Bio of ESTERLY, Frank C. (b.1873), 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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FRANK C. ESTERLY - Vol II, pg 537-538
Among the leading insurance firms of Minneapolis is the Esterly-Hoppin Company,
of which Frank C. Esterly is the president, and his energy and business acumen
have been determining factors in the success which has attended the activities
of the organ­ization. He was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin, September 21, 1873,
and his parents were George W. and Kate (Haines) Esterly. His ancestors were
among the early Dutch settlers of New York, and some of the furniture used in
the home of Governor Peter Stuyvesant is still in the possession of the Esterly
family. George Esterly, the grandfather of the subject of this review, was the
manufacturer of what was said to be the first reaper. He took out the patent
rights on an improved model, which was awarded the gold medal at Chicago in 1848
and was recognized as the best harvester on the market. He built up an
enterprise of large proportions and in 1892 moved his business to Minneapolis,
at which time his son, George W. Esterly, became president, but owing to the
general business depression which soon followed, the firm was obliged to
discontinue its operations. At a subsequent period George W. Esterly was
appointed deputy auditor for the state department at Washington, D. C., a
position which he filled with efficiency for several years.
Following his graduation from the high school at Whitewater, Wisconsin, in 1892,
Frank C. Esterly accompanied the family on the removal to Minneapolis, entering
the State University in this city. In 1894 he left that institution to associate
himself with the insurance firm of Fletcher, March & Company, with which he
remained for three years, and then became a student in the Columbian Law School
at Washington D. C., which conferred upon him the LL. B. degree in 1899. Two
years later he was admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia and in 1898,
while pursuing his legal studies, he also held a clerical position in the
treasury department in Washington, continuing to act in that capacity until
1900, when he was sent by the war department to Porto Rico. In 1901 he returned
to Washington and for a time was employed in the office of the secretary of war,
afterward returning to Minneapolis for the purpose of continuing his law studies
in the State University, from which he won the degree of LL. M. He was admitted
to the Minnesota bar and in 1901 became a member of the insurance firm of
Belden, Wallace & Company, which in 1905 was organized and in­corporated as the
Esterly-Hoppin Company. Mr. Esterly has since served as its president and the
undertaking has enjoyed a continuous growth. The firm represents the most
reliable companies in the field and now writes a large amount of insurance
annually. Mr. Esterly combines a detailed knowledge of the business with marked
executive ability and his legal training is of great assistance to him in the
conduct of his interests.
On the 20th of September, 1905, Mr. Esterly was united in marriage to Miss
Stella Regina Peterson, a daughter of Theodore Peterson of Brookline,
Massachusetts. In. civic and political affairs Mr. Esterly has taken an active
and helpful interest and from 1902 until 1906 he was secretary of the Roosevelt
Club. He is a member of the Chi Psi, Phi Delta Phi and Theta Nu Epsilon
fraternities and the Minikahda, Athletic and Lincoln clubs. Industry has been
the key which has unlocked for him the portals of success, thoroughness and
diligence have characterized all of his work and in busi­ness circles of the
city his standing is of the highest. His career has been marked by steady
advancement, due to his close application, his study of the business to which he
has turned his attention and his unquestioned integrity and reliability.