Background
Tyson, Charles Roebling was born on February 22, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Carroll Sargent and Helen (Roebling) Tyson.
Tyson, Charles Roebling was born on February 22, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Carroll Sargent and Helen (Roebling) Tyson.
Student, Episcopal Academy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Student, Princeton, 1935.
Director John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Trenton, New Jersey, 1936-1958. President, executive vice president, director Colorado Fuel Iron Corporation (now CF & I Steel Corporation), 1958-1959. Executive vice president Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1959-1961, president, chief executive officer, 1961-1971, chairman, chief executive officer, 1971-1973, chairman board, 1971-1978, chairman executive committee, 1979-1986, also trustee.
Board directors College of the Atlantic.
Member of Ivy (Princeton). Pine Valley Golf, Sunnybrook Golf, Philadelphia.
Married Barbara Kurtz, October 12, 1935. Children: Charles Roebling, Barbara, Helen R., Margaret, Sarah.