Philip Burdette Sharpe

Background

Sharpe, Philip Burdette was born on May 16, 1903 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Elias Lorenzo and Jennie Mabelmaylor (Clark) Sharpe.

Education

Bachelor of Commercial Science, Portland U., 1924.

Career

; married second, Ethel Marie Harmon, July 6, 1940 (division 1954). Children—Phyllis Eileen, Phillip B. Married 3d, Marguerite Sharpe, January 21, 1955.

Entered business career as feature writer with Portland (Maine) Sunday Telegram, 1919-1925. Reporter Evening News, Portland, 1927-1931. Free-lance magazine writer since 1921, specializing in subject of firearms since 1919.

Formerly firearms editor Michigan Sportsman, Outdoors, National Sportsman, Hunting & Fishing. Firearms technician and consultant since 1930. Owner The Philip B. Sharpe Research laboratories, Fairfield, Pennsylvania, and Emmitsburg, Maryland., since 1947.

President, treasurer of Sharpe and Hart Associates, Inc. (Maryland., Pennsylvania, California). President Emmitsburg Civic Association, Incorporated, Emmittsburg Community Fund.

Membership

Served as captain, ordnance, United States Army, 1942-1946. Member National Rifle Association of America (member technical division staff, 1950-1955), Veterans Foreign Wars, American Legion, American Ordnance Association, National Skeet Association, United States Revolver Association, Outdoor Writers Association American. Clubs: Lions International, Automobile of France (honorary).

Connections

Married Lotta Marguerite Burby, October 12, 1928 (divorced 1936). Married second, Ethel Marie Harmon, July 6, 1940 (divorced 1954).; married 3d, Marguerite Sharpe, January 21, 1955.

Children: Phyllis Eileen, Phillip B.

Father:

Elias Lorenzo Sharpe

Mother:

Jennie Mabelmaylor (Clark) Sharpe

Spouse:

Ethel Marie Harmon

Spouse:

Marguerite Sharpe

Spouse:

Lotta Marguerite Burby

child:

Phillip B. Sharpe

child:

Phyllis Eileen Sharpe