Background
Longsworth, Charles R. was born on August 21, 1929 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Maurice A. and Marjorie K. Longsworth.
Longsworth, Charles R. was born on August 21, 1929 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Maurice A. and Marjorie K. Longsworth.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1951; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1953.
Marketing trainee, Campbell Soup Company, Camden, New Jersey, 1955-1958; account executive, Ogilvy & Mather, Inc., New York City, 1958-1960; assistant to president, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1960-1965; chairman education trust, Hampshire College, Amherst, 1966; vice president, secretary, Hampshire College, Amherst, 1966-1971; president, Hampshire College, Amherst, 1971-1977; president emeritus, Hampshire College, Amherst, 1992; president, chief operating officer, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Virginia, 1977-1979; president, Chief Executive Officer, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Virginia, 1979-1992; chairman, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1991-1994; chairman emeritus, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, since 1994. Board directors Houghton Mifflin Company, Crestar Finance Corporation, Virginia Eastern Shore Corporation.
Chairman board trustees Amherst College. Trustee Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1977-1994, emeritus, since 1998, National Trust History Preservation. Board directors Center for Public Resources, board advisors, trustee of reservations.
Lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1953-1955. Member American Philosophical Society, American Antiquarian Society, Phi Beta Kappa, University Club (New York City), Century Association Club (New York City), Commonwealth Club (Richmond, Virginia).
Married Polly Ormsby, June 30, 1956. Children: Amy Porter, Elizabeth King, Laura Cramer, Anne Graybill.