Background
Hollister, Howard Clark was born on September 11, 1856 in Cincinnati. Son of George B. and Laura B. (Strait) Hollister.
Hollister, Howard Clark was born on September 11, 1856 in Cincinnati. Son of George B. and Laura B. (Strait) Hollister.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1878. Bachelor of Laws, Cincinnati College, 1880.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hollister received an Bachelor of Arts from Yale College in 1878 and an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1880. He was in private practice in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1880 to 1893, and was an assistant prosecuting attorney of Hamilton County, Ohio from 1881 to 1882. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas, 1st Judicial District of Ohio from 1893 to 1903.
On February 24, 1910, Hollister was nominated by President William H. Taft to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio created by 36 Statistics
202. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 7, 1910, and received his commission the same day. Hollister served in that capacity until his death, in 1919.
Hollister was married to Alice Keys, of Cincinnati, June 2, 1887. They had four children.
Hollister was a Republican in national politics, but opposed to the local Republican political machine.
Married Alice Keys, June 2, 1887.