Lewis Turner

Background

Turner, Lewis was born on December 4, 1904 in Atlanta. Son of Lewis and Joan (Elsas) Turner.

Education

Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1925.

Career

Director, manufacturing executive Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills, 1926-1936. Vice president Dollin Corporation manufacturers die castings, Irvington, New Jersey, 1939-1961, executive vice president, 1946-1961. Special partner Coleman & Company, New York City, 1946-1961.

Vice president Precision Castings Company, Irvington, 1961. Limited partner Bache & Company, 1964-1969.

Achievements

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

Membership

President Bronx River Neighborhood Centers, 1965-1967, 69. Board directors Citizens Union, 1965-1975, vice chairman, 1971-1975. Board directors Play School Association, 1962-1969, vice president, 1967-1969, treasurer, 1975-1978.

Board directors Citizens Union Research Foundation, 1972-1976, vice president, 1974-1976. Board directors National Board Review Motion Pictures, 1974-1985, president, 1982-1985. Board directors Fifth Central Park Corporation, since 1980, treasurer, 1981-1983, president, 1984-1986.

Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life). Clubs: Navesink Country (Middletown, New Jersey).

Beach (Palm Beach, Florida).

Connections

Married Marjorie Salmon, November 7, 1947. 1 child, Lewis.

Father:

Lewis Turner

Mother:

Joan (Elsas) Turner

Spouse:

Marjorie Salmon

child:

Lewis Turner