Background
Scribner, Gilbert Hilton was born on June 1, 1918 in Milwaukee. Son of Gilbert Hilton and Nancy (Van Dyke) Scribner.
Scribner, Gilbert Hilton was born on June 1, 1918 in Milwaukee. Son of Gilbert Hilton and Nancy (Van Dyke) Scribner.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1939.
President, Scribner & Company, 1962-1977; chairman, Scribner & Company, from 1977. Director Northern Trust Company, Northern Trust Corporation.
President Civic Federation, 1955-1957. Member Chicago Public buildings Committee, 1967-1971. Trustee Northwestern University.
Board directors Mid-American chapter American Red Cross, 1952-1957, 67-72;chairman advising committee to board commissioner Forest Preserve District Cook County, Illinois. Chairman Illinois Common for Constnl. Revision, 1958-1961; board directors Northwestern Memorial Hospital Served as Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1941-1945.
Member Chicago History Society (trustee 1946-1978).
Married Helen Shoemaker, March 22, 1941. Children: Helen Eaton (Mistress Gregory E. Euston), Nancy Van Dyke (Mistress David W. Clarke, Junior), William Van Dyke, World War II.