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Lloyd B. Waring

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Lloyd Borden Waring (July 13, 1902 – October 30, 1997, in Rockport, Massachusetts) was an American investment banker and political figure who served as vice president of Kidder, Peabody & Co. and chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party.[1]

Banking career

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In 1921 Waring joined the firm of Kidder, Peabody & Co. as an errand boy. He dropped out of college the following year, but remained with Kidder, Peabody & Co. and later became a security trader.[2] In 1938 he was named president of the Boston Security Traders Association.[3]

In 1953 he was named partner at Kidder, Peabody & Co.[4] He was later promoted to vice-president.[1]

Political career

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Waring served as chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 1947 to 1949. From 1953 to 1957 he was the party's finance chairman.[1]

He was treasurer of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidential campaigns and New England director of Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign. He also raised funds for Richard Nixon and Edward J. King.[1]

He was a delegate to the 1952 and 1972 Republican National Conventions and an alternate delegate to the 1956 and 1960 conventions.[5]

Northeastern University

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Waring was a Member of the Northeastern University Corporation from 1971 to 1989.[6] In 1972 he was given an honorary Doctor of Political Science degree from the University.[7]

Personal life

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Lloyd was married three times and had four children:[1]

  1. Bayard Waring (1929–2022), co-managing trustee of the Amelia Peabody Foundation, United States Department of Education official, and husband of BeBe Shopp[8][9]
  2. Deborah (Waring) Carlson
  3. Faith (Waring) Roebelen
  4. Philip Waring with his wife, Josée Delcroix Waring, co-founders The Waring School

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Lloyd Waring, GOP fund-raiser, former investment banker; at 95". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1997.
  2. ^ "The Civic Pillar". Newsweek. 1972.
  3. ^ "BSTA Past Presidents". Boston Securities Traders Association. Boston Securities Traders Association, Inc. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Kidder, Peabody Co. New Partners Named". Boston Daily Globe. January 13, 1953.
  5. ^ "Waring, Lloyd B." PoliticalGraveyard.com. Lawrence Kestenbaum. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Corporation And Board Membership". Northeastern University Libraries. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degrees". Northeastern University Libraries. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  8. ^ Michelle Tauber; Mike Neill; Lisa Russell; Joanne Fowler; Julie Dam, Alex Tresniowski, Samantha Miller, Steve Dougherty, Ting Yu (October 16, 2000). "American Beauties: 80 Years". People. Retrieved 3 December 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Bayard David Waring". Gloucester Times. April 4, 2022.
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party
1947–1949
Succeeded by