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DR. F. J. LOCKE was born in London, England, in 1829, to John B. and Ann (Richards) Locke, the latter a daughter of Thomas Richards, a native of Exeter, England. John B. Locke, father of our subject, was a merchant in London, and immigrated to Newport, Ky., in 1849, where he was engaged in the mercantile business. He was treasurer of the school board of Newport, Ky., many years, and was an Episcopalian in religion. Dr. F. J. Locke was educated at Christ College, London, and at the Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, where he graduated in 1864. In 1870 he was appointed professor of materia medica, which position he still holds. He has practiced twenty-two years in Newport, where he has been city physician, and a member of the school board. He enlisted in the Thirty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was captain until March, 1862, when he was appointed major of the same regiment. July 16, 1862, he was commissioned lieutenant-colonel, served until September, 1863, when he resigned on account of disability, and entered upon the practice of his profession. In March, 1861, he married Miss Sarah Glover, daughter of Azil Glover, of Portsmouth, Ohio. She was born in 1835, and died in 1885, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Six children were born to them: William O., Frank, Lizzie, Fannie, Bertha and Georgie. Mr. Locke is a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.