| 1. |  William Covington Hardee was born on 2 Mar 1919 in Florence, Florence County, South Carolina; died on 1 Nov 2004 in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut; was buried on 12 Nov 2004 in Washington Cemetery On The Green, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Other Events:
- FindaGrave Memorial ID: 95439707
- Group: Veteran - Navy
- Group: Veteran of World War II
- 1930 Census: 2 Apr 1930, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina
- 1940 Census: 1 May 1940, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina
- Obituary: 3 Nov 2004, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut; Republican-American
- Obituary: 5 Nov 2004, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut; New Milford Spectrum
- Obituary: 5 Nov 2004, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; News-Times
- Obituary: 22 Nov 2004, New York, New York County, New York; New York Times
- Obituary: 24 Nov 2004, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut; New Canaan Advertiser
Notes:
From FindaGrave:
Covington Hardee, a Florence native who had a remarkable career in law and banking died of heart failure on November 1, according to his wife, Diana. He was 85 and lived in Washington, Connecticut.
William Covington Hardee was born on March 2, 1919 in Florence, the son of A.L. and Nell Covington Hardee, and graduated from McClenaghan High School in Florence and Emory University in Atlanta. He received a law degree from Harvard in 1943 and was a communication officer during World War II.
He taught at Harvard Law School before entering private law practice. He became general counsel for the Union Pacific Railroad and advised clients throughout the United States and in London, Brazil, Paraguay and Puerto Rico during a distinguished legal career. In 1975, after being a trustee for several years. Mr. Hardee became chairman and chief executive officer of Lincoln Savings Bank, a Brooklyn institution that expanded to serve all of New York City during his tenure. He was once pictured on the cover of New York Magazine which featured an article about his leadership of the bank and his many civic contributions. He was a director of the Diners™ Club, chairman of the Brooklyn Museum™s governing committee and a trustee of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. After retiring from Lincoln Savings Bank in 1984, he directed the fund raising efforts of the New Milford Hospital Foundation.
Birth:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William Covington Hardee [W Covingto N Hardee]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1919
Birth Place: Florence, South Carolina
Death Date: 1 Nov 2004
Father: Abram L Hardee
Mother: Cornelia E Covington
Notes: Jun 1938: Name listed as WILLIAM COVINGTON HARDEE; 09 Nov 2004: Name listed as W COVINGTO N HA
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Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1919
Name: Wm Corington Hordee
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1919
Birth Place: Florence, Florence, South Carolina, USA
Legitimacy: Y
Father: Abram Lindsay Hordee
Mother: Nell Covington
Certificate Number: 65
FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95439707
Group:
Veteran of the United States Navy
Group:
Person who served in World War II
1930 Census:
Ward 4, ED 14, sheet 1B
305 S. Graham Street
Hardee, A. Lindsay Head M W 37 Md 24 SC SC SC Lawyer - General Practice
---, Nelle Wife F W 35 Md 23 SC NC NC
---, Covington Son M W 11 S SC SC SC
---, Evermond Dau F W 6 S SC SC SC
---, 1 servant
1940 Census:
Ward 4, ED 21-20, sheet 21A
305 South Graham
Hardee, Abram L. Head M W 47 Md South Carolina 1935: Same House Attorney-at-law - Corporation and Private
---, Carnelia C. Wife F W 45 Md South Carolina "
---, W. Covington Son M W 21 S South Carolina "
---, F. Evermond Son M W 16 S South Carolina "
Obituary:
W. Covington Hardee, 85, Former Harvard Law professor
WASHINGTON, Conn. ? W. Covington Hardee, 85, died Monday, Nov. 1, at the Kent Health Facility in Kent. He was the husband of Diana (Faulkner) Hardee.
Mr. Hardee was born March 2, 1919, in Florence, S.C., son of the late Abram and Cornelia (Covington) Hardee. He graduated from Emory College and Harvard Law School, and after law school, he worked in private practice in both Boston and New York. During the 1940s and 1950s, he was a professor at Harvard Law School. He was a former chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Lincoln Savings Bank of New York, a member and former chairman of the board of directors of New Milford Hospital, and a former chairman of the New Milford Hospital Foundation. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a Knight of the Order of St. John, and had lived in Washington since 1960.
Besides his wife of 28 years, he leaves four sons, John Lamont, Brian Schereschewsky, William Hardee and Scott Schereschewsky; eight daughters, Pam Jackson, Thrae Dulhin, Robin Swensen, Felicity Barry, Nell Nicholas, Meredith Templin, Catherine Charles, and Laura Doty; 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements: Memorial service 11 a.m. Nov. 12 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington. Arrangements by Lillis Funeral Home, 58 Bridge St., New Milford.
Contributions: New Milford Hospital Foundation, 28 Elm St., New Milford 06776, or St. John's Episcopal Church, 78 Green Hill Road, P.O. Box 1278, Washington 06793.
Obituary:
Mr W Covington Hardee, 85, bank executive, local hospital official
W. Covington Hardee, 85, of Washington died Nov. 1 at The Kent. He was the husband of Diana (Faulkner) Hardee.
Mr. Hardee was born March 2, 1919, in Florence, S.C., son of the late Abram and Cornelia (Covington) Hardee.
He graduated from Emory College and Harvard Law School and worked in private practice in Boston and New York. During the 1940s and 1950s, he was a professor at Harvard Law School.
Mr. Hardee was a former chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Lincoln Savings Bank of New York, a member and former chairman of the board of directors of New Milford Hospital, and a former chairman of the New Milford Hospital Foundation. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a Knight of the Order of St. John and had lived in Washington since 1960.
Besides his wife, Mr. Hardee is survived by four sons, John Lamont, Brian and Scott Schereschewsky and William; eight daughters, Pam Jackson, Thrae Dulhin, Robin Swensen, Felicity Barry, Nell Nicholas, Meredith Templin, Catherine Charles and Laura Doty; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Nov. 12 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington.
The Lillis Funeral Home of New Milford is in charge of arrangements.
Contributions in his memory may be made to New Milford Hospital Foundation, 28 Elm St., New Milford, CT 06776, or to St. John's Episcopal Church, 78 Green Hill Road, P.O. Box 1278, Washington, CT 06776.
Obituary:
W Covington Hardee, 85
HARDEE, W. Covington, 85, of Washington, Conn., Nov. 1, 2004. CH: No calling hours. S: Friday, Nov. 12, Memorial Service, 11 a.m., St. John's Episcopal Church, Washington) (Lillis Funeral Home, New Milford)
Obituary:
Covington Hardee, Banking Executive, Dies at 85
By Jennifer Bayot
Covington Hardee, a lawyer who led one of Brooklyn's oldest banks, died Nov. 1 in Kent, Conn. He was 85 and until recently lived in Washington, Conn. The cause was heart failure, said his wife, Diana.
In 1975, after being a trustee for several years, Mr. Hardee became chairman and chief executive of the Lincoln Savings Bank, a Brooklyn institution that expanded to serve all of New York City during his tenure.
Mr. Hardee had previously been general counsel for the Union Pacific Railroad and advised clients in London, Brazil, Paraguay and Puerto Rico.
William Covington Hardee was born on March 2, 1919, in Florence, S.C., and graduated from Emory University. He received a law degree from Harvard in 1943 and was a communications officer during World War II. He then taught at Harvard Law School before entering private practice.
He was a director of the Diners' Club, chairman of the Brooklyn Museum's governing committee and a trustee of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
After retiring from Lincoln Savings Bank in 1984, he directed the fund raising efforts of the New Milford Hospital Foundation.
In addition to his wife of 28 years, Mr. Hardee's survivors include five children, Pamela Jackson, of Boston, Felicity Barry, of Amherst, Mass., Meredith Templin, of Mohnton, Pa., Nell Nicholas, of Cornwall, Conn., and William Hardee, of Middlebury, Conn.; seven stepchildren, Thrae Dulchin, of Manhattan, Robin Swensen, of Pound Ridge, N.Y., John Lamont, of Plainfield, N.J., Scott Schereschewsky, of Gulf Stream, Fla., Brian Schereschewsky, of Nantucket, Mass., Laura Doty, of Corvallis, Mont., and Catherine Charles, of Washington, Conn.; 17 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren. His first marriage, to the former Georgina Hazeltine, ended in divorce. His second wife, the former Joan Chappell, died before him.
Obituary:
Covington Hardee, 85
Covington Hardee, an attorney who also headed one of the oldest banks in Brooklyn, N.Y., died November 1 at his home in Kent. Mr. Hardee, who was 85 years old, was the stepfather of Robin Swensen of Pound Ridge, N.Y.
Mr. Hardee was general counsel for the Union Pacific Railroad before becoming chairman and chief executive of the Lincoln Savings Bank. He had been a trustee of the bank prior to that appointment and directed the bank's expansion to all of New York City.
A graduate of Emory University in Georgia, he received his law degree at Harvard in 1943 and he was an Army communications officer during World War II. He then taught at Harvard Law School before going into his own practice.
After retiring in 1984, he directed the fund-raising efforts of the New Milford Hospital Foundation.
In addition to his stepson in Pound Ridge, he is survived by his wife, Diana Hardee; four daughters, Pamela Jackson of Boston, Mass., Felicity Barry of Amherst, Mass., Meredith Templin of Mohnton, Pa., and Nell Nicholas of Cornwall; a son, William Hardee of Middlebury, six other step-children, 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Died:
Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012
Name: W Covingto Hardee
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1919
Birth Place: South Carolina
Address: 36 JUNIPER MEADOW
Residence: Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut
Death Date: 1 Nov 2004
Death Place: Kent, Connecticut
Age: 85 Years
Spouse: Diana
Father's Surname: Hardee
State File #: 23814
William married Joan Chappell on 14 May 1955. Joan (daughter of Delos Allen Chappell, Jr. and Edna James) was born on 12 Jul 1927 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado; died on 23 Aug 1974 in Mijas, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain; was buried after 23 Aug 1974 in Washington Cemetery On The Green, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married Hope Georgina Hazeltine on 5 Sep 1942 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and was divorced before 1950. Hope (daughter of Harold Dexter Hazeltine and Hope Graves) was born on 4 Feb 1920 in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married D. Faulkner [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1919 - 2004 (85 years)
(1.William1) was born on 24 Jul 1956 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; died in Unknown. 
