Background
Knight, Francis Mcmaster was born on December 12, 1890 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of Newell Clark and Louise (Sloss) Knight.
Knight, Francis Mcmaster was born on December 12, 1890 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of Newell Clark and Louise (Sloss) Knight.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1912. Diplome de l’Universite de Poitiers, summer 1914.
Teacher French, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut, 1912-1915. Bond salesman Central Trust Company, Chicago, 1915-1917, 1919-1920, Illinois Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, 1921-1922. Successively assistant sales manager, assistant manager and manager, bond department, Illinois Merchants Trust Company, 1923-1928.
Vice president Continental Illinois Company, Chicago, 1929-1933.
Vice president in charge United States Government securities department Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Company Chicago since 1933, senior vice president 1954-1956, eons., since 1956.
Member government borrowing committee, 1946-1956. Served as Lieutenant (junior grade), United States Navy, 1917-1919. Member faculty Graduate School of Banking, Rutgers University, 1943, School of Banking, University of Wisconsin, 1947-1952.
Member board of trustees Smith College, 1946-1956.
President school board district 107, Highland Park, Illinois, 1940-1942. Member board of trustees Ravinia Festival Association.
Member Investment Bankers Association (chairman legislation committee, 1931-1933. Member governmental securities committee, since 1933.
Member of the Board of Governors 1947-1950.
Member commission on treasury war borrowing 1945, commission on government borrowing, since 1946. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, University, Attic, Exmoor Country, Bond (president 1951) (Chicago).
Married Helen Parkins, October 6, 1921. Children: Helen (Mistress L. L. Stuart, Junior.