. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. riving manufacturingcenter. Mr. Tinker is also President of the Rock-ford Ikilt Works and of the Rockford OatmealCompany, and is a stockholder and Director inmany other corporations. When a live man is -wanted to take charge of any new enterprise, at once comes to mind, for it is wellknown that he took the laboring oar in bringing
. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. riving manufacturingcenter. Mr. Tinker is also President of the Rock-ford Ikilt Works and of the Rockford OatmealCompany, and is a stockholder and Director inmany other corporations. When a live man is -wanted to take charge of any new enterprise, at once comes to mind, for it is wellknown that he took the laboring oar in bringingthe second railroad to the city after a struggle ofseveral years. He is not only energetic and in-dustrious, lint is far-sighted as well, and his sa-gacity and enterprise have made his businesscareer a most successful one. Mr. Tinker has taken some part in local politicsand in 187o was elected Mayor of Rockford,which position he held for one term. He possessesmuch taste for landscape gardening and, owing tothis fact, was recentlj chosen to plot the addition tothe West Side Cemetery, of which he is one of thetrustees, and his talent in this direction, and hiswillingness to bestow it without thought of re-muneration on public and private grounds, have. -? w
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