Background
Hobbs, John Weston was born on November 5, 1889 in Maroa, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank L. and Lillian J. (Babeuf) Hobbs.
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John Weston Hobbs
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Student in public schools.
Career
United States Ordnance Department, Rock Island, Illinois, 1914-1917, 20-22. Experimental engineer Borg & Beek (subsidiary Borg-Warner Company, Chicago), Moline, Illinois, 1922-1924, vice president, general manager A. O. Norton division, Boston, 1924-1926, Moline, Illinois, 1926-1930. Vice president, general manager George West. Borg Corporation, Chicago, 1930-1937.
President John West. Hobbs Corporation, Springfield, Illinois, since 1938.
Director Stewart Warner Corporation President board of managers Oak Ridge Cemetery. Board directors Springfield Memorial Hospital.
Past director Young Men"s Christian Association.
Achievements
Membership
Served from captain to major Ordnance Department, United States Army, 1917-1919, Advertising Educational Foundation. Member Chamber of Commerce, Springfield Association Commerce and Industry, Illinois History Society (life), American Legion. Elk.; Clubs: Sangamo, Illini Country (Springfield).
Connections
Married Ellen Miller, June 28, 1933. Children: John Weston, Carole East. Automotive engineer
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Nationality
American