Bio of WADSWORTH, Frank H. (b.1859), 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 II, pg 534-537
FRANK H. WADSWORTH
For thirty-eight years Frank H. Wadsworth has been identified with the
Minneapolis bar and he has firmly established himself in public regard as an
able lawyer, while his upright policy has gained for him the confidence and
respect of his professional colleagues and associates. He was born in
Farmington, Connecticut, March 2, 1859, and his parents were Winthrop M. and
Lucy Ann (Ward) Wadsworth, the former a native of Connecticut and the latter of
Massachusetts. The family was originally established in England and in 1632
representatives of the name came to America, landing at Duxbury, Massachusetts.
In the military annals of this country members of the family have figured
prominently and General James S. Wadsworth was one of the noted Union commanders
during the Civil war, losing his life at the battle of the Wilderness. He was a
man of great bravery, loyalty and patriotism and a monument was erected to his
memory at Gettysburg, Penn­sylvania. Winthrop M. Wadsworth was one of the
foremost men in Connecticut. He was a farmer and banker and in public affairs he
took an active and prominent part, representing his district in the state
legislature for several terms, while for twenty-eight successive years he served
as mayor of Farmington, Connecticut, his long retention in that office
indicating the high esteem in which he was held by his fellow townsmen and his
capability and integrity. He passed away at Farmington in 1891, while his wife's
demise occurred in 1883.
In the public schools of his native town Frank H. Wadsworth acquired his early
education and he afterward became a student at Williston Seminary at
Easthampton, Massachusetts, while later he entered Yale College, graduating from
the law school with the class of 1883, winning the LL. B. degree. He was
admitted to the Connecticut bar and practiced for a short time in Farmington,
arriving in Minneapolis on the 1st of September, 18S3. He was admitted to the
state bar in the same year and has since successfully followed his profession in
this city. For thirty-two years he was a member of the firm of Wadsworth &
Wadsworth, being associated in practice with his, brother, Harry H. Wadsworth,
whose demise occurred on July 24th, 1915. As evidence of the confiefence which
Mr. Wadsworth has always inspired in his clients and friends, it may be stated
that during the past thirty-eight years they have placed in his hands for
in­vestment purposes more than two million dollars, and that the trust reposed
in him has been fully justified is indicated in the fact that there has been no
loss to any investor. Mr. Wadsworth is now associated with his son, Winthrop M.,
who has charge of the loan and rental department of the business and is a
mechanical engineer by profession. Mr. Wadsworth is well versed in the
principles of jurisprudence and the zeal with which he prepares his cases and
the careful regard evinced for the interests of his clients have brought him
much business, the most of which he has handled and settled in his office rather
than in the courts. His ability has developed with the passing years and he has
ever conformed his practice to the highest ethics of the profession.
In September, 1888, Mr. Wadsworth was married to Miss Mary Hamilton Mattison of
Oswego, New York, and two children have been born of their union, a son and a
daughter. Winthrop M., the elder, married Miss Catharine Anderson, a resident of
Minneapolis and of Scotch parentage, and they have four children: Jean, Dorothy,
Lucy Ann and Elizabeth. The daughter Kate is the wife of Wayne C. Kilbourne of
this city.
Mr. Wadsworth is a member of Plymouth church and active in its work, serving for
one year as president of the First Congregational Society. He is also connected
with the Six O'clock Club, of which he is a charter member, and his professional
relations are with the Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar associations.
Early recognizing the fact that industry and perseverance must constitute
elements in success, along those lines he has labored for advancement, and
wisely and conscientiously utilizing the talents with which nature has endowed
him, he has won a prominent position at the Minneapolis bar.