Background
Allison, Dwight Leonard was born on October 27, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Dwight Leonard and Stella (DeGrasse) Allison.
Allison, Dwight Leonard was born on October 27, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Dwight Leonard and Stella (DeGrasse) Allison.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1951; Master of Business Administration, Dartmouth College, 1952; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1956; Distributed control system (honorary), Suffolk U., 1989.
Practiced in, Boston, 1956-1966; associate, Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, 1956-1964; partner, Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, 1965-1966; vice-president, director, Gardner Associations, Inc., Boston, 1966-1968; chairman finance committee, C.H. Sprague & Son Company, 1968-1969; Chairman of the Board, Sprague Association, Inc., Boston, 1969-1971; general partner, Sprague & Company, 1971-1980; private investor, 1973-1977; president, chief Executive officer, Boston Company, 1977-1981; Chairman of the Board, Boston Company, 1981-1983; vice chairman, Boston Company, 1983-1986; private investor, since 1986. Board directors Avery Dennison Corporation, Mellon Bank Corporation, Mellon Bank (National Association).
First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1952-1953.
Married Lyona G. Strohacker, June 19, 1954. Children: Dwight Leonard III, Barbara Lynn, Laurie.