William Raymond Driver

Background

Driver, William Raymond was born in 1907 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William R. and Mary (Swift) Driver.

Education

AB, Harvard, 1929; Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1933; Doctor of Music (honorary), New England Conservatory Music, 1981.

Career

With, Colorado National Bank, 1930-1931; With, Central Hanover Bank & Trust Company. New York City, 1933-1934; sec-treasurer 2 divisions, American Pulp & Paper Association, 1934-1936; assistant cashier, Bank of Manhattan Company, 1938-1943; assistant vice president, Bank of Manhattan Company, 1943-1946; vice president, Bank of Manhattan Company, 1946; vice president, Chase Manhattan Bank, 1955-1960; partner, Brown Brothers Harriman & Company, 1961-1996; limited partner, Brown Brothers Harriman & Company, since 1996.

Achievements

• William Raymond Driver has been listed as a noteworthy Banker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Honorary trustee New England Conservatory Music. Life trustee Museum of Science. Life trustee corporator Northeastern U. Member Harvard Club (New York City chapter), The Country Club.

Connections

Married Charlotte I. Noyes, April 9, 1937 (deceased July 1986). Children: Sarah J. Midgette, William R. III, Dorothy Q., Mary S., Emily Driver Moore. Married Phoebe W. Barnes, February 21, 1987.

Stepchildren: Phoebe Caner, J. Lea Iselin, Charles B. Barnes, Cornelia B. Barnes.

Father:

William R. Driver

Mother:

Mary (Swift) Driver

Spouse:

Phoebe W. Barnes

Spouse:

Charlotte I. Noyes

child:

Dorothy Q. Driver

child:

J. Lea Iselin Driver

child:

Cornelia B. Barnes Driver

child:

Mary S. Driver

child:

Charles B. Barnes Driver

child:

Emily Driver Moore Driver

child:

Phoebe Caner Driver

child:

Sarah J. Midgette Driver

child:

William R. III Driver