Background
Carpenter, James Wheaton was born on August 11, 1892 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Wheaton and Harriet Francis (Hills) Carpenter.
Carpenter, James Wheaton was born on August 11, 1892 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Wheaton and Harriet Francis (Hills) Carpenter.
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State College, 1914, Electrical Engineer, 1920.
Anne. Power plant mechanic Scranton & Binghamton Railroad, 1914-1915. Industrial power engineer Union Electric Company, Saint Louis, 1920-1922. Field engineer, assistant to president, treasurer, new properties manager National Public Service Corporation, 1922-1927.
Assistant purchasing agent, district superintendent, district commercial manager Long Island Lighting Company, 1915-1918, executive assistant, 1927-1933, general manager, 1933-1938, vice president, 1934-1938, vice-president, director, 1938-1957, consultant, 1957-1959.
Chairman, Nassau County (New York) Cerebral Palsy Campaign, 1950, Citizens Committee for Hospitals, 1952-1953, Committee American Prins., 1948-1953, Long Island Industry Fund 1955, Area Development Council Long Island. Director Regional Planning Association, Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council.
Director Long Island Job Development Corporation.
Served as Second lieutenant construction division, Quartermaster Corps., United States Army, 1918-1919. Member Agricultural Society Long Island (director), Long Island Association (chairman), Electrical and Gas Association New York City (past president), Chi Phi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Edythe Bernice Becker, October 28, 1922.