Background
Gillam, Clifford Riggs was born on May 23, 1897 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William H. and Rachel (Kirk) Gillam.
Gillam, Clifford Riggs was born on May 23, 1897 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William H. and Rachel (Kirk) Gillam.
Bachelor of Arts in Mechanical Engineering, Swarthmore College, 1920.
Secretary-treasurer, general manager, Sharples Milker Company, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1920-1925; secretary, Sharples Company, Philadelphia, 1925-1927; with, Buck Hill Falls Company (Pennsylvania), 1927-1992; secretary, Buck Hill Falls Company (Pennsylvania), 1929-1939; director, Buck Hill Falls Company (Pennsylvania), 1939-1992; general manager, Buck Hill Falls Company (Pennsylvania), 1943-1961; president, Buck Hill Falls Company (Pennsylvania), 1949-1964; Chairman of the Board, Buck Hill Falls Company (Pennsylvania), 1965-1992. President, director Buck Hill Water Company, 1949-1992.
National board Young Men’s Christian Association. County chairman war fund campaigns American Red Cross. General chairman building campaign Monroe County General Hospital.
President Barrett Welfare Fund, 1941-1951. Active Monroe County Community Chest, 1942-1943, 62. Trustee Camp Weygadt Boy Scout Reservation.
With Air Corps, United States Navy, 1918. Member American Hotel Association (director) 1955-1956, vice president 1959, chairman research committee 1953-1955, chairman allied membership 1946-1962), Pennsylvania Hotels Association (president 1954), American Standards Association (chairman institutional textile standards), Rotary, Midday Club (Philadelphia), Delta Upsilon, Sigma Tau, Sigma Eta Alpha.
Married Cornelia Miller Stabler, December 31, 1921. Children: Clifford Riggs, Eleanor G. (deceased).