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FOSS, Martin H., lawyer; b. Chicago, Feb. 18, 1877; s. Martin H. and Agnes E. (McLean) Foss; ed. Princeton-Yale Prep. Sch .; Univ. of Mich .; IlI. Coll. of Law, 1900, LL.B. and LL.M .; unmarried. In practice in Chicago since 1900. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Psi Upsilon. Capt. 1st Ill. Field Arty .; served on Mex- ican border, 1916. Mem. S.R. Republican. Presby- terian. Clubs: South Shore Country (gov.), City, Kenwood. Recreation: horseback riding. Home: 4815 Woodlawn Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
FOSTER, A(1bert) Volney, president U.S. Silica Co .; b. Chatham, Ont., Can., Aug. 18, 1878; s. Vol- ney William and Eva Adele (Hill) Foster; prep. edn. Lake Forest ( Ill.) Acad .. 1894-7; A.B., Har- vard, 1901; m. Grace Leslie, of Winnetka, Ill., May 12, 1906; children: Leslie, Volney W .. Archibald McGhee. Became identified with the North Shore Consolidated Gas Co., at Waukegan, Ill., Sept., 1902, becoming vice pres., 1903; pres. U.S. Silica Co .; vice pres., treas. Palestine ( Ill.) Light, Heat & Power Co .; trustee Estate of Volney W. Foster. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Uni- versity, Saddle and Cycle, Casino, Onwentsia, Shore Acres. Recreations: horseback riding, ten- nis, hunting. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 122 S. MIchigan Av., Chicago.
FOSTER, Adelbert Merton, druggists' glass- ware; b. Stoddard, N.H., Jan. 29, 1859; s. George W. and Mary A. (Sawyer) Foster; ed. Charleston
9, 1884, Lillian E. Bagley; children: Vesta, Robert Bagley, Lillian, John Marshall, In 1874 entered the Boston house of Dean, Foster & Co., successors to George W. Foster, Boston, est. 1862; was em- ploye and partner, first at Boston and later at the Chicago branch (est. Jan. 1, 1883), until Oct. 9, 1893, since which time the business has been con- ducted as A. M. Foster & Co. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Evanston. Home: 1220 Hinman Av., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 6 E. Lake St., Chicago.
FOSTER, Agness Greene, author; b. at Athens, Ala., Dec. 6, 1863; d. John and Mary Greene, and g.d. Lady Agness Stuart, of Belfast, Ireland; ed. in high sch., coll. of oratory and in Woman's Dept. of Belles Lettres, Trinity College, Dublin, and Mlle. Piquot's finishing sch., Blois, France; m. William C. Foster, Stillwater, Minn., Aug. 31, 1886. Lectur- er and dramatic reader. Was the pioneer in writ- ing the personal messages, which have become popular all over the world, to send on holidays.to friends in card form. Author: By the Way, 1903; Promises, 1905; Commands, 1905; Admonitions, 1905; Answers, 1906; My Wish for You, 1906; The Weaving of Life's Fabric, 1907; You and Some Others, 1907; Life, 1907: Blessings, 1910; A King's Birthday; A Royal Road; Eyes of a Child; Christ- mas Chimes; Alpha and Omega; Love Is Best, 1915; also songs, "God Bless You, Dear," 1910; "You," 1904. Address: Care W. C. Foster, 208 S. LaSalle St.
FOSTER, Frederick Earl, shoe merchant; b. at Belleville, Ont .. Can., Aug. 21, 1867; s. Daniel and Sarah (Vrooman) Foster; ed. pub. schs. of Belle- ville; m. Fulton, N. Y., 1895, Marian Merriam (died 1901); m. 2d, Charlotte Luise Brown, of Chicago; 1 son, Frederick Earl, Jr. Began in a hardware store at Belleville; came to Chicago, 1892; was a mem. of F. E. Foster Co., shoe dealers, 1896-1902; in 1902 the firm absorbed house of Reeves & Beebe and changed its name to Foster-Reeves Shoe Co .; 1 year later the present style of F. E. Foster & Co. was assumed. Republican. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic. Recreations: golf, mo- toring. Home: Palatine, Ill. Office: 115 N. Wabash Av., Chicago.
FOSTER, George Alfred, wholesale dry goods; h. Whitewater, Wis., Apr. 17, 1859; s. George Henry and Anna (Dare) Foster: A. B., Northwestern ITniv., 1881; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1898; m. Chicago, Sept. 30, 1884, Mary H. Scovil; children: Melissa Elmore (Mrs. J. M. Hubbard), George Henry, Elinor. In 1881 entered wholesale dry goods house of G. H. Foster & Co. (est. by father in 1865), of which he is now the sole propr. Meth- odist. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Evanston, Ev- anston Country, Skokie Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring, billiards. Home: 1914 Sheridan Rd., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 1551 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FOSTER, George Burman, theologian; b. Alder- son, W. Va., Apr. 2, 1858; s. Oliver Harrison and Helen Louise (Skaggs) Foster; ed. Shelton Coll .. W. Va., 1876-9; A.D., W.Va. Univ., 1883, A.M., 1884; grad. Rochester Theol. Sem., 1887; univs. of Got- tingen and Berlin, 1891-2; (hon. Ph.D., Denison Univ .. 1892); m. Mary, d. Prof. Franklin Lyon, of W.Va. Univ., Aug. 6, 1884. Ordained Bapt. minis- try, 1879; pastor Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1887-91; prof. philosophy, McMaster Univ., 1892-5; asso. prof., 1895-7, prof. systematic theology, 1897-1905, prof, philosophy of religion since 1905, Univ. of Chicago. Author: The Finality of the Christian Religion, 1906; The Function of Religion in Man's Struggle for Existence, 1909. Address: 6045 Kim- bark Av.
FOSTER, George P., ex-congressman; b. Dover, N.J., Apr. 3, 1860; s. Peter and Margaret Foster; came to Chicago when i yrs, old; ed. old Univ. of Chicago; grad. Union Coll. of Law, 1882; admitted to bar same year and began practice in Chicago; m. Nov. 27, 1884, Julia Hoey; children: George P., Jr., Raymond F., Willard J. Presidential elector. 1896, but resigned in order to permit a fusion be- tween the Dem. and People's parties. Mem. Con- gress, 1899-1903, 3d ÍIl. Dist., and 1903-5, 4th Dist .: asst. corpn. counsel, July 1, 1911-Dec. 1, 1916.
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Democrat. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union, Co- lumbian Knights, Knights of Columbus. Club: Press. Home: 310 N. Menard Av. Office: 1611 Con- way Bldg.
FOSTER, Harry Charles, banker. (See vol. 1911.) FOSTER, Harry DeWaine, railway accountant. (See vol. 1911. )
FOSTER, Richard Norman, M.D .; b. at Toronto, Ont., Can., Oct. 23, 1834; grad. Urbana (O.) Univ., B.A., A.M .; student Hahnemann Med. Coll., Phila .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1869; m. Northampton, Mass., 1860, Annie, d. Dr. Hatfield Halsted; children: Marion Guyon (Mrs. Wash- burne), Edith Burnham (Mrs. Flint). Prof. Latin and Greek, Urbana Univ., 1859-60; prof. physiology and diseases of the nervous system, Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1869-70; prof. obstetrics, Chi- cago Homo. Med. Coll., 1881-1902, now emeritus prof. Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Homce. Med. Assn., Chicago Home. Med. Soc. Swedenbor- gian; translated several volumes of Swedenborg's works, 1865-70. Clubs: Irving, Quadrangle. Home: 5707 Blackstone Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
FOSTER, Stephen Austin, lawyer; b. at Derby Line, Vt., Dec. 23, 1866; s. Austin T. and Sarah Hurd (Gilman) Foster; A.B., Tufts Coll., Mass., 1887; A.M., LL.B., cum laude, Harvard, 1891 (ed- itor Harvard Law Rev.); m. Almeda Hodges, of Elmhurst, 111., June 27, 1899; 1 daughter, Rachel. Practiced in Boston, 1891-6, since at Chicago; part- ner Aldrich, Reed, Foster & Allen, 1896-7; asst. atty. Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 1906; judge Munic- ipal Court of Chicago, 1906-10; now mem. law firm of Cassoday, Butler, Lamb & Foster. Republican. Clubs: University, City, Union League, Harvard. Author of book on the Municipal Court, also com- pilation, Laws of Sanitary District. Home: 657 Spruce St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 1414 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
FOSTER, Theodore Bogert, clergyman; b. N.Y. City, Aug. 10, 1858; s. Samuel Conant and Mary Benezet (Bogert) Foster; A.B., Columbia, 1879; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., 1882; m. Ellen Lincoln Fes- senden, of Stamford, Conn., Apr. 9, 1890. Deacon, 1882, priest, 1883, P.E. Ch .; curate, St. James Ch., New York, 1882-4, St. Luke's Ch., Brooklyn, 1884-6; rector St. James Ch., Great Barrington, Mass., 1886-91, St. Paul's Ch., Pawtucket, R.I., 1891-6, Trinity Ch., Rutland, Vt., 1896-1902, Grace Ch., Kansas City, Mo., 1902-6, Emmanuel Ch., LaGrange, 111., 1906-13; prof. dogmatic theology, Western Theol. Sem., since 1913. Mem. Gen. Conv. P.E. Ch., 1898, 1901, 04; mem. Chicago Soc. Bibl. Research. Mason (K.T.). Republican, Club: University. Home: 2726 Washington Boul.
FOSTER, William C., investments; b. Morrison, Ill., Sept. 2, 1862; s. Charles and Lydia (Drake) Foster; ed. high sch., Morrison, and Beloit (Wis.) Coll .; m. Agness Greene, at Stillwater, Minn., Aug. 31, 1886. Was deputy public examiner, Dakota Ty .; tax agent C.&N.W.Ry., 1885-1913; now pres. W. C. Foster Co. On staff of Gov. Mellette of S. Dak., with rank of col., serving during Columbian Expn. Clubs: Press (life), Art. Has written on taxation for mags. and newspapers. Residence: Auditorium Hotel: {summer) farm on Green Bay Rd., Lake Co., Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
FOSTER, William Elmore, lawyer; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., May 7, 1861; s. William Avery and Sar- ah A. (Himes) Foster; grad. Central High Sch., Chicago, 1880; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1888. Sec. to P. S. Blodgett, later gen. mgr. L.S.&M.S.Ry., 1881-6; asst. atty., same road, 1888-98; in gen. prac- tice since 1898; prof. Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law since 1899. Mem. I.N.G., 1879-82. Mem. 111. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Recreation: horseback riding. Home: Hinsdale, Il1. Office: 105 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
FOSTER, William Thomas, mfr .; b. at Chicago, Jan. 12, 1869; s. Richard C. and Jenny Foster; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Aug. 2, 1892, Helen M. Hanifan; children: Elliott E., Helen M., William T., Jr. In 1885 entered employ of the Decorators' Supply Co., mirs. of ornaments for buildings; now sec .- treas, of the company. Mason (K.T., Shriner).
Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Home: 3959 Ellis Av. Office: 2547 Archer Av.
FOWLE, Frank Fuller, consulting elec. engr .; b. San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 29, 1877; s. Edward Os- borne and Helen (Fuller) Fowle; grad. Dwight Grammar Sch., Boston, 1893; student Mechanic Arts High Sch., Boston, 1893-5; S.B. in Elec. En- gring., Mass, Inst. Tech., 1899; m. Alice Edna, d. William H. and Ida Thomas Cowper, of Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 17, 1905; 2 sons: Frank Fuller, Jr., Wil- liam Cowper. With engring. dept. Am. Telephone & Telegraph Co., N.Y. City, 1899-1903; ry. dept. same company, 1903-6; operating dept., in Chicago, 1906-8; consulting engr., Chicago, 1908-12; asso. editor Electrical World, New York, 1912-13; con- sulting engr., New York, 1913-14, in Chicago since 1914; apptd., Jan. 31, 1914, by Judge William E. Dever, of Superior Court of Cook Co., receiver of Central Union Telephone Co. (a subsidiary of the Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. and operates in Ohio, Ind. and 111.). Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Illuminating Engring. Soc., Nat. Electric Light Assn. Progres- sive. Congregationalist. Clubs: University, Engi- neers' ( Chicago) ; Engineers' (New York). Author: Transmission Line Crossings, 1909. Editor-in-chief and contbr. Standard Handbook for Electrical En- gineers, 1915. Contbr. numerous professional pa- pers and articles. Recreations: tennis, walking. Home: 608 Elm St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 212 W. Washington St., Chicago.
FOWLER, Edgar Crayton, life insurance; b. at Hartford, Conn., Apr. 16, 1873; s. Jeremiah C. and Sophie C. (Dentlinger) Fowler; ed. pub, schs. of Hartford; m. Fanna B. Martin, of Dunkirk, N.Y., Jan. 30, 1900; children: Janet, Nancy Steele. En- tered employ of Hartford Life Ins. Co., 1889, con- tinning as clk. 6 yrs., agt. 4 yrs .; became connected with Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, 1899; was executive special of the company for N.Y. State 11/2 yrs., gen, agt, at Bridgeport, Conn., 1/2 yr., gen. agt. at Buffalo, N.Y., 7 yrs .; supt, agencies State Mut. Life Assurance Co. of Worcester, Mass., 1908-16 (resigned); gen. agt. for State of Ill. of N. E. Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Boston since June 1, 1916, headquarters in Chicago. Episcopalian. Ma- son (K.T., Shriner). Home: 420 Hamilton St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 705 First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago.
FOWLER, Edson Brady, surgeon; b. Buda, Ill., Feb. 14, 1865; s. George and Lucyette (Fairbroth- er) Fowler; ed. high schs., Neponset, Hennepin and Buda, Ill .; grad. Northwestern Acad., 1889; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1893, M.D., 1896; studied in Europe 1 yr .; m. Isabelle Drew, of Chicago, Oct. 6, 1899; children: Elizabeth Drew, Edson Fairbrother. Interne Mercy Hosp., Chicago, 1896-7, and lecturer Mercy Hosp. for Nurses several years; clin. teach- er, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. about 10 yrs .; at- tending surgeon Douglas Hosp. Mem. U.S. Life Saving Service, 1889-93; awarded U.S. gold medal for saving life at wreck of steamer Calumet, off Ft. Sheridan, Ill., 1889. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club, Tau Kappa Phi, Nu Sigma Nu. Methodist. Home: 1823 Hinman Av., Evanston, 111. Office: 7 W. Madison St., Chicago.
FOWLER, Ernest Spencer, optician; b. Guilford, Conn., Sept. 15, 1855; s. Edwin and Emeline B. (Spencer) Fowler; ed. New Haven (Conn.) High Sch .; widower; children: Earl B., Irma. Began to learn the optical business in New York City in 1871; came to Chicago, 1881, and established firm of E. S. & W. S. Fowler, opticians; alone since 1889. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreation: pho- tography. Home: 209 S. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, 111. Office: 31 N. State St., Chicago.
FOWLER, Frank Thomas, life saving devices; b. Beverly, O., Feb. 7, 1867; s. Royal A. and Mary J. ( White) Fowler; ed. common schs .; m. Minnie E. Hill, of Chicago, Nov. 29, 1889; 2 children: Edith H. (Mrs. Frank M. Keeley), Frank Thomas, Jr. Began with Crane Elevator Co., later with Eaton & Prince Elevator Co .; engaged in bicycle mfg. business, 1891-6; was owner and publr. Waukegan Daily Sun; now pres. Life Saving Devices Co., making the lungmotor and similar devices. Mem. West Chi- cago Park Bd., 1899; alderman from (old) 13th Ward, 1899-1901; from (present) 14th Ward, 1901-
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03; mem. Bd. of Local Improvements, and supt. of H. DeCamp. Entered the fire ins, business in 1885, streets of Chicago, 1909-10. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Recreations: horseback riding, swimming. Home: 1218 Winona Av. Office: 564 W. Monroe St.
FOWLER, John Whittaker, banker; b. Kerhonk- son, Ulster Co., N.Y., Oct. 24, 1865; s. LeRoy and Lamira (Whittaker) Fowler; ed. grammar and high schs., Scranton, Pa .; m. Anna V. Ehlers, of New York, Apr. 6, 1897 (died 1911) ; children: Doro- thy, Beatrice. Was vice pres. Lackawanna Trust & Safe Deposit Co. 17 yrs .; also pres. Scranton Steam Pump Co .; came to Chicago, 1912, as pres. Lake & State Savings Bank, now Century Trust & Savings Bank, and so continues; dir. and chmn. exec. com. U.S. Gypsum Co .; dir. Canadian Gypsum Co., Gypsum Fireproofing Co., Sackett Plaster Bd. Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (Shriner), Elk. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Bankers', South Shore Country, Midlothian Country. Home: 5340 Hyde Park Boul. Office: Century Trust & Savings Bank.
FOX, Charles Eli, architect; b. Reading, Pa., July 1, 1870; s. William M. and Martha E. (Mc- Cauley ) Fox; ed. pub. schs. of Reading, in Lafay- ette Coll., Easton, Fa., and Mass. Inst. Tech .; un- married. Came to Chicago, 1891, in connection with work on World's Columbian Expn .; later en- gaged in gen. architectural work, specializing on modern steel buildings; mem. firm of Marshall & Fox since 1904. Has been connected with the erec- tion of many Chicago skyscrapers, such as The Blackstone, Burlington Bldg., Morrison Hotel and Lytton Bldg., etc. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Exmoor Country, South Shore Country, Olympia Fields Country. Home: 1310 Ritchie Pl. Office: 700 Lin- coln Parkway.
FOX, Charles Marvin, surgeon; b. LaGrange, Ill., Nov. 12, 1878; s. George Marshall and Jane Guthrie ()lichie) Fox; ed. Univ. of Wis .; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1901; m. Cora Gordon Mon- roe, of Indianapolis, Ind., May 6, 1908; 1 Son, Charles Marvin, Jr. Practiced at Chicago since 1901; prof. surgery, Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; instr. surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; attending surgeon, Post-Grad. Hosp .; adj. surgeon, Wesley Memorial Hosp .; 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Mem. Chicago Surg. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med, socs., Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Rho Sigma. K.C. Home: 5461 Blackstone Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
FOX, Francis Bulkeley, broker; b. Birkenhead, Eng., Aug. 12, 1870; s. Lawrence Busby and Helen (Smith) Fox; ed. pvt. schs, in Eng .; m. Betty Lar- son, of Perstorp, Sweden, Oct. 11, 1897. Began ac- tive career in employ of Andrew Callender, Liver- pool, Eng., continuing 7 yrs .; came to U.S. and set- tled in Chicago, 1891; with Armour & Co., 1891-3; then connected with A. S. White & Co., 1893-1908; broker for self on Bd. of Trade since 1908. Repub- lican. Episcopalian, Mason. Clubs: Board of Trade Athletic, Chicago Gun. Recreations: shooting, golf, fishing. Home: 9560 Winston Av. Office: Board of Trade Bldg.
FOX, Francis Morton, clergyman; b. Bruceville, Knox Co., Ind., Mar. 1, 1866; s. Daniel and Almyra (Ball) Fox; B.A., Wabash Coll., Crawfordsville, Ind., 1889, M.A., 1892; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1892; post-grad. work Iowa State Univ., 1911-12; (D.D., Wabash, 1908); m. Manette Wolfe, of Crawfordsville, Ind., 1893 (died 1904); m. 2d, Grace Curtis Glenn, of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Dec. 28, 1908. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1892; mis- sionary in Mountains of North Carolina, 1892-8; pastor Washington Av. Ch., Terre Haute, Ind., 1898-1904, 3d Ch., Ft. Wayne, 1904-10, at State Univ. of Ia., Iowa City, Ia., 1910-12; asso. sec. Nat. Brotherhood Presbyn. Ch. U.S.A., 1912-13; pastor Fullerton Av. Ch., Chicago, since 1913. Chaplain 2d Regt. Ind. N.G. 4 yrs. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta. Home: 627 Fullerton Parkway.
FOX, Harry, insurance; b. Sharonville, Hamilton Co., O., Jan. 22, 1862; s. Henry and Margaret A. (Shepherd) Fox; ed. pub. schs. of Sharonville, Lockland and Cincinnati, O., and at Lebanon (O.) Normal Sch .; m. Reading, O., Sept. 7, 1886, Frances
in the local office of E. W. Lyman & Co., Chicago, and advanced through every branch of the busi- ness, both local and general; mgr. Chicago branch of the Milwaukee Mechanics' Ins. Co. since 1902. Republican. Methodist. Mem. S.A.R. Recreations: fishing and other outdoor diversions. Home: La Grange, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
FOX, John Victor, real estate and loans; b. Be- loit, Wis., Jan. 16, 1863; s. James B. and Katherine (Carroll) Fox; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago, Lena and Freeport, Ill .; m. Mary Louise Conway, of Sioux City, la., June 4, 1902; 1 son, John Victor, Jr. Came to Chicago, 1876, continuing in sch. until 1882; then employed in Chicago postoffice (chief clk. city de- livery division) until 1889; actively engaged in the real estate and loan business since 1889. Demo- crat. Catholic. Served in Co. C, 1st Regt. Inf., I.N. G., 1883-7; mem. The Patriotic Ancient and Honor- ables of Columbia Post No. 706. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, Germania, Chicago Yacht, Post Lake (sec., treas.), Lincoln Park Yacht. Rec- reations: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: 426 Barry Av. Office: 40 N. Dearborn St.
FOX, Orvin L., editor and publisher; Jan. 16, 1844-Feb. 24, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
FOX, Philip, astronomer; b. Manhattan, Kan., Mar. 7, 1878; s. Simeon M. and Esther ( Butler) Fox; B.S., Kan, State Agrl. Coll., 1897, M.S., 1901; B.S., Dartmouth Coll., 1902; Univ. of Berlin, 1905- 06; m. Ethel L. Snow of Chicago, Aug. 28, 1905. Commandant and teacher of math., St. John's Mil. Sch., Salina, Kan., 1899-1901; asst. in physics, Dartmouth, 1902-3; Carnegie research asst., Yerkes Obs., Univ. of Chicago, 1903-5; instr. astro-physics, Univ. of Chicago, 1907-9; prof. astronomy and dir. Dearborn Obs., Northwestern Univ., since 1909. Fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences, Royal Astron. Soc., A.A.A.S .; mem. Am, Astron. Soc. (sec. since 1912), Alpha Delta Phi. Mason. Served as 2d lt. 20th Kan. Inf., U.S.V., in P.I. Home: 2235 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Il1.
FOX, Ralph Edgar, editor and publisher; July 4, 1878-Mar. 16, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
FOX, Walter Howard, dentist. (See vol. 1911.)
FOX, William A., vice pres. Commonwealth Edi- son Co .; b. Sandwich, Ill., June 5, 1865; s. Alpheus and Angeline (Smith) Fox; ed. pub. schs .; m. Ella Schimmel, Chicago, Oct. 15, 1896; 3 children: Ar- thur L., Florence, Walter E. Came to Chicago, 1887. and clerked for fire ins, firm until 1889; clerk and chief clerk Northern Pacific Express Co., 1889-93; identified with the Chicago Edison Co., and its suc- cessor, the Commonwealth Edison Co., since 1893, as sec. to the pres., 1893-5, asst. sec., 1895-1902, sec. and treas., 1902-14, vice pres. since 1914; also vice pres. Chicago & Ill. Midland Ry. Co .; pres. Ill. Midland Coal Co .; treas., dir, Ill, Maintenance Co .; dir. Public Service Co. of Northern Ill. Sec. Chi- cago Fresh Air Hosp. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, Skokie Country. Home: Glencoe, 111. Office: 72 W. Adams St., Chi- cago.
FRAKE, James, lawyer; Mar. 29, 1841-May 13, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
FRAME, Clare Lawry, dental supplies; b. Guern- sey Co., O., June 18, 1875; s. Roland S. and Belle R. (Lawry) Frame; ed. pub. schs., Guernsey Co .; D.D.S., Ohio State Univ., 1900; m. at Chicago, Dec. 23, 1911, Grace Pershing, niece of Gen. John J. Pershing, U.S.A., who led first U.S. troops to France, 1917. Began practice of dentistry, Colum- bus, O., 1900; entered dental supply business in Columbus, 1904; removed to New York, 1906, to Chicago, Oct., 1908; pres. C. L. Frame Dental Co., Chicago; treas. Columbus (O.) Dental Supply Co .; sec. and treas. Dental Products Co., Chicago. Mem. Xi Psi Phi. Mason (32°, Columbus Lodge No. 112; Aladdin Shrine). Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Mystic Athletic, Olympia Fields Coun- try (treas.), South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 6907 Euclid Av. Office: 5 S. Wabash Av.
FRANCIS, Arthur J., clergyman; b. at Oxford, Eng., Nov. 26, 1874; s. William and Matilda ( Wil- kins) Francis; prep. edn. Wesleyan Boys' Sch.,
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high sch., Oxford, Eng., and Wesley Coll., Winni- peg, Can .; studied Chicago Theol. Sem .; m. May Carroll Chisholm, of Chicago, Oct. 1, 1902; 3 chil- dren: Eugene A., Carroll H., Arthur C. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1894; pastor Beaconsfield, Salem and Tupper circuits (12 chs.), Manitoba, Can., 1894- 96, 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, 1910-17; sec. Chicago Community Trust since 1916. Recreation: golf. Mason (32°), Clubs: Hamilton, Beverly Country, Englewood, Congregational; Commercial ( Indian- apolis, Ind.). Home: 6915 Jeffery Av. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.
FRANCIS, Charles Horace, M.D .; b. at Marion, Kan., Dec. 1, 1871; s. Oscar F. and Sarah ( Murray) Francis; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1894, Am, Coll. of Medicine and Surgery, 1904; m. Jane Fraser, of Lake Forest, Ill., 1896. Specialist in diseases of the eye; prof. diseases of the eye, Chicago Policlinic. First It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Mem. A. M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Acad. Oph- thalmology and Oto-Laryngology, Chicago Oph- thal. Soc., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 912 Irving Park Boul. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
FRANCIS, Charles Randall, lawyer; h. Erie, Pa., Jan. 31, 1868; s. Daniel T. and Frances Rosabel (Hammond) Francis; ed. Elizabeth St. (now Til- den) Sch., Chicago, 1876-9; Brown Sch., 1880-1; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law (Northwestern Univ.), 1889; m. Miette De la Fontaine, of Chicago, Oct. 8, 1903. Admitted to bar, June 12, 1889; associated with Samuel E. Dale, as Dale & Francis, making a specialty of corpn. law, 1889-1911, and with Wil- liam A. Bither and Frederic L. Goff, as Bither, Goff & Francis, 1911-15; apptd, city atty., May 9, 1915; apptd. atty. for Bd. of Edn., June, 1917. Served in Co. A, 1st Regt,, I.N.G., 1887-97. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Booth Chapter Phi Delta Phi, 1888. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Motor. Home: 4736 Beacon St. Office: Tribune Bldg.
FRANCIS, John, railway official; b. Montreal, Can., Dec. 6, 1856; s. John and Elizabeth (Prosser) Francis; pub. sch. edn .; m. Alice Anderson, of Ma- comb, Ill., Nov. 25, 1882; 1 daughter, Clara Birk ( Mrs. Ernest Lehmann). Began as operator and clerk Grand Trunk Ry., at Prescott, Ont., 1872; ticket exchange clk. same rd., Sarnia, Ont., 1875- 80; traveling pass. agt. Flint & Pere Marquette Rd., 1880-1; entered service of Burlington & Mo. River Ry, as chief clk. in office of div. supt., at Lincoln, Neb., Apr., 1881; chief elk, pass, dept. same rd., 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. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country, Recreation: golf. Home: 434 Diversey Parkway. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul.
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