Background
Scarff, Paul Brown was born on August 9, 1871 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Doctor John and Caroline (Chamberlain) Scarff.
Scarff, Paul Brown was born on August 9, 1871 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Doctor John and Caroline (Chamberlain) Scarff.
Bachelor of Arts, Hanover (Indiana) College, 1894. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1897.
Admitted to New York bar, 1897, and practiced in New York, since 1897. Member firm Holm, Smith, Whitlock & Scarff (later Holm, Whitlock & Scarff), since 1903. Vice president, secretary, director, member Executive Committee and general counsel South. H. Kress & Company.
Senior vice-president, director and member Executive Committee Oakite Products, Incorporated.
Member of advisory board Chemical Bank and Trust Сompany. Vice president, trustee and member Executive Committee Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Vice president, secretary, trustee Log Cabin Association. Secretary and trustee Limited Price Variety Stores Association.
Served on National Retail Board of National Rifle Association.
Married Edith Belle Roberts, December 27, 1905. Children: Dorothy Belle (Mistress Peter Doelger), Virginia May (Mistress Carl Hornung), Paul Brown.