Background
Dewey, Godfrey was born on September 3, 1887 in New York City. Son of Melvil, Annie (Godfrey) Dewey.
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Dewey, Godfrey was born on September 3, 1887 in New York City. Son of Melvil, Annie (Godfrey) Dewey.
Educated Albany (New York) Academy. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1909, Master of Education, 1921, Doctor of Education, 1926.
Executive officer, Lake Placid Company and allied corporations. 1908-1932, chairman of the executive committee, 1955-1962. President, treasurer Dewey Shorthand Corporation, from 1937.
President, director Forest Press.
Incorporated., 1951-1961. President III Olympic Winter Games Committee, 1929-1932. Trustee Lake Placid Club Education Foundation, from 1924, vice president, from 1958.
Member board trustees Emerson College, 1940-1951. President Emerson College, 1949-1951.
Trustee Northwood School, 1954-1961, chairman, 1954-1959.
Member board trustees Emerson College, 1940-1951. Member National Education Association, American Legion, Grange, Phi Delta Kappa. Mason.; Clubs: Lake Placid.
Married Marjorie Kinne, May 28, 1914. Children: Kinne (deceased), Katharin, Arthur Kinne (deceased), Margaret Ann, Stuart Kinne (deceased).