G. Seaver Jones ’36

Seaver died of a heart attack July 29, 1996. He was83. He prepared at St. Pauls School. At Princeton he majored in politics and was a member of Cap and Gown Club. He was class president from 196671.

After graduation he spent a few years with Standard Oil of New Jersey. During WWII he served three years in the Navy rising to the rank of lieutenant. He traveled the world as a gunnery officer on tankers, cargo ships, and troop ships. He spent 35 years with Bankers Trust Co. of NYC becoming a first v.p. in charge of its insurance division. He took early retirement in 1974 and spent several years as an account executive with Stillman Maynard and Co.

Seaver was a civic leader in the Oranges and Maplewood, N.J., area. He was president of the board of the Beard School, president of the United Community Chest, and an elder of two Presbyterian churches. His hobbies were golf and playing backgammon with classmates at the Princeton Club of New York. He was a member of the New York Sons of the Revolution as a dependent of Captain Isaac Baldwin, who died in 1775 at Bunker Hill.

Seaver was predeceased by his wife Louise Hannahs, whom he married in 1940. He is survived by a daughter, Dr. Jan J. Bird, and two granddaughters, Marley Bird and Mrs. Paul Bratone. Here was a man of distinction and character. He had great love for his family, Princeton, and our class. His wisdom and foresight were sought by our classmates throughout our graduate years. He will be sorely missed.

The Class of 1936