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Hosmer Hand

A wealthy director of banks and mercantile institutions, Hand burns with slow, hot revenge when Cowperwood dares to venture on his domestic preserves.

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Also known as Hand, Mr. Hand, Mrs. Hosmer Hand, old Hand, Hosmer

First appearance: Enter Hosmer Hand

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Wealthy financier who lends Cowperwood money; unaware of the affair between Cowperwood and his wife.

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Hand is a man of few experiences with women, and his young wife's affair with Cowperwood astonishes and enrages him precisely because he had been so fond of her. His standing as a director in the city's principal financial institutions gives him the power to do real harm, and his personal grievance fuses with the business community's growing suspicion of the interloper. He becomes the emotional engine of the campaign against Cowperwood, a reminder that in Chicago's financial world a wounded husband and a doubtful credit can be the same weapon.

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Cowperwood's Inner Circle
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XXXI: Untoward Disclosures
Wealthy financier who lends Cowperwood money; unaware of the affair between Cowperwood and his wife.
Mr. Lynde to the Rescue
Mentioned as the husband of the woman (Mrs. Hand) involved in Cowperwood's latest rumored affair.
Enter Hosmer Hand
A wealthy financier and director, deeply angered by Cowperwood's affair with his wife, he seeks revenge by uniting financial and political forces against Cowperwood.
An Election Draws Near
Identified as the key figure behind the opposition campaign against Cowperwood.
An Hour of Defeat
Allies with Schryhart and Arneel in the scheme against Cowperwood.
The New Administration
Confronts Gilgan about the aldermen's loyalty and writes down names of supposed recalcitrants to pressure them.
A Trip to Louisville
Part of the financial opposition against Cowperwood in Chicago.
A Franchise Obtained
Urges Sluss to block Cowperwood's franchise, representing the opposition.
American Match
Part of the group of enemies plotting against Cowperwood; involved in backing American Match.
XLVIII: Panic
Member of the quadrumvirate; resentful of Cowperwood's profit, participates in the conference against him.
Mount Olympus
Part of the quadrumvirate, he supports calling Cowperwood's loans and views the meeting as a chance to deal a blow to Cowperwood.
A New York Mansion
Vows to fight Cowperwood to the finish after being beaten in the financial crisis; receives support from Schryhart.
Wanted—Fifty-Year Franchises
Ultraconservative financier who distrusts public agitation but supports efforts to hurt Cowperwood.
Cowperwood and the Governor
Collaborates with Schryhart to oppose Cowperwood's legislative plan.
LVIII: A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth
Co-leads the opposition committee and is accused by Cowperwood of pulling strings behind the scenes.
LIX: Capital and Public Rights
Staunch opponent of Cowperwood; initially refuses to sell his holdings but eventually yields under pressure from Frankhauser.
LXI: The Cataclysm
Former ally now part of the opposition press against Cowperwood.
In Retrospect
Grouped with Schryhart as a venomous man who died eventually puzzled by his conflict with Cowperwood.

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