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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.
Aug 11, 2004 · The scion of the legendary family brought home the gold in many-splendored ways: He was the oldest-known U.S. Olympic medal winner as well as the former head of the bank that grew into...
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.
James Jewett Stillman was an American businessman, banker, and capitalist. He is known for his investments in land, banking, and railroads in New York, Texas, and Mexico. Background
James Alexander Stillman was born on August 18, 1873, in New York City to James Jewett Stillman (1850–1918) and Sarah Elizabeth Rumrill. His paternal grandfather was Charles Stillman (1810–1875), the founder of Brownsville, Texas. He graduated Harvard University in 1896.
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.
