The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 99

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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HILL, Lysander, patent lawyer; born Union, Lincoln Co., Me., July 4, 1834; son Isaac and Elizabeth M. (Hall) Hill; A.B., Bowdoin, 1858, A.M., 1861; admitted to bar, 1860; capt. Co. I, 20th Me. Inf. in Civil War, 1862-3; married Adelaide R. Cole, of Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 2, 1864 (died Feb. 3, 1897); married 2d, Edith Healy, of Chicago, Nov. 26, 1904. Practiced at Alexandria, Va., and Washington, 1864-81; reg- ister in bankruptcy, 8th Jud. Dist., Va., 1867-8; judge Circuit Ct., 1869-70; chmn. Rep. State Com., Va., 1867-9; del. Rep. Nat. Conv., 1868; devoted to patent practice, Chicago, from 1881; now retired. Author: The Two Great Ques- tions-The Existence of God and the Immor- tality of the Soul, 1909. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor. Residence: 637 Cass St. Office: Mo- nadnock Blk.

HILL, Roy Wilson, lawyer; born Frankfort, Mich., Jan. 12, 1881; son John Wilson and Ida E. (Watson) Hill; ed. Chicago pub. schs., Chi- cago Manual Training School, Lewis Inst .; B.S., Rose Poly. Inst., Terre Haute, Ind., 1904; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, Chicago, 1907; married Rose A. Loehde, of Chicago, Oct. 2, 1909. Engaged in engring. work at various places prior to 1904; admitted to bar, 1907, in U.S. Patent Office, 1904; mem. firm of Hill & Hill (father and son), since 1905, patent, trade- mark and corpn. law. Asso. mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs .; mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Episcopalian. Republican. Mason (32°), K.T., Shriner; Knight of Pythias; Acacia Fra- ternity. Recreation: boating. Residence: 1046 Diversey Parkway. Office: 1463 Monadnock Blk.

HILL, Russell Day, real estate and invest- ments; born Chicago, 1869; son Henry L. and Flora D. Hill; attended Yale Univ .; married Chicago, 1896, Lucia E. Green; 1 daughter: Helen D. Since leaving coll. in 1889 has been engaged in the real estate and investment bus- iness. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Re- publican. Clubs: Onwentsia, Mid-Day. Resi- dence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg.

HILL, William, univ. prof .; born Blooming- dale, Ind., 1865; son Nathan Vestal and Eliza Ann (Canada) Hill; grad. Friends Blooming- dale Acad., 1887; student Earlham Coll., Rich- mond, Ind .; A.B., Univ. of Kan., Lawrence, 1890; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1891, A.M., 1892, Lee Memorial fellow, 1891-3; married Caroline Miles, Ph.D., of Carthage, Ind., 1896. Asso. in polit. economy, 1893-4, instr., 1894-7, asst. prof., 1897-1908, asso. prof. since 1908, Univ. of Chi- cago. Organized, 1908, and since dir., The Ag- ricultural Guild, of Univ. of Chicago; reorgan- ized Bloomingdale Acad., 1910. Author: First Stages of the Tariff Policy of the United States, 1893. Republican. Mem. Soc. of Friends. Mem. Am. Econ. Assn., Am. Polit. Science Assn. Clubs: Quadrangle, City, Saddle and Sirloin. Recreation: farming. Residence: 5728 Madison Avenue.

HILL, William Chester, general sales agt .; born Chester, Ill., Dec. 5, 1868; son William Singleton and Anna Eliza (Servant) Hill; ed. high school, Sparta, Ill .; married Nellie Caro- line Scott, of Philadelphia, Aug. 18, 1892; A children: Marjorie (deceased), Robert S. With Consolidated Coal Co., St. Louis, in various ca- pacities, Jan. 1, 1888-May 1, 1900, when came to Chicago to assume management of the Chi- cago office, and as gen. sales agt., until Mar. 31, 1910; gen. sales agt. Chicago & Carterville Coal Co. since 1910. Pres. Chicago Coal Ex-

change, 1904-5. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Windsor Golf. Recrea- tions: motoring, golf. Residence: 6503 Kim- bark Av. Office: 640 Old Colony Bldg.

*HILL, William Wallace, banker; see Vol. 1905.

HILLE, Hermann, chemist and physicist; born Moelln, Germany, June 7, 1871; son Her- mann and Charlotte (Beckmann) Hille; stu- dent School of Pharmacy, Hamburg, Germany, 1888-91; grad. in pharmacy, Kiel, Germany, 1891; pharmacist in Germany, Switzerland, France and England, 1891-4; grad. Univ. of Würzburg, 1898; Ph.D., Univ. of Heidelberg, 1900; came to U.S., Sept. 1900; married Chris- tina Aaronson, of Sweden, June 16, 1906; 1 daughter: Mona Wandanita (born Apr. 6, 1909). Employed by H. K. Mulford Co., Phila., in orig- inal chem. research work, 1900-2, and discov- ered a number of valuable remedies for that co .; mem. firm Barnes & Hille, chemists, 1902-8, during which time discovered (among others) "Argyrol" and "Ovoferrin"; in original chem. research work at Oak Park, Ill., since 1908, since discovering "Biosol," a general tonic; "Arsenol," a specific for syphilis and malaria; "Mervenol," a specific for tuberculosis; "Armer- venol," a specific for infectious diseases. Ma- son (32°). Residence: 416 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 323 Western Union Bldg.

HILLIS, David Marquis, lawyer; born on farm in Decatur Co., Ind., Feb. 15, 1841; son David and Patsy (McConnell) Hillis; early edn. in winters in country school (working on farm summers); A.B., Northwestern Christian (now Butler) Univ., Indianapolis, 1864 (valedicto- rian); read law with Cumback & Bonner, Greensburg, Ind., and 1 year at Yale Law School; married Chicago, Dec. 28, 1871, Dora E., daughter of Darius Knights, a Chicago pio- neer; children: David S., George H. In Nov. 1865 went into the law office of Polk & Hub- bell, Des Moines, Ia., practicing with them 2 years; in general practice in Chicago, 1868- 1911; retired. Pres., dir. and counsel Hartford Deposit Co., etc. Republican. Mem. of the Man- gasarian Lecture Assn .; trustee of the Disci- ples Divinity House (Univ. of Chicago). Club: Union League. Residence: 5402 South Park Av. Office: Hartford Bldg.

HILLS, Charles Wilford, lawyer; born Otta- wa, Ill., June 23, 1860; son Isaac and Sarah A. (Wilson) Hills; prep. edn. pub. schs., Gilman, Ill .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1897; married Anna Blanche Corcoran, of Hart, Mich., Aug. 30, 1887; 1 son: Charles Wilford, Jr. Was many years engaged in educational work in Mich. and other states; admitted to Ill. bar in 1897; was prof. patent law, Ill. Coll. of Law, 1897- 1910. Mason, Odd Fellow. Club: Union League. Residence: 5824 South Park Av. Office: 1523 Monadnock Blk.

HILLS, Robert Eleazer, mfr .; born Fredonia, N.Y., Feb. 27, 1846; son Philander and Celina A. (Dodge) Hills; ed. pub. schs. of St. Clair, Mich., and by mother; unmarried. Became si- lent partner in firm of Peet & Luce, mfrs. in brass and iron, June 1870, which, after being burned out in the fire of 1871, was reorganized as the Luce-Fawcett Co .; later bought out Mr. Fawcett, firm becoming Luce & Wild, of which was mgr., and, in 1873, purchased Mr. Luce's interest, the firm continuing as Wild & Hills until 1885, when also bought out Mr. Wild and conducted the business as Engineers' Supply House, and North Side Brass Works until 1898; then organized and incorporated the Hills, Mc- Canna Co., of which has since been pres. and treas. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union, B.P.O.F., Royal League, and Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Engrs.' Resi- dence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 153 W. Kinzie St.

*HILTON, Albertus Allen; see Vol. 1905.

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HILTON, Henry Hoyt, publisher; born Cam- bridge, Mass., Apr. 17, 1868; son Lucius W. and Louisa B. (Leighton) Hilton; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1890, A.M., 1894; married Charlotte T. Sibley, of Belfast, Me., 1897; 5 children: Kath- arine, Charlotte, Thorndike, Henry Hoyt, Jr., Ruth. Traveled in New England for Ginn & Co., educational publishers, Boston, from 1890 until transferred to Chicago to take charge of the high school dept .; in 1894 became a mem. of the firm and one of the mgrs. of the Chicago office; mem. managing com. of the firm. Dir. Chicago Savings & Trust Co. Congregational- ist; trustee Chicago Theol. Sem., Dartmouth Coll., and University Congregational Church. Mason. Clubs: Union League, University, Quad- rangle, Midlothian Country. Recreations: golf, tennis. Residence: 5634 Woodlawn Av. Office: 2301 Prairie Av.

HILTON, P. R., pres. Henry O. Shepard Co .; born Parsonsfield, Me., Mar. 4, 1843; son George and Abigail (Ricker) Hilton; ed. common schools in Me .; married Chicago, 1869, Agnes Ricker; children: Fred L. and George F. Came to Chicago, 1868. In printing business prac- tically during entire active career. Became connected with Shepard & Johnson (established in 1880), 1884; firm incorporated as Henry O. Shepard Co., and he became vice-pres., 1890, and pres., 1903. Also pres. Inland Printer Co., and Inland Printer Technical School. Resi- dence: 6628 Perry Av. Office: 632 Sherman St. HINCKLEY, Francis Edward, lawyer; born Chicago, May 20, 1882; son Francis Edward, Sr. and Amelia (Smith) Hinckley; A.B., Cor- nell Univ., 1902; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., Chicago, 1906; unmarried. Began general prac- tice in Chicago, 1906; atty. in a number of prominent cases, among them defense of Her- man Billik, charged with murder of an entire family. Democrat. Mason, 32°; mem. Delta Chi (law fraternity). Clubs: University, Colonial, City. Recreations: fishing, outdoor exercise. Residence: 417 E. 45th St. Office: First Na- tional Bank Bldg.

HINER, Joseph Watson, lawyer; born Fond du Lac, Wis., Sept. 12, 1854; son William Hen- ry and Sarah (Fisher) Hiner; B.Litt., Univ. of Wis., 1876; married Fond du Lac, Oct. 17, 1893, Frances Augusta Moore. Admitted to Wis. bar, 1880; practiced at Fond du Lac, 1880-93, since at Chicago. City atty. of Fond du Lac, 1891-2; mem. Fond du Lac Board of Edn. 4 years; trus- tee of pub. library of Fond du Lac, 10 years; mem. Board of Supervisors of Fond du Lac Co., 1 year. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Clubs: University, City. Residence: 4740 Madison Av. Office: Borland Bldg.

HINES, see also Hynes.

HINES, Albert Gallatin; born Philadelphia, Mar. 8, 1853; son Burgess Allison and Martha (Scott) Hines; ed. pub. schools; married Mil- waukee, Wis., Oct. 27, 1903, Carrie G. Whaling; children: Edward Falconer, Florence Vincent (Mrs. James LeRoy Makemson), Margaret Scott, Albert G., Jr. Agent of the Tacoma Bldg. and sec. Tacoma Safe Deposit Co. since 1889. Bap- tist. Clubs: Hinsdale Family, Hinsdale Golf. Recreation: horseback riding. Residence: Hins- dale, Ill. Office: 1114 Tacoma Bldg.

HINES, Edward, lumber merchant; born Buf- falo, N.Y., July 31, 1863; son Peter and Rose (McGarry) Hines; came to Chicago with par- ents, 1865; attended pub. schools until 14 years old; married Loretta O'Dowd, of Chicago, June 12, 1895; children: Edward, Jr., Charles, Ralph, Loretta. At 14 became "tally boy" in the lum- ber yards of Fish & Bro., and a few months later office boy for the lumber firm of S. K. Martin & Co., with which continued 14 years, advancing to bookkeeper and general office man, and later for 4 years as traveling sales- man; sec. and treas. S. K. Martin Lumber Co., 1884-92; organized, Apr. 15, 1892, and since pres., treas. and gen. mgr. Edward Hines Lum-

ber Co .; pres. Lumbermen's Mill Co., N. Wis. Lumber Co. (Hayward, Wis.), St. Croix Lumber & Mfg. Co. (Winton, Minn.), Iron River (Wis.) Lumber Co., White River Lumber Co. (Mason, Wis.), Virginia & Rainy Lake Co. (Virginia, Minn.), First Nat. Bank (Hayward, Wis.); dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank. Pres. Nat. Lumber Mfrs.' Assn. Clubs: Illinois, Un- ion League, South Shore Country, Glen View. Residence: 1456 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: S. Lincoln St. and Blue Island Av.

HINGELEY, Joseph Beaumont, clergyman; born Carmichaels, Pa., Jan. 26, 1856; son Ezra and Anne (Warwick) Hingeley; A.B., Amherst, 1877, A.M., 1885; Boston Univ. Sch. of Theol- ogy, 1877-8; (D.D., Hamline Univ., 1896); mar- ried Emma Wert, of Massillon, O., Aug. 26, 1879. Prin. high sch., Montague, Mass., 1875, Provincetown, 1878-80; ordained M.E. ministry, 1883; pastor Bridgewater, Mass., 1881-2, New Bedford, Mass., 1883-4, Fergus Falls, Minn., 1884-6, Forest Heights, Minn., 1887; presiding elder Fergus Falls Dist., 1888-90; pastor Thir- teenth Av. Ch., Minneapolis, 1891-2, Foss Ch., Minneapolis, 1893-6, Trinity Ch., Minneapolis, 1897-8; presiding elder Litchfield Dist., Minn., 1899-1905; corr. sec. Superannuated Fund North- ern Minn. Conf., 1906-8; corr. sec. Bd. of Conf. Claimants, since 1908; sec. Gen. Conf. M.E. Ch. since 1904. Editor Northwestern Minnesota Ad- vocate, Fergus Fall, 1885-6, Veteran Preacher, Minneapolis, 1907-8; editor Minutes Northern Minn. Conf. M.E. Ch., 1896-8. Trustee Hamline Univ .; member Chicago Preachers' Meeting, Chicago Social Union, Northwestern Amherst Alumni Assn. Editor: Journal of General Con- ference M.E. Church, 1904, 1908; Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1908. Resi- dence: 1926 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 14 W. Washington St.

HINGSTON, James West, physician; born Toronto, Ont., Oct. 27, 1858; son William Gil- liard and Elizabeth (Trudgeon) Hingston; ed. pub. schools of Ontario until 18 years old, Mod- el Training School, Goderich, Ont., graduating, 1877; taught school 2 years; attended Univ. of Mich. and Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, graduating from latter, 1882; married Mae Ade- laide Engle, of Chicago, May 1905; 3 sons: Ro- maine James (by former marriage), died 1906, aged 19 yrs., Wilford Vilelle, Richard Engle. Practiced medicine at Peru, Ill., 1 year, at North Platte, Neb., 11 years, at Cheyenne, Wyo., 1893-8; since 1898, in Chicago. Sr. prof. of obstet- rics in Dunham Med. Coll., Chicago, 1889-1901; prof. gynecology, same, 1901-3; prof. materia medica, Hahnemann Med. Coll., 1904-6: prof. surgery, Hering Med. Coll .. since 1906. Ex- pres. Englewood Homœ. Med. Soc .; mem. Reg- ular Homœ. Med. Soc. of Chicago, Chicago Ho- mæ. Soc., Ill. State Homo. Med. Soc., Am. Inst. of Homeopathy. Residence: 6113 Kimbark Av. Office: 1138 E. 63d St.

HINKLEY, Charles Watson, lumber mer- chant, financier; born Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N.Y., July 9, 1857; son Watson § and Clara (Thatcher) Hinkley; grad. Greylock Inst., S. Williamstown, Mass., 1875, followed by 3 years at Cornell Univ. in class of 1879; married Dun- kirk, N.Y., June 18, 1884. Jessie Carlisle Will- iams; 1 son: Gerald Watson. Began business, 1878, in employ of a produce commn. house for 6 months; then with Benjamin Allen & Co .. wholesale jewelers, until 1880; salesman for Brooks, Harris & Co., wholesale boots and shoes, 1880-3; bought interest. 1883. in whole- sale shoe house of Crofoot, Stelle & Cass, which became Crofoot, Stelle & Hinkley until 1ss7; mem. Bensley, Hinkley & Co., live stock. Union Stock Yards, 1887-90. In 1890, with Edward Tilden, organized the W. Side Bank, a state bank. and took half interest in firm of Hinkley & Tilden, bankers; sold out to Metropolitan Nat. Bank, 1898, and took interest in Soper Lumber Co., of which he is now treas, and dir. Also dir. Ft. Dearborn Nat. Bank. Republican.

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Congregationalist. Member Municipal Voters' League. Clubs: Union League, Bankers', City, University, Glen View, Midlothian Country. Residence: 4544 Greenwood Av. Office: 2204 Loomis St.

HINKLEY, James Otis, banker and broker; born Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N.Y., July 16, 1859: son Watson S. and Clara (Thatcher) Hinkley; student Williams Coll., Williamstown, Mass., in class of 1880; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1883; married Sarah Lynn Putnam, of Eau Claire, Wis., May 30, 1887. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1883, and after extensive travel abroad engaged in law practice at Chi- cago, 1884-6; paying teller Drovers Nat. Bank, 1886-9; in investment brokerage business, 1889- 96; with Granger Farwell & Co., 1896-1907; en- tered firm of Harris, Winthrop & Co., brokers, of which became a mem., Oct. 1, 1910. Mem. board trustees Chicago Charity Hosp. Mem. Delta Psi fraternity. Clubs: Union League (dir. 3 years), University, Midlothian Country (dir. 2 years, pres. 1911), Chicago Golf. Recre- ations: sailing and golf. Residence: 3602 Prairie Av. and Midlothian Country Club. Office: 3 The Rookery.

HINMAN, George Wheeler, newspaper editor; born Mt. Morris, N.Y., Nov. 19, 1863; son Wheeler and Lydia (Seymour) Hinman; ed. Hamilton Coll .; univs. Heidelberg, Berlin, Leip- zig. Lecturer on foreign history and diplomacy; was on editorial staff New York Sun, 1888-97; editor-in-chief and pres. The Inter Ocean, Chi- cago, since 1897. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Of- fice: The Inter Ocean.

HINSEY, John Adams, special agent C.,M.& St.P.Ry.Co .; born Robsonia, Berks Co., Pa., Au- gust 10, 1833; son Jacob and Lydia Hibbard Hinsey; ed. pub. schools; married Morencey, Mich., 1855, Sara Jane Wise. Began railroading in 1856 with M.C.R.R., as brakeman on freight train; became conductor on passenger train running between Chicago and Detroit, 1857, and so continued several years; organized, 1865, and has ever since had full charge of claim department of C.,M.&St.P.Ry.Co. (a period of 45 years); when he commenced with St. Paul Rd. it had 230 miles of road-now has approximate- ly 9,000 miles of road; also spl. agent of Chi- cago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Ry. as far west as Butte, Mont., having charge of all claims other than those arising on account of freight while in transit. Located at first in Milwaukee but removed to Chicago in 1890 with removal of general offices of the co. Was for 21 consecutive years mem. of the Common Council in Milwaukee and 12 years pres. of the Council; was also mem. of the Co. Board of Su- pervisors, and for several years mem. of the School Board and trustee of the Public Library. Mem. K.P. since Apr. 28, 1878, and has held in order offices of Past Chancellor, Grand Repre- sentative, Grand Vice Chancellor, Grand Lec- turer, Grand Chancellor, and Supreme Repre- sentative of Wis .; also pres. of Board of Con- trol of the Endowment Bank (insurance branch of order), 1888-1901. Residence: 428 E. 49th St. Office: Ry. Exchange.

HINTZE, Robert Albert, mfr .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

HIPP, William Harrison, physician and sur- geon; see Vol. 1905.

HIRSCH, Emil Gustav, rabbi; born Luxem- burg, Independent Grand-Duchy, May 22, 1852; son Dr. Samuel and Louise (Mickolls) Hirsch; acad. edn. in Germany; A.B., Univ. of Pa., 1872, A.M., 1875; student univs. of Berlin and Leip- zig, 1872-6; alumnus of High Sch. for Jewish Science, Berlin, 1872-6; rabbi, 1877; (LL.D., Austin Coll., Ill., 1896; L.H.D., Western Univ. of Pa., 1900; D.D., Hebrew Union Coll., Cincin- nati, 1901; D.C.L., Temple Univ., 1908); mar- ried Matilda Einhorn, of New York, June 16, 1898. Minister of Har Sinai Congregation, Bal- timore, 1877, Adath-Israel Congregation, Louis- ville, Ky., 1878, Sinai Congregation, Chicago,

since 1880. Prof. rabbinical lit. and philosophy, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892; Trumbull lecturer Johns Hopkins, 1902. Editor Zeitgeist, Milwau- kee, 1880-7, Reformer, New York, 1886, Reform Advocate, Chicago, since 1894, Bibl. Dept. Jew- ish Encyclopædia, 1903-6. Pres. bd. trustees Chicago Pub. Library, 1888-97; mem. Bd. of Commrs. of Pub. Charities of Ill., 1897, and since 1906; presdl. elector-at-large, 1896. Au- thor of various monographs on Bibl. and relig- ious subjects; prominent as orator on public and patriotic occasions. Residence: 3612 Grand Boulevard.

HIRSCH, James Hugo, merchant; born Chi- cago, July 20, 1860; son A. M. and Mathilda (Hildebrand) Hirsch; ed. Chicago pub. schools and at Notre Dame Univ., Ind .; married South Bend, Ind., Feb. 28, 1883, Anna M. Fox; chil- dren: Verna M., Harold E. Served 2 years un- der his father (who was chief asst. engr. of st. dept., Chicago, 32 years); in employ of differ- ent firms for following 22 years; since 1897, as James H. Hirsch & Co., uniforms and equip- ments. Was mem. Lackey's Zouaves, 1881; aide- de-camp on staff of Gov. Richard Yates, with rank of col. Republican; alderman, 25th Ward, 1897-8; Lincoln Park commr. Episcopalian. Ma- son. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: Glen- coe, Ill. Office: 223 W. Jackson Boul.

HIRSCH, Joseph, mfr., merchant; born Frank- fort-on-Main, Germany, Oct. 15, 1852; son Louis and Fannie Hirsch; ed. pub. school in Germany and night school, Chicago; married Regina Kurz, of Chicago, Jan. 27, 1878; children: Fan- nie (Mrs. M. Guggenheim), Selma (Mrs. F. A. Nachman), Daniel. Began business career at age of 14, as an apprentice to the upholstering business, 3 years; then engaged in the uphol- stering business, and later in the furniture business 4 years, until 1880, when became as- sociated with Frederick Schultz as partner in the mfr. of bedding, comprising feathers, downs, box springs, curled hair, mattresses, and a full line of all bedding material of every descrip- tion; now pres. of the Schultz & Hirsch Co. Re- publican. Mason. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4751 Indiana Av. Office: 1300-1312 Fulton St.

HIRSCHBERG, Abram, clergyman; born Cin- cinnati, O., Aug. 10, 1876; son Maurice A. and Sara (Samuels) Hirschberg; B.A., Univ. of Cin- cinnati, 1898; B.D., Hebrew Union Coll., Cin- cinnati, 1898; post-grad. studies Univ. of Chi- cago; unmarried. Minister North Chicago He- brew Congregation since 1898. Editor Jewish Conservator, 3 years; editor The Sentinel. Dir. Associated Jewish Charities, Young Men's As- sociated Jewish Charities; mem. Vice Commn. City of Chicago. Clubs: Standard, Hampden, Metropolitan. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 2636 Lake View Av.

HIRSCHL, Andrew Jackson, lawyer and le- gal author; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

HIRST, John William, pres. of Hirst & Beg- ley Linseed Co .; born Woonsocket, R.I., Mar. 28, 1862; son John W. and Jane (Hinchliffe) Hirst; ed. pub. schools; married Kansas City, Mo., 1901, Lillian Dudley; children: Pleda, Will- iam. Has been in the linseed oil business since 1882, formerly with Nat. Linseed Oil Co. for 13 years, as local mgr. in Omaha, Neb., Leaven- worth and Topeka, Kan .; western mgr. of the Am. Linseed Co., 1901-6; since pres. Hirst & Begley Linseed Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Paint Club. Mason (32°). Re- publican; was State Senator 1 term from 1st District of Kansas. Clubs: Commercial, Chica- go Press, Chicago Athletic. Recreation: base- ball. Residence: 4626 N. Paulina St. Office: 2013 Mendell St.

HITCHCOCK, Albert Harvey, publisher; born Troy, N.Y., Aug. 1, 1856; son James Harvey and Juliette Harriet (Fuller) Hitchcock; ed. pub. schs. of Newark, N.J., and Poughkeepsie, N.Y .; came to Chicago, 1875; unmarried. Em- ployed in office, 1875-6, and on editorial staff,

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1876-9, of Northwestern Lumberman; sec. Lum- berman's Exchange, 1879-81; asso. editor North- western Lumberman, Mar .- Sept. 1881; in grain business on Board of Trade, 1881-6; one of proprs. The Timberman, 1886-8; propr. Lumber (journal), 1888-9; sold it to Lumber Trade Journal; editor National Laundry Journal, 1889- 92, and for a short time in 1892 of Electrical Industries, leaving it in the same year to es- tablish the journal Hardwood. Sold it to Hard- wood Record, 1907. Established The Stock List in 1896, The Machinery List in 1899, Hitch- cock's Machine Tool List in 1906. Recreation: motor-boating. Residence: 3417 W. Monroe St. Office: Caxton Bldg.

HITCHCOCK, Alvirus Nelson, mission sec .; born Mt. Pleasant, Wis., Jan. 16, 1854; son Rev. Nelson A. and Matilda (Avery) Hitchcock; di- rect descendant Luke Hitchcock, who received from Indians deed of town of Farmington, Conn., 1640; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1880; B.D., Chicago Theol. Sem., 1885; A.M., Ill. Wesleyan, 1886, Ph.D., 1887; (D.D., Knox Coll., 1908) ; mar- ried Nettie, daughter Hon. G. C. Meigs, of Ia. Co., Wis., Mar. 15, 1877. Entered Congl. min- istry, 1880; pastor Chicago, 1882-5, Kewanee, Ill., 1885-9; sec. A.B.C.F.M., in full charge for interior states since 1892. Lecturer on mission- ary and other subjects; sec. World's Congress of Missions, Chicago Expn., 1893; corporate mem. A.B.C.F.M .; made trip around the world on a spl. deputation to investigate missionary and ednl. instns. and conditions, 1906-7. Resi- dence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.

HITCHCOCK, Howard Horace, banker; born Lee Center, Lee Co., Ill., Dec. 10, 1858; son Charles I. and Mary (Bodine) Hitchcock; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, Oct. 24, 1883, Nellie Watters; children: Fremont Bo- dine, Agnes Jean. Entered employ of Preston, Kean & Co., bankers, Jan. 18, 1875; their busi- ness was succeeded May 12, 1884, by Metro- politan Nat. Bank, of which was made asst. cashier in 1887, and cashier in 1894; on con- solidation with First Nat. Bank, May 31, 1902, was made a vice-pres. of latter. Republican. Club: Union League. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank.

HITT, Andrew J., ry. official; born Ottawa, Ill., Jan. 31, 1849; son Daniel F. and Phoebe (Smith) Hitt; ed. Ottawa pub. schs .; married Washington Co., O., May 4, 1880, Etta C. Curtis; children: Curtis F., Ada, Ethel. Began ry. serv- ice in 1870 as brakeman, then successively as switchman, yardmaster and conductor I.&St.L. Ry .; conductor and gen. yardmaster Marietta & Cincinnati Ry., 1872-81; with Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry., 1881-2, as gen. yardmaster, asst. trainmaster and agt .; supt. eastern division, C.,R.I.&P.Ry., Horton, Kan., Apr. 1892-Jan. 1, 1893; asst. gen. supt. same road for lines west of Mo. River, Jan. 1, 1893-Aug. 1895; gen. supt. entire system, same road, Aug. 1895-May 1, 1899; gen. supt. lines east of the Mo. River, May 1-Oct. 1, 1899; gen. supt. of entire Rock Island System until March, 1900, when was made gen. mgr. and retired Apr. 15, 1901; since then local freight agent same road. Club: Un- ion League. Residence: 7128 Yale Av. Office: Taylor, N.W. Cor. Sherman St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 99

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