WARREN, ROBERT B.

WARREN, HORTON

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Date: 6/16/2004 at 14:43:38

Biography reproduced from page 295 of the History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa published in 1884:

R. B. Warren was born at Horicon, Dodge Co., Wis., Dec. 1, 1849, and is a son of J. H. and A. B. (Horton) Warren. He passed his earlier life in Trempealeau and Eau Claire counties, Wis., and attended school until thirteen years of age. In September, 1865, he entered the office of the Eau Claire Argus, R. H. Copeland publisher, to learn the printer’s trade, and remained with him until June, 1866. In November, of the same year, his father, who had removed to Iowa in June, purchased the office of the Upper Des Moines, and good will of the paper, and our subject assisted him in the management of the paper for nine years. In July, 1875, he went to Chicago, Ill., and secured a position as compositor on the Daily Times, holding a case for fifteen months. Leaving Chicago, he was employed, for nine months, as a traveling salesman through Kansas, Missouri and southern Iowa, and in the fall of 1877, accepted the foremanship of the Upper Des Moines, then under the management of Pitt Cravath. He remained in charge of the office for fifteen months, and continued with the new proprietor, A. L. Hudson, a year longer. He then purchased a half interest in the business, and Feb. 20, 1880, assumed the management of the business, which position he has since continued to hold. In 1882 Harvey Ingham purchased Mr. Hudson’s interest, and the firm name was changed to Ingham & Warren.