Background
Gillette, Hyde was born on June 23, 1906 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin Fraser and Mabel (Hyde) Gillette.
Gillette, Hyde was born on June 23, 1906 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin Fraser and Mabel (Hyde) Gillette.
Graduate, Exeter Academy, 1924; AB cum laude, Princeton University, 1928; Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1930.
With, Glore, Forgan & Company, 1930-1953; partner, Glore, Forgan & Company, 1950-1953; deputy assistant and deputy under secretary, United States Air Force, 1953-1957; assistant postmaster general, bureau finance, United States Post Office Department, Washington, 1957-1961; partner, Auchincloss Parker & Redpath, 1961-1970; regional vice president, Thomson & McKinnon Auchincloss, Inc., Washington, 1970-1973; vice president, Thomson McKinnon Securities, 1973-1989; vice president, Prudential Securities, 1989-1991.
Executive board Chicago Area Project, 1936-1953, chairman, 1948-1953. Board directors, vice president National Capital area council Boy Scouts American. Regent National Eagle Scout Association.
Director, vice chairman budget committee Community Fund of Chicago, 1942. Chairman executive committee Chicago Opera Theatre, 1947. Advisory board Department Public Welfare Illinois, 1949-1953.
President Barrington Country Day School, 1941. Vice president Washington Heart Association, 1961. Board directors American Heart Association, 1960-1963.
Served as lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Mayflower Descendants, Society Colonial Wars, English Speaking Union (director 1977-1986), Barrington Countryside Association (president 1949-1950), Quadrangle Club (Princeton), Chevy Chase Club (Washington), Metropolitan Club (Washington), Beverly Yacht Club (Marion, Massachusetts), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Marie Clarke Smith, September 7, 1932 (deceased September 28, 1994). 1 child, Marie Clarke Gerald.