Background
Gordon, Elliott Morton was born on April 14, 1909 in Connersville, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles Taylor and Anna (Morton) Gordon.
Gordon, Elliott Morton was born on April 14, 1909 in Connersville, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles Taylor and Anna (Morton) Gordon.
Student of University California, 1928-1929. Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1932, honorary East.D., 1950. Sloan fellow Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1938-1939.
Chief engineer, assistant superintendent Moore Corporation, Joliet, Illinois, 1932-1934. Assistant personnel director Fleetwood Body Corporation, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, 1934-1935. Industrial engineer management division Ernst & Ernst, Chicago, 1935-1937.
Assistant to vice-president and production engineer Griggs, Cooper & Company, Saint Paul, 1937-1940.
Director, vice president, general manager Gorham Manufacturing Company, Gorham Company, Alvin Corporation. Vice-president, director Mount Vernon Silver Company.
Director Black, Starr & Gorham, Incorporated., until 1956. President, past chairman, general manager, director Towle Manufacturing Company.
Director Millipore Filter Corporation, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Former trustee Governor Dummer Academy.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Management Association, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Delta Chirurgical Club: Newcomen (New York City).
Married Mary Hutchinson, September 7, 1935. Children: John Elliott, David William, Mary Gillette, James Peter.