Hussey, Warren, 1836-1920

Warren Hussey was born near Terre Haute, Indiana in 1836. At the age of nineteen he went to Leavenworth, Kansas to join one of Russell, Majors and Waddell's supply trains bound for Salt Lake City. He left the train at Fort Kearny, Nebraska, and by 1861 had worked his way to Denver, Colorado, where he opened an office for the purchase of gold. In 1865, in association with Charles Dahler, Hussey began operation of a banking house in Salt Lake City that became Utah's largest banking institution. Dring the panic of 1873, Hussey's bank failed, but he continued to promote mining investments, particularly his Leadville, Colorado properties. In 1883 Hussey set out for the Coeur D'Alene mining district of Idaho, where a new gold strike was made. He established the Eagle City Bank, serving as its president, teller, janitor, and cashier. When Eagle City began to wane, Hussey transferred his interests to Murray and established the Bank of Murray. In 1886, with the development of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan silver mines at Wallace, Hussey again established banking interests at a new location, this time under the name, Bank of Wallace.

From the description of Papers, 1879-1920. (Eastern Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 43027304

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