Yale University - Sheffield Scientific School Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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BIOGRAPHIES. 5 I He married Marian Doane Rand, daughter of George C. Rand, a merchant, at Lawrenceville, N. Y., October 18, 1898, and has one child, Albert Ir., born September 20, 1902. Francke is now engaged in the banking and brokerage business with the Francke, Thompson 81 Robb Co. In politics he says he would like to be a Democrat. He voted for Cleveland, but has voted the Republican ticket since. He is hoping for another Cleveland so that he can be a Democrat. E Bnsmess coddi'e.vs.' 43 Exchange Place, New York City. Home adcz'1'ess.' Lawrence, L. I. FRANK HAMILTON FUNK was born April 5, 1869, in Bloomington, Ill. He prepared at the Normal High School, Normal, Ill., and Lawrenceville Academy, New Jersey, and entered college in the beginning of Freshman year, taking the Select course. In college he was a substi- tute on the Football team in the fall of ISQO. His father, Benjamin F. Funk, a, farmer, of Blooming- ton, Ill., was born October 17, 1839, in Bloomington. His parents were Isaac Funk and Cassandra Sharp. He is a graduate of Illinois Westerii University, and was Mayor of Bloomington, Ill., from 1870 to 1875, and from 1884 to 1886, and was a member of the 53d National Con- gress. He was married in July, 1865. His mother, whose maiden name was Sarah Jane Hamil- ton, was born june 11, 1846, in Ohio. Her parents were John Hamilton and Rebecca Pritchard. He married Florence Risser CVassar Collegej, daughter of Abraham F. Risser, a wholesale harness manufacturer, of Chicago, Ill., December 11, 1895, at Chicago, and has three children: Mary Cassandra, born October 21, 1899, Benjamin F. Jr., born June 5, 1902, and Florence Risser, born October 7, 1903. In 1901 Funk went into the farming and seed business with the Funk Bros. Seed Co., holding the position of

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50 CLASS or 1891 S., YA-LE coLL15G13. He has live sisters: Helen, of Farmington, Conn., Made- leine, who married Edw. F. Burke of Green Spring Valley, Maryland 5 Elsie, of Farmington, Virginia, and Dolly, who died December 26, 1886, aged sixteen months. He is unmarried. In January, 1899, Forrest went on businesslto England, where, after a year, his health broke down completely, and in 1901 he returned to America and has been an invalid since. He Was' a member of the Second Division, Naval Battalion, C. N. G., during the Spanish-American VVar, mustered into the United States Navy at Niantic, Conn., June 15, 1898, as ordinary Seaman, and was discharged at the end of the war with the rank of Quartermaster. He is a member of Delta Phi, American Canoe Association, and the Colonial club, now merged with the Hartford club. Home add1'ess.' 1045 Asylum Ave., Hartford, Conn. ALBERT FRANCKE was born June 27, 1870, in Lon- don, England. He prepared at Lawrenceville, and entered college in the beginning of Freshman year, pursuing the Chemistry course. VVhile in college he played on the Class Football team, was a member of A. XII. and he isnlt sure whether it was Freshman year or not that he was Vice President of the Class. His father, I. R. Francke, a sugar merchant, w-as born February 19, 1822, in Stockholm, Sweden. He resided in Havana, Cuba. He was Consul-General to Cuba under Spanish ruler. He was married in 1852, and died December 2, 1886, in New York City. His mother, whose maiden name was Fabiana R. Hernandez, was born in Matanzas, Cuba, and died in Havana, Cuba, in -1889 He has seven brothers: Edward I. QYale 1876 SQ, Ioa- quin CYale 1877 SQ, who died in Havana, Cuba, in 1894, Robert O. CColumbia 18801, Lexis I. CColumbia 18823, Pedro F. CYale 1888 SJ, Ricardo T. CYale 1886j, Leopold I. CYale 18895, who died in New York City in 1902, also one sister, Rosalie.

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52 CLASS OF ISQI S., YALE COLLEGE. General Manager and Treasurer. He has ,contributed articles to the graduates' magazine in the Illinois VV'estern University. In politics he is a Republican, and was on the Republican State Central Committee in 1906, also on the McLean County QIll.j Board of Superiors in 1906. As a Mason he was a member of Blue Lodge, No. 43, Chapter, Commandery, No. 24, and Mystic Shrine CPeoriaj. He was also a member of the Bloom, Bloom .County and College Alumni clubs. He traveled in Europe and Cuba in 1905, and in Cuba in 1906. ' P87'71ZCL7Z61Zl' 771LZilfl'lig address: Bloomington, Ill, EDWARD EVERETT GATES was born August 23, 1871, in Indianapolis, Ind. He prepared at the Boys' Clas- sical School, Indianapolis, and entered college in the begin- ning of Freshman year, pursuing the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering courses. 'While in college he was a member of the Berzelius society, Yale Athletic Associa- tion, and received an appointment of honor for the prepara- tion of a special thesis. His father, Alfred B. Gates, a merchant of Indianapolis, was born NiOVC1'11lJC1'iI3, 1823, in Connecticut. I-Iis father was Steven Gates of Connecticut. He was Treasurer of Fayette County, Ind., for four years. He was married January 1, 1856, and died in Indianapolis. His mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Murdock, was born June 15, 1839, in Wfilmington, O. Her father was Thomas Murdock, a preacher of the gospel. He has three brothers: Wfilliam N., Harry B., Charles M., who died in Indianapolis in 1881 g also one sister, Mary Alice Lee. I-Ie married I-Ielen Davidson, daughter of Dorman N. Davidson, january 3, 1900, in Indianapolis, and has three children: Virginia, born October 28, 1900, in San Fran- cisco, Cal., Edward Everett, Jr., born September 9, 1901, at San Francisco, and Elizabeth, born April 10, 1906, in Indianapolis.