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

        [155-156]

              FRANK CLAYTON UPPER, engineer of the tug Acme, from early
           manhood has been in active service on the lakes. He was born
           in Rockford, Ont., April 3, 1866, a son of F. G. and SARAH
           (BRADY) UPPER, the former of whom was of Scotch-English descent,
           the latter of Irish-German. The father is a contractor and
           builder by trade and occupation, and is a resident of Niagara
           Falls.
              Our subject came to Buffalo at the age of thirteen years, so
           that his education was obtained at the public schools of both
           his native town and Buffalo. At the age of seventeen years he
           began his life on the lakes as fireman of the tug Holloway, of
           Buffalo, in which capacity he served for four years. He then
           shipped for one year on the steamyacht Sappho, sailing on Lake
           Champlain, and in 1887 he received his papers as second engineer
           and first assistant on the lakes. The following year he became
           engineer of the tug Page, of Fairport, Ohio, and sailed in her
           for one season, next shipping on the tug Annie, of the same
           port, on which he served as first engineer for four years. In
           1893-94 he worked ashore about the docks of Buffalo, and in 1895
           he was engineer of the tug Kilderhouse, of Maytham's line, for
           one season, and in 1896-97 being engineer of the tug Acme, of
           the same line. In 1898 he was made engineer of the tug Fabian,
           the principal tug of that line in the harbor.  MR. UPPER has
           been very successful as an engineer.
              MR. UPPER was married December 24, 1890, to MISS CLARA BOYER,
           of Buffalo, N.Y., and they reside at No. 398 Summer street, in
           that city. In fraternal connection he is a member of Aurora
           Borealis Lodge No. 642, I. O. O. F., and of Blazing Star No.
           694, F. & A. M., since 1892.

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