Bion Barnett | |
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Born | Bion Hall Barnett October 7, 1857 Hiawatha, Kansas Territory, U.S. |
Died | October 30, 1958 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | (aged 101)
Education | University of Kansas |
Occupation | Banker |
Known for | Co-founder, President and Chairman of Barnett Bank |
Bion Hall Barnett (October 7, 1857 – October 30, 1958) was an American banker. In 1877 he co-founded Barnett Bank, known as "Florida's Bank", the largest in the U.S. state of Florida at the time of its acquisition by NationsBank in 1997.[1]