▁been ▁usually ▁called ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁She ff ield ▁schools ▁and ▁then ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Great ▁Bar r ington . ▁At ▁ 1 9 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁North ▁C ana an , ▁Connecticut , ▁where ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁his ▁much ▁older ▁sib lings ▁were ▁already ▁established . ▁Living ▁with ▁a ▁sister ▁there , ▁he ▁taught ▁school ▁nearby ▁and ▁studied ▁law ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Alberto ▁T . ▁R or ab ack ▁( 1 8 4 9 - 1 9 2 3 ), ▁a ▁lawyer ▁then ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁county ▁judge . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁prosper ous ▁practice . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁R or ab ack ▁became ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Town ▁Committee ▁in ▁C ana an ▁and ▁promoted ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁successful ▁candid acy ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁State ▁Committee . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁he ▁supported ▁George ▁P . ▁Mc Le an ▁for ▁governor ▁over ▁Donald ▁T . ▁Warner ▁( son ▁of ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁old ▁ment or ▁Judge ▁Donald ▁J . ▁Warner ) ▁and ▁carried ▁Warner ' s ▁own ▁district ▁for ▁Mc Le an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁R or ab ack ▁managed ▁Eb ene zer ▁Hill ' s