John Langeloth Loeb Jr.
| John Langeloth Loeb Jr. | |
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| 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 (with Sundby) Nicholas Mears Loeb (with Harrsen) |
| 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, Delegate to the United Nations in 1984 and internationally recognized advocate for religious freedom and separation of church and state. Loeb is the founder and owner of the Russian Riverbend Vineyards, Ltd. Since 2011, Chappellet produces Sonoma-Loeb wines under license.. 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, which in 2009 built the Loeb Visitors Center on the Touro Synagogue National Historic Site in Newport, RI. Loeb continues to serve as chairman of GWIRF. 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 Adele Lewisohn Lehman; 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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