Louis Annin Ames | |
Birth Date: | 5 September 1866 |
Birth Place: | Saint Helena Island, South Carolina |
Death Place: | Essex Fells, New Jersey |
Resting Place: | Kensico Cemetery |
Occupation: | Flagmaker |
Louis Annin Ames (1866–1952) was an American flagmaker.[1] [2] From 1896 to 1952 he served as chief executive officer of Annin & Co.[3] In 1915 he designed the flag of the City of New York.[4] He was a member of the Ames family.
Louis Annin Ames was born on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina on September 5, 1866.[5]
He married Abby Whitney Crowell on January 20, 1909, and they had two children.[5]
He died at his home in Essex Fells, New Jersey on November 28, 1952. He was buried at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.[6]