Background
Melzar, Frederic Preston was born on December 6, 1920 in Winchester, Massachusetts. Son of Harold Eber and Edna Frances (McKusick) Melzar.
executive former holding company executive
Melzar, Frederic Preston was born on December 6, 1920 in Winchester, Massachusetts. Son of Harold Eber and Edna Frances (McKusick) Melzar.
Graduate, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Boston, 1940; Student, Harvard University, 1946; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1948.
Security analyst National Shawmut Bank, Boston, 1948-1952, Amoskeag Company, Boston, 1952-1958, assistant secretary, 1960-1963, secretary, 1963-1978, vice president, secretary, 1978-1987. Controller, director Avis, Incorporated, 1958-1960. Board directors Arthur T. Walker Estate Corporation, Kittaning, Pennsylvania, 1983-1988.
Trustee Clovely Fund, from 1955, Dumaines, from 1986.
Trustee Wilmington Public Library, (Massachusetts), 1948-1950, member Wilmington Board Selectman, 1950-1953, member school committee Wilmington Public Schools, 1959-1960, member Boxford Board Appeals, (Massachusetts), from 1980. Served to Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945.
Married Jean Jolly, August 5, 1950. Children: Victoria, Steven Parker, Alexandra, Frederica, Jonathan Preston, Jocelyn.