Frederic John Paxon (1865-1939)

Frederic John Paxon

Paxon, a merchant and banker,  was born in Philadelphia, PA on July 22, 1865.  In 1887 he was working for the American Baptist Publication Society in Philadelphia.  He was made the general manager of it's southern territory located in Atlanta. 1n 1901 he became secretary/ treasurer of the Davidson-Paxon-Stokes department store.  He later became involved in several banking firms in Atlanta.  He also was very active in religious organizations, philanthropy, and politics.  He served as Chief of Staff under Gov. John Slaton.  He was also president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

As with most of the photos here, this picture of Mr. Paxon was in a scrapbook that my grandmother kept between 1910 and 1918.