Son of Sarah E. Strong and husband of Natalie Reynolds. He graduated from Yale in 1909.
As a young man, Roland attended Yale University. He was captain of the cross-country team, with record-breaking times. He competed in the 1908 Olympics held in London. After college he returned to Toledo and worked in the family banking business of Spitzer-Rorick Banking Company.
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Complete bio from a Yale University bulletin:
Roland Adelbert Spitzer, who was the youngest son of Adelbert L. and Sarah E. (Strong) Spitzer, was born in Toledo, Ohio, September 21, 1885. He was the grandson of Garrett and Mary (Branch) Spitzer and a descendant of Ernestus DeSpitzer, who came to this country in 1709
from France, where he had spent four years after leaving Germany; in France, the latter had adopted the prefix "De," but his children later dropped it. Through his mother, whose parents were Lyman W. and Ruth (Dix) Strong, Roland Spitzer was descended from Elder John
Strong, who emigrated to America in 1630 from England, settling at Dorchester, Mass. He was fitted for college at the Toledo Central High School and at the Hotchkiss School at Lakeville, Conn., and first entered Yale in 1904, joining the Class of 1909 at the beginning of its Freshman year. He was a member of the University Track and Cross-Country teams, being captain of the latter for three years ; in 1908, he went to England as a member of the Olympic team, and he was also on the University Relay Team in 1908 and 1909. He belonged to the University Club, and served on the Class Picture
Committee. Returning to Toledo after graduation, he became a clerk
in the bond house of Spitzer, Rorich & Company, composed of his father, his older brother, and Mr. N. C. Rorich. He was made assistant sales manager in 1913, and served in that capacity until his death. Since 1914, he had also been treasurer of the Spitzer Building Company, of which his father is president. Mr. Spitzer was a junior vestryman of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, and was actively identified with the Boy Scout movement in Toledo, holding the office of deputy scout commissioner. He also held the office of assistant treasurer of the Toledo Country Club. He died at his home in that city. May 20, 1916, after an illness of several months due to stomach and intestinal trouble. Burial was in the family mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo. On June 7, 1911, Mr. Spitzer was married in Toledo to Natalie, daughter of Frederick J. and Ida (Stone)
Reynolds, who survives him with their two children, Philip Adelbert and Frederick Reynolds. His two brothers, Carl Bovee and Lyman, graduated from the College in 1899 and 1902, respectively.
As a young man, Roland attended Yale University. He was captain of the cross-country team, with record-breaking times. He competed in the 1908 Olympics held in London. After college he returned to Toledo and worked in the family banking business of Spitzer-Rorick Banking Company.
From engineer9
Complete bio from a Yale University bulletin:
Roland Adelbert Spitzer, who was the youngest son of Adelbert L. and Sarah E. (Strong) Spitzer, was born in Toledo, Ohio, September 21, 1885. He was the grandson of Garrett and Mary (Branch) Spitzer and a descendant of Ernestus DeSpitzer, who came to this country in 1709
from France, where he had spent four years after leaving Germany; in France, the latter had adopted the prefix "De," but his children later dropped it. Through his mother, whose parents were Lyman W. and Ruth (Dix) Strong, Roland Spitzer was descended from Elder John
Strong, who emigrated to America in 1630 from England, settling at Dorchester, Mass. He was fitted for college at the Toledo Central High School and at the Hotchkiss School at Lakeville, Conn., and first entered Yale in 1904, joining the Class of 1909 at the beginning of its Freshman year. He was a member of the University Track and Cross-Country teams, being captain of the latter for three years ; in 1908, he went to England as a member of the Olympic team, and he was also on the University Relay Team in 1908 and 1909. He belonged to the University Club, and served on the Class Picture
Committee. Returning to Toledo after graduation, he became a clerk
in the bond house of Spitzer, Rorich & Company, composed of his father, his older brother, and Mr. N. C. Rorich. He was made assistant sales manager in 1913, and served in that capacity until his death. Since 1914, he had also been treasurer of the Spitzer Building Company, of which his father is president. Mr. Spitzer was a junior vestryman of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, and was actively identified with the Boy Scout movement in Toledo, holding the office of deputy scout commissioner. He also held the office of assistant treasurer of the Toledo Country Club. He died at his home in that city. May 20, 1916, after an illness of several months due to stomach and intestinal trouble. Burial was in the family mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo. On June 7, 1911, Mr. Spitzer was married in Toledo to Natalie, daughter of Frederick J. and Ida (Stone)
Reynolds, who survives him with their two children, Philip Adelbert and Frederick Reynolds. His two brothers, Carl Bovee and Lyman, graduated from the College in 1899 and 1902, respectively.
Son of Sarah E. Strong and husband of Natalie Reynolds. He graduated from Yale in 1909.
As a young man, Roland attended Yale University. He was captain of the cross-country team, with record-breaking times. He competed in the 1908 Olympics held in London. After college he returned to Toledo and worked in the family banking business of Spitzer-Rorick Banking Company.
From engineer9
Complete bio from a Yale University bulletin:
Roland Adelbert Spitzer, who was the youngest son of Adelbert L. and Sarah E. (Strong) Spitzer, was born in Toledo, Ohio, September 21, 1885. He was the grandson of Garrett and Mary (Branch) Spitzer and a descendant of Ernestus DeSpitzer, who came to this country in 1709
from France, where he had spent four years after leaving Germany; in France, the latter had adopted the prefix "De," but his children later dropped it. Through his mother, whose parents were Lyman W. and Ruth (Dix) Strong, Roland Spitzer was descended from Elder John
Strong, who emigrated to America in 1630 from England, settling at Dorchester, Mass. He was fitted for college at the Toledo Central High School and at the Hotchkiss School at Lakeville, Conn., and first entered Yale in 1904, joining the Class of 1909 at the beginning of its Freshman year. He was a member of the University Track and Cross-Country teams, being captain of the latter for three years ; in 1908, he went to England as a member of the Olympic team, and he was also on the University Relay Team in 1908 and 1909. He belonged to the University Club, and served on the Class Picture
Committee. Returning to Toledo after graduation, he became a clerk
in the bond house of Spitzer, Rorich & Company, composed of his father, his older brother, and Mr. N. C. Rorich. He was made assistant sales manager in 1913, and served in that capacity until his death. Since 1914, he had also been treasurer of the Spitzer Building Company, of which his father is president. Mr. Spitzer was a junior vestryman of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, and was actively identified with the Boy Scout movement in Toledo, holding the office of deputy scout commissioner. He also held the office of assistant treasurer of the Toledo Country Club. He died at his home in that city. May 20, 1916, after an illness of several months due to stomach and intestinal trouble. Burial was in the family mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo. On June 7, 1911, Mr. Spitzer was married in Toledo to Natalie, daughter of Frederick J. and Ida (Stone)
Reynolds, who survives him with their two children, Philip Adelbert and Frederick Reynolds. His two brothers, Carl Bovee and Lyman, graduated from the College in 1899 and 1902, respectively.
As a young man, Roland attended Yale University. He was captain of the cross-country team, with record-breaking times. He competed in the 1908 Olympics held in London. After college he returned to Toledo and worked in the family banking business of Spitzer-Rorick Banking Company.
From engineer9
Complete bio from a Yale University bulletin:
Roland Adelbert Spitzer, who was the youngest son of Adelbert L. and Sarah E. (Strong) Spitzer, was born in Toledo, Ohio, September 21, 1885. He was the grandson of Garrett and Mary (Branch) Spitzer and a descendant of Ernestus DeSpitzer, who came to this country in 1709
from France, where he had spent four years after leaving Germany; in France, the latter had adopted the prefix "De," but his children later dropped it. Through his mother, whose parents were Lyman W. and Ruth (Dix) Strong, Roland Spitzer was descended from Elder John
Strong, who emigrated to America in 1630 from England, settling at Dorchester, Mass. He was fitted for college at the Toledo Central High School and at the Hotchkiss School at Lakeville, Conn., and first entered Yale in 1904, joining the Class of 1909 at the beginning of its Freshman year. He was a member of the University Track and Cross-Country teams, being captain of the latter for three years ; in 1908, he went to England as a member of the Olympic team, and he was also on the University Relay Team in 1908 and 1909. He belonged to the University Club, and served on the Class Picture
Committee. Returning to Toledo after graduation, he became a clerk
in the bond house of Spitzer, Rorich & Company, composed of his father, his older brother, and Mr. N. C. Rorich. He was made assistant sales manager in 1913, and served in that capacity until his death. Since 1914, he had also been treasurer of the Spitzer Building Company, of which his father is president. Mr. Spitzer was a junior vestryman of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, and was actively identified with the Boy Scout movement in Toledo, holding the office of deputy scout commissioner. He also held the office of assistant treasurer of the Toledo Country Club. He died at his home in that city. May 20, 1916, after an illness of several months due to stomach and intestinal trouble. Burial was in the family mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo. On June 7, 1911, Mr. Spitzer was married in Toledo to Natalie, daughter of Frederick J. and Ida (Stone)
Reynolds, who survives him with their two children, Philip Adelbert and Frederick Reynolds. His two brothers, Carl Bovee and Lyman, graduated from the College in 1899 and 1902, respectively.
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