The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-10-24
osRoRNE DUNLAP. sElsiyssx.
Born in Unity, Prominent Hotel Man.
Portland Evening Express.l


Osborne Dunlap seavey is a son of
Maine who has achieved success and to-
dav he ;s known as one of the most
prominent hotel men IN the United
States. During his active career ne mas
managed or owned some of the most
famous houses in the country among
them being the world renowned Ponce de
Leon and other Florida East Coast Rail-
road resorts in that State. Recently he
and Mrs. Seavey have been the guests of
their old friends, Col. and Mrs. Frederic
E. Boothbay. of this city, and they have
renewed old acquaintance in various
parts of the STATE.
Mr.. Seavev was born in Unity, July
Is. 1S45. the son of John L. Seavey, also
famous as a hotel man. Mr.. Seavey,
Senior. was the builder OF the Elmwood
hotel at Watervile, the house being
erected before the day OF the railroad
and when Waterville was great State
center for shopping and horse travel, the
same as it is today for railroad and auto
mobile travel. 1t was to Waterville that
Mr.. Seavey, Senior, moved when o.
borne Dunlap was very young. The
Elmwood burning about Is 2 Mr.. Seavey,
Senior. removed to Concord, N. H., and
took the management of the Eagle Hotel
in that city.
When Osborne Seavey became old
enough he accepted a position as clerk
at the old Brunswick hotel, in Boston,
and 1t was there that his work attracted
the attention of the we'll known hotel
man Cruft who built the Maplewood in
the White Mountains, and young Seavey
was selected to manage it. Later Cruft
built his big houses at Magnolia Springs
and St. Augustine, Florida, and Osborne
Seavey was made general manager OF
these resorts. At San Marco Mr.. Sea-
vey attracted the attention OF Henry M.
Flagler the famous Standard Oil mag
nate and owner of the Florida East Coast
Railroad. He was then building his
world renowned Ponce de Leon, at St.
Augustine Mr.. Seavey was given the
management of this hotel and the others
of the Flagler system at the famous
Florida resort and remained there some
time.
Since then he has managed several of
the largest, and best known hotels in the
country, including the Hotel Champlain
at Bluff Point, N. Y the Aspinwall, at
Lenox, Mass, and several others of
similar note.
At the present he and General Thomas
H. Hubbard, of New York own the AS
pinwall, and Mr.. Seavey long ago bought
the Magnolia Springs hotel, in Florida.
This year he is taking rest from ac-
tive work and has been spending the
summer in renewing old acquaintance
in his native State. Among his old
friends. in addition to Col. Boothbay, are
DR.. Fred c. Thayer of Waterville and
Robinson Williams of Portland.
Mr.. Seavey has a distinguished brother
in the person of George w. Seavey, the
eminent painter of flowers. He also is a
distinguished member of the Zeta ST
fraternity and often entertains them.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Seavey has enter
tanned at his many houses more presi-
dents of the United States than any
other man and it is safe to say that they
have been delighted with their treat
ment while his guests. At the present
time Mr.. Seavey is at Marshfeld, Mass,
where Mrs. Seavey has large estate
near the old Daniel Webster home,