- G. FRED SELLECK was born April 21, 1847, and in 1850, removed
with his parents to Paw
- Paw, Van Buren Co., Mich. where he was raised and obtained
a high-school education; after leaving school, he went to three
Rivers, Mich., and entered a clothing store, but only remained
a year, as he had made up his mind to learn the printing business;
in 1863, he entered the office of the Kalamazoo Gazette, and
then the Kalamazoo Telegraph, and in the latter office he completed
his trade, but not till 1867, for in the mean time he had entered
the army and remained until the close of the war; after the return
north, accepted a position with the Detroit Free Press, which
he held until compelled to quit the newspaper business on account
of sickness. At this time - 1867 - he visited Mexico and Cuba;
since then, he has visited British America, writing up the Saskatchewan,
Assiniboin and Red River Valleys, and the country along the line
of the Northern Pacific and proposed Canadian Pacific railroad
lines. Outdoor life agreeing with him, he has endeavored to
keep outside as much as possible, and was with Col. Burr Robbins'
allied shows for several seasons, in the capacity of treasurer,
during the summer and in the winter connecting himself with newspaper
offices. In the spring of 1878, the Janesville Daily Recorder
was started, and he accepted the position of city editor, which
position he still retains.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 721.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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