Lake Forest readers will surely believe that John V. Farwell and his brother, Senator Charles B. Farwell, were born in Lake Forest, because they were among the beautiful exurb’s earliest residents. After a short stint working for the city government, John V. had found a job in the dry goods business and soon joined the firm that would become Cooley, Wadsworth & Co. and later, John V. Farwell & Co.Abigail Gates Taylor Farwell. The newlyweds were joined there by little Abby Farwell, John’s toddler daughter who had been living with relatives. John V. and Emeret Farwell’s house in the midst of today’s Loop. Her father’s importance was growing; everyone knew him or who he was, and they invariably referred to him as John V.Little Abby Farwell, loose in the Loop at age four.

Source: Forbes January 14, 2024 01:41 UTC