David S. Shellabarger
David Sterritt Shellabarger Jr. (July 11, 1837- January 2, 1913) known as David S. Shellabarger, was an American capitalist, banker, and Republican politician from Illinois.
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| Born | July 11, 1837 |
| Died | January 2, 1913 (aged 75) Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, USA |
| Burial place | Greenwood Cemetery Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, capitalist |
| Years active | 1851–1900 |
He was known for owning early banking, coal, streetcar, elevator and milling enterprises in the 19th-century. The Shellabarger family was one of the oldest milling families in the history of the United States. In 1900, his business Shellabarger Milling Co. became the largest corn mill in the world and among the largest wheat flour mills in his country.
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