s ▁don ated ▁ 1 , 9 7 6 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁Har w inton ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Connecticut , ▁now ▁the ▁R or ab ack ▁Wild life ▁Management ▁Area . ▁ ▁R or ab ack ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁il leg it imate ▁son , ▁John ▁Anthony ▁Craig , ▁by ▁his ▁long - time ▁personal ▁assistant ▁Mary ▁Collins . ▁ ▁The ▁De pression ▁caused ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁to ▁lose ▁power ▁in ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁R or ab ack ' s ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁came ▁under ▁increased ▁scr ut iny ▁and ▁criticism . ▁A ▁thro at ▁in fection ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁left ▁R or ab ack ▁in ▁poor ▁health , ▁and ▁he ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁shooting ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁head ▁after ▁a ▁morning ▁h unt ▁with ▁his ▁son . ▁His ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁Time ▁magazine ▁said , ▁ ▁What ▁Ohio ' s ▁Marcus ▁Al on zo ▁(" Mark ") ▁H anna ▁did ▁with ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁nation ally ▁during ▁the ▁single ▁President ial ▁generation ▁of ▁William ▁McK in ley , ▁wh ipping ▁Big ▁Business ▁to ▁the ▁Party ▁tre as ury ▁with ▁fear ▁of ▁Bry an ' s ▁silver ▁money , ▁c aj ol ing ▁it ▁with ▁protect ive ▁tar iffs ▁and ▁other ▁fav ors , ▁B oss ▁R or ab ack ▁did ▁with ▁controlled ▁bud gets , ▁legisl ation ▁favor able ▁to ▁industry , ▁in ▁Connecticut ▁during ▁eight ▁g ubern atorial ▁terms . ▁ ▁But