PRIESTER, HENRY CARL
Investment Banker; b Davenport, Iowa Nov 3, 1889; s of Adolph Priester-Ida Koehler; ed Davenport HS; U of Wis. BA 1914; Sigma Nu; m Katherine Walsh July 12, 1919 Davenport; s Henry Carl Jr, Patrick Walsh, Edward Walter, Robert Otto, John David; d Mary Katherine, Eda Koehler; 1914-15 elk, Wis state sen; 1915-19 in bond sales dept Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago Ill; 1919-38 orgr & pres Priester, Quail & Cundy investment bankers, Davenport; 1938- orgr & owner Priester & Co investment bankers, Davenport; during World War en l US army 1918, field arty, commd 2nd It; Iowa Bond Dlrs Assn; Natl Securities Dlrs Assn; Exchange Club; U of Wis Alumni Assn; U Club, Chicago; C of C; Outing Club; Knife & Fork Club; hobbies postage stamps, tennis, photography; off 831 Davenport Bank Bldg; res 1800 E River, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1102.