Cook County IL Archives Biographies.....Bentley, Frank Taggert 
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Author: Goodspeed, W.A., & Healy, D.D. (Eds.)

Frank Taggert Bentley, traffic manager of the Illinois Steel company Indiana 
Steel company, and Western Traffic Manager of the Universal Portland Cement 
company, was born in Charlestown, Clark county, Indiana, and is a son of 
Francis W. and Catherine (Taylor) Bentley. He was educated in the pubIic 
schools, Charlestown academy and the Davenport Business college. He began 
teaching at the age of 16. Then went West and roughed it for some years on the 
cattle ranges and in the mines. In 1885 he came to Chicago and entered the 
employ of the Monon Railway company as clerk. Later he became connected in 
various capacities with the North-Western and the Great Western railroads. In 
1889 with the latter he was contracting freight agent, and in 1892 he became 
its local freight agent and later its commercial agent. In 1894 he became 
traffic manager of the Consolidated Steel & Wire and succeeding companies, and 
in 1899 traffic manager of the Illinois Steel company, the other two companies 
with which he is now connected being additions. He is a Knight Templar Mason, 
Mystic Shriner, a member of the Indiana society, Royal Arcanum and the 
following clubs: Exmoor Country, Chicago Athletic association, Chicago Yacht, 
Traffic of Chicago and Traffic of New York. On August 11, 1887, he married 
Catherine Brownell, a lady of high culture. She is a member of the Art 
Institute, Amateur Musical society, Lake View Woman's club and one of the 
board of governors of the Chicago Home of the Friendless.

Additional Comments:
Goodspeed, W.A., & Healy, D.D. (Eds.). (1909). History of Cook County, 
Illinois. Chicago: The Goodspeed Historical Association.

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