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| | | subject_name =James Simpson Reese | | | subject_name =James Simpson Reese |
| − | | image_name =JSReese.jpg | + | | image_name =JSReese-sig.jpg |
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| − | | date_of_birth =[[July 4]], [[1866]] | + | | date_of_birth = |
| − | | place_of_birth =Lowndesboro, Alabama | + | | place_of_birth = |
| − | | date_of_death =[[1939]] | + | | date_of_death = |
| | | place_of_death = | | | place_of_death = |
| | | occupation =Banker | | | occupation =Banker |
| − | | religion =[[First Presbyterian Church|Presbyterian]] | + | | religion = |
| − | | spouse =Laura Lemenda Wright | + | | spouse = |
| − | | parents =George and Anna Simpson Reese | + | | parents = |
| − | | children =[[Wright Reese|George Wright Reese]]<br/>Valerie<br/>Jamie | + | | children = |
| − | | signature =JSReese-sig.png
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| − | '''James Simpson Reese''' was a prominent Pensacola banker who served as the longtime president of the [[Citizen and Peoples National Bank of Pensacola]]. | + | '''James Simpson Reese''' was a prominent Pensacola banker who served as the longtime president of the [[Citizen and Peoples Bank of Pensacola]]. |
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| − | ==Life and career==
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| − | Born in Lowndesboro, Alabama, Reese and his parents moved to Pensacola in [[1872]]. The Reese family traced its roots to Wales, where their surname was originally spelled ''Rhys'', and are believed to be descended from princes of Wales, including [[Wikipedia:Rhys ap Tewdwr|Rhys ap Tewdwr]]. An ancestor, David Reese, was a signer of the [[Wikipedia:Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence|Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence]].
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| − | Reese was educated in the public schools of Pensacola, then went on to attend the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now [[Wikipedia:Auburn University|Auburn University]]). After returning from college he worked in the office of the [[First National Bank]], where he remained, working through the ranks, until April [[1904]], when he left to organize the Peoples Bank of Pensacola. In [[1908]], the bank doubled its capital and became a national institution, called the Peoples National Bank. In [[1911]], the bank merged with the Citizens National Bank to become Citizen and Peoples National Bank.
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| − | Reese was married to Laura Lemenda Wright, daughter of [[G. W. Wright]], on [[January 4]], [[1894]], in Pensacola. The couple had three children, Valerie, Wright, and Jamie.
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| − | ==Involvement in community and professional organizations==
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| − | Reese was a member of the [[Pensacola Chamber of Commerce]], the [[Osceola Club]], and the [[Pensacola Country Club]], as well as fraternal organizations such as the Scottish Rite Masonic Order and the Knights Templar.
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| − | In April [[1927]], Reese was elected president of the Florida Bankers Association.
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| − | ==Other images==
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| − | <gallery>
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| − | Image:JSReese-young.PNG|A younger Reese
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| − | Image:JSReese-yng.PNG|Circa 1899
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| − | Image:JSReese-old.png
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| − | </gallery>
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| − | [[Category:Bankers|Reese, James Simpson]] [[Category:Presbyterians|Reese, James Simpson]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Reese, James Simpson]]
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