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Portrait photograph of Francis Russell Hart. Original caption: "Francis R. Hart, '89 (1868-1938) The death of Mr. Hart, President of the United Fruit Company and long a member of the Executive Committee of the Corporation, on January 18, two days after his 70th birthday, removed an alumnus long influential in Institute affairs and a man distinguished in business and in the gracious art of living. He was elected a member of the Institute's Corporation in 1907, when he was made treasurer, and he became a life member of the Corporation in 1909. Mr. Hart's first term as treasurer continued until that year, and, in 1913, he was again treasurer, serving until 1921. He was a member of the Finance Committee from 1910 until 1936. Aside from his numerous business interests, Mr. Hart was well known as an authority on the cultural and economic history of the Central American countries and the Caribbean Sea, and was the author of three well-known books which grew out of his research in the history of the Caribbean. They are 'Admirals of the Caribbean,' 'The Disaster of Darien,' and 'The Siege of Havana.' He was also the author of many monographs and historical articles". Used in: Technology Review, February 1938, p 185.