New-York tribune., 1910-04-08
HEAD FOR UNION TRUST CO
rowin G. Merrill Succeeds the
late John NJ. Castles.

--,, ---ps sfpncv CT The ihloh AI~s- ~ ~
-,.. since .he death of John ".
p'-,' =. serte-,ter. was filed yesterday
,le..io- ~ Edwin Godfrey Merrill
os - -.-,,iicnt of Tire Central T-ls'
l-s ---s ---.steea also electec &c the
, A. Merrill. n O--1e Wilson VINO
rs r,r father. Y. =. Wilson and y
80. r-.5-- IS orc of re largest lr'sst com
r.. NeD No-A. having deposits o.
-. SIS lpa a.'. and one of che most cor
&C. managed. j has never been IN
.-.e-v -eFlated with any of the sreal
a-.-.... c~osps. and Is eNpe0'ed 20 cor
-t-... -re policy of Independents unoer i's
.., -.-es.zcrr Tho company. which heSAh
,..-,--,.s f- 1854 has a capital q sloeo.o"',
= vh.et annual iv75enos of 90 Ter ceat
-. --f4 and Cd s1rt,us and undivided pro-
r.. u .,,s.s no IS 060. Ooo. its trustees are
81, r-.e.- r7lsevclt. Harrison 4. Gawtry.
r---rs Speyer. James = Wood"a1a'
.---~- rseli-. 4- Walter p. Bliss Amos r
- r2ofrrt " Goeiet Charles II. Tweed
.,,va7ser = COCHRAN. Frederic ne = Eos
80 81 var r Kennedy. y. Parker short
-,s-- A.c-istas kelley John \. r. ThaFeT.
,-,--- s. Da~ha~-. James Gore King. Will
-, Woodward and Mcssrs Merrill. Macy
and N o-uc wilson
s-sv,- a. Co.. -he head 90 which frnl
lanes S-ever. has heen a trustee of the
r--.r~ Trust Company since March. lSn--
r...---asaG From thr estate ~ Cornelius \ A.
5e-ru- last December about one taoSsan1
share. af stock n the company az price
around sI4oO. The principal object of the
s--as--ti0n. Be- WAS said at tbe tine. was
"a desire ta maintain the condition % In
.Ge--r.Iert ula-sEemsr- and "a insure tlac
p. r--a- f--ls. company saoi.ld obtain Coz
TIC. rf -rr institution
s,- Castles became president OF the
7-or Trust Company a. the beginning Of
-q-s s--ceeIi1r Edward King. who died in
Norrr.her 1902. after -hirty-flve years ser
---r as -r. head 0t tre institution. Mr..
castles Was So for the greater part OF MS
-He--I ~ tle oH7ce. and much -
-.. responsibility fell Er0D Augustus
kr -te f-s- ri-e-u-es dent. vino has
f--r l.-- rreSliFu. since Nr castles
died Al --#- -s-e -ro~e were th-ee va
ca-t rre,Ila-e.ss of large trlst compsnies.
49, a- Ia.. now been fHaG. A j. Hnw0-
b.. having been elected head ~ -re Guar
arfr Trust Company on December s last
a-I John W Tla-teu president of the
T-r.-es states Mortgage and Trust Company
O. january 1s
Edr.- Godfrey Merrill was born En- Ban
Co. 7I. H- Nrserbe- 81. 1873. He v-a~
F-ss..-eE from Phillips Exeter Academy IN
-5.-. and from Harvard college 5- 1898.
end at.er yesr 0f travel abroad entered
nc -THe NJ bis fathers S-w ~ Merrill d
c.. mixers and bond dealers. iu Bangor
About eighteen months la-er ha came 10
Nsa York. and f-1u Febuarv 90 Sauten-
be- r-e>. was ir the statistical department.
Ct h--r-ze Brothers leaving it 70 become
cr--erts5 rt,h Eetah~ook e. Co.'s Neu York
l4.r. 1r January. 1901. De was called %
Bangor ry -'s fathers serious illness ana
t-0e q partner i- Merrill a. CO.. and "a
O.. months later. az a.s fathers death. tie
I.-- rr t.e firm
fn r.a be- organized the Merrill Trust
Company -. rake over The private banking
fe-f-as- rr Merrill q Co.. and was --es,-
Ca-. rE char company from Trre.-soe until
January. 1905 In November. 1905 he be-
rsr7e pres i@-- q eo of -ha ola Veszfe Bank
0- Bangor 0"e. i- A7-.. 1905. was merged
r.-- -la G5r-.U Trust Company. While
T-as.lr-' 81 --- Merrill T-Is; Conrarv he
"r. director ~ four smaller r--.s- COM
-.. Dr. Eastern Maine. more or less CLOSE
-.. H.-. I.- own institution. among
i.1 the Onion Trust Cc-ra-v. o. Ellis
Wor.a.
lr l7alaEE. 1893. AR. Merrill LEFT Nfsi-e
- one T-ce-rresident of tho Central
-.-s. company. of New York and ir yauu-
s.t ct IBIS wear he was elected n Trustee -
-.a. company. PIE i- "a wembe~ oc Pho
t1.--a committee rf -r. Charity o--a-fz4-
o.. Society of NeW York and "a director
several rr-r0rat0rs. chiefly located .-
,-. ---ai- re is uember ~ Tie
l.l-a.-.-s and Harvard clubs and Tho r,---,
Town Association az - this ci-r ID
0- Jalas-r --. 1902. Adelaide
'er ~ Walter karts. FOR MANY
- fr- .ae' saE.ueeer of ths Navr York Cr--
' Hudson River Railroad Cor0rsr,-
hare -l-ee children ana live :. X
p -9-. -4-. street. --rvr yr-. -i-,-