Background
Buttenheim, Edgar J. was born on October 16, 1882 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph Harold and Margaret (Collier) Buttenheim.
Buttenheim, Edgar J. was born on October 16, 1882 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph Harold and Margaret (Collier) Buttenheim.
Educated Madison (New Jersey) High School.
Advertising manager Sweet Orr & Company, to 1908. Circulation manager, The Iron Age, 1908-1911. President American City Magazine Corporation, New York City since 1911, publishes The American City Magazine, Contractors & Engineers, The Municipal Index, Mart, The American School and University, Engineering and Construction World.
Chairman of the Board Buttenheim Public Corporation.
Treasurer American City Bureau.
Clubs: Bay Head Yacht, Princeton, Downtown Athletic, Union League.
Married Marian Voorhees, December 30, 1909. Children: Martha, Barbara, Donald, Curtis, Constance, Edgar.