Ferguson, Charles William

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Charles William Ferguson Soundex Code F622

Charles William Ferguson, Real Estate Agent;

Born at: North English, Iowa on Sunday, April 3, 1870;

Son of: Stephen R. Ferguson and Louvenia Elisabeth Ferguson nee Louvenia Elisabeth Thomas

Education: B.S., Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1898; student of the State University of Iowa.

Married: Lucy C. Ferguson, nee: Lucy C. Corbin, of Galesburg, Illinois, on Tuesday, December 29, 1896;

Children: Dorothy May Ferguson, Robert Edwin Ferguson, and Stephen Corbin Ferguson.

In 1900, Ferguson organized, the Chicago Lyceum Bureau where he remained president to 1909;

Charles William Ferguson Also with Charles E. Bentley he organized Colt Lyceum Bureau in Cleveland, Ohio; He was president of for 3 years.

He organized the Columbian Lyceum Bureau in St. Paul, Minnesota; He was president of for 3 years.

He organized the Co-Operative Lyceum Bureau in Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. He was president of for 3 years.

He organized the Chautauqua Managers Association, Chicago, 1906, and was the president until 1917;

He was the president of the North Birchwood Improvement Association;

He was the vice president and a director of the Phillip State Bank, Chicago;

He also was the head of Charles W. Ferguson Company; which handled real estate, loans, and insurance.

Republican.

Member of the Cook County Real Estate Board

Clubs: Illinois Athletic Club, and the Chicago, Automobile, Hawkeye, Speedway.

Office: 1635 W. Howard Street

Home: 1542 W. Juneway Terrace.

Source: Book of Chicagoans, 1917.

This location was a stop in the 2009 Annual House Tour.

Charles William Ferguson sold 1511 W. Howard Street, Bishop Mall, Lost Eras, which was built in 1924 at a cost of $200,000, to Harry Bishop, a wealthy Lumber Dealer.

Chicago Blue Book

Mr. & Mrs. Charles William Ferguson were listed in the 1894 Chicago Blue Book, page 772. This issue does not list the address of anyone living in Rogers Park.

Rogers Park Directory, 1919, page 26.

Charles William Ferguson, Home: 1542 W. Juneway Terrace

Charles W. Ferguson Company, Office: 1635 W. Howard Avenue

Photos

RPWRHS photo F002-30686 shows the Residence of Charles William Ferguson at 1542 W. Juneway Terrace. No date given.

RPWRHS photo F002-30688 shows the residence of Charles William Ferguson at 1542 W. Juneway Terrace. No date given.

RPWRHS Photo F014-0101 shows Charles William Ferguson & son Stephen Corbin Ferguson, in Florida.