BIOGRAPHIES

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Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo
Harvey Scribner, Editor in Chief
Illustrated
Volumes I & II
Publ. Madison, Wisc. by Western Historical Association
1910
 

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	D. CHARLES HART, for many years prominently identified with various commercial enterprises in the city of Toledo, was born Dec. 11, 1865, in the city which has been the scene of his business activities.  He is a son of George W. ad Amanda (Burgert) Hart, the former of whom was a native of Castile, Wyoming county, New York, and the latter of New Bedford, Coshocton county, Ohio.  George W. Hart migrated west to Ohio in early manhood, locating in Toledo, through his marriage to Amanda Burgert, was solemnized in New Bedford.  For some years he was engaged in the wholesale boot and shoe business as a member of the firm of Burgert & Hart, but upon the dissolution of this partnership he embarked in the manufacture of brick, which occupation he followed continuously until his death, in July, 1895.  He was a prominent figure in Masonic circles, having attained to the Thirty-third degree, and being a charter member of Scottish Rite Masonry in Toledo, and also belonging to the Toledo Commandery, Knights Templars.  His widow is still living, and they were the parents of three children, of whom two survive, a son having passed away in 1884.  D. Charles Hart, whose name initiates this memoir, received his education in the public schools of his native city, and about two years afterward launched forth in the candy business on his own account as a member of the firm of West & Hart which was continued for three years, at the expiration of which he entered the brick manufacturing business, becoming associated with the Collingwood Brick Company, with which he remained for two years, and then became treasurer of the Fremont Furniture Company, at Fremont, Sandusky county, Ohio, in which capacity he continued for five years, after which he returned to Toledo and embarked in the life and accident insurance business, becoming general agent for the Pennsylvania Mutual Life and the United States Casualty insurance companies, in which capacity he was engaged for ten years; and in March, 1908, he assumed his present positions as president and general manager of the Darling Candy Company.  The growth and volume of business of this concern has been remarkable, and today its patrons are to be found as far west as the Rocky mountains, as far south as Kentucky and Tennessee, and as far east as the Atlantic seaboard.  When operating to its full capacity about seventy-five hands are employed, and it is housed in a commodious structure at 20 South Ontario street.  In politics, Mr. Hart, like many another business man of large affairs, is aligned in the ranks of the Republican party, though he is by no means an  "offensive partisan," and among his lost friends are numbered many Democrats.  He was married, Jan. 1, 1894, to Miss Bessie R. Andrews, daughter of William H. and Carrie A. Andrews, of Fremont, Sandusky county, Ohio, the former of whom for several years prior to his death was auditor of the Ohio Central Railroad Company.  Mr. and Mrs. Hart have one child, George Andrews, and they are both members of the Unitarian church.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 638
Geo. W. Hart 32º	GEORGE WASHINGTON HART, deceased, who for many years was a leading citizen of Toledo, was born in Pavilion, Livingston county, New York, June 15, 1834, the son of Robert K. and Lucretia (Cochran) Hart, the former of whom was born June 19, 1809, and died Dec. 31, 1876, and the latter was born at Pembroke, N. H., Dec. 15, 1811, and died Mar. 13, 1852.  To these parents were born three children - Webster K., George W., and Mary Viola -f whom the last named is the only one living, and she is the wife of a Mr. Manning and resides at Marshall, Mich.  Webster K. was born May 17, 1832, and died Oct. 1855, at Pavilion, Livingston county, New York; and Mary Viola was born June 9, 1840, at Perry Center, Wyoming county, New York.  The father was married a second time, Apr. 4, 1853, to Miss Isabella Parker of New York.  George W. Hart, to whom this memoir is more particularly dedicated, came to Toledo at the age of twenty-one, in 1855, and from that time until his death his interests were extensive and varied.  He first secured employment with the wholesale grocery house of Bishop & Company, which firm was later changed to Bishop & Foster, and he remained in the employ of this concern for a number of years, in the capacity of book-keeper.  In 1871, he formed a partnership with the late Adam Burgert, and for years was engaged in the wholesale boot and shoe business, the location of the establishment being on Summit street, between Adams and Madison streets.  The style of the firm was Burgert & Hart.  Finally, Mr. Hart retired from the boot and shoe business and engaged in the manufacture of brick, as superintendent of the Findlay Pressed Brick Company, which position he continued to hold until his death, July 21, 1895. His passing was a great loss to the whole community.  He was a man of culture and refinement, widely read, and a student of public problems.  On Sept. 16, 1862, at New Bedford, Ohio, was celebrated his marriage to Miss Amanda Burgert, born at New Bedford, Coshocton county, Ohio, a sister of Adam Burgert, who was his partner in the wholesale boot and shoe business.  She was one of twelve children born to David and Elenor (Huet) Burgert the former of whom was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20, 1795, and died in Toledo, Ohio, Mar. 13, 1877, aged eighty-one years; and the latter was born July 20, 1797, and died at New Bedford, Ohio, Nov. 30, 1840, aged forty-three years.  These parents were married Jan. 16, 1820.  Of the union of George W. Hart and wife there were born three children - two sons and a daughter.  Clara Grace, the daughter, is the wife of Harry P. Nichols, of Yonkers, N. Y.; D. Charles is the president of the Darling Candy Company, of Toledo, and James Lee died, in 1884, at the age of sixteen years.  The widow resides in Yonkers, N. Y.  Few men had a wider circle of friends than did George W. Hart, and it may also be said that there were few men whose home life was more beautiful and affectionate.  He had a faculty of making friends, and this happy disposition did much to brighten the pathway of others.  He was for years prominent in Masonic circles.  He became a Master Mason in 1867, having been initiated in that year in Rubican Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons.  He went through the various degrees of Masonry, and was on the membership rolls of Fort Meigs Chapter, the Toledo Council, and the Toledo Commandery.  His thirty-second degree was taken at Cincinnati, in 1878, and in 1884 he went to Detroit, where he was initiated in the mysteries of Sov. Gr. Insp. Gen. Thirty-third degree.  In September, 1893, he received the Royal Order of Scotland, at Chicago.  Mr. Hart's executive abilities were duly recognized by his brother Masons, and their appreciation was shown by electing him to positions of honor in the various lodges of which he was a member.  He was Grand Master of Fort Meigs Chapter, in 1877; treasurer of Toledo Commandery, from 1880 to 1882; treasurer of Miami Grand Lodge of Perfection, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, from its organization to the time of his death; treasurer of Northern Light Council from its organization to 1882, and treasurer of Fort Industry Chapter from its organization until May, 1883.  His funeral was under the auspices of and largely attended by his Masonic brethren, and his remains were interred in beautiful Woodlawn cemetery, where a magnificent monument marks his last resting place.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 360
	BIRCHARD A. HAYES is one of the prominent lawyers of the city of Toledo, where he has been engaged in the practice of his profession for nearly a third of a century, and by his unswerving integrity, modest demeanor, and superior ability, he has won and held the esteem of his associates and proven himself worthy of the honored name bequeathed to him by his father.  He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1853, and is the eldest child of Rutherford B. and Lucy (Webb) Hayes, the father having been the nineteenth President of the United States, and the mother one of the most gracious women that ever presided at the White House.  Birchard A. Hayes received his preliminary education in private schools in the city of Cincinnati, and in the public schools of Fremont, Ohio.  After due preparation, he matriculated at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., where he graduated in the literary course with the class of 1874.  He entered the Harvard Law School in 1875, and after a two years' course of study received the degree in Bachelor of Laws, in 1877.  One year later he was admitted to practice in the Ohio courts, and in October, 1878, commenced the practice of his profession in Toledo, in the office of John R. Osborn.  After a little more than one year of his preliminary practice, he formed a partnership with Noah H. Swayne & Hayes, this professional association dating from January, 1880.  From the very first this firm took a prominent position in the legal fraternity of Toledo, and during the thirty years that have elapsed it has become generally recognized as one of hte leading firms of the city.  The term name has been changed upon a few occasions, when new members were added, but Mr. Hayes and Noah H. Swayne have remained throughout this long term of years and are still actively engaged in the business.  Francis B. Swayne severed his connection with the firm a number of years ago and now resides in New York City, and with this retirement the firm became Swayne, Hayes & Tyler.  At present it is composed of Noah H., Swayne, Birchard A. Hayes, and Rathbun Fuller, the firm name being Swayne, Hayes & Fuller.  In politics, Mr. Hayes has given his support to the men and measures of hte Republican party, and in religious affairs he is a regular attendant of the Collingwood Avenue Presbyterian Church, of which Mrs. Hayes is a member.  On Dec. 30, 1886, Mr. Hayes was married to Miss Mary Sherman, daughter of N. G. Sherman, of Norwalk, Ohio, and of this union there have been born four sons.  Sherman, the eldest, attended preparatory schools and is now a student in Kenyon College, at Gambier, Ohio; Webb C. is a cadet at the United States Naval Academy, or Annapolis, Md., and Walter and Scott R. are attending the public schools of Toledo.  The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Hayesis pleasantly situated at 2242 Robinwood avenue.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 22
	LINCOLN J. HAYS. - A life of signal usefulness and honor was that of the subject of this memoir, who for twenty-five years was one of the leading grocers of the city of Toledo, to which place he came in his youth, and it was his to aid materially in the development and progress of the business interests of the city in which he elected to continue his residence until the time of his death, which occurred Mar. 7, 1909.  He was not only successful in the sense in which the world commonly views success, but was also able to attain to that greater reward which comes in the respect and confidence given to one whose life was ordered upon a lofty plane of integrity and honor.  Lincoln J. Hays was born at Commerce,  Oakland county, Michigan, June 14, 1864, and was reared to maturity in his native county, availing himself of the advantages of the Pontiac public schools.  Throughout life he continued to be a discriminating reader and student, and he was a man of wide and exact information, a gentleman of culture and exceptionally gracious personality.  In 1881, he came to Toledo and formed an association with his brother-in-law, Alex Weber, and together they engaged in the grocery business, which partnership continued for several years.  Later, he started in business alone, establishing himself at 509-511 Adams street, where he continued until the time of his death.  He was a man of signal business ability and this was conjoined to energy and progressiveness in such a way as to gain to him definite success in the line of enterprise represented in his mercantile operations.  He was one of the organizers of the Grocers' and Butchers' Association, and for a time served as its president.  He was a Republican in politics, early aligning himself in the ranks of that party, and he ever afterward continued a staunch and intelligent supporter of its principles and policies.  He was a man of broad mental grasp and took much interest in the issues and questions of the hour, as well as in local affairs of a public nature, though he never consented to become a candidate for public office.  He was a Mason of high degree, having membership in Rubicon Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Fort Meigs Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Toledo Commandery, Knights Templars, and in the Scottish Rite body, Thirty-second degree.  He was also affiliated with the Royal Arcanum and with Cherry Council of the National Union.  On Nov. 26, 1891, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Hays to Miss Rose O'Farrell, of Toledo, and of this union there were born two children - Clarence and Mabel.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 677
	MRS. MARY ELIZABETH (SCOTT) HOAG, who for the last fifteen years has been actively engaged in the real estate business in Toledo, is a native of this State, having been born in Genoa, Ottawa county, Ohio, on Christmas day, in the year 1866.  A grand-uncle on the paternal side was a gallant soldier in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war, enacting a valiant role in the annihilation of British misrule in the American colonies, and two of her uncles, Thomas and Dr. Walter Scott were numbered among the earlier settlers of the Empire State.  She is a relative of Mrs. Caroline (Scott) Harrison, daughter of Dr. John W. Scott, the famous educator, and widow of the late President Benjamin Harrison.  Mrs. Hoag is of good old English-Scotch stock; her father, Benjamin Scott, though born in the State of New Jersey, was of Scottish lineage, and her mother, Lydia (Kent) Scott, was born in England, being descended from highly honorable English ancestry.  The parents were married in New York and in an early day migrated to Lucas county, making the entire journey in covered wagons, as railways were practically unknown in this region in those days, experiencing all the hardships and privations incident to overland travel in that era, and keeping constant vigil lest lurking bands of hostile Indians or robbers molest them during the night.  They came directly to Toledo, where they became numbered among the pioneer settlers of that place, and where the father was associated wit one of the earliest real estate firms established in Lucas county.  They became the parents of eleven children, of whom five survive - three daughters and two sons.  Benjamin Scott passed to the life eternal, Apr. 7, 1883, and his faithful companion and helpmate throughout life's journey survived him but a little more than a month, her death occurring May 17, 1883.  Mrs. Hoag secured her educational training in the public schools of Toledo, and shortly afterward embarked in the real estate business, which she has pursued continuously ever since, and notwithstanding it is generally considered as man's prerogative to venture into this field of endeavor, she has met -with gratifying success in her chosen vocation. She is possessed of exceptional business tact and shrewdness and is held in high regard by her competitors, her patrons, her many friends and acquaintances, and all others with whom she is brought into contact.  Though denied the right of suffrage because of her sex, she is a firm believer in the principles as expounded by the Republican party, and takes an active interest in questions pertaining to the public welfare, especially those of a local nature.  Reared in the Congregational faith, she has been a consistent member of the church of that denomination since girlhood, and has given liberally of her time and means to various worthy charitable and benevolent objects.   On June 27, 1894, was solemnized her marriage to Walter W. Hoag, of Toledo, whose parents were William J. and Ruth (Adams) Hoag, who came to Toledo several years ago from the State of New York, making the journey in much the same way as did the parents of the subject of this review.  Of Mrs. Hoag's brothers, Thomas Scott was a soldier of the Civil war in Company A, of the Fourteenth Ohio regiment, serving three years and three months, and died in Toledo, May 7,1908; William Scott enlisted as a boy, became a color-bearer in Company K, of the Fourteenth Ohio regiment and was killed at the battle of Chickamauga, having served three years; George D. Scott lives in Toledo and is also engaged in the real estate business, and Winfield Scott is a resident of Grand Rapids, Mich., engaged in the brass fixture business. a resident of Grand Rapids, Mich., engaged in the brass fixtures business.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 274

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