Charles Scribner III (January 26, 1890 – February 11, 1952), also known as Charles Scribner Jr., was president of

Charles Scribner's Sons Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner's or Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City that has published several notable American authors, including Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Marjori ...

publishing company starting in 1932.

Early life

He was born on January 26, 1890, in New York City. He was the only son of Charles Scribner II and Louise Flagg (1862–1948). His maternal grandparents were Amelia Louisa ( Hart) Flagg and Jared Bradley Flagg, an Episcopal priest and a notable painter. His uncle was Ernest Flagg, a notable architect who designed two Beaux-Arts buildings for Scribner's New York headquarters. He graduated from

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

in 1913.

Career

After graduating from Princeton, he went to work for the

publishing company, which had been founded by his grandfather in 1846. After seven years as vice president of the firm, he was made president of Scribner's in 1932, succeeding his uncle, Arthur Hawley Scribner. He served as president until his death in 1952.

Personal life

In 1915, Scribner was married to Vera Gordon Bloodgood (1891–1985), daughter of Hildreth Kennedy Bloodgood, Together, they were the parents of: * Julia Bloodgood Scribner (1918–1961), who married the Rev. Thomas James Bigham Jr., son of the Rev. Thomas James Bigham, canon of Trinity Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, in 1945. * Charles Scribner IV (1921–1995), who married Jeanette Kissel Sunderland, a descendant of

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. Scribner died in New York City on February 11, 1952.

References

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