Background
Myers, Charles Augustus was born on January 26, 1889 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Charles Augustus and Ella (Hays) Myers.
Myers, Charles Augustus was born on January 26, 1889 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Charles Augustus and Ella (Hays) Myers.
Descendant (9th generation) Adolph Myer, who came from Westphalia, Germany, and settled in Harlem (New York), 1661. Descendant (on mother’s side) David Hays, one of soldiers serving under George Washington in Braddock’s Defeat. Student of special course in perfumes, extracts, and allied products, Columbia University College of Pharmacy, 1926-1927.
With Dodge and Olcott Company, manufacturer essential oils, aromatic chemicals, New York City and Bayonne, New Jersey, 1907-1948, assistant to secretary, 1911-1919, assistant to vice president, 1919-1923, production manager factory, 1923-1926, general manager factory, 1926-1938, became 1st vice president, 1938, member board directors 1928. Vice president Dodge & Olcott, Incorporated., member board director, 1945, executive vice president, 1946. president 1947-1948.
Served with United States Naval Reserve Force, 1917-1919, chief petty officer chemical service. Fellow American Geography Society. Member of New York Academy Sciences (life), American Legion.
Clubs: Railroad and Machinery (life).
Married Harriet Horn, April. Married second, Ruth Glenn, June 17, 1933. Children: Charles Augustus, Edith Hays.