John Rodgers Meigs Alger

Background

Alger, John Rodgers Meigs was born on December 30, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Philip Langdon and Catharine (Jackson) Alger.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950. Postgraduate in management, General Electric Company, 1960.

Career

Manager engineering General Electric Company, Syracuse, New York, 1968-1970, manager hybrid electronics, 1970-1972, manager strategic planning Louisville, 1972-1975, manager marketing, 1975-1977, manager technical assessment Schenectady, 1977-1981, manager market evaluation, 1981-1987. Vice president finance services Power Funding Corporation subsidiary General Electric Company, 1987—1988. State representative district Grafton #14 State Representatives (Republican), Concord, New Hampshire, from 1997.

Achievements

• John Rodgers Meigs Alger has been listed as a noteworthy state representative by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Creative Synthesis in Design (Fundamentals of engineering design series)

Membership

Trustee 1st Unitarian Society of Schenectady, 1984-1987. Mayor Town of Maryhill Estates, Louisville, 1974-1975. Treasurer Capital district World Federalists, Schenectady, 1983-1985.

Secretary Professional Engineers Society Schenectady, 1983, 84. Vice chairman education communications, since 2003, chairman science technical and energy committee, 2005. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), American Society of Heating, American Society Engineering Education, Mount Washington Observatory, Sigma Xi.

Clubs: Appalachian Mountain (Boston).

Interests

• Carpentry, home construction, forestry.

Connections

Married Judith Harben, December 22, 1951. Children: Louisa, Montgomery, Philip.