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J. Carter Bacot

Overview

J. Carter Bacot (Hamilton Class of 1955) was a native of Utica, New York who became a prominent banking executive. After earning a law degree from Cornell Law School in 1958, he joined the Bank of New York in 1960 as an Investment Analyst and rose to become President of the bank in 1973.

Relevance to Research

Bacot appears in the corpus as a member of the Hamilton Class of 1955, listed among Delta Upsilon pledges in the October 1951 Spectator during his freshman year. He resurfaces in 1978 and 1979 as a featured alumni speaker, participating in the Hamilton College Alumni Lecture Series on the topic “Perspectives on Inflation.” The series, sponsored by the Alumni Council, was held in the Bristol Campus Center in September 1978. Bacot gave a second lecture in the series on September 28, 1978, at the Bristol Lounge. His progression from student to distinguished banking executive returning to campus exemplifies the corpus’s running record of alumni achievement.

Notes

Role: Banking executive; Hamilton College Class of 1955 alumnus
Key events: - Born in Utica, New York - Listed as Delta Upsilon pledge, Hamilton College, October 1951 (freshman year, Class of 1955) - Received A.B. from Hamilton College, 1955 - Received J.D. from Cornell Law School, 1958 - Joined Bank of New York as Investment Analyst, 1960 - Rose through positions including Assistant Secretary, Trust Officer (Account Management), Vice President and Head of Investment Research Department, and Senior Vice President - Named President, Bank of New York, 1973 - Featured speaker, Hamilton College Alumni Lecture Series, “Perspectives on Inflation,” September 19 and 26, 1978