The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-03-16
Noted Financier Succumbs
TO Illness That Began
in 1907.
WAS 4 NATIVE OF TEXAS
BEGAN Banking Career With
Aid of Late Moses Taylor
Was 81 Years Old.

c,ol institution in the world under pri-
va,n ownership, died Of heart failure AT
,s0p. NJ yesterday At his home, East
seyenty-second street. At the age OF 81.
lie vas one Of the strongest figures that
The world Of finance has ever produced
and /, was due to his efforts largely
,hat\ the great banking house was
brought to it's commanding position.
Since 1907. wien he went to Paris TO
70, relief from what his physicians
called grippe Of the intestines,' his
health had not been good, but he recov-
| ,-.d from periodical attacks with the
determination OF fighter and his death.
even at his advanced age. came as
surprise to the city.
Mr. S,illman was born in Brownsville.
Tex, the little frontier town that stands
rs assertinel on the Mexican border.
June O. 1850 His early youth was
oasscd AT Hartford. Conn. and he was
siuca,ed at "A private school at Ossining.
NY lie married Miss Elizabeth Rum
-r and began early a career that was
marked by success from it's start.
Bcsiss Mrs. Stillman these children
s.rive James A. Stillman. DIR. Ernest
Il s'ilman, charles e. Stillman. Mrs
william Il. Rockefeller and Mrs. Percy
A Rockefeller.
In Cotton Business.
As mere youth he entered the cm-
ploy Of Smith Dunning. cotton COM
mission merchants, and he had hardly
lttalned his majority when he became
'aFtner In the cotton commission hrua OF
Saith, Woodward & Stillman. TINS con-
lection was made In the year 1911. III
1873. when James Smith. the veteran
eot,on man; reured' Wlnam "oou~a"
Early in hh career Mr. stiiiman gained
me friendship and confidence OF Moses
taylor, merchaht ana banker ana .he,r
Irendship was lasting ana lmpor'ant.
WIN ms sa8acious miiiiohaire MI
stshan engaged IN many proJects'
among tnenl the ouIiuins U. the ,ous.o,
ana IeAas Central nshroao' AM th,oush
MI iaE'or .Mt' Suilnan oeSsi'e '..er
esled ~ many naahc1A Ano 'no"neF'"'
Enterprises. Is
Was IN Nofsnper q ASSi una. AT
s'In"n ~ ~.
soh.'a-'nw or Mr. IaS0r, as presIaen.
y. "e N".' .SaSC SS aNu LIZ,
u'a' me Until isv' INC seae iNs..u
",n sFrw unuc, tne per
o. ~ new neaa. no con,merciai pank
u re hited states hao ever Known
1'' volulne OF aeposs as came ~ ,ne
NE Has'ohal. ~ ocsane an ,ns...u'.oa .,
u'"' was d part anu paleeI '" the no
"o, ',se.. Wheh es1eh. @ .'e' ,,.
t'1 nIS secretary ., tns ireasuls. 'onh
~ Na'lS'e' hao oo.io issue co"I rom
N ."'"'. ,ie uc"t en. 'o' .i'
,"T'S !" coi,e W W" 90 ~.
reno ana ADVISER or the N'overnment;
III ~ ftahN ~ .,,,
.n' 'Fe9'ue'es anu vi ""
""7 hartman oi .i'e po''u' ""'e'i po"'
'f '''d until MS oea'n'
uts Many Activities,
~, N"'i.han ac''"Ies were oE u"
neahs 'onhneo 70 one hnanciai oasHe1'
ne was 'uent'ned III an oinc'aI capaslt.
eHeuE as director or trustee. win those
Institutions: The United States Trust
c"nI"nE' me farrners Loan anu Irus'
.onnanE' the i'e!awate. Lackawanha
and Western Railroad Company. the Chi
a'' WI u""eo..'" h"'~ YIN"
PAM, ne hanover Natonai oahK. tne
S a. ''a',ohal IA, hank. tne Ne" 1orh
H"'! ana lrust company tne coh-
'u''eu ''as' company inc Northern
Sm. ha.i"ay company, the Union
c"t han"ay company. the American
Nv! NplhpanE, the Auoit company OF
lorN' 'he ierminai warehouse
cc"Np"ny' Inc Moolle street railroad
co".. co.rp",M' .ne western Union Ieleeraph
company. tne queens insurance Com
,...'aI'-H company and many other I'M
trial and financial lines
M Stillman's sociaI connections COW
.!.d relatively as wide n scone az his
financial and commercial relationships.
He vas a member of the Century The
Union. the Me,rono,itan the C,,tv Mid
day, The Union League the Army and
Navy. the Jekyl Island the New, york
Yacht. the Ards,ey the Antomobi,a the
Down Town tho Pidirg tb. Sa.w,n-
haAa Cornthian Yacht and tho S,eenv
Hollow Country clubs
In addition To tho rnancia, con,ec,;on.
which we're listed TO his credit. recent
Investigation deve,oned .hat hs uas ,hs
'''.f stockholder in the sss oOo ooo
United states Realty and ns,r,,ction
tnrpary.
The banker was oon.r,,,, os,..,,oa D,
b. leading member ~ wh,, r. knoun
rs the Stau'ard C,I aro,,, ", -, ;,'iona,,..
but in rec.f, ears wh.n renra.antat,y.s
Of the Morgan Interests and of tho chi.
caso pa King interests were invited IN
have places a. the council table NJ the
National city Banl, which VIA. the
Inc Nestor ~ the most formidabIe cor-