Francis S. Bangs

Francis Sedgwick Bangs (1855–1920) was a New York City attorney at the firm Bangs, Stetson, Tracey & MacVeagh, and a predecessor to the modern firm Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Bangs was born to attorney Francis N. Bangs and Amelia Frances (Bull) Bangs on December 7, 1855.[1] His younger brother was John Kendrick Bangs. After attending Columbia College and Columbia Law School, Bangs followed in his father's profession.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and joined his father's firm, Bangs and Stetson.[1] Bangs remained at the firm for fourteen years, when he resigned to become president of the State Trust Company in 1894.[1] He resigned that position four years later to join the investment bank of Kingsley, Mabon & Co.[2] In 1907, he returned to the practice of law at the firm of Gunthrie, Bangs & Van Sinderen.[1]

Outside of his professional career, Bangs was a trustee of Columbia College and a member of the vestry of Trinity Church.[3] He was also a member of the Saint Nicholas Society in the City of New York. He died at home on March 20, 1920 after a brief illness.[4]