The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-02
WARNER VAN NORDEN
FORMER BANKER, DIES
Was Once President Of Bank Of
North America-Active
in Many Lines.
OF OLD NEW YORK FAMILY
Dutch and HuguenOt Ancestors
Came in New Amster-
dam Days.

Warner Van Norden. former president
of the National Bank OF North America,
died yesterday at his home, East Sixty
second street, in his seventy-third year.
He had been suffering from heart trouble
for about month, but was confined to his
bed only about ten days before his death.
The funeral services will be held at Mr..
Van Norden's home at 10 O'Clock Satur-
day morning.
Mr.. Van Norden was OF Dutch and
Huguenot descent. The family name was
brought to New Netherlands about 1923
Among his maternal ancestors were the
Rev. Everardus Bogardus, the first MN
, lister Of the Reformed Church In the
colony. and Abraham de Ia Noy and Jean
| Mousnier de la Montagnie, Huguenot
refugees. The last named was ruler OF
Fort Orange. now Albany. under the ad-
mnlstration of Peter Stuyvesant
Warner Van Norden's father was
| Thomas Langdon Van Norden. His
mother was Margaret Ii. Warner. The
son was born In New York. July >, 1871.
He was educated in New York University
and then went to New Orleans as the
| representative Of a New York mercantile
house. He soon went into business for
| himself In New Orleans and h-ca'n. the
/ president of a New Orleans bank.
lie returned to New York In 1876,
| He also was active I'm railroad and other
| undertakings. In 1891 he became prcsi-
| dent of the National Bank OF North
| America and continued in this post until
| 1909, when he retired.
At the time Of his death he was
director OF the Fifth Avenue Estates, the
| Land and River Company. the London
and Edinburgh Company and the stand
| ard Milling Company. He vas also a
| trustee of the American Tract Society
| and member OF the Chamber OF Com
| merce. Before his r, irement from active
| business he was us. .ctor of tne Home
| Insurance Company and number of
! other financial and business institutions
He was II member of the Metropolitan,
| Union League. Riding and Automobile
clubs and of the Holland and St
| Nicholas societies.
| MIR. van .>oluen was married In 1867
to Martha \. Philips, who died some
years ago He is survived by two sons,
the Rev. Theodore l.. Van Nordcn of 1iS
East Thirty-sixth street, and Warner NJ.
Van Norden of West Fifty seventh
street ana one daughter. Miss Cora Lang
don Van Norden
Mr. Van Norden was active in philan
thropic and church matters. He was a
| director of the Association for lmprov-
ing the Condition of III. Poor a trustee
| of the Presbyterian synod and for many
years president OF the Presbyterian Union
| He also was at different times a member
OF the church extension committee and OF
, the American Board Of Foreign Missions.
He was an enthusiastic collector o,
paintings and statuary and devoted much
OF his time In his later years in getting
together n large library.
Miss Emma Van Norden. an older daugh
ter OF Mr.. Van Norden. died in Scotland
In August, 1906. as the result OF a drivins
, accident Miss Van Nordcn was member
OF the Salvation Army and at one tim,
was secretary to the late Gen. william
Booth. The younger daughter, Miss Cora
Van Norden also joined the salvation
Army in 1905 but later returned TO live
with her father.
Warner NJ. Van Norden. one Of the song
was the organizer and president Of III,
Van Norden Trust Company, which later
became the Madison Trust Company. II.
also published magazine, Van Norden',
Mage: sine, for a time. In January, 1910
he caused the arrest of two women and
charged that they had robbed him OF
s2s.o00 in bills in East Thrty-third street
near Fifth avenue.