| 词条 | A. Barton Hepburn |
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LifeHe was Professor of Mathematics at St. Lawrence Academy, before practising law in his hometown. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (St. Lawrence Co., 2nd D.) in 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878 and 1879. He was Superintendent of the New York State Banking Department from 1880 to 1883. He then served as National Bank Examiner for the cities of New York and Brooklyn before his appointment as Comptroller of the Currency by President Benjamin Harrison. An internationally recognized authority on financial and economic questions, Hepburn returned to banking when President Grover Cleveland took office. He later succeeded Henry W. Cannon as president of the Chase National Bank. Hepburn was a Director of the Studebaker Corporation.[2] After leaving the office of Comptroller he worked in the field of banking, becoming the president of the Third National Bank of New York then the Vice-President of the National City Bank in 1897 when the Third National Bank merged with other banks to form that company. He then became the President of the Chase National Bank.[3] Hepburn graduated from Middlebury College in 1871 and later served as a trustee.[3] In 1906 he was given an honorary degree by St. Lawrence University. Somewhat philanthropic, Hepburn donated funds to allow for the construction of libraries for each school he oversaw when he was District Superintendent. Two of these libraries are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Hepburn Library at Norfolk, New York and Hepburn Library of Colton at Colton.[4][5] A prolific writer on the economy and financial matters, he wrote the books History of Coinage and Currency in the United States: Perennial Contest for Sound Money (1903), A History of Currency in the United States" (1915), and "Artificial Waterways and Commercial Development. He also regularly contributed to magazines and periodicals.[3] The Hepburn CommitteeHepburn was directed by the New York State Legislature in 1879 to investigate the railroads' practice of giving rebates within the state. Merchants without ties to the oil industry had pressed for the hearings. Prior to the committee's investigation, few knew of the size of Standard Oil's control and influence on seemingly unaffiliated oil refineries and pipelines - Hawke (1980) cites that only a dozen or so within Standard Oil knew the extent of company operations. The committee counsel, Simon Sterne, questioned representatives from the Erie Railroad and the New York Central Railroad and discovered that at least half of their long-haul traffic granted rebates, and that much of this traffic came from Standard Oil. The committee then shifted focus to Standard Oil's operations. John Dustin Archbold, as president of Acme Oil Company, denied that Acme was associated with Standard Oil. He then admitted to being a director of Standard Oil. The committee's final report scolded the railroads for their rebate policies and cited Standard Oil as an example. This scolding was largely moot to Standard Oil's interests since long-distance oil pipelines were now their preferred method of transportation.[6] FamilyIn 1873, he married Harriet A. Fisher, of St. Albans, Vermont, who died in 1881, leaving him with two sons, Harold Barton, who died in 1892, and Charles Fisher. In 1887, he married Emily L. Eaton, of Montpelier, Vermont, and they had two daughters, Beulah Eaton and Cordelia Susan.[3] Mr. Hepburn's death occurred on January 25, 1922, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor bus accident on Fifth Avenue.[7] LegacyHepburn Hall, a dormitory at Middlebury College whose construction was financed by a gift from Hepburn, is named for him. The building was initially painted bright yellow per Hepburn's request to brighten the appearance of the campus, but was repainted gray following his death to better match the rest of the campus' buildings. Hepburn Hall also contains the Hepburn Zoo, a former dining area turned black box theater, which is so-named because it was originally adorned with Hepburn's hunting trophies.[8]References1. ^A. Barton Hepburn biography at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 2. ^{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstudeba00ersk|title=History of the Studebaker corporation|first=Albert Russel|last=Erskine|date=17 October 2018|location=Chicago|publisher=Poole Bros.|accessdate=17 October 2018|via=Internet Archive}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|title=Scots and Scots Descendant in America|chapter=A. Barton Hepburn|first=D.|last=MacDougall|date=1917|url=http://www.electricscotland.com/history/descendants/chap68.htm|accessdate=17 October 2018}} 4. ^{{NRISref|2009a}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20120525.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=2012-05-25|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/14/12 through 5/18/12 |publisher=National Park Service}} 6. ^{{cite book|last=Hawke|first=David Freeman|title=John D. The Founding Father of the Rockefellers|publisher=Harper & Row|date=1980|pp=145-150|isbn=978-0060118136}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1922/01/26/archives/a-barton-hepburn-dies-from-shock-banker-75-unable-to-withstand.html|title=A. BARTON HEPBURN DIES FROM SHOCK; Banker, 75, Unable to Withstand Injuries Received WhenHit by Fifth Avenue Bus.LONG CHASE NATIONAL HEAD Lawyer and Teacher, His Benefactions of $3,000,000 Include $2,000,000 to Colleges and Libraries. Mourned in Financial District. Descended from Noted Scotch Family. Turns from Law to Lumber. Becomes Head of Chase National.|work=The New York Times|date=January 26, 1922 |accessdate=17 October 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web |last1=Andres |first1=Glenn |last2=Callahan |first2=Anne |title=A Walking History of Middlebury |url=http://midddigital.middlebury.edu/walking_history/college_campus/page_1.html |publisher=The Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History |accessdate=2 October 2018 |date=2005}} Bibliography
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