Howard Phipps

Howard Phipps (1881 - 1981) married Harriet Dyer Price (1901-1981) in 1931. They lived at an estated on Long Island near the other Phipps family estates called Erchless. Howard Phipps (Sr.), a capitalist involved in real estate ventures was president of the Phipps Houses organization, dedicated to affordable housing in New York City . Harriet was a civic actavist and involved with the Girl Scouts; her mother and Julia Gordon Lowe (the founder of Girl Scouts) were dear friends and Harriet called Ms Lowe "Aunt Daisy". The Howard Phipps Foundation was established by Phipps' wife Harriet in 1967. Phipps was the youngest of five children of Henry Phipps, whose fortune was built through the ownership of Bessemer Steel. The Phipps family also owns the Bessemer Trust Co.