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FRANK SERVIS MASTEN. Few members of the Ohio bar were more secure in the honors of their profession and the esteem of their associates than Frank Servis Masten of the firm Holding, Masten, Duncan & Leckie. Mr. Masten particularly excelled in the field of maritime, marine insurance and corporation law. He might have had some peers but hardly had a superior in point of ability and skill with which he handled the large and com- plicated interests entrusted to him and his firm.
Mr. Masten was born at Goshen in Mahoning County, Ohio, October 16, 1865. His people were pioneers in Northeastern Ohio, having established a home in Mahoning County about the time Ohio was admitted to the Union. The Masten family has a complete genealogy going back a period of 400 years. Mr. Masten's grandfather was born in Mahoning County, near Salem, which was the original point of settlement for the Mastens in this state. He was a farmer. The paternal grandmother came from New Jersey to Ohio about 1802.
Landon Masten, father of the late Cleveland lawyer, was born in Mahoning County in 1830 and died May 22, 1882. From farming, to which he devoted his earlier years, he turned to the legal profession and after his admission to the Ohio bar practiced at Canfield about ten years. Two of his legal associates were Judge Giles H. Van Hyning and Francis Servis. Landon Masten achieved a high posi- tion as a lawyer. He was also active in local politics as a republican, being affiliated with that party up to the Tilden campaign of 1876. He married Harriet Santee, who was born at Goshen, Mahoning County, October 13, 1830, and is now living at the age of eighty-eight in
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Cleveland. Her father, William Santee, was was that the first case he ever argued was also a native of Mahoning County and a before the United States Supreme Court. farmer and a man of considerable influence Mr. Masten was reared in a republican at- mosphere, had mainly affiliated with the party, and was still aligned with it, though he re- tained some doubt as to the crecd. Born a Quaker, and reared a Presbyterian, Mr. Mas- ten married the daughter of a Methodist Episcopal minister and was a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Cleve- land at the time of his death. He belonged to a number of social organizations, including the Colonial Club, the Cleveland Athletic Club, and the Rowfant Club. He was one of the organizers of the Rowfant, which is the lead- ing literary club of Cleveland. He was a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, a member of the Royal Order of Scotland, and the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. in local politics in his section of the state. ยท William Santee married a daughter of Gen. William Blackburn, who distinguished him- self as a soldier in the War of 1812, and was son of a Revolutionary war soldier from Penn- sylvania. Frank Servis Masten possessed those inestimable advantages bestowed by a good family name and by early associations with people of character and substance, though his own career from an early age had been one of self achievement. He attended the public schools at Canfield and in 1885 graduated Bachelor of Science from the Northeastern Ohio Normal College. This school conferred upon him the degree Master of Arts in 1906. While teaching school he learned and became proficient in the art of shorthand, and with that accomplishment he was admitted to the employ of the Big Four Railroad offices in the legal department. The general counsel for that company were H. H. Poppleton and S. H. Holding, and under these eminent law- yers Mr. Masten pursued his studies and may be said to have graduated from the legal de- partment of the railroad company. After his admission to the bar in 1893 he continued in the office of the railroad until the fall of that year and then became law clerk with the firm of Goulder & Holding at Cleveland. In 1898 he was admitted to partnership, the firm becoming Goulder, Holding & Masten, with offices in the Rockefeller Building. Mr. Goulder subsequently withdrew and from October, 1910, the firm was Holding, Masten, Duncan & Leckie, his associates being S. H. Holding, Tracy H. Duncan, Frederick L. Leckie.
Probably no law firm in the state had a larger or more important clientage than this. The practice was largely in corporation, mari- time and insurance law, and those were the specialties of Mr. Masten. Mr. Masten was also an officer and director in a number of business organizations for which his firm were legal counsel. In 1896 Mr. Masten was ad- mitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States. He had practiced in the First. Second, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth United States Circuit Courts of Appeal. Much of his work had been before departments in Washington, D. C., involving matters affect- ing the shipping interests. Thus he had spent a large part of his time in the national cap- ital. Perhaps a unique fact in his experience
On October 16, 1889, several years before he was admitted to the bar, Mr. Masten mar- ried Miss Blanche Copeland, daughter of Rev. Anson and Minerva (Detchon) Copeland. Her lineage goes back to several notable New Eng- land families, and is even connected with John and Priscilla Alden. Mr. and Mrs. Mas- ten had two children: Van Wilbur and Nella Blanche.
CHARLES H. NEWMAN is a native of Cleve- land, was one of the volunteers from this city during the Spanish-American war, and is con- nected with the Bishop-Babcock-Becker Com- pany, one of Cleveland's largest local in- dustries. Mr. Newman was born at Cleveland February 16, 1881, a son of Sigmund and Anna Newman.
Charles H. Newman attended the grammar schools and the Central High School of Cleve- land until he was about eighteen years old. In the spring of 1898 he enlisted in Troop MI of the Second United States Cavalry and was with that organization for thirteen months during the period of the Spanish-American war. On returning to Cleveland he was made cashier of the Forest City Provision Company, remained with that firm two years, and then with his father's old concern, the Cleveland Window Glass Company, selling their goods on the road for seven years.
When Mr. Newman first became identified with the Bishop-Babcock-Becker Company, manufacturers of soda fountains and other kindred wares, it was in the capacity of a clerk. He was made assistant to the general sales manager, for several years sold his com- -
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pany's products on the road, and was then installed as manager of the Cleveland branch office. From that he was promoted to his present position as general sales manager.
Mr. Newman is a member of the Rotary Club, Cleveland Automobile Club, Forest City Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and Cleve- land Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and is a republican in politics. July 15, 1904, he mar- ried at Cleveland Miss Rose Koerner.
HARRY M. NORRIS has been engaged in the coal brokerage business at Cleveland for ten years. The special distinction attaching to his work in that field has been in developing a Canadian market for American coal mines. He was a pioneer in getting American coal used at Montreal, and the first year he opened that market he shipped 50,000 tons. In 1917 it is estimated that 1,250,000 tons have been shipped from the southern side of the Great Lakes to Montreal and more than half of that amount has been handled by Mr. Norris. For several years he has had the contract to supply all the public utilities of that city with coal, handled through his Cleveland office.
Mr. Norris is a native of Montreal, in which Canadian city he was born July 5, 1876, son of William and Sarah (Stewart) Norris. He attended grammar and high schools in that city and one year in a college there. His first working position was with The Dominion Tex- tile Company, and in two years he rose from office boy to chief clerk. Coming to the United States he located at Pittsburg, where he con- ducted a coal brokerage business until 1906. In that year he opened his headquarters at Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and from that point he shipped extensive quantities of coal to Montreal for two years. He then trans- ferred his headquarters to Cleveland, where he is now in the general coal brokerage busi- ness, with offices in the Rockefeller Building. He also promoted The Keystone Transporta- tion Company of Montreal, was its president the first year and has since been its traffic manager. Among other business interests he is president of the Campbell Motor Trucking Company.
Mr. Norris is a member of the Traffic Club of Cleveland, the Cleveland Chamber of Com- merce. Cleveland Athletic Club, and Automo- bile Club. He is an independent in politics and a member of the Presbyterian Church. At Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, August 1, 1904, he married Jean Kerr. Their one daughter, Isa-
belle Agnes, is a student in the Lakewood public schools.
WILLIAM M. NICHOLS. Not least among the industries that give prestige to Cleveland as a city are the clay products manufacture. One of the largest of these is The Cleveland Brick & Clay Company, of which William M. Nich- ols has been general manager and otherwise officially identified since its establishment.
Mr. Nichols has been a resident of Cleveland for the past twenty years and is a native of the old Western Reserve of Ohio. He was born in Hiram Township, Portage County, May 31, 1855. The Nichols family was founded in America in 1700 by three brothers of the name who came from England, locating in New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut. This branch of the family is descended from the New York State settler. Mr. Nichols' grandfather was Capt. Andrew Nichols, a native of New York and captain of a company in the War of 1812. In 1832 he bronght his family to Portage County, Ohio, and spent the rest of his years as a pioneer farmer.
Paris Chandler Nichols, father of the Cleve- land manufacturer, was born at Crown Point, Essex County, New York, July 10, 1823, and was nine years of age when he came to Portage County, Ohio. He grew up in a country dis- triet, had a common school education, and in 1851 went east to Massachusetts and married Miss Hannah Caroline Younglove. She was born at South Lee, Massachusetts. After his marriage Paris C. Nichols located on a farm in Hiram Township of Portage County, and developed a fine estate of 300 acres. He was an influential citizen, filled various offices of trust, and in 1880 was elected county commis- sioner for six years. He was a stalwart repub- lican, and his life of usefulness and service made him a man of mark in his home county. Both he and his wife died at the age of sev- enty-two. They had two sons and four daugh- ters, four of whom reached years of maturity.
William M. Nichols grew up in the environ- ment of the old home farm, attended local schools and the high school at Garrettsville. At the age of twenty he took his place on his father's farm and was identified with agri- cultural activities for many years. In 1896 he removed to Garrettsville, but the following year came to Cleveland and became connected with the Canton & Cleveland Brick Company. He was superintendent of the plant one year and after that was a director of the company
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and superintendent until February, 1902. At that date he sold out his interests with that concern and established The Cleveland Brick & Clay Company with J. L. Higley of Canton as president, Mr. Nichols as vice president and general manager, J. C. Trask as treasurer, and F. M. Brady as secretary. At the present time Mr. A. L. Hendershot is secretary and treasurer of the company.
Construction of the plant, located at Har- vard Street and the Baltimore & Ohio tracks, was begun February 1, 1903, and the first brick manufactured in October of the same year. For some years they manufactured shale brick, paving brick, hollow brick con- duits and fireproofing, but at the present time the output is exclusively shale paving brick. The first year they manufactured 5,000,000 brick and at the present time the plant turns out regularly 1,000,000 brick a month. Sixty- five men are employed in the business and it is an industry of no inconsiderable magnitude.
Mr. Nichols is a republican in his political faith. He married at Windham, Ohio, Sep- tember 16, 1890, Miss Frances Higley, who was born and reared in Portage County, daughter of John L. and Elizabeth (Frary) Higley.
CHARLES E. NEWELL has been connected with various lines of Cleveland industries and manufacture for thirty-five years. He is at present proprietor and owner of the Cleveland Pump & Supply Company, with general of- fices in the Guardian Building. This com- pany was established by Mr. Newell and at first its business was chiefly as manufacturers' agent. Since 1911 the company has manufac- tured special automatic pumps for heating sys- tems and specializes on pumps of varied sizes and suited for different conditions, under the name of the Cleveland Vertieal Automatic Condensation Pump and Receiver.
Mr. Newell was born in Phillipstown, Illi- nois, January 21, 1862, a son of Dr. David and Johanna (Johnston) Newell. His father, who was born at Mansfield, Ohio, in 1822, was educated in public schools, graduated in 1848 from the Western Reserve Medical Col- lege, and for upwards of forty years was a successful practitioner in Illinois. He lived in Riehland County of that state until 1853, and after that in White County until his death in 1889. He was in many ways the leading citizen of White County, and at one time was considered one of the wealthiest men of the county. He was very active in
church affairs. In White County he married in 1854 Johanna Johnston, and of their eight children seven are still living.
Charles E. Newell as son of a prosperous father was given a liberal education, at first in the publie sehools and later in the Illinois Commercial College at Carmi. In 1882 he came to Ohio, locating at Mount Vernon, where he spent a year learning the machinist's trade and mechanical drafting with the Cooper En- gine Works. From there Mr. Newell came to Cleveland in 1883 and has been a resident of this city ever since.
For a time he was mechanical draftsman with the Arctic Ice Machine Company, and from 1885 for three years was draftsman with the Cleveland Ship Building Company. He then bought an interest in the Chase Machine Company, a firm manufacturing marine en- gines, and was its secretary and treasurer until 1894. He then put his capital in the Cleveland Brass and Iron Bed Stead Com- pany, with which he remained as seeretary and treasurer until 1900, and following that for three and a half years was president and general manager. On closing out his interests with that firm Mr. Newell was secretary and treasurer of the Cleveland Ice Machine Com- pany for six years, and then established his present business, the Cleveland Pump and Supply Company.
He is a member of the Cleveland Engineer- ing Society, the Electrical League, the Cleve- land Chamber of Commerce, the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club and the Civic Club. He is member of the Lake- wood Congregational Church and one of its board of trustees. In February, 1894, he married at Cleveland Helen Bassett. They have four children, Horaee B., Kenneth D., Lawrence C., and Margaret. Kenneth is a student in high school and the two youngest children are in the grammar school. Horace was a student at Oberlin Academy and in May, 1917, enlisted for service as a member of Lakeside Hospital Unit, No. 4, U. S. Army, American Expeditionary Forces, and for a period was located at Rouen, France, until he was transferred, by request, to the aviation service. The Lakeside unit was the first Ameri- can expeditionary foree, and bears the proud honor of being the first unit to carry the Amer- ican flag on European soil.
AARON GEORGE HARBAUGH was one of the men responsible for the development of Cleve- land's interests as an oil manufacturing cen-
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ter and was a business man of splendid executive and organizing power and resource- fulness.
A native of Ohio, he was born at Canal Dover October 31, 1845. a son of Charles and Elizabeth Harbaugh. After his education in his native town he went to work as elerk in a drug store, but in 1867 his ambitious spirit led him to Cleveland, where he was one of the pioneers in the manufacture of lubrieating oils. He began business here under the name A. G. Harbaugh, his original plant being lo- cated on old River Street. His business af- fairs grew and prospered. and on March 24, 1893, he incorporated as the A. B. Harbaugh Company, refiners and manufacturers of high grade lubricating oils and greases. and animal and vegetable oils. Mr. Harbaugh continued as president of the company until his death on May 1. 1897, when he was sueceeded by his son George E. The company is still flourish- ing and has had a remarkoble record of growth and development. The general offices of the company are at 715 Prospect Avenue.
The late Mr. Harhough became largely in- terested in East Cleveland real estate. So far as his business interests permitted he took an active part in the democratic party and in 1880 was sent as a representative from Cuyahoga County to the Ohio State Legisla- ture. He was a supporting member of the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church. Aaron G. Harbaugh married at Cleveland Mary E. Reiher. They became the parents of three children : George E .: Fred C., secretary and treasurer of the A. G. Harbaugh Company : and Charles R., secretary and treasurer of the Atlas Bolt and Screw Company.
George E. Harhangh was born in Cleveland March 20. 1871. He was very studious as a boy and graduated from high school at the age of fifteen. and at the age of eighteen com- pleted his edneation in Brooks Military School. He returned from school to find place as office bov in his father's company, and familiarized himself hv practical experience with every de- tail of the oil refining and manufacturing business. When his father incorporated the company in 1893 the son was elected treasurer and four years later succeeded his father in the office of president.
Mr. Harbaugh is a member of the Cleveland Athletic Club, Cleveland Gun Club, Willowiek Country Club and is a member of the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church.
CLEMENT W. STANSBURY's high standing in financial affairs is evidenced by the fact that in 1916-17 he was president of the Cleveland Chapter of the American Institute of Bank- ing. The Cleveland Chapter comprises a mem- bership of about six hundred.
Mr. Stansbury was born in Baltimore, Maryland, February 6, 1886. a son of Lemuel F. and Emily Ward (Lamb) Stansbury. His father was a commercial traveler and trav- eled out of Philadelphia for more than forty years. He died in Philadelphia November 14, 1916, at the age of seventy-three. The mother died at Cleveland Juue 17, 1908, aged sixty-one. Both were natives of Maryland and they were married in that state. The Stansbury family goes back to colonial days in Maryland. The central point of associa- tion for the family is an old colonial brick house ereeted more than two hundred years ago, still standing, and which sheltered sev- eral generations of the Stansburys. A fam- ily genealogy has been published and makes a good-sized book. Lemuel Stansbury was drafted toward the close of the Civil war, but was never present in action. Mr. Clement W. Stansbury's maternal grandfather, George Michael Lamb, was a Thirty-third degree Mason. At that time it was necessary for candidates for this supreme honor in the Scottish Rite to go to Europe to have the degree conferred. Clement W. Stansbury is the only member of the family now living in Cleveland. He was the youngest of seven chil- dren, three sons and four daughters, of whom three daughters and two sons are still living. Dr. Nina J. Stansbury is a physician now prac- tieing at Glendale, Ohio, but was in practice at Cleveland until 1917. George L. is comp- troller of the Republic Rubber Corporation at Youngstown. Mrs. Herbert Page Beers lives at Highland Park, Illinois. Miss Ann E. is a resident of Philadelphia.
Clement W. Stansbury was educated in the Cleveland public schools, attended East High School, and his business apprenticeship was three years of work with the American Steel and Wire Company of Cleveland. He left that company to become bookkeeper in the Garfield Savings Bank September 25, 1905. From bookkeeper he has advaneed to his present of- fice as secretary. Mr. Stansbury is a repub- liean, a member of the Cleveland Chamber of Commeree, City Club, Hermit Club, Church Club and belongs to Emanuel Episcopal Church.
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IIe and his family reside at 1874 Grantham Road. September 26, 1911, at Canton, Ohio, he married Miss Evelyn Cole, who was born in Canton and finished her education in the College for Women at Western Reserve Uni- versity. They have two children, born in Cleveland, John Cole and Evelyn Lamb.
HUBBARD C. HUTCHINSON when sixteen years of age found an opportunity for service and to develop his talents for usefulness and financial ability with the Commercial National Bank of Cleveland, and he has been with that great banking house, now the National Com- mercial Bank, ever since and for a number of years has filled the post of assistant cashier. The National Commercial Bank is one of the largest financial institutions of Ohio, with re- sources of over $13,000,000. The other execu- tive officers are William G. Mather, chairman of the board; L. A. Murfey, president; C. L. Murfey, vice president; and E. T. Shannon, cashier.
Hubbard Cooke Hutchinson was born Jan- uary 22, 1875, at Cleveland, son of Hugh and Rachel Hutchinson. He was educated in the Cleveland public schools and in 1891 went to work for the Commercial National Bank. He has since established other important business connections and is director and vice president of the Euclid Crane & Hoist Company, seere- tary and treasurer of the Bergholz Coal Min- ing Company, secretary of the Union Elevator Company.
Mr. Hutchinson is a charter member of Windemere Chapter No. 203, Royal Arch Ma- sons, is past master of Iris Lodge No. 229, Free and Accepted Masons, having served as master in 1905, and is a life member of Al Sirat Grotto, M. O. V. E. P. He is a republican voter, a member of the Bankers' Club of Cleve- land, the Cleveland Athletic Club, Cleveland Chamber of Commerce and the Cleveland Ad- vertising Club. His church home is the Methi- odist. On April 2, 1910, at Cleveland, Mr. Hutchinson married Alice Nelson Salsbury, daughter of Cary S. Salsbury. They have no children.
ALBERT GEORGE STUCKY. An institution with resources of over fifty million dollars nat- urally exercises very careful and studied choice of its executive officials. Any active connec- tion with the Guardian Savings & Trust Com- pany of Cleveland constitutes a badge of honor and an evidence of business capacity and in- tegrity above the average. Vol. II-25
In 1918 the company promoted to the posi- tion of trust officer one of its vice presi- dents Albert George Stucky, who sixteen years ago entered the service of the company as a clerk. Mr. Stucky is a man of quiet demeanor, but among his associates is known for his ability to accomplish a great volume of com- plicated work requiring unending patience and good judgment.
Mr. Stucky is a native of one of the oldest centers of democracy in Europe, Switzerland, where he was born March 17, 1878, son of Edward and Elizabeth (Frey) Stucky. Since early childhood he has lived in Ohio, and fin- ished his education in the high school at New Philadelphia, Ohio.
He became a clerk in the trust department of the Guardian Savings & Trust Company in 1902. In 1913 he was made assistant secre- tary and assistant trust officer and from those duties was promoted to vice president and trust officer in 1918.
Mr. Stucky is a member of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, City Club, Electrical League, Civic League and Cleveland Automo- bile Club. In Masonry he is affiliated with Glenville Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons, Me- Kinley Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and Woodward Council, Royal and Select Masters. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. May 3, 1904, he married Miss Mar- garet M. Kinsey.
CAPT. II. P. SHUPE. It is said that for every soldier at the front there must be half a dozen or more persons behind to render those serv- ices and prepare the equipment to insure the maximum of fighting efficiency. While all will readily recognize and yield the maximum of honor to the man in the trenches, there should be no disposition to minimize the im- portance of those who do the civilian work for the soldier in the army. Thousands of mnen who are doing most to insure the success of America's fighting arm wear none of the ac- contrements and trappings of military dignity.
One of these Cleveland men is Capt. H. P. Shupe, who for many years of his life has been interested in military affairs, is a stren- uous advocate of universal army service, was for many years an officer in the Cleveland Grays, and is now active in five organizations working for the welfare of soldiers. While under any circumstances the American army would get the most of his enthusiasm and co- operation. there is also a strong personal tie that reenforces him as a unit of service in
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