HALL, John S. - dentist; born, Pittsburg (sic), Pa., Aug. 26, 1867; son of John and Eliza J. (Greenaway) Hall; educated in Ontario public schools, Harrison Collegiate Institute, Toronto University; D.D.S., Detroit College of Medicine, 1897; married, Detroit, June 14, 1900, Emily Fettig. Has practiced in Detroit since 1897; professor of comparative dental anatomy and operative technics (sic), Department of Dental Surgery, Detroit College of Medicine. Member Michigan State and 1st District Dental societies. Member Board of Education, Delray. Mason (32º), Shriner; member Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias. Recreations: Outdoor diversions. Office: People’s State Bank Bldg., Delray. Residence: 2201 W. Jefferson Av., Detroit.
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HALL, Theodore Parsons Hall, born, Rocky Hill, Conn., Dec. 15, 1835; son of Samuel H. P. and Emeline (Bulkeley) Hall; educated in academies at Binghamton and Albany, N.Y., and Yale University, graduating, 1856; married at Detroit, Jan. 11, 1860, Alexandrine Louise Godfrey. Studied law one year and acted for a short time as assistant manager of newspaper; was with the Central Bank, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and later with Thompson Bros., brokers, Wall St.; removed to Detroit, 1859, and with L. E. Clark and others established the State Bank of Michigan, which later was merged into the First National Bank of Detroit; entered grain commission business, 1863, on Detroit Board of Trade; entered into partnership in commission business, in 1868, under firm name of Gillett & Hall, continuing until 1888, when he retired from active business. Recreations: Travel and literature. Residence: Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
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HAMMOND, Charles F., born Detroit, Jan. 31, 1868; son of George Henry and Ellen (Barry) Hammond; educated in public schools of Detroit; Detroit College; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating, S.B., 1891; married at New York City, 1900, Juliet Klous. Has been in charge of real estate interests of Hammond estate since 1892; president Hammond, Standish & Co., Hammond Building Co.; director Commercial National Bank. Member Michigan State Naval Brigade; chief master-at-arms U.S.S. Yosemite during Spanish-American War. Member Detroit Board of Commerce. Clubs: Detroit, Country, University, Old Club, Detroit Boat. Office: 1015 Hammond Bldg. Residence: 162 Jos. Campau Av.
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HAMMOND, George Starr, president Winn & Hammond; born, Dayton, O., Aug. 22, 1855; son of Joseph and Mary (Starr) Hammond; educated at Central High School of Dayton and Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, O.; married at Detroit, Oct. 27, 1885, Margaret Hessen Baxter. Began in printing business as Winn & Hammond in Detroit, 1885, and since its incorporation in 1900 has been president of the company. Republican. Christian. Member Detroit Board of Commerce. Scottish Rite Mason, Knight Templar, Shriner; member Phi Delta Theta. Club: Fellowcraft. Recreations: Outdoor sports. Office: 152-156 Wayne St. Residence: 83 E. Willis Av.
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HARWARD, Frederic Thatcher - lawyer; born; Richmond, Me., Dec. 9, 1872; son of John Thatcher and Mary Averill (Hunter) Harward; graduate Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., B. A. 1894; Law Department, Yale University, LL. B., 1897; married at Sea Gate, N. Y., June 29, 1906, Deith Augusta Booth, of New York City. Has practiced in Detroit since 1897; Episcopalian. Member Sons of American Revolution, New England Society, Knights of Pythias. The Harwards are descended from Hereward, "the Saxon patriot," who opposed William the Conqueror in his invasion of England. The first of the name to come to America was Rev. Dr. Thomas Harward, formerly incumbent of Guilford, Surrey Co., Eng., who arrived in Boston, 1730, as a lecturer at King's Chapel. He was a graduate of University College, Oxford. The maternal ancestors of Frederic Thatcher Harward, the Hunters, are of Scotch- Irish descent, and have lived in the state of Maine for generations. Col. James Hunter assisted in building Fort Halifax in 1754, and was a colonel in the Revolution. Another maternal ancestor, Capt. Tobias Lord, was also an office in the Revolution and had five sons in the army. one of whom was with Arnold on his expedition against Quebec and was take prisoner and died there. Office: 412 Moffatt Bldg. Residence: The Richmond, 1415 Second Av.
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HAWLEY, Charles Perry - Among the men prominent in the business world during his life-time, respected for his high character, and admired for his achievements and real business ability, was Charles P. Hawiey, who passed from earth May 14, 1891. Mr. Hawley, the son of Judge Elijah and Saphrona (Spear) Hawley, was the eldest of five children. He received his early education and graduated with honors from the Detroit High School, completing his education by a course in a private academy. He started his career in a chair factory owned by his father on Abbott street. Later he became associated with D. M. Ferry, the great seed man, and remained with him for fourteen years, having charge of the traveling salesmen, and had an interest in the business. He then became associated with me Height and Smith Manufacturing Company, now the American Blower Company. He was one of the stockholders, and was elected secretary and treasurer, remaining in this position until a month before his death, when he sold out to James Inglis, who is now president of the company. Mr. Hawiey married Miss Harriet S. Morhous, daughter of George and Harriet (St. Clair) Morhous. Mrs, Hawley was born in Detroit and was married to Mr. Hawley June 16, 1879. Three sons were born to them: George E., one of the firm of the Gray Hawiey Manufacturing Company, Detroit, married Miss Bessie M. Fisher; Oliver P. a member of the Detroit Garment Manufacturing Company, Detroit; Charles S., of Detroit, a civil engineer. Mrs. Hawley now resides with her father in the old home at 134 High street, west.
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HAYDEN, Robert Earl - was born Asa Bundy Sheffey, in a Detroit ghetto. His early life was characterized by conflict and turbulence that haunted his life and work. His parents, Asa and Ruth Sheffey, parted company while he was still an infant. He was informally adopted by Sue Ellen and William Hayden following the split, but reestablished contact with his birth mother during adolesence, when she moved nearby and eventually even moved into the Haydens' home. Hayden was torn between loyalty to his foster and birth families because of this unusual arrangement. Although the Haydens encouraged their foster son's pursuits, his emotional life was scarred by the conflicting demands for loyalty and emotional support levied by his foster mother, birth mother, foster father, and foster sister. Hayden's emotional isolation was cemented by his extreme nearsightedness, which prevented him from engaging in most social activities and games with his peers. Hayden parleyed this disadvantage into an escape from the poverty of the ghetto. He read avidly despite his handicap and graduated from high school in 1932. A family caseworker arranged for him to receive a scholarship to Detroit City College, from which he graduated in 1936. Upon graduation, Hayden found a job with the Federal Writers' Project, which he held until 1938. After leaving the Writers' Project, he worked part-time while writing and researching. In 1940 he married and published his first collection of poetry, Heart-Shape in the Dust. He returned to school in 1941, and earned his MA from the University of Michigan in 1944, the same year his only child, Maia, was born. Hayden had difficulty finding reliable employment in academia in that era, and in 1946 he accepted a professorship at Fisk University, a prestigious, traditionally black school in Nashville, TN. He spent over 22 years at Fisk, advancing to full professor. Despite this sucess, Hayden was a fish out of water in Fisk's conservative Southern environment and he never felt entirely at home there. When the political and social changes wrought by the civil rights movement made African American faculty more acceptable, he returned to the Midwest. He accepted a post at the University of Michigan in 1969 and remained there until his death in 1980. Hayden's creative life centered around poetry, although he was an academic by profession. But his creative development was slow and his output small, particularly early in his career. Although he had published his first book of poetry before beginning graduate study, during the next 15 years he produced only one creative work. The difficulty he experienced no doubt partly stemmed from the first conscious use of themes from his childhood, as evidenced in such poems as "Those Winter Sundays," a reminiscience and reconsideration of his foster father. Taming those demons through art appears to have been successful , as the quantity and quality of his poetry grew steadily during the 1960s and 1970s. Publication of Selected Poems (1966) brought him critical recognition and praise. After that success his reputation as one of the best new American poets grew with each publication. Hayden's poetry was increasingly recognized; he was nominated for the National Book Award in 1979 and appointed as a poetry consultant to the Library of Congress. This success was not unequivocal. Hayden insisted upon working within the larger American literary tradition and being judged by its standards. He mastered and used traditional English poetic forms and openly confessed inspiration from Wylie, Auden (one of his teachers at Michigan), Hopkins, and many other poets. While this stance probably helped him gain acceptance from the larger literary community, during the turmoil of the 1960s many African American writers and academics criticized his position. His religious faith may have inspired his nonconformity; Hayden had become a Baha'i' in 1943 and retained an ardent faith in the tolerant, ecumenical religion. The polarization of racial feeling during the latter part of the civil rights movement made his refusal to choose one culture over the other unpopular in the African American community. Ironically, much of his work draws upon African American themes and history. He had studied African American history while working on the Federal Writer's Project during the 1930s, and he used this knowledge as a continuing poetic inspiration. Hayden's poetry is known for its meticulous perfection. His refusal to produce unpolished work contributed to the small size of the poetic legacy he has left. The quality of his work, however, continues to attract scholars. While working in the Euro-American literary tradition, utilizing its forms and language, Hayden portrayed the history and concerns of African Americans.
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