Prohibitionist; born in
Baltimore, Md., Sept. 12, 1845; was employed by his father in the coffeeimporting business of
Levering & Co. in 1860-66; later became a partner in the firm; and on the death of his father, in 1870, he, with his brother Eugene, took full control of the business.
Politically, he was first a Democrat, and then a Prohibitionist.
In 1896 he was the candidate of the
National Prohibition party for
President of the
United States, with
Hale Johnson for
Vice-President.
The ticket received 132,007 popular but no electoral votes.
He is vice-president of the American Baptist Publication Society; president of the board of trustees of the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; and has been at the head of other charitable and religious organizations.