Show CALLED HOME George S Coe NEW YORK May 3George S Coe who for thirtyseven years was president of the American Exchange bank died today to-day at his home the Cliffs at Englewood Engle-wood N J Death was from paralysis He was stricken for the fifth time on Saturday and was not able to recover from it George S Coe was born in Newport R I in 1817 of a New England family cf which Priscilia Mullins tne heroine of Miles Standishs courtship was the most prominent ancestor He came to this city in iSIS and was in the banking con cty Prince Ward Klng A few years afterwards after-wards he went toUfncinnatL Later he becamecashfer of the Ohio Life Insurance company Coe was first cashier of the American Exchange bank and latterly became be-came its president I was largely owing to Mr Coes masterly financial ability that the scheme of issuing clearing house cer tificates was first resorted to in 1873 to tide over the money stringency This at that time arrested the threatened general commercial ruin at the time of the failure of Jay Cooke Co Mr Coe was chosen president of the atonal Bankers asso ication in 18S1 He was treasurer of the Childrens Aid society and senior director of the Mutual Life Insurance company director of the Fidelity and Casualty company com-pany the Postal Telegraph company and trustee of the board of foreign missions of the Presbyterian church Mr Coe was I a well known writer on financial wa and was thoroughly versed in financial history President Lincoln consulted with him in the days of the war and it was Mr Coe who came to the rescue of the government upon the first bond issue dur ing the civil war I |