Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 81

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782

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FRANCIS, Pierre D., publisher; Aug. 27, 1855- June 21, 1915. (See vol. 1911. )

FRANCIS, William, mfr .; h. Ackley, Ia., July 7, 1868; s. William and Amelia (Bradley ) Francis; ed. high sch., Ackley; m. Chicago, June 4, 1891, Luella Crawford, Was with Ill. Wire Nail Co., Oct., 1886- Jan., 1888, The King & Andrews Co., Jan., 1888- Apr., 1898; since Apr. 1, 1898, pres., treas. Francis & Nygren Foundry Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: City, Union League, University of Evans- ton. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 2524 Fillmore St., Chicago.

FRANK, Bertram Watros, grain commn .; b. at Blue Island, Ill., July 22, 1875; s. of Monroe and Anna ( Wendell) Frank; ed. Chicago Manual Train- ing Sch .; student Cornell Univ., 1894-6, Northwest- ern Univ., 1896-8; m. Gertrude Bogart, of Chicago, Dec. 12, 1898; children: Clarence Monroe, Dorothy Jane, Donald Bogart. Engaged in grain commn. business on Chicago Bd. of Trade since May 1, 1898; sole owner B. W. Frank & Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Sigma Chi, Delta Chi. Club: Ill. Ath- letic. Home: 4260 Hazel Av. Office: 332 S. LaSalle St.

FRANK, Jacob, surgeon; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Mar. 16. 1856; s. Levi and Ella (Tow) Frank; ed. pub. schs .; M.D., Univ. of Buffalo, 1882; m. Sarah Led- erer, of Syracuse, N.Y., 1877; 1 daughter, Myna (Mrs. Dr. Sylvan Kunz), Began practice of medi- cine in Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; came to Chicago, 1885; surgeon to German and Columbus hosps .; consult- ing surgeon to Michael Reese and Cook Co. hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc., Chicago Acad, Medicine, Chicago Pathol. Soc. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: 2748 Pine Grove Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

FRANK, Mortimer, M.D .; h. Buffalo, N.Y., May 26, 1874; s. Joseph H. and Fannie (Goldsmith) Frank; grad. North Division High Sch .. Chicago; B.S. in C.E., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1897; M.D., Coll. Phys, and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1900; m. Donie Katz, of Chicago, Oct. 4, 1905; 2 children: Mary Elizabeth, Katherine Jane. After graduating as civ. engr. was engr. maintenance of way Mich. div. of the "Big Four" R.R .; in med. practice in Chicago since 1900; attending ophthalmologist to Michael Reese Hosp .; ex-dir. Chicago Pub. Library. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Phi Rho Sigma; sec .- treas. Soc. of Med, History of Chicago. Recreations: golf, collecting books and prints. Clubs : Ravisloe Country: Technology ( Bos- ton), Home: 1059 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

FRANK, Robert John, lawyer; b. Ravenna, O., Sept. 11, 1865; s. George W. and Anna (Cope) Frank; ed. pub. schs. of Ravenna, O .; m. Mary L. Woolston, of Trenton, N.J., Jan. 13, 1886. Travel- ing salesman 10 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1890; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law; admitted to Ill. bar, 1897; mem, firm of Young, Makeel, Bradley & Frank, 1898-1904, since practiced alone; apptd., 1901, by Hon. C. C. Kohlsaat, U.S. commr. for Northern Dist. of Ill. Mem. Chicago and Am. bar assns. Republican. Author: Commentary on the Science of Organization and Business Develop- ment, 4th edit., and various other writings on kin- dred subjects. Residence: Hotel Windermere. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

FRANKENSTEIN, Victor Samuel, M.D .; b. Chi- cago, Nov. 18, 1869; s. Simon and Rachel (Philips) Frankenstein; grad. Chicago High Sch., 1890; Northwestern Univ. (State Senator scholarship); M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Coll., 1895; studied univs. of Heidelberg and Vienna 11% yrs .; m. Irma Rosenthal, of Chicago, Nov. 28, 1898; children: Emily, Ruth, Alfred. Interne Michael Reese Hosp., 11% yrs .; in practice since 1897; mem, bd. of dirs. and sec. Old Chicago Hosp., 1900-13; surgeon to United Hebrew Charities, 1903-17; mem. advisory council Univ. of Chicago Extension Lecture Course. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Home: 4501 Ellis Av. Office: 32 N. State St.

FRANKENSTEIN, William B., real estate; b. at Chicago, Apr. 15, 1874; s. Morris and Jeanette ( Boetzel) Frankenstein; ed. grammar and high schs. of Chicago. With L. M. Willis, formed the real estate firm of Willis & Frankenstein, 1894, and partnership still continues. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Il]. Athletic, Lake Shore Country, Buena Shore, Ravisloe Country. Recreations: motoring, horseback riding, golf. Home: 429 Briar Pl. Office: Westminster Bldg.

FRANKENTHAL, Lester Emanuel, M.D .; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 16, 1864; s. Emanuel and Kate (Fried- man) Frankenthal; ed. pub, schs. of Chicago, Latin Sch. in Bavaria, and Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., M.D., 1885; m. Chicago, 1899, Anne Eleanor Nourse; 2 children : Lester E., John Vandal. Attending gyne- cologist, St. Luke's and Michael Reese hosps .; at- tending obstetrician, Michael Reese Hosp .; clinical prof. gynecology, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecol. Soc. Clubs: Standard, Quadrangle. Home: 4825 Wood- lawn Av. Office: 5 S. Wabash Av.

FRANKLIN, Henry Bernhard, cigar mfr .; b. at Neuwied on the Rhine, Germany, Mar. 1, 1840; s. Bernhard and Theresa (Knopfmacher) Franklin; ed. high sch. in Germany; came to U.S., 1866; m. Chicago, August, 1871, Hanna Mayer; children: Jennie C. ( Mrs. M. L. Purvin), Arthur J., Bert M., Rev. Harvey B., Natalie C. Learned trade of cigar

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maker in Germany; at New York, 1866-9; came to tive town and at Western Ind. Normal Sch .; m. Chicago, 1869; began cigar mfg., 1869; now head of H. B. Franklin & Co., Chicago. Recreation: read- ing. Home: 3716 Lake Park Av. Office: 227 W. Austin Av.

FRANKS, Jacob, mfr .; b. New York, Feb. 17, 1857; s. Joseph and Hannah (Hart) Franks; ed. pub. schs .; m. Flora G. Griesheimer, of Chicago, Feb. 17, 1906; 3 children: Josephine, Jack, Robert. Started in loan business, Oct., 1876; began operat- ing in real estate about 1881, and has been so en- gaged ever since; retired from loan business, 1896; pres. The Rockford Watch Co. since May, 1901; sec. Ill. Realization Co. Formerly mem. Library Bd. Democrat. Jewish religion. Recreation: mo- toring. Home: 5052 Ellis Av. Office: 29 E. Madi- son St.

FRANTZEN, Arthur, electric regulators; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 9, 1868; s. Fritz and Helene ( Michelsen) Frantzen; B.S. in Mech. Engring., Univ. of Mich., 1892; m. Chicago, June 2, 1900, Fanchon Barrow. Was engaged for 4 yrs. in civil engr.'s office of Benezette Williams, 2 yrs. as designer with Fraser & Chalmers and 2 yrs. with the World's Columbian Expn .; in business for self as the Arthur Frantzen Co., elec. engrs., 1898-1912; pres. Thermo Electric Regulator Co. since 1912; sec., treas, Wilson Av. Bathing Beach Co. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Republican. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation : physi- cal culture. Home: 924 Buena Av. Office: 625 W. Jackson Boul.

FRASER, see also Frazer.

FRASER, Norman D., retired; b. Chicago, Feb. 25, 1857; s. David R. and Lydia H. (Scoville) Fra- ser; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ariadne Preble, of Chicago, 1882; children: D. Ross, Violet (Mrs. Dan- iel Scholes), Marjorie ( Mrs. William H. Hosford), Janet (deceased), Dorothy. After leaving sch. in 1874 became connected with the firm of Fraser & Chalmers, mfrs. of mining machinery, etc., and was a mem, of that firm, 1876-93; out of business until 1895, when hecame pres. of the Chicago Port- land Cement Co .; retired, Dec., 1916. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Republic- an. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Rec- reation: literature. Home: 2928 Washington Boul. Office . 111 W. Monroe St.

FRASER, William Alexander, grain commn .; Feb. 12, 1837-Dec. 31, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

FRASHER, John Edward Lane, retired. (See vol. 1911.)

FRAZER, see also Fraser.

FRAZER, Emory Duffield, lawyer; b. nr. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 6, 1866; s. James H. and Alice ( Clay- ton) Frazer; student lit, and law depts., Univ. of Pa., 1891-2; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1893; m. Mary L. Roberts, of Detroit, Aug. 25, 1895; 1 child, Gladys Lucile. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893, and since engaged in practice at Chicago, Democrat. Pres- byterian. Mem. Chicago Law Inst. Mason; mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Clubs: Iroquois, Westmoreland Country. Recreations: golf, bowl- ing, billiards, athletic sports. Home: 618 Library Pl., Evanston, Ill. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St., Chi- cago.

FRAZIER, Charles Edward, city civil service commr .; b. Viola, Mercer Co., 111., Aug. 12, 1866; s. Jesse Veach and Salina P. (Cowden) Frazier; prep. edn. Viola High Sch .; Monmouth (111. ) Coll. ; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law (Northwestern Univ. ), 1890; m. Dilla Grace Sexton, of Viola, July 22, 1896. Admit- ted to Ill. bar, 1890, and practiced in Chicago; ap- ptd. asst. city pros. atty., 1909; atty. for Juvenile Court of Cook Co., 1910; real estate business, 1911- 15; mem. Civil Service Commn., City of Chicago, since Nov. 5, 1915. Republican. Mem. First Pres- byn. Ch., Austin. Mason, Mem. Loyal Order of Moose, Royal Arcanum, Recreations: fishing, hunt- ing. Home: 15 N. Parkside Av. Office: 610 City Hall.

FREDERIKSEN, Ditlew Monrad, lawyer. Moved to Minneapolis. (See vol. 1911.)

FREE, William Cyrenus, mfr .; b. Alexandria, Madison Co., Ind., Mar. 16, 1868; s. Dr. Cyrenus and Esther (Van Devender) Free; ed. pub, schs, of na-

Kokomo, Ind., Feb. 26, 1901, Miss Mazy Bell. Start- ed very young as a canvasser; organizer and 1st pres. Chicago Portrait Co .; secured control of the stock and reorganized the Free Sewing Machine Co., of which is pres. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner); K.P. Clubs: Calumet, Chicago Athletic, Union League, South Shore Country, Press, Forty. Recreations: golf, yachting. Home: Rockford, Ill.

FREEMAN, Arthur Bigelow, dentist; b. Brook- field, Vt., Sept. 27, 1859; s. Augustus W. and Lu- cinda M. (Bigelow) Freeman; ed. Vt. State Normal Sch .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1885; D.D.S., Phila. Dental Coll., 1886; m. Jane Gould, of Phila., Apr. 17, 1895. Came to Chicago from Vt. in 1882; engaged in practice of dentistry in Chicago since 1886; was prof. comparative dental anatomy and histology, Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., 5 yrs. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Re- publican. Mason. Club: Hinsdale. Home: 70 S. Washington St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 25 E. Wash- ington St., Chicago.

FREEMAN, Charles Yoe, lawyer; h. Lockport, N.Y., Mar. 29, 1877; s. John Newton and Mary Helen (Yoe) Freeman; grad. Denver High Sch., 1894; Lawrenceville Sch., 1895; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1899; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1902; m. S. Esther Dodge, of Georgetown, D.C., Apr. 30, 1906; children: Charles Yoe, Jr., Henry Dodge. Admitted to bar, May, 1902; mem. law firm Dent, Dobyns & Freeman. Mem. Am, and Chicago bar assns., Law Inst. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, University, Law, Legal. Home: 1540 Dearborn Pkwy. Office: The Rookery. FREEMAN, Ernest, electrical contractor; b. at Chatham, Mass., July 25, 1870; s. Charles F. and Elizabeth (Hitchens) Freeman; ed. pub. schs .; m. Elizabeth Munro, of Milwaukee, July 18, 1892. After leaving sch. went to sea for 9 mos .; was in men's furnishing business 5 yrs .; engaged as elec. contractor, Chicago, since 1889; pres. Ernest Free- man Co., 1893-1906, Freeman, Sweet Co. since 1906. Mem. Nat. Elec. Contractors' Assn. (pres., 1912-13). Elec. Contractors' Assn. of Chicago. Clubs: Illinois Athletic, Westmoreland Country, Republican. Rec- reations: golf, shooting. Home: 915 Glengyle Pl. Office: 608 S. Dearborn St.

FREEMAN, Ernest Harrison, electrical engr .; b. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 26, 1876; s. Harrison and Ma- rinda D. ( Hunter) Freeman; B.S., Kan. State Argl. Coll., 1895; grad. Kan. State Normal Sch., 1897; B.S., Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago, 1902, E.E., 1906; married. Taught sch. in Kan., 1897-9; engaged in teaching at Armour Inst. Tech. since 1902, becom- ing prof. and head of dept. of elec. engring., 1909. Mem. Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs .: asso. mem. Illuminating Engring. Soc. Mem. Tau Beta Pi. Home: 601 Laurel Av., Wilmette, Ill.

FREEMAN, Frank Nugent, college prof .; h. at Rockwood, Ont., Can., Apr. 17, 1880; s. John Wel- don and Amanda T. (Nugent ) Freeman: B.A., Wes- leyan Univ., Conn., 1904; M.A., Yale, 1906, Ph.D., 1908; m. Bertha Longley Wright, of Delaware, O., June 18, 1908; children: John Wright, Elizabetli Longley. Clerk in bookstore, Middletown, Conn., 1904-5; teacher, Cloyne House Sch., Newport, R.l., 1905; asst, in psychology, 1906-8, traveling fellow in psychology, 1908-9, Yale Univ .; instr. ednl. psy- chology, 1909-13, asst. prof., 1913-17, asso. prof. since 1917, Univ. of Chicago. Cooperating investi- gator with Commn. on Economy of Time, Dept. of Superintendence, N.E.A. Mem. editorial staff Ele- mentary School Journal. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Psychol. Assn., Soc. Coll. Teachers of Edn., Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Progressive Republican. Methodist. Author: The Teaching of Handwriting; Psychology of the Com- mon Branches; Experimental Education; How Children Learn; also many articles in ednl. mags. Recreation: golf. Home: 5543 Dorchester Av.

FREEMAN, Guy Sidney, live stock commn .; b. Newton, 111., Aug. 28, 1872; s. James E. and Frances A. (Jones) Freeman; ed. pub. schs .. Newton; m. Katherine Keene, of Atlanta, Ill., Jan. 20, 1904. Engaged in buying and shipping live stock, in Jas- per Co., Ill., 5 yrs. ; mem. Capitol Live Stock ('om-

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mn. Co., Indianapolis, Ind., 1 yr .; gen. agt. Cleve- land (O.) Union Stock Yards 3 yrs .; gen, agt. east of Miss, River for Union Stock Yards & Transit Co., Chicago, 1899-1903; organized commn. firm of Russell, Freeman & Co., Chicago, Nov. 20, 1903; firm also owners farms and elevators in Ill. Mem. Chicago Live Stock Exchange (dir. since 1915). Democrat. Methodist. Odd Fellow. Home: 5338 Kimbark Av. Office: 85 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.

FREEMAN, Henry Hyman, grain and hay com- mn .; b. Elmira, N.Y., Sept. 20, 1866; s. Marcus and Dina ( Bergmann) Freeman; ed. pub. schs .; m. Feb. 27, 1905, Retta R. Schneider; 2 sons: Sam S., Marcus S. Began in the printing business in Chi- cago with H. McAllister Co., and afterward in same line with J. H. Buffords & Son; in the hay commn. business since 1888, now mem. Henry H. Freeman & Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Mason. Home: 5124 Greenwood Av. Office: Board of Trade.

FREEMAN, Henry Varnum, judge; Dec. 20, 1842- Sept. 4, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916- 1917.)

FREEMAN, Henry Warren, lawyer; b. Boston, Feb. 16, 1869; s. Warren H. and Louise ( Hobart) Freeman; descendant of early colonial ancestry; great grandfather fought in War of 1812; A.B .. Univ. of Wis., 1892, LL. B., 1895; m. Annietta King, of Washington, D.C., Oct. 19, 1901: 1 daughter, Alida Louise. Came to Chicago, 1888; was in the office of James L. High from 1895 until latter's death, 1897; then in practice alone, until June, 1903, when became associated with Hon. Henry Sherman Boutell and Albert Dean Currier in firm of Boutell, Currier & Freeman; firm dissolved, 1908; in corpn. counsel's office, Chicago, 1907-9; apptd. spl. asst. U.S. atty., May I, 1909. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Home: 1228 Argyle St. Office: 1309, 69 W. Washington St.

FREER, Agnes Lee (Mrs. Otto Freer), see Lee, Agnes.

FREER, Eleanor Everest (Mrs. Archibald E. Freer), composer; b. Phila., May 14, 1864; d. Cor- nelius and Ellen Amelia (Clark) Everest; mus. edn. under her parents, and Mathilde Marchesi and Ben- jamin Godard, Paris, and Bernhard Ziehn, Chicago; m. Archibald E. Freer, of Chicago, Apr. 25, 1891. Began publishing, 1902; advocate of vocal music in English, in English-speaking countries, as a neces- sary step towards progress of nat, musical art. Hon. mem. Nat. Federation Mus. Clubs, and Chi- cago Amateur Musical Club; mem. New York Man- uscript Soc., League Am. Pen Women. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Fortnightly, Friday, Cordon. Author of 140 songs and part-songs to best English and Am. lyrics; also music for piano, etc. Address: 1420 Lake Shore Drive.

FREER, Otto (Tiger), laryngologist; b. Chicago, Aug. 8, 1857; s. Joseph Warren ( M.D.) and Cath- arine (Gatter) Freer; grad. Central High Sch., Chicago, 1876; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1879, followed by a semester each in the univs. of Mu- nich, Vienna and Heidelberg; interne in Cook Co. Hosp., 1879-80; m. Agnes (Rand) Lee, May 18, 1911. Specialist in diseases of the nose, throat and ear; attending laryngologist Henrotin Memorial and Policlinic hosps .; prof. laryngology, Chicago Policlinic. Mem. Am. Laryngol. Assn., Royal Soc. Medicine, London; corr. mem. Danish Oto-Laryn- gol. Soc .; hon. mem. Ann Arbor Med. Club; mem. A.M.A. (sec. sect. on laryngology and otology, 1903-4, pres. 1906), Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc. (chmn. 1906). Club: University. Home: 81 E. Elm St. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

FREES, Benjamin Marsh, Iumber mcht. (See vol. 1911.)

FRENCH, Calvin Hervey, denominational secre- tary; b. Williamsburg, O., June 13, 1862; s. Charles Porter and Mary (Brown) French; A.B., Lake For- est Univ., 1888, A.M., 1891; grad. Union Theol. Sem., 1891; (D.D., Univ. of Wooster, 1900); m. Anna Long, of College Springs, Ia., July 28, 1897. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1891; pastor Scotland,

S.D., 1891-8; prin. Scotland Acad., 1897-8; pres. Huron Coll., S.D., 1898-13; asso. sec. Coll. Bd. of Presbyn. Ch. in U.S.A., at Chicago, since Sept. 1, 1913. Address: 326 Latrobe Av.

FRENCH, Charles Wallace, school principal; b. Woodstock, Vt., Apr. 5, 1858; s. Charles W. and Anne M. French; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1879, A.M., 1882; m. Mary L. Heartt, of St. Joseph, Mich., July 17, 1889; m. 2d, Fannie K. Bartlett, of Rockford, Ill., June 28, 1900. Prin. Hyde Park High Sch., Chi- caso, 1891-1905; vice prin. Chicago Normal Sch., 1906-10; prin. Parker Practice Sch., since 1910. Mem, joint com. on English requirements for ad- mission to coll., 1896-1905; pres. Chicago Christian Endeavor Union, 1886-8. Author or editor of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 6442 Drexel Av.

FRENCH, George Thomas, insurance; b. at Chi- cago, May 30, 1875; s. George T. and Madeline (Hearn) French; ed. pub. schs .; m. Marion Gilles- pie, of Chicago, Feb. 15, 1900; children: Gordon G., Donald W. Began active career in offices of the C., R.I.&P.Ry.Co .; with E. H. Gay & Co., bankers and bond brokers, 1894-7; with Ætna Life Ins. Co. since 1897; sr. mem. of George T. French & Son, gen. agts. accident and liability dept. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: hunt- ing, fishing, golf. Home: 1339 E. 49th St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

FRENCH, Samuel A., real estate; b. Ontario Co., N.Y., Apr. 8, 1832; s. Joshua and Clara (Evarts) French; ed. common schs., Ontario Co .; m. Eliza- beth Stillman, of Phila., Pa., 1850 (died 1898); 1 son, Garrie S. Engaged in mercantile business 25 yrs., and practiced law in Chicago 30 yrs .; in real estate business since 1900; now head of S. A. French & Co., real estate, renting, loans and ins. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Bd. of Un- derwriters, Chicago Assn. Commerce. Past Master Algonquin Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Past Master Mon- itor Lodge, Elgin, Ill .; Past Master Windsor Park Lodge; Past Comdr. Bethel Commandery, K.T., El- Ain, Ill .; now mem, Windsor Park Lodge, Chicago Chapter, St. Bernard Commandery, Medinah Tem- ple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Home: 3746 Lake Park Av. Of- fice: 58-60 W. Washington St.

FRENCH, Wilbur Maynard, M.D., surgeon; b. in Colo., 1876; s. of Wilbur D. and Mary (Rhoads) French; grad. Lancaster (Mo.) High Sch., 1895; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1902; Univ. of Mo., 1909; m. Mabel Shelton, of Macon, Mo., Sept. 24, 1903; I daughter, Marjorie. Began practice in Chicago, 1903; prof. pediatrics, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1904-15; clin. lecturer on pediatrics, Univ. of Ill. Med. Sch., 1905-15; pedia- trician to University Hosp. since 1907. Mem. A.M. A., Ill, State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pediatric Soc., Alpha Kappa Kappa. Democrat. Mem. Christian Ch. Mem. Columbian Circle. Home and Office: 3958 W. 16th St.

FRENCH, William Henry, type founder; b. at Griggsville, Pike Co., Ill., May 14, 1850; s. Nathan and Harriet Newell (Hoyt) French; A.B., Cornell Univ., 1873; 1 yr. in Univ. of Leipzig, Germany; in. Olive Helen Walter, of Chicago, Sept. 21, 1895; children: Hazel, Walter Hoyt, Vincent Thorne. Agt. and asst. gen. mgr. Associated Press, Chicago and New York, 1873-85; sec. and treas. Oak Ranch Co., Neb., Kan, and Colo., 1885-7; sec., dir., 1887, pres., 1911, Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, type founders; vice pres. Nat. Paper and Type Co., New York. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Chi- cago Cornell Alumni, Chicago Delta Upsilon Alum- ni. Clubs: Union Leagne, City, Irving Literary, Oak Park, Westward Ho, also Cornell ( New York). Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 32 Throop St., Chicago.

FRENCH, William Merchant Richardson, art dir .; Oct. 1, 1843-June 3, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)

FREUDENREICH, William Frederick, patent lawyer; b. Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 21, 1877; s. Wil- liam F. and Amanda (Friede) Freudenreich; B.S., Rose Poly. Inst., Terre Haute, 1898; LL.B., Nat. Univ., Washington, D.C., 1901; M.P.L. (Master of Patent Law), Columbian Univ., 1902; m. Elizabeth Thompson Earl, of New York, Jan. 15, 1903; 1 daughter, Elizabeth. Asst, examiner U.S. Patent

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Office, 1898-1902; admitted to bar, 1901; practiced patent law in Boston, 1902-4; asst. atty. Gen. Elec- tric Co., 1904-7; in practice in Chicago since 1907; mem. Chamberlin & Freudenreich. Mem. Patent Law Assn. Club: University ( Washington). Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chi- cago.

FREULER, John Rudolph, motion pictures; b. Monroe, Wis., Nov. 17, 1872; s. John R. and Rosina (Miller) Freuler; ed. pub. schs, and commercial coll., Milwaukee; m. Augusta Jess Golz, of Mil- waukee, Mar. 2, 1897; children: Gertrude Rosina, Loraine Marion. Began in employ brokerage firm, Milwaukee, 1890; entered storage warehouse busi- ness, 1893, land business, 1902; opened Theatre Comique (motion pictures), Milwaukee, 1905; or- ganized Am. Film Co., Inc., 1910, Mutual Film Corpn., 1912, N. American Film Corpn., 1914, Lone Star Corpn., 1916, Empire All Star Corpn., States Securities Corpn., Oceanic Film Corpn., 1917; pres. Mutual Film Corpn. since 1915 and officer or dir. in 23 motion picture enterprises. Mason, Lafayette Lodge No. 265 F. and A.M. (Milwaukee). Clubs: Milwaukee Athletic, Blue Mound Country, Deut- scher (Milwaukee) ; Union League (Chicago). Rec- reations: motoring, golf, photography. Home: 615 Linwood Av., Milwaukee, Wis. Office: 220 S. State St., Chicago.

FREUND, Abraham Ludwig, M.D., surgeon; July 4, 1852-May 5, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

FREUND, Ernst, professor of law; b. New York, Jan. 30, 1864; s. Ludwig A. and Nannie (Bayer) Freund; ed. at Kreuzschule, Dresden, gymnasium, Frankfort-on-Main, univs. of Berlin and Heidel- berg (J.U.D., 1884), Columbia Univ. Law Sch. and Sch. of Polit, Science, Ph.D., 1897; unmarried. Act- ing prof. administrative law, Columbia, 1892-3; instr., asst. prof., asso. prof., 1894-1902, prof. juris- prudence and pub. law since 1902, Univ. of Chicago. IlI. commr. on Uniform State Laws. Mem. Am. Assn. Labor Legislation, Am., Ill., N.Y. City bar assns., Am. Polit. Science Assn. Clubs: Quadrangle, University, City, Law, South Shore Country. Au- thor: Legal Nature of Corporations, 1897; Police Power, 1904. Contbr. numerous articles in legal periodicals. Address: 5730 Woodlawn Av.

FREUND, Gustav, merchant; b. in Austria, Nov. 2, 1852; s. Solomon and Fannie Freund; ed. pub. schs. in Austria; m. Minna Oppenheimer, of New York, 1878; children: Bella (Mrs. Clarence L. Cole- man), Hennie (Mrs. Walter S. Baer), Erwin O. and Florence F. (Mrs. Max H. Sachs). Came to U.S. about 47 yrs. ago and has been continuously identified with the house of S. Oppenheimer & Co., dealers in sausage casings; resident partner of the firm at Chicago since 1880. Dir. Ft. Dearborn Nat. Bank, Franklin Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Chi- cago Bd. of Trade, Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Trustee Sinai Congre- gation; pres. Michael Reese Hosp. Clubs: City, Ravisloe Country, Standard, Ill. Athletic, Lake Shore Country. Recreation: reading. Home: 4759 Ellis Av. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

FREUND, Herman William, stationery and en- graving; b. Hoboken, N.J., Sept. 25, 1858; s. Wil- liam J. and Minna (Petersen) Freund; ed. public schools, Hoboken; unmarried. Identified with en- graving, printing and embossing business since 1876; pres. William Freund & Sons since 1901. Re- publican. Clubs: Germania, German. Recreations: motoring, books, music. Home: 2612 Hampden Ct. Office: 20 E. Randolph St.

FREUND, Ignatz H., mfr. cement tiles; b. Bar- ranquilla, Republic of Colombia, S. America, Sept. 11, 1876; s. Hon. Herman and Rachel (DeSourdis) Freund; family removed to Detroit, Mich., 1878; ed. pub. grammar and high schs. of Detroit, and Armour Inst., Chicago; m. Lily BaumgartI, of Chi- cago, July 16, 1906; children: Alice Rose, Edith Clare, Richard B. Mgr. of father's rice plantation in La. until 1897; during the same time made ex- periments with cement roof tiles, and in 1897 be- gan to mfr. tiles commercially, at Detroit; came to Chicago in 1904, and in 1906 organized the Federal Cement Tile Co., of which was gen. mgr. and sec. until 1913, since gen. mgr. and vice pres. Clubs: Chicago Engineers', Hammond Country. Home: 5118 Dorchester Av. Office: 920 Westminster Bldg.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 81

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 782

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782