Henry "Hy" Giessenbier Jr (1892–1935) was an American banker in

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of German ancestry. He became the founder of the Young Men's Progressive Civic Association in 1915 and the

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in 1920. He died aged 43 of kidney complications.

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20th-century American businesspeople American people of German descent American bankers American founders Junior Chamber International Businesspeople from St. Louis 1892 births 1935 deaths {{Missouri-stub