Hubert Horning (Biography)

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Taken from Illustriana Kansas, (Printed 1933), page 553


Hubert Horning, lawyer and country attorney of Elk County, Kansas, was born in Stewartsville, Missouri, January 26, 1897.  He is the son of Henry and Katherine (Urban) Horning, the former a native of Hamilton, Ohio, born July 2, 1858.  Henry Horning was a farmer and a member of the school board for 30 years, and died at Moline, Kansas, April 9, 1930.  He was the son of Louis and Katherine Horning, who emigrated from Germany to the United States about 1852.  Katherine Urban was born at Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, August 8, 1868, daughter of John and Katherine Urban who came to the United States from Germany about 1854.

Hubert Horning attended district school in Elk County, Kansas, and in 1916 was graduated from the Moline High School.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1923 and his Bachelor of Law degree in 1925.  He was there a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, Phi Delta Phi and on the Dean's Honor Roll.

Admitted to the practice of law on June 18, 1925, Mr. Horning was made deputy county attorney November 20, 1928, and served unti January 1929, at which time he was elected county attorney serving January 1931.  He was re-elected in January 1931, to serve until January 1933.

His marriage to Jessie Cecilia Bond was solemnized at El Dorado, Kansas, June 26, 1930.  Mrs. Horning was born at Moline, August 14, 1902, and is the daughter of Frank W. and Hattie (Zuck) Bond, of early American stock.

During the World War, Mr. Horning was a private to the signal corps.  He is a member of the American Legion, the Kansas Bar Association, the Howard Commercial Club, the Red Cross and the Disciples of Christ Church.

Residence:  Howard

Note:  The newspaper article pertaining to his marriage will also be found on this board.