Frank Courtney Nicodemus

Frank Courtney Nicodemus, a lifelong resident of Baltimore, was born January 8, 1853. Before entering the University of Virginia, he was a student at Kinner Academy and a friend of Rogers.

Nicodemus left the University of Virginia in the spring of 1870 to join his father's business in which he became a partner four years later. In 1875, Nicodemus and his father formed the investment brokerage firm of J.C. Nicodemus and Son. Four years later Nicodemus formed the firm of F.C. Nicodemus and Co., a manufacturer of boilers, engines, and machinery. In 1885, Nicodemus became the treasurer of the Baltimore post office, and in 1891, he accepted the general agency for Maryland of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company which he continued until his death on May 25, 1919.