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From: christina m hursh <>
Subject: bio: Galbreath, Elmer Ellsworth - Hamilton county
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 21:04:03 -0500


Elmer Ellsworth Galbreath
Cincinnati, The Queen City, Vol. 3;
published in 1912
Transcribed by: Linda Isenbarg


Among the men of Cincinnati who have gained success through
wisely directed effort there are
few more inspiring examples than that presented in the life of E. E.
Galbreath, president of the Second
National Bank. He is a native of Georgetown, Ohio, born February 1,
1864, a son of W. T. Galbreath,
who was born at Georgetown January 29, 1818, and married Nancy McClain, a
native of the same place.
Mr. Galbreath Sr. became very prominent as a banker and was for many
years connected with the
Ripley National Bank. He was an intimate personal friend of General U.
S. Grant and lived to be over
four score years of age, his death occurring in 1899. The family is of
Scotch lineage, the ancestry
having been traced back many generations in Scotland.
After receiving his preliminary education in the public schools
Mr. Galbreath of this review
entered the Ripley High School from which he was graduated in 1882. He
then went into Ripley
National Bank as assistant cashier, in which position he continued for a
number of years, when he was
made cashier. Subsequently he was appointed by the federal government as
National Bank Examiner for
the district and filled that position very acceptably for four years,
during which time he gained much
experience which assisted him greatly in assuming new responsibilities.
He was elected vice president of
the Second National Bank of Cincinnati in 1905 and in January 1911, was
made president of this
institution, a position which he has since filled. He is also a member
of the board of directors of the
Norwood National Bank and the Mercantile Library.
On the 11th of June 1889, Mr. Galbreath was married to Miss
Bessie Torrence, a native of
Mercer, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Dr. J. W. Torrence. Five
children came to brighten their home,
Torrence, Joseph, George, Ralph and Kathryn.
In politics Mr. Galbreath supports the candidates and principles
of the Republican Party and his
religious faith is indicated by membership in the Presbyterian church to
which he is a liberal
contributor. Fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order and has
taken the Scottish Rite and
thirty-second degree. He also holds membership in the Bankers Club of
Cincinnati, the Business Mens
Club, the Queen City Club and the Avondale Golf Club. He has always been
prompt and efficient in
business and has shown a capacity and clearness of perception in meeting
emergencies, which mark the
true leader. He was fortunate in early receiving thorough instruction in
his chosen vocation and there
are few men in Cincinnati whose judgment in large financial matters is
more readily accepted. Being now
in the prime of life with apparently many years before him of increasing
prosperity and usefulness, he
may be regarded as peculiarly fortunate, and he sees no reason to regret
his selection of Cincinnati as a
home.
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