Background
Davis, Frank Parker was born on September 16, 1870 in Mount Pleasant, District of Columbia. Son of Benjamin Parker and Maria Jessephine (Swett) Davis.
Davis, Frank Parker was born on September 16, 1870 in Mount Pleasant, District of Columbia. Son of Benjamin Parker and Maria Jessephine (Swett) Davis.
Bachelor of Laws, Columbian U. (now George Washington University), 1896, Master Patent Laws, 1897.
Admitted to District of Columbia Bar, 1896, and practiced in Washington, 1896-1899. Boston, 1899-1902, Dayton, O., 1902-1906, in Chicago since 1906. Counsel to firm Davis.
Lindsey, Hibben & Noyes. Chicago, since 1947; Rector, Hibben & Davis. 1906-1910. Hibben, Davis & Macauley, 1910-1934, Davis, Macauley May, Lindsey & Smith.
1934-1936. Davis, Lindsey. Smith & Shonts, 1936-1947. Director Burroughs Adding Machine corporation since 1925.
Member citizens defense corporations Evanston Defense Council, heading division staff corps air raid control centre, World World War World War II. Member American Patent Law Association, Patent Law Association of Chicago (past president), American Bar Association Delta Phi. Clubs: Glen View (Illinois) Golf.
Married Edith Amanda Kelly, October 28, 1903. Children: Frank Parker, Amanda Bernice (Mistress Henry Austin Pickard), Fitzroy, Edith Maria (deceased) and Edward Albert (twins).