HUNTINGTON, JOHN (8 Mar. 1832-10 Jan. 1893), industrialist, inventor, and philanthropist, was born in Preston, Lancashire, England, the son of Margaret (Brace) and Hugh Huntington. He immigrated to Cleveland in 1854, and started his own contracting business in 1857.
HUNTINGTON, SAMUEL, JR. (4 Oct. 1765-7 June 1817), politician and Ohio's third governor, was born in Norwich, Conn., the son of Hannah (Devotion) and the Rev. Joseph Huntington. He was informally adopted by his uncle, Samuel Huntington, subsequently president of the Continental Congress and governor of Connecticut.
The HUPP CORP. began as a car maker and then was revitalized as an appliance and heating-system manufacturer. In 1908 the Hupmobile Corp. began producing the Hupmobile car in Detroit and came to Cleveland in 1928 to manufacture a low-priced version of its automobile.
HURLBUT, HINMAN B. (20 July 1819-22 Mar. 1884) was a lawyer, banker, and railroad executive, but his greatest contribution to Cleveland came from his leadership in securing a museum of art for the city.
HURON HOSPITAL (formerly Huron Road Hospital and Meridia Huron Hospital), incorporated on August 6, 1874 and located at 13951 Terrace Road in EAST CLEVELAND, traces its history to the CLEVELAND HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL (1856-1917). In 1869, after encountering problems practicing at both St.
HUTCHINSON AND CO. represented family Great Lakes shipping interests that dated back to ca. 1861, when John T. Hutchinson became part-owner of a scow (schooner) as payment of a butcher bill. As he acquired income and secured loans, he purchased more vessels. His son, Charles L., began his career on a Hutchinson sailing vessel as a cabin boy at the age of 16 and rose rapidly through the ranks, becoming its captain at 20.
HYDE, GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS (15 Jan. 1826-26 Nov. 1912), Cleveland's first official weatherman, was born in Framingham, Mass., to Henry Hovey and Keziah (Rice) Hyde. He attended Framingham Academy and apprenticed at the Boston Water Works in civil engineering and surveying. He became interested in meteorology at 17 through Dr. Jas. P. Espy, pioneer of scientific weather study in America.
HYDE, JESSE EARL (2 May 1884-3 July 1936) was a well-respected geologist who taught in the department of geology at Western Reserve University (1915-1936; see CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY) and also served as Curator of Geology (1922-36) at the CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.
HYDROTHERAPY, or water cure, was introduced in Cleveland in the 1890s as a treatment for typhoid fever and was later applied in the treatment of various neuropsychiatric disorders. Developed in Germany, hydrotherapy was first used in the U.S. in the late 1880s to treat almost every known malady, from the common cold to chronic illness.
HYLAND, JOHN “PACKY” (January 18, 1942 - May 27, 2009) was a businessman and cofounder of Hyland Software, Inc. He was born to parents John P. and Catherine (Conway) Hyland on Cleveland’s East Side.
THE I PROMISE SCHOOL (IPS) is a public school in Akron Ohio, dedicated to serving the needs of underprivileged children in grades 1 through 8. It is operated by the Akron public school district and is supported by funds from the Lebron James Family Foundation.
The I-X CENTER, an exhibition building located at 6300 Riverside Dr. in BROOK PARK, was originally built in 1942 as the Cleveland Bomber Plant, but known through most of its history as the Cleveland Tank Plant.
The I. N. TOPLIFF MFG. CO.was the brainchild of Connecticut- born inventor and industrialist Isaac Newton Topliff. Though first working as a schoolteacher Topliff's mechanical penchant led him to the midwest and the carriage industry during the 1850s. After a brief stay in Elyria, OH where he worked with his brother John A. Topliff at carriage making, he went on to spend ten years running his own shop in Michigan.
IAFELICE, JAMES (3 Jan. 1913-8 Mar. 1998), head of District 54 of the International Association of Machinists, was one of Cleveland's most influential labor leaders. He was born in Cleveland to Concillia "Mary" (Bonavia) and Dominic Iafelice. He grew up in the Murray Hill neighborhood and dropped out of high school to help support his family during the Depression.
IDEAL MACARONI CO., a family-owned pasta company located in the Cleveland area for over 90 years, began in 1903 when grocer Pasquale Ippolito first rolled out pasta behind the family store at 1506 Scovill Ave.; by 1919 he had organized the Ideal Macaroni company. After Pasquale's death in 1920, Ideal was operated by members of the Ippolito and Dodero families with his son, Leo C.
IGNATIA, SISTER MARY, CSA (2 Jan. 1889-1 April 1966) was one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. Born Della Gavin in Shanvilly, County Mayo, Ireland, she came with her family to America at age 6. She showed proficiency in music throughout her schooling and gave lessons before entering the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine in 1914.
The IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PARISH, located at 6700 Lansing Ave. in Cleveland, was established on 3 May 1894 by Rev. ANTON F. KOLASZEWSKI, the former pastor of ST. STANISLAUS CHURCH.
IMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, located at 326 E. 156th St. in COLLINWOOD, began in Sept. 1903 as a mission Sunday school sponsored by the Home Mission Committee of the Cleveland Presbytery (later the Presbytery of the Western Reserve). Dr. Frank N. Riale conducted the first services in an empty store on Waterloo Rd. near E. 156th St.
IMMIGRATION AND MIGRATION. The growth of major industrial centers such as Cleveland was made possible in large part by the migration of peoples of a variety of origins to provide the labor or entrepreneurial skills demanded by the changing economy.
The IMMIGRATION BUREAU was established as part of Cleveland's Public Safety Dept. in Sept. 1913 to help and protect immigrants. It was transferred to the Dept. of Public Welfare in 1914, but by 1922 no longer existed.
Immigration to Cleveland by Country of Origin, 1874-1907
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INDEPENDENCE is a residential and industrial suburb located about 8 mi. south of Cleveland. Covering 9.7 sq.
The INDEPENDENT NEWS-LETTER, inaugurated by printer David B. McLain in July 1828, was Cleveland's third newspaper and the first to challenge the front-running CLEVELAND HERALD after the demise of the Register in 1820. It also contended with the Herald politically by supporting the Democratic Jackson administration. From 18 Apr.-4 Aug.
The INDIA COMMUNITY CENTER began in July 1976 as a temporary facility known as India House, located at 10819 Magnolia Dr. in UNIV. CIRCLE. Established by the India Assn.
INDIANS (ASIAN). The history and current profile of the Asian-Indian community in Greater Cleveland reflects the pattern for the entire U.S. Indians first settled in Cleveland in the early 1920s; their numbers increased, gradually at first, and more rapidly after the replacement of the Natl. Origins Act in 1965.
The Asian Indian community in Northeast Ohio: some significant highlights
The INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION OF 1909 was a massive exhibit of Cleveland manufacture that showcased the products of Cleveland industries. The exhibition, planned in 1908 by the Chamber of Commerce as an expression of civic pride, was held in a massive temporary building on the current site of City Hall.
The INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD (IWW), dedicated to the abolition of capitalism, was active in Depression-era Cleveland largely through the efforts of Frank Cedervall, chief organizer for the Metal & Machinery Workers Industrial Union and his brother, Tor, the branch secretary.
INDUSTRY. Within 60 years of Cleveland's founding, industry, especially the making of iron and its products, began to dominate the economy of the city and its vicinity. To a large degree, Cleveland's growth has been determined by its industrial base. The term industry in its economic and technical sense refers to the organized production of goods for the market.
INFANT ORPHAN MOTHERS' SOCIETY. See JEWISH CHILDREN'S BUREAU.
INFLUENZA PANDEMIC OF 1918-1919. In 1918 Cleveland had to cope with two major global events. One was the first WORLD WAR, a conflict that the United States entered in April 1917. Nearly 41,000 Clevelanders would serve in
INGALLS FOUNDATION. See LOUISE HARKNESS & DAVID SINTON INGALLS FOUNDATION, INC.
INGALLS, DAVID S., SR. (28 Jan. 1899-26 Apr. 1985), the U.S. Navy's only WORLD WAR I flying ace, was born in Cleveland to Albert and Jane (Taft) Ingalls. He enlisted in the 1st Yale Naval Aviation Unit when the war started. Ingalls graduated from Yale in 1920 and from Harvard University with a law degree in 1923.
INGALLS, DAVID SINTON JR. (27 Aug. 1934-13 Apr. 1993) was President of the CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, mayor of HUNTING VALLEY and a civic and business leader.
INGHAM, MARY BIGELOW (JANES) (10 Mar. 1832-17 Nov. 1923), dedicated to teaching, missionary work, and temperance reform, was born in Mansfield, Ohio to Methodist minister John Janes and Hannah Brown. She was educated at Norwalk Seminary, Baldwin Institute, and Western Reserve Seminary.
INGRAHAM, TIMOTHY was born in Massachusetts in 1810. In 1832 he migrated to Cleveland. He became secretary of the Ohio Canal Packet Company and later was a principal in the firm of Standart, Ingraham and Company, forwarding a commission merchants. He served on the City Council as a Whig and was secretary of the Mutual Protecting Society.
The INNER CITY PROTESTANT PARISH (ICPP) began in 1954 as an experimental, ecumenical, interdenominational, and evangelical group ministry to Cleveland's impoverished neighborhoods.
The INNER CITY RENEWAL SOCIETY (ICRS), Extended Arm of the Church, is an ecumenically based organization which seeks to establish and administer an interracial ministry with Cleveland's inner city neighborhoods. The ICRS propagates the Christian faith through programs directed toward youth, seniors, clergy, and laity in education, community development, and race relations.
The INNERBELT FREEWAY, conceived in 1940 to divert Cleveland traffic around the downtown area, was designed to connect the lakefront Shoreway with the WILLOW FREEWAY and link up with a new Medina Freeway leading to CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL. AIRPORT. Innerbelt planning, begun in 1944, called for a basic route running from the E.
The INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL EDUCATION formed in 1948 at ST. JOHN COLLEGE, partly in response to a papal directive on communism which stressed "social education." The institute provided adult education on social problems to Catholics and non-Catholics alike from 1948-1975, serving as a model for local parishes. Directed by Rev. Frances W.
The INSURANCE BOARD OF GREATER CLEVELAND, which regulates the local insurance industry, was founded in 1846 by Joseph L. Weatherly as the Cleveland Board of Underwriters. At that time both the insurance companies and public were dependent on the integrity of the agent who quoted premiums based on his inspection of the client's premises.