Benjamin Buttenwieser

Benjamin Joseph Buttenwieser (October 22, 1900 – December 31, 1991) was an American banker, philanthropist and civic leader in New York.

Background Buttenwieser was born to a Jewish family. His father was Joseph L. Buttenwieser. He had an older brother, Lawrence B. Buttenwieser. His family were "our crowd," the top 100 German-Jewish families of New York City.

He entered Columbia College at age 15 and graduated in 1919. He was also director of many companies, including Revlon; Benrus Watch; Tischman Realty and others. He also served on the executive committee of the American Jewish Committee. He was a trustee of Lenox Hill Hospital and the New York Philharmonic. He was a governor of the Investment Bankers Association. who died at the age of 22, and three sons, Lawrence B. Buttenwieser, Peter L. Buttenwieser, and Paul A. Buttenwieser.

As Helen L. Buttenwieser, she was an attorney for Alger Hiss. The couple's activism landed Benjamin Buttenwieser on the master list of Nixon political opponents.

He died age 91 of a heart attack on December 31, 1991, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.