Founding
The UBC was founded on August 4, 1924, with offices at 39 Broadway in New York City. The founding officers of the bank included Cornelis Lievense as President, J. P. Ripley as Secretary and Treasurer, and the following incorporators:
- E. Roland Harriman (Harriman & Company)
- Samuel F. Pryor (Harriman & Company)
- Joseph P. Ripley (Harriman & Company)
- James D. Sawyer (Harriman & Company)
- Garrard Glenn
- William B. Walsh
- DeWitt C. Jones Jr.
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