Arthur Hawley Scribner | |
Office: | President of Charles Scribner's Sons |
Term Start: | 1930 |
Term End: | 1932 |
Predecessor: | Charles Scribner II |
Successor: | Charles Scribner III |
Birth Date: | 15 March 1859 |
Birth Place: | Manhattan, New York, US |
Death Place: | Mount Kisco, New York, US |
Education: | Princeton University (BA) |
Parents: | Charles Scribner I Emma Elizabeth Blair |
Relatives: | Charles Scribner II (brother) John Blair Scribner (brother) |
Arthur Hawley Scribner (March 15, 1859 – July 3, 1932) was president of Charles Scribner's Sons.[1]
He was born on March 15, 1859, in Manhattan. He was a son of Emma Elizabeth (Blair) Scribner (1827–1869) and Charles Scribner I.
While at Princeton University he started the Ivy Club before graduating in 1881.
He joined Charles Scribner's Sons in 1881.[2] Following the death of his brother, Charles Scribner II, in 1930, he became president of the company. He served as president until his own death in 1932. He was succeeded in the presidency by his nephew, Charles Scribner III.[3]
He died in Mount Kisco, New York, on July 3, 1932.[4] He left $150,000 to Princeton University in his will.[5]