Cyrus S. Eaton

Cyrus Eaton
Eaton in 1929
Born
Cyrus Stephen Eaton

December 27, 1883
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedMay 9, 1979(1979-05-09) (aged 95)
Northfield, Ohio, US; buried: Deep Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
NationalityCanadian, Naturalized American in 1913[1]
Alma materMcMaster University
OccupationBusinessman

Cyrus Stephen Eaton Sr. (December 27, 1883 – May 9, 1979) was a Canadian-American investment banker, businessman and philanthropist, with a career that spanned 70 years.[2][3]

For decades Eaton was one of the most powerful financiers in the American Midwest, and he was a colourful and often-controversial figure.[4][5] He was chiefly known for his longevity in business, for his opposition to the dominance of eastern financiers in the America of his day, for his occasionally ruthless financial manipulations, for his passion for world peace and for his outspoken criticism of United States Cold War policy. He funded and helped organize the first Pugwash Conferences on World Peace, in 1957.[4] He wrote numerous articles and essays on political and economic subjects—"Investment Banking: Competition or Decadence?",[6] "Rationalism Versus Rockefeller",[7] and "A Capitalist Looks at Labour"[8] being some of the best known.[9]

  1. ^ Who's Who in the Midwest. Chicago: The A. N. Marquis Company. 1949.
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  6. ^ Eaton, Cyrus (February 2, 1944). "Investment Banking: Competition or Decadence?". Financial World.
  7. ^ Eaton, Cyrus (Summer 1945). "Rationalism versus Rockefeller". The Humanist. 5 (2). American Humanist Association: 92–93.
  8. ^ Evans, Cyril S. (1947). "A Capitalist Looks at Labour". University of Chicago Law Review. 14 (3): 332–335. doi:10.2307/1597091. JSTOR 1597091.
  9. ^ "Canada's Opportunity—A Progressive Programme for Nation-wide Prosperity Through Full Resource Development".