Joseph Hilliard Lewis

Background

Lewis, Joseph Hilliard was born on November 30, 1896 in Elmira, New York, United States. Son of Ransom T. and Ella (Hilliard) Lewis.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1918.

Career

Engineer, Corning Glass Works, 1919-1923; engineer, Proctor & Gamble Company, 1924; engineer, Dwight P. Robinson & Company, 1925-1926; with, Blue Ridge Glass Corporation, 1926-1958; president, Blue Ridge Glass Corporation, 1948-1958; vice president, Blue Ridge division American-St. Gobain Corporation, New York City, 1958-1960; president corporation, Blue Ridge division American-St. Gobain Corporation, New York City, 1961-1992. Director First National Bank, Kingsport, Tennessee.

Achievements

• Joseph Hilliard Lewis has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Alderman City of Kingsport, 1965-1969. Served on the Mexican Border, 1916. As Second lieutenant, Field Artillery, United States Army, World War I. Member American Society Testing Materials, Ceramic Engineering Society Scabbard and Blade, Rotary. M C.

Connections

Married Florence C. Meyers, August 20, 1918. Children: Polly Ann (Mistress Earl S. Eichin, Junior), Jane Meyers (Mistress William Freehoff).

Father:

Ransom T. Lewis

Mother:

Ella (Hilliard) Lewis

Spouse:

Florence C. Meyers

child:

Polly Ann (Mistress Earl S. Eichin Lewis

child:

Jane Meyers Lewis (Mistress William Freehoff)

child:

Junior) Lewis