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STRONG, GEORGE FRANKLIN, Librarian; born, Kent's Hill, Maine, Aug. 12, 1882; son of William Cyrus Strong and Sarah A. (Fisk) Strong; educated: Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn .; New York State Lib. School, Albany, N. Y. College degrees: A. B., 1903; B. L. S., 1909. Un- married. Librarian, Univ. N. Dakota, 1904- 1908; acting librarian, Boston Univ., 1909- 1910; librarian, Adelbert Coll., Cleveland, O .. 1910- Socs. and clubs: Phi Nu Theta; Rowfant and University Clubs (Cleveland). Presbyterian. Home ad- dress: 11432 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland, O.
STRONG, GEORGE MORTON, Dist. Supt. Granville Dist .; born, Meigs Creek. Mor- gan Co., Ohio, June 25, 1877; son of John Strong and Sarah Jane (Hammond) Strong; educated: elementary schools, Morgan Co .; Marietta Acad. and Coll. College degrees: B. Ph., 1905. Married, Bertha L. Rogers, June 29. 1910. Teacher elementary schools. 1894-1900; Prin. high school, Malta, Ohio, 1905-1906; Supt. schools, Malta, O., 1906- 1911; Supt. schools, Granville, O., 1911- 1914; Dist. Supt. Granville Supervision Dist., 1914 --; school examiner, Morgan Co., 1908-1911; Vice Pres. Herald Printing Co., 1915 -; Dir. Granville Public Li- brary, 1911 -. Socs. and clubs: Marietta Coll. Alumni Assn .; Vice Pres. Home and School Assn .. 1916 -; F. & A. M .; Lick- ing Co. Schoolmasters' Club. Methodist. Home address: Summit St., Granville, O.
STRONG, HERBERT WILLIAM, Merchant; born. Cleveland. O., June 24. 1871; son of Edgar Eugene Strong and Mary Ella (Clarke) Strong: educated: public schools, Cleveland, O .: Case School, Cleveland, O .; Cornell Univ .. Ithaca. N. Y. (class 1894). College degrees: C. E. Married, Gladys Mosher, Mar. 24, 1909. Secy. The Strong. Carlisle & Hammond Co., Cleveland, O., 1897 --. Socs. and clubs: D. K. E .; Univ. Club; Union Club; Mayfield Club; City Club. Home address: 1939 East 90th St., Cleveland, O.
STROUP, LEE, Attorney; born, LaGrange, Ohio, 1869; son of Silas Stroup and Mary Jane (Rawson) Stroup; educated: Baldwin- Wallace Univ., Berea, O. Married, Wini- fred N. Finch, May 10, 1893. Admitted to bar in 1892 and practiced law under firm name of Webber & Stroup; city solicitor of Elyria, Ohio, 1893-1899: Pros. Atty., 1900-1907; Mem. of Bd. of Education, 1905- 1910, when he resigned; elected judge of the Common Pleas Court of 2nd Sub-Div., 4th Judicial Dist .. took office Jan. 1, 1911, and resigned in 1914, when he returned to
practice of law under firm name of Stroup, Fauver & Rice; Dir. The Savings Deposit Bank & Trust Co .; connected with Sav- ings & Trust Co .; The First Nat. Bank Co., and the American Lace Co. Socs. and clubs: Blue Lodge, Masons; Council; Commandery; Chapter; Noble of the Mys- tic Shrine; Al Koran, Cleveland. First Congregational Church. Home address: 316 Washington Ave., Elyria, O.
STRUBLE, ROLLO MARSH, Editor; born, Delta, O., Nov. 15. 1878; son of Charles W. Struble and Eva ( Marsh) Struble; edu- cated: Wauseon high school; Univ. of Mich. Married, Josephine Fischer, June 20, 1900. Newspaper work; in recent yrs. managing editor of Sandusky Star-Jour- nal; Vice Pres. of The Alvord & Peters Co., publishers. Socs. and clubs: Suny- endeand Club; Men's Literary Club; Mich. Union (life member); Sandusky Lodge, B. P. O. Elks, Past Exalted Ruler of same. Home address: 601 W. Madison St., San- dusky, O.
STRUTTON, JOHN AYRES, Attorney; born, Norwalk, Ohio, Sept. 19, 1866; son of Louis Dehayes Strutton and Eliza Ayres (Wiles) Strutton; educated: Norwalk city schools; Kenyon Coll. College degrees: A. B. Married, Caroline Wooster Boalt, June 15, 1897. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1889; teller, First Nat. Bank, Norwalk, O., 1889-1902; assistant cashier, Citizens Banking Co., 1902-1904; Secy. Home Savings & Loan Co., Norwalk, O., 1904 -; clerk, Norwalk City Board of Education, 1910 -. Socs. and clubs: Young Men's Library and R. R. Assn .; Mem. Whittlesey Acad. Arts & Sciences. Episcopalian. Home address: 45 N. Pleasant St., Norwalk, O.
STUBBS, JOHN C., Railway Official; born, Ashland, Ohio, May 31, 1847; son of Joseph Deyarmon Stubhs and Mary Jane (Gray) Stubbs; educated: public schools, Ashland, O. Married, Mary Rebecca Patterson, Aug. 14. 1871. Quartermaster Dept .. U. S. Vol., 1863-1868, including service on U. S. Military Rys .; from early 1869 to Sept., 1870, freight department Pittsburgh, Cin- cinnati & St. Louis Ry .: Oct., 1870, chief clerk freight department Central Pacific Ry .; latter part of 1871 to 1873, assistant general freight agent; 1873-1882 general freight agent; 1882-1885 freight traffic
manager; 1885 general traffic manager; 1889 Vice Pres. Southern Pacific Co., which had become lessor of Central Pacific lines in 1885; June, 1901. to Jan .. 1912. Dir. of Traffic Southern Pacific and Union Pacific system; retired Jan. 1. 1912. Socs. and clubs: Chicago Club; Union League Club, Chicago; Union Club, Cleveland; The Colonial Club, Ashland, O. Methodist Episcopal Church. Home address: Ash- land, O.
STUCKY, ALBERT GEORGE, Banker; born, Switzerland, March 17, 1878; son of Edward Stucky and Elizabeth (Frey) Stucky; educated: New Philadelphia, O., high school. Married, Margaret M. Kin- sey, May 3, 1904. Started to work for The Guardian Savings and Trust Co., Cleveland, O., as clerk in Trust Dept. in 1902; since 1913 has been Asst. Secy. and Asst. Trust Officer. Socs. and clubs: Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; City Club; Electrical League; The Civic League; Masons. Methodist Episcopal Ch. Home address: 9919 Pierpont Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
STULL, LENA ELIZABETH, born, Bluff- ton, Ohio; daughter of Charles Ferdinand Stockler and Clarissa Corinne (Hinkle) Stockler; educated: Bluffton high school; Ohio Normal Univ., Ada. O .: Univ. of
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Calif. Married, Noah H. Still, Aug. 29, 1594. Holds life certificates for both ele- mentary and high schools; frequent speaker at public gatherings; appointed by Governor Willis as Matron of Ohio Building at the Great Fair at San Fran- cisco, 1915. Socs. and clubs: Athena Literary Club, DeGraff, O .; Sorosis Club, Gibsonburg, O .; Order of Eastern Star; W. C. T. U. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: Gibsonburg, O.
STULL, NOAH HENRY, Educator; born, Huntsville, Ohio, Sept. 26, 1863; son of William Wagner Stull and Mary (Scott) Stull: educated: Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, O .: Univ. of California; Post-Grad. work at Harvard. College degrees: B. S., O. N. I' .: A. M., Univ. of Calif. Married, Lena Elizabeth Stockler, Aug. 29, 1894. Supt. schools, Spencerville, O., 1887-189S; of
Germantown, O., 1898-1900; Osborn, 0., 1900-1904; DeGraff, O., 1904-1911; Gibson- burg, O., 1911-1916: County School Exam., Allen Co., 1892-1898; Logan Co., 1903-1908. Socs. and clubs: Mason; K. P .; B. P. O. E. Methodist. Home address: Gibsonburg, Ohio.
STULTS, ANDREW PIERCE, Retired; born, Meigs Tp., Muskingum Co., Ohio, Sept. 22, 1834; son of . Marshall Stults and Sarah ( Pierce) Stults; educated: Zanesville pub- lic schools. Married, Amanda Slack, Aug. 14. 1865. Contractor; retired since 1907; county auditor, 1872-1876. Socs. and clubs: Hazlett Post, G. A. R. Veteran of Civil War and son of veteran of Civil War. Father and four sons fought together. Commissioner from State of Ohio by ap- pointment of Gov. Hoadley to Cotton Cen- tennial at New Orleans, 18$4. Erected International Highway Bridges at Eagle Pass and Lareda, Texas, 1889. Home ad- dress: 410 South St., Zanesville, O.
STUMP, ALFRED ALLEN, Business Man; horn, near Portage, Wood Co., Ohio, April 13, 1862; son of Noah E. Stump and Han- nah (Shoafstall) Stump; educated: in Wood Co. schools. Married, Nellie C. Hyter. Began as a farmer near Bradner, Ohio. S years; then in fire and life in- surance with J. E. Ladd, and now in the same business at Bradner, O., alone; one of the organizers of The Bradner Telephone Co. in 1900, and manager of the same: active in oil operations in the Bradner oil field since same was opened 31 yrs. ago; mayor of Bradner, 3 yrs .; member of school board, 15 yrs .; on city council, 1 term; township trustee, Mont- gomery township, 6 yrs .; justice of the peace, 21 yrs., and still holds that office. Socs. and clubs: Charter member Brad- ner Lodge, No. 429, K. of P. Honie ad- dress: Bradner, Ohio.
SULLIVAN, C. E., Banker; Vice Pres. of Central National Bank. Home address: 7218 Euelid Ave., Cleveland, O.
SULLIVAN, CHARLES WILLIAM, Clergy- man; born, Lincoln, Ill., April 23, 1869: son of Michael Sullivan and Mary (Forry) Sullivan; educated: DeGraff high school; Ohio Wesleyan Univ. College degrees: A. B., 1896; M. A., 1908. Married, Cora B. Thatcher; June 5, 1890. Taught school in Champaign Co., Ohio, 3 yrs .; pastorates at Hardin, Belle Center, Ottawa, Urbana, Cincinnati, Xenia, and at present, Bowl- ing Green, all of Ohio; lectured throughout the United States for a number of years. and author of many articles on natural history, making considerable original in- vestigation. Author: "The Children's Church." Socs. and clubs: K. of P .; S. of V. Methodist Episcopal Church. Home address: Bowling Green, O.
SULLIVAN, JEREMIAH, Banke born, near Fulton, Stark Co., Ohio, Nov. 16, 1×45: educated: village schools. Married, Selina J. Brown, 1873. Enlisted in 3rd Ohio Ind. Battery, Civil War,: 1862-1865 (mustered out as captain); engaged in general merchandise business, 1865-1878; elected on Democratie ticket State Senator (2 terms), 1879-1SS3; established general hardware business, Millersburg, O., 1853- 1NA5; re-elected State Senator, 1SS .- Nat. Bank Examiner, State Ohio, 1887- 1890; moved to Cleveland, O., 1889; organ- ized Central Nat. Bank, chosen Trenis .: served successively as cashier and Vice Pres., 1889-1890; elected Pres. Central Nat. Bank, Cleveland, O., 1890 -; Pres. Su- perior Savings & Trust Co .: Pres. First Nat. Bank, Canton, O., 189$ -; jury commissioner for Northern Ohio: elected Col. 5th Reg .. O. N. G., 1884. Socs. and clubs: Union; Country; Euclid Heights Club; Ohio State Bankers' Assn .: Cham- ber of Commerce. Home address: (care Central Nat. Bank), Cleveland, O.
SULLIVAN, JOHN J., Attorney; born, New York City, Oct. 25, 1860; son of Daniel J. Sullivan and Mary (Sheehan) Sullivan; educated: public schools, Gustavus, Trum- bull Co., O., Academy. Engaged in prac- tiee law, Cleveland, O .; prosecuting attor- ney, Trumbull Co .; State Senator, 23rd Dist. Ohio; U. S. Atty., Northern Dist. of Ohio; Nat. delegate-at-large, Rep. Nat. Conv., 1916, St. Louis. Socs. and clubs: Mason: K. P .: Elk; Odd Fellow. Meth- odist Episcopal. Home address: 1497 E. 108th St., Cleveland, O.
SULLIVAN, JOHN LEONARD, Editor- Publisher; born, Auglaize Co., Ohio. Nov. 11, 1860; son of Carter H. Sullivan and Elvira A. (Dalton) Sullivan; educated: rural schools and St. Mary's high school. Married, Clara F. Morvilus, Oct. 9. 1893. Reared on farm; followed newspaper work most of the time since 21 yrs. of age; postmaster of St. Mary's, 6 yrs .; State Supervisor of Public Printing, 1908-1910. Socs. and clubs: Masons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen of the World; Grand Master of Ohio Odd Fel- lows, 1907-1908. Methodist Episcopal. Republican. and Progressive nominee for Secretary of State, 1912, withdrawing from the Republican ticket. Home address: St. Mary's, Ohio.
SULLIVAN, WILLIAM BROADWELL, At- torney; born, Dayton, O., Feb. 13. 1856: son of Stith Mead Sullivan and Amy ( Broadwell) Sullivan; educated: Dayton, O., public schools and high; Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa. College degrees: A. B .; A. M. Married, Helen Hypes, April 21, 1891. Admitted to Ohio bar. 1850; en- gaged in active practice law, Dayton, O., 1880 -; appointed by the Governor as Police Court Judge, Dayton, O., 1904; re- elected same yr., serving 4 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Phi Delta Theta Frat .; P. M. Day- ton Lodge, No. 147. F. & A. M .: P. T. M. Reese Council. No. 9, R. & S. M .; P. C. Reed Commandery, K. T .: 33d degree Scottish Rite Mason; Antioch Shrine. Republican. Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. Home address: 25 North Robert Boulevard, Dayton, O.
SULZER, GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS, Physi- cian; born, Philadelphia. Pa., Jan. 11, 1869; son of Gustavus W. F. Sulzer and Christianna Louise (Sulzer) Sulzer; edu- cated: public schools; Spring Garden Inst., Tech. Sch .; Med. Dept. Univ. of Pennsyl- vania. College degrees: M. D. Married, Mabel Edna Munshower, June 4, 1900. Engring. and business until 1889; Grad. Univ. of Pa., May, 1892; physician to
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Williamson School for Mechanical Trades; Asst. at eye and ear clinic, Pennsylvania Hosp .; at Wills Eye Hosp .; ophthalmol- ogist to Charity Hosp., Philadelphia; came to Ohio, settling at Portsmouth, Oct., 1898; expert examiner to Bureau of Pen- sions; removed to Columbus, Ohio, Nov., 1908, and practice limited to eye, ear, nose and throat. Socs. and clubs: Colum- bus Acad. of Med .; Ohto State and Amer- ican Med. Assns .; Acad. of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology; Fellow of the Amer- ican College of Surgeons; member of vari- ous Masonic Orders. Home address: 161 S. 18th St., Columbus, O.
SUMMERS, AUGUSTUS NEANDER, Attor- ney; born, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio, June 13, 1856; son of (Rev.) Daniel Sum- mers and Louisa (Hine) Summers; edu- cated: Wittenberg Coll. College degrees: A. B., 1879; A. M., 1881. Married, Nellie Thomas, Nov. 17, 1887. Admitted to bar, 1881; engaged in practice law, Springfield, O., 1881-1893; judge Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit, 1894-1904; associate justice, Su- preme Court of Ohio, 1904-Jan. 1, 1910; chief justice, 1910. Republican. Luth- eran. Home address: 1212 E. High St., Springfield, O.
SUMMERS, ELLA FLORENCE (Mrs. Al- bert DeForest), born, Wayne Co., Ohio, Jan. 3. 1864; daughter of Wirum Hoising- ton and Margaret (Mulhollan) Hoising- ton; educated: district school of Canaan, Wayne Co .: Normal Coll., Smithville, O. Married, Albert DeForest Summers, Oct. 2, 1884. Socs. and clubs: International Or- der King's Daughters and Sons; Pres. Me- dina Coterie Club. Congregational Ch. Home address: 331 East Washington St., Medina, O.
SUPER, CHARLES WILLIAM, Educator- Author; born, Pottsville, Pa .; Sept. 12, 1842; son of Henry Super and Mary (Diener) Super; educated: Dickinson Coll., 1866; Tubingen, Germany, 1869-1871; Wes- levan. 1874; Syracuse Univ., 1883. College degrees: A. B .: Ph. D .: A. M .; LL. D. Married, Mary Louise Clewell, Dec. 24. 1867. who died Sept. 1, 1912. Prof. Lang. Cincinnati Wes. Coll., 1872-1878; law stu- dent, 1878-1879; Prof. Greek, 1882-1907; acting Pres., 1883-1884; Pres. Ohio Univ., 1884-1901; resigned. 1907. to devote entire time to literary work and business. Joint- editor Journal Pedagogy, 1887-1893. Au- thor: Well's Order of Words in the An- cient Languages Compared with Modern Lang., 1887: A History of German Lan- guage, 1893; Between Heathenism and
Christianity, 1899; Wisdom and Will in Education, 1902: A Liberal Education, 1907; Plutarch on Education, 1907; A study of a Rural Community, 1911; German Idealism and Prussian Militarism, 1916; contributor to
20 Educational, Philo- sophical and Historical periodicals, in Eng- lish and German. Author: Reviewed Books, published in Greek, Latin, French, Italian and Spanish. Donated private col- lection of books, composed of about 6000 Vols., to Library Ohio Wes. Univ. Socs. and clubs: American Hist. Assn .; Am. Philol. Assn .; Goethe Gessellschaft in Weimar; Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Methodist. Home address: Athens, Ohio.
SUTER, WARREN T., Banker; born, New- ark, Ohio, April 11, 1883; son of T. C. Suter and Mary J. (Evans) Suter: edu- cated: Newark high school. Cashier Franklin National Bank, 1915 --. Socs. and clubs: Masonic, 32d degree: Scottish Rite: Knight Templar; B. P. O. E. Meth- odist Church. Home address: 27 W. North St .. Newark. O.
SUTLIFF, PHEBE TEMPERANCE, Edu- cator; born, Warren, Ohio; daughter of Levi Sutliff and Phebe Lord (Marvin) Sutliff; educated: Vassar Coll. College de- grees: A. B .. 18S0. Teacher in Hiram Coll., 1885-6; head department history and English Lit., Rockford Seminary, 1887-9; A. M1., Cornell, 1890; studied Univ. Zuriclı, and Swiss Polytechnic, 1890-1; studied under Prof. Von Holst. Univ. Chicago, 1895; head department of history and eco- nomics. Rockford Coll .. Ill .. 1892-6; head department modern European and U. S. history, and Pres. same, 1896-1901. Socs. and clubs: Am. Hist. Assn .; Am. Academy Political and Social Science; Phi Beta Kappa; League to Enforce Peace; Am. Soc. for Judicial Settlement of Inter- national Disputes. Home address: War- ren, Ohio.
SUTPHEN, RICHARD HUSS, Attorney; born. Defiance, Ohio, Aug. 26, 1875; SON of Silas T. Sutphen and Sarah (Huss) Sutphen; educated: Defiance high school; Univ. of Mich. College degrees: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Laws. First asso- ciated with S. T. Sutphen in law prac- tice, under firm name of Sutphen and Sutphen; since death of father, 1909, has practiced alone in Defiance, O .; Secy. Li- brary Board of City of Defiance; prose- cuting attorney, Defiance Co., two terms; chairman executive committee, Defiance Coll .; Pres. Chamber of Commerce: Pres. Law Library Assn. of Defiance County. Socs. and clubs: Greek Letter Soc. of Theta Delta Chi; Mason. Presbyterian. Home address: Defiance, O.
SUTTON, HENRY THOMAS, Surgeon; born, Zanesville, O., June 12, 1862; son of Joseph Sutton and Anestasia (Wattingly) Sutton; educated: common school and Ohio Med. College, Cincinnati, O .: Post- Grad. work in Europe. College degrees: M. D .; F. A. C. S. Married, Daisy Ma- ginnis, Oct. 25, 1SSS. Established the Good Samaritan Hospital and is surgeon in charge of same now; city health offi- cer, 12 yrs .; member State Bd. of Health, 7 yrs .; delegate from 15th Dist. to St. Louis Dem. Nat. Conv., 1904; alternate- at-large to Denver, 190S; delegate to Bal- * timore Conv., 1912. Socs. and clubs: Am. Med. Assn .; State Med. Assn .; County Med. Soc .; Knights of Columbus; Zanes- ville Club. Catholic Church. Home ad- dress: Zanesville, O.
SWAIM, CHARLES WESLEY, Attorney; born, Clinton Co., Ohio, Nov. 3, 1845; son of Martin T. Swaim and Margaret ( Moore) Swaim; educated: Lebanon Normal Sch., Lebanon, O .; Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, Mich. Married, Laura M1. Rudduck, Nov. 17, 1888. Taught common school, 25 mos .; admitted to practice of law. Jan. 30, 1874. in Ohio: has been in active practice in Wil- mington, Ohio, since then; now owns and controls The C. W. Swaim Canning Co .; The Ideal Pump Co., Sabina, O. Socs. and clubs: Knight Templar Mason, Wil- mington, O .; Elks Lodge; I. O. O. F., Wil- mington, O. Methodist Episcopal Church. Home address: Wilmington, O.
SWANDER, JOHN I., Clergyman-Author; born, Hope. N. J., May 3, 1833; son of Thomas Swander and Sarah (Hampton) Swander; educated: Heidelberg Univ., Tiffin, O. College degrees: D. D .; Ph. D .; F. S. Sc. Married, Barbara Kimmel. Mar. 29, 1860. Ordained to the ministry Re- formed Church U. S., 1859; Asst. pastor First Reformed Church, Dayton, O .. 1859- 1860: Chillicothe, O .. 1860-1865; Lancaster, O., 1866-1868; Springfield, O., 1868-1870: Latrobe. Pa., 1870-1881; Fremont, O., 1881-1892; Prof. theology, Heidelberg Sem.,
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Tiflin, O., 1902-1905; Prof. theology Re- formed Theol. Seminary, Lancaster, Pa., 1904 Author: The Substantial Phil- osophy. 1887; Text-Book on Sound, Iss8; The Reformed Church, 18\9; The Invisible World, 1891; History of the Swander Fam- ily. 1899; Old Truths in New Form. 1905; The Evolution of Religion (poem), 1906; The Divinity of Our Lord, 1907; The Mer- cersburg Theology, 1908; Autobiography and Selected works, 1909; Seeing the In- visible, 1911; The Ideal Preacher, 1913; Romance in Religion, 1915; The Down- ward Flight through Hell to Heaven, 1916; elected to fellowship in Soc. of Art, Science and Lit., London, Eng., and awarded gold medal for excellence of literary work; receiver for Tiffin Agricul- tural Works, 1892-1900; Pres. Greenlawn Cemetery Assn., 1908 -. Clergyman of Reformed Church in U. S. Home address: Tiffin, Ohio; Professional address: Lan- caster, Pa.
SWANK, CHARLES H., Official of Licking Co .: born, Miamisburg, Ohio, Jan. 5, 1876; son of George E. Swank and Mary E. ( Rhodhomel) Swank; educated: West Car- rollton, O. Married, Estella Spurgeon, Nov. 8. 1916. Early life was spent in a factory where he learned the trade of a painter; later he prepared himself, by self- education, for other positions; served as captain of police, 5 yrs .; elected sheriff of Licking County on the Republican ticket, Nov., 1914; re-elected Nov., 1916. Socs. and clubs: Elks; K. of P .; Moose. Baptist Church. Home address: Newark, Ohio.
SWARTZ, JOHN MILLER, Attorney; born, Wayne Co .. Ohio, Dec. 11. 1844; son of Samuel Swartz and Mary (Miller) Swartz; educated: common schools, Wayne Co., O .; Academies, Canaan Center, Seville: Denison Univ., Granville, O. College de- grees: B. S .. 1869. Married, Annie Carna- han, Aug. 5, 1869, who died; 2nd, Laura Criswell, 1881. Taught in eommon schools; Prin. Newark high school, 1869- 1870; night school, Newark, 1872; city sehool examiner, Newark, 1872-1878; aet- ing eounty school examiner. 1870-1876; admitted to Ohio bar, 1872; U. S. Courts, 1882: prosecuting attorney, Licking Co., O., 1885-1891; Circuit Judge, 1898; mayor, Granville. O., 1903-1905-1911; practicing attorney-at-law, Newark, Ohio, 1872 -; Mem. Board Trustees, Denison Univ .; Shepardson Coll. for Women, 1898 -; Mem. executive committee, Denison Univ., 1906 -. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Order; K. P .: Pres. Licking Co. Bar Assn. Bap- tist. Home address: Granville, O .; Busl- ness address: Newark, Ohio.
SWARTZEL, KARL DALE, Educator; born. Lewisburg, Ohio, July 1, 1869; son of William D. Swartzel and Ketura (Ozias) Swartzel; educated: Lewisburg high school, 1886; Ohio State Univ., 1893; Univ. of Wisconsin; Grad. Sch. of Harvard Univ., 1902-1903. College degrees: B. S., 1893, and M. S .. 1894, Ohio State Univ. Mar-
ried, Helen Ebersole, June 16, 1904. In- structor in Ohio State Univ .. 1895-1899; Asst. Prof., 1899-1906; Assoe. Prof., 1906- 1908; Prof .. 1908 -: special instructor, Kenyon College, 1898-1900; now Prof. of Mathematics, Ohio State Univ. Socs. and clubs: A. A. A. S .: A. M. S .; M. A. A .; Eng. Edn .; Sigma Xi; Sigma Alpha Ep- silon Frat. Congregational Church. Honie address: 1952 Iuka Ave., Columbus, O.
SWEITZER, FRANK N., Attorney; born. Marlboro, Ohio, July 17, 1876; son of Jesse Sweitzer and Emily (Baum) Sweit- zer: educated: Ohio Northern Univ .: Ill. Coll. Law. College degrees: B. S .; LL.
B. Married, Alletha Mae Friedly. Ad- mitted to Ohio bar; engaged in general practice law, Canton, O .; served as first Asst. city solicitor, Canton, O .; Asst. prosecuting attorney, Stark Co .; inember Ohio State Bd. Library Commissioners; now prosecuting attorney, Stark Co. Socs. and clubs: B. P. O. E .; K. P .; L. O. O. M. Home address: 1262 Woodland Ave., Canton, O.
SWISHER, WILLIAM J., Printer-Publisher; born, West Milton, Ohio, March 9, 1859; son of Jacob M. Swisher and Myra W. (Pierce) Swisher; educated: County and village schools, Miami Co., Ohio. Mar- ried, Della Bateman, May 21, 1884. Post- master Wadsworth, Ohio, 1903-1907; editor of newspapers at Versailles, Wadsworth, Barberton, Oberlin, Cambridge, New Lon- don and Ottawa, making 35 yrs. of news- paper work. Methodist Church. Home address: 425 E. Third St., Ottawa, O.
SWITZER, ROBERT MAUCK, Congress- man; born, near Gallipolis, Ohio, March 6. 1863; educated: country sehools; Gallia Academy; Rio Grande Coll., Gallia Co., O .; summer sessions, Univ. Va. and Ohio Univ. Law Dept. Married, Aliee M. Simmons, Dec., 1896. Admitted to Ohio bar. 1892; practicing attorney, Gallipolis, O., 1892 -; Elected prosecuting attorney, Gallia Co., O., 1893; re-elected without opposition, 1896-1900; delegate from 10th Congression- al Dist. of Ohio to Rep. Nat. Convention held in Philadelphia, Pa., 1900; elected member electoral college of Ohio, 1908; elected to 62nd and 63rd Congresses, 1911- 1915; re-elected to 64th and 65th Con- gresses, 10th Dist. Ohio, 1915 -. Re- publican. Socs. and clubs: K. of P .; B.
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TABER, BENJAMIN C., Merchant; born, Summerville, N. J., Aug. 12. 1840; son of Thos. Taber and Sarah (Robertson) Taber; educated: common schools. Married, Mary I. Parker. May 8, 1866. Began dry goods business in Norwalk, O., 1856, as a clerk; enlisted in Co. D. 55th O. V. I., 1861. be- ing the first enlisted subject in said com- pany; served to close of War, quarter- master, third brigade, 3rd division, 20th corps; on return formed partnership in dry goods business under firm name of Parker, Manahan & Taber, which firm is now in existence as The B. C. Taber Co., of which he is Pres .: one of the first stockholders, and now Pres., of The Huron Co. Banking Co., Norwalk, O .; oldest in service as Vestryman in St. Paul's Epis- copal Church. Home address: 81 West Main St., Norwalk, O.
TABER, IRA CLINTON, Attorney; born, Wood Co., Oct. 4, 1860; son of Nelson D. Taber and Semantha M. (Skeels) Taber; educated: high school class of 1882, Bowl- ing Green, Ohio: Cincinnati Law School, class of 1885. College degrees: LL. B. Mar- ried, Adelia J. Thomas, Jan. 18, 1888. Ad- mitted to bar, May, 1883: began practice of law in Bowling Green, O., in June, 1885; located in Toledo, O., Jan. 1. 1897; be- came member of the firm of Taber & Clapp; then Taber, Longbrake & O'Leary; firm now is Taber & Daniells, with offices at 1222-1225 Nicholas Bldg. Mr. Taber has been attorney for the National Sup- ply Co. since its organization in 1896, and is attorney for the Paragon Refining Co. and other large corporations; he was city clerk of Bowling Green, O., 1886-1890; city solicitor of same, 1889-1890; member Bd. of Education, 1890-1896; Bd. of City
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