Background
Schieffelin, William Jay was born on November 30, 1891 in New York City. Son of William Jay and Marla Louise (Shepard) Schieffelin.
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William Jay Schieffelin
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Treasurer, Schieffelin & Company, 1919-1922; president, Schieffelin & Company, 1922-1952; Chairman of the Board, Schieffelin & Company, 1952-1962; honorary chairman, consultant, Schieffelin & Company, from 1962; vice-president, director, American Kitchen Products Company, 1931-1938; trustee, Greenwich Savings Bank, from 1956.
Membership
Honorary trustee St. Luke's Hospital. Director New York City Young Men’s Christian Association, 1925-1947. Past president National Wholesale Druggists Association.
Vice-president, director National Association Alcoholic Beverage Importers, 1934-1944, honorary vice president, from 1944. First Lieutenant 12th New York Infantry, 1916-1917, Mexican border. First lieutenant to captain 12th Field Artillery, 2d division Advertising Educational Foundation, 1918.
Trustee Carnegie Endowment International Peace, 1941-1962. Member New York City Chamber of Commerce (vice president 1956-1960), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigam Xi, Scrolland Key, Union, Yale, New York Yacht and Century Clubs.
Connections
Married Annette Markoe, May 4, 1918. Children: Anne Louise, William Jay III.
