Background
Patterson, Ellmore Clark was born on November 29, 1913 in Western Springs, Illinois, United States. Son of Ellmore Clark and Harriet Emma (Wales) Patterson.
Patterson, Ellmore Clark was born on November 29, 1913 in Western Springs, Illinois, United States. Son of Ellmore Clark and Harriet Emma (Wales) Patterson.
Graduate, Lake Forest Academy, 1931; Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1935.
With, J. P. Morgan & Company, Inc., New York City, 1935-1939, 39-41, 46-59;
vice president, J. P. Morgan & Company, Inc., 1951-1959;
executive vice president, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company New York (merger J.P. Morgan and Guaranty TrustCo.), 1959-1965;
director, chairman of the executive committee, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company New York (merger J.P. Morgan and Guaranty TrustCo.), 1967-1968;
president, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company New York (merger J.P. Morgan and Guaranty TrustCo.), 1969-1971;
chairman, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company New York (merger J.P. Morgan and Guaranty TrustCo.), 1971-1977;
chairman of the executive committee, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company New York (merger J.P. Morgan and Guaranty TrustCo.), 1978. With Morgan Stanley & Company, 1939. Chairman directors advisory county Morgan Guaranty Trust Company.
Member Presidential Committee on Finance Structure and Regulation, 1970-1972.
Board managers Memorial Hospital Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York City. Sloan-Kettering Institute Cancer Center, New York City, University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute Technology Served from ensign to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1941-1946. Member Links Club, Meadowbrook Club, Piping Rock Club, Jupiter Island Club (Hope Sound, Florida), Fishers Island Country Club, Seminole Golf Club (Palm Beach, Florida).
Married Anne Hyde Choate, September 28, 1940. Children: Michael Ellmore, Arthur Choate, Robert Ellmore, David Choate, Thomas Hyde Choate.