Clark Williams | |
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| New York State Comptroller | |
| In office 1909–1910 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Myron Clark Williams (1870-05-02)May 2, 1870 Canandaigua, New York |
| Died | December 18, 1946(1946-12-18) (aged 76) Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Spouse | |
| Education | Williams College |
| Occupation | Banker, politician |
Myron Clark Williams (May 2, 1870 – December 18, 1946) was an American banker and politician.
Born inCanandaigua,Ontario County, New York, Williams was the son of George N. Williams, a banker, and Abigail (Clark) Williams (daughter of GovernorMyron H. Clark). He was educated at Canandaigua Academy, and graduated fromWilliams College in 1892, as a member ofKappa Alpha Society. He later served for many years as a Trustee of Williams. After graduation, he became a clerk at the First National Bank in New York City, then at the New York Guarantee and Indemnity Company, and later at the United States Mortgage and Trust Company of which he became vice president. On April 29, 1897, he married Anna Murphy Plater inNashville, Tennessee, a portrait of whom by the Swiss-born American artistAdolfo Müller-Ury is in the Williams College Faculty Club/Alumni Center, Williamstown.[1]
In 1905, he left US Mortgage & Trust to co-organize the Columbia Trust Company of which he became vice president. On October 23, 1907, he was appointed by GovernorCharles E. HughesSuperintendent of Banks.[2] In November 1909, he was appointedNew York State Comptroller to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofCharles H. Gaus, and remained in office until the end of 1910.[3] Afterwards he became President of the Windsor Trust Company and then of the Industrial Finance Corporation.[4]
He served as aRed Cross representative with theFirst American Infantry Division in World War I. He was in the field at theBattles of Cantigny andChâteau-Thierry. Later he was field director of the Bureau of Army Field Service, in charge of all Red Cross service during theArgonnes Campaign. He finished the war with the rank ofmajor, and in 1922, he was awarded theConspicuous Service Cross for his services.[5]
He died December 18, 1946, inGreenwich, Connecticut.[6]
Mary Clark Thompson was his aunt.
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