New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-13
RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR LEIGH.
HE Il TO BE CASHIER OF THE NATIONAL UNION
RANK IN THIS CITY.

HE IL TO BE CASHIER OF THE NAllONaL CNloN
BANK IN THIS CITY.
Washington. May 1o.-Mward O. Leech the d.
rector OF the Mint to-day handed his resignation 10
the President take effect at the end OF this moh'
The resignation of Mr. Lcech was purely voluntary.
He resigns TO accept the place OF cashier OF the
National Union Pank of New-York. which Is to be
opened in that city on June l.
Edward owen Leech Is lineal descendant OF Law
renee Leach WHO was born England in 1859 and died
In Salem Mass. in 1862. This ancestor OF Mt
Jcech was one Of the planters who came 10 Amer
lea with the Rev. Francis liggnson In 16:o ana
was Il man OF considerable rcrue In his native ahd'
Edward o. Leech's great grandfather was captain
IIezckiah Leach. who served al the French lndan
and Revolutionary His father was Dahlei
d. Tompklns Leech who was born IN NASSAU"
\ w. I'm 1910 and was for thirty years a
trusted Government official in the Pos'omee III"
Trea s,lry Departments. where his linguistic ATTAIN
mcnts enabled him 10 render exceptionally vaiuaoie
services TO the public.
Edward O. i.eech was born In Washington ID. C.' o"
December 8. 1850 and only thlrty-egh' years
old when ne was appointed Director OF the Mint lie
was The Youngest man TO fill that ONCE. HIS
education was received at the Everett IhS'''"'e ~
Washington and aftcrwart nj the Columbian 'hi''r
,ity from which institute he was graduated III io"'
with second honOrs In hi class When MS Ia'h''
died in 1863 young Lecch appointed cierK III
When The Bureau OF the Mint organized, In April
Is13 Dr. H. II. Lindcrman, the first DIRECTOR Sc
,ceted MIR Ieech as one Of his assistants lie held
successvely III. PAGES Of assay CLERK. auJ"s"r VI
occoun,. and cOmpnter of bullion in the bureau ol
the Mint lie found time TO take a course OF law
ut the National Law University at Washington ana
WAS graduated as Master OF Laws In lss" alter u
three years course CT study.
Mr. Le,ch did not attempt TO practise law D"'
continued his connection with the Mint Tic 'oo"
s,ecial charge of the technical bullion ana ccn ac
counts For many years he had the direction o1 Tue
preparaton of the monetary statistics pnDilsned III
the reports Of the Director Of the Mini, STATISTICS
which are eagerly looked for by economists ana pa"
uc men in the United state and in Europe MT.
Iccch enjoys the reputation Of being Inc pest III
formed man in the coun,ry the monetary systems
past and present, OF the different countries "i 'n
world and on monetary and precious metals staua-
,ics generally He is pronounced bmetall't. oh
October 10 1850. Mr.. Lcech was appointed Direc'"
of the Min; by Presidcn; Harrison, his selection
Icing widely commended.
Mr. Leech married on October 70 lo1, 'ehi
Helen Kent of Pittsburg. Penn, but she died Few
months before hi, appointment by MI. Harrison
The National onion Bank, where Mr. L'ech De,
comes "a sicr has jis been organized with capital
of 81 2OOOJO and will BE- opened for business III '
Nuual Life Insurance Company BiildnS on June L.
lis president IL joseph {. hendrix. formerly fOs,
master of Brooklyn. and &. Il. Haven Is viccprrsl
d. Crmmins. Frederick cromwell. II. Somer. liayes'
A. ID. Julllard Luther kOunze. Richard " Mct uru!
Frederic p OlcOtt Oliver II. Payne, Henry H. Rogers
IT, Mex Twombly and William {. whitney.