Walter E. Sachs

Walter E. Sachs
Born
Walter Edward Sachs

May 28, 1884
DiedAugust 21, 1980(1980-08-21) (aged 96)
OccupationsInvestment banker, Financier
Spouse
Mary Williamson (1911–?)
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(m. 1939; div. 1960)​
Parent(s)Samuel Sachs
Louisa Goldman
FamilyGoldman–Sachs family

Walter Edward Sachs (May 28, 1884 – August 21, 1980) was an American banker and financier.[1]

Biography

He was born on May 28, 1884, in Manhattan, New York City, to Samuel Sachs and Louisa Goldman of the Goldman–Sachs family. He was an alumnus of Harvard Business School.[1]

Sachs was a partner at Goldman Sachs starting in 1928, guiding the company through the Great Depression.

He married Mary Williamson in 1939.[2] They moved into a house at 49 East 80th Street in Manhattan in 1942.[3] They divorced in 1960.

He retired as a partner in 1959 to become a limited partner. He died at his home in Darien, Connecticut, on August 21, 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Waggoner, Walter H. (August 23, 1980). "Walter E. Sachs, 96, of Financial House; Was a Partner in Goldman, Sachs Since 1910, Guiding Concern Through Difficult Times". New York Times.
  2. ↑ "Mary Williamson Wed. Actress Bride of Walter Sachs, Banker, in Greenwich". New York Times. August 13, 1939.
  3. ↑ Reif, Rita (June 11, 1970). "Barbra prefers apartments: $420,000 house is a 'compromise'". The Globe and Mail. p. W8. ISSN 0319-0714. ProQuest 1242125415.

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