Background
Bemis, Hal Lawall was born on January 30, 1912 in Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Henry E. and Elise (Lawall) Bemis.
engineering and business executive
Bemis, Hal Lawall was born on January 30, 1912 in Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Henry E. and Elise (Lawall) Bemis.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1935.
With, Campbell Soup Company, 1935-1953;
manager, assistant to president, vice-president, director, Campbell Soup Limited company, 1946-1953;
organizer, president, Mariner Corporation, 1954-1996;
vice president, Hospital Food Management, Inc., 1954-1957;
secretary, treasurer, Bell Key Corporation, 1955-1996;
vice president, Coral Motel Corporation, 1963-1996;
president, Jennings Machine Corporation, 1957-1996. Consultant Coopers & Lybrand, 1973-1996. Director, member executive and audit committees Publicker Industries.
Chairman, director Philadelphia Reins. Corporation; director Ott, Hertner, Ott & Associates, Colonial Savings Bank.
Past president Commission Township Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. Board directors, chairman Spring Garden College. Executive board Committee of 70.
Chairman board American Cancer Society. Board directors Delaware Valley area National Council on Alcoholism. Advisory board Salvation Army.
Past trustee Haverford School. Director Philadelphia Port Corporation, West Philadelphia Corporation, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation. Trustee United Fund, Young Men's Institute.
President, trustee Greater Philadelphia Foundation. Board directors American Diabetes Association, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Development Foundation, Broad St. Southern Committee. Member corporation board Goodwill Industries, Garrett-Williamson Foundation, chairman Spring Garden College Served 1st lieutenant to lieutenant colonel Army of the United States, 1942-1945.
Member Greater Philadelphia City of C. (past chairman board, past president), Sons of the American Revolution, S.R., Pennsylvania Society, Newcomen Society, Military Order World Wars, Military Order Foreign Wars, American Legion (past Commander), Tau Beta Pi, Delta Psi. Clubs: Union League (president), Racquet, Rittenhouse, Penn, Philadelphia. St. Anthony (New York City), Merion Golf (Ardmore, Pennsylvania).
Merion Cricket (director) (Haverford, Pennsylvania). Bachelor's Barge, IV Street, Pine Valley Golf, Sunday Breakfast, Right Angle, Toronto Golf, Royal Canadian Yacht, British Officers.
Married Isabel Mead, June 27, 1942 (divorced). Children: Elise, Carolyn, Claudia. Married Jeanne Chatham, June 5, 1982.