Background
Tillinghast,, Charles Carpenter was born on January 30, 1911 in Saxton's River, Vermont, United States. Son of Charles C. and Adelaide Barrows (Shaw) Tillinghast.
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Tillinghast,, Charles Carpenter was born on January 30, 1911 in Saxton's River, Vermont, United States. Son of Charles C. and Adelaide Barrows (Shaw) Tillinghast.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1932. Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1935. Doctor of Humane Letters, South Dakota School Mines and Technology, 1959.
Doctor of Laws, Franklin College, 1963. Doctor of Laws, University Redlands, 1964. Doctor of Laws, Brown University, 1967.
Doctor of Laws, Drury College, 1967. Doctor of Laws, William Jewell College, 1973.
Associate, Hughes, Schurman & Dwight, 1935-1937; deputy assistant district attorney, New York County, 1938-1940; associate, Hughes, Richards, Hubbard & Ewing, 1940-1942; partner, Hughes, Hubbard, Blair & Reed (and predecessor firms), New York City, 1942-1957; vice-president, director, The Bendix Corporation, Detroit, 1957-1961; president, chief Executive officer, Trans World Airlines, Inc., 1961-1969; Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, Trans World Airlines, Inc., 1969-1976; director, Trans World Airlines, Inc., 1961-1981; director, vice Chairman of the Board, White Weld & Company, Inc., 1977-1978; managing director, Merrill Lynch White Weld Capital Markets Group, 1978-1982. Board directors Henry Luce Foundation, Air Transport Association, 1961-1972, 74-75. Member Executive Committee International Air Transport Association, 1969-1975.
Board directors Community Welfare Fund, Bronxville, 1951-1953, president, 1953. Governor Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, 1955-1959. Trustee Brown University, 1954-1961, 65-79, chancellor, 1968-1979, fellow, since 1979.
Fellow Midwest Research Institute, 1963-1976, the Conference Board, 1965-1976, People to People Program, 1961-1970, Committee for Economic Development, since 1967. Board visitors School Law, Columbia University, 1962-1992. Board governors John Carter Brown Library., 1989-1996.
Member American Bar Association, Association Bar City New York, Brown University Club (New York City), Hope Club (Rhode Island), Sakonnet Golf Club.
Married Lisette Micoleau, November 16, 1935. Children: Charles Carpenter III, Elizabeth, Jane, Anne Shaw.