Background
Lincoln, James Finney was born on May 14, 1883 in Painesville, Ohio, United States. Son of William Elleby and Louise (Marshall) Lincoln.
Lincoln, James Finney was born on May 14, 1883 in Painesville, Ohio, United States. Son of William Elleby and Louise (Marshall) Lincoln.
Student Ohio State University, 1902-1907, honorary Electrical Engineer, 1926, honorary Doctor of Science, 1950. Doctor of Laws, Lake Erie College, 1953. Doctor of Laws, Oberlin College, 1958.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Fenn College, 1961. Doctor of Laws, Wooster College, 1963.
Began as sales engineer The Lincoln Elec. Company, Cleveland, O., 1907-1911, vice president, 1911-1928, president, 1928-1954. Chairman of board, 1954-1965.
Vice-president and director The Lincoln Elec. Company of Canada; director Lincoln Electric Company Australia, Ltd., La Soudure Electrique Lincoln, France.
Member Government's Committee on Unemployment Insurance, 1932. Member Republican National Finance Committee (chairman fo Ohio, 1936. Member National Industrial Conference Board (trustee).
President Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, 1942-1943. Appointed to board of trustees, Ohio State University, February 1943. Fellow American Institute Electrical Engineer (ex-manager).
Member American Welding Society, National Elec. Manufacturers Association (director), president 1952), A.S.M.E., Cleveland Engineering Society American Society Electrical Engineer, Ohio State University Alumni Association (president 1927-1929), Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Clubs: Union, Pepper Pike Country (Cleveland).
Married to Alice Patterson, April.; married second, Jane D. White, June 24, 1961. Children: Alice Josephine (Mistress J. Howard Morris), Frances Patterson (Mistress Kenneth Steingass), Mary Marjorie (Mistress Robert A. Wilson), James Finney.