Background
III, James Bailey Carson, was born on February 17, 1926 in Oneida, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Bailey Junior and Stella Gretchen (Sehon) C.
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James Bailey Carson, III
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1950. Postgraduate, Carnegie Technology, Pittsburgh, 1951.
Career
Sales engineer Westinghouse Company, Georgia, Louisiana, 1950-1956. Senior flight test engineer Convair division General Dynamics, Fort Worth, 1956-1958. Engineer Agricultural Research Organization, Inc., Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 1958-1980.
President, chief engineer Carson & Associates, Inc., Tullahoma, from 1960. Member, chairman Tullahoma Public Utilities Board, 1983-1988.
Achievements
Membership
Executive member board governors University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1974-1977. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1966. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), Instrumentation, Systems & Automation Society, American Radio Relay League, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Masons, Shriners, Rotary.
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Connections
Married Florence Marcella Price, April 28, 1948. Children: Emily Gretchen Carson Thoma, Sarah Gwendolyn Carson Mauer.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Methodist -
Political Party
Republican