Martin Newgard, of Henry Newgard & Company, was born in Ullensaker, Norway, July 4, 1864. He came to Chicago in 1882 and immediately entered the electrical business with his brother Henry, in Chicago, shortly having charge of all the electrical installations. The company was afterwards incorporated under the name of Henry Newgard & Company, and our subject became a member of the firm now located at 225 Washington St. Mr. Martin Newgard is vice-president and general superintendent, and they are now one of the largest electrical contractors and manufacturers in the city. He is kept busy looking after the construction and manufacturing departments when large power and lighting switchboards and other special devices are being built for themselves and other electrical contractors over the country. Henry Newgard & Company have built up a large supply business, they found it advisable to organize and incorporate a new company and accordingly the American Supply Co. was incorporated over a year ago. The companies are controlled by the 2same stock holders, the later concern doing business at 87 5th Avenue, but larger and more spacious quarters at the corner of Lake and Franklin Sts. have been secured to which they soon will move. Mr. Newgard is well known among electricians and engineers in Chicago as one of the most practical men in the business. He was elected by the contractors' association to attend the revising committee meeting in changing the rules of the department of electricity to guard against fires. He is a 32 degree Mason. He is married and has three children. He lives at 138 Parnell Avenue.