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Show - DUE -FRIEND QFXABGIi fcrcus. A: Hanna, Captain cf Iniustry Ccfcrc lie - Gained Prciincncc in Politics. ' , ?f)Q00 . o LIFE OF MARCUS ALOUZO HANNA IN BRIEF. 2 O O . (!) & , ' Born September 24, 1S37, New Lisbon, O. 1 . Married September. 27, 1S64, to 8. Augusta Rhodes. Cleveland, O. . Survived by widow, one son and two daughters. - Made chairman Republican National committee Jane, 18M. , ' Appointed Senator March 2, 1897. Elected Senator for short and full term By Legislature of 1833. Re-elected January 13. 1904. . . IHed February, IS, 1904, aged Cyears 4 months 23 days. Marcus Alonzo Hanna, strong-, sa-! -acloust masterful, and bom leader of men ' that he was, received his first tra!nlngf.as a business man as a young clerk In the grocery house of Hanna, Garretson-sV Co., of which his father was the head. That he learned to know men is evidenced by the remarkable career which has unfolded for him during: dur-ing: the past seven years; for in 189S Mark Hanna- was hardly known -outside of his native State Ohio. On September 24, 18S7, at New Lisbon, now Lisbon, O., Mark Hanna was born. His boyhood was that of the average Buckeye State youngster. He was the son of Leonard and Sain Sa-in an tha, (Converse) Hanna. His grand-father grand-father was born in Virginia and his grandmother In Vermont. His father was a physician and later a merchant of Cleveland, O., to which place the family removed from New Lisbon in 1852, the father becoming identified at that time with the firm ot Hanna, Garretson A Co., wholesale grocers, as before stated. Young Mark was educated in the public pub-lic schools of Cleveland, and having, at the age 20,' entered the. employ of his father's firnv he assumed control of the business five years later, on the death of his father in 1862. This firm dissolved dis-solved in 1867, and he associated himself with the firm of Rhodes St Co., successors succes-sors to Rhodes, Card A Co., the pioneer coal and iron firm in Cleveland. He retained re-tained this connection until 1887, when he became the senior partner of ths firm, the name being changed to M. A. Hanna A Co. In 1887 he organized and equipped tbe Cleveland Transportation company, one of the largest lines operating on the Great Lakes. Following the organization organiza-tion of tha Union National bank, of Cleveland, he was elected to its presidency presi-dency in March, 1884. Mr. Hanna was a delegate-at-large from the State of Ohio to the Republican national conventions of 1884 and 1896, and was also a district delegate to the convention of 1888. A warm friend of Senator John Sher- man, he was energetlo In advocating him for the Presidential nomination in 18S0, 1884 and 1888. Mr. Hanna took charge of MaJ. Mo-Klniey's Mo-Klniey's preliminary canvass for the Presidency in 1S9S and, 1891, and so well did he condust It that be was chosen chairman of the national committee, and given the entire conduct of tbe campaign, cam-paign, which he carried to a successful issue. An Indefatigable worker and full of confidence himself, he inspired everybody about him with like faith and enthusiasm. Always a thorough business man, he carried his business methods into the. management of the campaign, eliminating as far as possible ths item of chance. Mr. Hanna was also the central figure in the second successful McKlnley canvass, in 1900. Mr. Hanna organized and controlled con-trolled many Industries, employing a large number of men at one time as high as 6000. He always sought to (obtain the confidence and respect of his employees by dealing with them fairly. At all times approachable, he has never failed to consider any grievance or complaint com-plaint that any man in his employ had to make. This relationship in political po-litical matters gave him great Influence among them, because he secured and merited their confidence. - " Mr. Hanna's entrance into political affairs grew from the conviction that all business men and Interests controlling lange Industrial concerns should take an active part in publlo affairs, and give their country the benefit of their experience and Judgment 'It was this, In addition to his personal admiration and respect for Mr. McKlnley. that induced in-duced him to devote his whole time for more 'than two years to his nomination and election. On March 2, -1897, Gov. Bushnell of Ohio appointed Mr. Hanna United States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Sherman. In 1898 he was elected by the Legislature to that vacancy, and also for a full term of six years, which will expire March 4, 1905. In the United States Senate Mr. Hanna had a new field for the development develop-ment of his powers, and he has shown the same powers as a statesman that characterized him as a man. Mr. Hanna has become, through force of circumstances circum-stances and his own individuality, a leader of men. Senator Hanna was president of - the Cleveland City Railway company and a director in numerous business concerns.. con-cerns.. In 1885 President Cleveland paid him the compliment of appointing appoint-ing him director of ths Union Pacific Railway company. Mr. Hanna was married, September XI, 1864, to Miss S. Augusta, daughter of Daniel P. and Sophia (Russell) Rhodes of Cleveland. One son and two taugh-ters taugh-ters have been added to their home circle. Because of his efforts to bring about more amicable relations between labor and capital, and because of his prominence promi-nence in the recent conference in New Tork between capitalists and labor leaders, a hundred or more of his friends in Cleveland thought it fitting; to give to Senator Marcus A. Hanna a fitting reminder of that great proceeding, proceed-ing, recalling its purpose, its satisfactory satis-factory results and its great promise. Accordingly, in Senator Hanna's beautiful beau-tiful home In Lake avenue, in Cleveland, Cleve-land, ths men who Instigated the movement recently . gathered and arranged ar-ranged that the Senator should be present pres-ent without knowing- the intention of the gathering, and presented to him. through Judge Sanders, a fine statue emblematic of Peace." The figure is of full length, of the finest marble, and Is the work of an Italian sculptor of great renown. |