Clarence Dillon
| Clarence Dillon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Clarence Lapowski September 27, 1882 San Antonio, Texas |
| Died | April 14, 1979 (aged 96) San Francisco, California |
| Citizenship |
 United States
|
| Alma mater |
Worcester Academy Harvard University |
| Occupation | investment banker |
| Employer | Dillon, Read & Co. |
| Spouse(s) | Anne McEldin Douglass (wed February 4, 1908) |
| Children |
C. Douglas Dillon Dorothy Dillon Eweson |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Lapowski (1848-1912) Bertha Stenbock (1862-1951) |
Clarence Dillon (September 27, 1882 - April 14, 1979) was an American financier, and namesake of Dillon, Read & Co., an investment bank. In 1957, Fortune Magazine listed Dillon as one of the richest men in the United States, with a fortune then estimated to be from $150 to $200 million.
Clarence Dillon was born Clarence Lapowski. His parents were Samuel Lapowski and Bertha Stenbock. Dillon's father was a Polish Jewish immigrant, likely born at Łomża, Poland in 1848. His paternal grandparents were Joshua Lapowski and Paulina Dylion, daughter of a Frenchman, Michel Dylion. Samuel Lapowski eventually emigrated to the United States.
In 1878, his father went to San Antonio, Texas and married Bertha Stenbock one year later. Stenbock was born 1862 in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Gustav Stenbock, a Swedish immigrant, who was prospecting for lead and silver in the Colorado Western Slope.
In 1884, the family moved to Abilene, Texas. They became naturalized citizens in the Abilene District Court, on September 25, 1891, legally changing the family name to Dillon on September 17, 1901. Samuel Dillon died in San Francisco, California, on June 23, 1912. His wife died in New York City, on January 1, 1951.
Clarence Dillon graduated from Worcester Academy and then Harvard, in 1905.
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