Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 109

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782

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ministry, 1886; pastor, Springfield, Mo., 1886-7, Crescent Hill Ch., Louisville, Ky., 1891-3; prof. apologetics, McCormick Theol. Sem., since 1893. Contbr. to revs. on theol. and philos. subjects. Home: 1 Chalmers Pl.

*HOBSON, Henry Moore, publisher. (See vol. 1911.)

HOBSON, Richmond Pearson, congressman; b. Greensboro, Ala., Aug. 17, 1870; s. James Marcellus and Sarah Croom ( Pearson) Hobson; ed. pvt. sch., 1878-82, Southern Univ., 1882-5; grad. U.S. Naval Acad., 1889; student École National Superieur des Mines; grad, École d'Application du Génie Mari- time, Paris; (LL.D., Southern Univ., 1906) ; m. Gri- zelda Houston Hull, of Tuxedo Park, N. Y., May 25, 1905. Midshipman cruise with White Squadron in Mediterranean and South Atlantic waters, 1889-90; duty Navy Dept., 1894-5; on flagship New York, with N. Atlantic Squadron, summer, 1895; Navy Yard, New York, 1895-6; at Newport News in con- strn. of hattleships, 1896-7; organized and conduct- ed post-grad. course for officers destined for con- strn. corps, at U.S. Naval Acad., 1897-8; with N. Atlantic Squadron, taking post-grad, students, Mar., 1898; served as constructor with fleet; prin, work on stability and fire systems of vessels in action, on flagship New York in blockade duty, in bom- bardment of Mantanzas, in expdn. against San Juan de Puerto Rico. Comd. collier Merrimac and sunk her in Santiago harbor; prisoner in Spanish fortress, June 3 to July 6, 1898. Insp. of Spanish wrecks; in charge of operations to save same; suc- cess with Teresa; on duty in far East, 1899-1900; directed reconstruction at Hong-Kong of 3 Spanish gunboats-Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon and Don Juan de Austria; in charge constrn. dept., Cavite, P.I .; spl. rep. of Navy Dept., Buffalo Expn., 1901, Charleston Expn., 1901-2; superintending naval constrn., Crescent Shipyard, Elizabeth, N.J., May- June, 1902; resigned from U.S.N. Feb. 6, 1903. Was presdl. elector-at-large from Ala., 1904; mem. 60th to 63d Congresses (1907-15), 6th Ala. Dist. Lectur- er, speaker, writer, advocating Am. naval suprema- cy and Am. leadership in internat. movement for peace. Author: A Study of the Situation and Out- look in Europe; The Disappearing Gun Afloat; The Yacht Defender, and the Use of Aluminum in Ma- rine Construction; The Sinking of the Merrimac, 1900; America Must Be Mistress of the Seas, 1902; Why America Should Hold Naval Supremacy, 1903; Paramount Importance of Immediate Naval Ex- pansion, 1904; Buck Jones at Annapolis, 1907; Di- plomacy and the Fleet, 1908; Arbitration and Arma- ments, 1908; In Line of Duty, 1909; America's War Policy, 1910; Fortification of the Panama Canal, 1911; The Great Destroyer (alcohol), 1911. Ad- dress: Evanston, Ill.

HOBSON, Sarah Matilda, M.D .; b. Island Pond, Vt., Sept. 25, 1861; d. Samuel Decatur and Mary Elizabeth (Sawyer) Hobson; ed. pub. schs., Island Pond, and Wakefield, Mass .; State Normal Sch., Sa- lem, Mass., 1877-9; Montpelier (Vt.) Sem., 1880-2; Ph. B., Boston Univ., 1887, M.D., 1890. Demonstra- tor anatomy, Boston Univ. Med. Sch., 1888-90; be- gan practice in Saco, Me., 1890; removed to Chi- cago, 1892: attending physician, Chicago Home for the Friendless, 1900-5, since consulting physician; adj. prof. pediatrics, Hahnemann Med. Coll., 1904- 10. Pres. Chicago Homce. Med. Soc., 1912; mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy (sec. since 1914 and editor of its Journal), Ill. Home. Med. Soc., Am. Med. Editors' Assn., Kappa Kappa Gamma. Progressive. Congregationalist. Clubs: Woman's, Chicago Col- lege, Cordon, After Dinner. Home: 5409 Blackstone Av. Office: 700 Marshall Field Bldg.

HOCHE, Edmond Sebastien, sociological investi- gator and writer; b. Cape Girardeau, Mo., Jan. 20, 1869; s. Georges Philippe and Mary Ellen (Garagh- ty) Hoche; ed. parochial school, Cape Girardeau, 1874-80; St. Vincent's Coll., 1881-6; m. Roberte Louise Ruff, of St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 31, 1904. News- paper reporter and mag. writer; sec. Lafayette Me- morial Commn, which erected monument, 1900, to Lafayette in the Court of the Louvre, Paris, in name of the school children of the U.S .; asso. ed- itor of report to Congress on the Paris Expn. Uni- verselle, 1900; asst. dir. exhibits, St. Louis Expn., 1904, and editor report on exhibits of this expn .;

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sociol. investigator and writer on econ. and sociol. on lakes; later locomotive fireman until 1880; iden- topics; sec., dir. Automatic Recording Safe Co. tified with C., R.I.&P. Ry. since Aug., 1880; paymas- Officier d'Académie Français. Decorations: Order ter's clk., 1880-7; paymaster lines west of Mo. River, 1887-98; gen, cashier at Chicago, 1898-1909, asst. treas, since Dec., 1909. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Beverly Coun- try, Ridge Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 7113 Harvard Av. Office: 1112 LaSalle Station. of the Crown, conferred by Emperor of Germany, 1904; Order of the Rising Sun, conferred by Em- peror of Japan, 1905. Progressive. Clubs: 111. Ath- letic, South Shore Country, Olympia Fields Coun- try. Recreations: golf, hand ball, swimming. Home: 45 Bellevue Pl. Office: 159 N. State St.

HOCHSCHILD, Louis, drug sundries; b. Har- vard, Ill., Sept. 24, 1873; s. of Christopher A. and Amelia Hochschild; ed. pub, sch., Harvard, Ill., and business coll .; m. Chicago, June, 1897, Olive Irene Baker; 1 daughter, Irene Louise. Office boy, becoming gen. mgr. A. M. Foster & Co., druggists' glassware, 1899-Dec. 31, 1899; sec. and treas. of Western Bottle Mfg. Co., Jan. 1, 1900-Jan. 1, 1905; pres, of Hochschild-Kelter Co., and its successor, Hochschild-Walker Corpn., since 1905, Republican. Mason. Home: 628 Addison St. Office: 201 E. Ohio Street.

HODEL, George, decorator and furnisher: b. at Hamburg, Germany, May 27, 1875; s. George and Annie (Kuecke) Hodel; came to America, 1882; ed. pub, schs .; m. Mary P. Haines, of Denver, Aug. 29, 1907; 1 daughter, Shirley Henrietta. Entered em- ploy of Mitchell & Halbach, decorators and fur- nishers, 1890; sec. of the firm since Apr. 13, 1908. Republican. Protestant. Mason. Club: Ill. Ath- letic. Home: 6937 Constance Av. Office: 1715 S. Michigan Av.

HODGES, Walter Edward, railway official; b. at Fall River, Mass., July 23, 1860; grad. Rogers High Sch., Newport, R.I., 1879. Began ry. service, Nov., 1881, with C., B.&Q.R.R., with which remained un- til 1889, resigning as asst. to the gen. mgr .; traffic mgr. Fraser & Chalmers (now Allis, Chalmers Co.), Chicago, 1889-95; entered service of A .. T.& S.F.Ry., Jan. 1, 1896, as pvt. sec. to the pres., 1896- 97, gen. purchasing agt., Apr. 1, 1897-Sept, 30, 1909, and vice pres. since Oct. 1, 1909. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, III. Athletic, South Shore Country, Mid-Day. Recreation: motoring. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange, Chicago.

HODGKINS, Jefferson, quarryman and crushed stone contractor; b. Lemoine, Me., Oct. 27, 1843: s. Philip and Mary (Blunt) Hodgkins; ed. pub. schs. of native place; m. Trenton, Me., Nov. 12, 1873, Jen- nie Lewis; children: William Lewis, Edne Rachel. After leaving schs. became sailor, sailing out of New York and Boston, from 17 to 25, except 1 yr. as a private in Co. C, 26th Me. Vols. in Civil War. Engaged in govt. surveys, 1869-70; came to Chi- cago, 1872, and was supt. Chicago Dredging & Dock Co. several years, and later in contracting business for self; organized, 1885, the Kimball & Cobb Stone Co., which, in 1888, he bought out and consolidated with the Brownell Improvement Co., of which is pres. Aide de camp on Governor Fifer's staff with rank of col. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Re- publican. Life mem. Englewood Commandery K.T. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country; Coun- try (Lake Geneva, Wis.). Recreations: golf, travel. Home: 7148 Princeton Av. Office: 1220 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.

HODGKINS, William Lewis, vice president of Brownell Improvement Co .; b. Chicago, May 15, 1875; s. Jefferson and Jennie (Lewis) Hodgkins; grad. Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1897: m. Chi- cago, Nov. 24, 1903, Mae Press. Entered service of the Brownell Improvement Co., contractors for pub. improvements, 1897, and is now vice pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Sigma Nu. Republican. Clubs: University, Union League, Builders', Lake Geneva, Midlothian, South Shore Country. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: 5046 Green- wood Av. Office: 133 W. Washington St.

HOEFELD, Albert, men's furnisher; b. Hanover, Germany, June 13, 1865; s. Nathan and Henrietta (Bernstein) Hoefeld; ed. high sch., Seesen, Ger- many; m. Sadie Lelewer, of Chicago, Mar. 22, 1893; 2 children: Mrs. Helen H. Pfaelzer, Norman. Came to U.S., 1884; began as dealer in men's furnishings, Chicago, 1892; now operates 6 stores in downtown dist. of Chicago. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chicago Real Estate Bd. Jewish religion. Club: Standard. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 5020 Ellis Av. Office: 14 W. Washington St.

HOELSCHER, Herman M,, plumbing and heat- ing supplies; b. Elmhurst, 111., Feb. 10, 1862; s. of Moritz and Sophie (Duensing) Hoelscher; ed. pub. schs., pvt. instruction in German and chemistry, and attended Dyrenforth Business Coll .: unmar- ried. Became identified with L. Wolff Mfg. Co., 1880, serving in various capacities until elected asst. sec., 1900, and sec. and dir., 1910; now mem. firm of Hoelscher Bros. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Shriner); dir. Ill. Masonic Orphans' Home, 1902-4. Mem. Veteran Corps 1st Regt. I.N.G. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Press (life), Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country, Germania Maenner- chor. Recreations: farming, outdoor diversions. Homes: 414 Diversey Parkway, Chicago; (sum- mer) Bellevue Farm, Wauconda, Ill. Office: 1301 W. Division St., Chicago.

*HOELSCHER, Julius Henry, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)

HOENIGSBERGER, Dave, mfr .; b. Chicago, Mar. 12, 1875; s. Arnold and Rose (Benjamin) Hoenigs- berger; grad. pub. schs., Brooklyn Poly. Inst., and from a Chicago business coll .; m. Sophie Arnheim, Chicago, June 10, 1899; 2 children: Arleen, Helaine Rose. At age of 16 entered the fur robe mfg. es- tablishment of his father, and at the age of 23 suc- ceeded to an interest in the business; pres. of the corpn. of "A. Hoenigsberger" - the name under which the business has been conducted from the first; also pres. Perfection Fur Robe Co., and Chi- cago Fur Rug Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Mason, K.P. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 4843 Michigan Av. Office: 16 S. Market St.

HOENIGSBERGER, Harry L., mfr. lap robes. (See vol. 1911.)

HOERBER, John L., brewer; b. Waukegan, Ill., Feb. 3, 1848; s. of John L. and Terese (Susbauer) Hoerber; m. Chicago, 1870, Wilhelmina Nurenber- ger (died 1902) ; children: John L., Jr., Fred, Wil- liam, Carrie ( Mrs. Louis L. Passow). Entered John L. Hoerber Brewing Co., established by father, and upon the latter's death, 1899, became pres. of the company. Mem. West Side Sangerkrantz, Ambro- sia Sangerverein, Arbeiterverein. Club: Fox Lake Yacht. Home: 3322 Washington Boul. Office: 1619 W. 21st Fl.

HOERBER, William Leonard, brewer; b. Wau- kegan, Ill., Apr. 15, 1849; s. John L. and Terese { Susbauer) Hoerber; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Dec. 20, 1883, Ida L. Roeder; children: William L., Jr., Milward F., Gladys Elaine. Brought up in hrewing business and since 1880 with the J. L. Hoerber Brewing Co., of which is now sec. and vice pres. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood. Recre- ations: travel, music, association of family. Home: 4711 Kimbark Av. Office: 1619 W. 21st Pl.

HOERR, Charles F., banker; b. Chicago, Jan. 30, 1869; s. Daniel and Barbara (Frees) Hoerr; ed. pub, schs., Chicago Athenæum, Met. Business Coll .: student Univ. of Chicago, 1893, Chicago Coll. of Law 1 year; m. Lillie Sophia Oberman, of Joliet, Ill., August 8, 1900; 3 children: Lucile Marie, Mil- dred Lillian, Stanley Oberman, Connected with father's meat market, 1885-93; First Nat. Bank.

HODSON, William, railway official; b. Chicago, Dec. 18, 1858; s. John Raper and Elizabeth (Edge- ley) Hodson; grad. Douglas Sch. (pub.), Chicago, 1874; m. Leavenworth, Kan., Kate Turner Weed, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1884; 5 children: John R., Mer- ritt (grad. U.S. Naval Acad., 1911 ; now sr. It., U.S. N.), William, Jr., Fred W. (2d It., U.S.A.), Marga- ret Elizabeth. Began as sailor on ocean and later Chicago, 1893-1905; was first mgr. advertising and

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new business dept., later cashier West Side Trust trustees Village of Desplaines for 3 yrs. (pres. 2 & Savings Bank, 1905-11; first vice pres. Home yrs.); chmn. Bd. of Edn. of School District No. 64, Cook Co., 1898-1917. Republican. Home: Desplaines, Ill. Office: 500 County Bldg., Chicago. Bank & Trust Co., 1911-13; an organizer and pres. Home Bank & Trust Co. since Jan., 1914. Pres. Chicago Assn. of Credit Men, 1915-16; mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce (com. on edn.), Western Econ. Soc., Am. Acad. Polit. Science, Chicago Soc. Ethical Culture; pres. Parents' Assn. Francis W. Parker School, 1916; vice pres. Lake View Neigh- borhood Assn. Liberal Republican. Unitarian. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: golf, handball. Home: 4253 N. Hermitage Av. Office: Milwaukee and Ashland Avs.

HOEY, Michael Henry, lawyer; b. on farm near Dexter, Mich., Feb. 5, 1859; s. Patrick and Margaret (O'Hara) Hoey; ed. dist. schs., high sch., Dexter; LL. B., Univ. of Mich., 1888; m. Marie A. Gallagher, of Dexter, Nov. 7, 1888; 6 children, Joseph C., Vin- cent E., Walter A., Eileen M., Raymond M., Paul F. Admitted to bar, 1888, and since practiced in Chi- cago; pres. Globe Mutual Life Ins. Assn., Perfec- tion Razor Strop Co. Mem. 7th Regt. N.G., 1890-8, retiring as q.m. of the regt. Democrat. Nem. Knights of Columbus. Residence: 6601 Yale Av. Office: 431 S. Dearborn St.

HOFFMAN, George, insurance; b. St. Clair, Pa., Aug. 26, 1875; s. Edward H. and Caroline H. ( Far- son) Hoffman; ed. pub. schs., Phila .; Phila. Manual Training Sch .; Brown Prep. Sch. (Phila.) ; Peirce Business Coll .; classical work under pvt. tutors; m. Emily L. Leacock, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., Aug. 31, 1900; 4 children: George Edward, Emily Caroline, William Viney, Edward Herbert. With Phila. & Reading Ry. in Phila., gen. pass. agent's and 1st vice president's offices, 1896-1903; with Security Mut. Life Ins. Co., 1903-10; mgr. Northwestern Nat. Life Ins. Co., 1910; life ins. broker, 1911-16; gen. mgr. Germania Life Ins. Co. since Jan. 1, 1916. Edi- tor of "The People," 1898-1905 (issued as a weekly in Phila.); sec. Pa. Prohibition State Com., 1895- 1906, chmn. 1 yr .; candidate for sec. of internal af- fairs of Pa. Prohibition ticket, 1906; treas. Ill. State Prohibition Exec. Com. 2 yrs. Mem. Chicago Life Underwriters' Assn., Pa. Soc. of Ill. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Mid-Day, Ill. Athletic, German. Home: 1157 Farwell Av. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.

HOFFMAN, Jacob S., wholesale cheese and pack- ing house products; b. Chicago, Sept. 7, 1883; s. of Joseph and Goldyne Hoffman; ed. pub, schs. and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Bessie Cohen, of Chicago, Aug. 22, 1895; 3 children: Ger- trude Frances, Goldyne Rita, LeRoy Harry. Began in employ of German-Am. Provision Co., 1901; then with N. Uhlmann & Co., wholesale cheese, 1908-12; organized, 1912, J. S. Hoffman Co., of which is pres. and treas. Republican. Mem. Apollo Lodge No. 642, A.F. and A.M. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 5728 South Park Av. Office: 219-221 N. Franklin St.

HOFFMAN, John Raymond, M.D .; b. Ottawa, Ill., June 18, 1865; s. Asa M. and Frances ( Raymond) Hoffman; grad, high sch., Ottawa, 1885; M.D., Chi- cago Med. Coll. (Northwestern Univ.), 1891; m. Mary T. Hapeman, of Ottawa, June 2, 1892: chil- dren: Douglas T., Phoebe Ella, Frances Faith, Pa- tricia Mary. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1891; practice limited to eye, ear, nose and throat: now dir. and sec. Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Coll., and prof. ophthalmology in same. Capt. and asst. surgeon 3d Inf., I.N.G., 1896-8. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Acad. Ophthalmol- mette Country. Home: 1231 Greenwood Av., Wil- mette. Ill. Office: 31 N. State St., Chicago.

HOFFMAN, Peter Michael, coroner of Cook Co .; b. Desplaines, Cook Co., Ill., Mar. 22, 1863; s. Michael and Annette ( Nimsgarn) Hoffman: ed. pub. schs. of Desplaines and business coll. in Chicago; m. Des- plaines, 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. 17 yrs .; mem. Bd. County Commrs. of Cook Co., 1898-1904; coroner of Cook Co. since Nov., 1904. Served as mem. bd. of plaines St., Chicago.

HOFFMAN, Richard Yates, lawyer; b. Jefferson, Wis., Dec. 27, 1886; s. Julius T. C. and Catherine (Emmerich) Hoffman; prep. edn. Hyde Park High Sch .; B.S., Hobart Coll., 1907; studied Sage Sch. of Philosophy (Cornell Univ.); LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1911; m. Faye Bruen, of Berkeley, Cal., June 7, 1913; 1 son, Richard Bruen. Practiced in Chicago since 19II; mem. Defrees, Buckingham & Eaton; lecturer on property and on Ill. law of wills, Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. Asso. editor Ill. Law Review since 1910. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Legal Club. Republican. Protestant. Home: 934 Pine St., Winnetka, 111. Office: Borland Bldg., Chicago.

HOFFMAN, William Albert, safes: b. Hopkinton, Mass., July 4, 1851; s. William and Martha (Leigh- ton) Hoffman; ed. pub. schs., Boston; m. Jane J. McKee, of Boston, Mar. 11, 1876; children: Frank M., William A., Jane R. (Mrs. J. R. Roberts), Rob- ert J. Began in Boston, in the grocery trade; in em- ploy of Procter & Gamble Co., soap mfrs., Cincin- nati, O., 1880-9; in fireproof safe business in Chi- cago since 1889, and since organization, Mar. 17, 1898, has been sec. Trumbull Safe & Vault Co. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Home: 5546 Winthrop Av. Office: 77 W. Lake St.

HOFFMANN, Francis A., Jr., lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

HOFFMANN, Frank F., M.D .; b. Chicago, Aug. 18, 1878; s. William and Albertina (Adams) Hoff- mann; ed. pub. schs .; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1901; unmarried. Practiced in Chicago since 1901; teach- er of surgery and other subjects, Bennett Med. Coll., 2 yrs., Chicago Med. Coll., 5 yrs .; dir. Logan Square Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (pres. North West br., 1915-16). Republican. Mason (Blue Lodge, Chapter, Consistory, Shrine) ; mem. I.O.O.F., Royal League, Foresters, etc. Home: 2514 Smalley Ct. Of- fice : 3117 Logan Boul.

HOFFMANN, Frederick D., electric railway offi- cial; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 25, 1880; s. Frederick Martin and Bertha B. ( Buenger) Hoffmann; ed. pub. schs., Milwaukee; m. Ruth Cobe Hoffmann, of Bos- ton, June 3, 1911. Began active career in employ of Milwaukee Electric Ry. Co., 1898-1901; with Inter- nat. Ry. Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 1901-6; sec .- treas. Chi- cago City Ry. Co. since 1907; also sec .- treas. Calu- met & South Chicago Ry. Co., Southern St. Ry. Co., Hammond, Whiting & Chicago Ry. Co .; sec .- asst. treas. Chicago Surface Lines. Club: South Shore Country. Home: 5479 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 704 Borland Bldg.

HOFHEIMER, Zach, lawyer; b. at Williamsburg, Va., Apr. 22, 1852; s. Isaac and Rachel (Rathensics) Hofheimer; A.B., William and Mary Coll., 1871; m. Emma Ellinger, of Chicago, Jan. 17, 1887; children: Edwin, Irene. Admitted to bar, 1874; was mem. firm of Hofheimer, Zeisler & Mack; asst. state's atty., 1908-13. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Law Club. Democrat. Home: 4742 Ellis Av. Office: 127 N. Dearborn St.

HOFSTEAD, Harry Oliver, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)

HOGAN, George R., pres. McIntosh Battery & liam J. Herbert and Amelia A. (Harding) Hogan; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Anna Hjerstedt, of Chi- cago, Sept. 7, 1903; 4 children: Reginald Herbert, Albert Julian, Winifred Natalia, Georgiana Penel- ope. Began with the McIntosh Battery & Optical Co., 1896; served in various capacities and became pres., 1917; also pres. Ultima Physical Appliance Co. Inventor and patentee of the Hogan Silent Röntgen Transformer (X-ray apparatus). Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Mason. Club: Chicago Men- delssohn. Recreations: music, motoring. Home: 1501 S. 8th Av., Maywood, Ill. Office: 217 N. Des-

ogy and Oto-Laryngology. Episcopalian. Club: Wil- Optical Co .; b. Elmhurst, 111., July 24, 1881; s. Wil-

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HOGAN, Thomas S., lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 31, (then the largest firm of photographers in the 1862; s. M. W. and Delia ( Walsh) Hogan; ed. Chris- world), continuing about 10 yrs .; entered office of William D. Kerfoot & Co., real estate, 1880; ad- mited to partnership Jan. 1, 1915. Democrat. Epis- copalian. Mason (K.T.). Recreation: gardening. Home: 415 Forest Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 58-60 W. Washington St., Chicago. tian Bros. Coll., St. Louis; St. Louis Univ .; Wash- ington Univ .; LL.B., St. Louis Law Sch., 1884, A.M., 1885. Admitted to Mo. bar, 1883; in practice at St. Louis until 1886, at Chicago since 1886, first with his father, then as sr. mem. firm of Hogan & Hogan, and alone since 1914. Admitted to Supreme Court HOGLE, William Watson, fruit juices; b. at Ft. Covington, N.Y., Oct. 10, 1860; s. Richard R. and Cynthia (Watson) Hogle; ed. pub. schs., Ft. Cov- ington, N. Y., and Evanston, Ill .; m. Emma Worth- ington, of Chicago, 1904; children: Everitt W., Elizabeth S., Eugene E., Eulita D. In ry. service until 1899; then with Chester F. Hogle & Co., mer- chandise brokers, and Weinrath Brokerage Co., both of Chicago; sales mgr. The De Long Hook & Eye Co., Phila., Pa., 1909-12; treas. Halsey Mfg. Co., temperature regulators, Phila., to Oct., 1915; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Tropical Fruit Juice Co., Chicago, 1915-17, since pres. Republican. Chris- tian Scientist. Mem. Nat. Union. Club: Edgewood Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 4706 Drake Av. Office: 730-740 N. Franklin St. of the U.S., Nov. 4, 1900. Dir. Nat. Printing & En- graving Co., The U.S. Chemists' Assn., Am. Amuse- ment Assn., U.S. Amusement Assn., Chicago Street Flushing Machine Co., Gross Lifeograph Co., and Colonial Mining Co. Has been identified with liti- gation upon questions of copyright and law relat- ing to literary property in state and federal courts; atty. for State Bd. of Health. Mem. 111. State, Chi- cago and St. Louis bar assns. Ex-pres. Patriotic Ancient and Honorables of U.S. Grant Post No. 28, Dept. of Ill., G.A.R. Mem. Knights of Columbus, B.P.O.E. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, Westward Ho Golf, Columbus; also Mo. Athletic (St. Louis) ; St. George and Alsatian (London). Home: 4817 Washington Boul. Office: 816 Ashland Block.

HOGE, see also Hoag, also Hogue.

HOGE, Holmes, retired banker; b. at Allegheny City, Pa., Mar. 2, 1842; s. Abraham Holmes and Jane Currie ( Blaikie) Hoge; moved with family to Chicago, 1848; ed. Hopkins Acad., Old Hadley, Mass .; grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Evanston, Ill., June 9, 1869, Kate North Iglehart; children: Mamie Iglehart (deceased), Louise (deceased), Jane Holmes, Katherine. Enlisted in Chicago Mercantile Battery, Aug., 1862; commd. by President 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 Chicago, 1867-72; in real estate business, 1872-3; entered 1st Nat. Bank in 1873 in clerical ca- pacity, advancing until he reached the office of vice pres. in charge of a division under the reorganiza- tion of the official staff; retired from active busi- ness, Dec. 31, 1906. Life mem. Soc. Army of the Tenn .; mem. Logan Post G.A.R., Ill. Commandery Loyal Legion. Clubs: Evanston, Glen View, Harbor Point Golf, and Annandale Golf (Pasadena, Cal.). Recreation: golf. Address: First National Bank, Chicago.

HÖGFELDT, Otto, clergyman, editor; b. at Dals- land, Sweden, Aug. 10, 1861; s. Gustaf and Maria (Bryngelson) Högfeldt; ed. in old country and at Ansgari Coll., Knoxville, Ill .; m. Augusta Lindberg, of Iron Mountain, Mich., Sept. 1, 1886; children: Edith, Florence, Paul, Ruth, Hildur, Irene, Adele, Blanche. Came to America, 1881; ordained minis- try Swedish Evangelical Ch., 1884; pastor Iron Mountain, 1884-9, Evanston, Ill., 1890-3, Cuyler Ch., Chicago, 1897-8, 1908-9, North Park Ch., Chicago, 1911-15, Moreland, Chicago, 1916-17, Irving Park Ch., since 1917. Editor of Missions-Wannen (Mis- sion Friend) since 1889; pres. Mission Friend Pub. Co. Republican. Visited Sweden, 1888, 1899, Rome, Italy, 1911. Home: 3248 Foster Av. Address: 361 Oak St.

HOGG, David, hotel proprietor; b. Kinrosshire, Scotland, Apr. 23, 1842; s. Robert and Elizabeth (Scott) Hogg; ed. in Scotland; came to U.S., 1863; m. Margaret Grady, of Chicago, Sept., 1877: 4 chil- dren: Robert, Ethel (Mirs. L. R. Adams, of Chi- cago), Raymond, Grace (now deceased). Worked as fresco painter and paper hanger in the East, and in Jan., 1869, came to Chicago and worked with John J. McGrath in the wall paper business until 1871; then in same line with David Walker; formed part- nership, 1873, with Alexander D. Hannah, firm of Hannah & Hogg, liquors and cigars; firm incorpo- rated, 1902, under same name, and was vice pres. until July 1, 1910; now treas., Hannah & Hogg, con- ducting Hotel Brevoort. Republican. Home: 58 E. Oak St. Office: 120 W. Madison St.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 109

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 782

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782