Holton Edwin Harris

Background

Harris, Holton Edwin was born on August 24, 1923 in New York City. Son of David William and Mildred (Stoutenborough) Harris.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948.

Career

Engineer, General Electric, Syracuse, New York, 1948-1949; section sales manager, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1949-1952; assistant to president, R.W. Cramer Company, Centerbrook, Connecticut, 1952-1953; sales manager, Eastern Air Devices, Dover, N.H., 1953-1954; manager commercial products, Reeves Instrument Corporation, Carle Place, New York, 1954-1958; president, Harrel, Inc., Norwalk, Connecticut, since 1958. Lecturer in field.

Achievements

• Holton Edwin Harris has been listed as a noteworthy Plastics machinery manufacturing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Representative Town Meeting, Westport, Connecticut, 1965-1975, 93-97, 99-2001, deputy moderator, 1973-1975, chairman finance committee. Chairman Republican Town. Committee, Westport; member Charter Revision Committee, Westport.

1st lieutenant United States Army Signal Corporation, 1943-1946, South Pacific. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life), Society Plastics Engineers (senior ), Instrument Society of America (senior ).

Interests

• Avocations: amateur radio.

Connections

Married Jeanne Deming, February 22, 1963. Children: Walter Deming, Dorothy Stoutenborough.

Father:

David William Harris

Mother:

Mildred (Stoutenborough) Harris

Spouse:

Jeanne Deming

child:

Dorothy Stoutenborough Harris

child:

Walter Deming Harris