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Investment banking

Edward Orrick Mcdonnell, American investment banking. Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor, Navy Cross; Air Medal, 2 Bronze Star Medals; Distinguished Service Cross (Italy). member firm Smith & McDonnell, 1924-1925; member firm and partner G. M. P. Murphy & Company, investment bankers, since 1942; Served World World World War II, 1940-1946, final rank vice admiral.

Background

Mcdonnell, Edward Orrick was born on November 13, 1891 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Eugene and Ann (Chilton) Mcdonnell.

Education

He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1912.

Career

Commissioned ensign United States Navy, 1912, and promoted to lieutenant commander, 1918. Resigned 1919. Secretary-treasurer. Mexican International Corporation, 1920-1922.

Vice-president and general manager Kelly Springfield Motor Truck Company, 1922-1923.

Vice president R. J. Caldwell Company, 1923-1924. Member firm Smith & McDonnell, 1924-1925.

Member firm and partner G. M. P. Murphy & Company, investment bankers, since 1942. Director Pan. American Airways Corporation.

General partner Hornblower & Weeks.

Also the director of The Hertz Corporation.

Achievements

  • Edward Orrick Mcdonnell has been listed as a noteworthy investment banking. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member firm Smith & McDonnell, 1924-1925. Member firm and partner G. M. P. Murphy & Company, investment bankers, since 1942. Served World World World War II, 1940-1946, final rank vice admiral.

Clubs: Brook, Yale (New York City).

Connections

Married Helen Fisher, November 14, 1915. Children: Mistress Dungeon Master Kendall, Mistress A. R. Barry, Edward Orrick.

Father:
Eugene Mcdonnell

Mother:
Ann (Chilton) Mcdonnell

Spouse:
Helen Fisher

child:
Edward Orrick Mcdonnell

child:
Mistress A. R. Barry Mcdonnell

child:
Mistress Dungeon Master Kendall Mcdonnell