Background
Tweed, Paul Basset was born on September 22, 1913 in Zvinigorodka, Russia. Came to the United States, 1914. Son of Jacob and Ida (Basset) Tweed.
Tweed, Paul Basset was born on September 22, 1913 in Zvinigorodka, Russia. Came to the United States, 1914. Son of Jacob and Ida (Basset) Tweed.
Bachelor of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1934. Master of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1935. Master of Arts, New York State College Teachers, 1937.
Chemist, American Hard Rubber Company, Butler, New Jersey, 1936-1940;
chemical engineer, Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, New Jersey, 1940-1962;
construction engineering, Avco Corporation, Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1962-1966;
engineer, Martin Marietta Aerospace Company, Orlando, Florida, 1966-1976;
business manager, We Care Inc., Orlando, Florida, 1976-1984;
instructor, Henry George School Social Science, Newark, New Jersey, 1940-1960. Chairman explosives subcommittee Ordnance Engineering Handbook Series, Durham, North Carolina, 1955-1962. Consultant to loading section American Ordnance Association, Washington, 1957-1962.
Member Mutual Weapons Development Team, Washington, 1958, 60, American Institute Chemists, Washington, National Accreditation Appeals Board, 1971-1976. Coordinator course in explosive ordnance, Martin Marietta, 1969-1970. Member of advisory board Lake Holden Water, 1974-1984.
Guest lecturer on explosive trains Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1970. Coordinator science lectures Orlando Science Center, 1989. Associate Mannitech Inc.
(Nutraceuticals), since 1997.
Member Florida Cares, Daytona Beach, since 1987, board directors, since 1990. Member WidowedPersons Svc., Orlando, since 1989, assistant coordinator pot luck dinners, 1992-1993, coordinator holiday dinners, since 1992, Outreach volunteer, since 1992. Member Florida Consumer Action Council for Mental Health, since 1991, chairman budget committee district 7, since 1992, steering committee district 7, since 1992, general committee district 7, since 1992, teleconference for drop-in center, since 1992.
Vice president, board directors Pathways Drop-In Center, 1993. Member Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health subcommittee for Long Term Acute, Children, Elderly, Prevention, Substance Abuse and Forensic, 1990-1993. Secretary alliance First Unitarian Church Orlando, 1993, coordinator Inner Reaches, 1992-1993, member Universalist Svc.
Committee, since 1989. Treasurer Widowed Persons Svc., Orange/Seminole, 1994-1995. Member American Association Suicidology (member volunteer committee since 1987, individual certified committee since 1987), Florida Association Crisis Superior vena cava syndrome (chairman statistics committee 1987-1988), American Association Retired Persons, Hemlock Society Control Florida (board directors since 1988, treasurer 1988-1989), University Unitarian Universalist Society, Books 'n Stuff, Moola Gala, Sigma Xi (president Winter Park Drop-in Center since 1991).
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Married Mildred Emma Haycock, June 15, 1942 (deceased December 1985). Children: Bradford (deceased), Joel.