Arthur Douglas Bissell (S&B 1867)
Finance. Yale University. Skull and Bones. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Linonia. Kappa Sigma Epsilon. Delta Beta Xi.
Organizer and Director of Williamsville (NY) Bank; Director of Lancaster(NY) Bank; Elected president of New York State Bankers Association in 1902 (also a founder and first treasurer); Trustee Westminster Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, and Forest Lawn Cemetery.[4]
1889, Organizer, 1903 to 1920, President, 1920 to 1926, Chairman of the board of People’s Bank of Buffalo.[4]
1885 to 1889 - U.S. Collector of Customs at the Port of Buffalo [New York][4]
16 Jun 1874 - Married in Buffalo, Fanny, daughter of DanBeech and Fanny (Durkee) Castle. Children: Thomas Hally (died in 1897); Mary Eleanor (Mrs James D. Warren);Howard, ‘00; Raymond, ‘02 (died February 23, 1926);Arthur Douglas, Jr, ‘06, Isabelle Jeanette, the wife of Bradley Goodyear, ‘07, and Lloyd, ‘16.
1867 to 1885 - Engaged in freight and forwarding business in partnershipwith his father and uncle in Buffalo.[4]
1867 - Graduated Yale, Skull and Bones Patriarch.[1]
Died 13 Nov 1926, from heart trouble. Age 82
[3] - Skull and Bones Membership List by David Luhrssen
[4] - Yale Obituary - Page 31 / on the page 30.
[5] - Find a Grave - Arthur Douglas Bissell (S&B 1867)
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