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TABOR, Franklyn Breed; sec'y the Telling Bros. Co .; born, Titusville, Pa., Feb. 23, 1868; educated in the public schools of Painesville, O .; supt. the Painesville Water Works Co., 1893-1898; upon purchase by the city, was elected sec'y; served until 1899, when he moved to Cleveland; auditor the Telling Bros. Ice Cream Co., 1900-1903; upon the re-organization of the company in 1904, elected sec'y; still serving; sec'y and treas. Cable-Trace Co., and interested in other business enterprises; Republican.
TAFT, Gilbert Leslie; U. S. Customs Office; born, Cleveland, July 26, 1873; son of Sherman B. and Isabella M. Duncan Taft; educated, Cleveland schools; married, Cleveland, Feb. 22, 1898, Thusnelda Schipke; issue, one son, Homer S. and one daughter, Marjorie A .; chief examiner of merchandise, United States Cus- toms; member Masons, Sons of Veterans, and National Union.
TAME, Alfred George; treas. Cleveland Trust Co .; born, Cleve- land, Feb. 7, 1869; son of A. F. and Ellen Latimer Tame; educated in the public schools, and Buchtel College, Akron, O .; graduated in 1890, B. S. degree; married, 1894, Clara Armstrong of Norwalk, O .; issue, four children; after finishing college, did journalistic work in Akron and Cleveland; in 1893, began as bookkeeper for the Old Arcade Bank; remained with the bank until it became the Euclid Ave. Trust Co .; was sec'y and treas. at the time of its failure in 1902; went with the Cleveland Trust Co., and after a few months, became asst. sec'y and treas .; in 1906, elected treas. of the Cleveland Trust Co .; veteran member of Troop A; Republican; member Hermit, University, and Union Clubs, and the Chamber of Commerce.
TANNEY, La Zell; attorney; born, West View, O., Oct. 8, 1862; son of LaCortes and Abbie E. Brooks Tanney; educated, Baldwin University, Berea, O., Oberlin College, Oberlin, O., graduated in law from Valparaiso, Ind .; with degree of LL. B .; married, De- catur, Ind., June 6, 1888, Cora Tricker; issue, one son, Leigh T. Tanney born Aug. 6, 1891; Cora Tricker Tanney died June 17, 1892; married, Lake Helen, Fla., May 6, 1894, Violetta Giddings; issue, one daughter, Florence M. Tanney, born Dec. 10, 1901, and died June 15, 1911; Violetta Giddings Tanney died in July, 1906; began the practice of law in Cleveland June 19, 1888, in The Wick Block; that building was torn down in 1912, so removed to The American Trust Bldg., and became associated as partner with A. W. Barber, in October, 1906; member I. O. O. F., K. of P. Recreation: Base- ball fan.
TANYAN, James J .; Pittsburg Plate Glass Co .; born, Illinois, Nov. 14, 1874; educated in Chicago; married; has children; came to Cleveland ten years ago, as local mngr. for The Pittsburg Plate Glass Co., manufacturers of plate window glass, mirrors, paints, varnishes and brushes; member Knights of Columbus, B. P. O. E., Athletic, Rotary, Advertising, Tippecanoe, Lumber and Manufac- turers' Clubs, and Chamber of Commerce.
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TAYLOR, Alexander S .; real estate operator; born, Cleveland, April 3, 1869; son Virgil C. and Marguerite M. Sacket Taylor; educated, public schools and Brooks Military Academy, graduating in 1888; married, Cincinnati, O., May 16, 1894, Clara Therse Law; issue, one son, Virgil Corydon Taylor, second; served five years in the Gatling Gun Battery; never held political office; in 1911, was tendered directorship of public works under Mayor Baehr, and has been under consideration as Republican nominee for mayor; in 1892, became member of firm of V. C. Taylor & Son; 1908, elected pres. of Cleveland Real Estate Board; 1910, elected pres. of National Association of Real Estate Exchanges; director Guar- antee Title & Trust Co., The Bailey Realty Co., Cleveland Paper Box Co., Cleveland Collateral Loan Co .; pres. Coventry Road Land Co .; vice pres. The Wilbrandt Co .; treas. and director The United Realty & Investment Co., trustee The Cleveland Real Estate Board, The Babies' Dispensary and Hospital; director The National Asso- ciation of Real Estate Exchanges; member Loyal Legion, Sons of American Revolution, Rotary Club, and Chamber of Commerce; member Athletic, Union, Tavern, Euclid, Mayfield, and Country Clubs; the firm conducts general real estate business, and enlarged transactions, resulting in the erection of large buildings in the downtown section, including the First National Bank Bldg., the Hippodrome Bldg., the Higbee Bldg., the Wilbrandt Bldg. and the New Statler Hotel; also handle high-class rental property, and 99-year leases.
TAYLOR, Frank F .; oil business; born, Cleveland, July, 1867; educated, public schools; married, Cleveland, 1892, Carrie J. Den- nis; issue, two sons and one daughter; started in the lubricating business with the Excelsior Refining Co .; twenty-seven years ago, went with The Stevens Grease & Oil Co .; treas. and director of the company; member Chamber of Commerce, and Automobile Club.
TAYLOR, Frank S .; attorney; born in the country, near Alli- ance, O., Dec. 11, 1879; son of Hugh S. and Catherine Taylor; edu- cated, Alliance High School, Mt. Union College, and took legal training at Ohio State University; married, Jamestown, N. Y., April 11, 1909, Mabel C. Todd; June 12, 1904, began the practice of law in Cleveland; member Masonic Lodge, and Knight of Pythias, and The Tippecanoe Club.
TAYLOR, Henry; florist; born, England, March 16, 1852; son of Charles and Susan New Taylor; educated, West Fendred British Na- tional School; married, Wellsville, O., Feb. 8, 1877, Susan Coyle; issue, five children; at the age of 16, began working at plumbing; followed that until 1908; worked for some of the best firms in Cleveland, Cincinnati, O., and Lafayette, Ind., as a journeyman plumber; held responsible positions with good firms in all the above-named cities; 1908, started in the florist business.
TAYLOR, John Warren; law and real estate; born, Mecca, O., Nov. 10, 1851; son of William D. and Mary A. Moran Taylor; edu-
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cated, West Farmington Seminary, University of Michigan, LL. D., 1898; not married; adopted daughter, Mary B. F. Taylor; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1876; practiced in Warren, O., until 1884; resident of Cleveland since 1884; pres. and treas. The Taylor Land & Improvement Co .; pres. and treas. The Taylor Realty & Investment Co .; director Land Title Abstract Co .; director Cleve- land Real Estate Board; member Euclid, and Colonial Clubs, Cleve- land; Detroit Country Club, Detroit, Mich .; Ohio Society of New York.
TAYLOR, Virgil Corydon; real estate; born, Twinsburg, O., Aug. 4, 1838; son of Hector and Polly Carter Taylor; educated, public schools and Geauga Seminary; married, June 23, 1863, Mar- guerite Minerva Sacket; issue, four children, Harriet, now Mrs. F. E. Bunts; Katherine, now Mrs. R. O. Carter; Grace, now Mrs. J. B. Cochran, and Alexander S. Taylor; joined the Union Army in Company 1, 84th O. V. I .; commissioned 1st lieut. and assigned to the Army of the Potomac; business career, entered father's store, and received general education in mercantile lines; came to Cleve- land in 1856; entered the dry goods business, and continued in it till the outbreak of the war; for eight years, cashier of the Farmers' Bank; in 1873, went into the real estate business; has had an active part in the real estate transactions of "the modern Cleveland"; some years on the old school board of East Cleveland; director Chamber of Commerce; member Loyal Legion, Euclid, and Union Clubs, and St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Recreations: Hunt- ing and Fishing; spend summers among the Thousand Islands.
TAYLOR, William N .; mnfgr .; born, New Straitsville, August, 1879; son of Thomas and Ester Taylor; educated, common schools, New Straitsville; finished in mechanical engineering; married, Cleveland, Aug. 9, 1904, Mary A. Beerer; issue, one son and one daughter; active in politics, but has never run for any office; or- ganized The Taylor Machine Co., which manufactures dairy sup- plies and gear cutting; has interest in several important patents; member Y. M. C. A., Foresters. Recreations: Motoring and Fishing.
TEACHOUT, Albert R .; mnfr. and merchant; born, Royalton, O., June, 12, 1852; son of Abraham and Julia Ann Tousley Teachout; educated, public schools and Hiram College; married, Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 17, 1873, Sarah Parmly; issue, Kate P., Albert R., Jr., and David William; associated with his father in the mercantile business in Cleveland in the fall of 1873; business first known as A. R. Teachout & Son; in 1889, incorporated as The A. Teachout Co., manufacturers of and dealers in doors, glass, mantles, and interior finish; in forty years, the business has grown to large proportions, and the house now stands at the head in their line; pres. The Teachout Sash, Door & Glass Co., Columbus, O .; pres. Euclid Ave. Lumber Co., Broadway Lumber Co., Edgewater Lum- ber Co., and The Teachout Realty Co., Columbus, O .; trustee
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Hiram College, Ohio Christian Missionary Society, Women's Hos- pital, Industrial School and Home; member Union Club. Recrea- tion: Motoring.
TEACHOUT, David William; merchant; born, Cleveland, Sept. 20, 1886; son of Albert R. and Sarah Parmly Teachout; educated, Hiram College, 1908, degree of M. A .; Harvard, 1910; married, Hiram, O., June 20, 1911, Ruth Eugene Meigs, Nanking, China; one son, David William, Jr .; vice pres. and treas. The A. Teachout Co .; treas. and gen. mgr. The Edgewater Co .; sec'y The Broadway Co .; director The Coates Co .; The Big Four Milling Co., and the Teachout Sash, Door & Glass Co., Columbus; Fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon; member Lakewood Tennis Club, Chamber of Com- merce, and University Club.
TEARE, Elmer E .; lumber; born, Warrensville, O., Dec. 18, 1861; son of John and Catherine Shimmin Teare; public school education; married, Cleveland, Nov. 16, 1887, Mary Louise Jack- son; issue, two sons and one daughter; member co-partnership, Potter, Teare & Co .; pres. Potter-Teare Transit Co., The Cleveland Board of Lumber Dealers; director Cleveland Savings & Loan Co., Land & Title Abstract Co., Virginia Hill Coal Co., Waccaneaw Lumber Co .; trustee Windimere M. E. Church; member Euclid, Colonial, and Athletic Clubs.
TERRY, Carleton Lewis; coal business; born near Adrian, Mich., Aug. 23, 1872; son of James E. and Mary T. Maynard Terry; mar- ried, Steubenville, O., March 9, 1895, Alma Dell King; issue, one son, James Edwin, second, and one daughter, Katheryn Lois; en- tered the service of the Iowa Central R. R., and The Wheeling & Lake Erie R. R., at Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1891; came to Cleveland in July, 1893, and entered the Freight Traffic Dept. of The Cleve- land, Lorain & Wheeling R. R., remaining until Jan. 1, 1901, when he was elected sec'y of The Allegheny Coal Co .; director The Commonwealth Steamship Co .; affiliated with the Masonic Order, being raised in Iris Lodge; member Chamber of Commerce.
TETER, Charles K., D. D. S .; professional anesthetist and minor oral surgery; born, Westfield, Ind., Sept. 25, 1875; son of Rev. J. H. and Sarah Howard Teter; educated, Westerville High School, 1892-1894; Otterbein University, 1894-1897; Ohio Medical Univers- ity, D. D. S., 1897-1900; married, Galena, O., Feb. 28, 1900, Etta M. Bush; issue, two sons and one daughter; private in 4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Spanish-American War; saw service in Porto Rico; chief anesthetist St. Luke's Hospital; inventor of the Teter oxid and oxygen apparatus; vice pres. of the National Association of Anesthetists, 1912-1913; pres. The Teter Mnfg. Co .; member National Medical and Dental Ass'n, Ohio State Dental Ass'n, Northern Ohio Dental Ass'n, Cleveland Dental Society, National Association of Anesthetists; Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity; mem- ber, Euclid, Athletic, and Automobile Clubs. Recreations: Golf and Motoring.
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TETER, William Crooks; specialist in dentistry; born in Ten- nessee, May 4, 1873; son of Rev. Joseph H. and Sarah Howard Teter; educated, Houghton Seminary, N. M., 1886; Sheridan, Ind., High School, 1891; Otterbein University, 1892-1898, Dental Dept., Ohio Medical University, 1899-1903, degrees of A. M. and Ph. B .; married, Coshocton, O., May 2, 1900 Elmira Noptune; issue, two daughters and one son; active in the development of the Teter nitrous oxid and oxygen apparatus and nitrous oxid and oxygen anesthesia; has done special work in poerrhea alveolaris; vice pres. the Teter Mnfg. Co .; member the National Dental Ass'n, Ohio Dental Ass'n, Northern Ohio Dental Ass'n, Cleveland Dental Society, National Association of Anesthetists; member Athletic, and Automobile Clubs.
TEXTOR, Oscar; chemist; born, Sandusky, O., March 10, 1860; son of Albert and Anna Rhode Textor; educated, University of Michigan, degree Pharmaceutical Chemist; two years instructor in chemistry; married, Cleveland, June 3, 1886; Minnie A. Dunbar; one son, born Oct. 26, 1888; member American Chemical Society, American Institute Mining Engineers.
THOMAS, Arthur Winfield; bond broker; born, East Liverpool, O., May 24, 1880; son of William and Mary Shannon Thomas; edu- cated, public and private schools; married, Cleveland, Nov. 1, 1905, Jennie H. Lucas; issue, one son, William A .; since 1900, has represented large bond houses in Cleveland; at present mgr. Colon- ial Securities Co., of Cleveland; industrial corporation bonds a specialty; editor Photo-Play Magazine; vice pres. The Colonial Securities Co .; director The Dreman Cleaning Co., and The War- wick Glass Co .; member Marion Lodge, No. 70, F. & A. M., Lodge No. 50, I. O. O. F .; member Sons of Veterans, Independent Order of Heptassphs; member Screen Club, N. Y. City, City and Author's Clubs, Cleveland. Author of "Two Hundred Women,"' and a number of short stories; his father, William H. Thomas, for a number of years was mgr. of the Dresden Pottery Co., of East Liverpool, and pres. R. Thomas & Sons Potteries; served through the Civil War in 14th Ohio Vol. Infantry.
THOMAS, John J .; physician; born, Cleveland, Nov. 18, 1868; son of Isaac and Mary J. Richards Thomas; educated, Cleveland public schools; degrees of A. B. and A. M., Adelbert College, W. R. U .; M. D. degree, Medical Dept., W. R. U .; post graduate, Frankfort and Strassburg, Germany, and Vienna, Austria; mar- ried, Washington, D. C., June 6, 1900; one son, born Aug. 7, 1907; member Cleveland Board of Health, 1911-1912-1913; associate in obstetrics, W. R. U., Medical Dept .; visiting pediatrist, Cleveland City Hospital; visiting obstetrian and pediatrist, St. Ann's Ma- ternity Hospital and Infant Asylum; consulting obstetrian, Matern- ity Hospital; physician for University School; visiting physician, Infants' Rest; sec'y medical staff of the Babies' Hospital; sec'y and treas. of The Cleveland Milk Commission; also of Cleveland
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Medical Society, Ohio Hospital Society, American Medical Ass'n, National Association of Medical Milk Commissioners; member Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, and Cleveland Chamber of Commerce.
THOMSON, Archibald W .; vessel transportation; born, Phila- delphia, 1872; son of William and Isabella Wilson Thomson; edu- cated High School, Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania, but did not graduate; former member Troop A; nine years Pacific Coast agt. American Steel Barge Co., San Francisco and Puget Sound; in 1899, came back to Cleveland, and associated himself with The Wilson Transit Co .; pres. and mgr. The Wilson Transit Co .; director and treas. The Volunteers Transit Co., and The Thomas Wilson Land Co .; member Union, and Country Clubs.
THURSTON, Edwin L .; patent lawyer; born, Pawtucket, R. I., Oct. 3, 1857; son of Thomas E. and Anne W. Falconer Thurston; educated, Brown University, class of 1881, B. P. H .; began the practice of his profession in, Chicago; came to Cleveland, October, 1887; has been a member successively of the following firms, Wat- son & Thurston, Wing & Thurston, Thurston & Babis, Thurston & Woodward, Thurston & Kwis; pres. The Maxwell Filing Systems Co., Chi Phi College Fraternity; member Union, Mayfield, Country, and Automobile Clubs. Recreation: Golf.
THWING, Charles Franklin; university pres .; born, New Sharon, Me., Nov. 9, 1853; son of Joseph P. and Hannah M. (Hopkins) Thwing; A. B., Harvard, 1876; graduated Andover Theological Seminary, 1879; (S. T. D., Chicago Theological Seminary, 1889; LL. D., Marietta, 1894, Illinois College, 1894, Waynesburg, 1901, Washington and Jefferson, 1902, Kenyon, 1910); married Carrie F. Butler, Sept. 18, 1879 (died, April 24, 1898); 2d, Mary Gardiner Dunning, Dec. 22, 1906; ordained congregational ministry, 1879; pastor North Ave. Church, Cambridge, Mass., 1879-1886, Plymouth Church, Minneapolis, 1886-1890; pres. Western Reserve University and Adelbert College, since 1890; associate editor Bibliotheca Sacra since 1884. Club: University. Author: American Colleges -Their Students and Work, 1878; The Reading of Books, 1883; The Family (with Mrs. Thwing), 1886; The Working Church; Within College Walls; The College Woman, 1894; The American College in American Life; The Best Life; College Administration, 1900; The Youth's Dream of Life; God in His World; If I Were a College Student, 1902; The Choice of a College, 1901; A Liberal Education and a Liberal Faith, 1903; College Training and the Business Man; A History of Higher Education in America, 1906; Education in the Far East, 1909; History of Education in the United States since the Civil War, 1910; Universities of the World, 1911. Editor-in-chief of the Biographical History of Ohio. Con- tributor to magazines and speaker on educational topics.
TILLOTSON, Edwin Gray; banker; born Painesville, O., April 12, 1867; son of Frank A. and Sarah Gray Tillotson; educated,
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Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, May 1, 1895, Grace Felton Tillotson, who died Oct. 14, 1911; issue, one child; pres. The Tillotson & Wolcott Co., investment bankers; The Guarantee Title & Trust Co .; director The Electric Properties Co., New York City; member Union, Country, Mayfield, and Athletic Clubs, Cleve- land, and City Mid-day, of New York.
TIMENDORFER, Julius; real estate and insurance; born, Ros- din, Silesia, Germany, Sept. 7, 1856; son of M. and Henrietta Fischer Timendorfer; educated in the public and manual training schools of native city, and Berlin; married, Oct. 4, 1886, Anna Rosenthal, of Stuttgart, Wurtemberg, Germany; issue, two daughters, Florence & Irma; when 15, entered a department store, as apprentice; worked three years without pay to learn the busi- ness; then worked as clerk; employed in a silk house in Koenigs- burg, for 1 year; went into coal and lumber business with his father in Berlin; city salesman; landed in New York in 1877; worked in a coal yard, after ten days started for Cleveland; ar- rived with ten cents in his pocket; worked three months for Lloyd Fisher, a farmer; four months in the Cleveland Rolling Mill; porter for Strauss, Miller & Orth; promoted, after ten days to salesman; in 1887, went to Onaga, Kas., because of ill-health; re- mained one and one-half years; returned to Cleveland, and opened a grocery store; soon sold out, and went into the real estate busi- ness; does a large brokerage business; first broker on Erie St. and has made 50 per cent. of the sales on that St .; sec'y and mgr. Euclid Bldg Co .; mgr. Boardman Realty Co .; sec'y and mgr. Wilson Improvement Co .; pres., treas. and mgr. of the Trio Improvement Co .; director Acme Improvement Co .; former pres. the Cleveland Real Estate Board; member Chamber of Commerce, Credit Men's Ass'n, Cleveland Gesangverein, Masons, Knights of Pythias, and Royal Arcanum; member Euclid Ave. Temple, and one of the building committee.
TINNERMAN, George A .; banker; born, Hessen, Germany, April 10, 1845; emigrated with his parents to this country, in 1847, locating in Brooklyn, O., later in Lindale; three years later, removed to Cleveland, where he has resided ever since; educated, common schools, learned the tinner's trade, and engaged in the hardware and stove business on Lorain St .; pres. The Lorain St. Savings Bank; owner The Tinnerman Range Work; manufacturing Ohio ranges.
TIPPY, Worth M .; clergyman; born, Larwill, Ind .; Nov. 8, ' 1867; son of Oren and Mary Elizabeth Carder Tippy; educated, DePauw University, Ph. B., DePauw University, Hon. D. D., Bald- win University, Hon. D. D., Cornell University, two years graduate work as Sage scholar, 1901-1903; married, Vevay, Ind., May 16, 1895, Zella Birda Ward; issue, Marian Ward, born Nov. 18, 1896; Helen Ward, born Dec. 12, 1898; member of Mayor's Committee on nomination for Charter Commission, 1913; pastorates, Dryden,
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N. Y., 1892; LaFayette, Ind., 1893; Oxford, Ind., 1894; Terre Haute, Ind., 1895; Broadway Church, Indianapolis, Ind., 1900; Epworth Memorial, Cleveland, 1905 to present date; university preacher, Indiana University, 1901-1904; Cornell University, 1909- 1911-1913; lecturer on "The Social Functions of the Church," Post Graduate Ass'n, Bloomington, Ill., and before the pastor's organizations and conferences in South Dakota and Indiana; member executive Committee Methodist Federation for Social Ser- vice; pres., 1912-1913, Federated Churches of Cleveland; director Humane Society, City Club; member St. Luke's Hospital Ass'n; member Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, Psi Phi Chapter; member Chamber of Commerce, Council of Sociology, and Indianapolis Lit- erary Club; fond of flowers and all out-door sports. Author of "The Socialized Church," 1909; prominent on committees of fin- ance and conference work of Methodist denomination; member committee on Social Service, Cornell University.
TODD, George C .; railroad division supt .; born, Flushing, O., June 7, 1867; started as telegraph operator with the C. L. & W. Ry., in August, 1883; train dispatcher, October, 1887, to September, 1889; train dispatcher, Northern Pacific Ry., September, 1889, to Jan. 1, 1890; from that date to April, 1902, train dispatcher N. Y. S. & St. L. Ry .; chief train dispatcher, 1902 to 1907; chief dis- patcher to April, 1908; train master to June, 1912; supt. telegraph to date; now division superintendent same road.
TOLLE, Richard Perry; merchant; born, Maysville, Ky., Oct. 20, 1883; son of William A. and Sarah Frances Fowler Tolle; edu- cated, public schools, Maysville; married, Indianapolis, Ind., May 19, 1904, Annabel Day; issue, three children; manager the S. S. Kresge Co., Cleveland store; 32nd degree Mason, A. A. O. N. M. Shrine; member Country Club. Recreations: Baseball and Auto- mobiling.
TOMLINSON, George F .; auditor; born, Sandusky, O., Dec. 1, 1867; son of Charles and Hannah Musson Tomlinson; educated, public schools, Medina High School, 1885; married, Cleveland, June 14, 1894, Anna Van Driel; issue, three children; entered service of C. C. C. & S. L. R. R., May 24, 1886; transferred to L. S. & M. S. R. R., Nov. 16, 1891; promoted to auditor of disbursements, Aug. 1, 1909. Recreations: Automobiling and Baseball.
TOWER, George Edward; manager; born, Ashtabula, O., July, 18, 1877; son of Herbert Bascom and Alice Jane Hart Tower; edu- cated, public schools, Ashtabula, O., and Chattanooga, Tenn .; grad- uated from High School in latter city; received degree B. S., Chat- tanooga Normal University, and LL. B., Chattanooga Law School; business career, shop, drafting, engineering and sales experience in engineering and manufacturing companies, until he established the Tower Machinery Co., in 1908, which carries on a brokerage business in heavy contractors' equipment; proprietor and mgr. The Tower Machinery Co .; member Chamber of Commerce, The Cleve-
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land Engineering Society; member Epworth Memorial Methodist Church, Masonic Bodies, Iris Lodge, Webb Chapter, Cleveland Council, Oriental Commandery, Eliadah Lodge of Perfection, Ba- hurim Council, Ariel Chapter, Lake Erie Consistory, Al Koran Temple.
TREADWAY, Francis Wilcox; lawyer; born, New Haven, Conn., Jan. 7, 1869; son of Augustine Russell and Mary L. Mansfield Treadway; educated, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B. S., 1890; Yale University, LL. B., 1892; married, Cleveland, Jan. 5, 1907, Esther L. Frisbie; Frances Sessions and Augustine Russell Tread- way, children; law firm, Treadway and Marlatt, since 1893; treas. Cleveland Bar Ass'n, 1907 to 1912; United States Commissioner, 1902-1903; member Ohio House of Representatives, 1904-1905; nom- inated vice mayor of Cleveland, 1907; pres. Tippecanoe Club, 1906- 1907; director Chamber of Commerce, 1911-1913; lieut. gov. of Ohio, 1909-1910; director Guardian Savings & Trust Co., Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co., Rauch & Lang Carriage Co .; director and sec'y, mem- ber American Academy of Political and Social Science; trustee Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society, Pilgrim Congre- gational Church; trustee and sec'y Jones Home for Friendless Children, Fraternity Phi Delta Phi; fond of tennis, golf and water sports; member Union, Clifton, Tippecanoe Clubs, Cleveland, and Columbus Club, Columbus, O .; author, with W. H. Marlatt, of "Ohio Law of Mechanics Liens," W. H. Anderson & Co., 1901; second edition, 1904.
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