The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-06
FORMER HEAD Of
RED CROSS DEAD !
FROM OPERATION
Henry p. Davidson Passes Away on
Operating Table at Home on
Long island; Was Member
OF J. p. Morgan Firm.
TUMOR OF BRAIN WAS
FlNANCIER'S TROUBLE
Was Second Operation for Him: Not
Worried over Outcome; chatted
With Family Until Ready
For the Table.
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New York. May G.-IIcnry y. Dav.
ison OF J. +. Morgan and company
and former director OF the American
Red Cross died today following an
operation NJ his home. Racock
Point. Long Island.
The operation was for tumor Of
the brain.
Tho following bulletin was issued:
Mr.. Dawson died shortly after
one o'clock this afternoon. following
an operation OF an infiltrating tumor
Of the brain which could only be
partially removed"
The operation was performed In
a room on the second floor OF Davl.
sons Long Island residence by DR..
Charles Elsberg. the same surgeon
who operated on DAWSON for tha
same tumor recently.
J. p. Morgan Present.
J. =. Morgan. Davlson's partner.
reached his home shortly before
the operation was undertaken.
A gathering of other well known
financiers and associates OF DAWSON
remained in the house waiting for
the outcome.
The chamber OF the second floor
had been equipped as hospital
operating room with all manner of
appliances.
Dawson spent last evening with
his family AZ usual and did not ap'
pear at all worried or agitated. This
morning he chatted with members
of his family until shortly before
the arrival of the surgeons when It
was necessary TO prepare him for
the operation.
Henry Pomeroy Dawson. OF J. p.
Morgan and company was among
Americas most widely known finan-
ciers. He was an international au.
thorty on banking and trade rela.
tions.
AS a member OF the frim OF Nor
gan and company Dawson enjoyed
n position Of unusual trust, being
closely allied with ]. p. Morgan in
large international bank
ing deals.
His Rise Was Rapid.
Dawson was born in Troy, Pa.
June 13, 1867. He was educated at
an academy in South Williamstown.
Mass. Later, in 1913 he received a
Doctors degree from the University
Of Pennsylvania.
His phenomenal rise to the vice
Of the Astor Place Ma
tional Bank, New York, which he
in 1891 as teller, has few
parallels in financial history. He
resigned from that institution in
1899 to accept the presidency of tho
Liberty National bank, which he
held for three years. He went to
the First National bank as vice.
president in 1902. From that posi-
Iion he went to Morgan and COM
pany where he has been continu.
Dusly since.
Chief In Red Cross.
During the world war DAWSON
held one of the most important OF
he nations civilian posts, that of
chairman of the War Council of the
American Red Cross. He directed
he organizations activities at home
md abroad, which necessitated sew
aral trips to European battlefields
o supervise personally relief and
Welfare work.
For these activities he was hon.
)red in 1919 with election to the
of the governing board
)f the World League OF Red Cross
Societies.
He was member of the Knight
Order Crown of Italy and COM
nander of the French Legion of
Honor. These honors were con.
'erred upon him as a result of un-
Usual success in Red Cross work
among allied armies.
Dawson was reputed to be one Of
he wealthiest men in America, est-
mates Of his wealth running high
INTO the millions