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Close, David

 Person

Biography

David Close was Marjorie Merriweather Post's lawyer for many years and a longtime member of Hillwood’s Board. He was the grandson of Post's first husband, Edward Bennett Close, and was a close family friend of the Post family.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

David Palmer Close Papers

 Collection
Identifier: FA-8-DPC
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents and correspondence relating to legal services performed by David Palmer Close for Marjorie Merriweather Post and her daughter Eleanor Close Barzin, and to a lesser extent for Adelaide Brevoort Close. Close's legal work for Marjorie Merriweather Post included wills, codicils, trusts, bequests, financial transactions and her marriages to Joseph Davies ansd Herbert May. He also served as the purchasing agent for Post when she acquired Arbremont (later...
Dates: 1872-2004