Robert B. Stearns

Robert B. Stearns
Born 1888
Died 1954 (age 66)
Nationality American
Education B.A. Yale University
Occupation Banker
Known for Co-founder of Bear Stearns
Spouse(s) Bernice Marks (divorced)
Margaret Allen
Children 3
Parent(s) Virginia Michaels Stern
Issac Stern
Family Marcus M. Marks (father-n-law)
Johnny Marks (brother-in-law)

Robert B. Stearns (1888-1954) was a prominent American financier. He co-founded investment bank Bear Stearns in 1923.

Early life

Stearns was born in 1888 to Virginia (née Michaels) and Issac Stern, founder of Stern's Department Stores.[1] He graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover in 1906 and Yale University in 1910.[1][2] He may have changed his named when he enrolled at Andover, whose headmaster at the time was Alfred Stearns.

Wall Street career

After working some years in Europe, Stearns worked at the brokerage J.J. Danzig & Co. before founding Bear Stearns with partners Joseph Ainslie Bear and Harold C. Mayer in 1923. He became a member of the New York Curb Exchange, later the American Stock Exchange in 1929, and would eventually be its chairman.

Death

Stearns married twice. His first wife was Bernice Marks, daughter of Manhattan Borough President Marcus M. Marks and sister of songwriter Johnny Marks;[3] they had three children before divorcing. His second wife was Margaret Allen. Stearns died at Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan on 14 December 1954, aged 66.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Robert B. Stearns Dies in New York" (PDF). The Hastings News. December 16, 1954.
  2. ↑ http://www.andover.edu/About/NotableAlumni/LongList/Pages/default.aspx
  3. ↑ "Miss Stearns Is Affianced". New York Times. May 8, 1988.
  4. ↑ "Robert B. Stearns, Stockbroker, Dead; Father Founded Stern Brothers Store". New York Times. 15 Dec 1954.
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