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Robert Reed Church Sr. (June 18, 1839 – August 29, 1912) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee, who began his rise during the American Civil War. He was the first African-American "millionaire" in the South. [ 1 ]
Robert Reed Church Jr. (October 26, 1885 – April 17, 1952) was a prominent businessman and Republican Party organizer in Memphis, Tennessee.His father was the successful businessman Robert Reed Church, and Church Jr. succeeded his father as president of the Solvent Savings Bank and Trust Company after his father's death.
Solvent Savings Bank and Trust was an African American-owned bank in Memphis, Tennessee, founded in 1906 by Robert Reed Church. It was the first African American-owned bank to achieve $1 million in assets. [1] It merged with Fraternal Savings Bank and Trust in 1927, which failed in 1929.
Memphis Tennessee was the base for Robert Reed Church (1839–1912), a freedman who became the South's first black millionaire. [9] He made his wealth from speculation in city real estate, much of it after Memphis became depopulated after the yellow fever epidemics.
Robert Reed Church (1839–1912), a freedman, was the South's first Black millionaire. [38] He made his wealth from speculation in city real estate, much of it after Memphis became depopulated after the yellow fever epidemics. He founded the city's first Black-owned bank, Solvent Savings Bank, ensuring that the Black community could get loans ...
Christopher Knight, who played middle son Peter Brady, spoke with AOL exclusively about Robert Reed, the actor who brought to life his TV dad Mike Brady. "As I would grow older, I would learn ...
Robert Reed Church Sr. (1839–1912) — entrepreneur and philanthropist; Mary Church Terrell — civil and women's rights activist; Ian Clark (born 1991) — basketball player; Philip Claypool — musician; Jack Clement — singer, songwriter, and record and film producer
Mary Church was born September 23, 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee, to Robert Reed Church and Louisa Ayres, both freed slaves of mixed racial ancestry [2] (Robert's father and maternal grandfather, and Louisa's father, were white). [3] [4] After the Civil War, Louisa opened a store selling wigs and hair extensions, which gave the family financial ...