Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1880, Nov. 10 | Born, Cadiz, Ohio |
| 1904 | Ph.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1905 | Married Suzette de Marigny Hall (died 1957) |
| 1905-1917 | Engaged in real estate business with his father, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1917-1919 | Served in United States Navy |
| 1920-1924 | Vice president, Northern Trust Company, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1924-1927 | Assistant secretary of the treasury, in charge of fiscal affairs |
| 1926-1927 | National treasurer, American Red Cross |
| 1927-1930 | Financial advisor, Poland Director, Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland); honorary director for life |
| 1931-1941 | Banker, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1941 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| 1941-1945 | United States Representative from Illinois |
| 1945-1948 | Vice president, Chase National Bank |
| 1948-1952 | Agent general, Joint Committee on Foreign Economic Cooperation, monitoring the Marshall Plan |
| circa 1956-1959 | President, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. |
| 1957-1961 | Chairman, District of Columbia Chapter, American Red Cross |
| 1959 | Married Elizabeth Zolnay Smith (died 1977) |
| 1980, Dec. 27 | Died, Washington, D.C. |