july march american industrialist captain businessman entrepreneur managed businesses invested numerous business ventures course life served executive leadership positions river navigation shipping railroad hotel businesses late amassed great fortune work railroad industries late 1880s invited san_diego close friend invest run businesses including hotel del vastly increased personal fortune time southern california helped spur economy region end life donated wealth projects city surrounding area dedicated memory daughter died indiana age early years born ohio july children born grandfather distinguished american revolutionary war service general early years life family constantly father circuit preacher methodist faith military real estate territories purchased native americans eventually father purchased large tract land southern illinois founded town settled family attended elementary middle school illinois town father founded family large landowners illinois portion family land located included attended year half dropping following deaths father mother brother sister forced live relatives fend short time 1850s younger sister lived older sister martha husband judge mount marshall illinois college initially able find work grocery clerk later clerk mount low paying jobs able support inherited large land holdings father employment river navigation employment river transportation clerk boat operated missouri minnesota year joined largest transportation companies country point employment contracted cholera died rapid advancement promoted position captain mid twenties unusually young age went louisville kentucky command steamer running memphis tennessee returned serve captain steamer ran resigning position organize branch cairo illinois engaged river transportation shipping businesses subsequently established business shipping agent cairo wharf lines passing cairo mississippi_river tributaries sold interests business shortly creation moved family indiana acquainted railroad business began strong competition railroads post civil war replacement rail lines brief episode poor health sold interests river navigation business turned attention railroads went louisville kentucky rest chance shipping agent baltimore close relationship company executives secured contracts hauling grain business gained insight brother active grain business hometown mount endeavor unsuccessful baltimore went arranged shipments transferred shortly received invitation california child died age founded large companies invited invest help manage business interests engaged railroad business little decade left southern california invest real estate hotel businesses following years launched numerous successful business ventures good friends southern_california acquainted designed notable structures including library left relocated took hired design structures including hotel del brothers personal projects home church built town structures stand today friendship design owned nephew building burned california involved businesses investments initially commercial agent manager working later founders owning interest company imported coal cement general merchandise important lasting investment hotel del san diego island owned originally capitalized million time company directors formed company april started construction hotel company undertook numerous investments area plans interrupted severe recession bank run caused bubble railroad business economy begin recover multiple year slump property market southern california began recover original switch navigation railroad business railroads hotels dramatically increased personal fortune founding death remained vice president treasurer later life legacy age began invest property mines new_mexico hobby primarily alert new business opportunities local newspapers reported investments experienced modest profits bought expensive car offer california auto horse power manufactured check drove car residences san_diego california connected elite businessmen politicians time owing extensive business interests closest friends acquainted working railroad business politically neutral end life began support republican political candidates urging nephew republican politician entertained president republican home time campaigning election presidency united_states host went hunting horse riding introduced friends business acquaintances president lost election end life gave charities southern california particularly generous san_diego funded construction christ parish center dedicated deceased daughter generous gifts remained modest low key life like receiving credit philanthropy reason contributions overlooked years following death bequeathed large estate sister son money build family farm left larger portion estate house nephew died march aged accordance wishes funeral service held built residents modest buried san_diego california estate papers addition businesses owner los_angeles based founded run
Charles T. Hinde