Background
Weiss, George was born on July 12, 1895 in Minneapolis. Son of Moses Aaron and Sarah (Hochberger) Weiss.
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Lighthouse Service: Its History, Activities and Organization
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George Weiss
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George Weiss, Brokerage house executive. Member finance committee Federation Jewish Philanthropies of New York; board directors Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association, Inc. Second lieutenant Ordnance Reserve Corps during World War I. Member New York Society Security Analysts, American Economics Association, American Statistical Society, Harvard Club, Bankers American Club, Masons.
Education
Student, University Minnesota, 1914-1917; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1920.
Career
Member of staff, Institute for Government Research, Washington, 1921-1922;
member of staff, Institute Economics, 1922-1923;
fellow, Brookings Institution, 1923-1925;
economist, Hoguet & Company brokers, New York City, 1926-1928;
with, Bache & Company (now Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.), from 1928;
partner, Bache & Company (now Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.), 1937-1965;
incorporated, Bache & Company (now Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.), 1965;
chairman of the executive committee, Bache & Company (now Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.), 1965-1968;
vice Chairman of the Board, Bache & Company (now Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.), 1968;
Chairman of the Board, Bache & Company (now Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.), 1968-1969;
honorary Chairman of the Board, Bache & Company (now Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.), from 1969. Also director; instructor economics New York University, 1929-1930. Lecturer finance American Institute Banking, 1930-1933.
Member of faculty Columbia University Extension, 1929-1945.
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Membership
Member finance committee Federation Jewish Philanthropies of New York. Board directors Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association, Inc. Second lieutenant Ordnance Reserve Corps during World War I. Member New York Society Security Analysts, American Economics Association, American Statistical Society, Harvard Club, Bankers American Club, Masons.
Connections
Married Margaret Ellis Adams, May 9, 1930. Children: John Francis, Georgia Elizabeth Weiss Morris.
