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Roland R. Conklin
Roland Ray Conklin (February 1, 1858 – January 2, 1938) was an American financier and real estate mogul from Illinois. After graduating from the University of Illinois, Conklin formed a real estate partnership with Samuel M. Jarvis. The Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage and Trust Company developed neighborhoods in Kansas City, Cleveland, and Baltimore. After dissolving following the Panic of 1893, Conklin re-organized the company into the North American Trust Company. The new company was appointed the official bank of the United States in Cuba. Conklin founded several corporations there. He donated the funds for the ''Alma Mater (Illinois sculpture), Alma Mater'' at the University of Illinois in the 1910s. Biography Roland Ray Conklin was born in Urbana, Illinois, on February 1, 1858. He attended schools there, then graduated from the University of Illinois in 1880. He joined a real estate firm Kansas City, Missouri, in 1880, which incorporated in 1886 as the Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urbana, Illinois
Urbana ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Urbana had a population of 38,336. As of the 2010 United States Census, Urbana is the List of municipalities in Illinois, 38th-most populous municipality in Illinois. It is included in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area. Urbana is notable for sharing the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with its twin city of Champaign, Illinois, Champaign. History The Urbana area was first settled by Europeans in 1822, when it was called "Big Grove".McGinty, Alice"The Story of Champaign-Urbana" Champaign Public Library When the county of Champaign County, Illinois, Champaign was organized in 1833, the county seat was located on 40 acres of land, 20 acres donated by William T. Webber and 20 acres by Col. M. W. Busey, considered to be the city's founder, and the name "Urbana" was adopted after Urbana, Ohio, the hometown of State Senator John W. Vance, who authore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
