{{Short description|Furniture manufacturer, and social activist of Chehalis, Washington}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Frank Everett | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_upright = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pronunciation = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1861|8|28}} | birth_place = Allegan, Michigan{{sfn|Prosser|1903|loc=v.I, p. 282}} | baptised = | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = {{death date and age |1920|2|25|1861|8|28|mf=yes}} | death_place = Pasadena, California | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | burial_place = | burial_coordinates = | monuments = | nationality = | other_names = | siglum = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{flatlist| * Frank Everett & Company (president) * Chehalis Furniture & Manufacturing Company (president){{sfn|Prosser|1903|loc=v.I, pp. 282-283}}}} | years_active = {{circa}} 1883 – 1920 | era = | employer = | organization = {{flatlist| * Chehalis Citizens' Club{{sfn|Seattle Daily Times; Apr 2,|1900}} * Ancient Order of United Workmen * Knights of Pythias{{sfn|Prosser|1903|loc=v.I, p. 283}}}} | agent = | known_for = Established a hardware business and furniture manufacture in Chehalis, Washington, and took an active participation in the city's development. | notable_works = | style = | height = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | political_party = Republican{{sfn|Prosser|1903|loc=v.I, p. 283}} | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charges = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = Josephine Fesenfeld (married 1887){{sfn|Prosser|1903|loc=v.I, p. 283}} | partner = | children = 1{{sfn|Seattle Daily Times; Jul 6,|1908}} | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | family = | callsign = | awards = | website = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }}
'''Frank Everett''' (August 28, 1861 – August 25, 1920) was a hardware businessman, furniture manufacturer, and social activist of Chehalis, Washington. As a prominent member of the Citizens' Club, Everett lobbied various development projects through Chehalis City Council. As a businessman, he built the biggest hardware store in the county, which he owned for many years under the name Frank Everett & Company. It is now considered a historical building and is a part of Chehalis historical tour. Everett was also a stockholder and president of the Chehalis Furniture & Manufacturing Company, providing work for hundreds of local people.
==Early life, family and education==
Frank Everett was born on August 28, 1861, in Allegan, Michigan. His father, John Everett, was a merchant and farmer from Peru, New York, and his mother was Charlotte Root, born in Ohio; she died while Everett was still an infant. Everett studied in the Allegan public schools, and later visited and lived in a number of cities with his father. In 1873, they settled in Lyons, Kansas, where both father and son were engaged in farming. In 1882, they briefly visited Tacoma, Washington, and in 1883 came to Chehalis, Washington, to live.{{sfn|Prosser|1903|loc=v.I, p. 282}}
==Career== ===Hardware business=== thumb|Frank Everett & Co. historical building (2015) In Chehalis, Everett was engaged in the hardware business. He opened his own store, but sold it later to Deveresse & Maynard to be able to go to California, where he spent eighteen months. After his return, in 1889, Everett bought the store again, and with his partner, F. M. Power, established Everett & Power. Later, Everett bought his partner's share and paired up with Charles W. Maynard, renaming the firm Maynard & Everett. In 1900, Maynard ran for state treasurer, leaving Everett the sole owner. Lewis county treasurer A. C. St. John eventually bought Maynard's share, and after that it was called Frank Everett & Company. Despite the turnover in partners, Everett remained head of the firm until his retirement, and was credited for its success. By 1903, the store had become the largest in the county. The size of the main building was {{convert|60|x|100|ft|m|abbr=on}}, and there was also an annex and storage building, sized {{convert|50|x|110|ft|m|abbr=on}}. The firm provided large stocks of wagons, carriages, farm machinery, stoves, and some builders' hardware; it was also engaged in the plumbing business.{{sfn|Prosser|1903|loc=v.I, pp. 282-283}}{{sfn|Chehalis Bee Nugget; Oct 25,|1929}} Everett retired from the hardware business in 1909 to engage fully in furniture manufacture.{{sfn|Chehalis Bee Nugget; Oct 25,|1929}}{{sfn|Chehalis Bee Nugget; May 22,|1931}}
Meanwhile, the hardware company kept the name Frank Everett & Company and continued to grow. Everett's share was taken over by his previous partners, F. M. Power and A. C. St. Jones. By 1916, the main building was renovated and expanded, and the foundation for a three-story warehouse on Pacific Avenue was put in, covering the {{convert|100|x|120|ft|m|abbr=on}} piece of land.{{sfn|Seattle Daily Times; May 7,|1916}}{{sfn|Chehalis Bee Nugget; Oct 25,|1929}}{{sfn|Chehalis Bee Nugget; May 22,|1931}} By 1920, it was successfully operated by the Hansen-Scott Company. Its establishers, J. D. Hansen and W. E. Scott, had previously worked for Frank Everett & Company as vice-president and travelling representative.{{sfn|Chehalis Bee Nugget; Feb 3,|1922}} In 1924, the Hansen-Scott Company's purchase of the Frank Everett & Company three-story warehouse was called "one of the largest real estate transfers in Chehalis."{{sfn|Chehalis Bee Nugget; May 16,|1924}} As of 2020, this building, located at 546 Northwest Pacific Avenue, was featured on the official Chehalis history tour.{{sfn|City of Chehalis|2020}}
===Furniture manufacture===
By 1903, Everett became stockholder and served as president of the Chehalis Furniture & Manufacturing Company. The company produced bedroom sets, tables, and kitchen furniture; its facilities included a factory, drying houses, and various machinery and appliances. By 1903, about 175 men worked in the factory and mills.{{sfn|Prosser|1903|loc=v.I, pp. 282-283}}
After his retirement from the hardware business in 1909, Everett gave his full attention to furniture manufacture. He worked as a manufacturer until he developed health problems.{{sfn|Seattle Daily Times; May 7,|1916}}{{sfn|Chehalis Bee Nugget; Oct 25,|1929}}{{sfn|Chehalis Bee Nugget; May 22,|1931}}
==Memberships and social activity==
In Chehalis, Everett was a member of the Citizens' Club, an organization, that actively participated in the city's life and development. In 1900, he joined the committee empowered to communicate with the City Council regarding the building of a city park.{{sfn|Seattle Daily Times; Apr 2,|1900}} In 1903, he was elected treasurer of the club.{{sfn|Seattle Daily Times; Jan 11,|1903}}
Everett was also a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Knights of Pythias.{{sfn|Prosser|1903|loc=v.I, p. 283}}
==Personal life==
In 1887, Everett married Josephine Fesenfeld, a woman of German and English descent, born in Melbourne, Australia. They had a daughter.{{sfn|Prosser|1903|loc=v.I, p. 283}}{{sfn|Seattle Daily Times; Jul 6,|1908}}
The Everetts were communicants of the Episcopal church, where Everett was a vestryman. Throughout his life, Everett supported the Republican political party.{{sfn|Prosser|1903|loc=v.I, p. 283}}
Everett died on February 25, 1920, at his home in Pasadena, California, after a brief illness.<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/chehalis/chehalis-bee-nugget/1920/03-12/page-3 |access-date=September 5, 2024 |work=The Chehalis Bee-Nugget |date=March 12, 1920 |page=2}}</ref>
== See also == * Allegan, Michigan * Ancient Order of United Workmen * Knights of Pythias
== References == {{reflist}}
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== External links == * [https://www.ci.chehalis.wa.us/visitors/2-frank-everett-co-%E2%80%93-1916-547-northwest-pacific-avenue Frank Everett & Company warehouse as the Chehalis historic landmark]
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