Origin of "Vice President" term in Corporate America

The corporate term Vice President just seems so odd to me.

In Banking, Analyst > Associate > VP In F500, Analyst > Mgr > Sr Mgr > Director > Sr Director > VP

Where did this VP term come from?

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