Background
Denton, Willard Kirkpatrick was born on March 9, 1899 in New York City. Son of Charles Allen and Mabel (Kirkpatrick) Denton.
Denton, Willard Kirkpatrick was born on March 9, 1899 in New York City. Son of Charles Allen and Mabel (Kirkpatrick) Denton.
Graduate Washington Irving High School, Tarrytown, New York, 1917. Student various courses in banking and economics, Columbia University and American Savings and Loan Institute.
1 son, Willard K. Denton. Clerk, R.R. Co-operation Building and Loan assosiation, New York City, 1921-1923, assistant treasurer, 1923, treasurer and director, 1924, vice president-treasurer and director, 1924-1930. Special deputy superintendent of banks for State of New York, 1930-1938.
Executive vice president and trustee Metropolitan Savings Bank, New York City, 1938-1942, became president and trustee March 1942. Became president and trustee Manhattan Savings Institution, May 1942. President and trustee Manhattan Savings Bank since July 1942, chairman of the board of trustees, since March 1967.
(this bank formed by successive combination of Metropolitan Savings Bank, Manhattan Savings Institution and Citizens Savings Bank). Chairman, chief Executive officer East New York Savings Bank, 1966-1970. Member of advisory board Chemical Bank & Trust Company director United States Fire Insurance Company, Savings Bank Trust Company.
Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Committee of Association of Mutual Savings Banks. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corps Savings Banks Council. Member of council of administration New York Savings Association Trustee National Fund Medical Education.
Member board directors Young Men’s Christian Association. Member of New York Cancer Committee, New York Business Development Corporation.
Served as seaman 2d class, United States Navy, 1918-1919. Member New York War Finance Committee (member Executive Committee. Member East Side Chamber of Commerce (director), Fifth Avenue Association (director 1958), American Legion.
Mason.; Clubs: Union League (New York City).
Married Faith de Baubigny, February 15, 1947.
