igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁R ac ine , ▁Wisconsin . ▁There ▁he ▁started ▁a ▁food ▁company ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁James . ▁Hor lick ▁was ▁a ▁well - known ▁phil anth rop ist ▁in ▁the ▁R ac ine ▁area . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁major ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁R ac ine ▁Leg ion , ▁which ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁He ▁died ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nin ety . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ru arde an , ▁in ▁the ▁Forest ▁of ▁Dean , ▁Gl ouc esters hire , ▁England , ▁the ▁young est ▁surv iving ▁child ▁of ▁James ▁Hor lick ▁( 1 8 0 9 – 1 8 7 8 ), ▁a ▁s add ler , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Pr isc illa ▁Griff ith s ▁( 1 8 1 7 – 1 8 7 4 ). ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁Ham pshire ▁with ▁his ▁brothers ▁Peter ▁( 1 8 4 2 – 1 9 0 1 ) ▁and ▁James ▁( 1 8 4 4 – 1 9 2 1 ), ▁before ▁becoming ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁s add ler . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁his ▁brother ▁James ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁M ell in ▁Food ▁Company ▁in ▁London , ▁which ▁produced ▁a ▁pow der