Clifton Maloney was the husband of American politician Carolyn Maloney.
Clifton Maloney was an American businessman.
He was born Clifton Harlan Wells Maloney on October 15, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Maloney graduated from Princeton University in 1960, Harvard Business School in 1965, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1963.
An investment banker and real estate investor, Maloney worked at several financial services companies before founding his own company C.H.W. Maloney & Co., Incorporated in 1981.
Maloney was an earnest marathon runner who finished the New York Marathon 20 times and in 2008 finished the race as the fastest American in his age group. He enjoyed sailing and was a member of the New York Yacht Club.
Maloney was a director of Chromium Industries, Inc. and the Wall Street Fund. He was also active in civic and social service organizations in Manhattan, serving on the boards of directors of Civitas and the New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, and served as the treasurer for his wife’s campaigns.
He was an avid mountain climber having climbed five of the Seven Summits (including Mount Elbrus, Aconcagua, Mount Vinson, Denali, and Mount Kilimanjaro). Also, he climbed Orizaba, Mexico’s highest volcano.
Clifton Maloney and Carolyn Maloney married in 1976 and were together until his death.
Through their marriage, they had two children; Christina Maloney and Virginia Maloney.
Clifton Maloney died on September 25, 2009, at age 71 in Cho Oyu, China. He had reached the 27,000 ft summit the morning of September 24th, making him the oldest American to ever summit an 8,000-meter peak. He spent that night at Base Camp 3 and arrived the following day at Base Camp 2 at 23,000 feet where he died in his sleep.