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Henry Giessenbier

Henry Giessenbier

American banker; founded the Jaycees

Henry "Hy" Giessenbier Jr (1892–1935) was an American banker in St. Louis, Missouri of German ancestry.[1] He became the founder of the Young Men's Progressive Civic Association in 1915 and the United States Junior Chamber in 1920.[2][3]

Portrait of Henry Giessenbier

He died aged 43 of kidney complications.

References

  1. [1]
    Williams, Walter; Shoemaker, Floyd Calvin (1930). Missouri, Mother of the West. Vol. 4. The American Historical Society, Inc. p. 37.
  2. [2]
    "Henry Giessenbier - They Called Him "Hy"". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  3. [3]
    "HENRY GIESSENBIER, JR" (PDF). Canada JCI Senate. May 2021. Retrieved 2023-03-02.


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