Louis Moore Childs

Childs, Louis Moore, Main St. and Public Square; res. 1040 De Kalb St., Norrlstown, Pa.

Lawyer, banker; b. Norristown. Pa., Aug. 19, 1859; s. Jacob and Lydia (Foss) Childs; ed. public schools, Norristown, B. S. university of Pennsylvania, 1872; studied law under Gilbert R. Fox; m. Norristown, Pa., Sept., 1889, Alice Hibbard; children: Alice, Marjorie, Louis Moore, 2d. Admitted to bar, active practice of profession since 1876; on Board of Dir. Montgomery Trust Co. of Norristown, 1895-1909, pres. since 1909; pres, and dir. Montgomery County Trust Co.; pres. John T. Dyer Quarry Co., Montgomery Subway Co. of Norristown; dir. Montgomery National Bank. Served on several committees Liberty Loan and other drives. Member Montgomery County Bar Assn., State Bar Assn. Recreations: Fishing, outdoor life. Clubs: Plymouth Country, Ersine Tennis. Republican. Presbyterian.

Source: John William Leonard. Who's Who in Finance and Banking: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, 1920-1922. New York: Who's Who in Finance Inc, p. 131.

Submitted by Nancy.