Lewis Latham Clarke, former president of the American Exchange National Bank and a director of many prominent corporations, died Saturday night at Doctors Hospital. He was 93 years old and lived at 299 Park Avenue.
Mr. Clarke, who was born In New York on Feb. 21, 1871, was a senior member of a family that took pride in its ancestry and its prominence in the field of banking.
Through his father, Dumont Clarke, he was a descendant of Emperor Charlemagne and of Henry I of England. Another paternal ancestor was Lewis Latham, falconer to Charles I.
Through his mother, who was the former Cornelia P. Ellery, he was descended from William Ellery, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
His maternal grandfather, Commodore Frank Ellery of the Navy, took part in the battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812 as a midshipman and received a sword from Congress for bravery.
Mr. Clarke was the fourth successive bank president of his family. His great‐grandfather, Audly Clarke, and his grandfather, Peleg Clarke, were presidents of the Bank of Rhode Island, and his father was the chief executive of the American Exchange National Bank of New York.
Succeeded His Father in '10
He began his banking career in 1889 as an office boy. He progressed through the ranks, and in 1910, upon the death of his father, was named president of American Exchange.
When the bank was consolidated with the Irving Trust Company in 1926, Mr. Clarke became a director and chairman of the executive committee of Irving Trust.
In 1931, he resigned his posts to devote his time to personal affairs. He maintained an office at 135 Broadway.
Mr. Clarke attended private and public schools in Englewood and Dumont, N. J., and the Packard Business College of New York.
For 10 years he served in the New York National Guard's 7th Regiment and later as regi‐
Mr. Clarke was a trustee of the Bowery Savings Bank and a director of the Home Insurance Company for 50 years. At his death, he was a director of the Park Sheraton Hotel, the Alamo Petroleum Company, the Rosario Exploration Company and Shoppers Park‐Westmount Ltd.
He was also director emeritus of the Shell Oil Company and the Telautograph Corporation, a governor and chairman of the admissions committee of the Bankers Club of America and chairman of the board of directors of the Kenzel Corporation.
Huguenot Society Member
Mr. Clarke was a member of the American Society of the Royal Italian Orders, the Huguenot Society of America, the Museum of the City of New York, the Army Athletic Association, the Baronial Order of Magna Carta, the Pan‐American Society of the United States and many other fraternal and military societies.
He was also a member of the Metropolitan Club of New York, the Piping Rock Club of Locust Valley, L. I., the Spouting Rock Beach Association of Newport, R. I., and the United Hunts Racing Association.
In 1901, he married Florence Marguerite Kenzel. For many years, they lived at the Clarke residence at Elberon, N. J., one of the show places of the Jersey coast in the nineteen‐twenties.
Mrs. Clarke died in 1932. A year later, Mr. Clarke married Mrs. Mary Watson Silvertone.
Surviving, besides his widow, are a daughter, Mrs. Clarke Fisher, and a sister, Miss Corinne I. Clarke.
At Mr. Clarke's request the public announcement of his death was not made until after the funeral. A private service was held yesterday in the Chapel of St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church. Burial was in the Clarke family plot at the Island Cemetery in Newport, R. I.
New York Times
Mr. Clarke, who was born In New York on Feb. 21, 1871, was a senior member of a family that took pride in its ancestry and its prominence in the field of banking.
Through his father, Dumont Clarke, he was a descendant of Emperor Charlemagne and of Henry I of England. Another paternal ancestor was Lewis Latham, falconer to Charles I.
Through his mother, who was the former Cornelia P. Ellery, he was descended from William Ellery, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
His maternal grandfather, Commodore Frank Ellery of the Navy, took part in the battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812 as a midshipman and received a sword from Congress for bravery.
Mr. Clarke was the fourth successive bank president of his family. His great‐grandfather, Audly Clarke, and his grandfather, Peleg Clarke, were presidents of the Bank of Rhode Island, and his father was the chief executive of the American Exchange National Bank of New York.
Succeeded His Father in '10
He began his banking career in 1889 as an office boy. He progressed through the ranks, and in 1910, upon the death of his father, was named president of American Exchange.
When the bank was consolidated with the Irving Trust Company in 1926, Mr. Clarke became a director and chairman of the executive committee of Irving Trust.
In 1931, he resigned his posts to devote his time to personal affairs. He maintained an office at 135 Broadway.
Mr. Clarke attended private and public schools in Englewood and Dumont, N. J., and the Packard Business College of New York.
For 10 years he served in the New York National Guard's 7th Regiment and later as regi‐
Mr. Clarke was a trustee of the Bowery Savings Bank and a director of the Home Insurance Company for 50 years. At his death, he was a director of the Park Sheraton Hotel, the Alamo Petroleum Company, the Rosario Exploration Company and Shoppers Park‐Westmount Ltd.
He was also director emeritus of the Shell Oil Company and the Telautograph Corporation, a governor and chairman of the admissions committee of the Bankers Club of America and chairman of the board of directors of the Kenzel Corporation.
Huguenot Society Member
Mr. Clarke was a member of the American Society of the Royal Italian Orders, the Huguenot Society of America, the Museum of the City of New York, the Army Athletic Association, the Baronial Order of Magna Carta, the Pan‐American Society of the United States and many other fraternal and military societies.
He was also a member of the Metropolitan Club of New York, the Piping Rock Club of Locust Valley, L. I., the Spouting Rock Beach Association of Newport, R. I., and the United Hunts Racing Association.
In 1901, he married Florence Marguerite Kenzel. For many years, they lived at the Clarke residence at Elberon, N. J., one of the show places of the Jersey coast in the nineteen‐twenties.
Mrs. Clarke died in 1932. A year later, Mr. Clarke married Mrs. Mary Watson Silvertone.
Surviving, besides his widow, are a daughter, Mrs. Clarke Fisher, and a sister, Miss Corinne I. Clarke.
At Mr. Clarke's request the public announcement of his death was not made until after the funeral. A private service was held yesterday in the Chapel of St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church. Burial was in the Clarke family plot at the Island Cemetery in Newport, R. I.
New York Times
Lewis Latham Clarke, former president of the American Exchange National Bank and a director of many prominent corporations, died Saturday night at Doctors Hospital. He was 93 years old and lived at 299 Park Avenue.
Mr. Clarke, who was born In New York on Feb. 21, 1871, was a senior member of a family that took pride in its ancestry and its prominence in the field of banking.
Through his father, Dumont Clarke, he was a descendant of Emperor Charlemagne and of Henry I of England. Another paternal ancestor was Lewis Latham, falconer to Charles I.
Through his mother, who was the former Cornelia P. Ellery, he was descended from William Ellery, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
His maternal grandfather, Commodore Frank Ellery of the Navy, took part in the battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812 as a midshipman and received a sword from Congress for bravery.
Mr. Clarke was the fourth successive bank president of his family. His great‐grandfather, Audly Clarke, and his grandfather, Peleg Clarke, were presidents of the Bank of Rhode Island, and his father was the chief executive of the American Exchange National Bank of New York.
Succeeded His Father in '10
He began his banking career in 1889 as an office boy. He progressed through the ranks, and in 1910, upon the death of his father, was named president of American Exchange.
When the bank was consolidated with the Irving Trust Company in 1926, Mr. Clarke became a director and chairman of the executive committee of Irving Trust.
In 1931, he resigned his posts to devote his time to personal affairs. He maintained an office at 135 Broadway.
Mr. Clarke attended private and public schools in Englewood and Dumont, N. J., and the Packard Business College of New York.
For 10 years he served in the New York National Guard's 7th Regiment and later as regi‐
Mr. Clarke was a trustee of the Bowery Savings Bank and a director of the Home Insurance Company for 50 years. At his death, he was a director of the Park Sheraton Hotel, the Alamo Petroleum Company, the Rosario Exploration Company and Shoppers Park‐Westmount Ltd.
He was also director emeritus of the Shell Oil Company and the Telautograph Corporation, a governor and chairman of the admissions committee of the Bankers Club of America and chairman of the board of directors of the Kenzel Corporation.
Huguenot Society Member
Mr. Clarke was a member of the American Society of the Royal Italian Orders, the Huguenot Society of America, the Museum of the City of New York, the Army Athletic Association, the Baronial Order of Magna Carta, the Pan‐American Society of the United States and many other fraternal and military societies.
He was also a member of the Metropolitan Club of New York, the Piping Rock Club of Locust Valley, L. I., the Spouting Rock Beach Association of Newport, R. I., and the United Hunts Racing Association.
In 1901, he married Florence Marguerite Kenzel. For many years, they lived at the Clarke residence at Elberon, N. J., one of the show places of the Jersey coast in the nineteen‐twenties.
Mrs. Clarke died in 1932. A year later, Mr. Clarke married Mrs. Mary Watson Silvertone.
Surviving, besides his widow, are a daughter, Mrs. Clarke Fisher, and a sister, Miss Corinne I. Clarke.
At Mr. Clarke's request the public announcement of his death was not made until after the funeral. A private service was held yesterday in the Chapel of St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church. Burial was in the Clarke family plot at the Island Cemetery in Newport, R. I.
New York Times
Mr. Clarke, who was born In New York on Feb. 21, 1871, was a senior member of a family that took pride in its ancestry and its prominence in the field of banking.
Through his father, Dumont Clarke, he was a descendant of Emperor Charlemagne and of Henry I of England. Another paternal ancestor was Lewis Latham, falconer to Charles I.
Through his mother, who was the former Cornelia P. Ellery, he was descended from William Ellery, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
His maternal grandfather, Commodore Frank Ellery of the Navy, took part in the battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812 as a midshipman and received a sword from Congress for bravery.
Mr. Clarke was the fourth successive bank president of his family. His great‐grandfather, Audly Clarke, and his grandfather, Peleg Clarke, were presidents of the Bank of Rhode Island, and his father was the chief executive of the American Exchange National Bank of New York.
Succeeded His Father in '10
He began his banking career in 1889 as an office boy. He progressed through the ranks, and in 1910, upon the death of his father, was named president of American Exchange.
When the bank was consolidated with the Irving Trust Company in 1926, Mr. Clarke became a director and chairman of the executive committee of Irving Trust.
In 1931, he resigned his posts to devote his time to personal affairs. He maintained an office at 135 Broadway.
Mr. Clarke attended private and public schools in Englewood and Dumont, N. J., and the Packard Business College of New York.
For 10 years he served in the New York National Guard's 7th Regiment and later as regi‐
Mr. Clarke was a trustee of the Bowery Savings Bank and a director of the Home Insurance Company for 50 years. At his death, he was a director of the Park Sheraton Hotel, the Alamo Petroleum Company, the Rosario Exploration Company and Shoppers Park‐Westmount Ltd.
He was also director emeritus of the Shell Oil Company and the Telautograph Corporation, a governor and chairman of the admissions committee of the Bankers Club of America and chairman of the board of directors of the Kenzel Corporation.
Huguenot Society Member
Mr. Clarke was a member of the American Society of the Royal Italian Orders, the Huguenot Society of America, the Museum of the City of New York, the Army Athletic Association, the Baronial Order of Magna Carta, the Pan‐American Society of the United States and many other fraternal and military societies.
He was also a member of the Metropolitan Club of New York, the Piping Rock Club of Locust Valley, L. I., the Spouting Rock Beach Association of Newport, R. I., and the United Hunts Racing Association.
In 1901, he married Florence Marguerite Kenzel. For many years, they lived at the Clarke residence at Elberon, N. J., one of the show places of the Jersey coast in the nineteen‐twenties.
Mrs. Clarke died in 1932. A year later, Mr. Clarke married Mrs. Mary Watson Silvertone.
Surviving, besides his widow, are a daughter, Mrs. Clarke Fisher, and a sister, Miss Corinne I. Clarke.
At Mr. Clarke's request the public announcement of his death was not made until after the funeral. A private service was held yesterday in the Chapel of St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church. Burial was in the Clarke family plot at the Island Cemetery in Newport, R. I.
New York Times
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