Coe, George Simmons, Sr. (1817-1896)

George Simmons Coe was the president of the American Exchange Bank and a resident of Englewood Cliffs. He became the president of the National Bankers Association in 1881. He was also the treasurer of the Children's Aid Society. He acted as a director of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Company, and the Postal Telegraph Company. He was a trustee of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. He also was an advisor on finances during the Civil War.  

His nephews were George S. Coe Jr. and Louis Coe. His brother was William P. Coe. He married Almira Stanley Coe in 1843. She passed in 1844 and Coe married Mary Emma Duryee Coe. He had five children.

"George S. Coe." Buffalo Courier Express, 4 May 1896, p.2.

"George Simmons Coe." Find A Grave.

1817-03-27

Newport, Rhode Island, USA

1896-05-03

"George Simmons Coe." Find A Grave.