Edward M. Horine

1922 - 1923 | BOMA Southern Region Presidents

Edward M. Horine, manager of The Grand, served as 1922-1923 President of the BOMA Southern Conference. He also served as BOMA-Atlanta President from 1916 to 1926.

In 1916, he was invited to join the Chamber of Commerce’s President’s Club. The club brought together leaders of various Atlanta civic organizations for meetings to provide Chamber President Mell Wilkinson with advice and consultation in the interest of moving Atlanta forward. Thanks to Horine’s leadership and his inclusion in this group, BOMA Atlanta was able to solidify its position as an economic development partner and successful advocate for the interests of building owners and managers.

According to the October 12, 1917, issue of The Atlanta Constitution, E. M. Horine spoke at the National Association of Building Owners and Managers 1917 Convention in Omaha, Nebraska. He presented a paper titled, “Legislation” and “the paper was said to be the best on the program of the big convention. It appears in the October issue of ‘Building Management,’ published at Chicago.”

According to the June 25, 1918, issue of The Atlanta Constitution, E. M. Horine was elected vice president of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers in 1918, after he had been, “for the past five years, active in the work of the national association and is held in the highest esteem by its entire membership.”

According to the July 24, 1934, issue of The Atlanta Constitution, Edward died at the age of 74 on July 22, 1934, at his home in Miami, Florida, and he was “for many years manager of the Grand Opera House and son-in-law of the late Laurent DeGive.” The article further described Edward as, “a familiar figure in the Atlanta theatrical world before he left Atlanta nine years ago to make his home in Miami, married Miss Louise DeGive, daughter of the builder of the Grand Opera House, now known as Loew’s Grand. A prominent building manager, Mr. Horine was active in the affairs of the Atlanta Building Owners and Managers’ Association, having served as president of that organization in which he was a life member.”

Underscoring Edward’s lifelong ties to BOMA Atlanta, his pallbearers were William J. Davis, C. F. Wilkinson, W. A. Jones, William R. Beck, W. D. Hoffman, and Ivan Allen, Sr.