he showed high ability as a lawyer. His mind acted quickly. He was always thoroughly prepared. He handled his evidence well. He was a ready speaker and spoke with clearness and force. In November 1894, Hare was appointed as cashier to the clerk of the Indiana Circuit Court. He held the post for eight years. In 1899, Hare purchased a controlling interest in J. C. Perry & Company, a wholesale grocer in Indianapolis. Shortly thereafter, he joined the executive committee of Indiana's Wholesale Grocer's Association, and later became president of the organization. Family, personal life, and death Hare married Marea Ritzinger on October 14, 1891. She was the daughter of J. B. Ritzinger and Myla (Fletcher) Ritzinger of Indianapolis. Hare and his wife had six children: Helen (born February 5, 1894), John Maurice (born February 2, 1897), Clinton Larue, Jr. (born July 18, 1898), Robert Ritzinger (born October 15, 1899), Myla (born March 3, 1903), and Laura (born January 9, 1906). In 1905, their home in Indianapolis was robbed of diamonds valuing over $3000. Marea was a friend of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Booth Tarkington. In 1923, she sold a house she had had built in 1911 on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis to Tarkington for $37,000. Hare was a Presbyterian and, as a member of the Republican Party, he was active in local political affairs. After a period of illness lasting more than one year, Hare died of throat cancer at his home in Indianapolis on June 4, 1909. Head coaching record See also List of grocers References External links 1864 births 1909 deaths 19th-century American businesspeople American grocers Butler Bulldogs football coaches DePauw Tigers football coaches Purdue Boilermakers football coaches Indiana lawyers Indiana Republicans Shortridge High School alumni Yale University alumni People from Noblesville, Indiana Sportspeople from Indianapolis American Presbyterians Deaths from cancer in Indiana