William Whyte (banker)

In September 1893 he was apprenticed as a banker at the Royal Bank of Scotland in Kinross.

In February 1899 he made an important transfer the bank's London branch.

The London branch was often the chosen area for future senior staff.

[1] In February 1929 he returned to Scotland as Deputy General Manager at the Royal Bank's Headquarters at Dundas House in Edinburgh.

[3] In September 1933, following the sudden death of Alexander Kemp Wright, Whyte became General Manager and Chief Cashier of the bank.