Person
William Few
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Years
- 1812
Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Few, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
City Bank of New York chartered
1812Role: President of the bank after Osgood's death (1813–1817)
- Samuel Osgood Elected First President
Upon its 1812 founding, the bank established the office of President, electing Samuel Osgood as its first holder.
- Financing War Bonds in the War of 1812
The newly founded bank financed war bonds for the War of 1812, tying the young institution to federal wartime finance.
- Founding of the City Bank of New York
New York's City Bank was founded on June 16, 1812, beginning an institutional lineage that later produced First National City Bank and Citibank.
- Samuel Osgood Elected First President
Sources
- Citibank Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19