The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 180

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774

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SCOTT, Joseph Wood, mfr .; born Nichol Tp., near city of Guelph, Can., Dec. 20, 1860; son William and Isabella (Chaloner) Scott; ed. pub. schools of Wellington Co., Ont .; married Chi- cago, Sept. 1881, Erna C. Blakeney; children:

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Ethel I., Leonie M., William Chester, Clarence J. After leaving school learned trade of iron and wire worker in Canada, and in 1880 came to U.S., and after a year in Detroit came to Chicago, working for mfrs. here until 1887, when he established on his own account. In 1894 he became associated with Mr. C. O. Hauge, under the style of Am. Iron & Wire Works, mfrs. of structural and ornamental iron, brass and wire work. Republican. Mem. Garfield Lodge, A.F.&A.M., Royal Arcanum, North Am. Union. Residence: 22 $. Clark Av. Office: 1622 Carroll Av.

SCOTT, Walter Dill, univ. prof .; born Cooks- ville, Ill., May 1, 1869; son James Stirling and Henrietta (Sutton) Scott; grad. Ill. State Normal Univ., 1891; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1895; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., 1898; Ph. D., Univ. of Leipzig, 1900; married Anna Mar- cy Miller, July 21, 1898. Asso. prof. psychol- ogy and edn., and dir. psychol. lab., 1901-8, prof. psychology and dir. psychol. lab. since 1908, Northwestern Univ. Mem. Am. Psychol. Assn., Nat. Teachers' Assn., Nat. Soc. Coll. Teachers of Edn., Phi Beta Kappa. Presbyn. Republican. Clubs: University, Evanston Golf. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 2036 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill.

SCOTT, William Burnett, ry. official; born Hamilton, Ont., Can., Aug. 18, 1862; son John B. and Eliza Scott; ed. Walker's Acad., Guelph, Ont .; married Christina Bruce, of Guelph, Jan. 11, 1888; 7 children. Began ry. service on Grand Trunk Ry., 1873, messenger and clerk, at Guelph, 1873-8, operator, at Toronto, 1878- 83; train dispatcher Canadian Pacific Ry., at Winnipeg, Man., 1883-7; chief dispatcher and trainmaster on construction G.N.Ry .. at Minot, N.D. and Helena, Mont., 1887-9; supt. telegraph C.G.W.Ry., 1889-90; trainmaster A.,T.&S.F.Ry., at Chicago, 1890-7; supt. Gulf, Colo. & Santa Fé Ry., at Temple, Tex., 1897-1902; supt. Gal- veston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry., at San Antonio, 1902-4; gen. supt. Houston & Tex. Central R.R., 1904-5; asst. dir. maintenance and operation U.P. System and Southern Pacific Co. at Chicago, since May 1, 1905. Clubs: Mid-Day, Traffic. Residence: 568 Hawthorne Pl. Office: 610, 112 W. Adams St. .

SCOTTEN, Samuel Chatman, grain commn .; born Burlington, Ia., Oct. 31, 1851; son Samuel C., Sr., and Mary (Campbell) Scotten; ed. Bur- lington; married at New Orleans, Susie Cole- man; children: 3 daughters: Elsie G., Jose- phine (Mrs. J. Paul Dunne), Gertrude. Began as clerk in grocery, 1861; since 1878 in grain and commission business, later becoming mem. of firm of J. F. Harris & Co .; also mem. Har- ris, Gates & Co., incorporated 1903, as the Har- ris, Scotten Co., of which he was pres. until 1907; since 1907 mem. of Scotten & Snydacker. Also dir. Mexican Mutual Planters Co., Pacific American Fisheries Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Residence: 4834 Forrestville Av. Of- fice: Board of Trade.

SCOVILLE, Amasa Unruh, grain commn. merchant; born Murphysboro, 11., Dec. 12, 1857; son Washington L. and Mary E. (Un- ruh) Scoville: ed. pub. schools of N.). State, and St. John's Acad., Manlius, N.Y .: married Manlius, N.Y., June 27, 1882, May A. Williams; children: Florence O. and Walter A. Began business life as clerk in a grocery store, Man- lius, N.Y., until 19 years old; then went to Kan- sas until 1879; came to Chicago; engaged in grain business with F. G. Kammerer for 10 Trade in 1883; since 1892 with brother, J. H., in firm of Scoville & Co., commn, grain and provisions. Presbyterian. Club: Riverside Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: Riverside, III. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg.

SCULLY, Maurice H., syrups: born Dublin. Ireland, Apr. 14, 1860; son Maurice H, and Rose (Yarr) Scully; brought to America by parents. 1861; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; unmarried. Identified with the D. B. Scully Syrup Co. since 1877, and a mem. of the firm since 1882. Re- publican. Mem. Royal Arcanum, National Un- ion. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. South Shore years; became mem. of Chicago Board of Country. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 321 12. Illinois St.

SCOVILLE, John Henry, grain commn. : born East Bloomfield, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1867; son Wash-

ington L. and Mary E. (Unruh) Scoville; grad. West Division High School, Chicago; married Emma May Curyea, of Chicago, Oct. 28, 1897; 1 daughter: Melvina. On leaving school was set- tling clerk for Board 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. merchants in grain and provisions. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Democrat. Episcopalian. Was 3 years in Co. A, First Regt., I.N.G. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Homewood Country. Recreations: golf and athletic sports. Residence: 5717 Monroe Av. Office: 611 Postal Telegraph Bldg.

*SCOVILLE, Louis Phelps, banker; moved to St. Louis, Mo .; see Vol. 1905.

SCRAFFORD, Matthew John, lawyer; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

SCRIBNER, Charles Ezra, electrical engr .; moved to New York; see Vol. 1905.

SCRIBNER, Gilbert Hilton, Jr., engr. and contractor; born Yonkers, N.Y., Jan. 11, 1861; son late Gilbert Hilton and Sarah Woodbury (Pettengill) Scribner; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H., and School of Mines, Columbia Univ., New York; married Josephine Romeyn Brown, of New York, Dec. 31, 1889. Engaged as engr. and contractor at Chicago since 1891. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of Way Assn. Mem. S.A.R. Clubs: Engrs.' (New York), St. Louis (St. Louis), Chicago, Skokie Country, Chicago Engrs.' Residence: 539 Strat- ford Pl. Office: The Temple.

SCRIBNER, Seth Sherrill, hardware mer- chant; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

SCUDDER, John Arnold, bonds; born Chica- go, June 24, 1872; son William M. and Mary (Arnold) Scudder; ed. St. Paul's School, Con- cord, N.H .; married Chicago, 1901, Alice Bar- rett; children: Thomas Barrett, Samuel Bar- rett. Since 1900 has been engaged in business on own account as a dealer in railroad and mu- nicipal bonds. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, Chica- go Golf. Residence: 577 Hawthorne Pl. Office: Tribune Bldg.

SCULLY, Alexander B., pres. Scully Steel & Iron Co .; dir. Met. Trust & Savings Bank. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Calu- met, Ill. Athletic, Hamilton. Exmoor, South Shore Country. Residence: 920 Lincoln Park- way. Office: 2364 S. Ashland Av.

SCULLY, Daniel B., syrups; born Kings Co., Ireland, May 23, 1850; son Maurice and Rose (Yarr) Scully; attended schools at Madison, N. J., and in DeKalb Co., Ill .; married Milwaukee, Aug. 13. 1888, Josie V. Hogan: children: Gene- vieve, Marion, Emily, Alfred, Daniel, Josephine. Frank. Worked in Tremont House, Chicago, 1863-8, then for a time with Western News Co., and afterward with E. E. Ryan, insurance. un- til 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. Cath- olic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Illinois. Resi- dence: 1725 Graceland Av. Office: 321 E. Illi- nois St.

SCULLY, Thomas Francis, judge; born Chi- cago, Nov. 5, 1870; son Thomas and Ellen (Lyons) Scully: prop. edn. in Holy Family School and Jesuit Coll .: employed in co. re- corder's office, and in the law dept of the Board of Edn., 1892-4; L.L.B. Lake Forest

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Univ., 1896; married Mary A. Madden, of Chi- cago, Sept. 1, 1909. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896, and began practice at Chicago; asst. pros. atty., City of Chicago, 1896-1903; atty. for city comp- troller, 1903-5; meni. State Bd. of Equaliza- tion, 1900-4; alderman 10th Ward, 1905-10; elected judge Municipal Court of Chicago, Nov. 1910. Del. Dem. Nat. Conv., 1908. Mem. Royal League, Knights of Columbia, Catholic Order of Foresters. Club: Iroquois. Recreation: base- ball. Residence: 1322 Washburne Av.

SEABURY, Charles Ward, fire insurance; born Peoria, Ill, Aug. 6, 1876; son Charles and Clara (Ward) Seabury; ed. Oak Park High School and Univ. of Mich .; married Louise Lovett, of Anderson, Ind., Oct. 16, 1909. In fire ins. business in Chicago since 1896; first with R. A. Waller & Co., succeeded by Marsh, Ull- mann & Co., then Burrows, Marsh & McLen- nan; now Marsh & McLennan. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Psi Upsilon, Oak Park Y. M.C.A. Clubs: Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Westward Ho Golf. Residence: 315 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

SEAMAN, George Milton, treas. Bermingham & Seaman Co., wholesale paper; born St. Jo- seph, Mo., June 24, 1876; son Charles H. and Kate (Porter) Seaman; ed. pub. and high schools of St. Joseph, Mo .; married Adelaide MI. Herzberg, of Chicago, Nov. 30, 1905; 2 chil- dren: Mary, Adelaide Marguerite. In the paper business since 1895; treas. and dir. Bermingham & Seaman Co. since 1905. Democrat. Episco- palian. Clubs: Southern, Edgewater Golf. Rec- reations: golf, motoring. Residence: 1106 Oak Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1214-1232 Tribune Building.

SEARLE, Gideon Daniel, chemist; born Deer- field, Ind., Feb. 13, 1846; son Heman L. and Barbara (Schermerhorn) Searle; ed. common schools and business coll., Chicago; married Anderson, Ind., Oct. 6, 1868, Cornelia L. How- ard; 1 son: Dr. Claud H. Served in the Army of the Cumberland in Civil War, as corporal 135th Ind. Inf. Was in retail drug business at Anderson, Ind., 1869-88; went to Omaha, Neb., 1888, establishing the Searle & Hereth Co., mfg. chemists; removed to Chicago and was pres. of the co., 1888-1904; established, 1904, firm of G. D. Searle & Son; later changed to G. D. Searle & Co., mfg. chemists, of which he is pres. Ma- son (K.T.). Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: fishing. Summer Resi- dence: Walloon Lake, Mich. Residence: 821 Crescent Pl. Office: 215 W. Ohio St.

SEARS, John Barry, banker; born Chicago, Aug. 23, 1869; son Joseph and Helen (Barry) Sears; A.B., Yale Univ., 1891; married Jessie Anderson, of Salt Lake City, June 1, 1907. Was associated with Granger Farwell & Co., bankers and brokers, 1893-1907, when that co. was reorganized and became the Farwell Trust Co., of which has since been treas. and dir. Pres. Sherman (Tex.) Gaslight & Fuel Co., Marquette Co. Gas & Electric Co., Ishpeming, Mich .; treas. North Am. Securities Co., Chica- go; treas. Utah Gas & Coke Co., Salt Lake City. Clubs: Chicago, University. Residence: Kenil- worth, Ill. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St.

SEARS, Joseph, real estate; born Lockport, Ill., Mar. 24, 1843; son John and Miranda (Blount) Sears; ed. pub. schools and Garden City Inst., Chicago, Canandaigua (N.Y.) Acad., and Bells Commercial Coll .; married Helen Stedman Barry, of Chicago, June 30, 1868; 5 children: John Barry, Philip Rasselas, Helen Abigail, Joseph Alden, Dorothy. Served in Civil War as q .- m. sergt. 134th Ill. Inf. and as regimental q .- m. 147th Ill. Inf. Entered em- ploy of N. K. Farbank & Co., 1868, becoming a partner in the firm in 1872, and vice-pres. upon its incorporation in 1880, in which posi- tion continued until 1891; organized, 1891, and since pres. The Kenilworth Co., real estate. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Republican.

Club: Chicago. Residence: Kenilworth, Ill. Of- fice: 1212 Rector Bldg.

SEARS, Nathaniel Clinton, lawyer; born Gal- lipolis, O., Aug. 23, 1854; son Amos Gould and Susan (Davis) Sears; preparatory edn. Elgin (111.) Acad .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1875, A.M., 1878; law student Univ. of Berlin, Ger., 1875-6; (LL.D., Northwestern Univ., 1898); married Elgin, Ill., May 26, 1887, Laura Raymond Da- vidson. Admitted to Ill. bar, Jan. 1, 1878; elect- ed judge Superior Court, Cook Co., Ill:, 1893; appointed asso. justice Appellate Court of Ill., 1897; reappointed, 1900, chief justice Appellate Court, 1902; resigned Apr. 1, 1902, to enter law firm of Sears, Meagher & Whitney. Rep. can- didate for mayor of Chicago, 1897. Trustee Be- loit (Wis.) Coll. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and Am. Bar assns. Clubs: Union League, Press. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Residence: 5432 Kenmore Av. Country Residence: Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

SEARS, Richard Warren, retired merchant; born Stewartville, Minn., Dec. 7, 1863; son James Warren and Eliza A. (Benton) Sears; ed. common schools of Minn .; married Anna Lydia Meckstroth, of Minneapolis, June 20, 1895; 4 children: Sylvia, Wesley, Serena, Warren. Be- gan as railroad employe at St. Paul, in 1880; started in mail order business in Minneapolis, in 1886; organized the firm of Sears, Roebuck & Co., in 1890, in Minneapolis, of which was the senior mem. until 1895, when business was transferred to Chicago and incorporated, be- coming pres. and dir .; in 1908 retired from ac- tive business, and since devotes time to farm- ing. Republican. Clubs: Westward Ho, Chica- go Automobile. Residence: 141 S. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Building.

SEAVERNS, George Alfred, grain, corn and real estate; born Chicago, Jan. 20, 1864; son George Alfred and Susan J. (Updike) Seaverns; ed. pub. schools and Harvard School (private) ; married Clara I. Currier, of Lynn, Mass., Dec. 30, 1886; 2 children: Louis Currier, George Al- fred, III. Worked in grain elevator business of his father until 1890, when was admitted to partnership. In 1901, on the retirement of George A. Seaverns, Sr., the Alton Grain Co. and the Alton Elevator Co. were organized to succeed to his grain and elevator interests, of which he was pres., until death of father in 1904; since then in charge of his father's es- tate. Since May, 1908, mgr. commn. dept. of Armour Grain Co .; also operating in real es- tate (own properties); pres. Seaverns Elevator Co. Republican. Universalist. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia. Residence: 2970 Prairie Av. Offices: The Rookery and Home Insurance Bldg.

SEAVERNS, William Seaver, grain commn .; 1837-1911; see Vol. 1905.

SEBASTIAN, John, ry. official. Entered ry. service as clerk, chief clerk and traveling pass. agt. A.,T.&S.F.Ry., 1869-79; general southwest- ern pass. agt. C.,R.I.&P.Ry., Kansas City, 1879- 87; gen. pass. and ticket agt., Chicago, Kansas City & Neb. Ry., 1887-9, when that line was made a part of the C.,R.I.&P.Ry .; on the con- solidation was made gen. pass. agt. of the en- tire line, 1889-July 1, 1902; appointed pass. traffic mgr. C.,R.I.&P.Ry., July 1, 1902, and on Jan. 20, 1903, was made passenger traffic mgr. of the entire system, including the C.,R.I.&P. Ry., the Choctaw, Okla. & Gulf R.R., and the St. Louis, Kansas City & Colo. R.R .; also apptd. pass. traffic mgr. of the St.L.&S.F.R.R., and the C.&E.I.R.R., Feb. 20, 1906, and on Mar. 11, 1909, to similar position on the Colo. Southern, New Orleans & Pacific R.R., his jurisdiction covering over 15,000 miles of railroad; with the segregation of the Rock Island-Frisco Lines, Dec. 1, 1909, was elected 3d vice-pres. C.,R.I.&P.Ry., in charge of passenger traffic. Clubs: Union League, Glen View Golf, Midlo-

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thian Golf, Traffic. Residence: 1005 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: LaSalle St. Station.

SEBREE, James K., pres. Saratoga European Hotel & Restaurant Co. Residence: 330 Michi- gan Av. Office: 29 S. Dearborn St.

SEDGWICK, Earl Phillips, sec. and treas. Chicago Hardware Foundry Co .; born Wheaton, Ill., Apr. 8, 1867; son John A. and Mary R. (Phillips) Sedgwick; ed. high school, Oak Park, Ill .; married Grace M. Goble, of Chicago, June 22, 1900; children: Mary Louise, Robert, Mar- garet, Elizabeth. Began with Chicago Hard- ware Mfg. Co., 1884-97; sec. and treas. Chica- go Hardware Foundry Co., since 1897; also pres. Pfanstiehl Elec. Laboratory since 1906; vice-pres. Fowler Brass Works since 1909. Mayor of North Chicago, 1903-4; school trus- tee of District 63, Lake Co., 1904-5. Sec. Lake Co. Law and Order League; dir. Legislative Voters' League; organizer, and pres. 2 terms, Lake Co. Mfrs.' Assn .; mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Ill. Athletic, Highland Park, Waukegan Country. Recreations: golf and books. Resi- dence: Highland Park, Ill. Offices: North Chi- cago, Ill., and 546 W. Washington Boul.

SEEBERGER, Louis Augustus, real estate; born Oskaloosa, Ia., July 23, 1863; son Anthony F. and Jennie L. (Cooper) Seeberger; ed. Gam- bier, O .; married Chicago, Aug. 26, 1886, Ger- trude Bradley. Began business life, 1882, as clerk with firm A. F. Seeberger & Co., Chicago, wholesale hardware, 1882-91; since 1891 in real estate business. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board (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. Rec- reation: motoring. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: 115 S. LaSalle St.

SEEBECK, William Charles Ernest, pianist, instructor, composer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

SEEGERS, Charles, mfr .; born Hanover, Ger., Feb. 12, 1834; son Henry and Augusta (Gebers) Seegers; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, Jan. 18, 1862, Caroline Eckhoff; children: Hattie, Mary, George, Cora, Melville. Learned trade of cigarmaker; came to Chicago, Aug. 1855 and worked at trade; conducted a cigar store. Pres. Northwestern Linseed Oil Co., which afterward became Northwestern Lead & Oil Co., 1876-87; pres. Am. Varnish Co. from 1891 for about 10 years; now vice-pres. Crescent Linseed Oil Co., 1896-1902; dir. Bank of Commerce (in liquida- tion); treas. Wicker Park Safety Deposit & Trust Co .; pres. Am. Varnish Co. since 1906. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Mem. Evangelical Lutheran Church; Teutonia Männerchor. Residence: 414 Oakdale Av. Of- fice: 1138 N. Branch St.

SEELY, Garrett Teller, vice-pres. and general mgr. South Side Elevated Ry. Co .; born Os- wego, Ill., June 1, 1876; son Thomas Jennings and Anzolette E. (Teller) Seely; ed. pub. gram- mar schools: grad. Beloit (Wis.) Coll. Acad., 1895; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1899; married Grace Espy Morrow, of Champaign, Ill., Oct, 21, 1902; 2 daughters: Miriam and 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, and 2d vice-pres. and gen. mgr. since 1910. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs .. Chicago Engrs.' Club, Phi Gamma Delta and Tau Beta Pi. Recreations: outdoor sports. Residence: 4431 Lake Av. Office: 17 E. Congress St.

SEELYE, Henry E., lawyer; born at Bethel, Conn., June 20, 1827; son Seth and Abigail (Tay- lor) Seelye; brother of Julius Seelye, long pres. of Amherst Coll, and of L. Clarke Scelye, 1st pres. of Smith Coll .: academic edn .; married Detroit, Mich., July 21, 1857, Henrietta Hurd.

Came to Chicago, 1850; read law in office of Morris & Goodrich; admitted to Ill. bar, 1852. Was connected with the sanitary commn. dur- ing Civil War and was long sec. Chicago Or- phan Asylum and a trustee of Lake Forest Univ. Residence: 1463 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.

SEIDEL, Adolph, mfr .; born Halle, Germany, Jan. 4, 1841; son Ludwig and Louise Seidel; ed. Univ. of Halle, Germany; married Germany, 1867, Agnes Schaller; children: Ludwig A., Wal- ter F., Clara (Mrs. W. A. L. Schaefer), Elsie (Mrs. Dr. Emil John Merki). Came to Chicago in 1871, and was in various occupations until 1879, when he established the Red Star Com- pressed Yeast Co. In 1890 established firm of Adolph Seidel & Sons, mfg. chemists, of which is still senior mem .; also pres. Royal Chemical Works; dir. Phoenix Bldg. Soc. Residence: 3817 Rokeby St. Office: 1247 Garfield Av.

SEIDEL, Ludwig August, mfr .; born Halle, Germany, Aug. 10, 1869; son Adolph and Agnes (Schaller) Seidel; ed. pub. schools of Chicago to 1884; married 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 father is proprietor, 1887-90; in 1890 with father and brother estab- lished firm of Ad. Seidel & Sons, mfg. chemists, extracts, etc. Also dir. Royal Chemical Works. Residence: 719 Aldine Av. Office: 1245 Garfield Avenue.

SEIDEL, Walter Felix, mfr .; born Halle, Ger- many, Sept. 22, 1871; son Adolph and Agnes (Schaller) Seidel; ed. public schools of Chi- cago to 1886; married. Bookkeeper for August Hausske, furniture mfr .. 1886-8; with Red Star Yeast Co., of which his father is proprietor. 1888-92; with father and brother, established firm of Ad. Seidel & Sons, mfrs. of extracts, soda fountain supplies and bakers' supplies: also sec. and treas. Royal Chemical Works. Re- publican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), A.O.U.W., Nat. Union. Club: Germania. Residence: 3816 Rokeby St. Office: 1245 Garfield Av.

*SEIFERT, John K., coal operator, engr .; see Vol. 1905.

SEIFERT, Mathias Joseph, surgeon; born at Chicago, Mar. 2, 1866; son Anthony V. and Mar- garet (Kannen) Seifert; ed. Chicago parochial and pub. schs .. Teachers' Sem. at St. Francis. Wis., grad., 1885; grad. Chicago Musical Coll., 1887; grad. Univ. of Ill. (med. dept.). M.D .. 1901: married Mary C. Karst, of Chicago. Feb. 8, 1888 (music teacher) : 2 children: Earl and Myra Marie. Was school teacher, church organ- ist and choir dir. in Chicago, 1885-96; founded Western Musical Acad., 1889, and was its pres. until 1896. Appeared in numerous concerts giv- en by the Western Musical Acad. and other organizations, as pianist and conductor. Direct- ed the full Theodore Thomas Orchestra on the stage of the Chicago Auditorium and other halls at several important musical events. En- tered the Marion Sims Hosp. assisting Prof. Henry Parker Newman, 1898-1902: instr. gyne- cology, Chicago Policlinic Post-Grad. Sch. and Hosp., 1901-6; instr. physiology. Coll. of Physi- cians and Surgeons, 1899-1901; instr. in senior medicine, med. dept. Univ. of Ill., 1901-6; adj. prof. operative surgery same. 1905-9: prof physical diagnosis and anesthesiology. dental dept., Univ. of Ill., 1905-9: prof. clinical sur- gery. Practitioners' Coll .. a post-grad. school and hosp., since Sept. 1910. Attending surgeon St. Mary of Nazareth Hosp .. Chicago, since 1908; visiting surgeon Alexian Brothers Hosp. Author of monographs on med, and surg sub- jects. Mem. bd. of med. dirs. Union Life Ins. Co. of Chicago: med. examiner Security Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York. Mem. Physicians® Club, Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternity, Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc .. A.M.A. Nat Geog. Soc .. K. of C., C.O.F. and O.C.K. Rosi-

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dence: 166 Eugenie St. Office: Columbus Me- Began with C., B.&Q.R.R., 1 year; with Aeromo- morial Bldg.

SEIFERT, Rudolf, cigar merchant; born at Meiningen, Germany, Nov. 30, 1853; son Udo and Marie (Radefeld) Seifert; ed. in Germany; unmarried. Engaged in cigar business at Chi- cago since Oct. 10, 1875; also pres. Ill. Pub. Co., publishers Illinois Staats Zeitung, since 1909; dir. Battle Creek & Grand Rapids Inland Lakes Traction Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Trustee John Worthy School and House of Correction, 1897- 1903. Lutheran; dir. German Old People's Home, Harlem, Ill .; sec. and dir. German Aid Soc .; dir. German-Am. Hist. Soc. Club: Press. Recrea- tions: reading and music. Residence: 316 Cen- ter St. Office: 78 W. Washington St.

SEIPP, Philip Walter, broker; born Chicago, Aug. 26, 1878; son William C. and Emma A. (Huck) Seipp; prep. edn. Harvard School, Chi- cago, and Hill School, Pottstown, Pa .; student Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland, 1895-1896; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1899; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, and engaged in active practice at Chicago until 1902; became connected with, and since 1905 mem. firm of A. O. Slaughter & Co., brokers in stocks, bonds, grain, cotton and provisions. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chi- cago Stock Exchange. Mem. Co. G, 32d Mich. Vol. Inf. during Spanish-Am. War. Dir. Ger- man Hosp. Republican. Mem. Phi Delta Phi le- gal fraternity. Clubs: University, Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country, Exmoor Country, Germania Maennerchor, Industrial, Cumberland Lodge Hunting; also Lawyers', City (New York). Recreations: travel and hunting. Resi- dence: University Club. Office: 112 W. Monroe Street.

SEIPP, William C., capitalist; born Chicago, Jan. 4, 1851; son Conrad and Marie (Teutsch) Seipp; ed. Moseley School, Univ. of Chicago prep. school and Mt. Pleasant Military Acad .; married Chicago, Oct. 28, 1874, Emma A. Huck; children: Philip W., Edwin A., Clarence T., William C., Jr .; married 2d, Jan. 4, 1894, Phoebe Rehm. Was engaged in brewing business, 1871- 1892, successively sec., vice-pres. and pres. Con- rad Seipp Brewing Co .; also connected with West Side Brewing Co. from its organization, 1880, until 1892, as sec., vice-pres. and pres .; pres. Chicago Consolidated Brewing & Malting Co., 1890-2; since 1892 attending to his real es- tate interests and other investments. Treas. City of Chicago, 1879-81; treas. of Cook Co., 1882-6. Dir. Western Stone Co. Clubs: Ger- mania, Chicago, Exmoor, South Shore Country. Residence: 1547 Dearborn Av. Office: Teutonic Building.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 180

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 774

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774