Florida National Bank
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Florida National Bank, founded in 1905, was the second largest commercial bank in Florida. Florida National Group was acquired in 1990 by First Union Corporation, which was renamed Wachovia in 2001; W
Edward Ball Building, formerly the Florida National Bank Building
One Enterprise Center served as corporate headquarters of Florida National Bank from 1986 to 1990.
Raymond K. Mason
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Raymond Knight Mason was an American business leader for nearly sixty years, almost 40 as head of the Charter Company in Jacksonville, Florida. Charter was in the Fortune 500 for 11 years beginning in
Florida National Bank
…Charter Company in 1971 for $42M, leaving the du Pont Trust with 24.9%, below the legal definition of a bank holding company. The CEO of Charter was Raymond Mason, a protégé of Ed Ball. Additionally, Ed Ball personally owned 6.4% of FNB and was executor of his sister's estate, which owned 4.5% of FNB. On July 9…
Epping Forest's DuPont Mansion
Area view in 1910s; Ballynahinch castle at base of mountain