Francis S. Bangs

Who is Francis S. Bangs?

Francis Sedgwick Bangs was a New York attorney at the firm Bangs, Stetson, Tracy, and MacVeigh, a predecessor to the modern firm Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Bangs was born December 7, 1855, the son of Francis Nehemiah Bangs and Amelia Frances Bangs. His younger brother was John Kendrick Bangs. Bangs's father was also an attorney, and after attending Columbia College and the law school of that university, Bangs followed in his father's profession. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and joined his father's firm, Bangs and Stetson. Bangs remained at the firm for fourteen years, when he resigned to become president of the State Trust Company in 1894. He resigned that position four years later and, after a vacation in Europe, joined the investment bank of Kingsley, Mabon & Co. In 1907, he returned to the practice of law at the firm of Gunthrie, Bangs & Van Sinderen.

Outside of his professional career, Bangs was a trustee of Columbia College and a member of the vestry of Trinity Church. He was also a member of the Saint Nicholas Society in the City of New York. He died at home on March 20, 1920 after a brief illness.