New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . e to this country to assistthe Colonists in their struggle for independence. By his de-votion to the cause of American liberty he forfeited hisScotch estates, and after the revolution was ended pur-chased land where the City of Troy now stands. JamesRobertson Pitcher, the subject of this sketch, was born onMarch 5, 1845. was an only son. Mr. Pitcher received an academic education, first at Kinderhook, nnd later atWhitesboro, near Utica. The death of his father inNovember, t<S57, however, left large business interests to b
New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . e to this country to assistthe Colonists in their struggle for independence. By his de-votion to the cause of American liberty he forfeited hisScotch estates, and after the revolution was ended pur-chased land where the City of Troy now stands. JamesRobertson Pitcher, the subject of this sketch, was born onMarch 5, 1845. was an only son. Mr. Pitcher received an academic education, first at Kinderhook, nnd later atWhitesboro, near Utica. The death of his father inNovember, t<S57, however, left large business interests to belooked after, and at eighteen he had charge of the storeattached to the tanneries. At twenty-one, recognizing thathis talents reijuired a wider field for their exercise, his in-terests in the tanneries were sold, his mother and sisterssettled at Saratoga, and Mr. Pitcher came to New \orkCity. His first position was with H. B. Claflin & Co. Aftera short apprenticeship with them in the business methods ofthe Metro])olis, he went into the clothing business. Here,. JAMES KOIUCRTSCJN IlTCHER. though successful, he was unsatisfied. He knew that amagnificent company could be built up to furnish accidentinsurance on the mutual plan. He wanted to be the man tobuild up such a company, and in the fall of 1877 TheUnited States Mutual Accident Association began doingbusiness. The United States Mutual Accident Associationis in itself the greatest monument to the remarkable busi-ness ability and real genius of Mr. Pitcher. Starting fromnothing in 1877, in the fifteen years ending with December31, 1892, it i)aid to insured and their beneficiaries*2,998,, nearly ^^500,000 of this amount being ])aidduring the year 1892. It closed the year 1892 with a largeramount of accident insurance in force than any otiierorganization in the world. As the association became anassured suc( ess, and as its de])artments were organized, heturned over ihe details of management largely to sui)ordi-nates, and
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