Edmund C. Lynch
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Edmund C. Lynch

American banker (1885-1938)

Edmund Calvert Lynch (May 19, 1885 – May 12, 1938) was an American investment banker, stockbroker and businessman who is best known for being a co-founder of Merrill Lynch in 1914, together with Charles E. Merrill.2

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Born May 19, 1885, died May 12, 1938.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedJohns Hopkins University3
  • Date not recordedBoys' Latin School of Maryland3

Of Irish descent, Edmund Lynch was born on May 19, 1885, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Richard H. Lynch and Jennie Vernon Smith Lynch. Edmund Calvert Lynch attended the Boys' Latin School of Maryland in Baltimore and graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1907.

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Career

Occupation: investment banker.5

Personal life

  • BornMay 19, 1885, Baltimore6
  • DiedMay 12, 1938, London7
  • CitizenshipUnited States8

Edmund Lynch married Signa Janney Fornaris in 1923 with whom he had three children: Vernon, Edmund Calvert Jr. (who later joined his father's firm), and Signa Janney. Vernon married Robert G. Merrill, whose father was Joseph Merrill. Vernon and Robert had six children: Lynn Gray, Gail Merrill, Edmund Merrill, Douglas Merrill, Signa Hermann, and Nina Merrill. They also have nine grandchildren: Kelli Merrill, Austen (Baron) Gray, Dustin Merrill, Lily Gray, Nick Merrill, Merrill Hermann, Taylor Ogan, Robert Hermann III, and Chase Merrill.

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