Ernest Leslie Ransome III

Background

III, Ernest Leslie Ransome was born in Riverton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Percy A. and Clarice (Frishmuth) R.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Princeton University, 1947.

Career

Insurance executive, Johnson & Higgins, Philadelphia, 1947-1948; assistant to dean, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1948-1950; assistant treasurer, Giles & Ransome, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, 1950-1955; vice president administration, Giles & Ransome, Bensalem, 1955-1969; executive vice president, Giles & Ransome, Bensalem, 1969-1982; vice chairman, Giles & Ransome, Bensalem, 1982-1988; Chairman of the Board, Giles & Ransome, Bensalem, since 1988; vice president, Ransome Airlines, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, 1966-1986. With Mannington Mills, Salem, New Jersey, chairman, 1991-1992. Board directors Sun Source, Philadelphia.

Achievements

• Ernest Leslie Ransome III has been listed as a noteworthy Retail company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Zoning Board Borough of Riverton, New Jersey, 1965-1969. Board of trustees Riverton Library, 1959-1979. Campaign chairman Zurbrugg Hospital, Riverside, New Jersey, 1971.

Second lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1944-1946. Member Pine Valley Golf Club (president 1977-1988, chairman since 1988), Royal and Ancient Golf Club (St. Andrews, Scotland).

Connections

Married Nancy Ellis Clark, August 16, 1947 (divorced January 1984). Children: Leslie Ransome Hudson, Elizabeth Ransome, Jane Ransome Bromley. Married Myradean Alcott, February 12, 1984.

Father:

Percy A. R.

Mother:

Clarice (Frishmuth) R.

Spouse:

Myradean Alcott

Spouse:

Nancy Ellis Clark

child:

Elizabeth Ransome III

child:

Jane Ransome Bromley III

child:

Leslie Ransome Hudson III