Tate, Frank C.
Frank C. Tate (September 13, 1870 - January 8, 1916) was a Des Moines, Iowa, based businessman and draughtsman. Tate was born in Iowa. The earliest records we find, 1893, place him as an engraver for the Iowa Engraving Company - likely his own enterprise as it is based out of him home at 1110 East 6th Street. In 1894 he appears as a draftsman for the State Geological Survey. In 1903, we find him as a clerk for the Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance Company. In the 1908 directory, he is identified as a draftsman for the Interurban Railway. In the 1915 Des Moines directory he is listed as both the owner of Tate Chemical Company (a compounding pharmacy) and as a draftsman with the Union Improvement Company, both at 1110 East 6th Ave. Earlier records (1907 - 1911) indicate that Tate Chemical was owned by John C. Tate, possibly a brother, so likely Frank inherited it. Frank died in Des Moines in 1916.
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