William Minshull's tombstone, Pine Ridge Cemetery Born:
Died: October 2, 1924
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William Minshull was a banker from New York City who came to Saranac Lake for his health. In 1897 he joined with John F. Neilson and Alfred L. Donaldson, who were in similar circumstances, to form the Adirondack National Bank, the first national bank in the Adirondacks. Mr. Neilson died two years after the bank was started. Mr. Donaldson retired in 1907. Mr. Minshull, the cashier, became president in 1913. The first and only president till then had been Mr. R.H. Mclntyre, a local merchant, who also served as postmaster for two terms. Mr. Mclntyre resigned from the bank on account of failing health in 1913 and died in 1914.
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Donaldson, Alfred L. A History of the Adirondacks, New York: The Century Co., 1921 (reprinted by Purple Mountain Press, Fleischmanns, NY, 1992)
