Horace Reynolds Hobart

Background

Hobart, Horace Reynolds was born on May 22, 1839 in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Horace and Charlotte (Field) Hobart.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Beloit College, 1860, A.M., 1863. Began as school principal in Illinois, 1860-1861. Served private and battalion quartermaster 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, 1861-1862.

Wounded in battle and mustered out.

Career

Reporter Chicago Tribune, 1866-1867. City editor Chicago Evening Post, 1867-1870. Western manager American Press Association, 1870-1874.

Managing editor Chicago Evening Mail, 1870-1873. Editor and joint owner Jacksonville (Illinois) Daily Journal, 1874-1875. Editor Chicago Morning Courier, 1876.

Associate editor and editor The Railway Age, and director Vice-President, 1876-1907. President (2 terms) Board Trustees Hyde Park, Illinois, 1879-1882.

Connections

Married Emma M. Hastings, December 3, 1872 (died 1914).

Father:

Horace Hobart

Mother:

Charlotte (Field) Hobart

Spouse:

Emma M. Hastings