Henry Honoré
Henry Hamilton Honoré (February 19, 1824 – August 16, 1916) was an American businessman.
Early life
Honoré was born on February 19, 1824, in
His paternal grandfather, Jean Antoine Honoré, was born in
Career
In 1855, Honoré moved from
Honoré was responsible for the assemblage of lots and acreage along Dearborn Street, creating an office and commercial district. Honore St. (1832W) in Chicago is named after him. The Honoré Building, at Adams and Dearborn in downtown Chicago, was destroyed during the Great Chicago Fire.[2]
Personal life
In 1846, Honoré married Eliza Jane Carr (1825–1906), the daughter of Capt. John Carr.[1] Together, they had six children, including:[4]
- Adrian Carr Honoré (1847–1926)[5]
- Bertha "Cissie" Honoré (1849–1918), who married millionaire real estate developer Potter Palmer in 1871.[6]
- Henry Honoré
- Ida Marie Honoré (1854–1930), who married General Frederick Dent Grant, son of President Ulysses S. Grant, in Chicago in 1874.[7]
- Nathaniel Kingston Honoré (1855–1920)[8]
- Lockwood Honoré (1865–1917)[9]
Honoré died in Chicago, at the age of 93, on August 16, 1916.[10]
Descendants
Through his daughter Ida Marie, Honoré became the grandfather of American writer
References
- ^ a b c Bateman, Newton; Selby, Paul (1915). Biographical and Memorial Edition of the Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois. Munsell publishing Company. pp. 774–776. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ McKinney, Megan (December 31, 2017). "The Wallers". Classic Chicago Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Donovan, Henry. "Lockwood Honore". Chicago Eagle. p. 4. Retrieved June 29, 2015 – via Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections.
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. J.T. White. 1916. p. 94. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Catalogue of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity. Psi Upsilon Fraternity. 1917. p. 562. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
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- ^ Marquis, Albert Nelson (1911). The Book of Chicagoans, p. 339. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company.
- ^ Chicago, University of (1920). University of Chicago Alumni Directory. Produced for the University of Chicago Alumni Association by Pub. Concepts, Incorporated. p. 481. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Index to Legal Periodicals and Law Library Journal. H.W. Wilson Company. 1918. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ "Henry H. Honore Dead. Veteran Chicago Real Estate Dealer Was Father of Mrs. Potter Palmer" (PDF). The New York Times. August 17, 1916. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
External links
- Media related to Henry Honoré at Wikimedia Commons