Bio of CHAMBERLAIN, Francis Asbury (b.1855), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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FRANCIS ASBURY CHAMBERLAIN - Vol III, pg 548
Francis Asbury Chamberlain occupies a position of leadership in financial and
railway circles of Minneapolis as chairman of the board of trustees of the First
National Bank and as president of the Minneapolis Eastern Railway Company, while
various other corporate interests have sought his cooperation and counsel. His
birth occurred in Bangor, Maine, on the 20th of April, 1855, his parents being
James T. and Caroline (Emery) Chamberlain, the former a merchant of that city.
In 1857 the family removed to Minnesota and Francis A. Chamberlain spent his
early years at Red Wing, this state, where he attended the public schools in the
acquirement of an elementary education. Later he attended the University of
Minnesota. His business training was devoted to banking and finance, for which
he proved himself admirably adapted, his initial experience along this line
being gained as collector for the Merchants National Bank of Minneapolis. The
gradual development and unfolding of his powers brought him eventually to the
presidency of the Security National Bank and to the chairmanship of the board of
trustees of the First & Security National Bank, now the First National Bank. He
is like­wise at the head of the Minneapolis Eastern Railway Company and the
Minne­apolis Threshing Machine Company, while of the Hennepin County Savings
Bank he is a trustee.
On the 23d of May, 1883, Mr. Chamberlain was united in marriage to Miss Frances
Faft Foss of New York and they have become parents of three children: Cyrus F.,
Ruth and Caro. The religious faith of the family is that of the Methodist church
and fraternally Mr. Chamberlain is identified with the Masons, while his
appreciation for the social amenities of life is manifest in his membership in
the Minneapolis, Minikahda, Lafayette and Athletic Clubs. He gives his political
allegi­ance to the republican party and is a most loyal and public-spirited
citizen whose aid and influence are ever found on the side of advancement and
progress. As president of the Minneapolis Athenaeum he has stimulated the
cultural growth of the city, which accords him distinction as one of her leading
and most highly re­spected residents.