Charles and Jules Godchaux
Charles Godchaux (January 8, 1869 – October 23, 1954) and his younger brother, Jules Godchaux (July 11, 1872 – July 5, 1951), were businessmen engaged in sugar production and banking in their native New Orleans, Louisiana
Charles and Jules were two of eight children of a Jewish couple, Leon Godchaux (1824-1899), a native of France, and the former Justine Lamm (1838-1906). From 1919 to 1953, Charles was the president of Godchaux Sugars, Inc., based in Raceland in Lafourche Parish, forty-five miles from New Orleans. From 1953 until his death the following year, he was the chairman of the board of the company. He was a director of Leon Godchaux's Clothing Company begun by their father. He was a trustee of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Children's Home. He was one of the founders of International House Hotel and the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association. He was the president of the still standing Whitney National Bank on St. Charles Avenue.[1][2]
Charles and Jules both attended Phillips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, New Hampshire. Jules also graduated in 1892 with a degree in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.[3] Charles married the former Bonita Hiller (1879-1962) and had two daughters.[1] Jules married the former Cora Dorothy Tanner (1880-1961), Chicago native; the couple had no children.[3]
Jules was the company vice-president in charge of operations while his brother was the company president. Jules was also the chairman of the Raceland Bank and Trust Company and president of the Luling-Hahnville Bank. He was an honorary life member of the Louisiana Engineering Society and a founder of the American Sugar Cane League, which lobbied for favorable policy for Louisiana sugar growers.[3]
Charles died in New Orleans and is interred there at Metairie Cemetery.[1] Jules also died in New Orleans and is entombed there at Hope Mausoleum.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Godchaux, Charles. A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography: Louisiana Historical Association. Retrieved on April 21, 2020.
- ↑ A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography uses two sources for its short article on Charles Godchaux: Who Was Who in America, 1951-1960, and The New Orleans Times-Picayune, October 24, 1954.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Godchaux, Jules. A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography: Louisiana Historical Association. Retrieved on April 21, 2020.
