Samuel Eskin is conducting a growing and profitable real estate business in New Haven. The story of his youth and early manhood, however, is a tale of hard knocks and trying experiences, but he possessed courage, persistency of purpose and determination, and the obstacles in his path seemed but to call forth renewed effort on his part, enabling him in time to reach the creditable place which he occupies as a representative business man of this city. He was born in Riga, Russia, July 1, 1879, a son of Solomon B. and Rachel (Wolf) Eskin. The father was a well known and prominent wholesale baker of Riga for twenty-five years prior to coming to America in 1884. Settling in New York city, he there opened a bakery and continued in that business to the time of his death, which occurred in 1890. His widow afterward removed to New Haven and here resided until called to her final rest in 1902. The family numbered a son, Samuel Eskin, and two daughters, Mrs. G. Alexander and Mrs. M. Silverstein, all of New Haven.

  Samuel Eskin was a lad of but five summers at the time of the emigration of the family to the new world and he attended the schools of New York between the ages of six and thirteen years, when he started out to earn his living as a clerk. In 1897 he became an employe of the Connecticut Street Railway Company, with which he continued for five years, a fact which indicates clearly his ability, fidelity and rigid honesty. During that period he carefully saved his earnings and at length decided to engage in the delicatessen business, but the new venture proved unprofitable and after six months he found himself without funds. He then secured a position with the I. Newman & Sons Corset Company as an ironer and remained with that firm for six years, on the expiration of which period he resigned to engage in the real estate business in 1909. From that date forward his career has been one of continuous success and he is today one of the prominent figures in real estate circles in New Haven.

  On the 8th of September, 1901, Mr. Eskin was married to Miss Rose Opper, of New Haven, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Opper, of this city. Their three children are: Lillian Gertrude, who was born in 1902 and is now attending high school, where she won the first prize for an essay on Decoration Day in 1916; Goldie, who was born in 1911 and is now attending the Welch school; and Zelma B., born in April, 1916.

  Mr. Eskin belongs to the United Jewish Congregations Committee, is secretary of Yale Lodge, I. O. B. A., and a member of the Hebrew Charity and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He also belongs to Horeb Lodge, No. 25, I. O. B. B., the Woodmen of the World, the New Haven Benefit Association, the Independent Connecticut Lodge, New Haven, O. B. A., the Old Time Social Club, of which he is president, and the Young Men’s Hebrew Association. He is likewise a member of the New Haven Automobile Club and is connected with the Hebrew Institute and with B’nai Jacob Temple on George street. In politics he has always been a stanch republican and has membership with the Young Men’s Republican Club. In 1911 he was elected constable for New Haven and at three successive terms since then has been reelected, a fact indicative of the faithfulness with which he has discharged his duties. During the Spanish-American war in 1898 he enlisted in Company B, Second Regiment, Connecticut National Guard, and served three years after which he was honorably discharged. He is at present corporal and clerk of Company B, Second Regiment, Connecticut Home Guard. Mr. Eskin has worked his way upward in the business world and, undeterred by obstacles and difficulties which would have utterly discouraged many a man of less resolute spirit, he has so utilized his chances and directed his efforts that he is now in control of an extensive real estate business.