Background
Cornish, Edward was born on October 25, 1871 in Arkansas, United States. Son of Eli and Sarah Jane (Benton) Cornish.
Cornish, Edward was born on October 25, 1871 in Arkansas, United States. Son of Eli and Sarah Jane (Benton) Cornish.
Graduated from the high school, Monticello, Arkansas. Eastman Business College, Pougnkeepsie, New York, 1888.
Member Cornish & England, 1900-1902. Vice president State National Bank, 1902-1904. President American Bank, 1904-1911.
Vice president German National Bank, 1911-1917.
Vice president American National Bank, 1917-1919. Vice president American Bank of Commerce & Trust Company, 1919-1921, president 1921-1924.
Later president American Southern Trust Company (all of Little Rock, Arkansas). Then president First American Bank & Trust Company, West Palm Beach, Florida President Board of Commerce, Little Rock, 1918.
Member Cornish & England, 1900-1902.
Married Hilda Kahlert, July 20, 1902. Children: Edith (Mistress Raymond F. Low), Hilda (Mistress James M. Cootes), Editor(ward), Sylvia, Merion, Don.