Harper Sibley

Background

Sibley, Harper was born on April 5, 1885 in New York City. Son of Hiram W. and Margaret (Harper) Sibley.

Education

Student Groton (Massachusetts) School, 1898-1903. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1907. Bachelor of Laws, New York Law School, 1909.

Doctor of Laws, Hobart College, 1936.

Doctor of Humane Letters, George Williams College, 1950.

Career

Director Security Trust Company, Rochester. Director Rochester Savings Bank, New York Life Insurance Company, Western Union Telegraph Company Operated Sibley Farms, Illinois, Mission Ranch, Rancho Marino, California, Sibleyville Farms, New York Former president Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Rochester Chamber of Commerce and Rochester Young Men's Christian Association, Rochester Community Chest, National United Service Organizations, president Rochester Dental Dispensary. President United States Committee for Refugees.

Trustee Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, U. Rochester, Genesse Hospital, Memorial Art Gallery.

Past president national county Young Men's Christian Association. President Church World Service.

Achievements

• Harper Sibley has been listed as a noteworthy agriculturalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Clubs: Genesee Valley, Rochester Country.

Connections

Married Georgiana Farr, June 10, 1908. Children: Hiram, Georgiana Sibley Hardy, Anne Sibley Cannon, Elizabeth Sibley Gonzalez, Jane Sibley Auchincloss, Harper, Junior.