Background
Pforzheimer, Carl Howard was born on January 29, 1879 in New York City. Son of Isaac and Mina (Heyman) Pforzheimer.
Pforzheimer, Carl Howard was born on January 29, 1879 in New York City. Son of Isaac and Mina (Heyman) Pforzheimer.
Educated schools of New York City.
Established Carl H. Pforzheimer & Company (formerly Carl H. Pforzheimer), New York City, 1902. President Petroleum & Trading Corporation, New York City, since 1928. Treasurer The Purchase Community, Incorporated., Westchester Company, 1919-1943.
President Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation, Incorporated.
Chairman Westchester Company Planning Commission, 1939-1942, Emergency Work Bureau, 1931-1934, Commision on Government, 1934-1936. Trustee United Hospital of Portuguese Chester, New York, Institute of Public Administration.
Chairman of the Board Horace Mann School. Member board governors White Plains (New York) Hospital.
Treasurer Westchester County Association.
Director Westchester Cancer Committee. Director Westchester County Council of Social Agencies, Incorporated. (treasurer of The New York Public Library, New York City.
Member board governors White Plains (New York) Hospital. Member National Municpal League (treasurer), Newcomen Society of England, Modern Language Association of America, Bibliographical Society of England, Bibliographical Society of America. Clubs: Elizabethan of Yale (honorary.
Married Lily M. Oppenheimer, January 16, 1906. Children: Carl H., Jane P. Long.