Ruel Ross Appleton, Sr. (c. 1853 – February 13, 1928) of

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was a cotton goods broker and banker.

History

In 1901 he supported Alfred T. White. In 1913 he was the Chairman of the Gaynor Nominating Committee and Chairman of the Gaynor Fusion Nominating League in 1913. Under these titles he worked as the

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for

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. He died on February 13, 1928.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Appleton, Ruel Ross American bankers 1850s births 1928 deaths 19th-century American merchants