Cato Sells [SEP] date of death
Cato Sells
Cato Sells (October 6, 1859 – 1948) was a commissioner at the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1913 to 1921.
Life and career.
He was born in Vinton, Iowa on October 6, 1859. He lost his father when he was young. He entered Cornell College in 1875. In 1878 he read law with Charles Alvord Bishop and in 1880 was admitted to Iowa State Bar Association and began practice at La Porte City, Iowa.
In 1889 he moved to Vinton, Iowa
After death.
Catholic priests, Native Americans, and other dignitaries sent their condolences for Anselm Weber's funeral. Indian Commissioner Cato Sells wrote: "I share with you and your associates at St. Michaels deep sorrow because of the passing of Father Weber. He wielded a large Christian influence and was a tried and true friend of the Navajo Indian." Father Mandalari, a Jesuit in Albuquerque wrote: "The Church lost an apostolic missionary, and we priests and religious a comfort, a leader, a real friend