NameCalvin P. Walrad
Birth25 Apr 1835, Buell, NY
Death4 Mar 1916, Cortland, NY
FatherAllEmbeds Hugh McKee
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CALVIN P. WALRAD One of Cortland's Leading and Esteemed Citizens Passes Away
In the death of Calvin P. Walrad, president of the Cortland Savings bank, at his home, 13 Lincoln-ave., shortly after 9 o'clock this morning, Cortland lost of her most influential and successful citizens, a man prominent, not only in financial and business circles, but in the religious life of the city, and in humane work in city, county and state, and in every good work with which Cortland is connected.
Mr. Walrad's death was the result of Bright's disease and followed a brief illness. He was at the bank as usual until a week ago and was up and about the house until yesterday, when his condition became critical and word was sent to his daughter, Mrs. F.W. McKee of Beaver, Pa., the only member of the family away from home, to come at once. Mrs. McKee arrived on the 9:19 Lackawanna train this morning, a few minutes after her father had passed away.
Biographical Calvin P. Walrad was born in Buell, Montgomery county, April 25, 1835, one of the four children of Peter Walrad and Catherine Bellinger, who came to Cortland county in 1837, occupying a farm near Little York. Mr. Walrad was educated at Homer academy and at Fort Plain. He left school to enter business in Homer with P.C. Kingsbury. Five years later he came to Cortland and became associated with Sturtevant, Fish & Co., later Sturtevant & Walrad and later Fish & Walrad and still later Mager & Walrad. Mr. Walrad's mercantile life extended from 1869 until 1887 and was fraught with uniform success.
Mr. Walrad's connection with the Cortland Savings bank began with the foundation of that bank and continued until his death. The bank was organized April 13, 1866, and was opened for business Sept. 25, 1866, on the second floor of the Randall bank building at the corner of Main and Court-sts. W.R. Randall was president and treasurer, G.W. Bradford vice president and C.P. Walrad, secretary, which position he held until 1891, when he was chosen president and has been re-elected each year since that time.
One of the oldest residents of this city recalls that when the bank was first opened Mr. Walrad was in sole charge. The furniture of the bank consisted of a table and two or three chairs. Mr. Walrad kept his money and his books int he safe of the Randall bank on the first floor, W.R. Randall being in active charge there. Each morning Mr. Walrad took his books and his money which was in a small box up to his room in the second floor and there conducted his banking business. At the closing hour the box of money and the books went back to the Randall bank safe.
Mr. Walrad was now serving in his fiftieth year as one of the trustees of the Cortland Savings bank. He was not one of its original incorporators, those, as stated, he was its first active manager but he was elected a trustee within a few months after the bank was incorporated, succeeding one who had died.
Had Many Interests ...Mr. Walrad was an active member of the Cortland Rural Cemetery association. He was elected a trustee in 1884 and was chosen treasurer the same year, continuing to hold the office until the day of his death...
His Family Life Mr. Walrad was twice married, first, in 1864 to Sarah Chamberlain, who died six years later, and on Sept. 3, 1873, to Grace Chamberlain, sister of his first wife, who with one son, Alfred C. Walrad of this city and two daughters, Mrs. F.W. McKee of Beaver, Pa., and Miss Anna Walrad of Cortland, survives him.
The funeral will be held from his late home, 13 Lincoln-ave., on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be made in Cortland Rural cemetery. -Cortland Standard, 4 Mar 1916
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Birth6 Mar 1847, Homer, NY
Death11 Jan 1927, Cortland, NY
Marriage3 Sep 1873, Homer, NY
ChildrenGrace C. (~1880->1930)
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