John Langeloth Loeb, Jr.
| John Langeloth Loeb Jr. | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Denmark | |
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In office July 30, 1981 – September 13, 1983 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Warren Demian Manshel |
| Succeeded by | Terence A. Todman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 2, 1930 Manhattan, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nina Sundby Meta Martindell Harrsen Sharon J. Handler |
| Children | Alexandra Loeb Driscoll Nicholas M. Loeb |
| Parents | John Langeloth Loeb, Sr. Frances Lehman Loeb |
| Alma mater |
Harvard College, Harvard Business School |
John Langeloth Loeb Jr. (born May 2, 1930) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and former United States Ambassador to Denmark and a delegate to the United Nations. Loeb joined the New York law firm Loeb, Rhoades & Co. in 1956, and was a general partner from 1959–1973 and then a limited partner until the firm's 1979 acquisition by Shearson Hayden Stone. It became known as Shearson, Loeb Rhoades and a few years later was acquired by the American Express Company.
From 1979 to 2015, Loeb was chairman of John L. Loeb Jr. Associates, a group of investment counselors. Loeb is the founder and owner of the Russian Riverbend Vineyards, which supplies the winery Chappellet. Loeb has sponsored publications and exhibitions on early American genealogy and family histories, and on Danish art. In 2009, he founded the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom and serves as chairman of the organization. In 2016, George Washington University established the Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. Institute for Religious Freedom.
Loeb was born in New York City on May 2, 1930, to businessman John Langeloth Loeb, Sr. (1902–1996) and Frances Lehman (1906–1996). His mother was a descendant of Mayer Lehman (1830–1897), one of the three original founders of Lehman Brothers, which was a large investment bank. Loeb is the grandson of Arthur Lehman (former president of Lehman Brothers), and grand-nephew of former New York Governor and U. S. Senator Herbert H. Lehman. He is a great-grandson of Adolph Lewisohn. The Lewisohns are cousins of the Hambro banking family of London, England.
Loeb's father and paternal-grandfather, Carl M. Loeb (1875–1955), were founders of Loeb, Rhoades & Co. Loeb and his father share the middle name Langeloth in honor of family friend and businessman John Jacob Langeloth (1852–1914). Loeb's grandmother, Adeline Moses Loeb, wife of Carl M. Loeb, was a sixth-generation member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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