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'''John C. |
'''John C. Farris''' (died September 18, 1971) was an American banker and the inventor of Charg-It, a forerunner of the bank [[credit card]]. He created Charg-It in 1946 while working for [[Flatbush National Bank]] in Brooklyn, New York.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-09-22|title=The Origins of Credit Cards, Checks, Coins and Bills|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/19662/origins-credit-cards-checks-coins-and-bills|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.mentalfloss.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Now You Know: What Was the First Credit Card?|url=https://time.com/4512375/first-credit-card/|access-date=2021-03-23|website=Time}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Inventor|url=http://thewonderfulworldofcreditcards.weebly.com/inventor.html|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Credit cards}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Mandell|first=Lewis|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21335835|title=The credit card industry : a history|date=1990|publisher=Twayne Publishers|isbn=0-8057-9810-2|location=Boston|oclc=21335835}}</ref><ref name="nyt obit">{{Cite news|title=John C. Farris Dies, Paterson Banker, 61|language=en-US| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/19/archives/john-c-Farris-dies-paterson-banker-61.html|date=1971-09-19|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2021-03-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Why did John Farris invent the credit card? – Mvorganizing.org|url=https://www.mvorganizing.org/why-did-john-Farris-invent-the-credit-card/|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.mvorganizing.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sahay|first=Drishti|date=2020-06-15|title=Invention of the Credit Card|url=https://medium.com/bemoreootsuk/invention-of-the-credit-card-2286bda32e9b|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref> At the time of his death, he was chairman of [[Franklin Bank]] of [[Paterson, New Jersey| Paterson]], [[New Jersey]]. He had earlier been the bank's president. Notable positions he held include being a member of the board of trustees of St. Joseph's Hospital of Paterson, President of the Garden State Credit Bureau and Director of Group Health Insurance of New York and the [[Hamilton Club]]. He was married with 3 children and died in 1971.<ref name="nyt obit" /> |
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Revision as of 16:55, 21 November 2022
John C. Farris
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| Died | September 18, 1971 (age 61) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | bank executive |
| Employer | Franklin Bank of Paterson |
| Known for | invented Charg-It, a forerunner of the bank credit card |
| Children | 3 |
John C. Farris (died September 18, 1971) was an American banker and the inventor of Charg-It, a forerunner of the bank credit card. He created Charg-It in 1946 while working for Flatbush National Bank in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] At the time of his death, he was chairman of Franklin Bank of Paterson, New Jersey. He had earlier been the bank's president. Notable positions he held include being a member of the board of trustees of St. Joseph's Hospital of Paterson, President of the Garden State Credit Bureau and Director of Group Health Insurance of New York and the Hamilton Club. He was married with 3 children and died in 1971.[5]
References
- ^ "The Origins of Credit Cards, Checks, Coins and Bills". www.mentalfloss.com. 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Now You Know: What Was the First Credit Card?". Time. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Inventor". Credit cards. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ Mandell, Lewis (1990). The credit card industry : a history. Boston: Twayne Publishers. ISBN 0-8057-9810-2. OCLC 21335835.
- ^ a b "John C. Farris Dies, Paterson Banker, 61". The New York Times. 1971-09-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Why did John Farris invent the credit card? – Mvorganizing.org". www.mvorganizing.org. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ Sahay, Drishti (2020-06-15). "Invention of the Credit Card". Medium. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
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