Background
Plummer, James Kemp was born on September 20, 1886 in Middleburg, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Kemp and Mary Boyd (Henderson) Plummer.
Plummer, James Kemp was born on September 20, 1886 in Middleburg, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Kemp and Mary Boyd (Henderson) Plummer.
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State Agricultural and Engineering College, 1907, Master of Science, 1909. Master of Arts, Cornell, 1911, Doctor of Philosophy, 1915.
Haywood (Mistress Baker). Chemist Rockdale Iron Company, Rockdale, Tennessee, 1907. Assistant chemist, North Carolina Experiment Station, 1909, soil chemist, 1911.
Explosive chemist Hercules Powder Company, Kenvil, New Jersey, 1917.
Consultant chemist Tennessee Copper and Chemical Corporation, New York City, 1918. State chemist of North Carolina, 1919-1920.
General manager Tennessee Corporation, Atlanta (board directors). Chairman research committee, director Products Division.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society Agronomy, American Chemical Society, Civil Legion, Sigma Xi, Pi Gamma Museum. Club: Capitol City.
Married Lucy Williams Haywood, June 12, 1912.