McFetridge, John Reed
John Reed McFetridge (June 1844 - June 5, 1903) was an American stamp agent and printer. Born in Philadelphia, McFetridge worked as a stamp agent at the Inquirer Printing Office in Philadelphia where William M. Burk (March 1834 - August 30, 1905) was a colleague. McFetridge and Burk bought the Inquirer Printing Office from William W. Harding in 1877 and operated as Burk and McFetridge until about 1900. McFetridge left Burk and McFetridge around 1900 and founded John R. McFetridge and Sons, which operated until at least 1945. McFetridge died suddenly at his home in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on June 5, 1903. According to the coroner's report, the cause of death was 'asphyxiation due to the escape of illuminating gas.' McFetridge married Elizabeth McCaw in 1865, with whom he had 4 sons and a daughter.
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