New-York tribune., 1903-05-08


Mr. Williams the son of DR.. Datus and Clarissa
Maria Peck Williams was born in East Haddam
Conn October 9, 1926. He traced his ancestry pdcA
to Robert Williams who settled in Roxoury, MASS
before 1888, the cousin or Roger "llliaiiS
the founder of Providence. Another ancestor was
william Williams one of the signers of the Decla-
ration If Tndependence Colonel Ephralm Williams
of the same family. founded Williams Coilege' anu
another of the family was the third preslueh' u
Yale. - 1Joaa.-o
Mr. Williams attended Brainard College, r1eu
.toss Intending 10 prepare for college, but 1rle
who recognized his ability, persuaded nun " -
to this city He did when fifteen years ola, III
1871 the friend obtaining for him the place OF Inst
assistant paying teller in the Chemlcai bdnA' -
snent his life in the institution BEFORE ne was
+vro he was made discount clerk, ana III
,s55 hacanoe cashier succeeding John q Jones "no
was advanced TO the presidency MI. Jones uieu -
1878 and then Mr.. Williams was elected presi1e"''
.. enc he had practically filed for many years
The Chemical National Bank was incorporate ~
,s4s &c the Chemical Manufacturing Company anu anu
ryae reorganized in 1874 as a bank win S'0O'O'0
canitaI the shares 800 each In lSoV me s1ooA
quoted at $500 and paid dlVlaehu u iD9 80 D p
a year. The first president OF lne - - +be man
Nre+ic and among those connected WIZ 'A ~ ~ G
,oer+ u,era Peter Goelet. Ogden Goeie'' y,
- 1rdga 7 7 Roosevelt, John D "olIe aiiu 1'0O
ert McCroskey. - .,,, IN 1871 IL
When MI Williams entered the NJ DIS
= ,,,der the old Barnum Museum at ~ -
IL
present site opposite City Han ,oass fron,
,rba chemical National Bank was d suC0o - =
. = lived thrived and grew win 'io
= s,,,iae,ds were declared in the hrs' lew
.ors All went 10 the surplus ana d i0' =
..,Iatea In 1S49 the bank oegan PaSi"s
s,saards which were increased -uh 'heS
exed AZ the rate of Is per cent e'ery wv ~ -
go before the wear closed an aooluoHai 20
c.rt Was Maid so that each snare OF stoeh O. :
received an equal sum in Pronts. R arae Is coo 600
time surplus increaseo r tor ~ sale except when
:: or,e necessary in the settlement Qt al to,,sh
For the years in and after the G4id did not nay in
the United States Rank Continued to redeem its
sEnSoss q, +he yellow metal Con1inouot+ tn This
Bit kept the NewYork Centre a seantious manage
t ~ Rfr Wiiiiams the prosperity OF 'he
never received a setpack -.sident of the New
In 1883 Mr. Williams was Pr z. tinu and a member
- The comnittee which succeeded N ris 6ea IN
the panic OF that year otn Al me nf tbe Chemical
ne go, PpapL and of the New-1ork S sStide 5i
House Building COMPANY, WSgpi ;fs insurance Com
rector OF the United Staies Lae 1resslIrer and
pany aho lns ne Fabric Measuring and Fackasiitl5 F.i
S-nnnanv: treasurer and trustee iartS 3 trustee of
for the Savings OF mT nd Trust Company and the
linton Trust COMPANY OF y y c,..Tantee Company
~ the R0nd and Mortgage, 1u1' ar tbe MEXICAN
The fldettsr sremnany the Realty Associates anu u
,ba Texas Midland Railroad 5inb tbe University
member of the MetrooSoti otuseum q Art the An,eri
can Museum of Natural tfist Ne Hiding club
societv the Yale Alumni ana II IIIo.nitaj Ajr wilt
a governor =, aotiva member Of 81 FartholomeN ;
chmrcE being its treesure5 an Ir w 5a9ebter Of
1856, ne tdg r. Massachusetts There were hFe
Asf9n ,,i9oi mi nni,- one OF whom is living