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SEAMAN, Isaac W., real estate; b. McHenry Co., III., Feb. 22, 1851; s. of Abner C. and Lauri M. (Smith) Seaman; ed. dist. schs. in Minn. and lowa; m. Emma A. Baddock, of Howard Co., la., 1874 (died 1897); 4 children: Charles A., Walter A., Howard E., Mary A .; m. 2d, Bermah Lee, of Davi- sons, S.D., 1898. Went to Dakota Ty. at 20; worked 1 yr. driving oxen, then bought mule team and worked on railway; hauled logs for first house where Bismarck, S.D., now stands; also took up homestead and engaged in farming, ran the Dakota Central Stage Line and a freight line to Black Hills; in govt. contract business, furnishing In- dian supplies, 1880-98; now pres. Chicago Mfg. Co., I. W. Seaman & Co .; vice pres. Internat. Mausoleum Co .; dir. Fulton (S.D.) State Bank. Ex-mayor of Mitchell, S.D .; was 17 yrs. pres. and now mem. bd. dirs. Dakota Western Univ. Republican. Metho- dist. Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias. Recreation: motoring. Home: 6104 Kimbark Av. Office: 1612 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
SEARLE, Claude Howard, mfg. chemist; b. Fort- ville, Ind., Aug. 1, 1873; s. Gideon Daniel and Cor- nelia L. (Howard) Searle; M.D., Rush Med. CoII., 1898. Vice pres. and gen. mgr. G. D. Searle & Co., mfg. chemists. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Ouilmette Country. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 215 W. Ohio St., Chicago.
SEARLE, Gideon Daniel, chemist; Feb. 13, 1846- Jan. 25, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
SEARLES, George James, clergyman; b. Roch- ester, N.Y., May 4, 1872; s. William and Louisa J. (Mckelvey) Searles: A.B., Univ. of Rochester, 1897; grad. Auburn Theol. Sem., 1900; m. Julia A. Smith, of Rochester, Ang. 6, 1901. Ordained Pres-
SEARS, Augustus Theodore, western mgr. Popu- lar Science Monthly; b. at Brooklyn, N. Y., July 4, 1874; s. Augustus T. and Louise (Blake) Sears; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ida Tegardine, of Chicago, Nov. 27, 1901; 1 son, Burton. Identified with adver- tising business ever since beginning of active ca- reer in 1901; western mgr. Popular Science Month- ly, since Oct. 17, 1915; also western mgr. Scien- tific American and Phila. Public Ledger. Clubs: Il1. Athletic, Advertising, Chicago Motor, Oak Park Automobile. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.
*SEARS, John Barry, banker. (See vol. 1911.) SEARS, Joseph, real estate; Mar. 24, 1843-Jan. 30, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
SEARS, Nathaniel Clinton, lawyer; b. Gallipolis, O., Aug. 23, 1854; s. Amos Gould and Susan (Davis) Sears; preparatory edn. Elgin (Ill.) Acad .; A.B., Amherst, 1875, A.M., 1878; law student Univ. of Berlin, Germany, 1875-6; (LL.D., Northwestern Univ., 1898); m. Laura Raymond Davidson, of El- gin, Ill., May 26, 1887. Admitted to IIl. bar, Jan. 1, 1878; elected judge Superior Court, Cook Co., Ill., 1893; apptd. asso. justice Appellate Court of Ill., 1897; reapptd., 1900; chief justice Appellate Court, 1902; resigned Apr. I, 1903, to enter law firm of Sears, Meagher & Whitney; now sr. mem. Sears, Wiley & Sherwin. Mem. Board of Edn., Chicago. Rep. candidate for mayor of Chicago, 1897. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: Union League, Press. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: ( winter) Daytona Beach, Fla .; (usmmer) Lake Ge- neva, Wis. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago,
SEARS, Peter C., fruit and produce; b. Matta- poisett, Plymouth Co., Mass., Mar. 15, 1842; s. of Isaiah and Sarah (Barrows) Sears; ed. dist. school and acad., Mattapoisett; Bridgewater (Mass.) State Normal School; enlisted July 23, 1862, in Co. I, 33d Regt., Mass. Vol. Inf .; promoted 2d It. July, 1863; 1st lt. Apr., 1864; capt., Dec., 1864; m. Rose Anna Roberts, of Biddeford, Me., June 20, 1866 (died 1910) ; children: Sarah Barrows, Amelia, Rose Rob- erts; m. 2d, Mrs. Estelle ( White) Gowie, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 16, 1912. In business in own name at Chicago since May 18, 1872. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. G.A.R. Recreation: read- ing. Home: 116 S. Hamlin Av. Office: 59 W. South Water St.
SEARS, Richard Warren, merchant; Dec. 7, 1863- Sept. 28, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1914- 15.)
SEAVERNS, George Alfred, grain, corn and real estate; b. Chicago, Jan. 20, 1864; s. George Alfred and Susan J. (Updike) Seaverns; ed. pub. schs. and Harvard School (private); m. Clara I. Currier, of Lynn, Mass., Dec. 30, 1886; 2 children: Louis Cur- rier, George Alfred, III. Worked in grain elevator business of his father until 1890, when was admit- ted to partnership. In 1901, on the retirement of George A. Seaverns, Sr., the Alton Grain Co. and the Alton Elevator Co. were organized to succeed to his grain and elevator interests, of which he was pres., until death of father in 1904; since then in charge of father's estate. Since May, 1908, with Armour Grain Co .; also operating in real estate (own properties) ; pres. Seaverns Elevator Co. Re- publican. Universalist. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia, Casino. Home: 112 Westmin- ster Av., Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
SEBASTIAN, John, railway official; Jan. 28, 1849-Mar. 1, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)
SECRIST, Horace, professor economics; b. at Farmington, Utah, Oct. 9, 1881; s. Jacob M. and Polly Estella (Smith) Secrist; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1907, A.M., 1909, Ph.D., 1911; m. May Alexander, of Provo, Utah, Sept. 14, 1904; children: Horace A., Lee Horton. Instr. economics, Univ. of Wis., 1910-
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11; statistician, Wis. Industrial Commn., 1911-12; which afterward became Northwestern Lead & Oil expert spl. agt., U.S. Census Bur., 1909, U.S. Com- Co., 1876-87; pres. Am. Varnish Co., 1891-1901 and mn. on Industrial Relations, 1914; asst. prof. eco- since 1906. Mem, Chicago Assn. Commerce. Re- nomics, 1912-16, asso. prof. economics and statis- publican. Mem. Evangelical Lutheran Church; tics since 1916, Northwestern Univ. Mem. Am. Teutonia Mannerchor. Home: 414 Oakdale Av. Econ. Assn., Am. Statis. Assn., Alpha Kappa Psi. Office: 1138 N. Branch St. Club: City of Chicago (chmn. com, on pub. ex- penditures). Author: Constitutional Limitations on Public Indebtedness in the United States, 1914; also articles on economics and statistics in Quar- terly Jour. of Economics, and Publs. of Am. Statis. Soc. Recreations: volley ball, tennis. Home: 811 Gaffield Pl., Evanston, Ill.
SEDGWICK, Earl Phillips, secretary and treas. Chicago Hardware Foundry Co .; b. Wheaton, Ill., Apr. 8, 1867; s. of John A. and Mary R. ( Phillips) Sedgwick; ed. high sch., Oak Park, Ill .; m. Grace M. Goble, of Chicago, June 22, 1900; children: Mary Louise, Robert, Margaret, Elizabeth. Began with Chicago Hardware Mfg. Co., 1884-97; sec. and treas. Chicago Hardware Foundry Co. since 1897. Mayor of North Chicago, 1903-4; school trustee of Dist. No. 63, Lake Co., 1904-5. Sec. Lake Co. Law and Order League; dir. Legislative Voters' League; organizer, and pres. 2 terms Lake Co. Mfrs.' Assn .; mem. 111. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Highland Park, Exmoor Country. Recreations: golf, books. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Offices: North Chicago, Ill., and 546 W. Washington Boul., Chicago.
SEDGWICK, Edwin W., hot water heaters; b. at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Apr. 23, 1875; s. Edwin Henry and Virginia (Ward) Sedgwick; ed, pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Agnes Lindsay, of Chicago, Oct. 8, 1898. Engaged in manufacture of hot water heaters and tanks since 1893; pres. S. Wilks Mfg. Co. since 1900. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country (dir.), Kenwood (pres.). Recreation: golf. Home: 4504 Woodlawn Av. Office: 3517 Shields Avenue.
SEDLMAYR, Theodore, general mgr. Fleisch- mann Malting Co .; b. at Sopron, Hungary, Oct. 6, 1877; s. Ernest and Johanna (Meyer) Sedlmayr; Ph.D., Univ. of Munich, Germany, 1902; m. Ellen Jane Young, of Chicago, Feb. 2, 1911; 1 son, John Ernest. Came to U.S., 1905; with Albert Schwill & Co., malsters, 1905-13; gen. mgr. The Fleischmann Malting Co. since 1913. Mem. Chicago Bd. Trade. Clubs: South Shore Country; Saturn (Buffalo, N. Y.). Recreations: motoring, golf, travel. Home: field Av. 4744 Dorchester Av. Office: 1231 Webster Bldg.
SEEBERGER, Louis Augustus, real estate; b. at Oskaloosa, la., July 23, 1863; s. Anthony F. and Jennie L. (Cooper) Seeberger; ed. Gambier, O .; m. Chicago, Aug. 26, 1886, Gertrude Bradley; 1 daugh- ter, Dorothea (Mrs. Frank Cist). Clerk with firm A. F. Seeberger & Co., wholesale hardware, Chi- cago, 1882-91; in real estate business since 1891; mem. firm of Louis A. Seeberger & Co., since 1908. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. (sec. 1893, chmn. Torrens Com., 1895-1902, pres. 1902) ; pres. Citizens' Assn., 1903-4. Sound Money Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Merchants (vice pres. 1902), Commercial, City. Recreation: motoring. Home: 44 E. Elm St. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
SEEBURG, Justus Percival, piano mfr .; b. Goth- enburg, Sweden, Apr. 20, 1871; s. Johan Fredrick and Johana (Miller) Seeburg; ed. Chalmers Tech. Sch., Gothenburg, Sweden; m. Adalfine Bylander, of Skofde, Sweden, Oct. 17, 1895; 1 son, Noel Mar- shall. Came to U.S., 1886; organized the Kurtz- Seeburg Co. (now Kurtz Action Co.), Rockford, Ill., and treas, same, 1904-7; organized, 1907, and now pres. J. P. Seeburg Piano Co .; organized, May 1, 1916, and now treas, P. R. Buchinski Piano Co. Mem. Nat. Piano Mfrs' Assn., 111. Mfrs.' Assn., Nat. Moving Pictures Trades Industry. Republic- an. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Edgewater Golf, Recrea- tions: motoring, golf. llome: 2824 Sheridan Rd. Office: 209 S. State St.
SEEGERS, Charles, varnish; b. Hanover, Ger., Feb. 12, 1834; s. Henry and Augusta (Gebers) See- gers; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Jan. 18, 1862, Car- oline Eckhoff; children: Hattie, Mary, George, Cora. Melville. Learned trade of cigarmaker; came to Chicago, Aug., 1×55, and worked at trade; conducted a cigar store. l'res. Northwestern Linseed Oil Co.,
SEELY, Garrett Teller, elevated railway official; b. Oswego, Ill., June 1, 1876; s. Thomas Jennings and Anzolette E. (Teller) Seely; ed. pub, grammar schs .; grad. Beloit (Wis.) Coll. Acad., 1895; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1899; m. Grace Epsy Morrow, of Champaign, Ill., Oct. 21, 1902; 2 daughters: Mi- riam, Janet. Topographer, A.,T.&S.F.R.R., 1899- 1900; transitman, C.&W.Ind.R.R., 1900-1; identified with the South Side Elevated Ry. Co., Chicago, since 1901, as engr. of maintenance, 1901-9, 2d vice pres. and asst. gen. mgr., 1909-10; asst. gen. mgr. Chicago Elevated Railroad since 1911. Mem. West- ern Soc. Engrs., Phi Gamma Delta, Tau Beta Pi. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Floss- moor, Kenwood, Engineers'. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 4367 Oakenwald Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
SEELYE, Henry E., lawyer; June 20, 1827-Aug. 17, 1913. (See vol, 1911.)
SEIBERT, John F., manager of Lutheran Publ. Soc .; b. Chambersburg, Pa., Aug. 29, 1868; s. Wil- liam and Mary (Rader) Seibert; ed. Pennsylvania Coll., Gettysburg, Pa., 1887-9; Susquehanna Univ., Selinsgrove, Pa., 1884-7; grad. Lutheran Theol. Sem., Gettysburg, 1892; m. Florence A. Elicker, of Rossville, Pa., July 26, 1892; children: Edith M., William Roy, Florence G., Ruth M., Luther Y., Charles A. Ordained Luth, ministry, 1892; pastor Ft. Madison, la., 1892-5, Sedalia, Mo., 1895-1900, North Platte, Neb., 1900-9; with the Lutheran Publ. Soc. since 1909, mgr. since 1912. Home: 4137 N. Hamlin Av. Office: 159 N. State St.
SEIDEL, Adolph, mfr .; b. Halle, Germany, Jan. 4, 1841; s. Ludwig and Louise Seidel; ed. Univ. of Halle; m. Germany, 1867, Agnes Schaller; children: Ludwig August, Walter Felix, Clara (Mrs. W. A. L. Schaefer), Elsie (Mrs. Dr. Emil John Merki). Came to Chicago, 1871, and was in various occupations until 1879, when he established the Red Star Com- pressed Yeast Co. In 1890 established firm of Ad Seidel & Sons, bakers' and soda fountain supplies of which is still sr. mem .; also pres. Royal Chemi- cal Works. Home: 1327 Early Av. Office: 1245 Gar-
SEIDEL, Ludwig August, mfr .; b. Halle, Ger- many, Aug. 10, 1869; s. Adolph and Agnes (Schal- ler) Seidel; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago, to 1884; m. Chicago, Mar. 6, 1899, Georgia Arend; 1 daughter, Edna. Employed in retail drug house, 1884-7, with Red Star Compressed Yeast Co., of which his fa- ther is propr., 1887-90; in 1890 with father and brother established firm of Ad Seidel & Sons, mfg. chemists, extracts, etc .; dir. Royal Chemical Works. Home: 658 Aldine Av. Office: 1245 Garfield Av.
SEIDEL, Walter Felix, mfr .; b. Halle, Germany, Sept. 22, 1871; s. Adolph and Agnes (Schaller) Sei- del; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago to 1886; married. Bookkeeper for August Hausske, furniture mfr., 1886-8; with Red Star Yeast Co., of which his fa- ther is propr., 1888-92; with father and brother, established firm of Ad Seidel & Sons, mfrs. of ex- tracts, soda fountain supplies and bakers' supplies; also sec. and treas. Royal Chemical Works; dir. Fullerton-Southport State Savings Bank. Repub- lican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), A.O.U.W., Nat. Union, Club: Germania. Home: 920 Crescent Pl. Office: 1245 Garfield Av.
SEIFERT, Mathias Joseph, surgeon; b. Chicago, Mar. 2, 1866; s. Anthony V. and Margaret ( Kannen) Seifert; ed. parochial and pub, schs., Chicago; grad. Teachers' Sem., St. Francis, Wis., 1885; grad. Chi- cago Musical Coll., 1887; M.D., Coll. Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1901; (hon. A.B., Univ. of Minn., 1914); m. Mary C. Karst (music teacher), of Chicago, Feb. 8, 1888; 2 children: Earl, Myra Marie. Was school teacher, church organist and choir dir. in Chicago, 1885-96; founded Western Musical Acad., 1889, and was its pres. until 1896. Appeared in numerous concerts given by the Western Musical Acad. and other organizations, as pianist and condr .; directed the full Theodore Thomas Orchestra on the stage
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of the Chicago Auditorium and other halls at sev- Women's Club (pres.), Alpha Epsilon Iota; dir. eral important musical events. Entered the Marion Com. of Fifteen, Ill. Vigilance Assn. Republican. Sims Hosp., assisting Prof. Henry Parker Newman, Methodist. Clubs: Woman's City, The Cordon. Au- thor: Venereal Diseases in Children, 1913. Editor Medical Clinics of Chicago, 1915-16; lecturer and writer on social hygiene, social conditions and med. subjects. Home: 756 Bittersweet Pl. Office: 25 E. Washington St. 1898-1902; instr. gynecology, Chicago Policlinic Post-Grad. Sch. and Hosp., 1901-6; asst. prof. physi- ology, Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1899-1901; instr. senior medicine, 1901-6, adj. prof. operative surgery, 1905- 09, Coll. Medicine Univ. of Ill .; prof, physical diag- nosis and anesthesiology, dental dept. Univ. of Ill., SELBY, Emily Helen, M.D .; b. Jacksonville, Ill .; d. Paul and Erra Ann (Post) Selby; M.D., Harvey Med. Coll., Chicago, 1901. Practiced at Chicago since 1902; specializes in treatment of eye and ear; asst. surgeon Ill. State Charitable Eye and Ear In- firmary. Mem. Chicago Ophthalmol. Soc. Repub- lican. Clubs: Medical Woman's, After Dinner, Woman's City. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 32 N. State St. 1905-9; attending surgeon and lecturer on gyne- cology, St. Mary of Nazareth Hosp .; prof. surgery and head of dept., Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Alpha Kappa Kappa, Physi- cians' Club. Mem. K. of C., C.O.F., O.C.K., etc. Au- thor: Manual of Practical Gynecology, 1915; Man- ual of Surgery (in preparation) ; also monographs and articles in med. jours, on med. and surg. sub- jects, including: Medical Instruction, 1902; The Medical School of the Future, 1902; Traumatic Cerebral Diabetes, 1905; Arterio Venous Aneurism, of the Epigastric Artery and Vein, 1914; Latent Atypical Malaria, 1914; etc. Home: 585 Hawthorne Pl. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
SEIFERT, Rudolf, cigar mcht .; b. Meiningen, Germany, Nov. 30. 1853; s. Udo and Marie (Rade- feld) Seifert; ed. in Germany; unmarried, Engaged in cigar business at Chicago since Oct. 10, 1875; pres. Ill. Pub. Co., publs. Illinois Staats Zeitung, 1909-12. Trustee John Worthy Sch. and House of Correction, 1897-1903. Dir. German Old People's Home, Harlem, Ill .; sec. and dir. German Aid Soc .; dir. German-Am. Hist. Soc., German-Am. Hist. Soc. of Chicago, German-irish Alliance of America. Mem. Chicago Turngemeinde. Lutheran. Club: Deutsche Presse. Recreations: reading and music. Home: 1100 Oakdale Av. Office. 80 W. Washington Street.
SEINWERTH, Charles W., jury commr .; b. at Chicago, May 17, 1876; s. Henry and Christina ( Mil- ler) Seinwerth; ed. pub. schs. and business coll., Chicago; m. Anna Dorothy Beck, of Chicago, Aug. 15, 1914. Connected with ry. office in various capaci- ties, 1892-1905; asst. chief clk. Superior Court of Cook Co., 1905-16; apptd. mem. Bd. Jury Commrs. of Cook Co., July, 1916. Spl. rep. Mass. Bonding and Ins. Co. Republican. Protestant. Mason (K.T., Shriner) ; mem. Modern Woodmen of America, Am. Brotherhood U.S.A. (sec.). Home: 2740 W. Adams St. Office: 824 County Bldg.
SEIPP, Philip Walter, broker; b. Chicago, Aug. 26, 1878; s. William C. and Emma A. (Huck) Seipp; prep. edn. Harvard Sch., Chicago, and Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa .; student Univ. of Geneva, Switzer- land, 1895-6; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1899; m. Edith Marie, d. John and Margaret ( MacKericher) Dobie, June 12, 1916. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, and en- gaged in practice at Chicago until 1902; connected with firm of A. O. Slaughter & Co., brokers in stocks, bonds, grain, cotton and provisions, of which became mem., 1905; retired from active busi- ness, June 1, 1916; making a trip around the world, having recently spent 9 months in S. America. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chicago Stock Ex- change. Mem. Co. G, 32d Mich. Vol. Inf. during Spanish-Am. War. Dir. German Hosp. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Germania, Industrial, Cum- berland Lodge Hunting; Lawyers', City (New York). Recreations: travel, farming. Home: Pleas- ure Bay, Long Branch, N.J. Office: 110 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
SEIPP, William C., capitalist; Jan. 4, 1851-Mar. 18, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
SEIPPEL, Clara P. (Mrs. Robert A. Widdowson), M.D .; b. Chicago, May 30, 1877; d. Frederick L. A. and Caroline (Kernwein) Seippel; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; M.D., Coll, of Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1907; m. Robert A. Widdowson, of Chicago, Dec. 11, 1915. Instr. gynecology, Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1907-15; a founder and phys. in charge Frances Ju- venile Home since 1909, also in pvt. practice; asst. city phys. since 1911 and as such examines hun- dreds of girls and young women annually for the courts and gives expert testimony in criminal and other cases in which they are complainants; exam- ining phys. United Charities Dist. Workers, also of Maccabees. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Med.
SELIG, Louis M., artificial flowers; b. Würzburg, Germany, Aug. 22, 1868; s. of Siegfried and Sarah (Sittenman) Selig; ed. Würzburg Coll .; m. Paula Elkan, of Chicago, Mar. 6, 1901. Came to America, 1883; engaged in manufacture of artificial flowers since 1897; pres. and treas. The Botanical Deco- rating Co .; also pres. Celebrated Players Film Co. Mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Mason. Club: Ill. Ath- letic. Recreation : reading. Home: 3933 Pine Grove Av. Office: 208 W. Adams St.
SELIG, William Nicholas, motion picture pro- ducer; b. Chicago, Mar. 14, 1864; s. Francis Joseph and Antonia (Lunsky) Selig; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Mary H. Pinkham, of Stockton, Cal., Sept. 7, 1900. Early became interested in photography; actor and theatrical mgr., 1888-99; inventor of many appliances used in motion picture photog- raphy; in motion picture business since 1896; pres. Selig Polyscope Co., Chicago, Los Angeles, Cal., and London, Eng .; dir. General Film Co .; owner Selig Zoo, Los Angeles. First motion picture mfr. to make long hist. photodrama ("Coming of Co- lumbus," in 3 reels); first producer to introduce wild animals in dramatic action in photoplays. Fi- nanced expdns. of Prof. Frederick Starr to interior of Africa, Korea, Japan and Philippines; expdns. of Dr. E. B. McDowell to China, Africa and India; expdn. of Emmett O'Neill to the Amazon River, 1912. Presented medal, 1912, by Pope Pius X for "Coming of Columbus." Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Automobile (Chicago); Athletic (Los Angeles); Republican (New York). Home: 4858 Kenmore Av. Office: 58 E. Washington St.
SELL, Henry Thorne, clergyman. Removed to Jacksonville, Fla. (See Who's Who in America. )
SELLAR, George Alan, machinery; b. Aberdeen, Scotland, Sept. 7, 1877; s. George and Annie (Fra- ser) Sellar; ed. pub, schs., Lewis Inst., and Y.M. C.A. night sch., Chicago; m. Minnie Louise Carr, of Bowmanville, Ont., July 1, 1903. With C.,B.&Q. R.R., 1 yr .; with Aermotor Co., 8 yrs., Am. Spiral Pipe Works, 4 yrs. and Mark Mfg. Co., 4 yrs .; vice pres. and mgr. Federal Steel Fixture Co., 1905-10; organized the Benjamin-Sellar Mfg. Co., of which is now sec. and mgr .; also mgr. Sellar Supply Co. Republican. Baptist. Mem. bd. mgrs. West Side Y.M.C.A. Mem. Royal League. Recreations: golf, tennis, fishing, scout work. Home: 3760 W. Hard- ing Av. Office: 557 W. Quincy St.
SELLECK, Charles Elliott, lawyer; b. Michigan City, Ind., June 12, 1877; s. William Henry and Mary Louise (Nichols) Selleck; ed. West Div. High Sch., Chicago; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1899; m. Helen Ruby Forrest, of Chicago, June 5, 1914; chil- dren: William Raymond, Dorothy Forrest (both by former marriage). Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, and since practiced in Chicago; sec. and counsel, Cen- tral Cemetery Co. of Ill. ( Memorial Park Ceme- tery), Marquette Sales Agency Co., Nat. Automatic Door Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Episcopalian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Palette and Chisel (asso.). Rec- reation: art. Home: 841 Lafayette Parkway. Office: 815 Marquette Bldg.
SELLECK, William Edwin; Feb. 18, 1841-Feb. 23, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
SELLEN, Henry Adolphus, sash and doors; b. Beaver Dam, Wis., Nov. 8, 1865; s. Nicolous and Margaretha (Berwind) Sellen; ed. high sch. and Wayland Univ., Beaver Dam, and Spencerian Busi- ness Coll., Milwaukee; m. Milwaukee, Nov. 24,
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1888, Elizabeth Salb; 1 daughter, Irene (deceased).
SENG, Frank Joseph, pres. The Seng Co .; b. at Was sec. and treas. William H. Schmidt Sash & Chicago, Dec. 22, 1869; s. of Wendelin and Agnes Door Co. (now out of business); conducted bidg. (Baer) Seng; ed. pub. and parochial schs., Chicago; material business at Milwaukee, 1889-91; came to m. Barbara M. Bichl, of Chicago, Oct. 16, 1895; 4 Chicago, 1891, in same line; vice pres. and mgr. Morgan Sash & Door Co. since Feb. 1, 1903. Was
children: Mary Agnes, Elizabeth Marian, Francis Arthur and Raymond Anthony. Entered father's mem. and received hon, discharge from Wis. Mili- business, 1892, becoming sec. of The Seng Co., tia. Republican. German 'Lutheran. Mason (Past hardware specialties, upon its incorporation, May Master Berwyn Lodge No. 839; mem. Siloam Com- 24, 1894, and pres. upon death of father, July 22, 1896; also vice pres. Kinney-Rome Co. Democrat. Catholic. K.C. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ouilmette Country, North Shore Golf. Recreations: motor- mandery, K.T., Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Athletic, Traffic, Berwyn (pres. 1910-11); also "Entre Nous." Recreations: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: 135 34th St., Ber- ing, golf. Home: 435 Lake Av., Wilmette, IIl. wyn, Ill. Office: 2278 Blue Island Av., Chicago.
SELLERS, Ernest Orlando, soloist, musical dir .; b. Hastings, Mich., Oct. 29, 1869; s. William H. and Kate E. (Armstrong) Sellers; grad, high sch., Lan- sing, Mich., 1886; learned civil engring. in the field; engaged in civil engring. at Lansing, 1889, becom- ing supt. pub. works, and city engr. until 1896; at- tended Mercer Univ., Macon, Ga., 1900; studied mu- sic at Lansing, Cleveland and Chicago; m. Edith L. Simons, of Helena, Mont., Dec. 6, 1893; 3 children: Dorothy, Rodney J., Elizabeth L. Engaged in sec- retarial positions, Y.M.C.A., 1899-1903, at Macon, Ga., Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, Del .; be- gan musical and lecture career at Euclid Av. Bapt. Ch., Cleveland, 1903; asst. dir. of music, Moody Bible Inst. of Chicago, since Sept., 1907; Baptist; teacher, Friendly Bible Class. Republican. Mason. Contbr. to religious press and composer of ch. an- thems and gospel songs. Home: 1502 Hood Av. Address: 153 Institute PI.
SELLERS, John Morris, president Sellers Mfg. Co .; b. Keokuk, Ia., Aug. 12, 1865; s. Morris and Rosa (McCune) Sellers; ed. pub. grammar schs. and Chicago Manual Training Sch .; m. Apr. 19, 1916, Mary, d. Gen. Arthur C. Ducat. With Morris Sellers & Co., 1886-95; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Sellers Mfg. Co., ry. supplies, 1895-1915, pres. since 1915; discovered and developed Sellers Mine, Me- sabe Iron Range, Hibbing, Minn., 1894. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Golf, Grand Island Lodge (Bath, Ill.). Recreations: shooting, golf. Home: Downers Grove, Ill. Office: 1201 McCormick Bldg., Chicago.
SELLERS, Morris, mfr .; b. Philadelphia, Nov. 14, 1832; s. Charles and Elizabeth (Morris) Sellers; moved to Cincinnati, 1839; grad. Woodward Coll., Cincinnati; m. 1854, Manda Patterson (died); 1 daughter (Mrs. P. A. Largey) ; m. 2d, Rosa Mc- Cune; 3 children: John Morris, Blanche (Mrs. Ru- dolph Ortmann), Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Horace C. Hutchins). After leaving sch., joined his father in constrn. of charcoal blast furnace in Middle Tenn .; later employed by Duff Green, editor Congressional Globe; in railroad service on various rys. to 1871; employed to introduce Westinghouse air brake, 1871; became rep. of Westinghouse Air Brake Co., Pittsburgh Locomotive Works and other large con- cerns, at Chicago, 1875; established Morris Sellers & Co., 1876, inc. 1894, as Sellers Mfg. Co., ry. sup- plies, of which was pres. many yrs .; was also pres. Hewitt Mfg. Co. and Chicago Drop Forge & Foun- dry Co .; now retired. Home: Downers Grove, Ill.
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