Sumner County Biographies
"Portrait and Biographical Album of Sumner County"
Chapman Bros., Chicago, 1890
WILLIAM C. GLAIZE, Cashier of the State
National Bank at Wellington, came to
Sumner County in April, 1884, and has
held his present position since that time. This bank
is located at the intersection of Lincoln and Washington Avenues
and is one of the most reliable institutions of the kind in the county.
Mr. Glaize was born in Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., September 21, 1852, and lived there
until the spring of 1875. He attended the common
school during his boyhood and youth and commenced his business career
in the employ of his
uncle, W. A. Rinker, with whom he remained three
years. We next find him in Kirksville, Mo., as a
member of the firm of Steer, Glaize & Co. Remaining in
business there until the spring of 1881, he
then sold out and located in Muscatine, Iowa, engaging
in the same business. In the spring of 1882,
he changed his field of operations to Washington,
Iowa, associating himself with a Mr. Ball and continuing
there until 1886. That year, coming to
Wellington, he assisted in the organization of the
State National Bank, which was organized on the
18th of August and opened its doers for business
October 11, with A. H. Smith, President, William
Myers, Vice President and Mr. Glaize, Cashier, the
capital stock being 150,000. With the exception
of the Vice President the officers still remain the
same. Mr. Myers was succeeded by George Hunter.
Mr. Glaize in addition to his connection with the
bank as a stockholder, also has an interest in the
Southern Kansas Farm, Loan & Trust Company,
and is a heavy stockholder in the gas plant at Wellington.
The bank building is a line three-story
structure with a basement and occupying an area
of 25x50 feet. It is thoroughly equipped and an
ornament to the city.
Mr. Glaize was married at Kirksville, Mo., January 29, 1886, to Miss Nellie T. Bagg. Mrs. Glaize
was born in New York, January 1, 1862, and is the
daughter of John Bagg who came West at an early
date and operated as a railroad bridge contractor
both in Missouri and Kansas. Mr. and Mrs Glaize
are members in good standing of the Baptist
Church, and Mr. Glaize, politically, is a stanch
Democrat. During the progress of the Civil War
he visited the South and was at Winchester at the
time of the famous battle there and had a view of
the conflict.
The father of our subject was George Glaize,
likewise a native of Frederick County, Va. He was
born October 4, 1822, and has spent his entire life
within five miles of his birthplace. Although quite
aged, he is still hale and hearty. The mother, born
March 28, 1821, bore the maiden name of Harriet
S. Rinker, and the parental family consisted of nine
children. The maternal grandfather of our subject
was Casper Rinker, a native of Virginia and who
spent the greater part of his life in Frederick
County.
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