Gupton was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on September 17, 1870.
[3] He was forced to resign "on charges of malfeasance, misfeasance and neglect of duty.
[3] Gupton was a co-founder of the Broadway National Bank in 1930, and he served as its president until 1934.
[2] Gupton was married on February 12, 1890, to Daisy Dean Mason.
[1] They had four children: Will Ed, Henry, Pearl Dean Loser and Annie Lee Ansley.