Draft:P. H. Updike

P. H. Updike (1869–1943) was a banker and financier. He backed Lincoln Motion Picture Company in making the film By Right of Birth.

He purchased an interest in and was chosen as president of Exchange National Bank. He had been a banker in Nebraska.

Architect W. J. Saunders (Walter Jesse Saunders) was contracted to design a Swiss chalet style residence for Updike in South Pasadena, California.