Background
He grew up in northern Michigan near Harbor Springs.
He grew up in northern Michigan near Harbor Springs.
Born on April 3, 1868 in Elkhart, Indiana. He is the brother of Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick. He fathered four children, Helen, Hester, Amy, and Marian.
He pioneered student co-operatives in East Lansing, and Hedrick House, named after him and opened in 1939, is the oldest student-owned co-operative in the United States of America.
Quotations: "Number living person in this community has contributed more to Mediterranean Shipping Company than you have in your long period of distinguished service,".