Pulaski County ArArchives Biographies.....Beaumont, Edmond Eckhart ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Sanchez http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006574 June 3, 2009, 9:35 pm Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922) EDMOND ECKHART BEAUMONT. Edmond Eckhart Beaumont, auditor of the Bankers Trust Company of Little Rock, it a native of the capital city, his birth having occurred October 28, 1892. He is a son of Eckhart Lucius and Sophie (Kohler) Beaumont, the former born at Aransas Pass, Texas, in 1871, while the latter was born near Stuttgart, Germany. In the year 1888 Mr. Beaumont removed to Little Rock, where his remaining days were passed, his death occurring November 7, 1917. He had for a number of years survived his wife, who died March 8, 1908, in Little Rock. They were the parents of three sons, all of whom are living. Edmond E. Beaumont obtained a public school education and was graduated from the high school with the class of 1911. After leaving school he entered the employ of the Southwestern Tile Company, with which he remained for several years and in 1911 he secured a position in the Old State National Bank, being a representative of the transit department. On the 31st of December, 1913, he left that position and went to the Exchange National Bank as manager of the transit department, there continuing until the 31st of December, 1917. At the latter date he joined the Bankers Trust Company as chief clerk and on the 1st of February, 1918, was advanced to the position of auditor, in which capacity he has continued. He has made steady and substantial progress in banking circles for one of his years and his high standing is indicated in the fact that he has been elected to the presidency of the Junior Officers' Club of Little Rock Bankers. Since 1911 he has been a member of the American Institute of Banking, the Little Rock chapter, and has served as vice president and president of the local organization. On the 28th of October, 1912, in Little Rock, Mr. Beaumont was married to Miss Irene Lola Hutton, whose birth occurred in this city July 7, 1893. They have become parents of a daughter, Muriel Ruth, born August 4, 1914. Mr. Beaumont has always been a democrat in his political views, but never an aspirant for office. He and his wife belong to the Hunter Memorial Methodist Episcopal church, in the work of which they take active and helpful part. Mr. Beaumont is now serving as secretary and treasurer of the board, doing all in his power to advance the moral progress of the community and uphold high standards in his native city. Additional Comments: Citation: Centennial History of Arkansas Volume II Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1922 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/pulaski/bios/beaumont38bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/arfiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb