Background
Richards, Robert LAurence was born on November 5, 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Franklin and Mary Alice (Young) Richards.
Richards, Robert LAurence was born on November 5, 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Franklin and Mary Alice (Young) Richards.
Bachelor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1922.
With, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1923-1935, 41 on; supervisor rayon & cellophane operations, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1923-1935; assistant manager cellophane division, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1944; manager nylon division, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1945; assistant general manager textile fibers department, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1947; general manager, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1949; vice president, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1954-1961; also board directors, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, from 1954. Plant manager, assistant general manager, director Ducilo S.A. Productora de Rayon, Buenos Aires, 1935-1941.
Association trustee University of Pennsylvania. Member Theta Chi, Alpha Chi Sigma. M C.
Married Julie M. Vance, April 17, 1926. Children: Julie Ziegler, Robert L., Mary A. Wright, Jane.