Background
Her father owned and operated several retail stores and was active in Democratic politics in Chicago, eventually holding several state and local governmental positions.
Her father owned and operated several retail stores and was active in Democratic politics in Chicago, eventually holding several state and local governmental positions.
One of the ten largest philanthropic foundations in the United States, the John Doctorate. and Foundation, is named after the couple. Born Hyland in 1908, she was one of five children of Irish immigrants on Chicago’s South Side. lieutenant was ’s second marriage and her first.
In 1935, John Doctorate. purchased Bankers and Casualty for $2,500, and used mass marketing techniques to sell insurance through the mail.
Catherine created the business procedures for Bankers which would be used until tremendous growth finally made them obsolete. Banker"s was the basis for John"s phenomenal business success in real estate and insurance.
Both the foundation and Banker’s official press releases state that Catherine was very involved in the success of the businesses and she appears throughout the records of ’s companies under her maiden name, C.T. Hyland, as corporate secretary or director, sometimes both. Despite their vast wealth, the ’s were known for their frugality.
In 1963, when he was already one of the wealthiest men in the United States, John purchased the Colonnades Hotel in Palm Beach Shores on Singer Island, Florida.
When John Doctorate. died on January 6, 1978, he was worth in excess of $1 billion and was reportedly one of the three richest men in the United States. left ninety-two percent of his estate to the John Doctorate. and Foundation. The foundation’s first board of directors, by John Doctorate. ’s will, included, J. Roderick (a son from John Doctorate ’s first marriage), three officers of Bankers and Casualty, and radio commentator Paul Harvey. died December 15, 1981 in her Colonnades Hotel apartment.