Piedmont & Arlington Life Insurance Co Officers - Smith County, TX

Contributed by Vicki Betts <Vicki_Betts@mail.uttyl.edu>
August 11, 2002

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DALLAS HERALD, February 26, 1870, p. 3, c. 2

Capt. F. L. Hale, the energetic manager of the Branch Office 
Department of Texas, for the Piedmont and Arlington Life 
Insurance Company, has by his lectures and able exposition of 
the benefits of life insurance, eliciting the attention of the best 
portion of our business community who have taken policies in this 
company, as well be seen by the following lists of Officers and 
Directory. Capt. Hale leaves us in a day or two, for other points in 
his extended department, and we commend him to the press and the people 
of our State, as a business and social gentleman of high order. The 
many warm personal friends Capt. H. has made at Tyler, and the 
extended hospitalities bestowed upon him, indicate the interest of 
our people in sustaining those engaged in building up institutions
identified with themselves.

At a meeting of the policy holders of the Piedmont and Arlington Life 
Insurance company of Richmond, VA, at Tyler, Smith County, Texas, 
Feb. 17, 1870, the following named gentlemen were elected as Board 
of Managers for Tyler district, Texas Branch Office Department for 
Life Insurance of the Piedmont and Arlington.

J. H. Brown, of J H Brown & Co., President.
George Yarbrough, of Yarbrough & Wimberly, Vice President.
W. S. Herndon, of Robertson & Herndon, Secretary.
Dr. E. H. Well, Medical Examiner.
Dr. F. W. Holland, Medical Adviser.

Managers

S. H. Boren, of B. N. Boren & Co.
Burk Yarbrough, of Yarbrough & Wimberly.
G. C. Wimberly, of Yarbrough & Wimberly.
W. W. Grinnan, of Grinnan & Wiley.
F. N. Gary, of Gary & Sharp.
W. G. Cain, of Davis, Cain & Co.
W. H. Cousins, W. R. Jones,
Dr. H. J. McBride, C. L. Dawson,
J. P. Douglas, H. V. Hamilton,
Thos. A. Flewellen.
Capt. W. F. Hamilton,

Special Agent for Tyler and Smith county. When the business objects 
of the organization were discussed at some length with Capt. F. L. 
Hale, manager of this department, and general agent for the State, 
following which the Boord [sic] adjourned, subject to call of its 
President.

["Tyler Reporter" Feb. 19, 1870.