Mason Hooker Lytle, superintendent for the Piqua district of the Dayton Power and Light Company, was born at Dayton, Ohio, March 2, 1887, a son of Harry Voorhees and Hettie Mason (Hooker) Lytle. Mrs. Lytle's mother, who came from Virginia, belonged to the prominent Mason family of that state. The Hookers came from New York, and Gen. Joseph Hooker, of Civil war fame, was a close relative of Mr. Hooker's mother. On the paternal side, also, Mr. Lytle is related to the Voorhees family, of which the renowned Senator Voorhees, of Indiana, was a member. Harry V. Lytle was a shoe manufacturer, of Cincinnati, who later moved to Dayton and engaged in business and there is living in comfortable and honorable retirement. Mrs. Lytle died at Dayton, April 18, 1896, the mother of three sons: Mason H., Horace and Harry V., Jr. Mason Hooker Lytle was educated at Dayton and upon leaving the public schools secured a position with the Dayton Power and Light Company. His first position was a humble one, but as he gradually mastered the technical phases of the business and showed his worth and reliability he won advancement until December, 1912, when he was made superintendent of the Piqua district, a post which he has still retained. Mr. Lytle is a member of the Piqua Club, the Piqua Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club and has been identified with a number of civic, social and business movements which have advanced the city's interest and welfare. He is a member of the board of directors of the Rotary Club. With his family, he holds membership in the Episcopal church, Mr. Lytle married Marion C., daughter of George C. Towle, of Dayton, formerly of Boston, Mass., and to this union there have been born two children: Mason Hooker, Jr., and George Towle.