Born in New York City. Graduate of Harvard in 1943. Married to Grace Montgomery. They had four children. Married to Emily G. Tucker July 24, 1981. From 1941 to 1946 during WW II he served with the King's Royal Rifle Corps in England. He was discharged with the rank of captain.

He collected ancient coinage and specialized in the Bactrian kings of Greece.

Employed by Fiduciary Trust Company of New York in 1947. Rose to president and chairman of the board in 1963. He retired in 1985. He has served on the board of several corporations and service organizations.

He began service on the ANS board in 1975. In July 1984 he replaced Harry Bass as president of the ANS. He retired as president in 1990 to be replaced by R. Henry Norweb.

He died in a hospital in New London, Connecticut.

bio: WWA 82; WWEast 83 profile: CW 9/1/1984 obit: CW 6/6/94; NN 6/7/94; NUM Aug 1994; NYT 5/21/94