Background
Wilson, James Lawrence was born on March 2, 1936 in Rosedale, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Lawrence and Mary Margaret (Klingman) Wilson.
Wilson, James Lawrence was born on March 2, 1936 in Rosedale, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Lawrence and Mary Margaret (Klingman) Wilson.
B.Mech. Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1958; Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1963.
Vice president, Nyala Properties, Inc., Philadelphia, 1963-1965;
staff associate, Rohm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, 1965-1967;
executive assistant to president, Rohm & Haas Company, 1971-1972;
treasurer, Rohm & Haas Company, 1972-1974;
regional director, Rohm & Haas Company, Europe, 1974-1977;
group vice president, Rohm & Haas Company, 1977-1986;
vice-chairman, Rohm & Haas Company, 1986-1988;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Rohm & Haas Company, since 1988. Treasurer Warren-Teed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, 1967-1968, vice president, 1969. President Consolidated biomedical laboratories, Inc., Dublin, Ohio, 1970-1971.
Board dirs.Rohm and Haas Company, Vanguard Group Investment Companies, Cummins Engine Company, Inc., Mead Corporation.
Trustee Vanderbilt University, since 1987, Culver Educational Foundation, since 1988. Chairman Philadelphia High School Academies, 1989-1999. Member Chemical Manufacturers Association (board directors 1988-1999, chairman 1996).
Married Barbara Louise Burroughs, August 30, 1958. Children: Lawrence Burroughs, Alexander Elliott.