Claudius Charles Philippe (1910 - 1978)

Born 10 Dec 1910 in London, England, United Kingdom

Died 24 Dec 1978 at age 68 in New York, United States

Biography

Claudius Philippe is Notable.

Claudius Charles Philippe was born in 1910.^[1]

His first wife was Margaret Mercer.^[2] He then married cookbook author Poppy Cannon. At the time of his death his wife was Helga.

Claudius Charles Philippe, also known as "Philippe of the Waldorf" or "The Host of the Waldorf," was a British-born French-American restaurateur, catering director, hotelier and businessman, who was the hotel banquet manager of the prestigious Waldorf Astoria New York hotel in the 1940s and 1950s. From 1961 until 1963 he worked as executive vice president of Loews Hotels, and was responsible for the planning and building of six new New York hotels.

He died in 1978.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry Record 2238 #193930125 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24D9-S6K : 10 February 2018), Claudius Charles Philippe and Margaret E. Mercer, 04 Aug 1936; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,674,583.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRMS-GPK : 7 January 2021), Claudius Philippe, Dec 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7BB-QX2 : 8 January 2021), Claudius Philippe, Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-122, sheet 61B, line 59, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 498.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Philippe