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Norman Wait Harris (August 15, 1846 – July 15, 1916) was an American banker. He founded Chicago-based N.W. Harris & Co., the predecessor of Harris Bank as well as its affiliate Harris, Forbes & Co. and later Harris, Hall & Co.
Norman Wait Harris was educated in the Westfield (Mass.) Academy, and when eighteen years of age began his business career as soliciting agent for a life insurance company at Cincinnati, O. Two years later he became the general agent of the Equitable Life Assurance Society at Cincinnati.
Harris, Norman Wait, banker; b. Bershire Co., Mass., Aug. 15, 1846; s. Nathan Wait and C. Emeline (Wadsworth) H.; direct desc. Of the 39 th generation of Charlemagne, Frankish King and Roman Emporor, by his wife Hildegarde, also descendant in the 26 generation of Countess Adelicia, the Fair Maid of Braband, daughter of Godfrey (, who married ...
May 18, 2019 · The Harris family legacy of giving started six generations ago with Norman Wait (known as “N.W.”) Harris, born in 1846, in Becket, Massachusetts. N.W., it seems, never forgot his humble roots in New England.
Norman Wait Harris (1846-1916) was a banker who founded and led several financial institutions in Chicago, New York and Boston. He was also a generous donor to various educational and religious causes, such as Northwestern University, YMCA and Field Museum.
Jun 20, 2024 · When Norman Wait Harris, the patriarch of the family, passed away in 1916, the Harrises donated another $400,000 to the Trust as a special memorial fund. Bank offices hosted Trust staff and Executive Committee meetings for the first several years of the Trust’s existence.
May 1, 2024 · Norman Wait Harris was a banker and philanthropist who established The Chicago Community Trust in 1915 with his son Albert. The Trust was the second community foundation in the nation and aimed to use charitable funds to meet the needs of the local community.
