Background
Minotto, James was born on February 17, 1891 in Berlin, Germany. Came to the United States, 1914. Naturalized, 1921.
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Minotto, James was born on February 17, 1891 in Berlin, Germany. Came to the United States, 1914. Naturalized, 1921.
Clerk, Deutsche Bank, Berlin, London, 1909-1913; manager, S.A. department Guaranty Trust Company. New York City, 1915-1916; manager, Equitable Trust Company, 1917-1918; vice president, Nafra Company, Chicago, 1919-1920; vice president, Boulevard Bridge Bank, 1921-1924; Chairman of the Board, Mission Ranch Inc., Phoenix, from 1945; president, Mission Dairy Inc., 1925-1945; president, Mission Foods Inc., from 1945; president, Minotto Investment Company, from 1925; assistant to president, Cudahay Packing Company, Chicago, 1947; president, Chairman of the Board, Bank of Phoenix, 1958-1961; director public relations, Western Savings Loan Association, from 1971.
Member Arizona State Senate, 1933-1934, 39-40, 43-44. Assistant to chief ECA mission to Italy. 1950-1951; Chief of Mission to Portugal of Mutual Security Agency, with rank of minister, 1951-1955.
Special consultant to the United States Senate. Staff member Congressional Inaugural Committee, 1964-1965. Consultant professional staff member United States Senate committee on foreign relaltions and appropriations, 1956, 57, 62, 64, 65, 67, 68.
Public relations consultant Arizona Public Service, 1966, 67, 68. Professional staff member United States Senate committee on appropriations doing surveys in Center and South America, 1968. Captain, president Maricopa County Mounted Sheriff Posse, 1938-1948.
Member Elks, Kiva Club, Paradise Valley Country Club, Phoenix Club, Coronada (California) Yacht Club.
Son of Count Demetrio and Agnes (Zaremba, also known as Agnes Sorma, German actress) M. Married Idamay Swift, January 15, 1916 (deceased October 1943). Children: Mitri, Idamay.
Married second, Julia Franklin, November 17, 1944. Children: James, Anina.