Background
Bolinger, John C. was born on February 12, 1922 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John C. and Elsie (Burkhart) Bolinger.
Bolinger, John C. was born on February 12, 1922 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John C. and Elsie (Burkhart) Bolinger.
Bachelor of Business Administration, U. Tennessee, 1943; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1947.
Assistant secretary, Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, Philadelphia, 1947-1949;
assistant to president, Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, 1949-1950;
vice president, Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, 1950-1954;
assistant to president, Mississippi River Corporation, St. Louis, 1954-1957;
president, East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Knoxville, 1957-1961;
president, director, Houston National Bank, 1961-1963;
executive vice president, director, Mississippi River Corporation, St. Louis, 1963-1967;
president, Mississippi River Transmission (subsidiary), 1964-1967;
management consultant, Knoxville, since 1967. President Tennessee Natural Resources (formerly Tennessee Natural Gas Lines), 1971-1986, chairman, 1976-1986. President Nashville Gas Company, 1972-1982, chairman, 1976-1986.
Vice-chairman Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1985-1995. Lecturer U. Tennessee. Consultant in field.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1943-1946.
Married Helen McCallie, January 26, 1944;children: Janet Marie, John M., Robert B.