per transcript aged 78-8-6
From another member:
Corporate Executive and Army Brigadier General. He graduated from Baker University in 1892, received a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1893, and completed a master’s degree at Baker in 1894. McRoberts became an attorney for Armour and Company in Chicago, and eventually rose to become the company’s Treasurer. In 1909 he relocated to New York City to become Vice President of National City Bank. During World War I he was commissioned as a Brigadier General, enabling the Army to take advantage of his experience in factory production and materiel transportation and distribution. His contributions to the war effort were an important part of the American Expeditionary Force’s success, and he received the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the French Legion of Honor (Chevalier). After the war he continued as a Brigadier General in the Organized Reserve Corps, and was frequently asked to provide advice and guidance on the production of military equipment. In 1922 he became President of the Metropolitan Trust Company, a position he held until retiring in 1925. McRoberts was also a board of directors member for several banks and corporations, including the American Sugar Refining Company and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.
From another member:
Corporate Executive and Army Brigadier General. He graduated from Baker University in 1892, received a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1893, and completed a master’s degree at Baker in 1894. McRoberts became an attorney for Armour and Company in Chicago, and eventually rose to become the company’s Treasurer. In 1909 he relocated to New York City to become Vice President of National City Bank. During World War I he was commissioned as a Brigadier General, enabling the Army to take advantage of his experience in factory production and materiel transportation and distribution. His contributions to the war effort were an important part of the American Expeditionary Force’s success, and he received the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the French Legion of Honor (Chevalier). After the war he continued as a Brigadier General in the Organized Reserve Corps, and was frequently asked to provide advice and guidance on the production of military equipment. In 1922 he became President of the Metropolitan Trust Company, a position he held until retiring in 1925. McRoberts was also a board of directors member for several banks and corporations, including the American Sugar Refining Company and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.
per transcript aged 78-8-6
From another member:
Corporate Executive and Army Brigadier General. He graduated from Baker University in 1892, received a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1893, and completed a master’s degree at Baker in 1894. McRoberts became an attorney for Armour and Company in Chicago, and eventually rose to become the company’s Treasurer. In 1909 he relocated to New York City to become Vice President of National City Bank. During World War I he was commissioned as a Brigadier General, enabling the Army to take advantage of his experience in factory production and materiel transportation and distribution. His contributions to the war effort were an important part of the American Expeditionary Force’s success, and he received the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the French Legion of Honor (Chevalier). After the war he continued as a Brigadier General in the Organized Reserve Corps, and was frequently asked to provide advice and guidance on the production of military equipment. In 1922 he became President of the Metropolitan Trust Company, a position he held until retiring in 1925. McRoberts was also a board of directors member for several banks and corporations, including the American Sugar Refining Company and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.
From another member:
Corporate Executive and Army Brigadier General. He graduated from Baker University in 1892, received a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1893, and completed a master’s degree at Baker in 1894. McRoberts became an attorney for Armour and Company in Chicago, and eventually rose to become the company’s Treasurer. In 1909 he relocated to New York City to become Vice President of National City Bank. During World War I he was commissioned as a Brigadier General, enabling the Army to take advantage of his experience in factory production and materiel transportation and distribution. His contributions to the war effort were an important part of the American Expeditionary Force’s success, and he received the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the French Legion of Honor (Chevalier). After the war he continued as a Brigadier General in the Organized Reserve Corps, and was frequently asked to provide advice and guidance on the production of military equipment. In 1922 he became President of the Metropolitan Trust Company, a position he held until retiring in 1925. McRoberts was also a board of directors member for several banks and corporations, including the American Sugar Refining Company and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.
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