About Francis L. Eames
Lived 1844 – 1912 (aged 68). Francis L. Eames was an American banker and businessperson.
Francis Luther Eames (June 29, 1844 – November 10, 1912) he began his career as a clerk in several banking houses, including L. P. Morton & Co. (the firm founded by former U.S. Vice President Levi P. Morton). In 1870, he formed Eames & Moore, a brokerage partnership with H. Ramsdell Moore, becoming senior member of the firm in 1885.
In December 1902, he announced that he would retire from active business on January 1, 1903, but served as a trustee of the Brooklyn Savings Bank, the Long Island Historical Society, the Stock Exchange Gratuity Fund, and a director of the Brooklyn Hospital. Together, they lived in Brooklyn, had a summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and were the parents of two daughters:
Ethel Eames (1877–1917), who married Rev. Edward Frederick Sanderson in June 1912. Sanderson was pastor of the Congregational Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn Heights and one of the founders of Goodwill Industries. Helen Eames (1879–1883), who died young.
Descendants Through his daughter Ethel, he was a grandfather of David Eames Sanderson (1915–1970).
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Who was Francis L. Eames?
American banker and historian (1844–1912)
When was Francis L. Eames born?
Francis L. Eames was born on 29 June 1844 in Fall River.
When did Francis L. Eames die?
Francis L. Eames died on 10 November 1912 in Brooklyn, New York (state).
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Francis L. Eames was a banker and businessperson.
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Francis L. Eames was American.
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