The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 198

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784

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SCOFIELD, see also Schofield.

SCOFIELD, J. Walker, wholesale drugs; Feb. 5, 1842-Jan. 21, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

SCOFIELD, Timothy J., lawyer; b. at Carthage, Ill., Mar. 20, 1856; s. of Charles R. and Elizabeth (Crawford) Scofield; ed. Carthage Coll .; m. at Car- thage, Oct. 31, 1877, Georgia A. Edmunds; children: Charles J., Jessie J., Veta V., Cora K., Junius C., Thomas E., Edith E. Admitted to bar, Aug. 1, 1879; practiced at Carthage until Jan., 1890; then at Quincy, Ill., until Jan., 1893; while there, his firm were gen. attys. for the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City R.R., State Savings, Loan & Trust Co., Quincy Gas Co. and Quincy Water Works; 1st asst. atty. gen. of Ill., residing at Springfield, Jan., 1893-Jan .. 1897; removed to Chicago, Jan. 15, 1897; was for a number of years dist. atty. at Chicago for the C.&A.Ry.Co .; Ist asst. city atty. under Andrew J. Ryan, Apr .- Sept., 1899, but resigned to become asst. to James W. Duncan, atty. of record for Chi- cago Union Traction Co., and when Mr. Duncan re- tired from that position, Sept., 1901, became atty. of record for Chicago Union Traction Co. and Chi- cago Consolidated Traction Co .; resigned, May, 1906, to become mem. firm of Loesch, Scofield & Loesch; firm is representative of Pa. Co. and the P.,C.,C.&St.L.Ry.Co. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic. Home: 7225 Jeffrey Av. Office: 10 S. La Salle St.

SCOTFORD, Louis K., inventor and mfr. hand stain supplies; b. nr. Lansing, Mich., Mar. 21, 1852; s. John and Mary (Skidmore) Scotford; ed. Olivet (Mich.) Coll .; Washburn (Kan.) Coll .; m. Martha WV. Proctor, of Kansas City, Mo., Apr. 20, 1882; 3 children: Sara (Mrs. L. S. Dewcy), John R., Louis C. Began book and stationery business, Burling- ton, Kan., 1874; became mfr. and jobber of metal and rubber stamp supplies, 1876; removed to Chi- cago, Oct. 1, 1884, and organized the Scotford Mfg. Co., continuing until 1893: pres. Superior Type Co. since 1893; sec, and dir. Hill-Independent Mfg. Co .. Phila., Pa .; owner of the Cambridge Apartment Bldg., 27-33 Harvard Av. Inventor of hand stamp devices and talking machine apparatus. Mem. In- ternat. Stamp Trade Assn., Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Congregationalist. Recrea-

SCHWARZ, August, dyer and cleaner; b. Chi- ago, Sept. 16, 1877; s. Gottlieb F. and Mary J. Haberle) Schwarz; ed. pub. schs. and Met. Busi- ess Coll., Chicago; m. Agnes Clausen, of Chicago, Iar. 6, 1905; children: August Albert, Wilbur War- en. Has been engaged as dyer and cleaner since eginning of active career; business, now known s the Boston Fancy Steam Dye House, established y grandfather, August Schwarz, in 1856; suc- reded by Gottlieb F., who died in 1910 and was ucceeded by 4 sons, August (now pres, of the com- any), Charles H., Ernest H. and Albert T. Lu- eran. Home: 4507 Magnolia Av. Office: 109 W. tions: motoring, photography, experimenting in de- linois St.

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chine. Home: 6433 Harvard Av. Office: 32-40 S. ball, walking, athletic sports. Home: 704 Mari Clinton St.

SCOTT, Anna Miller (Mrs. Walter Dill Scott), author; b. Lockport, Ill:, Jan. 22, 1871; d. of John Summerville and Hettie (O'Marcy) Miller; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1895; Ph.D., Univ. of Halle, Germany, 1900; m. Walter Dill Scott, of Evanston, Ill., July 21, 1898. Mem. Alpha Phi Sorority, Phi Beta Kappa. Presbyterian. Clubs: Woman's, Uni- versity Guild. Author: A Year with the Fairies, 1914; Flower Babies, 1915. Home: 619 Cook St., Ev- anston, Ill.

SCOTT, Erastus Howard, publisher; b. Noble Co., O., June 8, 1855; s. John W. and Miriam (Thomp- son) Scott; ed. Adrian Coll .; m. June 26, 1878, Fan- nie S. Bradley (died June 23, 1884); 1 son, Addison B .; m. 2d, Felicia Hiatt, Aug. 17, 1886; children: John H., Willis H. Clk. in book store, Columbus, O., 1881-7; came to Chicago, 1887, and was em- ployed by S. C. Griggs & Co .; became partner, 1889, in firm of Albert & Scott, pubs., which later be- came Albert, Scott & Co., succeeded, 1894, by Scott, Foresman & Co., of which is pres. Pres. Travelers' Aid Soc. Republican. Congregationalist. Interested in Sunday School and ednl. work. Clubs: Union League, City, Quadrangle. Recreation: golf. Home: 4338 Oakenwald Av. Office: 623 S. Wabash Av.

SCOTT, Frank Hamline, lawyer; b. Tipton, Ia., Jan. 1, 1857; s. Washington and Amelia (Kline) Scott; A.M., Northwestern Univ., 1876; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1878; m. Edith Kribben, of St. Louis, 1882; children: Bertram Delafield, Ma- rion Sturges. Engaged in gen. practice of law at Chicago since 1878; now sr. mem. Scott, Bancroft, Martin & Stephens. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns., Chicago Hist. Soc. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Literary, University, Onwentsia, Cliff Dwellers, City, Law. Home: 1214 Astor St. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.

SCOTT, Frederick Hossack, dry goods mcht .; b. Ottawa, Ill., Apr. 10, 1879; s. John Edwin and Har- riet Emma (Hossack) Scott; ed. grammar schs., Ottawa and Evanston, Ill .; Evanston Tp. High Sch .; B.S., Princeton, 1900; m. Helen C. Webster, of Evanston, Ill., Dec. 2, 1902; 5 children: Virginia Webster (deceased), Emily Carol, Isabel Lindsay, Frederick H., Jr., Edward Webster. Engaged in retail dry goods business, Ottawa, 1900-1; became connected with Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., whole- sale and retail dry goods, Chicago, July 1, 1901, mem. of firm since Jan. 1, 1913. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce and vice pres. Interstate Div., 1916. Pres. State Assn. Ill. Y.M.C.A.'s, 1917. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Clubs: University, Glen View, Indian Hill (vice pres. 1917). Recrea- tion: golf. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 300 W. Adams St., Chicago.

SCOTT, George Welsby, consulting engr .; b. Liv- erpool, Eng., Oct. 10, 1857; s. Walter and Priscilla (Brooker) Scott; acad. course, followed by scien- tific study in Liverpool (Eng.) School of Sci- ence; m. at Chicago, 1904, Nina L. Minard. Be- gan apprenticeship in engring. works of Geo. For- rester & Co., Liverpool, until 1883; then consecu- tively with Robert Wetherill & Co., Chester, Pa .; Wheeling Steel Works, Wheeling, W.Va .; Iowa Barb Wire Co., Allentown, Pa .; Crane Co., Chicago, and Russell & Co., Massillon, O., until 1896; mech. engr. for the Pullman Co., 1896-1901; in practice as consulting, designing and constructing engr., Chicago, since 1901. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Engineers, West- ern Soc. Engrs. Home: 1616 Farragut Av. Office: Security Bldg.

SCOTT, James, wholesale paper; b. Ireby, Cum- berland Co., Eng., Dec. 31, 1861; s. Hugh and Mar- garet Scott; brought to U.S., 1868; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mary Ryan, 1884 (now deceased); children: James Henry (deceased), Edward J., Mary Loretta, Frances Gertrude; m. 2d, Emma Schultz, of Oak Park, Ill., Oct. 21, 1901; 4 children: Margaret El- len, Charles Edwin, Virginia Moore, William Ever- ett. Began in wholesale paper business at Chicago with the Hanchett Paper Co., 1878, continuing un- til Feb. 1, 1903; mem. Pilcher, Hall & Scott, 1903-4; firm consolidated, 1904, with the Pilcher-Hamilton Co., of which has since been sec. and dir. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Mason. Recreations: base-

St., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 340 N. Dearborn St., C] cago.

SCOTT, John Adams, college prof .; b. Fletch Ill., Sept. 15, 1867; s. James Sterling and Henriet (Sutton) Scott; grad. classical dept. Ill. State No mal Sch., 1887; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 18! Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1897; studied at Götting and Munich, Germany; m. Matilda J. Spring, Centralia, Ill., Sept. 1, 1892. Instr., asst. prof. a asso. prof. Greek, 1897-1901, prof., 1901-4, he prof., since 1904, Northwestern Univ. Council Am. Sch. at Athens, Greece. Mem. Am. Phil Assn., Archæol. Inst. America, Phi Beta Kap Author of numerous pamphlets, articles and views. Asso. editor Classical Jour. Clubs: Eval ton Golf, Westmoreland Golf, Gull Lake Count University (Evanston). Home: 1958 Sheridan R Evanston, Ill.

SCOTT, John Brandon, broker. (See vol. 191

SCOTT, John William, dry goods mcht .; b. ( tawa, Ill., Mar. 24, 1870; s. John Edwin and Harr Emma (Hossack) Scott; ed. Ottawa High Sch. a 1 yr., 1886-7, in Brown Univ .; m. Troy, N.Y., Oct. 1899, Emilie Cluett. In 1889 entered the service Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. (established, Chica, 1864), wholesale and retail dry goods; was adm ted to partnership in the firm Jan. 1, 1901. Me Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Chicago, Comm- cial, University, Onwentsia, City, Saddle and Cyc Recreation: golf. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. ( fice: 300 W. Adams St., Chicago.

SCOTT, Joseph Wood, mfr .; b. Nichol Tp., Guelph, Can., Dec. 20, 1860; s. William and I: bella (Chaloner) Scott; ed. pub. schs. of Wellir ton Co., Ont .; m. Chicago, May, 1881, Emma Blakeney; children: Ethel I. (Mrs. R. R. Lak Leonie M., William Chester, Clarence J. Learr trade of iron and wire worker in Can .; came U.S., 1880, and after a year at Detroit settled Chicago; established business on own accou 1887; became associated with C. O. Hauge, 18 and organized the Am. Iron & Wire Works, mf of structural and ornamental iron, brass and w work. Republican. Mem. Garfield Lodge A.F. a A.M., Royal Arcanum, North Am. Union. Cli Mystic Athletic. Home: 156 Latrobe Av. Offi 1622 Carroll Av.

SCOTT, Robert Bruce, lawyer; b. Kaneville, } Mar. 18, 1874; s. John H. and Martha J. (Ostra er) Scott; Ph.B., Univ. of Pa., 1895; post-gr work. univs. of Wis., Chicago, and Berlin, 1895 m. Alice Downing, of Aurora, Ill., 1897. Admit to Ill. bar, 1897; practiced in Aurora, 1897-19 mem. polit. science and law faculties, Univ. of W 1906-11; gen. atty. C.,B.&Q.Ry.Co., Chicago, sin. 1911. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Am. Polit. Science As: Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Clu Union League, City (Chicago). Home: Hinsda Ill. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

SCOTT, Robert Lindsay, dry goods mcht .; b. tawa, Ill., May 26, 1873; s. John Edwin and Harı Emma (Hossack) Scott; ed. at Ottawa; m. Et Grey, of Evanston, Ill., Oct. 11, 1899; 2 childr Margaret Grey, Robert Lindsay, Jr. Began in goods business at Ottawa, 1889; removed to C cago, 1892, and became connected with Cars Pirie, Scott & Co .; admitted to partnership, 19 Trustee Univ. of Chicago, since 1912, also of Fil Bapt. Ch., Evanston, Ill .; dir. Evanston Pub. brary, Evanston Hosp. Assn .; active in Evans Y.M.C.A. for many years and has served as ć vice pres. and pres .; mem. bd. mgrs. Chicago Y) C.A. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chica City, Glen View; University (Evanston), Evans Country. Recreations: golf, outdoor sports. Hon 144 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill. Office: 300 Adams St., Chicago.

SCOTT, Mrs. Walter Dill; see Scott, Anna Mil SCOTT, Walter Dill, psychologist; b. Cooksvi Ill., May 1, 1869; s. James Sterling and Henrie (Sutton) Scott; grad. Ill. State Normal Univ., 18 A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1895; grad. McCorm Theol. Sem., 1898; Ph.D., Univ. of Leipzig, 1900; Anna Marcy Miller, July 21, 1898. Asso. prof. I chology and edn., and dir. psychol. lab., 1901-8, p psychology and dir. psychol. lab., 1908-16, No1

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western Univ. Dir. Bureau of Salesmanship Re- Lasell, of Berkeley, Cal.), Harvey, Edwin. Identi- search, Carnegie Institute of Tech., 1916-17. Mem. Am. Psychol. Assn., Phi Beta Kappa. Presbyterian. Progressive. Clubs: University, Evanston Golf. Author several vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 619 Cook St., Evanston, Ill.

SCOTT, William Burnett, railway official. Re- moved to Houston, Tex. (See vol. 1911.)

SCOTTEN, Samuel Chatman, commission mcht .; b. Burlington, Ia., Oct. 31, 1851; s. Samuel C., Sr., and Mary (Campbell) Scotten; ed. Burlington; m. at New Orleans, Susie Coleman; children, 3 daugh- ters: Elsie G. (Mrs. Edward T. Kelly), Josephine (Mrs. J. Paul Dunne), Gertrude (Mrs. T. J. Sulli- van, Jr.). Began as clerk in grocery, 1861; since 1878 in grain and commission business, later be- coming mem. of firm of J. F. Harris & Co .; also mem. Harris, Gates & Co., inc., 1903, as the Harris, Scotten Co., of which was pres. until 1907; since 1907 mem. of Scotten & Snydacker. Also dir. Pa- cific American Fisheries Co., Nat. Bank of Repub- lic, C.,B.&Q.R.R., Perfection Vacuum Cleaner Co., Colonial Land Co., Illinois Timber Co., Prudential Land Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South. Shore Country, Press (life mem.). Home: 4834 Forrest- ville Av. Office: 39 Board of Trade Bldg.

SCOULER, Guy, petroleum; b. Phila., Pa., Nov., 1880; s. Guy and Mary (McCormick) Scouler; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., Phila .; m. Agnes Sinclair, of Phila., Nov., 1904. Entered employ of the Union Petroleum Co., Nov., 1898, as office boy; has con- tinued with the company in various capacities and now mgr .; dir. Union Pipe Line, Wellsville Re- finery Co. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, Chicago Yacht, Midlothian Country; also Missouri Ath- letic Assn. (St. Louis). Recreations: books and golfing. Home: 4455 Woodlawn Av. Office: 44th St. and Western Av. Boul.

SCOVILLE, Amasa Unruh, grain and provisions; b. Murphysboro, Ill., Dec. 12, 1857; s. Washington L. and Mary E. (Unruh) Scoville; ed. pub. schs. of N.Y. and St. John's Acad., Manlius, N.Y .; m. Man- lius, June 27, 1882, May A. Williams; children: Florence O. and Walter A. Began as clk. in a gro- cery store, Manlius; then went to Kansas until 1879; came to Chicago; engaged in grain business with F. G. Kammerer for 10 yrs .; became mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1883; with brother, J. H., in firm of Scoville & Co., since 1892. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Riverside Golf. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.

SCOVILLE, John Henry, grain commission; b. East Bloomfield, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1867; s. Washington L. and Mary E. (Unruh) Scoville; grad. West Di- vision High Sch., Chicago; m. Em May Curyea, of Chicago, Oct. 28, 1897; 1 daughter, Melvina. On leaving school was settling clk. for Bd. of Trade firm of F. G. Kammerer & Co., and afterward with I. N. Ash & Co .; since 1892 with brother, A. U. Scoville, in firm of Scoville & Co., commn. mchts. in grain and provisions. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Democrat. Episcopalian. Was 3 yrs. in Co. A, 1st Inf., I.N.G. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Floss- moor Country. Recreations: golf, athletic sports. Home: 1141 North Av., Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 602-3 Postal Telegraph Bldg., Chicago.

SCOWN, William J., contractor; b. at Stratford, Ont., Aug., 1863; s. Phillip and Mary (McCracken) Scown; ed. pub. schs., Stratford; m. Margaret Jen- kens, of Chillicothe, O., 1882; 1 daughter, Edith (wife of Dr. C. L. Heit, of Chicago). Came to Chi- caro and followed carpenter's trade 2 yrs .; then gen. supt. for C. J. L. Meyers & Co., 6 yrs .; was mem. Ryland & Co., contractors, 5 yrs .; organized the W. J. Scown Building Co., 1896, and since pres. of company; erected, 1916, the Elks Bldg., on Washington St. Mem. Mfrs.' and Dealers' Club (dir.). Republican. Mason (32°), Elk. Clubs: Build- ers', Ill. Athletic, Chicago Rod and Gun, Edgewater Golf. Home: 6346 Sheridan Rd. Office: 36 W. Ran- dolph St.

fied with the electrical business since 1889; with Western Electric Co., Chicago, 1899-1909; became western mgr. Arrow Electric Co., mfrs. electrical specialties, 1909, gen. sales mgr. since 1914. Pro- gressive Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Belmont Golf. Recreations: golf, motor-boating, literature. Home: 1404 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 560 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

SCRIBNER, Gilbert Hilton, Jr., engineer and contractor; b. Yonkers, N.Y., Jan. 11, 1861; s. late Gilbert Hilton and Sarah Woodbury (Pettengill) Scribner; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., and Sch. of Mines, Columbia Univ., New York; m. Jose- phine Romeyn Brown, of New York, Dec. 31, 1889; children: Gilbert, Romeyn, David, Archibald. En- gaged as engr. and contractor at Chicago since 1891. Mem. Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. Mem. S.A.R. Clubs: Chicago, Skokie Country, Chicago Engi- neers'; Engineers' (New York). Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

SCUDDER, J (ohn) Arnold, bonds; b. Chicago, June 24, 1872; s. William M. and Mary (Arnold) Scudder; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H .; m. Chicago, 1901, Alice Barrett; children: Thomas Barrett, Samuel Barrett. Since 1900 has been en- gaged in business on own account as a dealer in railroad and municipal bonds. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, Chicago Golf. Home: 400 Belmont Av. Office: 7 S. Dearborn St.

SCUDDER, Ogden Fay, land and industrial com- mr. C.,B.&Q.R.R .; b. Galesburg, Ill., Dec. 24, 1871; s. Egbert M. and Katharine E. (Hunt) Scudder; ed. pub. schs., Galesburg; m. Loraina F. Bristol, of Galesburg, Nov. 5, 1894; 2 children: Eugene F., Frances L .; m. 2d, Clara B. Niles, of Henderson, Ky., Aug. 22, 1910. In continuous service of the C.,B.&Q.R.R. for 30 yrs .; began as office boy, then stenographer, in various depts., claim agt., right- of-way agt., and since 1914 land and industrial commr. Republican. Universalist. Clubs: Edge- wood Golf (LaGrange), Soangetaba (Galesburg). Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 103 S. 8th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

SCUDDER, William Taylor, syrups; b. at Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 23, 1861; s. William H. and Mary (Sparks) Scudder; ed. pub. schs., Terre Haute; m. Effie M. Graves, of Paris, Ill., Jan. 21, 1889; chil- dren: Marie (Mrs. Sherman Charles), Jean, Doro- thy, Helen. Formerly traveling salesman; organ- ized, 1892, and since pres. the Scudder Syrup Co. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: West- moreland Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 154 W. Erie St., Chicago.

SCULLY, Alexander B., president Scully Steel & Iron Co .; died May 7, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

SCULLY, Daniel B., syrups; b. Kings Co., Ire- land, May 23, 1850; s. of Maurice and Rose (Yarr) Scully; attended schools at Madison, N.J., and in DeKalb Co., Ill .; m. Milwaukee, Aug. 13, 18SS, Josie V. Hogan; children: Genevieve, Marion, Emily, Alfred, Daniel, Josephine, Frank. Worked in Tre- mont House, Chicago, 1863-8, then for a time with Western News Co., and afterward with E. E. Ryan, insurance, until Mar. 1, 1872, when established the D. B. Scully Syrup Co., at head of which has con- tinued. Dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co. Republican; served 1 term as co. commr. of Cook Co. Catholic. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 649 Irving Park Boul. Office: 321 E. Illinois St.

SCULLY, Maurice H., syrups; b. Dublin, Ireland, Apr. 14, 1860; s. Maurice H. and Rose (Yarr) Scully; brought to America by parents, 1861; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; unmarried. Identified with the D. B. Scully Syrup Co. since 1877, and a mem. of the firm since 1882. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Home: 25 E. Walton Pl. Office: 321 E. Illinois St.

SCULLY, Thomas Francis, judge; b. at Chicago. Nov. 5, 1870: s. Thomas and Ellen (Lyons) Scully: ed. Holy Family Sch. and Jesuit Coll .; employed in co. recorder's office, and in the law dept. of the Bd. of Edn., 1892-4; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ .. 1896; m. Mary A. Madden, of Chicago, Sept. 1, 1909. Admit-

SCRIBNER, Edwin Monroe, electrical special- ties; b. Mt. Vernon, O., Jan. 12, 1863; s. Charles Harvey and Mary E. (Morehouse) Scribner; ed. pub. schs., Toledo, O .; m. Violet Mackinnon, of To- ledo, Dec. 9, 1885; 3 children: Helen (Mrs. L. W. ted to 111. bar, 1896, and began practice at Chicago;

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asst. pros. atty., City of Chicago, 1896-1903; atty. byn. ministry, 1900; pastor East Meredith, N.Y. for city comptroller, 1903-5; mem. State Bd. of 1900-4, East Pembroke, 1904-8; sec. and treas. of Equalization, 1900-4; alderman 10th Ward, 1905-10; Clark Douglas Co., Rochester, N.Y., 1908-12; pas. Judge Municipal Court of Chicago, 1910-14; judge tor Greeley Memorial Ch., St. Louis, Mo., 1912-14 County Court of Cook County for term 1914-18. Del. pastor and supt. Erie Chapel Inst., Chicago, since Dem. Nat. Conv., 1908. Mem. Royal League, Knights Sept., 1914. Mem. Delta Upsilon. Republican. Ma. son. Home: 1216 N. Austin Av., Oak Park, Ill. Ad.

of Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters. Club: Iroquois. Recreation: baseball. Home: 1107 S. Ash- dress: 1347 W. Erie St., Chicago. land Boul. Address: County Bldg.

SEARS, Augustus Theodore, western mgr. Popu- SEABURY, Charles Ward, fire insurance; b. at lar Science Monthly; b. at Brooklyn, N.Y., July 4 Peoria, Ill., Aug. 6, 1876; s. of Charles and Clara 1874; s. Augustus T. and Louise (Blake) Sears; ed pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ida Tegardine, of Chicago Nov. 27, 1901; 1 son, Burton. Identified with adver. tising business ever since beginning of active ca. reer in 1901; western mgr. Popular Science Month ly, since Oct. 17, 1915; also western mgr. Scien tific American and Phila. Public Ledger. Clubs: Ill Athletic, Advertising, Chicago Motor, Oak Parl Automobile. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home Oak Park, Ill. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago. (Ward) Seabury; ed. Oak Park High Sch .; Univ. of Mich., 1894-6; m. Louise Lovett, of Anderson, Ind., Oct. 16, 1909. In fire ins. business at Chicago since 1896; first with R. A. Waller & Co., succeeded by Marsh, Ullmann & Co., then Burrows, Marsh & Mc- Lennan, now Marsh & McLennan. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Psi Upsilon, Oak Park Y.M.C.A. Clubs: Union League, University, Mid-Day, Oak Park Country. Home: 420 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Insurance Exchange, Chicago.

SEAMAN, George Milton, wholesale paper; b. St. Joseph, Mo., June 24, 1876; s. Charles H. and Kate (Porter) Seaman; ed. pub. and high schs., St. Jo- seph, Mo .; m. Adelaide M. Herzberg, of Chicago, Nov. 30, 1905; 2 children: Mary, Adelaide Margue- rite. In the paper business since 1895; treas. and dir. Bermingham & Seaman Co., 1905-14, since pres. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ex- moor Country, Westmoreland Country. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring. Home: Shermerville, Ill. Of- fice: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

SEAMAN, Halleck Wager, mfr. and ry. official; b. Clinton, Ia., Sept. 26, 1860; s. of Richard S. and Emma (Carter) Seaman; A.B., State Univ. of Ia., 1881; m. Helen Valeria Scott, of Clinton, Ia., Dec. 27, 1887; 2 children: Dwight Scott (of Clinton), Mil- dred A. (deceased). Entered ry. service as rodman engring. corps, C.&N.W.Ry., 1881; subsequently en- gaged in practice of law at Clinton, Ia .; engaged on constrn. Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern R.R., 1890; pres. Ozark & Cherokee Central Ry., 1901-3; pres. Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Ry., 1903- 08; now chmn. bd. Am. Wire Fabrics Co .; pres. Tro- jan Mining Co .; vice pres. L.&W.V.Ry.Co., Gary & Southern Traction Co .; dir. C.,M.&G.Ry.Co., City Nat. Bank, Clinton. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Repub- lican. Mason (32°). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Yacht; Wapsipinicon (Clinton, Ia.); Deadwood (S. D.) Business Men's. Recreations: boating, fishing. Home: 512 5th Av., Clinton, Ia. Office: 719 The Rookery, Chicago.

SEAMAN, Isaac W., real estate; b. McHenry Co., Ill., Feb. 22, 1851; s. of Abner C. and Lauri M. (Smith) Seaman; ed. dist. schs. in Minn. and Iowa; m. Emma A. Baddock, of Howard Co., Ia., 1874 (died 1897); 4 children: Charles A., Walter A., Howard E., Mary A .; m. 2d, Bermah Lee, of Davi- sons, S.D., 1898. Went to Dakota Ty. at 20; worked 1 yr. driving oxen, then bought mule team and worked on railway; hauled logs for first house where Bismarck, S.D., now stands; also took up homestead and engaged in farming, ran the Dakota Central Stage Line and a freight line to Black Hills; in govt. contract business, furnishing In- dian supplies, 1880-98; now pres. Chicago Mfg. Co., I. W. Seaman & Co .; vice pres. Internat. Mausoleum Co .; dir. Fulton (S.D.) State Bank. Ex-mayor of Mitchell, S.D .; was 17 yrs. pres. and now mem. bd. dirs. Dakota Western Univ. Republican. Metho- dist. Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias. Recreation: motoring. Home: 6104 Kimbark Av. Office: 1612 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

SEARLE, Claude Howard, mfg. chemist; b. Fort- ville, Ind., Aug. 1, 1873; s. Gideon Daniel and Cor- nelia L. (Howard) Searle; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898. Vice pres. and gen. mgr. G. D. Searle & Co., mfg. chemists. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Ouilmette Country. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 215 W. Ohio St., Chicago.

SEARLE, Gideon Daniel, chemist; Feb. 13, 1846- Jan. 25, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

SEARLES, George James, clergyman; b. Roch- ester, N.Y., May 4, 1872; s. William and Louisa J. (McKelvey) Searles; A.B., Univ. of Rochester, 1897; grad. Auburn Theol. Sem., 1900; m. Julia A. Smith, of Rochester, Aug. 6, 1901. Ordained Pres-

*SEARS, John Barry, banker. (See vol. 1911.) SEARS, Joseph, real estate; Mar. 24, 1843-Jan 30, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

SEARS, Nathaniel Clinton, lawyer; b. Gallipolis O., Aug. 23, 1854; s. Amos Gould and Susan (Davis Sears; preparatory edn. Elgin (Ill.) Acad .; A.B. Amherst, 1875, A.M., 1878; law student Univ. o. Berlin, Germany, 1875-6; (LL.D., Northwestern Univ., 1898); m. Laura Raymond Davidson, of El gin, Ill., May 26, 1887. Admitted to Ill. bar, Jan. 1 1878; elected judge Superior Court, Cook Co., Ill. 1893; apptd. asso. justice Appellate Court of Ill. 1897; reapptd., 1900; chief justice Appellate Court 1902; resigned Apr. 1, 1903, to enter law firm o: Sears, Meagher & Whitney; now sr. mem. Sears Wiley & Sherwin. Mem. Board of Edn., Chicago Rep. candidate for mayor of Chicago, 1897. Mem Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: Union League, Press. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home (winter) Daytona Beach, Fla .; (usmmer) Lake Ge neva, Wis. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 198

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1917 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 784

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784