The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 199

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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SEARS, Peter C., fruit and produce; b. Matta poisett, Plymouth Co., Mass., Mar. 15, 1842; s. o. Isaiah and Sarah (Barrows) Sears; ed. dist. schoo and acad., Mattapoisett; Bridgewater (Mass.) Stat Normal School; enlisted July 23, 1862, in Co. I, 33( Regt., Mass. Vol. Inf .; promoted 2d lt. July, 1863 1st lt. Apr., 1864; capt., Dec., 1864; m. Rose Anni Roberts, of Biddeford, Me., June 20, 1866 (die 1910) ; children: Sarah Barrows, Amelia, Rose Rob erts; m. 2d, Mrs. Estelle (White) Gowie, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 16, 1912. In business in owi name at Chicago since May 18, 1872. Republican Congregationalist. Mem. G.A.R. Recreation: read ing. Home: 116 S. Hamlin Av. Office: 59 W. South Water St.

SEARS, Richard Warren, merchant; Dec. 7, 1863 Sept. 28, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1914 15.)

SEAVERNS, George Alfred, grain, corn and rea estate; b. Chicago, Jan. 20, 1864; s. George Alfre and Susan J. (Updike) Seaverns; ed. pub. schs. an Harvard School (private); m. Clara I. Currier, o Lynn, Mass., Dec. 30, 1886; 2 children: Louis Cur rier, George Alfred, III. Worked in grain elevato business of his father until 1890, when was admit ted to partnership. In 1901, on the retirement o George A. Seaverns, Sr., the Alton Grain Co. an the Alton Elevator Co. were organized to succee to his grain and elevator interests, of which h was pres., until death of father in 1904; since the in charge of father's estate. Since May, 1908, wit Armour Grain Co .; also operating in real estat (own properties) ; pres. Seaverns Elevator Co. Re publican. Universalist. Clubs: Chicago, Chicag Athletic, Onwentsia, Casino. Home: 112 Westmir ster Av., Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSall St., Chicago.

SEBASTIAN, John, railway official; Jan. 2 1849-Mar. 1, 1914. (See Who's Who in Americ: 1912-13.)

SECRIST, Horace, professor economics; b. ¿ Farmington, Utah, Oct. 9, 1881; s. Jacob M. an Polly Estella (Smith) Secrist; A.B., Univ. of Wis 1907, A.M., 1909, Ph.D., 1911; m. May Alexander, ( Provo, Utah, Sept. 14, 1904; children: Horace A Lee Horton. Instr. economics; Univ. of Wis., 191

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1; statistician, Wis. Industrial Commn., 1911-12; which afterward became Northwestern Lead & Oil xpert spl. agt., U.S. Census Bur., 1909, U.S. Com- Co., 1876-87; pres. Am. Varnish Co., 1891-1901 and since 1906. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Re- publican. Mem. Evangelical Lutheran Church; Teutonia Mannerchor. Home: 414 Oakdale Av. Office: 1138 N. Branch St. in. on Industrial Relations, 1914; asst. prof. eco- omics, 1912-16, asso. prof. economics and statis- ics since 1916, Northwestern Univ. Mem. Am. con. Assn., Am. Statis. Assn., Alpha Kappa Psi. lub: City of Chicago (chmn. com. on pub. ex- enditures). Author: Constitutional Limitations n Public Indebtedness in the United States, 1914; lso articles on economics and statistics in Quar- erly Jour. of Economics, and Publs. of Am. Statis. oc. Recreations: volley ball, tennis. Home: 811 laffield Pl., Evanston, Ill.

SEDGWICK, Earl Phillips, secretary and treas. Chicago Hardware Foundry Co .; b. Wheaton, Ill., pr. 8, 1867; s. of John A. and Mary R. (Phillips) edgwick; ed. high sch., Oak Park, Ill .; m. Grace I. Goble, of Chicago, June 22, 1900; children: Mary ouise, Robert, Margaret, Elizabeth. Began with Chicago Hardware Mfg. Co., 1884-97; sec. and reas. Chicago Hardware Foundry Co. since 1897. Mayor of North Chicago, 1903-4; school trustee of ist. No. 63, Lake Co., 1904-5. Sec. Lake Co. Law nd Order League; dir. Legislative Voters' League; rganizer, and pres. 2 terms Lake Co. Mfrs.' Assn .; nem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Iason. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Highland ark, Exmoor Country. Recreations: golf. books. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Offices: North Chicago, 11., and 5,46 W. Washington Boul., Chicago.

SEDGWICK, Edwin W., hot water heaters; b. at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Apr. 23, 1875; s. Edwin Henry nd Virginia (Ward) Sedgwick; ed. pub. schs., Chi- ago; m. Agnes Lindsay, of Chicago, Oct. 8, 1898. Engaged in manufacture of hot water heaters and anks since 1893; pres. S. Wilks Mfg. Co. since 900. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country (dir.), Kenwood (pres.). Recreation: olf. Home: 4504 Woodlawn Av. Office: 3517 Shields Avenue.

SEDLMAYR, Theodore, general mgr. Fleisch- nann Malting Co .; b. at Sopron, Hungary, Oct. 6, 877; s. Ernest and Johanna (Meyer) Sedlmayr; Ph.D., Univ. of Munich, Germany, 1902; m. Ellen ane Young, of Chicago, Feb. 2, 1911; 1 son, John Ernest. Came to U.S., 1905; with Albert Schwill & Co., malsters, 1905-13; gen. mgr. The Fleischmann Malting Co. since 1913. Mem. Chicago Bd. Trade. Clubs: South Shore Country; Saturn (Buffalo, N. Y.). Recreations: motoring, golf, travel. Home: 744 Dorchester Av. Office: 1231 Webster Bldg.

SEEBERGER, Louis Augustus, real estate; b. at Oskaloosa, Ia., July 23, 1863; s. Anthony F. and Jennie L. (Cooper) Seeberger; ed. Gambier, O .; m. Chicago, Aug. 26, 1886, Gertrude Bradley; 1 daugh- er, Dorothea (Mrs. Frank Cist). Clerk with firm 1. F. Seeberger & Co., wholesale hardware, Chi- ago, 1882-91; in real estate business since 1891; nem. firm of Louis A. Seeberger & Co., since 1908. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. (sec. 1893, chmn. Torrens Com., 1895-1902, pres. 1902) ; pres. Citizens' Assn., 1903-4. Sound Money Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Merchants (vice pres. 1902), Commercial, City. Recreation: motoring. Home: 44 E. Elm St. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

SEEBURG, Justus Percival, piano mfr .; b. Goth- enburg, Sweden, Apr. 20, 1871; s. Johan Fredrick ind Johana (Miller) Seeburg; ed. Chalmers Tech. Sch., Gothenburg, Sweden; m. Adalfine Bylander, of Skofde, Sweden, Oct. 17, 1895; 1 son, Noel Mar- shall. Came to U.S., 1886; organized the Kurtz- Seeburg Co. (now Kurtz Action Co.), Rockford, Ill., ind treas. same, 1904-7; organized, 1907, and now res. J. P. Seeburg Piano Co .; organized, May 1, 1916, and now treas. P. R. Buchinski Piano Co. Mem. Nat. Piano Mfrs.' Assn., Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Nat. Moving Pictures Trades Industry. Republic- in. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Recrea- ions: motoring, golf. Home: 2824 Sheridan Rd. Office: 209 S. State St.

SEEGERS, Charles, varnish; b. Hanover, Ger., Feb. 12, 1834; s. Henry and Augusta (Gebers) See- fers; ed. puh. schs .; m. Chicago, Jan. 18, 1862. Car- line Eckhoff; children: Hattie, Mary, George, Cora, Melville. Learned trade of cigarmaker; came to Chicago, Aug., 1855, and worked at trade; conducted cigar store. Pres. Northwestern Linseed Oil Co.,

SEELY, Garrett Teller, elevated railway official; b. Oswego, Ill., June 1, 1876; s. Thomas Jennings and Anzolette E. (Teller) Seely; ed. pub. grammar schs .; grad. Beloit (Wis.) Coll. Acad., 1895; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1899; m. Grace Epsy Morrow, of Champaign, Ill., Oct. 21, 1902; 2 daughters: Mi- riam, Janet. Topographer, A.,T.&S.F.R.R., 1899- 1900; transitman, C.&W.Ind.R.R., 1900-1; identified with the South Side Elevated Ry. Co., Chicago, since 1901, as engr. of maintenance, 1901-9, 2d vice pres. and asst. gen. mgr., 1909-10; asst. gen. mgr. Chicago Elevated Railroad since 1911. Mem. West- ern Soc. Engrs., Phi Gamma Delta, Tau Beta Pi. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Floss- moor, Kenwood, Engineers'. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 4367 Oakenwald Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

SEELYE, Henry E., lawyer; June 20, 1827-Aug. 17, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

SEIBERT, John F., manager of Lutheran Publ. Soc .; b. Chambersburg, Pa., Aug. 29, 1868; s. Wil- liam and Mary (Rader) Seibert; ed. Pennsylvania Coll., Gettysburg, Pa., 1887-9; Susquehanna Univ., Selinsgrove, Pa., 1884-7; grad. Lutheran Theol. Sem., Gettysburg, 1892; m. Florence A. Elicker, of Rossville, Pa., July 26, 1892; children: Edith M., William Roy, Florence G., Ruth M., Luther Y., Charles A. Ordained Luth. ministry, 1892; pastor Ft. Madison, Ia., 1892-5, Sedalia, Mo., 1895-1900, North Platte, Neb., 1900-9; with the Lutheran Publ. Soc. since 1909, mgr. since 1912. Home: 4137 N. Hamlin Av. Office: 159 N. State St.

SEIDEL, Adolph, mfr .; b. Halle, Germany, Jan. 4, 1841; s. Ludwig and Louise Seidel; ed. Univ. of Halle; m. Germany, 1867, Agnes Schaller; children: Ludwig August, Walter Felix, Clara (Mrs. W. A. L. Schaefer), Elsie (Mrs. Dr. Emil John Merki). Came to Chicago, 1871, and was in various occupations until 1879, when he established the Red Star Com- pressed Yeast Co. In 1890 established firm of Ad Seidel & Sons, bakers' and soda fountain supplies of which is still sr. mem .; also pres. Royal Chemi- cal Works. Home: 1327 Early Av. Office: 1245 Gar- field Av.

SEIDEL, Ludwig August, mfr .; b. Halle, Ger- many, Aug. 10, 1869; s. Adolph and Agnes (Schal- ler) Seidel; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago, to 1884; m. Chicago, Mar. 6, 1899, Georgia Arend; 1 daughter, Edna. Employed in retail drug house, 1884-7, with Red Star Compressed Yeast Co., of which his fa- ther is propr., 1887-90; in 1890 with father and brother established firm of Ad Seidel & Sons, mfg. chemists, extracts, etc .; dir. Royal Chemical Works. Home: 658 Aldine Av. Office: 1245 Garfield Av.

SEIDEL, Walter Felix, mfr .; b. Halle, Germany, Sept. 22, 1871; s. Adolph and Agnes (Schaller) Sei- del; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago to 1886; married. Bookkeeper for August Hausske, furniture mfr., 1886-8; with Red Star Yeast Co., of which his fa- ther is propr., 1888-92; with father and brother, established firm of Ad Seidel & Sons, mfrs. of ex- tracts, soda fountain supplies and bakers' supplies; also sec. and treas. Royal Chemical Works; dir. Fullerton-Southport State Savings Bank. Repub- lican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), A.O.U.W., Nat. Union. Club: Germania. Home: 920 Crescent Pl. Office: 1245 Garfield Av.

SEIFERT, Mathias Joseph, surgeon; b. Chicago, Mar. 2, 1866; s. Anthony V. and Margaret (Kannen) Seifert; ed. parochial and pub. schs., Chicago; grad. Teachers' Sem., St. Francis, Wis., 1885; grad. Chi- cago Musical Coll., 1887; M.D., Coll. Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1901; (hon. A.B., Univ. of Minn., 1914); m. Mary C. Karst (music teacher), of Chicago, Feb. S. 1888; 2 children: Earl, Myra Marie. Was school teacher, church organist and choir dir. in Chicago, 1885-96; founded Western Musical Acad., 1889, and was its pres. until 1896. Appeared in numerous concerts given by the Western Musical Acad. and other organizations, as pianist and condr .; directed the full Theodore Thomas Orchestra on the stage

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of the Chicago Auditorium and other halls at sev- Women's Club (pres.), Alpha Epsilon Iota; d eral important musical events. Entered the Marion Com. of Fifteen, Ill. Vigilance Assn. Republica Methodist. Clubs: Woman's City, The Cordon. A thor: Venereal Diseases in Children, 1913. Edit Medical Clinics of Chicago, 1915-16; lecturer a: writer on social hygiene, social conditions and me subjects. Home: 756 Bittersweet Pl. Office: 25 Washington St. Sims Hosp., assisting Prof. Henry Parker Newman, 1898-1902; instr. gynecology, Chicago Policlinic Post-Grad. Sch. and Hosp., 1901-6; asst. prof. physi- ology, Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1899-1901; instr. senior medicine, 1901-6, adj. prof. operative surgery, 1905- 09, Coll. Medicine Univ. of Ill .; prof. physical diag- nosis and anesthesiology, dental dept. Univ. of Ill., SELBY, Emily Helen, M.D .; b. Jacksonville, Il d. Paul and Erra Ann (Post) Selby; M.D., Harv Med. Coll., Chicago, 1901. Practiced at Chica, since 1902; specializes in treatment of eye and ea asst. surgeon Ill. State Charitable Eye and Ear I firmary. Mem. Chicago Ophthalmol. Soc. Repu lican. Clubs: Medical Woman's, After Dinn Woman's City. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Offic 32 N. State St. 1905-9; attending surgeon and lecturer on gyne- cology, St. Mary of Nazareth Hosp .; prof. surgery and head of dept., Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Alpha Kappa Kappa, Physi- cians' Club. Mem. K. of C., C.O.F., O.C.K., etc. Au- thor: Manual of Practical Gynecology, 1915; Man- ual of Surgery (in preparation) ; also monographs and articles in med. jours. on med. and surg. sub- jects, including: Medical Instruction, 1902; The Medical School of the Future, 1902; Traumatic Cerebral Diabetes, 1905; Arterio Venous Aneurism, of the Epigastric Artery and Vein, 1914; Latent Atypical Malaria, 1914; etc. Home: 585 Hawthorne Pl. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

SEIFERT, Rudolf, cigar mcht .; b. Meiningen, Germany, Nov. 30, 1853; s. Udo and Marie (Rade- feld) Seifert; ed. in Germany; unmarried. Engaged in cigar business at Chicago since Oct. 10, 1875; pres. Ill. Pub. Co., publs. Illinois Staats Zeitung, 1909-12. Trustee John Worthy Sch. and House of Correction, 1897-1903. Dir. German Old People's Home, Harlem, Ill .; sec. and dir. German Aid Soc .; dir. German-Am. Hist. Soc., German-Am. Hist. Soc. of Chicago, German-Irish Alliance of America. Mem. Chicago Turngemeinde. Lutheran. Club: Deutsche Presse. Recreations: reading and music. Home: 1100 Oakdale Av. Office: 80 W. Washington Street.

SEINWERTH, Charles W., jury commr .; b. at Chicago, May 17, 1876; s. Henry and Christina (Mil- ler) Seinwerth; ed. pub. schs. and business coll., Chicago; m. Anna Dorothy Beck, of Chicago, Aug. 15, 1914. Connected with ry. office in various capaci- ties, 1892-1905; asst. chief clk. Superior Court of Cook Co., 1905-16; apptd. mem. Bd. Jury Commrs. of Cook Co., July, 1916. Spl. rep. Mass. Bonding and Ins. Co. Republican. Protestant. Mason (K.T., Shriner) ; mem. Modern Woodmen of America, Am. Brotherhood U.S.A. (sec.). Home: 2740 W. Adams St. Office: 824 County Bldg.

SEIPP, Philip Walter, broker; b. Chicago, Aug. 26, 1878; s. William C. and Emma A. (Huck) Seipp; prep. edn. Harvard Sch., Chicago, and Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa .; student Univ. of Geneva, Switzer- land, 1895-6; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1899; m. Edith Marie, d. John and Margaret (MacKericher) Dobie, June 12, 1916. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, and en- gaged in practice at Chicago until 1902; connected with firm of A. O. Slaughter & Co., brokers in stocks, bonds, grain, cotton and provisions, of which became mem., 1905; retired from active busi- ness, June 1, 1916; making a trip around the world, having recently spent 9 months in S. America. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chicago Stock Ex- change. Mem. Co. G, 32d Mich. Vol. Inf. during Spanish-Am. War. Dir. German Hosp. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Germania, Industrial, Cum- berland Lodge Hunting; Lawyers', City (New York). Recreations: travel, farming. Home: Pleas- ure Bay, Long Branch, N.J. Office: 110 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

SEIPP, William C., capitalist; Jan. 4, 1851-Mar. 18, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

SEIPPEL, Clara P. (Mrs. Robert A. Widdowson), M.D .; b. Chicago, May 30, 1877; d. Frederick L. A. and Caroline (Kernwein) Seippel; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; M.D., Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1907; m. Robert A. Widdowson, of Chicago, Dec. 11, 1915. Instr. gynecology, Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1907-15; a founder and phys. in charge Frances Ju- venile Home since 1909, also in pvt. practice; asst. city phys. since 1911 and as such examines hun- dreds of girls and young women annually for the courts and gives expert testimony in criminal and other cases in which they are complainants; exam- ining phys. United Charities Dist. Workers, also of Maccabees. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Med.

SELIG, Louis M., artificial flowers; b. Würzbur Germany, Aug. 22, 1868; s. of Siegfried and Sara (Sittenman) Selig; ed. Würzburg Coll .; m. Pau Elkan, of Chicago, Mar. 6, 1901. Came to Americ 1883; engaged in manufacture of artificial flowe since 1897; pres. and treas. The Botanical Dec rating Co .; also pres. Celebrated Players Film C Mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Mason. Club: Ill. At letic. Recreation: reading. Home: 3933 Pine Gro Av. Office: 208 W. Adams St.

SELIG, William Nicholas, motion picture pr ducer; b. Chicago, Mar. 14, 1864; s. Francis Josel and Antonia (Lunsky) Selig; ed. pub. schs., Ch cago; m. Mary H. Pinkham, of Stockton, Cal., Ser 7, 1900. Early became interested in photograph actor and theatrical mgr., 1888-99; inventor many appliances used in motion picture photo raphy; in motion picture business since 1896; pre Selig Polyscope Co., Chicago, Los Angeles, Ca and London, Eng .; dir. General Film Co .; own Selig Zoo, Los Angeles. First motion picture mi to make long hist. photodrama ("Coming of C lumbus," in 3 reels); first producer to introdu. wild animals in dramatic action in photoplays. F nanced expdns. of Prof. Frederick Starr to interi of Africa, Korea, Japan and Philippines; expdns. . Dr. E. B. McDowell to China, Africa and Indi expdn. of Emmett O'Neill to the Amazon Rive 1912. Presented medal, 1912, by Pope Pius X f "Coming of Columbus." Republican. Episcopalia Mason. Clubs: Automobile (Chicago); Athlet (Los Angeles); Republican (New York). Hom 4858 Kenmore Av. Office: 58 E. Washington St.

SELL, Henry Thorne, clergyman. Removed Jacksonville, Fla. (See Who's Who in America.)

SELLAR, George Alan, machinery; b. Aberdee Scotland, Sept. 7, 1877; s. George and Annie (Fr ser) Sellar; ed. pub. schs., Lewis Inst., and Y.I C.A. night sch., Chicago; m. Minnie Louise Carr, Bowmanville, Ont., July 1, 1903. With C., B.& R.R., 1 yr .; with Aermotor Co., 8 yrs., Am. Spir Pipe Works, 4 yrs. and Mark Mfg. Co., 4 yrs .; vi pres. and mgr. Federal Steel Fixture Co., 1905-1 organized the Benjamin-Sellar Mfg. Co., of whic is now sec. and mgr .; also mgr. Sellar Supply C Republican. Baptist. Mem. bd. mgrs. West Sic Y.M.C.A .. Mem. Royal League. Recreations: go] tennis, fishing, scout work. Home: 3760 W. Har ing Av. Office: 557 W. Quincy St.

SELLECK, Charles Elliott, lawyer; b. Michiga City, Ind., June 12, 1877; s. William Henry ar Mary Louise (Nichols) Selleck; ed. West Div. Hig Sch., Chicago; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1899; 1 Helen Ruby Forrest, of Chicago, June 5, 1914; chi dren: William Raymond, Dorothy Forrest (both } former marriage). Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, ar since practiced in Chicago; sec. and counsel, Ce: tral Cemetery Co. of Ill. (Memorial Park Cem tery), Marquette Sales Agency Co., Nat. Automat Door Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Episcopalia Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Palette and Chisel (asso.). Re reation: art. Home: 841 Lafayette Parkway. Offic 815 Marquette Bldg.

SELLECK, William Edwin; Feb. 18, 1841-Feb. 2 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

SELLEN, Henry Adolphus, sash and doors; Beaver Dam, Wis., Nov. 8, 1865; s. Nicolous al Margaretha (Berwind) Sellen; ed. high sch. ar Wayland Univ., Beaver Dam, and Spencerian Bus ness Coll., Milwaukee; m. Milwaukee, Nov. 2

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1888, Elizabeth Salb; 1 daughter, Irene (deceased). SENG, Frank Joseph, pres. The Seng Co .; b. at Chicago, Dec. 22, 1869; s. of Wendelin and Agnes (Baer) Seng; ed. pub. and parochial schs., Chicago; m. Barbara M. Bichl, of Chicago, Oct. 16, 1895; 4 children: Mary Agnes, Elizabeth Marian, Francis Arthur and Raymond Anthony. Entered father's business, 1892, becoming sec. of The Seng Co., hardware specialties, upon its incorporation, May Was sec. and treas. William H. Schmidt Sash & Door Co. (now out of business); conducted bldg. material business at Milwaukee, 1889-91; came to Chicago, 1891, in same line; vice pres. and mgr. Morgan Sash & Door Co. since Feb. 1, 1903. Was mem. and received hon. discharge from Wis. Mili- tia. Republican. German 'Lutheran. Mason (Past Master Berwyn Lodge No. 839; mem. Siloam Com- 24, 1894, and pres. upon death of father, July 22, mandery, K.T., Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). 1896; also vice pres. Kinney-Rome Co. Democrat. Catholic. K.C. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ouilmette Country, North Shore Golf. Recreations: motor- ing, golf. Home: 435 Lake Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1450 Dayton St., Chicago. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Athletic, Traffic, Berwyn (pres. 1910-11); also "Entre Nous." Recreations: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: 135 34th St., Ber- wyn, Ill. Office: 2278 Blue Island Av., Chicago.

SELLERS, Ernest Orlando, soloist, musical dir .; . Hastings, Mich., Oct. 29, 1869; s. William H. and Kate E. (Armstrong) Sellers; grad. high sch., Lan- sing, Mich., 1886; learned civil engring. in the field; engaged in civil engring. at Lansing, 1889, becom- ng supt. pub. works, and city engr. until 1896; at- ended Mercer Univ., Macon, Ga., 1900; studied mu- sic at Lansing, Cleveland and Chicago; m. Edith L. Simons, of Helena, Mont., Dec. 6, 1893; 3 children: Dorothy, Rodney J., Elizabeth L. Engaged in sec- etarial positions, Y.M.C.A., 1899-1903, at Macon, Ga., Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, Del .; be- gan musical and lecture career at Euclid Av. Bapt. Ch., Cleveland, 1903; asst. dir. of music, Moody Bible Inst. of Chicago, since Sept., 1907; Baptist; eacher, Friendly Bible Class. Republican. Mason. Contbr. to religious press and composer of ch. an- hems and gospel songs. Home: 1502 Hood Av. Address: 153 Institute Pl.

SELLERS, John Morris, president Sellers Mfg. Co .; b. Keokuk, Ia., Aug. 12, 1865; s. Morris and Rosa (McCune) Sellers; ed. pub. grammar schs. and Chicago Manual Training Sch .; m. Apr. 19, 1916, Mary, d. Gen. Arthur C. Ducat. With Morris Sellers & Co., 1886-95; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Sellers Mfg. Co., ry. supplies, 1895-1915, pres. since .915; discovered and developed Sellers Mine, Me- sabe Iron Range, Hibbing, Minn., 1894. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Golf, Grand Island Lodge (Bath, Ill.). Recreations: shooting, golf. Home: Downers Grove, Ill. Office: .201 McCormick Bldg., Chicago.

SELLERS, Morris, mfr .; b. Philadelphia, Nov. 14, .832; s. Charles and Elizabeth (Morris) Sellers; noved to Cincinnati, 1839; grad. Woodward Coll., Cincinnati; m. 1854, Manda Patterson (died); 1 laughter (Mrs. P. A. Largey); m. 2d, Rosa Mc- June; 3 children: John Morris, Blanche (Mrs. Ru- lolph Ortmann), Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Horace C. Hutchins). After leaving sch., joined his father in onstrn. of charcoal blast furnace in Middle Tenn .; ater employed by Duff Green, editor Congressional ilobe; in railroad service on various rys. to 1871; employed to introduce Westinghouse air brake, 871; became rep. of Westinghouse Air Brake Co., Pittsburgh Locomotive Works and other large con- erns, at Chicago, 1875; established Morris Sellers Co., 1876, inc. 1894, as Sellers Mfg. Co., ry. sup- lies, of which was pres. many yrs .; was also pres. lewitt Mfg. Co. and Chicago Drop Forge & Foun- ry Co .; now retired. Home: Downers Grove, Ill.

SELZ, J(acob) Harry, shoe mfr .; s. late Morris nd Rosa (Frank) Selz; married; 2 sons: Austin, 'rank E. Second vice pres. Selz, Schwab & Co. un- il 1913, since pres .; dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank. lubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Traffic, Standard, South Shore Country, Lake Shore Country. Home: 152 Michigan Av. Office: 40 S. Market St.

SELZ, Morris, mfr .; Oct. 2, 1826-June 3, 1913. See vol. 1911.)

SEMPILL, Robert Arnot, M.D .; b. Kinnesswood, cotland, Jan. 13, 1864; s. John Douglas and Mar- aret (Drummond) Sempill; ed. pub. schs .; Univ. f Edinburgh; came to U.S., 1886; M.D., Coll. Phys. nd Surg., Chicago, 1891; m. Mrs. Ada L. Banner- an, of Chicago, July 3, 1909. Practiced at Chicago Ince 1891; prof. dermatology, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. ch., since 1914; jr. prof. dermatology, Bennett led. Coll. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. lason. Club: Hamilton. Home: 5706 Washington oul. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

SENN, Emanuel J., M.D .; b. Elmore, Wis., Nov. 18, 1869; s. late Dr. Nicholas Senn and Aurelia S. (Millhouser) Senn; prep. edn. Milwaukee High Sch. and Muhlenberg Coll., Allentown, Pa .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1893; m. Alys Laroussini, of New Or- leans, La., Apr., 1900. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 39 E. Schiller St. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

SENN, William Nicholas, surgeon; b. Milwaukee, Wis., June 1, 1876; s. late Dr. Nicholas and Aurelia S. (Millhouser) Senn; grad. Phillips Acad., An- dover, Mass., 1897; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1900; post-grad. course, Univ. of Vienna, Austria; m. Margery L. Lynch, of Chicago, Jan. 3, 1906; children: Barbara, Dorothy. Began practice at Chi- cago, 1900. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M. A., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Neurol. Soc., Physi- cians' Club, Sigma Nu. Served 4 mos. in Spanish- Am. War as med. officer; capt. Med. Officers' Re- serve Corps, U.S.A. Republican. Episcopalian. Ma- son. Clubs: University, Evanston Golf. Home: 1242 Astor St. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

SENNOTT, Thomas W., paving; b. Cincinnati, O., June 3, 1853; s. Patrick and Hannah (Predergast) Sennott; grad. St. Xavier Coll., Cincinnati, 1867; m. Margaret Powell, of Chicago, July 10, 1883; chil- dren: Sidney S., Joan. Became active, as a Repub- lican, in politics of the 8th Ward; was chief bailiff of the civil courts under Sheriffs Hoffman and Mann; nominated for city clk., 1880; clk. Probate Court of Cook Co., 1883-90; now pres. of the Sen- nott Paving Co. Mem. State Bd. of Equalization, 1908-12. Club: Illinois. Recreations: outdoor diver- sions. Home: 4820 Sheridan Rd. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 199

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