About Levancia Holcomb Plumb
Lived 1841 – 1923 (aged 81). Levancia Holcomb Plumb was an American financier.
Levancia Holcomb Plumb (1841–1923) was an American business woman, financier, and temperance reformer. She was the president and chief stockholder of the Union National Bank of Streator, Illinois. At the time, with one exception, she was the only woman head of a bank in the U.S. who moved from New York to Ohio, and then came to Illinois when Levancia was 12 years old.
She graduated from Oberlin College with the class of 1861, She was one of the charter members and originators of the National Temperance Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. at the age of 81.
The Levancia H. Plumb Scholarship fund was maintained by Fisk University.
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Who was Levancia Holcomb Plumb?
American financier (1841-1923)
When was Levancia Holcomb Plumb born?
Levancia Holcomb Plumb was born on 23 June 1841 in Sand Lake.
When did Levancia Holcomb Plumb die?
Levancia Holcomb Plumb died on 10 April 1923 in Streator.
What was Levancia Holcomb Plumb's occupation?
Levancia Holcomb Plumb was a financier.
What nationality was Levancia Holcomb Plumb?
Levancia Holcomb Plumb was American.
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