Background
Ayers, Lorenz Kneedler was born on April 15, 1891 in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Pearson and Emma C. (Williams) Ayers.
Ayers, Lorenz Kneedler was born on April 15, 1891 in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Pearson and Emma C. (Williams) Ayers.
Chemist, later departmental supervisor severl production units, C.K. Williams & Company, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1913-1917;
vice president, George S. Mepham Corporation, East St. Louis, Illinois, 1919-1931;
president, George S. Mepham Corporation, East St. Louis, Illinois, 1931-1948;
president, Point Milling & Manufacturing Company, 1945-1948;
president, firms consolidated to form C.K. Williams & Company, East St. Louis, Illinois, from 1948. President Midwest Mining Company, Acme Barite Company, Victorville Lime Rock Co. Area director American Mutual Liability Insurance Company.
Board directors St. Louis Capital, Inc.
1st lieutenant, A.S., United States Army, 1917-1919. Member Illinois Manufacturers Association (president 1952), American Chemical Society, Racquet Club, Missouri Athletic Club, Bellerive Country Club, Noonday Club, Northampton Country Club, Chemists Club, University Club (St. Louis). Union League Club (Chicago).
Married Anna M. Spackman, September 27, 1919. Children: Helen Spackman, Barbara.