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HOOPLE, Frank Chandler, president Am. Life Ins. Co. of Chicago. (See vol. 1911.)
HOOPS, William Howard, mfr. fireplaces; b. at Jackson, Mich., Apr. 13, 1850; s. Joseph Francis and Ann Hoops; ed. pub. sch .; m. Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 9, 1879, Julia A. Dunn; children: Thomas Joseph, William Howard, Harold Fabian, Agnes Julia (Mrs. John L. McInerney ). Began as cashier for the M.C.R.R.Co., in Chicago, 1865; moved to Grand Rapids, 1877, and was identified with the wholesale grocery business until 1886; mem. Tucker & Hoops, lumber, 1886-90; returned to Chicago and established William H. Hoops & Co., fireplaces, etc .; dir. Number Five Mining Co., Ilornitos, Cal. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Press, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Yacht. Home: 4105 Drexel Boul. Office: 529 S. Wabash Av.
HOOVER, Frank Ernest, hides, wool, tallow, etc .; b. Ogle Co., 111., Mar. 28, 1861; s. Daniel and Rebecca (Kirk) Hoover; ed. pub. schs., Freeport, Ill .; m. Freeport, Oct. 31, 1894, Emma E. Engle; children: Esther, Clara V. Began work for Bolles & Rogers, hide, wool and tallow, 1880; traveled for the house 10 yrs. as buyer of hides and tallow. and in 1890 was admitted as a mem, of firm. Dir. West Chicago State Bank. Dir. M.E. Old Peoples' Home. Republican. Methodist. Recreations: hunt- ing, fishing. Home: 521 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 129 W. Kinzie St., Chicago.
HOOVER, Frank Kryder, contracting engr .; b. New Berlin, O., Jan. 19, 1854; s. Daniel and Mary ( Kryder ) Hoover; ed. pub. schs. in Ohio and at Mt. Union Coll., Alliance, O .; m. Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 6, 1883, Effie I. Phelps; children : Ray Phelps, Howard Earl. Began at New Berlin, O., as a farm- er; taught sch. 5 winters; was in partnership 3 yrs. with his brother in the mifr, of leather, harness and collars; went to Kansas City, Mo., in 1879, and en- gaged in the wholesale agrl. implement business;
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also in electric lighting and street lighting; be- came associated with Arthur J. Mason, civil engr., in various experiments and developments connect- ed with excavating and conveying machinery, and in 1894 firm of Hoover & Mason, contracting engrs .. for designing and building such machinery, was established; business removed to Chicago, 1902; firm manufactures excavating and conveying ma- chinery, especially machinery for handling iron ore from mines to furnaces, also owns land and operates plant in Tenn. for production of phos- phate rock. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, South Shore Country. Home: 4841 Woodlawn Av. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boul.
HOOVER, George Percy, banker; b. Glenwood, Ia., Sept. 22, 1862; s. Joseph and Sarah (Kuhn) Hoover; ed. pub. schs. and Knox Acad., Galesburg, Ill .; m. Margaret Phillips, of Galesburg, Oct. 21, 1886; 3 children: Anna Ewing (Mrs. Gardner Ha- zen), Edwin Kuhn, Elizabeth Phillips. Began with First Nat. Bank of Galesburg, Feb. 1, 1881, con- tinuing until July, 1894, successively as messen- ger, bookkeeper, teller and asst. cashier; asst. cashier N. W. Harris & Co., Chicago, 1894-7, cash- ier, and became mem. of firm, 1906; vice pres. Har- ris Trust & Savings Bank since Feb. 1, 1907. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Capt. Co. C, 6th Inf., I.N. G., 1882-5. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Exmoor Country, Recreation: golf. Home: 1045 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 117 W. Monroe St., Chi- cago.
HOPKINS, Albert J., senator; b. DeKalb Co., Ill., Aug. 15, 1846; A.B., Hillsdale ( Mich.) Coll., 1870; m. Emma Stolp. Admitted to bar and prac- ticed at Aurora, Ill., and Chicago; now mem. firm Hopkins & Hopkins (son, James S.). State's atty. Kane Co., 111., 1872-6; mem. Rep. State Central Com., 1878-80; presdl. elector, 1884; mem. 49th to 57th Congresses (1885-1903), 8th Ill. Dist .; U.S. senator from 111., 1903-9. Supported by Rep. con- gressional delegation of Ill. as candidate for Speaker, 56th Congress. Home: Aurora, Ill. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St., Chicago,
HOPKINS, Albert Lafayette, lawyer; b. Hickory, Miss., Apr. 27, 1886; s. Oliver and Helen V. (Tucker) Hopkins; ed. pub. schools; Millsaps Coll., Jackson, Miss., 1900-1; Univ. of Miss., 1901-2; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1905, fellow in economics, 1905-6, J.D., 1908; Harvard Law School, 1906-8, LL.B., 1909; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1908, and prac- ticed at Chicago; asst. U.S. atty. at Chicago, 1913- 17; asst. counsel for Interstate Commerce Commn., at Washington, since 1917. Democrat. Methodist. Clubs: City, Quadrangle, Calumet Country (Chi- cago). Recreation: golf. Home: 1412 E. 56th St., Chicago, Office: Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D.C.
HOPKINS, Clarence Whittingham, M.D., surgeon; b. Denton, Md., Sept. 23, 1872; s. William H. and Mary E. Hopkins; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1901; m. Miss M. E. Kinzie, of Chicago, July 23, 1904. Practiced at Chicago since 1901; chief surgeon C.&N. W. Ry. since 1914. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Assn. Ry. Surgeons, Assn. N.W. Ry. Surgeons. Episcopalian. Club: Westmoreland Country. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 323 W. Kinzie St.
HOPKINS, Claude C., president Lord & Thomas; b. Hillsdale, Mich., Apr. 24, 1866; s. Fernando F. and Nancy Marie (Wier) Hopkins; grad. grammar and high schs .; studied at Grand Rapids (Mich.) Business Coll .; m. Clara Crawford, of South Bend, Ind., Dec. 17, 1890; m. 2d, Harriet Bentley Moon, of Chicago, July 14, 1914. Began in advertising dept. of Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1885; came to Chicago; advertising mgr. of Swift & Co., packers; later engaged in writing advertisements, and finally became identified with Lord & Thomas, of which is now pres. Republican. Baptist. Elk. Summer Home: Fruitport, Mich. Office: 5 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.
HOPKINS, Francis Augustus, patent lawyer; Aug. 2, 1865-1914. (See vol. 1911.)
HOPKINS, Harry Stephen, brick machinery. Re- moved to New York, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
(Hawken) Hopkins; grad. DeKalb High Sch., 1883, Knox Coll., 1887; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chi- cago, 1889; unmarried. In practice at Chicago since 1890; mem. State Bd. of Equalization, 1900-4; judge Municipal Court of Chicago, 1910-16. Trustee Ill. Industrial Home for the Blind, 1896-1900; mem. Draft Exemption Bd., 1917. Democrat. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mason, Elk, K.P. Mem. Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Phi. Club: Ill. Athletic. Address: Ill. Athletic Club.
HOPKINS, James McHenry, mfr .; b. Xenia, O .. July 24, 1866; s. Finley G. and Ray (McHenry) Hopkins; ed. pub, schs. in Ohio; m. Anna M., d. A. J. Farley, of Chicago, Oct. 10, 1894; 2 sons: Farley, James McHenry, Jr. Began with Barney & Smith Car Co., Dayton, O., 1885-97; removed to Chicago and became identified with the Camel Co., ry. sup- plies, becoming pres., 1908; vice pres. Ryan Car Co .; pres. Lemac Carriers Co. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Chicago Golf. Recrea- tions: motoring, traveling. Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 610, 332 S. Michigan Av.
HOPKINS, James Stolp, lawyer; b. Aurora, Ill., June 20, 1879; s. U.S. Senator Albert J. and Emma (Stolp) Hopkins; student Univ. of Pa., class of 1902; LL.B., Ill. Coll. of Law, 1903; m. Maude Douglas, of Chicago, June 11, 1903; 1 daughter, Josephine Adel. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903; mem. law firm of Hopkins & Hopkins since 1903. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mem, Phi Kappa Psi. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: literature, outdoor diversions. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St., Chi- cago.
HOPKINS, John Henry, clergyman; b. Burling- ton, Vt., Sept. 17, 1861; s. Rev. Theodore Austin and Alice Leavenworth (Doolittle) Hopkins; A.B., Univ. of Vt., 1883; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., 1890, S.T.B., 1893; (S.T.D., Western Theol. Sem .; D.D., Univ. of Vt.); m. Marie Moulton Graves, of Bur- lington, Vt., June 10, 1890. 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., 1909-10; rec- tor Ch. Redeemer, Chicago, since Dec. 1, 1910. Chaplain 4th Regt., Mo. N.G., 1897-9. Editor Bible Lessons, in St. Andrew's Cross, 1896-99. Progres- sive. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Illinois, Church, City. Home: 5701 Blackstone Av.
HOPKINS, John P., mayor; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 29, 1858; s. John and Mary (Flynn) Hopkins; ed. St. Joseph's Coll., Buffalo, N.Y., until 1871. Learned machinist's trade in Buffalo and came to Chicago, 1880; in employ of Pullman Palace Car Co., 1881-8; then in business as sec. Arcade Trading Co. and its successor, the Secord & Hopkins Co .; dir. Aurora Automatic Machinery Co., Chicago & Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Independent Pneumatic Tool Co., Consumers Co. Chmn. campaign com. in the campaign which resulted in annexation of Hyde Park, Lake, Cicero, Jefferson and Lake View to Chicago; mayor of Chicago, 1894-5, elected to fill unexpired term of the sr. Carter H. Harrison. Was chmn. Dem. Campaign Com., 1890-1-2; vice chmn. Nat. (Gold) Dem. Com., 1896, and chmn. Dem. State Com., 1901, 2, 3, 4; del. Dem. Nat. Conv., 1892, 1900 and 1904. Sec. State Council of Defense, 1917. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Chicago Hist. Soc., Art Inst. Chicago, Field Museum Natural History, Bibliophile Soc. Boston, Am .- Irish Hist. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Germania. Recreations: traveling, reading. Home: 3236 Michigan Av. Office: 20 W. Jackson Boul.
HOPKINS, Lambert N., railway official; b. Bal- timore, Apr. 26, 1852; s. Lambert N. and Mary R. (Johnson) Hopkins; ed. St. Timothy's Hall, Ca- tonsville, Md .; m. Constance C. Smith, of Marietta, O., Oct. 14, 1880. Began ry. service with C.,B.&Q. R.R., 1885, as clerk in auditor's and trainmaster's offices until 1886; asst. sec. and asst. treas. Peoria (IIl.) Union Elevator Co. (owned by road), 1886-7, clerk and asst, paymaster, 1887-8, paymaster, 1888- 91, auditor passenger accounts, 1891-96, commis- sary, 1896-99, supply agent, 1899-1905, and pur-
HOPKINS, Jacob H., lawyer; b. DeKalb, Ill., May 3, 1865; s. Thomas Montgomery and Julia Ann chasing agent since July 1, 1905. Club: Union
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League. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: Recreations: motoring, fishing, golf. Home: 8142 547 W. Jackson Boul. S. Peoria St. Office: 113 E. Austin Av.
HOPKINS, Louis J., iron and lumber merchant; b. Parkman, Geauga Co., O., Nov. 14, 1863; s. Ezra and Margaret (Pool) Hopkins; ed. common school; m. Mary E. Smith, of New Haven, Conn., July 16, 1893. Identified with the iron and lumber indus- try, Duluth, Minn., since 1887; mem. firm of Swal- low & Hopkins, iron and lumber, since 1887; came to Chicago, 1906. Independent in politics. Uni- tarian. Clubs: Union League (Chicago): Kitchi Gammi (Duluth, Minn.). Home: Winnetka, Il1. Offices: Duluth, Minn., and 921 The Rookery, Chi- 1898-1900, spl. quarantine officer, Nome. 1900; med. cago.
HOPKINS, Louis Mathiot, patent lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
HORN, Charles, wholesale lumber; b. Reed City, Mich., Nov. 1, 1877; s. Charles H. and Elizabeth (Ort) Horn; ed. pub. schs. and business coll., Big Rapids, Mich .: m. Estella Kate Thompson, of Boyne Falls, Mich., Sept. 17, 1895; 2 children: Nor- man T., Marshall T. Associated with father in flour mill business, Boyne Falls, Mich., until 1900; connected with J. O. Nessen Lumber Co., Manistee, Mich., since 1900: was made sec. and dir., 1911, and in 1913 came to Chicago for the company. Repub- lican. Methodist. K.P. Home: 546 N. Long Av. Office: 1007 Peoples Gas Bldg.
HORN, Frank William, mfr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 19, 1869; s. Anton F. and. Caroline (Schmeichel) Horn; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago to 1884; m. Margaret Dunseath, of Chicago, Aug. 9, 1899; 2 children: Eleanor Margaret. Frank W., Jr. With the Main Belting Co., 1884-90; in bicycle business (Horn Cy- cle 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. Home: 2857 Wilcox Av. Office: 564 W. Jackson Boulevard.
HORNER, Charles H., wholesale grocer; Nov. 9, 1859-Jan., 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
HORNER, Henry, probate judge; b. at Chicago, Nov. 30, 1878; s. Solomon A. and Dilah Horner; grad. pub. schs., Chicago, and Chicago Manual Training Sch .; attended. Univ. of Mich. and Univ. of Chicago; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1898; unmarried. Began practice in Chicago, 1898; mem. firm of Whitman & Horner until 1916; elect- ed judge of Probate Court, 1916; term expires 1918. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Dir. Home for Aged Jews, Young Men's Associated Jewish Charities, Mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Democrat. Mason. Clubs: Standard, Iroquois, Ill. Athletic, Lake Shore Country. Home: 4801 Forrestville Av.
HORNER, John Wesley, clergyman; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)
HORNER, Wilbur N., lawyer; b. Lebanon, Ill., May 2, 1860; s. Henry Hypes and Helen M. (Dan- forth) Horner; ed. McKendree Coll., Lebanon, Ill., and Columbia Univ., N.Y. City; unmarried. First located in Belleville, Ill .; became law partner of Gov. Gustavus Koerner, firm name of Koerner & Horner; went to N.Y. City, 1889, and took full course in law and political science at Columbia: came to Chicago, 1892, and shortly afterward formed law partnership with ex-U.S. Senator Ly- man Trumbull; since death of Mr. Trumbull has practiced alone; specializes in corpn. law. Repub- lican. Clubs: Calumet, South Shore; Lawyers' (New York). Recreations: hunting, fishing. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
HORNISHER, Anthony P., wholesale paper; b. Steyr, Austria, May 4, 1874; s. Franz and Theresa (Fiernstein) Hornisher; ed. pub. schs., St. Louis, Mo .: m. Rose An Larvick, of St. Louis, June 26, 1903; children: Forrest A., Urban C. Came to America, 1884; began in employ of Bridge Beach Mfg. Co., St. Louis, 1893, continuing 8 yrs .; then salesman for Weisert Bros. Tobacco Co., 1901-3; asst. supt. Met. Ins. Co., 1903-6; local mgr. at St. Louis for Scott Paper Co. of Phila., 1906-10; asst. sales mgr. at Phila. for same company, 1910-14, and western sales mgr. at Chicago since 1914. Lutheran,
HORNSBY, John Allan, M.D .; b. St. Louis, Dec. 19, 1861; s. Doddridge Christopher and Elizabeth Matilda (Pim) Hornsby; ed. high school and Wash- ington Univ., St. Louis: M.D., St. Louis Med. Coll. ( Washington Univ. ), 1882; m. Edith Primm, of St. Louis, Sept. 18, 1883; 2 children: Edith, Hubert. Interne, St. Louis City Hosp., 1882; asst. super- vising surgeon, Mo.P.Ry., 1883; coroner St. Louis Co., 1884-5; clerk St. Louis House of Delegates, 1886-7: surgeon White Pass & Yukon Ry., Alaska, officer under U.S. Treasury Dept., at Nome, 1901; came to Chicago, 1890; supt, Michael Reese Hosp., 1907-13; apptd. Ist It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Served in Mo. N.G. and St. Louis police reserves; asst, chief of elec. dept. Chicago Expn., 1890-4. Decorated with spl. medal hy French Govt., 1893. Formerly foreign exchange editor Chicago Record-Herald, and asst. editor St. Louis Med. Review; now editor Modern Hospital Jour- nal. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Hosp. Assn., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., A.A.A.S., Am. Assn. Mil. Sur- geons, Physicians' Club, Royal League. Clubs: City, Irish Fellowship. Author (with Richard E. Schmidt): The Modern Hospital, 1913. Recrea- tion: farming. Home 1537 E. 60th St. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.
HORNSTEIN, George, printer; b. West Bend, Wis., May 10, 1858; came to Chicago from Wis., 1872; learned printer's trade in Chicago, and began husiness as Hornstein Brothers, 1883; established firm of George Hornstein Co., 1895, inc., 1899, of which is pres .; makes specialty of law printing. Home: 600 E. 51st St. Office: 75 W. Van Buren St.
HORNSTEIN, Leon, lawyer; b. West Bend, Wis., July 5, 1863; s. Simon and Charlotte (Goldman) Hornstein: grad. West Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1878; m. June 25, 1911, Esther Younker, of Louisi- ana. Mo .; 2 children. Began in printing business. 1883, with brother, George, under firm name of Hornstein Bros., continuing until 1895: admitted to bar, 1897; mem. firm Hornstein & Coith, 1901-4, Hornstein & Fisher, 1907-10, alone since 1910. Dem. candidate for Congress, 1st Ill. Dist., 1900; asst. corpn. counsel, Chicago, 1905-7, and since 1911; candidate for nomination as judge of Municipal Court in primary election, 1908. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Jewish religion. Club: Iroquois. Home: 5926 South Park Av. Office: 5II City Hall.
HORR, George Barker, railway official; b. Ober- lin, O., Sept. 30, 1863; s. Ralph Turner and Martha W. (Barker) Horr; ed. pub. schs., Akron, O., and high sch., Cleveland; m. Frances Woods, of Morri- son, Ill., Nov. 8, 1888; 2 children: Leonard Woods. Marion. Entered service of the Merchants De- spatch Transportation Co., 1879, and has since heen with that company and its successor, the New York Central Fast Freight Lines, in various capacities, hecoming western dairy agent in 1915. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Traf- fic. Home: 131 8th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 416 LaSalle St. Station, Chicago.
HORRIE, Charles Robert, merchant. Removed to Hart, Mich., 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
HORTON, George, consul, author. (See Who's Who in America.)
HORTON, George Terry, civil engr., mfr .; b, at Waupun, Wis., 1873; s. Horace E. and Emma ( Bab- cock) Horton; C.E., Rensselaer Poly. Inst., 1893. Pres. and mgr. Chicago Bridge & Iron Works. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Clubs: Engineers', Chicago Athletic, Midlothian Country. Home: 4822 Kenwood Av. Office: Throop and 105th Sts.
HORTON, Horace Babcock, treas. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co .; b. Rochester, Minn., Dec. 25, 1885; s. Horace E. and Emma (Babcock) Horton; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Morgan Park (Ill.) Acad .; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1910; post-grad, work in engring., Univ. of Ill .; m. Marjorie Jessy, d. Arthur J. Ma- son, of Chicago, Sept. 15, 1909; 2 children: Arthur Browning. Marjorie. Has been identified with the Mason: mem. Aryan Grotto No. 18. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. since 1907, of which is Clubs: Rotary, Mystic, Advertising, Chicago Motor, now treas, and dir .; also treas., dir. Canadian Chi-
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cago Bridge & Iron Co., Ltd. Trustee Morgan reation: music. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 111 Park Prep. School. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs, W. Monroe St., Chicago. Delta Kappa Epsilon. CInbs: University, South Shore Country, Engineers', Flossmoor Country. Home: 5700 Woodlawn Av. Office : 105th and Throop Streets.
HORTON, Horace E., bridge builder; Dec. 20, 1843-July 29, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
HORTON, Oliver Harvey, lawyer; Oct. 20, 1835- Feb. 6, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
HORWEEN, Isadore, leather; b. Moghilef, Rus- sia, Sept. 1x, 1869; s. Morris and Sarah Horween; ed. common schs., Moghilef, Russia; come to U.S., 1893: m. Rose Rabinoff, of Chicago, Sept. 25, 1895; 2 children: Ralph, Arnold. Entered employ of W. N. Eisendrath & Co., tanners, Chicago, 1893, be- came foreman, 1896, asst. supt., 1900, and supt. of tannery of its successor, the Am. Hide & Leather Co., 1900-5; propr. of J. Horween & Co., mfrs. Jeather, since 1905. Ethical Culturist. Recrea- tions: handball, volleyball, tennis, Home: 3934 Pine Grove Av. Office: 1051-1071 W. Division St.
HORWICH, Bernard, mfr., banker: b. in Russia, July 18, 1861: s. Jacob and Katie Horwich; self- educated; m. May Anixter, of Chicago, Jan. 1, 1887; children: Arthur, Philip, Adeline, Rhea, Theodor. Came to America, 1880; in wholesale bottle busi- ness on own account since 1884; pres, and treas. Horwich-Vitkin Co. since 1902; pres. and treas. Chicago Curled Hair Co. since 1914: pres. Chicago Milk Bottle Exchange; founder, 1913, and owner Blue Island Savings Bank; was partner Harrison & Co., dry goods, 1902-12. Mem, Bd. Election Commrs. of Chicago. Republican, Mem, Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Mem, bd. dirs. Am. Jewish Com., Federated Orthodox Jewish Charities, Chicago Hebrew Inst., Chicago Jewish Relief Com. for War Sufferers. Mem. Ind. Order B'nai B'rith, Order B'rith Abra- ham. Home: 1240 Independence Boul. Office: 2301- 2335 S. Paulina St.
HORWICH, Henry J., mfr .; b. in Russia, June 16, 1862; s. Jacob and Katie Horwich; ed. in old coun- try; m. Fannie Lippetz, of Russia, 1882; children: Minnie ( Mrs. Jacob Rosenberg), Phillip, Myer, David, Louis, Frieda. Engaged in mfr. of bed- steads in Russia: came to U.S., 1891; established firm of Davis. Horwich & Steinman, mfrs. brass and iron bedsteads, 1893, inc., 1907; now pres. of the company. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Home: 3517 Douglas Boul. Office: 2256 S. LaSalle St.
HOSKING, Benjamin Tippett, merchant. Home: Muskegon, Mich. (See vol. 1911.)
HOSKINS, Roy Graham, professor physiology; h. Nevinville, Ia., July 3, 1880; s. William Henry and Sarah M. (Graham) Hoskins; A.B., Univ. of Kan., 1905, A.M., 1906; Ph.D., Harvard, 1910; m. Mary Augusta Duke, of Lawrence, Kan., July 6, 1910. Prof. physiology, Starling-Ohio Med. Coil., Columbus, 1910-13; asso. prof. physiology, 1913-16, prof. physiology and head of dept. since 1916, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. Mem. Am. Physiol. Soc., Am. Pharmacol. Soc., Am. Soc. for Exptl. Biology and Medicine, A.A.A.S., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Soc. Internal Medicine, Inst. of Medi- cine of Chicago. Progressive Republican. Club: University. Recreation: camping. Home: 6340 Greenwood Av. Office: 2431 S. Dearborn St.
HOSKINS, William, chemist; h. Covington, Ky., July 15. 1862; s. John and Mary Ann Hoskins; grad. Chicago High Sch., 1879, followed by pvt. chem, and other instruction; m. Ada May Mariner, of Chicago, Dec. 8, 1885; children: Minna, Edna, William, Florence. Joined Prof. G. A. Mariner in his analytical chem. laboratory, 1880, and became partner in 1885, under firm name of Mariner & Hoskins; sole propr. since 1890; pres, William A. Spinks & Co. since 1893. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Chem. Soc. (ex-vice pres. ), Chicago Acad. Sci- ences, Western Soc. Engrs., Soc. Chem. Industry (London), Franklin Inst. (Phila.), Am. Micros. Soc., Ill. State Micros. Soc., Ill. Acad. Science, Am. Acad. Polit, and Social Science, Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Am. Electrochem. Soc., Am. Inst. Chem. Engrs. Asso, mem. Naval Consulting Bd .; etc. Re- publican. Clubs: City, Suburban of LaGrange. Rec-
HOSMER, Frank Alvin, clergyman; b. Seville, O., June 5, 1875; s. Stiles A. and Jane (Nelson) Hosmer; Ph.B., Univ. of Wooster (now Coll. of Wooster), O., 1894, Ph.M., 1897; grad, McCormick Theol. Sem., 1900; (D.D., Jamestown Coll. and Coll. of Wooster, 1916); m. Ada May Barling, of Mil- waukee, June 30, 1903. Licensed by Presbytery of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1900; pastor Second Ch., Free- port, Ill., 1900-7, Central Park Ch., Chicago, since Jan., 1907. Mason. Moderator Presbytery of Chl- cago, 1916. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta, Home: 3228 Warren Av.
HOSMER, Rockwood W., insurance; died Nov. 4, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
HOSTLER, Amandns Emery, coal mcht. (See vol. 1911.)
*HOSTLER, Sidney Porter, coal mcht. (See vol. 1911.)
HOTCHKIN, Benjamin L., M.D .; b. Blue Island, 111., Sept. 1, 1852; s. William and Ellen (Quinn) Hotchkin; grad. Cook Co. Normal Sch., 1876; M.D., Chicago Homo. Med. Coll., 1889; m. Winnetka, Ill., June 30, 1885, Lillie M., d. Rev. Enoch and Mary Windes, of Apple Grove, Ala .; children: Merritt W., Harry T., Helen MeDora. Formerly mem, staff of Frances Willard Hosp .; prof. materia medica, Dun- ham Med. Coll., 5 yrs .; lecturer on materia medica, Chicago Homo. Med. Coll. Mem, Ill. Homo, Med. Soc., Chicago Homo. Med. Soc. Republican. Home: 5522 Kenmore Av. Office: 1400, 32 N. State St.
HOTCHKISS, Charles Wilcox, civil engr .; June 19, 1863-Oct. 28, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
HOTCHKISS, George W., secretary Ill. Lumber Dealers' Assn .; b. New Haven, Conn., Oct. 16, 1831; s. Elias and Almira ( Woodward) Hotchkiss; ed. Lancasterian Sch. and Russell & French Acad., New Haven; m. 1856, Elizabeth St. John, of Ells- worth, Conn .; children: Everett St. John, Julia Dunbar ( Mrs. W. W. Hogle). In office of his broth- er, Thomas W., a lumber dealer, New Haven, 1847- 49; went to California via Cape Horn, reaching San Francisco after a voyage of 154 days; returned East in 1851 and was in lumber business at Port Dover, Can., until 1861, at Bay City, Mich., 1861- 73. Was connected with editorial dept. Saginaw Daily Courier, 1870, and was one of the originators of the Lumberman's Gazette (first lumber jour.). and was editor Evening Tribune, Bay City, at in- tervals, 1871-6; came to Chicago, 1877; 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; sec. Ill. Lumber Dealers' Assn. since 1899. Mugwump, opposing the Bryan policy. Alderman, 1865-9, town supervisor, 1865-7, Bay City, Mich .; supervisor Evanston Township, 1896- 1902. Presbyterian. Author: Rules for Lumber Grading, 1877; Lumber History of Chicago, 1897; Exhaustive History of the Lumber and Forest In- dustry of the Northwest, 1643 to 1897, 1897; also of articles on Saws and Saw-Mills in 9th edition Encyclopedia Britannica. Mason (K.T.); mem. Royal Arcanum. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 431 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
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