Background
Cummings, Melbourne Wesley was born on August 15, 1906 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edgar Raymond and Alberta Maud (Rines) Cummings.
Cummings, Melbourne Wesley was born on August 15, 1906 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edgar Raymond and Alberta Maud (Rines) Cummings.
Student (Benjamin Thompson award), University New Hampshire, 1929. Doctor of Laws, University New Hampshire, 1962.
Sales manager Record Press, Rochester, New Hampshire, 1929-1930. Salesman Spaulding-Moss Company, Boston, 1930-1935. Sales manager Lew A. Cummings Company, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1935-1946.
Founder Addison-Wesley Public Company, Inc., Reading, Massachusetts, since 1942, president, 1947-1969, chairman board, since 1947, chief executive officer, 1969-1978. President Benjamin/Cummings Public Company, Inc., Menlo Park, California. Chairman board Fondo Educativo Interamericano, S.A., Panama, since 1967.
Married Barbara Lamson, June 2, 1934. 1 daughter, Diane.