Background
Rothschild, Louis Samuel was born on March 29, 1900 in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Louis Philip and Nora (Westheimer) Rothschild.
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Louis Samuel Rothschild
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Louis Samuel Rothschild, business executive. Recipient Presidential citation, 1958. Member city planning commission, Kansas City, 1937-1953, chairman, 1946-1953; chairman Menorah Foundation Medical Research; board directors Community Studies, Inc., Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City; trustee William Allen White Foundation With United States Navy, 1918-1919.
Education
Bachelor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1920.
Career
With, Rothschild & Sons, Inc., Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma City, 1920-1956;
secretary, Rothschild & Sons, Inc., Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma City, 1931-1934;
vice president, Rothschild & Sons, Inc., 1934-1942;
president, Rothschild & Sons, Inc., 1942-1955;
Chairman of the Board, Inland Waterways Corporation, 1953-1959;
chairman, Federal Maritime Board, 1953-1955;
maritime administrator, unites states department Commerce, 1953-1955;
undersecretary of Commerce for transportation, 1955-1958;
president, board directors, Transportation Equities Corporation, 1958-1961, 65-84;
president, board directors, Intermediate Credit Corporation, 1962-1965;
president, board directors, Standard R.E. Improvement Company, 1965-1975. United States delegate North Atlantic Treaty Organization Planning Board for Ocean Shipping, 1953, International Labor Organization conference, 1958. Chairman Air Coordinating Committee, 1955-1958.
Member of commission government security, 1955-1956.
Achievements
Membership
Member city planning commission, Kansas City, 1937-1953, chairman, 1946-1953. Chairman Menorah Foundation Medical Research. Board directors Community Studies, Inc., Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City.
Trustee William Allen White Foundation With United States Navy, 1918-1919.
Connections
Married Emily Bettman, October 7, 1929 (deceased June 1988).
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Resting place
Buried Kansas City, Missouri
Education
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1920
Career
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1920 - 1956
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1953 - 1959
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1953 - 1955
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1953 - 1955
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1955 - 1958
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1958 - 1961
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1958 - 1961
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1962 - 1965
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1962 - 1965
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1965 - 1975
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1965 - 1975
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