Background
Griffith, Robert Kenaston was born on March 5, 1917 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Louis Eugene and Mary Wygant (Kenaston) Griffith.
fabricated metal products company executive
Griffith, Robert Kenaston was born on March 5, 1917 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Louis Eugene and Mary Wygant (Kenaston) Griffith.
Bachelor of Science, Lafayette College, 1940; night student, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1953-1955.
With, Riley Stoker Corporation, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1940-1941, 46—; vice president, treasurer, Riley Stoker Corporation, 1956-1960; president, treasurer, Riley Stoker Corporation, 1960-1969; chief Executive officer, Riley Stoker Corporation, 1966-1969; vice president, treasurer, director, Badenhausen Company, Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania, since 1956; assistant secretary, director, A.W. Cash Company, Decatur, Illinois, since 1956; president, treasurer, Robert K. Griffith & Associates, Inc., Putnam, Connecticut, 1971-1987; president, treasurer, Griffith Distribution Company Inc., Putnam president, treasurer, Ramakrishna Griffith & Associations. Board directors Mechanics Bank, Worcester.
Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1941-1946. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Insurance Management, Zeta Psi.
Married Edna Adele Roth, November 1, 1942. Children: Robert Kenaston, Adele Harley, Louis Eugene II, Mary Anne, Martha Wygant.