Henry Bubb
Henry Bubb | |
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 Bubb in September 1937 | |
| Born | March 26, 1907 |
| Died | January 10, 1989 (aged 81) Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Employer | Capitol Federal Savings Bank |
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Henry Agnew Bubb (March 26, 1907 – January 10, 1989) was an American businessman. He was the president of Capitol Federal Savings Bank from 1941 to 1969.
Personal life
[edit]Henry Bubb was born on March 26, 1907, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[1] At some point, he lived in Gallatin County, Montana,[2] and he later moved to Topeka, Kansas. He attended the University of Kansas and later received an honorary degree from Washburn University.[3]
Bubb married Rose Hardwick on August 24, 1928, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4] At some point before 1940, he remarried to Elizabeth,[5] who died in 1986.[6]
Banking career
[edit]Bubb began his career in 1926 as a clerk at Capitol Building and Loan Association, which would eventually become Capitol Federal Savings Bank. In 1941, he was named the president of the association. In 1969, Bubb's son-in-law, John C. Dicus, took over as president, and Bubb continued as chairman and chief executive officer.[3][6][7]
Other leadership
[edit]Outside of his career at Capitol Federal Savings Bank, Bubb was the president of the United States Savings and Loan League from 1949 to 1950,[3] the president of the Topeka Chamber of Commerce[8] and the University of Kansas (KU) Alumni Association[3], and the chairman of the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation[8] and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka[3]. He was also the director of the Merchants' National Bank, the Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, and the Columbian Title & Trust Company.[8]
Additionally, Bubb was a member of advisory committees to the United States Senate and the United States Department of the Treasury, the Kansas Board of Regents (1961–1977, at some point being the board chairman),[9] the KU Athletic Board, and the Washburn University Board of Regents.[3]
Death and legacy
[edit]Bubb died on January 10, 1989, at the age of 81, in Topeka, Kansas.[6] He was inducted into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame in 1993.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry Agnew Bubb". Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914. March 26, 1907. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Henry A Bubb", United States census, 1910; Bozeman Ward 1, Gallatin County, Montana; page 11A, line 38, enumeration district 137. Retrieved on July 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Henry A. Bubb". Kansas Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "Henry A Bubb". Colorado, U.S., County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006. August 24, 1928. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Henry Agnew Bubb". U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. October 16, 1940. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ a b c "Capitol Federal CEO dies". The Salina Journal. Topeka, Kansas. Associated Press. January 11, 1989. p. 7. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dicus, John B. "History". Capitol Federal Savings Bank. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Bubb Family's Banking Tradition Being Extended by Great-Grandson". Daily Gazette and Bulletin. Williamsport, Pennsylvania. March 28, 1962. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U. of Kansas Board Ousts A Black Linked to Unrest". The New York Times. Lawrence, Kansas. Associated Press. July 27, 1970. p. 15. Retrieved July 24, 2024.