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[[Image:Schiff 1931.jpg|thumb|right|Schiff memorialized on the cover of ''Scouting Magazine'', July, 1931]] | [[Image:Schiff 1931.jpg|thumb|right|Schiff memorialized on the cover of ''Scouting Magazine'', July, 1931]] | ||
Mortimer Leo Schiff was the only son of the [[Germany|German]]-[[American Jews|Jewish American]] banker and philanthropist [[Jacob Schiff]] and his wife Therese.<ref>He listed himself as "Mortimer Leo Schiff" in the 1917 World War I draft registration. For a 1923 passport application he listed himself as "Mortimer Loeb Schiff".</ref> While he worked as a partner in the financial firm of [[Kuhn, Loeb & Co.]] from 1900 until his death in 1931, he also devoted much of his time to the development of scouting in [[United States|America]]. He was a member of the [[World Scout Committee]] of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] and the Theodore Roosevelt Council Executive Board. After a long tenure as vice-president of the BSA beginning in 1910 <ref name="vp">{{cite journal | author = Chicago Jewish Historical Society | year = 2000 | month = Winter | title = The Boy Scouts of America: Historic Chicago Jewish Troops | journal = Chicago Jewish History | volume = 24 | issue = 1 | pages = 14 | id = | url = http://www.chicagojewishhistory.org/pdf/CJH.1.2000.pdf | format = | Mortimer Leo Schiff was the only son of the [[Germany|German]]-[[American Jews|Jewish American]] banker and philanthropist [[Jacob Schiff]] and his wife Therese.<ref>He listed himself as "Mortimer Leo Schiff" in the 1917 World War I draft registration. For a 1923 passport application he listed himself as "Mortimer Loeb Schiff".</ref> While he worked as a partner in the financial firm of [[Kuhn, Loeb & Co.]] from 1900 until his death in 1931, he also devoted much of his time to the development of scouting in [[United States|America]]. He was a member of the [[World Scout Committee]] of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] and the Theodore Roosevelt Council Executive Board. After a long tenure as vice-president of the BSA beginning in 1910 <ref name="vp">{{cite journal | author = Chicago Jewish Historical Society | year = 2000 | month = Winter | title = The Boy Scouts of America: Historic Chicago Jewish Troops | journal = Chicago Jewish History | volume = 24 | issue = 1 | pages = 14 | id = | url = http://www.chicagojewishhistory.org/pdf/CJH.1.2000.pdf | format = }} </ref>, during which he also appeared on the cover of ''[[Time magazine]]'' on February 14, 1927 <ref name="time">{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101270214,00.html|work=TIME magazine|title=TIME cover archives|accessdate=February 6, 2006}}</ref>, he was elected [[National president of the Boy Scouts of America|president]] of the organization in 1931. However, his untimely death came only one month later <ref name="death">{{cite web|url=http://www.threefirescouncil.org/History/1927.htm|work=BSA History|title=Brief History of the BSA, 1927-1940|accessdate=February 6, 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060716023020/http://www.threefirescouncil.org/History/1927.htm |archivedate = July 16, 2006}}</ref>. He had also been serving as the BSA's International Commissioner for several years. | ||
The property for the [[Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation]] was subsequently purchased by his mother, named in his honor, and donated to the BSA for their national training center. | The property for the [[Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation]] was subsequently purchased by his mother, named in his honor, and donated to the BSA for their national training center. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:05, 31 December 2023
Mortimer Loeb Schiff (June 5, 1877 – June 4, 1931) , sometimes Mortimer Leo Schiff, was an American banker and notable early Boy Scouts of America (BSA) leader.[1] His son John Mortimer Schiff was also involved with the BSA.
Biography
File:Schiff 1931.jpg
Schiff memorialized on the cover of Scouting Magazine, July, 1931
Mortimer Leo Schiff was the only son of the German-Jewish American banker and philanthropist Jacob Schiff and his wife Therese.[2] While he worked as a partner in the financial firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. from 1900 until his death in 1931, he also devoted much of his time to the development of scouting in America. He was a member of the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the Theodore Roosevelt Council Executive Board. After a long tenure as vice-president of the BSA beginning in 1910 [3], during which he also appeared on the cover of Time magazine on February 14, 1927 [4], he was elected president of the organization in 1931. However, his untimely death came only one month later [5]. He had also been serving as the BSA's International Commissioner for several years.
The property for the Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation was subsequently purchased by his mother, named in his honor, and donated to the BSA for their national training center.
Schiff was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, granted by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
Both Mortimer and his son, John M. Schiff, received Silver Buffalo Awards from the BSA.
See also
| Boy Scouts of America | ||
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| Preceded by Walter W. Head |
National president May–June 1931 |
Succeeded by Walter W. Head |
References
- ↑ "Schiff Gave Freely to Social Service" (PDF). The New York Times. 1931-06-05.
- ↑ He listed himself as "Mortimer Leo Schiff" in the 1917 World War I draft registration. For a 1923 passport application he listed himself as "Mortimer Loeb Schiff".
- ↑ Chicago Jewish Historical Society (Winter 2000). "The Boy Scouts of America: Historic Chicago Jewish Troops". Chicago Jewish History 24 (1): 14. http://www.chicagojewishhistory.org/pdf/CJH.1.2000.pdf.
- ↑ "TIME cover archives". TIME magazine. http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101270214,00.html. Retrieved February 6, 2006.
- ↑ "Brief History of the BSA, 1927-1940". BSA History. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060716023020/http://www.threefirescouncil.org/History/1927.htm. Retrieved February 6, 2006.