The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 73

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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FOGLE, John Long, lawyer; born Terra Alta. Preston Co., W.Va., Feb. 22, 1875; son Robert

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Bruce and Emeline (Long) Fogle; direct de- scendant of Capt. John Dent of Revolutionary War; LL.B., Georgetown Univ., Washington, D. C., 1897, LL.M., 1898; married Nellie B. Cars- kadon, of Keyser, Mineral Co., W.Va., June 2, 1897; 6 children: Kenneth, Robert Bruce, Helen, Dorothy, John Dent, Mildred. Chief clerk Dent & Whitman, attys., Chicago, 1899-1902; mem. firm of Holmes & Fogle, 1902-4, alone since 1904; vice-pres. Wawasee Inn Co .; dir. Standard Brake Shoe Co. As atty. for Chicago Bar Assn. has prosecuted 55 disbarment proceedings in Supreme Court, 51 of which resulted in disbar- ment of Chicago attys. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn .; sec. and atty. Grievance Com. Chicago Bar Assn. 5 years; sec. 6th Ward Business Men's Assn. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Master Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Colonial. Residence: 4349 Forrestville Av. Office: 1110, 105 WV. Monroe St.

FOLDS, Charles Weston, resident partner Hathaway, Smith, Folds & Co., bankers and brokers; born Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 23, 1870; son William B. and Mary D. (Jenkins) Folds; ed. pub. and high schools of Minneapolis, followed by attendance on evening extension classes of Univ. of Minn .; married Chicago, May 24, 1893, Florence Symonds; children: Weston Symonds, Elizabeth, Florence, George R. Began business career as a messenger in the Northwestern Nat. Bank at Minneapolis, May 11, 1889; continued in various positions in that bank until Oct. 1899, when resigned and became mgr. Chicago office of Charles Hathaway & Co., bankers and note brokers; admitted to partnership Jan. 1, 1904, and still has charge of the Chicago office; firm name was changed in 1910 to Hathaway, Smith, Folds & Co .; dir. Calumet Fire Ins. Co. Gen. sec. Chicago Assn. of Commerce; sec. North Central Improvement Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Union League, Bankers', Glen View, Onwentsia, San- ganois (shooting); also Union League (New York). Recreations: golf, horseback riding, shooting and motoring. Residence: 1228 N. State St. Summer Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.

FOLEY, John Burton, capitalist; born Chi- cago, Dec. 19, 1857; son John and Sarah Whit- taker Foley; parents removed to Steubenville, O., when he was 18 months old; ed. private school and pub. high school, Steubenville, O .; married Columbus, O., Jan. 1, 1889, Anna Shaw McCloskey; children: Florence, Garrett Rad- cliffe, Virginia, Loyal Ludington. Drug clerk, Steubenville, O., 1872-8; bookkeeper Clinton Paper Mills, Steubenville, 1878-81; purchased wholesale drug store of W. D. MacGregor, 1881, remaining in wholesale drug business until 1888, when he removed to Chicago and engaged in the mfr. of proprietary medicines and toilet preparations, which he began, in connection with his wholesale drug business, in 1885; now pres. Foley & Co .; also pres. Magnolia Springs Land Co .; vice-pres. Franklin (Ind.) Desk Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Residence: 1242 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 319 W. Ohio St.

FOLEY, Thomas J., ry. official; born Convoy, O., Aug. 26, 1866; son John and Bridget (Sulli- van) Foley; ed. pub. school, Convoy; unmar- ried. Began ry. service with Pa.R.R., as tele- graph operator, 1878-80, train dispatcher, 1880- 93, chief dispatcher, 1893-7, asst. train master, 1897-8, transportation inspector, 1898-1901; with B.&O.R.R. as asst. to gen. mgr., 1901-2, supt., 1903-4, gen. supt., 1904-5; chief dispatcher, 1906- 7, asst. supt., 1907-10, Union Pacific Ry .; asst. gen. mgr. I.C.R.R. since May 1, 1910. Catholic. Residence: Hotel Windermere. Office: Central Station.

FOLEY, William C., pres. Foley & Williams Mfg. Co., sewing machines and supplies; born Ontario, Can., June 2, 1854; son Thomas and Bridget Foley; ed. nat. schools of Ontario until 16 years old, when came to Chicago; married

Chicago, 1878, Mary J. McNamara; children: Charles E., Genevieve M. (Mrs. M. P. Good- willie), Byrd, Jessie, Florence, Minnie, William C., Jr., Marion, Hazel, Paul T., Donald H. At 16 became office boy for H. B. Goodrich, mfr. of sewing machines, advancing in the business until after 9 years' service was given an inter- est and sent to Cincinnati to start a branch house; in 1882 bought out the Cincinnati branch and established firm of Foley & Williams, and in 1883 that firm bought out the original house in Chicago, of which he took charge, leaving Mr. Williams as mgr. of the Cincinnati house; later the business was incorporated as the Fo- ley & Williams Mfg. Co., with factory at Kan- kakee, Ill., of which is pres. Also extensive owner of city real estate. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Nat. Assn. of Mfrs. Catholic. Club: Colonial. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 4635 Grand Boul. Office: 23 E. Jackson Boul.

FOLLANSBEE, Charles E., paper mfrs.' sup- plies; born Chicago, June 24, 1855; son Charles and Sally M. (Coburn) Follansbee; ed. public schools and Douglass Univ., Chicago, and Kala- mazoo (Mich.) Coll .; married Marcia M. Co- burn, of Carthage, N.Y., Aug. 30, 1877; 4 chil- dren: Margarite J., Miriam C., Merrill M. and Marjorie C. Began business as mem. firm of Follansbee, Tyler & Co., 1879, which was suc- ceeded by the Western Paper Stock Co. in 1904, of which has since been sec. and treas. Repub- lican. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood. Resi- dence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 1452 Indiana Avenue.

FOLLANSBEE, George Alanson, lawyer; born Cook Co., Ill., Feb. 26, 1843; son Horatio N. and Emeline (Sherman) Follansbee; A.B., Lawrence Univ., Appleton, Wis., 1865; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1867; married Appleton, Wis., Apr. 14, 1869, Susan D. Davis; children: Mitchell D., Mrs. Blanche Follansbee Caldwell, Mrs. Susan Follansbee Hibbard, Alanson, Eunice D. Ad- mitted to bar, Mar. 17, 1867; since then en- gaged in general practice; now of Follansbee, McConnell & Follansbee. Mem. Law Club, Chi- cago Bar Assn. (ex-pres.), Ill. State Bar Assn., Am. Bar Assn. (ex-vice-pres.) Republican. Clubs: Union League, Harvard. Residence: Win- netka, Ill. Office: 409 Home Ins. Bldg.

FOLLANSBEE, Mitchell Davis, lawyer; born Chicago, Jan. 23, 1870; son George Alanson and Susie Dana (Davis) Follansbee; ed. South Divi- sion High Sch., Harvard School, Chicago; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1892; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1894; married Julia Rogers Mc Connell, of Chicago, Apr. 14, 1903; children: Eleanor, Mitchell Davis, Jr., Rogers, Susan. In practice in Chicago since 1894; mem. firm of Follansbee, McConnell & Follansbee. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn. (bd. of mgrs.), Law Club, Legal Club, Ill. State Bar Assn. Republican. Unita- rian. Dir. United Charities. Clubs: University, Chicago, Mid-Day, City, Marquette, Saddle and Cycle, Harvard Club of Chicago; also Univer- sity, Harvard (New York), Harvard Union (Cambridge, Mass.); also Associated Harvard Clubs (pres.). Residence: 65 Bellevue Pl. Of- fice: Home Ins. Bldg.

FOLLETTE, Herbert Amsden, metal roofing; born Chicago, Dec. 17, 1868; son Martin P. and Mary (Vore) Follette; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; married Jessamine Cooke, of Galesburg, Ill., Oct. 17, 1896; 1 daughter: Rosalind. Mgr. west- ern office Cortright Metal Roofing Co. at Kan- sas City, Mo., 1891, at Chicago since 1892. Uni- versalist. Mason. Club: Westward Ho. Resi- dence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 125 W. VanBuren Street.

FOLLETTE, William A., gen. western agent Red Line Transit Co .; born Troy, N.Y., Nov. 6, 1842; son Jacob and Catherine E. (Miller) Fol- lette; ed. Troy Acad., and at Munroe Inst., El- bridge, N.Y .; served in 62d N.Y. Regt. in Civil War, becoming sergeant, but after a year's

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service was discharged on account of serious illness; married June 15, 1887, Mrs. Helen A. Leslie, daughter of Hon. Hugh A. Cook, of Ot- tawa, Kan. Entered ry. service at St. Louis, Mo., 1864; in freight dept. until 1866; gen. in- spector of U.S. Internal Revenue for the 2d district of Mo. until 1868; employed by St.L.& I.M.R.R. at Belmont, Mo., and the T., W.&W.R. R. at Quincy, Ill., as cashier, 1872-80; in 1880 became contracting agent of the White Line at Kansas City; later agent same line, and soon after joint agent of the Red, White and Mid- land Lines; since 1891 agent of the Red Line at Chicago, now being gen. western agent. Repub- lican. Mem. Modern Woodmen, K.T. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: LaSalle St. Station.

FOLSOM, William Rickcords, treas. Chicago Title & Trust Co .; born Folsomdale, N.Y., May 25, 1873; son Benjamin F. and Alice (Rickcords) Folsom; grad. Williams Coll., 1896; married Chi- cago, Oct. 17, 1900, Bertha Bullock. After grad- uation entered the service of Chicago Title & Trust Co., of which he is now treas. Clubs: University, Twentieth Century, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Res- idence: 1454 Dearborn Av. Office: Title & Trust Building.

FOLTZ, Fritz, architect; born Darmstadt, Ger., Oct. 10, 1843; son Fritz and Lissette (Ro- sillian) Foltz; ed. Polytechnic School of Darm- stadt, Ger., and at Royal Acad., Munich, Ba- varia; married Chicago, Oct. 5, 1876, M. W. Judd; children: Louise, Frieda, Fred Corning. Began practice of architecture at Frankfort- on-the-Main, Ger., until Dec. 1866, when came to the U.S., and in 1868 came to Chicago, where has since resided and practiced; was partner with S. A. Treat, as Treat & Foltz, 1872-98; since then alone. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Fellow Am. Inst. of Architects. Resi- dence: 37 E. Division St. Office: 8 S. Dearborn Street.

FOOTE, Mark Alpha, U.S. commr .; born at North Fairfield, Huron Co., O., Apr. 10, 1858; son Marcus and Lora Kinney (Gere) Foote; ed. pub. schools of North Fairfield, O., Hillsdale, Mich., and Richmond, Ill., until 15 years of age; married Nunda, Ill., Jan. 1, 1881, Kate E. St. Clair. Was railroad telegrapher, 1871-9; U. S. commissioner's clerk, 1879-94; U. S. commr. since 1895. Republican. Mason (master, 1897, Myrtle Lodge No. 795, excellent high priest, 1903, Irving Park Chapter No. 195); K.P., Nat. Union; Court of Honor; mem. Old Time Teleg- raphers and Historical Assn. Congregational- ist. Residence: 3846 N. 42d Av., Irving Park. Office: Federal Bldg.

FOOTE, Roger Lee, lawyer; born Cincinnati, June 25, 1874; son Edward A. and Sarah Aborn (Bowler) Foote; ed. pub. schools of Cincinnati; unmarried. Admitted to bar, 1900, and since in practice in Chicago. Mem. A.A.A.S., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: City, Un- ion League, University of Evanston, Glen View. Recreation: golf. Residence: University Club, Evanston, Ill. Office: 420 Corn Exchange Bank Building.

FORBES, Daniel, tanner; born Pictou, N.S., Nov. 15, 1842; son John and Helen (Grant) Forbes; ed. pub. schools of Pictou, to 1858; married Chicago, Nov. 1, 1877, Caroline Ship- man; children: George Shipman, Mabel, Wal- ter, James Skinner, Helen. Was in tannery in Boston, Mass., 1858-65, learning trade there; came to Chicago, and was in employ of Union Hide and Leather Co., 1865-9; salesman for Walker, Oakley & Co., 1869-79; in 1879 formed partnership with George Marshall (son of J. D. Marshall) under the firm name of Daniel Forbes & Co., which, in 1904, incorporated as Daniel Forbes Co. (tanners and mfrs. of leather), tan- nery at South Haven, Mich., of which he be- came pres. and mgr .; his son, Walter, later bo- came sec. of the co. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Chicago Mfrs'. Assn. Republican. Congregationalist. Recreations: outdoor diver-

sions. Residence: 3144 Washington Boul. Sum- mer Residence: Fox Lake, Ill. Office: 210 W. Lake St.

FORBES, Richard Tasker, banker; born Port Lavaca, Tex., Mar. 4, 1868; son Robert Mitchell and Mary (Read) Forbes (father was grad. of Univ. of Va. and mem. of Congress in the Re- public of Texas; mother was granddaughter of Rev. Finis Ewing, founder of Cumberland Presbyterian Ch.); ed. in private school and Hobbs School, Dallas, Tex., to 1884; edn. largely by private study; married May Coudrey Pal- mer, of Algona, Ia., June 28, 1910. Began as messenger Am. Nat. Bank, Dallas, 1884; book- keeper Nat. Bank of Commerce, Kansas City, Mo., 1887-9; teller First Nat. Bank, Las Vegas, N.M., 1889-91; pres. Stephens Lithographing & Engraving Co., St. Louis, 1891-6; cashier Am. Trust & Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Ia., 1898- 1905, pres., 1907; vice-pres. and cashier Citi- zens Nat. Bank, Cedar Rapids, 1905-7; vice- pres. Drovers Deposit Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1907, pres. since June 1908; dir. John C. Squire & Co., Boston. Served as 1st lieut. 5th Battery, Ia. Vol. Light. Arty., Spanish-Am. War; com- missioned - July 5, 1898, in Camp Mckinley, Des Moines, Ia .; mustered into U.S. service same date; hon. mustered out Sept. 8, 1898. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Past Master, Past High Priest, Past Commander K.T .; Past Capt .- Gen. Grand Commandery of Ia.); mem. Mil. Order Spanish-Am. War, Ia. Soc. of Sons of Revolution (ex-pres.). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automobile, Kenwood, South Shore Country (treas. and gov.), Saddle and Cycle, Homewood Country. Residence: 4637 Ellis Av. Office: Drovers Deposit Nat. Bank.

FORD, Benjamin Merrill, dentist; see Vol. 1905.

FORD, George Wilson, stationer; born Os- wego, N.Y., May 31, 1851; son Asa R. and Mary A. (Nickles) Ford; ed. pub. schools, Oswego, N.Y .; married Chicago, 1879, Minnie M. Cherry; 1 daughter: Mary Cherry. Began in stationery and engraving business in Oswego, N.Y., 1867- 9; came to Chicago; since 1876 partner in firm of Dunwell & Ford; also vice-pres. and treas. Phoenix Engraving Co. Republican. Clubs: Woodlawn Park, Hamilton. Residence: 6530 Monroe Av. Office: 114 S. Wabash Av.

FORD, John Sherlock, mfr .; born Burton, Geauga Co., O., Sept. 16, 1831; son Stephen and Eunice Ford; grad. Burton Acad. at 16; mar- ried Sept. 16, 1856, Sarah M. Starrett, of Col- umbus, O .; children: Alice M., Reuben A. Be- gan on leaving school as clerk for D. T. Wood- bury & Co., wholesale general merchandise, Columbus, O., with whom remained until 1856; mem. firm of Brotherlin, Halm & Co., furniture mfrs., 1856-63, and, after dissolution of that firm, established, with partner, firm of Ford, Stage & Co., until death of Mr. Stage in 1865, when purchased his partners' interest and con- tinued alone; then organized the business as a stock company and afterward sold it out, re- taining the chair dept. In 1867 formed part- nership with H. W. Johnson as Ford & John- son at Columbus, O., and in 1868 firm moved to Michigan City, establishing extensive factory there, as Ford, Johnson & Co. In 1872 estab- lished the Chicago house of J. S. Ford, Johnson & Co., mfrs. of chairs and settees; in June 1900, the Michigan City factories and Chicago business were placed in a corporation under style of J. S. Ford, Johnson & Co., of which was pres. until 1905 when retired from busi- ness. Ex-pres. Nat. Chair Mfrs'. Assn., Chi- cago Furniture Mfrs'. Assn .; promoted West- orn Chair Assn., of which was pres. many years. Presbyterian. Dir. Chicago Relief and Aid Soc. over 15 years. Republican. Mem. I. 0.0.14. Residence: (on farm) Burton, O.

FORD, Joseph Albert, advertising mgr .; born Chicago, Oct. 13, 1872: son of James M. and Marie (Foy) Ford; B.L., Dartmouth Coll., Han-

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over, N.H., 1895; married Julie Moore Cole, of Rochester, N.Y., June 23, 1904; 1 daughter: Dorothea Hickok. Western advertising mgr. Woman's Home Companion, and Farm and Fireside, since 1898, published by the Crowell Pub. Co., New York. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mem. Psi Upsilon fraternity. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Skokie Coun- try. Recreations: golf, big game hunting. Resi- dence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: Tribune Bldg.

FORD, Joseph Sherman, sec. and auditor, C. &E.I.R.R.Co .; born Damariscotta, Me .; son Samuel Ford (physician) and Sarah (Sherman) Ford; ed. Lincoln Acad., New Castle, Me .; mar- ried St. Joseph, Mo., Elizabeth Osborne Mott; children: Walter Mott, Sherman, Lucia Os- borne. Engaged in commercial life to Aug. 1862, in Maine; to Mar. 1863, in Boston; to Dec. 1867, in New York City. In railroad service from Jan. 1868; treas. of the M.V.R.R., Jan. 1868-Apr. 1870; asst. treas. of its successor, the K.C.,St.J.&C.B.R.R., to Nov. 1878; from that date auditor and comptroller in charge of com- bined office, 1878-82, until the properties were separated by sale of the K.C.,St.J.&C.B.R.R .; Atchison & Nebraska R.R., 1878-80; the Law- rence & Southern R.R., 1878-80; auditor K.C., F.S.&G.R.R., K.C.,S.&M.R.R., and associated lines until consolidated, 1878-88; comptroller K.C.,F.S.&M.R.R. (consolidated co.) and associ- ated lines known as "Memphis System", 1888- July 1901, when the properties were absorbed by the Frisco System; with the latter company New York, to May 1903; since that date sec. and auditor C.&E.I.R.R. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: McCormick Bldg.

FORD, Paty, pres. Ward Lumber Co .; born Lebanon, Tenn., Feb. 20, 1874; son Andrew Jackson and Willie Frances (Paty) Ford; ed. pub. schs., Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Webb Brothers' Acad., Bell Buckle, Tenn .; married Kate D. Burton, of Cookeville, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1891; children: Josephine F., Kathleen M., Charles H. Began business career in 1891 as bookkeeper in tobacco house, 1 year in whole- sale drug house, then implements and machin- ery, in which remained until 1898; became identified with the Ward Lumber Co., at Whit- ing, Mo., June 1898, with which has since been identified in various positions, coming to Chi- cago in 1900, and becoming pres. and gen. mgr. of the co. in 1906, in which continues. Repub- lican. Methodist. Mason, K.T. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 935 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1018 Chamber of Commerce.

FORD, Smith Thomas, clergyman; born Camden, N.Y., Feb. 3, 1851; son Rev. William and Susannah (Hedge) Ford; A.B., Colgate Univ., Hamilton, N.Y., 1878, A.M., 1881 (D.D., 1900) ; grad. Hamilton (N.Y) Theol. Sem., 1881; married Mary H. Grant, of Greene, N.Y., Feb. 19, 1879 (died June 24, 1889) ; married 2d, Myra Louella Palmer, of Syracuse, N.Y., July 6, 1891; 2 sons: Grant and Montague Palmer. Or- dained Baptist 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., Chicago, since 1905. Pres. Chicago Federation of Churches, 1908-10; vice- pres. Baptist Old Peoples' Home, Central Bap- tist Orphanage; dir. various denominational or- ganizations. Mem. Delta Upsilon fraternity. Recreations: mechanical construction. Resi- dence: 432 W. 61st Pl.

FORD, William James, crockery merchant; born Chicago, Aug. 28, 1865; son John and Delia (O'Shaughnessey) Ford; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; married, Feb. 18, 1890, Margaret Mc- Auley; children: Margaret M., Marie E., Eileen K., John Henry. Began his business career with the Plume & Atwood Co., 1882, and 1884 entered house of Burley & Tyrrell (estab- lished 1838; incorporated 1891) as stenogra- pher, and was 1st vice-pres. for a number of

years previous to consolidation of Burley & Co. and Burley & Tyrrell in 1907; since then dir. Burley & Tyrrell Co. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal League. Recreation: ten- nis. Residence: 5928 Midway Park, Austin, Ill. Office: 7 N. Wabash Av.

FOREMAN, Edwin G., banker; born Chicago, July 14, 1862; son Gerhard and Hannah (Greene- baum) Foreman; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; married June 1, 1887, Rose, daughter of late Henry A. Kohn, of Chicago; children: Harold E., Alfred K., Edwin G., Jr. Began business career in 1878 as a messenger in Corn Ex- change Nat. Bank; in 1882 entered his father's banking house, and was a mem. of the firm of Foreman Bros. until Jan. 1897, when Foreman Bros. Banking Co. was incorporated as a state bank, and he became pres. Is also dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank. Pres. of the Associated Jewish Charities of Chicago during the first 3 years of its existence; pres. Michael Reese Hosp .; treas. First State Pawners' Soc. Clubs: Commercial, Bankers', Standard, Ravisloe Country. Residence: 3750 Michigan Av. Office: 32 N. LaSalle St.

FOREMAN, Henry G., real estate operator and public official; born Chicago, Aug. 22, 1857; son Gerhard and Hannah (Greenebaum) Fore- man; ed. Chicago pub. schools and business coll .; married Apr. 1885, Lottie, daughter of Charles H. Schwab. Received early commer- cial and financial training in 1st Nat. Bank of Chicago; has devoted career chiefly to real es- tate and financial operations. One of organiz- ers Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Title & Trust Co. and Chicago Real Estate Board. Elected pres. Board or Commrs. of Cook Co., Nov. 1902, for 2 years; mem. South Park com- missioners since Mar. 1902 (pres. board 1903-5 and 1907-1911); in Jan. 1904, appointed commr. to create outer belt of parks to circle Chicago and complete outdoor recreation system. Re- publican. Del. to Rep. Nat. Convention, Phil- adelphia, June 1900. Clubs: Union League, Standard, Mid-Day, City, South Shore Country, Lake Shore Country. Residence: 4706 Grand Boul. Office: 42 N. Dearborn St.

FOREMAN, Milton J., lawyer; born Chicago, 1862; son Joseph and Mary (Hoffman) Fore- man; ed. pub. schools. After leaving school 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; now mem. firm of Felsenthal, Foreman & Beck- with. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican; active in political affairs of city and, since 1899, alderman from the 3d Ward. Entered military service, 1894, in the Chicago City Troop. Served as capt. 1st Ill. Vol. Cav. in Spanish-Am. War, and is now col. 1st Regt. Cav., I.N.G. Was pres. Young Men's Hebrew Charity Assn., 1889. Clubs: Union League, Standard, Mid-Day. Residence: 3758 Grand Boul. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

FOREMAN, Oscar G., banker; born Chicago, Nov. 1, 1863; son Gerhard and Hannah (Greene- baum) Foreman; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; married Chicago, Sept. 28, 1893, Fannie Man- del; children: Gerhard, Madeline. Began busi- ness career, 1883, with the Nat. Bank of Il- linois, and in 1883 entered the banking house of his father, who retired in 1885, after trans- ferring his banking business to his sons; they carried on the business as Foreman Bros. until Jan. 1897, when it was incorporated as Fore- man Bros. Banking Co., of which has since been vice-pres .; vice-pres. Chicago Home for Jewish Orphans, and active in other charitable work. Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Stand- ard, Iroquois, Bankers'. Residence: 3415 Mich- igan Av. Office: 32 N. LaSalle St.

FOREMAN, Samuel Henry, shoe merchant; born Chicago, Aug. 9, 1859; son Henry and Fan- nie (Seeleman) Foreman; ed. Chicago public schools; married Chicago, 1893, Hattie Klopfer;

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children: Gertrude, Henry. Began business ca- reer in the employ of Mandel Bros., dry goods, 1874-81; in 1881 established retail shoe busi- ness, out of which has developed the present Foreman Shoe Co., of which is pres. Repub- lican. Jewish religion. Club: Standard. Resi- dence: 4751 Ellis Av. Office: 222 S. State St.

FORESMAN, Hugh Austin, publisher; born Easton, Pa., July 8, 1867; son Robert and Eliz- abeth (Reiley) Foresman; grad. Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa., 1887; married White Rock, Pa., Oct. 21, 1896, Lila Patterson; children: Emily, Dorothy and Lila P. Taught in Union High School, Coleraine, Pa., 1888-91; came to Chica- go, 1891, and was with Silver, Burdett & Co., school book publishers, until 1895; in 1895 joined in organizing Scott, Foresman & Co., publishers of school books, of which is vice- pres. Club: Quadrangle. Residence: Kenil- worth, Ill. Office: 629 S. Wabash Av.

FORGAN, David Robertson, banker; born St. Andrews, Scotland, Apr. 16, 1862; son Robert and Elizabeth (Berwick) Forgan; common sch. edn .; (hon. M.A., Ill. Coll., 1903) ; married Agnes Kerr, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 9, 1885; chil- dren: Robert Russell, Marion, Ethel, David, James. At 15 entered Clydesdale Bank as mes- senger; 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. Exchange Bank, Duluth, Minn., 1888-90; cashier Northwestern Nat. Bank, Min- neapolis, 1890-5; vice-pres. 1896-8, pres. 1898- 1900, Union Nat. Bank, which was merged into First Nat. Bank of Chicago, of which his brother is pres .; vice-pres. First Nat. Bank and First Trust & Savings Bank, 1900-6; organized, 1907, and since pres., Nat. City Bank of Chi- cago. Has written much on banking subjects, notably a review of W. H. Harvey's "Coin's Fi- nancial School," 1894, which attracted wide at- tention; also "Banking as a Profession," and other addresses. Clubs: Chicago, Bankers', Commercial, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Evanston Country. Residence: 1112 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill. Office: 105 S. Dearborn St.

FORGAN, James Berwick, banker; born St. Andrews, Scotland, Apr. 11, 1852; son Robert and Elizabeth (Berwick) Forgan; ed. Madras College, St. Andrews, and Forres Acad., Forres, Scotland; married Halifax, N.S., Oct. 19, 1875, Mary Ellen Murray; children: Robert D., Jessie Wilhelmina, Donald M., James B., Jr. First en- gagement was with the Royal Bank of Scot- land, 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 North- western Nat. Bank; came to First Nat. Bank, Chicago, as vice-pres., 1892, and succeeded Ly- man J. Gage as pres. in 1900; also pres. First Trust & Savings Bank, Nat. Safe Deposit Co .; chmn. board directors Security Bank of Chi- cago; dir. Chicago Title & Trust Co., Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of the U.S., Fidelity & De- posit Co. of Md., Guarantee Co. of North Amer- ica, Met. West Side Elevated Ry. Co., Am. Rad- iator Co .; mem. western board of control the Audit Co. of New York. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Union, Bankers', Commercial, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: 1415 Dear- born Av. Office: First Nat. Bank.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 73

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