Frank P. O'Hare

[1] His father abandoned the family when Frank was a young boy, providing only minimal financial support for his wife and her four children over the years.

[5] Frank's mother, who had raised him as a single parent, died in 1891 and the 14-year-old boy moved into a small apartment with his two older brothers, with his sister leaving the state to live with relatives.

[8] O'Hare was fired from his job in 1901 for attempting to aid the Machinists' Union in their organizing efforts, a termination which brought him to a new wholesale position working for Western Electric.

[9] A St. Louis speech by SDP nominee Eugene V. Debs during the 1900 Presidential campaign further fortified O'Hare's commitment to that fledgling political organization.

[11] Graduates of the 12 week program, which emphasized public speaking, debate, grammar, and parliamentary procedure, were expected to be tapped as national organizers for the newly founded SPA.

[13] The school's term ended on December 30, 1901 and the couple were married on New Year's Day 1902 in the Girard home of Appeal publisher Wayland, with Mills himself officiating the ceremony.