Warburton, Frederick J. (Frederick John), 1842-1917.

Frederick John Warburton was born in Ireland on April 23, 1842, and immigrated to the United States at age 13. He studied and practiced law in New York before becoming the secretary of the Mergenthaler Linotype Company, a position he held for more than three decades. He was also involved with the development of phonograph records in the early years of the recording industry, and with early automated vending machines. Frederick Warburton died in Hartsdale, New York, on November 2, 1917, survived by his wife Mary and daughter Helen Warburton Joy.