Background
Schiff, Mortimer L. was born on June 5, 1877 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Jacob Henry and Theresa (Loeb) Schiff.
Schiff, Mortimer L. was born on June 5, 1877 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Jacob Henry and Theresa (Loeb) Schiff.
Student Amherst College, class of 1896, honorary Master of Arts, 1906.
Studied railroading with New York, Ontario & Western Railway and G.N. Railway, then spent 2 years at Hamburg and London, studying European banking methods. Partner banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Company, New York, since 1900. Director American & Continental Corporation, Los Angeles & Salt Lake R.R., New York Foundation, Western Union Telegraph Company, Pacific Oil Corporation, Chemical Bank & Trust Company, Chemical Safe Deposit Company.
Member New York Stock Exchange.
Married Adèle G. Neustadt, April.