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TOLEDO
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LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO
1623 - 1923
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VOL. II
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ILLUSTRATED
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Chicago and Toledo
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1923
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FREDERICK HOWE THOMPSON
The life record of Frederick Howe Thompson,
general traffic manager of the Willys-Overland
Company of Toledo, furnishes an excellent example of the
power of perseverance and industry in the attainment of
success, for he started out prominence in business circles
of Toledo. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, Oct. 24,
1872, a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Barnard) Thompson,
the former a native of Ireland and the latter of the state
of Rhode Island. In early life the father came to the
United States and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he married
Miss Barnard. At the outbreak of the Civil war he
offered his services to his adopted country, enlisting from
Rhode Island and continuing to defend the cause of the Union
until the restoration of peace. He was a stone mason
and after the close of the war he removed to Michigan,
establishing his home in Detroit, where he continued to
follow his trade until his demise. The mother has also
passed away. In their family were seven children:
Ann, Elizabeth, Grace, R. L., O. L., J. B. and Frederick
Howe.
The grammar schools of his native city afforded
Frederick Howe Thompson his educational
opportunities and he entered the business world as office
boy in the Detroit offices of the Grand Trunk Railway
Company. When twenty-five years of age he became
connected with the freight department of the Michigan
Central Railroad Company and his ability won him advancement
to the position of assistant general freight agent. He
continued in their service until 1917, when he came to
Toledo as traffic manager for the Willys-Overland
Company, in which capacity he has since served. Broad
experience well qualifies him for the responsible duties
which devolve upon him and his services are of great value
to the company, which controls one of the largest automobile
industries in the country.
In Detroit, Michigan, on the 8th of August, 1892,
Mr. Thompson was united in marriage to Miss Florence
Alton and they have become the parents of five children
Charles A., the eldest, was born in Detroit in 1894
and acquired his education in the public schools of that
city, where he is now engaged in the real estate business.
He married Miss Marie Cronin and they have had four
children: Phyllis, deceased; Elaine; C. A.
, Jr., and Marylin; F. H. Thompson, Jr.,
the second son of Mr. Thompson of this review, a
native of Detroit, was born June 30, 1896, and is now
associated with his elder brother in the real estate
business in Detroit. He enlisted in the United States
Marine Corps, winning promotion to a lieutenancy, and was
stationed in the West Indies; Helen G. was born in
Detroit in October, 1904, and completed her education in the
Scott high school of Toledo; Florence was born in
Detroit in 1906 and is now a member of the senior class of
the Scott high school; Robert Lee, a native of
Toledo, was born in 1908 and is also attending Scott high
school.
Mr. Thompson is a Presbyterian in religious
faith and his political views are in accord with the tenets
of the republican party. As a member of the Chamber of
Commerce he is doing all in his power to promote the
industrial prosperity of Toledo and he is also connected
with the Transportation Club and the Automobile Club.
Throughout his career he has closely applied himself to the
work in hand, always endeavoring to discharge his duties
according to the best of his ability, and the years have
chronicled his growing success. He is recognized as a
capable business man and progressive citizen and measures up
to the highest standards in every relation of life.
Source: Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio 1623-1923
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