The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 200

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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SERCOMB, Albert Lavington, president Sercomb & Co .; Aug. 22, 1847-May 12, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

SERGEL, Charles Hubbard, publisher and editor; b. Muscatine, Ia., Sept. 25, 1861; s. John Henry and Jean G. (Pocock) Sergel; grad. high sch., Mans- field, O .; m. Annie E. Myers, of Chicago, Mar. 3, 1891. Began with The Western News Co., Chicago, 1882, with which remained in various capacities until 1890, resigning as head of its book dept .; or- ganized, in 1886, and since pres. The Dramatic Pub- lishing Co .; also organized and since propr. Charles H. Sergel & Co., pubs. Elected on Rep. ticket city treas. of Chicago, 1915, term, 1915-17; del. Rep. Nat. Conv., 1916; elected pres. Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 1916, term, 1916-22. Consul of Peru at Chicago, 1893-1902. Mem. A.A.A.S., Chicago Acad. Sciences, Chicago Geographic Soc., Chicago Hist. Soc., S.A.R. Clubs: Press of Chicago (pres. 1910, 1911), City, Hawkeye Fellowship, Chicago Yacht, Ill. Athletic, Hamilton, South Shore Country. Arts, Kenwood. Author: Sound Money, 1895; also sev- eral minor plays. Contbr. to The Critic and other periodicals; editor The Drama (quarterly rev.), 1911-12. Recreation: travel. Home: 4578 Oaken- wald Av. Office: 542 S. Dearborn St.

SETHNESS, Charles Olinus, mfg. chemist; b. at Christiansund, Norway, Aug. 5, 1860; s. Knut and Olina (Rodahl) Sethness; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Helga E. Midling, of Chicago, Dec. 14. 1882; children: Charles Henry, Ralph E., Walter D., Hilda Elvira. In drug business at Milwaukee Av. and Robey St., Chicago, 1884-8; began as mfg. chemist, 1884, and now pres. Sethness Co. Demo- crat. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Press. Home: 4309 N. Keeler Av. Office: 718 N. Curtis St.

SETHNESS, Helga Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles O.

SENEFF, Edward Hamilton, lawyer. Removed to Sethness); b. Christiania, Norway; d. Julius Anker ittsburgh, Pa. (See vol. 1911.) and Hilda (Dunker) Midling; brought to America,

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1870; ed. at Chicago, Christiania and Berlin, Ger- Acad. and St. Paul's Sch., Salem, N.Y .; m. Edit many; m. Charles O. Sethness, of Chicago, Dec. 14, Acken Dorrance, of New York, Oct. 27, 1903; 3 chi 1882; children: Charles Henry, Ralph Edward, Wal- ter Douglas, Elva Hilda. Succeeded husband as mem. Bd. of Edn., Chicago, term 1914-17; active in civic and philanthropic work; pres. Woman's Aid and Loan Soc. (organized for charity) ; mem. Polit. Equality League, Klio Assn., Irving Park Sorosis. Democrat. Episcopalian. Home: 4309 N. Keeler Av.

SEUBERTH, Victor A., leather belting; b. Chi- cago, June 14, 1880; s. Adam and Anna (Welsch) Seuberth; ed. pub. schs .; married. With Charles Emmerich Co., feathers, 1894-1905; joined firm of Charles A. Schieren Co., tanners and mfrs. of leath- er belting, July, 1905, as salesman in country; be- came city salesman, 1908, and mgr. since July, 1913. Mem. Navy League, Nat. Security League, Acad. Polit. Science, Art Inst. Chicago. Republic- an. Lutheran. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), Elk. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Motor, German, Mid- lothian Country. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 3830 N. Robey St. Office: 128 W. Kinzie St.

SEVER, Henry Edwin, publisher; b. Hurdland, Knox Co., Mo., Apr. 28, 1866; s. Joel and Elizabeth (Shaver) Sever; grad. State Normal Sch., Kirks- ville, Mo., 1888; m. May E., d. Judge Charles W. Meryhew, of Kahoka, Mo., Dec. 31, 1891. Supt. pub. schs., Kahoka, Mo., 1888-92; resident St. Louis, Mo., ensuing 4 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1896; reor- ganized in 1897, and has since been pres. and treas. of The Riverside Publishing Co., subscription books; also gen. mgr. Western Newspaper Assn. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Ma- son (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Beverly Country, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, brook trout fishing. Home: 5526 South Park Av. Office: 543-548 Marquette Bldg.

SEVERIN, Nils P., contractor and builder; b. in Sweden, Mar. 30, 1861; s. Per Nelson and Elna (Nelson) Severin; ed. in old country; m. in Sweden, Jan. 29, 1885, Hanna Anderson; children: Alfred N., Enoch N., Esther I., Clara V. Learned carpenter's trade in Sweden; arrived in Chicago, 1888, and since engaged as contractor and builder. Republic- an. Sec., dir. Swedish Bapt. Mut. Aid Assn. of America; vice pres. Chicago Cemetery Assn .; dir. and mem. bd. managers Scandia Mut. Life Ins. Co. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1611 Ridge Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 82 W. Washington St., Chicago.

*SEVERSON, Olaf F., lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

SEWALL, Edmund D., railway official; b. Wil- mington, Del .; s. Edmund Q. and Louise L. (Lovett) Sewall; ed. Taylor and Jackson's Acad., Wilming- ton. Began with Wicomico & Pocomoke R.R., 1871, as rodman in engr. corps; in engring. depts. N.P. R.R., Chicago & Canadian Southern Ry., St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry., and St. Paul & Duluth R.R., 1872-81; clk. frt. dept. St. Paul & Pacific Ry. at St. Paul, 1881; asst. engr. St. Paul & Duluth R.R., 1881-2; joint agt. St. Paul & Duluth, and C.,M. &St.P.Ry. at Stillwater, Minn., 1882; agt. C.,M.&St. P. at Stillwater, 1883-8, traveling lumber agt., Mil- waukee, and commercial agt. at St. Paul, 1888-95, asst. gen. frt. agt. at Milwaukee, 1895-8, gen. north- western agt. at Minneapolis, 1898-1902, asst. gen. supt. at Minneapolis, 1902-6, asst. to the pres., 1906- 13, and vice pres. since Jan. 1, 1913, C.,M.&St.P.Co. Mem. Art Inst. Chicago, Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Chicago, Kenwood, Flossmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4721 Greenwood Av. Office: 1227 Railway Exchange.

SEXTON, Charles Bourland, general agt. N.P. Ry. Co .; b. Pike Co., Mo., Sept. 5, 1861; s. George L. and Margaret (Clifford) Sexton; ed. pub. schs. of Clarksville, Mo., and Univ. of Mo .; m. Lexington, Mo., Oct. 27, 1897, Belle R. Stramcke; 1 daughter, Mary Ellen. Began in clerical position with C.,B.& Q.Ry., 1881-9; commercial agent N.P.Ry., at St. Louis, Sept. 1, 1889-Aug. 1, 1905; gen. agt. same road, Chicago, since Aug. 1, 1905. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Methodist. Mason, Nat. Union. Clubs: Union League, Traffic, Beverly Country. Home: 6765 Sheridan Rd. Office: 144 S. Clark St.

dren: Edith Dorothy, Herbert Bradley, Jr., Do rance. Began in employ of Johnson & Higgin New York, Mar., 1894; came to Chicago, Mar., 190 as rep. of the firm in fire ins. and to be with Prij diville & Co., marine representatives of the firr. now treas., dir. Prindiville & Co. Republican. Duto Reformed Ch. Clubs: Evanston Country, Wes moreland Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: Evan ton, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

SEXTON, John, president of John Sexton & Cc b. Dundas, Ont., June 29, 1858; s. Michael and Elle (O'Connor) Sexton; ed. common schs .; m. Ann Louise Bartelmann, of Chicago, Aug., 1886; ch; dren: Helen (Mrs. Edmund A. Egan), Thomas ( Franklin, Sherman, Ethel. Began at age of 15 in gen. store at Niagara Falls, Ont., remaining 3 yrs came to Chicago in 1877; clerked for several to houses and was city salesman; formed a copar nership with George A. Hitchcock, in 1883, und the name of Hitchcock & Sexton; purchased M Hitchcock's interest in 1886, and the firm name John Sexton & Co. was assumed, and has sin been retained; the business was incorporated, 189 and since pres. same. Mem. Chicago Assn. Cor merce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Independent Democra Catholic. Club: Germania. Home: 5510 Kenmo Av. Office: Cor. Illinois and Kingsbury Sts.

SEXTON, Paul D., public utilities; b. Milwauke Wis., May 11, 1869; s. Kellogg and Mary E. (Ta lor) Sexton; ed. St. Mark's Sch., Southboro, Mass made trip to Greenland, and was one of the fir white men to cross the Philippines before the came into possession of the U.S .; m. Euphemia Hart, of Oswego, N.Y., Oct. 26, 1905; 1 daughte Aural Hart. Clerk in comptroller's office, K.C.,F. &M.R.R., Kansas City, Mo., 1890-3; sec., treas. Me West Side Elevated R.R., Chicago, 1893-1914; se treas. McCoy & Co., bond brokers, 1915; sec., trea Public Service Co. of Northern Ill. since May 1915. Mem. S.A.R., Soc. Colonial Wars. Republi an. Episcopalian. Clubs: City, Skokie Countr Recreations: gardening, dogs. Home: Glencoe, I Office: 72 W. Adams St., Chicago.

SEXTON, William Henry, lawyer; b. at Chicag Mar. 22, 1875; s. Austin Oliver and Mary Ignati? (Lyons) Sexton; grad. Lake View High Sch .; LL.] Lake Forest Univ., 1895; m. Alice M. Lynch, Chicago, Oct. 26, 1898; children: Andrew Lync Alice Mary. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and sin in practice at Chicago; associated in practice wi father, 1895-7; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicag 1897-1903, 1st asst., 1903-Nov. 1, 1905; resigned al was mem. firm Tolman, Redfield & Sexton un 1907; corpn. counsel of Chicago, Apr. 17, 1907-0 5, 1914; resigned and rejoined law firm Tolma Redfield & Sexton. Democrat. Home: 1025 Holl wood Av. Office: 1307, 30 N. LaSalle St.

SEYFERLICH, Charles Frederick, fire marsha Sept. 29, 1852-Apr. 8, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

SEYMOUR, Claude, vice president Otto Young Co .; June 30, 1868-Apr. 7, 1914. (See vol. 1911.) SEYMOUR, Edward J., retired ry. official. (S vol. 1911.)

SEYMOUR, Elwyn Williams, steamboat servic b. Three Rivers, Can., Dec. 10, 1862; s. Richard A gustus and Susan (Reace) Seymour; ed. pub. sch Manistee, Mich .; m. Chicago, Sept. 17, 1903, Vio Eastman. Was clk., 1888-92, Chicago agent, 1892 and gen. mgr. since 1895, Northern Michigan Trar portation Co. Democrat. Episcopalian. Masc Elk, Royal League. Club: Illinois Athletic. Re reations: golf, baseball. Home: Evanston, Ill. ( fice: East end of Austin Av., Chicago.

SEYMOUR, J. Alonzo, mfr .; b. Winfield, N. Feb. 18, 1845; s. Alonzo and Mary Fletcher (Roun Seymour; ed. pub. schs., Grand Rapids, Mich .; Geneva, Ill., Oct. 12, 1870, Jane E. Throop; ch dren: Minnie I. (Mrs. M. S. Mason), Harriet L. (( ceased), Charles M. Came to Chicago, 1866, a was salesman and bookkeeper in the lumber tra becoming a mem. of firm of Cutler, Savidge & ( at time it was organized; later the business w purchased by Throop & Seymour; Chicago agt. 1 Oconto Box & Barrel Co., 1885-97; with Franklin

SEXTON, Herbert Bradley, insurance; b. Staten Island, N.Y., June 2, 1877; s. William Libbey and Antoinette (Jenkins) Sexton; ed. Staten Island Peck organized, 1897, the Seymour & Peck C

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mfrs. veneer drums, of which is sec. Republican. U.S. Colored Inf., 1864-5. Ordained A.M.E. minis- Methodist. Club: Kenwood. Recreation: bowling. Home: 4642 Ellis Av. Office: 917 W. 20th Pl.

SEYMOUR, Ralph Fletcher, designer, publisher; b. Milan, Ill., Mar. 18, 1876; s. Otto L. and Sarah Jeannette (Fletcher) Seymour; ed. LaPorte (Ind.) High Sch .; studied architecture and figure at Cin- cinnati Art Acad., under Nawottny, Beck, Meakin and Akin; hon. mention in art, 3 yrs.' attendance; in Europe and in Italy, 1903, also 1913; m. Harriet Engle Brown, of Chicago, Jan. 1, 1901. Newspaper artist, 1898-9; publisher, Chicago, since 1899, de- signing type, borders, initials, etc., and issuing nu- merous fine editions of classics of English and for- eign literature, pvtly. printed; also does gen. and illustrating work. Instr. in composition and illus- tration, Art Inst. of Chicago, since 1907. Clubs: Caxton, Cliff Dwellers. Home: Ravinia, Lake Co., 111. Office: Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago.

SEYMOUR, Thomas Hartley; b. Henderson, Jef- ferson Co., N.Y., May 20, 1835; s. Dr. Stephen and Harriet Hopkins (Weeks) Seymour; ed. pub. schs. of native town; m. Rome, N.Y., Sept. 2, 1857, Louise, d. Lynden Abell; children: Martha Frances (Mrs. Charles P. Wheeler), Walter S. (died Dec., 1901), Harriet Louise (Mrs. Albert E. D. Carscal- len), Thomas Hartley (died 1891), Katharine Eliza- beth (Mrs. E. D. Hotchkiss), Lynden Abell, May Linda (Mrs. Albert F. Dodd). Was sailor, 1849-52; civil engr., 1852-4, in railroad building; came to Chicago, Apr., 1854; asst. gen. freight agt. C.,B.&Q. R.R., 1854-60; since 1860 engaged in commn. busi- ness on Chicago Bd. of Trade, as mem. of Bailie & Seymour, 1860-1; as T. H. Seymour & Co., 1861- 1902; retired, 1902. Mason (32°). Mem. New Jeru- salem Ch. (Swedenborgian). Republican. Address: 5945 E. Circle.

SHABAD, Henry Moses, lawyer; b. Wilna, Rus- sia, June 21, 1861; s. Samuel Aaron and Bella Ra- chel (Gersoni) Shabad; arrived in America, Sept. 17, 1877; ed. Ecclesiastical Sch., Wilna; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; Union Coll. of Law; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1894; m. Fannie Bar- nett, Sept. 30, 1888; 2 children: Myrtle, Theodore (both died in Iroquois Theatre fire Dec. 30, 1903). Engaged in printing and pub. business, 1882-94; ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1894; del. 1st Deep Waterway Conv., New Orleans, 1903; nominated by Dem. Conv. for trustee Sanitary Dist., 1905; argued the constitutionality of the Municipal Court Term case before the Supreme Court of Ill., 1910; asst. state's atty., 1912; counsel for Real Property Owners' Assn. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Ill. Lawyers' Assn., Soc. for Ethical Culture, Iro- quois Memorial Assn. Mem. K.P., B'nai B'rith; ex- Grand Master Dist. No. 2, I. O. Free Sons of Israel. Club: Press (life). Home: 4041 Indiana Av. Office: 127 N. Dearborn St.

SHAFFER, see also Schafer.

SHAFFER, Carroll, newspaper pub .; b. Chicago, Feb. 25, 1884; s. John Charles and Virginia (Con- ser) Shaffer; grad. The Hill Sch., 1903; Ph.B., Yale, 1906; m. Pauline Campbell Bullard, of Chicago, Apr. 23, 1908; children: Carolyn, Pauline Barbara, John Charles, 2d, Robert. Began business with J. C. Shaffer & Co., grain mchts., 1906; began work for Chicago Evening Post, Fall, 1913, becoming busi- ness mgr., Jan. 1, 1916; vice pres. (Shaffer group of newspapers) : Chicago Evening Post, Rocky Moun- tain News (Denver), Indianapolis Star, Louisville Herald, Terre Haute Star, Denver Times, Muncie Star; pres. Post Printing Co .; mem. firms J. C. Shaffer & Co., Shaffer & Stream; vice pres. South Chicago Elevator Co. Mem. Civil Service Commn. City of Evanston since 1915; dir. Civil Service Re- form League, Chicago, since 1916. Methodist. Sec. Yale Club of Chicago, 1910-14. Clubs: Chicago, Uni- versity (Chicago and Evanston); Country of Ev- anston. Home: 1145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, 111. Office: 12 S. Market St.

SHAFFER, Cornelius Thadeus, bishop; b. Troy, O., Jan. 3, 1847; s. John Shelby and Margaret (Otis) Shaffer; ed. Berea (Ky.) Coll., 1867-9; spl. course, Cadiz, O., 1873; spl. course in Hebrew, Brooklyn, 1878-9; M.D., Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila., 1888; (D).D., Allen Univ., S.C., 1890, Wilberforce, 1905); m. Annie Marie Taylor, of Cincinnati, Oct. 26, 1870. Served in 23d Ohio Colored Int. and 100th

try, 1870; held various pastorates in Ohio, N.Y., Md., Pa. Presiding elder 3 yrs .; sec. and treas. Ch. Extension Bd. A.M.E. Ch., 1892-1900; bishop A.M.E. Ch. since 1900; pres. Western Univ., Quindaro, Kan., 1901-3. State sec. of N.Y., Good Templars of the World, 1878-9; del. Ecumenical Conf., London, 1901, Toronto, 1911; held two confs. in Africa, 1902. Mem. Chicago Vice Commn .; pres. trustees Wilber- force Univ., 1912-16. Address: 3742 Forest Av.

SHAFFER, John Charles, newspaper pub .; b. at Baltimore, June 5, 1853; s. James and Ann (Crout) Shaffer; ed. pub. schs. of Baltimore; m. Virginia Conser, of Baltimore, Dec. 23, 1878; 2 sons: Carroll, Kent. Head of J. C. Shaffer & Co., commn. mchts., Chicago, 1878-88; pres. Richmond (Ind.) St. Ry. Co., 1888-93; organized syndicate and purchased all the street rys. of Indianapolis, and was pres., 1889- 93; pres. Asbury Park St. Ry. Co., 1892; built Chi- cago & Englewood Electric Ry., 1893; pres. and pub. Chicago Evening Post since 1901, also Louis- ville Herald, Indianapolis Star, Terre Haute Star, Muncie (Ind.) Star, Rocky Mountain News, and Denver Times, and pres. Frank Parmelee Co. (Chi- cago), Cleveland (O.) Elevator Co .; vice pres. and chmn. bd. Cleveland Grain Co. Progressive. Meth- odist. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Press (pres. 1910), Caxton, Glen View, Twen- tieth Century. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 12 S. Market St., Chicago.

SHAFFNER, see also Schaffner.

SHAFFNER, Benjamin Marion, lawyer; b. at Königsberg, Prussia, May 20, 1847; s. Abraham and Leah Shaffner; came to U.S. with parents in 1850, settling first at New Orleans; removed to Spring- field, Ill., 1857; grad. Springfield High Sch., 1863; entered U.S. Army, serving in q .- m.'s dept. at Springfield, until 1865; apptd. to U.S. Naval Acad. by Congressman (later Senator) Shelby M. Cullom. 1865; returned to Ill. after completing course, and entered law office of Judge Skinner, Quincy, Ill .; m. Cora Gray; 1 son, Clarence B. Admitted to bar, 1869; removed to Chicago, Jan., 1870. Organized Naval Militia of Ill., 1893, and elected It. comdr. of 1st Battalion; contributed funds for supplying uniforms to the battalion; apptd. capt. Ill. Naval Militia by Gov. Tanner, 1897 and reapptd. 1898. Home: 800 Eastwood Av. Office: 1605 Otis Bldg.

SHAFFNER, Charles, president Manhattan Brew- ing Co. Club: Standard. Home: 1026 E. 49th St. Office: 3901 Emerald Av.

SHAMBAUGH, George Elmer, M.D .; b. on farm in Clinton Co., Ia., Nov. 15, 1869; s. John and Eva Ann (Ressler) Shambaugh; Ph.B., State Univ. of Ia., 1892; M.D., Univ. of Pa., 1895; studied at Univ. of Berlin, 1895-6, Univ. of Vienna, 1896-7; m. Edith Capps, of Jacksonville, Ill., May 2, 1901; 5 chil- dren: George E., Jr., Philip, Stephanie, Barbara, Jeannette. Specialist in diseases of the ear, nose and throat; prof. otology, Rush Med. Coll .; instr. anatomy of the ear, nose and throat, Univ. of Chi- cago, since 1900; otologist Presbyn. Hosp. since 1902. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Fellow Am. Otol. Soc., Am. Laryngol. Soc .; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc. (ex-pres.). Awarded the Lanval Prize (internat, prize in otology), 1912. Clubs: Quadrangle, University, Flossmoor. Recre- ation: golf. Home: 5625 University Av. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.

SHAMEL, Clarence Albert, editor. (See vol. 1911.)

SHANAHAN, David Edward, real estate; b. Lee Co., Ill., Sept. 7, 1862; s. George and Katherine Vale (Power) Shanahan; removed with parents to Chi- cago at age of 3 mos .: grad. South Div. High Sch .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law; unmarried. Engaged in real estate and ins, business; dir. Central Mfg. Dist. Bank, E. L. Essley Machinery Co. South Town supervisor, 1885-6; deputy U.S. marshal for Northern Dist. of 111., 1889-93; mem, Ill. Ho. of Rep. from 9th Dist. (Chicago), 1894-1918 (tem- porary speaker 43d and speaker of House, 49th and 50th Gen. Assemblies). Has been del. to city, coun- ty, state and nat. Rep. convs .; mem. Chicago Char- ter Conv., 1905; apptd. mem. Permanent Charter Commn., 1914; mem. Ill. Commn. to San Francisco

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Expn., 1915; mem. State Council of Defense, 1917. Mem. Chicago and Cook Co. real estate bds., Chi- cago Bd. Underwriters, Phi Alpha Delta. Mem. K.P., Royal. Arcanum. Clubs: Union League, City, Central Mfg. Dist. Home: 2722 Throop St. Office: 115 S. Dearborn St.

SHANAHAN, Denis Stack, stained glass; b. Co. Kerry, Ireland, Feb. 3, 1867; s. of Thomas William and Margaret (Stack) Shanahan; ed. pub. schs. in Ireland; came from Ireland to Chicago, 1882; m. Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 1889, Mary T. Curran; children: Adeline, Edwin. Learned the stained glass business and in 1889 became mem. firm of Flanagan & Biedenweg, mfrs. of stained and leaded glass; firm incorporated, 1894, as Flanagan & Bie- denweg Co., of which was sec., 1894-1905; since then sec. and mgr. Munich Studio. Democrat. Mem. K.C., Nat. Union, C.O.F. Recreations: reading and travel. Home: 1812 Clifton Park Av. Office: 300 W. South Water St.

SHANE, Conrad B., mfr. clothing; b. Eidkunnen, Germany, Oct. 2, 1879; s. of Bernard and Martha (Phillips) Shane; came to U.S., 1889; ed. pub. schs. of Germany and U.S .; m. Frances Donnelley, Dec. 23, 1916. In manufacture of clothing with Lang, Evans & Co., Chicago, 1896-1906; in business since 1907 on own account as C. B. Shane Co., of which is pres .; also pres. Motor Tailoring Co. Recreations: fishing, outdoor sports. Home: 907 Margate Ter- race. Office: 222 W. Monroe St.

SHANE, Sol I., pres. Western Wrecking & Lum- ber Co .; b. Cincinnati, O., Mar. 24, 1859; s. Isaac and Eva (Speyer) Shane; ed. pub. schs., Cincinnati; m. Aurelia Benjamin, of Cincinnati, Oct. 22, 1890; 1 daughter, Bernice Irene. Began with firm of Shane, Waldheim & Co., furniture and carpets, Cincinnati, 1883; then with Shane Furniture Co. and Am. Bar Fixture Co., mfrs. of office, drug, bank and saloon fixtures; removed to Chicago, 1895; es- tablished the Western Wrecking & Lumber Co., May, 1895, dismantling buildings and dealing in new and used lumber, of which is pres., treas. and mgr .; also founder, May, 1911, and owner of Shane & Co., the first independent plumbing and heating supply house of Chicago. Organized the Cincin- nati, Ohio State, and Nat. retail furniture assns. Mem. Associated Charities, Chicago. Republican. Jewish religion. Mason; Past Chancellor Com- mander Lincoln Lodge No. 17, K. of P., Cincinnati. Recreations: lover of music; athletic sports. Home: 4241 Grand Boul. Office: 3300-3400 Wentworth Av.

SHANKLAND, Edward Clapp, civil engr .; b. at Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 2, 1854; s. Edward Russell and Emeline F. (Clapp) Shankland; ed. pub. schs. of Dubuque, Ia .; C.E., Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N.Y., 1878; (hon. M.A., Cornell Coll., Mt. Ver- non, Ia., 1904); m. Iowa City, Ia., July 19, 1881, Harriet Graham; children: Ralph Graham, Mary Emeline. Was engaged for the U.S. on the im- provement of the Mo. and Miss. rivers, 1878-83; on bridge work at Canton, O., 1883-9; designing steel work for bldgs. since 1889. Engr. for Burnham & Root, architects, 1889-94; engr. of constrn. and chief engr. of works, World's Columbian Expn., 1891-3; mem. D. H. Burnham & Co., 1894-8; of E. C. & R. M. Shankland since 1898. Mem. Harbor Sub- way Commn., Chicago, 1911-16. Awarded Telford Gold Medal and Telford Premium from the Insti- tution of Civil Engrs. for paper presented on steel skeleton constrn. in Chicago, 1896. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Institution of Civil Engrs. (England), Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Soc. for Testing Materials. Clubs: University, Engi- neers', Press. Home: 4808 Champlain Av. Office: The Rookery.

SHANKLAND, Ralph Martin, civil engr .; b. Du- buque, Ia., Sept. 8, 1863; s. Edward Russell and Emeline F. (Clapp) Shankland; C.E., Univ. of Mich., 1888. Came to Chicago, 1890; in engring. dept. of D. H. Burnham & Co., architects, until Sept., 1898; mem. firm of E. C. & R. M. Shankland since 1898. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. En- grs. Clubs: University, Flossmoor Country. Home: 4816 Dorchester Av. Office: The Rookery.

SHANKLIN, Robert French, real estate; b. at Evansville, Ind., Jan. 9, 1861; s. of James M. and Eliza (Mccutcheon) Shanklin; ed. Princeton Univ., class of 1883; unmarried. Came to Chicago, 1883,

and studied law in the offices of Goudy & Chandler was admitted to Ill. bar, 1885, and engaged in pra( tice; established, 1892, firm of Robert F. Shankli & Co., as mortgage banker and gen. real estate an renting agent. Clubs: University, Saddle and CJ cle. Home: 820 Tower Ct. Office: 111 W. Washing ton St.

SHANNON, Angus Roy, lawyer; b. Rocheste: N.Y., Mar. 27, 1873; s. Michael and Margaret (Mc Kenzie) Shannon; ed. high sch., Chicago, and Al mour Inst .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896; m. Turbi Taft Browne, of Chicago, Nov. 5, 1909. Admitte to Ill. bar, 1896, and since practiced at Chicago was one of the attorneys for Board of Edn., 1906 Democrat. Mason; mem. Kappa Sigma. Clubs University, City, Chicago Athletic. Home: 520 Blackstone Av. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.

SHAPKER, Edward Bernard, investment banker b. Evansville, Ind., June, 1874; s. Bernard and Mar (Nurre) Shapker; ed. St. Mary's Inst., Dayton, O m. Winifred Alma, d. Fred W. Norwood, of Chica go, Aug. 24, 1904; 2 children: Elizabeth Norwood Edward Bernard, Jr. In employ of R. G. Dun & Co mercantile agency, 1893-1903; with McDonald, Mc Coy & Co. and successors, McCoy & Co., invest ment bonds, 1903-11; pres. Shapker, Waller & Co investment bankers, since 1911; dir. United Gas ( Fuel Co. of Hamilton, Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. Demc crat. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day North Shore Golf. Recreations: golf, fishing Home: 823 Central Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 23 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

SHARP, William Leslie; b. Princeton, Ill., Jar 19, 1862; s. W. Harrison and Nancy J. (Fisher Sharp; grad. high sch., Princeton, Ill., 1878; m. Chi cago, May 3, 1892, Georgia P. Kendall; children Arthur Eugene, Edward Leslie, Marion Grace. Wa teller Merchants Exchange Nat. Bank, Muscatine Ia., 1881; cashier Carroll Co. (Ia.) Bank, 1883 salesman Western Sash & Door Co., Kansas City Mo., 1884; asst. mgr. Huttig Sash & Door Co., S Louis, 1886; mgr. Huttig Bros. & Co., Wichita Kan., 1889; mem. W. H. & W. L. Sharp, farm mort gage bankers; dir. First Nat. Bank of Englewood pres. Sharp, Partridge & Co., plate and window glass; sec. and treas. C. E. Sharp Lumber Co Woodward, Okla. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce Presbyterian. Mason (33°, K.T., Shriner; Chance] lor Oriental Consistory; Past Grand Comdr. o Grand Commandery of Ill.). Clubs: Chicago Ath letic, Beverly Country, Lumbermen's Golf Assr Recreations: golf, reading. Home: 7124 Yale Av Office: 245 W. 63d 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 200

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