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R. S. Wakefield
OBERT S. WAKEFIELD,
as General
Manager of the Fort
Worth branch of the
wee m pany, became a prominent
business leader. He is a
native son of Illinois, San Jose being
his birthplace. His father, Clark
Wakefield, came from Johnstown,
Pennsylvania, and his mother, Emma
Wakefield, from Springfield, Illinois.
Fitted by long experience in the
jobbing end of the electrical supply
business, the owners of the extensive
Wesco Company selected Mr.
Wakefield as the head of their
Southwestern branch, located in Fort
Worth. He has since gone to Waco
as representative of the Western
Electric Company, where he is as
active as he was in Fort Worth. In
fact, Mr. Wakefield is known for one
hobby, getting orders and more orders
for electrical supplies. Miss
Clara B. Bye and Mr. Wakefield
were married April 24, 1894, and
they have two children, aged 14 and
16, respectively. Though never interested
directly in politics, either
national or municipal in so far as
seeking office is concerned, Mr.
Wakefield is a follower of the Republican
doctrines, both in state and
national issues. Mr. Wakefield is a <
member of the Chamber of Commerce,
the Ad Club and a leader
among the Jovians in Texas. Full
of energy and fun, he has been the
life of several Fort Worth trade excursions.A/;~~~~~~~~~~~~- I\
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Newspaper Artists' Association, Forth Worth. Makers of Fort Worth, book, 1914; Fort Worth. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41334/m1/121/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Amon Carter Museum.