Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Ellis, J. Howard July 11, 1882 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: J. Orr jessicanorr@gmail.com June 8, 2011, 3:03 pm Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Territory of Hawaii, 1925 Author: Edited by George F. Nellist J. HOWARD ELLIS, Banker. Connected for more than fourteen years with the First National Bank of Hawaii, J. Howard Ellis, elected first assistant cashier in 1916, has since occupied that position. After learning the fundamentals of banking in Chicago, Mr. Ellis came to Hawaii in March, 1910, and joined the First National Bank as a bookkeeper. He held this position for three years and in 1913 was made receiving teller and shortly afterwards was promoted to paying teller. He served in this capacity for three years and one year as collecting teller. Born at Grand Rapids, Mich., July 11, 1882, Mr. Ellis is the son of Harry Clay and Hattie M. (Tinkham) Ellis. He was educated in the schools of Chicago and was graduated from Northwestern University, B.A., in 1909. Mr. Ellis and Ethel Angus were married in Honolulu, July 6, 1912. He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, University, Oahu Country, Commercial and Rotary clubs. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/bios/ellis324bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/hifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb