Bio of SELOVER, Arthur W. (b.1871), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol III, pg 192-195
ARTHUR W. SELOVER
Arthur W. Selover, an active and successful representative of the legal
profession in Minneapolis for almost a quarter of a century, is now practicing
as a member of the firm of Selover, Schultz & Mansfield. He is a native of
Flatbush, New York, where his birth occurred July 9, 1871. His parents were
Peter and Jennie H. (Howard) Selover, of whom more extended mention is made on
another page of this work, in connection with the sketch of his elder brother,
George H.
Arthur W. Selover of this review attended the high school at Lake City,
Minnesota, and later entered the State University, completing the academic
course in 1893, while in the following year he was graduated from the law
school. In 1894 he was admitted to the bar and three years later the University
of Minnesota conferred upon him the Master of Laws degree in recognition of
postgraduate work at that institution. He came to Minneapolis in 1888 and from
1894 until 1899 he was a member of the editorial staff of the West Publishing
Company of St. Paul, specializing in the publication of law books. During this
time Mr. Selover made valuable contribution to legal literature as the author of
"Negotiable Instruments" and "Banks and Banking," which were pub­lished by the
Keefe-Davidson Company of St. Paul and which have had a large sale. In 1899 he
began the active practice of law in Minneapolis, in which he has continued,
being now a member of the well known firm of Selover, Schultz & Mansfield. He
has a thorough knowledge of statute and precedent and in a discussion he has the
gift of seizing the gist of the matter and the knack of setting it in correct
perspective.
On the 19th of December, 1900, Mr. Selover was uniled in marriage to Miss Bessie
Warner of St. Paul, Minnesota, and they have become the parents of four sons:
Lucien, born in 1902, who is attending Carleton College; Harvey William, whose
birth occurred in 1905 and who, following his graduation from the Shattuck
Military School at Fari-bault, Minnesota, entered Carleton College, in which he
is now a student; Robert, whose natal year was 1909, and who is a pupil in the
West high school; and Arthur William, Jr.
During the World war Mr. Selover served on the local draft board and also as one
of the Four-Minute men, making many public addresses and proving eloquent and
con­vincing as a platform speaker. In public affairs he has always taken a deep
and help­ful interest and he has served his fellow citizens in various
capacities, in all of which he has done efficient and conscientious work. For
four years he represented the fifth ward in the city council and during the
latter half of that period was president of the council and acting mayor during
the illness of Mayor Haynes. He also acted as presi­dent of the charter
commission which submitted the commission form of charter in 1913 and he has
done effective service for the public good. He is a member of the Hennepin
County, Minnesota State and American Bar associations and natural talent and
acquired ability, determination and energy have brought him to a position of
dis­tinction in professional circles of Minneapolis.