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FRAKE, James, lawyer; born Loughborough, Leicestershire, Eng., Mar. 29, 1841; son George and Amy (Taylor) Frake; parents emigrated to U.S., 1844, settling on farm at Wheeling, Cook Co., Ill .; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1866; LL.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1869; married 1869, Melinda Doty, of Frankport, Will Co., Ill. (died 1873); 2 children: Allen, Emily Allen; married 2d, Eve- lyn M. Allen, of Elk Grove, Ill., 1874 (deceased). Admitted to bar, 1869, and since engaged in practice. Trustee Northwestern Univ. for 26 years; was also trustee Union Coll. of Law for several years. Mem. Chicago Board of Edn., to fill unexpired term, 1879-81. Republican. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Mem. Centenary M.E. Church. Club: Illinois. Resi- dence: 6159 Lexington Av. Office: 6 N. LaSalle Street.
FRANCIS, Arthur J., clergyman; born Ox- ford, Eng., Nov. 26, 1874; son William and Ma- tilda (Wilkins) Francis; prep. edn. Wesleyan Boys' School, high sch., Oxford, Eng., and Wes-
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ley Coll., Winnipeg, Can .; studied Chicago Theol. Sem .; married May Carroll Chisholm, of Chicago, Oct. 1, 1902. Ordained Congregational ministry, 1894; pastor Beaconsfield, Salem and Tupper circuits (12 chs.), Manitoba, Can., 1894-6, Shiocton, Wis., 1896, Florence,. Wis., 1896-9, Douglas Park Ch., Chicago, 1899-1904, Mayflower Ch., Indianapolis, 1904-6, Madison Av. Ch., Chicago, 1906-10, Pilgrim Ch., Chicago, since 1910. Mason (32°). Clubs: Commercial (Indianapolis), Congregational (Chicago). Res- idence: 6521 Harvard Av.
FRANCIS, Charles Horace, physician; born Marion, Kan., Dec. 1, 1871; son Oscar F. and Sarah (Murray) Francis; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1894; M.D., Am. Coll. of Medicine and Surgery, 1904; married Jane Fraser, of Lake Forest, Ill., 1896. Specialist in diseases of the eye; asst. prof. diseases of the eye, Chicago Policlinic. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. and the Chicago Ophthalmo- logical Soc. Republican. Presbyterian. Resi- dence: 912 Irving Park Boul. Office: 1400 Reli- ance Bldg.
FRANCIS, Charles Randall, lawyer; born at Erie, Pa., Jan. 31, 1868; son Daniel T. and Fran- ces Rosabel (Hammond) Francis; ed. Elizabeth St. (now Tilden) School, Chicago, 1876-9; Brown School, 1880-1; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law (Northwestern Univ.), 1889; married Chicago, Oct. 8, 1903, Miette De la Fontaine. Admitted to bar, June 12, 1889, and since then associated with Samuel E. Dale in law firm of Dale & Francis, making a specialty of corpn. law. Served in Co. A, 1st Regt., I.N.G., 1887-97. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Repub- lican. Mem. Booth Chapter Phi Delta Phi, 1888. Club: Union League. Residence: 4541 Magnolia Av. Office: 42 N. Dearborn St.
FRANCIS, John, ry. official; born Montreal, Can., Dec. 6, 1856; son John. and Elizabeth (Prosser) Francis; pub. sch. edn .; married Alice Anderson, of Macomb, Ill., Nov. 25, 1882; 1 child: Clara Birk. Began as operator and clerk Grand Trunk Ry., at Prescott, Ont., 1872; ticket exchange clerk, same road, Sarnia, Ont., 1875- 80; traveling pass. agt. Flint & Pere Marquette Rd., 1880-1; entered service of Burlington & Mo. River Rd. as chief clerk in office of division supt., at Lincoln, Neb., Apr. 1881; chief clerk pass. dept. same road, 1883-5; asst. gen. pass. and ticket agt., 1885-8; gen. pass. agt., 1888- 1904; gen. pass. agt. C.,B.&Q. lines east of Mo. River, since June 1, 1904. Republican. Episco- palian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: golf: Residence: 1352 Kenilworth Av. Office: 226 W. Adams St.
FRANCIS, Pierre D., publisher; born Utica, N.Y., Aug. 27, 1855; son Morris M. and Rhoda (Kellogg) Francis; ed. pub. schools, Utica, N.Y .; married Henry, Ill., Apr. 17, 1895, Edna A. Al- berton; 1 son: Cecil. Came to Chicago, 1865; was with the Waterloo Yeast Co. for 15 years, and with the Tobey Furniture Co., 3 years. Identified with publishing business since 1888; now pres. Trade Periodical Co .; publishers of Furniture Journal, American Furniture Manu- facturer and the Embalmers' Monthly. Sec. Chicago Furniture Mfrs.' Assn. Independent in politics. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press, South Shore Country. Resi- dence: 6022 Kimbark Av. Office: 537 S. Dear- born St.
FRANCIS, William, mfr .; born Ackley, Ja., July 7, 1868; son William and Amelia (Brad- ley) Francis; ed. high school, Ackley, Ja .; mar- ried Chicago, June 4, 1891, Luella Crawford. Was with Ill. Wire Nail Co., Oct. 1886-Jan. 1888, The King & Andrews Co., Jan. 1888-Apr. 1898; since Apr. 1, 1898, pres. and treas. Francis & Nygren Foundry Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: City, Union League, University of Ev-
anston. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 2524 Fillmore St.
FRANK, Jacob, surgeon; born Syracuse, N.Y., Mar. 16, 1856; son Levi and Ella (Tow) Frank; ed. pub. schools; M.D., Univ. of Buffalo, 1882; married Syracuse, N.Y., 1877, Sarah Lederer; 1 daughter: Myna (Mrs. Dr. Sylvan Kunz). Be- gan practice of medicine in Buffalo, N.Y., 1882, and was district physician there 2 years; came to Chicago, 1885. Surgeon to German and Co- lumbus hosps .; consulting surgeon to Michael Reese and Cook Co. hosps. Pres. Chicago Sur- gical Soc .; mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Medicine, Chicago Pathological Soc., Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Pan-Am. Med. Congress, A.M.A., Internat. Med. Congress. Club: Ill. Athletic. Residence: 2748 Pine Grove Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
FRANK, Mortimer, physician; born Buffalo, N.Y., May 26, 1874; son Joseph H. and Fannie (Goldsmith) Frank; grad. North Division High School, Chicago; B.S. and C.E., Mass. Inst. of Technology, 1897; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1900; after graduation from Mass. Inst. of Technology was engr. mainte- nance of way Mich. division of the "Big Four" R.R. Since 1900 in med. practice in Chicago; attending ophthalmologist to Michael Reese Hosp. Dir. Chicago Pub. Library. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Physi- cians' Club, Phi Rho Sigma fraternity. Recre- ations: golf, collecting books and prints. Resi- dence: 5473 Ellis Av. Office: Columbus Memo- rial Bldg.
FRANK, Robert John, lawyer; U.S. commr .; born Ravenna, O., Sept. 11, 1865; son George W. and Anna (Cope) Frank; ed. pub. schools of Ravenna, O .; married Trenton, N.J., Jan. 13, 1886, Mame Woolston. Was 10 years a travel- ing salesman; came to Chicago, 1890; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1897; admitted to Ill. bar, 1897; mem. firm of Young, Makeel, Bradley & Frank, 1898-1904. Appointed, 1901, by Hon. C. C. Kohlsaat, U.S. commr. for Northern District of Ill. Author: "Commentary on the Science of Organization and Business Development." Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns. Republican. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
FRANKENSTEIN, Victor Samuel, physician; born Chicago, Nov. 18, 1869; son Simon and Rachel (Philips) Frankenstein; M.D., North- western Univ. Med. Coll., 1895; married Chica- go, Nov. 28, 1898, Irma Rosenthal; children: Emily, Ruth, Alfred. Residence: 4501 Ellis Av. Office: 1400 Reliance Bldg.
FRANKENSTEIN, William B., real estate: FRANCIS, John Newton; 1823-1910; see Vol. born Chicago, Apr. 15, 1873; son Morris and 1905.
Jeanette (Boetzel) Frankenstein; ed. pub. and high schools of Chicago. Began business ca- reer as office boy; in 1894, with L. M. Willis, formed the real estate firm of Willis & Frank- enstein. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Marquette, Ill. Athletic, Idlewild Country, Hampden. Resi- dence: 432 Arlington Pl. Office: 25 N. Dearborn Street.
FRANKENTHAL, Lester Emanuel, physi- cian; born Chicago, Apr. 16, 1864; son Emanuel and Kate (Friedman) Frankenthal; ed. pub. schools of Chicago, Latin School in Bavaria, and Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1885; married Chicago, 1899, Anne Eleanor Nourse; children: Lester E., John Vandal. At- tending gynecologist, St. Luke's and Michael Reese hosps .; attending obstetrician, Michael Reese Hosp .; clinical prof. gynecology, North- western Univ. Med. School. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecological Soc. Jewish reli- gion. Clubs: Standard, Quadrangle. Residence: 4825 Woodlawn Av. Office: 64 W. Randolph St.
FRANKLIN, Henry Bernhard, cigar mfr .; born Neuwied on the Rhine, Germany, Mar. 1, 1840; son Bernhard and Theresa (Knopfmacher) Franklin; ed. high school in Germany; came to
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U.S., 1866; imarried Chicago, Aug. 1871, Hanna Mayer; children: Mrs. Jennie C. Purvin, Arthur J., Bert M., Harvey B., Natalie C. Learned trade of cigar maker in Germany; in New York, 1866-9; came to Chicago, 1869; began present business, 1869; now head of H. B. Franklin & Co., oldest cigar mfrs. in Chicago. Recreation: reading. Residence: 3716 Lake Av. Office: 227 W. Madison St.
FRANKS, Jacob, mfr .; born New York, Feb. 17, 1857; son of Joseph and Hannah (Hart) Franks; ed. pub. schs .; married Flora G. Gries- heimer, of Chicago, Feb. 17, 1906; 3 children: Josephine, Jack and Robert. Started in loan business, Oct. 1876, on small capital that was borrowed from relative; began speculating in real estate about 1881, and has been so engaged continuously ever since. Retired from loan business, 1896; since May 1901, pres. The Rock- ford Watch Co. Also sec. Ill. Realization Co .; also has real estate interests. On July 1, 1897, appointed by Mayor Harrison, a mem. Library Board, was reappointed in 1900, and elected pres. same year. Democrat. Jewish religion. Recreation: motoring. Residence: Ellis Av. and 51st Av. Office: 904 Heyworth Bldg.
FRANTZEN, Arthur, sec. Arthur Frantzen Co .; born Chicago, Feb. 9, 1868; son Fritz and Helene (Michelsen) Frantzen; grad. Univ. of Mich., 1892; married Chicago, June 2, 1900, Fanchon Barrow. Was engaged for 4 years in civil engr.'s office of Benezette Williams, 2 years as designer with Fraser & Chalmers and 2 years with the World's Columbian Exposi- tion; after that in business for self, and in 1898 organized the Arthur Frantzen Co., electrical engrs .; also sec. and treas. Wilson Av. Bathing Beach Co. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Repub- lican. Lutheran. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Casino of Edgewater. Residence: 4063 Sheridan Rd. Of- fice: 569 W. VanBuren St.
FRASER, Norman D., pres. Chicago Portland Cement Co .; born Chicago, Feb. 25, 1857; son David R. and Lydia H. (Scoville) Fraser; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, 1882, Ariadne Preble; children: D. Ross, Violet, Mar- jorie, Janet (deceased), Dorothy. After leaving school in 1874 became connected with the firm of Fraser & Chalmers, mfrs. of mining machin- ery, etc., and was a mem. of that firm, 1876-93; then was out of business until 1895, when be- came pres. of the Chicago Portland Cement Co., mfrs. of Portland cement. Mem. Am. Society Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Illinois, Chicago Athletic. Recreation: literature. Residence: 2928 Wash- ington Boul. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
FRASER, William Alexander, grain commn .; born New Haven, Conn., Feb. 12, 1837; son Will- iam and Dollie (Russell) Fraser; ed. public schools of Ashtabula Co., O .; married Warren Co., Ill., Dec. 30, 1869, Ann Kingdon; children: Eudora N., Eva I. (Mrs. E. O. Lapham), Will- iam A., Jr. After leaving school went to Gales- burg, and was engaged in grain business there on his own account, 1867-98, when came to Chicago and established the W. A. Fraser Co., of which he is pres., and which also operates at Minneapolis and Milwaukee. Member Chicago Board of Trade, Merchants Exchange of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Mason, K.T .; I.O.O.F. Recreation: travel. Residence: 5936 Michigan Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.
FRASHER, John Edward Lane, retired; born Portsmouth, N.H., July 21, 1830; son John and Susan (Stewart) Frasher; ed. Boston public schs. to 1843; married Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 18, 1858, Harriet Louise Sweet; children: Susan Frances, Edward Sweet, John Stewart (now de- ceased). Began in boyhood as clerk for 9 years in Boston; then in business for himself in Chi- cago, in dry goods trade, 1852-60; in 1860 be- came employe of D. B. Fisk, millinery and straw goods; partner in 1863; appointed administrator of the estate of D. B. Fisk, who died in 1891,
and on incorporation of the firm of D. B. Fisk & Co., 1893, became pres .; retired June 1905. Re- publican. Residence: 5036 Jefferson Av.
FRAZER, Emory Duffield, lawyer; born near Detroit, Mich., Aug. 6, 1866; son James H. and Alice (Clayton) Frazer; student literary and law depts., Univ. of Pa., 1891-2; Univ. of Mich., 1892 and LL.B .; married Mary L. Alexander, of Detroit, Aug. 25, 1895; 1 child: Gladys Lu- cile. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893, and since en- gaged in practice at Chicago. Democrat. Pres- byterian. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Mason, Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Clubs: Iroquois (sec.), Birchwood Golf, Birchwood Country. Recrea- tions: golf, bowling, billiards and athletic sports. Residence: 1715 Morse Av. Office: 1105 The Temple.
*FRAZIER, Frank P., broker; moved to N.Y .; see Vol. 1905.
FREDERIKSEN, Ditlew Monrad, lawyer; born near Copenhagen, Denmark, Apr. 18, 1866; son Nils C. and Ada M. Frederiksen; ed. private schools in Denmark, Univ. of Wis. and grad. Harvard, A.B., 1887; Chicago Coll. of Law; ad- mitted to bar, 1897; married Jan 27, 1903, Helen W., daughter of late Charles A. Brown, Port- land, Me .; 1 child: Christine. Had charge Dan- ish-Norwegian dept. Rep. National Com. during sound money campaign, 1896; is interested in land colonization in Canadian Northwest and Fla. Member Civic Federation, Civil Service Assn., Citizens' Assn., and of Dania, Danish Old People's Home, and other Danish socs. Club: City. Contributor to current magazines on le- gal, financial and economic subjects. Residence: Highlands, Ill. Office: Teutonic Bldg.
FREE, William Cyrenus, mfr .; born Alexan- dria, Madison Co., Ind., Mar. 16, 1868; son Dr. Cyrenus and Esther (Van Devender) Free; ed. pub. schools of native town and at Western Ind. Normal School; married Kokomo, Ind., Feb. 26, 1901, Miss Mazy Bell. Started very young as a canvasser; organizer and 1st pres. Chicago Portrait Co .; secured control of the stock and reorganized the Ill. Sewing Machine Co., of which is pres. Republican. Mason, 32º, Shrin- er; K.P. Clubs: Calumet, Chicago Athletic, Un- ion League, South Shore Country, Press, Forty. Recreations: golf, yachting. Residence: 4932 Lake Av. Office: 30 E. Randolph St.
FREEMAN, Arthur Bigelow, dentist; born Brookfield, Vt., Sept. 27, 1859; son Augustus W. and Lucinda M. (Bigelow) Freeman; ed. Vt. State Normal Sch .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1885; D.D.S., Philadelphia Dental Coll., 1886; married Philadelphia, Apr. 17, 1895, Jane Gould. Came to Chicago from Vt. in 1882; engaged in prac- tice of dentistry in Chicago since 1886. Former- ly prof. comparative dental anatomy and his- tology, Northwestern Univ. Dental School, 5 years. Mem. Ill. State Dental Society, Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Mason. Club: Hinsdale. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 15 E. Washing- ton St.
FREEMAN, Charles Yoe, lawyer; born Lock- port, N.Y., Mar. 29, 1877; son John Newton and Mary Helen (Yoe) Freeman; grad. Denver High School, 1894; Lawrenceville School, 1895; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1899; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1902. Admitted to bar, May 1902; mem. law firm of Sheriff, Dent, Dobyns & Freeman. Sec. and assistant treas. Ill. Car & Equipment Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, University. Residence: 17 Scott St. Office: The Rookery.
FREEMAN, Ernest, elec. contractor; born at Chatham, Mass., July 25, 1870; son Charles F. and Elizabeth (Hitchens) Freeman; ed. public schs., Chatham, Mass .; married Elizabeth Mun- ro, of Milwaukee, July 18, 1892. After leaving school went to sea for 9 months; was in men's furnishing business . 5 years; came to Chicago in 1889, and has since been engaged as elec.
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contractor; pres. Ernest Freeman Co., 1893-1906, Freeman, Sweet & Co., since 1906. Built and for 3 years owned the Central Lighting Station at Libertyville, Ill. Organized United Electric Co. of Seneca and Morris, Ill. Mem. Elec. Con- tractors' Assn. of City of Chicago, Nat. Elec. Contractors' Assn. Club: Ill. Athletic. Repub- lican. Residence: 4063 Sheridan Rd. Office: 538 S. Dearborn St.
FREEMAN, Ernest Harrison, elec. engr .; born Topeka, Kan., Sept. 26, 1876; son Harrison and Marinda D. (Hunter) Freeman; B.S., Kan. State Agrl. Coll., 1895; grad. Kan. State Normal School, 1897; B.S., Armour Inst. of Technology, Chicago, 1902, E.E., 1906; unmarried. Taught school in Kan., 1897-9; engaged in teaching at Armour Inst. of Technology since 1902, becom- ing prof. and head of dept. of elec. engring. in 1909. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs., Soc. Pro- motion of Engring. Edn .; asso. mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Mem. Tau Beta Pi. Residence: 7026 South Park Av.
FREEMAN, Henry Hyman, grain and hay commn .; born Elmira, N.Y., Sept. 20, 1866; son Marcus and Dina (Bergmann) Freeman; ed. pub. schools; married Feb. 27, 1905, Retta R. Schneider; 1 son: Sam S. Began in the print- ing business in Chicago with H. McAllister Co., and afterward in same line with J. H. Buffords & Son until 1886, when became associated in business with brother, M. M., in the hay and grain commission business in firm of Freeman Bros. & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Re- publican. Mason. Residence: 4447 Vincennes Av. Office: Board of Trade.
FREEMAN, Henry Varnum, judge; born at Bridgeton, N.J., Dec. 20, 1842, of Pilgrim an- cestry; son Henry and Mary (Bangs) Freeman; A.B., Yale, 1869, A.M., 1874; studied law, New Haven, Conn., and Chicago; admitted to bar, 1872; married at Rockford, Ill., Mary L. Curtis, of Brewster, Mass., Oct. 16, 1873; children: Ma- bel D. (Mrs. Henry C. Culbertson), Mary Ethel (Mrs. R. M. Strong), Helen Alden, Henry Brew- ster. Enlisted Co. K, 74th Ill. Inf., Aug. 6, 1862, and made 1st sergt .; capt. 12th U.S. Colored Inf., Aug. 24, 1863; hon. discharged, July 1865; practiced law in Chicago, 1873-93; elected judge Superior Ct., Nov. 1893; re-elected, 1898, 1904; apptd. justice Appellate Ct., Feb. 1898; presid- ing justice, June 1898; Republican. Comdr. Ill. Commandery, Loyal Legion, 1899; pres. Chicago Literary Club, 1898; professorial lecturer .legal ethics and med. jurisprudence, Univ. of Chica- go, and lecturer on legal ethics, law dept. same. Author: Colored Brigade in the Campaign and Battle of Nashville; Mil. Essays and Recollec- tions, Vol. 2; Some Battle Recollections of Stone River, Vol. 3, same. Contbr. to legal jours., addresses, legal opinions in Ill. Appel- late Ct. Reports, etc. Residence: 5760 Woodlawn Avenue.
FREEMAN, Henry Warren, lawyer; born at Boston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1869; son Warren H. and Louise (Hobart) Freeman; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1892, LL.B., 1895; married Washington, D. C., Oct. 19, 1901, Annietta King. Came to Chicago, 1888, was in the office of James L. High from 1895 until death of Mr. High, 1897; after that in law practice alone until June 1903, when be- came associated with Hon. Henry Sherman Bou- tell and Albert Dean Currier in firm of Boutell, Currier & Freeman. In corporation counsel's office, Chicago, 1907-9; apptd. special asst. U.S. atty., May 1, 1909. Republican. Mcm. Beta The- ta Pi. Residence: 1950 Sheffield Av. Office: Home Insurance Bldg.
FREEMAN, Isaac Austin, dentist; sce Vol. 1905.
FREER, Frederick Warren, artist, painter; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
FREER, Otto Tiger, physician; born Chicago, Aug. 8, 1857; son Joseph Warren (M.D.) and Katharine (Gatter) Freer; grad. Central High School, Chicago, 1876; Rush Med. Coll., M.D.,
1879. Attending laryngologist, German and Presbyterian hosps .; prof. laryngology, Chicago Policlinic; asst. prof. diseases of throat, nose and ear, Rush Med. Coll. Co-author of a book on Diseases of the Nose and Nasopharynx. Mem. Royal Soc. of Medicine, London; corr. member Danish Oto-Laryngol. Soc .; hon. mem. Ann Ar- bor Med. Club, Southwestern Ky. Med. Assn .; mem. Am. Laryngol. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc .; chmn. section on laryngology and otology A.M. A., 1906-7; mem. Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc. (pres. 1906-7), Ill. State Med. Soc. Demo- crat. Residence: 63 W. Ontario St. Office: Ve- netian Bldg.
FREES, Benjamin Marsh, lumber merchant; born Orono, Me., Aug. 3, 1846; son Benjamin M. and Maria F. (Buffum) Frees; ed. common schools; married Union Grove, Racine Co., Wis., Ellie Rosine Adams. Began in lumber business at Monroe, Wis., 1862; Whitewater, Wis., 1865; moved to Chicago 1872; now vice-pres. Barnett Lumber Co., Day & Frees Lumber Co., Platt & Frees Co .; sec. Perry & Bee Lumber Co., F. C. Knotter Co., and identified with numerous other lumber cos. and firms; also pres. First Nat. Bank of McCook, Neb., and vice-pres. First Nat. Bank of Lisbon, N.D. Veteran of Civil War; enlisted Aug. 3, 1864, on 18th birthday; apptd. 1st lt., and promoted to capt. in front of Pe- tersburg, Va. Mem. Loyal Legion and of U.S. Grant Post G.A.R. Republican. Mason. Office: 230 S. LaSalle St.
*FRENCH, Arthur Lincoln; see Vol. 1905.
FRENCH, Charles Wallace, teacher; born at Woodstock, Vt., Apr. 5, 1858; son Charles W. and Anne M. French; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1879, A.M., 1882; married Mary L. Heartt, of St. Joseph, Mich., July 17, 1889; 2d, Fannie K. Bartlett, of Rockford, Ill., June 28, 1900. Prin. Hyde Park High Sch., Chicago, 1891-1905; vice- prin. Chicago Normal Sch. since 1905. Mem. joint com. on English requirements for admis- sion to coll., 1896-1905; pres. Chicago Christian Endeavor Union, 1886-8. Author or editor of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 6442 Drexel Av.
*FRENCH, G. Watson; see Vol. 1905.
FRENCH, George Thomas, Jr., insurance; born Chicago, May 30, 1875; son George T. and Madeline (Hearn) French; ed. pub. schs. of Chi- cago; married Marion Gillespie, of Chicago, Feb. 15, 1900; children: Gordon G., Donald W. Began active career in offices of the C .. R.I.&P. Ry.Co .; with E. H. Gay & Co., bankers and bond brokers, 1894-7; identified with the Aetna Life Insurance Co. since 1897; mem. firm of George T. French & Son, gen. agts., accident and lia- bility dept. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: hunting, fishing and golf. Residence: 1339 E. 49th St. Office: 105 W. Mon- roe St.
FRENCH, William Henry, type founder; born Griggsville, Pike Co., Ill., May 14, 1850; son Na- than and Harriet Newell (Hoyt) French; ed. common and high schools, Griggsville; grad. Cornell Univ., 1869-73; 1 year in Univ. of Leip- zig, Germany; married Chicago, Sept. 21. 1895. Olive Helen Walter; children: Hazel, Walter Hoyt, Vincent Thorne. Agent and asst. gen. mgr. Associated Press in Chicago and New York, 1873-85; sec. and treas. Oak Ranch Co., Neb., Kan. and Colo., 1885-7; since 1887, sec. and dir. of Barnhart Bros. & Spindler, type founders; also pres. and dir. St. Louis Printers' Supply Co .; dir. and vice-pres. Nat. Paper & Type Co., New York, with branches in Mexico and Havana; dir. Great Western Type Foundry. Kansas City and Omaha; pres. Southern Print- ers' Supply Co., Washington, D.C .; pres. Barn- hart Type Foundry Co., New York. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Chicago Cornell Alum- ni. Chicago Delta Upsilon Alumni. Clubs: City. Irving Literary, Oak Park. Westward Ho. Ros- idence: Oak Park, III. Office: 168 W. Monroe St.
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FRENCH, William Merchant Richardson, art dir .; born Exeter, N.H., Oct. 1, 1843; son Henry Flagg and Anne (Richardson) French; A.B., Harvard, 1864; married Sarah M. Lovejoy, Sept. 9, 1879 (died Aug. 28, 1881); 2d, Alice Helm, of Chicago, Mar. 28, 1890; 2 sons: Henry H., Pren- tiss. Practiced civ. engring. and landscape gar- dening. 1865-77; became connected, 1877, with the Sch. and Mus. of Art in Chicago; dir. Art Inst. of Chicago since 1879. Has lectured on art in all parts of the U.S., and has also writ- ten articles and papers on art subjects. Pres. Am. Assn. of Museums, 1907-8. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Chicago Literary. Recreations: liter- ature and travel. Residence: 9203 Pleasant Av. Office: The Art Institute.
*FRETTS, George Watkins, maltster; see Vol. 1905.
FREUDENREICH, William Frederick, patent lawyer; born Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 21, 1877; son William F. and Amanda (Friede) Freuden- reich; B.S., Rose Poly. Inst., Terre Haute, 1898; LL.B., Nat. Univ., Washington, D.C., 1901; M. P.L. (Master of Patent Law), Columbian Univ., 1902; married Elizabeth Thompson Earl,. of New York, Jan. 15, 1903. Asst. examiner U.S. Patent Office, 1898-1902; admitted to bar, 1901; practiced patent law in Boston, 1902-4; asst. atty. Gen. Electric Co., 1904-7; in practice in Chicago since 1907; mem. firm of Chamberlain & Freudenreich. Mem. Patent Law Assn., Chi- cago. Residence: 823 Lawrence Av. Office: Mar- quette Bldg.
FREUND, Abraham Ludwig, physician and surgeon; born Philadelphia, July 4, 1852; son Elias and Dora (Wise) Freund; came to Chi- cago with parents in 1856; grad. Haven High School, 1873; M.D., Bennett Coll. of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery, 1877; married Chicago, Oct. 11, 1882, Sarah, daughter of late Justice H. A. Kaufmann (she died 1903); children: Caro- lyne, Helen D. Began practice in Chicago in 1877; removed to Naperville, DuPage Co., Ill., 1878; returned to Chicago 1886, since then in continuous practice here. Clinical instr. gyne- cology, prof. minor surgery and bandaging, and lecturer on life ins. examinations, Bennett Med. Coll., 1888-96; prof. dermatology, Nat. Med. Col- lege, 1903. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Cook Co. Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. Jewish religion. Mem. Nat. Union, K.P., Columbian Knights. Residence: 6137 Kimbark Av. Office: 302 S. Wabash Av.
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