Posted on 02/09/2023 11:45:55 AM PST by mairdie
Henry Bicker Gibson was cashier of the Ontario Bank, director of multiple financial ventures, president of a canal company, and president of two railroads, the latter of which was merged with others to form the New York Central.
At the time he decided not to renew his bank's charter - he was in his 70's - he was helping surveying his house lot, put his hand on the top of a fence and leaped over it. Henry had managed to keep his strength and athletic abilities throughout his life.
Henry didn't like whiskers and so, when a well-dressed gentleman with whiskers came into his bank asking for a loan, Henry turned him down for that alone. The man left in a huff and Henry started having second thoughts. There was a lot of money involved. So Henry ran into the street looking to correct his prejudice. Too late. The man took his business to another bank. Do hope Henry took a moral for himself from that story.
Henry's prejudices against alcohol and tobacco meant that there was never an employee hired with a drinking problem. But the tobacco issue meant a lot of employees had burned holes in their pockets from stuffing in their pipes when they heard the boss was coming.
Music. The volume is purposely low because the lyrics are so strong that you can't read while listening. But they're SOOOO on! Trying to turn it into instrumental feel. ABBA - Money, Money, Money Peter, Paul and Mary - Freight Train
Henry Bicker Gibson (1783-1863)
https://iment.com/maida/familytree/gibson/henrybgibson.htm
His grandfather, Col Henry Bicker, was one of the Colonels at Valley Forge with Washington.
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