James William Charlton (Nashville, TN)

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James William Charlton (January 26, 1873 - January 27, 1918)

Biography

  • Name: James William Charlton
  • Birth: January 26, 1873
  • Death: January 27, 1918
  • Spouse: Mary Sharp (Weaver) Charlton (1875-1963) (Married in 1898)

James William Charlton was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, on January 26, 1873, to Ephraim (1823-1902) and Sarah (Harris) Charlton (1835-1899). He was educated in the local Nashville schools.

The earliest mention of William is the 1894 Nashville City Directory, where he is listed as a clerk for the American National Bank of Nashville, charter 3032. It was said that he began with American National as a runner, then worked his way up to clerk, then through the teller positions. In 1905 he accepted a teller position with The Union Bank and Trust Company of Nashville, a state-chartered bank. Union Bank and Trust was purchased by American National on October 5, 1911, and William remained as paying teller with American National, but only for a short time.

On December 24, 1911, William was promoted to Cashier at the Hermitage National Bank of Nashville, charter 9532. On May 22, 1915, he was promoted to 2nd Vice-President after Hermitage National absorbed The Tennessee National Bank of Nashville, charter 10622. The combined bank was known as The Tennessee-Hermitage National Bank of Nashville, and it retained charter 9532.

On November 1, 1916, William resigned as Vice-President of Tennessee-Hermitage to accept a position with the New York Life Company in the Nashville office. He remained as a Director of Tennessee-Hermitage.

William married Miss Mary Sharp Weaver on April 20, 1898. They did not have any children. William died at age 45 of lobar pneumonia at his home on January 27, 1918, and was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, in Nashville.

Bank Officer Summary

During his banking career, J. W. Charlton was involved with the following bank(s):


Sources

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