Edwin Stapleton Conway

1850 - 1919  (69 years)

• Name	Edwin Stapleton Conway
  Birth	21 Mar 1850	McGillivray Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Gillford Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
  Census	1880	Cicero, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Census	1900	Cicero, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Census	1910	Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Education	Wesleyan Seminary
  Religion	Baptist
  Death	4 Nov 1919	Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  		Edwin Stapleton Conway
  Burial	Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  	Lot 90, Section 1
  		Conway Family Headstone at Forest Home Cemetery Plot: Lot 90, Section 1
  		Edwin Stapleton Conway Plot: Lot 90, Section 1
  		Edwin Stapleton and Sarah Judson Rogers Conway Plot: Lot 90, Section 1
  Siblings	4 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Anabell L. Conway,   b. 19 Apr 1834, Dublin, Ireland d. 19 Mar 1896, Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 61 years)   2. George Sackville Conway,   b. 1 May 1836, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Feb 1903, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 66 years) ▻ Mary A. Morris,  m. Aug 1859   3. William E. Conway,   b. 27 Oct 1839, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Oct 1902, Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 62 years) ▻ Jane Angeline Olds   4. Louisa Susannah Conway,   b. 10 Feb 1843, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Mar 1928, Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 85 years) ▻ Alonzo Congdon,  m. 7 Oct 1860 ;   Robert Bruce Wood,  m. 5 Apr 1873   5. Mary Etta Conway,   b. 10 May 1846, McGillivray Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Dec 1903, Farmington, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 57 years) ▻ Harvey Nehemiah Rogers,  m. 18 Feb 1872   6. Francis Conway,   b. cir 1848, Canada   7. Edwin Stapleton Conway,   b. 21 Mar 1850, McGillivray Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Nov 1919, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 69 years) ▻ Sarah Ann Judson Rogers,  m. 25 Dec 1871   8. Florence Alma Conway,   b. Jul 1853   d. 24 Aug 1932, Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 79 years) ▻ Samuel Edward McLain,  m. 1871 ;   James F. Vrooman,  m. 25 Apr 1893 ;   ? Dowd   9. Catherine Conway,   b. 1859   d. 1932  (Age 73 years)
  Notes	At the time of the 1880 census, the Edwin Conway family was living in Cicero, Cook County, Illinois. Edwin was Vice-President of the Kimball Piano Company. According to the book "McNair, McNear, and McNeir Genealogies", Edwin Conway and his wife owned the Mason & Hamlin Piano Company (1923). The following is quoted from the website Greenline Wheels (http://www.greenlinewheels.com/poi/conway-grave) : Conway attended college intending to become a surgeon. He wed Sarah Rogers of Mauston, Wisconsin and they had three children. Quite by accident, Conway became involved with selling organs to farmers and was so successful that W.W. Kimball invited him to head Kimball's wholesale piano establishment in Chicago in 1875. Once settled, he became active in politics and served as president of the Cicero Town Board from 1883-1888. He later served on the Republican Central Committee in Cook County. Conway always remembered his early financial struggles and carried his lunch with him to the Kimball Piano Company office until he had $50,000 in the bank. He served as president of a railroad company, held top positions in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and became a leader in the Chicago Association of Commerce. He was also an early promoter of the first Historical Society in Oak Park, established in May 1898 but disbanded shortly afterwards. On his small gravestone is engraved "He loved his fellow men." He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois in 1896 and a Presidential Elector for Illinois in 1900. The following is quoted from the book "History of Illinois Republicanism: Embracing a History of the Republican Party in the State to the Prsent Time", by Green B. Raum: Edwin S. Conway, the Secretary and Manager of the great W. W. Kimball Company of Chicago, is known as one of the best business men in the city. Mr. Conway is proud of the magnificent success which the house that he has so long managed has achieved. He is a guiding hand in one of the largest business enterprises in the West, its splendid instruments being favorably known almost throughout the civilized world. Mr. Conway is one of the most pronounced fac- tors in Commercial Chicago ; he is a brainy man, who will brilliantly acquit himself in any position that he may assume. He is tactful, with an unusual endowment of good, common, practical sense. He has few equals and hardly a superior as an organizer of business, political and social courses. In the management of his vast business, in his political activity and as the head of social and fraternal organizations, he has been a power in directing toward the achievement of desired purposes. He is a man whose personality makes a deep impression and wins confidence. Mr. Conway has always been a Republican and active in the campaigns of his party. But his activity in politics is the patriotism of a business man. He could have office if he desired it, but his political purpose is not of a selfish character. He believes that every citizen and business man should consider themselves important factors in popular government, and should perform active duty for the party of their choice. His loyalty to the Republic is evidenced by his loyalty to the doctrines of the Republican party, which he sincerely believes is the party that will perpetuate our beloved institutions. In all activities outside of his business, he is prompted by a public spirit, a sincere desire to promote the interests of the public. In accordance with this spirit he was for six years president of the Cicero Town Board, but after this long service concluded that he had done his duty in this respect, and resigned two years before the expiration of his term in order to give more attention to his business. Mr. Conway is devoted to the principles of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and has given a large amount of time and energy to their advancement. He was a factor in the establishment of the Odd Fellows' Orphans' Home at Lincoln, Ill., and no man has been more liberal in support of the Institutions controlled by the Order. He has been Grand Master of the State, serving during the World's Fair year. He is Grand Representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge serving from 1894 to date. He is a member of the Union League Club and was its Vice President ; and is also a member of Chicago Athletic Club. Edwin S. Conway was married December 25, 1871, to Miss Sarah J. Rogers of Mauston, Wis., a very accomplished lady. They have three children, Earle E., now with the Kimball Company; and Carle C., who graduated from Yale College in 1899, is also connected with the Kimball Company; and Sybil Sara. Mr. Conway resides in Oak Park, Ill., and has been intimately connected with the progress of that suburb for more than twenty-five years. He is a life trustee of the Scoville Institute of that town. Mr. Conway has been a member of the Republican State Central Committee and also of the Cook County Republican Central Committee. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention held in St. Louis, in 1896, and in 1900 was elected a presidential elector on the Republican ticket.
  Person ID	i15817	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Patrick Conway,   b. cir 1810, Dublin, Ireland d. cir 1879 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Margaret Cotter,   b. 13 May 1813, Dublin, Ireland, or Sussex, England d. 28 Sep 1869, Gillford, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	cir 1831
  Family ID	F6120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edwin Stapleton Conway,   b. 21 Mar 1850, McGillivray Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Nov 1919, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1871	Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Leon Lester Conway,   b. 16 Nov 1872, Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA d. 3 Apr 1876 (Age 3 years)   2. Earle Edwin Conway,   b. 15 Apr 1874, Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA d. 1931, Massachusetts, USA (Age 56 years)   3. Carle Cotter Conway,   b. 19 Dec 1877, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 19 Aug 1959, Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, USA (Age 81 years)   4. Sybil Sara Conway,   b. 3 Jun 1880, Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 Jan 1957, Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 76 years)   5. Roy Rogers Conway,   b. 6 Jan 1883, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 29 Dec 1885 (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F6126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Mar 1850 - McGillivray Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada Census - 1870 - Gillford Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 25 Dec 1871 - Wisconsin, USA Census - 1880 - Cicero, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Cicero, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death - 4 Nov 1919 - Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - - Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  	Edwin Stapleton Conway on cover of The Music Trade
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  	Wesleyan Seminary Edwin Stapleton Conway attended school in this building.

  
  

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  	Edwin Stapleton Conway Picture on cover of The Music Trade Review