Franklin Edson, Jr.

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Franklin Edson, Jr.

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Birthplace: Albany, NY, United States
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Son of Franklin Edson, Mayor of New York and Frances "Fanny" Cameron Edson
Husband of Elsie Morgan Edson (Squier)
Father of Stuart F. Edson; Roger Cameron Edson; Franklin Edson, III and Stephen Morgan Edson
Brother of Cyrus M. Edson, MD; David Orr Edson, MD; Henry Townsend Edson; Edith Edson; Robert Stewart Edson and 1 other

Occupation: Member of the Produce Exchange, NYC
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About Franklin Edson, Jr.

"In 1866 [Franklin Edson, Sr.] entered the produce and commission trade in New York City, in the partnership of Edson, Orr and Chamberlain. Three years later this was dissolved, and the Franklin Edson and Company was formed, with his nephew, Starks Edson, (#185-80), as his partner, until succeeded by his son, Franklin Edson, Jr., in 1890. In that year [Franklin, Sr.] became president of the Genesee Fruit Co."

[For the source of this paragraph, see the About Me section in Franklin Sr's profile.]