Background
Lester, Bernadotte Perrin was born on May 19, 1896 in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. Son of Charles Cooke and Mary Lane (Tuck) Lester.
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Bernadotte Perrin Lester
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Bachelor of Science, Union College, Schenectady, 1918, Doctor of Laws, 1958. Student Columbia Law School, 1919-1921.
Career
With legal firm Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, 1920-1923. Member firm Knight, Stetson & Lester, investment bankers, Los Angeles, 1923-1928. Vice president Banks, Huntley & Company, investment bankers, 1928-1932.
President, director Lester & Company, Los Angeles, 1932-1951. Senior partner Lester, Ryons & Company, 1951-1969. Partner Hornblower & Weeks-Hemphill, Noyes, 1969-1971.
Chairman of the Board City Coach Lines, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, 1948-1974, also director subsidiaries. Director Baker Oil Tools, Inc., Los Los Angeles.
Membership
Member Pacific Coast Stock Exchange (formerly Los Angeles Stock Exchange), 1936-1951, New York Stock Exchange, 1951-1969, American Stock Exchange. Member California, New York state bars, Alpha Delta Phi. Mason.; Clubs: California (Los Angeles).
Connections
Married Margaret Curtiss Burton, September 21, 1921. Children: James Burton, Bernadotte Perrin.
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Nationality
American