Biographies

Lester C. Roth

Name:
Lester C. Roth

Born:
1882

Joined AGB:
1924

Primary Dept/Div:
Executive

Primary Office:
Chicago

Lester Roth was born in 1882. Information about his education and background are not known but apparently he was an economist and a lawyer. He joined Becker in 1924. Roth was possibly hired by A.G. Becker himself to provide greater management to the firm’s growing back office, accounting, and treasury needs. In the 1930s, Roth was apparently active with Bob Schaffner in the firm’s direct investment activities and the oversight of Lawbeck and Manhattan-Dearborn, Becker companies launched in the 1920s. Roth was a member of the American Economic Association, the Academy of Politial Science, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Midday Club. He became executive vice-president at some point and was a partner/shareholder in the 1947 reorganization until his death in 1952 at the age of 70.

Obituary:
Chicago Tribune, January 26, 1952. Lester Roth, 70, of Hinsdale, executive vice president of A.G. Becker & Co. died last night in the Hinsdale sanitarium. He was a member of the American Economic Association, the Academy of Political Science, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Midday Club. He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth and a daughter. A son was killed in WWII.