Background
Kline, Sidney DeLong was born on June 15, 1902 in West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Simon Sydenham and Elda Maggy Esther (DeLong) Kline.
Kline, Sidney DeLong was born on June 15, 1902 in West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Simon Sydenham and Elda Maggy Esther (DeLong) Kline.
AB, Dickinson College, 1924. Master of Arts, Dickinson College, 1926. Juris Doctor, Dickinson School Law, 1926.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dickinson School Law, 1963. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Albright College, 1955.
Bar: Pennsylvania 1926. Trust officer Mutual Trust Company, Philadelphia, 1926-1929, Colonial Trust Company, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1929-1933. Vice president American Bank & Trust Company Pennsylvania (formerly Berkshire County Trust Company), Reading, 1933-1944, president, 1944-1968, Chairman of the Board, 1960, Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, 1968-1972, Chairman of the Board, 1972-1982, chairman emeritus, consultant, 1982.
Chairman of the Board Berkshire Title Insurance Company, Reading, 1947-1982, also director
Director Arbee Corporation, Manheim, Pennsylvania, Greater Berkshire Development Fund, Reading, Reading Center.City Development Fund. Trustee Dickinson College, Dickinson School Law, Albright College, Charles Evans Cemetery Company, Reading.
Trustee Dickinson College, Dickinson School Law, Albright College, Charles Evans Cemetery Company, Reading. Member of American Bar Association, American Institute Banking, Berks County Bankers Association, American Bankers Association, Berks County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bankers Association (president 1954-1955, chairman trust division 1947-1948), Berkshire Country Club (Reading), Wyomissing Club, Phi Kappa Psi.
Married Leona ClarissaBarkalow, August 14, 1928. Children: Joan C. Kline Gingrich, Sidney DeLong, Robert C., East. Susan Kline Hart.