Background
Meisels, Raphael was born on May 30, 1900 in Brooklyn. Son of Harris and Rachel (Fabricant) Meisels.
Meisels, Raphael was born on May 30, 1900 in Brooklyn. Son of Harris and Rachel (Fabricant) Meisels.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1921.
District director Internal Revenue Service, New York City, 1957—1960. General partner H. Hentz & Company, 1963—1971. Chairman H. Hentz Inc., 1971—1973.
Honorary chairman Shearson, American Express and Predecessor Companies, 1973—1982. Honorary chairman emeritus Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc., since 1982. With United States Army, 1918.
Member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Zelda Weintraub, June 11, 1926. Children: Deborah Meisels Weinstein, Naomi Meisels Epstein.