Background
Demere, Robert Houstoun was born on February 15, 1924 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Raymond McAllister and Josephine Elizabeth (Mobley) Demere.
Demere, Robert Houstoun was born on February 15, 1924 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Raymond McAllister and Josephine Elizabeth (Mobley) Demere.
Economics student, Yale University.
Chairman of the Board, Colonial Oil Industries, Savannah, Georgia, since 1958; director, Enmark Stations, Inc., Savannah, Georgia, since 1964; president, director, Chatham Towing Company, Inc., Savannah, Georgia, since 1952; president, director, Colonial Terminals, Inc., Savannah, Georgia, since 1991. Board directors 1st Union Bank Savannah, 1st Union Corporation Georgia.
Board of directors Young Men’s Christian Association of Savannah. Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1942-1945. Member Indiana Fuel Terminal Operators Association (Vice-President since 1986), Indiana Liquid Terminal Operators Association, National Oil Jobbers Association, South Carolina.
Petroleum Marketers Association, North Carolina Oil Jobbers Association, Georgia Oilmen's Association, World Business Council, Sea Education Association (trustee since 1982).
Married Mary Elizabeth Bullock, September 21, 1946. Children— Robert H., John B., Raymond S., Sims B., Anne E.