Background
Sharp, Edward Raymond was born on March 9, 1894 in Hampton, Virginia, United States. Son of Edward Turner and Lilly Pearl (Oldfield) Sharp.
Sharp, Edward Raymond was born on March 9, 1894 in Hampton, Virginia, United States. Son of Edward Turner and Lilly Pearl (Oldfield) Sharp.
Student law College William and Mary. Honorary Doctor of Science, Case Institute Technology, 1948. E.D. (honorary), Fenn College, Cleveland, 1958.
April 23, 1932); 1 son Edward Gordon. Married second Elvira Bona, March 2, 1935. Children—Elinor Ray, Robert Richard Raymond.
Admitted to Virginia bar, 1924. Staff Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, National Advisory Committee Aeronautics, Langley Field, Virginia, 1922-1925, administrative officer, 1925-1940. Administrative officer Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California, 1940.
Manager Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, Cleveland, 1941-1947, director since 1947. Director, Lewis Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to 1961.
Member of Executive Committee American Red Cross. Member of Mayor’s advisory commission on Lakefront and Harbor Development. Served United States Navy, 1914-1919, retired as lieutenant commander 1940.
Fellow Canada Aero. Institute, Aeronautical Science (president, 1957), Academy Model Aeronautics (honorary), Royal Aeronautical Society, Canadian Aeronautical Institute. Member Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, American Ordnance Association, Society Automotive Engineers, Newcomen Society England, American Association for the Advancement of Science, S.A.R., Navy League of the United States.
Married Florence Aileen Gordon, April.; married second Elvira Bona, March 2, 1935. Children: Elinor Ray, Robert Richard Raymond.