Background
Vermeulen, John Peter was born on May 27, 1919 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of John and Johanna (van den Hoorn) Vermeulen.
Vermeulen, John Peter was born on May 27, 1919 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of John and Johanna (van den Hoorn) Vermeulen.
Certified, Brownes Business School, Jamaica, New York, 1937. Student, Cornell University, 1939.
Apprentice R. I. Nurseries, Newport, Rhode Island, 1939-1941. Assistant manager John Vermeulen & Son, Inc., Carle Place, New York, 1946-1963, Neshanic Station, New Jersey, president, manager, 1963-1985, president, chairman board, since 1985. Member New Jersey State Board Agriculture, Trenton, 1977-1981, vice president 1981.
Board managers Cook College/NJAES, Rutgers University 1962-1970, 1985-1988, president, 1967-1968.
Member Branchburg Township School Board, 1957-1961, vice president, 1961. Secretary, treasurer industrial commission Branchburg township, 1956-1964. Member Somerset County Board Argl., since 1964, president 1977-1979, Somerset County Agricultural Development Board, Somerville, New Jersey, since 1984, vice chairman, since 1988, New Jersey Rural Advisory Council, Trenton, since 1984.
Chairman Somerset County Americans for Robertson, Neshanic Station, 1988. Founder Jesus Said Foundation Captain United States Army, 1941-1946, United States Army Reserve 1946-1970. Member New Jersey Association Nurserymen (pes.
1961-1962, citation 1979), International Plant Propogators Society (president 1968-1969), Eastern Region International Plant Society (president 1965-1966, award of merit 1981).
Married Edith Lorna Newman, February 9, 1946. Children: Barbara Lee, Nancy Jo, James Peter, Wendy Jane, Jeffrey Paul.