| Evalyn France | |
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| Born | Evalyn Smith Nesbitt 1855 (1855) Port Deposit, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 1927(1927-04-22) (aged 71–72) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hopewell Cemetery Woodlawn, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan Female College Wilmington, Delaware |
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Evalyn Smith Nesbitt Tome France (1855 – April 22, 1927) was the first woman president of a national bank.
Early life
Evalyn Smith Nesbitt was born in 1855 in Port Deposit, Maryland, to Henry C. Nesbitt, a merchant who owned a general store in Port Deposit and branch stores in Harford County, Maryland. In 1873, she received a degree in English literature from Wesleyan Female College in Wilmington, Delaware.
Career
With her husband Jacob Tome, she co-founded the Tome School in Port Deposit. After it opened in 1894, she served as the president of the board of trustees.
She served as president of the Cecil National Bank of Port Deposit from 1898 to 1906 and of the National Bank of Elkton, Maryland, from 1898 to 1906.
Personal life
She married Jacob Tome, a millionaire and philanthropist, on October 1, 1884. He died in 1898.
She married Dr. Joseph I. France, a teacher at the Tome School, in June 24, 1903. After he was elected as a U.S. senator in 1916, she helped form the Ladies of the Senate group, later called the Senate Spouses, in Washington, D.C.; she also entertained First Lady Grace Coolidge. Joseph France would run for U.S. president in 1932, after Evalyn France's death.
Death
She died on April 22, 1927, from complications from an operation for a goiter at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She was interred at Hopewell Cemetery near Woodlawn, Maryland.
References
- ^ Kabelac, Karl Sanford (November–December 2010). E. S. Tome / E. S. France, National Bank President. Society of Paper Money Collectors. pp. 456–457. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Operation Fails to Save Life of Mrs. J.I. France". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, MD. April 22, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Quesenbery-Sturgill, Erika (August 31, 2013). "The Stores of Two Nesbitts". cecildaily.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Death of Jacob Tome". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Evalyn France Dies After Operation (cont.)". Evening Sun. Baltimore, MD. April 22, 1927. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "A Millionaire Marriage". The Baltimore Sun. October 2, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ex-Senator France Dies in Maryland". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 27, 1939. p. 30. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Town and County". The Midland Journal. Rising Sun, MD. December 9, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Milestones: May 2, 1927". Time. May 2, 1927. "Died. Mrs. Evalyn Smith Nesbitt Tome France, first woman president of a national bank* wife of onetime (1917-23) Senator from Maryland Dr. Joseph Irwin France; widow of Jacob Tome, and co-founder with him of the Jacob Tome Institute (Port Deposit, Md. —commonly called Tome School); in Baltimore, Md.; following an operation. *She was president of the Cecil National Bank, Port Deposit, Md. (1898-1905) and of the National Bank of Elton, Md. (1898-1904)."