Harold F. Linder
Harold Francis Linder | |
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| Born | September 13, 1900 |
| Died | July 9, 1981 (aged 80) Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Ambassador Businessman |
| Children | 2 |
Harold Francis Linder (September 13, 1900 – July 9, 1981)United States Ambassador to Canada from 1968 to 1969.
Biography
Harold F. Linder was born to a Jewish family[2] in Brooklyn on September 13, 1900, the son of May L. Linder.[3] He was educated at New York Military Academy[4] and at Columbia College, Columbia University, from which he graduated in 1921.[5]
In the 1930s, Linder worked as an
investment banker at Loeb, Rhoades & Co. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy. From 1948 to 1955, he was president of the General American Investors Company
.
Linder joined the
Export-Import Bank of the United States
in 1961.
In 1968, President
United States Ambassador to Canada
; Ambassador Linder presented his credentials to the Canadian government on September 10, 1968, and served as ambassador until July 9, 1969.
Linder was elected chairman of the
endowed chair
at the Institute for Advanced Study named in Linder's honor.
Linder retired in 1972. He died at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan's Upper East Side on June 22, 1981, at the age of 80.
References
- ^ "Harold Linder Dies; Ran Banking Agency". New York Times. June 24, 1981. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ Bauer, Yehuda. "Yehuda Bauer Interviews, United Jewish Appeal Oral History Project, and Herbert Katzki Oral History Project". JDC Oral History Collection, 1961–2017. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
- ^ "HAROLD LINDER DIES; RAN BANKING AGENCY". The New York Times. June 24, 1981.
- ^ "Alumni of Distinction". New York Military Academy. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Columbia College Today". Internet Archive. Fall 1975. p. 56. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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