Background
III, James Anderson Elkins was born on May 21, 1952 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of James Anderson Junior and Margaret K. (Wiess) E.
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James Anderson Elkins III
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Bachelor, Princeton University, 1974;Master of Business Administration, University Texas, 1976.
Career
Assistant treasurer, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company. New York City, 1976-1979;executive vice president, First City Texas, Houston, 1979-1993;chairman, Houston Trust Company, since 1994.
Religion
The Covenant is a big challenge to everybody. If God is committed to human race, anyone has to be prepared to accept that as reality and make a commitment in return.
Politics
When peaceful alternatives to resolve the conflict failed, the use of force may be the only option to check aggression or genocide.
Views
Christians with different interpretations of the Bible should be engaged in discussions about the ways the Bible can be applied to major world issues.
Membership
Board Governors Rice U., Houston, since 1982. President Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, since 1997, trustee, since 1989. Trustee Children's Museum, Houston, since 1988, Houston Museum Natural Science, since 1993, Houston Zoological Society, since 1993.
Board advisors University Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1990. Vice chairman Salvation Army, since 1990. Treasurer Houston Parks Board.
Member American Bankers Association (Executive Board corporation council), Houston Club, Robert Morris Associations, Texas Bankers Association, Forum Club.
Connections
Married Mary Virginia Arnold, December 8, 1984. Children: Margaret Wiess, James Anderson IV, BuckArnold, John Caldwell, Harry Carothers, Samuel Hill, Lucy Gray.
