Background
Battey, Paul Leon was born on March 11, 1876 in Marion, Kansas, United States. Son of Alvan D. and Rubie C. (Griswold) Battey.
Battey, Paul Leon was born on March 11, 1876 in Marion, Kansas, United States. Son of Alvan D. and Rubie C. (Griswold) Battey.
Student engineering department, University Kansas, 1898—1899.
With, Edison Electric Illuminating Company, Topeka, 1893-1900; assistant superintendent, Edison Electric Illuminating Company, Topeka, 1900; power switchboard designer, Western Electric Company, Chicago, 1900-1901; draftsman, later chief engineer, vice president, Arnold Electric Power Station Company, The Arnold Company, Chicago, 1901-1919; construction engineering, Willys Overland Company and subsidiary, Chicago, 1919-1921; private practice, Chicago, 1921-1922; organizer, Chicago, 1922; president, treasurer, consultant, Battey & Kipp Inc., from 1922.
Trustee Village of Glencoe, Illinois, 1916-1919. President Park Board, 1920-1934. Member American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Concrete Institute, American Society Agricultural Engineers, Western Society Engineers, Masons (32 degree, Shriner), Union League Club.
Son of Alvan D. and Rubie C. (Griswold) B. M. Anna L. Trent, September 4, 1912. 1 daughter, Rubie Eleanor.