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Frank H. Caton

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Frank H. Caton
BornMarch 12, 1901
Honeygrove, Texas
DiedApril 3, 1975 (age 74)
Daytona, Florida

Frank H. Caton (1901-1975) was an insurance agent and a part-time professional who began in 1931 with a club and stage act as "Caton, the Magician" and later as "Doc Hokum".

Biography

He was a member of I.B.M. and the Society of Osiris and lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma until 1938.[1]

Caton later lived in Florida and New York City.[2] He was a member of the Ring No. 188 of Melbourne Florida in 1968. [3][4]

References

  1. Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, May, 1936
  2. Linking Ring, April 1938
  3. Linking Ring, May 1968
  4. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/af/individual_record.asp?recid=22681687