2 Quotes & Sayings By Clyde Watson

Clyde Watson was born in Oklahoma and grew up in Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. He entered the U.S. Army in 1941 and served four years in World War II. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Business Administration and began his career as a bank clerk Read more

In 1956, he was named president of the First National Bank of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1960, Clyde and his family moved to San Diego, California where he became President of the First State Bank of San Diego. In 1968, he became President and CEO of First Interstate Bank of California which had recently merged with Union Bank of California to become Union-First National Bank.

Clyde held this position for 27 years retiring in 1987 when he became Chairman of the Board for Union-First National Bank. This position was followed by his service on the board for another ten years where he served as Chairman until 1997 when he became Chairman Emeritus until his passing in 2003 at age 71.