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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

           [269]

               FRANK DRESBACH. chief engineer for the Brunswick-Balke-
            Collender Company, located on Market and Huron, Sedgewick
	    and Superior streets, Chicago, is a native of Minnesota, born
	    September 15, 1863, in Dodge county. He is a son of M. R. and
	    LOUISE (FULTON) DRESBACH, the former born in Pensylvania, and
	    the latter in New York. They are well-to-do farming people, and
	    early settlers in Dodge county, having a fine farm there,
	    whereon they are still living.
	       Our subject was reared and educated in Dodge county, Minn.,
	    thence removing to Minneapolis where he learned the trade of
	    machinist, which he followed for a time in that city. In 1886
	    he came to Chicago, and for a time worked on West 12th street
	    for Greenlee Bros., going from there in 1888 on the lakes. He
	    first began sailing from Chicago on the old steamer Peerless as
	    oiler, and then filled a similar position on the Tuscarora,
	    after which he was third engineer on the steamer Seneca. On
	    this vessel he remained part of a season, then became second
	    engineer on the steamer Jay Gould, finishing the season on her.
	    During a portion of the next year he was second engineer on the
	    steamer Fred Mercur, of the Lehigh Valley line, finishing that
	    season as second engineer of the City of Genoa. Next season he
	    was second enginon the Parks Foster, being with that vessel
	    until June 20, 1893, when he left the lakes, and became night
	    engineer in the New York Life building, Chicago. From there he
	    went to the "Wellington Hotel," same city, as night engineer;
	    later returned to the New York Life building, and remained
            there until his appointment to his present position with the
            Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company.
               On June 18, 1895, at Rockford, Ill.. MR. DRESBACh was
            married to MISS LENA SPENCER, and to them has been born one
            daughter, FLORENCE ELIZABETH. MR. DRESBACH is a member of the
            M. E. B. A. No. 4, and of the Progressive Engineers
            Association. In politics he is a Democrat.

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