Background
Armstrong, George Robert was born on October 6, 1898 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Fred and Cornelia (Woolsey) Armstrong.
George Robert Armstrong
October 6, 1898 Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
Engineer construction, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, 1922-1929; general superintendent construction, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, 1929-1939; general superintendent, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, 1939-1948; executive vice president, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, 1948-1957; president, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, 1957-1963; chairman of the board, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, from 1963. President Ohio Valley Transmission Corporation, East Center Nuclear Group. Vice president Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation. Director 1st National Lincoln Bank Louisville, Virginia Carolina Chemical Corporation, Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, Kentucky Trust Company, others.
George Robert Armstrong Edit Profile
George Robert Armstrong, American utility executive. With United States Army, World War I. Member American Institute Electrical Engineers, others.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Rose Poly Institute, 1921.
Career
Engineer construction, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, 1922-1929;
general superintendent construction, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, 1929-1939;
general superintendent, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, 1939-1948;
executive vice president, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, 1948-1957;
president, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, 1957-1963;
chairman of the board, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, from 1963. President Ohio Valley Transmission Corporation, East Center Nuclear Group. Vice president Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation.
Director 1st National Lincoln Bank Louisville, Virginia Carolina Chemical Corporation, Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, Kentucky Trust Company, others.
Membership
With United States Army, World War I. Member American Institute Electrical Engineers, others.
Connections
Married Emma Thorne, May 20, 1930.
