Hugh Ellsworth Rodham Sr

Mr. Rodham, the former owner of a drapery-making business, had lived in Chicago, where Mrs. Clinton was born in 1947, and then moved to a suburb, Park Ridge, in 1950. He and his wife moved to Little Rock to be near the Clintons in the late 1980's when Mr. Clinton was Governor. Mr. Rodham, a conservative Republican, moved to Chicago in the Depression and operated his small business there for more than a quarter-century, putting in long work days as he strove to expand its sales. He also worked for other textile companies. Mr. Rodham grew up in Scranton, Pa., where his British-born father was employed by a fabric company. Hugh Rodham graduated from Pennsylvania State University after studying there on a football scholarship. He served om the Navy during World War II. Besides Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Rodham's survivors include his wife, the former Dorothy Howell, to whom he was married in 1942, and their two sons, who both live in the Miami area. Hugh Rodham is an assistant public defender in Dade County, and Tony Rodham is a private investigator.