Henry Clay VanNoy Henry Clay Van Noy ( April 20 , 1881 – November 28 , 1938 ) was a prominent Kansas City , Missouri , businessman and was the last surviving member of the legendary Van Noy Brothers of Kansas City - the four brothers who are the founders of the HMSHost company . Born to Dr. Henry Clay Van Noy and Catherine S. Raber , he is also the great grandson of Barbourville , Kentucky , pioneer William Van Noy . In 1897 , the Van Noy Brothers - who included Ira Clinton , Charles S. , and Horace Greeley , founded the Van Noy Railway News and Hotel Company . With humble beginnings , in time the Van Noy Brothers built the Company , also historically called the Van Noy Interstate Co. , into one of the country’s largest restaurant , hotel , and railroad service chains . Today , the Van Noy Railway News and Hotel Company is known as HMSHost - owned by Autogrill S.p . A . External link http : //www.hmshost.com/  This business -related biographical article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Business biography stubs | 1881 births | 1938 deaths | American businesspeople | People from Kansas City 