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Allison, William Outis (1849-1924)
William Outis Allison was a banker and philanthropist. He acted as vice president of the Palisades Trust and Guaranty Company of Englewood, president of the National Reserve Bank of New York, president of the publishing company that owned Oil, Pain and Drug Reporter, Druggist's… -
Jones, John Wyman (1822-1904)
John Wyman Jones was a businessman and lawyer. He was also a real estate developer. He was the president of the St. Joseph Mining Company. He helped finance the founding of Englewood. He was acquainted with numerous contractors and brought Englewood to the attention of his… -
Dulles, William (1857-1915)
William Dulles was a lawyer and businessman. He attended Princeton University in 1878 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1880. He began practicing in New York in 1882. He also acted as treasurer of the Louisville, New Albany, and Chicago railroads. From 1889 to 1897 he was… -
Munroe, Vernon (1875?-1957)
Vernon Munroe was an Economist, mayor of Englewood, and president of Englewood Hospital. Munroe was an associate of J. P. Morgan & Co. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard in 1896. He acted as president of International Motor Trucks Inc., the vice director of… -
Shultz, George Pratt (1920-2021)
George Pratt Shultz was an economist and businessman. He served in numerous government positions including cabinet. While born in New York, he grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where he attended the Englewood School for Boys now known as Dwight Englewood. Shultz graduated from… -
A Story of the Civil War
A newspaper article describes the correspondence between George S. Coe and Congressman E. G. Spaulding about finances between the New York banks and the government. The letters also mention the involvement of George Coe in future government financial matters in the aftermath of… -
Mackay, Donald (1840-1912)
Donald MacKay was one of Englewood’s most respected civic leaders in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, known for his military service, public leadership, and lasting philanthropic contributions. A veteran of the Civil War, MacKay enlisted as a young man and saw… -
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… -
Coe, George Simmons, Jr. (1861-1927)
George Simmons Coe Jr. was a banker in Englewood. His brother was Louis Coe. He was the son of William P. Coe. His uncle was George Simmons Coe Sr. He married Grace Simpson Brown Coe who was involved in local women's clubs. He had at least one daughter, Caroline.Tags Finances -
Booth, William Agur (1805-1895)
William A. Booth (1805–1895) was a prominent nineteenth-century businessman, financier, railroad organizer, and philanthropist whose long career helped shape the commercial and institutional life of New York and the expanding United States. He died in Englewood, New Jersey, in…