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University. For a ny years he was an active partner in the N-rk law
firm of Pitney, Hardin and Skinner, becming inactive in 1924 uhen he
uzs ?elected President of the Mutual Senefit Insurance Company of
Newark, His son, Chzrles, was an active member of the law firm. Hardin
senior h d held various appointive a d elective offices in the State,
He was greatly respected for his integrity, his political sagacity, and
hks welfare and civic activities, in many of.which Mr. Bntberger and
the Fulds were also interested end active. Re beczme very close to Hr,
Bamberger over the years; they enjoyed c great mutual respect end a
warm f riendshlp.
Hr. Leidesdorf, whose relationship with the donors uzs equally
close, was a native New Yorker. Born in 1881, he had becorrre his mother's
sole suppmrt at a very early age. He c qleted the four-year Ugh
school course and passed the State Regent's examinations dtes studying
for nine months at a private school. Fk becam a r~rtified public ac-
countant at n3neteen years of age -- she youngest, it was said, ever
lrcensed in the State up to that time. FE declined Mr. Barnbergerrno
offer 02 a permanent posltim with L. Bamberges and -any as control-
ler, preferring to establish his bvn flrm of certified public accountants,
which he did in 1405. Hauever, he sent one of his young men, Mr. Walter
Farrier, to be the merchant's confidential assistant; be acted in that
capacity until his employer died, then going to BLmingdaleqs with Mr.
Schaap. S. D, kfdesdorf and Company enjoys with its founder an enviable
reputation far rectitude and cmpetence in the business and financial
cumunity of New Yark.
Saul Leidesdarf is an intelligent, tolerant and generous