Bio of HALLOWELL, William Penrose (b.1863), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

WILLIAM PENROSE HALLOWELL - Vol II, pg 229-230
One of the prominent business men of Minneapolis who is actively identified with
commercial interests as coal dealer and manufacturer, is William Penrose
Hallowell. A native of Pennsylvania, he was born in Philadelphia, on the 30th of
November, 1863, a son of William P. and Elizabeth (Davis) Hallowell. The
progenitors of the Hallo-well family in America were John and Mary (Sharp)
Hallowell, who came from Nottinghamshire, England, to Darby, Pennsylvania, in
1682. The family is one of the oldest and most prominent families of that city
and the grandfather, Morris L. Hallowell, was one of the influential and leading
men of his day. The Hallowells were stanch supporters of the Quaker religion.
William P. Hallowell, Sr., and his brothers were soldiers in the Union army
during the Civil war, he being first lieutenant and adjutant of the Fifty-fifth
Massachusetts Regiment, Edward N. was a general. Norwood P. was a colonel.
In the acquirement of his education William Penrose Hallowell attended the
common schools of his native state and in due time enrolled in Cheltenham
Academy, the Friends Central School and Swarthmore College. In 1883 he came to
Minneapolis, joining his brothers. Morris L. and I. R. D. Hallowell, who had
located here a few years previously. His initial step into the business world
here was made as a clerk in the Northwestern National Bank and subsequently he
accepted a like position with D. Morrison & Company, merchant millers. In 1888
he accepted a clerkship with the Northwestern Fuel Company and since that time
he has continued to devote his attention to this business. Later he became a
partner of the firm of H. W. Armstrong & Company, then resident manager for the
Youghiogheny & Lehigh Coal Company. In 1902 he was secretary of the Holmes &
McCaughy Company and in 1904 became vice president and treasurer of the Holmes &
Hallowell Company, then located at 401 First avenue, South, which operates
wholesale and retail offices in this city and in St. Paul. He is also
prominently connected with the Ramaley Boat Company, having held the office of
chief executive since its inception. This company manufactures cruisers, auto
boats, hydroplanes, racing sailboats, high grade rowboats and canoes. Mr.
Hallowell has proven himself a capable business man and no man is more highly
esteemed in this city for his integrity and sterling worth.
On the 5th of June, 1888, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Hallowell to Miss
Agnes Hardenbergh, a daughter of Charles M. and Mary (Lee) Hardenbergh. The
ceremony was performed in St. Marks church. To this union one child was born:
William Penrose Hallowell, (III), whose demise occurred on the 13th of March,
1913, in his twenty-first year.
Politically Mr. Hallowell has always given his allegiance to the republican
party, having firm belief in the principles of that party as factors in good
government. He is identified with the Minneapolis, Lafayette, and Lincoln
Automobile Clubs. For five years, from 1883 to 1888, Mr. Hallowell was a member
of the State Militia, serving in Company, I, First Regiment.