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George Henry Hamilton
George Henry Hamilton (April 4, 1875 – January 19, 1948) was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from 1932 to 1941. Hamilton served three terms in the Illinois legislature. In 1912 he purchased the State Savings Bank of Wichita, Kansas Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had .... After it merged with Fourth National Bank he rose to president of that bank. He was a Wichita City commissioner from 1921 to 1922 and Wichita mayor in 1922. After retiring from the bank on February 28, 1941, he returned to Wichita where he was a vice president at Fourth National Bank until his death. References 1875 births 1948 deaths Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City presidents Mayors of Wichita, Kansas Members of the Illinois House of Representatives Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Wichita, Kansas
List of Mayors Following is a list of mayors of the American city of Wichita, Kansas. #Edwin Bird Allen (1871–1872) #James G. Hope (1873–1874) #George E. Harris (Kansas), George E. Harris (1875) #James G. Hope (1876–1877) #William Greiffenstein (1878) #Sol H. Kohn (1879) #William Greiffenstein (1879–1884) #Benajah W. Aldrich (1885–1886) #Joseph P. Allen (Kansas), Joseph P. Allen (1887–1888) #George W. Clement (1889–1890) #John B. Carey (1891–1892) #Lindley Murray Cox (1893–1896) #Finlay Ross (1897–1900) #Benjamin Franklin McLean (1901–1904) #Finlay Ross (1905–1906) #John H. Graham (Kansas), John H. Graham (1907–1908) #Charles Lock Davidson (1909–1910) #William Walter Minick (1911–1912) #William Jasper Babb (1913–1914) #Orsemus Hills Bentley (1915–1916) #Lewis William Clapp (1917–1919) #John Lee Powell (1919–1920) #Wallace C. Kemp (1921–1922) #George Henry Hamilton (1922) #William Coffin Coleman (1922–1923) #Benjamin Franklin McLean (1923– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Coffin Coleman
William Coffin Coleman (May 21, 1870 – November 2, 1957) was a businessman, the American founder of the Coleman Company, a maker of camping equipment, and a politician. He served as the Mayor of Wichita, Kansas from 1923 to 1924. Biography Coleman was born in Chatham, New York in 1870. His parents moved the family to Labette County, Kansas in 1871, and in 1881 his father died. William started earning money by selling small goods as a child. After he got older, he became a salesman, a good entry position for someone with limited education but much energy. While he was selling typewriters in Alabama, Coleman saw a lantern that used gasoline instead of kerosene. He switched his sales to lanterns, believing these would be useful. He began to craft his own lantern, which he marketed as the Coleman Arc Lamp. In 1901 Coleman married Fanny Sheldon and they moved to Wichita, Kansas. They had two children: Sheldon and Clarence Coleman. Coleman also developed what he called the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Reserve Bank Of Kansas City
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and covers the 10th District of the Federal Reserve, which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and portions of western Missouri and northern New Mexico. It is second only to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in size of geographic area served. Missouri is the only state with two main Federal Reserve Banks; the other is located in St. Louis. Federal Reserve Notes issued by the bank are identified by "J" on the face of one and two dollar bills and the J10 on the face of other currency. The current president is Esther George. Headquarters buildings The first bank building was the R.A. Long Building at 928 Grand which opened on November 16, 1914 until a new $4.3 million building could be built across the street at 925 Grand which formally opened in November 1921 in Downtown Kansas City. Shortly after it was established, the bank rented space to outside tenants. President Harry S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis J
Willis may refer to: Places United States * Willis, Florida, an unincorporated community * Willis, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Willis, Kansas, a city * Willis, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Willis, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Willis, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community * Willis, Texas, a city * Willis, Floyd County, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Willis, Russell County, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Willis River, a tributary of the James River in Virginia Elsewhere * Willis, Grenada, a town * Willis Island, Coral Sea Islands Territory, Australia * Willis Islands, South Georgia Islands Arts and entertainment Works * ''Giselle'' or ''The Willis'', a ballet (in the ballet, the Willis are a group of supernatural women) * ''Le Villi'' (''The Willis'' or ''The Fairies''), an opera-ballet composed by Giacomo Puccini * ''Willis'' (album), by The Pietasters Fictional characters * Willis Jackson (character), in the 1970s-1980s Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Gavin Leedy
Harold Gavin Leedy (December 6, 1892 – July 28, 1989) was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from 1941 to 1961. Leedy was born in Benton, Missouri, U.S. His family moved to Cameron, Missouri when he was a child. He graduated from William Jewell College. He interrupted his studies at what was then called the Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) to join the Army during World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... He was injured in France. He returned to Kansas City to complete his law studies. He subsequently taught classes there. Among his pupils was Harry S. Truman. He joined the Kansas City Federal Reserve in 1938 as general counsel. He became president of that organization in 1941. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington, Illinois
Wellington is a village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 242 at the 2010 census. Geography Wellington is located in southeastern Iroquois County at (40.541261, -87.680772). Illinois Route 1 passes less than a mile west of the village, leading north to Watseka, the county seat, and south to Hoopeston. According to the 2010 census, Wellington has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 264 people, 111 households, and 82 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 118 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.62% White and 0.38% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population. There were 111 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River. Wichita began as a trading post on the Chisholm Trail in the 1860s and was incorporated as a city in 1870. It became a destination for Cattle drives in the United States, cattle drives traveling north from Texas to Kansas railroads, earning it the nickname "Cowtown".Miner, Prof. Craig (Wichita State Univ. Dept. of History), ''Wichita: The Magic City'', Wichita Historical Museum Association, Wichita, KS, 1988Howell, Angela and Peg Vines, ''The Insider's Guide to Wichita'', Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publishing, Wichita, KS, 1995 Wyatt Earp served as a police officer in Wichita for around one year before going to Dodge City, Kansas, Dodge City. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourth Financial Corporation
Fourth Financial Corporation was a Wichita, Kansas bank holding company that was formed in 1968, the largest and one of the oldest banks in Kansas as well as a dominant bank in Oklahoma when it was bought by Boatmen's Bancshares in 1995. History Fourth National Bank of Wichita was founded by George C. Strong in 1887. Since Kansas banking laws during the mid-twentieth century severely limited bank branching, a bank holding company was formed in 1968 called the Fourth Financial Corporation, which purchased other banks in a limited geographic region when it became permitted by state law. In 1982, the company began an aggressive expansion after state banking laws were relaxed allowing it to buy interest in other banks. It bought the maximum shares in five banks located in cities with more than 10,000 persons that also near college A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Wichita, Kansas
List of Mayors Following is a list of mayors of the American city of Wichita, Kansas. # Edwin Bird Allen (1871–1872) # James G. Hope (1873–1874) #George E. Harris (1875) # James G. Hope (1876–1877) # William Greiffenstein (1878) # Sol H. Kohn (1879) # William Greiffenstein (1879–1884) # Benajah W. Aldrich (1885–1886) #Joseph P. Allen (1887–1888) # George W. Clement (1889–1890) # John B. Carey (1891–1892) # Lindley Murray Cox (1893–1896) # Finlay Ross (1897–1900) # Benjamin Franklin McLean (1901–1904) # Finlay Ross (1905–1906) # John H. Graham (1907–1908) # Charles Lock Davidson (1909–1910) # William Walter Minick (1911–1912) #William Jasper Babb (1913–1914) # Orsemus Hills Bentley (1915–1916) # Lewis William Clapp (1917–1919) # John Lee Powell (1919–1920) # Wallace C. Kemp (1921–1922) #George Henry Hamilton (1922) #William Coffin Coleman (1922–1923) # Benjamin Franklin McLean (1923–1924) #Frank Leslie Dunn (1924–1925) # Ben F. Copley (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third Class is renamed Second Class in 1956). * January 5 – The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris. * January 12 – Guangxu Emperor, Guangxu becomes the 11th Qing Dynasty Emperor of China at the age of 3, in succession to his cousin. * January 14 – The newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War. * February 3 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Lácar: Carlist commander Torcuato Mendiri, Torcuato Mendíri secures a brilliant victory, when he surprises and routs a Government force under General Enrique Bargés at Lácar, east of Estella, nearly capturing newly cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the '' Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Reserve Bank Of Kansas City Presidents
Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or regional governments that are partially self-governing; a union of states *Federal republic, a federation which is a republic *Federalism, a political philosophy *Federalist, a political belief or member of a political grouping *Federalization, implementation of federalism Particular governments *Federal government of the United States **United States federal law **United States federal courts *Government of Argentina *Government of Australia *Government of Pakistan * Federal government of Brazil *Government of Canada *Government of India * Federal government of Mexico * Federal government of Nigeria *Government of Russia * Government of South Africa *Government of Philippines Other *''The Federalist Papers'', critical early arguments in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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