The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 182

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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*SHACKLEFORD, Charles, lawyer; sce Vol. 1905.

*SHAFER, Henry, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

SHAFFER; see also Schafer.

SHAFFER, Carroll, pres. South Chicago Ele- vator Co .; born Chicago, Feb. 25. 1884 : son John Charles and Virginia (Consor) Shaffer: Ph.B .. Yale Univ., 1906: married Pauline Campbell Bullard, of Chicago. Apr. 23, 1908; 2 daughters: Carolyn and Pauline Barbara. Associated with J. C. Shaffer & Co .. grain merchants, since Doc. 1906; pres. South Chicago Elevator Co .: partner of firm of Shaffer & Stream: dir. Chicago Even- ing Post Co., Star Pub. Co., Indianapolis. Ind .. Herald Pub. Co., Louisville. Ky. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: University, Chicago Auto- mobile. Evanston University, Evanston Coun- try, Yale Club of Chicago (sec. and treas.); also Yale Club (New York). Recreations: mo- toring. tennis, baseball and golf. Residence, 1719 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 234 S LaSalle St.

SHAFFER, Cornelius Thadeus, bishop; born Troy, O., Jan. 3. 1847; son John Shelby and Margaret (Otis) Shaffer: ed. Berea (Ry.) Coll. 1867-9; spl. course, Cadiz. O .. 1873; spl. course in Hebrew, Brooklyn. 1878-9; M.D., Jeferson Med. Coll., Phila., 1888; (D.D .. Allen Univ .. SC. 1890. Wilberforce. 1905): married Annie Marie Taylor, of Cincinnati, Oct. 26. 1870 Served in 23d Ohio Colored Inf. and 100th US. Colored

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Inf., 1864-5. Ordained A.M.E. ministry, 1870; held various pastorates in Ohio, N.Y., Md., Pa. Presiding elder 3 yrs .; sec. and treas. Ch. Ex- tension Bd. A.M.E. Ch., 1892-1900; bishop A.M. E. Ch. since 1900; pres. Western Univ., Quin- daro, Kan., 1901-3. State sec. of N.Y., Good Templars of the World, 1878-9; del. Ecumeni- cal Conf. of Methodism. London, 1902; held two confs. in Africa, 1902. Author: Pastors Visiting Companion and Diary, 1885. Address: 3340 Rhodes Av.

SHAFFER, John Charles, newspaper pub- lisher; born Baltimore. June 5, 1853; son James and Ann (Crant) Shaffer; ed. pub. schs. of Bal- timore; married Virginia Consor, of Baltimore, Dec. 23, 1878; 2 sons: Carroll, Kent. Head of J. C. Shaffer & Co., commn. mchts., Chicago, 1878-SS; pres. Richmond (Ind.) St. Ry. Co., 1888-93; organized syndicate and purchased all the st. rys. of Indianapolis, and was pres., 1889- 93; pres. Asbury Park St. Ry. Co., 1892; built Chicago & Englewood Electric Ry., 1893; pres. and pub. Chicago Evening Post since 1901; also pres. Frank Parmelee Co. (Chicago), Cleveland (O.) Elevator Co .; vice-pres. and chmn. board Cleveland Grain Co. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Press (pres. 1910), Caxton, Glen View, Twentieth Century. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 167 W. Washington St.

SHAFFNER, see also Schaffner.

SHAFFNER, Benjamin Marion, lawyer; born Königsberg, Prussia, May 20, 1847; son Abra- ham and Leah Shaffner; removed to U.S. with parents in 1850, settling first at New Orleans, and in 1857 removing to Springfield, Ill .; grad. Springfield (Ill.) High School, 1863, and at once entered the army, serving in q .- m.'s dept. at Springfield, until 1865, when was appointed to U.S. Naval Acad. by Congressman (now Sen- ator) Shelby M. Cullom; grad. among the first 5 in class of 1869; then returned to Ill., enter- ing law office of Judge Skinner, Quincy, Ill .; admitted to bar, 1869; removed to Chicago, Jan. 1870. Residence: 3825 Pine Grove Av. Office: Ashland Blk.

SHAFFNER, Charles, pres. Charles Shaffner & Co., and Manhattan Brewing Co. Club: Stand- ard. Residence: 1026 E. 49th St. Office: 23 N. Franklin St.

SHAMBAUGH, George Elmer, physician ; born on farm in Clinton Co., Ia., Nov. 15, 1868; son 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; married Jacksonville, Ill., May 2, 1901, Edith Capps; 4 children: George E., Jr., Philip, Stephanie and Barbara. Special- ist in diseases of the ear, nose and throat; asst. prof. otology, Rush Med. Coll., since 1907; instr. anatomy of the ear, nose and throat, Univ. of Chicago, since 1900; otologist, Presbyterian Hosp. since 1902. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Fellow Am. Otol. Soc., Am. Laryngol. Soc .; mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Am. Assn. Anatomists; sec. and pres. Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Assn. Clubs: Quadrangle, University. Recreation: golf. Res- idence: 5317 Greenwood Av. Office: Peoples Gas Building.

SHAMEL, Clarence Albert, editor; born near Springfield, Ill., Mar. 9, 1869; son Conrad and Caroline (Alkire) Shamel; prep. B.S. and M.S., Univ. of Ill., 1891; married Pearl T. Springer, July 17, 1907; 2 children: Conrad S. and Garth C. Began as asst. editor Orange Judd Farmer, 1892; editor Orange Judd Farmer, Chicago, since 1902; also western mgr. of Orange Judd Co. since 1906. Sec. Ill. Assn. of Agricultural Editors, 1896-1903. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, K.T.). Club: Birchwood Country. Recreations: gardening, canoeing, sailing. Resi- dence: 1344 Kenilworth Av. Office: 1209, 122 S. Michigan Boul.

SHANAHAN, David Edward, real estate; born Lee Co., Ill., Sept. 7, 1862; son George and Katherine Vale (Power) Shanahan; removed with parents to Chicago when 3 months old; grad. Chicago High School and Chicago Coll. of Law. Republican. South Town supervisor, 1885- 6; deputy U.S. marshal for Northern District of Ill., 1889-93; mem. Ill. General Assembly from 9th District, 1894-1909. Mem. Royal Arcanum and K.P. Recreations: baseball and traveling. Residence: 2722 Throop St. Office: 115 S. Dear- born St.

SHANAHAN, Denis Stack, stained glass; born Co. Kerry, Ireland, Feb. 3, 1867; son Thom- as William and Margaret (Stack) Shanahan; ed. pub. schools in Ireland; came from Ireland to Chicago, 1882; married Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 1889, Mary T. Curran; children: Ade- line, 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 & Bieden- weg Co., of which was sec., 1894-1905; since then sec. and mgr. Munich Studio. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Nat. Union, C.O.F. Recreations: reading and travel. Residence: 1812 Clifton Park Av. Office: 222 W. Madison Street.

*SHANE, Samuel Paisley, traffic mgr .; see Vol. 1905.

SHANK, Edgar Lee, broker; see Vol. 1905.

SHANKLAND, Edward Clapp, civil engr .; born Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 2, 1854; son E. R. and Emeline F. (Clapp) Shankland; ed. pub. schools of Dubuque, Ia .; C.E., Rensselaer Poly- technic Inst., Troy, N.Y., 1878; (hon. M.A., Cor- nell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia .. 1904); married Iowa City, Ia., July 19, 1881, Harriet Graham; chil- dren: Ralph Graham, Mary Emeline. Was en- gaged for the U.S. on the improvement of the Mo. and Miss. rivers, 1878-83; on bridge work at Canton, O., 1883-9; since 1889 designing steel work for bldgs. Engr. for Burnham & Root, architects, 1889-94; engr. of construction and chief engr. of works, World's Columbian Expo- sition, 1891-3; mem. D. H. Burnham & Co., 1894- 8; since 1898 of E. C. & R. M. Shankland, civil engrs., with specialty in designing steel work for modern bldgs. In 1896 received a Telford gold medal and Telford premium from the In- stitution of Civil Engrs. for paper presented on steel skeleton construction in Chicago. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Institution of Civil Engrs., Western Society Engrs., Am. Soc. of Testing Materials. Clubs: University, Engineers', Press. Residence: 4808 Champlain Av. Office: The Rookery.

SHANKLAND, Ralph Martin, civil engineer; born Dubuque, Ia., Sept. 8, 1863; son E. R. and Emeline F. (Clapp) Shankland; C.E., Univ. of Mich., 1888. Came to Chicago, 1890; in the engring. dept. of D. H. Burnham & Co., archi- tects, until Sept. 1898; mem. of the firm of E. C. & R. M. Shankland since 1898. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Ken- wood, Homewood, University. Residence: 5330 Cornell Av. Office: The Rookery.

SHANKLIN, Robert French, real estate; born Evansville, Ind., Jan. 9. 1861; son James M. and Eliza (Mccutcheon) Shanklin; ed. Princeton Univ., class of 1883. On leaving Princeton, 1883, came to Chicago and studied law in the offices of Goudy & Chandler; was admitted to Ill. bar, 1885, and engaged in practice until 1892, when established, under firm name of Robert F. Shanklin & Co., as mortgage banker and general real estate and renting agent. In- dependent in politics. Clubs: University, Sad- dle and Cycle. Residence: 820 Tower Ct. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.

SHANNON, Angus Roy, lawyer; born Roch- ester, N.Y., Mar. 27, 1873; son Michael and Mar- garet (Mckenzie) Shannon; ed. high school, Chicago, and Armour Inst .; LL.B., Univ. of

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Mich., 1896; married Turbie Taft Browne, of Chicago, Nov. 5, 1909. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896, and since practiced at Chicago; one of attorneys for Board of Edn., Chicago, since 1900. Democrat. Mason; mem. Kappa Sigma. Clubs: University, City, Chicago Athletic. Res- idence: 5456 Michigan Av. Office: 35 N. Dear- born St.

SHARP, William Leslie, mfr .; born Prince- ton, Ill., Jan. 19, 1862; son W. Harrison and Nancy J. (Fisher) Sharp; grad High School, Princeton, Ill., 1878; married Chicago, May 3, 1892, Georgia P. Kendall; children: Arthur Eu- gene, Edward Leslie, Marion Grace. Was teller of the Merchants' Exchange Nat. Bank, Musca- tine, Ia., 1881; cashier Carroll Co. (Ia.) Bank, 1883; salesman Western Sash & Door Co., Kan- sas City, Mo., 1884; asst. mgr. Huttig Sash & Door Co., St. Louis, Mo., 1886; mgr. Huttig Bros. & Co., Wichita, Kan., 1889; mem. of firm of E. L. Roberts & Co., mfrs. of sash, doors, blinds and mill-work since Jan. 1, 1891, and now vice-pres. of the co. Also pres. Sharp, Part- ridge & Co., plate and window glass; sec. and treas. C. E. Sharp Lumber Co., Woodward, Okla. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Ma- son (33°, K.T., Shriner; Chancellor Oriental Consistory; Grand Capt .- Gen. of the Grand Commandery of Ill.). Presbyterian. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Beverly. Country, Lumbermen's Golf Assn. Recreations: golf and reading. Res- idence: 7124 Yale Av. Office: 22d St. and Union Place.

SHARP, William Nye, pres. Sharp & Smith; born Chicago, Sept. 25, 1861; son late Joseph Perine and Sarah E. (Nye) Sharp; ed. pub. schools, Chicago. Began with firm of Sharp & Smith (surg. instruments), and has been pres. since corporation was formed, 1904. Mason; mem. Royal League, Royal Arcanum, Macca- bees, Columbian Knights. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Ill. Athletic, Press. Recreations: camping ,and baseball. Residence: 117 Wisconsin Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 103 N. Wabash Av.

SHATTUCK, George B., lawyer; born Hills- dale, Mich., July 26, 1868; son L. Brace and Julia B. (Reed) Shattuck; grad. Hyde Park High School, followed by special studies in the Univ. of Mich .; grad. law dept., same, LL.B., 1890; post-grad. course, Chicago Coll. of Law, LL.B., 1891; married Chicago, June 1, 1898, Jennie E. Otis (died Feb. 1, 1900). Practiced alone in Chicago, 1890-8; formed partnership in 1898 with W. W. Wheelock, under name of Wheelock & Shattuck; in 1902 Frederick J. Newey was admitted, the firm assuming pres- ent style of Wheelock, Shattuck & Newey. Mem. Law Club and Chicago Bar Assn., Mili- tary Order of the Loyal Legion, Sigma Chi Fra- ternity. Clubs: Kenwood, Chicago Yacht, Calu- met Golf. Office: Marquette Bldg.

SHAVER, Cornelius H., news dealer: born Hudson, N.Y., Feb. 2, 1838; ed. pub. schools un- til 12 years of age. Served apprenticeship as printer and worked in several newspaper of- fices. In 1854 was employed by Leroy N. Shear, founder of the Union News Co., of New York, to become newspaper agent on the Hudson Riv- er R.R., in which continued until 1860, when took charge of the first exclusive newspaper train ever run in America (from New York City to Buffalo); in Oct. 1860, at instance of Mr. Shear, came to Chicago and began the rail- road news business in Chicago; in 1864 bonght the business of Mr. Shear; organized the R.R. News Co., of which was pres. many years; now. of C. H. Shaver News Co. Club: Union League. Office: 125 W. Illinois St.

SHAW, Arthur F., fire underwriter. Was res- ident partner, Hall & Henshaw; now head of firm of A. F. Shaw & Co., successors to Hall & Henshaw. Club: Casino (Edgewater). Resi- dence: 5853 Winthrop Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle Street.

SHAW, D. Lee, physician; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

SHAW, Edward Ross, broker and commission merchant; born Detroit, Mich., Aug. 12, 1865; son William Stark and Jane Elizabeth (Coles) Shaw; ed. pub. schs. of Detroit; unmarried. Worked on farm and in general store, Lake City, Minn., 1886-8; came to Chicago, 1888, and was employed by commn. houses on the Board of Trade until 1891, when became mem. Chica- go Board of Trade and associated with Lamson Bros. & Co. as a broker, until Jan. 1, 1905, when engaged in grain and provision brokerage un- der present firm name of E. R. Shaw & Co. Re- publican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Chica- go Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 99 N. Pine St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 643 Postal Telegraph Bldg.

SHAW, Frank Sargent, mfr. of pianos and organs; born Neilsburg, Pa., Dec. 27, 1862; son A. A. and Rachel (McCandless) Shaw; ed. grammar school and Waterford (Pa.) Acad., to 1883; married Evanston, Ill., Apr. 25, 1895, Hel- en Hutchins; children: Francis Kingsbury (de- ceased), Miriam. Was clerk in store in Water- ford, Pa., 1883; in lumber woods of Northern Mich., 1885; shipping clerk in furniture factory at Union City, Pa., and then in wholesale but- ter, cheese and wool business; studied law un- der tutors in Erie, Pa., 1887-9, and at same time serving as co. auditor of Erie Co., Pa .; admitted to Pa. bar, June 1889; came to Chicago, Aug. 1889, and was in general practice of law, 1889- 99; Sept. 1899 became associated with the Cable Co. in charge of legal and collection depts .: in 1902, general counsel and 2d vice-pres .; in June 1903 became pres .; also dir. Mason & Hamlin Co., Boston. Independent Republican. Presby- terian. Mason. Clubs: Union League. Evans- ton. Residence: 1426 Hinman Av., Evanston. Ill. Office: 301 S. Wabash Av.

SHAW, Gilbert B., lumberman; born Ontario, N. Y., 1837; son Jacob and Marcia (Brown) Shaw; grad. Genesee Coll., Lima, N.Y., 1860; parents removed to Moline, Ill., 1852, where his father engaged in general merchandising: mar- ried. In 1865 engaged in logging and mfg. of lumber in Wood Co., Wis., rafting to the Miss. River; came to Chicago as bookkeeper with Kelley, Wood & Co., 1869-74; in 1870, with S. A. Brown, opened retail lumber yard at Kanka- kee, Ill .; sold out in 1871; started a yard at Burlington, Kan., and followed that by a chain of retail yards, following the lines of extension of the Burlington System, M.,K.&T. and Leav- enworth, Lawrence & Galveston railroads, and when the firm of S. A. Brown & Co. was dis- solved in 1881, each partner took half of the 60 retail yards then controlled by the firm; with F. C. Jocelyn formed firm of G. B. Shaw Lum- ber Co., adding yards until had 75, which they sold out in 1887-8; vice-pres. Met. Nat. Bank. 1883-8; in 1889 organized the Am. Trust & Sav- ings Bank and was pres. until 1897. and dir. until recent consolidation with Continental Nat. Bank. Now mem. of firm of Naugle Pole & Tie Co .; dir. Congress Hotel Co., Guarantee Elec- tric Co. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian Coun- try. Residence: 3423 Michigan Av. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St.

SHAW, Harry Bowen, commn. merchant; sce Vol. 1905.

SHAW, Howard Van Doren, architect: born Chicago, May 7, 1869; son Theodore A. and Sa- rah (Van Doren) Shaw; B.A., Yale Univ., 1890; Mass. Institute of Technology, in architectural course, 1893; married 1893. Frances Wells: chil- dren: Evelyn, Sylvia. Engaged in practice as architect in Chicago since 1893. Mem. Ill. Chap- tor. Am. Inst. Architects. Mem. AArt Com of Chicago Art Inst .; trustee Municipal Museum. Trustee Second Presbyterian Church, Ill. Coll . and of United Charities of Chicago, Clubs; Yale, University, Architectural, City, Onwent-

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sia. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 39 S. State St.

SHAW, John Balcom, clergyman; born Bell- port, N.Y., May 12, 1860; son Joseph M. and Amanda (Gerard) Shaw; A.B., Lafayette Coll., 1885, A.M., 1888; grad. Union Theol. Sem., 1888; (D.D., Lafayette, 1892; S.T.D., Hamilton, 1892; II.D., Huron Coll., S.D., 1907); married Allena Bassett. of Newark. N.J., June 28, 1893. Or- dained Presbyterian ministry, 1888; pastor West End Presbytery, New York, 1888-1904, Second Cli., Chicago, since 1904. Pres. Presbyn. Council of Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip since 1895; trustee Lafayette Coll., Ill. Coll., McCor- mick Theol. Sem., Dubuque Theol. Sem., Chica- go Training Scli., Clark Settlement; pres. Chi- cago Ch. Extension Soc .; dir. Presbyn. Hosp .; vice-pres. Chicago Midnight Mission. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Theta. Club: Uni- Versity. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 1604 Prairie Av.

SHAW, Louis B., machinery and mill sup- plies; born Chicago, Feb. 27, 1864; son David E. and Lucy Shaw; ed. high school, Chicago to 18$1; married Chicago, Oct. 1888, Mary W. Simm; children: Mildred, John. Began in minor capacity with the Machinists' Supply Co., of Chicago, machinery and mill supplies, advanc- ing until, 1894, he became pres. and treas. of the co .; also pres. Machinists' Supply Co., Pitts_ burg, Pa. Independent in politics. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Residence: 4522 Sheridan Rd. Office: 19-21 N. Jefferson St.

SHAW, Mark William; born Des Moines, Ia., June 25, 1872; son George W. and Sarah Jane (Clancy) Shaw; ed. Chicago pub. schools, 1878- 86; married Evanston, Ill. June 20, 1894, Bessie P. Spencer; 2 children: Dorothy P., Harriet S. In the office of the western agency of P. J. Sorg, tobacco mfr., 1890-4; in wholesale shoe business, 1894-1910; sec. and treas. J. P. Har- tray Shoe Co. until 1910. Republican. Past Master Evans Lodge No. 524 A.F.&A.M. Resi- dence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 325 W. Monroe St.

SHAW, Ralph Martin, lawyer; born Paris, Ky., Feb. 18, 1869; son Hiram and Harriet (Martin) Shaw; ed. Ky. Univ., to 1888; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1890; law school Univ. of Mich., 1892; married Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 29, 1896, Mary Stephens; 1 son: Ralph Martin, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, July 1892; since in active practice; mem. of law firm of Winston, Payne, Strawn & Shaw. Dir. Union Stock Yards & Transit Co. of Chicago, U.S. Brewing Co. of Chicago, Joyce & Co., McAvoy Brewing Co., Joliet & Northern Ind. R.R. Co., Chicago Brew- eries, Limited, Wacker & Birk Brewing & Malt- ing Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chi- cago, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Chicago Golf, Yale, Mid-Day, Law. Residence: 2632 Prairie Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

SHAW, Theodore A., dry goods commn. mer- chant; born Chicago, Sept. 13, 1871; son Theo- dore A. and Sarah (Van Doren) Shaw; ed. Har- vard (private) School; passed examination for Yale Coll., 1889, but went abroad for a year and never entered; married Elyria, O., June 14, 1899, Bessie Worthington. Entered wholesale dry goods house as clerk in fall of 1890; went to J. V. Farwell Co. as asst. gen. salesman, 1891; later took charge of traveling force; left, 1893, and traveled around the world; mgr. Chi- cago Novelty Cloak Co., 1894; Jan. 1, 1895, be- came a mem. of firm of T. A. Shaw & Co., mfrs.' agents in dry goods; treas. King & An- drews Co., Van Doren Mfg. Co. Presbyterian. Clubs: Mid-Day, Cliff Dwellers, Onwentsia. Rec- reations: travel, motoring, fishing and reading. Residence: 1130 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 412 S. Market St.

SHAW, Theodore Andrews, dry goods com- mission merchant; see Vol. 1905.

SHAW, Thomas Jefferson, physician; 1841- 1910; see Vol. 1905.

SHAW, Warwick Argyle, lawyer; born Ano- ka, Minn., Feb. 5, 1859; son Samuel Wheeler and Lois M. (Stevens) Shaw; ed. private tutors and in old Chicago Univ .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1888; married Chicago, Aug. 16, 1904, Anna Viola Miksch. Began practice of profession in Chicago, 1888. Atty. for State Bd. of Health under Govs. Yates and Deneen, 1901-5. Mem. Ill. and Chicago Bar Assns. Republican. Bap- tist. Clubs: Hamilton, Marquette, Men's of Hyde Park. Contributor to legal publications. Residence: 5510 Washington Av. Office: 1609, 105 W. Monroe St.

SHAYNE, John Thomas, merchant; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

SHAYNE, Roy Meriwether, merchant; born Phila., Feb. 21, 1882; son John Thomas and Edith (Meriwether) Shayne; prep. edn. Prince- ton-Yale School, Chicago, and Cascadilla Sch., Ithaca, N.Y .; student Williams Coll., 1899-1901; married Virginia A., daughter William B. Aus- tin, of Chicago, Jan. 14, 1904. Pres. John T. Shayne & Co., furs, since 1907. Mem. Delta Up- silon Fraternity. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ex- moor Country, Columbia Yacht. Recreations: golf, motoring, hunting, fishing. Residence: 69 E. Division St. Office: 105 S. State St.

SHEARS, George Francis, physician and sur- geon; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

SHECKLER, Ernest George, mgr. Gold & Stock Telegraph Co .; born Racine, Wis., May 30, 1860; son of John and Elizabeth (Hansche) Sheckler; ed. pub. schools; married Racine, Wis., Dec. 19, 1882, Katharine Hansche (died 1908); children: Ada, William; married 2d, 1910, Mrs. Clotilda Riddell, of Chicago. Began as messenger boy at 16 at Racine; learned telegraphy and with C.&N.W.Ry. on extra work. In 1878 came to Chicago as operator, and later was chief operator and wire chief, Western Union Telegraph Co .; in 1896 was ap- pointed manager Gold & Stock Telegraph Co., an adjunct of the Western Union Telegraph Co., including the ticker and quotation dept .. and also of the Chicago News Bureau (of the same co.). Republican. Presbyterian. Mason; Royal League, North Am. Union, Nat. Union. Residence: 2126 Wilson Av. Office: Postal Tel- egraph Bldg.

SHEDD, Charles Banks, capitalist; born at Michigan City, Ind., June 18, 1846; son Joshua R. and Susan M. (Darling) Shedd; removed to Chicago, 1847, and to Oberlin, O., 1856; grad. Oberlin Coll., 1868; married Oct. 11, 1888, Mar- garet B. Cossitt; children: Charles Cossitt, Katherine Darling, Lilian Malone, Margaret Edward. After graduation, 1868, returned to Chicago and engaged in book and stationery trade with Cobb, Pritchard & Co., and a year later entered banking house of Jacob R. Ship- herd & Co .; thence as mgr. to the Mechanics Savings Bank on 22d St., the only bank in Chi- cago able to do its regular business and meet all its obligations on the day after the fire of Oct. 9, 1871; later mgr. Wabash Av .. branch State Savings Institution, until 1876; then be- came connected with his brother in the ice business of E. A. Shedd & Co., and its success- or, the Knickerbocker Ice Co., of which he was treas. until sold to Eastern capitalists, Oct. 1898. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Home- wood. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Resi- dence: 3812 Michigan Av. Office: Home Ins. Building.

SHEDD, Edward Avery, capitalist; born Chi- cago, Mar. 1, 1851; son Joshua R. and Susan M. (Darling) Shedd; moved to Oberlin, O .; grad. Oberlin Coll., 1873; married 1881, Helen Cowles Wheeler (died 1884). Established in Chicago. 1874, ice firm of E. A. Shedd & Co., which became the largest in city; in 1885 bought out 12 other firms and organized and

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incorporated the Knickerbocker Ice Co., of which was pres. until 1898, and chmn. of its finance com., 1898-9, retiring when the stock of the corporation was sold to Eastern capitalists. Dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, Chicago Title & Trust Co .; supervises management of his large real estate interests. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, Homewood Country. Residence: 3812 Michigan Av. Office: Home Ins. Bldg.

SHEDD, John Graves, pres. Marshall Field & Co .; born Alstead, N.H., July 20, 1850; son William and Abigail (Wallace) Shedd; ed. common schools of Alstead and Langdon, N.H .; married Walpole, N.H., May 15, 1878, Mary R. Porter; children: Laura A., Helen M. Business career entirely in the dry goods trade, begin- ning as an employe of Solomon Sanders, Bel- lows Falls, Vt., June 13, 1867-June 1, 1868; aft- erward with Timothy Tufts and James H. Porter, Alstead, N.H., June 1, 1868-Apr. 1, 1870; with C. A. Parkhurst & Co., and Benja- min H. Burt, retail dry goods, Rutland, Vt., Apr. 1, 1870-July 20, 1872; came to Chicago and entered employ of Field, Leiter & Co., Aug. 7, 1872, remaining with that firm and its successor, Marshall Field & Co., and advancing until reaching his present position as pres. Dir. I.C.R.R.Co., Ill. Trust & Savings Bank. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Commercial, Kenwood, Midlothian Country, Onwentsia, South Shore Country. Rec- reations: golf and motoring. Residence: 4515 Drexel Boul. Office: 219 W. Adams St.

SHEDD, William Joshua, first. vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Knickerbocker Ice Co .; born Deep River. Ind .. Dec. 17. 1859; son William Henry and Josephine (Blachley) Shedd; acad. edn. Oberlin (O.) Coll .; married Alice M. Tilling- hast, of Watseka, Ill., Apr. 12, 1883. Entered employ of Knickerbocker Ice Co. in 1877, with which has since been identified, becoming a mem. of the firm, 1885. asst. to gen. mgr., 1885-98. gen. supt., 1898-1905, 1st vice-pres., dir. and gen. mgr. since 1905; organized Mata- galpa Coffee Co., 1892, of which has since been pres .; also vice-pres. and dir. The Consumers Co .; sec., treas. and dir. Kendall Ice Cream Co .; dir. Chicago Coal Washing Co., Ottumwa Pure Ice Co. Republican. Baptist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Residence: 4853 Forrestville Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 182

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