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William Chrisman (November 23, 1822, near Lexington, Kentucky〔(biographical data ) at dgmweb.net.〕 – January 27, 1897 in Independence, Missouri) was born to Joseph and Eleanor Chrisman. He attended Georgetown College and Center College in Kentucky where he received his degree in Law. In 1847 he was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in Danville, Kentucky. ==Career== On May 8〔(biographical data ) at dgmweb.net.〕 or May 10〔Page 767,("The Commonwealth of Missouri: A Centennial Record..." ) Bryan, Brand & Co., 1877, 936 pages.〕 1848, William Chrisman married Lucie A. Lee, a member of the distinguished Lee family of Virginia. That day, Mr. Chrisman and his bride set out for Independence, Missouri. Upon arrival, Chrisman was admitted to the bar in Missouri and began his law practice on the Independence Square. In 1850 he owned and traded slaves. He owned 3 slaves in 1850. In 1860 he owned 4 slaves. Immediately an entrepreneur and community activist in addition to being a lawyer and banker, Mr. Chrisman soon managed "...the second largest tobacco plantation west of the Mississippi, and is the namesake of William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri...",〔entry for ("Chrisman, William B.m November 23, 1822 d. 1897" ) at web page entitled "Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri, History and Notable Persons''〕 A section of the 1877 book ''The Commonwealth of Missouri: A Centennial Record'' provides considerable information about William Chrisman.〔Page 767,("The Commonwealth of Missouri: A Centennial Record..." ) Bryan, Brand & Co., 1877, 936 pages.〕 However, archaic syntax in the section initially gives a puzzling impression that William Chrisman (instead of his father, Joseph Chrisman) ''"...died in Clay County, Missouri in 1875"''. In 1857, William Chrisman helped found the Chrisman-Sawyer Banking Company, which evolved directly from the already-established "Independence Savings Institution/Independence Savings Association".〔Page 351, ("Encyclopedia of the history of Missouri" ) ''"...The Chrisman-Sawyer Banking Company is the outgrowth of the Independence Savings Institution, and is, therefore, one of the oldest banking houses now in existence in Missouri...",'' p. 351, The Southern History Company, Haldeman, Conard & co., proprietors, 1901.〕 Over the years, with several changes in partners, the bank became Chrisman-Sawyer Banking Company. In 1995, the bank became known as Hillcrest Bank when Chrisman-Sawyer Bank merged with Hillcrest Bancshares company.〔("Banking group buys Chrisman-Sawyer...It will merge with Hillcrest Bank after $4.5 million sale." ) Mark Davis, Kansas City Star, 1995-07-11, Page D9, retrieved 2010-10-23.〕 Hillcrest Bank headquarters remained in the same location as the original Chrisman-Sawyer Bank headquarters until offices were transferred to an Overland Park, Kansas location in 2007. An apparent casualty of the 2007-2010 U.S. Financial Crisis, the bank "failed" on Friday, October 22, 2010 〔("Regulators seize Hillcrest Bank" ) Mark Davis, Kansas City Star via Kansascity.com 10-22-2010, retrieved 10-23-2010.〕 and ownership was transferred for the time being to (NBH ) Holdings Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts.〔("NBH Holdings Announces FDIC-Assisted Acquisition of Hillcrest Bank" ) NBH Holdings Corporation Press Release via prnewswire.com, October 22, 2010〕 Named one of the top ("Most Efficient Bank Holding Companies" ) in the United States by American Banker Magazine in May 2008, Hillcrest Bank's condition nevertheless had come under scrutiny by banking regulators since October 2009.〔("Hillcrest Bank gets FDIC cease-and-desist order" ) Kansas City Business Journal 11-30-2009,retrieved 10-23-2010.〕 Hillcrest bank's failure was the largest in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area since 1991, and historically significant due to Chrisman-Sawyer Bank's legendary "survival" of the Panic of 1873.〔Page 351, ("Encyclopedia of the history of Missouri" ) The Southern History Company, Haldeman, Conard & co., proprietors, 1901. ''"...() was the only Jackson County bank that went through the trying experiences of the panic of 1873 without succumbing to the financial stringency of that well remembered time..."''〕 In 1867 Chrisman was elected to the first Board of Education of the Independence School District. In that capacity he served as Secretary of the Board. He also helped found the Kansas City Ladies' College in Independence and paid for the financing of the college's principal buildings. As a delegate to Missouri's 1875 Constitutional Convention, Chrisman helped craft the constitution of Missouri. The 1945 Constitution now used in Missouri is largely based on this document. Though relatively removed from politics, William Chrisman spent most of his life a member of the Whig Party and in later years switched to the Democratic Party. William Chrisman suffered a stroke in 1888 and was forced to give up most of his law and financial business dealings. 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「William Chrisman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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