The New York herald., 1922-01-26
a. Barton Hepburn,
rs, Struck by a Bus,
Dies of His Injuries
Noted Banker and Former
Comptroller of Treasury
Gave Away $4,000 900.

A. Barton Hepburn. chairman of the
board of the Chase National Bank, died
early yesterday In his home. $50 Park
avenue. OF injuries he received last Fri
day when ne was knocked down by
Fifth avenue bus at Twenty-third street.
Mr.. Hepburn. one of the most noted OF
New York bankers In the last quarter
OF a century was In his seventy-sixth
year.
Although his right leg was fractured.
it was the difficulty of a man of his
age rallying from tho shock that caused
his physicians TO give up hope of his
recovery on Tuesday, and after grow
ing steadily weaker, he died at 10
o'clock yesterday. At his bedside were
Mrs. Hepburn, his son-in-law and
Commander and
Mrs. X. M. Emmet of Washington; his
son. Charles Fisher Hepburn of Cleve-
land and his other daughter, Miss Cor
della Hepburn.
The funeral win take place on Fri
day afternoon at o'clock from st.
James's Church, Madison avenue and
Seventy-tirst street. The service will be
conducted by the pastor, the Rev. DIR.
Frank w. Crowder. At $3.50 on Friday
night the body will leave New York for
Canton, y. y, where another service
will be held on Saturday at noon.
Burial will be at Canton.
Darwin p. Kingsley. president Of the
Chamber OF Commerce of the State of
New York, yesterday appointed Irving
T. Bush, j. Pierpont Morgan. George
f. Baker, Eugenius Fl. Outerbridge, AL
fred E. Marling, John l.. Waterbury,
Frank A. Vanderlip and Charles Il.
Gwynne as a committee to represent
the Chamber OF Commerce at the fu-
neral. Mr.. Hepburn served two terms
as president of the chamber from 1910
10 1919.
Life OF Well known Banker.
Alonzo Barton Hepburn was born in
Cotton. N. " July "a, 1S46. and
throughout his life he had always in
sisted he was born lucky" His father,
a prosperous farmer. objected to his
going to college because, he said, 1t
would unfit him for farmers life.
Cotton, up to that time, had never sent
a young man to college and one citizen.
not being proud of this fact, offered to
lend young Alonzo $1,000 if he would
join the Masons and take out $1,000 In
surance. Alonzo agreed and between
terms he taught district school and
clerked in Cotton store.
After mis- graduation from Middlebury
College he became instructor of mathe-
matics at ST. Lawrence Academy and
later principal of the Ogdensburg Edu-
caticnal Institute at $1,000 year. He
saved his money, paid off his debts.
studied law, was admitted to the bar
and soon had profitable practice.
Cotton was the center of "a numbering
district and young Hepburn bought
IN
he was 10 years old he sold out at
profit of s2Oo.Ooo. In 1875 he was elected
to the Assembly. serving for five years
and later becoming superintendent of
the State Banking Department.
Was Federal Bank Examiner.
His first banking position In New
York was that of Federal bank ex-
aminer. His work attracted attention.
and he went to Washington as Comp
troller of the Currency. This led to the
presidency of the Third National Bank
here. When II was taken over by the
National City Bank Mr.. Hepburn went
along as vico-president. afterward be-
coming president of the Chase National.
He had served at various times in the
OF the Bankers Trust Com
pany, the First National Bank, the
NOOlWOTtn 1OlnpdHy, tnc CtttTS-ItOt-
buck Company and the American Car
and Foundry Company.
He held the degree OF LII. d. from
Middlebury. Columbia. Williams and
Vermont. and that of ID. C. l.. from st.
Lawrence University. Hhe had been
president OF the Chamber of Commerce,
chairman OF the Currency Committee
of the American Bankers Association.
president of the New York Clearing
House and the National Currency AS
sociation, as we'll as chairman of two
State commissions to revise the banking
laws. Mr.. Hepburn also had been presi-
dent of the st. Andrews Society, the
New England Society. the Bankers
Club. and was made an officer of the
Legion of Honor by the French Gov
ernment. He was a trustee of the
Institute and a member OF
the Japan Society. Academy OF Polti-
cal Science. National Geographic So
ciety, Museum of National History and
the metropolitan Museum of Art.
Mr.. Hepburn wrote much on economic
and banking topics and was the author
of two books. "Artificial Waterways and
Commercial Development and "The
History OF Coinage and Currency" He
was fond of golf and outdoor life and
had made hunting expeditions to Alaska
ana British East Africa.
Large sums Given Away.
Mr.. Hepburn was benefactor OF
many colleges. He gave large sums
also for hospitals and libraries. Among
his benefactions and donations we're
A. Barton. Hepburn Hospital. Ogdens-
burg. n. ". $780, 900; Imperial Univer-
sity of Toxic. Japan. $60,00o; libraries
in eight cities and towns of st. Law
renee county. New York. $500. 900:
Princeton University, s150.00; Middle
bury College. $3.50, 200: Wellesley College.
sl20, 600; Williams College, $4,000: Co
lumbia University School of Business.
$3.50. 900: New York University School of
Commerce. $4,000 ST. Lawrence Univer-
sity. $1,000: Tuskegee Institute, 5000.
The known record of his gifts totals
almost three million dollars.
In 1873 Mr.. Hepburn married Miss
Hattie Fisher OF St. Adams, VT. They
had one son. Charles Fisher Hepburn.
Mrs. Hepburn died In 1881. Six years
later he married Miss Emily n. Eaton Of
Montpelier. VI. Two daughters resulted
from this marriage-Beulah Easton.
from this marriage-Beulah Eaton, WIFI