Hirsch, Maurice

Maurice Hirsch, lawyer, philanthropist and native Houstonian was born on January 13th, 1890. He received a B.A. from the University of Virginia, a J.D. from Harvard Law and a Masters in Law from the University of Texas. He began practicing law in Houston in 1913 focusing on oil and gas industry cases and later civil law. During WWI he volunteered to served on local boards and during WWII he rose to the ranks of Brigadier General as the Director of the Renegotiation Division in Washington D.C. In 1947, he was released from the Army and married Winifred Busby. They returned to Houston where he continued his law practice as well as civil service and social activities until his death in 1983.

Winifred Busby Hirsch was born on January 2, 1908 in Arkansas. After a brief year working in Houston in 1933, Winifred moved to New York City to attend Columbia and became the assistant to the editor of Young National, a children's magazine. She eventually moved to Washington D.C. as the representative for the General Railway Signal Company. There she was reacquainted with Maurice Hirsch. She spent her remaining years in Houston, Texas joining him in philanthropic endeavors. She died in 1990 aboard her Yacht, the Athena.

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