Background
Holbrook, Luther Gardner was born on August 25, 1912 in Walpole, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry G. and Marian S. (Higgins) Holbrook.
Holbrook, Luther Gardner was born on August 25, 1912 in Walpole, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry G. and Marian S. (Higgins) Holbrook.
Bachelor of Science, Bowdoin College, 1934. Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1936.
Banking department Worcester County Trust Company (Massachusetts), 1936-1940. Assistant dean Harvard Business School, 1940-1948, assistant professor, 1944-1948. Assistant vice president T. Mellon & Sons, Pittsburgh, 1949-1956, vice-president and governor, 1957-1958, vice president, treasurer, governor, 1958-1970.
Vice president Richard K. Mellon & Sons, Pittsburgh, 1971-1979.
Director First Boston Corporation, General Reins. Corporation, General Reassurance Corporation, Herbert Clough, Incorporated., Greenwich, Connecticut, General Reins.
Life Corporation, North Star Reins. Corporation New York, Reins.
Company Australasia Limited., Sydney, Australia.
Trustee Richard King Mellon Foundation, Richard King Mellon Charitable Trusts, Pittsburgh, Brookings Instruction, Washington, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, Blue Hill (Maine) Memorial Hospital, Incorporated., Blue Hill Public Library, Eisenhower Exchange.
Clubs: Duquesne (Pittsburgh).
Married Ruth Price, December 5, 1936. Children: Deborah (Mistress John Winthrop), Penelope (Mistress Watson Doctorate. Reid), Sarah (Mistress Abbot Cutler), Henry G. World World War II Employed commercial.