Background
Leatham, Charles Henry was born on January 13, 1889 in Frostburg, Maryland, United States. Son of Charles H. and Ruth (Hicks) Leatham.
Leatham, Charles Henry was born on January 13, 1889 in Frostburg, Maryland, United States. Son of Charles H. and Ruth (Hicks) Leatham.
Graduate Allegheny Company Academy, 1907.
; 1 son, Charles Henry. Married second, Celia Burnside Smith, December 21, 1957. Student Westinghouse Electrical
& Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1907-1909.
In charge substation maintenance Uniontown (Pennsylvania) district West Penn Power Company, 1909-1911. District manager Frostburg district Potomac Edison Company, 1911-1919, various positions, including commercial manager, 1919-1932.
In charge industrial research West Penn Electric Company, Pittsburgh, 1932-1935. Commercial manager Monongahela Power Company, Fairmont, West Virginia, 1935-1937, vice president, 1937-1950, executive vice president, 1950-1955, director, 1938-1956.
Executive director West Virginia Foundation Indiana Colleges, from 1956.
Director Statton Furniture Company (Hagerstown, Maryland.). Chairman rural electrification section Edison Electrical Institute, 1942-1945.
Registered engineer, West Virginia.
Member American Institute of Elctrical Engineering, Public Utilities Association Virginias (president 1947).
Married Lillian Sloan Skidmore, June 29, 1911 (deceased. Married second, Celia Burnside Smith, December 21, 1957.