Davenport, Homer Calvin. Cartoonist. Born in Silverton, Oregon, March 8, 1867. Reared on a farm in Oregon. Never attended art schools - no school education. Had been a jockey, railroad fireman, clown in the circus. Given employment in 1892 on "San Francisco Examiner." Taken to New York by W. R. Hearst in 1895. On "New York Journal," 1895-1912. Originated the Mark Hanna $-mark suit of clothes, and the giant figure of the trusts in 1899. His work caused attempt to pass anti-cartoon bill in New York in 1897. Author: "Davenport's Cartoons," "The Bell of Silverton, and Other Short Stories of Oregon," "The Dollar or the Man?" Died in 1912.

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