The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . an, which has a record of two-thirty. Mr. Bull isa man of great public spirit; is a director of theFirst National Bank of Burlington, and has fine socialqualities. He is always ready to give a helping handwhere help is needed. He is highly respected, andone whom the citv could ill afford to lose. ROBERT H. BAKER, AS an example of energy, enterprise and manlyeffort, he whose name heads this sketch isworthy of most honorable mention. His life-careertlius far, full of varied experiences
The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . an, which has a record of two-thirty. Mr. Bull isa man of great public spirit; is a director of theFirst National Bank of Burlington, and has fine socialqualities. He is always ready to give a helping handwhere help is needed. He is highly respected, andone whom the citv could ill afford to lose. ROBERT H. BAKER, AS an example of energy, enterprise and manlyeffort, he whose name heads this sketch isworthy of most honorable mention. His life-careertlius far, full of varied experiences, has been markedwith that success that invariably follows perseveringand honorable endeavor, and he now stands amongthe front ranks of the prominent business men of his State. A native of Geneva, Walworth county,^Visconsin, he was born the 27th of June, 1839, andis the son of Charles M. and Martha L. completing his primary education in the pub-lic schools he pursued a collegiate course of studyin Beloit, and in March, 1856, first engaged in busi-ness on his ovvn account. Going to Racine he ac-. THE UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONART. 193 cepted a clerkship in a hardware store where heremained two and a half years, and at the expirationof this time spent one year in the employ of , reaper manufacturer. In i860 he became general agent and collectorfor J. I. Case, in which capacity he continued to actuntil the ist of January, 1863, when he purchased aone-fourth interest in the business, an interest whichhe still holds, taking a most active part in the entiremanagement of the concern. Aside from his business relations he is an influen-tial man and has held many positions of honor andpublic trust. He was elected school commissionerin 1867, alderman of Racine in 1868, and reelectedin 1871. In the following year he was elected tothe State senate of Wisconsin, and in 1873 wascandidate on the republican ticket for lieutenant-governor, but defeated in election.
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