BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
North Central Ohio Biographies
embracing Richland, Ashland,
Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron & Knox Counties
by William A. Duff - 3
vols.
Published 1931
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F. H.
CUNNINGHAM, who is familiarly known as "Ted"
Cunningham, is well and favorably known as New London, where
he has a confectionery and news agency. He was born at
Bellville, Richland County, Aug. 30, 1894, the son of George
D. and Olive (Gurney) Cunningham.
George D. Cunningham, was born at South Charleston,
Ohio. He spent a number of years in business at Bellville,
as the owner of a grain elevator, which had been established by
his father, Amzi Cunningham. He then entered the
railway mail service and has been thus employed for a period of
40 years. He and his wife have been residents of Sandusky,
Ohio, since 1914. Mr. Cunningham is a Republican, a
member of the Methodist Church, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge
and Knights of Pythias. To Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham
were born four children: Helen, married George Healea,
lives at Columbus; Florence, married H. P.
Kochheiser, lives at Cleveland; F. H., the subject of
this sketch; and Lewis lives at Sandusky.
F. H. Cunningham was reared and educated at
Belleville and is a graduate of Bellville High School, class of
1911. He began his business career in New London as a
clerk in the employ of the Ward-Stilson Company. Later he
conducted a cigar and tobacco business at Elyria, Ohio, and in
1914 returned to New London, with the American Express Company.
Two years later he became a traveling representative of the
C. E. Ward Company, with whom he was identified continuously
from 1916 until 1930. He resigned in the latter year and
has since been proprietor of a confectionery and news agency in
this city.
Mr. Cunningham is a Republican, a member of the
Methodist Church, and belongs to Floral Lodge, F. & A. M., No.
260; William F. Kuhn Chapter, R. A. M., No. 139,
Kansas City, Mo.; Norwalk Council, R. & S. M. M., No. 24; East
Gate Commandery, K. T., No. 70, Kansas City; Consistory of
Western Missouri, No. 2, Kansas City; Aahmes Grotto, M. O. V. P.
E. R., Ardmore, Okla.; Mahi Temple, Miami, Fla.; Royal Order of
Jesters, Miami, Fla.; New London Shrine Club; and Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. He also belongs to the Ashland
Country Club.
Mr. Cunningham has a son, G. Darwin
Cunningham.
Source: North Central Ohio Biographies embracing Ashland,
Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron & Knox Counties by William A. Duff - 3
vols. 1931
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