Background
Heath, William Ames was born on June 29, 1862 in Sullivan Company, Indiana, United States. Son of Nathaniel P. and Cynthia (Burnett) Heath.
Heath, William Ames was born on June 29, 1862 in Sullivan Company, Indiana, United States. Son of Nathaniel P. and Cynthia (Burnett) Heath.
Bachelor of Laws, University of Illinois, 1883.
With Champaign (Illinois) National Bank from messenger to cashier, 1883-1902. State bank examiner for Illinois, 1902-1904. Vice president Hibernian Banking Association, Chicago, 1904-1910.
President Live Stock Exchange National Bank, 1910-1916.
Chairman Federal Reserve Bank and federal reserve agent, Chicago, 1917-1930, retired.
Member Illinois Commission to Buffalo Exposition, 1901. Mm. Indiana Society; Clubs: Bankers, University (Chicago).
Married Clara Owens, of Catonsville, Maryland., June 17, 1890 (died December 10, 1904). Married second, Katherine Gray, of Indianapolis, Indiana, January 10, 1922. Children: Nathaniel P., William O., Florence B.