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Anthony A. Benis

born 1901

Anthony A. Benis, Banking consultant, Born Sept. 1, 1901, Cracow, Poland; came to U.S., 1940;
Career: procurator, Banca Commerciale Italiano, Milan (Italy), 1925-29; general secretary, Commercial Bank, Warsaw (Poland), 1930-37; board member, director, J. K. Poznanski S.A., Warsaw - Lodz (Poland), 1937-40; financial consultant, New York City, 1945 -.
Author: 400 Years of Watchmaking, 1974; numerous articles in Polish journals and magazines.
Member of: board member, Conservative Party (Poland), 1930-39; National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors (chairman, 1949-55, president, New York chapter, 1955-59).

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  • Italia
  • Polska
  • Kraków
  • New York
  • Milano
  • Warszawa
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996, "Anthony A. Benis," http://www.poles.org/db/b_names/Benis_AA.html (accessed 08/26/2014)
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