Minot Amory was an American businessman and author. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1884. His father, Robert Amory, was a prominent investment banker, and his mother, Mary Cadwalader Rawle, was a daughter of the prominent Philadelphia family. Amory attended Harvard College and graduated in 1907. After graduating from Harvard, Amory worked for his father’s investment banking firm. He later became a partner in the firm and eventually became its president. Amory was also a director of several other companies, including the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
In addition to his business career, Amory was also a writer. He published several books, including “The Last Resorts” (1918), “The Proper Bostonians” (1927), and “The Best People” (1930). His books were often critical of the upper class society in which he lived. Amory died in Boston in 1966.