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Union Banking Corporation


United States, Financial Org    (1924 to 1951)
• Founded by Thyssen, Harriman and Walker. Office located in the W.A.Harriman & Co. building at 39 Broadway, New York.
• 1942-10 : U.S. government seizes Union Banking Corp. shares under the "Trading With the Enemy Act"
Relationships
1920 1930 1940 1950
BushPSOfficer
 
HarrimanERDirector
 
ThyssenFOwner
 
WalkerGHOfficer
 
PryorSFDirector
 
MorrisRDirector
 
AffiliateBrownBrosHarr
 
AffiliateDresserInd
 
AffiliateWAHarrimanCo
 
Life ofUnionBank
 
Related Entities -- click to view
Bush, Prescott S.   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2003-10-10 : Article on Bush/Harriman financial support of Hitler and the Nazi regime in Germany (See: John Buchanan article)
Harriman, E. Roland (Bunny)   (Director of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Director and shareholder
Thyssen, Fritz   (Owner of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Thyssen was the "hidden" owner of the bank
Walker, George H. (Bert)   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Pryor, Samuel F.   (Director of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Morris, Ray   (Director of, 1924 to 1942-10) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Brown Brothers Harriman   (Affiliate of, 1931 to 1951) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• After the merger of W.A.Harriman and Brown Brothers
Dresser Industries   (Affiliate of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
W.A. Harriman and Company   (Affiliate of, 1924 to 1931) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Union Banking Corp was essentially a division of W.A. Harriman & Co., with offices in the same facility