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SHAW, Gilbert B., lumberman; b. Ontario, N. Y., 1837; s. Jacob and Marcia (Brown) Shaw; grad. Genesee College, Lima, N. Y., 1860; parents removed to Moline, Ill., 1852, where his father engaged in general merchan- dizing; married. In 1865 engaged in logging and manufacturing of lumber in Wood Co., Wis., rafting to the Mississippi River; came to Chicago as bookkeeper with Kelley, Wood & Co., 1869-74; in 1870, with S. A. Brown, opened retail lumber yard at Kankakee, Ill .; sold out in 1871; started a yard at Burling- ton, Kas., and followed that by a chain of retail yards, following the lines of extension of the Burlington System, M., K. & T. and Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston railroads, and when the firm of S. A. Brown & Co. was dissolved 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 Lumber Co., adding yards until they had 75, which they sold out in 1887-8; now vice-pres. E. E. Naugle Tie Co. Vice-pres. Metropolitan Nat. Bank, 1883-8 (now a dir.); pres. Am. Trust & Savings Bank, 1889-97 (now a dir.); dir. C., I. & L. Ry., Congress Hotel Co., Guarantee Electric Co. Club: Union League. Office: 226 LaSalle St. Residence: 3423 Michigan Av.
SHAW, Harry Bowen, commission merchant; b. Ripon, Wis., Mar. 8, 1864; s. Alexander K. and Jane (Bowen) Shaw; ed. public schools of Chicago; m. Milwaukee, Aug. 30, 1894, Julia A. Heeter. Began business life in employ of Weare Commission Co., and was afterward with Nash, Wright & Co., until 1892; then with F. G. Logan until 1901, when formed partner- ship with William I. Hutchinson in firm of Hutchinson & Shaw, commission grain and provisions. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. In- dependent in politics. Office: Board of Trade Bldg. Residence: 1541 Kenmore Av.
SHAW, Howard Ingersoll, pres. Home Life Publishing Co., etc .; b. Davenport, Ia., Mar. 7, 1875; s. George and Grace (Smith) Shaw; ed. public schools of Davenport, Ia., to 1889; m. Kansas City. Mo., Sept. 12, 1899, Henrietta Warren; children: Howard. Katherine. Was engaged in farming in Iowa, 1889-94; in pro- duce commission business, Davenport, Ia., 1894-5; engaged in various enterprises, 1895- 1899; in 1900 became pres. of the Home Life Publishing Co., publishers of Home Life. Also pres. of Ott Printing Co., and pres. of Steam- fitters' Supply Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press, Glen View, Chicago Automo- bile. Office: 52 Wabash Av. Residence: 590 E. Division St.
SHAW, Howard Van Doren, architect; b. Chicago, May 7, 1869; s. Theodore A. and Sarah (Van Doren) Shaw; grad. Yale College, B.A., in class of 1890; Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology, in architectural course, 1893; m. 1893, Frances Wells; children: Eve- lyn, Sylvia. Engaged in practice as architect in Chicago since 1893. Vice-pres. of the Illinois Chapter, Am. Institute of Architects. Mem. Art Committee of Chicago Art Institute; trus- tee Municipal Museum. Trustee and treas., 2d
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Presbyterian Church. Trustee Illinois College, and of Chicago Relief and Aid Soc. Clubs: Yale, University, Architectural, City, Onwent- sia. Office: 175 Dearborn St. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill.
SHAW, Louis B., dealer in machinery and mill supplies; b. Chicago, Feb. 27, 1864; s. David E. and Lucy Shaw; ed. public and high schools of Chicago to 1881; m. Chicago, Oct., 1888, Mary W. Simm; children: Mildred, John. Began business life in a minor capacity with the Machinists' Supply Co., of Chicago, exten- sive dealers in machinery and mill supplies, advancing until, 1894, he became pres. and treas. of the company; also pres. Machinists' Supply Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Independent in politics. Club: Athletic. Office: 16-18 S. Canal St. Residence: 35 Buena Terrace.
SHAW, Mark William, sec. J. P. Hartray Shoe Co .; b. Des Moines, Ia., June 25, 1872; s. George W. and Sarah Jane (Clancy) Shaw; ed. Chicago public schools, 1878-86; m. Evans- ton, Ill., June 20, 1894, Bessie P. Spencer; children: Dorothy P., Harriet S. From 1888- 1894, in the office of the western agency of P. J. Sorg, tobacco manufacturer; in wholesale shoe business since Jan., 1894, and now sec. and treas. J. P. Hartray Shoe Co. Republican. Mason; Junior Warden Evans Lodge, 524, A. F. and A. M .; trustee Evanston Masonic Assn. Office: 252 Monroe St. Residence: Evanston, 111.
SHAW, Ralph Martin, lawyer; b. Paris, Ky., Feb. 18, 1869; s. Hiram and Harriet (Martin) Shaw; ed. Kentucky Univ., to 1888; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1890; law school Univ. of Michi- gan, 1892; m. Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 29, 1896, Mary Stephens; 1 son: Ralph Martin, Jr. Admitted to Illinois bar, July, 1892; since then in active practice; . mem. of law firm of Wins- ton, Payne & Strawn (composed of F. S. Wins- ton, Judge John Barton Payne, Silas H. Strawn, Ralph M. Shaw, James Miles and John D. Black). Dir. Chicago Terminal Transfer R. R. Co., Terminal R. R. Co., Chicago Breweries, Limited, Wacker & Birk Brewing and Malting Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs : Union League, Onwentsia, Yale, Mid-Day, Law. Of- fice: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 2632 Prai- rie Av.
SHAW, Theodore Andrews, dry goods com- mission merchant; b. Rising Sun, Ind., Nov. 21, 1836; s. David and Nancy (Speer) Shaw; ed. public and private schools; m. Chicago, 1869, Sarah J. Van Doren; children: Theodore Andrews, Jr., Howard Van Doren. Began busi- ness life in 1852, at age of 15, as clerk in store of his father and brother at Madison, Ind., continuing 4 years; came to Chicago in 1856, and joined in organizing firm of Rich- ards, Crumbaugh & Shaw, jobbers of dry goods, which was burned out in the great fire of 1871, and after it was re-established under firm name of Richards, Shaw & Winslow, which firm retired from business as wholesale dry goods jobbers. Mr. Shaw then joined A. W. Rollins in commission dry goods business, which partnership continued until the death of Mr. Rollins, and 12 years ago present firm of T. A. Shaw & Co. (T. A. Shaw, T. A. Shaw, Jr., Frank L. Borwell) was established. Re- publican. Has attended the 2d Presbyterian Church for over 40 years. Office: 256 Market St. Residence: 2124 Calumet Av.
SHAW, Theodore A., Jr., dry goods commis- sion merchant; b. Chicago, Sept. 13, 1871; s. Theodore A. and Sarah (Van Doren) Shaw; ed. public school, and Harvard private school: passed examination for Yale College, 1889, but went abroad for a year and never entered col- lege; m. 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. Chicago Nov-
elty Cloak Co., 1894; Jan. 1, 1895, became a mem. of firm of T. A. Shaw & Co., manufac- turers' agents in dry goods. Dir. Hamilton Nat. Bank. Presbyterian. Office: 254 Market St. Residence: 478 Elm St.
SHAW, Thomas Jefferson, physician; b. Kingsbury, Ind., July 20, 1841; s. Daniel and Julia Reynolds Shaw; ed. public schools of LaPorte Co., Ind .; select school, Kingsbury; Moore's Acad., Union Mills; attended lectures at Valparaiso (Ind.) College, and soon after appointed to warden's staff of assts. at North- ern Indiana State Prison at Michigan City, Ind .; while there began study of medicine and became hosp. steward of the prison; came to Chicago, 1877; grad. Rush Med. College, M.D., 1880; m. Sept. 9, 1865, Bessie Donley, of La- Porte, Ind .; children: Don Lee, Julia E. Asst. demonstrator of anatomy and clinical asst. to the chair of gynecology at Rush Med. College (1880-1901). Royal Arch Mason. Office: 34 Washington St. Residence: 705 Jackson Boul.
SHAW, Warwick Argyle, lawyer; b. Anoka, Minn., Feb. 5, 1859; s. Samuel Wheeler and Lois M. (Stevens) Shaw; ed. private tutors and in old Chicago Univ .; admitted to practice before Appellate Court of Illinois, 1888; m. Chicago, Aug. 16, 1904, Anna Viola Miksch. Began practice of profession in Chicago, 1888, and has been since that date engaged in gen- eral practice of law. Republican; is atty. for the State Board of Health, appointed under administration of Gov. Yates. Baptist. Clubs: Ashland, Hamilton, Men's (Hyde Park). Of- fice: 112 Clark St. Residence: 443 E. 56th St. SHAYNE, John Thomas, merchant; b. Gal- way, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Aug. 26, 1852; s. Thomas and Mary (Dooling) Shayne; ed. pub- lic schools and Meehan's Private Acad., Gal- way, N. Y .; m., 1st, Cincinnati, Apr. 3, 1873, Edith Meriwether; children: Christopher Charles (b. Cincinnati, O., July 23, 1875; died Apr. 7, 1879, and is buried in Spring Grove
Cemetery, Cincinnati), Roy Meriwether (b. Feb. 21, 1882, Philadelphia, Pa.); m., 2d, Mar. 14, 1901, Martha K. Hammond; 1 daughter: Florence Elizabeth (b. Apr. 29, 1903). Began
business life at Galway as clerk apprentice for firm of Mairs & Vibbard, general store. Came to Chicago, 1884, and Nov. 6, established firm of John T. Shayne & Co., importers of furs; firm became agents for Knox hats, 1886, and was incorporated May 23, 1899, of which he is pres. Mem. and dir. (formerly pres. for 3 years) Chicago Commercial Assn .; has trav- eled throughout the U. S., establishing agen- cies for the Knox hats; was treas. of the Assn. Am. Exhibitors of the World's Columbian Ex- position; 1st vice-pres. Knox Hat Mfg. Co., Borough of Brooklyn, N. Y., incorporated Feb. 1, 1903, capital $2,000,000. Clubs: Union League, Washington Park, Chicago Athletic. Office: 187 State St. Residence: 3856 Lake Av.
SHEARS, George Francis, physician and sur- geon; b. Aurora, Ill., Sept. 16, 1856; s. Joseph and Mary A. (Reynolds) Shears; grad. Aurora High School, 1873; Normal School, 1874; prin- cipal of Young School, Aurora, 1875-7; grad. Hahnemann Med. College, Chicago, 1880; m. Chicago, Apr. 17, 1884, Jessie E. Hunter. In- terne in Hahnemann Hosp., 1880-1; prof. of surgery, Hahnemann Med. College from 1884; supt. of Hahnemann Hosp., 1884-93; pres. of Hahnemann Med. College of Chicago since 1900; also sec. of board of trustees, Hahne- mann Hosp. Consulting surgeon to Silver Cross Hosp., Baptist Hosp. Mem. Am. Nat. Homoe. Soc., Illinois State Homoe. Med. Soc. (ex- pres.), Chicago Homoe. Med. Soc. (ex-pres), Chicago Clinical Soc. (ex-pres). Honorary mem. British Homoe. Med. Soc., New York State Homoe. Med. Soc. Has written several monographs on surgical topics; associate edi- tor of The Clinique. Independent Republican. Unitarian. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 2911 Prairie Av.
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SHEDD, Charles Banks, capitalist; b. Michi- gan City, Ind., June 18, 1846; s. Joshua R. and Susan M. (Darling) Shedd; removed to Chicago, 1847, and to Oberlin, O., 1856; grad. Oberlin College, 1868; m. Oct. 11, 1888, Marga- ret B. Cossitt; children: Charles Cossitt, Kath- erine Darling, Lilian Malone, Margaret Ed- ward. After graduation, 1868, returned to Chi- cago 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 Chicago 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 became connected with his brother in the ice business of E. A. Shedd & Co., and its suc- cessor, the Knickerbocker Ice Co., of which he was treas. until sold to Eastern capitalists, Oct., 1898. Republican. Club: Union League. Office: 205 LaSalle St. Residence: 3812 Michi- gan Av.
SHEDD, Edward Avery, capitalist; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 1, 1851; s. Joshua R. and Susan M. (Darling) Shedd; moved to Oberlin, O., where he was educated; grad. Oberlin College, 1873; m. 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 twelve other firms and organized and incorporated the Knicker- bocker Ice Co., of which he served as pres. un- til 1898, and chairman of its finance commit- tee, 1898-9, retiring when the stock of the cor- poration was sold to Eastern capitalists. Dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank and Chicago Title and Trust Co .; supervises management of his large real estate interests. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Calumet. Office: 205 LaSalle St. Residence: 3812 Michigan Av.
SHEDD, John Graves, vice-pres. Marshall Field & Co .; b. Alstead, N. H., July 20, 1850; s. William and Abigail (Wallace) Shedd; ed. common schools of Alstead and Langdon, N. H .; m. 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, 1868, to Jan. 1, 1869; afterward with Timothy Tufts and James H. Porter, Alstead, N. H., June 13, 1869, to Apr. 1, 1870. With C. A. Parkhurst & Co., and Ben- jamin H. Burt, retail dry goods, Rutland, Vt., Apr. 1, 1870, to 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 advanc- ing until reaching his present position as vice- pres. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Merchants, Commercial, Kenwood, Midlothian. Office: Marshall Field & Co. (wholesale). Residence: 4515 Drexel Boul.
SHEEAN, James Matthew, lawyer; b. Ga- lena, Ill., Nov. 28, 1866; s. Thomas J. and Frances (Delahunt) Sheean; grad. Galena High School, 1883; Beloit College, A.B., 1887. Studied law, 1887-9 under his uncle, David Sheean (practicing in Galena since 1858), and his father (in practice in Galena since 1868) ; admitted to the bar, 1889; junior member Sheean & Sheean, Galena, 1889-1901; from Oct. 1, 1901, to Feb. 1, 1904, with firm of Pam, Cal- houn & Glennon; formed partnership, Feb. 1, 1904, with William J. Calhoun and W. H. Lyford, under firm name of Calhoun, Lyford & Sheean. Was city atty. of Galena, Ill., 1891- 1897. Mckinley Democrat. Club: University. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 5488 E. End Av.
SHEETS, Frederick Hill, clergyman; b. Mt. Morris, Ill., Dec. 25, 1859; s. Col. B. F. and Alice Victoria (Hill) Sheets; ed. Oregon (Il1.) public school to 1876; Acad. of Northwestern Univ., to 1878; Northwestern Univ., A.B.,
1882; D.D., 1901; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 25, 1884, Mary A. Hill (died Dec. 14, 1900); chil- dren: Alister Reid (deceased), Frederick Hill, Jr., Frank (deceased). Entered ministry of M. E. Church and since then has served ap- pointments in Rock River Conference at Ore- gon, Ill .; 4th St. Church, Sterling, Ill .; Blue Island, Ill .; Richards St., Joliet, Ill .; Court St. Church, Rockford, Ill .; Grace Church, Chica- go; presiding elder Chicago Western District, 1901-4; elected by General Conference, 1904, as asst. sec. of the Missionary Soc. of the M. E. Church. Office: 57 E. Washington St. Residence: 1562 W. Monroe St.
SHELDON, Frank Parmly, fire insurance agent; b. New York City, Dec. 31, 1853; s. Ar- nold M. and Aurelia (Andrews) Sheldon; ed. public schools of Chicago; m. Jersey City, N. J., Apr. 8, 1890, Lulu Moore; children: Mar- guerite, Walter M., Elizabeth. Began in the insurance business in 1872. Now a partner in the firm of Marsh, Ullmann & Co. Mem. 1st Regt., I. N. G., Soc. of Colonial Wars. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: Hinsdale, Il1.
SHELDON, Henry I., lawyer; firm of Shel- don & Sheldon. Author: Notes on the Nicara- gua Canal, 1898. Address: 99 Randolph St.
SHELDON, Herbert Davies, undertaker; b. Frankfort, Herkimer County, N. Y .; son of Albert Henry and Catherine Amelia (Davies) Sheldon; ed. public schools of Chicago and W. Division High School, from which was grad. in class of 1881. On leaving school assisted his father in the undertaking business, and on death of latter in 1887, succeeded to the pro- prietorship of the business. Republican. Mem. Chicago Undertakers' Assn. Mason; mem. B. P. O. Elks. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Ashland, Illinois, Riverside Golf. Office: 239 W. Madison St. Residence: 675 W. Adams St.
SHELDON, Theodore, lawyer; b. Plainfield, N. J., June 24, 1854; s. Rev. George (D.D.) and Martha (Lyman) Sheldon; preparatory educa- tion at Edgehill Acad .; grad. Princeton Col- lege, 1875; Columbia Law School, 1877; m. Lake Geneva, Wis., July 8, 1882; children: Theodore, Jr., Edward, Mary. Admitted to bar, May 1, 1877, and has since been engaged in practice; now of firm of Sheldon & Sheldon. Appointed, Feb. 1, 1899, and has since been en- gaged as Examiner of Titles of Cook Co. Author: Land Registration in Illinois: Chief Examiner of Title of Torrens Land System. Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Golf. Office: 99 Randolph St. Residence: 33 Bellevue Pl.
SHEPARD, Frank Lyman, lawyer; b. Mc- Henry Co., Ill., Dec. 25, 1867; s. Sullivan S. and Abbie C. (Wild) Shepard; ed. common and high schools in McHenry Co., and 1 year at Beloit College; grad. Chicago College of Law, 1891; m. Crystal Lake, Ill., Sept. 8, 1891, Antoinette C. Beckley: 1 son: Lyman Beckley. Admitted to bar of Illinois, 1891; U. S. Su- preme Court, 1897; is mem. of law firm of Barker, Church & Shepard. Republican; was 1st asst. co. atty. of Cook Co., Dec. 1, 1896, to Dec. 1, 1903; since then atty. for Board of Review and County Board, under appointment from the Co. Board. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason: mem. Garfield Lodge, York Chapter, and Columbia Commandery, K. T., and of Me- dinah Temple: Royal Arcanum. Sons of Veter- ans. Clubs: Union League, Menoken. Office: Unity Bldg. Residence: 1587 Monroe St.
SHEPARD, Jason Henri, stone contractor; 'h. Cleveland, O., Oct. 15, 1838; s. Elias and Eliza (Greenlease) Shepard; ed. public schools of Cleveland: m. Dec. 16, 1868, Margaret M. Taylor, of Portland, Me .: children: Henri Elias, Laura Janet. Taught school, 1855-7; in employ of Cleveland Rolling Mill Co., clerk to chief clerk in the supply store, 1857-63; bookkeeper and cashier Union Rolling Mill Co., Chicago, 1863-8; partner with John Dolese, in paving and quarrying firm of Dolese & Shepard, 1868-
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1897; now pres. Montello Granite Co. Mason; K. T. Republican. Office: 59 Clark St. Resi- dence: 1886 Diversey Boul.
SHEPARD, Stuart Gore, lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 21, 1874; s. Hon. Henry M. (lately Judge Superior Court) and Frances ( Welles) Shep- ard; grad. Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y., B.L., June, 1893 (was class pres.); later M.L .; went into U. S. Custom House, Chicago, 1893, under appointment from Martin J. Russell, then col- lector of the port, on special work; grad. Col- lege of Law, LL.B., 1895. Admitted to bar, Mar., 1895, and went into office of Shope & Mathis as law clerk; in 1896 was appointed asst. corporation counsel for Chicago; in 1897
formed copartnership with Granville w. Browning, in the law firm of Browning & Shepard. Petty officer in Chicago Division, Illinois Naval Reserve. Democrat. Episcopa- lian. Mem. Law Club, and Legal Club; mem. Sigma Phi. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle. Office: Hartford Bldg. Residence: 369 E. Chicago Av.
SHEPARD, William O., M. E. clergyman; b. Sterling, Ill .; s. W. H. and Caroline L. (Reed) Shepard; ed. Illinois common schools; Jen- nings Seminary, Aurora, Ill., 1883; De Pauw Univ., A.B., 1885; De Pauw Theological School, B.D., 1886; Ph.D., Northwestern Univ., 1885; D.D., Syracuse Univ., 1896; m. 1883, Emily Marshall Odell; children: William Odell, Chester, Warren, Mark. Since 1886 in M. E. ministry in Rock River Annual Conference; pastor successively of M. E. Church, Blue Island, Ill .; 1st Church, Elgin, Ill .; Court St. Church, Elgin, Ill .; Oakland M. E. Church, Chicago; Emmanuel Church, Evanston, Ill .; and since Oct., 1901, pastor of 1st Church of Englewood, Chicago. Church: 6400 Stewart Av. Residence: 6410 Stewart Av.
SHEPHERD, Edward Staats, merchant; b. Orleans, Ontario Co., N. Y., May 28, 1845; s. Dr. George W. and Julia A (McBride) Shep- herd; parents moved to Dansville, N. Y., 1846; ed. common school in Dansville until 1858; m. Chicago, Nov. 4, 1872, Julia M. Reed; children: Fred R., Julia E. (Mrs. Webb). Was clerk in a store in Dansville, N. Y., 1858-62; bookkeep- er, Toledo, O., 1862-4; came to Chicago, Jan., 1865; clerk in purchasing dept. of I. C. R. R., 1865-9; salesman, 1869-77, and junior partner, 1877-90, Crerar, Adams & Co .; firm was incor- porated, 1890, and was elected pres. and dir .; has held both offices ever since. Company are very large wholesale dealers in railway sup- plies and contractors' materials. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Wash- ington Park. Office: 11-13 5th Av. Residence: 392 W. Adams St.
SHEPHERD, John Eldon, vice-pres. Auto- matic Fire Protection Co .; b. Macon, Mo., May 24, 1871; s. John and Mary Emma (Sharp) Shepherd; ed. Lake Forest Univ. and Univ. of Tennessee; m. Chicago. Ill., Aug. 2, 1893, Thyra Richardson; children: John E., Jr., Wil- liam Richardson, Robert Davis. Began insur- ance career in western dept. of the Orient In- surance Co., 1887; later was with the Liberty Insurance Co., and afterward was special agent of the Manchester Insurance Co., until he went to Oklahoma City, Okla., 1893, where conducted a local insurance agency until 1895; mgr. Chicago dept. of the Imperial Fire Ins. Co., 1898-9; and in 1899 became mem. of the fire insurance firm of Davis & Shepherd, later Case, Shepherd & Co .; in 1903 he became a mem. of the firm of Case, Nye, Shepherd & Bowden, retiring in 1904. Was elected vice- pres. and dir. of the Automatic Fire Protec- tion Co., 1904. Mem. S. A. R. Club: Union League. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 255 E. 61st St.
SHEPLER, Elias Albert, mgr. of the West- ern News Co .; b. Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 26, 1859; s. Elias A. and Catharine (Wenrich)
Shepler; ed. Pennsylvania Soldiers' Orphans' School, Camp Hill, Pa., until 15 years of age; m. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 12, 1885, Harriet E. Withers. As a boy, in 1875, entered service of Samuel H. Sieg, Harrisburg, Pa., in book store. Came to Chicago, 1879, and has since been continuously connected with the Am. News Co., entering the employ of the Western News Co. (branch of the Am. News Co., of New York); assumed management of the Colorado News Co., of Denver, branch house, in 1882; transferred to Chicago Apr. 1, 1891, as mgr. of the Western News Co. Mem. Chi- cago Stationers' Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Glen View, Marquette. Office: 204-206 Madison St. Residence: Virginia Hotel.
SHEPPARD, George Walter, wholesale gro- cer; b. Chicago, Sept. 1, 1872; s. George J. and Deborah F. (Webb) Sheppard; ed. Chicago pub- lic schools; m. Chicago, July, 1896, May L. Kenyon; children: Arthur Kenyon and Grace Adelaide. In 1886; began business life as a boy in the grocery establishment of Charles H. Slack, going thence to Sprague, Warner & Co., and then to the J. B. Inderrieden Co., until 1890, when he went with the Louis W. Stayart Co., of which company he is now sec. Is also sec. and treas. the Austin Av. Provision Co. Republican. Mason; Covenant Lodge, Austin Chapter and Salome Commandery, K. T. Mem. Nat. Union. Office: Randolph and Union Sts. Residence: 207 S. Humphrey Av., Oak Park, Ill.
SHEPPARD, Robert Dickinson, prof. and treas. Garrett Biblical Institute, Northwestern Univ .; b. Chicago, July 23, 1846; ed. Chicago public and high schools and Acad. of North- western Univ .; grad. Chicago Univ., 1869 (A.M., Chicago Univ. and Northwestern Univ .; D.D., Garrett Biblical Institute, Northwest- ern); m. June 13, 1871, Virginia Loring. Clubs: University, Chicago Literary, Glen View. Residence: 225 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill.
SHERER, Samuel James, merchant; b. Au- rora, Ill., Mar. 27, 1861; s. William and Lavine (Sibell) Sherer; ed. Chicago public schools. Clerk in firm of Sherer & Parsons, 1875-82; in 1882, with brother, William G. Sherer, estab- lished firm of Sherer Bros., later incorporated 1885, as Sherer Bros. Co., and still later be- came Sherer-Gillett Co., of which is vice-pres .. tea, coffee, spices, extracts and baking powder. Dir. Chicago Baptist Hosp. Office: 1707 Clark St. Residence: 4536 Lake Av.
SHERER, William George, teas and coffees; b. Aurora, Ill., May 3, 1858; s. William T. and Lavine (Sibell) Sherer; ed. old Chicago Univ .; m. Aug. 25, 1881, S. Frances Howe. In employ of Sherer & Parsons, 1879-82; in 1882, with Samuel J. Sherer, established firm of Sherer Bros., incorporated, 1885, as Sherer Bros. Co. In 1895 consolidated with E. W. Gillett Co., as Sherer-Gillett Co., of which is pres. The com- pany are importers, roasters and manufactur- ers, handling tea, coffee, spices, extracts, and baking powder, and also conducting display counter factories at Joliet, Ill., and Ilion. N. Y. Alderman 2d Ward of Evanston, Ill. Office: 1707 Clark St. Residence: 1430 Benson Av., Evanston, Ill.
SHERIDAN, James Jay, lawyer; b. Virginia City, Nev., Aug. 16, 1868; s. James C. and B. C. Sheridan; reared in Michigan: ed. public schools, Univ. of Michigan, and Yale Univ., graduating, 1895. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Illinois, 1895, and has since been en- gaged in general practice in Chicago. Republi- can; prominent in Republican club organiza- tion. While in college encouraged organization of clubs among college men; was pres. of the Univ. of Michigan Republican Club; later, when at Yale, was elected vice-pres. Am. Re- publican College League; vice-pres. Nat. Re- publican League, 1902-4. Clubs: Hamilton
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