John R. Lindgren (February 20, 1855 – April 29, 1915) was an American banking executive.

Biography

John Richard Lindgren was born in Chicago, Illinois, the only son of Charles Magnus Lindgren, a Swedish-born ship captain and vessel-owner of Chicago. With

Helge Alexander Haugan Helge A. Haugan (October 26, 1847 – May 17, 1909) was an American banking executive in Chicago, Illinois. Haugan was a founding partner of Haugan & Lindgren and the founding president of the State Bank of Chicago. Background Helge Alexander Hau ...

, Lindgren established the banking firm of

Haugan & Lindgren Haugan & Lindgren was a bank headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The bank operated from December 8, 1879, until February 10, 1891, from quarters at No. 57 and No. 59 La Salle Street. The bank was a partnership of Helge Alexander Haugan, H. G. Haug ...

in 1879. During 1889, Lindgren was the principal founder of the Bank of Galesburg in Galesburg, Illinois. In 1891, he was elected cashier and vice president of the State Bank of Chicago. For many years Lindgren held a membership in the

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, as well as the Chicago Stock Exchange. Lindgren was appointed

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and Norway at Chicago in 1893. He was subsequently awarded the Order of Vasa by

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. Lindgren was a member of the Swedish-American Historic Society and a trustee of Northwestern University. Lindgren Hall, a student residence hall on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University, was named in honor of Lindgren.

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"Northwestern University, Evanston Campus"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindgren, John R. 1855 births 1915 deaths American people of Swedish descent American bankers Businesspeople from Evanston, Illinois Businesspeople from Chicago Recipients of the Order of Vasa 19th-century American businesspeople