Stephen Young Hord Sr  

Stephen Young Hord b. 7 Nov. 1897 Indianapoilis, Marion, Ind. d. 12 Oct. 1981 Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Buried: Graceland Cemetery Cook County, Illinois

Stephen Y. Hord, a Partner In Brown Brothers Harriman


Stephen Y. Hord, a partner in Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., and former manager of the bankers' Chicago office, died Monday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was 84 years old and lived in Lake Forest, Ill.

Mr. Hord, a native of Indianapolis, was a 1921 graduate of Yale College. He served in France with the Marine Corps in World War I. Before joining Brown Brothers Harriman in 1932, he was with the Northern Trust Company and the brokerage firm of Lee, Higginson & Company.

Mr. Hord also served as a member of the executive committee of the Illinois Central Railroad and later of IC Industries Inc. Among his other directorships were the Abex Corporation and the American Insurance Company.

He is survived by a daughter, Brent Malarkey of San Francisco; two sons, Stephen Y. Hord Jr. of San Francisco and Frederic N. Hord of avenport, Iowa, and five grandchildren. - October 14, 1981 New York Times


Stephen Y. Hord
A memorial service for Stephen Y. Hord, 83m a general partner in the private firm of Brown Brothers, Harrison & Co., will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in the CHurch of the Holy Spirit, 400 E. Westminster Av., Lake Forest.

Mr. Hord, who lived in Lake Forest, died Monday in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Hord joined the Chiago office of Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co. in. 1932. He was manager of the office from 1941-1944 and b ecame a general partner in 1945.

He had been a director of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, IC Industries, Ic. and several other companies.

He was past president of the Chicago Cluband for several years held various posts with the CHicago Area COuncil of the Boy Scouts.


Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Brent H. Malarkey; two sons: STephen Jr. and Ferderic; and five gandchildren. - - Chicago Tribune Oct 14, 1981


Services for Stephen Hord, 84, formerly of Indianapolis, were today in church of the Holy Spirit at Lake Forest, Ill. Hord, who died Monday in Northwestern Hospital at Chicago, was an Indianapolis natice and had been a general partner of Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co. for 49 years. He was a Marine Coprs vetern of World War I and a member of the board of directors of Northwestern Hospital. Survivors - daughter Brent Malarkey; sons Frederic, Stephen Jr., - Indianapolis News Oct. 15 1981

Married 29 Oct. 1926 Chicago, cook, Illinois Catherine brent Norcross born 26 jun 1905 in Lake Forest, Illinois, died 26 sep 1949 in Lake Forest, Illinois, Buried: Graceland Cemetery Cook County, Illinois daughter of Frederic Franklin Norcross and Alice Wrenn.

1949 - 26 - Catherine Norcross Hord, wife of Stephen Y. Hord, mother of StephenY Hord Jr., Frederic B. Hord and Brent Hord, and sister of Mrs. Richard Bentley; died yesterday at Lake Forest, Ill. Services 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Church of the Holy Spirit, Lake Forest. The Hords were former residedts here. Stephen Hord being he grandson of the late Samuel J. YOung.

1949 - Sep 28 - Mrs. Catherine Norcross Hord, died Sunday. With her husband, Stephen Y. Hord, and family, she had been an East Shore Resident of Lake Maxinkuckee, where she had taken an active part in all activities.

They had:

Stephen Y. Hord Jr. of San Fransico, California

Frederic Norcross Hord

Catherine Brent Hord

Biographical resources:
Who's who in banking By James R Hambelton, Frederick Stein 1966 pg. 189;

Who Who's in America By Marquis Who's Who, 1946;

Who's who in Finance and Industry By Marquis Who's Who, LLC 1951;

Who's who in the Midwest pg.19149 pg. 615;

Who's who in the Central States, a biographical dictionary of leading men- Page 580

Biography & Autobiography - 1947;

Who's who in Chicago and Illinois? - Page 427 by A.N. Marquis Company - Chicago (Ill.) - 1945;

Who's who in Michigan: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Men and Women of - Page 580 1947;

Who's who in finance and industry?by Inc. Marquis Who's Who - Capitalists and financiers - 1951;

Who's who in Chicago: The Book of Chicagoans, a Biographical Dictionary of.. by John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis - Chicago (Ill.) - 1945 Page 427;