Background
Hosford, Charles Franklin was born on April 26, 1887 in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Franklin and Mary Emma (Reiber) Hosford.
Hosford, Charles Franklin was born on April 26, 1887 in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Franklin and Mary Emma (Reiber) Hosford.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1908. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1911.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1911, practiced at Butler, 1911-1923. President Butler Consolidated Coal Company, 1923-1931. Director Coal Control Association of Western Pennsylvania, 1933-1934.
Became member Coal Code Authority, Western Pennsylvania, 1933, and manager, 1934.
Served about 2 years in Washington, on Bituminous president, general manager Pennsylvania Coal Products Company, since 1938. Coal Commission as chairman, resiging April 3, 1938.
Founded Nassau Chemicals, Incorporated., San Francisco, 1948.
Member Coal Code Authority, Western Pennsylvania
Married Jean Christie, June 20, 1916. Children: Charles Franklin, Robert Christie, Jean Christie.