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James Jewett Stillman (June 9, 1850 – March 15, 1918) was an American businessman who invested in land, banking, and railroads in New York, Texas, and Mexico. He was chairman of the board of directors of the National City Bank. [1]
Jun 4, 2024 · James Stillman (born June 9, 1850, Brownsville, Texas, U.S.—died Mar. 15, 1918, New York City) was an American financier and banker whose presidency of New York’s National City Bank (now Citibank) made it one of the most powerful financial institutions in the United States.
Jan 26, 2017 · James Stillman Rockefeller Jr., a handsome great-nephew of J.D. Rockefeller who was known to his friends as “Pebble,” asked her to marry him. For their honeymoon, the couple planned to sail ...
James Stillman Rockefeller (June 8, 1902 – August 10, 2004) was a member of the prominent U.S. Rockefeller family. He won an Olympic rowing title for the United States, then became president of what eventually became Citigroup.
Aug 11, 2004 · Born June 8, 1902, James Stillman Rockefeller was a grandson of William Rockefeller, who founded Standard Oil with his brother, John D. Rockefeller; he was thus a cousin several times removed...
National City Bank1891–1909. Industry: Finance. Era: pre-1900. Benefiting from his close ties to William Rockefeller and “the Rockefeller crowd,” Stillman was able to not only grow National City’s commercial banking business, but also to expand operations into the investment banking arena.
The following is a list of chairmen and presidents of what is now Citigroup —the person or persons who were ultimately responsible for the company since its founding in 1812. The company was led by presidents until 1909, when James J. Stillman became the first chairman, holding the highest office in the company.
