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HILLS, Jay Curdy, furniture merchant; b. Sara- nac, Mich., Aug. 2, 1872; s. Henry J. and Josephine (Card) Hills; ed. pub. schs. and commercial coll .; m. Myrtie M. Thacher, of Ionia, Mich., Jan. 11. 1894; 1 son, Gerald T. Began active career, 1887, following various occupations; was connected with furniture house. 1893-6; established in independ- ent business, 1896, and inc., 1902, as the Peck & Hills Furniture Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Congregation- alist. Mason. Clubs: Los Angeles Athletic, Alta- dena (Cal.) Golf. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: Pasadena, Cal. Office: 1353 Wabash Av., Chicago.
HILLS, Robert Eleazer, mfr. steam specialties; b. Fredonia, N.Y., Feb. 27, 1846; s. Philander and Celina A. (Dodge) Hills; ed. pub. schs. of St. Clair, Mich., and by mother; unmarried. Became silent partner in firm of Peet & Luce, mfrs. in brass and iron, June, 1870; burned out in the fire of 1871. and reorganized as the Luce-Fawcett Co .; later bought out Mr. Fawcett, firm becoming Luce &
conducted the business as the 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. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Mfrs.' and Deal- ers' Assn., Art Inst. Chicago. Republican. Mem. B.P.O.E., Royal League. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chi- cago Engineers'. Residence: 111. Athletic Club. Of- fice: 153 W. Kinzie St.
HILTON, Henry Hoyt, publisher; b. Cambridge, Mass., Apr. 17, 1868; s. Lucius W. and Louisa B. (Leighton) Hilton; A.B., Dartmouth, 1890, A.M., IS94; m. Charlotte T. Sibley, of Belfast, Me., 1897; children: Katharine, Charlotte, Thorndike, Henry Hoyt, Jr., Ruth, Edward. Traveled in N.E. for Ginn & Co., ednl. publishers, Boston, from 1890 until transferred to Chicago; became a mem. of the firm and one of the mgrs. of the Chicago office, 1894; now mem. exec. com. of the firm; dir. Chicago Sav- ings Bank & Trust Co. Conglist .; trustee Chica- go Theol. Sem .; trustee Dartmouth Coll. 2 terms, University Congl. Ch. Mason. Clubs: Union League, University, City, Quadrangle, Midlothian Country. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 5640 Woodlawn Av. Office: 2301 Prairie Av.
HILTON, P. R., president Henry O. Shepard Co. (See vol. 1911.)
HIMES, Isadore H., judge; b. Chicago, June 21, 1861; s. Henry and Yetta Himes; ed. high sch. and business coll .; LL.B., LL.M., Columbian (now George Washington) Univ., 1887. Admitted to bar of D.C., 1887; returned to Chicago; was asst. to probate judge, Cook Co., 9 yrs., asst. city atty., and master in chancery Superior Ct .; elected judge Mu- nicipal Ct., 1906, term of 6 yrs. Home: 5005 Drexel Boul. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.
HINCKLEY, Francis Edward, lawyer; b. Chica- go, May 20, 1882; s. Francis Edward, Sr., and Amelia (Smith) Hinckley; A. B., Cornell Univ., 1902; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1906; m. Grace Ketcham, of Chicago, May 17, 1913. Began gen. practice in Chicago, 1906; asst. state's atty., 1912-15. Alem. Am. and Chicago bar assns., Delta Chi. Recreations: fishing, outdoor exercise. Home: 1132 E. 45th St. Office: 139 N. Clark St.
HINER, Joseph Watson, lawyer; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Sept. 12, 1854; s. William Henry and Sarah ( Fisher ) Hiner; D.Litt., Univ. of Wis., 1876; m. Fond du Lac, Oct. 17, 1893, Frances Augusta Moore. Admitted to Wis, bar, 1880; practiced at Fond du Lac, 1880-93, at Chicago, since 1893; mem. firm Hiner, Bunch & Latimer. City atty. of Fond du Lac, 1891-2; mem. Fond du Lac Bd. of Edn. 4 yrs .; trus- lee pub. library of Fond du Lac, 10 yrs .; mem. Bd. of Supervisors of Fond du Lac Co., I yr. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Clubs: Univer- sity, City. Office: 111 W. Monroe st.
HINES, see also Hynes.
HINES, Albert Gallatin. Removed to Clarendon Hills, 111. ( See vol. 1911.)
HINES, Edward, lumber mcht .; b. Buffalo, N. Y., July 31, 1863; s. Peter and Rose ( McGarry) Hines; removed to Chicago with parents, 1865; pub. sch. edn .; m. Loretta O Dowd, of Chicago, June 12, 1895; children: Edward, Jr., Charles, Ralph, Loretta. Be- gan as "tally boy" with the lumber firm of Fish & Bro., and later office boy with S. K. Martin & Co., advancing to bookkeeper and gen. office man, and later for 4 yrs. as traveling salesman; sec., treas. S. K. Martin Lumber Co., 1884-92; organized, 1892, and since pres., treas, and gen. mgr., Edward Hines Lumber Co .; also pres. Lumbermen's Mill Co. (Chi- cago), Virginia & Rainy Lake Co. ( Virginia, Minn.), Champion Lumher Co. ( Orvisburg, Miss.), St. Croix Lumber & Mig. Co., Winton, Minn., Park Falls ( Wis.) Lumber Mtg. Co., Winton ( Minn.) State Bank; dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank. Ex-pres. Nat. Lumber Mfrs.' Assn., Lumbermen's Assn, of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Country, Glen View Golf.
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Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 2431 S. Lincoln St., Chicago.
HINGELEY, Joseph Beaumont, clergyman; b. at Carmichaels, Pa., Jan. 26, 1856; s. Ezra and Anne (Warwick) Hingeley; A.B., Amherst, 1877, A.M., 1885; Boston Univ. Sch. of Theology, 1877-8; (D.D., Hamline Univ., 1896); m. Emma Wert, of Massil- lon, 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 Thirteenth 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 Northern Minn. Conf., 1906- 08; corr. sec. Bd. of Conf. Claimants, since 1908; sec. Gen. Conf M.E. Ch. since 1904. Editor North- western Minnesota Advocate, Fergus Falls, 1885-6, Veteran Preacher, Minneapolis, 1907-13; editor Min- utes Northern Minn. Conf. M.E. Ch., 1896-8. Trus- tee Hamline Univ .; mem. Chicago Preachers' Meet- ing, Chicago Social Union. Editor: Journal of Gen- eral Conference M.E. Church, 1904, 1908, 1912; Dis- cipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1908, 1912. Home: 1926 Orrington Av., Evanston, 1I1. Of- fice: 58 E. Washington St., Chicago.
HINGSTON, James West, M.D .; b. Toronto, Ont., Oct. 27, 1858; s. William Gilliard and Elizabeth (Trudgeon) Hingston; ed. pub. schs. of Ontario un- til 1876; grad. Model Training Sch., Goderich, Ont., 1877; taught sch. 2 yrs .; student Univ. of Mich .: M. D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1882; m. Mae Adelaide 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 yrs., Cheyenne, Wyo., 1893-8; removed to Chica- go, 1898; sr. prof. obstetrics, Dunham Med. Coll., 1899-1901, prof. gynecology, same, 1901-3; prof. ma- teria medica, Hahnemann Med. Coll., 1904-6; prof. surgery, Hering Med. Coll., 1906-14: prof. surgery, Post-Grad. Sch. of Homeopathy. Ex-pres. Engle- wood Home. Med. Soc., also of Regular Home. Med. Soc. of Chicago: mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. State and Chicago Home. med. socs. Writer of numerous papers for med. socs .; contbr. to med. jours., also short stories and verse to mags. recre- ation : farming. Home: 6127 Woodlawn Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
HINKLEY, Charles Watson, lumber mcht., finan- cier; July 9, 1857-1913. (See vol. 1911.)
HINKLEY, James Otis, broker; b. at Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N.Y., July 16, 1859; s. Watson S. and Clara (Thatcher) Hinkley; student Williams Coll., class of 1880; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1883; m. Sarah Lynn Putnam, of Eau Claire, Wis., May 30, 1887. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1883; practiced at Chicago, 1884-6; paying teller, Drov- ers Nat. Bank, 1886-9; in investment brokerage business, 1889-96; with Granger Farwell & Co., 1896-1907; mem. firm of Harris, Winthrop & Co., brokers, 1910-13. Mem. Delta Psi. Clubs: Union League, University, Midlothian Country (pres. 1911), Ontwentsia. Recreations: sailing and golf. Residence: Onwentsia Club. Office: 739 The Rook- ery.
HINMAN, George Wheeler, newspaper editor. (See Who's Who in America.)
HINSEY, John Adams, special agt. C.,M.&St.P. Office: 1300 Fulton St.
Ry. Co .; Aug. 19, 1833-May 1, 1911. (See vol. 1911.) HINSHAW, Virgil Goodman, prohibition worker; b. Woolson, Ia., Jan. 15, 1876; s. Ezra I. and Glaph- rey (Shelley) Hinshaw; A.B., Penn Coll., la., 1900; LL.B., Univ. of Minn., 1908; m. Eva C. Piltz, of La Grange, Ill., Sept. 6, 1911. Traveling sec. Nat. In- tercollegiate Prohibition Assn., 1900-6 and 1908-10 (traveled to 185 colls.) ; practiced law in Portland, Ore., 1910-12; chmn, Prohibition Party Nat. Com. since 1912. Mem. Soc. of Friends (Quakers). Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 106 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
HINTON, Edward Wilcox, lawyer; b. Rocheport, Boone Co., Mo., Nov. 29, 1868; s. Judge John and Eliza (Wilcox) Hinton; student prep. dept. Chris- tian Coll., Columbia, Mo., and Univ. of Mo .; LL.B., Univ. of Mo., 1890; LL.B., Columbia, 1891; m. Mary Hood Turner, of Columbia, July 15, 1891. Began law practice at Columbia, June, 1891; prof. plead- ing and practice, Univ. of Mo., Sept., 1903-Sept., 1913; prof. law, Univ. of Chicago, since Oct. 1, 1913, Mem. Am. Bar Assn .; del. Universal Congress Law- yers and Jurists, St. Louis, 1904, Democrat. Mem, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa. Editor: Hinton's Cases on Code Pleading, 1906; Hinton's Cases on Trial Practice, 1915. Home: 5702 Blackstone Av.
HINTZPETER, Herman C., life ins .; b. Berlin, Germany, June 5, 1874; s. Herman C. and Char- lotte (Rhode) Hintzpeter; came to U.S., 1881; ed, pub, schs .; m. Engenia E. Dyer, of Chicago, June 2, 1900; children: Edward C., Ervin H., Herman C., Jr. Began as office boy, Chicago office of the Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York, May 1, 1889; held vari- ous positions until 1906; branch mgr. at Chicago, 1906-9, asso. mgr. since 1909; also treas. Vacuum Can Co. German Lutheran. Mason (32, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Mid-Day, German, Kenilworth. Recreations: gardening, poultry raising, motoring. Home: Sheridan Rd., Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
HIRSCH, Daniel C., wholesale bedding; b. Chi- cago, June 12, 1890; s. Joseph and Regina (Kurz) Hirsch; ed. Marquette Sch .; Mckinley High Sch .; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Margariete Levy, of Chicago, Jan. 5, 1915. Sec. and treas. of Schultz & Hirsch Co. Home: 5711 Michigan Av. Office: 1300 Fulton St.
HIRSCH, Emil Gustav, rabbi; b. Luxemburg, in- dependent Grand-Duchy, May 22, 1852; s. Dr. Sam- uel and Louise (Mickolls) Hirsch; acad. edn. in Germany; A.B., Univ. of Pa., 1872, A.M., 1875; stu- dent univs. of Berlin and Leipzig, 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., Cincinnati, 1901; D.C.L., Temple Univ., 1908) ; m. Matilda Einhorn, of New York, June 16, 1898. Minister of Har Sinai Congregation, Baltimore, 1877, Adath-Israel Congregation, Louisville, Ky., 1878, Sinai Congregation, Chicago, since 1880, Prof. rabbinical lit. and philosophy, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892; Trumbull lecturer Johns Hopkins, 1902. Editor Zeitgeist, Milwaukee, 1880-7, Reformer, New York, 1886, Reform Advocate, Chicago, since 1894, Bibl. Dept, Jewish Encyclopædia, 1903-6. Pres. bd. trustees Chicago Pub. Library, 1888-97; mem. Bd. of Commrs. of Pub. Charities of III., 1897, and since 1906; presdl. elector-at-large, 1896. Author of vari- ous monographs on Bibl. and religious subjects; prominent as orator on public and patriotic occa- sions. Translator and editor of Dr. Einhorn's Rit- ual for Jewish Reform Congregations. Contbr. to Hastings' Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics. Address: 3612 Grand Boul.
HIRSCH, James Hugo, merchant. (See vol. 1911.) HIRSCH, Joseph, feathers; b. at Frankfort-on- Main, Germany, Oct. 15, 1852; s. Louis and Fannie Hirsch; ed. pub, sch. in Germany and night sch., Chicago; m. Regina Kurz, of Chicago, Jan. 27, 1878; children: Fannie (Mrs. M. Guggenheim), Selma (Mrs. F. A. Nachman), Daniel. Began as an apprentice to the upholstering business, 14 to 17; then in the upholstering business, and later in the furniture business 4 yrs .; mem. of Schultz & Hirsch, bedding material, since 1880, of which is now pres. Republican. Mason. Recreation: golf.
HIRSCH, William, wholesale jeweler; b. Paris, France, Apr. 5, 1855; s. Joseph and Sarah (Simon) Hirsch; ed. pub. schs., Paris; m. Mina Hirsch, of Heidelberg, Germany, July 4, 1887; 1 son, Joseph William. Came to Chicago, 1880, and has since been mem, firm of A. Hirsch & Co. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn. Republican. Mem. Sinai Congre- gation. Recreation: travel. Home: 5135 Drexel Av. Office: Masonic Temple.
HIRSCHBERG, Abram, clergyman; b. at Cincin- nati, Ang. 10, 1876; s. Maurice A. and Sara (Sam-
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uels) Hirschberg; B.A., Univ. of Cincinnati, 1898; Sch. for Boys, Chicago, 1 yr .; unmarried. Began as B.D., Hebrew Union Coll., Cincinnati, 1898; post- office boy with MacDonald, McCoy & Co., bond dealers, Chicago, July, 1904; in bond business on own account as F. B. Hitchcock & Co. since Nov., 1906. Republican, Protestant. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Mid-Day. Recreations: shooting, motoring. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago. grad. studies Univ. of Chicago; unmarried. Minis- ter North Chicago Hebrew Congregation since 1898. Editor Jewish Conservator, 3 yrs .; editor The Sen- tinel. Dir. of Associated Jewish Charities, Young Men's Associated Jewish Charities; mem. Vice Com- mn. of Chicago. Clubs: Standard, Hampden, Metro- politan. Recreation: fishing. Home: 2636 Lake View Av.
HIRSH, Harry S., mfr. clothing: b. Hillsdale, Mich., Mar. 4, 1867; s. Solomon and Julia (Guggen- heim) Hirsh; ed. Douglas School and South Div. High Sch., Chicago; m. Nellie Cavanaugh, of Cov- ington, Ky., Feb., 1903; 1 son, Dwight Charles. An organizer and now sec. and treas. Hirsh, Wick- Chem. Co., mfrs. of chemicals, since 1910. Repub- wire Co., mfrs. clothing. Republican. Jewish re- lican. Congregationalist. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: ligion. Elk. Club: Standard. Home: 6159 Win- 733 Waveland Av. Office: 2235 Ford Av. throp Av. Office: 345 S. Franklin St.
HIRST, John William, linseed oil; b. Woonsock- et, R.I., Mar. 28, 1862; s. John W. and Jane (Hinch- liffe) Hirst; ed. pub. schs .; m. Kansas City, Mo., 1901, Lillian Dudley ; children: Pleda, William. Has heen in the linseed oil business since 1882; with Nat. Linseed Oil Co. 13 yrs. as local mgr. in Omaha, Neb., Leavenworth and Topeka, Kan .; western mgr. Am. Linseed Co., 1901-6; pres. Hirst & Begley Lin- seed Co. since 1906. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chicago Paint Club. Mason (32º). Republican; was state senator I term from 1st Dist, of Kansas. Clubs: Commercial, Chicago Press, Chicago Ath- letic. Recreation: baseball. Home: 4626 N. Paulina St. Office: 2013 Mendell St.
HITCH, Rufus McClain, teacher; h. at Beverly, Adams Co., Ill., Apr. 4, 1852; s. Lewis and Lucy (Fitch) Hitch; grad. Ill. State Normal Univ., 1872; m. Emma Baxter, of Griggsville, 111., Oct. 18, 1883; children: Harold Clark, Bertha May, Willis Allan. Began teaching at Greenfield, Ill., 1872; successive- ly prin. of schs., Griggsville, Greenfield, Carlinville (all of Ill.) and Kansas City, Mo .; prin. and supt. in Chicago since 1892; now supt. in charge Dist. No. 2, including 30 grade schs. and Lake View and Senn high schs. Mason. Home: 4730 Kenmore Av. Office: Room 808 Tribune Bldg.
HITCHCOCK, Albert Harvey, publisher; b. Troy, N.Y., Aug. 1, 1856; s. James Harvey and Juliette Harriet (Fuller) Hitchcock; ed. pub. schs. of New- ark, N.J., and Poughkeepsie, N.Y .; came to Chi- cago, 1875; unmarried. Employed in office, 1875-6, and on editorial staff, 1876-9, of the Northwestern Lumberman; sec. Lumbermen's Exchange, 1879-81; asso. editor Northwestern Lumberman, Mar .- Sept., 1881; in grain business on Bd. of Trade, 1881-6; one of proprs. The Timberman, 1886-8; propr. Lum- her (journal), 1888-9 (sold it to Lumber Trade Journal); editor National Laundry Journal, 1889- 92, and for a short time in 1892, of Electrical In- dustries, leaving it in the same year to establish the journal Hardwood (sold it to Hardwood Rec- ord, 1907) ; established The Stock List in 1896, The Machinery List in 1899, Hitchcock's Machine Tool List in 1906. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Recre- ation: motor-boating. Home: 3417 W. Monroe St. Office: 1220, 508 S. Dearborn St.
HITCHCOCK, Alvirus Nelson, mission sec .; b. at Mt. Pleasant, Wis., Jan. 16, 1854; s. Rev. Nelson A. and Matilda (Avery) Hitchcock; direct 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) ; m. Nettie, d. Hon. G. C. Meigs, of Iowa Co., Wis., Mar. 15, 1877. Entered Congl. ministry, 1880; pastor Chicago, 1882-5, Kewanee, 111., 1885-9; sec. A.B.C.F.M., in full charge for interior states since 1892. Lecturer on missionary 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 mis- sionary and ednl. instns. and conditions, 1906-7. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
HITCHCOCK, Fremont Bodine, hond dealer: b. Chicago, May 10, 1885; s. Howard Horace and Nel- lie (Watters) Hitchcock; ed. pub. schs .. Chicago; Rugby Sch., Kenilworth, III., 3 yrs .; University
HITCHCOCK, Horace Rollin, manager The Gras- selli Chemical Co .; b. West Haven, Rutland Co., Vt., July II, 1877; s. of Samuel Rollin and Myra Stores (Taylor) Hitchcock; ed. Vermont Acad., Saxtons River, Vt .: Albany Business Coll. 1% yrs .; m. Jessie Johnson Ullrich, of Chicago, Jan. 9, 1915; I daughter, Myra Elizabeth. Mgr. The Grasselli
HITCHCOCK, Howard Horace, banker; b. at Lee Center, Lee Co., 111., Dec. 10, 1858; s. Charles I. and Mary (Bodine) Hitchcock; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Oct. 24, 1883, Nellie Watters; children: Fremont Bodine, Agnes Jean (Mrs. Theodore C. Butz). Entered employ of Preston, Kean & Co., bankers, Jan. 18, 1875; firm succeeded May 12, 1884, by Met. Nat. Bank, of which was made asst. cash- ier in 1887, and cashier in 1894; on consolidation with First Nat. Bank, May 31, 1902, was made a vice pres. of latter. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Highland, Exmoor Country. Home: High- land Park, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank, Chicago.
HITT, Andrew J., railway official. (See vol. 1911.)
HITT, John, special deputy collector of U.S. cus- toms; Oct. 18, 1832-Apr. 29, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
HIXON, see also Hickson.
HIXON, George Cooley, lumberman; b. LaCrosse, Wis., Mar. 6, 1871; s. Gideon C. and Ellen J. (Pen- nell) Hixon; grad. Phillips Acad., Exeter, N.H., 1890; A.B., Yale, 1894; m. Blanche Galton Kelleher, of New York, Thanksgiving day, 1900. Began in lumber business in 1897; stockholder and dir. in corpns., including Alexander Lumber Co., C. B. Moore Lumber Co., W. E. Terry Lumber Co., S. R. Cornish Lumber Co., etc. Clubs: University, Glen View, South Shore Country, Automobile, Chicago Golf; Yale (New York). Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
HOAG, see also Hoge, also Hogue.
HOAG, Junius Clarkson, M.D .; b. Evanston, Ill., Feb. 6, 1858; s. Thomas C. and Maria L. (Bryant) Hoag; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1878, Ph. D., 1880; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1882; m. Chicago, Sept. 25, 1895, Adelaide Northup. Practiced at Chi- cago since 1887; obstetrician to St. Luke's Hosp. Fellow British Gynecol. Soc., Chicago Gynecol. Soc. (ex-pres.); mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. (ex-pres.), Chicago Medico-Legal Soc. Apptd. capt. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A., 1917. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Kenwood, Flossmoor Country, South Shore Country. Office: 4669 Lake Park Av.
HOAG, Parker Hale, lawyer; b. Thomasboro, Ill., May 16, 1873; s. Walter Brice and Hester (Atkin- son) Hoag; B.A., Univ. of Ill., 1895; m. Myrtle Gra- cia Mahler, of Chicago, Mar. 23, 1907. Practiced In Chicago since 1897; mem. firm of Hoag & Ullmann. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Club: University. Home: 3247 S. Michigan Av. Office: Fisher Bldg.
HOAG, William Jesse, live stock commn .; b. in Montgomery Co., N.Y., June 17, 1852; s. Nathaniel and Nancy (Conover) Hoag; ed. pub. schs., Mont- gomery Co., N. Y., and Antioch Coll., Yellow Springs, O .; m. 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 clk, with J. K. Mc- Donald & Co., 5 yrs .: became mem. firm of McFar- land, Hoag & Co., 1878. of McCausland, Beveridge & Co., 1884, changing, 1886, to MeCausland, Hoag & Co., 1895 to MeCausland, Hoag & Turner; pres. of AlcCausland, Hoag & Vaughan since 1911. Repub- lican. Mason (32" ). Club: Saddle and Sirloin, Home: 4432 Drexel Boul. Office: 38 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
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HOBAN, Edward Francis, clergyman; b. Chicago, June 27, 1878; s. William and Bridget (O'Malley) Hohan; A. B., St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago, 1899, A. M., 1900; studied theology, St. Mary's Sem., Baltimore; post-grad, work, Gregorian Univ., Rome, S.T.D., 1906. Ordained priest R.C. Ch .. 1903; chancellor Archdiocese of Chicago since 1909. Address: 30 E. Superior St.
HOBART, Horace Reynolds, editor. (See Who's Who in America.)
HOBART, Ralph Hastings, Chicago gen. agt. of The Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Milwau- kee; b. Madison, Wis., Apr. 28, 1874; s. Horace Rey- nolds and Emma M. (Hastings) Hobart; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Beloit Coll. Acad .; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1895; m. Helen Hinsdale, of Evanston, Ill., June 13, 1908. In newspaper work in Chicago, 1895- 99; western rep. New York paper specialty house, 1900-1; began as solicitor for Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. in Chicago, June, 1901; became mgr. of the Chicago gen. agency of the Northwestern, Apr. 1, 1909; mem. since Jan. 1, 1911, of Hobart & Oates, Chicago gen. agts. for the Northwestern Aut. Life Ins. Co. Mem. Beta Theta Pi, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Union League, University, Chicago Athletic, City, Evans- ton Country; Sanganois (Browning, Ill.). Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 900 The Rookery, Chicago.
HOBBS, Franklyn, statis. and business econo- mist: b. Crawfordsville, fa., May 1, 1870; s. John Franklyn and Laura Emeline ( Krouskop) Hobbs; grad, high sch., Brooklyn, Ia., 1887; attended Iowa Business Coll. and Capital City Commercial Coll., Des Moines; also numerous corr. courses, includ- ing 3 courses of The Sheldon Sch., 2 courses of In- ternat. Corr. Schs., Scranton, Pa .; m. Elizabeth Watt Hurley, of Des Moines, June 3, 1896. With Union Typewriter Co. from salesman to branch mgr. at Chicago, Des Moines, Denver and St. Louis, 1887-1903-last berth, mgr. at Chicago of Dens- more Typewriter Co. branch of this company; in business on own account since 1903; sole propr. of Franklyn Hobbs & Co., bank statisticians, and Tressler Long & Co., bank advertising; also propr. Lakewood Barberry Farm, Osceola, Ind. Progress- ive Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Hamilton, City, Chicago Automobile. Has written and pub- lished articles on advertising, in various technical mags .; has lectured on business economics before clubs and chambers of commerce in various cities, including Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Baltimore, etc. Home: 10036 Longwood Drive. Office: 1314 Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.
HOBBS, James Bartlett, retired mcht .; Jan. 10, 1830-Aug. 13, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
HOBBS, Leland Locke; b. Mt. Vernon, Ill., Aug. 17, 1883; s. Charles Albert and Della (Goodrich) Hobbs; ed. Englewood High Sch. 3 yrs .; unmar- ried. Began as bank messenger with Live Stock Exchange Nat. Bank, 1902; worked in various de- partments; became traveling representative for same bank, 1908; elected asst. cashier, Jan., 1913. Progressive Republican. Methodist. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 244 West Marquette Rd. Of- fice: Live Stock Exchange Nat. Bank.
HOBEN, Allan, theologian; b. Gibson, N.B., Can .. Sept. 14, 1874; s. Thomas E. and Frances ( Babbitt) Hohen; A.B., Univ. of New Brunswick, Can., 1895, A.M., 1897; grad. Newton Theol. Instn., Newton Cen- tre, Mass., 1898; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; m. Jessie E. Lindsay, of Milwaukee, Wis., May 21. 1901; children: Lindsay, Frances Babhitt, Edmond Hume, John Burton, Betty. Ordained Bapt, minis- try, 1899; pastor Waupun, Wis., 1901-4; dir. Bapt. Students' Guild, Univ. of Mich., 1904-5; pastor First Ch., Detroit, 1905-8; asso. prof. homiletics, Univ. of Chicago, since 1908. Field sec. Juvenile Protective Assn., 1910-13; pres. Hyde Park Center, 1915-17. Home: 5738 Blackstone Av.
HOBSON, Benjamin Lewis, theologian; b. Lex- ington, Mo., July 31, 1859; s. 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, LL.D., same, 1912) ; m. Katherine Prather Humphrey, of Louisville, Ky., Oct. 3, 1893. Ordained Presbyn.
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