What is Charles Cawley's Net Worth?
Charles Cawley was an American businessman who had a net worth of $500 million dollars at the time of his death. That net worth was enough to make Charles Cawley one of the richest people in Delaware during his lifetime. Charles Cawley died on November 18, 2015 at the age of 75.
Born in New Jersey, Charles Cawley spent many summers in the state of Maine, where his grandfather ran multiple dressmaking factories in Camden and Belfast, Maine. As an adult, he ended up focusing much of his corporate business growth on the state. He graduated from Georgetown University, and in 1982, founded the bank, MNBA, also known as Maryland Bank, National Association. The bank grew considerably during the eighties, and he expanded into Maine in the early 90s. The bank opened its first Northeast Regional Marketing Center in Maine and supplied the state with nearly 5000 jobs. The corporation has gone on to make large donations to various local arts, education, and health institutions, and partnered to create the University of Maine at Belfast's Hutchinson Center. Mr. Cawley was on the Board of Trustees at the University of Delaware for 12 years, and was recently awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Maine.