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OH 0029

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeWOOTEN, Ben (b. 1894)
ProfessionsBanker, Public Servant, Philanthropist

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0029
Date(s) of interview , , , ,
DescriptionBanker, public servant, philanthropist. His observations on the growth and development of banking and finance in the Southwest. Service in World War I; assistant cashier of the Alba National Bank, Alba, Texas; cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, Farmersville, Texas; state bank examiner; Federal Home Loan Banking System; vice-president and member of the executive committee of Republic National Bank, Dallas; president of First National Bank, Dallas; chairman of the board of Dallas Federal Savings and Loan Association; philanthropic activities
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description124 pp.
Terms of UseOpen