Background
Mcdougal, James Barton was born on January 11, 1866 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Mary (Gray) M.
Mcdougal, James Barton was born on January 11, 1866 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Mary (Gray) M.
Educational public schools.
In employ Central National Bank, Peoria, 1887-1901. National bank examiner, 1901-1906. Became official examiner of associated banks of Chicago, 1906, and organized and conducted department of examination of the Chicago Clearing House, and was its official head until 1914.
Governor Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 1914-1934.
Clubs: Union League, Bankers’, Riverside Golf, Commerical.
Married Laura Gray, of Painesville, O., October 6, 1896. Children: James Gray, Margaret (Mistress Lowell A. Leonard), Donald.