Background
May, Herbert Louis was born on July 28, 1877 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Barney and Pauline (Fleishman) May.
May, Herbert Louis was born on July 28, 1877 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Barney and Pauline (Fleishman) May.
Student Cornell and Columbia. Bachelor of Laws, New York Law School, 1897.
; married 3d, Carrie F. Smith, 1930. Admitted to New York bar, 1898, and practiced at New York City until 1904. Vice-president and general counsel May Drug Company, Pittsburgh, 1904-1922, Chairman of the Board, 1922-1928.
Member permanent central board League of Nations, since 1929. Member Supervisory Board League of Nations since 1933, under Drug Limitation Treaty of 1931. Member research staff Foreign Policy Association, 1926-1929.
Former president Merchants.
Board; member Executive Board Citizens’ Committee on City Plan, County Planning Commission, Flood Commission (all Pittsburgh).
Married Lillian C. Brilles, February 4, 1901 (died 1921). Married second, Saidie Adler, October 6, 1922 (divorced 1929). Children: Dorothy B. (Mistress Dorothy M. Rogers), Katherina East. (Mistress Leslie A. Hyam).