Background
Wignall, Ernest Carl was born on January 22, 1927 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Thomas John and Anna Margaret (Meyer) Wignall.
Wignall, Ernest Carl was born on January 22, 1927 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Thomas John and Anna Margaret (Meyer) Wignall.
Graduate, Wentworth Institute, Boston, 1950. Postgraduate, Brown University, 1960—1962. Postgraduate, Dartmouth College.
Postgraduate, Amherst College, 1966—1967.
Assistant secretary Norwich Savings Society, 1952-1963. Assistant vice president Binghamton (New York) Savings Bank, 1963-1971. Vice president Mechanics Savings Bank, Hartford, Connecticut, 71-75, senior vice president, 1975-1981, group vice president, treasurer, 1981-1986, executive vice president, treasurer, 1986-1992.
Director Hartford Mutual Investment Fund, 1982-1992, president, 1984-1985.
President, director Mechanical Corporation, 1987-1992. President, director Eighty Pearl Street corporation, 1985-1992, Mechanical TwoCorp., 1987-1992, Mechanical Three Corporation, 1988-1992.
Director Capitol Towers, Incorporated., Capitol Housing Finance Corporation. Corporator, Institute of Living, Hartford,1972, Hartford Hospital, 1972, Hartford Public Library., 1986.
Active United Way Greater Hartford, Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Hartford.
Trustee Boys" Clubs of Hartford, 1973. Chairman advisory board and Executive Committee Salvation Army, Hartford, 1973. With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946.
Active United Way Greater Hartford, Young Men’s Christian Association Metropolitan Hartford. Trustee Boys' Clubs Hartford, since 1973. Chairman advisory board, member executive committee Salvation Army, since 1973.
Member of Mortgage Bankers Association Connecticut, Hartford County Home Builders Association (board directors 1975-1983, since 1986), Mortgage Bankers Association American, Savings Banks Association Connecticut, National Council Savings Institutions, Greater Hartford Manchester Boards Realtors, Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce, University Club (Hartford), Masons.
Married Laura B. Saeger, June 24, 1959.