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HOGG, David, hotel proprietor; b. Kinrosshire, Scotland, Apr. 23, 1842; s. Robert and Elizabeth (Scott) Hogg; ed. in Scotland; came to U.S., 1863; m. Margaret Grady, of Chicago, Sept .. 1877; 4 chil- dren: Robert, Ethel (Mrs. L. R. Adams, of Chi- cago), Raymond, Grace (now deceased). Worked as fresco painter and paper hanger in the East, and in Jan., 1869, came to Chicago and worked with John J. McGrath in the wall paper business until 1871; then in same line with David Walker; formed part- nership, 1873, with Alexander D. Hannah, firm of Hannah & Hogg, liquors and cigars; firm incorpo- rated, 1902, under same name, and was vice pres. until July 1, 1910; now treas., Hannah & Hogg, con- ducting Hotel Brevoort. Republican. Home: 58 E. Oak St. Office: 120 W. Madison St.
HOGGINS, John, real estate; b. Kingston, N.Y., Jan. 8, 1852; s. William and Mary Ann (Browning) Hoggins; ed. pub. schs. and Workingmen's Coll., London, Eng .; m. Mary Elizabeth Warren, of Bara- boo, Wis., July 16, 1895; 1 daughter, Mary Eliza- beth. Was taken to England by parents at age of 7 and lived there 20 yrs .; returned to U.S., 1870, as a partner in firm of A. & G. Taylor, London, Eng.
HOGUE, see also Hoag, also Hoge.
HOGUE, Wilson Thomas, clergyman. Removed to Michigan City, Ind. (See Who's Who in Amer- ica.)
HOLABIRD, William, architect; b. at Amenia Union, N.Y., Sept. 11, 1854; s. Gen. Samuel Beck- ley (U.S.A.) and Mary Theodosia (Grant) Hola- bird; grad. high sch., St. Paul, 1871; cadet U.S. Mil. Acad., 1873-5; m. Maria Ford Augur, of New Or- leans, Dec. 27, 1875; children: Cornelia Baird, Mary Theodosia, Robert G., William, Jane A., John A. Has lived in Chicago since 1875; studied in various architects' offices, 1875-80; in practice in Chicago since 1880; head of firm Holabird & Roche, archi- tects of Marquette, Old Colony, south end Monad- nock, Atwood, Tribune, Venetian, Champlain, Man- del Bros. and A. M. Rothschild & Co. stores, Mc- Cormick, Otis, North American, Monroe office bldgs., Cook Co. Court House, City Hall, Cook Co. Infirmary, Rand, McNally Bldg., Boston Store, Chi- cago, and mil. post, Fort Sheridan, Ill. Home: 1500 Oak Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
HOLBROOK, Ellye Howell Glover (Mrs. Joseph L. Holbrook), author; b. West Liberty, O., July 31, 1868; d. Samuel Cary and Fanny Elizabeth (How- ell) Glover; grad. in music, Atlanta (Ga.) Female Inst., 1887; m. Joseph Luther Holbrook, of Chicago, Nov. 2, 1893; 1 daughter, Frances. Editor "Dame Curtsey" dept., Chicago Herald; contbr. articles to Internat. Press Bur. under pseud. "Mme. Merri." Episcopalian. Author: Novel Entertainments for Every Day in the Year, 1908; Salads, Sandwiches and Beverages, 1913; How the Piano Came to Be, 1913; The Art of Entertaining. 1913; Party Pas- times; Games for Children; Hints to Housewives; Guessing Contests (2 vols.); Book of Cooking Re- cipes. Home: Ravine Drive, Highland Park, Ill.
HOLBROOK, Florence (Miss), school principal: b. Peru, Ill .; d. Edmund S. and Anne (Case) Hol- brook; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1879, A.M., 1885. Prin. Oakland High Sch., Chicago, 1886-9, Forest- ville Sch., Chicago, since 1889. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Woman's City, Political Equality, Ella Flagg Young, Nike. Author: Elementary Geogra- phy, 1896; Round the Year in Myth and Song, 1897: The Hiawatha Primer, 1898; The Hawthorn Reader (No. 3), 1900; Dramatization of Hiawatha, 1902: The Book of Nature Myths, 1902; Northland He- roes, 1906; The Hiawatha Alphabet, 1910; Studies in Poetry, 1910; A Dramatic Reader, 1911; Cave. Lake and Mound Dwellers, 1911; The Holbrook Reader for Primary Grades, 1912. Address: 562 Oakwood Boul.
HOLBROOK, Francis Day, mfr. drop forgings: b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 21, 1868; s. Francis W. and Barbara E. (Lansing) Holbrook; ed. pub. schs. at New York and Chicago; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1889; M.D., Chicago Homm. Med. Coll., 1891; widower: 2 children: Eleanora F., Francis W. In hosps, and sanitariums until Jan., 189 ;: prac- ticed surgery 7 yrs .; was asst, prof. surgery, Chi- cago Homme. Med. Coll. and on surg. staff Chicago Home. Hosp., Nat. Woman's Temperance Hosp ..
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and Streeter Hosp. Entered Union Drop Forge dren: Eugene Davenport (Dave), Helen, Ellsworth. Co., 1897, on death of father, and was elected vice pres. and sec., which positions still holds. In- vented Union Drop Forge Claw Bar, also the water cooled roof for furnaces. Mem. Am. Inst. Homo- opathy, 111. Homo. Med. Assn., Nat. and 111. Mfrs.' assns., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Chicago, Elmhurst Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 711 Wave- land Av. Office: 358 W. Grand Av. Fellow and instr. agr., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1889-93; prof. science, Benzonia Coll., Mich., 1895; co. supt. schs., Benzie Co., Mich., 1895-6; prof. agronomy, Univ. of Ill., 1896-1900; agriculturist for Ill. Sugar Refining Co., 1900-1; organized Funk Bros. Seed Co. for scientific breeding of corn, 1902; prof. agronomy and vice dean, dept. agr., Ia. State Coll., since 1902. Conducted first ry. train for carrying HOLBROOK, William Gibson, mfr. drop forg- ings; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 12, 1865; s. Francis W. and Barbara E. (Lansing) Holbrook; ed. pub. schs., Brooklyn. After leaving school, 1885, trav- eled abroad extensively until 1889, and upon return engaged in business as sec. of the Union Drop Forge Co. until 1896; elected pres. and treas. same, Jan., 1897. Mem. Nat. and Ill. Mfrs.' assns., Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 602 Addison Av. Office: 358 W. Grand Av. agrl. instrn. to farmers, 1904; at head of all agrl. extension work of Ia. State Coll., July 1, 1906-Jan. 1, 1912; head of agrl. extension dept. for Internat. Harvester Co. of America, for world-wide exten- sion of agrl. instrn., since Nov., 1912. Progressive- Rep. candidate for nomination for gov. of Ia., 1912. Congregationalist. Republican. Author mon- ographs on potato and sugar beet culture, and se- lecting and preparing seed corn; also many articles in agrl. press and course of instrn. in agr. for Sioux City Corr. Coll. of Agr. Mem. The Grange; Odd Fellow. Home: 826 Eastwood Av. Office: Har- vester Bldg.
HOLCOMB, Herbert Wolcott, lawyer; Oct. 4, 1869-Jan. 2, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
HOLDEN, Charles Revell, lawyer, banker; b. at Chicago, Jan. 9, 1871; s. William Hiram and Sarah J. (Revell) Holden; A.B., Yale, 1892; Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; m. Mertie Towne, of Chicago, Dec., 1893; m. 2d, Cora Eaton, of Chicago, Aug. 12, 1901; 1 son, William H. T. Student with law firm of Mo- ran, Kraus & Mayer; admitted to bar, 1893; then clerk until 1899, when became jr. partner in that firm; withdrew, 1900, with Adolf Kraus, to form firm of Kraus & Holden, which changed, 1901, on admission of Samuel Alschuler, to Kraus, Alschu- ler & Holden; entered Union Trust Co., 1914, as vice pres. and counsel; mem. law firm of Kraus, Holden & Lawless. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Inst. Republican. Trustee Univ. of Chicago, Baptist Theol. Union; bd. mgrs. Y.M.C.A .; pres. Cook Co. S.S. Assn .; exec. com. Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Uni- versity, City, Kenwood, Midlothian, South Shore Country, Hamilton, Quadrangle. Recreations: golf, fishing, bowling. Residence: Kenwood Hotel, 4700 Kenwood Av. Office: Tribune Bldg.
HOLDEN, Edward Percy, mfr. (See vol. 1911.) HOLDEN, Hale, railway president; b. at Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 11, 1869; A.B., Williams Coll., 1890; student Harvard Law Sch. Practiced in Kansas City; gen. atty. C.,B.&Q.Ry., 1907-10; asst. to pres., 1910-12, vice pres., 1912-14, pres. since Aug. 27, 1914, same rd .; also pres. C.&S.Ry. Home: 1316 As- tor St. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul.
HOLDEN, Harry R., school supplies; b. Windsor Locks, Conn., Mar. 15, 1875; s. Henry C. and Lucy M. (Holbrook) Holden; ed. pub. schools, Clinton, Mass., and Northwestern Univ .; m. Mary Kennedy, of Phila., June 1, 1910. Resident of Chicago since 1891; in the sch. furniture and supply business during entire business career; has been connected with the Caxton Sch. Supply Co. as sec. since 1912. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason. Recrea- tions: outdoor diversions. Home: Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 560 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
HOLDEN, Joseph Sewell, mfr .; b. Chicago, June 15, 1862; s. Albon H. and Ellen M. (Holbrook) Hol- den; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, Oct., 1889, Elizabeth Campbell (died Sept. 3, 1916); 1 daugh- ter, Florence E. (Mrs. M. F. Rhodes). Began with father in the manufacture of mixed paints, 1880; went west in 1885 to Pacific Coast states, remain- ing 2 yrs .; then came to Chicago, and was asso- ciated with the George W. Light Mfg. Co., of which he was sec .- treas. until Nov., 1897, when became sec .- treas. of the Middleby Oven Mfg. Co., now Mid- dleby-Marshall Oven Co., mfrs. of Middleby's port- able patent brick ovens. Has served as a trustee Village of LaGrange. Ex-mem. 1st Regt. I.N.G. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Suburban of La Grange, Hinsdale Golf, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: golf, fishing, bowling, billiards. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 761 W. Adams St., Chicago,
HOLDEN, Walter Simpson, lawyer; b. Chicago, Mar. 19, 1865; s. Albon H. and Ellen M. (Holbrook) Holden; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1889; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1890; m. Hattie L. Hinchman, June 4, 1891 (died Apr. 29, 1893); 1 daughter, Ruth H .; m. 2d, Bessie B. Walker, of Racine, Wis., May 29, 1896; children: Albon W., William W., Walter S., Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club, Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Universalist. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.
HOLDEN, William Hiram, lawyer; b. Chicago, June 6, 1843; s. Charles N. and Frances W. (Wood- bury) Holden; grad. West Div. High Sch., 1861; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1866; m. Sarah J. Revell (sister of Mrs. Dwight L. Moody, wife of the fa- mous evangelist), July 17, 1867; children: Charles Revell, Ethel Revell, and 2 now deceased. Admitted to bar, 1866, and since in active practice; formerly sr. mem. Holden & Buzzell, now practicing alone. Asso. mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd .; mem. Chicago and Ill. State bar assns .; treas. Chicago Law Inst. 21 yrs. and now its librarian. Trustee Univ. of Chi- cago, 1894-1900; ex-trustee Bapt. Theol. Union; now trustee Y.M.C.A .; pres. Bible Inst. Colportage Assn .; ex-pres. bd. of trustees 2d Bapt. Ch. and for 30 yrs. supt. of its Sunday Sch. (now hon. supt.). Home: 1143 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1230 Tribune Bldg., Chicago.
HOLDER, Leroy W., lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 27, 1883; s. Frank W. and Mamie A. (Nagle) Holder; ed. pub. schs .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1904; m. Carrie E. Rowe, of Chicago, July 17, 1907. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1904, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Winkler, Ba- ker & Holder, 1906-9, Baker & Holder since Sept., 1909. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Episco- palian. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: ten- nis, billiards. Home: 6154 Kimbark Av. Office: 834 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
HOLDOM, Jesse, judge; b. London, Eng., Aug. 23, 1851; s. William and Eliza H .; acad. edn. in Lon- don until 1868, when he came to Chicago; m. Edith I. Foster, of Chicago, 1877; m. 2d, Mabel Brady, of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., 1893; children: Edith I., Court- land. Entered law office of Judge Joshua C. Knick- erbocker, 1871, studying 2 yrs .; admitted to bar, 1873; clerk in office of Tennys, Flower & Abercrom- bie, 1876-8; in firm of Knickerbocker & Holdom, 1878-88; alone, 1888-98; judge Superior Ct. of Cook Co., Ill., 1898-1906; justice Appellate Ct., 1st Dist., 1906-12; sr. mem. Holdom, Manierre & Pratt, Chi- cago, 1912-15; justice Appellate Court of Ill. since 1915. Republican. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. (pres. 1900-1), Chicago Bar Assn., Chi- cago Law Club, Law Inst., Art Inst. of Chicago, Field Mus. of Natural History, Cook Co. Hist. Soc. (pres.), Bibliophile Soc. (Boston). Clubs: Hamilton (pres. 1897), Church (pres. 1902-5), Union League (pres. 1909-10), Caxton, Flossmoor Country, Chi- cago Literary, Midlothian Country; Lotos (New York). Home: 4932 Lake Park Av. Address: 30 N. Michigan Av.
HOLDEN, Perry Greeley, agricultural educator; b. Dodge Co., Minn., Oct. 14, 1865; s. Denison Frank- lin and Helen Mar (Wilson) Holden; B.S., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1889, M.S., 1895; B.Pd., Mich. State Nor- mal Sch., Ypsilanti, 1894 (Pd.M., 1912); m. Carrie HOLGATE, Thomas Franklin, educator; b. Hast- Burnett, of Bancroft, Mich., Nov. 25, 1892; 3 chil- ings Co., Ont., Apr. 8, 1859; s. Thomas and Eleanor
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(Wright) Holgate; A.B., Toronto, 1884, A.M., 1889; fellow Clark Univ., 1890-3, Ph.D., 1893; (LL.D., Univ. of Illinois, 1905); m. Georgina Angela Bur- dette, of Newburgh, Ont., July 23, 1890. Prof. mathematics since 1893, dean Coll. Liberal Arts since 1902, acting pres., 1904-6, chmn. advisory bd., since 1916, Northwestern Univ. Sec. Internat. Congress of Mathematicians, Rome, 1908. Mem. Chicago Pub. Library Commn., 1909. Fellow A.A. A.S .; mem. Am. Math. Soc., Deutsche Matematiker Vereinigung (Berlin), Astron. and Astrophys. Soc. America. Clubs: University (Chicago), University (Evanston). Home: 617 Library St., Evanston, Ill.
HOLINGER, Arnold, real estate; b. Liestal, Swit- zerland, July 20, 1849; s. Jacob and Susanna Hol- inger; widower; children: Clara (Mrs. Paul Manz), Sophia (Mrs. Hans Mannhardt), Alma (wife of Dr. Rudolph Teschan), Ida (Mrs. Elmer Weck), Elsa, Arnold Jr. Came to Chicago from Switzerland, 1869; sch. teacher and music teacher, 1869-72; with Union Nat. Bank, 1872-88; established business of A. Holinger & Co., real estate, 1888. Commr. gen. of Switzerland to World's Columbian Expn .; Swiss consul at Chicago, 1892-1917. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mason; mem. Royal League, United Workmen, Schweizer Maen- nerchor, Alliance Française, etc. Home: 629 Dem- ing Pl. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.
HOLINGER, Jacques, M.D .; b. Liestal, Switzer- land, Sept. 19, 1865; s. Jacob and Barbara (Gysin) Holinger; ed. pub. schs. of Liestal, 1871-80, Ober Realschule, Basel, 1880-4, Univ. of Basel, 1884-90, M.D., 1890; m. Chicago, July 29, 1903, Cora Lange, of St. Louis, Mo .; children: Carl, Paul, Alice Euge- nia. Asst. at clinic for diseases of ear, nose and throat, Univ. of Basel, 1890-2; came to Chicago from Switzerland, fall of 1892. and engaged in gen. practice; has specialized in diseases of ear, nose and throat since 1898; asst. surgeon, Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1893-7; lecturer, Chicago Med. Sch., 1897-8; attend- ing surgeon for ear, nose and throat, St. Joseph's, Alexian Brothers', St. Elizabeth's, and German hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc., Ger- man Med. Soc., etc. Was army surgeon and 1st lt. in Swiss Army. Mem. Germania Männerchor, Swiss Benevolent Soc. Translator of Bezold's Text-Book of Otology, 1908. Contbr. numerous articles and papers, among them: Cholesteatoma of the Middle Ear (Chicago Med. Soc. Jour.), 1895; Varieties of Cholesteatoma (Ann. Otology, Rhinology and Lar- yngology), 1901; Spongifying of the Labyrinth (The Laryngoscope), 1901; Differential Diagnosis of Affection of the Eustachian Tube and Spongify- ing of the Labyrinth (same), 1901; The Function of Mastoid Cells (A.M.A. Jour.), 1904; Some Points in the Anatomy of the Temporal Bone in Connec- tion with Mastoiditis, etc. (The Laryngoscope), 1907; Pathology and Progress of Internal Ear Com- plications Resulting from Inflammatory Ear Dis- eases, 1910; Results of Routine Tuning Fork Tests, 1912; Danger Signals in Suppuration of the Middle Ear, 1913, etc .; also various articles in European jours. Home: 617 Fullerton Parkway. Office: 5 N. Wabash Av.
*HOLLAND, John Everett, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
HOLLAND, John Francis, lawyer; Jan. 10, 1858- Mar. 5, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
HOLLAND, William Ernest, M.D .; b. Notting- ham, Eng., Feb. 3, 1866; s. of John and Sarah A. (Groves) Holland; canie to U.S., 1871; grad, high sch., 1882; Ph.G., Univ. of Ill., 1887; M.D., 111. Med. Coll., 1897; m. Alice Grace Hughes, of Downers Grove, Ill., Apr. 10, 1889; children: Margaret Alice, Ruth Sarah. Was engaged as pharmacist until en- tering on med. course; practiced in Chicago since 1897; asso. prof. gynecology and abdominal sur- gery, Ill. Med. Coll .; consulting surgeon to Mary Thompson Hosp. for Women; gynecologist, Waslı- ington Park Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Cli- cago med. socs. Home: 5502 Hyde Park Boul. Of- fice: 30 N. Michigan Av.
HOLLANDSWORTH, George Henry, mfr. motor trucks; b. Canton, Fulton Co., Ill., July 29, 1863; s. John C. and Sarah A. (Bird) Hollandsworth; ed.
pub. schs., Prairie City, Ill .; m. Mary J. Hart, of Clinton, Ia., Mar. 1, 1888; 2 children: George C., Florence C. Was yard mgr. for S. H. Bowman Lumber Co., Minneapolis, 1885-91; pres. Hollands- worth-Hart Co., lumber dealers, Minneapolis, since 1891; pres. Old Reliable Motor Truck Co., Chicago, since 1911; also vice pres. Frank Porter Lumber Co .; dir. Corporation Finance Co. Republican. Prot- estant. Mem. Covenant Lodge No. 6, A.F. and A.M .; Corinthian Chapter No. 69; St. Bernard Command- ery No. 35; Medinah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country. Recreations: motoring, travel, fishing, horseback riding. Home: 4361 Sheridan Rd. Office: 58 E. Washington St .; factory, 3921 S. Michigan Av.
HOLLETT, Rhoderick Peregrine, lawyer; b. On- tario Co., N.Y., Sept. 12, 1856; s. George H. and Louisa (Lee) Hollett; A.B., Syracuse Univ., 1878. A.M., 1881; m. Nellie L. George, of Chicago, Aug. 2, 1881; children: Inez Louise, George Lyon, Eloise, Roderic. Admitted to S.C. bar, 1880, to Ill. bar, 1881; now mem. firm Hollett, Sauter & Hollett. Atty. of Bd. of South Park Commrs., Mar., 1899- Apr., 1909. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Culbs: Union League, University of Evanston. Home: Evanston Ill. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
HOLLIS, Henry Leonard, mining engr .; b. Bos- ton, Feb. 17, 1866; s. John Henry and Esther (Har- low) Hollis; prep. edn. Brooklyn Poly. Inst .; E.M., School of Mines, Columbia, 1885; m. Jane Dustin Grannis, of Chicago, Nov. 9, 1892; 1 daughter, Clara. Professional work since 1889 has been examina- tion and management of mining properties, and consultation work in connection with development and operation of mines and metallurgical plants; pres. Cubo Mining & Milling Co .; mng. dir. Cusi Mining Co., Mina Mexico Co., Atlas Development Co .; consulting engr. Nat. Mines Co., Elko Mining Co., Surprise Mine; dir. Oakwoods Cemetery Co. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Am. Soc. Mech. En- grs. Democrat. Unitarian. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Engineers', Onwentsia, Indian Hill Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 1025 Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.
HOLLIS, William Dennard, paper merchant and mfr .; b. Elkhart Co., Ind., Aug. 19, 1850; s. Den- nard and Barbara (Bowser) Hollis; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Chicago. Dec. 7, 1872, Helen Mar King; children: Helen Minerva (Mrs. A. E. Schuyler), Howard B., Chalmers M., William Dennard, Jr. (died Nov. 20, 1906). Vala, May, Ray- mond, Octava (Mrs. Claude F. Burrow). First oc- cupation with Calkins & Messinger, pvt. bank, in 1869; with Lunt, Preston & Kean, bankers, in 1870; with Commercial Nat. Bank of Chicago, 1870-7; in paper business with E. D. Messinger, 1878-80; started business on own account, 1880, as W. D. Hollis, and in 1881, when John A. Duncan was ad- mitted as a partner, firm name changed to Hollis & Duncan, inc. 1909, of which became pres. Repub- lican. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soc., Art Institute of Chicago (life). Recreations: literature, scientific, historic, and all subjects relating to antiquity. Home: 4503 Malden St. Office: 732 W. Lake St.
HOLLISTER, John Hamilcar, M.D .; Aug. 5, 1824- Nov. 13, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
HOLLISTER, Mary C., M.D .; b. Wilton, Ia .; d. Horton A. and Hannah A. (Hanson) Hollister; stu- dent State Univ. of Ia., 1876-9; M.D., Woman's Med. Coll., Chicago, 1882. Practiced in Chicago since 1890; asst. surgeon, Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear In- firmary, 1891-6; attending oculist and aurist, Mary Thompson Hosp., 1894-1906; lecturer, Northwest- ern Woman's Med. Sch., 1896-1900; specializes in treatment of eye and ear. Men. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Ophthal. Soc., Nu Signia Plii. Congregationalist. Home: 1903 Belle Plaine Av. Office: 22 E. Washington St.
HOLLISTER, William Cornelius, linotype sup- plies; b. Omro, Wis., Apr. 12, 1861; s. Henry Corne- lius and Jennie Margaret (Huie) Hollister; de- scendant of early Colonial ancestors; attended pub. schs .; m. Annie O'Leary, at Appleton, Wis., Mar. 1. 1881; 6 children: William C., Jr., Jennie Margaret (Mrs. Harry Anderson), Edward Maurice, Joseph Cornelius, Mabel Helen (deceased), Mary Kathryn. Began in the printing business as a boy of 11 yrs ..
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in the office of The Times, at Appleton, Wis., con- tinuing for 2 yrs., and after that consecutively with the Omro Journal, The Northwestern of Osh- kosh, Wis., and Oshkosh Times, in which he had charge of mech. dept .; at 19, took entire charge of the Appleton (Wis.) Crescent; came to Chicago, and after few years with Rand, McNally & Co., es- tablished, with brother, Franklin C., the corpn. of Hollister Bros., 1886, which was merged, 1900, with Manz Engraving Co., of which was vice pres. until withdrawal in 1910 to organize Chicago Lino-Tab- ler Co., of which is now pres. and treas .; this corpn. controls a number of valuable patents on type- setting and composing devices. Was pres. Master Printers' Assn. of Chicago; pres. Chicago Penny Savings Soc. since 1908; sec. Citizens' League of Chicago. Mem. Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Hamilton, Chicago Advertising. Rec- reations: aquatic sports. Home: 4115 N. Paulina St. Office: 22 W. Monroe St.
HOLLOWAY, Edward Morton, clerk U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; b. Centerville, Wayne Co., Ind., May 30, 1861; s. William R. and Lydia (Burbank) Holloway (father was for 15 yrs. postmaster at Indianapolis, Ind., and was U.S. consul-gen. at St. Petersburg, and consul-general at Halifax, N.S .; grandfather, David P., was mem. of Congress and U.S. commr. of patents); ed. Indianapolis public schs., and Indianapolis Classical Sch .; A.B., Cor- nell Univ., 1883; m. Cora Ruggebergh, of New Ha- ven, Conn., June 15, 1889; 1 daughter, Josephine M. (Mrs. Walter Gregory Rodiger). After leaving coll. was business mgr. Indianapolis Times; came to Chicago, 1891, and was apptd. clk. of U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and still serving in that capaci- ty. Republican. Club: Union League. Sec. Ind. Soc. of Chicago. Residence: Edgewater Beach Hotel. Office: 725 Federal Bldg.
HOLLOWAY, Edwin George, mfr. soaps, etc .; b. Poole, Dorchester, Eng., Jan. 14, 1869; s. George and Mary Jane (Wittle) Holloway; ed. pub. schs., London, Eng .; m. Helen Montandon, of France, June 17, 1889; 3 sons: George Edwin, Walter A., Milton J. Came to America, 1886; traveled exten- sively in Can. and U.S .; entered employ of James S. Kirk & Co., mfr. soaps, and advanced until be- came chief chemist; later supt. of plant, advertis- ing mgr., gen. mgr .; elected dir. of company, 1900, 3d vice pres., 1906, 2d, vice pres. and gen mgr., 1909, pres. since 1914; dir. Am. Soap Co. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Episco- palian. Mem. Myrtle Lodge A.F. and A.M .; St. Elmo Commandery K.T .; Oriental Consistory; Me- dinah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: fishing, country life. Homes: 5717 Winthrop Av., Chicago; (summer) Bradley, Wis. Office: 106 E. Austin Av., Chicago.
HOLLY, William H., lawyer; b. Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 19, 1869; s. Timothy R. and Margaret (Mc- Donough) Holly; grad. grammar sch., 1884; stud- ied law in office of Prentiss & Baily, Macomb, Ill .; m. Nellie McClen, of Bushnell, Ill., Dec. 19, 1894; 1 daughter, Margaret. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1891, and began practice at Macomb; mem. of Prentiss, Baily & Holly, 1891-2, Baily & Holly, 1892-9, Camp & Holly, 1899-1902; removed to Chicago, Sept., 1902; mem. Hall & Holly, 1906-12, Mills & Holly, 1912-14; asst. state's atty., 1914-May, 1916; prose- cuted cases against William Lorimer and C. B. Munday, who were pres. and vice pres. respectively of LaSalle St. Trust & Savings Bank; resumed pvt. practice May, 1916; atty. for Nat. Woman's Trade Union League. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Vice pres. Universalist Gen. Conv .; mem. exec. com. Ill. Universalist Conv. (pres. 1912-15), mem. council Northwestern Univ. Settlement. Mason (K.T.); mem. Woodmen, Royal League. Club: City. Con- tbr. to Life and Labor, and other periodicals. Rec- reations: politics, walking. Home: 301 N. Pine Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
HOLMBOE, Anton Theodore Harris, surgeon; b. in Norway, Jan. 1, 1857; s. of Conrad and Rikka Holmboe; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1886; m. Miss Julie Opstad, of Chicago, Dec. 20, 1897. Practiced in Chicago since 1887; attending surgeon, Norwegian Deaconess Hosp .; prof. sur- gery, Bennett Med. Coll .; consulting surgeon, Cook
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