Peter Youree
| Peter Youree | |
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| Member and president, Caddo Parish Police Jury in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA | |
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In office 1884–1900 |
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| Preceded by | At-large jurors |
| Succeeded by | At-large jurors |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 23, 1843 Lafayette County Missouri, USA |
| Died | July 13, 1914 (aged 71) Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Resting place | Scottsville/Youree Cemetery in Scottsville, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Elizabeth Scott Youree (married 1870) |
| Children |
William Scott Youree |
| Occupation |
Businessman Banker |
| Religion | Methodist |
William Scott Youree
Peter Youree (April 23, 1843 – July 13, 1914) was an American businessman and banker from Shreveport, Louisiana. He was president of the Louisiana Bankers Association from 1908 to 1909.
Youree was born in 1843 in Lafayette County in north central Missouri, to P. E. Youree and the former M. M. Zimmerman. He was locally educated and received mercantile training in his father's store.
He served with Missouri Confederate forces during the American Civil War and was wounded at Shiloh, a bloody battle fought near the Tennessee River in southern Tennessee. He rose to the rank of captain of Slayback's Missouri Rifles and surrendered his company at Shreveport.
Captain Youree was a member of the General Leroy Stafford Camp #3, United Confederate Veterans in Shreveport. He commissioned the Confederate monument at Greenwood Cemetery on Stoner Avenue in honor of his comrades who are interred there.
After the war, he decided to settle in Shreveport, the seat of government of Caddo Parish, where he opened a mercantile and real estate business. For a time he owned the Shreveport Street Railway and was president of the Shreveport Waterworks Company.
In 1888, Youree was elected president of the Merchants and Farmers Bank, and in 1891, he became president of the Commercial National Bank, a position which he held until his death. He served as president of the Louisiana Bankers Association from 1908-1909. In 1910 he directed the construction of Shreveport's first skyscraper, the ten-story Commercial National Bank Building, for its headquarters.
He also financed the construction of his massive Youree Hotel, later called the Washington Youree Hotel, in downtown Shreveport. In 1933, the Hotel was operated by Niagara Falls businessman Frank A. Dudley and the United Hotels Company. In 1954, the top of the hotel became the headquarters of television station KSLA, the CBS affiliate in Shreveport. At the time of his passing, Youree's wealth was estimated at $2 million.
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