Background
Mccance, Pressly Hodge was born on June 29, 1893 in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William James and Nancy (Hodge) Mccance.
Mccance, Pressly Hodge was born on June 29, 1893 in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William James and Nancy (Hodge) Mccance.
Little B., Princeton, 1915, Bachelor of Laws, University Pittsburgh, 1920.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1919. Attorney law department Transcontinental Oil Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1919-1923. Attorney law department Philadelphia Company and subsidiary companies, public utilities, Pittsburgh, 1923-1929, director personnel, 1929-1937, assistant to president, 1937-1938, vice-president, director, 1938-1939.
Senior vice-president, director Philadelphia Company, Duquesne Light Company & Equitable Gas Company, 1939-1942.
President Duquesne Light Company, Allegheny County Steam Heating Company, Cheswick & Harmar Railroad Company, 1942-1958. Assistant to president Edwin L. Wiegand Company, 1958-1960.
Director Duquesne Light Company, Nuclear Materials & Equipment Corporation President Buhl Planetarium and Institute Popular Science. Board of managers, director Buhl Foundation.
Trustee Buhl Planetarium.
Served as Lieutenant, 57th Artillery, United States Army, 1917-1919. Member Association Edison Illuminating Companies (past president), Pennsylvania Electric Association (past president), Pennsylvania, Allegheny County bar associations, Edison Electric Institute (past vice president), Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Duquesne, Fox Chapel Golf (Pittsburgh).
Married Ruth Lenhart, December 15, 1926. Children: William James, Pressly Hodge, Edward Lenhart.