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WILLIAM HENRY HOSKING
Devoting his life to newspaper work, William Henry Hosking demonstrated what may be accomplished when effort and ambition combine, for he had risen from the humble position of carrier boy to that of general manager of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, of which he was also part owner. He was born in Grass Valley, Nevada county, California, July 9, 1899, a son of James and Alice Hosking, who emigrated to this country from England, and early in the decade of the ‘60s cast in their lot with the pioneers of Grass Valley.
In his native village William H. Hosking pursued his education until graduated from high school with the class of 1907 and while still a student was carrier for a Grass Valley paper. Determining to qualify for a journalistic career, he became a reporter and later was an editorial writer on several papers in this state. With his arrival in Long Beach in 1916, Mr. Hosking joined the staff of the Press as advertising manager and afterward was made assistant to the publisher of the paper. His next step upward brought him to the responsible position of business manager of the Press-Telegram and his title was changed to that of general manager. His intimate knowledge of every phase of newspaper work, combined with executive force and business sagacity, had made him a vital factor in the development and success of his publication, which under his expert management became the leading newspaper of Long Beach.
Mr. Hosking was married August 12, 1914, in Nevada City, California, to Miss Mary Lou Werry, a daughter of John and Libbie Werry. Her father was manager of the Drum district of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company and is now deceased but the mother resides in San Jose, California. Mr. and Mrs. Hosking were the parents of a son, Everett Werry.
Mr. Hosking was an elk, identified with Long Beach Lodge, No. 888, and in Masonry his affiliations were with Palos Verdes Lodge, F. & A. M., the chapter, commandery and Shrine. He also belonged to the Long Beach Rotary Club, the Virginia Country Club and the Pacific Coast Club. He enjoyed the social side of life, and the strength that he manifested in business affairs and its root in those qualities which win for a man the respect and confidence of his fellows.
Transcribed
by Joyce Rugeroni.
Source: California
of the South Vol. V, by John Steven McGroarty, Pages 551-552, Clarke Publ., Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis. 1933.
© 2012 Joyce Rugeroni.
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