Background
Parr, Joseph Greer was born on December 11, 1881 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of James and Agnes (Greer) Parr.
Parr, Joseph Greer was born on December 11, 1881 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of James and Agnes (Greer) Parr.
Educated Jersey City High School, university extension courses, American Institute of Banking. Honorary Doctor of Laws, John Marshall College, 1941.
1 daughter, Mistress Dorothy Smith. With Liberty National Bank of New York, 1900-1909. President Claremont Bank of Jersey City, 1909-1929.
Executive vice president Trust Company of New Jersey, 1929-1934, president, 1934-1948, chairman of the board to 1950, continue as consultant since 1950. Former president Park Trust Company, Weehawken, New Jersey, Trust Company of New Jersey in W. New York (New Jersey). Director Jersey City Chamber of Commerce (president 1931-1934).
Former president Northern New Jersey Clearing House Association and New Jersey Bankers Association (past president Hudson Company Group), 1943-1944.
Member Hudson Company board elections, 1916. Mason (32°, Shriner), Elk. Clubs: Kiwanis of Jersey City (president 1931).
Married Florence Vreeland, June 12, 1913.