Peter Ichabod Baer Lavan

Background

Lavan, Peter Ichabod Baer was born on November 10, 1898 in Brooklyn. Son of Samuel and Sara (Mundel) Lavan.

Education

AB, Columbia University, 1915; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1918.

Career

Associate, Strook & Strook, New York City, 1919-1941; partner, Strook & Strook, New York City, 1924-1941; senior partner, Strook, Strook & Lavan, New York City, from 1941; later, counsel, Strook, Strook & Lavan, New York City. Board directors Merchants. & Manufacturers, Inc., Winter & Company and affiliated companies, United Factors Corporation, American Securities Corporation, Aeolian American Corporation, Pianola Inc., Hardman Peck & Company, Florida Growth Corporation, Reihold Engineering & Plastics Company, Inc., American Super-Temperature Wires, Inc., American Super-Temperature Wires of P.R., Inc., Intercontinental Hotels Corporation, Hemisphere Products Corporation, American Machine & Metals Company, Molybdenum Corporation American, Haveg Industries, Inc.

Special consultant International Cooperation Administration.

Achievements

• Bar: New York 1919.

Works

• book

  • Origins and Interesting Aspects of the Bible

Membership

National chairman United States Committee for United Nations, 1956. Board directors Columbia Law School. Board directors Simon's Rock of Bard College, where annual award is presented in hisname.

Founder Pidly Fund (halfway houses for mentally disabled). Board of directors Berkshire Theater Festival, founder Lavan Ednl. Center for Performing Arts at the theater.

Former member of advisory board New York City National Shrines. President Delavan Foundation, from 1941. Lieutenant Signal corpus, United States army, World War I.

Personal counsel to chief War Production Board, World World War World War II. Member American Academy Political Science (life), New York County Lawyers Association, Foreign Policy Association, United Service for New Americans (board directors), Peoples League for World Order (board directors), Kings Crown Columbia, Salvation Army assosiation, New York Chamber of Commerce, Economic Club, Bankers Club, Overseas Press Club, Palm Beach Country Club, National Club, Republican Club, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Faye Collen, May 4, 1935. Children: Spencer, Lawrence.

Father:

Samuel Lavan

Mother:

Sara (Mundel) Lavan

Spouse:

Faye Collen

child:

Lawrence Lavan

child:

Spencer Lavan