Hampton Textile Printing history

ALBERT A BARNES, manufacturer. born Stockbridge Vt Feb 14, 1839; attd common schls; pres Udell Works; dir Union Trust Co and Natl City Bank; Trustee Franklin College; res Indpls.

JOSEPH LAMBERT BAYARD, Sr., Banker; was born in Vincennes, Jan 21, 1840; began as clerk of Vincennes branch bank of the State of Ind.

M B WILSON, Banker; born Palestine, Ills, Dec 8, 1845; educ Vincennes Univ & Marburg Germany; began banking Sullivan, Ind.

AUGUST M KUHN, Banker; born Germany, May 11, 1846; attd Gymnasium Landau.

PHILIP JACOB HAUSS, Banker; born Zinsbeiller, France, June 12, 1847; attd Brookville pub schs; came to Indpls.

JOHN E IGLEHART, Lawyer; was born Warrick Co, Ind, Aug 10, 1848; grad Asbury (now DePauw Univ), began practice of law with his father Judge Asa Iglehart and assisted him in prep two text books on Ind practice; res Evansville, Ind.

AUGUSTUS SCHMIDT, Assessor; born New York City, Feb 24, 1850; attd public schl., Madison, Ind; came to Indpls Apr.

May 27, 1851; educ Valparaiso Acad; was pros atty 31st jud dist Ind; judge of Appellate Court of Ind; mem 55th to 62 Congress 10th Ind dist; res Valparaiso, Ind.

GEORGE PRICE HAYWOOD, Lawyer; born Tippecanoe Co, Ind, Dec 15, 1852; taught schl 5 years; A B Valpo Univ; was pros atty Tipp Co; city atty Lafayette; postmaster Lafayette; now pres Haywood Pub Co; res Lafayette.

EDGAR H JOHNSON, Newspaper man; born Cataraugus Co, N Y, Sep 8, 1853; came to Marion, engaged in manftr business; bought Marion Leader; formed company to buy News-Tribune and consolidated with Leader; now pres Marion Leader Co; v-p and dir Weis & Lesh Mfg Co, Muncie; res Marion.

CHARLES EWING BOND, banker, born Fort Wayne, Feb 26, 1855; educ in Ft Wayne Pub Sch; V P Old Nat Bank, succ Fort Wayne Nat Bk and Branch Bk State of Ind; res Ft Wayne.

GILBERT H. HENDREN, born Canal Winchester, O., March 29, 1857; grad.

A S BENSON, Banker and Live Stock Commission Broker; born Rush Co, Ind, Aug 4, 1858; began work as messenger boy in First Natl Bank; in Live Stock Comn bus for 36 yrs; pres Live Stock Exch Bank; res Indpls.

JOSEPH B. KEALING, born Marion Co., Ind., June 25, 1859; grad.

RICHARD K. ERWIN, born July 11, 1860; att.

JOHN D WELMAN, Lawyer; was born Hardinsburg, Ind, Aug 4, 1861; LL B Univ of Louisville, Ky; division counsel Southern Railway Co; res Evansville, Ind.

JOHN Q A MCCLURG, Manufacturer; born Arcadia, O, Oct 5, 1862; attd public schls; engaged in bus at 15; was clerk of court of Hardin Co.

JOSEPH N TILLETT, Lawyer; was born Peru, Ind, Nov 25, 1865; B S Wabash Coll; LL B Univ of Mich; pros atty Miami County 4 yrs; Judge of Circuit Court 12 yrs; res Peru, Ind.

1866; att pub and high schls.

On April 1, 1868, Armstrong opened Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute with a simple declared purpose.

WILLIAM F HOWAT, Physician; was born Prince Edward Island, Canada, June 2, 1869; grad Prince of Wales Coll; M D Univ of Pennsylvania; was pres Ind State Med Assn; mem A M A Natl Assn Study and Prevent of Tuberculosis; was mem of Board of School Trustee,s 7 yrs; pres Library Board; res Hammond, Ind.

EDWIN MILLS SOUDER, Newspaper man; was born Carthage, Ind, Nov 22, 1872; educ Wabash Coell; read law; began newspaper work with Kokomo Tribune, with paper since; chrmn Repub Co Committee 2 terms; res Kokomo, Ind.

ISIDORE FEIBLEMAN, lawyer, born Indpls, May 23, 1873; grad Ind State and Indpls Bar assns; pres Masonic Temple assn; res Indpls.

MARSHALL T LEVEY, Manufacturing Printer; born Madison, Ind, Oct 6, 1875; attd Shortridge Hgh Schl Indpls; secy & treas Thornton-Levey Co; res Indpls.

HENRY G HAY, Jr, Banker; was born Cheyenne, Wyo, June 30, 1876; LL B Univ of Mich; began banking Cheyenne, Wyo; asst cash Stock Growers Natl Bank; pres Gary State Bank; res Gary, Ind.

FRED B SHOAFF, lawyer, born Ft Wayne, Oct 7, 1877; att Williams Coll (Mass), Univ of Mich, Columbia Univ and Heidelberg Univ (Germany); Treas Builders' Co; erected Shoaff off bldg; res Ft Wayne.

CHARLES NATHAN COMBS, Physician; born Mulberry, Ind, June 7, 1879; A B Ind Univ; M D Med Coll Ind; Sec Ind State Med Assn; mem Am Assn Anesthetists; res Terre Haute.

At only 25 years old, at the request of General Armstrong, Washington helped found Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881.

R M BOWEN, Manufacturer, was born Memphis, Tenn, Sept 25, 1882; educ Public Schools; pres Stenotype Co, Indpls; pres Stenotype Sales Co, N Y; pres Universal Inv Co, New Orleans; dir Indpls Chain of Commerce; res Indpls.

L M SNIFF, College President; has been at the head of the Tri-State College for thirty-two years; school opened June 18, 1884; res Angola.

NEWTON TODD, Banking Broker; born Pendleton, Ind; educ Indpls now Schrtrdge High Schl; in banking brokerage and insurance business in Indpls since 1887.

Coll., Danville, Ind., 1890; elected Legis.

VERNE BUCHANAN, Newspaper man; was born Auburn, Ind, Jan 31, 1891; A B Univ of Wise; learned printers trade; editor Auburn Daily Star and Semi-Weckly Despatch; mem State Edit Assn; res Auburn.

ELIZA GORDON BROWNING, born Fortville; Ed Indpls public and private sch; Librarian Indpls Pub Liby 1892; mem Fortnightly and Portfolio Clubs; D A R Ind Liby Assn, A L A; res Indpls.

Vernon High School, 1894; supt.

State Char., 1897-; a founder of Ind.

Schools Indianapolis; supervisor since 1898; author Child Classic Reader series, Alexanders Spellers and Arithmetics, also Graded Poetry for Children; mem.

Bar Assn., 1904-5; res., Indpls.

Bd. of Educ., Hammond, Ind., 1905-10; res., Hammond, Ind.

EMMA COLBERT, born Sacramenta Co, Cal; removed to Watbash, Ind; att Normal Schs, Chicago, LaPorte, Teachers' Coll, Columbia Univ (N Y); inst Pedag Teachers' Coll of Indpls 1907—; mem Monday Club; res Indpls.

Baltimore, etc; War corresp Spanish War for Baltimore Sun; founded Indiana Cathalic, 1910; now editor; res Indianapolis, Ind.

Ky, 5 yrs; prine Little York, Ind, Schools 6 yrs; grade prine Scottsburg schls 3 yrs; county supt since 1911; res Scottsurg.

Indiana University took over its publication in 1913.

Cottman died at the home of his son in Madison, Ind., on May 18, 1941.

And in 1949, Doctor Alonzo G. Moron became the first Negro president of Hampton Institute.

In 1984, after a nine-month study of Hampton Institute's rapid growth and development in quality of students, faculty and academic offerings, the recommendation was made to change the name to Hampton University.