Roland R. Conklin, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Roland R. Conklin

American financier

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1858

Date of Death: 02-Jan-1938

Profession: businessperson, financier

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Roland Ray Conklin (February 1, 1858 – January 2, 1938) was an American financier and real estate mogul from Illinois.
After graduating from the University of Illinois, Conklin formed a real estate partnership with Samuel M.
Jarvis.
The Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage and Trust Company developed neighborhoods in Kansas City, Cleveland, and Baltimore.
After dissolving following the Panic of 1893, Conklin re-organized the company into the North American Trust Company.
The new company was appointed the official bank of the United States in Cuba.
Conklin founded several corporations there.
He donated the funds for the Alma Mater at the University of Illinois in the 1910s.