- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
1930 - 1953
Finance
| Military Service | Navy |
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b. 1885
| Education |  |
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| Undergraduate | Harvard University |
| Graduate | JD, Harvard University |
| Personal | |
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| Born-Died | 1885 - 1974 |
| Birthplace | Rhode Island (RI) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Politician |
In 1930, the Equitable Trust, with assets over $900 million, was consolidated with Chase National Bank to form America’s mightiest bank with Aldrich as president. Aldrich grew Chase National so that by 1947, the bank had assets totaling nearly $5 billion.