Background
Torrance, Francis J. was born on June 27, 1859 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Francis and Jane (Waddell) Torrance.
Torrance, Francis J. was born on June 27, 1859 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Francis and Jane (Waddell) Torrance.
Educated Western University of Pennsylvania.
Began, 1875, as clerk Standard Manufacturing Company, of which father was president Became 1st vice president its successor, the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company, manufacturers plumbing supplies. Delaware Republican National Convention, 1892, delegate-at-large, 1900.
Commissioner of public charities, State of Pennsylvania, since 1894.
Active worker for many years in prison reform and philanthropy. Trustee Bucknell University, Western Pennsylvania Classical and Scientific Institute.
Baptism is something you do in obedience to God, but it is not essential for salvation. In other words, salvation is something God does for us, while baptism is something we do for God.
Married Marrie R. Dibert, November 6, 1884.