The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 100

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774

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HITT, John, special deputy collector of U.S. customs; born Madison, Ind., Oct. 18, 1832; son Thomas Smith and Emily (John) Hitt: grad. DePauw Univ., in class of 1853; married Chica- go, June 24, 1868, Hattie S. Robe. After gradu- ation was on farm at Mt. Morris, Ill., 1853-7; read law with John N. Jewett and others, 1857- 63; then went to law dept. of the I.C.R.R.Co., remaining as asst. to the pres. of that co. until Junc 1, 1867; on that date became chicf entry clerk with the collector of customs at Chicago, and in 1872 was promoted to special deputy collector of customs, in which position has since continued. Republican. Mason: Oriental Lodge, Lafayette Chapter, Apollo Commandery, K.T. Club: Union League. Residence: 43 Oak St. Office: Federal Bldg.

HIXON, George Cooley, lumberman; born La Crosse, Wis., Mar. 6, 1871; son Gideon C. and Ellen J. (Pennell) Hixon; grad. Phillips Acad., Exeter, N.H., 1890; grad. Yale Coll., 1894; mar- ried New York, Thanksgiving day, 1900, Blanche Galton Kelleher. Began in lumber business in 1897; sec. and treas. Alexander Lumber Co .; vice-pres. Sumter Lumber Co .; president C. B. Moore Lumber Co., Pioneer Lumber Co. Clubs: University, Glen View, South Shore Country, Automobile; also Yale (New York). Residence: 117 Bellevue Pl. Office: McCormick Bldg.

HOAG, see also Hoge, also Hogue.

HOAG, Junius Clarkson, physician; born Ev- anston, Ill., Feb. 6, 1858; son Thomas C. and Maria L. (Bryant) Hoag; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1878, Ph.D., 1880; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1882; married Chicago, Sept. 25, 1895, Ad- elaide Northup. Engaged in practice in Chicago since 1887; consulting obstetrician to Lakeside Hosp .; obstetrician to St. Luke's Hosp. Fel- low British Gynecological Soc. from 1886; mem. Chicago Med. Soc. (ex-pres.); fellow Chicago Gynecological Soc. (ex-pres.); mem. Chicago Medico-Legal Soc., 1887. Republican. Method- ist. Clubs: Kenwood, Homewood Country. Of- fice: 4669 Lake Av.

HOAG, Parker Hale, lawyer; born Thomas- boro, Ill., May 16, 1873; son Walter Brice and Hester (Atkinson) Hoag; B.A., Univ. of Ill., 1895; married Myrtle Gracia Mahler, of Chica- go, Mar. 23, 1907. Practiced in Chicago since 1897; mem. firm of Ullmann & Hoag since Feb. 1907; asst. gen. solicitor Chicago Title & Trust Co., 1903-7; gen. counsel, sec. and dir. Am. As- phaltum & Rubber Co. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Mem. Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Ma- son, Lakeside Lodge No. 739, Chicago Chapter No. 127, R.A.M., Chevalier Bayard Commandery K.T. No. 52, Oriental Consistory, Medinah Tem- ple A.A.O.M.S., Red Cross of Constantine, Pre- mier No. 1. Club: University. Residence: 3210 Calumet Av. Office: Fisher Bldg.

*HOAG, William G., banker; see Vol. 1905.

HOAG, William Jesse, live stock commn .; born Montgomery Co., N.Y., June 17, 1852; son Nathaniel and Nancy (Conover) Hoag; ed. pub. schools, Montgomery Co., N.Y., and Antioch Coll., Yellow Springs, O .; married Chicago, Jan. 31, 1877, Cora E. McFarland; 1 son: Albert I. Came to Chicago after leaving coll., in 1873. and has since been identified with the live- stock commn. business, first as clerk with J. K. McDonald & Co., 5 years; became mem. of firm of McFarland, Hoag & Co., 1878, of McCaus- land, Beveridge & Co., 1884, changing. 1886. to McCausland, Hoag & Co., and since 1895 of Mc- Causland, Hoag & Turner. Republican. Mason (32°). Club: Saddle and Sirloin. Residence: 4218 Prairie Av. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.

*HOBART, Horace R., editor; see Vol. 1905. HOBART, Ralph Hastings, Chicago general agent of The Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Milwaukec; born Madison, Wis .. Apr. 28, 1874; son Horace R. and Emma M. (Hastings) Hobart; ed. Chicago pub. schs .. Beloit Coll. Acad .; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1895; married Helen Hinsdale, of Evanston, Ill., June 13. 1908. In newspaper work in Chicago, 1895-9: western representative New York paper specialty house, 1900-1; began as solicitor for Northwestern Mu- tual Life Ins. Co. in Chicago, June 1901: Apr. 1. 1909, became mgr. of the Chicago general agency of the Northwestern; Jan. 1. 1911. made gener- al agent of The Northwestern Mutual in Chica- go. Republican. Mem. Beta Theta Pi frater- nity, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Un- ion League, Chicago Athletic. City. Evanston Country, Skokie Country ; also Sanganois (Brown- ing, 111.). Recreation: shooting. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: The Rookery.

HOBBS, James Bartlett, retired merchant; born at Sabattis, Me., Jan. 10, 1830; son Charles

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and Jemima (Prescott) Hobbs; ed. Litclifield Liberal Inst., Litchfield Corners, Me .; married Litchfield Corners, Mar. 20, 1853, Mary M., daughter of Rev. Constant Quinnam; 4 children (deceased). In country store in Maine, 1853-5; came to Chicago, 1856; commenced in produce commu. business, 1857; retired in 1887, after 30 years on Bd. of Trade (ex-pres.). Pres. Nat. Mutual Church Ins. Co., Central Nat. Fire Ins. Co., North Waukegan Harbor and Dock Assn. Member M.E. Church; trustee Northwestern Univ .; pres. City Missionary and Church Exten- sion Soc .; pres. board of trustees, Methodist Deaconesses' Assn .; pres. Deaconesses' Orphan- age, Lake Bluff; vice-pres. Chicago Training School for City, Home and Foreign Missions. Residence: 1011 LaSalle Av. Office: 42 N. Dear- born St.

HOBEN, Allan, univ. prof .; born Gibson, N. B., Can., Sept. 14, 1874; son Thomas E. and Frances (Babbitt) Hoben; A.B., Univ. of N.B., Can., 1895, A.M., 1897; grad. Newton Theol. Instn., Newton Centre, Mass., 1898; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; married Jessie E. Lind- say, of Milwaukee, Wis., May 21, 1901; children: Lindsay, Frances Babbitt, Edmond Hume, John Burton. Ordained Baptist ministry, 1899; pas- tor Waupun, Wis., 1901-4; dir. Baptist Stu- dents' Guild, Univ. of Mich., 1904-5; pastor First Ch., Detroit, 1905-8; asso. prof. practical theology, Univ. of Chicago, since 1908. Field sec. Juvenile Protective Assn. Residence: 5738 Washington Av.

HOBSON, Benjamin Lewis, theologian; born Lexington, Mo., July 31, 1859; son Benjamin Mosby and Martha G. (Barbour) Hobson; A.B., Central Univ. of Ky., 1877, A.M., 1880; studied Johns Hopkins; grad. Princeton Theol. Sem., 1885; Univ. of Berlin, 1888-90; (D.D., Central Univ. of Ky., 1894); married Katherine Prather Humphrey, of Louisville, Ky., Oct. 3, 1893. Or- dained Presbyn. ministry, 1886; pastor, Spring- field, Mo., 1886-7, Crescent Hill Ch., Louisville, Ky., 1891-3; prof. apologetics, McCormick The- ol. Sem., since 1893. Contbr. to revs. on theol. and philos. subjects. Residence: 1 Chalmers Pl.

HOESON, Henry Moore, mgr. The Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co .; born Bedford, Ind., Nov. 22, 1881; son Hugh Moore and Laura (Toney) Hobson; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, Bedford, Ind .; married Violet Margaret McCar- thy, of Chicago, June 30, 1903; 2 children: Ruth Marie and Henry Moore, Jr. Mgr. Chicago of- fice of The Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Co., of Rochester, N.Y., since Dec. 1899. Served in Co. H, 5th Regt. I.N.G., 6 months, at De- catur, Ill. Sec. Lincoln League of Ill. Repub- lican. Methodist. Clubs: Hamilton, City, Ind. Soc., Wheaton Golf. Residence: Wheaton, Ill. Office: 505 Lakeside Bldg.

HOCHSCHILD, Louis, mfr .; born Harvard, Ill., Sept. 24, 1873; son Christopher A. and Amelia Hochschild; ed. pub. school, Harvard, Ill., and at business coll .; married Chicago, June 1897, Olive Irene Baker; 1 daughter: Irene Louise. On leaving business school, 1889, be- came office boy for A. M. Foster & Co. (druggists' glassware) later clerk and finally general mgr .; resigned Dec. 31, 1899 and was sec. and treas. Western Bottle Mfg. Co., Jan. 1, 1900 to Jan. 1, 1905, when Hochschild-Kelter Co. was organ- ized and he was made pres. Republican. Ma- son. Residence: 830 Oakdale Av. Office: 178 W. Randolph St.

HODEL, George, decorator and furnisher; born Hamburg, Germany, May 27, 1875; son George and Annie (Knecke) Hodel; came to America, 1882; ed. pub. schools; married Mary P. Haines, of Denver, Aug. 29, 1907. Entered employ of Mitchell & Halbach, decorators and furnishers, Aug. 1, 1890; mem. and sec. of the firm since Apr. 13, 1908. Republican. Protest- ant. Mason. Club: Ill. Athletic. Residence: 2754 N. Troy St. Office: 718 S. Michigan Av.

HODGES, Walter Edward, ry. official; born Fall River, Mass., July 23, 1860. Began ry. service, Nov. 1881 with C.,B.&Q.R.R., with which remained until 1889, resigning as asst. to the gen. mgr .; traffic mgr. Fraser & Chalm- ers (now Allis, Chalmers Co.), Chicago, 1889- 95; entered service of A.,T.&S.F.Ry., Jan. 1, 1896, as private sec. to the pres., 1896-7, gen. purchasing agent, Apr. 1, 1897-Sept. 30, 1909, and vice-pres. since Oct. 1, 1909. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Mid-Day. Recreation: motoring. Residence: Riv- erside, Ill. Office: 1551 Ry. Exchange.

HODGKINS, Jefferson, quarryman and crushed stone contractor; born Lemoine, Me., Oct. 27, 1843; son Philip and Mary (Blunt) Hodgkins; ed. pub. schools of native place; married Trenton, Me., Nov. 12, 1873, Jennie Lewis; children: William Lewis, Edne Rachel. After leaving schools became sailor, sailing out of New York and Boston, from ages of 17 to 25, except 1 year when serving as a private in Co. C, 26th Me. Vols. in Civil War. Engaged in government surveys, 1869-70; came to Chi- cago in 1872 and was supt. Chicago Dredging & Dock Co. for several years, and later in con- tracting business for self. In 1885 organized the Kimball & Cobb Stone Co., which, in 1888, he bought out and consolidated with the Brow- nell Improvement Co., of which he is pres .; co. owns stone quarries, mfrs. crushed stone and contracts for ry. work. Republican. South Park commr., serving 3 terms. Aide-de-camp on Gov- ernor Fifer's staff with rank of col. Life mem. Englewood Commandery K.T. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Chicago (Lake Geneva, Wis.). Recreations: golf, travel. Residence: 7148 Princeton Av. Office: Chamber of Com- merce.

HODGKINS, William Lewis, vice-president Brownell Improvement Co .; born Chicago, May 15, 1875; son Jefferson and Jennie (Lewis) Hodgkins; grad .. Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1897; married Chicago, Nov. 24, 1903, Mae Press. Upon graduation from Purdue Univ., entered service of the Brownell Improvement Co., contractors for pub. improvements; is now vice-pres. of the co .; also quarriers at Thorn- ton, Ind., and mfrs. and dealers in crushed stone. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Sig- ma Nu. Republican. Clubs: University, Union League, Builders', Lake Geneva, Midlothian, South Shore Country, Windsor Park Golf. Rec- reations: golf, motoring, fishing. Residence: 5046 Greenwood Av. Office: Chamber of Com- merce.

HODSON, William, ry. official; born Chicago, Dec. 18, 1858; son John Raper and Elizabeth (Edgeley) Hodson; graduated Douglas School (pub.), Chicago, 1874; married Leavenworth, Kan., Kate Turner Weed, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1884; 5 children: John R., Merritt, William, Jr., Fred W., Margaret Elizabeth. Began as sailor on ocean and later on lakes; later loco- motive fireman until 1880; identified with C.,R. I.&P.Ry. since Aug. 1880; as paymaster's clerk, 1880-7; paymaster lines west of Mo. River, 1887-98, general cashier at Chicago, 1898-1909, asst. treas. since Dec. 1909. Episcopalian. Ma- son. Club: Traffic. Residence: 7113 Harvard Av. Office: LaSalle St. Station.

HOELSCHER, Herman M., sec. L. Wolff Mfg. Co .; born Elmhurst, Ill., Feb. 10, 1862; son Moritz and Sophie (Duensing) Hoelscher; ed. pub. schools, private instruction in German and chemistry, and attended Dyrenfurth's Bus- iness Coll .; unmarried. Identified with the L. Wolff Mfg. Co. since 1880, serving in various capacities until elected asst. sec. in 1900, and sec. and dir. in 1910; also sec. and dir. Monu- ment Pottery Co. Episcopalian. Mason (Will- iam B. Warren Lodge, Oriental Consistory, Me- dinah Temple Mystic Shrine); dir. Ill. Masonic Orphans' Home, 1902-4. Mem. Veteran Corps

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1st Regt., I.N.G. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic (dir. 1907-9), Press (life), Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country, Germania Maen- nerchor. Recreations: farming, outdoor diver- sions. Residence: 414 Diversey Parkway, Chi- cago. (Summer Residence: Bellevue Farm, Wauconda, Ill.) Office: 601 W. Lake St.

HOELSCHER, Julius Henry, physician; born Elmhurst, Ill., Mar. 13, 1864; son Moritz and Sophie Hoelscher; general edn. in pub. school, and in private schools in N.Y. State and Chi- cago; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1885; married Chicago, Sept. 20, 1887, Anna Wolff; 1 son: Francis Fred. Was 2 years house physician at Alexian Bros. Hosp .; since 1887 in active gen- eral practice of medicine; specialty, internal medicine; ex-attending physician German Hosp .; asst. clinical prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Physicians' Club, German Med. Soc., Phi Rho Sigma Fraternity. Republican. Resi- dence: 4506 Sheridan Rd. Office: 15 E. Wash- ington St.

HOENIGSBERGER, Dave, mfg. furrier; born Chicago, Mar. 12, 1875; son Arnold and Rose (Benjamin) Hoenigsberger; grad. pub. school, Brooklyn Polytechnic Inst., and from a Chica- go business coll .; married Sophie Arnheim, Chicago, June 10, 1899; 2 children: Arleen, He- laine Rose. At age of 16 entered the fur robe mfg. establishment of his father, and at the age of 23 succeeded to an interest in the busi- ness which has grown to be one of the largest of its kind in the country; pres. of the corpn. of "A. Hoenigsberger"-the name under which the business has been conducted from the first, and now having branches in London, Eng., and Shanghai, China, the importations of China dog skins and goat skins being very large. Also pres. Perfection Fur Robe Co., and Chi- cago Fur Rug Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Mason, K.P. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic .. Recreations: golf, tennis.

Residence: 4843 Michigan Av. Office: 119 S. Market St.

HOENIGSBERGER, Harry Louis, mfg. fur- rier; born Chicago, Aug. 10, 1880; son Arnold and Rose (Benjamin) Hoenigsberger; grad. Douglas School, Chicago, 1894; attended Brook- lyn Polytechnic Inst., 1 year; grad. from busi- ness coll., Chicago, 1896; unmarried. In 1896 entered office of his father, who was one of the pioneer robe buyers of this country, and who established the present business of A. Hoenigs- berger (incorporated); on death of father, in 1901, succeeded to an interest in the business, which is still continued under the style of "A. Hoenigsberger"; also dir. Young Men's Associ- ated Jewish Charities; pres. Chicago Auto Robe Supply Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Standard. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Residence: 4807 Forrestville Av. Office: 119 S. Market St.

HOERBER, John L., brewer; born Wauke- gan, Ill., Feb. 3, 1848; son John L. and Terese (Susbauer) Hoerber; married Chicago, 1870, Wilhelmina Nurenberger (died 1902); children: John L., Jr., Fred, William, Carrie (Mrs. Louis L. Passow). After leaving school entered John L. Hoerber Brewing Co., established by his fa- ther, and upon the latter's death, in 1899, be- came pres. of the co. Mem. West Side Sanger- krantz, Ambrosia Sangerverein, Arbeiterverein. Club: Fox Lake Yacht. Residence: 3322 Wash- ington Boul. Summer Residence: Fox Lake, Ill. Office: 1617 W. 21st Pl.

Athletic, Kenwood. Recreations: travel, music and the association of his family. Residence: 4711 Kimbark Av. Office: 1617 W. 21st Pl.

HOEY, Michael Henry, lawyer; born on farm nr. Dexter, Mich., Feb. 5, 1859; son Patrick and Margaret (O'Hara) Hoey; ed. dist. schs., high school, Dexter; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1888; married Marie A. Gallagher, of Dexter, Nov. 7, 1888; 6 children: Joseph C., Vincent E., Walter A., Eileen M., Raymond M., Paul F. Admitted to bar, 1888, and since in practice at Chicago. Pres. Globe Mutual Life Ins. Assn., Perfection Razor Strop Co .; dir. and sec. King Midas Min- ing Co. Mem. 7th Regt. Ill. N.G., 1890-8, retiring as quartermaster of the regt. Democrat. Catho- lic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Residence: 6601 Yale Av. Office: 314 Manhattan Bldg.

*HOFF, Johan Hakon, civil engr .; see Vol. 1905.

HOFFMAN, George, insurance; born at St. Clair, Pa., Aug. 26, 1875; son Edward H. and Caroline H. (Farson) Hoffman; ed. Phila. pub. schs., Phila. Manual Training Sch., Brown Prep. School (Phila.), Peirce Business Coll .; classical work under private tutors; married Emily L. Leacock, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., Aug. 31, 1900; 3 children: George Edward, Emily Caro- line, and a boy born Jan. 15, 1911. With Phila. & Reading Ry. in Phila., gen. passenger agt. and 1st vice-president's office, 1896-1903; with Security Mutual Life Ins. Co., May 1903-Mar. 1910, since which time has been mgr. Cook Co. dept. Northwestern Nat. Life Ins. Co. Editor of. "The People," 1898-1905, issued as a weekly in Phila .; sec. Pa. Prohibition State Com., 1895- 1906, chmn. 1 year; candidate for sec. of inter- nal affairs of Pa. Prohibition ticket, 1906; treas. Ill. State Prohibition Exec. Com. Mem. Chicago Life Underwriters' Assn. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Mid-Day, Ill. Athletic. Residence: 822 Colfax St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 428 Stock Ex- change Bldg.

HOFFMAN, John Raymond, physician; born Ottawa, Ill., June 18, 1865; son Asa M. and Frances (Raymond) Hoffman; grad. high school, Ottawa, 1885; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. (Northwestern Univ.), 1891; married Ottawa, Ill., June 2, 1892, Mary T. Hapeman; children: Douglas T., Phoebe Ella, Frances Faith, Pa- tricia Mary. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1891; now dir. and sec. of Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Coll., and prof. ophthal- mology in same. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Acad. of Ophthalmology and Oto- Laryngology. Was capt. and asst. surgeon 3d Inf., I.N.G., 1896-8. Episcopalian. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Offices: 31 N. State St. and 235 W. Washington St.

HOFFMAN, Peter Michael, coroner of Cook Co .; born Desplaines, Cook Co., Mar. 23, 1863; son Michael and Annette (Nimsgarn) Hoffman; ed. pub. schools of Desplaines and business coll. in Chicago; married Desplaines, Ill., 1889, Emma May Peet; children: Edith, Nettie, Rae. Marguerite, Evelyn, Gordon H. Began career in the grocery business and later was chief clerk and cashier for C.&N.W.Ry. for 17 years; mem. Board of Co. Commissioners of Cook Co., 1898-1904; coroner of Cook Co. since Nov. 1904. Served as mem. Board of Trustees of Village of Desplaines for 3 years (2 years as pres.); chmn. Board of Edn. of School District No. 64, Cook Co., 1898-1905. Republican. Residence: Desplaines, Ill. Office: County Bldg.

HOFFMAN, William Albert, merchant; horn Hopkinton, Mass., July 4, 1851; son William and Martha (Leighton) Hoffman; ed. pub. sch., Boston: married Jane J. Mckee, of Boston, Mar. 11, 1876; children: Frank M., William A., Jane R., Robert J. Began business life in Bos- ton, in the grocery trade; in employ of Proctor & Gamble Co., soap mfrs., Cincinnati, O., 1880-9; in fireproof safe business in Chicago since 1889. and since organization, Mar. 17, 1898, has been

HOERBER, William Leonard, brewer; born Waukegan, JI1., Apr. 15, 1849; son John L. and Terese (Susbauer) Hoerber; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, Dec. 20, 1883, Ida L. Roeder; children: William L., Jr., Milward F., Gladys Elaine. Brought up in brewing business and since 1880 with the J. L. Hoerber Brewing Co., of which he is now vice-pres., sec. and dir. Mem. of several singing socs. Clubs: Chicago sec. Trumbull Safe & Vault Co. Democrat.

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Catholic. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Fellowship; also Mo. Athletic (St. Louis), St. Residence: 2238 Polk St. Office: 77 W. Lake St. George and Alsatian (London). Has probably

HOFFMANN, Francis A., Jr., lawyer; born Addison, DuPage Co., Ill., Dec. 26, 1845; son Francis A. and Cynthia (Gilbert) Hoffmann; A.B., Knox Coll., 1865; studied law in Univ. of Mich .; married May 14, 1870, Emma Bierwith (died 1889); married 2d, May 13, 1890, Mrs. Mary E. Taylor, of Chicago. Admitted to bar, Mar. 1867; mem. of firm of McAllister & Hoff- mann, 1868-9, then for less than a year of Har- ris, Hall & Hoffmann; since with George W. Brandt, in firm of Brandt & Hoffmann. Was 1st pres. of the Board of Election Commission- ers; was corpn. counsel of Chicago under elder Carter H. Harrison's administration; U.S. ap- praiser under Grover Cleveland, but resigned after 15 months; city collector during the ad- ministration of DeWitt C. Cregier. Democrat. Residence: 512 Oakdale Av. Office: Reaper Blk.

HOFHEIMER, Zach, lawyer; born Williams- burg, Va., Apr. 22, 1852; son Isaac and Rachel (Rathensics) Hofheimer; A.B., William and Mary Coll., 1871; married Chicago, Jan. 17, 1887, Emma Ellinger; children: Edwin, Irene. Stud- ied law; admitted to bar, 1874; was mem. firm of Hofheimer, Zeisler & Mack; asst. state's atty. since 1909. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. and Law Club. Democrat. Residence: 4049 Sheri- dan Rd.

HOFSTEAD, Harry Oliver, clergyman; born New York City, 1877; son John Everett and Pauline (Patterson) Hofstead; B.A., Yale Univ., 1903; A.M., Univ. of Me., 1904; B.D., Chicago Theol. Sem., 1909; married Mabel Marshal Hig- gins, of Brooklyn, 1900 (died); 1 daughter: Helen Mildred. Supt. pub. schools in Me., 1 year; now pastor Millard Av. Church, Chicago. Residence: 3565 Ogden Av.

HOGAN, Thomas S., lawyer; born Chicago, Jan. 31, 1862; son M. W. and Delia (Walsh) Hogan; ed. St. Louis, at Christian Bros. Coll .; St. Louis Univ .; Washington Univ., and St. Louis Law School, graduating, LL.B., 1884; A.M. conferred in 1885. Studied law with his father, ex-Gov. Thomas C. Reynolds, of Mo., and Judge Irwin Z. Smith, of St. Louis; admit- ted to Mo. bar, 1883; in practice at St. Louis until 1886, at Chicago since 1886, first with his father, and now senior mem. firm of Hogan & Hogan (brother, Frank J.). Admitted to Su- preme Court of the U.S., Nov. 4, 1900, and to practice in Colo., Pa., Ind. and Mich. Dir. Nat. Printing & Engraving Co., The U.S. Chemists' Assn., The Am. Amusement Assn., The U.S. Amusement Assn., Chicago Street Flushing Ma- chine Co., Gross Lifeograph Co., and Colonial Mining Co. Counsel for the foregoing cos. and Graham & Sons, bankers, as well as many other large mfg. cos. and prominent individuals. Has been identified with important litigation upon questions of copyright and law relating to lit- erary property in state and federal courts; among others the case of Gross vs. Mansfield, involving the question of the authorship of "Cyrano de Bergerac," the Sherlock Holmes Case, and "The Little Minister"; and the case of Carl Hagenbeck of Hamburg, Germany, against Benjamin E. Wallace of Peru, Ind., in which the question of the legal right to use the name Carl Hagenbeck as a trade name and trade mark in the Western Hemisphere is in- volved; this case has been pending in the courts of Cook Co. for a long time; the case of Charles Klein vs. Chicago Manuscript Co., in which case he secured an injunction against the pi- racy of the play, "The Lion and the Mouse." Recovered the largest verdict in a personal in- jury case in the U.S. Circuit Court before Judge Gresham that was ever recovered in that court, the verdict being for $40,000. Pres. Patriotic Ancient and Honorables of U.S. Grant Post No. 28, Dept. of Ill., G.A.R .; mem. Chicago, Ill. State and St. Louis Bar assns. Mem. Knights of Columbus, B.P.O.E. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Westward Ho Golf, Columbus, Mo. Soc.,

one of the finest private libraries of miscella- neous and rare books in Chicago, numbering about 3,000 vols. Residence: 3411 Jackson Boul. Office: 816 Ashland Blk.

HOGE, see also Hogue, also Hoag.

HOGE, Holmes, retired banker; born Alle- gheny City, Pa., Mar. 2, 1842; son Abraham Holmes and Jane Currie (Blaikie) Hoge; moved with family to Chicago, 1848; ed. Hopkins Acad., Old Hadley, Mass., and common and high schools, Chicago; married Evanston, Ill., June 9, 1869, Kate North Iglehart; children: Mamie Iglehart (deceased), Louise (deceased), Jane Holmes, Katherine. Enlisted in Chicago Mer- cantile Battery, Aug. 1862; commissioned by Pres. Lincoln, capt. and asst. q .- m., U.S. Vols., Mar. 13, 1863; served to end of war in Army of the Tenn., and in Dept. of the Gulf; mustered out fall of 1865. With 3d Nat. Bank of Chica- go, 1867-72; in real estate business, 1872-3; en- tered 1st Nat. Bank in 1873 in clerical capacity, advancing until he reached the office of mgr. under the reorganization of the official staff; retired from active business, Dec. 31, 1906. Life mem. Soc. of the Army of the Tenn .; mem. Logan Post G.A.R., Ill. Commandery Loyal Le- gion. Clubs: Evanston, Glen View, Harbor Point, Golf, and University Club of Evanston. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1316 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank.

HOGG, David, hotel propr .; born Kinrossshire, Scotland, Apr. 23, 1842; son Robert and Eliza- beth (Scott) Hogg; ed. in Scotland; came to U.S., 1863; married Margaret Grady, of Chica- go, Sept. 1877; 4 children: Robert, Ethel (Mrs. L. R. Adams, of Chicago), 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. Mc- Grath in the wall paper business until 1871; then in wall paper business with David Walker until June 9, 1873, when formed partnership with Alexander D. Hannah, in firm of Hannah & Hogg, liquors and cigars; firm acquired sev- eral retail stores and incorporated the busi- ness; reincorporated in 1902 under same name, and he was vice-pres. until July 1, 1910; also vice-pres. and treas. Hannah & Hogg Hotel Brevoort, a separate corpn., conducting the Ho- tel Brevoort. Republican. Residence: 58 E. Oak St .. Office: Brevoort Hotel.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 100

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 774

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774