuously a mem. of its board. Clubs: Union League, Stand- ard, Ravisloe Country. Residence: 4108 Grand Boul. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.

FELT, Dorr Eugene, inventor and mfr .; born Beloit, Wis., Mar. 18, 1862; son Eugene Kincaid and Elizabeth (Morris) Felt; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; married Agnes McNulty, of Bellevue, Ia., Jan. 15, 1891; 4 daughters: Virginia, Elizabeth, Constance, Dorothea. Inventor of first key op- erated calculating machines, also of the first practical adding and listing machines. Organ- ized firm of Felt & Tarrant in 1886, to mfr. his inventions, and in 1887, incorporated the Felt & Tarrant Mfg. Co., of which has since been pres .; also vice-pres. Comtograph Co. (adding machines), since 1903. Republican. Residence: 432 Wellington St. Office: 1735 N. Paulina St.

FELTON, Charles Emory; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

FELTON, Samuel Morse, ry. pres .; born at Phila., Feb. 3, 1853; son Samuel Morse and Maria (Low) Felton; ed. Mass. Inst. Tech .; married Dora Hamilton, 1880. Began ry. serv- ice 1868, rodman Chester Creek R.R .; leveler and asst. engr. Lancaster R.R., 1870-1; chief engr. Chester & Del. River R.R., 1873-4; gen. supt. P.,C.&St.L., 1874-82; gen. supt. Little Mi- ami and C.&M.rys., 1881-2; gen. mgr. N.Y.&N. E.R.R., 1882-4; asst. to pres. Erie R.R., 1884; general mgr. N.Y.,P.&O.R.R., 1884-5; vice-pres. Erie R.R., 1885-90; pres. E. Tenn., Va. & Ga. Ry., 1890-2; pres. Louisville Southern R.R. and Ala. Great Southern R.R., 1891-3; vice-pres. Memphis & Charleston R.R. and Mobile & Bir- mingham Ry., 1891-3; vice-pres. Knoxville & Ohio R.R., 1891-2; pres. and receiver Cincin- nati, New Orleans & Tex. Pacific Ry., 1890-9; receiver Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Ry., 1897-9, Ky. & Ind. Bridge Co., 1893-1900; pres. C.&A.R.R.Co., Sept. 1899-Nov. 1907; pres. Mex- ican Central Ry. Co. since Nov. 1907; chmn. bd. dirs. Tenn. Central R.R. since June 9, 1909; pres. C.&G.W.R.R., since Sept. 1, 1909. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Ohio Soc. Colonial Wars, Ohio Soc. S.R. Clubs: New England, City, Mid-Day, Racquet and Tennis, University (New York), New England, Commercial, Queen City (Cincin- nati), St. Louis, Racquet (St. Louis), Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cy- cle (Chicago), Minnesota (St. Paul), Jockey (City of Mexico). Residence: 1366 Dearborn Av. Office: Harvester Bldg.

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FENN, Prosper Dalien, publisher, printer and binder; born Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 17, 1865; son Theophilus and Margaretta Dilinger (Ver- beke) Fenn; ed. Harrisburg (Pa.) Acad. Came to Chicago, 1883; began as solicitor with J. L. Regan & Co .; became connected with W. B. Conkey Co., publishers and printers in 1885, and remained with them as solicitor, later sec., until becoming vice-pres., in which capacity re- mained until Nov. 1, 1903, when resigned and organized the Met. Syndicate Press, of which has since been pres. and dir. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Illinois Athletic, Press, Ben Franklin. Recreations: motoring, golf, fishing and hunting. Residence: 114 S. Hamlin Av. Summer Residence: Fennville, Mich. Office: 108-128 N. Jefferson St.

FENTON, Howard Withrow, banker; born Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 29, 1877; son William Taylor and Mary Louise (Inskeep) Fenton; grad. high school, 1895; married Ethel Beatrice Carpenter, of Chicago, May 22, 1901; 2 daugh- ters: Alice Beatrice and Mary Louise. Began in a clerical position with N. W. Harris & Co., 1895, and remained with them and their suc- cessors, the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, be- coming treas., 1907, dir. and mem. exec. com., 1909, and vice-pres. and treas. in 1911; also pres. The Schiller Co. Republican. Clubs: Un- ion League, Mid-Day, Kenwood, Kenwood Coun- try. Residence: The Kenwood. Office: Mar- quette Bldg.

FENTON, William Taylor, banker; born on farm near Madison, Ind., June 2, 1848; son William Logan and Cynthia (Ray) Fenton; ed. pub. schools of Madison, sharing in labor of farm; married, 1871, Mary Inskeep; children: Mary Alice, Howard Withrow. Entered bank- ing 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 became cash- ier; vice-pres. same, since 1897. Has served as pres. Illinois Bankers' Assn., Chicago Clearing House, 2 terms, and Chicago Bankers' Club; life mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: Chica- go, Mid-Day, Union League, Kenwood, Midlo- thian. Recreations: art, literature, and travel. Residence: Kenwood, Ill. Summer Residence: Lakeside, Mich. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

FENTRESS, Calvin, lumber and banking; born Bolivar, Tenn., May 22, 1879; son James and Mary Tate (Perkins) Fentress; prep. edn. Univ. School, Chicago, Lawrenceville (N.J.) Acad., and Princeton (N.J.) Prep. School; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1901; married Paulina S. Ly- on, of Chicago, Jan. 14, 1903; 4 children: Thom- as L., Mary, Calvin, Jr., and Emily. Entered business in Chicago, 1902, and has since been identified with lumber . and banking interests as treas. and dir. Lyon, Gary & Co., and Chica- go Tubing & Braiding Co .; asst. treas. and dir. Lyon Cypress Lumber Co .; sec., treas. and dir. Stearns & Culver Lumber Co. Independent in politics. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Sad- dle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Recreation: tennis. Residence: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: Mar- quette Bldg.

FENTRESS, James, pres. Chicago Tubing & Braiding Co .; born Bolivar, Tenn., Jan. 12, 1871; son Judge James and Mary T. (Perkins) Fentress; ed. pub. and private schools, of Boli- var, Tenn., and New Orleans, La., followed by regular course at Southwestern Presbyterian Univ., Clarksville, Tenn .; 2 years at Bingham's School (mil.), Asheville, N. C .; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1894; married Providence, R.I., Jan. 7, 1898, Grace Louise Addeman: 3 children: Olivia Primrose, James, Jr., and Louise Addeman. On Sept. 15, 1896, took charge of western branch of Cleveland (O.) Foundry Co., at Chi- cago, and was a dir. of the co., remaining with them until Nov. 15, 1901, when upon the incor-

poration of the Chicago Tubing & Braiding Co. assumed present position as pres. Democrat. Presbyterian. Club: University. Recreation: scientific reading. Residence: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 117 N. Jefferson St.

FERGUS, William Loveday, consulting en- gineer; born Chicago, July 25, 1875; son John B. and Louise F. (Loveday) Fergus; ed. Chi- cago pub. schools, Chicago Manual Training School and the Coll. of Engring. of the Univ. of Ill. Entered office of Charles G. Armstrong as draftsman, 1897, became his asst., 1899, and was admitted to partnership, 1901, in firm of Armstrong & Fergus, consulting engrs. (mech. and elec.); in 1904, by the retirement of Mr. Armstrong, the firm became W. L. Fergus & Co. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mech. Engrs .; asso. Am. Inst. of Elec. Engrs. Club: Union League. Res- idence: 837 Windsor Av. Office: Fisher Bldg.

FERGUSON, Alexander Hugh, surgeon; born Ontario Co., Ont., Can., Feb. 27, 1853; son Alex- ander and Annie (McFadyen) Ferguson (both natives of Argyleshire, Scotland) ; ed. Rockwood Acad. and Manitoba Coll .; taught school for a time and later was instructor in Manitoba Coll .; studied in med. coll. of Trinity Univ., Toronto, becoming honor grad., M.B., 1881, and later in same year an honor grad., M.D., C.M., of Trinity Univ .; visited Am. hosps., 1881, and those of London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Ber- lin, 1889, taking a course at Koch's laboratory in Berlin; married 1882, Sarah Jane Thomas, of Nassagaweya, Ont., Can .; 2 sons: Ivan Have- lock, Alexander Donald. Began practice at Buffalo, N.Y., 1881, but after 7 months re- turned to Winnipeg, Can., and practiced there until July 1894; there took active part in found- ing the Manitoba Med. Coll., 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 .. surgeon-in-chief St. Boniface Hosp. and chief operator 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 Coll. of Physi- cians and Surgeons (the Med. Coll. of Ill. State Univ.); elected prof. of surgery in Chicago Post-Grad. Med. School and Hosp., Dec. 18. 1893, and assumed his duties in June 1894; sur- geon to Post-Grad. Hosp .; surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp. for the Insane. Apptd. 1st It. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911. Has devised many opera- tions that are acknowledged everywhere by surgeons. Was decorated by the late King Car- los of Portugal, Commander of the Order of Christ for his excellency in surgery. 1906. Pres. Chicago Med. Soc., 1910-11; mem. British Med. Assn., Internat. Surgical Assn., Am. Surgical Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Gyn- ecological Soc., Chicago Surgical Soc .: fellow Chicago Acad. of Medicine and Am. Assn. of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; ex-pres. Tri- State Med. Assn., and Western Surgical and Gynecological Assn .; fellow Southern Surgical and Gynecological Assn .: mem. Miss. Valley Med. Assn .; hon. mem. Mich. State Med. Assn., Wayne Co. Med. Soc .. and Military Tract Med. Assn. Presbyterian. Mason (32º). Recreations: fishing and travel. Residence: 4619 Grand Boul. Office: 32 N. State St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 69

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 774

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774