Background
Gage, Robert was born on July 18, 1885 in Chester, South Carolina. Son of George Williams and Janie (Gaston) Gage.
Gage, Robert was born on July 18, 1885 in Chester, South Carolina. Son of George Williams and Janie (Gaston) Gage.
Preparatory education, Kings Mountain Military Academy, York, South Carolina. student, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina., 1901-1903.
With, Commercial Bank, Chester, from 1903;
vice president, cashier, Commercial Bank, from 1906;
president, Commercial Bank, from 1941;
president, Chester Building & Loan Association. Director Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Charlotte (North Carolina) branch Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Federal receiver Peoples State Bank of South Carolina.
Chairman, Board Of Directors Aragon-Baldwin Mills, Whitmire, South Carolina. Member of advisory county Charlotte Loan Agency, Reconstrn. Finance Corporation; board directors J.P. Stevens & Company, Inc., New York City.
Member City Council, Chester, 1914-1917, from 1922. Member Chester County Highway Commission, 1917-1920. Chairman Public Works Department of Chester, builders of modern water system.
Member South Carolina State Board Bank Control. Chairman Alien Enemy Hearing Board for Western District of South Carolina. Chairman Chester County War Finance Committee of 5th Federal Reserve District.
Member South Carolina Bankers Association (president 1937), Rotary, Chi Psi.
Son of George Williams and Janie (Gaston) G. M. Mary Smith, December 18, 1906. 1 daughter, Mistress Alice Gage Davidson.