William Milburne James (1970 - 1970)

Lord Justice of Appeal. William was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. He was the son of Christopher James. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, where he graduated MA and afterwards became an honorary LLD.  He was called to the Bar from Lincoln’s Inn in 1831. William first practised his legal work around the […]

William Sylvester Eames (1857 - 1915)

Jean-Ignace Jacqueminot (1754 - 1813)

Count de Ham. Lawyer and political placeman. Entered Pantheon in 1813.  (bio by: David Conway)

Charles Ormand Eames (1907 - 1978)

Renowned Furniture Designer, Architect. St. Louis native Eames began his architectural studies at Washington University. After returning from Europe, he founded the firm of Gray & Eames. His work mainly consisted of designs for stained glass, textiles, furniture and ceramics. In 1839 he received a fellowship to Cranbrook Academy in Michigan where he studied and […]

Walter Augustus Huxman (1887 - 1972)

Governor of Kansas; 1937-1939; federal judge 1939; Federal Judge of Kansas State Supreme Court 1928. (bio by: Tom Denardo)

Thomas Eakins (1844 - 1916)

Artist, Photographer. A realist painter, he is now widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists in American art history, even though his work received little recognition during his lifetime. He has also been credited with introduced the camera to the American art studio. Born Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins, his father was a writing […]

Sarah Tilghman Hughes (1896 - 1985)

Kennedy Assassination Figure, Judge and Lawyer. Born  in Baltimore, Maryland,  she was the daughter of James Cooke and Elizabeth Haughton Tilghman. She went to high school at the girls-only Salem Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she was elected president of the freshman class. Her determined personality extended to the athletic field where she participated […]

Frank Duveneck (1848 - 1919)

Artist. American portrait, genre, figure, and landscape painter and teacher, studied in Cincinnati and in Munich. In 1875, he showed a group of his canvases in Boston, where they created a sensation because of their bold brushwork, rich color, and forceful presentation of personality. He taught for many years in Munich and, after 1889, in […]

Ronald William Hughes (1935 - 1971)

Attorney who represented Leslie Van Houten during the Manson murder trials. He refused to go along with Manson’s ploy to have his three “girls” take all of the blame for the murders. He mysteriously disappeared in the last weekend of November, 1970, just days after the defense rested its case. His badly decomposed body was […]

Albrecht Durer (1471 - 1528)

Painter. His early training was in drawing, woodcutting and printing, which were to remain his main and favorite media throughout his artistic career. From 1486 till 1489 he was apprenticed in the workshop of Michael Wolgemut. Durer traveled in Italy many times. In 1495 he established his own workshop in Nuremberg. His best known works […]

John Reynolds Hughes (1855 - 1947)

Texas Ranger, inspiration for The Lone Ranger. John Hughes was born on February 11, 1855 in Henry County, Illinois; he was only able to attend school on rare occasions since he was kept busy working the family farm. In 1869, he left the farm to work on a cattle ranch, but left soon after and […]

Asher Brown Durand (1796 - 1886)

Artist. A naturalist landscape painter, he became an important part of the Hudson River School American art movement during the mid-19th century. Born the 8th of 11 children in Jefferson Village (now Maplewood), New Jersey, his father was a watchmaker and silversmith. From 1812 until 1817 he apprenticed with engraver Peter Maverick in Newark, New […]

Temple Lea Houston (1860 - 1905)

Frontier Lawyer. At age 13, having lost both parents, he joined a cattle drive and later worked on a riverboat on the Mississippi River. In 1877 he returned to Texas to attend the Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Texas A&M). He transferred to Baylor University,  where he graduated in 1880 with honors in law and […]

William Herbert “Buck” Dunton (1878 - 1936)

Artist. He spent his childhood in the woods of Maine which solidified his love of animals and the outdoors placing this focus on his art. Dunton ventured to the west making many summer trips hunting, fishing and cowboying.He was already an accomplished artist submitting pen and ink drawings to local newspapers. He became prosperous as […]

Harry Dunn (1929 - 1998)

Artist. He is best known for being the creator of the famous NBC television network peacock logo. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia College of Art. He worked as an artist-draftsman while in the army and after discharge designed many commercials for the […]

Thomas “Tom” Horn, Jr (1861 - 1903)

Horn left school and ran away from an abusive father at an early age. By age 17, he’d been a railroad laborer, wagon and stage coach driver and then a US Army Scout who played a part in the surrender of Geronimo in 1886 by negotiating the terms of surrender with the Apache Chief. In […]

Emeline Abbey Dunn (1859 - 1929)

Artist. She was a landscape and portrait painter who studied in France and Italy. On her return to America, she founded The New York Normal Art School for teachers. (bio by: Mount Hope NY)

John Edgar Hoover (1895 - 1972)

Law Figure. He served as director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Chief for over forty eight years until his death.  Born in Washington, D.C. three blocks behind the Capitol in the Seward Square neighborhood, his family had been civil servants for generations and his father served in this capacity with the Coast […]

Robert S. Duncanson (1970 - 1872)

Artist. He was one the first African-American painters to garner international acclaim. Duncanson was especially noted for his landscapes,  which were influenced by the Hudson River School. He was born to a free black family in upstate New York. His grandfather, Charles Duncanson, was an emancipated slave from Virginia who came to New York in […]

Richard Duane Hongisto (1936 - 2004)

Law Enforcement Offical.  His controversial career spanned three states over 30 years. A native of Minnesota, Hongisto moved with his family to San Francisco in 1942. In 1961 he joined the San Francisco Police Department where he soon earned the reputation of being an activist. Ten years later he was elected Sheriff of San Francisco […]

Raoul Dufy (1877 - 1953)

Painter,  Designer.  One of the most popular French artists of the 20th Century.  Dufy used sketchy lines and brilliant color to portray a sunny,  carefree world of chic promenades, yachting parties,  festivals,  and seaside resorts.  Many of his works are set in the French Riviera.  Although his light,  decorative style and subject matter suggest the […]

Donald Lee Hollowell (1917 - 2004)

Ruth Duckworth (1919 - 2009)

Artist. Born Ruth Windmüller, her work with clay and bronze included large monumental sculptures and murals, also small-scale intimate pieces. She started her career as a stone mason in Britain in the 1930s, after leaving Nazi Germany. Turning to large-scale ceramics, she accepted a teaching appointment at the University of Chicago in 1964 and began […]

Herman E. Hollis (1903 - 1934)

US Federal Agent. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he was sworn in as criminal special agent for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, in August of 1927. On November 27, 1934, while pursuing members of the John Dillinger Gang, he with another FBI Agent pulled over gangster Lester Joseph Gillis, known as “Baby Face Nelson” […]

Marcel Duchamp (1887 - 1968)

Known as the artist who broke the rules of modernism by exhibiting a urinal as a work of art, he became the father of the Dada movement and of post-modernism. He was featured in ARTNews, May 1999 issue as one of the top 25 artists in the western world and the man who “showed the […]

Roy Mark Hofheinz (1912 - 1982)

Businessman. Legendary Houston politician, developer, and entrepeneur.  Brought major league baseball to Houston.  As “Father of the Astrodome”, he created the concept of domed stadiums and luxury boxes.  Briefly owned Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery, the marker at Forest Park Westheimer is actually a cenotaph. (bio by: […]

Louis-Joseph Duc (1970 - 1970)

Architect of, amongst other Paris buildings, the July Column (q.v.) in the place de la Bastille. (bio by: David Conway)

Ole Hobek (1970 - 1912)

Western Outlaw. He was killed during the “Last Train Robbery.” He and Wild Bunch member Ben “Partner” Kilpatrick were killed while attempting to rob Southern Pacific train east of Sanderson, Texas at Baxter’s Curve. This traditional robbery from horseback was the last of its kind recorded in United States history. He and Kilpatrick are buried […]

Guillaume Dubuffe (1853 - 1970)

Artist. Born Guillaume Édouard Marie Dubufe, he was an illustrator and painter, well known for his lavish portraits. He painted scenes of his home and a series of paintings featuring the Virgin Mary, which were displayed at Paris galleries (1888-90). During the 1890s, he decorated the ceilings of the Lobau Gallery at the Hotel de […]

Sue K. Hicks (1895 - 1980)

Lawyer, Folk Figure. He was well-known for his role as an assistant attorney to William Jennings Bryan during the famed “Scopes” trial of 1925. Mr. Hicks was also part of the orignial group of Dayton Tennessee businessmen who decided to put their small town on the map by arresting and charging John Scopes with breaking […]