Background
Marks, Henry Thomas was born on September 11, 1908 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of Edward and Emma (Foster) Marks. came to the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1948.
Chemical and plastics company executive
Marks, Henry Thomas was born on September 11, 1908 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of Edward and Emma (Foster) Marks. came to the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1948.
Student, Harvard University Business School. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1984.
With, Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, 1933-1975; vice president foreign operations, Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, 1950-1955; executive vice president, Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, 1955-1958; director, Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, 1954-1978; president, Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, 1958-1972; chief Executive officer, Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, 1963-1975; Chairman of the Board, Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, 1972-1975; consultant, Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, 1975-1978; honorary director, Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, 1978-1991.
Trustee Baldwin-Wallace College, from 1967. Trustee Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1972, president, 1975-1981, emeritus trustee, 1981-1991. Trustee Bluecoats, Inc., from 1974.
Trustee Cleveland Zoological Society, Cleveland Playhouse, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival. Member, also chairman Cleveland Council World Affairs, 1977-1982, honorary trustee. Member of Union, Westwood Country, Fifty (Cleveland).
Married Marcelle Snedecor, October 14, 1937. Children— Ronald H., Kenneth E.