Background
Sparks, Frank Melville was born on February 28, 1877 in Bangor, Maine, United States. Son of Francis Edward and Laura Jane (Rose) Sparks.
Sparks, Frank Melville was born on February 28, 1877 in Bangor, Maine, United States. Son of Francis Edward and Laura Jane (Rose) Sparks.
Bachelor of Arts, Bowdoin, 1900.
Marie (Mistress Bruce C. Swain). Reporter, Daily News, Bangor, 1900. With Detroit Free Press and Detroit Tribune, 1901-1902.
Managing editor Sault Ste.
Marie Evening News, 1902-1904. With Grand Rapids Herald, 1904-1905, Evening Press, 1905-1907.
Manager Daily Sentinel, Holland, Michigan, 1907-1908. With Grand Rapids Herald, since 1908, now editors
Chairman Charter Commission, East Grand Rapids, 1927.
Director Michigan Tourist and Resort Association.
Member American Society Newspaper. Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle), Woodman. Clubs: Rotary, National Press, Peninsular, Spring Lake Country.
Married Marie McCarty, June 19, 1905 (deceased).