John L. Loeb, Sr.

Born: November 11, 1902

Died: December 8, 1996

Married: Frances Lehman

Children: Judith L. Chiara, John L. Loeb, Jr.,  Ann Loeb Bronfman, Arthur Lehman Loeb, Deborah Loeb Brice

John Langloth Loeb, Sr., was a banker and, in 1937, the co-founder with his father, Carl Loeb of Loeb, Rhoades & Co., a predecessor of Shearson Lehman/American Express.  He owned Gull Bay Camp on Upper Saranac Lake .  In 1970, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller appointed him to the original Adirondack Park Agency board.

Sources:

• New York Times, December 9, 1996, John L. Loeb Sr. Dies at 94; Investor and Philanthropist
• New York Times, December 17, 1997, Loeb Foundation to Close and Split Assets Among Heirs