Sir Ernest Cooper Riddle was an Australian banker who served as governor of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, then Australias central bank, from 1927 to 1938.
Riddle was born in Narrabri, New South Wales, the son of pastoralist John Riddle. In 1889, aged 16, he joined the Narrabri branch of the Bank of Australasia as a clerk. In 1915, Riddle joined the Commonwealth Bank and was appointed the manager of the Perth branch, where he remained until he transferred to Sydney as the acting manager. In 1924, he was promoted to inspector and was transferred to manage the Melbourne branch of the bank.
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