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BECK, Thomas Edward, treasurer Detroit Mantel & Tile Co.; born, Big Lake, Minn., May 12, 1869; son of William
Brown and Charlotte (Davey) Beck; educated public schools, Big Lake and Detroit; married Amy C. Thomas, of Detroit,
Nov. 4, 1892. Came to Detroit from Minnesota, 1882; was with McDonald Bros. & Co., mantels and tiles, three
years; in Chicago one year, completing trade of tile layer; superintendent Billings & Drew Co., Detroit, 1891-98;
organizer Detroit Mantel & Tile Co., 1898, and treasurer of the company since its incorporation, 1907. President
Builders' Section, Employers' Association. President Central District Mantel & Tile Contractors' Association;
treasurer Tile Dealers' Credit Association; secretary Building Trades Employers' Executive Board. Republican. Presbyterian.
Member German American Association. Recreations: automobiling and fishing. Office: 116 Broadway. Residence: 212
La Mothe Ave.
From:
The Book of Detroiters
A Biographical Dictionary
Of Leading Living Men
Of The City of Detroit
Second Edition 1914
Edited By: Albert Nelson Marquis
A. N. Marquis & Company
Chicago 1914.
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