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BIOGRAPHIES
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AKRON
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SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO
1825 - 1928
Volumes II & III
Illustrated
Publ. Chicago and Akron
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1928
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EARL W. HAMLIN.
Earl William Hamlin, secretary and treasurer of the
Akron Selle Company, is well known in industrial circles of
this city and for more than sixteen years has been
prominently identified with one of Akron's important
manufacturing institutions. He is a full fledged Akron
man, born, reared and educated here and his entire business
career has been in connection with Akron institutions.
Mr. Hamlin was born Oct. 4, 1888,, a son of
Millard J. and Rose (Foster) Hamlin, the former a native
of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the latter of Ohio. In
early life Millard J. Hamlin located in Akron and is
now a foreman in the plant of the American Hard Rubber
Company, to which he has given many years of faithful,
efficient service. His family consists of two sons and
two daughters, all residents of Akron: Helen M. Zimmer;
Millard R., a draftsman for the Brown-Graves
Company; Earl W.; and Margaret.
Earl W. Hamlin attended the Central high school and
later took a business course. He began his business
career in the auditing department of the B. F. Goodrich
Company and for five years was thus employed. In 1912
he entered the employ of the Akron Selle Company, with which
he has since been connected. Starting in a
modest capacity, Mr. Hamlin's advancements
have come as the recognition of work well done and his
capacity for assuming greater burdens, and responsibilities.
He is regarded as a highly capable man in his connection,
which has been marked by a contribution of his best energies
toward the success of the business.
Mr. Hamlin was married Aug. 21, 1918, in
Mansfield, Ohio, to Miss Helen M. Barry, a daughter
of Edward W. and Katherine Barry, prominent residents
of that city. Mr. and Ms. Hamlin now have three
children, all of whom were born in Akron; Rita Jane,
whose birth occurred Nov. 6, 1919; Earl W., Jr., who
was born Apr. 1, 1924; and Richard M., born Apr. 23,
1927.
Mr. Hamlin is a communicant of the Roman
Catholic church and has taken the fourth degree in the
Knights of Columbus. He is a past exalted ruler of the
local lodge of Elks and also a member of the Fairlawn
Country Club, the Akron City Club, Chamber of Commerce and
Exchange Club. Mr. Hamlin has a wide
acquaintance in Akron and many of his warmest friends are
those who have known him from boyhood. He lives at
1200 Sunset View drive having built his residence in 1928.
Source: Akron and Summit County,
Ohio 1825-1928 - Vol. II - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago &
Akron. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1928 - Page
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S. Chris Hansen |
S. CHRIS HANSEN.
Among the young men who have come to Akron within the year
to share the future progress and prosperity of the city and
one who has already made his presence felt is S. C.
Hansen, organizer of the Akron Electric League, of which
he is managing director. Born in Chicago, Illinois,
Sept. 21, 1890, he is a son of Louis and Meta (Sorensen)
Hansen, who were natives of Denmark and emigrated to
America in early life, locating in Chicago. There the
father established business as a manufacturer of ice cream.
Subsequently he removed to Delavan, Wisconsin, where he
spent the remainder of his life. To him and his wife,
who has passed away, were born five children, four of whom
survive, namely: Mrs. Robert Johnson, Viola Hansen,
Louis and S. C.
The last named received his education in his native
city and was subsequently identified with various
occupations prior to becoming
connected with the Commonwealth Edison Company of Chicago,
in the service of which he continued for five years.
On the expiration of that period he removed to Cleveland,
Ohio, where he was first associated with the Cleveland
Illuminating Company and later with the Cleveland Electric
League, which he built up to its present large membership.
From that city he came to Akron and organized the Akron
Electric League. His long experience in the electrical
business has made him thoroughly familiar therewith and his
labors as director of the Akron League are proving most
effective and resultant.
On the 29th of April, 1914, in Chicago, Mr. Hansen
was united in marriage to Miss Elsie Popp, daughter
of Nicholas and Minnie Popp, of that city. They
are the parents of two sons: Edwin, born in Chicago
in 1915; and Jack, born in Cleveland in August, 1917.
Both are attending school.
Mr. Hansen is a worthy exemplar of the
teachings and purposes of the Masonic fraternity, to which
he belongs, while his religious faith is that of the
Lutheran church. The success which has rewarded his
efforts in the business world is attributable entirely to
his own industry and enterprise. Possessing a pleasing
personality and strong individuality, he makes a decided
impression on all who come in contact with him and is
deservedly popular among a wide acquaintance.
Source: Akron and Summit County, Ohio 1825-1928 -
Vol. III - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago & Akron.
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1928 - Page 563 |
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HARRY G. HAYNES.
The personal records of men who, by the force of their own
vitality, have raised themselves from humble circumstances
to positions of trust and responsibility in a community are
of great value, demonstrating clearly the possibilities that
lie before all who earnestly desire to attain the goal of
success. Harry G. Haynes, president of the
Kenmore Banking Company, at Kenmore, is a typical example of
this class of men, for his early years were marked by
hardships and obstacles that would have discouraged one of
less mettle, and his rise in the business world is but the
legitimate fruitage of his persistent and determined efforts
along right lines.
Mr. Haynes was born in Wadsworth, Medina county,
Ohio, on the 20th of March, 1869, and is a son of J. N.
and Martha Jane (Vickers) Haynes, both deceased.
He had but limited opportunity for securing a school
education, for in his early youth he was compelled to go to
work, being literally "farmed out for his keep."
During that period work seemed to be his only portion and he
had but little time for recreation or study. When
eighteen years of age, he went to Akron and obtained a job
as driver of a grocery wagon. He took advantage of
every opportunity to get an insight into business methods
and was economical, saving some of his earnings, so that he
was able in the course of time to buy a grocery store in
West Market street, which he ran for two and a half years.
He then sold out and turned his attention to the real estate
business. In partnership with A. P. Steiner, he
laid out the South Akron allotment and other farms in what
is now Kenmore, and, encouraged by his success along these
lines, in 1900 he was one of the incorporators of the Akron
Realty Company, and in the same year the town of Kenmore was
laid out. He continued actively and successfully in
the real estate business, for which he had a natural
aptitude, and met with a large measure of success. In
November, 1917, Mr. Haynes became vice
president of the Kenmore Banking Company, holding that
position until 1922, when he was elected president, and is
still serving in that capacity. In 1918 he started the
insurance business here in partnership with H. U. Gardner,
under the name of the Gardner & Haynes
Insurance Agency, and this has been a very successful
enterprise. He is also president of the Kenmore
Mortgage Company and a director of the Kenmore Investment
Company. He is a member of Akron City Club and
Fairlawn Heights Country Club.
On Apr. 12, 1904, Mr. Haynes was united
in marriage to Miss Mary Decovey, and they have a
daughter, Arlin, who is the wife of T. W. Klein,
of Akron, and the mother of a daughter, Marylin Ann,
born Sept. 22, 1927, in Akron.
Mr. Haynes is a stanch republican in his
political views and is a member of Grace Reformed church of
Fulton, Michigan. A man of progressive and up-to-date
business ideas, at the same time duly conservative in his
judgment, Mr. Haynes has shown himself a dependable
and safe business man, commanding to a marked degree the
confidence of his associates, and during the years of his
residence here he has held a high place in the esteem of the
people of this community. His residence is at 74 Grand
avenue, Akron.
Source: Akron and Summit County,
Ohio 1825-1928 - Vol. III - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago &
Akron. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1928 - Page
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