. The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . cted with theModern Woodmen of America, and politi-cally he is a Republican, who strongly en-dorses the principles of the party but hasnever sought office as a reward for partyfealty. His life has been that of the enter-prising resolute .American business man,watchful of opportunities, quick to notepossibilities and yet never taking advantageof the necessities of his fellow men. Hisbusiness career is one which anv man mightbe proud to possess because of his successand the honorable methods he has ever fol-lowed. THOMAS HOOPES. ]\Iore th
. The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . cted with theModern Woodmen of America, and politi-cally he is a Republican, who strongly en-dorses the principles of the party but hasnever sought office as a reward for partyfealty. His life has been that of the enter-prising resolute .American business man,watchful of opportunities, quick to notepossibilities and yet never taking advantageof the necessities of his fellow men. Hisbusiness career is one which anv man mightbe proud to possess because of his successand the honorable methods he has ever fol-lowed. THOMAS HOOPES. ]\Iore than one Illinois man whose namefigures to-day upon the pages of history wasborn, as was ]\Ir. Hoopes, in a log cabinand reared amid the hardships and priva-tions of pioneer life, but it is only under thepressure of adversity and the stimulus ofopposition that the best and strongest in menhave been brought out. Although ThomasHoopes did not direct his energies into chan-nels which brought him political renown ormilitary distinction, he became an important. JhC^^ ^H-tnr^c^ Of i,.£UNIVERSIiV OF ILLINOIS THE BlOGiL-YiliiCAL l^COUD 65 factor in reclaiming the great prairie dis-tricts of Illinois for the purposes of civiliza-tion and achieved success which awakenedadmiration and respect, and as long as thetown of Hoopeston stands he will be hon-ored as its founder and first settler. On the 26th of June. 1806, in a littlelog cabin which stooil in what was thenJefTerson county, but is now Harrison coun-ty, Ohio. Thomas Hoopes first opened hiseyes to the light of day, being the fourthin order of birth in a family of six chil-dren. Primitive pioneer conditions then ex-isted in the Buckeye state and accordinglyhe was dejjrived of many of the advantageswhich could have Ijeen enjoyed in a morethickly settled region. His education waslargely .acquired under the direction of hismother, although later he had the opportun-ity of attending a private school for a \lx)ut the time he attaine
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