Background
Cates,, Macfarlane Lafferty was born on November 9, 1927 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of MacFarlane Lafferty and Mary (DuPre) Cates.
Cates,, Macfarlane Lafferty was born on November 9, 1927 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of MacFarlane Lafferty and Mary (DuPre) Cates.
AB, Princeton, 1949; Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1952.
Executive vice president Arkwright Mills, Spartanburg, 1954-1964, president, treasurer, since 1964. Director Sea Pak Corporation, 1955-1967. Member general board Citizens & Southern National Bank South Carolina, 1968-1972, advisory board, since 1972.
Director, advisory board Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.
Member Wofford Associates, Wofford College. Vice president United Fund, 1964, president, 1965. Past board directors Spartanburg Development Association.
Trustee Chatham Hall. Board directors Spartanburg County Foundation, president, 1983. Board directors Spartanburg Music Foundation, president, 1983.
Trustee Hollins College, Virginia. Member South Carolina Chamber of Commerce (past director), American Textile Manufacturers Institute (director 1983, chairman safety and health committee 1983), South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association (past president, member executive board), Institute Textile Technology (member board), Spartanburg County History Society (past president), Trout Unlimited South Carolina (past vice president) Clubs: Brook (New York City), Princeton (New York City). Biltmore Forest Country, Piedmont (past president, director), Spartanburg Country, Anglers (New York ).
Carolina Country, Linville Country (North Carolina).
Married Marguerite McGee, August 12, 1949. Children: Marguerite DuPre, Elisabeth Quarles, Kathleen MacFarlane, Mary Lafferty.
