Background
Pringle, Ernest Henry was born on July 16, 1881 in in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Ernest Henry and Mary (Ford) Pringle.
Pringle, Ernest Henry was born on July 16, 1881 in in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Ernest Henry and Mary (Ford) Pringle.
Bachelor of Arts, College of Charleston, 1900.
Member Pringle Brothers, wholesale dry goods, Charleston, 1901-1906, general accountant, 1906-1907. Assistant cashier Bank of Charleston, 1907-1911, vice president, 1911-1922, president, 1922-1923, Chairman of the Board, 1923-1925, was also Chairman of the Board Charleston Security Company, Charleston Trust Company, resigned from banking, 1925. With Merchants Fertilizer & Phosphate Company, 1925-1930.
Formed East. H. Pringle & Company, investment bankers, 1930, which he headed until 1955.
Vice president Charleston Import and Forwarding Company. Treasurer Midland Timber Company Chairman Liberty and Victory loans Charleston County, 1917-1919.
Trusete College of Charleston.
Member Pringle Brothers, wholesale dry goods, Charleston, 1901-1906, general accountant, 1906-1907.
Married Nell McColl, March 20, 1906. Children: Mary Ford (Mistress George Corner Fenhagen), Dorothy Duncan McColl, Eleanor Evans Thomas (Mistress Walter Tilghman Hart, Junior.