Background
Pontious, James Carl was born on September 4, 1938 in Toledo. Son of Richard C. and Evelyn (Hughes) Pontious.
Pontious, James Carl was born on September 4, 1938 in Toledo. Son of Richard C. and Evelyn (Hughes) Pontious.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Minnesota, 1961; postgraduate, New York University, 1965-1966; certified in management, Northwestern University, 1973.
Service engineer, Pullman Standard Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1961-1964; sales representative, Pullman Standard Company. New York City, 1964-1966; marketing manager, Pullman Standard Company, Chicago, 1966-1971; assistant to president, Pullman Standard Company, Washington, 1971-1974; assistant general manager passenger unit, Pullman Standard Company, Chicago, 1974-1975; program manager National Railroad Passenger Corporation superliners, Pullman Standard Company, Hammond, Indiana, 1975-1976; vice president marketing, New York Air Brake Company, Watertown, New York, since 1977. Trustee Watertown Savings Bank, since 1979.
Chairman board trustees Watertown Young Women’s Christian Association, since 1980. Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1956-1964. Member National Defense Transportation Association (life, vice president 1969-1970), R.R. Progress Institute (chairman passenger transportation committee 1969-1975), American R.R. Foundation, Kappa Sigma.
Clubs: Black River Valley (Watertown).
Married January 20, 1966. Children: Deborah, Karen, James Junior.