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Frank Kimball Root
Frank Kimball Root (1856–1932) was a music publisher in Chicago and the proprietor of Frank K. Root & Co. His father, Ebenezer Towner Root, co-founded Root & Cady. Among the many notable songs published by the firm is "I Ain't Got Nobody". Biography Frank Kimball Root was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on June 23, 1856. He moved to Chicago with his family at a young age and was educated in public schools in Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park. He married Harriet Elizabeth Irwin on October 30, 1890, and they had three children. In politics, he was a Republican Party (United States), Republican. Frank K. Root's firm had close ties to the McKinley Music Company. His home, the Root-Badger House at 326 Essex Rd. in Kenilworth, Illinois outside Chicago (also known as the Centennial House), was designed by Daniel Burnham and built by Paul Starrett. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County, Illinois). Frank ...
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