John Sloan Jr.

John Sloan (c. 1936 – 1991) was an American banking executive. He was deeply involved in the small business community and was named to the National Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration. He was the president and chief executive officer of the National Federation of Independent Business from 1983 to 1991.

John Sloan
Born
John Sloan Jr.

c. 1936
Died1991
Franklin, Tennessee
Resting placeMount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma materVanderbilt University
OccupationBanker
Spouse(s)Delphine Oman
ChildrenJohn Elliott Sloan, Delphine Sloan Damon, John Oman Sloan, and Katherine Sloan
Parent(s)John Sloan and Margaret Howe Sloan

Early life

Sloan was born in 1936. His grandfather Paul L Sloan was a co-founder of Cain-Sloan, a department store in Nashville.[1] His paternal great-great-grandfather, George Sloan, was a friend of President James K. Polk.[2]

Sloan graduated from Vanderbilt University and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University.[1] He served three active years as on officer (1959-1961) in the United States Navy.[1]

Career

Sloan served as the vice president of the First American National Bank and as president of the Harpeth National Bank. He later served as president and chief executive officer of the First Tennessee Bank of Nashville.[1] He served on the board of directors of the First American Corporation and on the advisory board of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.[1]

Sloan served as the president and chief executive officer of the National Federation of Independent Business from 1983 to 1991.[1] In his last year as CEO, Sloan moved the NFIB from California to Nashville. In September 1991, he hosted their international conference in Nashville, where he invited small business owners from Eastern Europe.[3]

Personal life and death

Sloan married Delphine Oman in 1964. They had two sons and two daughters; John Elliott Sloan, Delphine Sloan Damon, John Oman Sloan and Katherine Sloan. They resided in Franklin, Tennessee at their farm Cloverdale.[1] Sloan competed in the Iroquois Steeplechase. He was a race judge for the Iroquois Steeplechase, was an avid horseman who rode regularly with the Hillsboro Hounds and he was a member of the Belle Meade Country Club.[1]

Sloan died of lung cancer in 1991 in Franklin. He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.[1]

References
  1. McCampbell, Candy (November 12, 1991). "Sloan Rites Tomorrow. National business leader dies at 55". The Tennessean. pp. 1–E, 4–E. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  2. Little, T. Vance (September 26, 2007). "All-night horse ride culminated with big dose of irony". The Tennessean. p. 13. Retrieved July 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. McCampbell, Candy (September 9, 1991). "Music City opens doors to the world". The Tennessean. p. 28. Retrieved July 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.


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