. The men of New York: a collection of biographies and portraits of citizens of the Empire state prominent in business, professional, social, and political life during the last decade of the nineteenth century .. . part-ment to a high state of efficiency. A final word about Theodore Roose-velt may fittingly concern his character, since thatis the key to all his history. Sincerity, earnestness,absolute uprightness, joined to hard common senseand rare reach of intellect, with inextinguishableenergy actuating all, and kindliness of heart domi-nating all — therein lies the secret of his marvelouss
. The men of New York: a collection of biographies and portraits of citizens of the Empire state prominent in business, professional, social, and political life during the last decade of the nineteenth century .. . part-ment to a high state of efficiency. A final word about Theodore Roose-velt may fittingly concern his character, since thatis the key to all his history. Sincerity, earnestness,absolute uprightness, joined to hard common senseand rare reach of intellect, with inextinguishableenergy actuating all, and kindliness of heart domi-nating all — therein lies the secret of his marveloussuccess. FEJiS ON A L CHR ONOLOG Y— TheodoreRoosevelt was born at New York city October 27,1858; graduated from Harvard College i>! 1880 ,•7uas a member of the New York assembly, 1882—SJ^ ;7oas a delegate to the Republican national con7ention in188^., and candidate for mayor of New York city in1886; married Edith K. Caroiv of New York cityDecember 2, 1886; was United States civil-servicecommissioner, 1889-05; has been /resident of the board of police commissioners of NewMay. ,. 3. ]£C»war& Simmons is stiii life, hut he seems older because he York city since in the prime ofbecame so long. THEODOKF. RUOSKI HI. T ago one of the most distinguished financiers in thecountry. Starting in life with priceless qualities ofmind and character inherited from a long line ofworthy ancestors, he followed up this advantage bygetting a liberal education in college and law then j^racticed law for four years in his nativecity of Troy. Deciding wisely, though not withoutsome risk of error, that a greater career awaited himin another place and another calling, he boldlyabandoned the law, and established himself in NewYork city as a banker. The result amply justifiedhis course, and in a itw years he had attained a rankamong the foremost financiers of the metropolis. Hisprestige was such by the year 1884 that he waselected president of the New York Stock Exchange,receiving a
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