The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 74

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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FORGAN, Robert Donald, banker; born Hal- ifax, N.S., Can., Aug. 22, 1876; son James Ber- wick and Mary Ellen (Murray) Forgan; grad. University School, Chicago, 1895; married Miss Elizabeth M. C. Wright-Clark, of Newark, N.J., Feb. 25, 1904; 2 children: Margaret Wright and James Berwick. In a clerical position Union Nat. Bank, Chicago, June 20, 1895-Aug. 1897; with the Bank of Nova Scotia, Chicago, 1897- 1900; entered employ of the First Nat. Bank of

Chicago in 1900, serving in various positions until 1903, when became identified with the First Trust & Savings Bank, of which was elected treas., 1905. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Exmoor, Edgewater. Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 1427 Astor St. Of- fice: First Trust & Savings Bank.

FORGAN, Robert Russell, broker; born Fred- ericton, N.B., Can., May 6, 1886; son David Robertson and Agnes (Kerr) Forgan; ed. Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., University School, Chi- cago, and Princeton Univ .; married Henrietta M., daughter of Howard H. Hoyt, of Evanston, Ill., Sept. 21, 1908. Began business career with the firm of Charles Hathaway & Co. and their successors, 1906-10; assisted in organizing the W. T. Rickards Co., commercial paper, 1910, with which has since been identified as officer and dir. Independent in politics. Presbyterian. Clubs: Onwentsia, Princeton. Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Of- fice: 329 The Rookery.

FORREST, Alfred Edgar, vice-pres. and gen. mgr. North Am. Accident Ins. Co., of Chicago; born Northumberland Co., Ont., Can., Apr. 22, 1863; son Dr. William (born Glasgow, Scot- land) and Anabella (White) Forrest (born in England); ed. pub. and high schools; married State Bridge, N.Y., 1883, Saidee L. Potter; chil- dren: Saidee, Forrest, Rathbone; married 2d, Susie C. Kimbrough, at Memphis, Tenn. After leaving school engaged in mercantile pursuits, coming to Chicago in 1883, and embarking in the ins. business. In 1890 founded the North Am. Accident Assn. as a level premium mutual co., there being then no law in Ill. under which a stock accident ins. co. could be organized; drafted and had passed in 1899 the present cas- ualty ins. law of the state, and two months after law went into effect reorganized his co. as the North Am. Accident Ins. Co., a stock corporation, of which is vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chi- cago Yacht, South Shore Country, Kenwood, Midlothian. Recreations: literature (history and philosophy), motoring and fishing. Resi- dence: 4500 Woodlawn Av. Office: The Rookery.

FORREST, William Sylvester, lawyer; born Baltimore, July 9, 1852; A.B., Dartmouth, 1875; taught school in Somerville, Mass .; studied law in Boston; removed to Chicago, 1878; married Elizabeth Whitney. Apr. 17, 1879 (died Mar. 6. 1896); children: Elizabeth, Marshall, Jean; mar- ried 2d, Emily Conti Kimball, July 9, 1896; 1 child: Maulsby. Admitted to bar, 1879; has de- voted himself chiefly to practice of criminal law; conducted defense in numerous celebrated cases; also has assisted the state in prosecu- tion of important criminal cases. Prominent in Masonic fraternity. Democrat. Residence: 3264 Groveland Av. Office: Ashland Blk.

FORSYTH, Joseph Ethan, pres. and treas. Forsyth Automatic Air & Steam Coupler Co .: born Sidney, O., Sept. 1, 1854; son John Pierson and Mary (Maxin) Forsyth; ed. pub. schools: married Sidney, 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 Hin- son Car Coupler Co .; organized the Forsyth. Au- tomatic Air & Steam Coupler Co .. of which is pres. and treas. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Western Railway. Recre- ations: billiards, hunting and fishing. Resi- dence: 3825 Ellis Av. Office: The Rookery.

FORSYTH, Oliver Osborne, real estate: born Pittsburgh, Pa., June 15, 1858; son Jacob and Caroline M. (Clarke) Forsyth; ed. Pa. Military Acad., and at Dufferin Coll., London, Ont., Can. Engaged in real estate operations in Chicago since 1880. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Calumet. Residence: 1915 Michigan Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.

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FORSYTH, Robert, consulting engr. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs. since 1875, Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs. since 1881 (mgr., 1891-4). West- ern Soc. of Engrs. Clubs: Chicago, Union, Cax- ton, University. Residence: The Walton, 878 N. Clark St. Office: The Rookery.

FORSYTH, Wellington Burgess, grain com- mission; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

FORT, Van Dyck, gen. freight agent; born Cedar Rapids, Ia., Jan. 29, 1870; son Hiram P. and Caroline (Van Dyck) Fort; pub. schools of Cedar Rapids; married Esther Carpenter Wit- wer, of Cedar Rapids, Feb. 3, 1903; 1 daughter. Began in service of B.,C.R.&N.Ry., Cedar Rap- ids, 1885; came to Chicago, 1888, and entered employ of Wabash Ry .; later was connected with C.G.W.Ry .; has occupied various positions in freight dept. of I.C.R.R. since 1892, gen. freight agent since Sept. 21, 1909. Republican. Clubs: Traffic, Homewood Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: Flossmoor, Ill. Office: Central Station.

FORTNER, Elbert Church, physician; born Bremer Co., Ia., Aug. 15, 1861; son Amon and Clarissa (Wilson) Fortner; B.S., Iowa State Coll., 1881; M.D., Coll. of Physicians and Sur- geons, Chicago, 1886; serving as nurse at Cook Co. Hosp. during 2d and 3d years of coll. to aid in paying expenses; married Chicago, 1888, Eva Tuthill (niece of Judge R. S. Tuthill) ; children: Harmon T., Philip T., Evelyn. Practiced med- icine at Sumner, Ia., 1886-90; in Chicago since 1890. Appointed on Board of U.S. Pension Ex- aminers, 1889; local surgeon of C.&G. W.Ry., 1890; county physician of Cook Co., 1894-9; now district county physician dept. of out-door re- lief: Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Iowa State Med. Soc. Republican. Mason; K.P. Office: 620 W. 35th St.

FORTUNE, Peter, brewer; born Co. Wexford, Ireland, 1835; son John and Dora (Dean) For- tune; ed. schools of Ireland; came to U.S., 1854, to Chicago, May 1855; married Rockford, Ill., 1874, Mary Lacey; children: John L. and Jo- anna. Was employed in freight dept. of old Ga- lena depot, 1855; opened general grocery and liquor store at Polk and Desplaines Sts .; later removed to Harrison and Desplaines Sts., until 1862; established 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. commr., 1886-8. Recrea- tion: traveling. Residence: 2107 Park Av. Of- fice: 412 S. Desplaines St.

FOSS, George Edmund, congressman; born Berkshire, Vt., July 2, 1863; son George Ed- mund and Marcia Cordelia (Noble) Foss; A.B., Harvard, 1885; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chi- cago, 1889; married Georgia L. Fritze, of Chi- cago; 3 daughters: Katherine, Marcia, Con- stance. Admitted to bar, 1889, and since in practice at Chicago. Mem. 54th to 57th Con- gresses (1895-1903), 7th Ill. Dist., and 58th to 62d Congresses (1903-13), 10th Dist .; Republic- an. Chmn. Com. Naval Affairs, 56th to 61st Congresses. Clubs: Union League, University, Hamilton, Marquette, Ill. Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Law. Recreation: golf. Residence: 47 Gordon Terrace. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

FOSS, Henry Augustus, weighmaster Chicago Bd. of Trade; born Thornton, N.H., Mar. 17, 1859; son Martin Henry and Elizabeth Hanna (Elliott) Foss; ed. pub. schs. Chicago, Lake Forest (Ill.) Acad. and Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll .; married Miriam Rumbaugh, of Cortland, O., July 1, 1883; 7 children: Vera A., Marion H., Elizabeth E., Charlotte, Samuel B., Frank K. and Margaret. Was receiver's agent, I.C.R.R., 1879-98; weighmaster, Chicago Bd. of Trade, since July 1898; asst. to Market Report and Membership Coms. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce; mem. Board of Trade. Author: Scales, Estimating, Coopering, 1901; Facts and Factors in Accurate Weighing, 1903; Shippers'

Manual, 1908. Independent in politics. Clubs: Kenwood, Kenwood Country, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, City. Recreations: tennis, swim- ming. Residence: 4625 Lake Av. Office: 90 Board of Trade.

FOSS, Martin H., lawyer; born Chicago, Feb. 18, 1877; son Martin H. and Agnes E. (Mc Lean) Foss; ed. Princeton-Yale Prep. School; Univ. of Mich .; Ill. Coll. of Law, 1900, LL.B. and LL.M .; unmarried. In practice in Chicago since 1900. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Psi Upsilon fra- ternity. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: South Shore Country, Hamilton, City, Kenwood. Rec- reation: horseback riding. Residence: 4816 Ken- wood Av. Office: Home Insurance Bldg.

FOSTER, A. Volney, vice-pres. North Shore Consolidated Gas Co .; born Chatham, Ont., Can., Aug. 18, 1878; son Volney William and Eva Adele (Hill) Foster; prep. edn. Lake Forest (Ill.) Acad., 1894-7; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1901; married Grace Leslie, of Winnetka, Ill., May 12, 1906; 1 child: Leslie. Became identified with the North Shore Consolidated Gas Co., at Wau- kegan, Ill., Sept. 1902, becoming vice-pres. and dir. in 1903; also pres. and dir. U.S. Silica Co .; vice-pres. and treas. Palestine (Ill.) Light, Heat & Power Co .; dir. Monroe Nat. Bank, Chi- cago; trustee Estate of Volney W. Foster. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, On- wentsia. Recreations: horseback riding, tennis, hunting. Residence: 209 E. Chestnut St. Office: 1044 American Trust Bldg.

FOSTER, Adelbert Merton, druggists' glass- ware; born Stoddard, N.H., Jan. 29, 1859; son George W. and Mary A. (Sawyer) Foster; ed. Charleston pub. school, Boston, Mass .; mar- ried East Somerville, Mass., Jan. 9, 1884, Lil- lian 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 bus- iness assumed title of A. M. Foster & Co., mfrs. druggists' sundries. Republican. Congregation- alist. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Evanston. Residence: 1220 Hinman Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 76 W. Lake St.

FOSTER, Charles Fredric, consulting engr .; 1852-1910; see Vol. 1905.

FOSTER, Frederick Earl, shoe merchant; born Belleville, Ont., Can., Aug. 21, 1867; son Daniel and Sarah (Vrooman) Foster; ed. pub. schools of Belleville, Ont .; married 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; in 1902 the firm absorbed house of Reeves & Beebe and changed its name to Fos- ter-Reeves Shoe Co .; one year later the present style of F. E. Foster & Co. was assumed. Re- publican. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic. Recreations: golf and motoring. Res- idence: 3000 South Park Av. Office: 29 E. Wash- ington St.

FOSTER, George Alfred, merchant; born at Whitewater, Wis., Apr. 17, 1859; son George Henry and Anna (Dare) Foster; A.B., North- western Univ., 1881; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1898; married Chicago, Sept. 30, 1884, Mary A. Scovil; children: Melissa Elmore, George Hen- ry, Elinor. In 1881 entered wholesale dry goods house of G. H. Foster & Co. (established by his father in 1865), of which he is now the sole proprietor. Methodist. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Union League, University, Evanston, Country of Evanston, Skokie Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring, billiards. Residence: 1914 Sher- idan Rd., Evanston. Office: 333 S. Market St.

FOSTER, George Burman, theologian; born Alderson, W. Va., Apr. 2, 1858; son Oliver Har- rison and Helen Louise (Skaggs) Foster; ed. Shelton Coll., W. Va., 1876-9; A.B., W.Va. Univ.,

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1883, A.M., 1884; grad. Rochester Theol. Sem., 1887; univs. Göttingen and Berlin, 1891-2; (hon. Ph.D., Denison Univ., 1892); married Mary, daughter Prof. Franklin Lyon, of W.Va. Univ., Aug. 6, 1884. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1879; pastor Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1887-91; prof. philosophy, McMaster Univ., 1892-5; asso. prof., 1895-7, prof. systematic theology, 1897-1905, prof. philosophy of religion since 1905, Univ. of Chicago. Author: The Finality of the Christian Religion, 1906; The Function of Religion in Man's Struggle for Existence, 1909. Address: 1432 Hyde Park Boul.

FOSTER, George P., ex-congressman; born Dover, N.J., Apr. 3, 1860; son Peter and Mar- garet Foster; came to Chicago when 7 years old; ed. old Univ. of Chicago; grad. Union Coll. of Law, 1882; admitted to bar same year and began practice in Chicago; married Nov. 27, 1884, Julia Hoey; children: George P., Jr., Ray- mond F., Willard J. Presidential elector, 1896, but resigned in order to permit a fusion be- tween the Dem. and People's parties. Mem. Congress, 1899-1903, 3d Ill. district, and 1903-5, 4th district. Is general agent for the Empire State Surety Co. Democrat. Mem. Royal Ar- canum, Nat. Union, Columbian Knights, Knights of Columbus. Club: Press. Residence: 1653 35th St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

FOSTER, Harry Charles, banker; born Chi- cago, Mar. 14, 1872; son C. H. and Caroline (Van Inwagen) Foster; ed. Chicago pub. schools until 1884; De Veaux Coll., Niagara Falls, N.Y., 1885-6; married Wheaton, Ill., Aug. 30, 1894, Ella Gary. Began in banking business, 1886, as messenger in Ill. Trust & Savings Bank, ad- vancing to paying teller, until 1900; in stock and bond business, firm of H. C. Foster & Bur- net, 1901-2; became cashier Mar. 1, 1902, and pres. June 1, 1903, Oakland Nat. Bank. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Glen View. Residence: 5039 Ellis Av. Offices: 3901-3 Cottage Grove Av. and First Nat. Bank Bldg.

FOSTER, Harry DeWaine, ry. accountant; born Downers Grove, Ill., Oct. 24, 1866; son Alexander French and Nancy Olivia (Adams) Foster; ed. pub. schools, Downers Grove; mar- ried Lizzie Maude, daughter DeWitt C. Wheel- er, of Felts Mills, N.Y., Apr. 3, 1888; 3 sons: Lawrence Judson, DeWitt Clinton, Harold Em- erson. Began ry. service as messenger boy in auditor's office, C.,B.&Q.R.R., June 8, 1882; ticket auditor lines in Mo., at St. Joseph, 1892- 6, auditor freight and ticket accounts, same lines, at St. Joseph, 1896-1903, auditor expend- itures lines east of Mo. River, at Chicago, 1903- 6, asst. auditor lines west of Mo. River, at Omaha, Neb., 1906-10, asst. gen. auditor entire system, at Chicago, since Mar. 1, 1910. Mason. Clubs: Suburban of LaGrange, LaGrange Coun- try. Recreations: golf, hunting and fishing. Residence: 209 7th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 226 W. Adams St.

*FOSTER, Jacob Thomas, civil engr .; see Vol. 1905.

FOSTER, Richard Norman, physician; born Toronto, Ont., Can., Oct. 23, 1834; grad. Ur- bana (O.) Univ., B.A., A.M .; Hahnemann Med. Coll. of Phila., and Hahnemann Med. Coll. of Chicago, M.D., 1869; married Northampton, Mass., 1860, Annie, daughter of Dr. Hatfield Halsted; children: Marion Guyon (Mrs. Wash- burne), Edith Burnham (Mrs. Flint). Prof. Latin and Greek, Urbana Univ., 1859-60; prof. physiology and diseases of the nervous system, Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1869-70; prof. obstetrics, Chicago Homœ. Med. Coll., 1881- 1902; now emeritus prof. Mem. Am. Inst. Ho- mæopathy, Homæ. Med. Soc. of Chicago, Ill. Homœ. Med. Assn. Swedenborgian; translated several volumes of Swedenborg's works, 1865- 70. Clubs: Irving, Quadrangle. Residence: 5542 Madison Av. Office: Reliance Bldg.

FOSTER, Stephen A., lawyer; born Derby Line, Vt., Dec. 23, 1866; son Austin T. and Sarah Hurd (Gilman) Foster; A.B., Tufts Coll., Mass., 1887; Harvard, A.M., and LL.B., cum laude, 1891 (editor Harvard Law Rev.); mar- ried Almeda Hodges, of Elmhurst, Ill., June 27, 1899; 1 daughter: Rachel. Practiced in Bos- ton, 1891-6, since at Chicago; partner Aldrich, Reed, Foster & Allen, 1896-7; asst. atty. Sani- tary Dist. of Chicago, 1906; judge Municipal Court of Chicago, 1906-10; now mem. law firm of Cassoday, Butler, Lamb & Foster. Repub- lican. Mem. legislative com. Ill. State Conf. of Charities, parole com. of Civic Criminology. Universalist. Clubs: University, City, Harvard. Author of book on The Municipal Court, also compilation of Laws of Sanitary District. Res- idence: 12147 Harvard Av. Office: 1414 Monad- nock Blk.

FOSTER, William C., tax adjuster C.&N.W. Ry .; born Morrison, Ill., Sept. 2, 1862; son of Charles and Lydia (Drake) Foster; ed. high school, Morrison, Ill., and Beloit (Wis.) Coll .; married Agness Greene, of Athens, Ala., Aug. 31, 1886. Began with the C.&N.W.Ry.Co. at Ab- erdeen, S.D., 1885, and is now tax adjuster for same at Chicago. On staff of Gov. Mellette of S.D., with rank of col .; pub. examiner under Pres. Cleveland. Republican. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Has written much on tax- ation, etc., for magazines and newspapers. Res- idence: 3614 Lake Av.

FOSTER, William Elmore, lawyer; born Fond du Lac, Wis., May 7, 1861, son William Avery and Sarah A. (Himes) Foster; grad. Central High School, Chicago, 1880; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1888. Clerk and sec. to P. S. Blodgett, gen. mgr. L.S.&M.S.Ry.Co., 1881-6; asst. atty., same road, 1888-98; in general practice since 1898. Trial atty. Chicago & Oak Park Elevated R.R. and Union Elevated R.R. Co. Prof. Chicago- Kent College of Law since 1899. Republican. Served 4 years with state militia of Ill., 1879- 82. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, South Shore Country. Recreation: horseback riding. Residence: 310 E. 50th St. Office: Fort Dear- born Bldg.

FOSTER, William Thomas, mfr .; born Chi- cago, Jan. 12, 1869; son Richard C. and Jenny Foster; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chi- cago, Aug. 2, 1892, Helen M. Hanifan; children: Elliott E. and Helen M. In 1885 entered em- ploy of the Decorators' Supply Co., mfrs. of or- naments for buildings; now sec. of the co. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 537 E. 34th St. Office: 2545 Archer Avenue.

FOWLER, Ernest Spencer, optician: born Guilford, Conn., Sept. 15, 1855; son Edwin and Emeline B. (Spencer) Fowler; ed. New Haven (Conn.) High School; widower; children: Earl B., Irma. Began to learn the optical business in New York City in 1871; came to Chicago. 1881, and established firm of E. S. & W. S. Fow- ler, opticians. Republican. Presbyterian. Rec- reation: photography. Residence: 209 S. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill.

FOWLER, Frank Thomas, mfr. and pub- lisher; born Beverly, O., Feb. 7, 1867; son Royal A. and Mary J. (White) Fowler; ed. common school; married Minnie E. Hill, of Chicago, Nov. 29, 1889; 2 children: Edith H. and Frank Thomas, Jr. Began with Crane Elevator Co. and later was with Eaton & Prince Elevator Co., until 1891; engaged in bicycle mfg. busi- ness, mfg. the "Fowler" bicycle. 1891-6; was owner and publisher Waukegan Daily Sun, and now publisher Improvement Club News. Mem. West Chicago Park Board, 1899; alderman from (old) 13th Ward, 1899-1901; from (pres- ent) 14th Ward, 1901-3; mem. Board of Local Improvements, and supt. of streets of Chicago. 1909-10. Has paid especial attention to street paving and repairing and is recognized as pay- ing and paving material expert; was instru-

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mental in amending state assessment laws. Univ. of Berlin, 1905-6; married Ethel L. Snow, Republican in national, independent in local politics. Congregationalist. Mason (32°, Shrin- er), K.P., Modern Woodmen of America, Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Residence: 915 Lake- side Pl. Office: Stock Exchange Bldg.

FOX, Charles E., architect; born Reading, Pa., July 1, 1870; son William M. and Martha E. (McCauley) Fox; ed. pub. schs. of Reading; Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa .; Mass. Inst. of Tech .; unmarried. Came to Chicago, 1891, in connection with work on World's Columbian Exposition; later engaged in general architec- tural work, specializing on modern steel build- ing, being connected in some capacity with erection of majority of Chicago skyscrapers, such as Old Colony, Monadnock, Marquette, Tribune, Republic, The Blackstone, Steger Bldg., etc. In 1904, in partnership with B. H. Marshall, formed the firm of Marshall & Fox. Republican. Mem. German Reformed Church. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Clubs: Un- ion League, Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Chica- go Yacht, Exmoor Country, South Shore Coun- try. Residence: 1417 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 919 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

FOX, Harry, ins .; born Sharonville, Hamil- ton Co., O., Jan. 22, 1862; son Henry and Mar- garet A. (Shepherd) Fox; ed. pub. schools of Sharonville, Lockland and Cincinnati, O., and at Lebanon (O.) Normal School; married Read- ing, O., Sept. 7, 1886, Frances H. DeCamp. En- tered the fire ins. business in 1885, in the local office of E. W. Lyman & Co., Chicago, and ad- vanced through every branch of the business. both local and general; since 1902 mgr. Chicago branch of the Milwaukee Mechanics' Ins. Co., of Milwaukee, Wis. Republican. Methodist. Mem. S.A.R. Recreations: fishing and other outdoor diversions. Residence: 216 S. Madison Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.

FOX, John Victor, real estate and loans; born Beloit, Wis., Jan. 16, 1863; son James B. and Katherine (Carroll) Fox; ed. pub. schools of Chicago, Lena and Freeport, Ill .; married Sioux City, Ia., June 4, 1902, Mary Louise Conway; 1 son: John Victor, Jr. Came to Chicago, 1876; continuing in school until 1882; then employed in Chicago postoffice (chief clerk city delivery division) until 1889; actively engaged in the real estate and loan business since 1889. Dem- ocrat. Catholic. Served in Co. C, 1st Regt. Inf., I.N.G., 1883-7; mem. The Patriotic Ancient and Honorables of Columbia Post No. 706. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, Iroquois, Ger- mania, Chicago Yacht, Post Lake (sec. and treas.). Recreations: golf, motoring and fish- ing. Residence: 423 Barry Av. Office: 42 N. Dearborn St.

FOX, Orvin L., editor and publisher; born Hardwick, Vt., Jan. 16, 1844; son 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. pub. schs. of Hardwick, Vt .; married Boston, Mass., June 29, 1869, Ancella M. Faunce; children: Hubert Orvin, Jesse Eugene, Ralph Edgar. Was en- gaged in farming, 1851-60; in woolen mills, 1860-1; published city and county directories in New England and the west, 1861-4; came to Chicago, 1865; founded and published various class journals, 1868-79, among them the Rail- road and Merchants' Journal, the first railroad paper published in the west; the Western Man- ufacturer; Factory and Farm; National Live Stock Journal; National Farmer; American Horseshoer; 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. Residence: 4624 Ellis Av. Office: Auditorium Bldg.

FOX, Philip, astronomer; born Manhattan, Kan., Mar. 7, 1878; son Simson M. and Esther (Butler) Fox; B.S., Kan. State Agrl. Coll., 1897, M.S., 1901; B.S., Dartmouth Coll., 1902; student

of Chicago, Aug. 28, 1905; 2 sons: Stephen Snow and Bertrand. Commandant and teacher of mathematics, St. John's Mil. School, Salina, Kan., 1899-1901; asst. in physics, Dartmouth, 1902-3; Carnegie research asst., Yerkes Ob- servatory, Univ. of Chicago, 1903-5; instr. as- tro-physics Univ. of Chicago, 1907-9; prof. as- tronomy and dir. Dearborn Observatory, North- western Univ., since 1909. Has written several scientific brochures and contributions to astro- nomical journals. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. As- tron. and Astrophys. Soc. America, Alpha Delta Phi. Mason. Served as 2d It. 20th Kan. Inf., U.S.V., in Philippines. Residence: 2235 Sheri- dan Rd., Evanston, Ill.

FOX, Ralph Edgar, newspaper publisher; born Chicago, July 4, 1878; son Orvin L. and Ancella M. (Faunce) Fox; ed. Chicago pub. schools through 8th grade, then Racine (Wis.) Coll .; married Orinda C. Daniels, of Chicago, June 7, 1899; 2 children: Margaret Ancella and Dorothy Elizabeth. Since beginning of active career has been connected with his father in publication of The Indicator, a weekly piano and organ dealers' and mfrs.' trade journal, as business mgr. Republican. Christian Scientist. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4624 Ellis Av. Of- fice: 40 and 41 Auditorium Bldg.

*FOX, Samuel Robinson; see Vol. 1905.

FOX, Walter Howard, dentist; born Portland, Me., Dec. 19, 1857; son A. Lewis and Dora Fox; grad. Cornell Univ., 1880; Chicago Coll. of Den- tal Surgery, D.D.S., 1892; Nat. Med. Univ., 1902; special work in Univ. of Chicago, 1905; mar- ried 1884, Minnie A. Morse. In practice in Chi- cago since 1892; prosector, 1892, prof., 1894, Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery; formerly den- tal surgeon St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum and Lake Bluff Orphanage. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi and Delta Sigma Delta. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc., State Dental Soc. Residence: 3817 Lowell Av. Office: 108 N. State St.

FOX, William A., sec. and treas., Common- wealth Edison Co .; born Sandwich, Ill., June 5, 1865; son Alpheus and Angeline (Smith) Fox; ed. pub. schools; married Ella Schimmel, Chi- cago, Oct. 15, 1896; 3 children: Arthur L., Flor- ence, Walter E. Came to Chicago, 1887, and clerked for fire insurance firm to 1889; clerk and chief clerk Northern Pacific Express Co., 1889-93; identified with the Chicago Edison Co., and its successor, Commonwealth Edison Co., since 1893, as sec. to the pres., 1893-5, asst. sec., 1895-1902, and sec. and treas. since 1902; also 3d vice-pres. and dir. Chicago & Ill. Midland Ry. Co .; 2d vice-pres. and dir. Ill. Midland Coal Co .; treas. and dir. Ill. Maintenance Co .; dir. North Shore Electric Co., Ill. Valley Gas & Elec- tric Co. Sec. Chicago Fresh Air Hosp. Repub- lican. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day, Skokie Country. Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 120 W. Adams St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 74

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