Background
Allen, Chester Arthur was born on August 13, 1893 in Brooklyn. Son of Frank Theodore and Alice Maude (Appleton) Allen.
Allen, Chester Arthur was born on August 13, 1893 in Brooklyn. Son of Frank Theodore and Alice Maude (Appleton) Allen.
Bachelor of Laws, Saint Lawrence University, 1930. Doctor of Commercial Science (honorary), Saint John's U. Doctor of Civil Law (honorary), Pace College.
Certified Public Accountants, 1919. Admitted to New York bar, 1931. Kings County Trust Company, Brooklyn, 1931, successively 2d trust officer, vice president, trustee, 1931-1960, chairman since 1960.
Trustee Williamsburgh Savings Bank Brooklyn Treasurer, trustee House of Saint Giles the Cripple.
Vice-president, director The Swedish Hospital. Trustee Brooklyn Institute Arts and Sciences.
Trustee Brooklyn Hospital.
Member Chamber of Commerce (past president). Clubs: Rotary, The Lambs, Canadian, Brooklyn, Municipal, Montauk, Gyro (New York City).
Married Kathleen Marion Walter, April. Children: Alice Edna (Mistress George C. Stuhmer), Kathleen Margaret (Mistress Francis J. Kehoe), Elizabeth Joan, Chester Arthur.