The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
WILMINGTON.
Former Wilmington Boy Head Of Now
Trust Company,

Wilmington people will be interested in
the following article which appeared under
Torrington, Conn, date line in the
Waterbury American OF March IA
In these days, when telephone boys are
reported to be making their thousands
in shady speculation and ventures IN the
stock market, and lads In short trousers
are thereby inflamed with mad desire
for sudden wealth by hook or by crook,
the story OF what is being accomplished
by plueky young men OF honest purpose
and by old reliable business methods has
a special value. The announcement OF the
election ON March of Ralph H. Mann,
Torrington boy, as treasurer oil the Man
chester Mass Trust company, came as
u surprise TO his many friends here, VINO
have thought Of him as n boy still IN col
lege, with many years ahead OF HIM m
which to be fitted for such a position oil
responsibility as he has now assumed.
Looking backward into his years OF
preparation from boyhood one finds as
the secret Of his early success the improve
ment of his leisure time and the ability. to
make the most of the opportunity that
came his way
Ralph H. Mann was born in Whining
ton, VI, May %, 1884, and came to Tor
rington with his parents in lsoo. His
father, Hosea Mann, was for many years
prominently identified with the political
# life of Vermont, having represented the
j Legislature, where he served as chairman
Of several important committees. among
others that OF the railroad committee,
and as speaker OF the house OF representa-.
tives in lS9O1S92. lie was Inspector oi
finance and state bank examiner IN 1870.
j 1898. In 1899 he came to Torrington and
organized the Torrington National bank,
OF which he is now cashier. lie Is also
lvice-presidcnt of the Willlmantic Trust
company.
After entering the Torrington high
school for short time, Ralph felt the
Inspirations for business life and entered
/ Eastman's Business college in Poughkeep.
/ sic, n Y, from which he graduated at
the age OF 49, and secured at once posi-.
/ ton with the Guardian Trust company OF
i New York city. Soon after he was offered
and accepted the position OF teller IN the
! Maiden Lane Savings bank OF that city.
! While here he felt the necessity for
broader education and fitted himself for
college in the Manor School at Stamford,
/ from which he went TO Vermont Unlver,
sity at Burlington, Vt. Here he remained
for one year and was elected president OF
his class.
At the end of his first year he entered
Harvard, completing the four years course
IN three years with an excellent record,
and was granted years leave of absence
with the privilege OF returning next June
to take his diploma with the class OF 1911.
In doing this he will be following in the
footsteps of his direct lineal ancestor, the
Rev. Samuel Mann Of Boston, who .gradu-
ated from Harvard in 1865, nearly DO
years ago. He is member Of the Kappa
Sigma fraternity, and Of the Mystic Shrine,
After the close of the Harvard Summer
School which he attended last summer
I he assisted in organizing the Wilmantic
Trust company and in December went to
Manchester. Mass, TO introduce the home
safes, of which his father, Hosea Mann,
| is the patentee While here on this err
rand and with the successful organization
| OF the Willmantic Trust company fresh
! in mind he was quick to see the opportu'
nifty for similar organization and by the
early part OF January he was placing
stock for the Manchester Trust company
with remarkable success and soon had the
proposed capital Of 100000, with SO
Il 900 surplus, fully subscribed by leading
men of Manchester and vicinity: A broad
charter was secured and at the organi-
zation meeting on Monday, March q. he
was elected treasurer Oliver I. Roberts
of Manchester was elected president and
Roger w. Babson and Frank X. Hooper
Independents.