Background
Langsdon,, John Kinnard was born on February 6, 1934 in Columbia, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Kinnard and Ree (Coleman) Langsdon.
Langsdon,, John Kinnard was born on February 6, 1934 in Columbia, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Kinnard and Ree (Coleman) Langsdon.
Bachelor of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1955. Postgraduate, University Washington, 1955—1956. Postgraduate, University Tennessee, 1958.
With Columbia Machine Works, Columbia, 1946—1953. Chief engineer, 1958—1959. Plant manager, 1959—1969.
President, chairman board, from 1969. Chemist DuPont Company, Columbia, 1954. Board directors Junior Achievement, 1972—1979, Moury County United Givers Fund, 1975—1979.
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Moury County Chamber of C., Rotary.
Married Bonnie Jean Strong, September 3, 1955. Children: Valerie Langsdon Wilson, John Kinnard, Rosemarie John. K. Overstreet, James David, Joseph William.