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FLETCHER, Harry Abbett, commercial agt .; b. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 5, 1870; s. James J. and Ella (Abbett) Fletcher; ed. Earlham Coll., Rich- mond, Ind .; m. Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 30, 1893, May Crawford; children: Francis Crawford, James Johnson. Entered ry. service Apr. 1, 1888, as ste- nographer in gen. frt. office of Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Ry. at Cairo, Ill .; July 1, 1889-Dec. 31, 1890, stenographer to gen. mgr., P.&W.Ry., Alle- gheny, Pa .; sec. to vice pres. Vandalia Line, Terre Haute, Ind., and St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 1, 1891-Aug. 31, 1899; since Sept. 1, in service of Central of Georgia Ry. Co. as soliciting agt. at St. Louis, Mo., to Dec. 31, 1899; traveling frt. agt. at St. Louis, Jan. 1, 1900-Dec. 31, 1901; traveling frt, agt. at Chicago, Jan. 1, 1902-June 30, 1903; since July 1, 1903, commercial agt. at Chicago. Home: 228 18th Av., Maywood, 111, Office: Marquette Bldg .. Chi- cago.
FLETCHER, Harvey Trunkey, lawyer; b. Green- ville, Pa., Mar. 22, 1869; s. O. N. and Laura (Trun- key) Fletcher; A.B., Thiel Coll,, Greenville, Pa., 1891; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1893; m. Helen H. Van Kuran, of Chicago, June, 1896; children: Harvey T., Jr., Elizabeth. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893; in practice alone since July 1, 1904. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Home: 5816 Harper Ct. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.
FLETCHER, John, banker; b. Williamsburg, Ia., Sept. 13, 1879; s. Charles and Jennie E. (Hughes) Fletcher; ed. pub. schs., Williamsburg; m. Laura Deacon, of Cedar Rapids, Ja., Apr. 28, 1903; 2 chil- dren: Virginia, John, Jr. Began in employ of Cedar Rapids Nat. Bank, 1896, continuing 11 yrs .; en- tered employ of Drovers' Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1907, as asst. cashier, and was elected pres., 1910; vice pres. and dir. Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank since Aug., 1914; also dir. Drovers' Nat. Bank, Drovers' Trust & Savings Bank, Englewood State Bank. Mem. Am. Bankers' Assn., Ill. Bankers' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Flossmoor Country, Kenwood, Saddle and Sirloin, Bankers'. Recreation: golf. Home: 4454 Greenwood Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
FLETCHER, Percival Samuel, lumber; h. Bol- ton, Lancashire, Eng., Sept. 3, 1872; s. Joseph Flitcroft and Jane (Greenhalgh) Fletcher; ed. pub. sch, in England until 10 and then came to Chicago and attended pub. schs. until 1887; m. Genevieve Louise Chapman, of Chicago, June 16, 1897; 1 son, Percival Sherman. In employ of Palmer, Fuller & Co., lumber, sash, doors, 1887-90; became connect- ed with Chase & Pate, and its successor, the D. S. Pate Lumber Co., of which is now treas. Republic- an. Mason (K.T.); mem. Eastern Star. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: 6437 Kenwood Av. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.
FLETCHER, Robert Charles, architect; b. Al- bany, N.Y., May 15, 1868; s. Charles W. and Char- lotte (Dugdale) Fletcher; prep. edn, pub. grammar and high schs., Albany; student Cornell Univ., 1888-90; m. Florence B., d. of Thomas C. and Mary (Hinchliff) Borden, of Chicago, Dec. 27, 1900; 4 children: Robert Borden, Charlotte Hinchliff, Flor- ence May and Mary Borden. Began professional
entered offices of Treat & Foltz and later of James H. Moore; in practice independently since 1895, specializing in commercial and industrial architec- ture. Asso. Am. Inst. of Architects; mem. 111. Soc. of Architects, Phi Sigma Kappa. Mason: Past Master LaGrange Lodge, No. 770; mem. Chapter, Council, Conclave; Past Comdr. Trinity Command- ery, No. 80, K.T .; Consistory, Shrine; trustee Ill. Masonic Homes since 1909. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Rotary, Suburban, LaGrange Country. Home: 224 Stone Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 179 W. Washing- ton St., Chicago.
FLETCHER, Robert Virgil, lawyer; b. Grant Co., FLEMING, Thomas Rutherford, mfr. (See vol. Ky., Sept. 27, 1869; s. John M. and Mary ( Luman) Fletcher; ed. Spencer Inst., Ky., and Univ. of Miss., Oxford; m. Etta Childers, of Corinth, Grant Co., Ky., June 26, 1893; children: Ernest L., Louise, Robert J., William M. Admitted to Miss. bar, 1899; mem. law firm Mitchell & Fletcher, Pontotoc, Miss., 1899-1906; asst. atty. gen. of Miss., Jan. 1, 1906- Apr. 27, 1907, and atty. gen., Apr. 27, 1907-Nov. 27, 1908; judge Supreme Ct. of Miss., Nov. 27, 1908- May 10, 1909; mem. law firm of Flowers, Fletcher & Whitfield, Jackson, Miss., 1909-11; gen. atty. I. C.R.R.Co., Chicago, since Feb. 10, 1911. Mem. Am. and Ill. State bar assns. Democrat. Methodist. Mason, K.P., Odd Fellow. Home: 1442 Hyde Park Boul. Office: Central Station.
FLEXNER, Bernard, lawyer; b. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 24, 1863; s. Morris and Esther (Abraham) Flexner; ed. pub. schs, of Louisville; LL.B., Univ. of Louisville, 1898; studied law dept., Univ. of Va .; unmarried. Admitted to Ky. bar, 1898; mem. Bod- ley, Baskin & Flexner, 1903-5, Flexner, Campbell & Gordon, 1908-11, Flexner & Gordon, 1911-14. Chmn. Juvenile Ct. Bd., Jefferson Co. (Louisville), Ky., 1906-11; chmn. com. apptd. by atty. gen. U.S. to study the need for legislation affecting children in D.C., 1914; chmn. Nat. Probation Com .; mem. Ky. Bd. Tuberculosis Commrs., 1912; mem. exec. com. Nat. Prison Assn .; mem. administrative coun- cil Am. Assn. for Labor Legislation. Clubs: Pen- dennis (Louisville); City (New York); Union League, Mid-Day, City (Chicago) ; Cosmos ( Wash- ington). Joint Author: Juvenile Courts and Proba- tion, 1914. Contbg. editor on juvenile cts. to The Survey. Has written various monographs and pa- pers on juvenile cts., delinquent and neglected children, workmen's compensation, employes' lia- bility, etc. Mem. Red Cross Commn. to Roumania, 1917. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
FLICKINGER, Roy Caston, college prof .; b. Seneca, 111., Dec. 17, 1876; s. George Harnish and Nina Theresa (Parker) Flickinger: A.B., North- Western Univ., 1899, A.M., 1901; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1904; m. Lillian Hortense Cook, of Chi- cago, Aug. 25, 1904. Instr. Greek, Evanston Acad., 1899-1901; prof. Greek and Latin, Epworth Univ., Oklahoma City, 1904-5; instr. Greek and Latin, 1905-8, asst. prof. Greek, 1908-10, asso. prof., 1910- 16, prof. Greek and Latin, since 1916, Northwest- ern Univ. Mem. Am. Philol. Assn., Archæol. Inst. America, Campbell Inst., Phi Beta Kappa. Pro- gressive Republican. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Club: University. Author: Plutarch and the Greek Theatre, 1904. Recreation: tennis. Home: 1930 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill.
FLINN, Charles Byron, lumberman; b. Levant, Me., Apr. 6, 1847; ed. pub. schs. and at Levant Acad .; m. Mary L. Dericksen, of Chicago, May 6, 1874; children: Charles F. and Frank B. Enlisted, 1863, in the 19th Me. Inf. and served with the Army of the Potomac, from the battle of the Wil- derness to Appomattox; mustered out, Sept., 1865. Came to Chicago, 1870, and entered employ of C. C. Thompson & Co .; became mem., 1880, firm of C. B. Flinn & Co., wholesale lumber, also mfrs., un- der corporate name of Ill. & Wis. Lumber Co., with mills at Merrill, Wis .; pres. Met. Lumber Co. since 1907; mem. board of mgrs. George Palmer Lumber Co., LeGrange, Ore. Republican. Mem. New Eng- land Soc. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 451
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FLINT, Mrs. Edith Foster, professor English; b. Chicago; d. Richard Norman and Annie (Halsted) Foster; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1897; m. Nott Flint, of Chicago, Dec. 22, 1900 (died 1906) ; chil- dren: Richard Foster and Halsted (deceased). Asst. in English, 1897-8, head of Kelly House, 1898- 1900, instr. English, 1906-9, asst. prof., 1909-14, asso, prof. since 1914, Univ. of Chicago. Wilson Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Assn, Univ. I'rofessors. Home: 5707 Blackstone Av.
FLINT, Harry Hatton, president Water Arch Furnace Co. (See vol. 1911.)
FLITCRAFT, Allen J., author and publisher; b. Woodstown, Salem Co., N.J., May 14, 1854; s. Al- Jen and Phebe Ann (Zorns) Flitcraft; ed. Bacon Acad. (Friends' Sch.) Woodstown; taught rural dist. sch., Stringtown, N.J., and later principal of pub. schs., Absecon and Oxford, N.J .; was princi- pal Friends' Select Sch., Mickleton, Gloucester Co., N.J., 1873-5, and supt. of schs., Doylestown, Bucks Co., Pa., 1875-8; m. Quakertown, Pa., Oct. 15, 1875, Emma Roberts; children: Walter Scott, Roland Bruce, Clement Booth, Laurence, Norman Roberts, Chester Allen. In 1878 became an agent for Provl- dent Life and Trust Co., at its home office, Phila., and in spring of 1882 established the Chicago branch office as its gen. agent for Ill. Since 1x88 author and publisher of works on life insurance: Life Insurance Manual (annually from 1888) ; Net Reserves and Net Premiums, 1895; Charter's and By-Laws 42 Life Insurance Companies, 1905. Since Aug., 1895, editor and publisher Life Ins. Courant ( monthly). Also since 1906 actively engaged in the development of his summer resort subdivision of Sylvan Beach, White Lake, Mich. Mem. Soc. of Friends ( Quakers). Republican. Served 2 years ( Apr., 1903-Apr., 1905) as mem. bd. trustees Vil- lage of Oak Park. Club: Hamilton. Home: 609 Maple Av., Oak Park, Ill .; (winter) Winter Haven, Fla .: (summer) White Lake, Mich.
FLOERSHEIM, Jacob, insurance broker. (See vol. 1911.)
FLOOD, Thomas A., law book publisher; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 30, 1881; s. Thomas H. and Susan ( Cal- laghan) Flood: ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Agatha Clinnin, of Chicago, Dec. 31, 1903; 5 children: Thomas H., Robert C., Catherine, Laurence, Elea- nor. Has been identified with Thomas H. Flood & Co., law book publishers, since 1898; became mem. of firm on death of father, 1907. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Home: 3241 South Park Av. Office: 214 W. Madison St.
FLORSHEIM, Louis, secretary The Florsheim Shoe Co .; b. Chicago, Mar. 18, 1874; s. Sigmund and Henriette (Nusbaum) Florsheim; ed. gram- mar and high schs., Chicago; m. Lillian West- heimer, of St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 17, 1914. Has been identified with The Florsheim Shoe Co. since 1893, sec. and dir, since 1897. Mem. Ill. Mfrs." Assn., Shoe and Leather Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Stand- ard, Ravisloe, Lake Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5012 Woodlawn Av. Office: Adams and Clinton Sts.
FLORSHEIM, Milton S., president and treas. The Florsheim Shoe Co .; b. Chicago, July 27, 1868; s. Sigmund and Henriette (Nusbaum) Florsheim; ed. pub, sch .; m. Chicago, 1894, Gertrude, d. Henry Stern; children: Irving, Harold. Father established retail shoe store, 1856, and later was mem. Greens- felder, Florsheim & Co .; firm dissolved, 1892, when joined in organizing Florsheim & Co., which was succeeded by The Florsheim Shoe Co., mfrs. of men's shoes, of which is pres. and treas. Mem. Ill. Mfrs' Assn., Shoe and Leather Assn. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Lake Shore Country, Hamilton, Standard, Ravisloe Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4729 Woodlawn Av. Office: 541 W. Adams St.
Co., hats and caps, 1882; joined his father in the firm of S. Florsheim & Son, 1894, remaining until 1908, at which time firm name was changed to the corpn. of Kabo Corset Co., of which is pres. Re- publican. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Golf. Recrea- tions: golf, bowling. Home: 4550 Woodlawn Av. Office: 740 N. Morgan St.
FLORSHEIM, Simon, mfr .; b. in Germany, May 28, 1837; s. Isaac and Frederica (Weiler) Flor- sheim; ed. German schs .; came to U.S., 1853; m. Chicago, Dec. 22, 1861, Elizabeth Friesleben; chil- dren: Norman S., Sidney E., Isabel Rosalie (Mrs. A. Gatzert), Leonard S. Sec. Germania Fire Ins. Co., 1855-71; mem. firm Gimbel, Florsheim & Co., hats, caps and furs, 1872-81; in 1881, established the firm of S. Florsheim, later S. Florsheim & Son, now Kabo Corset Co .; now chmn. bd. of dirs. Kabo Corset Co .; also chmn. Independent Pneumatic Tool Co .; pres. Aurora Automatic Machinery Co. Republican. Club: Standard. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel.
FLOWER, Alexander, wholesale tailoring and woolens; b. in Germany; brought to U.S., 1879; ed. pub, schs., Chicago; m. Irma Herbst, of Chicago. June II, 1902; 1 daughter, Rosa Antoinette. Pres. Empire Tailoring Co. since 1910; also pres. Prairie Amusement Co., Alice Amusement Co .; vice pres. Metropolitan Amusement Co. Republican. Mason. Home: 5034 Michigan Av. Office: 535 S. Franklin Street.
FLUDE, Alfred L., editor; b. Hopkinton, Ia., Oct. 31, 1867; s. of William and Sarah (Crosby ) Flude; grad. Lenox Coll., Hopkinton, 1886; m, Fan- nie L. Christman, Springville, Ja., Mar. 29, 1894; 4 children: Gertrude E., John W., Dorothy, Robert J. Was city editor Dubuque (Ia. ) Daily Times; editor and owner of newspapers in la., 15 yrs .; with the lyceum and chautauqua movement as lecturer and as mgr. Chautauqua Managers Assn., Chicago, 15 yrs .; editor the Platform since Apr., 1917. Also pres. Chicago Civic Bureau; dir. Den- nis Lyceum Bur., Auditorium Lyceum Bur. Au- thor: While the Fire Burns; Rhymes of Childhood. Republican. Mason, Home: 6516 Ingleside Av. Of- fice: 701 Steinway Hall.
FOELL, Charles Michael, judge; b. Dubuque Co., Ia., Nov. 21, 1870; s. George M. and Caroline ( Kanthlener) Foell; Ph. B., Cornell Coll., Mt. Ver- non, la., 1894; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1896. Began practice in Chicago, 1896; mem. City Coun- cil, 1906-11; judge Superior Ct. of Cook Co. since 1911 for term expiring 1917. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Repub- lican. Mason (32", K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Hamil- ton, University, Germania, Skokie Country. Recre- ations: golf, horseback riding, motoring. Resi- dence: Virginia Hotel. Address: 807 County Bldg.
FOERSTER, Anton, pianist. (See vol. 1911.)
FOGARTY, Cecil C., advertising; b. at Ontario, Can., Apr. 12, 1877; s. Richard and Sarah (Youdan ) Fogarty; ed. pub. schs. of Can .; m. Bess Griswold, of Chicago, Apr. 3, 1909; 2 children: Elizabeth, Jack. Was identified with the grain commn. busi- ness, in Chicago, 1896-1906; became connected with the Gundlach Adv. Co., 1906; vice pres. same since 1915. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 825 Michigan Av., Evan- ston, III. Office: 1321 Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.
FOGLE, John Long, lawyer; b. Terra Alta, W. Va., Feb. 22, 1875; s. Robert Bruce and Emeline ( Long) Fogle; direct descendant of Col. John Evans and Capt. John Dent, of the Revolution- ary War; A.B., LL.M., Georgetown Univ., D.C., 1898; m. Nellie B. Carskadon, of Keyser, W. Va., June 2, 1897; 8 children: Kenneth, Robert Bruce, Helen, John Dent, Dorothy, Mildred, Marjorie, Wil- liam Harrison. Atty. for Chicago Bar Assn .; lec- turer Chicago Kent Coll. of Law. Mem. Am., Il1. State and Chicago bar assns. Mason. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Colonial, Law, Calumet Country, Lake Wa- wasee Golf. Author number of articles on Ethics
FLORSHEIM, Norman Simon, corset mfr .; b. at Chicago, July 8, 1865: s. of Simon and Elizabeth ( Friesleben) Florsheim; ed. pub. schs., and busi- of the Law. Recreation: golf. Home: 4913 Forrest- ness coll., Chicago; m. Ida Sturm, of Cincinnati, ville Av. Office: 1108 Fort Dearborn Bldg.
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FOLDS, Charles Weston, resident partner Hath- rich, mfr. of sewing machines; was given an in- away, Smith, Folds & Co., bankers and brokers; terest later and sent to Cincinnati to start a branch house; in 1882 bought ont the Cincinnati branch and established firm of Foley & Williams, and in 1883 that firm bought out the original house in Chicago and incorporated as the Foley & Williams Mfg. Co., of which is pres .; also owner of city real estate. Mem. Nat. Assn. Mfrs., Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Catholic. Recreation: fishing. Home: 4356 Drexel Boul. Of- fice: 19 W. Jackson Boul. b. Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 23, 1870; s. William B. and Mary D. (Jenkins) Folds; ed. pub. and high schs. of Minneapolis, followed by attendance on evening extension classes of Univ. of Minn .; m. Florence Symonds, of Chicago, May 24, 1893; children: Wes- ton Symonds, Elizabeth, Florence, George R. Be- gan business career as a messenger in the North- western Nat. Bank at Minneapolis, May 11, 1889; continued in various positions in that bank until Oct., 1899, when resigned and became mgr. Chicago FOLLANSBEE, Charles E., paper stock; b. Chi- cago, June 24, 1855; s. Charles and Sally M. (Co- burn) Follansbee; ed. pub. schs, and Douglass Univ., Chicago, and Kalamazoo ( Mich.) Coll .; m. Marcia M. Coburn, of Carthage, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1877; 5 children: Margarite J., Miriam C., Merrill M., Marjorie C., Grace D. Began as mem. firm of Fol- lansbee, Tyler & Co., 1879, which was succeeded by the Western Paper Stock Co., in 1904, of which is treas. Republican. Clubs: Union League, High- land Park, Exmoor Country. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 1452 Indiana Av., Chicago. office of Charles Hathaway & Co., bankers and note brokers; admitted to partnership Jan. 1, 1904, and still has charge of the Chicago office; firm name was changed in 1910 to Hathaway, Smith, Folds & Co .; dir. Emerson Brantingham Co., Agri- cultural Credit Co., First Nat. Bank, Lake Forest, Ill .; sec. North Central Improvement Assn. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Univer- sity, Old Elm, Mid-Day, Union League, Bankers', Onwentsia. Recreations: golf, horseback riding, shooting and motoring. Home: 1228 N. State St., Chicago; (summer) Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 1292. 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FOLDS, George Robert, mfr. elec. apparatus; b Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 23, 1870 (twin brother to Charles W. Folds); s. William B. and Mary D. (Jenkins) Folds; ed. pub. schs., Minneapolis; LL. B., Univ. of Minn. Coll. of Law, 1897; m. Camilla McKey, of Whitewater, Wis., Oct. 12, 1907; 3 chil- dren: Thomas McKey, Charles Weston, 2d, Ca- milla Olivia. Began in law dept. of street ry. co., Minneapolis, 1897, later in legal dept. of street rys., Brooklyn, N.Y .; mgr. South Chicago City Ry., 1905- 07; mgr. West Penn Rys. & Electric Co., Connells- ville, Pa., 1907-8; connected with H. W. Johns-Man- ville Co., asbestos goods, New York and Pitts- burgh, Pa., 1908-15; returned to Chicago, 1915, and now pres. Frank B. Cook Co., mfrs. telephone and other elec. apparatus. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Jovian Order (electrical). Republican. Episcopalian. Recreation: tennis. Home: 1630 Ashland Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 326 W. Madi- son St., Chicago.
FOLEY, John Burton; b. Chicago, Dec. 19, 1857; s. John and Sarah Whittaker Foley; parents re- moved to Steubenville, O., when he was 18 mos. old; ed. pvt. sch. and pub. high sch., Steubenville, O .; m. Columbus, O., Jan. 1, 1889, Anna Shaw Mc- Closkey; children: Florence, Garrett Radcliffe, Virginia, Loyal Ludington, John Burton, Jr. Drug clk., Steubenville, O., 1872-8; bookkeeper, Clinton Paper Mills, of Steubenville, 1878-81; purchased wholesale drug store of W. D. MacGregor, 1881, remaining in wholesale drug business until 1888, when he removed to Chicago and engaged in the mfr. of proprietary medicines and toilet prepara- tions, which he began, in connection with whole- sale drug business, 1885; now pres. Foley & Co., printers and engravers, and Magnolia Springs Land Co. Founder of town of Foley, Ala. Repuh- lican. Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Home: 1436 Astor St. Office: 2835 Sheffield Av.
FOLEY, Thomas J., railway v .- p .; b. Convoy, O., Aug. 26, 1866; s. John and Bridget ( Sullivan) Foley; ed. pub. schs., Convoy: unmarried. Began with Pa. R.R., as telegraph operator, 1878-80; train dispatcher, 1880-93, chief dispatcher, 1893-7, asst. trainmaster, 1897-8, transportation insp., 1898-01, same rd .; asst. to gen. mgr., 1901-2, supt., 1903-4, gen. supt., 1904-5, B.&O.R.R .: chief dispatcher, 1906-7, asst. supt., 1907-10, U.P.Ry. ; asst. gen. mgr., 1910-12, gen. mgr., Nov. 13, 1912-July 25, 1917, vice pres. in charge operation, maintenance and constrn. since July 25, 1917, I.C.R.R. Office: Cen- tral Station.
FOLEY, William C., sewing machines and sup- plies; b. Ontario, Can., June 2, 1854; s. Thomas and Bridget Foley; ed. schs. of Ontario until 16, when came to Chicago; m. Mary J. McNamara, of Chicago, 1878; children: Charles E., Genevieve M. ( Mrs. M. P. Goodwillie), Byrd, Jessie (Mrs. Joseph E. Carrigan), Florence, Minnie ( Mrs. Charles A. Nash), William C., Jr., Marion, Hazel, Paul T., Donald H. At 16 became office boy for H. B. Good-
FOLLANSBEE, George Alanson, lawyer; b. Cook Co., Ill., Feb. 26, 1843; s. Horatio N. and Emeline (Sherman) Follanshee; A.B., Lawrence Univ., Ap- pleton, Wis., 1865; LL.B., Harvard, 1867; m. Susan Dana Davis, of Appleton, Wis., Apr. 14, 1869; chil- dren: Mitchell Davis, Mrs. Blanche Follansbee Caldwell, Mrs. Susan Follansbee Hihbard, Alanson, Eunice D. Admitted to bar, Mar. 17, 1867; since then engaged in gen. practice; now counsel, firm Adams, Follansbee, Hawley & Shorey. Mem. Am. Bar Assn. (ex-vice pres.), Ill. State Bar Assn., Chi- cago Bar Assn. (ex-pres.), Law Club, Chicago Hist. Soc. Del. Universal Congress of Lawyers and Ju- rists, St. Louis, 1904. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Harvard. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FOLLANSBEE, Mitchell Davis, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Jan. 23, 1870; s. George Alanson and Susan Dana (Davis) Follansbee; ed. South Div. High Sch., Harvard Sch., Chicago; A.B., Harvard, 1892; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1894 (LL.D., 1915); m. Julia Rogers McConnell, of Chicago, Apr. 14, 1903; chil- dren: Eleanor, Mitchell Davis, Jr., Rogers, Susan. Practiced in Chicago since 1894; mem. Adams, Fol- lansbee, Hawley & Shorey; dir. Bucyrus Co., Met. Life Ins. Co., Erie R.R., Chicago & Western Indi- ana R.R., Wells Co. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. (pres., 1914-15), Law Club, Legal Club. Republican. Unitarian; dir. United Charities. Clubs: University, Chicago, Hamilton, City, Saddle and Cycle, Harvard (Chi- cago) ; University, Harvard (New York) ; Harvard Union (Cambridge, Mass.); Associated Harvard Clubs (ex-pres.). Home: 65 Bellevue Pl. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.
FOLLETTE, Herbert Amsden, metal roofing. (See vol. 1911. )
FOLLETTE, William A., general western agent Red Line Transit Co. ( See vol. 1911.)
FOLSOM, Richard S., lawyer; b. Chicago, Aug. 5, 1872; s. Charles Antoine and Sarah T. (Sweet) Folsom; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Racine (Wis.) Coll .; Columbia Coll .; A.B., Williams, 1894; studied Northwestern Univ .; m. Dorothy E. Moulton, of Chicago, May 30, 1905. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Lewis (James Hamilton), Folsom & Streeter (Wallace). 1910-15; master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1911-15; corpn. counsel City of Chicago, 1915; gen. counsel Bd. of Edn., Chicago, 1912-15; vice pres. Pugh Stores Co. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club. Democrat. Episco- palian. Clubs: University, Illinois Athletic Assn., Chicago Yacht. Home: 2945 Michigan Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
FOLSOM, William Rickcords, treasurer Chicago Title & Trust Co .; b. Folsomdale, N. Y., May 25, 1873; s. Benjamin F. and Alice ( Rickcords) Fol- som; A.B., Williams, 1896; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1899; m. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1900, Bertha Bul- lock. After graduation entered the service of Chi- cago Title & Trust Co., of Which he is now treas. Mem, Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: University, Twen-
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tieth Century, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Home: 1454 Dearborn Av. Of- fice: 69 W. Washington St.
FOLTZ, Fritz, architect. (See vol. 1911.)
FONES, James J., grain commn .; b. East Green- wich, R.I., Feb. 12, 1860; s. James J. and Margaret (Dunn) Fones; ed. East Greenwich Acad. and pvt. sch. of Soc. of Friends, Providence; m. Mary E. Wilcox, of East Greenwich, 1883; 3 children: Grace, Oceanna, John Harris. Grain elevator busi- ness at Wall Lake, Ia., 1880-90; board of trade commn. mcht., Chicago, since 1890. Mem. Chicago Bd. Trade ( dir. 3 yrs. ). Home: Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FOOTE, John Burgoyne, machinery; b. Chicago, Apr. 6, 1865; s. George C. and Anne E. (Burnes) Foote; ed. pub. schs., Park Ridge, Ill .; m. Aimee Shannon, of Chicago, Oct. 27, 1898. Settled at Chi- cago, 1876; with Chicago Stamping Co., 1877-80; foreman press dept. Cragin Mfg. Co., 1880-3; re- signed to learn machinist's trade with Fraser & Chalmers; worked for Norton Bros., Chicago, also the Boyle Ice Machine Co., Goodrich Mfg. Co .; master mechanic Albert Fischer Mfg. Co., Hamil- ton, O .; left Hamilton, 1893, to engage in busi- ness with James Grant & Foote, mfrs. of gears; then operated at 60 S. Canal St. until 1904 (plant destroyed by fire) ; organized, 1904, Foote Bros. Gear & Machine Co., of which is pres, and treas. Republican. Catholic. Knight of Pythias, Elk. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Oak Park. Home: 415 Maple Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 210 N. Carpenter St., Chicago.
FOOTE, Mark Alpha, U.S. commr .; b. at North Fairfield, Huron Co., O., Apr. 10, 1858; s. Marcus and Lora Kinney (Gere) Foote; ed. pub. schs. of North Fairfield, Hillsdale, Mich., and Richmond, Ill .; m. Nunda, Ill., Jan. 1, 1881, Kate E. St. Clair. Was railroad telegrapher, 1871-9; U.S. commmis- ioner's clerk, 1879-94; U.S. commr. since 1895. Re- publican. Mason; K.P .; mem, Old Time Telegra- phers' and Hist. Assn. Congregationalist. Home: 4122 N. Kedvale Av., Irving Park. Office: 876 Fed- eral Bldg.
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