. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. 9ao,in the Dutch West Indies. His early years, until he was seven-teen, were spent in the Danish West Indies, where he receivedhis education. Then he came to the United States to enterbusiness life. It was on January 4, 1852, that he entered the service of theAtlantic Mutual Insm^ance Company of New York city, and hehas remained in that service, without interruption, down to thepresent time. He has, of course, enjoyed promotion from timeto time, and thus has passed from the lowest rank to the successive steps may be recapitulated a
. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. 9ao,in the Dutch West Indies. His early years, until he was seven-teen, were spent in the Danish West Indies, where he receivedhis education. Then he came to the United States to enterbusiness life. It was on January 4, 1852, that he entered the service of theAtlantic Mutual Insm^ance Company of New York city, and hehas remained in that service, without interruption, down to thepresent time. He has, of course, enjoyed promotion from timeto time, and thus has passed from the lowest rank to the successive steps may be recapitulated as follows: In 1852 he began as a clerk; in 1865 he was appointed anunderwriter; in 1874 he was appointed to be fourth vice-presidentof the company; in 1876 he became third vice-president; in 1886he was made second vice-president. These were all appointiveoffices, but elective offices were near at hand. In 1895 he waselected vice-president of the company; and two years later, in1897, he was elected president, which office he continues to hold. 274.
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