George Foster Peabody

George Foster Peabody
George Foster Peabody
	Peabody, c. 1907
Born	July 27, 1852; Columbus, Georgia, United States
Died	March 4, 1938 (aged 85); Warm Springs, Georgia, United States
Occupation(s)	Banker, Philanthropist
Known for	Namesake of the Peabody Awards
Title	Co-founder of Spencer Trask Co.; Deputy Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee; Co-founder and Treasurer of the General Education Board; Co-founder and Treasurer of the Southern Education Board; Co-founder and Treasurer of the Anna T. Jeanes Foundation; President of the Mens League for Woman Suffrage; Director of General Electric; Co-founder of the Combustion Engineering Corporation; Second Vice President of the Edison Electric Illuminating Co.; Chairman of the Broadway Realty Co.; Vice President of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Co.; Vice President of the Colorado Midland Railway Co.; Chairman of the St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad Co.; Chairman of the New York and Ottawa Railroad Co.; President of the Potosi & Rio Verde Railroad Co.; Vice President of the American Forestry Association;
Political party	Democratic

George Foster Peabody (July 27, 1852 – March 4, 1938) was an American banker and philanthropist.

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