Background
Weiss, Ira Francis was born on October 19, 1909 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Abraham and Minnie (Chernoff) Weiss.
Weiss, Ira Francis was born on October 19, 1909 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Abraham and Minnie (Chernoff) Weiss.
Student, City College of New York, 1928. Bachelor of Laws, St. Lawrence University, 1931. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1933.
Postgraduate, St. John's College, Annapolis, 1978. Bachelor, Seminar College, New School, 1980. Master of Arts, Seminar College, New School, 1982.
Postgraduate, City University of New York Graduate Center.
Private practice, New York City, 1934-1937; assistant secretary, Credit Utility Company, Inc., New York City, 1937-1942; successively assistant secretary, assistant vice president, vice president, administrative vice president, senior vice president, Trade Bank & Trust Company, 1926-1933, 45-70; senior vice president, National Bank N. American, New York City, 1970-1974; senior consultant, National Bank North America (now Fleet Bank), 1975.
Member Jewish Committee on Scouting, New York City, 1950-1953. Assistant manager United Fund, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, 1959. Member Civic Conference Committee, 1961-1964, Mayor's Transportation Committee, 1962-1965, Speakers bureau of United Cerebral Palsy Society, New York City, 1946-1950.
Treasurer, Executive Board New York chapter, member of national executive council American Jewish Committee, 1962-1975. Member National Committee on American Foreign Policy. Sergeant United States.Army, 1942-1945.
Member American Institute of Management, New York Credit and Financial Management Association, American Arbitration Association (national panel), Robert Morris Associations, Foreign Policy Association, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, Center for Study Presidency, Academy Political Science
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Married Gladys Abbott (divorced 1966). Children: Abbott, Michael, John.