Caleb Wild Hammill (1863–1921) was one of the founders of the stockbrokerage and banking investment firm of
Shearson, Hammill & Co., founded in 1902 by Hammill and
Edward Shearson. It was in existence from 1902 to 1974 under that original name.
Hammill was born in
Chicago, Illinois
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, and raised in
Albion, Michigan
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The earliest ...
, the ancestral town of his grandmother and great-grandparents. His parents were Caleb Wild & Elizabeth (Pine) Hammill. Hammill married Maude Echols of
Fort Smith, Arkansas
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, in 1903.
Hammill died in
Paris
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, France, on July 19, 1921. He is interred in
Woodland Cemetery in the
Bronx, New York
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.
References
Caleb W. Hammill Dead" New York Times, July 20, 1921, pg. 15.
" New York Times, August 18, 1921.
Caleb Wild Hammill" Find a Grave.
Wild Stockbroker had Albion Ties" Morning Star (Albion, Michigan), February 22, 2009.
1863 births
1921 deaths
Businesspeople from Illinois
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