Clarence Douglas Dillon (born August 21, 1909 in Geneva, died January 10, 2003 in New York City) son of Clarence and Ann (Douglass) Dillon, was U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France (1953–1957) and 57th Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury (1961-1965). Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York Clarence Dillon, ( September 27, 1882 - April 14, 1979) born Clarence Lapowski (name legally changed 17 September 1901 The United States has sent Ambassadors to France since the American Revolution. The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the Treasury of the United States government. He also was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (ExComm) during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The White House National Security Council ( NSC) in the United States is the principal forum used by the President for considering National The Executive Committee of the National Security Council (commonly referred to as simply the Executive Committee or EXCOMM) was a body of United States The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War.
During World War II, he served in the United States Navy. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Appointed by Democratic president John Kennedy to the Treasury post, Dillon was himself a Republican. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of His policies provided for a solid economic expansion and president Lyndon Johnson kept him in his job after Kennedy's assassination.
He was vice president, then director, then chairman of the board of Dillon, Read & Co., co-founded by his father, Clarence Dillon. Dillon Read & Co was a prominent American Investment bank from the 1920s into the 1960s Clarence Dillon, ( September 27, 1882 - April 14, 1979) born Clarence Lapowski (name legally changed 17 September 1901
The family descends from his grandfather Samuel Lapowski, a poor immigrant from Poland, who changed the family name from Lapowski to Dillon ("Samuel Dillon"). Dillon's mother, Anne Douglass, is descended from Grahams Lairds of Tamrawer Castle at Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland—see family tree link below.
Dillon served as President of the New York Metropolitan Museum, particularly building up its Chinese galleries. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, He personally donated $20 million to the museum and led a fundraising campaign that raised an additional $100 million. A close friend of John D. Rockefeller 3rd, he was also a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation from 1960 to 1961. John Davison Rockefeller III ( March 21, 1906 – July 10, 1978) was a major Philanthropist and third-generation member of the prominent The Rockefeller Foundation (RF is a prominent Philanthropic organization and Private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue New York City.
The Fifth Round of tariff negotiations under the GATT, which lasted from 1960 to 1962, was known as the "Dillon Round," after Dillon, who proposed its inception. The 'General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade' (typically abbreviated 'GATT' was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization (ITO
He received the Medal of Freedom in 1989. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the United States and is along with the equivalent Congressional Gold Medal bestowed
At Boston, Massachusetts, on 10 March 1931, Dillon married his 1st wife, the former Phyllis Chess Ellsworth (South Bend, Indiana, 3 August 1910 – New York City, New York, 20 June 1982), daughter of John Chess Ellsworth (South Bend, Indiana, 20 December 1874 – living 1957[1]) and wife (married at Lowell, Massachusetts, 14 October 1903) Alice Frances Chalifoux (Lowell, Massachusetts, 9 August 1881 – New York City, New York, 27 January 1957), who bore him two daughters: Phyllis Ellsworth Douglas Dillon and Joan Douglas Dillon (b. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. South Bend is a city on the St Joseph river and a twin city of Mishawaka Indiana. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) South Bend is a city on the St Joseph river and a twin city of Mishawaka Indiana. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. 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In 1983 Dillon married his 2nd wife, the former Susan Sage (b. 1917).
References
- ^ Timothy Edward Howard, History of St Joseph County, Indiana, vol II (1907), pp. 886-887
See also
- List of U.S. political appointments that crossed party lines
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Rockefeller family
- Metropolitan Museum
Further Reference
| Preceded by James Clement Dunn |
U.S. Ambassador to France 1953–1957 |
Succeeded by Amory Houghton |
| Preceded by Christian Herter |
Under Secretary of State 1959–1961 |
Succeeded by Chester Bowles |
| Preceded by Robert B. Anderson |
United States Secretary of the Treasury 1961–1965 |
Succeeded by Henry H. Fowler |
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