Oliver Clyde Fuller
Oliver Clyde Fuller (September 13, 1860 – August 17, 1942) was an American banker, financier, and golfer.[1]
Life
Born September 13, 1860 on a plantation in
Habersham County, Georgia to Henry Alexander Fuller and Martha Caroline Fuller (née Wyly). He was a descendant of American Revolutionary War generals, Tennessee Governor John Sevier, and French royalty.[citation needed
]
He matriculated into the University of Georgia at the age of 16. He was boxing champion during his Junior year. He graduated from the University of Georgia.
Following the
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for which the Caswell block is named. In 1891, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1893, founded the O. C. Fuller Co., an investment firm. In 1903 he founded and became President of the Wisconsin Trust Co., which took over the Fuller Co. He was a leader in the creation of the First Wisconsin Group, a bank and trust firm, serving as president of the First Wisconsin National Bank, the First Wisconsin Trust Co., and the First Wisconsin Co., which later became Firstar Corporation, which in turn became U.S. Bancorp in 2001. Fuller was also Treasurer and Trustee
of Forest Home Cemetery, which was run by St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Active in many businesses and athletic clubs, Fuller was a Trustee of the
Society of Colonial Wars, Phi Delta Theta
Society of the University of Georgia. He retired from business life in 1926.
Personal life
Fuller was an avid golfer, credited with helping bring the game to the
Midwest
. He was a founder and President of various Milwaukee golf, tennis, yacht and athletic clubs. An article in The American Golfer in 1915 called him a pioneer golfer in the Cream City.
Death
He died on August 17, 1942. He is buried in
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York with his wife, Katherine, and his brother Clarence Paul Fuller.[2]
References
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- ^ Who's Who in America: Vol. 23 1944–45. 1944. p. 736.
- ^ Oliver Clyde “O.C.” Fuller, Sr. findagrave.com