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Hugh Bancroft (attorney)
American lawyer and publisher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hugh Bancroft (September 13, 1879 – October 17, 1933) was an American publisher and attorney who was the president of the Dow Jones & Company from 1928 to 1933.
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Hugh Bancroft | |
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![]() Bancroft around 1905 | |
Born | (1879-09-13)September 13, 1879 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | October 17, 1933(1933-10-17) (aged 54) Cohasset, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | Harvard College Harvard University Harvard Law School |
Occupation(s) | Attorney Publisher |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mary Agnes Cogan (1902–1903; her death) Jane Wallis Waldron Barron (1907–1933; his death) |
Children | 4, including Mary Bancroft |
Parent(s) | William Bancroft Mary Shaw |
Relatives | Clarence W. Barron (father-in-law) Sherwin Badger (son-in-law) |
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