Charles Sherman Haight (August 8, 1870 – February 20, 1938) is the grandfather of Charles Sherman Haight. He was an Admiralty Expert, Specialist on International Relations in Shipping, founder of a boys school, and Founder of Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey.

Works

He authored a legal book about the laws relating to bills of lading. A Pan-American Financial Conference was held in Washington, D.C., May 24–29, 1915, under the auspices of the United States.[1] [2]

Biography

Haight graduated as a lawyer from Yale Graduate in 1892.[3] He worked at the law firm Haight, Griffin, Deming Gardner and was director of the United States Leather Company and the Maritime Association of the Port of New York.[4]

References

  1. ↑ International High Commission; Charles Sherman Haight (1915). Pan-American financial conference, 1915: Uniformity of laws relating to bills of lading. Govt. print. off.
  2. ↑ James, Francis B.; et al. (1915). "Report of the Committee on Commercial Law". American Bar Association Journal. 1 (3): 220–257. JSTOR 25699746.
  3. ↑ "C. S. HAIGHT DIES". The New York Times. 21 February 1938.
  4. ↑ "obit mrs Charles Sherman Haight". The New York Times. October 1937.


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