James Wilson Kirkham, B.A. 1872.
Father, James Kirkham, a banker, son of William and Sophia (Leffingwell) Kirkham; descendant of Thomas Kirkham, who came to America from England in or about 1648 and settled at Wethersfield, Conn, Mother, Frances (Kirkham) Kirkham; daughter of John Butler and Betsey (Wilson) Kirkham, also a descendant of Thomas Kirkham Yale relatives include three cousins. Charles M. Kirkham, ^-'84 S , John H. Kirkham, '87, and John W. Kirkham, '21 Wilhston Academy. Second dispute appointments Junior and Senior years; member Yale Gymnastic Club, '72 Glee Club, Senior Promenade Committee, Delta Kappa, Phi Theta Psi, and Psi Upsilon. Paying teller, First National Bank, Springfield, 1873-1891
and then treasurer of the Agawam Manufacturing Company of Springfield for two years, resigning to devote more of his time to family interests, on account of the death of his father; subsequently became assistant cashier of First National Bank and held that office until 1905, when he was made president; served as such for a year, when the bank was absorbed and liquidated by Union Trust Company, of which he was elected vice-president and a director; resigned the office of vice president in 1921, but remained a director until the time of his death, president of Agawam Woolen Company 1905-1918 (director from 1883), elected a corporator of Springfield Institution for Savings in May, 1905, and a trustee and member of its board of investment the following December; director of Springfield City Library since 1893 and of Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company of Indian Orchard, Mass , 1911-1923; had retired from active business some years before his death; served on Springfield Board of Fire Commissioners 1906-1910, serving as chairman for varying periods in 1908, 1909, and 1910; president of Nyasset Club three years; treasurer of South Congregational Society 1878-1886 and member of the prudential committee of the church 1896— 1918, when the society was dissolved and the church organized into a corporation
Married September 4, 1878, in Cambridge, Mass , Fanny Curtis, daughter of Capt. Thomas Oliver Barri, U S.A , and Fanny (Howe) Barri One son, William Barn (B A 1904, M A 1906, P hD 1907)
Death due to cholelithiasis
Father, James Kirkham, a banker, son of William and Sophia (Leffingwell) Kirkham; descendant of Thomas Kirkham, who came to America from England in or about 1648 and settled at Wethersfield, Conn, Mother, Frances (Kirkham) Kirkham; daughter of John Butler and Betsey (Wilson) Kirkham, also a descendant of Thomas Kirkham Yale relatives include three cousins. Charles M. Kirkham, ^-'84 S , John H. Kirkham, '87, and John W. Kirkham, '21 Wilhston Academy. Second dispute appointments Junior and Senior years; member Yale Gymnastic Club, '72 Glee Club, Senior Promenade Committee, Delta Kappa, Phi Theta Psi, and Psi Upsilon. Paying teller, First National Bank, Springfield, 1873-1891
and then treasurer of the Agawam Manufacturing Company of Springfield for two years, resigning to devote more of his time to family interests, on account of the death of his father; subsequently became assistant cashier of First National Bank and held that office until 1905, when he was made president; served as such for a year, when the bank was absorbed and liquidated by Union Trust Company, of which he was elected vice-president and a director; resigned the office of vice president in 1921, but remained a director until the time of his death, president of Agawam Woolen Company 1905-1918 (director from 1883), elected a corporator of Springfield Institution for Savings in May, 1905, and a trustee and member of its board of investment the following December; director of Springfield City Library since 1893 and of Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company of Indian Orchard, Mass , 1911-1923; had retired from active business some years before his death; served on Springfield Board of Fire Commissioners 1906-1910, serving as chairman for varying periods in 1908, 1909, and 1910; president of Nyasset Club three years; treasurer of South Congregational Society 1878-1886 and member of the prudential committee of the church 1896— 1918, when the society was dissolved and the church organized into a corporation
Married September 4, 1878, in Cambridge, Mass , Fanny Curtis, daughter of Capt. Thomas Oliver Barri, U S.A , and Fanny (Howe) Barri One son, William Barn (B A 1904, M A 1906, P hD 1907)
Death due to cholelithiasis
James Wilson Kirkham, B.A. 1872.
Father, James Kirkham, a banker, son of William and Sophia (Leffingwell) Kirkham; descendant of Thomas Kirkham, who came to America from England in or about 1648 and settled at Wethersfield, Conn, Mother, Frances (Kirkham) Kirkham; daughter of John Butler and Betsey (Wilson) Kirkham, also a descendant of Thomas Kirkham Yale relatives include three cousins. Charles M. Kirkham, ^-'84 S , John H. Kirkham, '87, and John W. Kirkham, '21 Wilhston Academy. Second dispute appointments Junior and Senior years; member Yale Gymnastic Club, '72 Glee Club, Senior Promenade Committee, Delta Kappa, Phi Theta Psi, and Psi Upsilon. Paying teller, First National Bank, Springfield, 1873-1891
and then treasurer of the Agawam Manufacturing Company of Springfield for two years, resigning to devote more of his time to family interests, on account of the death of his father; subsequently became assistant cashier of First National Bank and held that office until 1905, when he was made president; served as such for a year, when the bank was absorbed and liquidated by Union Trust Company, of which he was elected vice-president and a director; resigned the office of vice president in 1921, but remained a director until the time of his death, president of Agawam Woolen Company 1905-1918 (director from 1883), elected a corporator of Springfield Institution for Savings in May, 1905, and a trustee and member of its board of investment the following December; director of Springfield City Library since 1893 and of Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company of Indian Orchard, Mass , 1911-1923; had retired from active business some years before his death; served on Springfield Board of Fire Commissioners 1906-1910, serving as chairman for varying periods in 1908, 1909, and 1910; president of Nyasset Club three years; treasurer of South Congregational Society 1878-1886 and member of the prudential committee of the church 1896— 1918, when the society was dissolved and the church organized into a corporation
Married September 4, 1878, in Cambridge, Mass , Fanny Curtis, daughter of Capt. Thomas Oliver Barri, U S.A , and Fanny (Howe) Barri One son, William Barn (B A 1904, M A 1906, P hD 1907)
Death due to cholelithiasis
Father, James Kirkham, a banker, son of William and Sophia (Leffingwell) Kirkham; descendant of Thomas Kirkham, who came to America from England in or about 1648 and settled at Wethersfield, Conn, Mother, Frances (Kirkham) Kirkham; daughter of John Butler and Betsey (Wilson) Kirkham, also a descendant of Thomas Kirkham Yale relatives include three cousins. Charles M. Kirkham, ^-'84 S , John H. Kirkham, '87, and John W. Kirkham, '21 Wilhston Academy. Second dispute appointments Junior and Senior years; member Yale Gymnastic Club, '72 Glee Club, Senior Promenade Committee, Delta Kappa, Phi Theta Psi, and Psi Upsilon. Paying teller, First National Bank, Springfield, 1873-1891
and then treasurer of the Agawam Manufacturing Company of Springfield for two years, resigning to devote more of his time to family interests, on account of the death of his father; subsequently became assistant cashier of First National Bank and held that office until 1905, when he was made president; served as such for a year, when the bank was absorbed and liquidated by Union Trust Company, of which he was elected vice-president and a director; resigned the office of vice president in 1921, but remained a director until the time of his death, president of Agawam Woolen Company 1905-1918 (director from 1883), elected a corporator of Springfield Institution for Savings in May, 1905, and a trustee and member of its board of investment the following December; director of Springfield City Library since 1893 and of Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company of Indian Orchard, Mass , 1911-1923; had retired from active business some years before his death; served on Springfield Board of Fire Commissioners 1906-1910, serving as chairman for varying periods in 1908, 1909, and 1910; president of Nyasset Club three years; treasurer of South Congregational Society 1878-1886 and member of the prudential committee of the church 1896— 1918, when the society was dissolved and the church organized into a corporation
Married September 4, 1878, in Cambridge, Mass , Fanny Curtis, daughter of Capt. Thomas Oliver Barri, U S.A , and Fanny (Howe) Barri One son, William Barn (B A 1904, M A 1906, P hD 1907)
Death due to cholelithiasis
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