About Frank L. Gillespie
Lived 1876 – 1925 (aged 48). Frank L. Gillespie was an American businessperson.
Frank L. Gillespie (November 8, 1876 – May 8, 1925) was a businessman who created the first African American-owned life insurance agency outside of the U.S. southern states. Gillespie had been an agent at Royal Life Insurance Company, a white-owned insurance agency, working in the "department for colored people" and noticed his customers were offered "inferior products." Gillespie died as he was setting up the National Insurance Association, a professional association of black insurance firms. The Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School in Chicago is named in his honor."
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Who was Frank L. Gillespie?
American businessman (1876–1925)
When was Frank L. Gillespie born?
Frank L. Gillespie was born on 8 November 1876 in Osceola.
When did Frank L. Gillespie die?
Frank L. Gillespie died on 8 May 1925 in Chicago.
What was Frank L. Gillespie's occupation?
Frank L. Gillespie was a businessperson.
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Frank L. Gillespie was American.
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