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Mr. Fryberger was born on a farm in Goodhue County, Minnesota, on March 15,
1865, a son of William and Margaret Mary (Burroughs) Fryberger. His father was
born at Goshen, Ohio, in 1890; his mother was born in Shawneetown, Illinois, in
1832, and died in 1918 at Minneapolis, where she was living with a daughter.
They were married in Kentucky, and one year afterward, in 1854, removed to
Goodhue County, Minnesota, where they were pioneer settlers. Here they raised
their family and lived for many years. Herschel Burroughs Fryberger received his
preliminary education in Minnesota public schools and subsequently entered the
University of Minnesota,
where he prepared for his professional career. He was graduated from this
institution in 1892, taking the degree of Bachelor of Laws, and in the following
year began practice in Duluth, where his activities centered for the
remainder of his life. Although meeting the usual difficulties of a young
lawyer, he quickly established his reputation as an able, acute and energetic
member of the bar. His forceful handling of the cases entrusted to him, his
incisive logic, which enable him to find the flaw in opponents' cases while
presenting his own with great cogency, and his broad legal scholarship were all
reflected in his success, leading to many demands upon his services. In the
early years of his practice, he was in partnership with Lane McGregor. Later, he
formed other professional associations, and for a number of years before his
death was senior member of the well-known Duluth firm of Fryberger, Fulton and
Boyle. He continued active in the law until the last, rounding out a brilliant
professional career, whose luster grew with the years.
Mr. Fryberger, was a prominent member of the Eleventh Judicial District Bar
Association over a long period and had a leading part in its counsels. He was
also a member of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce, and was affiliated fraternally
with Ionic Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons. He was influential in the city's
general life, and was a devoted supporter of meritorious civic enterprises,
seeking at all times the advancement of the city's interests and the welfare of
its people. In religious faith, Mr. Fryberger was a member of Glen Avon
Presbyterian Church.
He married, on August 16, 1899, Nellie Featherstone, who was born in Goodhue
County, Minnesota, on August 14, 1868. daughter of William John and Helen
(Leavitt) Featherstone. Her father was born in Ontario, Canada, in
1845, and died at Red Wing, Minnesota in 1932. Her mother was born in Warren.
Ohio, in 1842, and died at Red Wing in 1932. Mr. and Mrs. Fryberger became the
parents of six children, all born in Duluth: 1. Helen Margaret,
born November 27, 1900; married Warren Sadler Moore, of Duluth, and has four
children: Russell, Irving, Helen, and Sidney. 2. Virginia Louise, born May 23.
1902; married Joseph Gerald Sellwood of Duluth, and they have two sons: Michael
Gerald and Joseph Anthony. 3. William Beverly, born August 3, 1902; married
Kathleen O'Brien, and has one son. David. 4. Herschel Burroughs, Jr., born April
24, 1906; married Patricia Salyards, of Duluth, and has one daughter, Patricia.
5. Robert Morris, born October 20, 1907; married La Verne Meadows, of
Carrington. North Dakota and has twin sons; Robert Morris and Gerald Meadows. 6.
Philip Kenyon, born December 14, 1911, died October 9, 1936.
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