Booth, William Agur (1805-1895)

William Angus Booth was a banker and businessman. In 1821 he started a business, Tomlinson & Booth. He was also one of the men who organized the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company. He was a trustee of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company and the Director of the Cincinnati, Lafayette, and Indianapolis Railroad Company. He was president of the Third National Bank. He was president of the American Exchange Bank from 1857 to 1860. He became president of the Third National Bank in 1878 and retired in 1892. He was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He was involved with missions and charity. He was a trustee of the American Tract Society of Boston and the American and Foreign Christian Union. He was also president of the Children's Aid Society from 1861 to 1889 and of the Trustees of the Syrian Protestant College. He was a trustee of the Robert College in Constantinople as well. His first marriage was to Alida L. Russell. His second marriage was to Louisa Edgar. He had six children, Robert Russell, William Tomlinson, Edgar H., Henry Matthias, Theodore L, and Frederick Augustus. 

"William Angus Booth Dead." The Boston Globe, 29 Dec. 1895, p. 2.

"William Agur Booth." The New York Times, 30 Dec. 1895, p. 8.

"William Agur Booth." Find A Grave.

1805-11-06

Stratford, Connecticut, USA

1895-12-28

"William Agur Booth." The New York Times, 30 Dec. 1895, p. 8.