[1] In 1889, Louis Lincoln Valentine and W. J. Barnhart co-founded a furniture manufacturer in Chicago, Illinois.
Barnhart sold his portion of the business, in June 1889, to Andrew E. Seaver, hence the name Valentine-Seaver.
Eventually, he would go on to co-found the Valentine-Seaver Company, serving as secretary and treasurer.
[2] Andrew E. Seaver also worked in agriculture before becoming dedicated to the furniture industry.
In 1889 he arrived in Chicago and started working at the Johnson Chair Company.