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...biggest banker in the U. S. he is usually the quietest. He makes few pronunciamentos. When he does speak as a banker his words carry world weight. Banker Wiggin's address to Chase stock holders last January was front-page news round the world. Said...
...improved (TIME, Aug. 17) that everyone felt more free to handle the Germans firmly. There was much criticism of German domestic extravagance. From the Wall Street point of view no financial diplomat could better express the hard truth which Germany had yet to be told than Banker Wiggin. As head of the Committee he could say these things privately or call as he did upon other speakers. Sir Walter Layton was loud in demanding German fiscal reform; he pointed proudly to the drastic economies that Britain is considering...
Next move was to invite representatives of twelve creditor nations to appear before the committee. Most important of these gentlemen was, of course, the U. S. representative, the Committee's president, Mr. Wiggin, who was empowered to act not only for Chase National, but for all New York banks...
Wall Street's AL. It is part of a Wall Street runner's ABC that Albert Henry Wiggin is the head of the biggest bank in the world and that he is known as Al, "the man with a million friends." Innumerable people ''Al" Mr. Wiggin...
Tall, heavy, slightly pop-eyed Mr. Wiggin belongs to many clubs, has a modest collection of etchings, a wife who sculps from time to time in a MacDougall Alley studio. He is jovial with acquaintances. He plays excellent poker with fierce intensity. As a golfer, he is never more dangerous to his opponent than when behind. He has a large collection of locker-room anecdotes...