YONKERS HOME NEWS, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1944
WILLIAM W. SCRUGHAM BANKER AND WELL KNOWN LAWYER PASSES AT 84
William Warburton Scrugham, prominent lawyer and banker here, who also had been a public utilities executive, died early on Wednesday last in his home, 15 Greystone Ter., at the age of 84.
Born in Yonkers, Mr. Scrugham was the son of the late Supreme Court Justice William Warburton Scrugham and the former Mary Kellinger. He received an A.B. degree from Columbia University in 1880 and an LL. B. from the Columbia Law School in 1882, being admitted to the bar in the latter year. Mr. Scrugham began practice in New York and in 1887 opened an office in Yonkers.
From 1895 to 1900 he was president of the Yonkers Gas Light Company and from 1900 to 1905 president of the Westchester Lighting Company. From 1887 to 1929 Mr. Scrugham was a director of the First National Bank and Trust Company in Yonkers of which he was chairman of the board, 1912 to 1929, and twice president, 1910-11 and 1920-21.
He was formerly a trustee and a vice-president of the Yonkers Saving Bank and was a trustee of the Yonkers Savings and Loan Association, whe he helped organize in 1888 and for years its counsel. He was a director of the former Lawyers' Westchester Mortgage and Title Co., in White Plains and a member of its executive committee. He was a founder in 1929 of the Central National Bank here, serving as a director and chairman of the board until his death. His law firm, Scrugham and Arbuckle, is the bank's counsel.
Mr. Scrugham was formerly a trustee of the Yonkers Public Library and of the Westchester County Supreme Court Library in White Plain and a member of the Yonkers Board of Education in 1881-1891.
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society, the Columbia University Club and the Century Club, the City Club here and the Transportation Club of New Youk.
He leaves a widow, the former Margaret B. Otis, whom he married in 1891, and a sister, Miss Eleanor B. Scrugham of Yonkers.
The funeral service was held on Friday at 3:30 P.M. in St. John's Episcopal Church. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.
Rev. Oliver Shaw Newell, rector of St. John's, returned from his vacation at Glens Falls to conduct the funeral service, which was attended by the officials and directors of the Central National Bank, led by Gerald S. Couzens, President, members of the legal and banking interests of the city and personal friends.
Tributes were paid to Mr. Scrugham in the City Court on Thursday by Judge Fay and Attorneys Charles Wallace and John Dalton.
The Central National Bank's executive Committee adopted a resolution calling him "one of the most distinguished and inspiring men," commending his "integrity and intellectual ability, his lofty standards of honor and mental gifts of a high order."
Directors of the Family Service Society also adopted a resolution of tribute, according to Mrs. A. Keeney Clarke, president.
Mr. Scrugham was a founder of that society - formerly known as the Charity Organization Society - in January, 1883.
WILLIAM W. SCRUGHAM BANKER AND WELL KNOWN LAWYER PASSES AT 84
William Warburton Scrugham, prominent lawyer and banker here, who also had been a public utilities executive, died early on Wednesday last in his home, 15 Greystone Ter., at the age of 84.
Born in Yonkers, Mr. Scrugham was the son of the late Supreme Court Justice William Warburton Scrugham and the former Mary Kellinger. He received an A.B. degree from Columbia University in 1880 and an LL. B. from the Columbia Law School in 1882, being admitted to the bar in the latter year. Mr. Scrugham began practice in New York and in 1887 opened an office in Yonkers.
From 1895 to 1900 he was president of the Yonkers Gas Light Company and from 1900 to 1905 president of the Westchester Lighting Company. From 1887 to 1929 Mr. Scrugham was a director of the First National Bank and Trust Company in Yonkers of which he was chairman of the board, 1912 to 1929, and twice president, 1910-11 and 1920-21.
He was formerly a trustee and a vice-president of the Yonkers Saving Bank and was a trustee of the Yonkers Savings and Loan Association, whe he helped organize in 1888 and for years its counsel. He was a director of the former Lawyers' Westchester Mortgage and Title Co., in White Plains and a member of its executive committee. He was a founder in 1929 of the Central National Bank here, serving as a director and chairman of the board until his death. His law firm, Scrugham and Arbuckle, is the bank's counsel.
Mr. Scrugham was formerly a trustee of the Yonkers Public Library and of the Westchester County Supreme Court Library in White Plain and a member of the Yonkers Board of Education in 1881-1891.
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society, the Columbia University Club and the Century Club, the City Club here and the Transportation Club of New Youk.
He leaves a widow, the former Margaret B. Otis, whom he married in 1891, and a sister, Miss Eleanor B. Scrugham of Yonkers.
The funeral service was held on Friday at 3:30 P.M. in St. John's Episcopal Church. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.
Rev. Oliver Shaw Newell, rector of St. John's, returned from his vacation at Glens Falls to conduct the funeral service, which was attended by the officials and directors of the Central National Bank, led by Gerald S. Couzens, President, members of the legal and banking interests of the city and personal friends.
Tributes were paid to Mr. Scrugham in the City Court on Thursday by Judge Fay and Attorneys Charles Wallace and John Dalton.
The Central National Bank's executive Committee adopted a resolution calling him "one of the most distinguished and inspiring men," commending his "integrity and intellectual ability, his lofty standards of honor and mental gifts of a high order."
Directors of the Family Service Society also adopted a resolution of tribute, according to Mrs. A. Keeney Clarke, president.
Mr. Scrugham was a founder of that society - formerly known as the Charity Organization Society - in January, 1883.
YONKERS HOME NEWS, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1944
WILLIAM W. SCRUGHAM BANKER AND WELL KNOWN LAWYER PASSES AT 84
William Warburton Scrugham, prominent lawyer and banker here, who also had been a public utilities executive, died early on Wednesday last in his home, 15 Greystone Ter., at the age of 84.
Born in Yonkers, Mr. Scrugham was the son of the late Supreme Court Justice William Warburton Scrugham and the former Mary Kellinger. He received an A.B. degree from Columbia University in 1880 and an LL. B. from the Columbia Law School in 1882, being admitted to the bar in the latter year. Mr. Scrugham began practice in New York and in 1887 opened an office in Yonkers.
From 1895 to 1900 he was president of the Yonkers Gas Light Company and from 1900 to 1905 president of the Westchester Lighting Company. From 1887 to 1929 Mr. Scrugham was a director of the First National Bank and Trust Company in Yonkers of which he was chairman of the board, 1912 to 1929, and twice president, 1910-11 and 1920-21.
He was formerly a trustee and a vice-president of the Yonkers Saving Bank and was a trustee of the Yonkers Savings and Loan Association, whe he helped organize in 1888 and for years its counsel. He was a director of the former Lawyers' Westchester Mortgage and Title Co., in White Plains and a member of its executive committee. He was a founder in 1929 of the Central National Bank here, serving as a director and chairman of the board until his death. His law firm, Scrugham and Arbuckle, is the bank's counsel.
Mr. Scrugham was formerly a trustee of the Yonkers Public Library and of the Westchester County Supreme Court Library in White Plain and a member of the Yonkers Board of Education in 1881-1891.
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society, the Columbia University Club and the Century Club, the City Club here and the Transportation Club of New Youk.
He leaves a widow, the former Margaret B. Otis, whom he married in 1891, and a sister, Miss Eleanor B. Scrugham of Yonkers.
The funeral service was held on Friday at 3:30 P.M. in St. John's Episcopal Church. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.
Rev. Oliver Shaw Newell, rector of St. John's, returned from his vacation at Glens Falls to conduct the funeral service, which was attended by the officials and directors of the Central National Bank, led by Gerald S. Couzens, President, members of the legal and banking interests of the city and personal friends.
Tributes were paid to Mr. Scrugham in the City Court on Thursday by Judge Fay and Attorneys Charles Wallace and John Dalton.
The Central National Bank's executive Committee adopted a resolution calling him "one of the most distinguished and inspiring men," commending his "integrity and intellectual ability, his lofty standards of honor and mental gifts of a high order."
Directors of the Family Service Society also adopted a resolution of tribute, according to Mrs. A. Keeney Clarke, president.
Mr. Scrugham was a founder of that society - formerly known as the Charity Organization Society - in January, 1883.
WILLIAM W. SCRUGHAM BANKER AND WELL KNOWN LAWYER PASSES AT 84
William Warburton Scrugham, prominent lawyer and banker here, who also had been a public utilities executive, died early on Wednesday last in his home, 15 Greystone Ter., at the age of 84.
Born in Yonkers, Mr. Scrugham was the son of the late Supreme Court Justice William Warburton Scrugham and the former Mary Kellinger. He received an A.B. degree from Columbia University in 1880 and an LL. B. from the Columbia Law School in 1882, being admitted to the bar in the latter year. Mr. Scrugham began practice in New York and in 1887 opened an office in Yonkers.
From 1895 to 1900 he was president of the Yonkers Gas Light Company and from 1900 to 1905 president of the Westchester Lighting Company. From 1887 to 1929 Mr. Scrugham was a director of the First National Bank and Trust Company in Yonkers of which he was chairman of the board, 1912 to 1929, and twice president, 1910-11 and 1920-21.
He was formerly a trustee and a vice-president of the Yonkers Saving Bank and was a trustee of the Yonkers Savings and Loan Association, whe he helped organize in 1888 and for years its counsel. He was a director of the former Lawyers' Westchester Mortgage and Title Co., in White Plains and a member of its executive committee. He was a founder in 1929 of the Central National Bank here, serving as a director and chairman of the board until his death. His law firm, Scrugham and Arbuckle, is the bank's counsel.
Mr. Scrugham was formerly a trustee of the Yonkers Public Library and of the Westchester County Supreme Court Library in White Plain and a member of the Yonkers Board of Education in 1881-1891.
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society, the Columbia University Club and the Century Club, the City Club here and the Transportation Club of New Youk.
He leaves a widow, the former Margaret B. Otis, whom he married in 1891, and a sister, Miss Eleanor B. Scrugham of Yonkers.
The funeral service was held on Friday at 3:30 P.M. in St. John's Episcopal Church. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.
Rev. Oliver Shaw Newell, rector of St. John's, returned from his vacation at Glens Falls to conduct the funeral service, which was attended by the officials and directors of the Central National Bank, led by Gerald S. Couzens, President, members of the legal and banking interests of the city and personal friends.
Tributes were paid to Mr. Scrugham in the City Court on Thursday by Judge Fay and Attorneys Charles Wallace and John Dalton.
The Central National Bank's executive Committee adopted a resolution calling him "one of the most distinguished and inspiring men," commending his "integrity and intellectual ability, his lofty standards of honor and mental gifts of a high order."
Directors of the Family Service Society also adopted a resolution of tribute, according to Mrs. A. Keeney Clarke, president.
Mr. Scrugham was a founder of that society - formerly known as the Charity Organization Society - in January, 1883.
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