Professional Career
Horton was a literary man. He was a scholar of both Greek and Latin. He translated Sappho. He wrote a guide for the interpretation of Scripture. He wrote several books (novels) and was a renowned journalist in Chicago, a member of what was called the “Chicago Renaissance.”
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