Background
Hirsch, Robert Henry was born on May 29, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Clarence A. and Ruth (Auerbach) Hirsch.
Hirsch, Robert Henry was born on May 29, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Clarence A. and Ruth (Auerbach) Hirsch.
Student of University Kansas, 1943-1944. Bachelor of Science in Mech. Engineering, University California-Berkeley, 1946.
Postgraduate Harvard University, 1946-1947,New York University, 1948.
Trainee, Abraham & Straus, Brooklyn, 1948, buyer accessories, coats, suits, 1951-1957. Founder, owner Brooks Hirsch, Inc., Westport, Trumbull, Fairfield, Stamford and Hamden, Connecticut, 1957, president, 1962. Director Shawmut Bank, Westport.
President, Commercial Board, Westport, 1963, Westport Development Commission, 1964-1966. Trustee Mid-Fairfield County Youth Museum, 1964-1976, vice president, 1972-1976. Chairman bureau business administration public rels.Fairfield U., since 1971, board directors, since 1971, vice president, 1972, chairman, 1973.
Founder Westport Leukemia Society.
President Commercial Board, Westport, since 1963, Westport Development Commission, 1964—1966. Founder Westport Leukemia Society. Member Westport Chamber of Commerce, president, 1964—1965.
Trustee Mid-Fairfield County Youth Museum, 1964—1976, vice president, 1972—1976. Chairman bureau business administration and public relations Fairfield University, since 1971, board directors, since 1971, vice president, 1972, chairman, 1973. Member of National Retail Merchants Association, Sportsman Club (vice president, Westport), Racquet Club, Saints and Sinners Jumbo Tent Club, Birchwood Country Club (governor).
Married Pamela Hirsch. Children: Sydney Suzanne, Leslie Joan, Robert Henry, Junior.