Background
Wooten, Louis Ernest was born on January 22, 1894 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Amos Monroe and Amanda Millicent (Lewis) Wooten.
Wooten, Louis Ernest was born on January 22, 1894 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Amos Monroe and Amanda Millicent (Lewis) Wooten.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1917. Master of Science, North Carolina State University, 1931.
Highway engineer, North Carolina Highway Commission, 1919-1920; instructor, then associate professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1920-1935; regional engineer, Farm Security Administration, 1935-1936; owner, L.E. Wooten ( construction engineering), Raleigh, 1936-1948; president, L.E. Wooten & Company (consultant engineers), Raleigh, 1949-1973; Chairman of the Board, L.E. Wooten & Company (consultant engineers), from 1949. Director Cape Fear Feed Products, 1957-1958. Instructor Yale University, summer 1929.
Served to Second lieutenant, C.E. United States Army, 1918-1919. Fellow American Consultant Engineers Council (president North Carolina chapter, national director 1967-1968), American Society of Civil Engineers. Member North Carolina Society Professions, Sons of the American Revolution.
Clubs: Raleigh Kiwanis.
Married Edith Rembert Williamson, August 24, 1918. Children– Louis Ernest, Edith Wooten Padgette, Sarah Wooten Little, Robert Edward.