Background
Cation, William Ritchie was born on April 5, 1883 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Janet Rae (Waugh) Cation.
Cation, William Ritchie was born on April 5, 1883 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Janet Rae (Waugh) Cation.
Student Bradley Polytechnic Institute, Peoria, 1897-1901.
Finch. Began as clerk Central National Bank, Peoria, Illinois, 1902, assistant cashier, 1904-1913. Fruit grower, 1914-1915. Chief clerk First & Old Detroit National Bank, 1916-1917.
Cashier Detroit Branch of Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 1918-1923, managing director, 1923-1934.
President Guardian Depositors Corporation, May 7, 1935-July 1936, now director With Van Grant & corporation since 1937.
Attached to Detroit office of treasurer of America Red Cross, 1917.
Club: Detroit.
Married Catheryne East. Finch, of Detroit, Michigan, August 14, 1918.