Background
Francis W. Treadway was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1869, and was moved to Cleveland, Ohio when ten years of age.
Francis W. Treadway was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1869, and was moved to Cleveland, Ohio when ten years of age.
He was educated at Cleveland grammar and high schools.
He graduated with Bachelor of Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1890, and Yale Law School in 1892. In 1893, He and William H. Marlatt formed the law firm of Treadway and Marlatt. He wrote Ohio Mechanics Lien Law, 1901.
He was United States Commissioner for Northern District of Ohio, 1902–1903.
Treadway was elected to represent Cuyahoga County in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1903 for the 76th General Assembly, (1904–1905), as a Republican. In 1908 Treadway was elected Lieutenant