Background
Freese, Carl Gates was born on December 23, 1892 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Perley and Grace Eva (Gates) G.
Freese, Carl Gates was born on December 23, 1892 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Perley and Grace Eva (Gates) G.
AB, Harvard, 1915.
Representative, Southern Railway, Argentina and Uruguay, 1914;
joined, R.L. Day & Company, investment bankers, Boston and New York City, 1919;
partner, R.L. Day & Company, investment bankers, Boston and New York City, 1928-1943;
vice president, Connecticut Savings Bank, New Haven, 1944;
president and treasurer, Connecticut Savings Bank, New Haven, 1948-1962;
chairman, Connecticut Savings Bank, New Haven, 1962-1967;
vice chairman and trustee, Connecticut Savings Bank, New Haven, 1967-1970;
honorary trustee, Connecticut Savings Bank, New Haven, from 1970. Honorary trustee Connecticut Medical Service (Blue Shield), Southern Connecticut Gas Company. Former director United States Casualty Company, New Amsterdam Casualty Company, Security Ins.Co., Francestown, N.H. Water Company, New Haven Gas Company.
Member Savings BankR.R. Bond committee.
Member investment management committee Monadnock Community Hospital. Former member finance committee New Haven Hospital. Chairman war finance committee World WarII.
Chairman Citizens Action Commission, 1954-1957. Past board directors New Haven Boys Club. Sergeant United States Army A.S. with French Army, 1917-1918.
Attached to Peace Commission, Paris, 1918. Member Savings Bank Association Connecticut (president 1947-1948), National Association Mutual Savings Banks (president 1951-1952), New Haven Chamber of Commerce (president 1947-1949), Francestown Improvement and History Society (past president), Harvard Club (Connecticut and New York City), Mory's Association, Lawn Club, Graduates Club, Kiwanis Club (New Haven).
Married Dorothy H. Clapp, May 3, 1924. Children: Carl Gates, Nancy Jackson (Mistress Boardman Brown).