Yale University - Sheffield Scientific School Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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BIOGRAPHIES. 63 ROBERT MASSONNEAU HOFFMAN was born june 29, 1868, in Red Hook, N. Y. He prepared at Hol- brook's School, Ossining, N. Y., and entered college in September, 1887, taking the Mechanical Engineering course. In answer to the question of his history before entering Yale he says Always a good boy. Wfhile in college he was a member of Chi Phi. His father, John W. Hoffman, a farmer, of Red Hook, N. Y., was born March 10, 1828, in Red Hook, N. Y. His parents were George C. Hoffman and Lydia VValdorf. He died in Red Hook, N. Y. His mother, whose maiden name was Lydia Manning, was born February 18, 1830, in Albany, N. Y. Her parents were John Manning and Margaret McGregor. She died in Red Hook, N. Y. He had five brothers, all of whom graduated from the DeGarmo Institute: NNilliam M., who died in july, 1893, Allen H., George E., Horace A., Otis C., who died in December, 18823 also two sisters: Margaret T., who died in May, 1883, and Harriet C., who died in February, 1897. He married, july 21, 1900, at Red Hook, N. Y., Elizabeth Stevens Perrine CMt. Holyoke ISQSD, daughter of Edgar Allen Perrine, retired, of Red Hook. They have two children :M Elizabeth B., born May 20, 1901, at Fishkill-on- Hudson, N. Y., and Robert M. Ir., born April 17, 1905, in Holyoke, Mass. In October, 1905, Hoffman was made Cleveland Manager of the Williain Skinner Manufacturing Co. He is a mem- ber of the Masonic order. Busivezress address: Blackstone Building, Cleveland, O. I-Iome Cl'dd7'6SS.' 24 Chapman Ave., East Cleveland, O. THOMAS OS-BORN HORTON was born june 2, 1870, in Peconic, N. Y. He prepared at Siglar's Prepara- tory School, Newburgh, N. Y., and entered college at the beginning of Freshman year, pursuing the Civil Engineer- ing course. X

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ROBERT GIBSON HILTON Died May 19, 1903

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64 CLASS or 1891 S., YALE COLLEGE. His father, Henry Davids Horton, a farmer, was born in Peconic, N. Y. His parents and antecedents were Ameri- cans, the family having come hereithe first half of the seventeenth century. 1 His mother's maiden name was Miriam Reeve Osborn. Her parents were also an old Long Island family. He has one brother, Philip Henry Horton. He married Maude M. Kirsten, August 28, 1895, in New Haven, Conn., and has one child, Henry Davids, born March 13, 1897, in New York City. Horton became Secretary and Manager of the New York and Richmond Gas Co., july 3, 1901. Business address: 264 Bay St., Stapleton, N. Y. H omc address: 35 Vanderbilt Ave., Stapleton, N. Y. ROBERT SCHUTTLER HOTZ was born September 1, 1870, in Chicago, Ill. He prepared at the Harvard School, Chicago, and entered college in the beginning of 'Freshman year, pursuing the Mechanical Engineering course. Before entering Yale he graduated from the Skinner Grammar School, june 26, 1884, and attended the VVest Division School, both in Chicago. His father, Christopher Hotz, a manufacturer, of Chicago, was born January 25, 1843, in YVCTtl1Cl1T1, Baden, Germany. He was the son of Gottfried and Elizabeth Hotz. He was a graduate of Karlsruhe, with the degree of M.E., also a member of the Chicago School Board 1876- 78, of the hrst board of Sanitary Trustees 1890-92, of the Chicago Civil Service Board 1893-94, of the Executive Board of the Chicago Citizens association, and a director of the Illinois Trust and Savings bank. He was married January 6, 1868, and died January 13, 1904, in Chicago. His mother, whose maiden name was Catherine Schuttler, was born May II, 1842, in Sandusky, 0. She was the daughter of Peter and Dorothy Schuttler, She died March 24, IQOO, in Chicago.