Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1916 — LEE W. SINCLAIR DEAD [ARTICLE]

LEE W. SINCLAIR DEAD

Millionaire Uncle of the Glazcbrooks of Jasper County I>ies at West "" Baden. Lee W. Sinclair, an uncle of Lee E. Glazebrook of Tefft and Isaac and Mis» Viola Glazebrook of Rensselaer, ‘died at the West Baden Springs hotel of infirmities o' old age Thursday. He had been in railing health for some time. His age was 80 years. Mr. Sinclair, who was born at Cloiferdale, Indiana, was known throughout the United States. He operated extensive woolen mills at Salem, Indiana, and at South/ Chicago, j Illinois, for a term of years, the one at Salem from 1866 to 1884 and the one at Chicago from 1872 to 1878. Both these plants were destroyed by fire in 1888. Mr. Sinclair bought a controlling interest in the West Baden Springs property and in 1901 became the owner. The frame hotel structure was destroyed by fire in 1901. In 1902 the present large brick building was opened to the public. The West Baden Springs company is capitalized at $1,000,000. Mr. Sinclair was president of this company, also president of the bhnk of Salem, at Salem, and president of the West Baden National bank. He also had numerous valuable property interests at Salem. Mr. Sinclair had the distinction of being the first and only Republican ever elected from Washington county. He had been a member of the Masonic order for forty-nine years and was a member of the G. A. R., going out in the Civil war with the Seventy-eighth Indiana regiment. He leaves a widow and one daughter, Mrs. Charles B. Rexl ford. ) Our Lee E. Glazebrook was named after Mr. Sinclair, and The Democrat hopes that the old gentleman has handsomely remembered his nephews and neice, who are residents of this county.