Edward J. Noble
Edward J. Noble | |
---|---|
Under Secretary of Commerce | |
In office 1939–1940 | |
Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
Succeeded by | Wayne Chatfield-Taylor |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward John Noble August 8, 1882 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
Education | Syracuse University |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Edward John Noble (August 8, 1882 – December 28, 1958) was an American
Early life and education
Noble was born in
Career
In 1912, chocolate manufacturer Clarence Crane of
Noble was the first chairman of the
Noble, 76, died at his home in Greenwich on December 28, 1958, after several months of illness.[8]
Legacy
In 1943, Noble bought the St. Catherines Island on the coast of Georgia; in 1968, ten years after his death, the island was transferred to the Edward J. Noble Foundation.
The island is now owned by the St. Catherines Island Foundation, and the island's interior is operated for charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes. The foundation aims to promote conservation of natural resources, the survival of endangered species, and the preservation of historic sites, and to expand human knowledge in the fields of ecology, botany, zoology, natural history, archaeology, and other scientific and educational disciplines.
Noble was part of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project and was appointed to the advisory board by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954. He owned Boldt Castle, the Thousand Island Club, and a summer residence on Wellesley Island. The ornamental street lights in the village park are all that remain of the gift of new street lights that were given to the village by Edward and his brother, Robert. The lights were in memory of their father.
Three hospitals and a foundation[9] are named after him. A building on the campus of St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY is also named after him.
Personal
On November 6, 1920, Noble married Ethel Louise Tinkham (1884-1975), of Napanoch in Ulster County, in New York City.[10] They had two daughters;
- June Noble (June 17, 1922 - June 23, 2020), married David Shiverick Smith
- Sally Noble (July 10, 1924 - February 9, 1944)
References
- ^ "The Noble Family". Gouverneur Museum. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "The Gouverneur Museum: Benefactors, The Noble family".
- ^ "The Noble Family". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (10 June 1939). "NOBLE ENTERS NEW POST; Sworn in as the First Under Secretary of Commerce". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "E.J. NOBLE TO BACK WILLKIE CAMPAIGN; Under-Secretary of Commerce, Who Resigned Wednesday, Announces His Support WANTS TO AID DEFENSE Champion of Administration's Foreign Trade Policy Sees Election Best for Nation". The New York Times. 17 August 1940. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (22 October 1940). "The Day in Washington". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Approves Buying of Blue Network," The New York Times, Wednesday, October 13, 1943.
- ^ "Deaths: Edward John Noble". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. December 29, 1958.
- ^ "$600,000 Donated to St. Lawrence University". The New York Times. January 30, 1956.
Edward J. Noble and the Edward John Noble Foundation have contributed $600,000 to
- ^ "The Noble Family". Gouverneur Museum. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
External links
- E.J. Noble Hospital in Gouverneur, NY
- Edward John Noble Foundation company information from BusinessWeek