HAM, THOMAS HALE (19 July 1905-24 March 1987), pioneer in innovative medical education, was born in Oklahoma City, Okla. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Ham Sr. He graduated from Lincoln School of Teachers College, New York City in 1923, received a B.S. from Dartmouth College in 1927, and an M.D. from Cornell University Medical School in 1931.
HAMANN, CARL AUGUST (26 Jan. 1865-12 Jan. 1930), dean of Western Reserve University Medical School (1912-19) and visiting surgeon at Charity and City hospitals (1896-1930), was born in Davenport, Iowa, to Claus H. and Marie Koenig Hamann. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School with a M.D. in 1890.
HAMILTON, ALEXANDER J. (3 May 1903-26 May 1994) counted an Olympic medalist among those he trained in his lifelong hobby of speed skating. The son of Tom and Marie Hamilton, the native Clevelander was a graduate of West Technical High School.
HAMILTON, JAMES MONTGOMERY (26 June 1876-12 Jan. 1941), prominent architect active in Cleveland from 1905 until the 1930s and, in partnership with FRANK B. MEADE, responsible for designing several hundred homes in historical revival styles, was born in Ft. Wayne, Ind., son of Allen and Cecilia (Frank) Hamilton.
HAMILTON, MARGARET (1902-15 May 1985), a Cleveland actress best remembered as the "Wicked Witch of the West" in the film classic The Wizard of Oz, graduated from HATHAWAY BROWN in 1921. Daughter of Walter J.
HAMMOND, GEORGE FRANCIS (26 Nov. 1855-26 Apr. 1938), an important classical architect active in Cleveland from 1886-1926, was born in Roxbury, Mass., the son of George and Cornelia Johnson Hammond. He attended the Massachusetts Normal Art School, and studied with Wm. R. Ware, founder of the first American curriculum based on the Beaux-Arts system of architectural training, at MIT.
HAMPSON, JAMES B. (1841-28 May 1864), a volunteer CIVIL WAR officer killed in action during the Atlanta Campaign in Georgia, was a printer by trade, who was listed as 4th corporal of the CLEVELAND GRAYS in June 1860. He enlisted in Co. E, 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for 3 months' service, 23 Apr. 1861.
HANDRICK, GERTRUDE M. (FORAN) (1 May 1871-7 Sept. 1937), admitted to the bar on 21 Dec. 1911, defied tradition to become the first female lawyer in the CLEVELAND BAR ASSOCIATION. Handrick was born in Cleveland to Judge MARTIN A.
HANDY, TRUMAN P. (17 Jan. 1807-25 Mar. 1898), banker and financier, was born in Paris, Oneida County, N.Y. to William and Eunice (Parmalee) Handy. He entered banking at 18 as a clerk. In 1830 he helped organize the Bank of Buffalo and was a teller. He moved to Cleveland in Mar. 1832 at the request of historian Geo.
HANKS, JARVIS FRARY (24 Sept. 1799-27 June 1853) played a pivotal role in introducing the arts of painting and music into pioneer Cleveland. A native of Pittsfield, N.Y., he survived the Battle of Chippewa as a drummer boy in the U.S. Army during the WAR OF 1812.
The HANNA PERKINS SCHOOL, initially located at 2084 Cornell Rd., was founded as Children's House in 1951 by Dr. ANNY KATAN. It pioneered the use of psychoanalysis with young children and has emphasized treatment of the troubled preschool child through the parent. As an outgrowth of these efforts, in 1960 Katan and Dr.
The HANNA THEATER has served as the mecca of legitimate THEATER in Cleveland for roughly a century, providing Clevelanders with a source of quality theatrical entertainment rivaling Broadway. Located in the Hanna Bldg. at E. 14th St.
HANNA, DANIEL RHODES (26 Dec. 1866-3 Nov. 1921) was born in Cleveland, the son of Charlotte Augusta (Rhodes) and MARCUS A. HANNA. He was owner and publisher of the CLEVELAND NEWS and Sunday News-Leader, and, as a partner in the M. A.
HANNA, DANIEL RHODES, JR. (28 May 1894-13 Sept. 1962), publisher and journalist, was born in Cleveland to DANIEL RHODES HANNA, SR., and May Harrington Hanna and had 2 older brothers, Marcus Alonzo Hanna II and Carl Harrington Hanna.
HANNA, HOWARD MELVILLE (23 Jan. 1840—8 Feb. 1921), a founder of the M. A. HANNA COMPANY, was active in the shipping industry on Great Lakes as well as in the development of the oil, steel, and tobacco businesses locally. Brother to MARCUS ALONZO HANNA and Leonard C. Hanna, he was born to Dr.
HANNA, LEONARD C., JR. (5 Nov. 1889-5 Oct. 1957), a philanthropist who, during his lifetime, contributed over $90 million to cultural and charitable institutions; and a director of the M. A. HANNA & CO., was born in Cleveland to Leonard and Coralie (Walker) Hanna. He attended University School, Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., and Yale University.
HANNA, MARCUS ALONZO (24 Sept. 1837-15 Feb. 1904), businessman, national Republican leader, and U.S. senator, was born in New Lisbon, Ohio to Leonard and Samantha Converse Hanna. His family came to Cleveland in 1852, where Hanna attended CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, and later Western Reserve College in Hudson (1857-58).
HANULYA, JOSEPH P. (10 Aug. 1873-8 Oct. 1962) was a priest of the Byzantine Catholic Rite and a leader in preserving the cultural legacy of the Rusin (Ruthenian) people.
HAPPY DOG is a restaurant and live entertainment venue that has been owned and operated by Sean Kilbane and Sean Watterson since 2008. The business has gained fame for serving hot dogs that can be paired with a wide variety of toppings and sauces.
HARAMBEE: SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES was a nonprofit private adoption agency for AFRICAN AMERICAN children in Cleveland.
HARCOURT MANOR, located at 2178 Harcourt Drive in CLEVELAND HEIGHTS in the
HARD HATTED WOMEN is a Cleveland-based group dedicated to promoting equal opportunity for women in the skilled trades; the organization's most visible work has been in the field of construction. Hard Hatted Women was founded in 1979 as a support group by three tradeswomen and was modeled after a Pittsburgh group with the same name. This nonprofit, membership-based organization is governed by a board of directors.
HARD, GEN. DUDLEY JACKSON (4 Aug. 1873-9 Oct. 1950), military leader, was born in Wooster, Ohio to Curtis V. and Adeline Jackson Hard and graduated from the College of Wooster (1893). In 1894 he joined Cleveland Light & Power Co. which, in 1893, had bought the Williams Publishing Co.'s small steam-engine electricity business for its immediate neighbors.
HARDER, MELVIN LEROY “MEL” (15 October 1909-20 October 2002) was a longtime pitcher and pitching coach for the CLEVELAND INDIANS.
Hardman, Anson Franklin (24 Sep. 1883 – 7 Dec. 1966) was the first General Advertising Manager of the OHIO BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY (now Ameritech), where he ran the department for 27 years (1924 to 1951).
HARGRAVE, MASON ALEXANDER (20 Mar.1923-12 Dec. 1988) was an African-American community activist best known for his work with the UNIVERSAL NEGRO IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
HARKNESS, ANNA M. (RICHARDSON) (25 Oct. 1837-27 March 1926), a philanthropist who generously supported educational and health causes in Cleveland and elsewhere, founded the Commonwealth Fund in New York City on 17 October 1918.
HARKNESS, STEPHEN V. (18 Nov. 1818-6 Mar. 1888), financier who provided crucial support for the STANDARD OIL CO., was born in Fayette, N.Y. and apprenticed to a harnessmaker after his formal education ended at 15. When his apprenticeship ended at 21, he moved to Bellevue, Ohio. Moving often in the 1850s, Harkness soon left harnessmaking for other ventures.
The HARMONIA CHOPIN SINGING SOCIETY was established in 1902 by young Polish immigrants interested in preserving their heritage. It was formed on 2 Aug. 1902 as the Harmonia Choir by B. W. Ruszkowski, Stanislaw Rakwitz, John Kaczmarski, Boleslaw Szbarbach, Joseph Sznajder, and John Mendrzycki. The group soon took over the Kosciuszko House, a small hall over a tavern at E. 65th St. opposite Baxter Rd.
HARNEY, HARRISON HANNIBAL (26 June 1896-24 Sept. 1990) was an original member of the Cleveland Police Department homicide unit, organized in 1926, and the first African American promoted to detective on the Cleveland Police Force.
Born in Pulaski, Tenn., Harney was raised by a brother in Birmingham, Ala. and attended Talladega College in Talladega, Ala. Harney moved to Cleveland from Youngstown in 1918.
The HAROLD T. CLARK TENNIS COURTS, located on South Marginal Rd. opposite BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT, were named in honor of Cleveland philanthropist and lawyer HAROLD TERRY CLARK, an avid promoter of American participation in Davis Cup competition.
HARPER, WILLIARD FLEMMETT (1 August 1922-23 November 2015), was an educator, United Nations diplomat and administrator, and philanthropist. He was born in Conyers, Georgia, and moved to Cleveland with his parents, Annie Mae Veal Harper and Huel Harper.
The HARRIET TUBMAN MUSEUM AND CULTURAL ASSN., an African-American history center, traces its origins back to the 1960s, when Hanif Wahab began collecting African-American artifacts and documents. These items were stored in his home until 1987, when some were displayed on the second floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. branch of the CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY.
HARRIS CALORIFIC CO., a pioneer in the production of gas welding and cutting apparatus, was founded by John Harris, who discovered the oxyacetylene (oxygen flame) method of cutting and welding tools in 1899 while conducting research on the manufacture of synthetic rubies. His discovery led to the manufacture of the nation's first flame-cutting torch. After exhibiting his cutting torch at the 1904 St.
HARRIS CORP., a worldwide leader in the information processing industry, was founded in Niles, Ohio, in 1895 as the Harris Automatic Press Company. In the early 1890s, two brothers - Alfred and Charles G. Harris - began work to develop an automatic sheet feeder as a way to reduce the laborious nature of the hand-fed printing process.
HARRIS, ALFRED WILSON (18 Aug. 1884-19 Mar. 1932), architect active in Cleveland from 1917-32, was born in Tremont, Ill., to William H. and Francis F. (Fenner) Harris. He attended the University of Illinois, then lived in Peoria several years, serving in the Air Force during WORLD WAR I.
HARRIS, FLORENCE MAE LAGANKE (2 May 1886 – 1 Mar.
HARRIS, JOSIAH A. (15 Jan. 1808-21 Aug. 1876), noted publisher and editor, son of Charity (Messenger) and Judge Josiah Harris, moved with his family from Becket, Mass. in 1818 to N. Amherst, Lorain County. In 1832, Harris settled in Elyria, was elected sheriff, and revived Elyria's first newspaper as the weekly Ohio Atlas & Elyria Advertiser.
HARRISON, MARVIN CLINTON (13 July 1890-29 Aug. 1954), labor-management and union attorney, grew up in Scribner, Nebr., son of Bradley and Carolina (Warner) Harrison. He graduated from Harvard Law School (1915) and considered himself a socialist. In 1916, Harrison moved to Cleveland, working briefly for a firm specializing in accident litigation. He went into partnership with Geo.
The HARRY K. AND EMMA ROSENFELD FOX CHARITABLE FOUNDATION was founded in 1959 by Emma Fox from her family inheritance. She and her husband owned the Grabler Mfg. Co. Grants, given primarily in northeast Ohio, support hospitals, education, cultural programs, youth agencies, and human services.
HARSHAW CHEMICAL CO., a diversified industrial chemical producer, was founded by Wm. A. Harshaw as the Cleveland Commercial Co. in 1892 to deal in chemicals, oils, and dry colors. In the mid-1890s the company bought interests in several manufacturing firms, acquiring Ralph L. Fuller and Wallace B. Goodwin as partners, and formed the C.H. Price Co. in 1897 to operate a small linseed-oil mill in Elyria.
HART, ALBERT BUSHNELL (1 July 1854-16 June 1943) was a historian and a professor of government and history at Harvard University who was raised in Cleveland. Hart was born in Clarksville, Pa., the son of a doctor, ALBERT GAILORD HART.
HART, ALBERT GAILORD (17 Aug. 1821-10 Oct. 1907), physician and CIVIL WAR Army surgeon, was born in Hartford, Ohio (Trumbull County), son of Ambrose and Louisy (Bushnell) Hart. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Western Reserve College in 1840, studied medicine in Mercer County, Pa.
HARTMAN, CHARLES AUGUST. (1824-2 May 1863), an Army surgeon in the CIVIL WAR, served as Cuyahoga County coroner prior to his entrance into the Army as surgeon of the 107TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY on 26 Aug. 1862. The 107th was organized and given preliminary training at Camp Cleveland, Aug.-Sept. 1862.
HARTZ, AUGUSTUS "GUS" FREDERIC (8 Sept. 1843-22 May 1929), one of Cleveland's best-known theatrical figures, was born in Liverpool, England, apprenticed to a stage magician at 8, and studied with a tutor in the evenings. Arriving in the U.S. in 1863, he pursued a stage career until 1880, when he settled in Cleveland.
The HARVARD CLUB (1930-41) was one of the largest gambling operations between New York and Chicago during the 1930s. The movable gambling casino, located at various addresses on Harvard Ave. in NEWBURGH HTS., accommodated 500-1,000 gamblers a night from all over the country who came to shoot craps and to play the slot machines, roulette, and all-night poker.
HARVEY, KATE BENEDICT HANNA (26 Dec. 1871-15 May 1936), a philanthropist and member of one of Cleveland's most distinguished families, took a special interest in hospitals and the education of nurses and helped establish the VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION.
The HASKELL FUND was established in 1955 in Cleveland by Melville H. Haskell, son of Mary Gertrude Hanna and COBURN HASKELL. The private charitable fund supports community services in the Cleveland area and awards grants nationally in other areas.