John Mortimer Schiff
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Schiff circa 1913 at the Piping Rock Club
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| Born |
John Mortimer Schiff August 26, 1904 Roslyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 1987 (aged 82) Oyster Bay, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Yale University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | President of Boy Scouts of America |
| Board member of |
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation World Scout Committee (1955-1961) |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Baker |
| Children | David T. Schiff Peter G. Schiff |
| Parent(s) | Adele Neustadt Mortimer Loeb Schiff |
| Relatives | Jacob H. Schiff (grandfather) |
| Awards | Breeder of 1970 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt Hoist the Flag |
| Honors | Bronze Wolf |
John Mortimer Schiff (August 26, 1904 - May 9, 1987) was and American investment banker and philanthropist. He was a partner in the firm Kuhn, Loeb & Co., as well as a trustee of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, a breeder of championship thoroughbred racehorses, and the national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1951 to 1956.
Schiff was born to a German-Jewish banking family in New York, the son of Adele (née Neustadt) and Mortimer Loeb Schiff. He was grandson of Jacob H. Schiff. In 1925, Schiff graduated from Yale University, where he was assistant business manager of campus humor magazine The Yale Record. After a year at Oxford University in England, he worked at Bankers Trust. For a time, Schiff worked on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Following the 1931 death of his father, he became a partner in the investment banking firm Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
Both John Schiff and his father were notable early Boy Scouts of America leaders. John Schiff served as national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1951 to 1956. Schiff also served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1955 until 1961.
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