Millard Seldin
Millard Roy Seldin | |
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| Born | August 8, 1926 Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 2020 Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | University of Iowa |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, horsebreeder |
| Known for | Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's Nebraska Horse Breeder of the Year (1988) Co-founder of Southwest Value Partners (1990) |
| Spouse | Beverly Seldin |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
Millard Seldin (August 8, 1926 – January 24, 2020) was an American real estate developer, banker, basketball investor, and horsebreeder.
Life
[edit]Seldin was born on August 8, 1926, in Council Bluffs, Iowa.[1][2][3] His father, Ben I. Seldin, an immigrant from Russia, founded Seldin Insurance Co., acquired motels in Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, and developed 17 apartment complexes and four shopping centers.[4] Seldin served in the United States Navy during World War II for two years, and he graduated from the University of Iowa in 1951.[5]
Seldin co-founded Seldin and Seldin with his father Ben when he was still in college.[3] He later founded Seldin Development and Management Company, a real estate development and management company in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] where he built many structures including the Royalwood Office Center, Camelot Village and Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge.[3] Seldin also co-founded[when?] the Hawkeye Bank in Iowa.[1] In 1990, he co-founded Southwest Value Partners, another real estate development company in Scottsdale, Arizona, with Robert Sarver.[1] Seldin was also a minority owner in Phoenix Mercury and Phoenix Suns, two basketball teams.[1]
As a horsebreeder, Seldin owned Love Lock, Pretty Greeley, Golden Yank, Cherokee Lord, Dr. Hugs, and Greeley's Conquest.[2] He was named the Nebraska Horse Breeder of the Year by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association in 1988.[3]
With his wife Beverly, Seldin had two sons, Scott and Derry, and a daughter, Traci Moser. He resided in Omaha, Nebraska and Paradise Valley, Arizona, where he died on January 24, 2020, at age 93.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Millard R. Seldin". The Arizona Republic. January 29, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c Mitchell, Eric (January 30, 2020). "Owner/Breeder Millard Seldin Dies at 93". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Azizah, Mia (February 1, 2020). "Omaha real-estate developer Millard Seldin remembered for entrepreneurial spirit, love of horses". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "Ben I. Seldin". The Des Moines Register. July 29, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved March 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blomquist, Mala (September 29, 2016). "Millard Seldin: Going Strong At 90". Jewish Life Arizona. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- 1926 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Council Bluffs, Iowa
- People from Paradise Valley, Arizona
- People from Omaha, Nebraska
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American racehorse owners and breeders
- American businesspeople in real estate
- American sports owners
- University of Iowa alumni
- Businesspeople from Iowa
- Businesspeople from Nebraska
- Businesspeople from Arizona