Alger Hiss
ALGER HISS Alger Hiss was born in November 11 1904 in Baltimore. ... The Hiss family had no financial problems, but they were emotionally unstable. When Alger was only two years of age, his father committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. ... When Alger was 25 years old, his sister Mary Ann committed suicide by drinking a household cleanser. Hiss older brother Bosley, died when he was in his early twenties of Bright’s disease, a kidney disorder aggravated by his overindulgence in alcohol ( Noe1). Alger Hiss could have been considered as handsome, and dapper, but he impressed most people as self-confident and a lot of other people were impressed by his arrogance. ... (Pease 1) He fell in love with Pricilla Hobson, who would later divorce her husband to be able to marry Hiss. ... While Hiss worked at the law firm, she worked on a book. As something rare for those times, Priscilla planned to continue with her work as a writer and editor even after their marriage (Noe 1) Hiss joined another Law Firm. ... After the conference he realized “"That was the day," Hiss said later, "when I realized exactly how important I really was - the charter had a parachute and I didnt.