A financier who has made a thorough study of that very important and comprehensive field of business endeavor and to whom much of the present success of the First National Bank of La Verne is due, is Lynn A. Blickenstaff, its present efficient cashier. Mr. Blickenstaff is a native of Cerro Gordo, Piatt County, Ill., the son of David and Hannah Blickenstaff, who were Ohioans and early settlers of Piatt County, Ill., and was educated in the public schools of that county, after which he attended Mount Morris College, at Mount Morris, Ill.
His advent into the banking business was made in the spring of 1908, when he entered the State Bank of Cerro Gordo, Ill., as a clerk. His ability and efficiency were soon recognized, and in August, 1910, Mr. Blickenstaff became assistant cashier of the First National Bank of La Verne, Cal. In his new field of operations he soon became known as a wise counselor in financial circles and his conservative policy has greatly increased the confidence of the people of La Verne and vicinity in the stability and substantiality of the First National Bank of La Verne, of which Mr. Blickenstaff became cashier in May, 1911. The officers of the bank are: E. R. Yundt, president; H. J. Vaniman, vice-president; L. A. Blickenstaff, cashier. The board of directors is composed of A. C. Abbott, W. M. Miller, William M. Steel, W. S. Romick and O. S. Jewett.
On May 20, 1912, Mr. Blickenstaff was united in marriage with Mary D. Brubaker, a native of Indiana, and this union has been blessed with two children, Leonard E. and David E.
Mr. Blickenstaff takes an active part in civic affairs of La Verne and is always ready to assist every worthy movement that has as its aim the advancement of the educational, social and commercial interests of the community.
History of Pomona Valley, California, with Biographical Sketches
of The Leading Men and Women of the Valley Who Have Been
Identified With Its Growth and Development from the Early Days
to the Present
Published in Los Angeles, Cal., by the Historic Record Company
1920
Transcribed by Linda Jackson 11/20/08, Pages 707-708
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