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Edward Hogaboom, president of the Arkansas National Bank, Hot Springs, Ark. This representative citizen, a native of New York, was born in Dundee, in November, 1842, being a son of Elam A. and Margaret (Wells) Hogaboom, both natives of the same State, and of Holland Dutch ancestry. The father followed farming and in connection kept a hotel. He died in his native State, but the mother is still living on the old homestead. The grandparents, or rather the grandfathers on both sides, were Revolutionary soldiers. Edward Hogaboom was principally educated in the State of his birth, and there remained until fifteen years of age, when he was employed as a clerk in a drug store, but later engaged as clerk on a steamboat on the Ohio River for about two years. After this he embarked in the lumbering business in Wisconsin, and was thus occupied for nearly ten years. In 1861 he enlisted in Gen. Hickman’s staff, also in the staff of Gen. Patterson, and served until the close, acting as clerk for two years in the quartermaster department. In the spring of 1879 he located in Hot Springs, engaging in the drug business, and this he still continues, being interested in several large establishments of the kind. Since his election as president of the bank, he has turned his attention entirely to the banking business, being a large stockholder in each of these financial institutions, besides owning a vast amount of real estate. He has aided materially in building up the Springs, and is accounted one of the foremost men of the county. He was married in 1876 to Miss Jeanette Classman, by whom he has two children: Gilbert and Adelbert. Mr. Hogaboom is a Thirty-second degree Scottish Mason, and is also a Knight of Pythias. He was chaplain of the Commandery for a number of years. He is secretary of the Eastman Hotel Company, is president of the Park Hotel Company, president and treasurer of the Ice Company, Electric Light Company, Kentucky Livery and Transfer Company, and has interests in various other enterprises.