Henry Hamilton Honoré (February 19, 1824 – August 16, 1916) was an American businessman.

Early life

Honoré was born on February 19, 1824, in

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. He was the son of Francis Honoré (1792–1851) and Matilda D. ( née Lockwood) Honoré (1803–1849). His siblings included Mary Ann Honoré, Benjamin Lockwood Honoré, and Francis Leonidis Honoré. His paternal grandfather, Jean Antoine Honoré, was born in

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from an old aristocratic family and was friends with Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and moved to America in 1781, becoming a merchant prince and taking an active part in the establishment of Kentucky.

Career

In 1855, Honoré moved from

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Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

and made his fortune in

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. Honoré was responsible for the assemblage of lots and acreage along Dearborn Street, creating an office and commercial district. Honore St. (1832W) in Chicago is named after him. The Honoré Building, at Adams and Dearborn in downtown Chicago, was destroyed during the

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Personal life

In 1846, Honoré married Eliza Jane Carr (1825–1906), the daughter of Capt. John Carr. Together, they had six children, including: * Adrian Carr Honoré (1847–1926) * Bertha "Cissie" Honoré (1849–1918), who married millionaire real estate developer

Potter Palmer Potter Palmer (May 20, 1826 – May 4, 1902) was an American businessman who was responsible for much of the development of State Street in Chicago. Born in Albany County, New York, * Henry Honoré * Ida Marie Honoré (1854–1930), who married General

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, son of President

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

, in Chicago in 1874.Marquis, Albert Nelson (1911). ''The Book of Chicagoans'', p. 339. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company. * Nathaniel Kingston Honoré (1855–1920) * Lockwood Honoré (1865–1917) Honoré died in Chicago, at the age of 93, on August 16, 1916.

Descendants

Through his daughter Ida Marie, Honoré became the grandfather of American writer Julia Dent Cantacuzène Spiransky-Grant, also known as Princess Cantacuzène, who chronicled the Russian Revolution from a first-person perspective.

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* 1824 births 1916 deaths Businesspeople from Chicago Burials at Graceland Cemetery (Chicago) Businesspeople from Louisville, Kentucky 19th-century American businesspeople {{Louisville-stub