BIOGRAPHY: Henry Y. HAWS, Cambria County, PA 

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From Wiley, Samuel T., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria 
County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1896, p. 71-2
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HENRY Y. HAWS, manager of the well-known and extensive Haws brick works, of 
Johnstown, this county, is a son of A. J. Haws, whose sketch appears above. He 
was born in Johnstown in 1859.
     His early education was obtained in the public schools of Johnstown, to 
which was added later a course of instruction in the Indiana State Normal 
school. His education has been directed with the idea of pursuing a business 
career; so upon leaving school he turned his attention to the study of details 
of brick manufacturer as pursued in his father's establishment. He was an apt 
student, and in time mastered the many details that enter into the successful 
management of such an enterprise, and in 1880 was made its general manager, and 
in 1882 became a partner in the business. The property of this firm and the 
growth of their business is the best evidence of the business ability of its 
manager. When the works were established in 1859 they were run on a small scale, 
but now cover about thirty acres of ground and give employment to about four 
hundred hands and turn out annually 18,000,000 bricks.
     One of their products which has obtained a national reputation is the Haws 
silica brick. This make has supplanted the use of the silica brick which has 
theretofore been imported from England and Wales. In addition to this they are 
leaders in the manufacturer of specialties for use in Bessemer mills.
     Mr. Haws is a republican in his political belief and has served as a member 
of the select council from the First Ward of the city, and while he interests 
himself in the cause of good government, municipal, state or nation, has never 
felt inclined to leave the sphere of business to enter the arena of politics.
     In Masonic circles he stands deservedly high. He is a member of Cambria 
Lodge No. 78, Free and Accepted Masons; Orient Commandery, No. 61, Knights 
Templar, and is a thirty-two degree Scottish Right Mason.
     He is president of the Johnstown Driving Park association and takes a 
lively interest in all wholesome and elevating sports.
     In June, 1885, he married Mary S., daughter of Jacob Trefts, of Johnstown, 
and to their union have been born three children -- Lucy, Henry, Jr., who died 
at the age of two years, and Ralph.
     Accurate in judgment, thorough-going and progressive in spirit, and 
possessing a rare executive ability, Mr. Haws ranks among the leading business 
men of Cambria county.