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FRITH, Eugene E.
FRITH, Eugene E. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 5, 1859--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 19, 1923). The son of Thomas E. FRITH and Amelia (Borden) Frith, Eugene attended the public schools in Dubuque. He was first employed at PEASLEE & COMPANY, but soon joined his father with the FRITH RENDERING WORKS also known as the Frith Fertilizer Works.
Eugene went on to operate FRITH'S UNION SLAUGHTER HOUSE.
For twenty-six years, Frith represented the Fifth Ward on the Dubuque City Council. He was also a past president of the Rendering Association of Iowa and a past grand noble of the I. O. O. F.
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Source:
Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 737
"E. T. Frith." Citizens Historical Association of Indianapolis, Jan. 27, 1940, Vertical Files, Carnegie-Stout Public Library
"E. E. Frith, Former Alderman is Dead," Telegraph Herald, Nov. 19, 1923