ian ▁Ex position ▁in ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁▁▁ ▁Ralph ▁joined ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Eng ra ving ▁and ▁Print ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁as ▁a ▁plate ▁cleaner . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁he ▁became ▁C ust od ian ▁of ▁Dies ▁and ▁Roll s . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁Ass istant ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁sudden ▁death ▁of ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁S ull ivan ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Ralph ▁replaced ▁S ull ivan ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Eng ra ving ▁and ▁Print ing . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Bureau ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁government ▁service , ▁Ralph ▁head ed ▁a ▁bank note ▁company . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Ste el . ▁▁▁ ▁Ralph ▁died ▁suddenly ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁officials ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁J ol iet , ▁Illinois <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁B air d ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁– ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁decor ated ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁colon el . ▁During ▁World