Background
Kidder, George Howell was born on June 14, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Purkitt and Julia Edwards (Howell) Kidder.
Kidder, George Howell was born on June 14, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Purkitt and Julia Edwards (Howell) Kidder.
Graduate, St. Mark's School, Southborough, Massachusetts, 1943; student Navy V-12 program, Williams College, 1943-1944; Bachelor in Naval Science, Tufts College, 1945; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1950; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Episcopal Division School, 1987.
Worked at Hemenway & Barnes (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Trust, Probate and Estate Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1951, Massachusetts. Member: American Law Institute.
International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.
Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. American Bar Foundation.
Trustee St. Mark's School, 1959-1984, president of the board of trustees, 1974-1984. Trustee Fenn School, Concord, 1956-1977, president of the board of trustees, 1960-1973. Trustee Concord Academy, 1963-1978, president of the board of trustees, 1971-1978.
Board directors Episcopal Church Foundation. Trustee Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967-1986, president of the board of trustees, 1977-1986, honorary trustee since 1986. Trustee Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1977-1994, president of the board of trustees, 1987-1994, life trustee since 1994.
Trustee Children's Medical Center and Children's Hospital Corporation since 1982, Chairman of the Board since 1992. Trustee Wellesley College, 1962-1980, trustee emeritus, since 1980. Board directors Greater Boston Legal Services, 1961-1987.
Trustee, Executive Committee WGBH Ednl. Foundation; chancellor Episcopal Diocese of Mass, director, trustees of donations. Director Controlled Risk Insurance Limited company,1988-, chairman, board directors since 1991.
Director Risk Management Foundation Harvard Medical Institutions Inc., since 1991, Chairman, Board Of Directors since 1991. Trustee Harvard Medical Center Inc., since 1989. Fellow American College Probate Counsel.
Member American Law Institute, International Academy.Estate and Trust Law. Member Tau Beta Pi.
Married Ellen Windom Warren, August 17, 1946 (deceased May 1956). Children: Susan Warren, George Howell, Stephen Wells. Married Priscilla Peele Hunnewell, September 3, 1958 (deceased November 1993).
Children: Priscilla Hunnewell, Timothy Hurd, Peter Arnold. Married Nancy D. Kidder, June 3, 1995.