History-10-Personalities

Early Personalities

Involved in the first years of the management of the

Birmingham Corporation Savings Bank

and the Birmingham Municipal Bank,

these eight gentlemen were illustrated in J P Hilton's book

Britain's First Municipal Savings Bank

(left)

Neville Chamberlain

Lord Mayor 1915 - 1916

First Chairman of the

Birmingham Corporation Savings Bank

(A copy of this photograph hung in both the Edmund Street and Broad Street

Head Offices)

(right)

Sir David Brooks

Lord Mayor 1916 - 1917 - 1918

Second Chairman of the

Birmingham Corporation Savings Bank

(left)

C T Appleby

Member of Committee -

Birmingham Corporation Savings Bank

First Chairman -

Birmingham Municipal Bank

(Obituary)

(right)

Eldred Hallas

Member of Committee -

Birmingham Corporation Savings Bank

Member of Committee -

Birmingham Municipal Bank

(Obituary)

(left)

R R Gelling

Member of Committee -

Birmingham Corporation Savings Bank

Member of Committee -

Birmingham Municipal Bank

(right)

W E Lovsey

Member of Committee -

Birmingham Corporation Savings Bank

Member of Committee -

Birmingham Municipal Bank

(left)

J P Hilton

Manager -

Birmingham Corporation Savings Bank

First General Manager -

Birmingham Municipal Bank

(Obituary)

(right)

Sir Percival Bower

Lord Mayor 1925 - 1926

Chairman -

Birmingham Municipal Bank 1926 - 1932