Ralph Hornblower
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Ralph Hornblower | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 26, 1891 Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 1960 (aged 69) Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Years active | 1911–1948 |
| Known for | Former Hornblower & Weeks partner |
| Spouse |
Eleanor Greenwood (m. 1940) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Henry Hornblower (father) Ruth Hornblower Churchill (sister) Ralph Hornblower III (grandson) |
Ralph Hornblower (February 26, 1891 – September 18, 1960) was an American business executive who was the senior partner in Hornblower & Weeks, an investment banking firm established by his father, Henry Hornblower, and John W. Weeks.
Hornblower was born on February 26, 1891 in Arlington, Massachusetts.[1] He played for the Volkmann School's track and hockey teams and was a member of the Harvard Crimson freshman hockey and golf teams. He spent three seasons as the starting right wing for Harvard's varsity hockey team and was elected team captain his senior season.[2] He suffered a broken jaw in the January 31, 1911 game against Cornell and missed the remainder of the season.[3]
He graduated from Harvard College in 1911 and that December was a founding member of the Boston Athletic Association ice hockey team.[1][4] Hornblower was a top amateur golfer and won the 1915 Boston Athletic Association golf championship.[5]
In 1916, Hornblower married Eleanor Greenwood, daughter of former President of the Massachusetts Senate Levi H. Greenwood.[6] They had two sons, Ralph Hornblower Jr. and Henry Hornblower II, and a daughter Martha (Hornblower) Gibson McCarthy.[1] The family resided in Boston and Hobe Sound, Florida.[1]