Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 151

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652

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SENEFF, Edward Hamilton, lawyer; b. Mt. Eaton, O., Sept. 25, 1867; s. Philip and Ade- line (Sleighbaugh) Seneff; ed. public schools and Northern Indiana Normal School; student Northern Indiana Law School, and in law dept., Lake Forest Univ., LL.B., 1896; m. Chi- cago, Sept. 25, 1890, Lyda L. Lawson; chil- dren: George P., Harold E., Thomas L. Taught school, 1884-6; attended school, 1886-9; stenog- rapher 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. Also gen. atty. St. Louis, Memphis & South Eastern R. R. Co. since Jan. 1, 1904. Dir. Brazil Block Coal Co., Momence Stone Co. Republican. Club: En- glewood Men's. Office: 625 LaSalle St. Station. Residence: 621 W. 60th St.

SENN, Nicholas, physician, surgeon; b. Buchs, Canton of St. Gall, Switzerland, Oct. 31, 1844; s. John and Magdalena Senn; brought to U. S. by parents, 1853; settled at Ashford, Fond du Lac Co., Wis .; grad. Fond du Lac Grammar School, 1864; taught school; grad. Chicago Med. College, 1868; Univ. of Munich, 1878; house physician, Cook Co. Hosp., 1868-9; practiced medicine, 1869-74, at Fond du Lac; Milwaukee, 1874-91; was surgeon-gen. of Wis- consin; since then in Chicago; surgeon-general I. N. G .; attending surgeon Presbyterian Hosp. and surgeon-in-chief St. Joseph's Hosp., Chi- cago, until appointed, May, 1898, chief surgeon 6th Army Corps, with rank of lieut-col. U. S. V., and chief of operating staff with army in the field; served until Sept .; prof. of surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1884-7; prof. principles of surgery, 1887-90; since then prof. practical and clinical surgery, Rush Med. College; also prof. surgery, Chicago Policlinic; professorial lecturer on military surgery, Chicago Univ .; Am. delegate Interna- tional Med. Congress, Berlin, 1890; Moscow, 1897; delegate for U. S. to conference Interna- tional Red Cross, St. Petersburg, 1901. Au- thor; Four Months Among Surgeons of Eu- rope; Experimental Surgery; Intestinal Sur- gery; Surgical Bacteriology; Principles of Sur- gery; Pathology and Surgical Treatment of Tumors; Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints; Tuberculosis of the Genito-Urinary Organs; Syllabus of Practice of Surgery; Surgical Notes on the Spanish-Am. War; Medico-Sur-

gical Aspects of the Spanish-Am. War; Prac- tical Surgery; Nurse's Guide for the Operating Room, 1902; Around the World via Siberia; Around the World via India; Our Nat. Recrea- tion Parks. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 532 Dearborn Av.

SENNOTT, Thomas W., paving; b. Cincin- nati, O., June 3, 1853; s. Patrick and Hannah (Predergast) Sennott; ed. public schools and St. Xavier College, Cincinnati, graduating from latter, 1867; m. Chicago, July 10, 1883, Mar- garet, daughter of Edward Powell; children: Sidney S., Joan. Became active, as a Repub- lican, in politics of the 8th Ward; was chief bailiff of the Civil Courts under Sheriffs Hoff- man and Mann; nominated for city clerk, 1880, but was defeated; elected, 1882, clerk of the Probate Court of Cook Co., serving until 1886; now pres. of the Sennott Paving Co. Mem. Royal League, National Union, Catho- lic Benevolent Legion. Club: Illinois. Office: 84 Washington St. Residence: 343 Ashland Boul.

SENOUR, William Faunt Le Roy, manu- facturer; b. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 15, 1859; s. James Frazer and Frances (Coe) Senour; ed. St. Louis; m. Chicago, June 15, 1891, Emilie Caro Smith, of Galena, Ill. Began in 1884 with the Senour Mfg. Co., manufacturers of paints, as supt. of the factory. In 1885 was made sec .; in 1895 treas. and in 1902 became vice- pres. and gen. mgr. Republican. Episcopalian. Pres., 1899, of the Paint, Oil and Varnish Club of Chicago. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 2520 Quarry St. Residence: Riverside, Ill.

SERCOMB, Albert Lavington, Chicago mgr. International Silver Co. and pres. of Sercomb & Co .; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 22, 1847; s. John and Emma Sercomb, both of English birth; ed. public schools of Milwaukee; en- listed in 30th Wis. Vols. and served in the Civil War to its close; m. New York, 1879, Georgia Adams, of Westport, Conn .; 2 sons: Albert Adams, Henry Hiland. Clerk in com- mission house in Milwaukee before and after war; bought an interest in a crockery busi- ness, Sanford & Sercomh, but later sold his interests and went to New York, where for 3 years was general salesman for the dry goods house of S. B. Chittenden & Co. Entered em- ployment 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 International Silver Co., for which has since been general Western mgr. Also pres. of Sercomb & Co., electroplaters. Republican. Mason (32º), Shriner. Mem. Co- lumbia Post, No. 176, G. A. R. Mem. (ex-pres.) Chicago Jewelers' Assn .; mem. Citizens' Com- mercial Assn. Clubs: Union League, Mar- quette; ex-pres. North Side Club. Office: 195 State St. Residence: 321 Sheridan Road.

SEVERIN, Nils P., contractor and builder; b. Sweden, Mar. 30, 1861; s. Per Nelson and Elna (Nelson) Severin; ed. Sweden; m. 1st, in Sweden, Jan. 29, 1885, Hanna Anderson; chil- dren: Alfred N., Enoch N., Esther I., Clara V .; m. 2d, Chicago, Nov. 14, 1903, Mrs. Chres- tina Almlof. Learned carpenters' trade in Sweden; arrived in Chicago, 1888. Built Hotel Stockholm, largest Swedish hotel in Chicago, 1891-2. Republican; mem. Swedish Republican State League of Illinois, and Swedish Repub- lican Club. Baptist; dir. and trustee Swedish Baptist General Conference of America; pres. and dir. The Swedish Baptist Mutual Aid Assn. of America; vice-pres. Chicago Cemetery Assn. Dir. and mem. board of managers Scandia Mu- tual Life Insurance Co. Office: Reaper Blk. Residence: 236 E. 61st St.

SEVERSON, Olaf F., justice of the peace; b. Bergen, Norway, Aug. 26, 1858. Came with parents from Norway direct to Chicago, 1862; ed. public schools of Chicago; m. 1879, Emily

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M. Sims, of Piasa, Ill .; children: Charles F., Gilbert 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 coronor under Coroner Hertz, 1887-91; appointed justice of the peace by Gov. Fifer and has held that office ever since; was also police justice under Mayors Washburn and Carter Harrison, Sr. Republican. Mason; K. T., Odd Fellow; mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Nat. Union, Offices: 146 W. Madison St .; 231 W. Chicago Av. Residence: 1761 Humboldt Boul.

SEXTON, John, pres. of John Sexton & Co., importers of teas and coffees and wholesale and retail grocers; b. Dundas, Ont., June 29, 1858; s. Michael and Ellen (O'Connor) Sexton; ed. common schools; m. Chicago, Aug., 1886, Annie Louise Bartelmann; children: Helen, Thomas G., Franklin, Sherman, Ethel. Began business career at the 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. Hitch- cock in 1883 under the name of Hitchcock & Sexton; purchased Mr. Hitchcock's interest in 1886, and the firm name of John Sexton & Co. was assumed, and has ever since been re- tained, the business having been incorporated in 1898. Independent Democrat. Catholic. Of- fice: 16-22 State St. Residence: 215 Belden Av.

SEYMOUR, Horatio Winslow, editor and publisher the Chicago Chronicle and sec. and treas. Chicago Chronicle Co .; b. Cayuga Co., N. Y., 1854; s. Andrew Milliken and Louisa Maria (Goodyear) Seymour; ed. public schools, Racine, Wis .; m. Racine, Wis., 1876, Annie E. Jones. Learned printers' trade in offices of Racine Advocate and Journal; city editor Mil- waukee News, 1873-5; telegraph editor, 1875-9; night editor. 1879-83, Chicago Times; editorial writer, 1883-7; editor and managing editor, 1887-95, Chicago Herald; upon consolidation of Times and Herald, 1895, assumed present position on organization of Chicago Chronicle Co. Club: Kenwood. Office: Chronicle Bldg. Residence: 4615 Ellis Av.

SEYMOUR, J. Alonzo, manufacturer; b. Winfield, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1845; s. Alonzo and Mary Fletcher (Round) Seymour; ed. public schools of Grand Rapids, Mich .; m. Geneva, Ill., Oct. 12, 1870, Jane E. Throop; children: Minnie I., Harriet L. (deceased), Charles M. Came to Chicago, 1866, and was salesman and bookkeeper in the lumber business, becoming a mem. of firm of Culver, Savidge & Co. at time it was organized; later the business was purchased by Throop & Seymour; in 1885 be- came Chicago agent for the Oconto Box and Barrel Co., until 1897, when with Franklin G. Peck organized the Seymour & Peck Co., manufacturers of veneer drums, of which he is sec. Republican. Methodist. Office: 288-306 W. 20th Pl., cor. Sangamon St. Residence: 84 Loomis St.

SEYMOUR, Mayhew Adams, grain commis- sion: b. Henderson, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Feb. 18, 1833; s. Dr. Stephen and Harriet (Weeks) Seymour; ed. public schools of Barrington, Mass., graduating from high school; m. Chi- cago, Oct. 16, 1859, Minnie M. Miller; children: Harry Campbell, Mrs. Minnie Louise Gale. Began business life in retail lumber business at Rome, N. Y., 1853-5: came to Chicago 1854, and was engaged in freight dept. of the C., B. & Q. R. R. Co. until 1861, when engaged in grain commission business; was associated ' with his brother, 1862-77; since then in busi- ness alone. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Re- publican. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg. Resi- dence: 1357 Sunnyside Av.

SEYMOUR, Ralph Fletcher, artist and pub- lisher; b. Aurora, Ill., Mar. 18, 1876; s. Otto L. and Sarah J. (Fletcher) Seymour; grad. La- Porte (Ind.) High School, 1894; studied archi-

tecture and art at Cincinnati Art Acad., 1894- 1897; studied in Europe, 1903; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1901, Harriet Engle Brown; 1 son: Ralph Fletcher, Jr. Began as newspaper artist, 1897- 1901; began issuing limited editions of spe- cially designed and lettered books, 1897; sold business to the Bobbs-Merrill Co., publishers, of Indianapolis, 1904; books are designed by him for latter firm. Office: Fine Arts Bldg. Residence: Ravinia, Lake Co., Ill.

SEYMOUR, Thomas Hartley; b. Henderson, Jefferson Co., N. Y., May 20, 1835; s. Dr. Stephen and Harriet Hopkins (Weeks) Sey- mour; ed. public schools of native town; m. 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. Carscallen), Thomas Hartley (died 1891), Katharine Elizabeth (Mrs. E. D. Hotchkiss), Lynden Abell, May Linda (Mrs. Albert F. Dodd). Was sailor, 1849-52; civil engineer, 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 Chicago Board of Trade, as mem. of Bailie & Seymour, 1860-1; 1861 to 1902, as T. H. Seymour & Co .; retired, 1902. Took first degree in Masonry in 1856, and in Consistory in 1867; now 32º. First resi- dent (1869) of Norwood Park (laid out 1868), and has resided there ever since. Mem. New Jerusalem Church (Swedenborgian). Repub- lican; cast his first vote for John C. Fremont for Pres. in 1856. Address: Norwood Park, III.

SHACKLEFORD, Charles, lawyer; b. Mays- ville, Ky., Oct. 4, 1840; s. Dr. John and Ann (Chambers) Shackleford; ed. schools of native place and at Bethany College, Va., and after that studied law; m. July, 1866, Orlena Lewis (now deceased). Began practice of law in Ken- tucky in 1864; removed to Bloomington, Ill., 1870, and engaged in practice of law there until 1888; came to Chicago and has since then been in continuous practice in this city. Extensive contributor to newspapers and magazines. Democrat. Clubs: Illinois, Iroquois. Office: 59 Clark St.

SHAFER, Henry, manufacturer; b. Ida, Mich., Aug. 27, 1871; s. George W. and Cather- ine (Strack) Shafer; ed. common schools of Ida, Mich., and at business college. Entire business life has been in connection with the telephone interests; gen. mgr. Stromberg-Carl- son Telephone Mfg. Co., 1895-1902; since 1902 pres. of the International Telephone Mfg. Co. Also dir. Municipal Signal Co. Republican. Mason; mem. St. Bernard Commandery, K. T. and Medinah Temple; Shriner; mem. Royal League and Knights of the Maccabees. Office: Harrison & Clinton Sts.

SHAFFER, John Charles, publisher; b. Bal- timore, Md., June 5, 1853; s. James and Ann (Crant) Shaffer; ed. public schools of Balti- more; m. Baltimore, Dec. 23. 1878, Virginia Conser; children: Carroll, Kent. At 17 was telegraph operator in Baltimore and at 21 a clerk on the Board of Trade, Chicago, with firm of J. B. Hobbs & Co .; at 25 started busi- ness of J. C. Shaffer & Co., commission mer- chants on Board of Trade, conducting that business until Nov., 1888, when, having pur- chased the St. Ry. Co. of Richmond, Ind., moved there and operated the railway as pres. of the company, and sold out business on Board of Trade; in Apr., 1889, formed syndi- cate and purchased all street railways of In- dianapolis, Ind .; moved there and operated same as pres. of company; in 1892 purchased the street railways of Asbury Park, becoming pres. of the company; sold Richmond and In- dianapolis roads, 1893; returned to Chicago and built the Chicago & Englewood Electric Ry. Built and operated a 1,000,000 bushel grain elevator at Cleveland, O., and is pres. Cleve- land Elevator Co .; organized Cleveland Grain

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Co., with $250,000 pain-in capital, and is its vice-pres and chairman of board. Purchased, 1901, and has since conducted, the Chicago Evening Post. Organized company and pur- chased the Frank Parmelee Transfer Co., of which he is pres. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Caxton, Glen View, Twentieth Century. Office: 154 Washington St. Residence: Evans- ton, Ill.

SHAFFNER, Benjamin Marion, lawyer; b. Königsberg, Prussia, May 20, 1847; s. Abraham and Leah Shaffner; removed to U. S. with par- ents 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 ap- pointed to U. S. N. Acad. by Congressman (now Senator) Shelby M. Cullom; grad. among the first 5 in class of 1869; then re- turned to Illinois, entering law office of Judge Skinner, Quincy, Ill .; admitted to bar, 1869; removed to Chicago, Jan., 1870; m. 1871, Jen- nie, daughter of Morris Einstein, of Chicago; 1 son: Clarence B. Shaffner. Office: 59 Clark St. Residence: 1094 Sheridan Rd.

SHAMBAUGH, George Elmer, physician; b. on farm in Clinton Co., Ia., Nov. 15, 1868; s. John and Eva Ann (Ressler) Shambaugh; grad. State Univ. of Iowa, Ph.B., 1892; Univ. of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1895; studied at Univ. of Berlin, 1895-6; Univ. of Vienna, 1896-7; m. Jacksonville, Ill., May 2, 1901, Edith Capps; 1 son: George E., Jr. Specialist in diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Lecturer in otology, Chicago Policlinic, 1898-1900; instructor in laryngology, Woman's Med. College, 1898- 1900; associate in otology, Rush Med. College, since 1900; instructor in anatomy of the ear, nose and throat in Univ. of Chicago since 1900; associate otologist, Presbyterian Hosp. since 1902. Fellow of Am. Otological Soc. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Am. Assn. of Anatomists; sec. Chicago Laryngological and Climatological Assn. Club: Quadrangle. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 5317 Green- wood Av.

SHANAHAN, David Edward, real estate; b. Lee Co., Ill., Sept. 7, 1862; s. George and Kath- erine Vale Powers Shanahan; removed to Chi- cago when 6 years old; grad. Chicago High School and Chicago College of Law. Republi- can. Elected S. Town Supervisor in 1885-6; was deputy U. S. Marshal for Northern Dis- trict of Illinois, 1889-93; mem. General As- sembly of Illinois from 9th district, 1900-6. Mem. Royal Arcanum and K. P. Office: 185 Dearborn St. Residence: 1566 35th St.

SHANAHAN, Dennis Stack, manufacturer; b. Co. Kerry, Ireland, Feb. 3, 1867; s. Thomas William and Margaret (Stack) Shanahan; ed. public schools 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 with his uncle, Daniel Shanahan. In 1889 be- came a mem. of the firm of Flanagan & Bied- enweg, and since its incorporation, 1894, sec. of the Flanagan & Biedenweg Co., manufac- turers of stained and leaded glass. Democrat. Office: 59-63 Illinois St. Residence: 820 Homan Av.

SHANE, Samuel Paisley, traffic mgr .; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., May 31, 1857; s. John T. and Anna (Paisley) Shane; ed. public schools and Newell Institute, Pittsburgh; m. Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 19, 1878, Ada Kennedy; children: Roberta Clare, Jeannette Cooper, Anna Pais- ley, Mamie Vaillant. Entered railroad service, 1871, and consecutively since has been messen- ger, P., C. & St. L. R. R., 1871-2; clerk on over, short and damage desk, same road, 1872-6; voucher clerk, division freight office, same, 1877-8; chief clerk, same office, 1878-80; gen-

eral agent N. Y., L. E. & W. R. R., at Pitts- burgh, 1880-7; general freight agent, N. Y., P. & O. division, same road (now the Erie R. R.), at Cleveland, O., from 1887 to Apr. 1, 1896; asst. general freight mgr., Erie and Chi- cago & Erie railroads, Apr. 1, 1896, to July 1, 1900; asst. freight traffic mgr. Erie R. R., July 1, 1900, to Feb. 1, 1903; freight traffic mgr., Erie R. R. since Feb. 1, 1903. Republican. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Union League; also Union, Transportation (Cleveland, O.), Transporta- tion (Buffalo, N. Y.). Office: Ry. Exchange. Residence: 5124 Jefferson Av.

SHANK, Edgar Lee, broker; b. Xenia, O., June 8, 1869; s. George Washington and Sarah Lavinia (Martin) Shank; ed. public schools of Dayton, O .; High School, Huron, S. Dak .; grad. Miami Commercial College, Dayton, O .; m. Hamilton, O., July 19, 1893, Lulu Estelle Brosier; 1 son: Clifford Everett. First business connection was with the Beadle Co. Nat. Bank, Huron, S. Dak .; late mgr. of the Southern Im- migrant (newspaper) at Chattanooga and Memphis, Tenn .; later purchasing agent Day- ton Globe Iron Works, Dayton, O .; after that in brokerage business in Chicago, and since 1903 pres. E. L. Shank & Co., brokers in com- mercial paper and bonds. Republican. Metho- dist. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Residence: 812 Lunt Av., Rogers Park, Ill.

SHANKLAND, Edward Clapp, civil engi- neer; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 2, 1854; s. E. R. and Emeline F. (Clapp) Shankland; ed. public schools of Dubuque, Ia., and at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y., graduating, C.E., 1878; m. Iowa City, Ia., July 19, 1881, Harriet Graham; children: Ralph Graham, An- drew Daniel, Mary Emeline. Was engaged for the U. S. on the improvement of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, 1878-83; on bridge work at Canton, O., 1883-9; since 1889 designing steel work for bldgs. Engineer for Burnham & Root, architects, 1889-94; engineer of con- struction and chief engineer of works, World's Columbian Exposition, 1891-3; mem. D. H. Burnham & Co., 1894-8; since 1898 of E. C. and R. M. Shankland, civil engineers, with special- ty in designing steel work for modern bldgs. In 1896 received a Telford gold medal and Tel- ford premium from the Institution of Civil Engineers for paper presented on steel skele- ton construction in Chicago. In June, 1904, re- ceived from Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Ia., the honorary degree of M. A. Mem. of the fol- lowing Engineering Socs .: Am. Soc. Civil En- gineers; Am. Soc. Mechanical Engineers; In- stitution Civil Engineers; Western Soc. of En- gineers; Am. Soc. of Testing Materials; Frank- lin Institute. Clubs: University, Engineers Press, Mid-Day; Engineers of Montreal. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 4808 Champlain Av.

SHANKLAND, Ralph Martin, civil engineer; b. Dubuque, Ia., Sept. 8, 1863; s. E. R. and Emeline F. (Clapp) Shankland; grad. engineer- ing dept. of the Univ. of Michigan as C.E., 1888; m. Chicago, Nov. 14, 1894, Justine M. McNeil; 1 son: Ralph H. (b. Dec., 1895). Came to Chicago, 1890, and has since resided in this city; was engaged in the engineering dept. of D. H. Burnham & Co., architects, until Sept., 1898; mem. of the firm of E. C. & R. M. Shank- land since 1898, and engaged in general engi- neering practice. Mem. of the Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers, Western Soc. of Engineers. Clubs: Kenwood, Homewood, University, Mid-Day. Of- fice: The Rookery. Residence: Hyde Park Ho- tel.

SHANKLIN, Robert French, real estate and loans; b. Evansville, Ind., Jan. 9, 1861; s. James M. and Eliza (Mccutcheon) Shanklin; ed. public schools of Evansville, Ind., and Princeton Univ., class of 1883. On leaving Princeton, 1883, came to Chicago and studied law in the offices of Goudy & Chandler; was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of

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Illinois, 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. Office: 107 Dearborn St. Resi- dence: 354 E. Huron St.

SHARP, William Leslie, manufacturer; b. Princeton, Ill., Jan. 19, 1862; s. W. Harrison and Nancy J. (Fisher) Sharp; ed. public schools of Mechanicsville, Ia .; grad. High School, Princeton, Ill., 1878; m. Chicago, May 3, 1892, Georgia P. Kendall; children: Arthur Eugene, Edward Leslie, Marion Grace. Was teller of the Merchants' Exchange Nat. Bank, Muscatine, Ia., 1881; cashier Carroll Co. Bank of Carroll, Ia., 1883; salesman of the Western Sash and Door Co., Kansas City, Mo., 1884; asst. mgr. of the Huttig Sash and Door Co., St. Louis, Mo., 1886; mgr. Huttig Bros. & Co., Wichita, Kan., 1889; mem. of firm of E. L. Roberts & Co., wholesale manufacturers of sash, doors, blinds and mill-work since Jan. 1, 1891, and now vice-pres. and treas. of the company. Also pres. Sharp, Partridge & Co., plate and window glass. Democrat. Presbyte- rian. Office: 22d St. and Union Pl. Residence: 6758 Perry Av.

SHATTUCK, George B., lawyer; b. Hillsdale, Mich., July 26, 1868; s. L. Brace and Julia B. (Reed) Shattuck; grad. Hyde Park Higli School, followed by special studies in the Univ. of Michigan; grad. law dept., same, LL.B., 1890; post-graduate course, Chicago Col- lege of Law, LL.B., 1891; m. Chicago, June 1, 1898, Jennie E. Otis (died Feb. 1, 1900). Prac- ticed alone in Chicago, 1890-8; formed part- nership in 1898 with W. W. Wheelock, under name of Wheelock & Shattuck; in 1902 Freder- ick J. Newey was admitted, the firm assuming present style of Wheelock, Shattuck & Newey. Sec. Norton Mfg. Co .; pres. Nat. Elevator and Dock Co .; sec. and treas. Hageman Metallic Hose Co. Mem. Law Club and Chicago Bar Assn., Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Sigma Chi Fraternity. Clubs: Kenwood, Chi- cago Yacht, Calumet Golf. Office: Unity Bldg. Residence: 5300 Woodlawn Av.

SHAVER, Cornelius H., pres. R. R. News Co .; b. Hudson, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1838; ed. public schools until 12 years of age. Served appren- ticeship as printer and worked in several newspaper offices. In 1854 was employed by Leroy N. Shear, founder of the Union News Co., of New York, to become newspaper agent on the Hudson River R. R., in which contin- ued until 1860, when took charge of the first exclusive newspaper train ever run in Amer- ica (from New York City to Buffalo); in Oct., 1860, at instance of Mr. Shear, came to Chi- cago and began the railroad news business in Chicago; in 1864 bought the business of Mr. Shear; organized the R. R. News Co., of which is pres. Club: Union League. Office: 366 Wa- bash Av. Residence: 5100 Wabash Av.

SHAW, Arthur F., resident partner, Hall & Henshaw, insurance. Club: Casino (Edge- water). Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 964 Winthrop Av.

SHAW, D. Lee, physician; b. La Porte Co., Ind., Sept. 17, 1866; s. Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth Shaw; ed. public schools of Chicago and Rush Med. College, graduating, M.D., 1891; m. Chicago, Oct. 2, 1895, Florence Cook. Prof. of clinical anatomy in College of Physi- cians and Surgeons. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Club: Ashland. Office: 34 Washington St. Resi- dence: 707 Jackson Boul.

SHAW, Frank Sargent, manufacturer of pi- anos and organs; b. Neilsburg, Pa., Dec. 27, 1862; s. A. A. and Rachel ( McCandless) Shaw; ed. grammar school and Waterford (Pa.) Acad., to 1883; m. Evanston, Ill., Apr. 25, 1895, Helen Hutchins; children: Francis Kingsbury (deceased), Miriam. Was clerk in store in Wa- terford, Pa., 1883; in lumber woods of North-

ern Michigan, 1885; shipping clerk in furniture factory at Union City, Pa., and then in whole- sale butter, cheese and wool business; studied law under tutors in Erie, Pa., 1887-9, and at same time serving as county auditor of Erie Co., Pa .; admitted to Pennsylvania bar, June, 1889; came to Chicago, Aug., 1889, and was in general practice of law, 1889-99; Sept., 1899, became associated with the Cahle 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, manufacturers of pianos and organs. Independ- ent Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Blaney Lodge, A. F. and A. M. Clubs: Union League, Evanston. Office 240 Wabash Av. Residence: 1426 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 151

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 652

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652