Background
Kebler, Leonard was born on September 26, 1883 in at Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles A. and Florence R. (Leenard) Kebler.
Kebler, Leonard was born on September 26, 1883 in at Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles A. and Florence R. (Leenard) Kebler.
Preparatory education, high school, East Orange, New Jersey. Student College City of New York, Columbia.
Vernon, New York, since 1903, president since 1904-1944, Chairman, Board Of Directors since 1944. Director Gramatan National Bank. Vice-president, director Gramatan Company President Edgartown Associate, 1941-1942, 46-58.
Chairman Edgartown Summer Residents, 1940-1942.
President Village of Bronxville, 1912 (member zoning board of Appeals, 1936-1940, chairman, 1939-1940). Associate Naval Consultant
Board, 1917. Mechanic engineer Bureau of Standards, 1917.
Director the Children’s Village, 1927-1941, vice president 1928-1936). President Southern Massachusetts Yacht Racing Association, 1930.
Director National Electrical Manufacturers Association, 1936-1949, treasurer, 1939-1941, vice president, 1942-1943, president 1943-1944.
Past fellow American Institute of Elctrical Engineering, Society Automotive Engineers.
Member Theta Delta Chirurgical Club: Electrical Manufacturers (past president), Siwanoy, Edgartown Yacht (commodore 1929-1932), Columbia University Inventor (14 patents granted Ward Leonard Electric Company). Made extensive gifts of rare books to Library of Congress, Columbia, Harvard and Brown universities.
Married Edythe H. Armstrong, September 11, 1915. Children: John Armstrong, Ruth K. With Ward Leonard Electric Company.