Background
Spaeth, Otto Lucien was born on January 7, 1897 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Anton and Clara (Melchiors) Spaeth.
Spaeth, Otto Lucien was born on January 7, 1897 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Anton and Clara (Melchiors) Spaeth.
Student parochial schools, Saint Francis College, Quincy, Illinois, 1911-1914. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Saint Vincent College, 1953.
Bank clerk and auto-tractor salesman, 1915-1918. President Premier Distributing Company, Saint Louis, 1923-1935, Dayton Tool & Engineering Company, Dayton, O., 1935-1946, Otto L. Spaeth, Incorporated., Dayton, O., 1940-1946. Chairman of the Board Meta-Mold Aluminum Company, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 1952-1954, Metal-Mold Magnesium Corporation 1952-1954.
Member War Manpower Commission, Dayton 1940-1946. Delaware 1st Congress of Worlds Catholic Artists, Rome, 1951. Former vice president Whitney Museum American Artist
President Spaeth Foundation.
Served with United States Army Reserve, 1919-1923. Member National Conference Christians and Jews, Americans for Democratic Action (past
Married Eloise O’Mara, October 4, 1923. Children: Marna (Mistress Gregory H. Doherty), Deborah (Mistress Frank Shakespere), Otto Lucien, Mary Louise.