Background
Nuveen, John was born on June 6, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Ida E. (Strawbridge) Nuveen.
Nuveen, John was born on June 6, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Ida E. (Strawbridge) Nuveen.
Bachelor of Philosophy Chicago, 1919.
With John Nuveen & Company, municipal bonds, Chicago, 1919-1968, partner, 1923-1936, managing partner, 1936-1953, Chairman of the Board, 1953-1954, vice Chairman of the Board, 1954-1968, also director Director Interior Design, 1954-1968. Founder, chairman Foreign Policy Clearing House, 1957-1961.
With War Production Board, Region IV, 1942-1945, regional director, 1943-1945.
Minister, chief Economic Commission for Africa Mission to Greece, 1948-1949, to Belgium and Luxembourg, 1949-1950. Consultant foreign investment Department Commerce, 1954-1956, member world trade advising committee, 1957-1959.
Member United States delegation Atlantic Congress, London, 1959. Lecturer foreign policy Oglethorpe College, 1967.
Chairman Illinois Board Public Welfare Commissioners, 1940-1941.
Member Chicago Crime Commission, 1946-1966. Member Fair Campaign Practices Committee, 1956-1968. Member National Committee for Effective Congress, 1958-1968, vice chairman, 1966-1968.
Vice chairman World Population Emergency Campaign, 1960-1961.
Member Population Crisis Committee, 1965-1968. Member Illinois Government"s Committee for Distinguished Foreign Guests, since 1962.
Member Kenilworth (Illinois) Board Education, 1934-1940, chairman finance committee, 1934, president, 1937-1940. Board of directors Better Government Association, 1926-1968, Citizens Association: Chicago, 1945-1952, American Friends of Middle East, 1957-1968, Fund for Theological Education, 1964-1968. Member of national advising committee Cooperative American Relief Everywhere, 1954-1968, chairman, 1956-1968.
Served in Signal Reserve Corps., United States Army, World War I. Member Investment Bankers Association, United States (foreign policy committee 1963-1966), Illinois (director 1947-1948), chambers commerce, Council Foreign Relations, Council Religion and International Affairs, National Municipal League (council 1941-1956, regional vice president 1950-1956), North Carolina Municipal Council (president 1932-1933, Chairman of the Board 1933-1948, honorary director 1948-1968), Chicago Council Foreign Relations (director 1952-1963, vice president 1953-1958.
Clubs: Bankers American, University, Quadrangle, Chicago Literary, Commercial, Chicago, Attic, Commonwealth, Mid-American (Chicago).
Married Grace Bennet, June 28, 1927. Children: Margaret (Mistress Rene Beguin), Anna Ridgway (Mistress Marcus T. Reynolds), John Septimus.
