Background
Ambridge, D. W. was born on January 5, 1898 in Mexico City, Mexico. Son of Charles Theodore and Frances (White) Ambridge.
Ambridge, D. W. was born on January 5, 1898 in Mexico City, Mexico. Son of Charles Theodore and Frances (White) Ambridge.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1923. Doctor of Laws, Waterloo Lutheran University, 1962.
Control engineer Abitibi Power & Paper Limited company, Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada, 1923-1927. General superintendent Anglo-Canadian Pulp and Paper Mills, Limited. Assistant general manager Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company, 1927-1936.
Assistant to president Ontario Paper Company, Thorold, Ontario, 1936.
Assistant general manager, vice president, 1943-1946. Director Polymer Corporation, Limited., 1942-1950, president, 1945.
President, also general manager Abitibi Paper Limited company, 1946-1959, president, 1959-1963, Chairman of the Board, 1963-1968, honorary chairman, 1968-1977, also honorary director Honorary director Canada Malting Limited company.
Served with C.F.A., 2d Division C.E.F., World War I. Member Phi Delta Theta. Club: York (Toronto).
Married Jessie Louise Barlow, June 10, 1924. Children: Cicely Barlow (Mistress North. B. Bell), Janet White (Mistress J.M.G. Scott), Shirley Sinclair, Charlotte.