Background
Waterbury, Lester Elba was born on May 17, 1895 in LaGrange, Illinois, United States. Son of Walton Cleveland and Luzora Venepha (Plass) Waterbury.
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Lester Elba Waterbury, American lawyer. Member advisory council Marine Midland Bank New York, 1965-1972. Trustee, Gardens Nursery School-Kindergarten, 1957-1965, Collegiate School, 1961-1963. Enlisted in Army (United States.S.E.R.C.), 1917, overseas 1917-1919; Member Association General Counsel, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Delta Chi, Delta Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1917, Juris Doctor, 1921.
Career
Admitted to New York bar, 1922. Joined law department American Sugar Refining Company, 1921. With law department General Foods, Corporation (then Postum Company, Inc.), 1927-1956, assistant secretary, 1928-1949, general attorney, 1943-1949, general counsel, 1949-1956, secretary, 1949-1955, vice president, 1951-1960, director, 1954-1961.
President General Foods Fund, Inc., 1956-1960.
Membership
Member advisory council Marine Midland Bank New York, 1965-1972. Trustee, Gardens Nursery School-Kindergarten, 1957-1965, Collegiate School, 1961-1963. Enlisted in Army (United States.S.E.R.C.), 1917, overseas 1917-1919.
Member Association General Counsel, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Delta Chi, Delta Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi.
Connections
Married Jean Grosvenor Parker, April. Children: Walton Whitwell, Jonathan Ainsworth, Holly Arundel.
