1. John White Hallowell was a prominent American businessman and football player.
15 Facts About John Hallowell
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John Hallowell played college football at Harvard University and was a consensus All-American at the end position in both 1898 and 1900.
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Hallowell served in the US Food Administration, and was chairman of the New England Committee for Supplementary Rations for Belgian Children during World War I After the War, Hallowell served as assistant to the Secretary of the Interior, Franklin K Lane.
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John Hallowell played college football for the Harvard Crimson football team from 1898 to 1900.
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John Hallowell was a consensus All-American in both 1898 and 1900 while playing at the end position for the Harvard Crimson football team.
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John Hallowell was a hurdler and captain of the track team.
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John Hallowell went to England with the Harvard-Yale track team for the first meet with Oxford and Cambridge in 1899.
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John Hallowell served as class treasurer, chairman of the Class Committee, and president of the Associated Harvard Clubs while attending Harvard.
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John Hallowell later became assistant to the Secretary of the Interior, Franklin K Lane.
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John Hallowell was appointed to the United States Council of National Defenses Emergency Employment Committee for Soldiers and Sailors.
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In 1918, John Hallowell was decorated by King Albert of Belgium for his efforts during the war.
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John Hallowell maintained a summer home on Wing's Neck in Bourne, Massachusetts.
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In 1905, John Hallowell married Marian Hathaway Ladd, a cousin of Horatio Hathaway and a granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton Ladd, owner of the Moffatt-Ladd House.
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John Hallowell's funeral took place January 7th, 1927 at a Unitarian Church in Milton Massachusetts, and was attended by Herbert Hoover, members of the Harvard Corporation and members of the Harvard Overseers.
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John Hallowell's death in the very midst of manifold activities in the service of Harvard and the nation is a great personal loss.