Background
Bolton, Elmer Keiser was born on June 23, 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George and Jane (Holt) Bolton.
Bolton, Elmer Keiser was born on June 23, 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George and Jane (Holt) Bolton.
Bachelor of Arts, Bucknell University, 1908, honorary Doctor of Science, 1932. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1910, Doctor of Philosophy, 1913. Student Kaiser Wilhelm Institute fur Chemie, Berlin, 1913-1915.
Doctorate.Sci.
(honorary), U. Delaware.
1915-1951, successively assistant manager Lodi Works, manager organic division of chemical department, director chemical section of dyestuffs department, assistant chemical director of chemical department, 1929-1930, chemical director, 1930-1951. Retired, 1951; member technical advisory panel on materials Department of Defense Trustee Bucknell U. Board of managers, The Wilmington Institute Free Library.
Member technical advisory panel on materials Department of Defense Trustee Bucknell U. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society (director, 1940-1943), American Institute Chemical Engineers, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Psi, Alpha Chi Sigma. Clubs: Wilmington, Wilmington Country, du Pont Country, Harvard.
Married Marguerite L. Duncan, December 6, 1916. Children: Duncan G., Marjorie L., Elmer K. With Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours and Company.