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FERNALD, James William, hay and grain; b. at Wolfboro, N.Il .. July 24, 1839; s. Jonathan P. and Mary Cotton (Pike) Fernald; ed. pub. schs .; m. dale, Ill. Office: 1304, 105 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
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FETZER, Wade, insurance; b. Ottumwa, Ia., Soc. of Chicago; mem. New England Soc. Clubs: Nov. 22, 1879; s. William H. and Henrietta ( Clark) Church, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Paint, Oil and Varnish. Episcopalian. Home: Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 900 W. 18th St., Chicago. Fetzer; grad. high sch., Ottumwa, 1897; m. Mar- garet Spilman, of Ottumwa, June 11, 1901; 3 chil- dren: John Clark, William Melville and Margaret. FIELD, Elisha C., lawyer: Apr. 9, 1842-Apr. 2, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.) Identified with W. A. Alexander & Co., gen. agts. of Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York, since Sept. 27, 1897; advanced through positions of cash- FIELD, Harry B., grain commn .; b. Peoria, Ill., Mar. 30, 186 ;; s. of Frank and Sophia ( Kellogg) Field; family came to Chicago, 1877; grad. Lake View High Sch., 1885; m. Hattie Spangenberg, of Chicago, 1895; 1 son, Eugene. Employed in whole- sale boot and shoe mfg. business, 1885-91; broker in grain and provisions since 1891. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Mom. Nat. Union. Club: Ravens- wood. Home: 4516 Hermitage Av. Office: 234 S. LaSalle St. ier, office mgr., spl. agt., state agt. and in 1904 was made partner in the firm; mng, partner since 1908. Elected 1st pres. Nat. Assn. Casualty and Surety Agents, 1913. Mem, Chicago Assn. Commerce. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Trustee Village of Hinsdale since 1906. Clubs: Chicago, Union League. Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Hinsdale (dir.), Hinsdale Golf (pres. 1916), LaGrange Mo- tor. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FEULNER, Herman J., wholesale millinery; b. Chicago, Sept. 30, 1884; s. Andrew and Margaret (Wiesel) Feulner: ed. parochial schs., Chicago; m. Elizabeth Baitzer, of Chicago, June 3, 1908; 2 sons: Joseph, Edward, Began in employ of Marshall Field & Co., 1898; became connected with Reed Bros. & Co., wholesale millinery, 1901, mgr. Chi- cago office since 1908. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters. Club: Dramatic (pres. 1906-17). Recre- ations: dramaties, baseball. Home: 5402 Laffin St. Office: 77-79 E. Madison St.
FIEDLER, Anton Bernhardt, dress trimmings; b. Chicago, Dec. 28, 1867; s. Anton Bernhardt and Julianna Frederika (Neubert) Fiedler; ed. pub. schs., Chicago. In 1883, on leaving sch., entered the business established by father and brothers in 1864 under style of A. B. Fiedler & Sons, dress trimmings and braids, now treas. same. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Republican. Recreations: read- ing, bowling. Home: 3732 Pine Grove Av. Office: 367 W. Adams St.
FIEDLER, Edmund Gustave, mfr. and importer; h. Germany, Nov. 5, 1849; s. Anton Bernhardt and Julianna Frederika (Neubert) Fiedler: ed. Chicago pub. schs .: m. Chicago, Dec. 8, 1872, Alvina Emde; children: Frederic Julius, Oscar Carl, Laura ( Mrs. Klein), Charlotte ( Mrs. John Kunze). On leaving sch. entered the house established by his father. known as A. B. Fiedler & Sons, of which is now pres. Mason. Republican. Mem. Chicago Turnge- meinde. Recreation: motoring. Home: 2430 N. Clark St. Office: 367 W. Adams St.
FIEDLER, Julius, corsets; h. Chicago, Feh, S, 1870; s. George Louis and Elise (Jacobson) Fied- ler; ed, pub. schs., Chicago; m. Bessie Randak, of Chicago, June IS. 1904; 1 daughter, Marjory Gladys, Began with Western Pub. House, 1882; then with Western Stone Co., 1890-8; credit mgr. with George C. Batcheller & Co., mfrs. corsets, of New York, since 1898. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Chicago Corset. Recreation: fishing. Home: Evanston, 111. Office: 301 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
FIEDLER, Paul Oswald, mfr. and importer. (See vol. 1911. )
FIELD, Arthur Carpenter, woolen commn .; b. at Chicago, June 24, 1870; s. Richard I. and Mary El- len (Carpenter) Field; grad. Ogden Sch., Chicago, 1884, Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1887; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1891; unmarried. Commn. mcht. in woolens as mem. firm of A. C. & G. W. Field since 1895. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Union League, Saddle and Cycle, Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 835 N. Dearborn St. Office: 206 S. Market Street.
FIELD, Charles Edward, mfr .; b. at Greenfield, Mass., June 3, 1857: S. Charles Reed and Martha Hinckly (Barr) Field; B.S., Norwich Univ., 1874; m. Coldwater, Mich., Jan. 3, 1883, Helen Ledyard Powers; children: Margaret Ledyard and Charles Barr. Entered employ of D. B. Shipman White Lead Works, May, Ist7, representing it on the road a number of years; later was made sec. and treas,, and when that company was merged with the Nat. Lead Co. became comptroller, and later asst. mgr. of the Chicago branch; in Sept., 1910, was made mgr., and in Dec., 1910, elected a dir. of the company. Ex-pres. Nat. Paint, Oil and Varnish Assn., Chicago Paint, Oil and Varnish Club, Mass.
FIELD, Heman Humphrey, lawyer; b. Leverett, Mass., May 17. 1857; S. Frederick W. and Caroline ( Adams) Field; ed. grammar and high schs., Am- herst, Mass., and Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham; m. Mintie G. Stearns, of Milwaukee, Mar. 31, 1883. Began as bookkeeper, Milwaukee, 1876; admitted to bar, 1879; with legal dept. C.,M.&St.P.Ry. since 1880, gen, solicitor since Jan. 1, 1912. Mem. New England Soc. of Chicago, Chicago Hist. Soc. Re- publican. Clubs: Kenwood, Olympia Fields. Rec- reations: golf, motoring. Home: 4826 Kimbark Av. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boul.
FIELD, James Alfred, economist; h. at Milton, Mass., May 26, 1880; s. James Alfred and Caroline Leslie (Whitney ) Field; A.B., Harvard, 1903; post- grad. work, Harvard, 1903-5, Univ. of Berlin, 1905- 06; m. Amy Morehead Walker, of Chicago, Sept. 17. 1914. Asst. in economics, 1903-4, Austin teaching fellow in economics, 1904-5, instr., 1906-8, Har- vard; instr. in economics, Radcliffe Coll., 1906-7; instr, polit. economy, 1908-10, asst. prof., 1910-13, asso. prof. since 1913, Univ. of Chicago. Ming. edi- tor, Journal of Political Economy. Mem. Am. Econ. Assn., Am. Statis. Assn., Am. Sociol. Soc., etc. Clubs: Quadrangle, University, City (Chicago) ; Harvard (New York) ; Harvard (Boston), Address: 5328 Hyde Park Boul.
FIELD, John S., president Knickerbocker Ice Co. (See vol. 1911.)
FIELD, Marshall, 3d; b. Chicago, Sept. 2x, 1893: s. of Marshall, Jr., and Albertine ( Huck) Field; reared and ed. in England; student Eton Coll., and Cambridge Univ .; m. Evelyn, d. late Charles H. Marshall, of N.Y. City, Feb. 6, 1915; 1 son. En- gaged in operations involved in the estate of late Marshall Field. Enlisted as pvt., Ist Ill. Cav., 1917: promoted to sergt. Clubs: Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle ( Chicago); Knickerbocker, Racquet and Tennis, Union, Brook (New York). Home: 1200 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 1216, 112 W. Adams St. FIELD, Roswell Martin, author. Removed to Morristown, N.J. (See Who's Who in America. )
FIELD, Stanley, merchant; h. Manchester, Eng., May 13, 1875; s. of Joseph Nash and Katherine ( Blackwell) Field; ed. Repton Sch., Eng .: m. Sara Carroll Brown, of Baltimore, Apr. 17, 1900: 3 chil- dren: Katherine Blackwell, Daphne and Joseph Nash, 2d. Came to U.S., 1893, and has since been identified with Marshall Field & Co., becoming 1st vice pres., Jan., 1906; dir. C., M.&St. P. Ry., Nat. City Bank (Chicago), 111. Trust & Savings Bank, Peo- ples Gas Light & Coke Co. Pres. Field Museum of Natural History. Episcopalian. ('lubs: Chicago, Commercial, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Old Elm Golf, Shore Acres Golf. Recreations: golf, fishing and motoring. Homes: 1550 N. State Parkway, Chi- cago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 219 W. Adams St., Chicago.
FIELD, Walter Taylor, author; b. at Galesburg, Ill., Feb. 21, 186]; s. Horatio Nelson and Charity Lamoreux (Taylor) Field; student Dartmouth, 2 yrs .; A.B., Amherst, 1883; m. Sara Lounsberry Peck, of Chicago, Dec. 6, 1892; children: Walter Donald, Ruth Alden (deceased), John Stanley, Ed- itorial work for S. C. Griggs & Co., pubs., Chicago. 1883-6; asso, editor The Advance, Chicago, 1886-7; connected with Harper & Bros., pubs., 1887-90; studied and traveled in Italy, 1890; with Chicago house of Ginn & Co., pubs., since 1890. Lecturer on art and lit .; contbr. to mags, of poems and essays.
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Author: Children's Books-Their Selection and Their Influence (pamphlet), 1901; Rome (2 vols.), 1904; Fingerposts to Children's Reading, 1907; What Is Success? 1910; The Quest of the Four- leaved Clover, 1911; (with Mrs. Ella Flagg Young) Young and Field Literary Readers, 1914-15. Editor of The Abbey Classics, 1907-10. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 2301 Prairie Av., Chicago.
FIELD, William Henry, business mgr. Chicago Tribune; b. Rutland, Vt., Apr. 18, 1877; s. Henry Francis and Annie Louisa (Howe) Field; ed. Hotch- kiss Sch., Lakeville, Conn .; Phillips Acad., Ando- ver, Mass .; B.A., Yale, 1899; m. Ethel Scovil Clem- ent, of Rutland, Vt., Sept. 8, 1903; 3 children: Lind- say Clement, Elizabeth Clement, William. Was connected with Frank A. Munsey Co., N.Y. City, most of time, 1900-9; 2d vice pres. and business mgr. The Tribune Co., Chicago, since Nov. 1, 1909. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: University, Mid-Day. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 320 Tribune Bldg., Chicago.
FIELDHOUSE, Walter, investment broker. (See vol. 1911.)
FIELDING, Edward, major-general Volunteers of America; b. Westchester Co., N.Y., June 28, 1862; s. Robert and Marie (Jones) Fielding; ed. pub. schs. of New York and pvt. schs. in England; m. Manchester, Eng., Aug., 1881, Eliza Hoyle; chil- dren: May, Eva Maud, Myrtle Katherine, Edward Ballington. Joined the Salvation Army in England in 1879; returned to America in its service and was rapidly promoted; was one of the men in charge of its pioneer movement in the U.S., and for 13 yrs. was a brigadier in the Salvation Army, and had charge of the West, with hdqrs. in Chicago, 1889- 97. Being an American, affiliated with the Volun- teers of America when founded in 1897 by Com- mander and Mrs. Ballington Booth, and was placed in charge of Chicago and the Northwest territory, with rank of colonel, and in 1903 was elected vice pres. of Volunteers of America with rank of maj .- gen. Mason (Waubansia Lodge, Lafayette Chap- ter, Apollo Commandery K.T.). Home: 1512 Birch- wood Av. Office: 1201 W. Washington Boul.
FIELDS, Warren K., western mgr. Alberene Stone Co .; b. Hustontown, Pa., July 25, 1876; s. of George N. and Susan A. (Zimmerman) Fields; ed. pub. and high schs., Neponset, Ill .; Gem City Busi- ness Coll., Quincy, Ill .; m. Carrie Scott, of Nepon- set, June 24, 1903; 1 daughter, Helen M. In stone business at Chicago, with Alberene Stone Co., since 1898; mgr. at Chicago since 1908. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Hamil- ton. Recreations: fishing, motoring. Home: 1519 Lunt Av. Office: 214-224 N. Clinton St.
FIETSCH, Herman, printer; b. Chicago, Dec. 2, 1857; s. Herman and Christiana Fietsch; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Christina Charlston, of Chicago, Dec. 2, 1882; children: Herman, Jr., Alma (Mrs. Harold Cady), Mabel (deceased), Marguerite and Franklin Wixon. In employ of Jameson & Morse, printers, 15 yrs .; then with Chapman & Wilson, which firm was succeeded by Kehm, Fietsch & Wil- son, later changed to the present corpn., The Kehm, Fietsch & Miller Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Trustee Unity Ch. Ma- son (32°, K.T., Shriner); mem. North Am. Union. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Mystic Athletic (dir.), Chicago Automobile. Recreations: automobiling, golf, fish- ing, hunting. Home: 342 Home Av., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 430 W. Erie St., Chicago.
FINCH, Charles Edgar, traffic director; b. Anna, Ill., 1870; s. of Edgar A. and Rebecca (Dresser) Finch; academic edn .; m. Luna Stevenson, of Boone, Ia., 1897; 3 children: Arthur, Lewis, Helen. With American Express Co. since 1890, as clk. in local office at Omaha, Neb., later agt. and route agt. at various points in Ia. and Neb. until 1903; supt. Ia .- Neb. div. at Omaha, 1903-4; supt. south- ern div. at St. Louis, 1904-6, and gen. supt. same div., 1906-8; gen. agt. at Chicago, 1908-16; head of The C. E. Finch Co., traffic dirs., since 1916. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Club: Traffic. Home: 6008 Winthrop Av. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.
FINCH, Hunter Woodis, coal. (See vol. 1911.)
FINDEISEN, Frederick, mfr .; b. at Gaggstadt, Wurttemberg, Feb. 14, 1850; s. John George and Margareth (Walther) Findeisen; ed. common sch. in Kirchberg, Württemberg, Germany, also took pvt. lessons in drawing and designing, 1855-64; m. Charles City, Ia., Dec. 25, 1879, Evelyn Palmer Shaw; children: Grace M., Etta M., Florence S., Charles Walter, Eugene R., Frederick J. Was ap- prenticed to carriage and wagon builders' trade, 1864-7; came to America July 1, 1870; established carriage and wagon shop at Northwood, Ia., 1876; continued same until Dec., 1884, when, with broth- er William, started a wagon and harrow factory at Fergus Falls, Minn .; continued same for 2 yrs., then organized the Fergus Falls Wagon Co .; withdrew 1890, and together with J. H. Featherstone, leased and operated the Fergus Falls Flouring Mill; in same year sold out interest to Mr. Featherstone; came to Chicago and took position with the Weber Wagon Co. and remained until Jan. 1, 1892, when, in company with J. H. Durfee, engaged in the man- ufacture of plumbers' woodwork and cabinet ware; Mr. Durfee retired, 1894, and O. F. Kropf entered, and the business was organized under present style of Findeisen & Kropf Mfg. Co., of which is pres .; now also mfg. carburetors. Independent in politics. Lutheran. Odd Fellow. Home: 3122 Ive- son Av., Berwyn, Ill. Office: 2559 W. 21st St., Chi- cago.
FINDLATER, James Rowland, manager Chicago agency, Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co. (See vol. 1911.)
FINDLAY, Ephraim Kirkpatrick, M.D., oculist; b. Carleton Place, Ont., Mar. 6, 1870; s. David and Margaret (Kirkpatrick) Findlay; ed. pub. schs. of Ontario; Med, Dept., Univ. of Manitoba, 1890; m. Irene Nelson, of Chicago, Oct. 22, 1913. Practiced medicine in Manitoba 3 yrs .; in eye, ear, nose and throat practice in Chicago since 1896; asst. oculist, Univ. Hosp .; surgeon, eye dept., Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary; asst. prof. clin. ophthalmology, Univ. of Ill., since 1912. Capt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Flossmoor Country. Home: 4818 Forestville Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
FINDLEY, Samuel Whitten, clergyman; b. War- ren Co., Ill., May 13, 1867; s. James Lorimer and Sarah Rachel (Walker) Findley; A.B., Monmouth (Ill.) Coll., 1893; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., 1896; m. Susan Alibone Stewart, of Bloomingburg, Fayette Co., O., June 3, 1896; 2 children: Samuel Walker, Kathryn. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1896; pastor Bainbridge, O., 1896-1900, Oqnawka, Ill., 1900-4, Urbana, 1904-13, Morgan Park Ch., Chi- cago, since Jan., 1914. Home: 11012 S. Hoyne Av.
FINDLEY, Thomas Clement, western mgr. York Wall Paper Co .; b. Crawford Co., Pa., July 4, 1859; s. Samuel H. and Louisa Ann (Custard) Findley; ed. pub. schs. and univ. at Lawrence, Kan .; m. Har- riet E. Garner, of Linesville, Pa., June, 1895; chil- dren: Miriam Louise (deceased), Wilbert Thomas. Was engaged in gen. merchandising in Crawford Co., Pa., firm of Findley Bros., and then at Cleve- land, 6 yrs .; became sec. Findley Bros. Co., Cleve- land, 1892; came to Chicago, 1898; established wall paper business which was incorporated in 1902 un- der style of Findley Wall Paper Co., of which was pres. until 1908; western mgr. York Wall Paper Co., of York, Pa., since 1908. Republican. Chris- tian Scientist. Mason. Club: Kenwood. Recrea- tion: baseball. Home: 5131 Dorchester Av. Office: 208 N. Wabash Av.
FINK, Jacob John, lumber dealer; b. in Bohemia, July 25, 1870; s. Anton and Eva Fink; ed. in Bohe- mia, and pub. schs., Chicago, 2 yrs .; m. Marie Bi- can, of Chicago, July 1, 1891; 6 children: Julia, Jo- seph, Frank, Rosie, Helen, Lucie. Came to U.S., 1881; with T. W. Harvey, lumber dealer, 1883-91; in employ Heath, Withbell Co., 1891-1901; pres. Fink-Heistler Co. since 1902; pres. Hospodin Loan & Bldg. Assn .; dir. and treas. Bohemian-Am. Hall Assn. Republican. Mem. Catholic Workmen, Cath- olie Sokol, Chicago Council No. 182, K. of C., St. Mathias Court No. 521, C.O.F., First Cent Union No. 13I. Clubs: Rieger, Drevak, Cerhov, Lawndale Automobile. Home: 2825 Millard Av. Office: 2449 S. Ashland Av.
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FINKL, Anton, mfr .; b. Neuberg, Germany, May 13, 1848; ed. pub. schs. in Germany; m. Chicago, 1871, Josephine Schillinger; children: Charles Er- nest, Fred, Frank, May. Learned blacksmith trade in Germany; came to U.S. and worked at his trade in Milwaukee, Wis., 1 yr. before coming to Chicago in 1872. In 1880 established the business later in- corporated as A. Finkl & Sons Co., of which is pres. and treas. Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow; mem. Independent Order of Foresters and Eastern Star. Home: 6214 Lakewood Av. Office: 1326 Cort- land St.
FINKL, Charles Ernest, mfr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 2, 1874; s. Anton and Josephine (Schillinger) Finkl; ed. Chicago pub. schs, and Bryant and Stratton Business College to 1889; m. Chicago, Nov., 1894, Elizabeth Weber: 1 son, William. Learned steam forging and blacksmithing trade under his father and later was admitted to partnership and since incorporation of A. Finkl & Sons Co., in 1902, has been mgr. of the business. Republican. Mason. Recreation: motoring. Home: 6214 Lakewood Av. Office: 1326 Cortland St.
FINLEY, William Henry, civil engr .; b. Dela- ware City, Del., Jan. 22, 1862; s. William F. and Mary (McDonough) Finley; ed. pub. schs. of Wil- mington, Del., and by pvt. instrn .; m. Chester, Pa., Sarah H. Furry, of Trenton, N.J .; children: Jean- ette C., Ralph H., Max H., Cedric F. Worked in office of Delaware Gazette, 1878-82; in service of Edge Moor Iron Co., 1882-7; in engring. dept., C.,M. &St.P.Ry., 1887-92; engr. of bridges, 1892-1900, prin. asst. engr. of bridges, 1900-5, C.&N .- W.Ry .; vice pres, and mgr. Widell-Finley Co., engrs, and con- tractors, 1905-6; asst. chief engr. C.&N .- W.Ry., 1906-13, chief engr. since 1913. Was mem. Engring. Corps, I.N.G. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Permanent Internat. Assn. of Navigation Congresses. Clubs: Union League, Engineers'. Home: Batavia, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
FINNEGAN, Richard J., newspaper man; b. Chi- cago; ed. grammar sch. and old West Div, High Sch., Chicago; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch., 1907; m. Lucille Adams, July 6, 1907; children: Lucille Ve- ronica, Ruth Ursula, Richard Adams. Reporter on Chicago Chronicle, 1901; with Chicago Inter Ocean, 1903-4; with Chicago Daily Journal since 1904, city editor, 1914-15, mng. editor since Feb., 1916. Dem. candidate for Congress, 10th Ill. Dist., 1910; mem. Cook Co. Jury Commn., 1911-14. Home: 5531 Lakewood Av. Office: 15 S. Market St.
FINNEY, C. Edgar, investment banker; Aug. 24, 1865-Mar. 9, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
FINNEY, Harry Warren, investment banker; b. Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 28, 1877; s. Charles E. and Su- san M. (Leonard) Finney; A.B., Harvard, 1899; un- married. Cashier Medford Nat. Bank, 1899-1900; with Goldman, Sachs & Co., investment bankers, Chicago, 1900-9; investment banker, 1909-15; mem. firm Finney, Jackson & Co., since 1915; also head of Finney & Co. since 1916. Republican. Mason (32"). Clubs: University, Harvard of Chicago. Recreation: golf. Home: 58 E. Elm St. Office: 230 S. LaSalle St.
FINNEY, Sam, grain; b. Attica, Ind., Jan. 21, 1864; s. Samuel and Elizabeth (Burrows) Finney; ed. Wabash Coll .; m. Niles, Mich., Nov. 2, 1889, Julla I. Aylsworth; children: Charles Morton, Eliz- abeth Hale, Anna Katherine. Began business for himself at West Point, Ind., at age of 21, and later was in grain commn. business at Detroit, Mich., for 5 yrs .; after that operated a line of elevators along the Wabash R.R .; came to Chicago, 1901, and has since conducted a grain commn. business; mgr. grain dept. of E. Lowitz & Co. since 1914. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Union League. Recreation: motoring. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.
FIRM, Joseph Lannison, inventor; b. Brooklyn, Mar. 19, 1839; s. John and Judith ( Morrell) Firm; ed. Brooklyn pub, schs. Served apprenticeship in press room of Harper & Bros .; was 22 yrs. supt. of Frank Leslie's press room; now in charge of pat- ent dept., Goss Printing Press Co. Has secured and perfected many patents on printing presses, in- cluding the "straight-line" newspaper press, the
automatic "set-off," etc. Was pres. bd, of edn. Jer- sey City. Mason (32º, past master Amity Lodge, and past high priest of Amity Chapter, Jersey City). Home: 3142 Elliot Av., Berwyn, III.
FISCHEL, see also Fishell.
FISCHEL, Max Ignatz, violinist, composer; b. Prague, Austria, Mar. 21, 1879; s. Emil and Rosa (Weisskopf) Fischel; brought to America, 1882; studied in Chicago, Brussels, Belgium, and Berlin, Germany; pupil of Jacobsohn and Cesar Thomson; m. Carolyn M. Conley, of Chicago, July 31, 1908; 1 child, Maxine Roslyn. Dir. Violin Dept., Chicago Conservatory, 1904-6; now dir. same dept. Sher- wood Music Sch .; dir. and music critic Gamble- Hinged Music Co. Composer of many works on violin technic. Vice pres. Guild of Violinists; mem. Soc. Am. Musicians, Chicago Artists' Assn., Art Inst, of Chicago, Hebrew Inst. Recreations: fishing, boating, golf. Home: 841 LaFayette Park- way. Studio: 610 Fine Arts Bldg.
FISCHER, see also Fisher.
FISCHER, Charles Eduard Max, M.D .; b. Aug. 15, 1881; s. Henry J. and Mary Fischer; ed. pub. schs., N.Y. City and Chicago; M.D., Coll. Phys, and Surg., 1907; m. Ella H. Schirmer, of Chicago, July 24, 1909; 1 son, Alfred E. Engaged in gen. practice of medicine at Chicago since 1907; adj. prof. med. biology, embryology and histology, Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1905-10; prof. pediatrics, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1908-10; prof. clin. medicine and dir. of clinics, prof. and head dept. of physiology and physiol. chemistry since 1911, junior dean since 1916, Jenner Med. Coll .; dir. med. research dept. Columbus Laboratories, 1907-16; dir. The Fischer Laboratories since 1916. Fellow A.M.A., Royal Mi- cros. Soc. (London); mem. A.A.A.S., Ill. Micros. Soc., Ill. State Acad. Science (charter mem.), Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., German Med. Soc. of Chicago, Verein Alter Deutscher Studen- ten; hon. mem. Chicago Assn. of Detective Ser- geants and mem. criminology com. of same. Rec- reation: music. Home: 4657 Malden St. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
FISCHER, Engelbert, machinist; h. Zicmaringa, Hohenzoller, Germany, Nov. 7, 1847; s. Joseph F. and Margaret (Berkley) Fischer; came to U.S. in boyhood; ed. pub. and parochial schs. of New Al- bany, Ind .; m. Chicago, Dec., 1882, Mary Zoler; children: Charles Edmund, Rose. First worked on farm nr. New Albany, and 1864, started as an ap- prentice in a machine shop in that city, for Monon R.R .; went west in 1868 and worked at various oc- cupations until 1870, when came to Chicago; worked as a mechanic for a time, then procured a license as an engr. on the lakes, and followed lake engring. 2 yrs .; became a mem. firm of Benjamin & Fischer, mfrs. of wood working machinery, 1877; organized the Fischer Machine Works, mfg. and dealing in wood working machinery, 1887. Repub- lican. Mem. Catholic Knights. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1841 Carroll Av., Chicago.
FISCHER, F. William, architect and structural engr .; b. Cincinnati, O., Dec. 30, 1861; s. Julius and Julie (Floto) Fischer; ed. pub. schs., Cincinati; B.S. in C.E., Worcester (Mass.) Poly. Inst., 1885; m. Laura E. Rathfon, of Medaryville, Ind., Dec. 25, 1890; children: Athena, Walter R., Harold R. Be- gan active oareer in employ of the Chesapeake & Nashville R.R., 1885, continuing successively with Louisville Southern, the "Soo," Minn. & North- western rys. and the Minneapolis Mill Co .; came to Chicago, Mar., 1889; supt. and engr. Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Co., 1889-93; mem. firm of Fischer & Floto, architects and engrs., 1893-8; practicing alone since Jan. 1, 1898. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Ill. Soc. Architects, South Chicago Business Men's Assn., Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. Clubs: Chicago Motor, Ill. Athletic. Home: 9226 Phillips Av. Office: 9154 Commercial Av.
FISCHER, Gustave Frederick, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, May 8, 1868; s. Franz and Elizabeth (Liebe- rich) Fischer; ed. pub. schs., Chicago Athenaeum, Chicago Coll, of Law; m. Annie Beck, of Chicago, June 26, 1889. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1891; mem. firm of Rubens & Mott, afterward Rubens, Dupuy & Fischer, now Rubens, Fischer, Mosser & Bar- num; pres. German Bank of Chicago since its orgn.,
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1915. Treas, First State Industrial Wage Loan Soc .: sec. and dir. German Hosp. since 1908; pres. German-Am. Charity Assn .; sec. Austro-Hungarian Benevolent Assn, since 1903; pres. Industrial Club of Chicago, 1905-7, Germania Maennerchor, 1901-3; treas. German Soc. Chicago since 1903. Decorated hy the Emperor of Germany with Order of the Red Eagle, 1903. Clubs: Union League, Edgewater Golf, Germania (ex-pres.), etc. Home: 25 Walton Pl. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.
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