Frederick Fraley was an American businessman, politician, and civic leader from Pennsylvania.
14 Facts About Frederick Fraley
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Frederick Fraley was involved in several successful businesses and served on the Philadelphia City Council and as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.
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Frederick Fraley was one of the founders of the Franklin Institute and one of the first directors of Girard College in Philadelphia.
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Frederick Fraley was educated at St John's College, a school at Fourth and Race Street in Philadelphia.
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Frederick Fraley studied law but never applied for the bar.
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Frederick Fraley entered the wholesale hardware business at the age of 16.
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Frederick Fraley worked for seven years as secretary of the American Fire Insurance Company and for twenty-three years as president of the Schuylkill Navigation Company.
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Frederick Fraley worked for the Western Savings Fund Society and as president of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company.
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Frederick Fraley was associated with the Philadelphia Board of Trade and served as president of the National Board of Trade.
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In 1853 Frederick Fraley became a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Frederick Fraley worked as president of the Western Saving Fund Society.
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Frederick Fraley was one of the founders of the Union League of Philadelphia.
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Frederick Fraley served on Philadelphia City Council from 1834 to 1837 and as a Whig member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1837 to 1839.
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Frederick Fraley died in his home in Philadelphia on September 23,1901, and is interred at the Woodlands Cemetery in Philadelphia.