Bio of DUSTIN, Fred Gerrish (b.1843), 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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FRED GERRISH DUSTIN - Vol II, pg 775-776
Fred Gerrish Dustin, president of the Standard Electric Service Company of
Minneapolis and authority on electrical engineering, was born in this city,
August 12, 1872. His father, George Alien Dustin, was a native of Maine, his
birth having occurred in Bethel, July 11, 1843, and the son of John York and
Delinda (Howard) Dustin. When only a youth he volunteered as a member of the
Seventeenth New Hampshire Regiment and saw about a year and a half of service in
the Civil war. On February 18, 1864, he was married to Miss Anna E. Bean and
five years later, in the spring of 1869, they moved to Minneapolis, and during
the following summer they built the house at 725 Fifteenth avenue, South, which
has since been the family home. During his active life George A. Dustin was
interested in the lumber industry, with which he first became associated in the
east before he came to Minneapolis, and was recognized by the owners of large
mills as an expert on gang sawing. He was a member of Morgan Post, G. A. R., and
of Hennepin Lodge, No. 4, A. F. & A. M., of Minneapolis. He died on the 24th of
May, 1919, in the city that had been his home for a full half-century and was
buried in beautiful Lakewood cemetery. He is survived by his widow and three
children: Frank Insley Dustin, Fred Gerrish Dustin and Grace Kimball (Dustin)
Radelle. Mrs. Dustin and Mrs. Radelle still live in the old family home.
The second son in this family, Fred G. Dustin, was educated in the Adams public
school of Minneapolis arid in the University of Minnesota, where he took the
course fn electrical engineering. His first step after completing his technical
training was to secure practical experience and with this in view he worked for
a number of electrical contractors and the Northwestern Telephone Company,
having charge of the "Main' switchboard in the year 1899. As the result of a
competitive examination he was appointed chief electrical inspector, department
of buildings, city of Minneapolis, on December 11, 1899, and he held this
position for the following twelve years. The duties devolving upon him in this
office were performed with scrupulous regard for the safety of the public and
throughout the period of his incumbency he sought to maintain the highest
standards in the municipal regulation of electrical construction. Following his
resignation from this office he was connected with the Northern Electrical
Company of Minneapolis as manager for the three-year period. May, 1912, to
February, 1915, leaving this position to engage in business for himself. In
April, 1915, he formed a partnership with Charles W. Arrick, under the name of
the Standard Electric Company, and two years later, on April 2, 1917, this
company was incorporated as the Standard Electric Service Company, with Fred G.
Dustin, president. The success of this firm was assured from the very start, as
Mr. Dustin's thorough knowledge of electrical engineering and wide reputation as
an authority on the subject drew a generous patronage that has steadily
increased.
Mr. Dustin follows closely all the new developments in his line of business and
belongs to various organizations of the engineering profession. The formation of
the Minneapolis Electrical Club was chiefly due to his efforts; for three years
he was president of the Minneapolis Electric Show Association; and was formerly
chairman of the Minnesota Section of the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers. He is also a member of the general committee of the Modern Electric
Home Association, is past president of the Western Association of Electrical
Inspectors and a member of the National Association of Electrical Contractors
and Dealers. His election to honorary membership in the National Association of
Stationary Engineers is a high tribute to his standing among his brother
engineers. Never too busy to help the younger men or to give them a word of
encouragement, Mr. Dustin has assisted many a young student with whom he has
come into contact as a teacher in the night school of the Young Men's Christian
Association and assistant lecturer in the University of Minnesota. Some of his
skill has been turned into inventive channels and he has solved a number of
knotty problems by inventing an automatic shutter for motion picture machines, a
motor starting switch and a disconnecting clutch for power transmission, on all
of which he has secured patent rights.
On June 25, 1897, Mr. Dustin was married to Miss Hattie Elvina Miller of
Minneapolis, and they have two daughters, Ethelyn Grace and Virginia Louise. Mr.
Dustin is an active Mason and is a member and past master of Hennepin Lodge, No.
4, A. P. & A. M.; member of Ark Chapter, No. 53, R. A. M.; member of Minneapolis
Consistory, No. 2, of the Scottish Rite; a member of Zuhrah Temple of the Mystic
Shrine; and belongs to the drum corps of Zuhrah Temple. His interest in the
public and industrial welfare of the city is indicated by his membership in the
Minneapolis Civic & Commerce Association and the Minneapolis Business Men's
Association. During the World war he helped carry the various war drives to
successful completion and was one of the members of the Four-Minute Speakers
Bureau. As assistant director of Training Department, No. 1, University of
Minnesota, he was in active charge of the training of hundreds of soldiers along
mechanical lines. A successful business man and thoroughly public-spirited and
anxious to contribute his part to the upbuilding of his community Mr. Dustin is
regarded as one of the constructive citizens of Minneapolis.