| 词条 | Peter Youree |
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| name=Peter Youree | image=Peter_Youree_of_Shreveport,_LA_5564998_111224768442.jpg | image_size=175px | nationality=American | office= Member and president, Caddo Parish Police Jury in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA | party=Democratic Party | term_start=1884 | term_end=1900 | preceded=At-large jurors | succeeded=At-large jurors | birth_date={{Birth date|1843|4|23}} | birth_place=Lafayette County Missouri, USA | death_date={{death date and age|1914|7|13|1843|4|23}} | death_place=Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana, USA | resting_place=Scottsville/Youree Cemetery in Scottsville, Texas | occupation=Businessman Banker | spouse=Mary Elizabeth Scott Youree (married 1870) | children=William Scott Youree Susie Rose Youree Lloyd | religion=Methodist | footnotes= }} Peter Youree (April 23, 1843 – July 13, 1914) was an American businessman, banker and politician who became successful in Shreveport, Louisiana, after the American Civil War. Born in central Missouri, he settled in Shreveport. There he served as president of the Louisiana Bankers Association from 1908 to 1909, and served several years on the Caddo Parish Police Jury, including as president. BiographyYouree was born in 1843 in Lafayette County in north central Missouri, to merchant P. E. Youree and the former M. M. Zimmerman. He was locally educated and received mercantile training in his father's store. He served with Missouri Confederate forces during the American Civil War and was wounded at Shiloh. This fierce battle was fought near the Tennessee River in southern Tennessee. He rose to the rank of captain of Slayback's Missouri Rifles and surrendered his company at Shreveport. After the war, Youree decided to settle in Shreveport, the seat of government of Caddo Parish, where he opened a mercantile and real estate business. Marriage and familyOn June 24, 1870, Youree married Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Scott of Scottsville in Harrison County, Texas, west of Shreveport. She was the daughter of Colonel W. T. Scott, a member of the Texas State Senate, whose family founded Scottsville. The couple had a son, William Scott Youree (1872–1904), and a daughter, Susie Rose Youree (1881–1974) (she later married a Mr. Lloyd). Shreveport careerFor a time he owned the Shreveport Street Railway and was president of the Shreveport Waterworks Company. He became a member of the General Leroy Stafford Camp #3, United Confederate Veterans, in Shreveport. He commissioned the Confederate monument at Greenwood Cemetery on Stoner Avenue in honor of his comrades who are interred there. In 1888, Youree was elected president of the Merchants and Farmers Bank, and in 1891, he became president of the Commercial National Bank, a position which he held until his death. He served as president of the Louisiana Bankers Association from 1908-1909. In 1910 he directed the construction of Shreveport's first skyscraper, the ten-story Commercial National Bank Building, for the Association's headquarters. He also financed the construction of his large Youree Hotel, later called the Washington Youree Hotel, in downtown Shreveport. It continued to be a prominent building for decades. At the time of his passing, Youree's wealth was estimated at $2 million. In 1933, the Hotel was operated by Niagara Falls businessman Frank A. Dudley and the United Hotels Company.[1] In 1954, the top of the hotel became the headquarters of television station KSLA, the CBS affiliate in Shreveport. Youree's former bank became a part of AmSouth Bancorporation of Birmingham, Alabama, which has now merged with Regions Financial Corp., also of Birmingham. Political careerYouree also became active in local politics. A Democrat, he was a member from 1884 to 1900 of the Caddo Parish Police Jury (renamed in 1984 the Caddo Parish Commission), serving part of that time as the police jury president. His colleagues included future Mayor Andrew Querbes and later State Representative Perry Keith of Keithville.[2] Youree was a member of the First Methodist Church of Shreveport. His home on Fairfield Avenue, called "Youreeka," was a Shreveport showplace for many years. He and his wife were interred at the Scottsville/Youree Cemetery in Scottsville, Texas. The cemetery is known for its replica of the acclaimed Weeping Angel or Angel of Grief statue, originally built by the Yourees to honor the grave of their son William Scott Youree, who was killed in Monterrey, Mexico. Honors
References1. ^{{cite news|title=Receivers Name for Hotel Firm|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1933/11/18/105819885.pdf|accessdate=14 October 2015|publisher=The New York Times|date=November 18, 1933}} 2. ^Veta Samuels, Caddo Parish, The History of the Caddo Parish Police Jury - Caddo Parish Commission since 1840
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| before=Charles Janvier of New Orleans | title=President of the Louisiana Bankers Association Peter Youree | years=1908–1909 | after=R.N. Sims of Donaldsonville of Ascension Parish }}{{S-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Youree, Peter}} 13 : 1843 births|1914 deaths|People from Lafayette County, Missouri|People of Missouri in the American Civil War|People of Louisiana in the American Civil War|Confederate States Army officers|Politicians from Shreveport, Louisiana|American bankers|Businesspeople from Louisiana|Parish jurors and commissioners in Louisiana|Louisiana Democrats|American Methodists|19th-century American politicians |
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