Ferris, Joel Edward, 1874-1960.

Washington State banker, Joel Edward Ferris (1874-1960), was born in Illinois in 1874. He was educated in California, attended Carthage College, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois in 1895. From 1895 to 1897, he worked as a law clerk and a bank clerk. He then worked as an investment banker in Kansas City, St. Louis, and London. In 1908, Ferris came to Spokane, where he continued to work as a banker. He married Clara Hughes in 1914. He became the chairman of the Spokane and Eastern Division of the Seattle-First National Bank in 1945. He was state chairman for the first and second war bond drives. He was also affiliated with the Salvation Army, Whitman College, the Eastern Washington State Historical Society, and the Friends of the Library of Washington State University.

From the description of Joel Edward Ferris scrapbook, 1890-1957 (bulk 1890-1895). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 263979520

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