Huntington D. Sheldon

Huntington Denton "Ting" Sheldon (February 14, 1903 – May 19, 1987) was an American who served as the director of the Office of Current Intelligence of the US Central Intelligence Agency from 1951 to 1961, serving under presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy. Sheldon was the second director of the OCI, and developed it into a major Office. Sheldon briefed all three presidents; the President's Intelligence Check List, which became the President's Daily Brief, was developed by Richard Lehman under his direction.

Huntington Denton "Ting" Sheldon
Born	(1903-02-14)February 14, 1903 Greenwich, Connecticut
Died	May 19, 1987(1987-05-19) (aged 84) McLean, Virginia
Education	Eton College Yale University
Occupations	Wall Street Banker US Military Aviator US Intelligence Official
Spouses	Magda Merck (1928–1936) Frederica Frelinghuysen (1938–1941?) Alice B. Sheldon (1945–1987)
Children	3

Personal life

His first wife was Magda Merck, youngest daughter of George Merck, the founder of Merck & Co.^[1] They were married on April 12, 1928, and had three children, Huntington, Audrey, and Peter. The marriage ended in divorce in November 1936.^[2] He was later the husband of science-fiction writer Alice B. Sheldon (alias James Tiptree Jr.), 12 years his junior. In 1987, she shot and killed Sheldon and then herself in what was either a murder-suicide or, based on her personal writings, a suicide pact.^[3]

Education

As an undergraduate, he earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University and was a member of Scroll and Key.