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CLARKE, Hopewell, mine owner and operator; born at Williamsport, Pa., March 10, 1854; son of Hopewell and Mary A. (Strebeigh) Clarke; educated in the public schools of Williamsport, and one year at Dickinson Seminary; mar- ried at Nisbet, Pa., Nov. 18, 1884, to Rosette, daughter of Thomas Cline of Nisbet. Began active business career, 1871, in engineering department of Pennsylvania Railroad, continuing one year; followed various pursuits until he came to Minnesota, 1880; engaged in engineering work for several railroads until 1883; in May, 1883, became land examiner for Northern Pacific Ry .; ap- pointed chief clerk of land department, same road, in 1887; resigned, Dec., 1888, to become land commissioner of St. Paul & Duluth R. R., until April, 1899, since which time he has been engaged in operating and developing mining properties. Member American Institute of Mining Engineers. Mason (32°)
Knight Templar, Shriner. Clubs: Com- mercial, Minnesota, Town and Country. Office and residence: 775 Portland Av., St. Paul.
CLARKE, Orville Howard, fire insur- ance; born at Ottawa, O., Aug. 28, 1850; son of Miles P. and Mary Elizabeth (Crowell) Clarke; came to Minnesota
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1855; attended military post school at Fort Ridgely, Minn., until 1862, gradu- ated from High School, Ottawa, O., 1865. Engaged in mercantile business with Harrison Simmons until 1874; moved to Winona and there filled position of deputy register of deeds, Winona Co., 6 years and City Clerk, Winona, for 6 years; located in Duluth, 1894, and has been engaged in fire insurance business continuously since that time. President of the Clarke-Hepworth Co., incorpor- ated Jan. 1, 1905, conducting fire, marine and liability insurance representing 25 fire insurance companies and being the largest agency of the kind in the North- west and also handling pine and mineral lands on a large scale. Was attached as post drummer to Co. I, 9th Minn. Vol. Inf., at Fort Ridgely. Conservative Democrat. Episcopalian. Member Masonic order, Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery. Married at Winona, Feb. 15, 1882, to Miss Katharine A. Bavin. Club: Commercial. Recreations: Shoot- ing, fishing, curling. Office: 416 W. Su- perior St. Residence: 330 13th Av., E., Duluth, Minn.
CLARKSON, Worrell, coal; born at Wilmington, Del., Feb. 12, 1870; son of J. B. and Helen E. (Worrell) Clark- son; educated in public schools; married at Duluth, Minn., 1893, to Sara W. Bowne. Came to Duluth in 1888 engag- ing in the real estate business, later forming the firm of Clarkson & Co., handling coal in addition to the real estate business; chief clerk of the St. Paul branch of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co., 1894; became partner in the firm of Shotwell & Co., brokers, 1901-03; in 1903 engaged in wholesale coal busi- ness for self and continued until May 1, 1905, when the business was in- corporated as The Clarkson Coal and Dock Co., of which he is president. Was 1st lieut. Co. G, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., Duluth; later formed company E, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., at St. Paul, of which was captain for several years. Mason, Knight Templar, Shriner. Clubs: Min- nesota, Town and Country, Commercial. Office: Pioneer Press Bldg. Residence: 703 Fairmont, St. Paul.
CLAUSEN, Albert Christian, secretary R. R. and Warehouse Commission of Minnesota; born at Charlestown, Mass., May 6, 1849; educated in public schools and Charlestown High School, graduat- ing from latter, June, 1869. Removed to St. Paul, 1873, and was connected with freight and passenger departments St. Paul & Pacific Ry., at Minneapolis, 1873-74; engaged in grain business 1875- 1901. Appointed under new grain and warehouse law, as first chief deputy grain inspector, at Minneapolis, June 15, 1885; chief inspector of grain of State of Minnesota, August 1, 1889, resigning July 1, 1899. Assisted in organization of Minnesota grain department in 1885 and took prominent part in securing subsequent legislation. Has held. posi-
tion of secretary R. R. and Warehouse Commission since Sept. 16, 1901. Was editor and half owner Benson (Minn.)
Times, 1875-78. Republican (active.) Mason; member Blue Lodge, Chapter, Masonic Veterans' Association and
Royal Arcanum. Married at Charles- town, Mass., 1873, to Miss Margaret H. Munro. Recreations: All outdoor
athletic sports. Office: State Capitol. Residence: 1900 Rondo St., St. Paul.
CLAUSIN, Silas Henry, wholesale jeweler; born at Toledo, O., Nov. 20, 1851; son of Fred G. and Mary. A. (Smith) Clausin; moved to Iowa with parents and was educated in public schools of Ohio and at Clinton, Ia. Be- gan in retail jewelry business at Deni- son, Ia., in 1876, continuing until 1885; located in Minneapolis, 1885, and in 1886 established the wholesale jewelry firm of S. H. Clausin & Co. Republican. Mason (32°). Club: Automobile. Rec-
reation: Automobiling. Office: 252-
254 Hennepin Av. Residence: 3025 Knox Av., Minneapolis.
CLAUSSEN, Oscar, civil and electri- cal engineer; born at Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 2, 1860; son of Augustus and Marie (Kreutzfeld) Claussen; attended Gymnasium, Weisbaden, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland, 1870-78; Polytech- nic School, Zurich, 1878-82, graduating as C.E. After returning to America, filled following positions: Draughtsman Keystone Bridge Co., .Pittsburg, Pa.,
1883-85; assistant engineer, St. Paul & Northern Pacific Ry., 1885-86; six months travel in Europe, 1886; assistant engineer, Chicago, Ills., 1886-87; bridge engineer in charge of designing and construction of new bridges, Chicago Great Western Ry. at St. Paul, Minn., 1887-89; assistant engineer in city engineer's office, St. Paul, 1889-90; engi- neer Northwest General Electric Co., St. Paul, 1890-93; consulting and contract- ing engineer 1893-99; city engineer and commissioner public works, St. Paul, 1899-1902; consulting engineer since
1902. Member of the firm of Claussen,
Burch & Pillsbury, organized Jan. 1,
1906. President St. Paul Engineers' Society; member American Society of Civil Engineers. Married at St. Paul, 1891, to Miss Martha Willius. Member B. P. O. E. Club: Commercial. Office: National German American Bank. Resi- dence: 525 Laurel Av., St. Paul.
CLAY, Edward M., physician; born in Olmsted Co., Minn., March 2, 1866; educated in common schools at Oronoco, Minn., and at College of Physicians and Surgeons, Minneapolis, Minn., graduat- ing, 1893. Has been coroner of Ren- ville Co., Minn., for 5 years. Surgeon Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. Republican. Member Camp Release Medical Society and Minnesota State and American Medical associations. Member Masonic order, I. O. O. F., M. W. A., A. O. U. W. Married at Ren- ville, Minn., 1893, to Miss Belle C. Ben-
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son. Club: Commercial. Recreations: Hunting, fishing. Address: Renville, Minn.
CLAYTON, Fred C., merchant; born at Berlin, Wis., Jan. 29, 1865; son of George W. and Mary V. (Tattler) Clayton; educated in high school of Ludington, Mich. Entered drug and grocery business at St. Lawrence, S. D., in company with O. A. Fanckboner, 1888; moved to Frazee, Minn., 1900, bought interest of Kronschnabel in Kronschna- bel-Smith Co., and acted as manager and secretary, 1900-1906; reorganized the firm as Smith-Clayton Co., Jan. 1, 1906, of which he is manager and secretary. Was secretary Giant Grip Horse Shoe Co., Duluth, Minn., 1902-05. President school board, Frazee, 1905-07. Republi- can. Member Masonic order, Modern Woodmen of America, A. O. U. W., Yeomen of America, Degree of Honor. Married at St. Lawrence, S. D., Nov. 18, 1891, to Miss Minnie V. Wood. Address: Frazee, Minn.
CLEARY, James Mathew, Roman Catholic priest; born at Boston, Mass., Sept. 8, 1849; son of Thomas and Julia Cleary; came to Northwest with parents early in life and was educated in public schools, Walworth Co., Wis., St. Francis Seminary and College, Milwaukee, Wis., and at St. Lawrence College, Calvary, Wis. Entered the priesthood, July 8, 1872; widely known public lecturer, under auspices of the Chicago Lyceum Bureau. Prominent in temperance work; for many years president of the Catho- lic Total Abstinence Union of America; vice president Anti-Saloon League of America; president Minneapolis Home Protection League. Member Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, Catholic Order of Foresters, Knights of Columbus. Club: Commercial. Office and residence: 319 13th Av., S., Minneapolis.
CLEGHORN, John D., investments. Has been a resident of Minneapolis since 1886. Vice president Savings Bank of Minneapolis. Office: 302 Guaranty Bldg. Residence: 2402 W. 42nd St., Minneapolis.
CLELAND, Alexander M., general passenger agent Northern Pacific Rail- way; born at Alliance, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1862; son of John S. and Agnes ( Mc- Intosh) Cleland; educated in public schools of Alliance and Cleveland, O .; married at Chicago, Feb. 16, 1887, to Helen E. Goff. Entered the service of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railway, Dec. 1, 1879, at Alliance, O., as clerk; went to Chicago as assistant ticket agent, Union Passenger Station, Sept. 15, 1881; assistant city ticket agent Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry., Aug. 1, 1886, until June 1, 1889; out of railway service until May 1, 1891, when he began with Northern Pacific Railway as assistant city ticket agent St. Paul until April 30, 1892, then in general passenger department as ticket clerk;
chief clerk, Nov. 1, 1896, to Feb. 15, 1901; assistant general passenger and ticket agent until April 15, 1904; since then general passenger agent. Presby- terian. Club: Minnesota. Office: General Passenger Department, N. P. Ry., St. Paul.
CLELAND, John Irvine, clergyman; born in Copiah Co., Miss., June 11, 1864; son of Thomas Horace and Sallie Rosanna (Ray) Cleland; graduate Cen- tral University, Richmond, Ky., degree of B.A., 1886; degree of M.A., same university, 1890; partial course, Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Johns Hopkins Univer- 'sity; degree of B.D., McCormick Theo- logical Seminary, 1901.
Presbyterian. Began ministry at Silver Creek, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1902; has been located at Winona since Nov. 27, 1904. Was presi-
dent Presbyterian College of South
Carolina, 1891-94; president Arkansas
College, 1895-97. Member Sigma Chi fraternity. Married at Little Rock, Ark., March 10, 1896, to Miss Mabel Tillman Goodwin. Address: Winona, Minn.
CLEMENT, Charles F., railway offi- cial; born at Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 10, 1844; began active career as night opera- tor Racine & Mississippi and Chicago & Northwestern Rys., at Clinton Junc- tion, Wis., 1864; was telegraph operator at Winona, Minn., 1865-66; train dis- patcher Winona & St. Peter R. R., 1866- 70; local treasurer, etc., same road, 1870-74; secretary and chief clerk
Southern
Minnesota division
Chicago,
Milwaukee St. Paul Ry., 1874-85; secretary and chief clerk Iowa & Min- nesota Division, same road, 1885-86; car accountant, stationer and claim agent Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry., 1886-90; general storekeeper, 1890- 92, and secretary and treasurer, same road, since 1892. Office: Soo offices, 2nd Av., S., Minneapolis.
CLEMENT, Henry, born at Sauk City. Wis., Feb. 29, 1869; son of Florian and Christine (Vonwald) Clement; educated in public schools of Sauk City and at business college, Milwaukee, Wis. Was connected for 8 years with J. & E. B. Friend, lace importers, Milwaukee, Wis .; in employ of Goldberg & Co., Milwaukee, 7 years, becoming audit man for the house; located in St. Paul, 1900, and established firm of Clement, Dranger & Co., wholesale importers and dealers in laces, embroideries, etc. Member B. P. O. E., Credit Men's Association, Jobbers' Union. Married at Wausau, Wis., 1895, to Miss Ida Muller. Club: Commercial. Office: 371 Sibley St. Residence: 958 Portland Av., St. Paul.
CLEMENT, Lucian O., physician; born at Waseca, Minn., Sept. 28, 1875; gradu- ate University of Minnesota, degree of B.S., 1899; College of Medicine and Surgery, same university, degree of M. D., 1902; post graduate course New York Polyclinic School, 1906. Married at Waseca, Minn., 1904, to Miss Adelaide
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J. Cleghorn. Address: Lamberton,
Minn.
CLERIHEW, Alexander E., manufac- turer and wholesale dealer; born in New York City. Came to Minneapolis, July 1, 1884; vice president Forman, Ford & Co., wholesale dealers in glass, mirrors, paints and oils; also vice president Northern Linseed Oil Co., manufacturers, of linseed oil. Office: 116 S. Washing- ton Av. Residence: 2305 Park Av., Minneapolis.
CLEVELAND, Hiram Edward, physi- cian; born in Wabasha Co., Minn., Feb. 15, 1875; educated in Wabasha High School, 3 years at Minnesota State Nor- mal School, Winona; one year at Carle- ton College, Northfield; graduating from Minnesota State University, degree of M.D., 1901. Married at Osakis, 1902, to Miss Elvia M. Shake. Republican. Member Otter Tail District Medical So- ciety and Minnesota State Medical Asso- ciation. Mason. Club: Commercial. Address: Osakis, Minn.
CLIFF, Frank L., lawyer; born in Wabasha Co., Minn., March 20, 1859; educated in high school, Eau Claire, Wis., and University of Wisconsin. Admitted to the bar in the spring of 1882, and has been engaged in general practice of law at Ortonville, Minn., since 1883. Served three years as prosecuting attorney of Big Stone Co .; now serving third term as member of Minnesota State Board of Examiners in Law. President of the Consolidated Granite Co. Address: Ortonville, Minn.
CLIFFORD, Frank F., physician; born at Cannon Falls, Minn., in 1863; edu- cated at Cannon Falls High School and State University of Iowa, graduating from the latter, 1885. Born on a farm; began practice of medicine at Le Sueur Center, Minn., 1885; located in West Concord, 1891. Senior member of the drug firm of Clifford & McCarthy, es- tablished 1892. Democrat. Member Dodge County Medical Society, Minne- sota State Medical Association. Mem- ber I. O. O. F., M. W. A., B. A. Y., Royal Neighbors. Now serving third term as mayor of West Concord. Married at Chase, Kas., 1894, to Miss Lillian Doran. Address: West Concord, Minn.
COAR, Charles Henry, telephone engi- neer; born at Minneapolis, Minn., April 22, 1880; son of James and Lydia (Cole) Coar; common school education; married at Minneapolis, Feb. 18, 1904, to Miss Hazel Butler. Has been connected with various electrical and telephone com- panies throughout the United States since 1899. President Telephone Appli- ance Co .; general superintendent North- ern Telephone Co. Member Minnesota State Board of Electrical Examiners. Contributor to technical press. Recrea- tions: Hunting and fishing. Office: Minot, North Dak. Residence: 2100 E. 29th St., Minneapolis.
COBB, R. E., wholesale produce; born at Peabody, Mass., April 12, 1862; son of S. M. and Elizabeth K. C. Cobb; edu- cated in public schools. Came to Min- nesota, 1883, and entered produce com- mission business at St. Paul in which he has since been engaged. Member St. Paul Produce Exchange, Board of Trade. Married at St. Paul, 1897, to Miss Jessie Turner. Republican. Mason (32°); member B. P. O. E. Club: Commercial. Office: 2-14 E. 3rd St. Residence: 115 Western Av., St. Paul.
COBB, Sheridan Grant, physician and surgeon; born at Cascade, Minn., Aug. 14, 1862; son of Ephraim Drake and Mary (Stevens) Cobb; educated in dis- trict school, Cascade, Minn., Rochester ( Minn.) public schools, Niles' Academy, Rochester, Minn .; studied medicine with Dr. Paul H. Denninger of Faribault, Minn .; graduated from Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, 1884; post- graduate courses at New York Poly- clinic, 1894, Chicago Clinical School, 1898. Vienna General Hospital, 1900. Married at Dover, Minn., June 30, 1886, to E. Melicent Cutter. Engaged in practice of medicine and surgery from 1884; founded, 1902, and is chief of staff and attending surgeon, Cobb
Hospital, St. Paul. Clinical and surgeon College of Homeopathic Medicine Surgery, University of Minnesota; sur- geon for Great Northern Ry. Co., North- ern Pacific Ry. Co., Wisconsin Central Ry. Co., Chicago Great Western Ry. Co., Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry. Co., Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. Co., Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co., Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Co., Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. Co., and Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry. Co. at the Min- nesota Transfer. Formerly attending surgeon to Children's Home Society of Minnesota. Member of the National, State and City Societies of Homeopa- thic physicians and surgeons. Republi- can. Universalist. Member of all
Masonic bodies (both rites), Masonic Veterans Association, Eastern Star, Knights of Pythias. Office: 366 Prior Av. Residence: 1852 Marshall Av., St. Paul.
COBB, Willis F., physician and sur- geon; born at Limington, Me., June 14, 1847; son of Joel and Abigail E. (O'Brion) Cobb; educated at University of Wisconsin, graduating June, 1870, degree of Ph.B .; Chicago Medical Col- lege, graduating, degree of M.D., March 10, 1874. Has been actively engaged in practice of medicine since July 13, 1874. President Lyle Telephone Co .; director The H. M. Zoller Development Co.,
Cuba. Ex-president and treasurer Mitchell County Medical Society, Ia .; ex-president Mower County Medical So- ciety, Minn .; president board of educa- tion and ex-mayor Lyle, Minn .; medical examiner life insurance companies and local surgeon Illinois Central Ry., for
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25 years past. Republican. Congrega-
tionalist. Member American and Min-
nesota State
Medical associations, Mower County Medical Society, Austin, Flint and Cedar Valley Medical Society. Mason; member Knights of Pythias, M. W. A. Married at Rutland, Wis., April 30, 1871, Miss Abbie C. Mason. Address: Lyle, Minn.
COCHRAN, George Connor, journalist; born at Natchez, Miss., Nov. 11, 1836; son of Alfred and Eliza (Dunbar) Coch- ran; educated in private schools of Mis- sissippi, New Jersey and New York; New York University, 1851-54; honorary degree of LL.D., conferred by Central University, Ky., 1878. Married at Chi- cago, Ill., 1865, to Miss Lida Stuart Hunter, daughter of Nathaniel D. Hunter of Louisville, Ky. Came to St. Paul, 1855, and engaged in real estate and occasional press work; was in mercantile business in Chicago, 1862-71; removed to Louisville, Ky., 1871, where he was on editorial staffs Morning and Evening Ledger, Louisville Commercial (editor Fort Wayne, Ind., Gazette, 1874) and Louisville Courier-Journal, on the latter 10 years, filling successively positions of city editor, managing editor, associ- ate editor and Associated Press agent; was associate editor Chicago Current, 1884; located again in St. Paul, close of 1884, and was member editorial staff Pioneer Press, also serving awhile as managing editor St. Paul Dispatch; re- turned to Minneapolis, 1889, as associate editor Minneapolis Evening Journal, con- tinuing for 16 years, until 1905, when he went to North Carolina on account of impaired liealth, but not being bene- fited returned to Minneapolis where he has since resided, doing occasional press work. Episcopalian. (Vestryman Geth- semane Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, for several years. ) Address: 2224 Emerson Av., S., Minneapolis.
COCKEY, William Paul, manufacturer; born in Frederic, Md., July 21, 1858; son of Sebastian Graff and Mary Eliza- beth (Sprigg) Cockey; educated under private tutor, then in public schools of Frederic and at Frederic Academy, now Frederic College; married at New Hamp- ton, Ia., March, 1890, to Mary E. Morgan. Left home at 22 years of age and be- came a clerk in National Bank of Illi- nois, Chicago; after a short time ac- cepted position as traveling salesman for the Bannard-Lyman Co., wholesale sugars, coffees and teas; after retire- ment of the firm from business, engaged with the W. H. Colvin Co., importers of coffees and teas, representing them and Hard & Rand of N. Y., on joint account, at St. Paul, Minn. Organized the Portland Stone Co., as first business on his own account, of which was presi- dent; bought out the Eureka Stone Co., and afterwards organized the Warehouse & Builders Supply Co., of Superior, Wis., where he entered into the manufacture of lime and other building materials
and salt. The Warehouse & Builders Supply Co., was succeeded by the Su- perior Manufacturing Co., of Minneapo- lis, Minn., which engages in the manu- facture of lime, staves and heading, at Superior, Wis., of which he is president. Also president Contractors Machinery Co .; president of the Crystal Lake Salt Co., which manufactures salt at Marine City, Mich., and president of the Balti- more Investment Co., Minneapolis, deal- ing in bonds and other securities. Was member of the Carroll Guards, Md., which took an active part in the rail- road troubles of 1876. Episcopalian.
Clubs: Minneapolis, Minikahda, South- ern. Recreations: Hunting and fishing. Office: 209 Hennepin Av. Residence: Cor. Clifton & Vine PI., Minneapolis.
COE, William T., lawyer; born at Riverside, Ia., May 18, 1870; son of Sylvester and Anne (Rowlands) Coe; educated in country district school; Iowa City Academy; Minneapolis Acad- emy, graduating, 1890; graduate Univer- sity of Minnesota, degree of B.S., 1894; Law Department, same, 1896. Member of Richard & Coe, since Jan. 1, 1907; Secretary Globe Securities Co. First lieut. and regimental Q. M., 15th Minn. Vol. Inf., Spanish-American War, 1898- 99; member Minnesota Legislature, 1897- 99. Republican. Congregationalist. Member American Economic Association. Mason; member I. O. O. F. Married at Iowa Falls, Ia., Sept. 29, 1898, to Miss Annabel Collins. Club: Commercial.
Recreations: Hunting and fishing. Of- fice: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 3000 N. Girard Av., Minneapolis.
COFFEY, Daniel S., educator; born at Lenoir, N. C., May 20, 1866; son of Drury D. and Harriet E. (Collett) Cof- fey; educated in graded schools and academies of North Carolina and Ken- tucky. Entered commercial college work, 1887; had charge of the commer- cial department, State A. & M. College, Lexington, Ky., for 2 years; came to St. Paul to take charge of the Hess Business College, Sept., 1891, and has been its proprietor since 1900. Married at Brooklyn, N. Y., July, 1906, to Miss Daisy Skadden. Democrat. Presbyter- ian. Club: Commercial. 3 Recreations: Fishing and hunting. Office Nat. Germ. Am. Bank Bldg. Residence: The Buck- ingham, St. Paul.
COFFEY, George Agustus, secretary and manager St. Paul Trunk and Bag Company; born in Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 28, 1875; son of Michael J. and Catherine (Sullivan) Coffey; educated in St. Pat- rick's School, Milwaukee, St. Mary's College, St. Mary's, Kansas, and at Mar- quette College, Milwaukee, from the latter of which he graduated with degree of A.B., in 1896. Became secretary and manager of the St. Paul Trunk & Bag Company, manufacturers and jobbers of trunks, bags and suit cases. Married, at Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 15, 1905, to Rose Agnes Moore. Democrat. Roman
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Catholic. Member of the Knights of
Columbus. Recreation: Outdoor sports. Office: 365 Jackson St. Residence: 398 Fuller St., St. Paul.
COFFIN, Edgar S., secretary Coffin's Box and Lumber Co .; born at Jackson, Me., Dec. 25, 1858; son of Harry M. and Sarah J. (Ferguson) Coffin; came to Minnesota, 1867, and was educated in Minneapolis public schools. Was con- nected with the Monitor Plow Works for 10 years; has been secretary of Coffin's Box and Lumber Co., since its organization, 1884; also secretary and treasurer Northwestern Foundry Co .; treasurer Brunswick Hotel Co. Repub- lican, Unmarried. Office: Nicollet Is- land. Residence: 726 E. 17th St., Min- neapolis.
COKEFAIR, Charles Coit, promoter; born at Bloomfield, N. J., April 3, 1848; son of Isaac Moore and Catharine Coke- fair; public school education and two years at Pennington Seminary, Pen- nington, N. J. Was actively engaged in developing iron mines and slate quarries at Bangor, Pa., and forming companies to operate them, 1874-99; dealer in investment securities, com- mercial paper, etc., in the Wall street district of N. Y., in 1899; came to Duluth with son, F. A. Cokefair, civil and hydraulic engineer; promoted, or- ganized and financed the Great Northern Power Co., to develop the St. Louis River Rapids, the company having a capital of $10,000,000, and an authorized bond issue of $10,000,000. His son as chief engineer designed the improve- ments which contemplate the develop- ment of
some 200,000 hydro-electric horse power.
Secured property and rights for 60,000 hydro-electric power
river miles above on Mississippi 25
Minneapolis. President and general manager Great Northern Development Co., Duluth and Mississippi River Elec- tric Power Co., Minneapolis; director Great Northern Fower Co., Duluth, Ban- gor Royal Slate Co., Easton, Pa. Mem- ber American Institute Electrical Engi- neers. Married at Hope, N. J., Sept. 30, 1868. to Miss Elsie J. Albertson. Clubs: Kitchi Gammi, Northern Country, Com- mercial, Duluth Boat, Duluth Yacht. Office: Providence Bldg. Residence: 2131 E. Superior St., Duluth.
COKEFAIR, Francis Albertson, civil engineer; born at Madison, N. J., Nov. 26, 1868; son of Charles C. and Elsie J. (Albertson) Cokefair; graduated from Columbia University, School of Mines, class of 1894; unmarried. Was engaged professionally by Panama Canal and Railway Co., and in other engineering work, office at 66 Broadway, N. Y. City, 1894-98; has been chief engineer and director Great Northern Power Co., of Duluth, since 1899, designing and con- structing 200,000 horse power hydro- electric plant on the St. Louis River, now nearing completion; also director, vice president and chief consulting engi-
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