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FOSTER, EDWARD WILLIAM, Merchant; born. Jackson Co .. Nov. 22. 1858; son of John Foster and Harriet (Tomlinson) Foster: educated: Jackson and Ross Co. Schs. Married. Opelia Stephenson. Dry goods merchant since 1887. Socs. and clubs: Knight Templar; K. of P. Metho- dist Episcopal Ch. Home address: Jack- son. O.
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FOSTER, ISRAEL MOORE, Attorney; born, Athens, O., Jan. 12, 1873; son of Franklin Evermont Foster and Mary (Rice) Fos- ter; educated: Ohio Univ .; Ohio State Univ .; Harvard Law Sch. College de- grees: Ph. B .: L.L. B. Married. Frances B. Witinan. Oct. 26. 189S. Admitted to bar, June 15. 189S: engaged in practice law Athens. O .. 189S --: elected prose- cuting attorney, Athens Co., 1902-10; trus- tee Ohio Univ .; Secy. Ohio Rep. State Central Committee. Socs.
and clubs: Shriner: Elk: Phi Delta Theta: Phi Delta Phi. Presbyterian. Home address: 19 Park Placc. Athens. O.
FOSTY, JOHN B., Merchant; born. Spring- ville. Seneca Co .. O .. Aug. 7. 1851; son of Louis Fosty and Marie (Boley) Fosty; educated: Dist. Schs. Married, Lillie Ja- cobs. May 29. 1884. Was clerk for J. L. Kenower in Fostoria. O., 18 mos .. begin- ning in 1872: for 3 yrs. employed by H. Young's sash factory at Carey. O .; then went back in dry goods business in Fos- toria O .. with Fosty & Scott. until 1864; located in Tiffin. O .. and was employed by F. Nicholai. dry goods merchant, until 1591; was employed as clerk in A. Weaver & Sons dry goods store. 17 yrs .; on Feb. 11. 1907. the Kiebel-Wilson Dry Goods Co. was organized with J. B. Fosty as Pres., which position he still holds. M. E. Ch. Home address: 310 W. Fremont St., Fos- toria. O.
FOULK, ELMA B. PERRY (Mrs. Charles W.), Lecturer-Educator; born. Troy, O .. Sept. 4. 1878; daughter of Nathan C. Perry and Harriet (Brooks) Perry; educated: Troy. O .. High Sch .; Ohio State Univ. College degrees: B. Sc .; Ph. B. Married. Charles W. Foulk, Sept. 12. 1905. Dir. and supervisor, Domestic Science, Stout Manual Training Sch .. Menominee. Wis .. 1902-3; Prof. Home Economics. College of Indus- trial Arts, Denton. Tex .; extension lectur- er. Home Economic Dept .. Ohio State I'niv., Columbus, Ohio, 1907-9; institutional management work, Miami Univ., and Ohio State Univ., 1909-15; writer for magazines and bulletins for University Extension. Socs. and clubs: Pres .. 1912-15. Ohio Fed. Farm Women's Clubs; Mem. Household Economics Committee. State Fed. Wom- en's Clubs. 1912-14; Women's Club. Ohio State Univ .; College Woman's Club; Olio State Alumnae Club; Council Home and School Assn .; Council of Godman Guild Social Settlement; Sigma Xi (Hon. Soc. Scientific) of Grange. Home address: 384 King Ave .. Columbus. O.
FOWLER, HAROLD NORTH, University Professor; born, Westfield, Mass., Feb. 25, 1859; son of Samuel Fowler and Maria (Jones) Fowler; educated: Harvard, A. B., 1880: studied Am. Sch. Classical Studies, Athens. O .. 1882-3; Univs. Bonn and Berlin, 1883-5. Married. Helen Bell. Dec. 23. 1890. Instr. Harvard. 1885-8; Prof. Phillips Ex- eter Acad., 18SS-92: Prof. Greek, Univ. Texas, 1892-3: Prof. Greek, College for Women. Western Reserve Univ., Cleve- land. O., 1893 -: Prof. Greek and Liter- ature. Am. Sch. Classical Studies, Athens, O., 1903-4; editor-in-chief, Am. Journal Archaeology. 1906-16; Cor. Mem. Kaiser- lich Deutsches Archaeol. Inst .; editor, Thucydides. Book V .. 18SS; Plautus. Men- aechmi. 1889: Quintus Curtius. Book III and IV, 1890; Allen and Greenough's Ovid, 1891. Joint-author: Tuell and Fowler's First Book in Latin. 1893: Tuell and Fow- ler's Beginners Book in Latin. 1900: Fow- ler and Wheeler's Handbook of Greek Archaeology, 1909; translator. Plats, Vol. 1 (Loch Classical Library), 1914. Author: History of Ancient Greek Literature, 1902; History of Roman Literature. 1903: His- tory of Sculpture, 1916; contributor to
classical literature to review. inagazines. e.t.c. Socs. and clubs: Am. Philogical Assn. (Pres., 1913); Archaeological Inst. of Am .: Classical Assn. of the Middle West and South; Coll. Art Assn .; Soc. for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies; University Club; Mayfield Club; Harvard Club; Oakley Club. Watertown. Mass. Home address: 2033 Cornell Rd .. Cleve- land. O.
FOWLER, ARTHUR A., Auditor; born, Bainbridge, O., May 19. 1871; son of Jus- tin Fowler and Helena (Kreitzdorn) Fow- ler; educated: Gcauga Co. Pub. Schs .; Ohio Northern Univ .; Hiram Summer Sch .: Private Tutorship. Married, Sept., 1895. Teacher at Chardon and Chester schools; Supt. of Chester Schs., 5 yrs .; Supt. of Troy Schs., 3 yrs .; Co. Sch. Examiner. 6 yrs .; Twp. Sch. Supt. in Russell. 2 yrs; elected Auditor. 1912; re-elected in 1914. Socs. and clubs: Men's Club; Burton Lodge. I. O. O. F. Troy Grange. Home address: Chardon. O.
FOX, CHARLES TROUT, College Dean; born. Mt. Pleasant. Pa .; son of Adam S. Fox and Margaret (Trout) Fox; educated: Western Pa. C. & S. Institute: Bethany Coll .. W. Va .; Allegheny Coll .. Meadville, Pa. College degrees: A. M .: Ph. D. Mar- ried. Emma Stoner. Aug. 16. 18SS. Prof. Latin and German. Findlay (Ohio) Coll .; Prof. Philosophy and German, Findlay, O .. Coll .. 1895 -; acting Pres. Findlay, O., Coll., 1895-1896; Dean of Findlay Coll., 1897 -; Pres. Hancock Co. S. S. Assn. Ordained minister. The Churches of God. Socs. and clubs: National Geographic Soc .; I. O. O. F .: National Economic League; member Executive Com. Ohio State and International S. S. Assns. Home address: Findlay. O.
FOX, FRANKLIN SKINNER, Coll. Pres .; born. Hayesville. O .. July 28. 1861; son of Frederick Fox and Eliza Jane (Black- burn) Fox; educated: public schools, Aslı- land Co .. O .: Savannah Academy; Curry Univ .; Wooster Univ .; Ashland Univ .; Waynesburg Coll .; Vermillion Inst. Col- lege degrees: B. S .; M. A .; Ph. D. Mar- ried, Mary Beatrice Armstrong, April 23, 1891. Teacher in public schools, 4 yrs .; Prof. Savannah Academy, 1889-1890; Prof. Ashland Univ. 1890-1; founder and mana- ger of King's, Sch. Oratory, 1891-1895; founder and Pres. The Capitol Coll. of Oratory and Music. 1896 -: Prof. public speaking. Wittenberg Coll .. 1896 -; Prof. public speaking. Muskingum Coll .. Otter- bein Univ .; Cedarville Coll .; Zenia Theo- logical Seminary (the one-half of each week at these institutions). 6 yrs., 1910 -. Lecturer: Teacher's Conventions, 1895- Author: "Essential Steps in Reading and Speaking" (Pub. Hinds. Hayden & El- dridge. N. Y.); writer, magazines: Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F .; C. C. O. M. Ly- ceum Club; Columbus Republican Glee Club; Columbus North Side Improvement Assn .; Jr. Order United Am. M. Elder in Presbyterian Church, 1901 -. Home ad- dress: 2633 Neil Ave .. Columbus. O.
FRAMPTON, STANLEY ASBURY, Educa- tor: born. Swan Twp .. Vinton Co .. Ohio, Jan. 15, 1881; son of Kendall Harvey Frampton and Susanna (Clark) Framp- ton; educated: Ohio Northern Univ., Wit- tenberg College and Ohio State Univ. College degrees: B. S. Married, Sarah Gladys Wolfe. Sept. 12. 1912. Lived on farm until 20 yrs. of age; taught in rural schools of Vinton. Logan and Allen coun- ties, 8 yrs .; high school teacher, then high school principal. Degraff. O .. 3 yrs .; Supt. of schools. De Graff. O .. 6 yrs .: Pres. Logan Co. Teachers' Assn .. 1915-16; Co. School Examiner. 1916 -. Socs. and
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clubs: Masons; Sons of Veterans. Metho- dist Church. Home address: De Graff, O.
FRANCIS, J. H., Educator: Supt. of Schs., Columbus, O. Home address: Columbus, Ohio.
FRANCIS, WILLIAM BATES, ex-Congress- man; born. Updegraff, O .. of German and Irish parentage. Married, Julia E. Mit- chell. 1889. Admitted to Ohio bar. ISS9; practices in all state and federal courts: delegate to Democratic Nat. Conv .. St. Louis. Mo .. 1904: Mem. city Bd. School Examiners, Martins Ferry. O .. 6 yrs .; elected mem. Bd. Education 1902-1908; elected and served as city solicitor. Mar- tins Ferry. O .. 3 yrs .; elected to 62nd and 63rd Congresses (1911-1915), 16th Ohio Dist. Democrat. Home address: Martins Ferry. O.
FRANK. JESSE O., Broker: born. Cincin- nati. O .. March 12. 1884; son of Oscar I. Frank and Hattie (Leon) Frank; educated: Hughes High Sch .. Cincinnati. O. Mar- ried. Miss Silverman. April 18. 1906. Sales- man for wholesale firm of Chicago; bank- ing and brokerage business. Socs. and clubs: Knights of Pythias; Cuvier Press Club; B'nai B'rith; Cincinnati Auto Club; Chamber of Commerce. Jewish Church. Home address: 3929 Reading Rd .. Cin- cinnati. O.
FRANKENBERG, THEODORE THOMAS, Newspaper Man; born. Franklin Co .. O., Sept. 24. 1877: son of Albert H. Franken- berg and Carrie Louise (Allyn) Franken- berg: educated: public schools. Columbus, O. Married. Mary Edith Bell. Feb. 16. 1909. Sub-editor
Columbus Dispatch, 1898-9: dramatic critic, Columbus Citizen, 1899-1903; publisher of Caste, 1901-1903; dramatic critic. Ohio State Journal. 1903- 1907: with Toledo Times. Jan .- July. 1908; staff Ohio State Journal. 1908-1916; con- tributing editor to "The Week." Author: Essentials in Journalism. 1912: The Spec- tacular Career of Rev. Billy Sunday. 1913; Billy Sunday. His Tabernacles and Saw- dust Trails. 1917. Lecturer before schools and colleges having classes in journalism. Independent Republican. Home address: 16 E. Broad St .. Columbus. O.
FRASER, FENWICK WILLIAMS, Clergy- man; born. South River. Antigonish Co., N. S .. Aug. 6. 1865: son of John R. Fraser and Sarah Ann (Williams) Fraser; edu- cated: St. Francis Xavier Coll .: Princeton Univ .: Yale Univ. ; Harvard Univ. Col- lege degrees: A. B .: A. M .; D. B. Mar- ried, Bertha C. Cooper, Oct. 17, 1894. Pas- tor, Langhorne. Pa .. 1890; Williams fel- low at Harvard. 1891-2; pastor. Pres. Ch., Columbus, Ind., 1892-6; Crookston, Minn., 1898-1901: Jackson. Mich .. 1901-10; pastor, Presbyterian Church. Massillon. Ohio, 1910- --. Home address: 418 North St., Massillon. O.
FRASER, HAROLD W., Attorney; born, Woodstock. Can .. Oct. 26. 1872: son of George Fraser and Sarah (Shephard) Fraser; educated: preparatory training in Upper Canada Coll. at Toronto. Can., Grad. 1886. Married, Helen Burnap, Sept. 30. 1896. Studied law while employed on a railroad: came to Toledo in 1891 and entered the law office of E. W. Tolerton; was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1894 and practiced alone for 1 yr .: in Feb., 1896. entered into partnership with N. J. Marshall under the firm name of Mar- shall & Fraser. which firm continues to the present time: in Jan. 11. 1917. ap- pointed by Federal Judge Killits to as- sist United District Attorney in prose- cuting the striking linemen in the Home Telephone case. Socs. and clubs: Ma- sons; Toledo Club; Commerce Club. Home address: 2324 Robinwood Ave., Toledo, O.
FRAUNFELTER, JAMES, Physician-Sur - geon; born. Ashland, O .. June 6. 1846; son of John Fraunfelter and Elizabeth (Rea- ser) Fraunfelter; educated: Common Sch .; Hayesville Inst .; Savannah Academy; Long Island College Hosp .; Jefferson Med. College, Philadelphia, Pa. College de- grees: M. D .. 1871: M. D .. 1872. Married, Catharine Roseberry, June 1872. 13, Teacher. 6 yrs .; Physician and Surgeon, 44 yrs .; Pres. Commercial and Savings Bank: Dir. Canton Sheet Steel Co .: Dir. and Trustee. Canton Chamber of Com- merce. Socs. and clubs: Congress Lake Club: Canton Med. Soc .; Stark Co. Med. Soc .; Northeastern Ohio Med. Soc .; Ohio State Med. Assn .; Am. Med. Assn. Luth- eran. Home address: Canton, O.
FRAZIER, HARRY HOUSEMAN, Educator; born. Zanesville. O .. Sept. 15. 1870; son of John Alexander Frazier and Mary Elizabeth (Houseman) Frazier; educated: Muskingum Coll .; Ohio Normal Univ .; Heidelberg Univ .. Tiffin. O .: Univ. Chi- cago. College degrees: A. B .; A. M. Mar- ried. Alice E. Ledman. Aug. 15. 1894. Supt. Schs., New Washington, O., 1892- 1900: Prin. High Sch .. Tiffin. O., 1900 --; Member Bd. Seneca Co. Sch. Examiners, 1910-16. Socs. and clubs: Mason. 32d de- gree. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: Tiffin. O.
FRAZIER, JAMES W., Consulting Eng .; born. Pittsburgh, Pa .. 1870; son of George C. Frazier and Sadie B. (Smith) Frazier; educated: Pub. Schs. Pittsburgh and Alle- gheny: Rensselaer Poly. Inst., Troy, N. Y. College degrees: C. E. (1894). Married, Jennie H. Van Deusen, 1895. Engineer, Federal St. and Pleasant Valley Railroad Co., of Allegheny and Pittsburg, 1894-6; employed by Westinghouse Elec. Co., 1896- 1897; Penn. Railroad Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1896-9; moved to Cleveland. O., employed by Brown Hoisting Machinery Co., as de- signer and estimator coal and ore handling machinery, 1899-1905; formed partnership with J. H. Fox under firm name, Frazier & Fox, 1905-1910; dissolved partnership, formed new firm. J. W. Frazier Co .. en- gineers, Pres. of this company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1910 -. Socs. and clubs: Cleve- land Eng. Soc .; Am. Soc. Civil Eng .; Cleveland Chamber Commerce; Cleveland Athletic Club: Colonial Club; City Club. Home address: 1223 Illuminating Bldg., Cleveland. O.
FREASE, GEORGE BELDEN, Publisher- Editor: born. Canton, O., May 4, IS61; son of Judge Joseph Frease and Sara (Belden) Frease; educated: public schools; studied in law office. Married, Jessie Andrus. Sept., 1887. The Repository News- paper was first printed in 1815 by John Saxton; present company incorporated by William McKinley (late president of U. S.). in 1885; Sunday edition established by Mr. Frease. 1892; the Repository cele- brated its "centenary" March 30, 1915, which event was marked by receipt of congratulations from business men of country-wide fame. governors. senators and publishers. Mr. Frease had charge of Associated Press Mckinley campaign news. highly commended by the late Pres. for successful work. Postmaster, Can- ton. O .. 1898-1906. Socs. and clubs: Chan- ber Cominerce; Canton Club; Country Club: Congress Lake Club: Adcraft Club. Home address: 1503 Market Ave., N., Canton. O.
FRECHTLING, LOUIS HENRY, Physician- Surgeon; born. Hamilton. O .. Sept. 6, 1380; son of John A. Frechtling and Whil- emina (Schreiber) Frechtling; educated: Hamilton Pub. and High Schs .: Med. Dept. Univ. of Ill. College degrees: M. D .. 1903; F. A. C. S., 1914. Married. Elsie
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Cebernick. Sept. 18. 1912. Interne at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Chicago, 1903-1904; house physician at St. Anne's Sanitarium, 1904; practiced in Hamilton since 1905; chief of staff .. Clinic Hamilton Anti-Tuber- culosis League: Mem. Hamilton City Scli. Bd .. 1916: trustee Ohio Soc. for Preven- tion of Tuberculosis; trustee Hamilton Y. M. C. A. Socs. and clubs: Mason: K. of P .: Nu Sigma Nu; Alpha Omega Alpha; Hamilton Round Table: Unity Club of Hamilton: First Vice Pres. Am. Med. Assn .: Butler Co. Med. Soc .: Ohio State Med. Assn .: Union Dist. Med. Soc .: Ohio Soc. for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, 1916-17; Hamilton Anti-Tuberculosis Soc .: Chamber of Commerce. St. John's Evan- gelical Protestant Church of Hamilton, Ohio. Home address: 129 N. Second St .. Hamilton. O.
FRED. SOLOMON. Merchant; horn, Losd- sei. Russia. Poland. April 1. 1868; son of Moses Fred and Sarah P. (Solomon) Fred; educated: Nat. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O. Married. Amelia Saul. Oct. 16. 1892. Arrived in this country at the age of 18 yrs .. spring of 1885: peddled tinware in Ohio and Kentucky first two years; later sold dry goods hy peddling in Ohio; went back to Europe Jan .. 1889. to visit parents; returning in the spring. started storekeeping. 1891; owner and president, The S. Fred Co .. Lebanon. O .. 1891- Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F .: K. P .: 32d degree Mason: Red Man; Eagles; Elks. Home address: Lebanon. O.
FREDERICK, JAMES MACK HENRY. Ed- ucator: born. Copley. O .. Sept. 19. 1863: son of Henry Frederick and Ellen (Viers) Frederick: educated: Dist. Sch .. Maple Valley. O .: Copley High Sch .: Hiram. O., Preparatory Sch .: Hiram Coll .: Amherst Coll .: Nat. Sch. Elocution and Oratory. Married. Lida E. Furnal. July 22. 1885. Newspaper editor and writer. 1886-1895;
1895-1911; Supt. Schs .. Lakewood. O., Mem. Cuyahoga Co. Bd. School Exam- iners. 1905-12: Supt. Schs .. Cleveland. O., 1912-16: Mem. City Bd. Sch. Examiners, Cleveland. O., 1914 -: member and held many offices in county. Dist. and State Teachers' Assns. Socs. and clubs: Ma- sonic: K. P .: Delta Upsilon Frat .; Vice Pres. Nat. Education Assn .: Nat. Coun- cil of Nat. Education. Christian Church. Home address: 1429 Wagar Ave,, Lake- wood. O
FREDERICKSON, CHARLES RICHARD,
Manufacturer; born, Lawrence, Kan., Oct. 3. 1875: son of Anthony Frederick- son and Anna Louise ( Lawson) Frederick- son: educated: Pub. Schs. and Commer- cial College. Lawrence. Kan. Married. Elizabeth Alexander Brent. April 1S. 1899. Early business career spent at printing trade, newspaper and magazine writing and advertising; became salesman of commercial printing and advertising ma- terial: became Pres. and Treas. The Amer- ican Art Works. Coshocton. O., manufac- turers of steel signs, art calendars and advertising specialties, 1911 -. Socs: and clubs: Union League Cluh (Chicago, Ill.): Country Club: Chamber of Commerce (Coshocton. O.): Advertising Cluhs of the World: Nat. Assn. Adv. Specialty Mfrs. Presbyterian. Home address: Coshocton, Ohio.
FREEMAN, EDWARD HENDEE, Pianist; born. Fredonia. N. Y .. Oct. 6. 1890: son of Andrew Yates Freeman and Katharine ( Hendee) Freeman; educated: Fredonia State Normal School. N. Y .; Berlin. Ger- many. Married. Marion Hogan. Sept: 3. 1914. Was instructor at Columbia Coll. for Women at South Carolina; taught in studio with Franz Kohler: conductor of Symphony Orchestra at Erie. Pa .: elected
director of Muskingum Coll. Conservatory of Music in 1914 and Prof. of Piano and composition. which position he still holds; has had considerable experience as con- cert artist; is conductor of Cambridge (O.) Oratorio Society. and Zanesville (O.) Music Club Chorus: has done some com- posing. Author of a text "Pyrotechnics in Modern Pianoforte Playing" and "Why is Art?" Presbyterian Church. Home address: New Concord. O.
FREEMAN, LAURENS BAYARD, Passen- ger Agent: born. Cuyahoga Co., O .; son of Laurens Freeman and Susan B. (Gale) Freeman: educated: Pub. Schs. of Piqua, O .. and elsewhere. Married. Myra Row- ley. Oct. 18. 1878. Pennsylvania Lines west of Pittsburgh in various capacities since 1874. heginning as a telegraph oper- ator. and serving later as stenographer, ticket agent. and appointed District Pas- senger Agent, 1901, and Asst. General Passenger Agt .. 1907, and is still serving in that capacity. Socs. and clubs: Colum- bus Club: Athletic Club: Chamber of Commerce. First Congregational Church. Home address: 1437 Madison Ave. Colum- bus. O.
FREIBERG, J. WALTER, Manufacturer; born. Cincinnati. O .. Dec. 20. 1858; son of Julius Freiberg and Duffie (Workum) Freiherg: educated: Pub. Schs. and Hughes High Sch. of Cincinnati. O. Married, Stella Heinsheimer. Nov. 12. 1884. Began active husiness with the firm of Freiberg & Workum, 1875: in 1883 was admitted to partnership: Dir. of First Nat. Bank; served 3 yrs. as director of Chamber of Commerce. Soes. and clubs: LaFayette Lodge; Masons; Phoenix Club; Queen City Club: Business Men's Club: Losant- ville Country Club; Optimists Cluh; Union of
American Hebrew Congregations (Pres.). Home address: 3583 Alaska Ave., Avondale. Cincinnati, O.
FREIBERGER, I. F .. Banker; Vice Pres. Cleveland Trust Co. Home address: 101 Belmore Rd .. Cleveland, O.
FRENCH. HARRY FIFIELD, Chemist; born, Plymouth. N. H .. Nov. 7. 1886: son of Willis E. French and Carrie (Edmonds) French; educated: public schools at Ply- mouth. N. H .: N. H. State Coll .. where graduated in 1908. Married. Elizabeth L. Pease. May 5. 1913. Asst. Chemist. New Hampshire State Laboratory of Hygiene. 1908-1910; Research Chemist, National Carbon Co., 1910- Socs. and clubs: Kappa Sigma: Am. Chem. Soc .; A. A. A. S. Home address: Fremont. O.
FRENCH, JAMES LESLIE, Clergyman; horn. Grand Rapids, Mich .. Jan. 3. 1877; son of James S. French and Emma A. (Garfield) French: educated: High Sch. of Grand Rapids, Mich .: Univ. of Michigan; Hartford Theol. Sem .: Univ. of Berlin; Univ. of Marburg. College degrees: A. M .; A. B .: B. D .: Ph. D. Married. Edna F. Cumming. June 13, 1906. Fellow of Hart- ford Sem., 1902-1904; Presbyterian Uni- versity pastor. 1905-13: Instr. in Semit- ics. Univ. of Michigan. 1905-1913: Junior Prof. of Semities and Hellenistic Litera- ture. Univ. of Mich .. 1913-14: Minister of Religious Education. Collingwood Ave. Presbyterian Church, Toledo, O., 1914-16; pastor of Northminster Presbyterian Ch., Toledo. O .. 1916 -; Pres. of Inter- denominational Conf. of Church Workers in State Univs .. 1907. Socs. and cluhs: Phi Sigma Frat .; Masons; Michigan Chap- ter, Acacia Frat .; Honorary Mem. Watson Post. G. A. R .. Author: "The Correspond- ence of Caspar Schwenckfeldt with Luther and Melanchthon," Breithoph and Haertel, Leipzig. 1907. Home address: 3322 Col- lingwood Ave .. Toledo. O.
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FRETTER. FRANK B., Vice Pres. Natl. Refining Co .; born, Cleveland, O., Oct. 2. 1864: educated: Cleveland Pub. Schs. Married, Margaret A. Hulburt. Vice Pres. National Refining Co. Socs. and clubs: Country Club: Union Club. Home ad-
dress: Norfolk Road, Euclid Heights, Cleveland. O.
FRICK, ADAM, ex-Representative; born, Chillicothe. O .. Mar. 23. 1868: son of Gott- fried Frick and Mary (Gahm) Frick; edu- cated: Chillicothe. Ohio. Public Schools. Married. Mary D. Gehres. Oct. 21. 1891. Engaged in milling. dealing in grain and overseeing land interests; elected to Ohio House Reps .. 1910-14: elected mayor, Portsmouth, O .. 1914-16; has dictinction of being the only Democrat ever re-elected to State Legislature. and first Democrat elected from Scioto County since 1876; cashier of The Ohio Valley Bank. Ports- mouth. O. Socs. and clubs: K. T. Ger- man Evangelical. Home address: 609 Eighth St .. Portsmouth, O.
FRIEDMAN, CHARLES KNOX. Attorney; born. Toledo. O .. Jan. 14. 1873; son of Morris Friedman and Fannie (Tyroler) Friedman; educated: Toledo Pub. Schs., high and manual training; Univ. Mich. College degrees: LL. B .; LL. M. Married. Nuna Landman. June 1. 1898. Asst. City Solicitor. Toledo, O .. 1897-1906: practicing attorney at law. under firm name. Fried- man, Foster & Dixon, 1894 -; Pres. Yon- dota Realty Co. and of Chasmor Realty Co .: Secy. and Dir. of H. M. & R. Shoe Co .: Pres. Federation Jewish Charities. 1909-13; Trustee Toledo Law Library Assn., 1915-17: Pres. Collingwood Ave. Temple, 1914-17. Socs. and clubs: Rubi- con Lodge, F. & A. M .: De Witt Clinton Consistory. A. A. S. R .: K. P .: I. O. B. B .; Phi Gamma Delta: Toledo Commerce Club. Home address: 2263 Putnam St .. Toledo, Ohio.
FRIEDRICK, MARTIN, Physician; horn, Passau. Bavaria. Germany, May 11. 1855; son of Joseph Friedrick and Theres (Bauer) Friedrick: educated: Gymnasium and Latin Sch. in Passan: Univ. Munich (Lang. and Lit.): Western Reserve Med. Coll. College degrees: A. M .: M. D. Mar- ried. Othilie Bonsson. Nov . 1878. Prof. internal diseases. Coll. Physicians and Surgeons. Cleveland. O .: engaged in prac- tice medicine and surgery. Cleveland. O .: health officer. City Cleveland. 1901-1910, 1910-1916; chief of bureau of communicable diseases. Dept. Health. Cleveland. Socs. and clubs: Cleveland Academy Med .; Ohio Med. Assn .: Am. Med. Assn .: Am. Health Assn .: Am. Assn. for Prevention of Tu- berculosis; Housing Assn .; Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; Chamber Indus- try. etc .: Mason. Home address: 3226 W. 4th St .. Cleveland. O.
FRIES, EDWARD M., Attorney: horn, Bloom Twp .. Wood Co., O., Sept. 29. 1866: son of Solomon Fries and Louisa C. (Steckel) Fries; educated: public schools; Ohio Northern Univ .: Cincinnati Law Sch. Married. Anna M. Davis. 1903. Ad- mitted to Ohio bar 1893: engaged in prac- tice law Bowling Green. O .. 1895. with Judge Robert S. Parker: appointed referee in bankruptcy. 1899; Judge Court Com. Pleas. 10th Jud. Dist .. Ohio, 1903-1909; now engaged in the practice of law under firm name of Fries & Hatfield. Home ad- dress: Bowling Green. O.
FRIES, WILLIAM OTTERBEIN, Editor- Clergyman; born, near Winchester, Va., Nov. 17. 1860: son of William Fries and Mary Jane (Fulkerson) Fries; educated: Pub. Schs. of Virginia: Shenandoah Sem- inary, Dayton, Va .. 1876-1879; Lebanon Valley Coll., Annville, Pa., 1880-1882; grad- uated in 1882 in classical course with de-
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gree of A. B. and later A. M .. from same college: Grad. from U. B. Seminary (now Bonebrake TIreological Seminary), Day- ton. O .. 1884. Married. Fannie Coe Nel- son. February 18. 1886: entered ministry in 19th yr .; preached. 1879-1880. in Rock- ingham Co .. Va .; pastor. Hagerstown, Maryland. 1884-1886; Frederick, Md .. 1886; principal. W. Va. Academy, Buckhannon, IV. Va .. 1886-1889; pastor. Fostoria, Ohio, 1889-1893; Otterbein Univ., Westerville, O .. 1893-1897: Van Buren. O .. 1897-1899;
presiding elder. Sandusky Conference, 1899-1905; elected associate editor, United Brethren S. S. Literature at General Con- ference, Kansas, 1905; re-elected, 1909; editor in chief. 1913 --: received title of "D. D.". Otterbein Univ .. 1903: has served on various church boards for many yrs .; Mem. General Conference, 1905-1909-1913- 1917; Mem. Int. S. S. Lesson Committee. 1915 ---; Treas. of same. 1915 -. Socs. and clubs: Philokosmian Literary Soc .; Lebanon Valley Coll., Annville, Pa .; Hon- orary Mem. Philophronean Soc. Otterbein Univ .. Westerville. O. United Brethren Church. Home address: 39 Warder St., Dayton. O.
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