U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon, Hiram C. (1857-1940) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Men of West Virginia, Volume II Biographical Publishing Company George Richmond, Pres.: C. R. Arnold, Sec'y and Treas. Chicago, Illinois, 1903 Pages 633-634 HON. H. C. GORDON, mayor of Huntington, who is now serving his second term as the highest municipal officer, is senior member of the fire insurance firm of Gordon, Peyton & Perkinson, of that city. He was born on a farm near Vevay, Indiana. His father, George Gordon, a farmer in that locality, died about 1893, but his mother resides in Jefferson County, in that State. Several brothers reside in Indiana, and one brother, who is now a farmer on East River, West Virginia, was formerly engaged in business in Huntington. Mayor Gordon was reared on his father's farm and then went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and was employed by the firm of Gordon & Rouse, which was succeeded by the firm of H. Gordon, our subject's brother. In July, 1883, this lumber and mill business was removed to Huntington, and for the following 12 years our subject was one of the concern's employees. In 1895 he leased the mill and conducted the business for two years, employing some 60 men, when the mill was then moved to Ironton, Ohio. In 1897 he engaged in a coal and lumber business, with office at the corner of 16th street and 3rd avenue; the firm handles manufactured pine, cypress, Washington cedar lumber and Kanawha River coal. For the past two years he has been also engaged in a fire insurance business with Messrs. Peyton and Perkinson, with offices at No. 438 9th street. Mr. Gordon is public spirited and has proved his business ability not only in capably managing large business interests of his own, but also in directing the affairs of the city to the satisfaction of all parties. His ability, fairness, his judgment and care for the city's needs have won him many friends. Mayor Gordon married a Miss Bagley of Kentucky, and they reside in spacious apartments at the Adelphi Hotel. Mr. Gordon owns several fine residence properties and is one of the city's moneyed men. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons, the Odd Fellows, the Elks and the Modem Woodmen of America. Both he and his wife belong to the Methodist Church. ------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH CERTIFICATE, Cabell County WV, #113 FULL-NAME: Hiram C. Gordon BIRTH-DATE: October 26, 1857 BIRTH-PLACE: Switzerland Co., Ind. DEATH-DATE: January 17, 1940 AGE-AT-DEATH: 82y-2m-21d DEATH-PLACE: 1514 - 3rd Ave., Huntington, Cabell County, WV USUAL-RESIDENCE: 1514 - 3rd Ave., Huntington, Cabell County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Alice Gordon) OCCUPATION: Insurance FATHER: George Gordon (born in Kentucky) MOTHER: Sarah Banty CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Broncho-Pneumonia / fractured hip INFORMANT: Mrs. Alice Gordon (oh Huntington, W.Va.) BURIAL: Springhill Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Cabell County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/cabell/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------