Gilbert Stanley Merritt

Background

Merritt, Gilbert Stanley was born on July 6, 1915 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of William John and Anna Margaret (Dieffenbach) Merritt.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, 1942.

Career

Process design engineer Foster Wheeler Corporation, New York City, 1956—1957. Manager process plates division Foster Wheeler Ltd., St. Catherines, Canada, 1958—1961. President Foster Wheeler International Corporation, 1970—1975, chairman board, 1975—1976.

Director Wayne County Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, from 1981. President Damascus Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 1978—1981, treasurer, from 1981. Captain United States Army, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations.

Achievements

• Gilbert Stanley Merritt has been listed as a noteworthy chemical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers.

Interests

• Hunting, fishing, travel, photography, gardening.

Connections

Married Margaret Anna Gucker, June 6, 1942. Children: Marjorie Anne Platt, Gilbert Stanley.

Father:

William John Merritt

Mother:

Anna Margaret (Dieffenbach) Merritt

Spouse:

Margaret Anna Gucker

child:

Gilbert Stanley Merritt

child:

Marjorie Anne Platt Merritt