Background
Blum, John Robert Halsey was born on July 21, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Robert Edward and Ethel (Halsey) Blum.
State agriculture commissioner
Blum, John Robert Halsey was born on July 21, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Robert Edward and Ethel (Halsey) Blum.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1951; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1956.
Associate, Milbank, Tweed, Hope & Hadley, New York City, 1956-1963; associate, David Rockefeller, New York City, 1963-1969; chairman, Kings LaFayette Bank, Brooklyn, 1969-1972; president, Security Mortgage Investors, Brooklyn, 1972-1976; partner, Richards, O'Neil & Allegaert, New York City, 1976-1986; private practice, Millerton, New York, 1986-1992; commissioner of agriculture, State of Connecticut, Hartford, since 1992. Board directors Vista Mutual Funds, New York City, Greenwood Cemetery Association, Brooklyn.
Board of directors The Dreyfus Foundation, New York City, 1987. Active Sharon (Connecticut) Hospital Finance & Investment Committee.
Married Susanne Delatour, June 9, 1950 (deceased). Children: Anne Brengle, John Robert Halsey, Sara Hadden, Jane Burdett, Robin Wiseman, Alice Pollard, Suzette Devine. Married Jeanne C. Thompson, January 2, 1971.