History of Muskegon County, Michigan: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers.

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is also the senior member of the firm of Hackley & Hume, dealers
in pine lands, logs, vessel property, &c. Mr. Hackley is prominently
connected with the business interests of Muskegon, being a member of the Muskegon Booming Company, and one of the Directors of
the Lumberman's National Bank, besides having the management
of the extensive private business interests in which he is engaged.
STEPHEN C. HALL, lumberman, was born, in Yates Co., N. Y.,
August 16th, 1834, and was educated at Pen Yan, graduating from
the full mathematical course, as he intended to become a civil engineer. When 19 years of agge.he-engaged as clerk in a store, and at
21 he removed to White River, working at whatever he could find
to do. At this time his knowledge of surveying, picked up from
association with surveyors, enabled him to become acquainted with
the best lands in the State. In 1864 he was emyloyed in the final
survey of Muskegon city, in which he has permanently settled. In
the prosecution of his business he observed at this time in Egelston
and Moorland a tract of marsh -land, covered to midsummer with

Since his arrival in Michigan Mr. Hills has devoted his attention to
lumbering, in which he has acquired a competency. The firm are
building a new mill 45x150 feet, with a daily cutting capacity of
125,000 feet. It is situated at the foot of Pine street. They also
own the Bay Mills farther down the lake. Mr. Hills is prominent
in Masonic circles, having received the Thirty-third Degree of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, for which degree he went'to
the city of Boston. He had been for fourteen years in succession
Eminent Commander of;the Knights Templar, and District Deputy
Grand Master of B'lue Masonry. Mr. Hills has never sought public
honors, but rather avoided them. He has, however, had the Treasurership of the county thrust upon him. He has taken an active
part in banking matters, and has been for a number of years president of the Muskegon National Bank.
HENRY H. HOLT was born March 27, 1831, in the village of
Camden, Oneida Co., N. Y. In 1852, he removed to Michigan and
settled in Kent Co., near Grand Rapids. He received an academic

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three to four feet of water. The Government surveyors did not
run lines through it, entering it on their books as " impassable
mnarsh." Mr. Hall, confident that it could be drained, acquired the
title, and by some expenditure of money and much labor and perseverance, he has transforeed it into a fruitful farm. There is no
such farm in the State, as it contains 2,000 acres. By carefulman-.agement Mr. Hall acquired the title to 15,000 acres of pine lands,
chiefly in the vicinity of Houghton Lake. Here, with the help of
300 men and 100 horses, he gets out about 20,000,000 feet of logs.
As a man of great business energy, thoughtful and far-sighted, Mr.
Hall has won wealth and high reputation, while as a gentleman of
fine social qualities be is regarded with much favor. As a public
officer he has served three terms as Supervisor and two as County
Treasurer to the satisfaction of all. In April, 1863, he married
Miss Alice A. Clark, of Grand Haven.
CHARLES T. HILLS, of Ryerson, Hills & Co., is one of A-uskesgon's solid men, being, in connection with Mr. Getty, manager of
the largest lumbering firm, and president of the largest banking
institution. He was born in Benninoton, Vt., Nov. 14, 1821, and
came to Grand Rapids in 18Y8, and to Muskegon in May, 1852.,education. In 1855 he commenced the study of law at a school in
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where he remained one year, and then entered
the Union Law College at Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated,
and was admitted to practice in July, 1857. He returned to Michigan soon after, and in September of that year was admitted to
practice at Grand Rapids, Judge i artin at that time being the Circuit Judge. In 1858 he removed to Muskegon, where he now resides, and engaged in the practice of the law. He was subsequently
elected prosecuting attorney of Ottawa 'County, the counties of
Ottawa and Muskegon being then one county. In 1859, on the
organization of the latter county, he was elected prosecuting attorney for the new county, and held the office four years, being reelected in 1861. He subsequently held various offices of trust in
Muskegon County, and in 1866 was elected to the lower house of
the State Legislature, and was re-elected in 1868 and 1870. During
the latter two terms he was Chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means. He was also a member of the constitutional convention of 1867. Mr. Holt was elected Lieutenant-Governor in 1872,
andd re-elected in 1874. In 1873-4 Gov. Holt made quite an ex- c
tended tour of Europe, and in 1875-6 he again visited the Old

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