Complex sentence: James Francis Broderick (19 August 1854 Philadelphia--17 November 1920 Chicago) was appointed president on January 1,1898, and served in that role until 1911, when Ernfrid Reinholdt Jacobson bought his shares and became president.
Split into simpler sentences: James Francis Broderick (19 August 1854 Philadelphia--17 November 1920 Chicago) was appointed president on January 1,1898. Broderick was president until 1911, when Ernfrid Reinholdt Jacobson bought his shares and became president.