Loesch was born in Buffalo , New York , on April 9 , 1852 , the son of Frank and Marie Eva ( Fisher ) Loesch . His father came from Forchheim am Kaiserstuhl in Baden-Württemberg , Germany . Both emigrated in 1845 . Loesch moved to Chicago in 1870 , where he entered Union College of Law while continuing his bookkeeping position with Western Union . He witnessed the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and wrote an extensive first-hand account , " Personal Experiences during the Chicago Fire . " He received his LL.B . degree from Northwestern Law School , in 1874
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
Frank J. Loesch