 Hickey Freeman is not affiliated with the similarly-named H. Freeman, a brand owned by Individualized Apparel Group.During the 1880s and 1890s, Jeremiah G. Hickey (1866–1960) was a bookkeeper for Wile, Brickner & Wile, then the largest manufacturer of men's clothing in Rochester.His close friend Jacob L. Freeman (died 1925) was a private contractor of the firm.