Garrard B. Winston

He became a member of the Winston, Payne, Strawn & Shaw firm which was founded by his grandfather, where he practiced corporation and railroad law. He also served as secretary and director of the U.S. Brewing Company, Chicago Consolidated Brewing & Malting Co., and was a director of the Chicago Breweries, Ltd.^[1] During World War I, he served overseas as a Major in the 331st Field Artillery.^[2]

In July 1923, he was appointed Under Secretary of the Treasury by President Calvin Coolidge to succeed S. Parker Gilbert Jr.^[6] He served in that capacity under Secretary Andrew W. Mellon until February 1927 when he was succeeded by U.S. Representative Ogden L. Mills.^[7] While with Treasury, Winston took part in the settlement of the international war debts arising from World War I and acted as Secretary of the American Debt Funding Commission.^[8][9][10] After leaving Treasury, he joined the Shearman & Sterling law firm and remained there until his death in 1955.^[2] In 1945, he became a director of Eversharp Inc.^[11]

In 1911, he lived at 1508 North State Street in Chicago and was a member of the South Shore Country Club, the Saddle and Cycle Club, the Mid-Day Club and was an avid yachting enthusiast.^[1] From 1925 to 1927, he was treasurer of the American Red Cross and was president of the New York Trade School and a vice president and director of the Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association.^[2]

Winston, who never married, died on July 28, 1955, at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. At the time of his death, he was living at 7 East 92nd Street in Manhattan.^[2] In his will, from a gross estate of $14,889,088, Winston left $3,702,706 to Roosevelt Hospital and other $3,702,706 to his sister Marcia, the remainder of which was to go to the Hospital upon her death.^[3]