| Show A SELFMAOB MAN Tresearer Robert Ito llnn a II for a Inunley l Ie Kill Henry Roberta tho leI United State lirasurer lirnan life in I com tKMltor In the office of a country newspaper paper The varlou itcp which bt look upward from the dnrllihlp to Uncle 131s counting room were made > holy by hit own personal effort lo hli early youth he entered a printing nfllcn and whllo Irarnlnir his trade not only supported hlmiclt I but secured n thorough lucatlon He filled for cot lego and wa graduated with Ibo ieo and highest honor In tho clan of 1130 at Yale In ISM he became editor and part owner of the titled Herald and for thlrtyflvo years controlled the taller of that Toper l having In tine meantime become the solo proprietor During all huts limo ho had been mora or Ira I active In politic He ervcd A delegate to the Itepubllran national conventions In 1XGI 18CS and 1870 In ISCt bo wn elected ropes lentntlvo to thin stets IcKlilature lour year later he was elected congressman congress-man and served two terms In 1S31 bo was npiiolnteil by Ilarrlion nit n lant ni-t United Slates treasurer At Nw York and during tho iiibiequent four year ba directed tbo itibtrcaiury at that city Mr Iloberti lint found time to wrlla several book Ho has been honored by Yale and Hamilton both 4 4y 1119 1 iioiniiT3 of which Initiation bans conferred upon him honorary dctrccs |
