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HOVLAND, Alfred M., banker; born at Janesville, Wis., 1859; son of Chris- tian Hovland; educated in public schools of Neenah, Wis. Began active career in general merchandise business in N. Dakota; entered banking, 1897 and con- tinued for 4 years in connection with various N. Dakota banks; has been a resident of Minneapolis since 1901. Presi- dent Merchants and Manufacturers'
State Bank, Minneapolis; Merchants State Bank, Velva, N. D .; First State Bank, Lansford, N. D .; First State Bank, White Earth, N. D. Republican. Lu- theran. Married at Fargo, N. D., 1883, Oline Bye. Office: 242 20th Av., N. Residence: 1515 Dupont Av., N., Min- neapolis.
HOVLAND, Ole. P., farmer and mer- chant; born in Wisconsin, Jan. 30, 1858; came to Minnesota with parents, 1861, educated in private school, Faribault Co., Minn .; married in Faribault Co., 1883, to Miss Johana Natvig. Has been engaged in farming since 1881; senior member firm of Hovland Brothers, gen- eral merchandise, Bricelyn, since May 18, 1903. Address: Bricelyn, Minn.
HOVORKA, Thomas Wenceslaus, phy- sician; born at New Prague, Minn., Jan. 27, 1874; son of Thomas G. and Cath- arine (Stanek) Hovorka; educated in schools of New Prague; at St. John's University, Collegeville, Minn .; Univer- sity of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy, degree of Phm.D., 1894; engaged in drug business at St. Paul and later at Silver Lake, Minn .; studied medicine at Min- nesota College of Physicians and Sur- geons, Hamline University, graduating, degrees of M.D., C.M., cum laude, 1902. Member American and Minnesota State Medical associations, McLeod County Medical Society. Ex-president McLeod County Pharmaceutical Association.
Democrat. Roman Catholic. Married
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at St. Paul, Feb. 15, 1898, to Miss Jennie Skarda. Address: Glencoe, Minn.
HOW, Calvin F., real estate; born at Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1854; son of Calvin F. and Eliza (Litchfield) How; educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic In- stitute, Brooklyn, N. Y. Began active career in real estate and insurance business, at Shawnee, Wis., 1871; re- moved to Fergus Falls, Minn., and en- gaged in retail sale of furniture, 1883; located in Duluth, 1894, operating in real estate, etc .; member of firm of Ful- ford, How & Co .; also secretary Duluth Trust Co .; Duluth Real Estate Co. Re- publican. Baptist. Married at Oshkosh, Wis., 1879, to Miss Calla W. Wright. Club: Commercial. Office: Exchange Bldg. Residence: 1221 E. Superior St. Duluth.
HOW, Jared, lawyer; born at Haver- hill, Mass., Dec. 9, 1867; son of Phineas Berkeley and Abby (Clark) How; grad- uated Highland Military Academy, Wor- cester, Mass., 1876; special student Phillips Exeter, 1877; graduate Harvard University, degree of A.B., 1881; special student Harvard Law School, 1882. Came to St. Paul, Aug., 1883, and entered of- fice of Bigelow, Flandrau & Squires; member of firm of Clark, Eller & How, 1885-88; Eller & How, 1888-96; How & Butler, 1896-99; How & Taylor, 1899- 1903; How, Taylor & Mitchell, 1903-05, now member of the firm of How, Butler & Mitchell, and one of the widely known attorneys of St. Paul. Clubs: Minne- sota, St. Paul, Town and Country, Oge- kahming, University and Harvard (New York). Office: Fire and Marine Bldg. Residence: Oakland Av., N. W. Cor. Lawton, St. Paul.
HOWARD, Adonis Dow, live stock raiser; born in Sangerville, Me., Sept. 28, 1842; son of Algernon Sidney and Almira (Chapman) Howard; educated in common schools of Sangerville. Was in the Maine woods, 1858-62; sailed from New York for San Francisco, via Pan- ama route, 1862; returned eastward to Idaho and engaged in mining, trading and merchandising business; entered stock raising in Ore., 1870; located at Anoka, Minn., with family, 1882; re- turned to Oregon spring of 1883, and drove stock through to Madison Co. where he wintered; located on ranch at Forsyth, Mont., in spring of 1884, where he has since continued as proprietor of No. 20 Ranch, devoted to raising sheep, cattle and horses, on a large scale; makes several trips each year to Anoka, Minn., to attend to other interests. Vice president Anoka National Bank; senior member firm of Campbell & Howard. Republican. Baptist. Member Royal Arcanum. Married, 1st, in Missouri, 1882, to Emily J. Estey (now deceased) ; 2nd, at Anoka, Minn., 1900, to Josephine M. Cook. Address: Anoka, Minn., or Forsyth, Mont.
HOWARD, George F., county super- intendent of schools Olmsted Co .; born at Fulton, N. Y., June 20, 1858; son of Thomas and Catherine (Ketchum), How- ard; came to Minnesota, 1868; educated in public schools of Olmsted Co .; mar- ried at Elgin, Minn., 1882, to Miss An- nette Palmer. Raised on a farm; en- gaged in teaching as a profession, 1896, as proprietor and manager of Commer- cial College in Rochester; superintend- ent of schools since 1902. Republican. Methodist. Member Minnesota State Educational Association. Member I. O. O. F., M. W. A., Court of Honor, Modern Brotherhood of America. Address: Rochester, Minn.
HOWARD, Julius Dorilus, real estate; native of Superior, Wis .; son of John Dow and Hannah Sewell (Fessenden) Howard; common school education. Came to Minnesota, 1869, and located in Duluth; has been continuously engaged in real estate, loan and insurance busi- ness, since the beginning of his active career. President J. D. Howard & Co., organized, 1869, and Howard Invest- ment Co., incorporated, 1899; treasurer Cincinnati Iron Co .; secretary-treasurer Albany Realty Co .; director Butte & Duluth Copper Co. Alderman Duluth; postmaster Duluth under President Harrison. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32º), Knight Templar. Married at Duluth, 1895, to Miss Edna Blan- chard. Clubs: Kitchi Gammi, North-
land Country. Recreations: Golf, hunt-
ing, fishing, boating. Office: 216 W.
Superior St. Residence: Spalding Hotel, Duluth.
HOWE, Harry C., secretary Owatonna Manufacturing Co .; born at Owatonna, Minn., Nov. 16, 1873; son of Thomas J. and Sarah M. (Chapman) Howe; edu- cated in Owatonna High School and at University of Minnesota. Has been con- nected with the Owatonna Manufactur- ing Co., founded by his father, all his life, and has been secretary of the com- pany since 1903. Was 1st lieut. Co. I, 2nd Regt., M. N. G., for 5 years. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Member Ma- sonic order, Knights Templar, B. P. O. E. Married at Marshalltown, Ia., June 20, 1900, to Miss Jane Semple. Recrea- tions; Outing vacations. Address: Owatonna, Minn.
HOWE, Pierce Lyman, president Im- perial Elevator Co .; born at Monona, Ia., Aug. 3, 1862; son of Leonard Henry and Alta (Chamberlain) Howe; edu- cated in public schools of Monona. Came to Minnesota in 1882 and began in grain and elevator business, 1886; is known as one of the largest grain and lumber operators in the Northwest. President of the Imperial Elevator Co., organized 1893, which owns and controls an ex- tensive line of elevators on the Great Northern Railway in Minnesota and N. Dakota, lumber yards in Minnesota and N. and S. Dakota, and large saw mills
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in Minnesota and Montana. Republican
in national affairs. Presbyterian. Mar- ried at Owatonna, Minn., Sept. 9, 1884,
to Miss Minnie Adell Marble. Clubs:
Minneapolis, Lafayette. Recreations:
Horseback riding, hunting, camping and outdoor exercises generally. Of-
fice: Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
Residence: 2433 Park Av., Minneapolis.
HOWE, Thomas Jefferson, manufac- turer; born at Pinckney, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1827; son of Gideon and Mary (Jeffers) Howe; educated in common and select schools at Black River, N. Y .; married, 1st, at Watertown, N. Y., May 6, 1861, to Sarah Mercy Chapman; 2nd, at Pratt, Minn., Oct. 28, 1903, to Mrs. Matilda S. Lieb. Worked with his father at Black River, N. Y., in blacksmith shop when a boy, also with his brother as machin- ist; came to Beaver Dam, Wis., 1848, the country then being almost a wilderness, blazed trees marking out the trail; saw the first suspension bridge being built at Niagara; began manufacturing threshing machines and broadcast seed- ers for Rowell & Lowth, 1855; removed to Owatonna, Minn., 1865, and went into business with Michael F. Lowth, man- ufacturing broadcast seeders and carry- ing on a general foundry business, in which he has continued until the pres- ent time; now manufacturing combined churns and butter workers, and seeding machines as the Owatonna Manufactur- ing Co., of which he is general manager and treasurer; has taken out 14 patents on broadcast seeders, drills, combined churns and butter workers, grain har- vesters and mowing machines, etc. Re- publican. Has served several terms as mayor. alderman and member board of education, Owatonna, also ex-member City Library board. Universalist. Mem- ber Masonic order, Chapter, Command- ery, Owatonna. Address: Owatonna, Minn.
HOWES, Charles Perry, merchant; born on farm, at Ashfield, Mass., May 5, 1859; son of Frederick G. and Eliza (Boice) Howes; educated in public schools and Sanderson Academy at Ash- field, Mass .; married at Ashfield, Jan. 27, 1887, to Isabel Hall. Taught four terms in country school, Ashfield, Mass .; employed as shipping clerk and after- wards as bookkeeper by Belding Bros. & Co., silk manufacturers, Rockville, Conn., 1880-81; traveling salesman for same concern from Boston, Mass., 1881- 90; since Sept., 1890, engaged at St. Paul under style of C. P. Howes & Co., as wholesale dealer in Belding's sewing and embroidery silks, etc .; also director American National Bank. Mason Knights Templar, Shriner. Club: Com- mercial. Office: 140 E. 6th St. Resi- dence: 1907 Marshall Av., St. Paul.
HOYT, Elmore S., president Red Wing Union Stoneware Co., Red Wing, Minn .; born in Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 22, 1863; son of Sherman H. and Rose
(Meekin) Hoyt; educated in the public school of Leavenworth, learning the printer's trade during his school life; came to Red Wing, Minn., in 1881. en- tering the employ of the Red Wing Furniture Co., remaining with them for 3 years; married in Minneapolis, Minn., 1888, to Florence A. McCart. After sev- ering his connection with the furniture company he traveled for the Minnesota Stoneware Co. and in 1893 was made general manager of this company, and elected its president in 1900, holding that position until the time of its con- solidation with the Red Wing Stone- ware Co., in 1906, when he was elected president and general manager of the new company-The Red Wing Union Stoneware Company. He is actively as- sociated with the following companies as director: Bank of Pierce Simmons Co., Red Wing Hat Mfg. Co., Red Wing Shoe Co. Member Red Wing Board of Fire Commissioners and of the Manu- facturer's Association, member Royal Arcanum, U. C. T. of America. Club:
Commercial. Republican. Recreation:
Fishing. Address: Red Wing, Minn.
HOYT, Rufus Adelbert, insurance, law, etc .; born at Auburn, N. Y., July 2, 1862; son of Rufus K. and Hannah (Patee) Hoyt; educated in common school and Skaneateles (N. Y.) Acad- emy; read law with Hon. Milo Goodrich. Auburn, N. Y .; unmarried. Since 1888 engaged in practice of law in St. Paul, and for fifteen years has represented the life and accident companies. Also interested in mining enterprises in
Colorado. Served for three years in cavalry during Indian trouble in Colo- rado; for fifteen years general agent of the Minnesota Humane Society. Re-
publican. Member People's Church. Mason and member of Order of the Eastern Star. Member City, State and National Humane societies; vice presi- dent Mississippi Valley Import and Ex- port Congress. Clubs: Commercial, Lincoln. Office : Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 20 Summit Av., St. Paul.
HUBBARD, Lucius Frederick, born in Troy, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1836; son of Charles F. and Margaret (Van Valkenberg) Hubbard; educated in public school and academy, Chester, Vt., and academy at N. Granville, N. Y., until 16; married, at Red Wing, Minn., April 17, 1868, to Amelia Thomas. Worked at tinsmith's trade, 1852-57; published newspaper at Red Wing, Minn., 1857-61; register of deeds, Goodhue County, 1858-60; pri- vate, capt., lieut .- col. and col., 5th Minn. Inf., and brevet brig. genl., U. S. V., in Civil War, 1861-65. Was in grain and milling business, Red Wing, Minn., 1866- 84; railroad constructor and manager, 1888-1902; built Midland R. R., Minn., 1877-78; president Cannon Valley R. R., 1878-81; built and operated Duluth, Red Wing & Southern R. R., 1888-1902.
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State senator 1872-76; governor of Min- nesota, 1882-87; brigadier general U. S. V., in command of 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, in Spanish-American War. Republican; member Republican Na- tional Committee, 1896-1900. Member Acker Post, G. A. R., St. Paul, Minne- sota Commandery Loyal Legion, Society of the Army of the Tennessee, Spanish War Veterans, Society of Foreign Wars, Sons of American Revolution. Royal
Arch Mason. Office: Manhattan Bldg. Residence: 303 Dayton Av., St. Paul.
HUBBARD, Luther Frescott, flour manufacturer; born New York City, Jan. 20, 1840; educated in the public schools of New York City and prepared for col- lege at Preparatory School, Brookfield. Mass .; married Ossining, N. Y., 1865, to Harriett Louise Knapp. Entered the service of the Federal Army as private, April 1, 1861; after two years in the field detailed successively to Concord, N. H., Augusta and Portland, Me., on special duty. After war was purser on steamer Cromwell Line, New York and New Orleans. In hardware and lumber business, Grinnell, Ia., 1868-72. Came to Minneapolis in 1872 and engaged in hardware business until 1874, since which time has been in flour manufac- turing business. Treasurer Pillsbury- Washburn Flour Mills Co., Ltd., secre- tary and director Minneapolis Mill Com- pany; secretary and director St. An- thony Falls Water Power Company; trustee Lakewood Cemetery Association. Republican. Mason (32º). Club: Mini- kahda. Recreation: Automobiling. Of- fice: Metropolitan Bldg. Residence: 204 Franklin Av., W., Minneapolis.
HUBBARD, William McMillan, busi- ness manager; born near Toledo, O., June 12, 1849; son of Hiram and Lettice (McMillan) Hubbard; educated in pub- lic schools of Lucas Co., O .; Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich .; partial course in medicine, medical department, Univer- sity of Michigan. Began active career in lumber and saw mill business; loca- ted in Duluth, 1885, continuing in lum- ber business until 1904; president and general manager of the Zenith Tele- phone Co .; president Peoples Telephone Co .. West Superior, Wis. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32º), Shriner, mem- ber A. O. U. W. Married at Hillsdale, Mich., 1888, to Miss Susan J. Henry, Club: Commercial. Office. Lyceum Bldg. Residence: 1418 E. Superior St., Duluth.
HUBBELL, Ralph Gideon, banker and broker; born at Saginaw, Mich., May 31, 1885; son of Albert C. and Mary (Lyon) Hubbell; educated at Michigan Military Academy, Orchard Lake, Mich .; unmar- ried. Began active career in the employ of Paine, Webber & Co., stocks and bonds, Jan. 9, 1902, continuing until 1906; has been resident manager, at Duluth, of Gay & Sturgis, bankers and brokers, headquarters in Boston, Mass.,
since July 1, 1906. Republican. Epis-
copalian. Member B. P. O. E. Clubs: Commercial, Northland Country, Duluth
Boat, Duluth Yacht. Recreations:
Golfing and boating. Office: 328 W. Superior St. Residence:
1105 E. 1st St., Duluth, Minn.
HUBER, Franz, lumber; born in Ger- many, June 4, 1850; graduated from First Latin High School, Flensburg, Prussia, Germany, 1866; married in Germany, Oct. 9, 1880, Miss D. Mattsen. Has been nearly twenty-five years in the lumber business in St. Paul, the last ten years as manager for large concerns; since April 1, 1904, manager of W. W. John- son Lumber Co., St. Paul, Minn. Served" as volunteer in German army. Repub-
lican. Methodist. Member Ancient Order United Workmen, Modern Wood- men of America, Woodmen the
World. Office: 412 Kittson Av. Resi- dence: 499 Woodward Av., St. Paul.
HUBERT, Robert I., physician; born at St. Anthony Falls, Minn., 1860; son of Theodore and Gertrude Hubert; edu- cated in public schools of St. Paul and at University of Minneasota. Began practice of medicine at St. Paul, March, 1884; came to St. Cloud as junior mem- ber of the firm of Drs. Dunn & Hubert, later as Hubert & Whiting, now inde- pendent. Secretary U. S. pension board; surgeon Minnesota State Reformatory; county physician, Stearns Co. Member Masonic order, Knights of Pythias, B. P. O. E., A. O. U. W. Married, at St. Paul, 1893, to Miss Anna T. Wagener. Address: St. Cloud, Minn.
HUDSON, Herbert D., implements; born in Allegan Co., Mich., Jan., 1861; son of James S. and Rebecca J. (French) Hudson; educated in public schools of Michigan and at Northern Indiana Nor- mal School, Valparaiso, Ind. Began active career as salesman for the Wal- ter A. Wood Harvester Co .; became gen- eral agent for the Milwaukee Harves- ter Co., at Peoria, Ill., 1895, locating in Minneapolis in same capacity, 1901; was president of the Minneapolis Implement Co., 1903-1905; has been president of the Hudson & Thurber Co., since its organ- ization, 1905. Republican. Mason; member Knights of Pythias. Married in Alle- gan Co., Mich., 1883, to Miss Delia A. Kenter. Recreations: Traveling and farming. Office: 414 3rd Av., N. Resi- dence: 2420 Garfield Av., Minneapolis.
HUDSON, Horace Bushnell, publisher, and writer; born at Cincinnati, O., Aug. 20, 1861; son of Ceylon and Carrie (Bushnell) Hudson; educated in Cincin- nati graded and high schools. Has de- voted a large part of his life to news- paper writing; entered newspaper work, 1885, as reporter on Minneapolis Trib- une and during 15 years filled almost all positions on editorial staff of Tribune and other Minneapolis papers; was with Minneapolis Journal, 1894-1900, entering
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business as writer and publisher on his own account in 1900, in which he still continues under title of The Hudson Publishing Co. Has been closely iden- tified for many years with municipal affairs; in 1899 issued a brief history of Minnesota; now writing and prepar- ing to publish a history of Minneapolis. Publisher of the Dictionary of Minne- apolis, issued annually. Member Na- tional Geographic Society. Married, at College Hill, O., 1884, to Miss Anna V. Brown. Clubs: Commercial, Six O'Clock, Publicity. Office: Kastoa Bldg. Resi- dence: 2120 Lake of the Isles Blvd., Minneapolis.
HUDSON, Sanford Henry, lawyer; born at Janesville, Wis., Nov. 29, 1857; son of Sanford A. and Sarah D. (Can- field) Hudson; educated private schools at Janesville and at Wisconsin State University. Admitted to the bar, Aug. 9, 1879; has been actively engaged in practice at Benson since 1880. Has been county attorney of Swift Co .. three terms; ex-mayor of Benson. Vice presi- dent Swift County Bank, Benson. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Member Ameri- can and Minnesota State Bar associa- tions. Member Knights of Pythias. Married at Algona, Ia., Jan. 16, 1884, to Miss Lorena McLaren. Club: Commer- cial (Minneapolis). Address: Benson, Minn.
HUDSON, Theodore T., lawyer; born at Galva, Ill., Feb. 9, 1858; son of David and Martha Matilda (Irwin) Hudson; educated in Western College, Ia. Read law with Hon. George E. Waite, Gen- eseo, Ill .; came to Duluth, 1883, and be- gan practice of law, in which he has ever since been actively engaged; mem- ber of the law firm of Jaques & Hudson. President of the Charter Commission of Duluth; member Duluth Board of Water and Light Commission. Demo- cratic National Committeeman for Min- nesota. Member American Bar Associa- tion. Married at Duluth, Dec. 22, 1897, to Miss Mary Isabelle Craig. Club: Commercial. Office: Lonsdale Bldg. Residence: 1201 E. 3rd St., Duluth.
HUEY, George Taylor, assistant gen- eral freight agent Wisconsin Central Ry .; born at Minneapolis, Minn., March 12, 1859; son of George Eckert and Carolin (Taylor) Huey; educated in the public schools of Mineapolis and Uni- versity of Minnesota; married at Min- neapolis, Oct. 30, 1884, to Ella A. Swett. Entered railway service, June, 1879, and has continued in the service consecutively as follows: Ticket clerk auditor's office, freight clerk same of- fice in charge of joint freight accounts, traveling auditor and chief clerk in local freight office, Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry., 1879-1885; contracting freight agent, 1885-86 and Northwesten freight agent Wisconsin Central lines and the reorganized road, the Wisconsin Central
Ry., 1886-1901; general Northwestern
agent, same road, 1901-03; assistant general freight agent at Minneapolis, same road, June 1, 1903, to the present time. Independent in politics. Epis-
copalian. Mason; member Cataract Lodge No. 3, A. F. & A. M .; St. Anthony Falls Chapter, R. A. M .; Adoniram Council No. 5, R. and S. M .; Darius Com- mandery No. 7, K. T .; Excelsior Lodge of Perfection No. 2 (Scottish Rite); St. Vincent de Paul Chapter Rose Croix No. 2 (Scottish Rite); Alfred Elisha Ames Council Kadosh No. 2; Minneapolis Con- sistory No. 2. Zurah Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. Club: Commercial. Office: Metropolitan Life Bldg. Residence: 714 4th St., S. E., Minneapolis.
HUGHES, Albert B., lawyer; born at Cambria, Blue Earth Co., Minn., Nov. 12, 1871; educated in country district school, at Mankato State Normal School and at Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. Began practice of law in 1901, at Wadena, Minn., and is now county at- torney ‘of Wadena Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Married at Kasota, Minn., Oct. 8, 1903, to Miss Pearl Moses. Address: Wadena, Minn.
HUGHES, Evan, lawyer and court commissioner; born at Cambria, Minn., Feb. 10, 1862; son of Henry and Eliza (Davis) Hughes; educated in country schools and Carleton College, Northfield, Minn .; read law under his brother Thomas and was admitted to the bar, May, 1891. Married at Spring Valley, Minn., Jan. 31, 1899, to Miss Amy Mason. Engaged in teaching school in early part of his active career; prin- cipal Franklin and Pleasant Grove Schools, Mankato, also principal Lake Crystal schools, continuing until he be- gan practice of law. Member firm of Thomas and Evan Hughes. Court com- missioner. President Board of Educa- tion, Mankato. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Member Blue Earth County Bar Association. Member Masonic or- der. I. O. O. F., Modern Woodmen of America, A. O. U. W. Club: Commer- cial. Address: Mankato, Minn.
HUGHES, George Thomas, grand sec- retary Royal Arcanum for Minnesota; born at Floyd, Oneida Co., N. Y., June 2, 1860; son of James Thomas and Eme- line Olive (Kent) Hughes; educated in common schools of New York and Iowa. also four years' course of reading and study; married at Knowlesville, N. Y., July 11. 1894, to May Hitchcock. Be- gan active career as school teacher in Iowa, continuing, 1875-81; assistant postmaster Boone, Ia., and later chief clerk and assistant postmaster Bis- marck, N. D., resigning, 1886, to engage as treasurer Duluth Book and Paper Co., Duluth, Minn .; engaged in real estate business in Duluth and was deputy city assessor, 1887-88, and clerk of the board of public works, 1888-91; assistant post- master and cashier, Duluth post office, 1891-95; appointed grand secretary
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Royal Arcanum for Minnesota, 1898, and has since been annually reelected to the position. Secretary and director Western Securities Co., of Minneapolis. Was 1st lieut. of the first militia com- pany organized in Dak. Ty. Republican. Member Royal Arcanum (served in Su- preme Council, 1905), A. O. U. W., I. O. F., M. W. A., C. of H. Office: Lumber Exchange Bldg. Residence: 2109 Oliver Av., S., Minneapolis.
HUGHES, George W., president West- ern Automatic Register Co .; born at Hamilton, O., 1851; son of Micajah and Phoebe (Cassidy) Hughes; educated in public schools of Hamilton and at Dela- ware College, Delaware, O .; married at Hamilton, O., 1884, to Miss Carrie Cor- nell. Began active career in general mer- chandise business at Hamilton, 1880; sold out and has been located in St. Paul since 1892. Independent in politics. Presbyterian. Office: 96-100 S. Wabasha St. Residence: 225 Arundel St., St. Paul.
HUGHES, George Washington, bank- ing; born in Benton Co., Ia., Sept. 21, 1860; son of F. F. and Elizabeth S. (Kemp) Hughes; educated in common schools at Shellsburg, Ia .; married at Montrose, S. D., June 10, 1902, to Miss Daisy E. Perry. Engaged in newspaper business at De Voe, S. D., 1883-84 and at Parker, S. D., 1884-85; was station agent and telegraph operator Chicago & Northwestern Ry., 1886-1901; cashier Garden City State Bank, Garden City, S. D., 1892-93; came to Minnesota, 1904 and organized Farmers State Bank, Starbuck, of which was president, 1904- 06; resigned as president in favor of H. Thorson, Elbow Lake, and since 1906 has been cashier of the bank. Address: Starbuck, Minn.
HUGHES, John Silver, canned goods; son of Thomas Scott and Sarah (Silver) Hughes; born Baltimore, Md., April 11, 1866; educated in public and private schools, Baltimore City College and Johns Hopkins University; married at Cedar Falls, Ia., 1896, to Katharine Fa- brick. Was with firm of Hughes, Bell & Co., real estate, Minneapolis, 1887- 89; John S. Hughes Real Estate Co., 1889-93; editor American Packer, Balti- more, Md., 1894-1905. Engaged in the packing of vegetables in Harford Co., Md., 1897-99; secretary of the St. Fran- cis Canning Co., Minneapolis, 1900-1903. and has been actively identified with the industry in many parts of the state since that time. Has built nearly half of the 21 canning factories of the State of Minnesota. Secretary Minnesota Canneries Company, Minnesota Can- ners' Association, Clear Water Canning Company, Lindstrom Canning Company; manager Big Stone Canning Company; president Belle Plaine Canning Com- pany. Clubs: Commercial, Southern, S. A. R. Office: 114 So. Fourth St., Min-
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