Background
Steffen, Rey John was born on April 13, 1894 in Milwaukee. Son of George John and Emily (Volkman) Steffen.
Steffen, Rey John was born on April 13, 1894 in Milwaukee. Son of George John and Emily (Volkman) Steffen.
Student, University Wisconsin.
Newspaper reporter, advertising writer Milwaukee Journal, 1914. Advertising and merchandise counselor Critchfield & Company, Chicago, 1919-1922. Vice president, general manager Hough Manufacturing Corporation, 1923-1933.
Managing director Bismark Hotel, 1933-1940. Executive vice president Albert Schwill & Company, 1940-1944. President LaSalle-Madison Company, from 1944.
President LaSalle Hotel, from 1944. Vice president Hough Manufacturing Company, from 1923. Chairman National Hotel Industry Avd.
Committee to OPA, 1945.
Lieutenant United States Army, 1918-1919. Member Chicago Hotel Association (chairman board), Illinois Hotel Association (director), National Restuarant Association, American Legion, Montecito Country Club.
Married Charlotte Eitel, June 14, 1923.