Richard Coulter Jr.
World War I general and a banker (1870-1955)
Richard Coulter Jr. (October 3, 1870 – September 26, 1955) was a World War I general, a businessman, a professional football player and a banker.
Early life and career
Coulter was born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the first of six children of Richard Coulter Sr. (1827–1908) and Emma Welty (1841–1929). His father Richard Coulter Sr. was a major general in the American Civil War, a prominent business man in Greensburg, and founder of the First National Bank of Greensburg. Son Richard Coulter Jr. attended Princeton University, where he became a Charter Member of The Tiger Inn and a football standout. He graduated in 1892. After college, he worked for his father in business and banking.
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