Theodore R. Hostetter

Theodore R. Hostetter (October 19, 1870 – August 3, 1902) was an American heir, businessman, polo player and yachtsman during the Gilded Age. Early life Theodore Rickey Hostetter was born in 1870. His father was David Hostetter and his mother, Rosetta (Rickey) Hostetter. He had a brother, D. Herbert Hostetter. He attended public schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania the Western University of Pennsylvania, and a college in New England. Career He served as Vice President of the Hostetter Company, his family business. He also ran the East End Riding Academy. He built a polo field on his Pennsylvania farm, and played polo regularly.