Background
Ducommun, Charles Emil was born on April 27, 1913 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Emil C. and Bescelia (Shemwell) Ducommun.
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Charles Emil Ducommun
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Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1935; Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1942.
Career
With, Ducommun Inc. (formerly Ducommun Metals & Supply Company), Los Angeles, 1936-1986;
director, Ducommun Inc. (formerly Ducommun Metals & Supply Company), Los Angeles, 1938-1986;
secretary, Ducommun Inc. (formerly Ducommun Metals & Supply Company), Los Angeles, 1938-1946;
treasurer, Ducommun Inc.
(formerly Ducommun Metals & Supply Company), Los Angeles, 1946;
vice president, treasurer, Ducommun Inc. (formerly Ducommun Metals & Supply Company), Los Angeles, 1946-1950;
president, Ducommun Inc. (formerly Ducommun Metals & Supply Company), Los Angeles, 1950-1978;
chairman, Ducommun Inc.
(formerly Ducommun Metals & Supply Company), Los Angeles, 1973-1978;
chairman finance committee, Ducommun Inc. (formerly Ducommun Metals & Supply Company), Los Angeles, 1978-1986;
chairman emeritus, Ducommun Inc. (formerly Ducommun Metals & Supply Company), Los Angeles, since 1986.
Director Ducommun Realty Company, 1938-1970, vice president, 1947-1970. Director Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles (merged with Security Pacific National Bank 1957), American Metal Bearing Company. Advisory director Investment Company American, 1960-1986.
Member of advisory committee international trade unites states department Commerce, 1957-1960.
Achievements
Membership
Member Central City Committee. Trustee Committee for Economic Development, 1958-1976. Member Los Angeles 200 Committee, 1978-1985, Governor's Commission on California Small Business, 1950-1953, Republican National Finance Committee, 1953-1954.
Chairman Republican Finance Committee of California, 1953-1954. Delegate Republican National Convention, 1960, 68. Member Republican State Central Committee, 1953-1956, 64-69.
Trustee Los Angeles County Museum Art, 1960-1990, vice president, 1974-1980, 86—, treasurer, 1980-1986. Trustee Southern California Area Building Funds. Chairman Stanford Cabinet, 1965-1971.
Delegate Japan California Association, 1965-1987. Chairman Southern California, Invest-in-American, 1969, now director, member-at-large national advisory board. Past chairman, board directors Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Association, California Civic Light Opera Association, 1979-1987.
Vice president, director American Center for Museum Theater and Training, 1984-1987. Trustee Claremont Men's College (now Claremont McKenna College). Trustee Stanford University, 1961-1971, vice president, 1964-1970.
Chairman Los Angeles Bicentennial Student Art Competition, 1980-1981. Co-chairman 1984 Olympics Youth Activities Commission, 1982-1984. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Aide to chief staff United States Fleet 1944-1946. Member Los Angeles Chamber of C. (chairman federal affairs committee, president 1957, treasurer 1958, director 1952-1961), Harvard Business School Alumni (executive council 1953-1957), Navy League United States (chapter director 1955-1960), Stanford Associates (Gold Spike award 1980), Harvard Business School (member overseers visiting committee 1962-1968, 69-75, Statesman of Year Southern California 1975), Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Lincoln (president 1969, board governors).
Connections
Son of Emil C. and Bescelia (Shemwell) D. M. Palmer Gross, June 15, 1949 (deceased April 1987). Children: Robert Constant, Electra Ducommun dePeyster.
