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FERNEDING, H. L., Judge Court of Ap- peals; born, Dayton, O., April 11, 1875; son of C. J. Ferneding and Barbara (Bar- low) Ferneding; educated: Local Schs .: St. Mary's Coll .; Dayton Univ .; Notre Dame. Notre Dame, Ind .; Cincinnati Law Sch. College degrees: LL. B. Married, Josephine B. Callaghan, June 15. 1916. Read law in office of Hon. J. A. Mc- Mahon, Dayton, and remained In his office several years after being admitted to the bar In 1896; then became member of firm of Van Pelt, Dale & Ferneding, later, Ferneding, McConnaughey & Shea, which continued until hls election to the Cir- cuit Bench in 1910; member and Pres. of Bd. of Managers of Ohio State Reforma- tory; elected Judge of Circuit Court, 2nd Judicial Dist .. 1910; Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals, 1912; re-elected Judge Court of Appeals, 1916, and now serving In that capacity. Socs. and clubs: Gem City Democratic Club; Elks; Eagles; Day- ton Club; Knights of Columbus; Colum- bus Athletic Club; Columbus Club. Cath- olic. Democrat. During the Spanish-Am. War, was private and served in Troop F, 1st Ohio Vol. Cavalry. Home address: Dayton, O.
FERRIS, ELEANOR AMANDA, Educator- Writer; born, Sandusky, O .; educated: Schs. of Cleveland, O .; Vassar Coll .; Rad- cliffe Coll. College degrees: A. B., 1886; A. M., 1901. Was teacher of Smead Sch. for Girls, Toledo, O., 1890-1893, 1896-1898; University School, Cleveland, O., 1894-1896; Detroit Home and Day School, 1901-1908;
Instr. in History, Coll. for Women,
1913- Author: Financial Relations of Knights Templars. Home address: 10924 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, O.
FESLER, MAYO, Secy. The Civic League; born, Morgantown, Ind., Nov. 19, 1871; son of Peter Fesler and Emma C. Fesler: educated, Indiana common and high schools; DePauw Univ .; Univ. of Chi- cago. College degrees: Ph. B. (1897). Married, August 20, 1902. Teacher High Schs .. 1897-9; fellow, History and Pol. Science. Univ. of Chicago, 1899-1902; sub- stitute Prof. History. Univ. Indiana. 1902- 1903; Secy. Civic League, St. Louis, Mo., 1903-1910; Secy. Civic League, Cleveland, O. 1910 -. Socs. and clubs: Univ. Club, Cleveland. O .; City Club. Home address: 95 Wadena Ave., East Cleveland, O .; office address: 1116 Guardian Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio.
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FESS, SIMEON D., Congressman; born, Allen Co., O .. Dec. 11. 1861; son of Henry Fess and Barbara (Herring) Fess; edu- cated: country schools; Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, O. (grad .. 1889). College de- grees: LL. B. Married. Eva C. Thomas, Rushville, O., March 1890. Prof. Am. His- tory, 1889-1896; head College Law, 1896- 1900: Vice Pres. Ohio Northern Univ .. 1900- 1902; Grad. student and lecturer. Univ. Chicago, 1902-1907; Pres. Antioch Coll., 1907 --; editor, World's Events, 1903-7. Author: An Outline Study of Physiology; Outlines of United States History; His- tory American Political Theory, and Civles of Ohio; delegate Greene County, Ohio, Constitutional Convention; also Vice Pres., 1910; was elected to 63rd Congress, 6th Ohio Dist .. 1912; re-elected to 64th and 65th Congresses, from 7th Ohio Dist. Re- publican. Methodist. Home address: Yellow Springs. O.
FETZER, GOTTLOB, Clergyman; born, Cleveland. Ohio, July 30. 1861; son of All- drew Fetzer and Mary A. Fetzer; edu- cated: German-Am. Academy, Rochester, N. Y .: Grad. Rochester Theol. Sem., 1889. Married, Bertha L. Haselhuhn, Nov. 28, 1889. Ordained German Baptist ministry, 1889; pastor, Erin Ave. Church, Cleveland, O., 1889-1890; Berlin, Ont., 1890-7; Second Church. New York, 1897-1901; editor, Ger- man-Baptist periodicals and literature, 1901 ---. Home address: 12407 Orceola Ave .. Cleveland. O.
FICK, HENRY H., Educator-Author; born, Luebeck, Germany, Aug. 16, 1849; son of H. F. C. Fick and Sophia (Trost) Fick; educated: private collegiate school, Lue- beck, Germany. College degrees: Ph. D. Married, Clementine Barna, July 25, 1872. Teacher public schools, Cincinnati, O., German and drawing, 1870-1884; journalist, Chicago, Ill .. 1884-1886; founder, Fick & Schutt. private school, Chicago, Ill., 1886; first German Asst., 12th Dist. Sch., Cin- cinnati, O. 1890-1892; Prin. 6th Dist. Sch., Cincinnati, O., 1892-1901; Asst. Supt., 1901- 1903; Supervisor German, 1903-1915; Dir. German Dept .. 1915- Trustee Nat.
German-American Teachers' Seminary, Milwaukee, Wis. Socs. and clubs: Cill- cinnati Literary Club; German Literary Soc .; Hon. Mem. Cincinnati German Teachers' Assn. ; Hon. Mem. Turnge- meinde: Hon. Mem. Pionier Verein. Au- thor: Pencil and Brush. 1884; The Dance of Death. 1885: Dies und Das. 1908; Neu und Alt. 1911: Hin und Her, 1913; Ich und Du, Hier und Dart, 1916: prize essay Die Pflege des Schoenheitsinnes in der Erzie- hung, 1880: pamphlets relating to teach- ing history and literature; poems: 'In Freud Und Leid,' 1914; editor Erziehungs- blaetter. 1889-1900: Jung Amerika. 1901- 1906. Home address: 1536 Dixmont Ave., Cincinnati, O.
FIEBEGER, FRANK, Manufacturer; born, Akron. O .. Jan. 10. 1856: son of Joseph Fiebeger and Rosalie Fiebeger; educated: Pub. Schs. of Akron. O. Married. Jose- phine E. LaVigne, 1884. Pres. and Treas. May-Fiebeger Co., Akron Foundry Co., and Prudential Heating Co .: Mem. of Bd. of Edn., 1910-13; Mem. of City Council, 1892- 1893. and 1899-1900; Pres. of Bd. of Edn, 1911; Pres. City Council, 1900. Socs. and clubs: Y. M. C. A .; F. & A. M .: I. O. O. F. Mem. West Congregational Church. Mem. Bd. of Trustees 22 yrs .; Chmn .. 16 yrs. Home address: 23 S. Balch St., Akron. O.
FIELD, ALFRED GRIFFITH, Theatrical Manager and Banker; born, Leesburg. Loudon Co .. Va .. Nov. 7, 1850; son of John C. Fleld and Mary Ann (Irons) Field; educated: Common Schs. of Browns- ville and Pittsburgh, Pa. Married, Mitil-
dia Wanner. Aug. 12. 1872. Engaged in farming business; banking business; theatrical business (manager Al. G. Field, Greater Minstrels, America's Representa- tive Minstrels Organizatlon). Socs. and clubs: Mem. of Masonic and Elk Fra- ternities; Shriner; Rotary Club; Automo- blle Club; Ohio Club. Episcopalian. Home address: summer months, Maple Villa Farm, Powell. O .; winter months. 29 West 3rd Ave .. Columbus. O.
FIESER, JAMES LOUIS, Social Worker; born, Ravenna, O., Oct. 8. 1883; son of Sebastian Fieser and Martha (Doerflinger) Fieser; educated: public schools. Alexan- dria, Ind .; Indiana Univ .; Univ. Wiscon- sin. Married. Nellie Bly Fosdick. Sept. 1. 1910. Industrial experience gained as laborer in plate glass factory, machine shop, steel mill; teacher. Alexandria. Ind., 1904-5; financial agent, Charity Organ-
izationl Soc .. Indianapolis, Ind., 1906; agent Summer Mission for Sick Children, Indianapolis. Ind .. summers. 1906-7: Dir. Attendance Dept., Indianapolis, Ind., Schools. 1907-12: Supt. Associated Chari- ties, Columbus. O., 1912-17; Mgr. Social Bureau of Columbus Chamber of Com- merce; Associate . Dir. Social Service Dept., Ohio Inst. for Pub. Efficiency, 1917 -- drafted text of present compulsory edu- cation law of Indiana; director registra- tion and relief of Citizens Relief Com., Columbus, O .. Flood 1913; special repre- sentative American Red Cross in charge of rehabilitation work, Columbus, O., 1913 flood. Socs. and clubs: Pres. Indianapolis Social Workers Club. 1909: Treas. Indiana Child Labor Co .. 1909-12: Ex Com. In- diana Child Welfare League, 1910-12: Ex. Com. Ohio State Conference Charities & Correction. 1914-17; Secy. and Treas. Cen- tral Philanthropic Council. Columbus, O., 1912 -; Secy. Ohio Child Welfare League. 1913-15; Pres. Columbus Social Workers Club. 1914-15; Secy. Columbus Santa Claus Club. 1912-16: Nat. Conference Charities & Correction; Am. Assn. for Organizing Charity: Am. Red Cross: Am. Sociological Soc .; Am. Assn. for Labor Legislation; Chamber Commerce; Masonic Order; K. P .; Maccabees; Rotary Club. Home ad- dress: 151 Brighton Rd .. Columbus. O.
FIFE, WALKER C., Treas. of Guernsey Co., O .: born. Oct. 7. 1875: son of Jacob L. Fife and Sophia Jane (Bowers) Fife; edu- cated: Cambridge. O. Married. Mary E. Miller. Oct. 29. 1896. Treas. of Guernsey Co., O, 1913 -. Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F. United Presbyterian Ch. Home ad- dress: 715 N. 5th St .. Cambridge. O.
FIFIELD, HENRY OTIS, Editor; born, Cor- rina, Maine; son of Samuel Stillman Fi- field and Naomi (Pease) Fifield; educated: Exeter. Maine; Bangor, Maine; also Pres- cott, Wis. Married. Emma L. Walker, Sept. 25. 1866. Enlisted in the 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. as private. 1861-64; engaged in printing business and editor Enterprise newspaper. Wellington. O., 58 yrs. Socs.
and clubs: Mason; Chapter; K. T .; Shriner; Eastern Star; K. O. T. M. Re- publican. Home address: Wellington, O.
FIGLEY, JOHN E., Wholesaler; Pres. The Canton Grocery Co. Home address: 1440 Cleveland Ave .. N. W .. Canton, O.
FILES, JOHN Q., Attorney; horn, Xenia, O., Sept. 21, 1846; son of Sylvanus B. Files and Martha (Jewett) Files; edu- cated: Common Schs .. Green Co .. O .; Read Law with B. T. Geer, Atty., Swanton, O. Married, Mary G. Bowman, April 9, 1882. Admitted to practice law at Columbus, O .. Dec. 7. 1880; practicing law in Wau- seon since Jan., 1892; general counsel for Peoples State Bank, Wauseon, O., 25 yrs .; Atty. for The Toledo & Indiana R. R. Co. since 1900; Pros. Atty. of Fulton Co., O.,
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1892-8; Sergeant-at-Arms, Ohio Legisla- 1
ture, H. R .. 1889-1890. Socs. and clubs: 1. O. O. F .: F. & A. M .: K. of P. Home address: '204 E. Elm St., Wauseon, O.
FILLMORE, JAMES HENRY, Music Pub- lisher: born. Cincinnati. June 1, 1849; son of (Rev.) Augustus Dameron Fillmore and Hannah M. (Lockwood) Fillmore; educated: Cincinnati Pub. Schs .; private study music composition. Married, Annie McKrell. Began business with Methodist Book Concern; 1902, The Fillmore Bros. Co., music publishers, was incorporated with James Henry Fillmore as Pres. and Gen. Mgr .; publishers of "The Choir" and "The Musical Messenger." Christian Ch. Ilome address: 2215 Fulton Ave. (Walnut Hills), Cincinnati, O.
FILLMORE, PARKER, Writer; born, Cin- cinnati. O .. Sept. 21. 1878; son of William Aden Fillmore and Adelaide Martha S. (Molloy) Fillmore; educated: public Schs .; Univ. Cincinnati, O. College degrees: B. A., Univ. Cin. Unmarried. Government teacher in Philippines, 1901-4; Mem. firm W. H. Fillmore & Co., Bankers. Cincin- nati, O., 1904 -; began publishing stories and articles, 1905. Author: The Hickory Limb. 1910: The Young Idea, 1911; The Rosie World, 1914: A Little Question in Ladies' Rights, 1916. Home address: 1730 Hewitt Ave .. Cincinnati, O .; New York address: care of Henry Holt & Co., New York.
FINDLEY, EDWIN LEIGH, Educator; born, Akron. O., Feb. 9. 1870: son of Samuel Findley and Mary Ann (Hardie) Findley; educated: Buchtel Coll .; Johns Hopkins Univ .; Alliance Francaise, Paris. College degrees: A. B .. 1891; A. M., 1896. Mar- ried, Maud Kinsley, Aug. 20, 1902. Asst. Latin and Greek, Buchtel Coll., 1891-4; Inst. Greek, Wesleyan Academy, 1896; teacher, Central High, Cleveland, O., 1897- 1900; East High. Cleveland. O .. 1900-12; Asst. Prin. East High School, Cleveland, O., 1912 -. Socs. and clubs: Cleveland City Club: Northern Ohio Johns Hopkins Club; Classical Assn. Middle West and South: Cercle Francais, Cleveland; Council Sociology; Phi Delta Theta. Congrega- tionalist. Home address: 7108 Hough Ave .. Cleveland. O.
FINDLEY, GUY B., Attorney; born, Mon- roe Mills, O .. Oct. 10. 1885; son of Jacob A. Findley and Dora (Gilbert) Findley; educated: Baldwin-Wallace Coll., Berea, O .; Univ. of Mich. College degrees: LL. B. at Univ. of Mich. Married. Jennie S. Charles, Feb. 25. 1910. Practiced law in Elyria, O .. since 1908; solicitor of Elyria, 1912-16; prosecuting attorney, Lorain Co., O., 1917 -. Socs. and clubs: F. & A. M .; K. O. T. M .; Sons of Veterans. Disciple. Home address: 117 Charles Court, Elyria, Ohio.
FINDLEY, MAUD KINSLEY (Mrs. Edwin Leigh); born. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1873: daughter of Thomas Pearson Kins- ley and Marian (Blake) Kinsley; educated: Smith Coll., Grad., 1895. College degrees: B. A. Married. Edwin Leigh Findley, Aug. 20, 1902. Taught Wilford Sch., Baltimore, 1895-7; Lawrence Sch., New York, 1897-9; Delancey Seh. for Girls. Geneva. N. Y., 1899; Chestnut Hill Sch., Mass., 1901-2. Home address: 7108 Hough Ave., Cleve- land. O
FINFROCK, CLARENCE MILLARD, Univ. Prof .; born. New Paris, O., Feb. 9, 188I; son of Charles M. Finfrock and Mary A. (Cable) Finfrock; educated: Covington, O., public and high schools: Ohio Wes. Univ .; Western Reserve Univ. Law Sch. College degrees: A. B .; A. M .; LL. B. Married. Zoe Ellen Hoskinson. June 23, 1909. Prin, high school, Tippecanoe City,
O .. 1902-5; Prof. law. Western Reserve Univ .. 1907 -; Secy. Western Reserve Univ. Law Sch., 1909 -. Socs. and clubs: Mason: Phi Delta Phi: Order of the Coif; University Club, Cleveland. Presbyterian. Home address: 3186 Oak Rd., Cleveland Heights, O.
FINK, BRUCE, University Prof .; born, Blackberry Twp. Kane Co., Ill .. Dec. 22, 1861: son of Reuben Fink and Mary Eliz- abeth Durrough (Day) Fink; educated: public schools; Jennings Seminary; Univ. Illinois; Harvard Univ .; Univ. Minnesota. College degrees: B. S .; M. S .; Ph. D. Married. Ida May Hammond, Jan. 9, 1889. Teacher public schools, 1887-1892; Prof. biology, Upper Iowa Univ., 1892-1903: Prof. botany. Iowa College, 1903-6; Prof. botany, Miami Univ., 1906-, Oxford. O. Author: The Lichens of Minnesota: To- bacco: The Tobacco Habit; books on
Laboratory Work; plant Ecology and Physiology; papers on Taxonomy of Seed Plants and Fungi; Plant Embryology,
Ecology; Nature and Classification of
Lichens; Classification of Ascomycetes; Botanical Instruction in High Schools and Colleges; Sex and Reproduction in Plants. Pres. lowa Academy Science, 1894; Pres. Sullivant Moss Soc .. 1906; Pres. Ohio Academy Science, 1910; associate editor of Mycologia: member Ohio Biological Survey Board; Botanical Survey Board Minnesota; life member Iowa Academy Sciences; Forestry Assns. of Iowa and Ohio; Am. Soc. Naturalists; Soc. Botan- ists Central States; International Assi. Botanists; Alpha Delta Sigma; Sigma Xi; fellow Botanical Soc. Am .; Am. Assn. Advancement Science. Methodist. Home address: 405 Maple Ave., Oxford, Ohio.
FINLEY, E. B., Attorney; born, Orrville, O. Married, Charlotte E. Codding, Fcb. 18, 1858. Admitted to practice law in Bucyrus in 1861 where he still continues; served in the War of the Rebellion as 1st Lieut. of Co. K. 64th Reg .. O. V. 1 .; served 2 terms in Congress; served 2 yrs. as Adjutant-General of Ohio; was chair- man of four delegates-at-large from Ohio to the Natl. Conv. in 1896. which nom- inated Mr. Bryan for President; elected and served a short term on the Circuit Bench. Home address: Bucyrus, O.
FINLEY, ERNEST LINWOOD, Attorney; born, Zanesfield, Logan Co .. O., Aug. 24, 1868; son of (Dr.) James E. Finley and Amanda (Hanna) Finley; educated: high school. Mt. Pleasant. O .; Univ. of Woos- ter; Univ. of Michigan. College degrees: A. B .: A. M .. Univ. of Wooster. Married, Julia B. White. Oct. 31. 1901. After completing law course at Univ. of Mich- igan. studied with Judge R. G. Richards, of Steubenville, and was admitted to bar in March. 1894: engaged in practice in Steubenville until 1897. when located at Mt. Pleasant, O .; returned to Steubenville in 1901 where he continues in active practice at present; appointed United States Commissioner in 1902. and still retains that position; elected President of Jefferson Co. Bar Assn. in 1916. Socs. and clubs: Y. M. C. A .; Knights of Py- thias; Elks; Phi Gamma Delta Frat. Presbyterian Church. Home address: Steubenville. O.
FINLEY, WILLIAM F., Banker; born, Mil- lersburg, O., Oct. 16, 1879; son of Calvin E. Finley and Laura A. (Gray) Finley; educated: Mt. Union College. College de- grees: A. B. Married, Grace Morgan, Nov. 25. 1907. Early commercial training as bookkeeper with Garfield Savings Bank, 1902: elected Treas. Garfield Savings Bank. Cleveland. O .. Jan. 1. 1915 -. Socs. and clubs: Alpha Tau Omega Frat .; Ma- sonic Order; Cleveland Chamber of Com-
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merce; City Club. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 10924 Grantwood Ave.,
Cleveland. O.
FINN, FRANCIS JAMES, Clergyman- Writer; born. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 4. 1859; son of John Finn and Mary (Whyte) Finn; educated: private schools; St. Louis Univ .; Sacred Heart Coll., Woodstock, Md. En- tered Jesuit Order. 1879; ordained priest, 1893; director St. Xavier School. Cincin- nati. Ohio: editor St. Xavier's Calendar, 1907- Author: Percy Wynn, 1890; Tom Playfair. 1890; Harry Dee, 1891; Claude Lightfoot. 1892; Mostly Boys. 1893; New Faces and Old, 1894; Ada Merton. 1894; Ethelred Preston, 1896; That Football Game. 1897; The Best Foot Forward, 1898; His First and Last Appearance, 1900; But Thy Love and Thy Grace, 1901; The Haunt of the Fairies (drama for girls), 1906; The Fairy of the Snows, 1913; That Office Boy, 1915; Cupid of Campion, 1916. Socs. and clubs: Vice Pres. Anti-Tuberculosis League, Cincinnati, O. Member of the Society of Jesus. Home address: St. Xavier's College. 7th and Sycamore Sts., Cincinnati. O.
FINNELL, BURR, Manufacturer; born, Olney, Ill .. April 4. 1873; son of George Thomas Finnell and Ellen (White) Fin- nell; educated: Texas Pub. Schs .; Denver Pub. and High Schs. Married, Eileen Malone. Vice Pres. and Treas. The Run- kle Co .. Kenton. O .. 1910 -: Pres. Har- din Co. Chautauqua, 1910 -; Pres. Manu- facturers and Importers Assn. of America, 1911-1915. Socs. and clubs: Pres. Kenton Commercial Club, 1910 -; Pres. Hardin Co. Athletic Club. 1915- ; Elks Lodge (life member). Home address: 641 North Main St .. Kenton. O.
FIRESTONE, CHARLES EDWARD, Manu- facturer; born. Dec. 28. 1876; son of Clin- ton Dewerse Firestone and Flora (Taft) Firestone; educated: Columbus public schools; Lawrenceville, N. J .; Golden Hill Sch., Kingston, N. Y. Married, Kath- leen Longstreth, June 7, 1899. Secy. Co- lumbus Buggy Co., 1895-1913; Secy. and Treas. Billow-Firestone Co. 1913- Socs. and clubs: Columbus Club. Congre- gationalist. Home address: 922 Madison Ave .. Columbus. O.
FIRESTONE, HARVEY S., Manufacturer; born. Columbiana. O .. Dec. 20. 1868: son of Benjamin Firestone and Catherine (Flickinger) Firestone; educated: Coluni- biana. O. Married. Isabelle Smith, Nov. 20. 1896. Spent the early years of his life in a coal office in Columbus, O .; he later became connected as salesman with the Columbus Buggy Co .; as a representative of this company he spent some time in Detroit and there became interested in the use of rubber tires for vehicles; in 1896 in Chicago he began the appli- cation of rubber tires to carriages; in 1899 the business conducted by him be- came a part of the Consolidated Tire & Rubber Co .. with which firm he was as- sociated a short time; after severing his connections with this company, he came to Akron and organized The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co .. of which he became Pres., which position he still holds. Socs. and clubs: Rubber Club of America; India House. New York; Ohio Society of New York; Union Club of Cleveland: Detroit Athletic Club; Portage Country Club; Akron City Club. Member and Vestryman of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Home ad- dress: Akron, O.
FISCHER, MARTIN HENRY, Physician; born, Kiel, Germany, Nov. 10, 1879; son of Rudolph Henry Fischer and Theresa Beuthien) Fischer; educated: came to U. S., 1885; Grad. South Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1897; M. D., Rush Med. Coll., Cht-
cago. 1901; Holme scholar. Woods Hole, Mass., summers of 1900 and 1901; post- Grad. studies in Germany and Austria, 1905-6. Married, Charlotte Ruse Leonard, May 6, 1903. Asst. in pathology, 1898-1900; physiology, Rush Med. Coll., 1900-1; Asso. in physiology, Univ. of Chicago, 1901-2; Asst. Prof. in physiology, Univ. of Calif., 1903-5; Prof., pathology, Oakland Sch. of Medicine, 1905-10; Prof., physiology, Univ. of Cincinnati, 1910 -; Hatfield prize, Coll. Phys., Philadelphia, 1909; Cartwright prize, Alumni of Coll. Phys. and Surg., New York. 1911; Am. Med. Assn., Gold Medal for Scientific Research, 1912; Diploma for Scientific Research, 1915. Author: Physi- ology of Alimentation, 1907; OEdema, 1910; Nephritis, 1911 (two latter in German and Russian translation, OEdema and Nephri- tis, second an enlarged edition, 1915) ; Translator: Cohen's Physical Chemistry for Physicians and Biologists, 1903; Pauli's Physical Chemistry in the Service of Medi- cine, 1906; Wo. Ostwald's Handbook of Collord. Chemistry. 1915: Wo. Ostwald's Introduction to Theoretical and Applied Collord. Chemistry, 1916; contributor to some sixty papers, to medical and scien- tific journals. concerned chiefly with mi- nute anatomy of nerve cells, artificial par- thenofensis, diabetes, absorption of wa- ter by colloids, oedema, glaucoma, haemoly- sis, Bright's disease and the general prob- lem of water absorption and secretion by plants and animals. Socs. and clubs: Fel- low, A. A. A. S .; Mem. Soc. Exptl. Medicine and Biology; Am. Physiol. Soc., A. M. A .; Am. Assn. Adv. Clin. Investigation; Cin- cinnati Research Soc. (Pres., 1912); Ohio Archeological Soc .; Literary Club of Cin- cinnati. Home address: General Hospital, Cincinnati. O.
FISH, FLORENCE, College Professor; born, Berlin Heights, O., July 12, 1855; daugh- ter of Job Fish and Anne Elizabeth (Pea- body) Fish; educated: Berlin Heights Pub. Schs .; Oberlin College: Univ. Wisconsin. College degrees: B. L. Teacher public schools, Berlin Twp., O .; Toledo, O., 1881- 1884; Austin, Ill., 1884-1885; teacher, Eng- lish and History, Gale Coll., Galesville, Wis., 1888-1893; Prof. English, Western College for Women. Oxford. O., 1897 -. Presbyterian. Home address: Berlin Heights. O. College address: Oxford, O.
FISHER, CHARLES CLEMENT, Attorney; born. Marion. O .. June 10. 1855; son of Timothy B. Fisher and Elenora P. (Ben- nett) Fisher; educated: Kenyon Coll .; Harvard Law Sch. College degrees: A. B .; LL. B. Married. Rose I. Schofield, Dec. 12, 1853. Engaged in practice law, 1879 -; Vice Pres. Marion County Bank; member Bd. of Education, Marion, O., 6 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Marion Club. Home address: 292 Mt. Vernon Ave., Marion, O.
FISHER, CHARLES R., Editor; born, Wil- mington, O., Feb. 14. 1860; son of William B. Fisher and Euphemia (Pegg) Fisher; educated: Wilmington Pub. Schs. Mar- ried. Sarah Hinman. Mar. 11. 1905. With brother, late William G. Fisher, purchased the Wilmington Journal in 1884; Journal consolidated with Clinton Republican in 1913; Pres. Journal-Republican Co .; Pres. Clinton. Telephone Co .; Secy. and Treas. Masonic Temple Co .; in 1876 was ap- pointed deputy postmaster of Wilmington. and served 3 yrs .; deputy clerk of courts until 1884; postmaster 1890-1894; Aide-de- camp to Gov. Asa S. Bushnell. 1896-1900. Soes. and clubs: Mason; I. O. O. F .; K. of P .; Elk. Methodist Episcopal Ch. Home address: Wilmington, O.
FISHER, ELAM, Attorney; born, on farm near Eaton. O., July 26, 1846; son of Joseph Fisher and Christina (Harter) Fisher; edu- cated: Miami Univ .. Oxford, O .; Univ.
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Mich., Law. College degrees: A. B., 1870; A. M., 1886; LL. B., 1872. Married, Maria Still. May 9. 1872. Began practice law, Eaton. O .. 1872 -; counsel C. H. & D. Ry. Co .; Dir. and counsel Eaton Nat. Bank; Pres. Eaton Lighting Co .; Dir. and Treas. Eaton Telephone Co .; Dir. and offi- cer In number other corporations; men- ber Ohlo House Rep. 1891-3; inember Tor- rens Land Commn .. 1894-6; elected judge Court Common Pieas, 2nd Jud. Dist. Ohio, 1×94-1911; private Co. "D," 156th Ohio Voi. Inf., Civil War; trustee Miami Univ .. 1887 -; trustee Oxford Coll. for Women, 1908- -. Socs. and clubs: Ohio State
Bar Assn .; Prebie County Bar Assn. (Pres., 1900-11); Ohio Electric Light Assn. (Com. on Ins.); Phi Delta Theta; Phl Beta Kappa; 32d degree Mason; Dayton City Club; Miami Alumni. M. E. Church. Home address: Eaton, O.
FISHER, MARY DENMAN SWINGLEY (Widow Col. C. W. Fisher, who died May 17, 1916), 1st husband. Capt. W. C. Beer; born, Bucyrus, O., May 30, 1848; daughter of Frederick Swingley and Mary (Den- man) Swingiey; educated: Bucyrus Schs. Durlng widowhood as Mrs. Beer taught in Union Schs. of Bucyrus. O., 15 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Ex-Worthy Matron East- ern Star. 3 terms: ex-Pres. and organizer Current Events Ciub which had 125 mem- bers; Treas. Women's Relief Corps. Pres- byterian. Home address: 125 West Rens- seiaer St .. Bucyrus. O.
FISHER, WILLIAM H., Railway Official; born. Ridgeville, Lorain Co., O .; son of Hart Ellis Fisher and Lucretia Lily Fisher; educated: Elyria public schools. Married. Loie F. Fisher, 1876, who died in 1880; 2nd, Mary S. Cunningham, Jan. 3, 1881. Engaged in newspaper work un- til 1880; traveling passenger agent vari- ous railways, and general passenger agent Ft. Wayne. Cincinnati & Louisville Ry. to 1890; general passenger agent Hocking Valley Ry. Co., 1890 -; Lieut., Ohio Nat. Guard, Elyria, O., 1878-1880; Capt. Colum- bus Rifles (independent), 1898-1911; Mein. Columbus Civil Service Bd., 1907-1909. Author: Handbook on Breeding, Feeding and Marketing of Pure Bacon Hogs; breed- er of pure bred Yorkshire Swine. Socs. and clubs: Pres. Delaware County Agrl. Soc .; Pres. Am. Yorkshire Club; Mason; K. T. Episcopalian. Home address: Powell. O.
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