City: Memphis
RAINE, C. Hunter, banker; born Lynchburg, Va., Dec. 11, 1857; until he was about thirteen years of age his family lived at Appomattox Court House, and in 1870 he came to Memphis, where he finished his education, and began his business career as a solicitor for a fire insurance company; after two years in that business he went to Bank of Commerce as collector, and afterward became teller in the bank; in 1883 when the Mercantile Bank was organized he was chosen cashier, in which position he remained until February, 1904, when he was elected president of that institution; member of the Tennessee club and of the Grace Episcopal church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
