Bernard Mannes Baruch

  • American

Notable Position Organization From To
Advisor, Chairman War Industries Board 1917 1918

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1905/00/00 Bernard M Baruch buys Hobcaw Barony between 1905 and 1907 to use as a winter hunting retreat. Home Hobcaw Barony Georgetown, SC
1918/01/00 The War Industries Board is reorganized under the Chairmanship of financier Bernard M Baruch.
1929/00/00 Bernard Baruch gives Churchill a list of possible hosts for his North American Tour: William Randolph Hearst in Los Angeles, Paul Mellon in Pittsburgh and Samuel McClure in Chicago. Churchill himself adds Charles Schwab, chairman of Bethlehem Steel. Host Winston Churchill's 1929 North American Tour
1929/10/30 Feeling partially responsible for Winston Churchill's losses, Bernard Baruch gave him $7,200 (equivalent to $108,000 in 2015), the profit Baruch had made on a single share. Broker Stock Market Crash of 1929
1939/00/00 Exterior of the Egyptian Building is renovated, paid for by Bernard Baruch in memory of his father who graduated from Medical College of Virginia in 1862 and served as a Confederate surgeon during the Civil War. None of the original interiors survive. Benefactor Egyptian Building Richmond
1952/00/00 Bernard Baruch steps into the role of Minister of the Crown, while Howard Keel takes the part of Grand Marshal at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Minister of Crown Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
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