Background
Janney, Thomas B. was born on October 5, 1838 in Shanesville, Ohio, United States. Son of Phineas M. and Frances (Smith) Janney.
Janney, Thomas B. was born on October 5, 1838 in Shanesville, Ohio, United States. Son of Phineas M. and Frances (Smith) Janney.
Educated academic, Henry, Illinois.
Clerk in general store until 1862. At Nashville, Tennessee, 1862-1866. Entered hardware business, with brothers, in Minneapolis, 1866, firm becoming Janney, Brooks & Eastman, 1875, Janney, Semple & Company, 1884, incorporated, 1898, as Janney, Semple, Hill & Company, becoming president
President Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank.
Director Northwestern National Bank.
Married Mary Wheaton.