Howard J Stoddard (1901–1971) was a prominent banker in Michigan. He founded Michigan National Bank by merging several banks in mid-sized Michigan cities.

Biography

Stoddard was born in Baker City, Oregon. His father was George E. Stoddard, a business partner of David Eccles. Eccles' wife was Ellen E. Stoddard, a sister of George Stoddard. Thus Howard Stoddard was the cousin of Marriner S. Eccles.

He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1924, Stoddard married Jennie Creer in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Stoddard donated the money to build the Latter-day Saint Student Living Center, which contains a chapel and apartments, adjacent to Michigan State University.

Stoddard received the Lansing Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award in 1960.[1]

After Stoddard's death, his son Stanford C. Stoddard took over Michigan National Bank.

References

  1. ↑ "Lansing Chamber of Commerce listing of past award recipients". Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
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