Bio of FORSYTHE, Elmer L., Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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ELMER L. FORSYTHE - Vol III, pg 34
Elmer L. Forsythe, who has been identified with banking interests in Minneapolis
throughout his business career, has been continuously connected with the Central
State Bank of this city for the past decade and since 1918 has held the
responsible position of cashier. He is a native of St. Paul, Minnesota, and a
son of Henry M. and Christine (Chose) Forsythe, the former born in Ohio, while
the latter's birth occurred in Norway. Elmer L. Forsythe's early education,
obtained in the graded schools, was supplemented by a course of study in the
East high school of Minneapolis, and after putting aside his textbooks he
entered the employ of the Central State Bank in 1909. At the end of eighteen
months he severed his connection with that institution to enter the Metropolitan
Bank in 1910, but two years later returned to the Central State Bank, with which
he has remained throughout the intervening period. In 1918 he was promoted to
the position of cashier and in this capacity has contributed in no small measure
to the steady growth and success of the institution. Always courteous and
obliging, he is a most popular official of the bank and is highly esteemed by
all who know him for his genial nature, as well as for his business ability.
On the 19th of August, 1918, Mr. Forsythe was united in marriage to Miss Irene
Somers of Minneapolis and they have become the parents of two children, Robert
S. and Lois. Fraternally Mr. Forsythe is identified with the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in St.
Clement's Catholic church. He belongs to the Central Avenue Commercial
Association, of which he served as president in 1922, and is also a member of
the Exchequer Club, which is the bankers' organization of the city. Hunting and
fishing afford him his principal sources of recreation, for he is fond of
outdoor life and pastimes.