Lamont, Thomas Willaim (1870-1948)
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Lamont, Thomas Willaim (1870-1948)
Subject
Description
Thomas William Lamont was an American banker. He graduated from Harvard in 1892. After the firm he was working for suffered financial problems, he helped reorganize the firm which was renamed Lamont, Corlis & Co. in 1898. He became the secretary and treasurer of Bankers Trust Co. in 1903. In 1911 he became the the youngest partner of J.P. Morgan Bank. He eventually became chairman of the Board of the bank. He also acted as a financial advisor during and after the World Wars for the United States, China, Japan, Mexico, and Germany. He married Florence Haskell Corliss of Englewood, New Jersey in 1895. He had four children, Thomas Stilwell, Corliss, Austin, and Eleanor Allen Lamont Cunningham.
Source
"1870 - Thomas Lamont - 1948." Blackwell Journal-Tribute, 3 Feb. 1948, p.3.
"Thomas William Lamont Jr." Find A Grave.
“Thomas W. Lamont.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 June 2024.
Birth Date
1870-09-30
Birthplace
Claverack, New York, USA
Death Date
1948-02-02
Occupation
Source of File Attached
“Thomas W. Lamont.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 June 2024.
Collection
Citation
“Lamont, Thomas Willaim (1870-1948),” Englewood Makes History, accessed October 24, 2024, https://englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/192.
