Background
Murray, Charles Andrew was born on October 9, 1911 in Franklin County, Indiana, United States. Son of Archibald K. and Maude M. (Stafford) Murray.
Murray, Charles Andrew was born on October 9, 1911 in Franklin County, Indiana, United States. Son of Archibald K. and Maude M. (Stafford) Murray.
1 stepdau., Linda. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1934. Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1936, Doctor of Philosophy, 1940. Chemist East.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Deepwater, New Jersey, 1934-1935, Central Soya Company, Decatur, Indiana, 1940-1942.
Pilot plant supervisor Reichold Chemicals Company, Incorporated., Ferndale, Michigan, 1942-1946, plant manager, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1946-1948, district sales manager, New Orleans, 1948-1955.
Manager paint and varnish department Crosby Forest Products Company, Picayune, Mississippi, 1955-1960. Director research Cordo Chemical Corporation, Mobile, Alabama, 1960-1963.
President M&West Enterprises, Incorporated., Savannah, Georgia, 1963-1967. Product development manager Cordo division Ferro Corporation, Mobile, 1967.
Technical director Mobile RosinOil Company, Mobile, since 1968, director, vice president, since 1968.
Delegate conference on coatings Argentina Bureau Standards, 1959. Active Civil Air Patrol, Boy Scouts American.
Chemist E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Deepwater, New Jersey, 1934—1935, Central Soya Company, Decatur, Indiana, 1940—1942. Pilot plant supervisor Reichold Chemicals Company, Inc., Ferndale, Michigan, 1942—1946, plant manager Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1946—1948, district sales manager New Orleans, 1948—1955. Manager paint and varnish department Crosby Forest Products Company, Picayune, Mississippi, 1955—1960.
Delegate conference, coatings Argentina Bureau Standards, 1959. Director research Cordo Chemical Corporation, Mobile, Alabama, 1960—1963. President M&W Enterprises, Inc., Savannah, Georgia, 1963—1967.
Product development manager Cordo Division Ferro Corporation, Mobile, 1967. Technical director Mobile Rosin Oil Corporation, since 1968, director, vice president, since 1968.
Member American Chemical Society, Federation Society Coatings Technology (gulf coast section), AircraftOwners and Pilots Association, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma. Club: Lake Forest Yacht and Country (Daphne, Alabama).Contbr. numerous articles to professional journals.
Married Marguerite Jensen, September 3, 1938 (deceased). Children: Bonnie Christine, Lance Kerr, Robin Elo, Jamie Andrew. Married Eleanor Chapman Laughridge, June 10, 1979.
1 stepchild Linda.