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Charles Banks Hon. WilliaDl T. Vernon
Alcorn, Miss. Washington, D. C.
Charles Banks
Hon. William T. Vernon
~JR. YEHNON i~ Regi tel' of the .. Treasury. II wa.~born
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in Lebanon. Mo., July 11,187]. His par nt had been lave.
He remaincu in the publi chools until he was fifl en year. of
age, when he pnlcrcd Lincoln niver ity at Jefferson City, Mo.,
graduating in 1890 as valedictorian in
hi dass, and cla.'iS orator.
. Uter t achinrr for ix y ar he was
placed in charge of "estern niversity
at Quindaro, Kan., an institution
which at that time had one small building
and Ie s than 12 students, he being
the only teacher. He remained at
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Quindaro for ten year, during which
time he received appropriations from
the tate of Kansas, which have grown,
until, with recent urns granted, they
have increased to a million dollars in
addition to other donation and collection.
The institution now has thirteen acre of land, five
large buildings, 20 teachers, and nearly 400 tudent.
Mr. Vernon has been active in religious affairs among hipeople
as well as prominent in political life. When he was appointed
Register of the Treasury by Pre. ident Roo evelt, he was
reelected pre ident of "estern Univer ity and granted leave
of ab ence while serving as Regi tel' of the Treasury.
H i trustee of We tern niversity and of Wilberforce niversity,
Ohio. He hru been a delegate to three General Conference
of the African Methodi t Epi copal Church. Lincoln
University gave him th deerr e of A.M., and "ilberforcc
honored him with the degree of D.D. and LL.D.
Though occupying the position of Regist r of the Tr a ur)',
aid to be the mo t reI re enlative position occupied by any
color d man in the federal government, and with a bu y career
as a publici t, he has kept in close touch with his church, ranking
among the leaders of his denomination. He was married
in 1901 to 'fiss Emily, daucrhter of Bi hop Embry.
In writing concerning the work represented by this book, he
aid, "I assur' you that I deeply appreciate the effort you are
making in behalf of our people, North and outh, and hall be
pleased to I' nder any ervice po.. ible."
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MR. B.WKS is cashier of the Bank of Mound Bayou and first
vice-president of the ational Jegro Busine. s League. He
owns the controlling intere. t in the bank, and ha con iderable
property in the city, and also large farm holdings.
He wa born at Clark dale, 'li s.,
March 25, 1873. Educated in the
public schools and at Ru t University,
Holly Springs, Mi s. He wa engaged
in a mercantilt> business in Clark dale
from 1889 to 1903. In 1904 he made
his home in Mound Bayou and organized
the Bank of Mound Bayou,
which is capitalized for $100,000. He
organized the fis i sippi Bu ine s
League in 1905, and has been its only
president.
In 1901 he was elected third vicepresident
of the ational Negro Business
League, and in 1907 was elected first vice-president. He
is a prominent member of the African lethodist Episcopal
Church, and since 1896 has been a member of its general
conferences. In 1907 he organized the Mound Bayou Oil Mill
and Manufacturing Company. It is the only manufactory of
such proportion owned by the race in America, and will co t,
when completed, nearly $100,000. He organized, in 1906, the
Mound Bayou Land and Inve tment Company, with a capital
of $50,000, which has for it aim the keeping of the farm land
in and around Mound Bayou in the owner hip of the Jegro.
Mr. Banks has been very active in political life. He was" the
original Taft supporter" in Mississippi, and at the Chicago convention
wa the choice of the Negroes to second the nomination
of Mr. Taft. He had charge of the recent tour of Dr. Booker
T. Washington through Missi ippi, which was considered by
many to be the most elaborate demonstration ever given the
distinguished educator.
Mr. Banks is a business man of high character, and a public
speaker of unusual talent. His wife, who has contributed so
largely to his progress, i a woman of character and culture, and
deservedly takes a position of leadership among the women of
her race in Mississippi.
