FRENCH, G DECKER
President Engineering Co; b Davenport, Iowa Nov 24, 1887; s of George Watson French-Clara Virginia Decker; ed Davenport; Phillips Acad, Andover Mass 1904-05; Yale U 1908; m Anna Dorothea Lischer June 2, 1910 Davenport; s George T, John L; d Dorothy Ann (Mrs Harry G Hoyt). Vera Virginia; 1907-09 appr French & Hecht Foundry & Machine Shop, Davenport; 1909-11 part owner Tri-City Construction Co, Davenport; 1911-12 trees McCarthy Improvement Co, Davenport; 1912 inc & pres Central Engineering Co; during World War ent US army Dec 1917 1st It ORC, attached Rock Island Arsenal, Aberdeen proving grounds, Savannah proving grounds, 0/S France 3 months, disch Jan 1919; Amer Legion, 1927-28 Iowa dept -comm; 1931 grand chef-de-gore of Iowa; 1908 mbr com that orgd Iowa St Auto Assn, 1st pres; hobbies fishing, hunting, -golf, bridge; off & res, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1092.