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'''Sidney G. Courteen''' was a whole sale seed merchant of English descent. Courteen was born in Monmouth, [[England]].<ref name=Bio /> June 17, 1864. His father, Thomas, was owner of a number of flour mills. In 1885, Courteen moved to [[Chicago]] and became a manager of the clover-seed department for the Albert Dickinson Company.<ref name=Bio /> He came to [[Milwaukee]] in 1892 where he started his own seed whole sale business, in the Menomonee Valley, named the Courteen Seed Company.<ref name=Bio>{{cite book|title=Memoirs of milwaukee county|year=1909|publisher=Western Historical Association|location=Madison, WI|pages=604, 605|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yp4yAQAAMAAJ&vq=Courteen&pg=PA604#v=snippet&q=Courteen&f=false}}</ref> The seed merchant started in a four-story building, called Courteen’s Dock,<ref name=Building>{{cite journal|title=SG Courteens Fire-Proof Seed Warehouse|journal=The Grain Dealers Journal|year=1913|month=Jan|volume=XXX|series=2|pages=527|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=PSUyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA527#v=onepage&q=Courteen&f=false}}</ref> then as the business grew Courteen built a large 8 story triangular building in downtown Milwaukee.<ref name=Building /> The building was at the time one of the strongest and heaviest structures in the city, with the ability to carry a live load of 400 pounds a square foot.<ref name=Building /> The building provided about 2 ½ times as much space as his previous building.<ref name=Building /> The building was designed and erected by The Barnett & Record Co.<ref name=Building /> In 1909, the Courteen Seed Company ran nearly 2 million dollars annually.<ref name=Bio /> The Courteen Seed Company shipped products globally<ref name=Bio /> and used the slogan "Known the World Over." In 1914 the Courteen Seed Co. was found guilty in selling noxious weed seed, Buckhorn, in thier alsike clover stock and we required to pay a fine. Courteen was known as a man of indomitable energy, push, keen, shrewd and intelligent in his business judgments.<ref name=Bio /> Courteen held important roles outside of his business, as a director in the [[Wisconsin Central Railway (1897–1954) | Wisconsin Central Railway]], along with president of Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce and of the [[Milwaukee Athletic Club]].<ref name=Bio /> Courteen married Lena Bartlett in 1894.<ref name=Bio /> They had two children, Herbert and Edith.<ref name=Bio /> Courteen Seed Company went out of business in the early 1960s.<ref name=Reno>{{cite web|last=Millard|first=Pete|title=After 40 years, Thatcher plans $20 million project|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/02/27/story2.html?page=all|publisher=The Business Journal|accessdate=8 January 2013}}</ref> Courteen died Nov. 25th of 1945 in [[Wickenburg, AZ]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Flour and Feed|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wt1HAAAAYAAJ&q=sidney+courteen+death&dq=sidney+courteen+death&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ur05Uu-SHtS54AP3jYHwCA&ved=0CGoQ6AEwCA}}< |
'''Sidney G. Courteen''' was a whole sale seed merchant of English descent. Courteen was born in Monmouth, [[England]].<ref name=Bio /> June 17, 1864. His father, Thomas, was owner of a number of flour mills. In 1885, Courteen moved to [[Chicago]] and became a manager of the clover-seed department for the Albert Dickinson Company.<ref name=Bio /> He came to [[Milwaukee]] in 1892 where he started his own seed whole sale business, in the Menomonee Valley, named the Courteen Seed Company.<ref name=Bio>{{cite book|title=Memoirs of milwaukee county|year=1909|publisher=Western Historical Association|location=Madison, WI|pages=604, 605|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yp4yAQAAMAAJ&vq=Courteen&pg=PA604#v=snippet&q=Courteen&f=false}}</ref> The seed merchant started in a four-story building, called Courteen’s Dock,<ref name=Building>{{cite journal|title=SG Courteens Fire-Proof Seed Warehouse|journal=The Grain Dealers Journal|year=1913|month=Jan|volume=XXX|series=2|pages=527|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=PSUyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA527#v=onepage&q=Courteen&f=false}}</ref> then as the business grew Courteen built a large 8 story triangular building in downtown Milwaukee.<ref name=Building /> The building was at the time one of the strongest and heaviest structures in the city, with the ability to carry a live load of 400 pounds a square foot.<ref name=Building /> The building provided about 2 ½ times as much space as his previous building.<ref name=Building /> The building was designed and erected by The Barnett & Record Co.<ref name=Building /> In 1909, the Courteen Seed Company ran nearly 2 million dollars annually.<ref name=Bio /> The Courteen Seed Company shipped products globally<ref name=Bio /> and used the slogan "Known the World Over." In 1914 the Courteen Seed Co. was found guilty in selling noxious weed seed, Buckhorn, in thier alsike clover stock and we required to pay a fine. Courteen was known as a man of indomitable energy, push, keen, shrewd and intelligent in his business judgments.<ref name=Bio /> Courteen held important roles outside of his business, as a director in the [[Wisconsin Central Railway (1897–1954) | Wisconsin Central Railway]], along with president of Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce and of the [[Milwaukee Athletic Club]].<ref name=Bio /> Courteen married Lena Bartlett in 1894.<ref name=Bio /> They had two children, Herbert and Edith.<ref name=Bio /> Courteen Seed Company went out of business in the early 1960s.<ref name=Reno>{{cite web|last=Millard|first=Pete|title=After 40 years, Thatcher plans $20 million project|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/02/27/story2.html?page=all|publisher=The Business Journal|accessdate=8 January 2013}}</ref> Courteen died Nov. 25th of 1945 in [[Wickenburg, AZ]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Flour and Feed|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wt1HAAAAYAAJ&q=sidney+courteen+death&dq=sidney+courteen+death&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ur05Uu-SHtS54AP3jYHwCA&ved=0CGoQ6AEwCA}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:10, 18 September 2013
Sidney G. Courteen was a whole sale seed merchant of English descent. Courteen was born in Monmouth, England.[1] June 17, 1864. His father, Thomas, was owner of a number of flour mills. In 1885, Courteen moved to Chicago and became a manager of the clover-seed department for the Albert Dickinson Company.[1] He came to Milwaukee in 1892 where he started his own seed whole sale business, in the Menomonee Valley, named the Courteen Seed Company.[1] The seed merchant started in a four-story building, called Courteen’s Dock,[2] then as the business grew Courteen built a large 8 story triangular building in downtown Milwaukee.[2] The building was at the time one of the strongest and heaviest structures in the city, with the ability to carry a live load of 400 pounds a square foot.[2] The building provided about 2 ½ times as much space as his previous building.[2] The building was designed and erected by The Barnett & Record Co.[2] In 1909, the Courteen Seed Company ran nearly 2 million dollars annually.[1] The Courteen Seed Company shipped products globally[1] and used the slogan "Known the World Over." In 1914 the Courteen Seed Co. was found guilty in selling noxious weed seed, Buckhorn, in thier alsike clover stock and we required to pay a fine. Courteen was known as a man of indomitable energy, push, keen, shrewd and intelligent in his business judgments.[1] Courteen held important roles outside of his business, as a director in the Wisconsin Central Railway, along with president of Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce and of the Milwaukee Athletic Club.[1] Courteen married Lena Bartlett in 1894.[1] They had two children, Herbert and Edith.[1] Courteen Seed Company went out of business in the early 1960s.[3] Courteen died Nov. 25th of 1945 in Wickenburg, AZ. [4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Memoirs of milwaukee county. Madison, WI: Western Historical Association. 1909. pp. 604, 605.
- ^ a b c d e "SG Courteens Fire-Proof Seed Warehouse". The Grain Dealers Journal. 2. XXX: 527. 1913.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Millard, Pete. "After 40 years, Thatcher plans $20 million project". The Business Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Flour and Feed".