Charles Sterling Bunnell (December 4, 1901 – April 23, 1988) was an American banker. Following graduation from

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in 1924, Bunnell began his career at the

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where he held the positions of Senior VP and Chairman of the Credit Policy Committee. At the onset of

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he was present at the

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office of the bank and later he was a Director of

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. Bunnell also was a Director of

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Colors & Chemicals, the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company a division of BP and of the Wheeling Steel Corporation, a division of

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. Bunnell was a member of

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and

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at Yale and later the

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and the National Voluntary Credit Restraint Committee of the

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. Through his mother, Bunnell is the grandson of

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and great grandson of

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, both contractors from

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, and through his father is the nephew of

John William Sterling John William Sterling (May 12, 1844 – July 5, 1918) was a founding partner of Shearman & Sterling LLP and major benefactor to Yale University. Early life and career John William Sterling was born in Stratford, Connecticut, the son of Ca ...

, founder of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bunnell, Charles 1901 births 1988 deaths Yale University alumni Citigroup people 20th-century American businesspeople People associated with Shearman & Sterling