Background
Stocking, Charles Francis was born on September 4, 1873 in Freeport, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Henry and Matilda (Breed) Stocking.
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Charles Francis Stocking
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Student Cornell Univercity, 1894-1895. Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1898. Graduated from the University of Colorado.
Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State School of Mines, 1901.
Career
Began as mining engineer, 1901. Engineer with Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, 1903-1904, Colombia Remolino Mining & Development Company, 1904-1905. Manager Freeport Mining Company, California, 1905-1908.
Manager in S. America, Andes Mining & Development Company, 1908-1909. President The Maestro Public Company, Chicago, since 1915. President Maestro Productions, Inc., 1933.
Became head of department of science The Forman Schools, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1941. President Craft House, Inc., 1951.
Membership
Member of executive council Grant Area of Boy Scouts of America. Member of executive council Stephenson County (Illinois) Civic League. Member International Mark Twain Society (honorary), Eugene Field Society of St. Louis, Missouri, Society Midland.
Mason.; Clubs: Rotary (ex-president), Freeport.
Connections
Married Jeannette Everett Porter, February 27, 1915.
