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HARRY WILMOT WOODWARD.
Harry Wilmot Woodward, president of the Cleveland Engineering Company, was born in Painesville, Ohio, March 27, 1868. The Woodward family of which he is a representative was founded in America in 1632 by ancestors who came from England and settled near Cambridge, Massachusetts. The family has since been represented in New England and several of its members participated in the Revolutionary war, while the family record for patriotism is a notable and inspiring one. Hiram Woodward, the father of Harry W. Woodward, was born in Vermont and early in 1865 settled at Painesville, Ohio, having served in the quartermaster's department of the United States army during part of the Civil war. At the close of the war he engaged in carpenter contracting and had charge of a number of building operations for the United States government. He died at Painesville on the 7th of July, 1909. His widow, Esther (Carlton) Wood- ward, is a native of Painesville. Her paternal grandparents settled in Euclid, Ohio, in 1808, representatives of the family coming from Connecticut. Through her mother's family, the Wilmots, she traces her ancestry to the Mayflower and one of the members of the family was numbered among the signers of the Dec- laration of Independence.
In the public and high schools of his native city Harry W. Woodward pur- sued his early education and afterward attended Adelbert College of Cleveland, being graduated therefrom in 1890 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He was a classmate in that institution of Warren Bicknell, Franklin S. McGowan and Dr. William O. Osborn. His collegiate course completed, he became an appren- tice in an electrical manufacturing company in New York city, with which con- cern he served for four years in the drafting, testing and erecting departments. While in the employ of that company he was detailed on work at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and in the construction of electric railways in New York. In 1894 he returned to Cleveland and for two years was a student in the Case School of Applied Science in this city in the mechanical and electrical engineering departments, and in 1895 was granted the degree of Master of Arts
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by Adelbert College. During the succeeding four years he was instructor and assistant professor of physics in Adelbert College and in 1900 he and Professor Charles H. Benjamin, then of Case School of Applied Science, were appointed smoke inspectors with the title of supervising engineers, and served the city in that capacity until the close of the year 1906. In that year Mr. Woodward organized the Cleveland Engineering Company and has since had active charge of its in- terests. Associated with him at that time were Professor Charles H. Benjamin, now dean of Purdue University of Indiana, Professors Albert W. Smith and Charles A. Cadwell of the department of mining engineering in the Case School of Applied Science. The Cleveland Engineering Company have designed and erected the power plants for the Cleveland Arcade Company, the Case School of Applied Science, the Standard Welding Company, the Cleveland technical high school, the Cuyahoga Light Company; and have prepared the designs for the heating, ventilating and lighting systems and power plant for the Buffalo technical high school, and a power plant to serve the new Cuyahoga county court- house and other buildings of the group plan. Mr. Woodward has personal charge of the heating, ventilating and lighting and elevator equipment for the new court- house. He has executed many smaller projects outside of the city and was for several years engaged in the design of electrical equipment for the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company's power plant. He has won high standing in his profession, being recognized as one of the foremost engineers of Cleveland. He is a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Cleveland Engineering Society.
On the 15th of October, 1895, Mr. Woodward was married to Miss Eunice Preston, of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Their only child is Carlton Preston, born September 18, 1898.
Mr. Woodward is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Builders Ex- change, the Beta Theta Pi, a college fraternity, and the Euclid Avenue Congre- gational church. His success is due to careful preparation, both technical and theoretical, combined with constantly broadening experience. His perfect health has been due to careful training and a rugged constitution, and he is well equipped to cope physically and mentally with the intricate problems which continually confront him in the prosecution of the profession in which he has justly won high rank.
R. GAETANO CAITO.
R. Gaetano Caito is at the head of the firm of R. G. Caito & Company, com- mission merchants conducting business at No. 701 Broadway in Cleveland. His birth occurred in Sicily, Italy, on the 28th of October, 1874, his parents being Lenard and Angelia Caito. He was brought to the United States when but four years of age and when a lad of thirteen began peddling fruit in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the family home had been established. Subsequently he conducted a fruit stand and later embarked in the commission business. The year 1896 witnessed his arrival in Cleveland and here he established himself in the commission busi- ness at No. 723 Broadway, while afterward he removed to his present location. at No. 701 Broadway, where he has since conducted an extensive and profitable enterprise of this character. Prompted by laudable ambition, he has worked his way steadily upward from a position of obscurity to one of considerable promi- nence in business circles and his success is all the more creditable by reason of the fact that it is attributable entirely to his own efforts.
In 1896, at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Caito was united in marriage to Miss Rose Palmisano and they are now the parents of seven children, as follows: Leo, who is twelve years of age; Angeline, eleven years old; Blanche, who has attained the age of nine years ; Josephine, who is now seven years of age; Joseph, a little lad of four; Mary, three years old; and Thomas, who is in his first year. The
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first four named are now pursuing their education in the public schools. Mr. Caito exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party, believing that its principles are most conducive to good govern- ment. Religiously he is a faithful communicant of the Catholic church.
THOMAS CAITO.
Thomas Caito, who is associated in business with his brothers, R. G. and Jo- seph, was born in Sicily, Italy, on the 15th of September, 1877, and was still quite small when brought to the United States by his parents, who located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The year 1896 witnessed his arrival in Cleveland and here he has since conducted a growing and profitable business as a commission merchant, being now a member of the firm of R. G. Caito & Company. On the Ist of January, 1904, he was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Palmisano, by whom he has three sons : Leo, Joe and Gaetano.
JOSEPH CAITO.
Joseph Caito, a brother of R. G. Caito, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 19th of May, 1892. He attended the public schools of his native city until 1906 and then became associated with his brothers, R. Gaetano and Thomas, in the commission business at Cleveland, the concern having since been conducted un- der the firm style of R. G. Caito & Company. The brothers are likewise the own- ers of considerable city property and have gained enviable recognition among the prosperous and enterprising young business men of Cleveland. They reside in a pleasant and commodious home at No. 701 Broadway.
CHARLES H. LOTHMAN.
Charles H. Lothman, whose death was the result of his service in defense of the Union in the Civil war, was born in Hanover, Germany, on the 26th of November, 1840. His parents, Charles and Clara Lothman, residents of Han- over, bade adieu to friends and native country in 1843 and with their family came to the new world, settling in Cleveland. Here the father purchased land, which he cleared of timber. He was a well known early pioneer and enterprising farmer and occupied a prominent position among the people of his nationality in this city, taking an active part in organizing early German societies. He had three years' military experience as a member of the German army.
Charles H. Lothman was educated in the German schools of this city and in the public schools, spending two years as a high school student. When his edu- cation was completed he secured a clerkship in Kendall's dry-goods store, remain- ing with that firm for more than fifteen years. He was one of its best and most trusted employes, his long connection with the house standing in incontrovertible evidence of his loyalty and capability as well as the confidence reposed in him by the firm. Soon after the outbreak of the Civil war he put aside business cares and offered his services to the government, enlisting as a member of Company H, One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was one of those who responded to President Lincoln's call for troops to serve for one hundred days. Going to Washington, he was there taken ill, after which he returned home. He continued in ill health for several years and died when a comparatively young man.
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Mr. Lothman was married on the 13th of February, 1867, to Miss Mary E. Hempy, a daughter of Henry and Clara (Henchen) Hempy, who came from Hanover, Germany, to Cleveland about 1842. The father engaged in the lumber and planing mill business on the Flats for many years and was well known as a leading representative of business interests here. Mrs. Lothman was born in Hanover, Germany, and was only three years of age when she came to Cleve- land. She has since made her home in this city, witnessing its growth from a village to one of the metropolitan centers of America. By her marriage she be- came the mother of one daughter, Olive M., now the wife of C. A. Suhr, of the Schafer-Suhr Coal Company of Cleveland.
Mr. Lothman was a most kind and loving father and husband and always regarded as his most pleasant hours those spent at his own fireside. He was a republican and took an active interest in politics, regarding it as the duty as well as the privilege of every American citizen to exercise his right of franchise in support of the principles in which he believed. He held membership in the German Lutheran church and died in that faith October 21, 1872, when not yet thirty-two years of age.
FRANCIS BURDETTE MORGAN.
In the history of railroad building and operations in Ohio, mention should be made of Francis Burdette Morgan, whose connection with transportation interests has been of material benefit to the public as well as a substantial source of individual income. Born in Brooklyn, New York, October 9, 1855, he is a son of General Joseph S. Morgan, a native of New York, who was a direct descendant of General Daniel Morgan of the Revolutionary war and a cousin of Governor E. D. Morgan, of the Empire state, and of J. P. Morgan, also of New York. General Joseph S. Morgan was well known as a railroad builder and also figured prominently in financial circles of New York city as a broker. He was likewise largely interested in Mexican mines. A general of the Union army in the Civil war, he was the first man in the employ of the government to issue an emancipation proclamation, freeing the negroes in Key West, Florida, in the spring of 1861. He married Jane A. Teisse, who came of an old Dutch family in the paternal line, while in the maternal line she was of English lineage and a cousin of General Robert E. and General Fitzhugh Lee. The death of Mrs. Morgan occurred seventeen years ago, while General Morgan passed away November 2, 1907. Their family numbered two daughters younger than Francis Burdette Morgan-Elizabeth J. B., and Jose- phine A. Morgan, both of Cleveland.
Francis Burdette Morgan resided in Brooklyn, New York, until thirty years ago, and in the acquirement of his education attended successively the public schools, the New York Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and Columbia University, being a schoolmate of Hon. Seth Low in the last two institutions. On leaving the university in 1883 he entered the office of Robert Bonner, the proprietor of the New York Ledger and famous as an extensive owner of horses. At the same time Mr. Morgan was a member of the New York Consolidated Exchange and owned a half interest in a brokerage business at No. 20 Broad street. He afterward engaged in mining engineering, for which he had qualified by his course in Columbia University, acting as expert for investors, making investigations and reporting upon mining properties. In this field of activity he continued for a few years after coming to Cleveland, in 1893, but in 1898, turned his attention to rail- road interests, on which he has since concentrated his undivided attention. Recog- nizing the opportunities for profitable investment in this direction he has, through his business undertakings, also been a factor in general progress and improve- ment, for no other single agency contributes more largely to enterprise and busi- ness activity than railroad interests. He is now the president of the Cleveland
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& Sharon Electric Railway Company, general manager of the Warren, Courtland & Jefferson Electric Railway, a director of the Toledo & Fort Wayne Railway, and of the Wilkesbarre District of Pennsylvania, and general manager of the Galion Southern Railway of Ohio. Bringing to bear in the management of these concerns keen sagacity and unfaltering enterprise he stands today as one of the foremost representatives of railway interests in this section of the country.
On the 30th of September, 1893, in Cleveland, Mr. Morgan was married to Miss Helen Louise Hazen, a daughter of Alonzo M. Hazen, at one time owner and operator of the largest foundry in Cleveland and a cousin of General William Hazen, who was in charge of the United States weather bureau for a number of years. Mrs. Morgan is a prominent member of the Rubenstein Club, the local ladies' musical association, and possesses marked musical talent. She is a fine vocalist and probably the best lady whistler in the country, though she never per- forms in public. She is, moreover, a clever writer and a most charming hostess, presiding with gracious hospitality over her pleasant home at No. 1964 East Seventy-third street. Mr. Morgan is a member of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce and of the Ohio Society of New York. In politics a republican, he is a stalwart admirer and was a warm supporter of the policy of Theodore Roose- velt and in New York was somewhat active in local politics. He has ever taken an enthusiastic interest in military affairs and comes of a family which through successive generations has been prominently identified with either the regular army or the National Guard. He joined the New York National Guard, in Brooklyn, in 1883, and became captain of Company C, of the Thirteenth Regiment, which company was organized by his father in 1859 and went to the front in the Civil war under command of General Morgan, who was then its captain. With his com- mand Captain Francis Burdette Morgan participated in quelling many riots in New York city. He was a member of the council of officers and in that capacity came frequently in touch with Henry Ward Beecher, who was chaplain of the regiment. Very active in the organization Captain Morgan became well known in military circles of the state and continued his connection therewith for several months after locating in Cleveland, making frequent trips to New York to par- 'ticipate in military affairs. He has always loved journalism and until recent years was a frequent contributor of the New York Sun and other papers, his writing be- ing his favorite pastime. After coming to Cleveland he often contributed to the Plain Dealer and still writes occasionally for recreation but not for publication. He is fond of fishing and manly outdoor sports. He holds membership in the Christian Science church and is interested in many of the advanced movements of the present day, indicating liberality of thought and comprehensive under- standing of the fundamental principles which underlie society and government. Among his predominant characteristics are his tireless energy and unfaltering per- severance, which never admit of defeat or failure and have, therefore, carried him into important public and business relations.
JOHN M. PINDRAS.
The practice of law claims the time and attention and utilizes the energies of John M. Pindras, who, among the more progressive representatives of his race, has won for himself a creditable place at the Cleveland bar. He is a native of that little country whose history has elicited at the same time the admiration and respect of all peoples, for no race has put forth a more heroic struggle for liberty and political independence than the sons of Poland. It was in the town of Kol- marski, Posen, that John M. Pindras was born on the 15th of October, 1876. His father, Michael Pindras, was also a native of that place, born in 1849, and is now living in Cleveland, having come to the United States twenty-five years ago. He was a wire worker in that section of the city which was formerly Newburg,
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but retired from business in 1900, after which he acted as foreman of street workers until two years ago, when he put aside all labor. He has been a recog- nized leader in local political circles and an active worker in the Catholic church. Twenty-five years ago he was one of the organizers of the mutual fraternal so- ciety called the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which this year celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with a great jubilee. His wife, Antonina (Glowry) Pindras, was also a native of the town of Kolmarski, where they were married. Her father, who was an agriculturist of Poland, never came to the United States. Both fam- ilies were represented in the Polish revolution of 1831 and the maternal uncle of John M. Pindras was killed in the Polish uprising of 1863. He had several uncles in that war and his uncle, John Glowry, was a soldier in the Franco-Prus- sian war.
In his youth days John M. Pindras bade adieu to his native country and friends of his early boyhood and with his parents came to the United States. He was educated in St. Stanislaus parochial school and in the Spencerian Business College. He also pursued a special course in Adelbert College and in the law school of the Western Reserve University, from which he won his professional degree in 1900. He at once began practice and has since been a representative of the bar but has not confined his attention to any special field, having demon- strated his ability in various departments of the law and being now accorded a good clientage. He is, moreover, recognized as one of the prominent represen- tatives of the democracy in this city and for a number of years served as a delegate to city, county and state conventions. He has also delivered many cam- paign speeches and his logical argument and forceful exposition of the issues before the people have ben elements in increasing democratic strength. He belongs to St. Stanislaus Catholic church and to different fraternal and social organizations, including the Modern Woodmen of America and the Alliance of the Poles of Ohio.
Mr. Pindras was married February II, 1907, to Miss Olga B. Chotek, a daughter of Hugo Chotek, who is now a clerk of the board of review and was formerly editor of a Bohemian newspaper. The same spirit which led the an- cestors and relatives of Mr. Pindras to fight the wars of their country is mani- fest in the subject of this review in his efforts to uphold those principles of government which he deems to be right and also in his loyalty to every cause which he champions.
HARVEY EDWARD HACKENBERG.
If one were to ask Harvey E. Hackenberg by what means he rose so rapidly from the position of clerk to that of treasurer of the National Carbon Company, in which connection he is classed with the leading business men of Cleveland, he might reply in all truth that it was work, for earnest, persistent effort and close application have been the salient features in a career that has won him recogni- tion as one of the foremost representatives of industrial interests in this city. He was born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, March 8, 1864, and is a son of Albert Hackenberg, a native of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, who is still living at the age of seventy-six years. His father followed farming much of his life and also for many years conducted a general store in Montandon, Pennsylvania. He is now living retired at Northumberland, Pennsylvania. His wife, who was Miss Maria Brouse before her marriage, is also living. She, too, is a native of Pennsylvania, her birth having occurred in Northumberland.
Harvey E. Hackenberg pursued his education in the public schools of his native town, continuing his course through the high school to the age of seven- teen years, when he put aside his text-books and immediately came to Cleveland. Here he obtained a position as clerk with the firm of Tuttle, Masters & Company,
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iron ore merchants, with whom he continued from the latter part of 1881 until 1883. About that time Mr. Tuttle's withdrawal from the business led to the adoption of the firm name of Masters & Company. Mr. Hackenberg remained with the new company for about a year and then entered into other relations. During the winter of 1882 Willis U. Masters had formed a partnership with W. H. Boulton under the firm name of the Boulton Carbon Company and began the manufacture of electric lighting carbons. In 1885 Mr. Hackenberg was transferred to this company, being assigned to the position of general clerk, in which capacity he continued until 1888. In 1886 the business was incorporated under the name of the National Carbon Company of Ohio and in 1888 Mr. Hackenberg was elected secretary. In 1899 several companies engaged in sim- ilar lines of manufacture combined under the name of the National Carbon Company of New Jersey and on the Ist of February of that year Mr. Hacken- berg was elected treasurer and has since held that office. This is today one of the important manufacturing concerns not only of Cleveland but of the country, the volume of its business being most extensive, so that the financial interests controlled by Mr. Hackenberg in the capacity of treasurer are of a most impor- tant character. He is also secretary and a director of the Dow Chemical Com- pany of Midland, Michigan.
On the 18th of June, 1903, Mr. Hackenberg wedded Miss Addie May Law- rence, a daughter of the late O. C. Lawrence, of Cleveland, and a niece of the late Washington H. Lawrence, who up to the time of his death in 1900 was president of the National Carbon Company. The family residence, "Larchberg," is sit- uated at 13306 Detroit avenue, Lakewood.
Mr. and Mrs. Hackenberg are members of the Lakewood Baptist church, and he is serving on its board of trustees. He is also a member of the Union Club of Cleveland and of the Lakewood Tennis Club and is identified with various organizations of a commercial character, holding membership in the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Chamber of Industry, Ohio State Board of Commerce and the Cleveland Engineering Society. While he is preeminently a business man, he yet has appreciation for the social amenities of life and the natural courtesy and kindliness of his nature make him an agreeable companion and assure to him a constantly growing circle of friends. Laudable ambition and energy were his assets at the beginning of his business career, and through the intelligent direction of his labor and the improvement of the chances which the business world constantly offers, he has reached a position of distinction as the treasurer of the National Carbon Company.
FREDERICK W. TRUMPER.
Frederick W. Trumper finds employment for his abilities and energy as repre- sentative of the John Hancock Life Insurance Company in Cuyahoga and adja- cent counties and is one of the most valued men in its employ. He was born near Belleville, Ontario, Canada, April 8, 1844, and was a young man of twenty years when, in 1864, he went to Rochester, New York, to supplement a common- school education by a commercial course in the Eastman Business College. Later he engaged in the nursery business for many years but in 1882 made a change in his life work by becoming a representative in western Pennsylvania of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, with which he was associated for nine years, when, in 1891, he resigned to remove to Cleveland that he might become general agent for the John Hancock Life Insurance Company at this place. For nineteen years he has here remained and is especially qualified for the business in that he understands every detail and possesses the faculty of surrounding himself with a corps of able assistants and so directing their labors
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