F. M. Shipley, secretary-treasurer and general manager of the Piqua Hosiery Company, of Piqua, Ohio, and a business man of recognized worth and standing, was born at Piqua, November 22, 1874, a son of J. W. and Harriet (Griggs) Shipley. J. W. Shipley was a well-known resident and merchant of this community, where he likewise served efficiently for some years in the capacity of postmaster. He was likewise a veteran of the Civil war, in which he fought as a private in an Ohio volunteer infantry regiment. F. M. Shipley acquired his education in the Piqua public schools, and after working at various occupations rose to the position of manager of the Columbus plant of the Piqua Handle Company. Later he became an active official in the management of the Columbus Iron & Steel Company, and eventually came to his present firm, the Piqua Hosiery Company, of which he is secretary and treasurer, also its general manager. During the war period, aside from the industrial activities of the Piqua Hosiery Company , which worked on Government contracts, Mr. Shipley took an active part in various war movements. He had charge of the factory employes' division in the war loan drives and also interested himself in the Red Cross funds. He and his family are consistent members of St. James Episcopal Church, and he is a Mason and a Shriner and holds membership in the Piqua Club and the Piqua Rotary Club. Mr. Shipley married Elizabeth K., daughter of William W. Wood, and to this union there have been born two children : Elizabeth W. and Robert.