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| − | Preston fought in the Pacific | + | Preston became a US Marine and reportedly fought in the Pacific during [[World War II]].<ref name=yahoo/> In 1948 he was the Captain of the US Olympic Hockey team. |
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===President of the World Bank=== | ===President of the World Bank=== | ||
| − | + | [[George H. W. Bush]] appointed him [[President of the World Bank]] in September 1991.<ref name=nyt/> | |
At the [[World Bank]] he declared that "alleviating poverty" would be the Bank's "overarching objective", and said that applications for loans would be judged on a nation's social justice record as well as its economic efficiency. He expanded the role of the bank, beyond that of just making loans, in the direction of organising and implementing projects associated with them.<ref name=yahoo/> | At the [[World Bank]] he declared that "alleviating poverty" would be the Bank's "overarching objective", and said that applications for loans would be judged on a nation's social justice record as well as its economic efficiency. He expanded the role of the bank, beyond that of just making loans, in the direction of organising and implementing projects associated with them.<ref name=yahoo/> | ||
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| Born | August 5, 1926 New York, USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 4, 1995 (Age 68) Property "Has deathPlace" (as page type) with input value "Washington D.C." contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.[[Washington D.C|Washington D.C.]], USA | |||||||||||||||||
Cause of death | cancer | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Harvard | |||||||||||||||||
| Parents | • Lewis Thompson Preston Sr. • Priscilla Baldwin | |||||||||||||||||
| Children | Lewis Thompson Preston III | |||||||||||||||||
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An appointee of George H. W. Bush to the President of the World Bank. As of August 2015, he had a spookily short page on Wikipedia - only a couple of sentences.
Contents
Nature
One assessment of him declares that he was a "private and reticent man [who] disliked large formal gatherings."[1]
Family background
A Preston grandfather had been a Confederate officer who later became a partner in John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company. Preston's father was a World War I flier and later a well-known hunter.
Career
Preston became a US Marine and reportedly fought in the Pacific during World War II.[1] In 1948 he was the Captain of the US Olympic Hockey team. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in history.
J. P. Morgan
Preston then began a 40-year career at J. P. Morgan, where he became a board member. In 1980 he was made chairman and chief executive officer. He stepped down as CEO in 1989, but remained chairman of the executive committee until he left for the World Bank.[1][2]
Douglas A. Warner 3d, J.P. Morgan's chairman, stated that "Lew Preston was the architect of the modern J.P. Morgan and the pre-eminent international banker of his era. He led our firm with penetrating vision, formidable intellect and strength of character."
President of the World Bank
George H. W. Bush appointed him President of the World Bank in September 1991.[2]
At the World Bank he declared that "alleviating poverty" would be the Bank's "overarching objective", and said that applications for loans would be judged on a nation's social justice record as well as its economic efficiency. He expanded the role of the bank, beyond that of just making loans, in the direction of organising and implementing projects associated with them.[1]
Connections
He was a member Pilgrims Society[3]. Sources differ on whether he attended the Bilderberg Group, but he has been mentioned as a member and treasurer of Council on Foreign Relations.[4]
References
- ↑ a b c d http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/EXTARCHIVES/0,,contentMDK:20505265~pagePK:36726~piPK:437378~theSitePK:29506,00.html
- ↑ a b http://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/06/obituaries/lewis-t-preston-68-dies-led-world-bank-into-90-s.html
- ↑ http://isgp.nl/Pilgrims_Society_members_list_AZ
- ↑ http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_globalbanking03.htm
