Lamont, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1870-1948

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1870-09-30
Death 1948-02-02
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Epithet: American banker

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001219.0x00036a

Epithet: banker

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001191.0x000381

Masefield was a British poet and dramatist.

From the description of John Masefield collection: additional papers, 1956-1963. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 81756769

From the description of Correspondence with John Masefield, 1952-1966. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 81674988

From the description of Thomas W. Lamont John Masefield collection, 1918-1947. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612197984

From the guide to the Thomas W. Lamont John Masefield collection, 1918-1947., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

From the guide to the Thomas W. Lamont collection of John Masefield correspondence, 1952-1966., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

From the guide to the Thomas William Lamont collection of John Masefield materials: Additional papers, 1956-1963., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Investment banker. Lamont graduated from Harvard in 1892 and worked for two years as a reporter for the New York Tribune. In 1894 he became a partner in Cushman Brothers, an agent for manufacturers of food products. When the firm proved unstable, Lamont founded Lamont, Corliss and Company to reorganize Cushman. His success brought him to the attention of the New York banking community. In 1903 he joined Bankers Trust Company and subsequently the First National Bank of New York. In 1911 he became a partner in J.P. Morgan & Company. His special area of expertise was international finance. In 1919 President Wilson appointed him representative of the United States Treasury to the Paris Peace Conference. After the war Lamont was a principal figure in international banking consortia assisting China, Mexico, and other countries. Lamont purchased the New York Evening Post in 1918 and owned it for four years. He helped found and finance the Saturday Review of Literature. He was a director of several corporations and trustee of numerous charities.

From the description of Papers, 1894-1948 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269595481

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Subjects:

  • Publishers and publishing
  • United States
  • American newspapers
  • American periodicals
  • Authors, British
  • Banks and banking
  • Banks and banking, International
  • Charities
  • English literature
  • English poetry
  • Finance
  • International finance
  • Investment banking
  • Reconstruction (1914-1939)
  • Snakes
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918

Occupations:

  • Bankers
  • Capitalists and financiers
  • Collector
  • Philanthropists
  • Poets

Places:

  • Italy (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Japan (as recorded)
  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Italy (as recorded)
  • Mexico (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • Germany (as recorded)
  • England (as recorded)

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