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Joseph Wright Harriman (January 31, 1867 – January 23, 1949) was the longtime president of Harriman National Bank and Trust Company, nephew of railroad tycoon Edward H. Harriman and cousin of diplomat, statesman and future New York Governor W. Averell Harriman. In 1934 he was convicted of bank fraud and sent to Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary, where he served 25 months of his 4 1/2 year sentence before receiving parole.〔 "(Private Lives )", ''Life'' magazine, 1937-11-15, at p. 112.〕 Between his arraignment and the start of his trial, Harriman twice walked away from care facilities, and his attorneys tried, without success, to establish that he was incompetent to stand trial. ==Personal background and family== He was born on January 31, 1867 in Belleville, New Jersey, the son of John Nielson Harriman (older brother of New York railroad tycoon Edward Henry Harriman) and his wife, Elizabeth Grainger Hancox Harriman.〔"(The Merchants' National Bank of the City of New York: a History of its First Century )", p. 186 (Trow Directory, New York:1903).〕〔 "(Who's Who in Finance, Banking, and Insurance )", Vol. 2, p. 303 (1922).〕 In 1885, after graduating from the Charlier Institute (a preparatory school for boys in New York City), then from the Stevens Institute of Technology, he joined the United States National Bank, where he became an assistant cashier.〔 In 1894 he left that position to accept the same title with the Merchants' National Bank of New York.〔 After being promoted to cashier of that bank in 1896, he left the bank in 1901 to join Harriman & Co., the investment banking firm established in 1869 by his uncle Oliver Harriman, and which was at the time owned by his cousins J. Borden Harriman and Oliver Harriman Jr.〔 He served in the Seventh Regiment of the New York National Guard from 1887 to 1892.〔 He married Augusta Barney on November 21, 1892.〔 They had a son, Alan,〔 "(Business: Mr. Harriman Seeks Rest )", ''Time'' magazine, 1933-05-29, retrieved 2011-03-06.〕 and a daughter, Miriam. Their son died from complications of an auto accident on Long Island, New York on January 7, 1928.〔 Miriam wed Wall Street attorney Boykin Cabell Wright, future name partner in Shearman, Sterling & Wright, in September 1926.〔 "(Milestones: Sep. 20, 1926 )", ''Time'' magazine, 1926-09-20, retrieved 2011-03-06.〕〔 "Auto Mishap Fatal for Alan Harriman", Miami (OK) ''News-Record'', 1928-01-08, at p. 4.〕 He maintained an estate in Brookville, New York, on Long Island known as "Avondale Farms".〔"(Avondale Farms )" entry in "(Old Long Island )" website, 2010-09-15, retrieved 2011-03-06.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Wright Harriman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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