I. George W. Egbert (1876-12/5/1935) b. Staten Is., NY, d. of heart attack, bur. Moravian Cem., Staten Is., NY, funeral at Summerfield Meth. Epis. Church, Harbor Rd., Mariners Harbor, Staten Is., NY, grad. of Trinity College in 1890, m. Arberta M. Merrell, her family also in Staten Is. in oyster business. George was superintendent of banks of New York at time of his d., having served 25 yrs in that dept., began his career with National Bank of Brooklyn, entered State Banking Dept. in 1910, 1911 he was special deputy acting as liquidator for Carnegie Trust Co., 1923 became chief bank examiner. 7/24/1929, New York Times mentioned as chief examiner State Banking Dept. testifying at investigation of collapse of City Trust Co., res. 130 South Ave., Mariners Harbor, Staten Is., NY

A. Margaret Egbert, living in MN in 1996, m. ---Whitelaw
B. Thurston Merrell Egbert, b. 10/13/1905, engineer for NY Telephone Co. in Albany, NY, m. Lucille Turner

1. Thurston Merrell Egbert, Jr., m. ---Decker, with ch., traveled extensively in Eng. & Europe as engineer for G.E. Corp. with family. He was 65 in 1995. He works on family history.

a. Roger Egbert
b. Thurston Merrell Egbert (3/16/1955-8/27/1994) b. VA, d. San Diego, CA, SSN 215-70-3619

C. Edmund W. Egbert, grad. US Naval Academy 1923, killed in sinking of Sub. SF in collision with the City of Rome off Block Is. 12/30/1928, New York Times, the US asked the Supreme Court today to refuse to review suits for damages brought against the gov’t. by the estates of naval officers lost in the sinking of the submarine S-51, contending that officers & enlisted men injured at sea on naval vessels, and their families when death results from the accidents, are prohibited from suing the gov’t. The brief signed by Solicitor Gen. Mitchell, held that the decision of lower Fed. Courts which dismissed the suits brought by the estates of Lt. Dobson, capt. of the S-51, Lt. Haselden Jr., and Ensign Edmund W. Egbert should not be allowed.
 

 

New York Times, Dec. 6, 1935 (p. 25:1)

G.W. Egbert Dead; State Bank Head

Appointed by Lehman Year Ago Rewarded Quarter of a Century of Service
Office was Unsolicited
Won Praise of Superiors for His Liquidation of Carnegie Trust Company

George W. Egbert, Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York, died at 8:30 last night inhis home at 130 South Avenue, Mariners Harbor, S.I., at the age of 59. He underwent an operation last February, recovered to return to his official duties, but suffered a heart attack last Sunday. He had been in a serious condition since then.

The immediate relatives surviving are his widow, the former Arberta M. Merrell; a daughter, Margaret, and a son, Thurston, who is in business in Albany. Another son, Edmund, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1923, and three years later lost his life in the sinking of the Submarine SF in collision with the City of Rome off Block Island.

Ten days less than a year ago, Governor Lehman announced that Joseph A. Broderick, then State Superintendent of Banks, would resign at the close of 1934 and that George W. Egbert, first assistant superintendent, would succeed to the position. The new Appointee, who had never been a candidate for advancement, told interviewers that he had no idea who had recommended him to the Governor. His selection was looked upon as a just reward for a career man in the State Banking Department who had filled creditably a succession of increasingly important duties in the course of his quarter-century of continuous state service.

There were two features of the appointment that caused comment. One was that Mr. Egbert was not an enrolled Democrat, the explanation being, in his words, that he had been too busy supervising the examinations of New York banks to give heed to politics. And it was remarked that not only had the new superintendent appeared rarely in the news, but that on most of the few occasions when the public did read his name, it was in connection with charges made against him by defendents in bank cases who were trying to lay the blame for their difficulties.

Born on Staten Island, Mr. Egbert was graduated from Trinity Church College in 1890, and tree years leater began his banking career with the National Bankd of Brooklyn. In 1910 he entered the employ of the State Banking Department as an examiner, and the next year, as a special deputy superintendent, acted as liquidator of the Carnegie Trust Company, which had failed a few months before. His handling of his task met with the warm approval of his superiors and led to his receiving an unusually large number of similar assignments.

After serving as examiner in charge of the credit bureau, he was advanced in 1923 to the post of chief bank examiner, which he retained until 1930 he was made first assistant to Mr. Broderick.

He worked with his chief throughout the banking crisis, often going for several days without taking off his clothes. He was the only official through whom all reports were cleared.

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