Donald Ames Davenport

Background

Davenport, Donald Ames was born on June 11, 1916 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frank Ames and Doris (McKechnie) Davenport.

Education

Student, Lowell Institute Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1935—1940.

Career

Resident engineer Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, 1936—1949. Chief engineer Herlihy Midcontinent Company, 1949—1953, Associate Research, Inc., 1953—1955. President, chief engineer Davenport Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 1955—1960.

General manager Davenport Manufacturing Division Duncan Electric Company, Inc., 1960—1962. Director research Sola Basic Research Division Basic Products Corporation, 1962—1966. President, chairman board Constant Voltage Company, Chicago, 1966—1968, 1970—1973, Electron Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 1968—1969, Electro-Magnetic Corporation, Chicago, 1969—1970.

President, director Micron Industries Corporation, Stone Park, 1973—1983. Consultant manager TFC Associates, Inc., Augusta, Georgia, from 1983.

Achievements

• Donald Ames Davenport has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Connections

Married Alma Wilton, February 21, 1941. Children: Donna, Alma.

Father:

Frank Ames Davenport

Mother:

Doris (McKechnie) Davenport

Spouse:

Alma Wilton

child:

Alma Davenport

child:

Donna Davenport