Business. He received a teaching certificate at age 16 from a high school in Columbia, Kentucky. He took a teaching job in Leatherwood Creek, Kentucky before moving in December 1898 to Texas. He was admitted to the bar in 1901 in Hillsboro, Texas and was also elected as city clerk of Hillsboro. In 1904 he was elected assistant county attorney of Hill County, Texas and later opened his own practice from 1905-1906. He ran the Malone Bank from 1905-1907 serving in many capacities from cashier to nigh watchman. In January 1908, he became the vice president of of the Citizens National Bank of Ballinger followed by the President of the newly named Ballinger First National Bank in 1909. In 1911 he became the Vice President of the Stock Yards National Bank of East St. Louis, Illinois which was moved to Chicago in 1913 and in 1914 he became the President. In 1914 he also was appointed as president of the Chicago Cattle Loan Company. In 1916 he became President of the Stock Yards National Bank. He was selected by the Federal Reserve to oversee the sale of Treasury Department certificates of indebtedness after WWI. From 1923-1924 he was President of the Illinois Bankers Association. From 1924-1926 he was vice president of the American Bankers Association. In 1925 he also became president of the First National Bank. In 1926, he became President of the American Bankers Association. In 1928 he became the President of the First Union Trust and Savings Bank which in 1931 became Chicago's biggest bank. In 1928 he was President of the United States Golf Association. He was a supporter for a world bank and worked toward the set up of the Bank of International Settlements which met in Basel, Switzerland in 1929. He appeared on Time Magazine on July 30, 1928 and again on November 21, 1932. He was considered as an early Presidential candidate in 1932. He was awarded an honorary M.A. degree by Illinois College in 1932. In 1934 he served as chairman of a state committee on drought relief in Illinois and a national committee to aid drought-stricken farmers. He was also President of the Shedd Aquarium Society. He served as trustee for Berea College, the Newberry Library, and Northwestern University. He was a member of the Art Institute of Chicago
Business. He received a teaching certificate at age 16 from a high school in Columbia, Kentucky. He took a teaching job in Leatherwood Creek, Kentucky before moving in December 1898 to Texas. He was admitted to the bar in 1901 in Hillsboro, Texas and was also elected as city clerk of Hillsboro. In 1904 he was elected assistant county attorney of Hill County, Texas and later opened his own practice from 1905-1906. He ran the Malone Bank from 1905-1907 serving in many capacities from cashier to nigh watchman. In January 1908, he became the vice president of of the Citizens National Bank of Ballinger followed by the President of the newly named Ballinger First National Bank in 1909. In 1911 he became the Vice President of the Stock Yards National Bank of East St. Louis, Illinois which was moved to Chicago in 1913 and in 1914 he became the President. In 1914 he also was appointed as president of the Chicago Cattle Loan Company. In 1916 he became President of the Stock Yards National Bank. He was selected by the Federal Reserve to oversee the sale of Treasury Department certificates of indebtedness after WWI. From 1923-1924 he was President of the Illinois Bankers Association. From 1924-1926 he was vice president of the American Bankers Association. In 1925 he also became president of the First National Bank. In 1926, he became President of the American Bankers Association. In 1928 he became the President of the First Union Trust and Savings Bank which in 1931 became Chicago's biggest bank. In 1928 he was President of the United States Golf Association. He was a supporter for a world bank and worked toward the set up of the Bank of International Settlements which met in Basel, Switzerland in 1929. He appeared on Time Magazine on July 30, 1928 and again on November 21, 1932. He was considered as an early Presidential candidate in 1932. He was awarded an honorary M.A. degree by Illinois College in 1932. In 1934 he served as chairman of a state committee on drought relief in Illinois and a national committee to aid drought-stricken farmers. He was also President of the Shedd Aquarium Society. He served as trustee for Berea College, the Newberry Library, and Northwestern University. He was a member of the Art Institute of Chicago
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