H. H. Hewitt:
- Died peacefully at age 67 in 1922 at his home at
619 Lafayette Ave. At his bedside was
his wife, Mrs. Sarah D. Hewitt. There were no
children.
- Funeral services were held at Saint
John's Episcopal Church, the Rev. Walter
Russell Lord officiating. 32 honorary
pallbearers included the following: Walter P. Cooke,
John
J. Albright, E. H. Letchworth, George
F. Rand, Daniel J. Kenefick, John
D. Larkin, Jacob
F. Schoellkopf, Sr, Charles
R. Huntley,
- Born in Detroit in 1885.
- As a boy he was employed at the Michigan Central
in Detroit.
Later he was general manager for the Pullman Co. in
Chicago. He lived
in Chicago from 1886 to 1893.
- In 1892 he married Miss Sarah Dutro and in 1893
moved to
Buffalo where he engaged in the construction and
afterward in the
management of the Union Car co., organized by John
J. Albright, Daniel
Spore and Henry C. French.
- Founder (1804) and president of the Hewitt Rubber
Co.,
manufacturers of tires and rubber supplies. At his
death, there were
700 employees. Plants were located on Kensington
Ave.
- Founder of Buffalo Brass Co. which subsequently
became one of
the constituent parts of the Magnus Metal company,
which Hewitt and his
brother , Charles M., controlled and managed for
some years.
- Active in the organization and management of the
Reading
Car Wheel company, the Metric packing company and
several large bronze
companies.
- One of his horses won the Kentucky Derby.
- Buffalo: Member of Saint
John's Episcopal Church, the Buffalo Club, the
Country Club, and the Park club.
- Chicago: Member of the Seaview Golf club, the
Union League club of Chicago, the Chicago club, and
the South Shore Country club.
- New York: Member of the Lawyers' club, the
Bankers' club, the Transportation club, and the New
York Athletic club.
- Sources: Times, Dec.
19, 1922; Courier,
Dec. 20, 1922; Times,
Dec. 21, 1922
- RESEARCH BY ELLEN AND JOSEPH LETTIERI
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