Ralph Hornblower

Ralph Hornblower (February 26, 1891 – September 18, 1960) was an American business executive who was the senior partner in Hornblower & Weeks, an investment banking firm established by his father, Henry Hornblower, and John W. Weeks.

Early life Hornblower was born on February 26, 1891 in Arlington, Massachusetts. He suffered a broken jaw in the January 31, 1911 game against Cornell and missed the remainder of the season.

He graduated from Harvard College in 1911 and that December was a founding member of the Boston Athletic Association ice hockey team. Hornblower was a top amateur golfer and won the 1915 Boston Athletic Association golf championship.

In 1916, Hornblower married Eleanor Greenwood, daughter of former President of the Massachusetts Senate Levi H. Greenwood. They had two sons, Ralph Hornblower Jr. and Henry Hornblower II, and a daughter Martha (Hornblower) Gibson McCarthy. He left the firm during World War I to serve as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy. In 1948, he suffered a heart attack and ended his active participation in the firm.

Death Hornblower died on September 18, 1960 at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, Massachusetts.