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R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. (February 22, 1927 – January 2, 2014) was an American banker and philanthropist. Kemper was born into an influential banking and railroading family in Kansas City, Missouri. His father was R. Crosby Kemper. He attended Southwest High School in Kansas City, then transferred to Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts where he graduated in 1945. After graduating from prep school, he served his country during World War II. After returning home, Mr. Kemper enrolled in the University of Missouri and became a member of the Zeta Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi.〔(Pageviewer: Beta Theta Pi )〕 In 1950, he went to work for the United Missouri Bank, which later became UMB Financial Corporation. He later became president in 1959. He retired as chairman in 2004. On 18 June 1965, Kemper and his wife Mary Kemper gave birth to son Alexander Kemper in Chicago Illinois. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 1962 on the Republican ticket and in the same year chaired the Kansas City Industrial Committee. He was active in the running of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, which was named for him. Kemper's college fraternity brother Sam Walton often referred to Mr. Kemper as his "personal banker." Kemper died at age 86 on January 2, 2014, at Indian Wells, California.〔(R. Crosby Kemper Jr. dies in California - KansasCity.com )〕 Kemper was a first cousin, twice removed, of actress Ellie Kemper. He is the father of Alexander “Sandy” Kemper. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「R. Crosby Kemper, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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