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{{stub}}[[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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| date_of_birth =[[July 4]], [[1866]]| place_of_birth =Lowndesboro, Alabama
| date_of_death =[[1939]]
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| occupation =Banker
| religion =[[First Presbyterian Church|Presbyterian]]| spouse =Laura Lemenda Wright
| parents =George and Anna Simpson Reese
| children =[[Wright Reese|George Wright Reese]]<br/>Valerie<br/>Jamie| signature =JSReese-sig.png| signaturesize =120px
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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]]. ==Life and career==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]]. 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. 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. ==Involvement in community and professional organizations==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. In April [[1927]], Reese was elected president of the Florida Bankers Association.
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Image:JSReese-sigyoung.jpgPNG|SignatureA younger ReeseImage:JSReese-yng.PNG|Circa 1899Image:JSReese-old.png
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