Howard S. Cullman (September 23, 1891 – June 29, 1972) was an American civil servant, philanthropist, and board member of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for 42 years, serving as Chairman of the Board for ten years, from 1945 to 1955.
[1] Howard Stix Cullman was born on September 23, 1891, to millionaire Joseph F. and Zillah Stix Cullman; his grandfather Ferdinand Cullman had been a millionaire in the tobacco business.
He was appointed to the board by Governor Al Smith.
Cullman was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's treasurer for his New York campaigns of 1928 and 1930.
[1] In 1958, Dwight Eisenhower appointed Cullman Commissioner General, with the rank of Ambassador, for the Brussels World's fair.