James W. Bolton
| James Wade Bolton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 4, 1869 Winnfield, Winn Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | February 18, 1936 (aged 66) |
| Resting place | Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Residence | Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Annie White Bolton (married 1893-1895, her death) |
| Children |
James Calderwood Bolton |
| Parent(s) | Tennessee Wade Bolton |
| Relatives |
Peggy Bolton (daughter-in-law) |
| Notes | |
| James Calderwood Bolton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 18, 1899 Alexandria, Rapides Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | September 10, 1974 (aged 75) Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Residence | Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Sample Bolton (married 1924-1974, his death) |
| Children |
Mary Eleanor Bolton |
| Parent(s) |
James W. Bolton |
| Relatives |
Robert H. Bolton (brother) |
| Notes | |
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The James C. Bolton Library at Louisiana State University in Alexandria is named in his honor.
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(1) Annie White Bolton (married 1893-1895, her death)
James Calderwood Bolton
Robert Harvey Bolton, Sr.
Peggy Bolton (daughter-in-law)
Roscoe Conkling Bolton (brother)
James Wade Bolton (August 4, 1869 – February 18, 1936) was a prominent banker, civic leader, and school board president in Alexandria, the parish seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city in Central Louisiana. Bolton High School in Alexandria is named in his honor.
From 1912 until his death in 1936, Bolton was the president of the Rapides Bank and Trust Company, later part of Bank One Corporation. Bolton was born in Winnfield in Winn Parish, Louisiana, to George Washington Bolton and the former Tennessee Wade, the daughter of his father's business partner. His first wife, the former Annie White, died in 1895, after fewer than two years of marriage. On October 21, 1896, he married the former Mary Esther Calderwood (December 2, 1876–January 1, 1952). There three children were James Calderwood Bolton, Robert Harvey Bolton, and Mrs. Charles L. Brown. Both Bolton sons were bankers too.
In addition to his bank presidency, Bolton was president of the Louisiana Bankers Association from 1916-1917 and a member of the executive council of the American Bankers Association from 1920 to 1923. His father had been the first president of the Louisiana Bankers Association. He sat on the board of trustees for the Peabody Institute in Nashville, Tennessee. He was on the original advisory board of the New Orleans branch of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, which was established in 1932 in the Hoover administration to provide loans to prevent large businesses from collapse during the Great Depression. For years, Bolton represented Rapides Parish on the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee. Bolton was a member (and president from 1929 to 1931) of the board of trustees of Baptist Hospital in Alexandria, now Rapides Medical Center. He was also a member of the executive board of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, president of the board of trustees of the large Emmanuel Baptist Church in downtown Alexandria, and the chairman of the committee that constructed the first brick church building. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, a Shriner, and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
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