Distinguished men of Philadelphia and of Pennsylvania . / /v^^^v^^^^^IZy ^yic^^^.^. y^u/m^jT. ^it/ulfr/Zs^. /^U/€t^e//t/uei SMtf-f^t^^ 25^/86^. ^^/ea^/t and Ctr^^rti^ie A/\R?rs-te»-y MAll^n^r^:. HOHiLFELD, HERMAN li., manufacturer; b. Saxony, Germany, Jan. 12, 1866: s. Henry andCaroline (Maclit) Hohljeld; emigrated to America 1872; one year each at Williamsburg, N. Y., andHoboken, N. J.; attd. public schools in Adams, Mass., 1874-1878; moved to Phila. at age of 12and began work with John and James Dobson, carpet manufacturers: after years of service as creelboy, weaver, asst. fore
Distinguished men of Philadelphia and of Pennsylvania . / /v^^^v^^^^^IZy ^yic^^^.^. y^u/m^jT. ^it/ulfr/Zs^. /^U/€t^e//t/uei SMtf-f^t^^ 25^/86^. ^^/ea^/t and Ctr^^rti^ie A/\R?rs-te»-y MAll^n^r^:. HOHiLFELD, HERMAN li., manufacturer; b. Saxony, Germany, Jan. 12, 1866: s. Henry andCaroline (Maclit) Hohljeld; emigrated to America 1872; one year each at Williamsburg, N. Y., andHoboken, N. J.; attd. public schools in Adams, Mass., 1874-1878; moved to Phila. at age of 12and began work with John and James Dobson, carpet manufacturers: after years of service as creelboy, weaver, asst. foreman, supt., and manager with three well-known carpet firms, finally becamepartner in hammock manufacturing company; became sole owner in 1894 of largest institution of itskind; mem. American Civic Alliance: Atlantic Deeper Waterways Assn., Pen and Pencil and Manu-facturers Clubs, Chamber of Commerce and Merchants and Manufacturers Assns.; thirty-second degreeMason, noble of the Mystic Shrine.
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