George Foster Peabody

George Foster Peabody
Peabody, c. 1907
Born(1852-07-27)July 27, 1852
Columbus, Georgia, United States
DiedMarch 4, 1938(1938-03-04) (aged 85)
Warm Springs, Georgia, United States
Occupation(s)Banker, philanthropist
Known forNamesake 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 partyDemocratic

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