Background
Burgess, Magnus Mallory was born on December 7, 1896 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Magnus and Janet (Williamson) Burgess.
Burgess, Magnus Mallory was born on December 7, 1896 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Magnus and Janet (Williamson) Burgess.
Factory time keeper, C.R. Wilson Body Company, Detroit, 1911; assistant secretary, C.R. Wilson Body Company, Detroit, 1919; secretary, C.R. Wilson Body Company, Detroit, 1921; treasurer, assistant manager and director, C.R. Wilson Body Company, Detroit, 1923-1924; secretary, treasurer, Detroit Floor Board Company, Detroit, 1920-1922; with, Murray Corporation American, Detroit, 1924-1925; general manager, C. Haines Wilson Investment Company, Detroit, 1925-1929; treasurer, Towle Aircraft Company, Detroit, 1929-1930; vice-president and director, Northern Michigan Investment Company, Detroit, 1926-1930; vice-president and director, Northern Michigan Holding Company, Detroit, 1926-1930; vice president, treasurer, director and general manager, Sheller Manufacturing Corporation, Portland, Indiana, 1929-1932; Chairman of the Board and president, Sheller Manufacturing Corporation, Portland, Indiana, 1932-1953. Director E.W. Bliss Company, Canton, Ohio.
Member of Bloomfield Hills Country, Detroit, Detroit Golf, Detroit Athletic, Grosse Pointe Yacht, Oakland Hills Country, Recess, Question, Chicago Golf, Chicago Racquet, Tavern Chicago, Indian Creek, Miami Beach, Mason 32 degree (Shriner).
Married Blanche Irene Reynolds, July 30, 1919. 1 child, Nancy Irene (Mistress Thomas Stedman Torgerson).