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Alexander E. Patterson
Alexander Evans Patterson (June 23, 1887 – September 10, 1948) was an American insurance executive who served as president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. He was the grandson of U.S. Senator John J. Patterson. Early life Patterson was born in Washington, D.C. on June 23, 1887. He was a son of attorney William H. Patterson (1856–1908) and Georgie Anna ( Evans) Patterson (1856–1923), who later moved to Battle Creek, Michigan, and his elder brother was William Hart Patterson, a "pioneer in the development of high-speed electric elevators and perfection of automatic control for elevators." His paternal grandparents were U.S. Senator John James Patterson and Lucretia ( Moore) Patterson. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. Career Patterson began his career at the Equitable Life Assurance Society (United States), Equitable Life Assurance Society of Pittsburgh. During World War I, he served overseas as a major in the field infantry with the 79th Divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutual Life Insurance Company Of New York
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (also known as Mutual of New York or MONY) was the oldest continuous writer of insurance policies in the United States. Incorporated in 1842, it was headquartered at 1740 Broadway, before becoming a wholly owned subsidiaries of AXA Financial, Inc. in 2004. History In 1841 Alfred Shipley Pell, who had worked for the Mutual Safety Insurance Company, and businessman Morris Robinson, decided to form a life insurance company with Robinson as president. They received a charter from the state of New York for The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York on April 12, 1842, and opened the doors for business less than a year later on February 1, 1843. The company was formed at the beginning what became an eight-year period that saw the founding of several other major insurance companies like New York Life (1845), Massachusetts Mutual (1851), and Aetna (1853). From its inception, the Mutual Life was a mutual company that was owned by its polic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |