Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.

Who was Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.?

Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. was an American businessman and philanthropist.

Mangurian was born to an Armenian immigrant Harry Sr. and his wife Ethel Roberts of Rochester, NY. Following the outbreak of World War II, as soon as he reached the legal age Mangurian enlisted in the United States Navy. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations 1943–1946. Following his discharge, Mangurian returned home to work in the family's retail furniture business which he would build into a national chain. Following an IPO he eventually merged the business with General Portland cement company. He also acquired First National Bank of Rochester, serving as chairman of the Board of Directors.

Taking up residence in Florida, in 1969 he purchased the jet charter company, Southeastern Jet Corporation, a business he operated for more than thirty years. His Drexel Investments, a real estate construction and leasing firm, is based in Fort Lauderdale.