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The firm was started in 1920 as Riley, Preston and Associates with offices in Plattsburgh, Malone, Lake Placid and Watertown. T.E. Gilmore was the manager of the Plattsburgh Office when the Firm split up in the early 1930's. He ran the firm until 1947 when he recruited Alexander D. Edwards. The senior Mr. Edwards was working in Manhattan for the international accounting firm Loomis, Suffern & Fernald. Loomis and Suffern were the founders of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. While there, he was in charge of several large audit engagements such as Kennicut Copper, Pan-American Airlines, NY Athletic Club, and South American Gold and Platinum. Mr. Edwards had previously been a partner with Forrest Mars at the M&M Company. Mr. Edwards continued to lead the firm until 1979 when his son Alexander C. Edwards was licensed as a CPA and took over the day to day management of the firm. Mr. Edwards remained active in the firm until his death in 1990. 1990 also marked the admission to partnership of Maurica A. Gilbert, CPA, who originally came to the firm in 1986. Our heritage dates back to the 1920's. The name has changed but the quality has not. 1920 Riley, Preston and Associates 1935 T. E. Gilmore 1947 Gilmore and Edwards 1950 Gilmore, Edwards and Wolfe 1963 Gilmore, Edwards and Wolcott 1966 Gilmore and Edwards 1967 Edwards and McGaulley 1968 Alexander D. Edwards 1979 Alexander Edwards and Company Despite all the changes, the core business was retained by the firm with several clients served over seventy years. |
