Background
Lavino, Edwin M. was born on September 9, 1885 in Smyrna, Turkey. Son of Edward Joseph and Alma (Joly) Lavino.
Lavino, Edwin M. was born on September 9, 1885 in Smyrna, Turkey. Son of Edward Joseph and Alma (Joly) Lavino.
Student Lawrenceville (New Jersey) School, 1905. University of Pennsylvania, 1909.
April 28, 1944; children—Edward Joseph, 2d, Constance Hunter, 2d (Mistress James E. Bell, Junior). Joined E. J. Lavino & Company, 1906, president, director, 1926-1958, chairman of the board, 1958-1967, honorary chairman, 1967-1976. Chairman, director Lavino Shipping Company, Lavino & Company, Inc., Rogers Brown Company, Lavino Refractories Company, Balsam Gap Company.
Chairman and director of Lavship of Baltimore, Inc., Chesapeake Operating Corporation, Hampton Rds. Operating Company; director Lavino (London) Ltd., Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank. Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Mayor of Longport, New Jersey, 1921-1943.
President board of trustees The Lawrenceville School Trustee, Germantown Academy, Philadelphia.
Served as First lieutenant United States Quartermaster Corps., World War I. Member Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Rittenhouse, Racquet, Union League, Art Alliance, Mask and Wig, Fourth St. (Philadelphia).
Married Constance Muller Hunter, June 23, 1925 (deceased. Children: Edward Joseph, 2d, Constance Hunter, 2d (Mistress James E. Bell, Junior.