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SEJALON, Raphael; deceased; see Vol. 1905. *SELFRIDGE, Harry Gordon, merchant; see Vol. 1905.
SELL, Henry Thorne, clergyman; born Brook- lyn, Sept. 30, 1854; son Henry T. and Martha A. (Fordham) Sell; A.B., Wesleyan Univ., 1873, A.M., 1876; B.D., Yale, 1877; (D.D., Ripon Coll., 1902); married Mary Blackman, of Whitewater, Wis., Nov. 21, 1888. Prof. mathematics and German, Chamberlain Inst. and Female Coll., Randolph, N.Y., 1873-4; ordained Congl. min- istry, 1877; pastor, Lysander, N.Y., 1874-81, Cortland, N.Y., 1881-6; dist. sec. for Ill. and Wis. Congl. S.S. and Publ. Soc., Chicago, 1886- 92; pastor, Auburn Park (1892-6) and Covenant (1891-1901) chs., Chicago. Editor The Advance, Chicago, 1901-3; preaching, lecturing and writ- ing books, 1903-6; pastor Plymouth Congl. Ch., Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1906-10. See Who's Who in America for list of books. Residence: 4518 Magnolia Av.
SELLAR, George Alan, sec. and mgr. Benja- min Sellar Mfg. Co .; born Aberdeen, Scotland, Sept. 7, 1877; son George and Annie (Fraser) Sellar; ed. pub. schools, Lewis Inst., and Y.M. C.A. night school, Chicago; married Minnie Louise Carr, of Bowmanville, Ont., July 1, 1903.
tor Co., 8 years, Am. Spiral Pipe Works, 4 years, and Mark Mfg. Co., 4 years; vice-pres. and mgr. Federal Steel Fixture Co., Dec. 1, 1905-10; organized the Benjamin Sellar Mfg. Co. (tools and hardware specialties), of which is now sec. and mgr. Republican. Baptist. Mem. board of mgrs. West Side Y.M.C.A. Mem. Roy- al League. Recreations: golf, tennis, fishing. Residence: 3760 W. Harding Av. Office: 557 W. Quincy St.
SELLECK, William Edwin, retired; born Tre- mont, Tazewell Co., Ill., Feb. 18, 1841; son Sands E. and Eliza (Ayres) Selleck; ed. pub. schools of St. Louis, Mo. Learned carpenter's trade; studied architecture. Served in Civil War in U.S. Militia, in the q .- m. dept. at Vicks- burg, Miss., and in Treasury Dept. After war was supt. of Pullis Iron Works, St. Louis, un- til 1879; came to Chicago, and established the Borden & Selleck Co., selling agents for Howe Scales and dealers in other devices; retired from business, 1893. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Riverside Golf. Address: Union League Club.
*SELLECK, William Riley, financial mgr .; see Vol. 1905.
SELLEN, Henry Adolphus, vice-pres. and mgr. Morgan Sash & Door Co .; born Beaver Dam, Wis., Nov. 8, 1865; son Nicolous and Mar- garetha (Berwind) Sellen; ed. high school and Wayland Univ., at Beaver Dam, and Spencerian Business Coll., Milwaukee; married Milwaukee, Nov. 24, 1888, Elizabeth Salb; 1 daughter: Irene (died at 12 years old). Was sec. and treas. Will- iam H. Schmidt Sash & Door Co. (now out of business) ; conducted bldg. material business at Milwaukee, 1889-91; came to Chicago, 1891, in same line; since Feb. 1, 1903, has been vice- pres. and mgr. Morgan Sash & Door Co. Re- publican. Was mem. and received honorable discharge from Wis. Militia. German Lutheran. Mason (Past Master Blue Lodge, Berwyn, No. 839; mem. Siloam Commandery K.T., Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Clubs: Hamilton, Chi- cago Athletic, Traffic, Berwyn (pres. 1910-11); also "Entre Nous." Recreations: motoring, fish- ing. Residence: 135 34th St., Berwyn, Ill. Of- fice: 2299 Blue Island Av.
SELLERS, Ernest Orlando, soloist, musical dir. and lecturer; born Hastings, Mich., Oct. 29, 1869; son William H. and Kate E. (Armstrong) Sellers; grad. high school, Lansing, Mich., 1886; learned civil engring. in the field; engaged in civil engring. at Lansing, 1889, becoming supt .. pub. works, and city engr. until 1896; attended Mercer Univ., Macon, Ga., 1900; studied music at Lansing, Cleveland and Chicago; married Edith L. Simons, of Helena, Mont., Dec. 6, 1893; 3 children: Dorothy, Rodney J. and Elizabeth L. Engaged in secretarial positions, Y.M.C.A .. 1899-1903, at Macon, Ga., Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, Del .; began musical and lecture career at Euclid Av. Baptist Church, Cleveland, 1903; asst. dir. of music, Moody Bible Inst. of Chicago, since Sept. 1907; Baptist, teacher, Friendly Bible Class. Independent Republican. Mason. Contributor to religious press and com- poser of church anthems and gospel songs. Res- idence: 1502 Hood Av. Address: 153 Institute Place.
SELLERS, Frank Harrold; see Vol. 1905.
SELLERS, John Morris, mfr .; born Keokuk, Ia., Aug. 12, 1865; son Morris and Rosa (Mc- Cune) Sellers; ed. pub. grammar schools and Chicago Manual Training School; unmarried. Vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Sellers Mfg. Co. since 1888; discovered and developed Sellers Mine, Mesabe Iron Range, Hibbing, Minn., 1894. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Chicago Golf, Grand Island Lodge (Bath, Il1.). Recreations: shooting and golf. Residence: 4636 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1201 McCormick Bldg.
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SELLERS, Morris, mfr .; born Philadelphia, Nov. 14, 1832; son Charles and Elizabeth (Mor- ris) Sellers; moved to Cincinnati, O., 1839; grad. Woodward Coll., Cincinnati; married 1854, Manda Patterson, who died, leaving 1 daugh- ter, now Mrs. P. A. Largey; married 2d, Rosa McCune; 3 children: John M., Blanche (Mrs. Rudolph Ortmann), Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Horace C. Hutchins). After leaving school, joined his father in construction of charcoal blast fur- nace in Middle Tennessee; later employed by Duff Green, editor Congressional Globe; em- ployed on an old Ga. State railroad; ran first passenger locomotive on Bellefontaine & Ind. R.R., and afterward worked in repair shop of same road at Galion, in locomotive works at Cincinnati, 1854-5; locomotive engineer on I.C. and M.C. rys .; in charge of repair shops of M.C.R.R. at Michigan City, and later master mechanic and asst. supt. Peoria & Oquawka R.R .; became foreman in charge of passenger locomotives on Pa.R.R. between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg; in 1860 became asst. supt. Des Moines Valley R.R., and extended road to Ft. Dodge, la. In 1871 employed to introduce Westinghouse air brake; in 1875 became repre- sentative of the Westinghouse Air Brake Co., Pittsburg Locomotive Works and other large concerns, in Chicago; in 1876 established Mor- ris Sellers & Co. incorporated, 1894, as Sellers Mfg. Co., of which was pres. many years; now dir. same. Formerly pres. Hewitt Mfg. Co. and Chicago Drop Forge & Foundry Co .; dir. Har- vey Steel Car & Land Assn., etc. Mem. Nee- Pee-Nauk Shooting Club of Wis. and Swan Lake Shooting Club of Ill. Residence: 4636 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1513 Malcolm Av.
*SELLON, George Clinton, architect; see Vol. 1905.
SELZ, J. Harry, shoe mfr .; son Morris and Rosa (Frank) Selz. Second vice-pres. Selz, Schwab & Co. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Ath- letic, Standard, South Shore Country. Resi- dence: 3152 Michigan Av. Office: 40 S. Mar- ket St.
SELZ, Morris, mfr .; born Neiderstetter, Württemberg, Germany, Oct. 2, 1826; son Jacob Herman and Hannah Selz; ed. Neiderstetter; married Chicago. May 1863, Rosa Frank (died, 1869); married 2d, Chicago, May 1885, Hannah Kohn; 3 sons: J(acob) Harry, Emanuel Frank, Abram Kohn. Came to U.S. at age of 17; be- came clerk and salesman in dry goods house, Hartford, Conn .; in 1848 employed in a general store in Georgia; in California, mining and trading, 1851-4; came to Chicago, 1854; was in clothing business until 1871, then founded firm of M. Selz & Co., dealers in boots and shoes, changing in 1878 to Selz, Schwab & Co., incor- porated, 1890, since which time he has been pres .; factories at Chicago, Genoa and Elgin. Mem. Sinai Temple. Republican. Club: Stand- ard. Residence: 1717 Michigan Av. Office: 40 S. Market St.
SEMPILL, Walter Morrison, druggist; see Vol. 1905.
SENEFF, Edward Hamilton, lawyer; born Mt. Eaton. O., Sept. 25, 1867: son Philip and Adeline (Sleighbaugh) Seneff; ed. Northern Ind. Normal School; student Northern Ind. Law School, and in law dent .. Lake Forest Univ., LL.B., 1896; married Chicago, Sept. 25. 1890, Lyda L. Lawson; children: George P., Thomas L. Taught school, 1884-6; attended school, 1886-9; stenographer and law clerk, 1889-96; admitted to bar, 1895; atty. in employ C.&E.I. R.R, 1896-9; since 1899 gen. atty. C.&E.I.R.R. Dir. Brazil Block Coal Co., Momence Stone Co. Republican. Club: South Shore Country. Resi- dence: 5406 South Park Av. Office: 724 McCor- mick Bldg.
SENG, Frank Joseph, pres. The Seng Co .: born Chicago, Dec. 22, 1869: son Wendelin and Agnes (Baer) Seng; ed. pub. and parochial schools, Chicago; married Barbara M. Bichl,
of Chicago, Oct. 16, 1895; 4 children: Mary Agnes, Elizabeth Marian, Francis Arthur and Raymond Anthony. Began business career, June 1882, as office boy, attending business coll. nights; bookkeeper for Sugg & Beiersdorf Co., Apr. 22, 1887, until May 1, 1892, when en- tered father's business, becoming sec. of The Seng Co., hardware specialties, upon its incor- poration, May 24, 1894, and pres., upon death of father, July 22, 1896; also vice-pres. Kinney- Rome Co. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Chicago Credit Men's Assn., Nat. Assn. of Mfrs. of U.S. of America. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Colum- bus. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ouilmette Country, North Shore Golf Club. Recreations: motoring and golf. Residence: 435 Lake Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1450 Dayton St.
SENN, Emanuel J., physician; born Elmore, Wis., Nov. 18, 1869; son late Dr. Nicholas Senn and Aurelia S. (Millhouser) Senn; prep. edn. Milwaukee High School, and Muhlenberg Coll., Allentown, Pa .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1893; married Alys Saroussini, of New Orleans, La., Apr. 1900. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Club: Chicago Athlet- 1c. Residence: 39 E. Schiller St. Office: 406 Reliance Bldg.
SENN, Nicholas, physician, surgeon; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
SENN, William Nicholas, surgeon; born Mil- waukee, Wis., June 1, 1876; son Nicholas (sur- geon. who died 1908) and Aurelia S. (Millhous- er) Senn; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1897; M.D., Rush Med. Coll .. Chicago, 1900: post-grad. course, Univ. of Vienna, Austria; married Margery L. Lynch, of Chicago, Jan. 3. 1906. Began practice at Chicago. 1900. Served 4 months in Spanish-Am. War as medical of- ficer. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Mem. Sigma Nu. Club: University. Residence: 149 E. Chicago Av. Office: Reliance Bldg.
SENNOTT, Thomas W., paving: born Cin- cinnati, O., June 3, 1853; son Patrick and Han- nah (Predergast) Sennott; grad. St. Xavier Coll., Cincinnati, 1867; married Chicago, July 10, 1883, Margaret, daughter of Edward Pow- ell; children: Sidney S., Joan. Became active, as a Republican, in politics of the 8th Ward; was chief bailiff of the civil courts under Sher- iffs Hoffman and Mann; nominated for city clerk, 1880, but was defeated: elected. 1SS2. clerk of the Probate Court of Cook Co .. serving until 1886; now pres. of the Sennott Paving Co. Mem. State Board of Equalization for term 1908-12. Mem. Royal League, Nat. Union, Catholic Benevolent Legion. Club: Illinois. Recreation: outdoor diversions. Residence: 702 S. Ashland Boul. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.
*SENOUR, William Faunt Le Roy, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.
SERCOMB, Albert Lavington, Chicago mgr. International Silver Co. and pros. of Sercomb & Co .; born Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 22. 1847: son John and Emma Sercomb, both of English birth; ed. pub. schools of Milwaukee; enlisted in 30th Wis. Vols, and served in the Civil War to its close: married New York, 1879. Georgia Adams, of Westport, Conn. (now deceased): 2 sons: Albert Adams. Henry Hiland: married 2d, July 3. 1909, Mrs. W. H. Johnson (nee Kate B. Merritt). Clerk in commission house in Milwaukee before and after war: bought an interest in a crockery business. Sanford & Ser- comb, but later sold his interests and went to New York, where for 3 years was salesman for dry goods house of S. B. Chittenden & Co. En- tored employment of Meriden Brittania Co in New York in 1875, and in 1878 came to Chicago as mgr. of the Western branch: continued until in 1900 that company, with fifteen others, was merged in the Internat. Silver Co., for which has since been general Western mgr. Also pres. of Sercomb & Co., electroplaters. Repub- lican. Mason (32 . Shriner)_ Mem. Columbia
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Post No. 176 G.A.R. Mem. (ex-pres. ) Chicago Jewelers' Assn .; mem. Citizens' Commercial Assn., Chicago Assi. of Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Marquette; ex-pres. North Side Club. Residence: 2906 Sheridan Rd. Office: 135 S. State St.
SERGEL, Charles Hubbard, publisher and editor: born Muscatine, Ia .. Sept. 25, 1861; son John Henry and Jean G. (Pocock) Sergel; grad. high school .. Mansfield. O .; married 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 Publishing Co .; also organized, and since pro- prietor Charles H. Sergel & Co., publishers. Consul of Peru at Chicago, 1893-1902. Editor The Drama. quarterly review. Author: Sound Money, 1895; contributor to The Critic and oth- er periodicals. Republican. Mem. A.A.A.S., Chi- cago Acad. of Sciences, Chicago Geographic Soc., S.A.R. Clubs: Press of Chicago (pres. 1910, 1911), Chicago Yacht, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Windsor Golf. Recrea- tion: travel. Residence: 4578 Oakenwald Av. Office: Pontiac Bldg.
SEVER, Henry Edwin, pres. and treas. The Riverside Publishing Company; born Hurdland, Knox Co., Mo., Apr. 28, 1866; son Joel and Elizabeth (Shaver) Sever; grad. State Normal School, Kirksville, Mo., 1888; married May E., daughter of Judge Chas. W. Meryhew, of Ka- hoka. Mo., Dec. 31. 1891. Supt. pub. schools, Kahoka, Mo., 1888-92; resident St. Louis, Mo., ensuing 4 years; came to Chicago, 1896; reor- ganized in 1897, and has since been pres. and treas. of The Riverside Publishing Company, subscription books; also gen. mgr. Western Newspaper Assn. Republican. Protestant. Ma- son (St. Bernard Commandery K.T., Oriental Consistory 32°, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Recrea- tions: golf and brook trout fishing. Residence: 5526 South Park Av. Office: 543-548 Marquette Building.
SEVERIN, Nils P., contractor and builder; born Sweden, Mar. 30, 1861; son Per Nelson and Elna (Nelson) Severin; ed. Sweden; married in Sweden, Jan. 29, 1885, Hanna Anderson; children: Alfred N., Enoch N., Esther I., Clara V. Learned carpenters' trade in Sweden; ar- rived in Chicago, 1888. Built Hotel Stockholm, largest Swedish hotel in Chicago, 1891-2; erect- ed $60,000 residence for Mr. Phillips, at 3836 Grand Boul., and $100,000 residence for Mr. Stone Hill, at Glencoe, Ill .; and many other residences and church bldgs. Republican; mem. Swedish Republican State League of Ill. and Swedish Republican Club. Sec. and dir. The Swedish Baptist Mutual Aid Assn. of America; vice-pres. Chicago Cemetery Assn .; dir. and mem. board of managers Scandia Mutual Life Ins. Co .; mem. board of dirs. of Englewood Hosp. Residence: 5209 Woodlawn Av. Office: Reaper Blk.
SEVERSON, Olaf F., lawyer; born Bergen, Norway, Aug. 26, 1858; came with parents from Norway direct to Chicago. 1862; ed. puh. schools of Chicago; married 1879, Emily M. Sims, of Piasa, Ill .; children: Charles F., Gil- bert S. In 1883 was appointed clerk in coro- ner's office by Henry L. Hertz; was deputy clerk Criminal Court under John Stephens, 1884-5; deputy coroner under Coroner Hertz, 1887-91; appointed justice of the peace by Gov. Fifer and held that office until Dec. 1, 1906; was also police justice under Mayors Wash- burn, Carter Harrison, Sr., Hopkins, Swift, Harrison, Jr., and Dunne. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner), Odd Fellow; mem. Royal League. Residence: 2656 Logan Boul. Office: 918 Chamber of Commerce.
SEWALL, Edmund D., ry. official; born Wil- mington, Del .; son Edmund Q. and Louise L. (Lovett) Sewall; ed. Taylor and Jackson's
Acad., Wilmington. Began with Wicomico & Pocomoke R.R., 1871, as rodman in engineer 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; clerk freight 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.Ry. at Stillwater, 1883-8; traveling lumber agt., Milwaukee, and commercial agt. at St. Paul, 1888-95; asst. gen. freight agt. at Milwaukee, 1895-8; gen. north- western agt. at Minneapolis, 1898-1902; asst. gen. supt. at Minneapolis, 1902-6; asst. to the pres. since June 1, 1906, C.,M.&St.P.Ry .; also vice-pres. C., M. & Puget Sound Ry. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Kenwood, Homewood Coun- try. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4721 Green- wood Av. Office: 1225 Railway Exchange.
SEXTON, Charles Bourland, gen. agent N.P. Ry. Co .; born Pike Co., Mo., Sept. 5, 1861; son of George L. and Margaret (Clifford) Sexton; ed. pub. schools of Clarksville, Mo., and Univ. of Mo .; married 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. agent same road, Chicago, since Aug. 1, 1905. Methodist. Mason, Nat. Union. Clubs: Traffic, South Shore Country. Residence: 70 E. Garfield Boul. Of- fice: 144 S. Clark St.
SEXTON, Herbert Bradley, resident mgr. Johnson & Higgins, insurance; born Staten Island, N. Y., June 2, 1877; son William Libbey and Antoinette (Jenkins) Sexton; ed. Staten Island Acad. and St. Paul's School, Salem, N.Y .; married Edith Acken Dorrance, of New York, Oct. 27, 1903; 2 children: Edith Dorothy and Herbert Bradley, Jr. Began in employ of John- son & Higgins, New York, Mar. 1894; came to Chicago, Mar. 1904, as representative of the firm in fire insurance and to be with Prindiville & Co., marine representatives of the firm; sec., treas. and dir. Prindiville & Co. Republican. Dutch Reformed Church. Recreation: golf. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 230 S. La Salle St.
SEXTON, John, pres. of John Sexton & Co .; born Dundas, Ont., June 29, 1858; son Michael and Ellen (O'Connor) Sexton; ed. common schools; married Chicago, Aug. 1886, Annie Louise Bartelmann; children: Helen, Thomas G., Franklin, Sherman, Ethel. Began at age of 15 in a general store at Niagara Falls, Ont., remaining 3 years; came to Chicago in 1877; clerked for several tea houses and was city salesman; formed a copartnership with George A. Hitchcock in 1883 under the name of Hitch- cock & Sexton; purchased Mr. Hitchcock's in- terest in 1886, and the firm name of John Sex- ton & Co. was assumed, and has since been re- tained, the business having been incorporated in 1898. Independent Democrat. Catholic. Res- idence: 2236 Dayton St. Office: Lake and Frank- lin Sts.
SEXTON, Paul D., sec. and treas. Met. West Side Elevated Ry. Co .; born Milwaukee, Wis., May 11, 1869; son Kellogg and Mary E. (Tay- lor) Sexton; ed. St. Mark's School, Southboro, Mass., preparatory to Harvard, but did not enter college on account of ill health; traveled around the world 3 years; made arctic trip to Greenland, and was one of first white men to cross the Philippines before they came into possession of the U.S .; married Euphemia J. Hart, of Oswego, N.Y., Oct. 26, 1905; 1 daugh- ter: Aural Hart. Began as junior clerk in comptroller's office, Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis R.R., Kansas City, 1890-3; became iden- tified with Met. West Side Elevated R.R. (Chi- cago), 1893, beginning in a clerical position, afterwards becoming sec. and treas., which po- sition he now holds. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: City. Recreations: gardening and dogs.
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Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 160 W. Jack- scn Boul.
SEYFERLICH, Charles Frederick, fire mar- Shal; born Chicago, Sept. 29, 1852; son Ferdi- nand C. and Fredricka Seyferlich; ed. pub. school; married Anne Meyer, of Manitowoc, Wis., Feb. 9, 1878. Entered Chicago fire dept. as truckman, Aug. 1877; promoted It., June 1881; resigned Dec. 15, 1882; reappointed truck- man, Apr. 1, 1883; promoted lt., Aug. 4, 1883; capt., May 1, 1887; chief of battalion, May 16, 1894; 3d asst. marshal, Oct. 22, 1904; 2d asst. marshal, Mar. 18, 1905; 1st asst. marshal, July 1, 1906; apptd. fire marshal, Dec. 27, 1910, suc- ceeding Marshal Horan, deceased. Residence: 714 LaSalle Av. Office: City Hall.
SEYMOUR, Claude, vice-pres. Otto Young & Co .; born New York, June 30, 1868; son Charles B. and Adele (Young) Seymour; ed. pub. schools, New York and Chicago; married Kathryn Ross, of Chicago, Jan. 28, 1895; 2 daughters: Marga- ret and Kathryn. Began in employ of James E. Crane, upholsterer, New York, 1883-5; came to Chicago; in employ of Otto Young & Co., 1885-90; with The Fair, 1890-1906, resigning as asst. gen. mgr. to become vice-pres. Otto Young & Co. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Automobile. Edgewater Golf, South Shore Country. Recreations: motoring and golf. Res- idence: 822 Buena Av. Office: Heyworth Bldg. SEYMOUR, Edward J., ry. official. Entered ry. service in 1872; was in general freight depts. of Grand Trunk Ry., Grand Rapids & Ind. R.R., Ohio & Miss. R.R. and Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Ry., until 1880; chief clerk, 1880-5, asst. gen. freight agt., 1885-93, Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Ry., at Mil- waukee; asst. gen. freight agt., C.&N.W.Ry. since 1893. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Traffic. Residence: The Lessing. Office: 226 W. Jack- son Boul.
SEYMOUR, Elwyn William, steamboat serv- ice; born Three Rivers, Can., Dec. 10, 1862; son Richard Augustus and Susan (Reace) Sey- mour; ed. pub. schools, Manistee, Mich .; mar- ried Chicago, Sept. 17, 1903, Violet Eastman. Was clerk, 1888-92, Chicago agent, 1892-4, and since 1895 has been gen. mgr. of the Northern Michigan Transportation Co. Democrat. Epis- copalian. Mason, Elk, Royal League. Club: Illinois Athletic. Recreations: golf and base- ball. Residence: 5629 Kenmore Av. Office: East end of Michigan St.
*SEYMOUR, Horatio Winslow, editor and publisher; moved to New York; see Vol. 1905.
SEYMOUR, J. Alonzo, mfr .; born Winfield, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1845; son Alonzo and Mary Fletcher (Round) Seymour; ed. pub. schools. Grand Rapids, Mich .; married Geneva, Ill., Oct. 12, 1870, Jane E. Throop; children: Minnie I. (Mrs. M. S. Mason), Harriet L. (deceased), Charles M. Came to Chicago, 1866, and was salesman and bookkeeper in the lumber busi- ncss, becoming a mem. of firm of Culver, Sav- idge & Co. at time it was organized; later the business was purchased by Throop & Seymour; in 1885 became Chicago agent for the Oconto Box & Barrel Co., until 1897, when with Frank- lin G. Peck organized the Seymour & Peck Co., manufacturers of vencer drums, of which is sec. Republican. Methodist. Club: Kenwood. Recreation: bowling. Residence: 4352 Lako Av. Office: 917 W. 20th Pl.
SEYMOUR, Mayhew Adams, retired grain merchant; see Vol. 1905.
SEYMOUR, Ralph Fletcher, designer, pub- lisher; born Milan, Ill., Mar. 18. 1876; son Otto L. and Sarah Jeannette (Fletcher) Seymour: ed. LaPorte (Ind. ) High School: studied archi- tecture and figure at Cincinnati Art Acad., under Nawottny, Beck, Meakin and Akin; hon. mention in art. 3 years' attendance: in Europe and Italy, summer of 1903; married Harriet Engle Brown. of Chicago. Jan. 1. 1901. Com- mercial and newspaper artist, 1898-9; pub. sin( ?
1899, designing type, borders, initials, etc., and issuing numerous fine editions of classics of English and foreign literature, privately print- ed; also does gen. and illustrating work. In- structor in composition and illustration, Art Inst. of Chicago, since 1907. Mem. Ind. Soc. Clubs: Caxton, Cliff Dwellers. Home: Ravinia, Lake Co., Ill. Office: Fine Arts Bldg.
SEYMOUR, Thomas Hartley; born Hender- son, Jefferson Co., N. Y., May 20, 1835; son Dr. Stephen and Harriet Hopkins (Weeks) Sey- mour; ed. pub. schools of native town; married Rome, N.Y., Sept. 2, 1857, Louise, daughter of Lynden Abell; children: Martha Frances (Mrs. Charles P. Wheeler), Walter S. (died Dec. 1901), Harriet Louise (Mrs. Albert E. D. Cars- callen), Thomas Hartley (died 1891), Katha- rine Elizabeth (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 in Apr. 1854; asst. gen. freight agent C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1854-60; since 1860 engaged in commission business on Chi- cago Board of Trade, as mem. of Bailie & Sey- mour, 1860-1; as T. H. Seymour & Co., 1861- 1902; retired, 1902. Mason (32°). Mem. New Jerusalem Church (Swedenborgian). Republi- can. Address (since 1869) : Norwood Park, Ill.
SHABAD, Henry Moses, lawyer; born Wilna, Russia, June 21, 1861; son Samuel Aaron and Bella Rachel (Gersoni) Shabad; arrived in America, Sept. 17, 1877; ed. Ecclesiastical School. Wilna: Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Union Coll. of Law, Kent Coll. of Law. Chicago, LL.B., 1894; married Fannie Barnett (born Leavenworth, Kan.), Sept. 30, 1888; 2 chil- dren: Myrtle and Theodore (both died in Iro- quois Theatre fire Dec. 30, 1903). Engaged in printing business, 1882-94 (experimented in a co-operative printing establishment, 1882-4): admitted to Ill. bar, 1894; delegate 1st Deep Waterway Convention, New Orleans, 1903. b.v nomination of Mayor and City Council: nomi- nated by Dem. Convention for trustee Sanitary Dist .. 1905; argued the constitutionality of the Municipal Court Term case before the Su- preme Court of Ill. at the Apr. term 1910. Counsel for Real Property Owners' Assn. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. Lawyers' Assn .. Ill. State Bar Assn., Soc. for Ethical Culture, B'nai B'rith; ex-Grand Master Dist. No. 2. I.O. Free Sons of Israel. First vice-pres. Iroquois Memorial Assn. Club: Press (life mem. ). Res- idence: 4041 Indiana Av. Office: S01 Reaper Blk.
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