Background
Madeira, Percy Childs was born on February 8, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Percy Childs and Marie Virgine (MariƩ) Madeira.
Madeira, Percy Childs was born on February 8, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Percy Childs and Marie Virgine (MariƩ) Madeira.
Graduate, DeLancey School, Philadelphia, 1906; AB, Harvard University, 1910; Bachelor of Laws, University of Pennsylvania, 1913; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1933.
Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockins, 1913-1921; partner, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Madeira (now Ingersoll), 1921-1927; vice president, Madeira, Hill & Company, 1927-1934; vice president in charge trust department, Land Title Bank & Trust Company, 1934-1939; president, Land Title Bank & Trust Company, 1940-1953. Board directors electric Storage Battery Company, Home Insurance Company, Bellevue-Stratford Hotel Company, Benjamin Franklin Hotel Company.
President, trustee University Museum. Board directors Family Society First lieutenant infantry United States Army, World War I. Fellow Royal Geography Society, American Geography Society, Delta Psi. Member English-Speaking Union (board directors, treasurer), Philadelphia Club, Gulph Mills Golf Club, Explorers Club.
Married Margaret T. Carey, May 2, 1914 (deceased). Children: Percy Childs 3d, Francis King Carey, Eleanor Irwin Carey. Married Eugenia Cassatt Davis, February 21, 1952.