Lloyd B. Waring

Lloyd Borden Waring (July 13, 1902 – October 30, 1997, in Rockport, Massachusetts) was an American investment banker and political figure who served as vice president of Kidder, Peabody & Co. and chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party.^[1]

Banking career

In 1921 Waring joined the firm of Kidder, Peabody & Co. as an errand boy. He dropped out of college the following year, but remained with Kidder, Peabody & Co. and later became a security trader.^[2] In 1938 he was named president of the Boston Security Traders Association.^[3]

In 1953 he was named partner at Kidder, Peabody & Co.^[4] He was later promoted to vice-president.^[1]

Political career

Waring served as chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 1947 to 1949. From 1953 to 1957 he was the party's finance chairman.^[1]

He was treasurer of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidential campaigns and New England director of Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign. He also raised funds for Richard Nixon and Edward J. King.^[1]

He was a delegate to the 1952 and 1972 Republican National Conventions and an alternate delegate to the 1956 and 1960 conventions.^[5]

Northeastern University

Waring was a Member of the Northeastern University Corporation from 1971 to 1989.^[6] In 1972 he was given an honorary Doctor of Political Science degree from the University.^[7]

Personal life

Lloyd was married three times and had four children:^[1]

1. Bayard Waring (1929–2022), co-managing trustee of the Amelia Peabody Foundation, United States Department of Education official, and husband of BeBe Shopp^[8][9]
2. Deborah (Waring) Carlson
3. Faith (Waring) Roebelen
4. Philip Waring with his wife, Josée Delcroix Waring, co-founders The Waring School