• Arrived in Chicago in 1893 to work at Chicago Telephone, which later became Illinois Bell
• Spent eight years prior to that with the Erie railroad and New York telephone companies
• Was president of Illinois Bell Telephone from 1920 to 1930
• Was chairman from 1930 to 1934, then retired to Florida
• Remained a director until the month prior to his passing
President of:
1911 - Chicago Athletic association
1923 - Wisconsin society
1930 - Science museum
Survivors were his wife, Mabel; his son, William, and his daughter, Mrs. Louis E. Tilden
• Arrived in Chicago in 1893 to work at Chicago Telephone, which later became Illinois Bell
• Spent eight years prior to that with the Erie railroad and New York telephone companies
• Was president of Illinois Bell Telephone from 1920 to 1930
• Was chairman from 1930 to 1934, then retired to Florida
• Remained a director until the month prior to his passing
President of:
1911 - Chicago Athletic association
1923 - Wisconsin society
1930 - Science museum
Survivors were his wife, Mabel; his son, William, and his daughter, Mrs. Louis E. Tilden
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