The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 103

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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HOPKINS, John Henry, clergyman; born Bur- lington, Vt., Sept. 17, 1861; son Rev. Theodore Austin and Alice Leavenworth (Doolittle) Hop- kins; A.B., Univ. of Vt., 1883; grad. Gen. Theol.

ton Graves, of Burlington, Vt., June 10, 1890. Organist St. Paul's Ch., Burlington, Vt., 1878- 83; fire ins. agt., Oakland, Cal., 1884-7, also or- ganist First Presbyn. Ch., Oakland; organist Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Gen. Theol. Sem., New York, 1888-90, and of Calvary Episcopal Ch., New York, 1889-90; deacon, 1890, priest, 1891, P.E. Ch .; asst. Calvary Chapel, New York, 1890-1; asst. St. James' Ch., Chicago, 1891-3; rector Trinity Ch., Atchison, Kan., 1893-5, Christ Ch., St. Joseph, Mo., 1895-9, Ch. of the Epiphany, Chicago, 1899-1909; sec. 5th Missionary Dept. since 1909. Chaplain 4th Regt., Mo. N.G., 1897- 9. Editor Bible Lessons, in St. Andrew's Cross, 1896-9. Republican. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Residence: 5701 Washington Av.

HOPKINS, John P., ex-mayor of Chicago; born Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 29, 1858; son John and Mary (Flynn) Hopkins; ed. St. Joseph's Coll., Buffalo, N.Y., until 1871. Served an apprentice- ship of 21/2 years to the David Bell Co., of Buf- falo, learning the machinist trade, and then was 2 years weighmaster with the Evans Elevator Co. Came to Chicago, Dec. 1880, and in Mar. 1881 entered employ of Pullman Palace Car Co., later being promoted to timekeeper, then general timekeeper and finally paymaster, which position held until Sept. 1888, when resigned in order to attend to the business of the Arcade Trading Co., which he had established in Pull- man in 1885 and of which he was sec .; business later enlarged and reorganized as the Secord & Hopkins Co., conducting 8 stores. Pres. Au- rora Automatic Machinery Co .; dir. Chicago & Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Independent Pneumatic Tool Co. Active in Dem. politics from his arrival in Chicago; organized the an- nexation movement and as chmn. of the annex- ation com. conducted the campaign which re- sulted in annexation of Hyde Park, Lake, Cic- ero, Jefferson and Lake View. Was Mayor of Chicago, 1894-5, elected to fill unexpired term of the senior Carter H. Harrison, deceased. Was chmn. Dem. campaign com., 1890-1-2; vice- chmn. Nat. (Gold) Dem. Com., 1896, and chmn. Dem. State Com., 1901, 1902, 1903. 1904; del. Dem. Nat. conventions of 1892, 1900 and 1904. One of organizers, and 4 years pres., Cook Co. Democratic Club. Mem. Catholic Order of For- esters, Catholic Benevolent Assn., Knights of Columbus, Chicago Historical Soc., Art Inst., Field Museum of Natural History, The Biblio- phile Soc. of Boston, Am .- Irish Hist. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, South Shore Coun- try, Germania; also Manhattan and Tilden (New York). Recreations: traveling and read- ing. Residence: 3236 Michigan Av. Office: Great Northern Bldg.

HOPKINS, Lambert N., ry. official; born Bal- timore, Apr. 26, 1852; son Lambert N. and Mary R. (Johnson) Hopkins; ed. St. Timothy's Hall, Catonsville, Md .; married Constance C. Smith, of Marietta, O., Oct. 14. 1880. Began ry. serv- ice with C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1885, as clerk in audit- or's and trainmaster's offices until 1886; asst. sec. and asst. treas. Peoria (Ill.) Union Ele- vator Co. (owned by road), 1886-7, clerk and asst. paymaster, 1887-8, paymaster, 1SSS-91, au- ditor passenger accounts. 1891-96, commissary. 1896-99, supply agent, 1899-1905, and purchas- ing agent since July 1. 1905. Residence: Win- dermere Hotel. Office: 226 W. Adams St.

HOPKINS, Louis J., iron and lumber mer- chant; born Parkman, Granga Co., O .. Nov. 14. 1863; son of Ezra and Margaret (Pool) Hop- kins; cd. common school: married Mary E. Smith, of New Haven, Conn .. July 16. 1893. Identified with the iron and lumber industry. Duluth, Minn., since 1887; mem. firm of Swal- low & Hopkins, iron and lumber, since 1ss ?: came to Chicago, 1906. Independent in politics. Unitarian. Clubs: City (New York), Kitchi Gammi (Duluth, Minn.). Residence: Winnetka. Ill. Offices: Duluth, Minn., and 921 The Rook- ery, Chicago.

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born Baltimore, Md., Oct. 23, 1863; son Samuel M. and Laura A. (Mathiot) Hopkins; ed. pub. schools of Washington, D.C., law dept. George- town (D.C.) Univ., LL.B., 1886; married Mrs. Bessie C. Omohumdro (nee Hurdle), Jan. 30, 1909. Employed in patent law offices of Knight Bros., Washington, D.C., 1881-7; came to Chi- cago, 1887, and opened office for Knight Bros .; mem. firm of Gridley & Hopkins, 1891-1900; since then in practice alone. Mem. Md. Soc. of Chicago, Patent Law Assn. of Chicago (sec. and treas. 2 years). Residence: 4731 Calumet Av. Office: 732 Marquette Bldg.

*HOPKINS, Marcellus, ry. official; see Vol. 1905.

HORN, Frank William, mfr .; born Chicago, Oct. 19, 1869; son Anton F. and Caroline (Schmeichel) Horn; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago to 1884; married Margaret Dunseath, of Chica- go, Aug. 9, 1899; 2 children: Eleanor Margaret and Frank W., Jr. With the Main Belting Co., 1884-90; in bicycle business (Horn Cycle Co.) until 1896; with Western Electric Co. (mfg. dept.), 1896-Sept. 1903; sec. and mgr. Witte Gas & Gasoline Co., 1903-6; mfg. motors on own account since 1906. Recreation: motor boating. Residence: 2857 Wilcox Av. Office: 512 W. Monroe St.

HORNER, Charles H., wholesale grocer; born Chicago Nov. 9, 1859; son Henry and Hannah (Dernberg) Horner; ed. high school, Chicago; unmarried. Began in employ of Field, Leiter & Co., July 1875; entered firm of Henry Horner & Co., wholesale grocers, becoming a mem. of the firm. Mason. Club: Standard. Residence: 2945 Michigan Av. Office: Randolph and Jefferson Sts.

HORNER, Henry, lawyer; born Chicago, Nov. 30, 1878; son Solomon A. and Dilah Horner; grad. Chicago pub. schools, Chicago Manual Training School; attended Univ. of Mich. and Univ. of Chicago; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1898; unmarried. In practice in Chicago since 1898; mem. firm of Whitman & Horner. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Dir. Home for Aged Jews, Young Men's Asso- ciated Jewish Charities. Mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Democrat. Past Master Chicago Lodge No. 437, A.F.&A.M .; mem. Corinthian Chapter R.A.M. No. 69. Clubs: Standard (dir.), Iroquois, Ill. Athletic, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Residence: 4801 Forrestville Av. Office: 817-821 Stock Ex- change Bldg.

HORNER, John Wesley, clergyman; born Lanesville, Ind., Sept. 6, 1852; son Jacob S. (M.D.) and Nancy Senseney Horner; prep. edn. Asbury (now DePauw) Univ., Greencastle, Ind., and Ind. Univ., Bloomington; B.D., Yale Div. School, 1876; married Orpha Morgan, of Bloom- field, Ia., May 10, 1877 (died May 27, 1878) ; 1 son: Charles Sumner; married 2d, Gertrude Kate Clarke, of Des Moines, Ia., Sept. 22, 1881; 2 daughters: Hazel (Mrs. C. C. Hitchcock, Vin- ton, Ia.), Helen (Mrs. E. M. Olds, Green Bay, Wis.). Ordained congregational minister, Sept. 9, 1876, at Bloomfield, Ia .; pastor Bloomfield, Ia., 1876-7, Keosauqua, Ia., 1877-8, Lake City, Minn., 1882-6, New Hampton, Ia., 1891-3, Inde- pendence, Ia., 1893-8, Aberdeen, S.D., 1898- 1900, Revere, Mass., 1903-8, Union Congrega- tional Church, Auburn Park, Chicago, since Feb. 21, 1909. Mason. Inventor of several val- uable devices which have been patented. Resi- fice: 164 N. State St. dence: 7626 Normal Av.

HORNSBY, John Allan, physician; born St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 19, 1861; son Doddridge Chris- topher and Elizabeth Matilda (Pim) Hornsby; ed. high school and Washington Univ., St. Louis; M.D., St. Louis Med. Coll. (Washington Univ.), 1882; married Edith Primm, of St. Louis, Sept. 18, 1883; 2 children: Edith and Hubert. Interne St. Louis City Hosp., 1882;

HOPKINS, Louis Mathiot, patent lawyer; asst. supervising surgeon, Mo. Pacific Ry., 1883; Coroner St. Louis Co., 1884-5; clerk Mo. House of Delegates, 1886-7; surgeon White Pass & Yukon Ry., Alaska, 1898-1900; special quarantine officer, Nome, 1900; med. officer un- der U.S. Treasury Dept., at Nome, 1901; came to Chicago, 1890; supt. Michael Reese Hosp. since 1907. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Served in Mo. N.G. and St. Louis police reserves. Asst. chief of elec. dept. Chicago Expn., 1890-4. Decorated with special medal by French Govt., 1893. Formerly foreign exchange editor Chicago Record-Herald, and asst. editor St. Louis Med. Review. Mem. A. M.A., Am. Hosp. Assn., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chi- cago Med. Soc. Mem. Royal League, Physi- cians' Club, Irish Fellowship Club. Address: Michael Reese Hosp., 29th and Groveland Av.

HORNSTEIN, George, printer; born West Bend, Wis., May 10, 1858. Came to Chicago from Wis., 1872; learned printers' trade in Chi- cago, and in 1880 began business for self as Hornstein Brothers; in 1895 established pres- ent firm of George Hornstein Co., incorporated, 1899, of which is pres .; makes specialties of law printing and linotype composition. Resi- dence: 4920 Vincennes Av. Office: 75 W. Van Buren St.

HORNSTEIN, Leon, lawyer; born West Bend, Wis., July 5, 1863; son Simon and Charlotte (Goldman) Hornstein; grad. West Division High School, Chicago, 1878; unmarried. Began in printing business, 1883, with his brother, George, under firm name of Hornstein Bros., continuing until 1895; admitted to bar, 1897; mem. firm of Hornstein & Coith, 1901-4, Horn- stein & Fisher, 1907-10, since alone. Dem. can- didate for Congress, 1st Ill. Dist., 1900; asst. corpn. counsel, Chicago, 1905-7; candidate for nomination as judge of Municipal Court in primary election, 1908. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Jewish re- ligion. Club: Iroquois. Residence: 5858 South Park Av. Office: 503 Ft. Dearborn Bldg.

HORR, George B., asst. gen. western agt. New York Central Fast Freight Lines; born Oberlin, O., Sept. 30, 1863; son Ralph Turner and Martha W. (Barker) Horr; ed. pub. schs., Akron, O., and high sch., Cleveland; married Frances Woods, of Morrison, Ill., Nov. 8, 1888; 2 children: Leonard W. and Marion. Entered service of the Merchants Despatch Transpor- tation Co., 1879, and has since been with that company and its successor, the New York Cen- tral Fast Freight Lines, in various capacities, becoming asst. gen. western agent in 1893. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Traffic. Residence: 131 8th Av., La Grange, Ill. Office: 1000 Rector Bldg.

HORRIE, Charles Robert, merchant; born Morris, Ill., Jan. 5, 1870; son William and Clara Jane (Wilson) Horrie; ed. pub. schools of Mor- ris, Ill .; married Waukesha, Wis., Oct. 11, 1896, Mary Margaret Driver. Began business life at age of 15 in a S. Water St. commn. house; opened commn. house on S. Water St., 1894; in 1897 opened Randolph Market, from which came the Randolph Mercantile Co., of which was pres .; now proprietor of Randolph Mar- ket and Grocery. Mason, Blair Lodge No. 383, A.F. and A.M., Woodlawn Commandery No. 76, K.T., Oriental Consistory, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Automobile. Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 5519 East End Av. Of-

HORSTING, Bernard Francis, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

HORTON, George, consul, author; born Fair- ville, N.Y., Oct. 11, 1859; son Peter Davis and Mary Sophia (Aiken) Horton; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1878; (Litt.D., George Washington Univ., 1903); married Catherine Sacopoulo, of Athens, Greece, Feb. 4, 1909. Consul at Athens, Greece, 1893-8; lit. editor Chicago Times-Herald, 1899-

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1901; editor lit. supplement, Chicago American, Hoskins Mfg. Co., Detroit, electric heating ap- 1901-3; consul, 1905-6, consul-gen., 1906-10, at pliances and pyrometers. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. and past vice-pres. Am. Chemical Soc .; mem. Chicago Acad. of Sciences, Western Soc. Engrs., Soc. of Chemical Industry (London), Franklin Inst. (Phila.), Am. Microscopical Soc., Ill. State Microscopical Soc., Ill. Acad. of Sci- ence, Am. Acad. Political and Social Science, Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Am. Electro-Chemical Soc., etc. Republican. Club: Suburban of La Grange. Recreation: music. Residence: La Grange, Ill. Office: 131 N. Clark St. Athens, Greece; apptd. consul at Saloniki, Tur- key, Jan. 10, 1910. Hon. mem. Athens "Par- nassos" since Jan. 1908. Has lectured exten- sively in U.S. for Am. Archæol. Soc. Author: Sons of the Lowly, 1891; In Unknown Seas, 1895; Aphroessa, 1897; Constantine, 1897; A Fair Brigand, 1898; Like Another Helen, 1901; Modern Athens, 1901; The Tempting of Father Anthony, 1901; The Long Straight Road, 1902; In Argolis, 1902; The Monk's Treasure, 1905; The Edge of Hazard, 1906. Residence: Chicago. Address: Am. Consulate, Saloniki, Turkey.

HORTON, George Terry, civil engr., mfr .; born Waupun, Wis., 1873; son Horace E. and Emma (Babcock) Horton; grad. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., 1893. Now mgr. Chicago Bridge & Iron Works. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Calumet, Midlothian Coun- try, Ridge Country, South Shore Country, En- gineers'. Residence: 10226 Longwood Av. Of- fice: Throop and 105th Sts.

HORTON, Horace E., bridge builder; born Herkimer Co., N.Y., Dec. 20, 1843; ed. pub. schs. there and at Rochester, Minn., to which he re- moved with his parents; studied civil engring. Engaged in general practice as civil engr. at Rochester, Minn., to which he added a general contracting business in iron and steel build- ings and structures; built numerous bridges through the West, including several across the Mississippi River; in Chicago since 1889; propr. Chicago Bridge & Iron Works. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. (ex-pres.), S.A.R. Clubs: Union League, Technical, Build- ers'. Residence: 10206 Longwood Av. Office: Throop and 105th Sts.

HORTON, Oliver Harvey, lawyer; born Cat- taraugus Co., N.Y., Oct. 20, 1835; son Rev. Har- vey W. and Mary H. Horton; ed. Rochester, N.Y., and Kingsville, O .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law (now Law Sch. of Northwestern Univ.), 1863; (LL.D., Northwestern, 1889); married Frances B. Gould, of Chicago, Dec. 27, 1857. Admitted to bar, 1863, and since in practice at Chicago. Corpn. counsel, 1887; judge of Cir- cuit Court, 1887-1903, serving in Appellate Court, 1st Dist. of Ill., 1888-1903. Trustee Gar- rett Bibl. Inst., Northwestern Univ., Lewis Inst., and Wesley Hosp .; del. Gen. Conf. M.E. Ch., 1880, 1900, Ecumenical Conf., London, 1881; pres. Laymen's Assn., Rock River Conf .; charter mem. (pres. 1892), Medico-Legal Soc., Chicago Bar Assn., Law Inst. (ex-pres.), etc. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Union League, Mar- quette, Mid-Day, Hamilton. Residence: 2607 Prairie Av. Office: 1604 Corn Exchange Bank Building.

HOSKING, Benjamin Tippett, merchant; born Cornwall, Eng., Mar. 12, 1847; son Nich- olas and Christiana (Tippett) Hosking; ed. common schools in England; left when 18 years old; married Ridgeville, O., Nov. 18, 1875, Carrie J. Hostlander; children: Ernest Benja- min, Mabel. Came to Chicago, 1872, and en- gaged in fish brokerage business; established the present firm of Ben T. Hosking & Bro., 1879, importers and wholesale fish dealers. Re- publican. Clubs: City, Homewood Golf. Rec- reations: golf, motor boating. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel. Summer home: Charlevoix, Mich. Office: 346 LaSalle Av.

HOSMER, Frank Alvin, clergyman; born Seville, O., June 5, 1875; son Stiles A. and Jane (Nelson) Hosmer; Ph.B., Univ. of Wooster, O., 1894, Ph.M., 1897; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., 1900; married Ada May Barling, of Milwaukee, June 30, 1903. Licensed by Presbytery of Chi- cago, Apr. 30, 1900; pastor Second Ch., Free- port, Ill., 1900-7, Central Park Ch., Chicago, since Jan. 1907. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta. Ma- son. Mem. Council of Twenty One of Presby- terian Brotherhood. Residence: 3228 Park Av.

HOSMER, Rockwood W., ins .; born Concord, Mass .; ed. at Concord (Mass.) High School. Began business life at 16, in a wholesale dry goods house, with which remained 3 years, at end of which entered the ins. business in the Boston agency of I. F. Dobson & Co .; came to Chicago, 1865, to open a branch office for that firm here, with Charles G. Hobart. Since 1867 in business for self as local agent under pres- ent style of R. W. Hosmer & Co., gen. ins. agents. Pres. Chicago Board of Underwriters, 1884-1906; first pres. Ill. Assn. of Local Fire Ins. Agents, 1899. Mem. S.A.R. Clubs: Chica- go, Union. Recreation: traveling. Residence: 1116 LaSalle Av. Office: 30 S. LaSalle St.

HOSTLER, Amandus Emery, coal merchant; born Putnam Co., O., Apr. 21, 1865; son Abra- ham and Margaret (Hampshire) Hostler; ed. common schools; married Chicago, July 17, 1890, Eleanore Capps. Telegraph operator C., H.&D.Ry., Leipsic, O., then clerk I.C.Ry.Co., Chicago, 1886-93; in employ of Winifrede Coal Co., Chicago, 1893-1900; organized, 1900, Hos- tler Coal & Coke Co., of which is vice-pres. Republican. Mem. various Masonic bodies. Club: Town and Country. Residence: 2919 Washington Boul. Office: Ellsworth Bldg.

HOSTLER, Sidney Porter, coal merchant; born Leipsic, Putnam Co., O., Dec. 28, 1861; son Abraham and Margaret (Hampshire) Hostler; ed. pub. schools; married Jennie Turner, of To- ledo, O., Aug. 23, 1894. Clerk I.C. local freight office, 1883-9, from notice clerk to gen. and asst. chief clerk; with Winifrede Coal Co. as sales- man, 1889; mgr. Chicago branch, 1893, and Apr. 1897-Apr. 1899, gen. sales agt. same co., in charge of offices at Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville, Ky .; resigned Apr. 30, 1899; incor- porated, May 1, 1900, Hostler Coal & Coke Co., of which is pres .; dir. Clarksville Anthracite Coal Co. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner); Nat. Union, North Am. Union. Club: Il1. Ath- letic. Recreation: reading. Residence: 1356 Hood Av. Office: 1403 Ellsworth Bldg.

HOTCHKIN, Benjamin L., physician; born Blue Island, Ill., Sept. 1, 1852; son William and Ellen (Quinn) Hotchkin; grad. Cook Co. Nor- mal School, 1876; M.D., Chicago Homo. Med. Coll., 1889; married Winnetka, Ill., June 30, 1885, Lillie M., daughter of Rev. Enoch and Mary Windes, of Apple Grove, Ala .; children: Merritt W., Harry T., Helen MeDora. Practice mainly in treatment of morbid growths, chronic

HOSKINS, William, chemist; born Coving- ton, Ky., July 15, 1862; son John and Mary Ann Hoskins; grad. Chicago High School, 1879, followed by private chemical and other in- and so-called incurable cases. For years ment. struction; married Ada May Mariner, of Chi- of staff of Frances Willard Hosp .; prof. mate- ria medica, Dunham Med. Coll., 5 years; lec- turer on materia medica, Chicago Home. Med. Coll. Mem. 111. Homæ. Med. Assn., Chicago Homœ. Med. Soc. Republican. Club: Casino (Edgewater). Residence: 5522 Kenmore Av. Office: Chicago Savings Bank Bldg. cago, Dec. 8, 1885; children: Minna, Edna, Will- iam, Florence. Joined Prof. G. A. Mariner in his analytical chemical laboratory in Feb. 1880, and became partner in 1885, under firm name of Mariner & Hoskins; sole proprietor since 1890; partner in William A. Spinks & Co .; dir.

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HOTCHKISS, Charles Wilcox, civil engr .; born Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., N.Y., June 19, 1863; son Edgar Fitzhugh and Caroline (Enos) Hotchkiss; ed. pub. schools and West Winfield Acad., N.Y. Began engring. work with the N.Y., W.S.&B.R.R., 1881; with South Pa.R.R., 1882-5, with M.C.R.R., 1885-95, C.J.R. R., 1895-8, Chicago Union Transfer Co., 1899- 1900; gen. mgr. Chicago, Indiana & Southern Ry., and Indiana Harbor Belt Ry. since 1900. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of Way Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Mid- Day, Engineers'; also Transportation (New York), Duquesne (Pittsburgh). Residence: Chi- cago Club, Chicago, and Michigan City, Ind. Office: 511 LaSalle St. Station.

HOTCHKISS, George W., sec. Ill. Lumber Dealers' Assn .; born New Haven, Conn., Oct. 16, 1831; son Elias and Almira (Woodward) Hotchkiss; ed. Lancasterian School and Rus- sell & French Acad., New Haven; married 1856, Elizabeth St. John, of Ellsworth, Conn .; chil- dren: Everett St. John, Julia Dunbar (Mrs. W. W. Hogle). In office of his brother, Thomas W., a lumber dealer of New Haven, 1847-9; went to California via Cape Horn, reaching San Francisco after a voyage of 154 days; clerked in Sacramento and then tried the dig- gings, but returned East in 1851 and became a lumber buyer and inspector at Port Dover, Canada West, purchasing lumber for the Al- bany market until 1861; in lumber business at Bay City, Mich., 1861-73. Was connected with editorial dept. Saginaw Daily Courier, 1870, and was one of the originators of the Lum- berman's Gazette (first lumber journal), and was editor Evening Tribune, Bay City, at in- tervals, 1871-6; came to Chicago, 1877, as asst. editor Northwestern Lumberman, 1877-81; sec. Chicago Lumbermen's Exchange, 1881-7; pres. and editor Lumber Trade Journal, 1887-1905; editor Evanston (Ill.) Press, 1891; since 1899 sec. Ill. Lumber Dealers' Assn. Mugwump, op- posing the Bryan policy. Alderman, 1865-9, town supervisor, 1865-7, Bay City, Mich .; su- pervisor Evanston Township, 1896-1902. Pres- byterian. Author: Rules for Lumber Grading, 1877; Lumber History of Chicago, 1897; Ex- haustive History of the Lumber and Forest Industry of the Northwest, 1643 to 1897, 1897; also of articles on Saws and Saw-Mills in 9th edition Encyclopedia Britannica. Mem. Evan- ston Lodge 524, A.F.&A.M., Evanston Chapter, R.A.M., Evanston Commandery, K.T .; Covenant Council 558, Royal Arcanum. Residence: Evan- ston, Ill. Office: Manhattan Bldg.

HOTCHKISS, Willard Eugene, univ. dean; born Amber, N.Y., June 20, 1874; son Marcus Willard and Mary Eliza (Stewart) Hotchkiss; Ph.B., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y., 1897, Pres- ident Andrew D. White fellow, 1902-3, A.M., 1903, President White traveling fellow, 1903-4, Ph.D., 1905; also studied in France and Ger- many; married Irma Helen Schmelz, of New York, June 20, 1903; 1 son: Willard Stewart. Teacher and later asst. supt. George Junior Re- public, Freeville, N.Y., 1897-1900; instr. Whar- ton School of Finance and Commerce (Univ. of Pa.), 1904-5; asst. prof. economics, 1905-7, asso. prof., 1907-9, prof. since 1909, dean School of Commerce since 1908, Northwestern Univ. Mem. commn. apptd. by director of the census to prepare schedules for 13th Decennial Cen- sus, 1909; supervisor 13th Census for 1st Ill. (Cook Co.) district, 1910; mem. exec. com. Northwestern Univ. Settlement; trustee Chica- go School of Civics and Philanthropy, Nat. Junior Republic Assn. Author: Judicial Work of the Comptroller of the Treasury, 1911. Con- tributor to economic and other periodicals. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mem. Am. Economic Assn., Am. Statistical Assn., Am. Political Sci- ence Assn., Am. Soc. Criminal Law and Crim- inology, Am. Health League, Internat. Tax Assn. Clubs: City (chmn. com. on traffic and

transportation, 1908-9), University (Chicago), and University (Evanston). Residence: 714 Milburn St., Evanston, Ill. Office: Northwest- ern Univ. Bldg.

HOTTINGER, Gustav, mfr .; born Vienna, Austria, Mar. 24, 1848; son Adolf and Carolina (Kaiser) Hottinger; ed. Vienna; studied art; came to Chicago, 1869; married 1871, Catherine Rouse, of Chicago; children: Adolf, Anna, Lina, Bertha, Arnold and Clara. On arrival in Chi- cago, secured employment in a flouring mill till 1870; employe of the old Chicago Terra Cotta Co. from 1871 until it retired from busi- ness; then in partnership with John R. True, John Brunkhoret and Henry Rohkam as mfrs. of terra cotta work; incorporated in 1887, as the Northwestern Terra Cotta Co., of which, in a few years, he became pres. Mason. Club: Germania. Residence: 1054 Oakdale Av. Of- fice: 2525 Clybourn Av.

HOTZ, Ferdinand Carl, physician, oculist; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

HOTZ, Robert Schuttler, real estate; born Chicago, Ill., Sept. 1, 1870; son Christopher and Catharine (Schuttler) Hotz; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific School (Yale' Univ.), 1891; married Lila Frances Ross, of Chicago, Dec. 17, 1896; children: Robert Schuttler, Jr., Lila Ross. En- tered service of Schuttler & Hotz, mfrs. of wa- gons, upon graduation from Yale; was in charge of their exhibit at World's Columbian Exposition, 1893; became traveling salesman, 1894-6, traffic mgr., 1897, sec., 1902, and vice- pres., 1904; resigned Sept. 1, 1905; mem. firm of Hotz & Rehm, real estate and investments, since 1906. Vice-pres. Citizens' Assn. of Chi- cago; commr. of Chicago Assn. of Commerce to investigate the "Potentia" movement in Eu- rope and spent a year, 1910, in visiting the capitals and principal cities in behalf of the assn .; apptd. vice-chmn. of delegation of Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce on trip to the Orient, spring of 1911. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia, Sad- dle and Cycle, Germania. Residence: 1367 N. State St. Office: 1423 McCormick Bldg.

HOUGH, Clarence Augustus, pres. Chicago Photogravure Co .; born Greenfield, Ind., Mar. 25, 1867; son Hon. William R. and Matilda C. (McDowell) Hough; A.B., DePauw Univ., Green- castle, Ind., 1888, A.M., 1891; married Virginia Dodge, of Oak Park, Ill., May 2, 1899; 1 son: John D. H. Engaged in newspaper work at Chicago as reporter, special and feature writer, 1892-1901; pres. Chicago Photogravure Co. since 1901. Republican. Mason. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Little Room, Dofobs, Caxton, Indiana Soc. Residence: 127 S. East Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 617-631 W. Jackson Boulevard.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 103

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