Background
Naylor, Joseph Randolph was born on August 27, 1878 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of John Sargent and Anna (Wendelken) Naylor.
Naylor, Joseph Randolph was born on August 27, 1878 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of John Sargent and Anna (Wendelken) Naylor.
Graduate Linsly Institute, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1895. Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Jefferson College, 1898, Master of Arts, 1901. Bachelor of Laws, University of Virginia, 1901.
Instructor Linsly Institute, 1898-1899. Admitted to West Virginia bar, 1901, and practiced at Wheeling until 1906. Member since 1906 John South. Naylor & Company, wholesale dry goods, notions, et cetera, incorporated, 1908, as John South. Naylor Company, of which was secretary-treasurer, 1908-1917, vice president, 1917, president since 1918.
Director Pittsburgh Branch Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 1924-1930, Chairman of the Board, 1926, 29.
President National Exch. Bank, Wheeling, 1929-1942.
Member since 1906 John South. Naylor & Company, wholesale dry goods, notions, et cetera, incorporated, 1908, as John South. Naylor Company, of which was secretary-treasurer, 1908-1917, vice president, 1917, president since 1918. Member West Virginia House Representatives, 1903-1907. Vice chairman board of trustees, Washington and Jefferson College.
Member Wheeling Landscape Commission, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Wheeling Chamber of Commerce, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Phi.
Clubs: Rotary International (ex-governor 24th district), Twilight, Fort Henry.
Married Reita Caldwell, June 1, 1905 (died August 22, 1925). Married second, Mistress. Children: Joseph Randolph, Anna Elizabeth Metcalfe.