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Charles Finch Barber

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Charles Finch Barber

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
30 Sep 2012 (aged 95)
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend Add to Map
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Greenwich Time, CT, 7 October 2012
Charles Finch Barber, former chairman of ASARCO, Rhodes Scholar, and past director of the New York Stock Exchange, died peacefully at home in Greenwich, CT on September 30, 2012 at the age of 95.

He was born February 26, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Northwestern University, Harvard Law School, and Oxford University. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy for five years. He served as Navy Secretary to the Joint War Plans Committee in Washington DC. Later, he was Aide and Flag Secretary to Admiral R. A. Spruance, Commander of the Fifth Fleet in the Pacific. After the war, as a lawyer with Covington and Burling, he helped represent Pakistan for the 1960 Indus Treaty with India. Then, he joined the staff of the Justice Department as Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States and argued cases in the U.S. Supreme Court.

His principal business career was in the mining and metals industry. As chairman of ASARCO, Inc., he expanded copper production and helped finance the Cuajone copper mine in Peru. He received the Copper Man of the Year Award and served as chairman of the American Mining Congress. He was a member of the Americas Society and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Most recently, he was public director for the New York Stock Exchange and chaired its Regulatory Advisory Committee. He was also director for several companies and mutual funds. For 2000, he was named Fund Trustee of the Year by Institutional Investor.

In 1947, while a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford, England, he married Lois Helen LaCroix. They enjoyed hiking and sailing together. She passed away three years ago after 62 years of marriage. They are survived by their four children, Brad Barber, Ann Barber, Robin Barber, and Elizabeth Siegler.

Services will be held on Friday, October 12th at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Greenwich, CT. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in his name to the Boy Scouts of America Chicago Area Council, 1218 West Adams, Chicago, IL 60607, 312-421-8800. To leave an online condolence, please visit leopgallaghergreenwich.com.
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Greenwich Daily Voice, CT, 9 October 2012
Charles Barber, 95, NYSE Director, Of Greenwich
GREENWICH, Conn. – Charles Finch Barber, a former director of the New York Stock Exchange and former chairman of ASARCO Inc., died Sept. 30 at his home in Greenwich. He was 95.

Born Feb. 26, 1917, in Chicago, Barber graduated from Northwestern University, Harvard Law School and Oxford University and was a Rhodes Scholar.

During World War II, he served in the Navy for five years. He was Navy secretary to the Joint War Plans Committee in Washington, D.C. Later, he was aide and flag secretary to Admiral R.A. Spruance, the commander of the Fifth Fleet in the Pacific.

After the war, Barber worked as a lawyer with Covington and Burling. He helped represent Pakistan for the 1960 Indus Treaty with India. He then joined the staff of the U.S. Justice Department as assistant to the solicitor general and argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

His principal business career was in the mining and metals industry. As chairman of ASARCO Inc., Barber expanded copper production and helped finance the Cuajone copper mine in Peru. He received the Copper Man of the Year Award and served as chairman of the American Mining Congress. He was also a member of the Americas Society and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Most recently, Barber was public director for the New York Stock Exchange and chaired its Regulatory Advisory Committee. He also served as a director for several companies and mutual funds. In 2000, he was named Fund Trustee of the Year by Institutional Investor.

While studying as a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford, Barber married Lois Helen LaCroix in 1947. They enjoyed hiking and sailing together. She died three years ago after 62 years of marriage.

Barber is survived by four children, Brad Barber, Ann Barber, Robin Barber and Elizabeth Siegler.

Services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, at First Presbyterian Church in Greenwich. Leo P. Gallagher and Son Funeral Home in Greenwich is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, Chicago Area Council, 1218 West Adams, Chicago, IL 60607.
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In 1984, he was inducted into the American Mining Hall of Fame and into the National Mining Hall of Fame (Inductee #218) in 2013.
Greenwich Time, CT, 7 October 2012
Charles Finch Barber, former chairman of ASARCO, Rhodes Scholar, and past director of the New York Stock Exchange, died peacefully at home in Greenwich, CT on September 30, 2012 at the age of 95.

He was born February 26, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Northwestern University, Harvard Law School, and Oxford University. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy for five years. He served as Navy Secretary to the Joint War Plans Committee in Washington DC. Later, he was Aide and Flag Secretary to Admiral R. A. Spruance, Commander of the Fifth Fleet in the Pacific. After the war, as a lawyer with Covington and Burling, he helped represent Pakistan for the 1960 Indus Treaty with India. Then, he joined the staff of the Justice Department as Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States and argued cases in the U.S. Supreme Court.

His principal business career was in the mining and metals industry. As chairman of ASARCO, Inc., he expanded copper production and helped finance the Cuajone copper mine in Peru. He received the Copper Man of the Year Award and served as chairman of the American Mining Congress. He was a member of the Americas Society and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Most recently, he was public director for the New York Stock Exchange and chaired its Regulatory Advisory Committee. He was also director for several companies and mutual funds. For 2000, he was named Fund Trustee of the Year by Institutional Investor.

In 1947, while a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford, England, he married Lois Helen LaCroix. They enjoyed hiking and sailing together. She passed away three years ago after 62 years of marriage. They are survived by their four children, Brad Barber, Ann Barber, Robin Barber, and Elizabeth Siegler.

Services will be held on Friday, October 12th at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Greenwich, CT. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in his name to the Boy Scouts of America Chicago Area Council, 1218 West Adams, Chicago, IL 60607, 312-421-8800. To leave an online condolence, please visit leopgallaghergreenwich.com.
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Greenwich Daily Voice, CT, 9 October 2012
Charles Barber, 95, NYSE Director, Of Greenwich
GREENWICH, Conn. – Charles Finch Barber, a former director of the New York Stock Exchange and former chairman of ASARCO Inc., died Sept. 30 at his home in Greenwich. He was 95.

Born Feb. 26, 1917, in Chicago, Barber graduated from Northwestern University, Harvard Law School and Oxford University and was a Rhodes Scholar.

During World War II, he served in the Navy for five years. He was Navy secretary to the Joint War Plans Committee in Washington, D.C. Later, he was aide and flag secretary to Admiral R.A. Spruance, the commander of the Fifth Fleet in the Pacific.

After the war, Barber worked as a lawyer with Covington and Burling. He helped represent Pakistan for the 1960 Indus Treaty with India. He then joined the staff of the U.S. Justice Department as assistant to the solicitor general and argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

His principal business career was in the mining and metals industry. As chairman of ASARCO Inc., Barber expanded copper production and helped finance the Cuajone copper mine in Peru. He received the Copper Man of the Year Award and served as chairman of the American Mining Congress. He was also a member of the Americas Society and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Most recently, Barber was public director for the New York Stock Exchange and chaired its Regulatory Advisory Committee. He also served as a director for several companies and mutual funds. In 2000, he was named Fund Trustee of the Year by Institutional Investor.

While studying as a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford, Barber married Lois Helen LaCroix in 1947. They enjoyed hiking and sailing together. She died three years ago after 62 years of marriage.

Barber is survived by four children, Brad Barber, Ann Barber, Robin Barber and Elizabeth Siegler.

Services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, at First Presbyterian Church in Greenwich. Leo P. Gallagher and Son Funeral Home in Greenwich is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, Chicago Area Council, 1218 West Adams, Chicago, IL 60607.
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In 1984, he was inducted into the American Mining Hall of Fame and into the National Mining Hall of Fame (Inductee #218) in 2013.

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