Very incomplete list! | |  James Dupont Adams (1887-1966) — also known asJames D. Adams — of Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.Born in Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.,July 2,1887.Democrat. President, Citizens StateBank;among the organizers of ColumbiaWoolen Mills;publisher,Columbia City Postnewspaper;owner ofmovietheaters; president, Whitley CountyTelephoneCo., 1912-26;cattlebreeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1940.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary;American Bankers Association.Died in August,1966(age79years, 0 days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Columbia City, Ind. | | Clayton H. Alderfer (b. 1870) — of Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Pa.,August9, 1870.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1920.Member,American Bankers Association;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Entombed in mausoleum atRiversideCemetery, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa.| |  Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Z. Alderfer and Sarah Alderfer; married1896 to AnnaM. Rosenberry. |
| | Winthrop Williams Aldrich (1885-1974) — also known asWinthrop W. Aldrich — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November2, 1885.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, EquitableTrustCompany, 1929; president, Chase NationalBank,1930-34; chairman, 1934-53; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1953-57.Member,Council onForeign Relations;American Bankers Association.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February25, 1974 (age88 years, 115days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) — also known asWillis G. C. Bagley;W. G. C.Bagley —of Mason City,CerroGordo County, Iowa.Born in Magnolia,RockCounty, Wis.,October29, 1873.Republican.Banker; in1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillingershot athim and missed;Iowa statetreasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Woodmen;Moose;Maccabees;American Bankers Association;Lions.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,October20, 1943 (age69 years, 356days).Interment atElmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. | | Edmond Joseph Bannon (1912-2006) — also known asE. Joseph Bannon;Joe Bannon — of Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.; Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,March 9,1912.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1964,1968,1972;treasurerof Indiana Democratic Party, 1970-73.Catholic.Member,American Bankers Association;AmericanLegion;Elks.DiedJanuary17, 2006 (age93 years, 314days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edmond James Bannon and Rose (Goebel) Bannon; married,November11, 1941, to Patricia Nan Peters. |
| | William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) — also known asWilliam A. Burkett — of Pebble Beach,MontereyCounty, Calif.Born in Herman,WashingtonCounty, Neb.,July 1,1913.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forsecretaryof state of Nebraska, 1936;banker;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1978.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;American Bankers Association;Amvets;Rotary.Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in acontest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore.Died, ofheartfailure, in Pebble Beach,MontereyCounty, Calif.,November12, 1999 (age86 years, 134days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett; married,October5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson. |
 | Frederick Percival Champ (1896-1976) — also known asF. P. Champ — of Logan,CacheCounty, Utah.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,June 4,1896.Democrat.Banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah,1928;director, St. Mark'sHospital.Episcopalian.Member,American Bankers Association;AmericanForestry Association;AmericanArbitration Association;NewcomenSociety;Rotary.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March15, 1976 (age79 years, 285days).Interment atCedar Bluff Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof George Herbert Champ and Alla Dora (Cochran) Champ; married,December29, 1921, to Frances Elizabeth Winton. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Eminent Americans(1954) |
| | | Archie Kimbrough Davis (b. 1911) — also known asArchie K. Davis — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Born in Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,January22, 1911.Democrat. Chairman of the board, WachoviaBank andTrust Company; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 22nd District, 1959.Member,American Bankers Association;Rotary;PhiBeta Kappa.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Thomas W. Davis and Frances (Conrad) Davis. |
| | William J. Dwyer (b. 1888) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March20, 1888.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1940;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,1947.Member,American Bankers Association;AmericanLegion;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William J. Dwyer and Katherine Loretta (Cogan) Dwyer; married,August20, 1926, to Clara Virginia Daniels. |
| | William Grant Edens (1863-1957) — also known asWilliam G. Edens — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.,November27, 1863.Republican.Railwayconductor;banker;president, Illinois Highway Improvement Association, 1912-20; leadingadvocate for construction of hard surface roads; campaign manager forU.S. SenWilliamB. McKinley, 1920 and 1926; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934.Methodist.Member,Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen;American Bankers Association;Knightsof Pythias;Moose.Died, in the Villa St. Cyriloldage home, Highland Park,LakeCounty, Ill.,November14, 1957 (age93 years, 352days).Entombed in mausoleum atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill. | | Edward Irving Edwards (1863-1931) — also known asEdward I. Edwards — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Bergen town (now part of Jersey City),HudsonCounty, N.J.,December1, 1863.Democrat.Generalcontractor;banker;New Jerseystate comptroller, 1911-17; member ofNewJersey state senate from Hudson County, 1919;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1920-23; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1920;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1923-29; defeated, 1928; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928.Episcopalian.WelshandEnglishancestry. Member,American Bankers Association;ZetaPsi;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Eagles.Depressed over political and financial misfortunes, the deaths ofthose close to him, and his own poor health, heshot andkilledhimself, in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,January26, 1931 (age67 years, 56days).Interment atBayview- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | Raymond Robert Frazier (1873-1955) — also known asRaymond R. Frazier — of Wisconsin; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Viroqua,VernonCounty, Wis.,March21, 1873.Republican. U.S. Consul inCopenhagen, 1902-05;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington,1924.Unitarian.Member,American Bankers Association;PsiUpsilon;Elks.DiedOctober4, 1955 (age82 years, 197days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Frazier and Pluma (Powell) Frazier; married,February22, 1898, to Augusta Wood. |
| | Lyman Judson Gage (1836-1927) — also known asLyman J. Gage — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in DeRuyter,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1836.Republican.Bankpresident;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1897-1902; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1916.Methodist.Member,American Bankers Association.Died in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,January26, 1927 (age90 years, 212days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Grover Cleveland Helm (1884-1955) — also known asGrover C. Helm — of Mackinaw,TazewellCounty, Ill.; Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.Born in Streator,La SalleCounty, Ill.,November2, 1884.Republican.Merchant;banker;mayor of Mackinaw, Ill., 1912.;wholesaleproduce business; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1952.Christian.Scottishancestry. Member,American Bankers Association;UnionLeague.Died in1955(ageabout70 years).Burial location unknown.| | Presumably namedfor:GroverCleveland | | | | Relatives: Son of Alexander Helm andMarguerite (Rankin) Helm; married to Anna Puterbaugh. |
| | Joseph Clifford Hendrix (1853-1904) — also known asJoseph C. Hendrix — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.,May 25,1853.Democrat.Banker;candidate formayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1883; postmaster atBrooklyn,N.Y., 1886-90;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1893-95.Member,American Bankers Association. Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1904 (age51 years, 168days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Myron Timothy Herrick (1854-1929) — also known asMyron T. Herrick — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Cleveland Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Huntington,LorainCounty, Ohio,October9, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;banker;secretary-treasurer and president, Society forSavings,Cleveland; director and board chairman ofrailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1888,1892,1896,1904,1908,1920;Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1893;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Ohio, 1901;Governor ofOhio, 1904-06; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1912-14, 1921-29, died in office 1929; candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1916; on October 19, 1921, a bomb, sent in apackage to the Ambassador's residence,explodedwhen his valet opened it.Member,American Bankers Association. Died of aheartattack in Paris,France,March31, 1929 (age74 years, 173days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) — also known asE. E. Jackman — of Grant,PerkinsCounty, Neb.Born in Lowpoint,WoodfordCounty, Ill.,March 4,1884.Republican.Lawyer;president, Farmers StateBank;member ofNebraskastate house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidateforU.S.Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Nebraska,1940.Methodist.Member,American Bankers Association;Rotary;Freemasons;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman; married,April24, 1912, to Ruth Waggner. |
| | Ray G. Kern (b. 1883) — of Lake Elmo,WashingtonCounty, Minn.Born inWashingtonCounty, Minn.,September12, 1883.Boot andshoe salesman;banker;director, Washington CountyTelephoneCo. and Lake ElmoTelephoneCo.; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 43, 1927-34.Presbyterian.Member,American Bankers Association;Rotary;Elks;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | William Livingstone (b. 1844) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Dundas,Ontario,January21, 1844.Republican.Great Lakesshipping business; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1875;banker;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1900;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1912;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1917.Scottishancestry. Member,American Bankers Association;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Livingstone and Helen (Stevenson) Livingstone; married1866 to SusanDownie. |
| | Reno Odlin (1897-1979) — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Sedro-Woolley,SkagitCounty, Wash.,June 26,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I;banker;candidate forU.S.Senator from Washington, 1934; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Washington,1936,1944.Member,American Bankers Association;Rotary.Died, in anursinghome at Gig Harbor,PierceCounty, Wash.,September15, 1979 (age82 years, 81days).Burial location unknown. | | W. O. Pettiner (b. 1891) — of Camden,CarrollCounty, Ind.Born inCarrollCounty, Ind.,May 18,1891.Republican.Banker;chair ofCarroll County Republican Party, 1942-44.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;American Bankers Association.Burial location unknown. | | Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928) — of Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born inQuebec,July26, 1854.Republican.Banker;officer of GuerinSpinningCo., AlsaceWorsted Co.,MontroseWoolen Co.,and RosemontDyeingCo.; treasurer, WoonsocketHospital;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1887-88;mayorof Woonsocket, R.I., 1894-96;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1897-98;Governor ofRhode Island, 1909-15, 1925-28; died in office 1928; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Rhode Island,1917(voted forCharlesEvans Hughes andCharlesW. Fairbanks).Catholic.Member,American Bankers Association.DiedFebruary3, 1928 (age73 years, 192days).Interment atPreciousBlood Cemetery, Blackstone, Mass. | | Charles Manley Smith (1868-1937) — also known asCharles M. Smith — of Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in West Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,August3, 1868.Republican.Farmer;banker;member ofVermontstate senate from Rutland County, 1927;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1933-35;Governor ofVermont, 1935-37.Episcopalian.Member,American Bankers Association.Died in Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,August12, 1937 (age69 years, 9days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Rutland, Vt. | | Richard Edward Talbott — also known asRichard E. Talbott — of Philippi,BarbourCounty, W.Va.Born near Philippi,BarbourCounty, W.Va.Democrat.Banker;member ofWestVirginia state senate 13th District, 1915-18;WestVirginia state treasurer, 1933-.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;American Bankers Association.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard T. Talbott and Margaret (Weber) Talbott; married to EttaStrickler. |
| | James H. Tripp (b. 1832) — of Marathon,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Born inColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1832.Republican.Banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cortland County, 1892-93.Member,American Bankers Association. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel A. Tripp and Loretta (Haviland) Tripp. |
| | George W. Waters Jr. (1869-1933) — of Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,June 30,1869.Democrat.Banker;mayor ofLaurel, Md., 1912-18;PrinceGeorge's County Treasurer, 1924-26.Episcopalian.Member,American Bankers Association;Freemasons.DiedMarch26, 1933 (age63 years, 269days).Interment atIvy Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Md.
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