Background
Schmidt, Herman J. was born on February 26, 1917 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Herman and Lillian (Beard) Schmidt.
Schmidt, Herman J. was born on February 26, 1917 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Herman and Lillian (Beard) Schmidt.
Bachelor of Arts Iowa, 1938. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1941.
With, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, 1941-1944, 47-51;
tax counsel, Socony Mobil Oil Corporation Inc. (now Mobil Corporation), New York City, 1951-1955;
administrative assistant to general counsel, Socony Mobil Oil Corporation Inc. (now Mobil Corporation), New York City, 1955;
associate general counsel, Socony Mobil Oil Corporation Inc.
(now Mobil Corporation), New York City, 1955-1956;
general counsel, Socony Mobil Oil Corporation Inc. (now Mobil Corporation), New York City, 1956-1959;
executive vice president, Socony Mobil Oil Corporation Inc. (now Mobil Corporation), New York City, 1959-1974;
vice chairman, Socony Mobil Oil Corporation Inc.
(now Mobil Corporation), New York City, 1974-1978;
director, Socony Mobil Oil Corporation Inc. (now Mobil Corporation), New York City, 1957-1978;
president, Mobil International Oil Corporation, 1959-1963. Board directors H.J. Heinz Company.
Former chairman of the board of trustees American Enterprise Institute. Honorary life trustee U. Iowa Foundation Served to First lieutenant Military Intelligence Corps, Army of the United States, 1944-1947. Member Harvard Law Review Association, Blind Brook Club (Ryebrook, New York), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta.
Married Eileen Carpenter, December 20, 1967. Children: Paul David, Sarah Louise.