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William Albert Lank
1907 - 1993 (85 years)-
Name William Albert Lank Birth 29 Dec 1907 Seaford, Sussex, Delaware 
[1] Gender Male Death 24 May 1993 [1] Burial Seaford, Sussex, Delaware [1] Person ID I34590 Scudder Last Modified 8 Dec 2009
Father Albert Jackson Lank, b. 8 Jun 1874, Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware d. 15 May 1968, Seaford, Sussex, Delaware (Age 93 years) Mother Elizabeth Estelle Hayman, b. 23 Mar 1878, Parsonburg, Maryland d. 23 Aug 1959 (Age 81 years) Marriage 19 Jul 1899 Parsonburg, Maryland [1] Family ID F12268 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Elizabeth Hollis, b. 11 Nov 1907, Delaware d. 6 Jul 1984 (Age 76 years) Marriage 8 Sep 1927 [1] Children 1. M.E. Lank Family ID F12271 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Mar 2024
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Notes - William graduated from Seaford high school and attended the University of Delaware for two years, majoring in pre-law. He began his banking career with the Bank of Delaware in Wilmington from 1927-29. From 1929-1939, he was employed by the Comptroller of the Currency, US Treasury Department, in Washington, District of Columbia, and Philadelphia as a federal bank examiner. In November 1939, he moved to Bloomsburg and began a career with the former Farmers National Bank of Bloomsburg. He was elected president of the town bank in 1949, serving until 1964 when he became senior vice president and director of United Pennsylvania Bank, whose formation from several Pennsylvania banks was the result of his efforts. He retired in 1972.
During World War II, William served in the US Naval Reserve as a Lieutenant, Junior Grade, stationed in San Francisco.
- William graduated from Seaford high school and attended the University of Delaware for two years, majoring in pre-law. He began his banking career with the Bank of Delaware in Wilmington from 1927-29. From 1929-1939, he was employed by the Comptroller of the Currency, US Treasury Department, in Washington, District of Columbia, and Philadelphia as a federal bank examiner. In November 1939, he moved to Bloomsburg and began a career with the former Farmers National Bank of Bloomsburg. He was elected president of the town bank in 1949, serving until 1964 when he became senior vice president and director of United Pennsylvania Bank, whose formation from several Pennsylvania banks was the result of his efforts. He retired in 1972.
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Sources - [S993] Our Sussex Roots.
- [S993] Our Sussex Roots.