27:
124:
In 1857, William
Chrisman helped found the Chrisman-Sawyer Banking Company, which evolved directly from the already-established "Independence Savings Institution/Independence Savings Association". Over the years, with several changes in partners, the bank became Chrisman-Sawyer Banking Company. In
236:
In 1917, the
Independence School District pursued a campaign to build a new high school. The tax issue passed and a site was sought for the new home of Independence High School. Maggie Chrisman Swope offered the sale of a plot of land at Maple and Union for $ 1.00 in exchange for the high school
351:
186:
As a delegate to
Missouri's 1875 Constitutional Convention, Chrisman helped craft the constitution of Missouri. The 1945 Constitution now used in Missouri is largely based on this document. Though relatively removed from politics, William Chrisman spent most of his life a member of the
182:
In 1867 Chrisman was elected to the first Board of
Education of the Independence School District. In that capacity he served as Secretary of the Board. He also helped found the Kansas City Ladies' College in Independence and paid for the financing of the college's principal buildings.
483:
411:
336:
340:"...The Chrisman-Sawyer Banking Company is the outgrowth of the Independence Savings Institution, and is, therefore, one of the oldest banking houses now in existence in Missouri..."
416:"... was the only Jackson County bank that went through the trying experiences of the panic of 1873 without succumbing to the financial stringency of that well remembered time..."
145:
534:
529:
509:
383:
519:
539:
136:
Hillcrest Bank headquarters remained in the same location as the original
Chrisman-Sawyer Bank headquarters until offices were transferred to an
544:
168:
464:
95:
48:
and Center
College in Kentucky where he received his degree in Law. In 1847 he was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in
192:
172:
45:
398:
238:
99:
20:
524:
198:
William
Chrisman suffered a stroke in 1888 and was forced to give up most of his law and financial business dealings.
367:
308:
206:
In
February 1889, his wife Lucie died. William Chrisman died in 1897 and was buried in Mount Washington Cemetery in
113:
in the section initially gives a puzzling impression that
William Chrisman (instead of his father, Joseph Chrisman)
72:. Upon arrival, Chrisman was admitted to the bar in Missouri and began his law practice on the Independence Square.
188:
237:
being renamed after her father. Since the doors to the Maple Avenue building opened the school has been known as
141:
514:
428:
207:
130:
69:
41:
156:
137:
116:
395:
504:
499:
80:
311:
at web page entitled "Mount
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri, History and Notable Persons
126:
175:
since 1991, and historically significant due to Chrisman-Sawyer Bank's legendary "survival" of the
37:
352:"Banking group buys Chrisman-Sawyer...It will merge with Hillcrest Bank after $ 4.5 million sale."
227:, who was renowned in the area for his gift of Swope Park to Kansas City and his infamous murder.
49:
460:
323:
295:
60:
On May 8 or May 10 1848, William Chrisman married Lucie A. Lee, a member of the distinguished
371:
355:
282:
270:
224:
164:
152:
167:
Magazine in May 2008, Hillcrest Bank's condition nevertheless had come under scrutiny by
342:, p. 351, The Southern History Company, Haldeman, Conard & co., proprietors, 1901.
493:
176:
61:
456:
Deaths on Pleasant Street : the ghastly enigma of Colonel Swope and Doctor Hyde
76:
454:
148:
on Friday, October 22, 2010 and ownership was transferred for the time being to
26:
414:
The Southern History Company, Haldeman, Conard & co., proprietors, 1901.
160:
386:
NBH Holdings Corporation Press Release via prnewswire.com, October 22, 2010
107:
65:
92:
149:
110:
88:
84:
384:"NBH Holdings Announces FDIC-Assisted Acquisition of Hillcrest Bank"
223:
Maggie Chrisman Swope. She married Logan Swope, the brother of Col.
171:
since October 2009. Hillcrest bank's failure was the largest in the
106:
provides considerable information about William Chrisman. However,
25:
251:
A Memorial Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri
102:
in Independence, Missouri...", A section of the 1877 book
44:) was born to Joseph and Eleanor Chrisman. He attended
324:"The Commonwealth of Missouri: A Centennial Record..."
296:"The Commonwealth of Missouri: A Centennial Record..."
374:
via Kansascity.com 10-22-2010, retrieved 10-23-2010.
91:, Mr. Chrisman soon managed "...the second largest
68:. That day, Mr. Chrisman and his bride set out for
459:. Kirksville, MO: Truman State University Press.
396:"Hillcrest Bank gets FDIC cease-and-desist order"
309:"Chrisman, William B.m November 23, 1822 d. 1897"
104:The Commonwealth of Missouri: A Centennial Record
98:west of the Mississippi, and is the namesake of
140:location in 2007. An apparent casualty of the
8:
358:, 1995-07-11, Page D9, retrieved 2010-10-23.
220:James Chrisman – who died at Fulton College
412:"Encyclopedia of the history of Missouri"
337:"Encyclopedia of the history of Missouri"
326:Bryan, Brand & Co., 1877, 936 pages.
298:Bryan, Brand & Co., 1877, 936 pages.
263:
213:He was survived by his three children:
161:"Most Efficient Bank Holding Companies"
129:when Chrisman-Sawyer Bank merged with
7:
535:Georgetown College (Kentucky) alumni
530:19th-century American businesspeople
510:People from Fayette County, Kentucky
191:and in later years switched to the
14:
520:19th-century American politicians
401:11-30-2009, retrieved 10-23-2010.
368:"Regulators seize Hillcrest Bank"
217:George Chrisman – of Independence
453:Fowler, Giles (September 2009).
142:2007-2010 U.S. Financial Crisis
125:1995, the bank became known as
540:People from Danville, Kentucky
1:
545:19th-century American lawyers
173:Kansas City Metropolitan Area
399:Kansas City Business Journal
239:William Chrisman High School
100:William Chrisman High School
40:– January 27, 1897 in
21:William Chrisman High School
561:
18:
36:(November 23, 1822, near
19:For the high school, see
163:in the United States by
159:. Named one of the top
83:in addition to being a
208:Independence, Missouri
70:Independence, Missouri
42:Independence, Missouri
30:
429:"Return to the scene"
427:Hicks, Jesse (2013).
157:Boston, Massachusetts
138:Overland Park, Kansas
117:Clay County, Missouri
29:
153:Holdings Corporation
131:Hillcrest Bancshares
38:Lexington, Kentucky
16:American politician
525:Missouri Democrats
169:banking regulators
81:community activist
50:Danville, Kentucky
46:Georgetown College
31:
486:at Findagrave.com
283:biographical data
271:biographical data
552:
484:William Chrisman
471:
470:
450:
444:
443:
441:
439:
424:
418:
408:
402:
393:
387:
381:
375:
372:Kansas City Star
365:
359:
356:Kansas City Star
349:
343:
333:
327:
320:
314:
305:
299:
292:
286:
280:
274:
268:
193:Democratic Party
34:William Chrisman
560:
559:
555:
554:
553:
551:
550:
549:
490:
489:
480:
475:
474:
467:
452:
451:
447:
437:
435:
426:
425:
421:
409:
405:
394:
390:
382:
378:
366:
362:
350:
346:
334:
330:
321:
317:
306:
302:
293:
289:
281:
277:
269:
265:
260:
247:
234:
225:Thomas H. Swope
204:
165:American Banker
75:Immediately an
58:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
558:
556:
548:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
515:Missouri Whigs
512:
507:
502:
492:
491:
488:
487:
479:
478:External links
476:
473:
472:
466:978-1931112918
465:
445:
419:
403:
388:
376:
360:
344:
328:
315:
300:
287:
285:at dgmweb.net.
275:
273:at dgmweb.net.
262:
261:
259:
256:
255:
254:
246:
243:
233:
230:
229:
228:
221:
218:
203:
202:Death/Children
200:
127:Hillcrest Bank
57:
54:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
557:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
497:
495:
485:
482:
481:
477:
468:
462:
458:
457:
449:
446:
434:
433:Distillations
430:
423:
420:
417:
413:
407:
404:
400:
397:
392:
389:
385:
380:
377:
373:
369:
364:
361:
357:
353:
348:
345:
341:
338:
332:
329:
325:
319:
316:
313:
310:
304:
301:
297:
291:
288:
284:
279:
276:
272:
267:
264:
257:
252:
249:
248:
244:
242:
240:
231:
226:
222:
219:
216:
215:
214:
211:
209:
201:
199:
196:
194:
190:
184:
180:
178:
177:Panic of 1873
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
151:
147:
143:
139:
134:
132:
128:
122:
120:
118:
112:
109:
105:
101:
97:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
73:
71:
67:
63:
55:
53:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
28:
22:
455:
448:
436:. Retrieved
432:
422:
415:
406:
391:
379:
370:Mark Davis,
363:
354:Mark Davis,
347:
339:
331:
318:
312:
303:
290:
278:
266:
250:
235:
232:Posthumously
212:
205:
197:
185:
181:
135:
123:
115:"...died in
114:
103:
77:entrepreneur
74:
59:
33:
32:
505:1897 deaths
500:1822 births
144:, the bank
494:Categories
410:Page 351,
335:Page 351,
307:entry for
258:References
189:Whig Party
96:plantation
62:Lee family
322:Page 767,
294:Page 767,
133:company.
146:"failed"
119:in 1875"
66:Virginia
438:5 April
245:Sources
108:archaic
93:tobacco
463:
253:(1892)
111:syntax
89:banker
85:lawyer
56:Career
461:ISBN
440:2019
87:and
79:and
155:of
150:NBH
64:of
496::
431:.
241:.
210:.
195:.
179:.
121:.
52:.
469:.
442:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
