. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. He attended Mr. Prentisss School and alsoSt. Timothys Hall, near Baltimore, but obtainedthe major part of his early education at GeneralRussells school in New Haven, from which heentered Yale, taking his Bachelors degree with theClass of 1862. He took the Yale Literary Medal,and was Class Poet. Two years later he was gradu-ated from the Law Department of Columbia. Whilea law student he engaged in the publishing bu
. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. He attended Mr. Prentisss School and alsoSt. Timothys Hall, near Baltimore, but obtainedthe major part of his early education at GeneralRussells school in New Haven, from which heentered Yale, taking his Bachelors degree with theClass of 1862. He took the Yale Literary Medal,and was Class Poet. Two years later he was gradu-ated from the Law Department of Columbia. Whilea law student he engaged in the publishing business, being associated with George B. Putnam in theownership of the Artists Edition of WashingtonIrvings Sketch Book, and the Rebellion Record,and in 1866 he became a member of the firm ofLeypolt & Holt. That concern was succeeded in1873 by Henry Holt & Company. Three yearslater Charles Holt (Yale 1865), a brother of Henry,was admitted to the firm. Mr. Holt has served as aTrustee of the New York Geographical Society, theUniversity Settlement Society, and the Yale, Cityand LTniversity Clubs, having also been the firstChairman of the latter organizations Library Com-. HENKV llDLr mittee, and lately recalled to that body to assist inrearranging the library in the new club-house. Hewas the first Chairman of the University SettlementSociety ; and is a member of numerous scientific,art and literary societies, Sons of the AmericanRevolution and the Century Club. Politically hedescribes himself as a Mugwump of the Mug-wumps, preferring the National Democracy, andbelieving in a tariff for revenue only, hard moneyand free banking privileges based on cash has served upon several political committeesbut never aspired to office. On June 11, 1863, hemarried Mary Florence West, who died March 6,1879, and on December 2, 1886, he married FlorenceTaber. His living children are Roland, Winifred, 136 UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS Edith, Henry, Jr., Elliot and Sylvia Holt. has tra
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