Postby dognose » Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:49 pm
Death of Frank E. Whitmarsh
Frank E. Whitmarsh, who was well known in the trade, having been connected as salesman with several manufacturing companies, committed suicide Sunday last by drinking poison in his home, 206 W. 86th St., New York, where he had lived with his wife and their seven-year-old son.
Mr. Whitmarsh was formerly a salesman in the Pairpoint Corporation’s salesrooms in New York for a number of years, and also made trips for that company into Long Island and other nearby territory. Altogether he was with this company about seven years. Then he took a position as salesman in the Maiden Lane store of the Gorham Co., remaining with that company upward of a year. About two or three years ago he began to travel in the middle west and south for the Alvin Mfg. Co., continuing in this position until last month.
The causes which led Mr. Whitmarsh to commit suicide are not known. He was of a genial temperament and had a large number of warm personal friends. He was about 55 years of age.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular- 3rd April 1907
Trev.