# Chet Timson — David Harum character guide

> Chet Timson in David Harum by Edward Noyes Westcott.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Timson, Chet, Chester ) Timson, Mr. Timson, Whereupon Mr. Timson

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Snapshot

A talkative, self-important bank clerk whose bluster hides a helplessness that David Harum quietly works to remedy.

## Who they are

Chet Timson runs the routine of Harum's bank with an unceasing flow of words, instructing newcomer John Lenox while boasting of grievances and imagined slights. David calls him a helpless critter for all his bragging, and has already written to Syracuse friends to find him other work. His looming displacement gives John's first days their quiet stakes, and his loud self-regard makes him both comic and faintly pitiable.

## Relationships

### [John Lenox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/john_lenox)

_rivalry_

Chet Timson is a local rival to John Lenox, competing for business or social standing.

### [David Harum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/david_harum)

_rivalry_

Chet Timson is a business rival of David Harum, often clashing over deals and influence.

### [John Lenox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/john_lenox)

_rivalry_

Chet Timson is a local rival to John Lenox, competing for business or social standing.

### [David Harum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/david_harum)

_rivalry_

Chet Timson is a business rival of David Harum, often clashing over deals and influence.

### [David Harum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/david_harum)

_rivalry_

Chet Timson is a business rival of David Harum, often clashing over deals and influence.

### [John Lenox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/john_lenox)

_rivalry_

Chet Timson is a local rival to John Lenox, competing for business or social standing.

## In the story

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xii)

The displaced bank clerk who warns that John will find David Harum's work difficult.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xiii)

The former bank clerk who complains about David Harum and warns John about the job.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xiv)

Mentioned as the one to show John the ropes; seen in animated controversy with a man at the counter.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xv)

Chet announces he is leaving for a new job with a big concern, avoids giving John the balance sheets, and plans to take the morning train.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xvi)

Mentioned as having neglected bank work, requiring John to straighten things out.

### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxi)

Criticized by David for his loose talk that caused Purse's trouble; described as a 'dum'd chuckle-head' and a 'clackin' ole he-hen'.

### [XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xliv)

Mentioned as available to help at the bank while John is away; David has received a letter from him.

## Links

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