Emile Kellogg Boisot (February 26, 1859 – February 1, 1941) was President of the First Trust and Savings Bank of

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. He was vice president of the Chicago First National Bank and director of a number of corporations.

Early life

Emile Kellogg Boisot was born in Dubuque, Iowa on February 26, 1859. He was the son of Louis Daniel Boisot and Albertina Bush. He was educated in the public and high schools of Dubuque, Iowa. His brother,

Louis Boisot Louis Boisot, Jr., (1856–1933) was an American lawyer and Vice President of the First Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago, Illinois. Boisot wrote the books ''By-laws of Private Corporations'' and ''A Treatise on the Law of Mechanics' Liens''. E ...

, Jr.(1856-1933), was a successful lawyer and vice-president of the First Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago. Louis wrote two books, “By-laws of Private Corporations” in 1892 and “Treatise on Mechanics' Liens” in 1897.

Professional life

In 1875, Boisot was employed by the German Bank at Dubuque, where he remained for three years.

First National Bank

In 1878, Boisot moved to

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where he entered the bond department of First National Bank. The First National Bank of Chicago became the

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, which merged into Bank One Corporation and later the Chase Bank. On January 1, 1897, Boisot was promoted manager of the Foreign Exchange and Bond Department at First National Bank. In 1903, he was appointed vice president and manager of First Trust and Savings Bank when that bank was organized by First National for the purpose of checking and savings accounts. He became the bank president in 1916. He was director of three other Chicago banks, and was a trustee of

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. He was a member of the

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and the

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. He retired from the presidency of First Trust and Savings Bank in 1919.

Private life

On November 4, 1891, Boisot married Lilly R. Moseman (1860-1939) in Chicago, Illinois. She had been married before to a George Moseman. The Boisots had three children. While still employed in Chicago, Boisot owned a winter home in Pasadena, California, and retired there full time for 20 years, prior to his death. On February 1, 1941, Boisot died at his home in Pasadena, California, after a short illness. He was 81 years old.

References

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