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John W. Shute
John Wright Shute (February 17, 1840 – March 19, 1922) was an American banker in the state of Oregon. He was the founder of the first bank in Washington County, Oregon, and both Shute Park and Shute Road in Hillsboro, Oregon, are his namesakes. Early life John Shute was born in Montgomery County, New York, to Lewis P. Shute and the former Eliza Jane Wright on February 17, 1840.''Portrait and Biographical Record of Portland and Vicinity Oregon. Containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present''. Chicago: Chapman Pub. Co., 1903. p. 381-2. Of Dutch heritage, he grew up on the family farm and received a limited education in the family of eight children. In 1857, Shute moved to Kankakee, Illinois Kankakee ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Located on the Kankakee River, as of 2020, the city's population was 24,052. Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley, IL MSA, Kan ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomery County, New York
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,532. The county seat is Fonda. The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 at the Battle of Quebec. The county is part of the Mohawk Valley region of the state. The county is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy combined statistical area. Historically occupied by the Mohawk people, one of the original Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, the county was created in 1772 during the period of British colonial rule as Tryon County. In 1784, after the Americans gained independence in the War, it was renamed Montgomery County for one of the heroes. Montgomery County comprises the Amsterdam, NY micropolitan statistical area. The county borders the north and south banks of the Mohawk River. History This area was occupied by the Mohawk for hundreds of years prior to European colonization. Many warriors a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
