Bio of SPRECHER, Henry Franklin (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

Vol III, pg 562-563
H. FRANKLIN SPRECHER (Henry Franklin Sprecher)
H. Franklin Sprecher, a familiar figure in insurance circles in Minneapolis,
having his offices in the Millers & Traders Bank building, was born in
Maryville, Missouri, May 14, 1873, a son of Amos and Catherine (Wertz) Sprecher,
who were natives of Illinois, whence at an early date they removed to Missouri.
There the father engaged in the hardware business, becoming also owner of woolen
mills, and he still makes his home in that state. His wife passed away in 1893.
H. Franklin Sprecher was the second in order of birth in a family which numbered
five children, the ethers all being daughters. He attended the public schools of
his native city and also the Maryville Business College and spent two years of
his early life on a cattle ranch in the Indian Territory, gaining many
interesting experiences during that period, as well as thorough training as to
the value of industry and perseverance. He was thus employed until 1893, when he
went to Chicago, where he worked in a clerical capacity, learning the insurance
business. He was with the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York for five
years, or until 1898, after which he was connected with the Aetna Indemnity
Company of Hartford, Connecticut, representing that corporation in Chicago until
1903, when he was sent to Minneapolis as office manager, thus continuing until
1908. In the latter year he became associated with the Fidelity & Deposit
Company of Baltimore, acting as office manager until 1913, when he became
associated with the United States Fidelity & Guarantee Company as assistant
resident secretary. His time and attention were devoted to the duties of that
position until 1919, when he opened a general insurance office, becoming agent
for the New Brunswick Fire Insurance Company and resident assistant secretary of
the Hartford Accident Indemnity Company. Practically his entire life has been
devoted to the insurance business, so that he is familiar with every phase
thereof, and his close application and unremitting energy have been salient
features in the attainment of a success which is of most substantial nature. He
belongs to the National Insurance Agents Association and is well known among
insurance men in this part of the country. He is also a member of the Board of
Minneapolis Underwriters.
In Minneapolis, in 1903, Mr. Sprecher was married to Miss Eleanore Tressa
Hickey, who passed away in 1920, leaving two children: Mary Virginia, now a
student in the University of Minnesota; and H. Franklin, Jr. In Minneapolis, in
1921, Mr. Sprecher wedded L'ouvere E. Graber of Waterloo, Iowa, and they reside
at No. 5124 Lyndale avenue South. Mr. Sprecher greatly enjoys hunting and
motoring. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and
cooperates in all movements for civic progress. He belongs to the Minneapolis
Civic & Commerce Association, while along more strictly fraternal and social
lines he is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and with the
Lincoln Club.