Men of 1914 Biographical Sketches
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Hudnut, Alexander M., banker and broker of New York City; born, Princeton, N.J.; son of David A. and Francenia E. (Wright) Hudnut; graduated from Princeton University, A.B., A.M., class 1881. Commenced business in Wall street, 1892; now member of firm of Halsey & Hudnut, New York City. Democrat; Presbyterian. Member Chamber of Commerce of New York. Clubs: University Princeton, Lotos, Grolier, Press, Riding, Deal, Country, Automobile of America, Princeton ,Golf.

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Hudson, Charles Henry, civil engineer, railway manager; born Westminster, Mass., July 10, 1833; son of Charles and Martha (Brigham) Hudson; father's occupation, member of legislature, Congress, naval officer and internal revenue assessor; paternal grandparents, Stephen and Louisa (Williams) Hudson, maternal grandparents, John and Mercy (Brigham) Ryder; educated at Cambridge, Mass., graduated from Harvard University with S.B. degree in 1854; began life as civil engineer, and spent three years in practice of his profession, in railway surveys and construction in Ohio; 1857-8-9 he spent in engineering work and exploration in 'Wisconsin, and the then wilderness west and northwest of that state; in March, 1860, he entered general freight office of the C.B.&Q.R.R., at Chicago; 1862 he was transferred to engineer corps of same road; 1865 he became engineer and assistant superintendent of Chicago & Great Eastern Ry., from Chicago to Cincinnati (now a part of the Pennsylvania Lines); in 1866 he became head of engineering corps constructing line of present C.&- N.W.Ry., from Boone, Ia., to Omaha, on the Missouri river; in 1887 he returned to Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R., in charge of construction of the bridge on the Mississippi river at Burlington, Ia.; also constructed several branches of same road; in 1869 he was transferred to Chicago as superintendent of that division; in 1871, in addition to duties of superintendent, was given charge of mechanical department of the road; in 1872 went to Dubuque, la., as general superintendent of C.C.&D. and C.D.&M. railroads; in 1874 returned to the C.B.&Q.R.R. as assistant general superintendent; in 1877 became general superintendent of B.&0., west of Ohio river; in 1881 he became general manager of M.&St. L. R.R;, at Minneapolis, Minn.; in 1883 went to Richmond, Va., as general superintendent C.&0. Ry.; in 1885 became general manager of the East Tenn., Va. & Ga. R.R. and associated lines, at Knoxville, Tenn. and upon the consolidation of these and other lines forming the S. of Southern Ry., and located at Washington, D.C., in 1895 and was also mechanical engineer and head of mechanical department; 1899 he retired and moved to Knoxville, Tenn.; married Frances Helen Nichols, Jan. 1, 1862; member Union League, Western Society of Engineers, Association of Harvard Engineers, Lawrence Scientific Association, American Railway Guild, Masonic Order, including both K.T., and 32d degrees; Republican; for many years he was president of the school board at his Illinois home.

Hudson, Marshall A., crockery merchant, of 130 E. Seneca St., Syracuse, N.Y., was born, Syracuse, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1850; son of Edson A. and Adelia (Spencer) Hudson; educated in common schools, Syracuse, N.Y.; married, Syracuse, N.Y., Mary C. Hawley; children: Marshall Hawley, Fred, May, Eva, Hattie. Commercial traveler twelve years; in retail business in Syracuse, N.Y., twenty-two years; now retired. Traveled through Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Malta, Athens, Constantinople, Palestine, Egypt and Italy. Founded first Baraca Bible Class for men, which added 600 men to church and has since spread all over the world, having 850,000 members in U.S., England, Australia, New Zealand, Cuba and the islands of the sea. Also founded the Ladies' Philathea Bible Class, which has added 300 women, and which has spread like the Baraca, and now numbers over 300,000; classes are doubling in membership. Editor Baraca-Philathea News, national organ of Baraca and Philathea.. Writer and publisher of the "How" Book for Men's Bible Classes. Treasurer Baraca Supply, Baraca-Philathea Supply Co., Syracuse, N.Y. Independent in politics. Baptist. Member Lodge 501, F. & A.M.; formerly director Y.M.C.A.

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Huff, Perez F., insurance expert, of 84 William St., New York City, was born, Jacksonville, Fla., July 10, 1873; son of J. and Amelia (Fridenberg) Huff; educated in public and high schools, Jacksonville, Fla.; married, Columbus, Ga., Feb. 17, 1898, Olga Buhler; children: Louise B., born Aug. 28, 1901; Emily A., born May 16, 1912. Stenographer Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co., gen. agency, Jacksonville, Fla., at age of 17; special agent, 1891; supt. of agencies, 1893; gen. agent for Equitable Life Assurance Soc., N.Y., 1894. Became mem. ins. brokerage firm Hamlin & Co., 1899, in meantime contracting with Northwestern Mutual of Milwaukee, seven years, until 1901; became mem. firm L. Wachenheim & Son, 1901, later changed to Wachenheim & Huff, Inc., of which he is now president and general manager, doing extensive general insurance business, established since 1866. Contracted with Union Central Life .Ins. Co. of Cincinnati, 1907. Received medal from Union Central Life Ins. Co. (in recognition of writing the largest amount of insurance, personally, in the history of the .company (forty-five years in existence); ranked first for the company five successive years, 1909-1913), and appointed agency director. He has the reputation of being the largest individual writer of life insurance in the United States, placing business with fifteen or more companies. Recreations: Outdoor sports, athletics. Clubs: Fairview Country, City Athletic.

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Hughes, Charles Evans, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was born April 11, 1862, in Glens Falls, N.Y. From 1884 he practiced law in New York City. In 1907-10 he served two terms as governor of the State of New York. Since 1910 he has been associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States at Washington, D.C.

Hughes, Dudley Mays, congressman, was born Oct. 10, 1848, in Twiggs County, Ga.  He was elected state senator, serving one term, retiring voluntarily; was elected president of the Georgia State Agri. Soc.; serving four years' with great ability, declining re-election; was commissioner-general of Georgia to the world's fair at St. Louis. He was elected to the sixty-first and sixty-second congresses as a Democrat; Was re-elected to the sixty-third congress for the term of 1913-15; and resides in Danville, Ga.

Hughes, Edwin Holt, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church; born in Moundsville, W.Va., Dec. 7, 1866; son of Rev. Thomas B. and Louisa Hughes. He was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, A.B., 1889, A.M. (honorary), 1892; and from the Theological School of Boston University, S.T.B., 1892; and he has received the degrees S.T.D. from Syracuse University, 1903, D.D. from Ohio Wesleyan University, 1904, LL.D., DePauw University, 1908. He was ordained in the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1892; pastor at Newton Center, Mass., 1892-1896; Malden, Mass., 1896-1903. He became president of DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., in 1903, continuing until elected, in May, 1908, a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Author, "Letters on Evangelism," 1907; "Thanksgiving Sermons," 1909; "The Teaching of Citizenship," 1909; "The Bible and Life," 1914. He was a trustee of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; and he is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and the University Club of Indianapolis. He married in Atlanta, Ga., June 8, 1892, Isabel Baker Ebbert, and has six children. Address: San Francisco, Calif.

Hughes, James Anthony, congressman, was born Feb. 27, 1861, in Corunna, Ont. In 1887-88 he was a member of the Legislature of Kentucky; and later in 1894-98 he was a member of the West Virginia State Senate. He was a member of the fifty-seventh, fifty-eighth, fifty-ninth, sixtieth, sixty-first and sixty-second congresses from West Virginia as a Republican. He was re-elected to the sixty-third congress from the fifth district of West Virginia for the term of 1913-15; and resides in Huntingdon, W.Va.

Hughes, Very Rev. John J., C.S.P., priest; superior general of the Congregation of St. Paul the Apostle; born Dec. 6, 1856, in New York City; educated in the public schools, St. Charles College Md., and was graduated from St. Francis Xavier's College, N.Y. City, in 1878; ordained a priest of the Paulist Community, 1884. Founded and edited the Monthly Calendar for 23 years. Under his direction, with the hearty approval of Archbishop Corrigan, D.D., the Catholic Converts League of New York was started, and he is still one of its vice-presidents. He was the Father Minister under the administration of Very Rev. Father Hewit, and Assistant Superior to the two former Superiors General, Very Rev. George Deshon and Very Rev. George M. Searle. On July 29, 1909, he was elected Superior General of the Paulist Community for the term of five years. He has under his charge the Paulist institutions in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Winchester, Tenn., Austin, Tex., Portland, Ore., Toronto, Can., and St. Thomas Novitiate in Washington. Address: 415 West 59th St., New York City.

Hughes, William, United States senator from New Jersey, was born in 1872; is counselor at laws; served in the Second New Jersey Volunteers, Spanish-American War; married Margaret Hughes, July 16, 1898; was elected to the fifty-eighth, sixtieth and sixty-first congresses, and re-elected to the sixty-second congress for the term of 1911-13. He became United States senator in 1913; and resides in Paterson, N.J.

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Hukill, Henry Orville, purchasing agent Pennsylvania Lines west of Pittsburgh. Office: Pittsburgh, Pa. Born May 25, 1844, at Steubenville, Ohio. Educated in public and private schools. Entered railway service 1860 as messenger Steubenville & Indiana. Rd., since which he has been consecutively, March, 1864, to 1870, clerk and telegraph operator to purchasing agent Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Ry. and Cleveland & Pittsburgh Rd. (now a part of the Pennsylvania Lines west of Pittsburgh); 1870 to 1886, clerk to purchasing agent; 1886 to Jan., 1894, assistant to purchasing agent; Jan., 1894, to date, purchasing agent same lines.

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Hulings, Willis J., United States congressman from the twenty-eighth district of Pennsylvania, was born July 1, 1850, in Clarion County, Pa. He is engaged in the mining and petroleum business; and has been a member of the State Senate. He was promoted brigadier-general in the United States Volunteers for meritorious conduct in the Spanish-American War. He was elected to the sixty-third congress for the term of 1913-15; and resides in Oil City, Pa.

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Hull, Cordell, congressman, was born Oct. 2, 1871, in Overton County, Tenn. In 1903-07 he was judge of the Circuit Court of Tennessee. He was elected to the sixtieth, sixty-first, sixty-second and sixty-third congresses as a Democrat; and resides in Crossville, Tenn.

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Hummel, Richard Joseph, real estate, banker; born New Orleans, Jan. 19, 1859; son of Stephen and Maria Sophie (Bachman) Hummel; educated in common school, 1866-1870; married, East Baton Rouge, La.; July 6, 1890, Ellen M. Moore; children; Richard J., Kathleen T. Campton R. Engaged in real estate business since 1902; has handled some of largest deals in Baton Rouge, among which was sale of site to Standard Oil Co. President Denham Springs Realty Co., Ireland Realty Co.; vice-president Louisiana National Bank, and vice-president Louisiana Trust & Savings Bank; member Board of Directors of Brady & Smith Insurance Co., Capital Building and Loan Ass'n, Baton Rouge Grocery Co. Postmaster at Port Hudson, 1879-1884; deputy clerk and recorder Parish of East Baton Rouge, La., 1884-1888; notary assistant postmaster of Baton Rouge, 1893-1902 deputy clerk U.S. District Court since 1898; member of Police Baton Rouge, 1st Ward, 1908-1912; deputy clerk to U. S. Circuit Court since 1909. Democrat. Baptist; president Swart Hill Baptist Mission; trustee Executive Board First Baptist Church. Knight of Pythias and Woodmen of the World. Residence: 140 St. Charles St. Office: U.S. Post Office and Court House Building, Baton Rouge.

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Humphrey, William E., congressman, was born March 31, 1862, near Alamo, Montgomery county, Ind. In 1893 he removed to Seattle, Wash., where he has .since practiced his profession; in 1898-1902 he was corporation counsel of the city of Seattle, Wash. He was a member of the fifty-eighth, fifty-ninth, sixtieth, sixty-first and sixty-second congresses from Washington as a Republican. He was re-elected to the sixty-third congress from Washington for the term of 1913-15; and resides in Seattle, Wash.

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Humphreys, Albert, sculptor and painter, of 7 West 14th St., New York City, was born near Cincinnati, Ohio. Pupil of Gerome, Robert Fleury and Alexander Harrison in Paris. Recent works executed in sculpture: Bust of Beethoven, Fountain for Children, The Marauders; The Pool in the Desert; exhibited sixteen of his works at Society International of Painters and Sculptors, at the Armory Building, New York. He was awarded landscape prize, Paris A.A.A. He is a member of Paris A.A.A.; and the Philadelphia Sketch Club. honorable member Society International Literary and Artistic, Paris, Rodin, president.

Humphreys, Benjamin Grubb, congressman, was born Aug. 17, 1865, in Claiborne County, Miss. In 1895-1903 he was district attorney for the fourth circuit court district of Mississippi. He served in the second Mississippi volunteer infantry under Major-General Fitzhugh Lee in Florida during the Spanish-American War. He was elected to the fifty-ninth, sixtieth, sixty-first and sixty-second congresses. He was re-elected to the sixty-third congress from the third district of Mississippi for the term of 1913- 15; and resides in Greenwood, Miss.

Humphreys, Frederic H., physician, of 156 William St., New York City, was born Utica, N.Y., Sept. 7, 1847; s. Frederic and Frances Maria (Sperry) Humphreys; ed. Rensselaer Poly. Inst., 1868; Sch of Mines, Columbia Univ.; Bellevue Hosp., Med. Coll., 1870; Univ. of Vienna, 1872; member British Medical Asso.; 111. Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 1880, Louise Alfretta Parker; children: Frances Augusta, b. Dec. 19, 1880; Frederic Parker, b. Oct. 29, 1890. Pres. Humphreys Co. Traveled extensively in N. and S. America, Europe and Africa. Formerly private 71st Reg't, N.Y.N.G., and ass't foreman Wash. Vol. Steam Fire Co., Troy (N.Y.) Fire Dep't. Mem. Chi Phi fraternity, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History, Acad. of Sciences, N.Y.; N.J. Hist. Ass'n, Soc. Colonial Wars, N.Y. Chamber of Commerce, Washington Headquarters Ass'n. Chm'n Exec. Com. and sec. Morristown (N.J.) Horse Show; interested in horse shows for many years, having exhibited horses. Clubs: Metropolitan, Columbia Univ., Nat. Arts, Drug and Chemical, Rumson Country, Whippany River, Somerset, of Bernardsville; Morristown Golf, Morristown Field. Residence (winter): Morristown, N.J. (summer), Monmouth Beach, N.J.

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Hun, Henry, 149 Washington Ave., Albany, N.Y. Medicine. Born at Albany, March 21, 1854. Sheffield Sci. Sch., Yale, 1874; M.D., Harvard, 1879. Asst. physics, Sheffield Sci. Sch., Yale, 1874-75; prof. nervous diseases, Albany Med. Col., 1885. Member: A.M.A.; Am. Physicians; Neur. assn.; N.Y. State and Co. Med. Societies. Neurology. Author of Guide for American Medical Students in Europe, Differential Diagnosis of Nervous Diseases, and numerous contributions to medical journals.
Hungate, John H., lawyer and banker of La Herpe, Ill., where he was born in 1838; son of Adonijah Hungate; attended Burlington University, and graduated from Northwestern University (Law Department), 1861; married, Monmouth, Ill., 1878, Florence Edith Matthews; children: Q. W., John M., Harold G., Edith Clare. Has practiced law in state and federal courts of Missouri and Illinois. Commenced banking in 1874, owning interests in banks at La Harpe, Macomb, Good hope, and Fulton, Ill.; was a charter member of Abstract and Trust Company, now merged with Dime Savings bank of Peoria, Ill.; director Peoria Life Insurance Company, president La Harpe Electric Light Company; director Home Medicine Company. Was clerk of Circuit Court and recorder of deeds in McDonough County, Ill. Author of law requiring the records in circuit clerk's office to be indexed. Was defeated for Congress, 1876; served on school boards and member city council. Democrat. Baptist. Member Lawyers' Association, Bankers' Association; president board of trustees of Giltings Seminary; president board of education of city of La Harpe; trustee under will, of B. F. Johnson of funds to found a free school at. La Harpe. Odd Fellow, Mason.

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Hunsicker, Alvin, vice-pres. and gen. mg'r, 320 Broadway, New York City, was born, Collegeville, Pa., Sept. 20, 1864; s. Henry A. and Mary (Weinberger) Hunsicker; grad. Ursinus Coll., B.S.; m. Phila., Pa., June 19, 1889, Helen T. Boice. Engaged in lumber business with father for 6 years; newspaper mg 'r, 7 years. V.-p., dir. and gen. mg'r Standard Oilcloth Pa., 2 years; assisted in organizing Standard Oilcloth Co., 1901; was its sec. until 1911, when elected to present position of v.-p. Traveled in U.S., Europe, the West Indies and South America. Active in politics; has spoken for Republican party for past 20 years. V.-P., dir. and gen. mg'r Standard Oilcloth Co.; pres. and dir. Sanitile Co., Meritas Mills, Columbus, Ga.; v.-p. and dir. Leatherole Co. Republican; Presby 'n. Recreation: Automobiling. Club: Arkwright (treas.).

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Hunt, Charles Frederick, physician, of 537 W. 149th St., New York City, was born, Fishkill, N.Y., July 28, 1875; s. George and Theresa J. (Aldridge) Hunt; ed. in public schs. of Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn Polytechnic, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia). M.D., 1898; m. Harcourt, Ont., Canada, Ida E. Jones; children: Charles Frederick, Jr., and Egbert Jansen (twins), May 28, 1901, Marvin, b. March 23, 1903. After leaving hospital engaged in interne service, has practiced medicine ever since. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N.Y. State Med. Soc., N.Y. County Med. Soc. Mem. Masonic bodies and Mecca Temple, Mystic Shrine. Connected with the Dispensary of hood Wright Memorial Hosp.

Hunt, G. W. P., governor of the state of Arizona for the second term ending in 1915; and resides in Phoenix, Ariz.

Hunt, William Henry, consul-gen., was born, Hunt's Sta., Tenn., June 29, 1869 ed. public schools, Lawrence Acad., Gro- ton, Mass., and William Coll., Williamstown, Mass.; m. 1904. Moved to N.Y., 1896, and employed in banking firm Price, McCormick & Co.; prominently connected with work of St. George Ch., Stuyvesant Sq., and for two years sec. Dr. Seth Low's Men's Bible Class. Became sec. to Mr. Gibbs, U.S. consul at Madagascar, Jan., 1898; appt'd clerk at Tamatave Consulate, 1898; vice-consul, 1899; appt'd consul by Pres. McKinley, 1901; transferred to Saint Etienne, in 1906. Elected corr. mem. Am. Geog. Soc. of N.Y., 1904. Mem. Corn. for erection of Monument to Massenet, great musical composer, at St. Etienne. Recreations: Tennis, horseback riding. Active mem. in numerous socs. and org'ns. Club: President Club Franco-Etranger (St. Etienne). Residence: N.Y. City. Address: Am. Consulate, St. Etienne, France.

Hunt, William J.; born Queensbury, Warren County, N.Y., Oct. 16, 1863; parents Edgar Wild Hunt and Helen J. Dickinson; married Edith Brown, Sept. 13, 1893; children: Helen, Eunice, William, Edith and Marjorie; educated common schools and Glens Falls Acad.; graduated College of Phys. and Surgs., Baltimore, Md., 1891; lie. New York State, May, 1891; post-grad. about one year in New York City in 1893; surgeon Glens Falls Hospital and pres. of staff; mem. A.M.A., N.Y. State Med. Soc., and Glens Falls Med. and Surgical Societies; Regular. Res.: 19 Notre Dame. St.; office: 21 Notre Dame St., Glens Falls, N.Y.; hours: 9-12 m. Tel. 106 Bell.

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Hunter, Frederick William, lawyer, of 68 William St., New York City, was born, N.Y. City, Dec. 19, 1865; s. Jacob Fisher and Mary L. (Gissenhainer) Hunter; grad. Columbia Sch. of Arts, A.B. 1887, A.M. (Polit. Science), 1888; LL.B., from Law Dep't, 1889; m. June 25, 1889, Annie B. Haight, author book, "Stiegel Glass." Trustee Broadway Savings Inst'n; treas. and dir. Lutheran Cemetery. Independent Democrat; Lutheran. Mem. N.Y. Hist. Soc. and Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

Hunter, George McPherson, clergyman, of 76 Wall St. New York City, was born, Glasgow, Scotland, 1869; s. James and Elizabeth Hunter; grad. Glasgow Univ., 1899; New Brunswick Theol. Sem., New Brunswick, N.J.; m. New Brunswick, N.J., Madeline Norman; children: Norman, Stewart, Elizabeth, Margery. Traveled all over the world; taught in schools in India; lived in Argentine Republic. Has been engineer, sailor, writer, lecturer, and sec. of Am. Seamen's Friend Soc.. N.Y. Author: Acts of the Apostles of the Sea; The Unknown Sailor, and numerous magazine articles. Republican; Presbyterian. Club: Alpha Sigma.

Hunter, Napoleon Bonepart, merchant, farmer and banker; born in Kentucky, Jan. 29, 1843; son of William and Sallie (Ballew Hunter; educated public schools of Louisiana; married, Carrollton, La., Feb. 6, 1875, Eliza V. Turner; nine children (two deceased), five sons and two daughters living. Engaged in mercantile business 1870 at Waterproof, La.; in plantation business since 1887; president Bank of Waterproof. Served as mayor Waterproof, La., twenty years; master four years; justice of the peace, 6th ward of Tensas Parish, La., four years. Democrat; Methodist. Master of Exchequer since 1890 Tensas Lodge, No. 84, Knights of Pythias (Incorporated). Address: Waterproof.

Hunter, William James, superintendent Northwestern Pacific Rd. Office Sausalito, Cal. Born Oct., 1853, at Kemptville, Ont. Educated in the high school at Kemptville. Entered railway service April, 1872, with the Grand Trunk Ry., since which he has been consecutively, 1873, with the San Francisco & North Pacific Co.; out of service until Jan. 1, 1883; Jan. 1, 1883, to Sept. 1, 1899, in train service San Francisco & North Pacific Rd.; Sept. 1, 1899, to March 1, 1903, assistant superintendent same road; March 1, 1903, to Dec. 15, 1907, superintendent same road; Dec. 15, 1907, to date, superintendent Northwestern Pacific Rd., which absorbed the San Francisco & North Pacific and North Shore Coast roads.

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Huntington, Archer Milton, author, of 1083 Fifth Ave., New York City, was born, N.Y. City, March 10, 1870; s. Collis P. Huntington; private ed'n in N.Y. City and Spain; hon. A.M., Yale and Harvard; L.H.D., Columbia, 1908; Knight Commander Order Alphonso XH; corr. mem. Royal Spanish Academy; (Academy of History, San Fernando, Madrid); Spanish Bellas Artes (Seville); Buenos Letras (Barcelona); Junta de Hist. y Numismatica de Buenos Aires; Soc. de Corres. Hispanique de Bordeaux; hon. mem. Museo du Greco; m. London, August 6, 1895, Helen Manchester Gates. In July, 1904, founded The Hispanic Society of America in a deed providing "for the establishment in the city of New York of a public Spanish and Portuguese library and museum, to be in some measure a link between the English and Spanish-speaking peoples." The object of the Society is the "advancement of the study of the Spanish and Portuguese languages, literature, and history, and advancement of the study of the countries wherein Spanish and Portuguese are or have been spoken languages." Author: Note Book in Nothern Spain, 1898. Editor: "The Poem of the Cid (Vol. I, Text, 1897;11, Translation, 1902, HI, Notes, 1903); Lady 's (Madam D'Aulnoy's) Travels into Spain (with introduction), 1899; Initials and Miniatures of the IXth, Xth, and XIth Centures from the Mozarabic Manuscripts of Santo Domingo de Silos in the British Museum, with Introduction, 1904; the "Huntington Reprints," of rare works, mostly now in the library of The Hispanic Society of America, in Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan. Contributor upon Spanish literature to various critical periodicals. Pres. Hispanic Soc. of America; hon. pres. Am. Geog. Soc.; hon. pres. Am. Numismatic Soc.; mem. Chamber of Commerce, Met. Museum of
Art, Am. Museum Natural History. Clubs: Yale Univ., Grolier, Authors, National Arts, City, N.Y. Yacht, Automobile of America and others.

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Huntoon, Louis Doremus, mining engineer, of 115 Broadway, New York City, was born, Paterson, N.J., Jan. 28, 1869; son of J. P. and S. M. (Doremus) Huntoon; graduated, School of Mines, Columbia University, E.M., 1895; Yale (honorary degree) A.M., 1908; married, Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 7, 1903, Edna B. Boynton. Engaged in mine operating and consulting work, 1895-1903; professor mining and metallurgy, Yale University, 1903-1911; consulting engineer since 1911. N.Y. representative of Stearns Roger Co., of Denver, Colo. Member American Institute of Mining Engineers, Mining and Metallurgical Society of America; Inst. Mining and Metallurgy, London, Eng.; Am. Electro Chem. IL Soc. Clubs: Graduate (New Haven), Columbia University (N.Y.), St. Anthony.

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Hurd, Rukard, civil engineer, statesman and author, of St. Paul, Minn., was born in 1858 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated in engineering from the Pennsylvania Military College, and since 1890 has been a trustee of that college. He is a recognized expert authority on iron ore and mineral, lease, counsel and appraisal. He was major on the staffs of Governors Clough and Lind; in 1901 was a representative in the state legislature, and in 1907 was elected secretary of the Minnesota tax commission. In 1912 he was president of the Sons of the Revolution. He is the author of Hurd's Iron Ore Manual.

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Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, secretary, editor and Methodist Episcopalian clergyman, 150 Fifth Ave., New York City; residence: 325 W. 101st St. Born in New York City, Feb. 15, 1843. Educated at Wesleyan University, 1864. Married Mary M. Chase. Pastor Methodist Episcopal churches, 1865-79; agent Sunday School Union, 1879-84; assistant editor Sunday School literature, 1884-88. From 1888 to 1900 editor of Sunday School literature for the Methodist Episcopal Church, and secretary Sunday School Union and Tract Society. From 1901 to 1909, Methodist pastor. From 1909 to 1914, district superintendent of Newark District, N.J.; 1914 instructor in Bible Centenary Collegiate Inst., Hackettstown, N.J. Author of Manual of Biblical Geography, Revised Normal Lessons, Teacher-Training Lessons, Outline Studies in Old Testament, Outline Studies in New Testament, The Story of the Bible, Organizing and Building up the Sunday School, The Superintendent's Helper, 1905-1915. Residence: 93 Quitman St., Newark, N.J. Member Sons of American Revolution and Wesleyan University Club.

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Huston, Charles Lukens, manufacturer; born Coatesville, Pa., July 8, 1856; son of Charles Huston, M.D., and Isabella Pennock (Lukens) Huston; graduated from Haverford College, A.B., 1875; married, Savannah, Ga., July 23, 1895, Annie Stewart; four children: James, Ruth, Mary, Charles Lukens, Jr. Clerk and bookkeeper of Lukens Iron Works, 1875-1879; entered the partnership of Huston, Penrose & Co. (Lukens iron Works), 1880; later, upon the death of Mr. Penrose, the co-partnership was changed to Charles Huston & Sons, now Lukens Iron & Steel Co., of which is vice-president and director; director and 1st vice-president of Jacobs-Shupert Fire-Box Co.; director of the Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust Co., Belmont Iron Works of Philadelphia, Allegheny Ore and Iron Co. of Clifton Forge, Va., Independent in politics; Presbyterian. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Mining Engineers; president and director Coatesville Young Men's Christian Association; chairman Pennsylvania State Y.M.C.A. Address: 64 S. First Ave., Coatesville, Pa.

Huston, Philip P., purchasing agent Louisville & Nashville Rd. Office: Louisville, Ky. Born April 12, 1838, in Belmont County, Ohio. Entered railway service Oct., 1856, since which date (except three years in the Union Army) he has filled various positions in railroad service, and has been purchasing agent Louisville & Nashville Rd. since Nov., 1882.

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Hutchins, Francis Sessions, lawyer and banker; born, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 6, 1877; son of Rev. Robert Grosvernor and Harriet (James) Hutchins; graduated from Williams College, A.B., New York Law School, LL.B.; married, New York City, Oct. 8, 1903; Margaret G. Noyes, who died Dec. 23, 1909. Vice-president and director Commonwealth Trust Co.; partner Baldwin & Hutchins; counsel Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Co.; director Registration Trust Co. Republican; Presbyterian. Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Phi Beta Kappa Society of New York, Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Recreation: Automobiling. Clubs: Union League, Republican, Alpha Delta Phi, Graduate, Whitehall, Thousand Islands, Country, Automobile (New Rochelle).

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Hutchison, Miller Reese, E.E., Ph.D., inventor, electrical and mechanical engineer; born, Montrose, Baldwin County, Alabama, Aug. 6, 1876; son of William Peter and Tracie Elizabeth (Magruder) Hutchinson; educated in private schools in Mobile, Marion (Ala.) Military Institute, 18$9-91; Spring Hill (Ala.) College, 1891-92; University Military Institute, Mobile, 1892-95; Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1895-97, in electrical and mechanical engineering; attended Alabama Medical College in special aural investigation. Married, New York City, May 31, 1901, Martha J. Pomeroy; children: Miller Reese, Jr., born 1902; Harold Pomeroy, born 1904; Juan Ceballos, born 1906; Roblee Pomeroy, born 1908. Chief Electrical Engineer, U.S. Lighthouse Establishment, 7th and 8th districts, during the Spanish-American War, engaged in laying submarine mines and cables; invented and patented the Acousticon to enable the deaf to hear, the Massacon for the treatment of deafness, the Klaxon automobile horn, the Hutchinson Electrical Tachometer, etc., all in common use. Has been granted several hundred patents. Was present at the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, in Westminster Abbey, Aug. 9, 1902; presented with gold medal by Queen Alexandra as reward of merit for scientific investigation and invention, Aug. 21, 1902, on royal yacht Victoria and Albert, at Cowes; awarded gold and silver medals Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904. Member International Electrical Congress, St. Louis, 1904, and San Francisco, 1915; member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Society of Automobile Engineers; Engineers' Club; National Institute of Social Sciences; Kappa Alpha; life member of New York Electrical Society and of Navy League of the United States; associate member of the American Society of Naval Engineers. The degree of Electrical Engineer was conferred by the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, in June, 1913, for distinguished work in the electrical field. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy was conferred by Spring. Hill (Ala.) College, in June, 1914, for achievements in the realms of science and philosophy. Chief engineer to and personal representative of Thomas A. Edison. Chief engineer Thomas A. Edison, Incoporrated, Edison Laboratory, the Edison Storage Battery Company. Residences: Llewellyn Park, West Orange, N.J., and Woodside, Lake Minnetonka, Minn. Presbyterian. Recreations: Motoring and boating. Address: Edison Laboratory, Orange, N.J.

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Hyde, Arthur Sewall, musician, of 16 E. 44th St., New York City, was born, Bath, Me., Feb. 21, 1875; son of Gen. Thomas W. and Annie (Hayden) Hyde; educated in public schools of Bath, private tutors; Harvard University, A.B., 1896; studied music in Boston and Paris; unmarried. Organist at St. John's Church, Charlestown, Mass., four years; organist and choirmaster, Emmanuel Church, Boston, eight years; organist and choirmaster, St. Bartholomew's Church, N.Y., since 1908; conductor of choral societies in Boston and Maine.   Republican; Episcopalian. Trustee Institute of Musical Arts, N.Y. Clubs: Metropolitan, Harvard, Tennis and Racquet (Boston).
    

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Source:  Men of 1914, Chicago, Ill, 1915