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Obituaries. 
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at  a  private  school  at  Gwynedd,  Pa.  Later  he  returned  to  Phila- 
delphia and  entered  the  employ  of  Gilbert,  Wentz  &  Co.,  and  of 
Charles  Ellis,  Son  &  Co.,  and  became  a  student  at  the  Philadelphia 
College  of  Pharmacy,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1854,  the 
subject  of  his  thesis  being  "  Chimaphila  umbellata!'  He  had  as  his 
classmate  the  late  John  Wyeth,  both  of  them  destined  to  become 
important  figures  in  American  manufacturing  pharmacy. 
In  1855  Mr.  Hance  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  pharmaceutical 
and  medicinal  products  on  a  large  scale,  the  plant  being  first  located 
near  Fourth  Street  and  York  Road,  in  1857  on  Arch  Street,  and  i860 
at  509  North  Street.  Manufacturing  pharmacy  was  then  in  its 
infancy.  In  i860  he  formed  a  co-partnership  with  Mr.  J.  Clarkson 
Griffith  under  the  firm  name  of  Hance,  Griffith  &  Co.  The  business 
of  the  firm  grew  rapidly,  and  in  1867  the  plant  was  moved  to  Callow- 
hill  and  Marshall  Streets,  where  it  is  still  located.  In  1869  Dr.  James 
W.  White  became  associated  with  the  firm,  and  it  became  Hance 
Brothers  &  White,  continuing  as  such  until  its  recent  incorporation 
as  Hance  Brothers  &  White,  Inc. 
Mr.  Hance  early  identified  himself  with  organization  work.  He 
became  a  member  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  in  1857, 
and  in  the  same  year  joined  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion, becoming  a  life  member. 
But  it  was  in  the  work  of  the  Philadelphia  Drug  Exchange  that 
he  took  the  deepest  interest.  Elected  as  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  in  1869,  he  served  as  such  for  several  years,  and  in 
1873  was  made  president.  During  the  following  four  years  he  was 
an  active  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  With  Mr.  Alexander 
H.  Jones  and  Mr.  H.  B.  Rosengarten,  he  was  most  zealous  in  securing 
protection  for  the  drug  and  chemical  industries  of  the  country  and 
promoting  their  development.  He  devoted  a  great  deal  of  time  to  the 
subjects  of  mutual  fire  insurance  for  manufacturers  and  whole- 
salers and  tax-free  alcohol  for  use  in  the  arts.  He  rendered  especially 
valuable  services  at  the  time  of  the  Centennial  Exposition  in  pointing 
out  the  possibilities  of  growth  of  American  manufacturing  pharmacy. 
To  his  efforts  and  skill  is  credited  most  largely  the  widespread  ad- 
vertising"that  Philadelphia-made  pharmaceuticals  have  received,  both 
in  this  country  and  abroad. 
In  1878  he  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  Exchange,  and  was  con- 
tinued as  such  until  1896,  when  he  was,  for  the  second  time,  made 
president.  The  following  year  he  was  again  elected  treasurer,  and  was 
