Background
Lindsay, Frank Merrill was born on November 9, 1879 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Edna (Nicholson) Lindsay.
Lindsay, Frank Merrill was born on November 9, 1879 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Edna (Nicholson) Lindsay.
Bachelor of Laws, University of Illinois, 1904. Doctor of Laws, Millikin University, 1954.
June, 1919); 1 son, Frank Merrill. Married second Marjorie Ruth McKay, March 1921. Children—Donald McKay, Marjorie Edith, Shirley Jean.
Director Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers, Incorporated.
(publications of Decatur Daily Review, Decatur Herald, Decatur Sunday Herald and Review, from 1931, also Champaign-Urbana (Illinois) Courier, from 1934, president, from 1947. President, director East Shore Newspapers, Incorporated.
(publications of Metro-East Journal, East Saint Louis, Illinois), from 1932, Southern Illinois Publications, Incorporated. (publishers Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale-Herrin-Murphysboro, Illinois), from 1947.
Director Quincy (Illinois) Newspapers, Incorporated.
(publications of Quincy Herald-Whig), from 1926, president, from 1956.
Member Illinois State Planning Association, 1938-1943, Illinois Post War Planning Commission, 1943-1947. Member Decatur Planning Commission, from 1940, Urban Renewal Commission, from 1957. Member Academy Political Science, Sigma Delta Chi, Delta Tau Delta.
Mason.
Clubs: Country, Decatur.
Married Vivian Simpson, October 7, 1908 (deceased. Married second Marjorie Ruth McKay, March 1921. Children: Donald McKay, Marjorie Edith, Shirley Jean.