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    WILLIAM M. FRESHOUR

    William M. Freshour, an attorney of Piqua, who is prominently identified with business affairs as an official of the Piqua Paper Cap Company, was born at Covington, Ohio, June 2, 1878, a son of Hon. William and Emma (Shellenbarger) Freshour. His father , who was captain of a company of Ohio infantry during the Civil war, is one of the most distinguished attorneys of Miami county and has served as a member of the probate bench. Judge Freshour is highly esteemed in the community and is the father of Captain James Freshour, who commanded a company from Piqua during the late war and was later transferred to Company D, recruited at Urbana. His services were of a distinguished character and he today bears the scar of a wound received on the battlefield in Flanders. William M. Freshour attended the graded and high schools, after which he enrolled as a student at Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, and was graduated therefrom in 1899. Subsequently he attended the Ohio State University, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1903, receiving the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Bachelor of Laws. Following his graduation from university, he engaged in practice at Piqua, was for a time engaged in the real estate business at Los Angeles, Calif., and finally returned to Piqua, where he is now importantly engaged in business affairs, among his interests being large holdings in the Piqua Paper Cap Company, in which he holds a position on the official board. He is a capable, virile and progressive man and one who has done much to contribute to the prosperity and development of his concern. In 1904 Mr. Freshour married Evelyn Ann, daughter of John McKee, of Piqua, and to this union there have been born three children: Martha L., William McKee and Marion. Mr. Freshour is a popular member of the local lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. With his family, he belongs to the Presbyterian church.

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