George Fisher Baker

Born: 03/27/1840 (Troy, NY)
Died: 05/02/1931 (Tuxedo Park, NY)

Demographics:
Male; Unitarian

Professional Details:
New York State Banking Department, Clerk (1856- ); Invests $3,000 to be an original shareholder in FNB at age 23 (1863)

Directorships/Boards:
Directorships: Chase National Bank (Largest shareholder, 1914); Liberty National Bank (2nd largest shareholder, 1914); National Bank of Commerce (3rd largest shareholder, 1914); First National Bank Chicago; Manhattan Trust Company; Farmers Loan & TC; AT&T (Majority Shareholder, 1926); US Steel; General Electric; General Motors; Central Railroad of New Jersey, Majority Shareholder; New York Central Railroad; Erie Railroad; Rutland Railroad; Harris, Portsmouth, Mount Joy & Lancaster Railroad; Equitable Life Assurance Society; Mutual Life Insurance Company Philanthropy: Harvard Business School, Founding Endowment; Baker Field, Columbia University; Baker Memorial Library, Dartmouth College; Dormitories and Science Building, Cornell University; New York Hospital, Trustee (32 years); between 1912-1931, Baker donated approximately $17,000,000 to charity ($210,000,000 in 2010 dollars)

Banking History:
The First National Bank of the City of, New York, NY, #29, Co-Founder (1863), Cashier (1865 - 1877), President (1877 - 1909), Chairman (1909 - 1931);
The Astor National Bank of, New York, NY, #5112, President (1898 - 1906)

Family:
m. Florence Tucker, 3 children

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