Pleasant Huber Hanes Sr. was born in Winston-Salem in 1880, the son of Pleasant Henderson and Mary Lizora Fortune Hanes. He attended local preparatory schools, received his Bachelor of Science degree from Trinity College (Duke University), and graduated from the Eastman School in New York.
After his graduation, he joined with his father and brother, W. M. Hanes, and formed the P. H. Hanes Knitting Company in 1902. P. Huber was promoted to secretary and treasurer of the company, then he was elected vice president and treasurer. He became president and general manager when his father died in 1925. He relinquished the presidency to his son, P. Huber Hanes Jr., in 1956.
In community affairs, he was a director of several organizations, such as Wachovia Bank & Trust Company, Security Life and Trust Company, and the North Carolina Textile Foundation.
Mr. Hanes passed away in 1967.
In the above photograph, Mr. Hanes is crowning Peggy Royall “Miss Hanes Knitter,” at the 1955 Hanes Family Day.
Photo courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection.
