Ralph Clayton Gifford

Background

Gifford, Ralph Clayton was born on January 19, 1889 in North East, Maryland, United States. Son of David LeGrande and Sallie Rebecca (Read) Gifford.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1913.

Career

1 son, killed in action. Salesman Lamson Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1913-1914. Real estate business Louisville, Kentucky, 1914-1916.

With First National Bank and Kentucky Trust Company, Louisville, 1916-1918.

Vice president both banks, 1918-1927, executive vice president, 1927-1931, president 1931-1944, Chairman of the Board since 1944. Director Louisville Railway, 1927-1930, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, 1939-1942, New York & Chicago Railroad Company, 1939-1942.

Director Louisville branch Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis, 1938-1943.

Achievements

• Ralph Clayton Gifford has been listed as a noteworthy banker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Federal Advisory Council, representing Eighth Federal Reserve District Trustee Speed Memorial Museum. Treasurer Community Chest, 1926-1935. Member Newcomen Society England, Delta Upsilon.

Club: Pendennis (Louisville).

Connections

Married Lalla Robinson Swearingen, April.

Father:

David LeGrande Gifford

Mother:

Sallie Rebecca (Read) Gifford

Spouse:

Lalla Robinson Swearingen