Wilson M. Tyler, President of the Vincennes (Ind.) National Bank, Committed suicide on July 5 by shooting himself through the heart at his daughter’s grave. It has since been discovered that the bank has lost $250,000 by the late President’s operations. The bank is understood to be completely wrecked.
Source: Dickerman's United States Treasury Counterfeit Detector
WILSON M. TYLER, president of the Vincennes National Bank, was born in West Brookfield, Mass., February 20, 1836, the son of Moses and Eliza (Makepeace) Tyler, natives of Massachusetts, but were of English and Irish extraction respectively. The father came to Ohio in 1843, and resided at Chagrin Falls until 1852, when he removed to Vincennes, Ind., where he engaged in the general merchandise business, meeting with more than ordinary success, and accumulating quite a handsome competency. In 1864 he engaged in the general hardware, building material, and agricultural implement business, in which he remained as senior partner until his death in March, 1881. He was a Whig, and later became a Republican in politics, but took no active part in political affairs. He was well and favorably known throughout the county as an active, energetic and successful business man, and an upright, Christian citizen, being a member of the Presbyterian Church. The mother still resides in Vincennes, at the advanced age of eighty years. Our subject was brought up by his father in the mercantile business, and secured a good academic education, and at the age of twenty-one entered into partnership with his father, under the firm name of M. Tyler & Son, and continued this until his father's death, although he and Alfred S. Lane had active management of the business a number of years previously. Since that time they have successfully continued the business, Mr. Lane being the junior member and acting as manager. In 1865, upon the organization of the Vincennes National Bank, Mr. Tyler became one of the stockholders, and in 1875 was made cashier, which position he filled creditably until 1881, when he accepted the position as president, made vacant by the death of President W. J. Williams. February 2, 1858, he was united in matrimony to Margaret Eastham, a native of Bairdstown, Ky. They have two children, Frank E. and Alice. Mr. Tyler is a stanch Republican in politics, but has never aspired to office. He is a Scottish Rite Mason, and he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: Dickerman's United States Treasury Counterfeit Detector
WILSON M. TYLER, president of the Vincennes National Bank, was born in West Brookfield, Mass., February 20, 1836, the son of Moses and Eliza (Makepeace) Tyler, natives of Massachusetts, but were of English and Irish extraction respectively. The father came to Ohio in 1843, and resided at Chagrin Falls until 1852, when he removed to Vincennes, Ind., where he engaged in the general merchandise business, meeting with more than ordinary success, and accumulating quite a handsome competency. In 1864 he engaged in the general hardware, building material, and agricultural implement business, in which he remained as senior partner until his death in March, 1881. He was a Whig, and later became a Republican in politics, but took no active part in political affairs. He was well and favorably known throughout the county as an active, energetic and successful business man, and an upright, Christian citizen, being a member of the Presbyterian Church. The mother still resides in Vincennes, at the advanced age of eighty years. Our subject was brought up by his father in the mercantile business, and secured a good academic education, and at the age of twenty-one entered into partnership with his father, under the firm name of M. Tyler & Son, and continued this until his father's death, although he and Alfred S. Lane had active management of the business a number of years previously. Since that time they have successfully continued the business, Mr. Lane being the junior member and acting as manager. In 1865, upon the organization of the Vincennes National Bank, Mr. Tyler became one of the stockholders, and in 1875 was made cashier, which position he filled creditably until 1881, when he accepted the position as president, made vacant by the death of President W. J. Williams. February 2, 1858, he was united in matrimony to Margaret Eastham, a native of Bairdstown, Ky. They have two children, Frank E. and Alice. Mr. Tyler is a stanch Republican in politics, but has never aspired to office. He is a Scottish Rite Mason, and he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.
Wilson M. Tyler, President of the Vincennes (Ind.) National Bank, Committed suicide on July 5 by shooting himself through the heart at his daughter’s grave. It has since been discovered that the bank has lost $250,000 by the late President’s operations. The bank is understood to be completely wrecked.
Source: Dickerman's United States Treasury Counterfeit Detector
WILSON M. TYLER, president of the Vincennes National Bank, was born in West Brookfield, Mass., February 20, 1836, the son of Moses and Eliza (Makepeace) Tyler, natives of Massachusetts, but were of English and Irish extraction respectively. The father came to Ohio in 1843, and resided at Chagrin Falls until 1852, when he removed to Vincennes, Ind., where he engaged in the general merchandise business, meeting with more than ordinary success, and accumulating quite a handsome competency. In 1864 he engaged in the general hardware, building material, and agricultural implement business, in which he remained as senior partner until his death in March, 1881. He was a Whig, and later became a Republican in politics, but took no active part in political affairs. He was well and favorably known throughout the county as an active, energetic and successful business man, and an upright, Christian citizen, being a member of the Presbyterian Church. The mother still resides in Vincennes, at the advanced age of eighty years. Our subject was brought up by his father in the mercantile business, and secured a good academic education, and at the age of twenty-one entered into partnership with his father, under the firm name of M. Tyler & Son, and continued this until his father's death, although he and Alfred S. Lane had active management of the business a number of years previously. Since that time they have successfully continued the business, Mr. Lane being the junior member and acting as manager. In 1865, upon the organization of the Vincennes National Bank, Mr. Tyler became one of the stockholders, and in 1875 was made cashier, which position he filled creditably until 1881, when he accepted the position as president, made vacant by the death of President W. J. Williams. February 2, 1858, he was united in matrimony to Margaret Eastham, a native of Bairdstown, Ky. They have two children, Frank E. and Alice. Mr. Tyler is a stanch Republican in politics, but has never aspired to office. He is a Scottish Rite Mason, and he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: Dickerman's United States Treasury Counterfeit Detector
WILSON M. TYLER, president of the Vincennes National Bank, was born in West Brookfield, Mass., February 20, 1836, the son of Moses and Eliza (Makepeace) Tyler, natives of Massachusetts, but were of English and Irish extraction respectively. The father came to Ohio in 1843, and resided at Chagrin Falls until 1852, when he removed to Vincennes, Ind., where he engaged in the general merchandise business, meeting with more than ordinary success, and accumulating quite a handsome competency. In 1864 he engaged in the general hardware, building material, and agricultural implement business, in which he remained as senior partner until his death in March, 1881. He was a Whig, and later became a Republican in politics, but took no active part in political affairs. He was well and favorably known throughout the county as an active, energetic and successful business man, and an upright, Christian citizen, being a member of the Presbyterian Church. The mother still resides in Vincennes, at the advanced age of eighty years. Our subject was brought up by his father in the mercantile business, and secured a good academic education, and at the age of twenty-one entered into partnership with his father, under the firm name of M. Tyler & Son, and continued this until his father's death, although he and Alfred S. Lane had active management of the business a number of years previously. Since that time they have successfully continued the business, Mr. Lane being the junior member and acting as manager. In 1865, upon the organization of the Vincennes National Bank, Mr. Tyler became one of the stockholders, and in 1875 was made cashier, which position he filled creditably until 1881, when he accepted the position as president, made vacant by the death of President W. J. Williams. February 2, 1858, he was united in matrimony to Margaret Eastham, a native of Bairdstown, Ky. They have two children, Frank E. and Alice. Mr. Tyler is a stanch Republican in politics, but has never aspired to office. He is a Scottish Rite Mason, and he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.
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