{"id":7812,"date":"2021-12-23T14:20:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T18:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/?page_id=7812"},"modified":"2021-12-23T15:04:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T19:04:24","slug":"george-g-selden-copy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/index.php\/george-g-selden-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"George G. Seldon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tPeople\n\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\tResidents\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tGeorge G. Selden &#8211; Developer of Military Paints\n\t<\/h3>\n<h5>\n\t\tBratenahl Place\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/George-G.-Selden-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"George G. Seldon\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"300\" width=\"198\" title=\"George G. Selden\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tGeorge G. Seldon\n\t<p>George G. Seldon was a noted chemist and chemical company executive who developed paints for military use in all climates during World War II.\u00a0 He invented and produced an anti-icing propeller coating used by the Army Air Corps in Alaska to keep planes operating in severe winter weather.\u00a0 He also developed a concentrated paint that could be applied by mixing with water or, in desert areas, with gasoline.\u00a0 He was an internationally recognized authority in the fields of thin-bed mortars and grouts used in setting ceramic tile.<\/p>\n<p>George Seldon was born in Cleveland on October 13, 1915, to Franz and Lucia (Golay) Selden.\u00a0 He graduated from East High School in 1932 and received a B.S. in chemical engineering (1936), and an M.S. (1939) and Ph.D. (1942) in organic chemistry from Case Western Reserve University.\u00a0 He was awarded a two-year fellowship, sponsored by the Federation of Societies for Paint Technology, to work toward earning his doctorate from Case.<\/p>\n<p>George started as a chemist at the family owned Upco Co. from 1936 to 1939.\u00a0 During the war, he was a resin chemist and, later, lab chief and production director for the Finish Division of Interchemical Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio.\u00a0 In 1947, George returned to Cleveland as factory manager and technical director of the Upco Co.\u00a0 When his father died in 1948, he assumed the presidency of the company.<\/p>\n\t<p>After USM Corporation purchased the Upco Co. in 1965, George continued as president of the Upco subsidiary until 1979, when he became group business director for USM&#8217;s Bostik Chemical Group Tile Products.\u00a0 After retiring in 1981, George formed Selden Chemical Consulting, serving as president from 1981 to 1990, and keeping abreast of the latest advances in the chemical industry.<\/p>\n<p>George served as an officer and past president of the Cleveland Technical Societies Council; chairman of the House and Ground Committee of the Cleveland Engineering Society; treasurer, secretary, and president of the Cleveland Society for Coating Technology; and secretary of Committee 503 of the American Concrete Institute.\u00a0 He was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society and the American Society for Testing and Materials.<\/p>\n<p>George was a commodore and trustee of the Forest City Yacht Club.\u00a0 During his 20 years as a member of the Cleveland Power Squadron, he taught many boating classes; directed courses in piloting, sailing, weather, engine, maintenance, and marine electronics; and edited the &#8220;Telescoop,&#8221; a squadron publication.\u00a0 He was a Cub Scout master and active in the Boy Scouts of America over a ten-year period.<\/p>\n<p>George was a member of the Citizens League, the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, the Case Alumni Association, the Bratenahl Recreation Commission, and the Bratenahl Community Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>George married Mary Frances Knight on September 9, 1941.\u00a0 Frances received a Master of Science degree at the School of Applied Social Sciences at Western Reserve University.\u00a0 They had two children.\u00a0 They divorced in 1975.<\/p>\n<p>On July 7, 1977, George married <a href=\"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/index.php\/jo-hershey-selden-copy\/\">Josephine &#8220;Jo&#8221; Hershey.<\/a> They lived at Bratenahl Place and were active in the Bratenahl community.\u00a0 The children&#8217;s room at the Bratenahl Community Center bears their names. \u00a0Jo Hershey Seldon died in May 1990.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991, George remarried his first wife Frances, and they were together when George died at University Hospital on December 21, 1993.\u00a0 Mary Frances Knight Selden died in Cleveland on April 21, 2001.\u00a0 George and Frances are buried at Alliance City Cemetery in Alliance, Ohio.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/index.php\/people\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBack to People\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/index.php\/residents-list\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResidents List\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People Residents George G. 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