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FALK, Louis, organist; b. Unter Ostern, Ger- many, Dec. 11, 1848; s. John A. and Wilhelmina Francesca (Roessing) Falk; ed. Rochester, N.Y., 1856-62; pvt. pupil of Dr. William Volckmar, in Hesse Cassel, 1865-7; grad. Conservatory, Leip- zig, 1869; (Dr. of Music, Chicago Mus. Coll., 1896) ; m. Cara Dayton Dickinson, of Chicago, Mar. 11, 1875. Prof. organ theory, Chicago Mus. Coll., since 1869. Organist Union Park Congl. Ch., Chicago, 1872-97; concert organist, orchestral and choral conductor; composer. Home: 5114 Dorchester Av. Office: 624 S. Michigan Boul.
FALK, Max Leander, hops and malt; b. Ger- many, Feb. 26, 1850; s. Lazarus and Johanna Falk; ed. pub. and high schs. in Germany; m. Chicago, 1884, Bertha Leopold; children: Lester Leopold and Amy (Mrs. James H. Regensburg). Came to U.S. in 1865 and lived in New York until 1868: since in Chicago; engaged in dry goods trade; es- tablished business as a dealer in hops, malt, etc., 1872, the firm being Falk, Wormser & Co. Clubs: Standard, Press. Recreation: traveling. Home: 4346 Grand Boul. Office: 10 W. Kinzie St.
FALKENAU, Victor, builder; b. at Bergen, N.J., May 10, 1859; s. of Morris and Therese (Bruck- man) Falkenau; ed. Coll. City of New York and Cooper Inst .; m. Chicago, Aug. 8, 1893, Marle Stanchfield; children: Therese, Arline, Florence. Came to Chicago, Oct. 9, 1882; engaged in building business and became pres. Falkenau Constrn. Co .. 1897. Home: 5740 Woodlawn Av.
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FALKER, Milton E., banking; b. Chicago, Mar. Knights of Columbus. Home: 2079 Ogden Av. Of- 1, 1877; s. Emanuel and Dora (Friedman) Falker; fice: 29 S. LaSalle St. ed. grammar sch., West Div. High Sch. and Met. Business Coll., Chicago; unmarried. Began as of- fice boy with banking firm of Greenebaum Sons, Chicago, 1894; continued with Greenebaum Sons Bank & Trust Co. after its incorporation as a state bank, 1911, and became asst. cashier and mgr. sav- ings dept. Republican. Treas. Young Men's Asso- ciated Jewish Charities since 1912, Y.M.A.J.C. Boys' Camp, Sinai Orchestra Concerts; financial sec. Players' Club of Chicago Hebrew Inst. Recrea- tion: travel (has traveled extensively). Home: 4459 Ellis Av. Office: Greenebaum Sons Bank & Trust Co., 9 S. LaSalle St.
FALKER, William Henry, M.D .; b. Chicago, Feb. 5, 1878; s. Henry and Gertraud (Baum) Falker; grad. Marquette Sch., Chicago, 1893; student Hyde Park High Sch., 1893-4; Morgan Park Acad., 1894- 96; Lewis Inst., 1896-8; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1902; unmarried. In gen, practice in Chicago since 1902. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs .; del. from III. to 4th Internat. Congress on School Hygiene, Buffalo, N.Y., 1913. Republican. Mason. Club: Chicago Gun. Home: 4433 Drexel Boul. Office: 1041 E. 63d St.
FALLOWS, Samuel, bishop; b. Pendleton, Lan- cashire, Eng., Dec. 13, 1835; s. Thomas and Anne (Ashworth) Fallows; removed to Wis., 1848; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1859, A.M., 1862 (LL.D., 1894; D.D., Lawrence Univ., 1873, Marietta Coll., 1903); m. Lucy Bethia Huntington, of Marshall, Wis., Apr. 9, 1860 (died July 30, 1916). Vice pres. Galesville Univ., 1859-61; chaplain 32d Wis. Inf., Sept. 25, 1862; resigned June 29, 1863; lt .- col., 40th Wis. Inf., May 20, 1864; col. 49th Wis. Inf., Jan. 28, 1865; bvtd. brig .- gen. volunteers, Oct. 24, 1865, "for meritorious services"; hon. mustered out, Nov. 1, 1865. In M.E. ministry, 1859-75: rector St. Paul's R.E. Ch., Chicago, since 1875; bishop R.E. Ch. since 1876; elected presiding bishop & times. Regent Univ. of Wis., 1866-74; state supt. pub. in- strn., Wis., 1871-4; pres. Ill. Wesleyan Univ., 1874- 75; pres. bd. of mgrs. Ill. State Reformatory since 1891; chmn. gen. ednl. commn., World's Congress Auxiliary, 1893; chancellor Univ. Assn .; chaplain- in-chief G.A.R., 1907-8; nat. patriotic instr. G.A.R., 1908-9; dept. comdr. of Ill., G.A.R., 1913-14; chap- lain 2d Regt. Ill. N.G., 1890-1916; comdr. Mili- tary Order Loyal Legion, Dept. of Ill., 1907. Ed- itor-in-chief the Human Interest Library. Pres. III. Commn. to Conduct Half-Century Anniversary of Negro Freedom in 1915. Author of numerous books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Ad- dress: 2344 W. Monroe St.
FALTER, David B., clothing; b. Bielitz, Silesia, Austria, Mar. 31, 1845; s. Bernhard and Johanna (Salz) Falter; ed. Oberrealschule of Bielitz; m. Bettie Sincere; m. 2d, Sarah Cardoza; children: Emma (Mrs. George Klein), Maurice Ulysses, Gi- zella (Mrs. Phillip H. Sempliner), Benjamin Frank- lin, Blanche Constance, Clara (Mrs. I. F. Weil), Elizabeth. Came to the U.S., 1866; learned the fur trade in N.Y. City; removed to Cleveland, O., 1867, and to Chicago, 1872; with L. Loewenstein in wholesale clothing business until 1891; mem. Eder- heimer, Stein & Co., mfrs. of boys' clothing, until 1914, since pres. Ederheimer-Stein Co .; also pres. Internat. Waterproofing Co. Pres. Nat. Labor Bu- reau of Wholesale Clothing Mfrs. since 1906. Re- publican. Mason (32*, Shriner). Recreation: travel. Home: 4353 Grand Boul. Office: 215 W. Jackson Boul.
FANNING, John Thomas, contractor; b. Milwau- kee, Wis., Aug. 7, 1863; s. Francis J. and Anna (Linehan) Fanning; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Nov. 15, 1898, Elizabeth (Palmer) White. Em- ployed by Isham Randolph, chief engr. of C.&W.I. R.R., as surveyor's asst., 1881-2; In employ of A.& P.R.R., Mexico, 1 yr .; with engring. corps of Ari- zona Canal 1 yr .; constrn. service Pacific Improve- ment Co., 1884-91; came to Chicago, 1891; with A. G. Spalding & Bro. until 1895, in mfr. of bicycles, 1895-9; mem. Jackson & Corbett Bridge & Steel Works, 1902-7; pres. Nat. Contracting Co., 1907-12, U.S. Dredge & Dock Co. since 1912. Catholic. Mem.
FANTUS, Bernard, M.D .; b. Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 1, 1874; s. David and Ida (Gentilli) Fantus; ed. pub. schs. and Gymnasium, Vienna; came to America, 1889; M.D., Coll. of Med. Univ. of Ill., Chicago, 1899; interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1899-1900; spl, summer courses, Univ. of Mich., 1901 and 1914- 17, M.S., 1917; Univ. of Strassburg, 1906, Univ. of Berlin, 1909; m. Emily M. Senn, of Chicago, Sept. 1, 1905. Served as pharmacist, 1889-1904, and regis- tered as pharmacist by examination; asst. prof. materia medica, 1900-3, prof. pharmacology and therapeutics since 1903, Coll. of Med. Univ. of Ill .; also asst. prof. clin. medicine same, 1909-14. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Am. Pharm. Assn., A.A. A.S. Mem. Soc. Ethical Culture; K.P. Anthor: Pre- scription Writing and Pharmacy, 1906; Essentials of Prescription Writing, 1906; Candy Medication, 1915. Home: 719 S. Ashland Boul.
FARA, Frank John, M.D .; b. Chicago, Apr. 11, 1881; s. Frank and Mary Fara; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1905; m. Julia Tupy, of Chicago, Nov. 21, 1906; children: Frank, Julia. Practiced in Chicago since 1905; attending phys., St. Anthony's Hosp, and Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary; prof. medicine, Jenner Med. Coll .; asst. prof. medicine, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Bo- hemian Med. Assn. Mason. Address: 3341 W. 26th St.
*FARGO, Livingston Wells. (See vol. 1911.)
FARLEY, Andrew J., capitalist. (See vol. 1911.) FARLEY, Jesse K., Jr., mfg. confectioner; b. at Dubuque, Ia., July 17, 1880; s. Jesse K. and Jennie J. (Cooke) Farley; ed. Northwestern Univ .; m. Es- telle Farley, of Phila., Pa., Feb. 22, 1905; children: Estelle, Preston, Josephine. Engaged in mfr. of confectionery at Chicago since 1896; pres. Farley Candy Co. since 1909. Mem. Nat. Candy Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Club: North Shore Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 712-720 N. Franklin St., Chicago.
FARLEY, John William, contractor; b. Haver- straw, N.Y., Feb. 12, 1861; s. Charles and Jane (Bartley) Farley; removed with parents to Chica- go, 1862; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Dec. 18, 1889, Mary Ross, d. Justice Henry E. Willmott; chil- dren: Charles W., Katherine, John W., Jr. Began in the contracting business, 1887; head of firm of Farley & Green, 1894-1900, since alone. Democrat; mem. 35th, 43d and 44th Ill. Gen. Assemblies. Home: 4438 Greenwood Av. Office: 118 N. LaSalle Street.
FARMER, Fred Ralph, manager Beardslee Chan- delier Mfg. Co. Removed to Indianapolis, Ind. (See vol. 1911.)
FARNHAM, Harry James, real estate. (See vol. 1911.)
FARNSWORTH, Ellis, railway official; b. Dal- ton, Ga., May 30, 1870; s. Anderson and Mary E. (Ellis) Farnsworth; ed. Dalton High School and Chattanooga Business Coll .; m. Lucy Lynn, of St. Louis, Nov. 5, 1903. Began in employ of Mo. Paci- fic Ry. at Chattanooga, Tenn., 1893; transferred successively to Memphis, Denver and Chicago, with same company; in charge of passenger dept. of Gould Lines in Chicago and Northern territory since July 1, 1904; now gen. agt. same. Democrat. Baptist. Recreation: baseball. Home: 5239 Cornell Av. Office: 203 S. Dearborn St.
FARNSWORTH, George James, lumber mfr .; b. Oconto, Wis., Ang. 19, 1863; s. George and Diantha (Wilson) Farnsworth; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago until 16; student Greylock Inst., S. Williamstown, Mass., 2 yrs .; m. Alice Hawthorne Brooks, of Chi- cago, Dec. 31, 1897; 3 children: Marion, Edith and Richard. Began in lumber yard at Oconto, 1883-7; sec., mgr. Bay DeNoquet Co., Nahma, Mich., 1889, and In charge of the plant until came to Chicago in 1908; pres. Bay DeNoquet Co., and Oconto Co., since 1908. Republican. Presbyterlan. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Indian Hill. Recreations: shooting, fishing, golf. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
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FARNUM, Edward James, M.D .; b. Sank Co., Wis., Oct., 1861; s. Henry James and Elizabeth (Shell) Farnum; reared on farm; grad. Baraboo (Wis.) High Sch., 1879; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1889; m., 1882, Anna S. Lanich (died 1885); m. 2d, Mildred Virginia Corr, 1903. Prof. surgery, Ben- nett Med. Coll .; attending surgeon, Cook Co. Hosp., since 1892, and Bennett Hosp. Mem. Ill. State Eclectic Med. Soc., Nat. Eclectic Med. Assn., Chi- cago Eclectic Med. Soc .; also Wis., Minn., Mich., Ja. and Neb. Eclectic Med. assns. Mason (32ยบ). Home: 1231 Farwell Av. Office: 29 E. Madison St.
FARR, Albert George, banker; Dec. 3, 1851-Dec. 22, 1913. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
FARR, Charles Warren, electrical supplies. (See vol. 1911. )
FARR, Frank D., western mgr. Silver, Burdett & Co .; b. Bristol, Vt., Oct. 31, 1867; s. Eugene S. and Sophia M. (Graves) Farr; grad. Bristol High Sch., 1888; A.B., Univ. of Vt., 1892; m. Louise Vos Burgh, of Stevens Point, Wis., Oct. 5, 1897; I daughter, Frances Priscilla. Prin. Lamoille Central Acad., Hyde Park, Vt., 1892-3; supt. of schs., Swanton, Vt., 1893-6; gen. agt. for Ill. of Silver, Burdett & Co., publishers, 1896-1900, and for Allyn & Bacon, publishers, 1900-2; dir. and western mgr. of Silver, Burdett & Co., since 1902. Mem. Delta Psi. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Hinsdale. Recreation: literature. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 623 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.
FARR, Marvin A., real estate; 1853-Oct. 7, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
FARRELL, J(ohn) Fletcher, banker. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
FARRELL, Patrick Joseph Hoshie, surgeon; b. Calcutta, India, Mar. 18, 1864; s. Gen. G. T. and Louise Helen Gormanston Farrell; ed. pvt. schs., Calcutta, India, and Sandhurst Coll., Eng., and at Heidelberg, Germany; M.D., Univ. of Ky., 1892; m. Edna Clare, d. J. L. Greatsinger, pres. E.C.&W. R.R., Sept. 2, 1896. In British service, Soudan and Afridi wars; col., commanding Ist Regt. Cav., Chile, 1890; surgeon Spanish-Am. and Philippine wars; with 1st detachment of U.S. troops that landed in P.1., June 30, 1898. Surgeon eye and ear dept., St. Joseph's Hosp .; consulting surgeon, Cook Co. ( III.) Hosp .; prof. mil, medicine, surgery and hygiene, Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery. First It. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps. Fellow Royal Geog. Soc. (Eng.); mem. Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S .; surgeon-gen. Soc. of the Army of the Philip- pines, 1905 (comdr .- in-chief 1908-9); trustee Chi- cago Med. Soc. Clubs: Army and Navy (pres.), Chicago Athletic (Chicago) ; Army and Navy (Washington). Home: 458 Belmont Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
FARRELLY, James J., live stock commn .; b. Co. Cavan, ire., Mar. 31, 1859; s. James and Mary (Fitzpatrick) Farrelly; ed. pub. schs. of Ireland and came to U.S. at age of 16; grad, high sch., Prairie du Chien, Wis., 1880; m. Chicago, Minnie, d. Joseph Cahill. Began live stock commn. business with Holmes & Patterson, and in 1883 started busi- ness for self; continued alone until 1887, when be- came a partner in firm of Bensley, Beach & Co., and later established the firm of J. J. Farrelly & Co., which later was changed to J. J. Farrelly & Son. Home: 4826 Vincennes Av. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
FARRINGTON, Harvey, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)
FARRINGTON, Henry, editor; b. at Liverpool, Eng., Mar. 27, 1882; s. Robert and Juliana (Harts- horn) Farrington; student Liverpool Coll., 1894-8; B.Sc., Walker Engring. Labs., Univ. Coll. (Victoria Univ.), Liverpool, 1901, M.Sc., Victoria Univ., 1904; (hon. B.Eng., Liverpool Univ., 1904); m. Mary Johnston, Jan. 15, 1910; 3 children: Robert Alexan- der, James, Alice Vivian. Lecturer in mechanics, Poly. Inst., London, Eng., 1901-4; mech. editor J. B. Lippincott Co., Phila., 1906; mech. specialist and editor on Webster's New Internat. Dictionary, 1906-9; asso. editor Electrical Review and Western Electrician, Chicago, Mar., 1909-Nov., 1910; tech. editor Shop Notes Quarterly and Popular Mechan- ics Mag., Nov., 1910-Ang., 1911; editor The Power Wagon, 1911-14; truck sales promotion and trans-
portation engr., Thomas B. Jeffery Co., Kenosha, Wis., 1914-16; truck sales engr., H. Paulman & Co., Chicago, 1916-17; editor Agrimotor Magazine, Chi- cago, since 1917. Mem. Soc. Automobile Engrs., Instn. Automobile Engrs .; hon. mem. Motor Truck Club America; mem. Royal Societies Club (Lon- don). Author of various papers on mech. and engring. topics, before engring. socs. and for press. Queen Victoria's Prizeman in mathematics, 1898. Recreation: motoring. Home: 7020 Merrill Av. Office: 20 E. Jackson Boul.
FARRINGTON, Oliver Cummings, geologist; b. Brewer, Me., Oct. 9, 1864; s. Joseph Rider and Ellen E. (Holyoke) Farrington; B.S., Univ. of Me., 1881, M.S., 1888; Ph.D., Yale, 1891; m. Clara A. Bradley, of New Haven, Conn., Aug. 3, 1896. Teacher of scl- ence in Me. acads., 1882-7; tutor, Yale, 1890-1; asst. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1893; curator geology, Field Mus. of Natural History, Chicago, since 1894. Lecturer on mineralogy, Univ. of Chicago, 1894-1904. Col- laborator, mines and metallurgy, Paris Expn., 1900; mem. Internat. Jury of Awards, St. Louis Expn., 1904. Pres. Am. Assn. of Museums, 1915-16. Author: Gems and Gem Minerals, 1903; Meteorites, 1915. Contbr. to scientific jours. Home: 5741 Ken- wood Av.
FARSON, Charles Thaxter, lawyer; b. at Lowell, Mass., Feb. 1, 1856; s. James and Louisa (Boyd) Farson; ed, pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1875; m. at Chicago, Effie Cocke, of Marlon, Ala., Feb. 15, 1881; children: Mary Louise, Mar- guerite. Admitted to Ill, bar, 1875; mem. firm of Holden & Farson, 1880-90; master in chancery of the Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1893-1900; mem. firm of Farson & Greenfield, 1893-1902, now Newman, Poppenhusen & Stern. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic. Author of Farson on Mechanics' Liens. Home: 4051 Michigan Boul. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.
FARSON, Duke M., bonds; b. Urbana, Ill., Aug. 31, 1863; s. Rev. John T. (M.E. clergyman) and Harriet C. (Page) Farson; ed. pub. schs. of Cham- paign, IIl .; m. Annie Butcher, of Chicago, Feb. 10, 1887; 3 children: Bernard, Warren, Duke M., Jr. Came to Chicago in 1877 and was employed by Marshall Field & Co. and other commercial con- cerns until 1882; then entered employ of Preston, Kean & Co., and later with Met. Bank; mem. Far- son, Leach & Co., 1889-95; engaged in handling mu- nicipal and corpn. bonds since 1895. One of the edi- tors of "The Burning Bush." Pres. bd. of trustees of the Metropolitan Ch. Assn, since 1897. Home: 5702 \V. Lake St. Office: 234 Monadnock Bldg.
FARSON, Robert B., merchant; b. Lowell, Mass., Mar. 10, 1852; s. James and Louisa B. (Doe) Far- son; ed. pub. schs. of Lowell, Mass., and Chicago; m. Clara M. Jones, of St. Charles, Ill., June 3, 1873; 1 son, Robert B., Jr. Has been identified with the pine lumber products business at Chicago since 1878 under his own name; sec. Pennock Millwork Co. Republican. Liberal. Club: Union League. Recreation: driving. Home: St. Charles, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
FARSON, William, investments; b. Chicago, May 26, 1888; s. John and Mamie (Ashworth) Farson; ed. Oak Park High Sch .; B.Ph., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1909; m. Elizabeth Heald, of Oak Park, Oct. 5, 1911; 2 children: Marjorie, Jean. Resident partner Farson, Son & Co., of New York, since July 1, 1909. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Univer- sity, Mid-Day, Onwentsia. Home: 936 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
FARWELL, Arthur Burrage, reformer; b. at N. Leominster, Mass., Oct. 2, 1852; s. Peter and Eliza- beth Smith (Burrage) Farwell; ed. pub. schs., Leo- minster; m. Floretta, d. Samuel Woodbery, of Bev- erly, Mass., Dec. 25, 1882; children: Stanley P., Burridge (died 1888), Florence (Mrs. Myron T. Strong), Elizabeth (Mrs. Edward P. Farwell), Louise, Dorothy (Mrs. Luther H, Barber). With Babcock Fire Extinguisher Co., 1869-70; stockman and salesman, John V. Farwell Co., 1870-6; sales- man, C. M. Henderson & Co., boots and shoes, 1876- 1901, Watson-Plummer Shoe Co., 1901-7; has de- voted entire time since 1907 to such work as that of the Chicago Law and Order League (pres, since 1904); dir. Ill. Vigilance Assn. (pres. 1910-14),
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Hyde Park Protective Assn., Ill. Anti-Saloon League, etc. Republican. Mem. Union Ch. Home: 1313 Madison Park. Office: Association Bldg.
FARWELL, Arthur Lincoln, second vice pres. John V. Farwell Co .; B.A., Yale Univ., 1884. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia. Home: Lake For- est, Ill. Office: 102 S. Market St., Chicago.
FARWELL, Francis Cooley, merchant; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 28, 1860; s. late John Villiers and Em- eret (Cooley) Farwell; A.B., Yale Univ., 1882; m. Chicago, May 19, 1887, Fanny N. Day; children: Albert Day, Marian (deceased), 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 incorpn. of J. V. Far- well Co., 1900, was elected sec. and is now treas. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Commer- cial, Onwentsia, Lake Forest. Recreation: golf. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 102 S. Market St., Chicago.
FARWELL, Frederick Marcus, president Oak- woods Cemetery Assn .; b. Chicago, Sept. 2, 1866; s. Marcus A. and Lucia Day (Cross) Farwell; ed. Haven (pub.) Sch. to 1879; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., 1880, and Mich. Military Acad., Or- chard Lake, 1881-3; twice married; 1 son, Arthur Frederick, by first wife; m. 2d, Mt. Clemens, Mich., Oct. 5, 1903, Anna Davis; 2 children: Frederick Marcus, Jr., Helen Louise. Packed goods for the wholesale grocery firm of Farwell, Miller & Co., July, 1883-Sept., 1884; entered employ Oakwoods Cemetery Assn., Oct., 1884, of which has been pres. since June 26, 1894; also dir. and chmn. exec. com. Republican. Recreation: fishing. Home: 6927 Ogles- by Av. Office: E. 67th St., cor. Greenwood Av.
FARWELL, Granger, retired: b. Chicago, May 25, 1857; 8. Judge William W. and Mary E. (Gran- ger) Farwell; ed. Chicago grammar and high schs .; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1878; m. Sarah C. Goodrich, of Chicago, Dec. 23, 1880; chil- dren: Leslie (Mrs. Edw. B. Hill), Ruth Goodrich (Mrs. Franklin C. Kenley ), Olive (Mrs. Henry G. Boston), Sarah Granger, Helen. After graduation studied law 2 yrs., 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; head of Granger Farwell & Co., 1898-1907; pres. Farwell Trust Co., 1907-11; dir. and chmn. Monarch Coal Mining Co .; trustee Harvey Land Assn. Maj, q.m. U.S.A., 1917. Ex-pres. Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, Onwentsia; University (New York). Recreations: riding and driving, golf, farming. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FARWELL, John Albro, jeweler; Sept. 3, 1833- Mar. 31, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
FARWELL, John Villiers, merchant; b. Chicago, Oct. 16, 1858; s. late John Villiers and Emeret (Cooley) Farwell; A.B., Yale, 1879; m. Ellen S., d. late Thomas Drummond, of Wheaton, Ill., May 20, 1884; 1 daughter, Katharine D. Became treas, and mgr., 1891, now pres. John V. Farwell Co." dir. C.&N.W. R.R.Co. since Oct. 21, 1909; dir. Nat. Bank of the Republic; Chicago dir. Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. of London; dir. Capitol Freehold Land & Investment Co. of London. Pres. First State Pawners' Soc .; pres. bd. of trustees Y.M.C.A .; treas. bd. of trustees Lake Forest Univ .; mem. Corpn. of Yale Univ. Was pres. Y.M.C.A., Chicago, Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automobile. Home:
when new LaSalle St. bldg. was erected; chmn. of com. which secured passage of new revenue law of 1897: mem. advisory com. Municipal Voters' League. Republican. Clubs: Commercial, Chicago, University, Merchants (an organizer and 1st pres.), Onwentsia, Shore Acres, Old Elm; University, Mer- chants', Yale ( New York). Home: Lake Forest, Il1. Office: 102 S. Market St., Chicago.
FARWELL, Walter, capitalist; h. Chicago, June 23, 1863; s. Charles Benjamin (Congressman, U.S. Senator) and Mary Evelyn ( Smith) Farwell; A. B., Yale Univ., 1885: m. Washington, 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 .; also mng. dir. Capitol Free- hold Land & Investment Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, On-
wentsia; also Metropolitan (Washington). Office: 102 S. Market St.
FASSETT, Eugene Gerald, lawyer; b. Delta, O., Jan. 1, 1870; s. Eugene K. and Mary A. (Fraker) Fassett; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1892; LL.B., North- western Univ. Law Sch., 1895; post-grad. course in Lake Forest Univ. Law Sch., 1896; unmarried. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1895. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Club: City, Recreation: yacht- ing. Home: 1555 E. 61st St. Office: 414 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
FATCH, Edward Patrick, casualty ins .; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 17, 1867; s. Theodore J. and Rose M. ( Cassidy) Fatch; ed. Holy Family Sch. (paro- chial) ; m. Geneva, 111., May 27, 1889, Lavinia M. Bruno. Began as office boy in the Chicago office of the Standard Life & Accident Ins. Co., 1884, of which was local ingr., 1889-1906; sr. mem. firm of E. P. Fatch & Co., since 1907. Republican. Clk. of City of Wilmette 2 terms. Clubs: Hamilton, Wil- mette Country, North Shore Golf. Home: Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
FAULKNER, Charles James, Jr., lawyer; b. at Martinsburg, W. Va., Aug. 23, 1877; s. of Charles James and Sallie ( Winn) Faulkner; student Wash- ington and Lee Univ., Lexington, Va., 1893-8; m. Elizabeth Durkee, of Yarmouth, N.S., Oct. 12, 1907. Admitted to W. Va. bar, 1898, and began practice at Martinsburg; removed to Chicago, 1899; with Peck, Miller & Starr, 1899-1903: gen. practice, 1903-5; be- came atty. for Armour & Co., 1905; asst. gen. coun- sel same, since 1914. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country; Phi Gamma Delta (New York). Home: 5529 Hyde Park Boul. Office: Armour & Co., Union Stock Yards.
FAULKNER, Georgene (Miss), writer; b. Chi- cago, Oct. 6, 1873; d. of Samuel and Cornelia E. (Smith) Faulkner; grad. Kenwood Inst .; grad. Nat. Kindergarten Coll. Was the first story teller em- ployed by Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1906: tells stories before library training classes and in social set- tlements, schs .. etc .; dresses in costumes of vari- ous nationalities and gives children's matinees in costume; gave a large one in Astor Gallery, at Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, Mar., 1913, also at Waldorf, Apr., 1915; on Chautauqua platform 8 yrs. Children's editor, Chicago Sunday Herald; "Story Lady" in Ladies' Home Journal, telling "Bedtime Stories" each month. Mem. Ill. Woman's Press Assn. Presbyterian, Clubs: Chicago Wom- an's, Chicago Kindergarten, Chicago Library, Cor- don. Home: 4746 Dorchester .Iv.
FAULKNER, Robert Wesley, insurance. (See vol. 1911.)
FAUNTLEROY, Thomas Smyth, mfr .; b. Vin- cennes, Ind., Feb. 29, 1844; s. Henry and Isabella (Smith) Fauntleroy; ed. puh. sch. of Nashville, Tenn .; m. Mary R. Robinson, of Beverly, Mass., June 3, 1879 (now deceased) ; children: Robert R., Katharine, Gorton, Eugene. Came to Chicago in 1861, and began 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. Moline Malleable Iron Co. since 1905. Republican, Presbyterian. Geneva, Ill. Office: St. Charles, Il.
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